The Mugen Fighters Guild - Pencil (BFDI) Released! (UPDATED 9/15/2023) (2024)

Taking cues from the POTS/CVS style with a hint of MvC, Pencil is a zoner who uses her vast array of projectiles and her friend, Match, to wall out the opponent.

Pencil is equipped with 2 control schemes during the start of a match:

The standard 6 button control scheme, with Z acting as a dedicated button to call Match as an assist, and C functioning as a shortcut for both kicks.

A 3 button control scheme that uses A for Punch, B for kick, and C for Special Moves.
Heavy Normal Attacks are done by holding forward while pressing Punch/Kick, or pressing Punch/Kick again after landing a Light Normal Attack.
Special Moves are done by pressing the Special Move button and a holding a direction.
Simple Mode is geared towards people inexperienced with fighting games, or have trouble doing motion inputs.

I hope people enjoy my first release!

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Congrats on the release, hoping to see more of your work!

I also like how her icon is just a pencil. Well, what would you expect, she is a pencil after all.

Keep up the good work!

- sLP sound effect plays after the hit
- cLP has a very awakward hitbox. I get that you didn't want it to be too good but it doesn't look right the way it missed up close
- She can double jump by holding (not pressing) up
- jLP should be active longer
- Letting go of forward should stop the run
- I know this is not a CvS2 character, but in that game the attacks you can do from a dodge include a knockdown (check) and a cancellable attack
- Twinkle of Contagion readme input is wrong for advanced mode
- She always uses fall recovery (states 5200/5210) automatically
- Normally one can't use normal throws while running
- She can't block from a super jump but can from an air dash. Just mentioning this because they use the same visual effects. But if anything the other way around makes more sense
- She can block from a super jump after doing another action, like jLP
- Doing the air throw close to the ground makes it end too fast. Maybe there could be a pause before the chars start descending
- If P2 presses X or A during a throw they will get the throw tech penalty, even though they can't tech with those buttons (on that note think about SF3 and up characters who throw with A+X)
- That said having a throw tech penalty is probably a bit too much. That's what the throw itself already does
- Fireballs are a bit too safe. Even if P2 sees them coming they're hard to punish. For reference Ryu's Hadouken is usually around 45 frames
- The assist call itself also hitting is a bit much. It's like a built-in cover for the assist
- Hold F, sHK, jHP is an infinite
- During Twinkle of Contagion you can do loops with assists and Ice Cold for easy massive damage
- Rather than not allowing normals to cancel into Ice Cold, you should probably rework the move so it comes out slower (thus not comboing even if you cancel into it) and only freezing once per combo
- Ice Cold freeze effect may be a bit too long
- Having one type of fireball out should forbid you from using the others. Facing the AI is like playing an obstacle course
- 623 kick is an awkward command for a fireball
- Orange bowling balls mixed with lows create easy unblockables. I think the fact they stay on screen a long time is already strong. No need to also hit overhead
- Assist cooldown seems too fast
- Elimination Prevention Plan should not kill. Otherwise the round is all but won when P2's life is low and Pencil has access to it
- If you do Don't Prospect, Detect! close to P2, the back dash does not leave Pencil at pos y = 0
- I put AI vs AI and at one point the chars spent like 10 seconds taking turns punching and dodging. Probably needs more randomization
- The AI probably doesn't need the simple/advanced mode selection popup at the start of a match
- Assists are immune to fireballs
- Air frisbee done just before landing may secretly be her best move
- Could probably use a special that's not a fireball
- The van always faces left. Is it because of the letters?

(Note: char was tested in Ikemen)

- sLP sound effect plays after the hit
- Twinkle of Contagion readme input is wrong for advanced mode
- Normally one can't use normal throws while running
- Elimination Prevention Plan should not kill. Otherwise the round is all but won when P2's life is low and Pencil has access to it
- If you do Don't Prospect, Detect! close to P2, the back dash does not leave Pencil at pos y = 0

- cLP has a very awakward hitbox. I get that you didn't want it to be too good but it doesn't look right the way it missed up close

- She can double jump by holding (not pressing) up

- jLP should be active longer

- Letting go of forward should stop the run

- I know this is not a CvS2 character, but in that game the attacks you can do from a dodge include a knockdown (check) and a cancellable attack

- She always uses fall recovery (states 5200/5210) automatically

- She can't block from a super jump but can from an air dash. Just mentioning this because they use the same visual effects. But if anything the other way around makes more sense
- She can block from a super jump after doing another action, like jLP

- Doing the air throw close to the ground makes it end too fast. Maybe there could be a pause before the chars start descending

- If P2 presses X or A during a throw they will get the throw tech penalty, even though they can't tech with those buttons (on that note think about SF3 and up characters who throw with A+X)
- That said having a throw tech penalty is probably a bit too much. That's what the throw itself already does

- Fireballs are a bit too safe. Even if P2 sees them coming they're hard to punish. For reference Ryu's Hadouken is usually around 45 frames
- Orange bowling balls mixed with lows create easy unblockables. I think the fact they stay on screen a long time is already strong. No need to also hit overhead

- The assist call itself also hitting is a bit much. It's like a built-in cover for the assist

- Hold F, sHK, jHP is an infinite

During Twinkle of Contagion you can do loops with assists and Ice Cold for easy massive damage

- Rather than not allowing normals to cancel into Ice Cold, you should probably rework the move so it comes out slower (thus not comboing even if you cancel into it) and only freezing once per combo

- Ice Cold freeze effect may be a bit too long

- Having one type of fireball out should forbid you from using the others. Facing the AI is like playing an obstacle course

- 623 kick is an awkward command for a fireball

- Assist cooldown seems too fast

- I put AI vs AI and at one point the chars spent like 10 seconds taking turns punching and dodging. Probably needs more randomization
- The AI probably doesn't need the simple/advanced mode selection popup at the start of a match

- Air frisbee done just before landing may secretly be her best move

- Assists are immune to fireballs

- Could probably use a special that's not a fireball

- The van always faces left. Is it because of the letters?

Again, thank you for the feedback! Really appreciate it when I've mostly been testing by myself as of now ^^;

- Letting go of forward should stop the run

This update gives her a new Command Normal, Cherry Pitfall, and a new Special Move, Lightning, Strike!

Alongside these new moves, Pencil has gotten a bunch of balance changes that should make her more interesting to play as/against, with the full list of changes listed in her _READ_ME.txt file.

If you still prefer her previous version, it's now listed under Pencil/Pencil_Aug08_2023.def.

I hope everyone enjoys the new update!