Ver. 9.2.0 (Released 21 November 2024)

Changes to amiibo

• Enabled a feature that allows players to remember the Grand Festival, even when not connected to the internet, by tapping the following characters' amiibo figures at the amiibo box in the plaza.
  • Callie
  • Marie
  • Pearl
  • Marina
  • Shiver
  • Frye
  • Big Man

Changes to Multiplayer

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.

  Weapon	Change Details
  Splattershot Tentatek Splattershot Hero Shot Replica Octo Shot Replica Order Shot Replica	Increased the speed of shots by approximately 3% and extended the flight distance.
  Splattershot Pro Forge Splattershot Pro	Reduced the scatter of shots while on the ground by approximately 7%.
  Luna Blaster Luna Blaster Neo Order Blaster Replica	Increased the radius of the damaging explosion by approximately 6%.
  L-3 Nozzlenose L-3 Nozzlenose D	Reduced the amount of ink consumed by approximately 4%.
  H-3 Nozzlenose H-3 Nozzlenose D	Reduced the amount of ink consumed by approximately 8%.
  Goo Tuber Custom Goo Tuber	Reduced the time required to charge fully by approximately 1/15th of a second. Alongside this change, the time until the weapon will deal 100.0 or more damage has also been reduced by approximately 1/20th of a second.
  Douser Dualies FF Custom Douser Dualies FF	Reduced the time between the end of a Dodge Roll and being able to take another action by approximately 1/20th of a second.
  Undercover Brella Undercover Sorella Brella	Reduced the time required for broken canopies to recover from approximately 4.0 seconds to approximately 3.7 seconds.
  Splatana Wiper Splatana Wiper Deco	Reduced the charge time required to do a charged swipe by approximately 1/30th of a second.

• Specifications for some sub weapons have changed.

  Sub Weapon	Change Details
  Autobomb	Increased the radius of the enemy detection area by approximately 8%.
  Angle Shooter	Initial velocity is now approximately 5% faster and flight distance has been extended.
  Fizzy Bomb	Adjusted the way that the weapon bounces due to explosions and slightly reduced the distance moved with one explosion. With this change, the area that can be inked with two or more explosions has also been reduced. The area that can be inked with dropped ink spray when not charged to full power has been expanded.
  Torpedo	Lengthened the time required to transform by approximately 1/12th of a second. This change will give enemies more time to shoot down Torpedoes. Increased the initial velocity when thrown by approximately 3% and made it possible to throw Torpedoes farther than before.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Booyah Bomb	Slightly increased the amount of power charged by the player and their allies' Booyahs, making it possible to throw the Booyah Bomb faster than before when players send Booyahs. Increased the radius of the explosion by approximately 5%. Increased damage dealt to Big Bubblers by approximately 33%.

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.

  Weapon	Before	After
  Zink Mini Splatling	190	200
  Mint Decavitator	200	210

• The number of players who will start a season with rank S+0 based on their X Battle rank from the previous season has been expanded from the top 1,000 to the top 3,000 players.
  • Note: This is intended to address the issue that matchmaking can take a while in some regions right after the start of a season.

Changes to Salmon Run

• Improved communication processing to reduce the time between players not on the host device touching Golden Eggs and being able to use them by an average of approximately 1.5/60th of a second.

Changes to Splatfests

• In Tricolor Turf War, made it possible for players on different attacking teams to gauge each other's positions by making it so that the names of players on the other attacking team display on the screen. Those players' icons will also display on the Turf Map.

This update focuses on making it possible to use certain amiibo features even when not connected to the internet as well as adjusting the balance of battles.

We adjusted the specifications for the Splattershot and Splattershot Pro with the intent of expanding the range of situations these main weapons can handle. Additionally, these weapons have specifications that form the benchmark for various other weapons. By improving these weapons, we also intend to make room for further specification improvements for weapons with similar distance specialisations in future balance changes.

For other main weapons, we have made changes that bring out their strengths and make them easier to use for players who regularly use them.

For Fizzy Bombs, the efficiency of the strategy of continuously throwing the bombs from afar will decrease. However, by making it easier to focus damage where a bomb is aimed and thereby create an ink path, we have made it easier to support other players moving to the front lines.

For Torpedoes, by giving more time to shoot them down, we have made it easier for players they are thrown at to handle them. Also, by making them easier to throw when aiming at enemies' sides or backs, we have improved their usability for the players who use them.

For the Autobomb, we've made changes to make it easier to take advantage of the fact that it reveals enemies swimming in ink.

For the Angle Shooter, we've made changes to make it easier to take advantage of the fact that it affects more distant enemies than other sub weapons.

For the Booyah Bomb, we've made changes to make it easier to take advantage of its properties even in fast-paced battles between experienced players.

The next update will focus on changes to battle balance based on a long-term analysis of battle data.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue with Splat Bombs and Autobombs thrown in Salmon Run stages or stages with moving terrain where the thrown bomb's actual trajectory sometimes differed from the prediction line displayed when pressing the R Button.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player moving towards the screen stopped holding a charged shot and returned to Inkling or Octoling form, sometimes the character's orientation became confused.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player activated their special weapon while simultaneously performing repeated dualie Dodge Rolls while their remaining ink was low, sometimes a dualie Dodge Roll was performed after activating the special weapon.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player performed repeated dualie Dodge Rolls or splatana lunges after doing a Super Jump, sometimes that player's position on other players' screens would be greatly misaligned and would stay that way.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player activated a Big Bubbler while swimming on a wall, sometimes the Big Bubbler would be placed inside terrain.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player used the Kraken Royale to charge from diagonally above at a Splash Wall placed diagonally by an opponent, damage would sometimes not be dealt to the Splash Wall even though there were no other obstacles.
• Fixed an issue where, when an attack hit an inkrail start point right before the inkrail effect ended, sometimes it would appear as if the effect had extended even though the effect did not actually extend.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where, when players with certain hairstyles equipped the Captain's Cap Replica, their appearance did not display as intended.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player tapped an amiibo to remember the Grand Festival while a Splatfest was active, on rare occasions the game would crash.

