List of updates (SSB4)/1.0.8 changelog

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This is the list of known changes in version 1.0.8 of Super Smash Bros. 4. All claims on this page must be verifiable, preferably with a trustable source link, and must compare both the old and new states. Ensure that all changes are also listed on the respective pages.

Universal

Grounded to air ledge transition mechanics altered.

Bowser

Occurence of an unknown action in up tilt: frame 11 → frame 10
Up tilt hitbox 2 removed.
Up tilt damage: 10% → 9%
Up tilt startup: 12 frames → 11 frames
Up tilt hitbox X-offset: 7.4 → 6.9
Up tilt endlag: 51 frames → 41 frames

Captain Falcon

Up air damage: 13% → 11%

Charizard

Jab 1's weight-based knockback increased.
Transition from first to second jab is one frame earlier.
Neutral air is faster.
Up throw knockback increased significantly.
Down throw knockback reduced significantly, making it ideal for combos but it less a reliable KO move.

Diddy Kong

Jab 1 damage: 1.5% → 1.2%
Transition from Jab 1 to Jab 2: frame 10 → frame 8
Jab 2 damage: 1.5% → 1.2%
Transition from Jab 1 to Jab 2: frame 9 → frame 8
Jab 3 weight-based knockback: 30 → 25
Jab 3 hitbox sizes: 4/3.5/3 → 4.2/3.7/3.2
Transition between third hit and looping hits of jab: frame 22 → frame 15
Looping hits of jab now use a large, single hitbox as opposed to many small ones.
Looping hits of jab damage: 0.6% → 0.5%
Looping hits of jab angle: 70/90 → 60
Looping hits of jab weight-based knockback: 6 → 4
SDI of jab rapid hits: 1.3 → 0.7
Unknown parameters of rapid jab hits changed from default to 6.8 and 6.
Final hit of jab animation length: frame 8 → frame 4
Final hit of jab knockback scaling: 180 → 177
Final hit of jab base knockback: 30 → 45
Final hit of jab hitbox size: 5 → 7.2
Final hit of jab Y-offset: 5.5 → 6.8
Unknown parameters of final hits of jab changed from 5.5 to 6.8 and 6.
Down tilt given an additional hitbox.
Down tilt damage: 6% → 5.5%
Up air startup: 3 frames → 4 frames
Up air autocancel: 15 frames → 27 frames
Up air base knockback: 65 → 64
Up air knockback growth: 99 → 89
Up throw (hit 1) damage: 4% → 1%
Up throw (hit 1) base knockback: 30 → 50
Up throw (hit 1) knockback scaling: 100 → 120
Down throw damage: 6% → 7%
Down throw angle: 105° → 106°
Down throw knockback scaling: 50 → 59

Donkey Kong

Cargo forward throw damage: 8% → 10%
Cargo back throw damage: 8% → 12%
Cargo back throw angle: 55° → 72°
Cargo back throw base knockback: 80 → 70
Cargo up throw damage: 7% → 10%
Cargo down throw damage: 6% → 7%
Cargo down throw angle: 45° → 48°
Cargo back throw base knockback: 65 → 50
Cargo back throw knockback scaling: 38 → 80
Occurence of an unknown action in cargo back throw: frame 18 → frame 17
DK now hops while performing cargo down toss.

Falco

Neutral air (hit 2) damage: 3% → 2%
Neutral air hits now auto link.
Neutral air's final hit now forces front-facing knockback.
Forward air damage: 8% → 9%
Forward air landing damage: 5% → 3%
Forward air has less lag overall.
Up air damage: 11% → 10%
Up air sourspot removed.
Up air startup: 10 frames → 7 frames
Down air sweetspot no longer meteor smashes grounded opponents, but sends them upwards.

Greninja

Forward tilt damage: 6.5% → 7.3%
Forward tilt endlag reduced by about ten frames.

Ike

Jab transitions into second hit faster: Jab 2 startup from 21 frames → 18 frames
Jab 3 now properly hits above Ike.
Forward tilt start-up: 15 frames → 12 frames
Forward tilt damage: 14% → 12.5%
Dash attack has less start-up (18 frames → 15 frames) and deals more damage (Sweet spot: 10% → 14%. Sour spot: 7% → 11% and 5% → 9%)
Neutral air landing lag: 16 frames → 13 frames
Forward air has better hitbox placements (Hits better above and below him).
Forward air landing lag reduced: 19 frames → 18 frames
Up air landing lag reduced: 18 frames → 15 frames
Down air landing lag reduced: 26 frames → 23 frames
Quick Draw startup reduced: 19 frames → 16 frames