Road to Connections

NSUNS4 – Road to Connections

This is a side project of the Evolution team in collaboration with multiple community members who have had access to various builds of Naruto Storm Connections. This build is aimed to recreate Storm Connections as accurately as possible. Make sure you download the new launcher if you would like to play it!

Changelog;


Last update; September 8th, 2023 (v1.12 – GamesCom)


Newest Changes;

+Changed Character PRMs for the entire roster

+Added Storm 1 Jutsu’s for their respective characters

+Added Fireball Jutsu to Sarada and Air variant of Mitsuki’s Jutsu to Mitsuki

+Modified Boruto (Scientific Ninja Tool) Second Jutsu to change projectile with Analog

 -Holding Up = Water, Holding Down = Lightning, Neutral = Wind

+Added air rebound from Strike-Back

+Added invincibility frames on air rebound

+Fixed Sub + Action glitch

+Fixed Switch+Action resource refund glitch

+Added Ninja dash -> Item

+Chakra dash startup changes

+Decreased normal awakening armor (can now be hit by items)


Previous changes(v1.11 – Anime Expo);


~UI and System~


+Added Connections loading icon by JustCamtro

+Added Health, Item, Sub, and Support reset on round end

+Removed elemental effects

+Updated the UI in matches to resemble Storm Connections

 -Modified Storm gauge

 -Modified UJ indicator

 -Modified Substitution gauge

 -Modified the Item UI

 -Modified Guard Break Pill GFX


~Mechanical and Gameplay~


+Added Damage Scaling mechanic

+Modified Chakra regeneration

 -Increased Chakra auto regeneration rate 0.02 -> 0.2

 -Chakra regeneration increase not applied during the following actions:

   Items, Grab, Kunai, Ninja Move Kunai, Attack, cDash, Jutsu, Ultimate, Team Ultimate


+Modified Item system

 -Modified items to be unlimited, each with a separate cooldown timer

  Bags: 11s

  GBP: 8s

  DEF↑/ATK↑/SPD↑: 13s

  DEF↓/ATK↓/SPD↓: 16s

  ChainMail: 12s

  Bombs: 22s

  Mochi Pill: 15s

  Focus tag: 12s

  Poison tag: 10s

 -Increased throwable debuff item stun (15f -> 32f)

 -Increased Paper Bomb damage (5% -> 10%)

 -Increased travel distance & time of Guard Break Pill (3f -> 6f)

 -Modified ball bomb victim reaction

 -Modified throwable items to not confirm on downed enemy


+Removed Chakra Shuriken and tilt input, replaced by 2nd Jutsu

 -Traditional Tilts have become a 2nd jutsu with a universal cost (25%)

 -2nd Jutsu input uses the old Chakra Shuriken input

 -Characters with an already existing 2nd jutsu will use that instead of their tilt

 -Characters can cancel out of their 2nd Jutsu with spark dash and ninja dash

 -Can use 2nd jutsu as a support by tilting analog when calling them out

 -Modified 2nd jutsu that were previously tilts to not be counterable


+Added new jutsu for certain characters:

  Sage Obito, Sage mode Naruto, Jiraiya, Rasa, PTS Sasuke, RTB Sasuke, Hinata, S3 Kakashi, S3 Madara, Edo Minato, Unmasked Obito


+Modified Interactions within the game

 -Added Follow up for knockback animations (mainly Jutsu & air combos) Character Application varies

 -Added crumble/slow knockdown hit animation in many characters combos

 -Removed Counter resource cost

 -Added Stagger animation to Counter on confirm

 -Modified various staggers

 -Removed Substitution bar gain from received damage

 -Added Air Blockstun cancel to Kunai

 -Removed Air Ninja Move Kunai

 -Decreased Guard Break Stun (60f -> 25f)

 -Decreased Guard Break Pill stun (50f -> 25f)

 -Decreased Combo Chakra Dash (Spark) Cost (18% -> 10%)

 -Decreased Awakening timer (22s -> 15s)

 -Modified cover fire to activiate via normal shuriken input

 -Added Armor break for the whole team on round loss

 -Removed Armor break message and damage multiplier

 -Removed Buffers, replaced by instant Combo -> Jutsu

 -Added Round timer pauses during cutscenes

 -Modified Awakening health Chakra gain to be limited to once per character

 -Grab damage doubled for all characters

 -Decreased max guard health (25 -> 18)


+Modified Support System

 -Changed Support gauge recharge rates

 -Switching(3 man team; 0.2 -> 0.6 | 2 man team; 0.4 -> 0.9)

 -Jutsu(3 man team; 0.2 | 2 man team; 0.3)

 -2nd Jutsu/tilt(3 man team; 0.3 | 2 man team; 0.45)

 -Added Support gauge reset on full Storm gauge reach

 -Increased leader switch cost (50% -> 100%)


+Modified Storm Gauge

 -Decreased full Storm gauge timer (30s -> 10s)

 -Increased Storm gauge requirement for support actions (50% -> 100%)

 -Removed Storm gauge gain from received damage

 -Removed Chakra & Chakra bar gain upon reaching full Storm gauge

 -Increased the rate of storm gauge gain from inflicted damage (0.25->0.5)




~Bug Fixes~


+Sub bank removed

+Mic Fix by ZealotTormunds

+Fixed unavailable switch actions after Leader Switching into active Support

+Fixed double vertical velocity after Air blocking on 60FPS

+Menu behavior in 60fps performs like Evolution

+Pre-loaded chakra on switched in character removed

+FPS change Disconnect fixed

+Blue dash recovery cancel fixed

+Six Paths Madara Game Crash removed