Ver. 9.1.0 (Released 12 September 2024)

Changes to Splatfests

• Data relating to the Grand Festival event has been added.

This update focuses on adding data for the Grand Festival event.

The next update will focus on changes to the balance of battles based on long-term analysis of battle data.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue where the songs that play during battles were weighted toward certain songs.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where, when a player with the Squeezer was provided with a blaster for the next wave, shots sometimes did not fire properly when rapidly and repeatedly pressing the ZR Button.
• Fixed an issue where, when the tide level changes while a player performs certain actions while submerged in ink on a wall, the player would sometimes get under the surface of the water.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the Photo Mode where, when performing the Zoom or Tilt actions, sometimes the sound effect did not play.

Note: Compatible with Ver. 9.0.0 battle replays.

Ver. 9.0.0 (Released 30 August 2024)

Changes to amiibo

• Added support for the following amiibo.
  • Callie (Alterna)
  • Marie (Alterna)
  • Pearl (Side Order)
  • Marina (Side Order)

Changes to Connectivity

• Improved connectivity programming to shorten the time between sent data being received and the response that is then returned.
  • For general connectivity during multiplayer, an average reduction of approximately 0.4/60 seconds is expected.
    • The amount of reduction will vary depending on the amount of information being sent back and forth via connectivity and on the processing load.
  • In situations such as dealing damage to or defeating opponents, an average reduction of approximately 3.4/60 seconds is expected.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.

  Weapon	Change Details
  Squeezer Foil Squeezer	Slowed the speed of the first shot fired after pressing the ZR Button by approximately 5% and shortened its flight distance. Slowed movement speed while firing by approximately 8%.
  Range Blaster Custom Range Blaster	Decreased the radius of the damaging explosion by approximately 6%. Decreased the radius of the ink splatter at the point of impact with a floor or wall or when detonated midair by approximately 9%.
  Snipewriter 5H Snipewriter 5B	Slightly decreased the width of spray droplets created by shots.
  Slosher Slosher Deco Order Slosher Replica	Increased the amount of ink consumed by approximately 9%.
  Heavy Edit Splatling Heavy Edit Splatling Nouveau	Slightly decreased the number of spray droplets created by shots. The frequency of inking occurring at the player’s feet is unchanged.
  Wellstring V Custom Wellstring V	Decreased the radius of the ink splatter that occurs upon impact by approximately 8%.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Trizooka	Increased the amount of time between activation and becoming able to fire by approximately 1/12 of a second.

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.

  Weapon	Before	After
  Custom Range Blaster	200	210
  Slosher Order Slosher Replica	200	210

• In X Battles, made it less likely for players to be matched again with players they just encountered in the previous X Battle.
  • This will not completely prevent players from being matched again with players they just encountered in the previous X Battle.
• Made it so that Japan and regions near it cannot select Tentatek Division when selecting an X Battles division.

Changes to Splatfests

• Made it possible for players who achieve a Splatfest Title of Ruler or higher to board the Splatfest Float and take pictures with the allies they last won a Splatfest Battle (Open) or Splatfest Battle (Pro) with.
• Made it so that players can choose additional poses from atop the Splatfest Float after achieving a Splatfest Title of Ruler +1 or higher.
• Made it possible to select a Deep Cut pose atop the Splatfest Float.
• Made it possible for players who have downloaded the Expansion Pass to select Squid Sisters and Off the Hook poses atop the Splatfest Float.

Changes to Salmon Run

• Added data for a special Big Run.
• Added an item that can be exchanged for fish scales.
• Made it so that you can get capsules containing fish scales from the reward meter.
• The gear you can get from the reward meter will now change each shift rather than each month.

Other Changes

• Reduced the XP required for a weapon’s Freshness to reach 1 ★ from 10,000 to 5,000 to make it easier to get Sheldon Licenses.
  • The total XP required to reach 2 ★ or higher will not change.
  • Weapons that had 5,000 XP or more but less than 10,000 XP before applying the update data will reach 1 ★ after applying the update data and using that weapon once in battle.
• Changed the design of some Splashtag banners.

This update focuses on adding data for a special Big Run that will be held in the near future, improving connectivity, and making adjustments to battles.

In regards to connectivity, we have reduced the time it takes to convey the things that happen in-game to the other players by optimizing the game’s internal processing and adjusting the communication control processing.

For multiplayer balance, we made the changes that we previously notified you about to lower the performance of some select weapons.

The Squeezer and Foil Squeezer were intended as weapons that are difficult to master but can produce high performance when mastered. However, because their shots could reach from a long distance and because they had high movement speed while firing, it was easy to make a lot of attempts, which made it easier to make up for the control difficulty. For that reason, their performance has been reduced.

For the Range Blaster and the Custom Range Blaster, by reducing the area of the attack and inking due to the explosion, we maintained the property of dealing damage to opponents you aim for carefully while reducing the property that deals damage to opponents whose positions are not precisely known.

Our intention with both weapons is to make it so that players who specialize in other weapons are not forced to switch to these weapons, while also maintaining a level of performance sufficient for players who already specialized in these weapons to continue to fight using them.

For the Snipewriter 5H and the Snipewriter 5B, we slightly reduced their ability to maintain inking status from a distance.

With the Slosher, Slosher Deco, and Order Slosher Replica, we have adjusted performance and points required for specials to make them like many other sloshers in that they have high instantaneous fighting and inking power, but when fighting with them continuously over time, it is easy to run out of ink.

Regarding the Heavy Edit Splatling and the Heavy Edit Splatling Nouveau, we changed the aspect of them where, in comparison to other splatlings with shorter flying distances, they were very effective at maintaining ink coverage when exchanging fire across areas such as Splat Zones.

For the Wellstring V and the Custom Wellstring V, we made changes to slightly lower performance when maintaining inking status from a distance.

With the Trizooka, we made changes to increase the opening when used on an opponent at close range, and also slightly increased the time to find a safe place to take cover after hearing an opponent’s Trizooka’s activation noise.

Additionally, we have changed it so that Japan and regions nearby it cannot participate in the Tentatek Division for X Battles.

