Project+ is a gameplay modification of the Brawl mod Project M (based on Legacy TE) with the aim to improve the balance among the cast by making small moveset changes to all or most characters. Project+'s development started in 2018 and version v1b was released in April 2019. On March 17, 2020, Project+ 2.0 was revealed with additional content, such as new modes, revamps to some characters movesets such as Bowser getting a new fireball attack and Charizard getting ThunderPunch, and the reveal of Knuckles the Echidna as the only new playable character beyond what Project M had.
Shortly after it's initial release, Project+ received high levels of popularity among players. By April 8, 2019 Project + 2.0 had received 100,000 downloads[1] on its primary site alone. Since its release Project + has become the main mod over Project M in several tournaments, most notably and recently Blacklisted 5, Low Tier City 7, and The Encore, with many majors switching from Project M over to Project +.
Characters
Project+ retains the same roster as Project M albeit with the addition of Knuckles from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. All of the characters received balance changes based on input from the competitive Project M community. Characters previously considered low tier were given better tools to help with their viability while characters previously considered high tier were nerfed to bring them closer to the rest of the cast. Additionally, certain aspects of characters deemed oppressive or frustrating by the community were balanced in an attempt to alleviate such issues while still maintaining the appeal it had to players who had used it.
Stages
All stages from Project M 3.6 return, remaining mostly unchanged. In addition, 15 new stages have been added:
- Bell Tower
- Clock Town
- Cookie Country
- Dead Line
- Dinosaur Land (Yoshi's Island (SSBM) renamed)
- Dracula’s Castle
- Golden Temple
- Figure-8 Circuit
- Metroid Lab
- Mushroom Kingdom (SSB)
- Oil Drum Alley
- Sky Sanctuary Zone
- Subspace
- Venus Lighthouse
- WarioWare, Inc.
Downloading instructions
The mod can be downloaded here.