Of the total number of players in Japan and nearby regions, an extremely small percent select Tentatek Division (the division for the Americas and Europe) despite living in Japan or nearby regions. However, we have made this change because it has reached a percentage that has a negative effect on rankings among players participating in the Tentatek Division.

The next update will focus on adding data for the Grand Festival.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue on some stages where sometimes, when the player moved their character to corners of certain terrain, the character would hang in the air and become unable to move.
• Adjusted the display method for the aiming reticle for chargers in order to fix an issue where it was difficult to see with certain ink colors.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes, when the player hit the boundary between a wall and a grate or fence with an ink shot from a blaster, stringer, or Ink Vac, the explosion would not ink the wall.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes, when the player performed a dualie Dodge Roll or splatana lunge on certain slopes, the player could not smoothly reach the top of the slope.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player used the Dread Wringer or Dread Wringer D while jumping, the flight distance of the ink was slightly shorter than intended.
• Fixed an issue where, depending on the ink color, it was sometimes difficult to see the expected impact point when using certain sub weapons and special weapons.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes, when a player threw a Tacticooler so that it collided with moving terrain, the Tacticooler would vanish instead of deploying properly.
• Fixed an issue when using the Zipcaster or Inkjet where, when a player pressed and held the A Button or L Button to ready a clam or Fizzbang while in the middle of returning to their original position after the end of the effect and tilted the Left Stick to activate the Drop Roller gear ability, the player might perform an unintended action or an unintended sound effect might play.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes, when a player descended onto the tower pillar after using a Booyah Bomb and slipped off, the player would hang in the air and be unable to move until the tower moved.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in Scorch Gorge in Turf War mode where, by using Squid Roll, players could enter their opponent’s base in unintended ways.
• Fixed an issue in Scorch Gorge in Clam Blitz mode where, by using Squid Roll, players could enter their opponent’s base in unintended ways.
• Fixed an issue in Scorch Gorge in Clam Blitz mode where certain points would not allow swimming despite appearing to be inked.
• Fixed an issue in Eeltail Alley in Rainmaker mode where there were locations where the countdown did not speed up despite being inside a Rainmaker-free Zone.
• Made it so that when trying to Super Jump to the top of certain rotating terrain in Museum d’Alfonsino, players will now land in the center of the lower level rather than on top of the terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino in Turf War and Splat Zones modes where, when attacking players atop certain boxes from the bottom side of the boxes, it was possible for attacks to pass through the boxes and deal damage.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes, when using the Zipcaster at Mahi-Mahi Resort, players would clip into certain terrain.
• Moved a streetlamp in Inkblot Art Academy to fix an issue where sometimes, when trying to Super Jump near the streetlight at the edge of the stage, the player would become unable to control their character.
• Fixed an issue in Inkblot Art Academy where there were locations the Zipcaster could attach to despite appearing as if there was no terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Inkblot Art Academy where sometimes, when using the Zipcaster on certain terrain, the player would clip into the terrain after the end of the effect.
• Fixed an issue in Inkblot Art Academy in Turf War and Splat Zones modes where, by using Squid Roll, players could enter their opponent’s base in unintended ways.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard where, by using Squid Roll, players could enter their opponent’s base in unintended ways.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard where players could get on top of lights mounted on the walls.
• Fixed an issue in Sturgeon Shipyard where sometimes, when using the Zipcaster or Inkjet at certain locations, the player would clip into the terrain after the end of the effect.
• Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs where sometimes, when using the Zipcaster, players would clip into certain terrain.
• Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs where the area of certain grates that players could stand on was slightly smaller than it appeared.
• Fixed an issue in Brinewater Springs in Rainmaker mode where there were locations where the countdown did not speed up despite being inside a Rainmaker-free Zone.
• Fixed an issue in Barnacle & Dime in Tower Control mode where certain points allowed swimming despite appearing to be not inked.
• Fixed an issue in Humpback Pump Track where sometimes, when it shows the stage before the battle starts, the inside of terrain would be shown.
• Fixed an issue in Lemuria Hub where, by jumping from moving terrain, players could enter their opponent’s base in unintended ways.
• Fixed an issue in Lemuria Hub where sometimes the camera clipped into certain terrain and the terrain obscured the screen.
• Fixed an issue in Lemuria Hub where sometimes the movements of moving terrain became unstable.
• Fixed an issue in Lemuria Hub where sometimes, when the player placed an Ink Mine at the edge of moving terrain, the placed Ink Mine would immediately vanish or explode.
• Fixed an issue in Lemuria Hub where sometimes, when using Reefslider on top of moving terrain, the direction of the rail would change greatly if the angle of that terrain changed.
• Fixed an issue in Lemuria Hub in Clam Blitz mode where sometimes it was not possible to pick up clams or power clams fallen near moving terrain.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue where, when a brella’s canopy was damaged, the canopy would be uninked on other players’ screens.
• Fixed an issue where a communication error would sometimes occur when the explosion from destroying a Horrorboros’s weak point and a Megalodontia’s attack both hit a Fish Stick at the same time.
• Fixed an issue with special Rush waves in Bonerattle Arena where sometimes, when Salmonids passed certain locations, they would become stuck there.
• Fixed an issue in Grizzco where, when the player repeatedly approached the Mr. Grizz radio, the radio would not bounce.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes, when the XTRAWAVE result was ✘ after defeating the final member of the Triumvirate just outside of the time limit, the result for the XTRAWAVE recorded in SplatNet 3 would display as ✓ instead.
• Fixed an issue with Big Runs where sometimes, when a communication error occurred at a certain timing on the rewards acceptance screen, the rewards would not be reflected in the SplatNet 3 records, despite having actually received them.
• Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented game progression when players selected Again! with certain timing after finishing an Eggstra Work job.

Fixes to Splatfests

• Fixed an issue where sometimes, when players landed a Fizzbang on the ground inside a Big Bubbler, the Fizzbang would not launch properly.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes the band that indicates the Splatfest team that displays at the start of battles would continue to display during the battle.
• Fixed an issue in Eeltail Alley in Tricolor Turf War mode where certain terrain did not display on the Turf Map.
• Fixed an issue in Eeltail Alley in Tricolor Turf War mode where the Zipcaster could not attach to certain terrain near the center of the stage.
• Fixed an issue in Mahi-Mahi Resort where, despite being inked by the same team’s ink, the ink’s brightness appeared unnaturally different in some areas.
• Fixed an issue in Crableg Capital in Tricolor Turf War mode where the parts of certain slopes that players can stand on were slightly larger than they appeared.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue with Regular Battles where sometimes, when players selected Keep Going at the end of the battle, it would continue to display as if players who selected Stop were still in the room.
• Fixed an issue with the Card List in Tableturf Battle where sometimes, when sorting by Spaces or Rarity, the Custom Range Blaster would not be listed at the intended position.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the news to stop progressing when repeatedly pressing the L Stick while an Anarchy Splatcast was playing to alternate between watching the news in full screen and listening to the Splatcast.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes, when players had nearly the maximum amount of cash and received an item they already have from the Shell-Out Machine that would be converted into cash, the players would not receive the converted cash.
• Fixed an issue when using Photo Mode during Private Battle recon where a message saying “The connection is unstable.” was included in captured photos.
• Fixed an issue with battle-replay graph view where sometimes the number of WIPEOUTs during the match differed from the number displayed in the graph.

Ver. 8.1.0 (Released 18 July 2024)

Changes to Player Controls

• Made it so that, when a player opens a brella’s canopy, the canopy opens on other players’ screens quicker than before.
  • This is to decrease the delay between the canopy opening on the user’s screen and the canopy opening on other players’ screens as much as possible.
• Made it easier to place Squid Beakons and Big Bubblers close to elevation differences.
• Made it so that the scattered weapon and gear of a defeated player vanishes quicker than before.
• Made it so that, when a swimming player returns to kid form and uses a weapon right away, the ink on their body vanishes quicker than before.
  • This is to alleviate the decreased visibility when the player is the same colour as the ink on the ground even when in kid form.
• Made it so that when a player is moving at the edge of an elevation difference, the phenomenon where that player moves back and forth between the higher and lower elevations in a short period of time on other players’ screens will occur less often.
• Made it easier than before to jump while moving along the edge of terrain.
• Made it so that, when equipping the Mint Decavitator and the Charcoal Decavitator and holding the ZR Button, the sight that indicates where the attack will impact or terminate displays just like when not holding the ZR Button.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.

  Weapon	Change Details
  Aerospray MG Aerospray RG	Increased the radius of the ink splatter at the point of impact by approximately 3%.
  Blaster Custom Blaster	Reduced the amount of time it takes to begin recovering ink after firing by about 1/20th of a second.
  Clash Blaster Clash Blaster Neo	Movement speed while firing is now about 4% faster.
  S-BLAST '92 S-BLAST '91	Reduced the continuous fire interval by about 1/12th of a second.
  Carbon Roller Carbon Roller Deco	Adjusted the damage-falloff rate based on distance for horizontal swings, allowing it to deal 50.0 damage/100 damage farther than it did before. Slightly expanded vertical swings’ collision detection with players to make it easier to hit opponents.
  Dynamo Roller Gold Dynamo Roller	Adjusted how horizontal swings fling ink to leave fewer gaps in inking or attacks than before.
  Big Swig Roller Big Swig Roller Express	Increased the damage horizontal swings deal to distant opponents from 35.0 to 40.0. There is no change to the damage at distances that deal 50.0 damage or higher.
  Inkbrush Inkbrush Nouveau	Slightly expanded the collision detection with players for the ink flung when swinging the brush to make it easier to hit opponents.
  Octobrush Octobrush Nouveau Orderbrush Replica	Slightly expanded the collision detection with players for the ink flung when swinging the brush to make it easier to hit opponents.
  Douser Dualies FF Custom Douser Dualies FF	Reduced the amount of ink consumed when firing by approximately 14%. Reduced the amount of ink consumed by Dodge Rolls from 12% of the ink tank to 10%.
  Recycled Brella 24 Mk I Recycled Brella 24 Mk II	Reduced the time required for canopies lost by being launched or broken by an opponent to recover by about 1/3rd of a second.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Reefslider	Increased the radius of the explosion area that deals 70.0 damage by about 10%. Decreased the radius of the ink splatter from an explosion by about 5%.
  Ink Vac	Made it so that when the ink shot impacts a wall, the explosion will also ink nearby ground. Made it so that when the ink shot impacts the ground, the explosion will also ink nearby walls.
  Super Chump	Reduced the time between decoys falling and exploding from about 4.0 seconds to about 3.5 seconds.
  Trizooka	Decreased the damage dealt to the Big Bubbler to about 67% of what it was before.
  Inkjet	Decreased the damage dealt to the Big Bubbler by direct shots and explosions to about 67% of what it was before.
  Kraken Royale	Increased the amount of time to finish charging up a charge attack by about 1/12th of a second.

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.

  Weapon	Before	After
  Krak-On Splat Roller	180	170
  Bloblobber Deco	200	190

• In X Battles, changed the conditions for players’ current tentative rankings during a season to display on-screen from within rank 3,000 to within rank 50,000.
• In Clam Blitz mode, made it so that when a player throws a clam or power clam into the goal right before it closed on their screen, the count will progress and the goal will open up again even if at that point the goal was already closed on other players’ screens, so long as it is within a certain amount of time since the goal closed.

Other Changes

• Made it possible to continue pressing the A Button to fast-forward the animations on the screen where XP and Grizzco Points acquired are calculated after returning to the lobby or Grizzco.
• In battles, made it so that pressing the Down Button will not send the Booyah! signal for a short period immediately after a player is defeated.
  • This change is to prevent unintended signals from being sent in the event that a player is defeated while trying to Super Jump to the spawn point.
  • When a teammate is using a Booyah Bomb, players can send a Booyah! regardless of this change.
• In Salmon Run, made it so that pressing the Up Button will not send the This way! signal for a short period immediately after a player is revived from being in a life ring.
  • This change is to prevent unintended signals from being sent in the event that a player is helped by a teammate while trying to send a Help! signal.
• Made several changes to make it easier to use Photo Mode in Private Battles.
  • Players can now start recon even when there are only players on one of the teams.
  • During recon, This way! and Booyah! sent by players on the other team will now display, too.
  • During recon, when another player repeatedly uses This way! or Booyah! in a short period of time, the signals will now be shown without omission.
• Shortened the time until a match is deemed no contest when another player is disconnected immediately after starting a match.
• Made adjustments to make it harder to cause camera shake due to motion controls when pressing the ZR Button to zoom the screen in Splatsville, Inkopolis Plaza, Inkopolis Square and Order Sector.
• Adjusted the player’s position when leaving Grizzco in Splatsville to make it harder to accidentally re-enter Grizzco by keeping the Left Stick tilted.
• Made it so that players you battled with in X Battles do not display in the List of Users You've Played With feature on the Nintendo Switch console.

This update focuses on making changes to multiplayer balance and comfort of gameplay.

For brellas, we have made changes to alleviate a phenomenon where, despite enough time passing since opening the canopy on the player’s screen, they would sometimes still be hit by their opponents’ shots and be defeated.

For attacks with most main weapons (such as shooters), whether damage is actually dealt is determined based on whether the attack hits on the screen of the player who made the attack. For that reason, whether or not the canopy is open on an opponent’s screen is important when blocking their attacks with a canopy.

Due to the time it takes for communication via the internet, it takes longer for a brella’s canopy to actually open on an opponent’s screen than it does on the player’s own screen. Additionally, due to the fix in version 2.1.0 for an issue where the animation of opening a brella’s canopy to protect from attacks happened slower than the actual defensive effect began, the timing for opening the canopy appeared quicker on the player’s own screen. As a result, this made a phenomenon occur more frequently where, despite enough time appearing to have passed since opening the canopy on the player’s own screen, they would sometimes still be hit by their opponents’ shots and be defeated.

In order to resolve this problem without changing the specifications for brellas, we considered restoring the animation to how it was before version 2.1.0, but we determined that damaging the feeling of the current controls is the greater problem.

After thorough consideration, we decided to fix this by reducing the difference in timing for when the player opens their canopy by speeding up the time it takes for the canopy to appear open on the opponent’s screen.

For other main weapons, we have made changes that bring out their strengths and make them easier to use for players who regularly use them.

Among the special weapons, while we have made changes to increase the reliability of the damage-dealing effects of the Reefslider, we have slightly decreased the impact of the inking due to its explosion. For that reason, this is an upgrade when used to defeat enemies, but it will make it slightly more difficult to use it to instantly ink territory again and again.

For the Ink Vac, we have made it easier to use by alleviating a phenomenon where the ground or walls were not inked depending on the impact position for the ink shot.

For Super Chump, we have made it easier to combine with follow-up attacks using main weapons by shortening the time for opponents to deal with the decoys.

For Kraken Royale, by slightly extending the time required to charge, we have created differentiation between the use of charge attacks and jump attacks.

For the Trizooka and Inkjet, we made changes to get the damage efficiency towards the Big Bubbler closer to that of other special weapons.

Beyond that, we have made other changes to improve gameplay comfort, including changes to prevent unintended signals from being sent in certain situations, changes to alleviate the issue of scattered weapons and gear blocking sight and changes to stabilise the display when an opponent is at the edge of an elevation difference.

We plan on releasing the next update at the end of the current season. In that update, we will make changes to multiplayer balance, including lowering the abilities of select weapons.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a brella’s canopy to not break if it took damage equal to its remaining durability and was closed at the same time.
• Fixed an issue where players would be slowed down when performing a dualie Dodge Roll or a splatana charge-swipe lunge into their team's Splash Wall.
• Fixed an issue in which, when performing a dualie Dodge Roll or a splatana charge-swipe lunge immediately after coming into contact with an opponent's Splash Wall or other object and being bounced off, the action of being bounced off sometimes would not be displayed when viewed by other players.
• Fixed an issue in which, when equipping a splatana and holding down the ZR Button, then tilting the Left Stick forwards while jumping and releasing the ZR Button at the same time, the activation of the charge swipe would be delayed as if you were lunging, even though you don't actually lunge forward.
• Fixed an issue where, when performing a charge swipe with a splatana, the reticle would switch to the crosshairs for a horizontal slash before the charge swipe was actually initiated.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes slopes were not inked when using the Reefslider and extending a rail towards certain slopes.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode in poor wireless environments where, when the power clam is created as the goal closes, the power clam would sometimes appear on top of the goal.
• Fixed an issue in Museum d'Alfonsino that prevented players from swimming at certain locations even when the locations were inked.
• Fixed an issue in Flounder Heights in Tower Control mode and Clam Blitz mode that sometimes caused players to clip into terrain after the effect for the Zipcaster finished when used at certain locations.
• Fixed an issue in Robo ROM-en in Rainmaker mode where there were places where “DON'T RETREAT!” did not display even when a player lingered while holding the Rainmaker in places that are difficult for opponent players to get into.
• Fixed an issue in Lemuria Hub where, when performing a Super Jump to specific points near moving terrain, players sometimes went through the terrain and fell off the stage.
• Fixed an issue where, when you Squid Spawn in Lemuria Hub, players could select the edge of the stage.
• Fixed an issue in Lemuria Hub in Tower Control mode where players who used Triple Splashdown in certain spots were sometimes able to clip into into terrain.
• For Turf War in Scorch Gorge, adjusted part of the terrain to fix an issue where using Squid Surge on certain terrain could allow players to climb onto the grate near the centre of the stage in an unintended way.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed a rare issue that sometimes caused the game to crash when repeatedly throwing Golden Eggs or firing them from a launcher while the connection was unstable.

Fixes to Story Mode

• Fixed an issue where players would not make any sounds when clearing a stage using a specific player appearance.

Fixes to Side Order

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the viewpoint to become fixed and no longer follow the player when the cutscene that occurs before fighting certain bosses was skipped at a specific timing.

Fixes to Splatfests

• Fixed an issue in which, when taking photos while riding the Splatfest Float at the Pledge Box, using the controls with specific timing would sometimes cause the player to enter Photo Mode with different members than intended.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the screen where the Challenge Power changes after a Challenge to temporarily display a value that was slightly different from the actual Challenge Power value.

Ver. 8.0.0 (Released 31 May 2024)

Season and Catalog Changes

• On 1 June 2024, data relating to Sizzle Season 2024 was added to the game. This includes:
  • A new catalog, including new gear, titles, banners, decorations, stickers, and emotes.
  • 1 new battle stage: Lemuria Hub.
  • 2 new main weapons and 2 variant sets of those weapons with different sub and special weapons.
  • 6 new sets of existing main weapons paired with different sub and special weapons.
  • 14 new Tableturf Battle cards.

Changes to Multiplayer

• Added 2 songs that will play during battles.
  • These songs will play starting from the beginning of Fresh Season 2024.
• New main weapons have been added.
  • These weapons will be available in the shops at the start of Sizzle Season 2024.

  Weapon	Details
  Wellstring V Custom Wellstring V	A stringer that fires 5 ink shots at once. Just like the Tri-Stringer, if you charge up to a certain amount, the ink shots will freeze and explode where they land. Unlike other stringers, if you charge up to a certain amount, its ink will be fired in a wider spread.
  Mint Decavitator Charcoal Decavitator	A splatana with wide horizontal attack range for its charged swipe. The charged swipe has a long lunge to quickly close distance with opponents.

• New weapons have been added.
  • These weapons will be available in the shops at the start of Sizzle Season 2024.

  Weapon	Sub Weapon	Special Weapon
  Custom Range Blaster	Splat Bomb	Kraken Royale
  Bamboozler 14 Mk II	Fizzy Bomb	Super Chump
  Custom Hydra Splatling	Ink Mine	Splattercolor Screen
  Heavy Edit Splatling Nouveau	Splat Bomb	Crab Tank
  Custom Douser Dualies FF	Burst Bomb	Triple Inkstrike
  Recycled Brella 24 Mk II	Toxic Mist	Triple Splashdown
  Wellstring V	Autobomb	Ultra Stamp
  Custom Wellstring V	Point Sensor	Wave Breaker
  Mint Decavitator	Suction Bomb	Big Bubbler
  Charcoal Decavitator	Splash Wall	Inkjet

• Terrain for some stages has changed.

  Stage	Change Details
  Barnacle & Dime	Changed terrain in all modes to increase routes into the centre and options for strategic points.
  Hammerhead Bridge	Changed terrain in all modes to increase routes into the centre and options for strategic points.
  Museum d'Alfonsino	Changed terrain in all modes. Changed the shape of walls surrounding the centre in the following modes: Splat Zones Rainmaker
  Um'ami Ruins	Changed terrain in all modes.
  Brinewater Springs	Changed terrain in all modes.
  Scorch Gorge	Changed terrain in all modes.
  Eeltail Alley	Slightly changed terrain in all modes.
  Hagglefish Market	Slightly changed terrain in all modes.
  Flounder Heights	Slightly changed terrain in all modes.
  Marlin Airport	Slightly changed terrain in all modes.
  Manta Maria	Slightly changed terrain in all modes.
  Crableg Capital	Slightly changed terrain in the following modes: Turf War Splat Zones
  Bluefin Depot	Slightly changed terrain in Clam Blitz mode.

• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.

  Weapon	Change Details
  Sploosh-o-matic Neo Sploosh-o-matic	Damage dealt to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  Splattershot Jr. Custom Splattershot Jr.	Damage dealt to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  Aerospray MG Aerospray RG	Damage dealt to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  N-ZAP '85 N-ZAP '89	Increased the time it takes for the chance of shots scattering, which increases when firing continuously, to reach its maximum.
  L-3 Nozzlenose L-3 Nozzlenose D	Maximum damage has been increased from 29.0 to 31.0.
  Luna Blaster Luna Blaster Neo Order Blaster Replica	Damage dealt to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  Clash Blaster Clash Blaster Neo	Damage dealt to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  Rapid Blaster Rapid Blaster Deco	Reduced the amount of time it takes for ink to begin recovering after firing by about 0.05 seconds.
  Carbon Roller Carbon Roller Deco	Damage dealt by horizontal swings and vertical swings to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  Splat Roller Krak-On Splat Roller Order Roller Replica	Damage dealt by horizontal swings and vertical swings to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  Inkbrush Inkbrush Nouveau	Damage dealt by ink from swinging the brush to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  Octobrush Octobrush Nouveau Orderbrush Replica	Damage dealt by ink from swinging the brush to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  Dapple Dualies Dapple Dualies Nouveau	Damage dealt to Splash Wall increased by about 10%.
  Tri-Stringer Inkline Tri-Stringer Order Stringer Replica	The area of terrain inked by falling spray has been increased. Adjusted the positioning of falling ink spray to make it easier to connect ink in an uninterrupted straight line.
  REEF-LUX 450 REEF-LUX 450 Deco	Made it possible to charge in midair at the same speed as when on the ground.

• Specifications for some special weapons have changed.

  Special Weapon	Change Details
  Reefslider	Now inks along the rails as the rails extend before launch. When the active terrain is moving, the rails will now move along with it.
  Big Bubbler	Now inks the ground where it is placed.
  Ink Vac	The ground slightly behind the user will be inked periodically while it is active.
  Splattercolor Screen	Increased the damage dealt to the following when touched by the screen: Squid Beakon Sprinkler Splash Wall Sponge Rainmaker shield

• Points required for some special weapons have been changed.

  Weapon	Before	After
  Big Swig Roller Express	200	190
  Painbrush	200	190
  Custom E-liter 4K	200	210
  Custom E-liter 4K Scope	200	210

• Made it so that, when using a dualie Dodge Roll or splatana charged swipe’s lunge toward the Rainmaker shield, the direction of movement will be adjusted so that players do not take excessive damage from touching the Rainmaker shield.
• Made it so that when the season switches and ranks are changed, ranks for players whose X Rankings for the previous season were in the top 1,000 ranks in any mode will be changed to rank S+0 regardless of the immediately previous rank, and those players will be able to participate in X Battles from the start.
  • This will be determined based on the ranks at the point when the news at the time of the season change is seen.
• Made it so that the number of times allies used Squid Beakons placed by a player count toward the #1 Super Jump Spot and #2 Super Jump Spot medals.

Changes to Splatfests

• Made it possible to get conch shells when you win in 10x Battles, 100x Battles, and 333x Battles.

  Battle	Number of Conch Shells You Can Get
  10x Battle	1
  100x Battle	10
  333x Battle	33

• In Splatfest Battles, when you battle against your own team, on rare occasions a Conch Clash, 10x Conch Clash, or 33x Conch Clash will occur. If you win, you can earn conch shells.
  • The rate of Conch Clashes occurring is the same as the rate for 10x Battles occurring when you battle against other teams.
  • The more you win Conch Clash, the more often 10x Conch Clash and 33x Conch Clash will occur.

  Battle	Number of Conch Shells You Can Get
  Conch Clash	1
  10x Conch Clash	10
  33x Conch Clash	33

• When you win a 10x Conch Clash or 33x Conch Clash, you will be able to board the Splatfest Float and take a picture.
  • You can board the Splatfest Float from the Pledge Box in Splatsville.

Changes to Salmon Run

• A special Triumvirate XTRAWAVE can now occur.
  • In this XTRAWAVE, three King Salmonids will attack at once.
  • The number of fish scales you can obtain will be triple the normal amount.
• Specifications for some main weapons have changed.

  Loaned Weapon	Change Details
  Grizzco Dualies	Increased the maximum damage dealt by fired shots from 30.0 to 35.0.

• Added data for a new Grizzco loaned weapon.
• Added items that can be exchanged for fish scales.
• Made it so that repelled torpedoes fired by Drizzlers are less likely to come into contact with terrain.
• It will now be possible to get decorations corresponding to certain conditions at Grizzco.
  • When you have collected golden badges for all of the job stages.
  • When you have repelled and cleared a Triumvirate attack at Hazard Level MAX.

Changes to SplatNet 3

• Added Journey 6 to Wandercrust.
  • Players will be able to support Journey 6 after completing Journeys 1-5.
  • Journey 6 can only be supported with points earned by inking turf from Sizzle Season 2024 onward.

Changes to DLC

• Added 10 Sheldon Licenses as items you can get from the DLC battle-boosting bonus.
  • The DLC battle-boosting bonus is included in the Expansion Pass.
  • Players who have already received the battle-boosting bonus will also be able to receive the 10 Sheldon Licenses by accessing the lobby terminal after applying the update data.

Other Changes

• Made it so that, when equipping the Squeezer or Foil Squeezer in battles and Salmon Run, continuously pressing the ZR Button in quick succession at shorter intervals than the weapon’s normal fire interval will lengthen the interval until the next shot is fired.
  • The Squeezer and Foil Squeezer are designed as weapons that players can use more efficiently by pressing the button with the proper timing.
  • This change is to prevent players from using these weapons at maximum efficiency when ignoring the timing and repeatedly mashing the button extremely quickly.
  • The adjustment has been made in a way so that those using the weapon normally will not be affected by the change.
• Friend-Request Harassment has been added to the options selectable when reporting users after battles or jobs.

This update focuses on adding features for Sizzle Season 2024 (which starts in June), making changes to Splatfests, and adjusting the balance of battles.

For battles, we’ve added things like new main weapons, as well as changed the specifications of some main weapons and special weapons.

For the Reefslider, we have made changes intended to add room for creative use, such as using it to halt an opponent’s progression.

For the Big Bubbler, we’ve made changes intended to both increase ways to use it in certain modes and make it easier to use for weapons that fight on the frontlines.

For the Ink Vac, while it is already a powerful option to protect other players while advancing, it is not very impactful when used on the spur of the moment. So we have made changes intended to make it possible to move steadily when using it while gradually retreating on your own.

For the Splattercolor Screen, we have changed it to give it additional uses for players who are already putting it to good use.

Also for battles, we have made the change we notified you about in the previous update where, when a player’s rank in any mode was within the top 1,000 ranks for the previous season’s X Battles rankings, they will be able to participate in X Battles right away after the season change. This change is to alleviate a problem with matchmaking being difficult immediately after the season switch for players with particularly high X Power.

For Splatfests, we have made it so that players will acquire conch shells in certain battles such as 10x Battles. On the other hand, because battles such as 10x Battles occur less frequently when you vote for a team with higher votes, we have also added a Conch Clash system so that the opportunity to obtain conch shells does not vary too greatly.

As for other changes, we have added Friend-Request Harassment to the options selectable when reporting users after battles or jobs. We have added this option in order to deal with behaviour like using inappropriate language when sending a friend request. In addition to this behaviour, any behaviour that is offensive, harassing, threatening, discriminatory, or abusive towards others is prohibited by the Nintendo Community Guidelines. Violating the Community Guidelines may result in action such as bans.

The next update will focus on changes to the balance of battles and is planned for the middle of Sizzle Season 2024.

Bug Fixes

Fixes to Player Controls

• Fixed an issue with certain main weapons where, when a player aimed an attack toward their feet, damage would sometimes be dealt to opponents above the player’s head.
• Fixed an issue where, when another player tried to Super Jump just before the battle ended, that player would sometimes appear to be moving unnaturally on other players’ screens.
• Fixed an issue where, when Super Jumping to a player who had never landed in an appropriate position to be used as a Super Jump destination after leaving an inkrail, players would land on top of the start point for the inkrail. Instead, players will now land on the ground near the inkrail start point.
• Fixed an issue where, when ink from a roller’s vertical swing passed through a grate or other special terrain, that ink’s collision-detection size became slightly smaller.
• Fixed an issue where, when repeatedly performing an action that fired ink from a roller’s vertical swing such that it grazed terrain, the ink’s collision-detection size for vertical swings during that battle became slightly smaller.
• Fixed an issue with the Explosher and Custom Explosher where the blinking animation for the weapon’s interior did not display properly.
• Fixed an issue with Bloblobber shots where, when they hit things like propellers, sponges, or inkrail start points, the shot would not vanish on opponents’ screens and would rebound, despite vanishing on the player’s screen. They will now vanish in both cases.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player used a dualie Dodge Roll or a splatana’s charged-swipe lunge while facing a downward slope, the player would sometimes float in the air.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player using the Undercover Brella defeated an opponent or assisted an ally in defeating an opponent, the canopy durability-recovery effect would not trigger if an opponent destroyed the canopy at the same time.
• Fixed an issue with splatanas where, when pressing and holding the ZL Button with certain timing to enter swim form while repeatedly using the horizontal slash, the player would sometimes perform an extra horizontal slash immediately after entering swim form.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player with insufficient ink swung a splatana, that sound effect sometimes would not play for other players.
• Fixed an issue with the Recycled Brella 24 Mk I where, when the player closed a damaged canopy, it appeared as if the opponents’ ink was not on the canopy.
• Fixed an issue where, when using the Crab Tank in attack mode on a slope, the collision-detection positioning for opponents’ attacks on the player in the tank was sometimes misaligned from how it appeared.
• Fixed an issue with the Zipcaster where, when the effect ends at the same time as the charge completes and the player returns to the original position, sometimes on opponents’ screens the explosion at the completion of the charge did not occur and damage was not dealt.
• Fixed an issue with the Tacticooler where, when placed at a position touching the Tower Control tower, the Tacticooler would sometimes be destroyed immediately after placement.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player placed a Wave Breaker, sometimes the visual displaying the area of effect that marks opponents for a short time did not display properly.
• Fixed an issue with the Wave Breaker where sometimes the animation of the device and the timing of the waves were misaligned.
• Fixed an issue with the Wave Breaker where sometimes the sound effect when a wave is generated did not play.
• Fixed an issue with the Big Bubbler’s inner device where, even if it touched moving terrain, it sometimes would not be destroyed.

Fixes to Multiplayer

• Fixed an issue with certain Challenges where the gear abilities displayed on the battle-stats screen sometimes differed from the gear abilities actually used in the battle.
• Fixed an issue in Undertow Spillway in Rainmaker mode where there were locations where “DON'T RETREAT!” displayed despite the Rainmaker advancing forward.
• Fixed an issue in Hagglefish Market in Rainmaker mode where, by performing a Squid Roll at a checkpoint before passing it, it was possible to get into unintended areas.
• Fixed an issue in Mincemeat Metalworks in Rainmaker mode where the count would not progress despite jumping onto the high ground from the checkpoint while holding the Rainmaker.
• Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where, by using Kraken Royale, it was possible to get into the opponents’ base through unintended methods.
• Fixed an issue in Inkblot Art Academy in Rainmaker mode where there were places where “DON'T RETREAT!” did not display even when a player lingered in places that are difficult for opponent players to get into.
• Fixed an issue in Manta Maria where sometimes the height was slightly different between the central grate and the adjacent terrain, making it difficult to come and go smoothly.
• Fixed an issue in Humpback Pump Track in Rainmaker mode where, when a player with an unstable connection grabbed the Rainmaker while falling from certain points, sometimes a large distance would be counted.
• Fixed an issue in Um'ami Ruins where attacking with a roller at certain points on terrain caused the game to slow down.
• Fixed an issue in Marlin Airport where, by performing a Squid Roll from a propellervator, it was possible to get into the high ground through unintended methods.

Fixes to Salmon Run

• Fixed an issue with Private Jobs where, when returning to the lobby after playing in a room with a password, the password setting would be lost.
• Fixed an issue where players were not pushed back when they attacked a King Salmonid by rolling into it with a roller.
• Took measures to address an issue where, when there are a lot of Salmonids, the sounds for nearby Salmonids sometimes do not play.
• Fixed an issue where, when the player number decreased due to disconnection during an Xtrawave, it sometimes appeared as if the King Salmonid was not defeated even though the Xtrawave was cleared.
• Fixed an issue where, when firing a main weapon upward and using the falling ink to save an ally in a life ring right before the Super Jump to move to the next wave, sometimes a communication error would occur.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player in the Kraken Royale state fell from a corner of the terrain into the water, that player would sometimes fall into the water again immediately after recovering.
• Fixed an issue where sometimes defeating a Flipper-Flopper immediately after it appeared would crash the game.
• Fixed an issue where, when users who participated in the December 2023 Big Run but were prevented from accepting the correct reward for their high scores due to a bug, the process enabling them to collect the correct rewards did not work properly in version 7.0.0 and later versions.

Fixes to Side Order

• Fixed an issue where, when the player landed on an ∞-ball after using a Booyah Bomb, the player sometimes passed through the terrain.

Fixes to Splatfests

• Fixed an issue in stages during Splatfests where the ink for Slosher, Slosher Deco, and Order Slosher Replica appeared darker than other ink shots.
• Fixed an issue with Tricolor Turf War where the landing points and inking position for ink ejected from the Sprinkler of Doom sometimes were misaligned.
• Fixed an issue where, when viewing battle replays of Tricolor Battles from past Splatfests, the Attack Bonus and Defense Bonus listed sometimes differed from the original record.

Other Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the game crashed on rare occasions when ending recon.
• Fixed an issue where, when scanning an amiibo on the Equip screen, the indicator showing the page number for the displayed weapon list was sometimes misaligned.
• Fixed an issue where, when moving from Hotlantis in Inkopolis Plaza and Inkopolis Square to another shop, sometimes the shop interior became dark.
• Fixed an issue where, when playing in tabletop mode or handheld mode with a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller connected, sometimes it was not possible to use the Pro Controller on the screen where players register an owner and nickname for amiibo.
• Fixed an issue where, on days where no Challenge is being held, some images would sometimes not display on the screen in the lobby.
• Fixed an issue where, when a player placed a Hickory Work Cap in the locker, the colour of the placed gear differed from the colour of the icon.
• Fixed an issue with Tableturf Battle multiplayer where running out of time on the deck-selection screen sometimes stopped the battle from progressing.