VF3TB Changes

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SEGA VIRTUA FIGHTER 3tb
GUIDE TO KNOWN VF3ob - VF3tb CHANGES
by Rich Williams 
version 1.0 [last updated 7/11/01]
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FOREWORD
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This is an attempt to list as many of the known changes from VF3ob
(Rev C) to VF3tb. Most of the changes noted are purely factual and
will not list what can now, or can no longer be done by specific
characters (ie "recovery extended" - I do not list who can now mC
who with what, and so on).

I am also not certain if some of the general changes affect certain
character specific situations or if they were specifically altered;
ie were Kage's P+G and b,d+P+G throws extended in recovery or can
opponents now avoid his df+K because they rise faster in general?
And so on.


GENERAL
=======

Rising system altered:
-characters rise faster
-more uramawari setups possible
-recovery extended for all low rising attacks, are now 11 frame
elbow and low throw counterable if blocked
-forward and backward rolls far less vulnerable to certain mid
level attacks (elbows and sidekicks)

Float mechanics altered:
-characters float higher and farther away
-many more OTB combos possible and/or more reliable (ex Taka and
Lion's low kicks)

Stages altered:
-Jacky and Sarah's stages expanded in size.
-Background sprite backdrops, color tables, and lighting and fog
effects altered and switched around for stages. Pai's Dural and
Lau's Dural stage are completely different

Move/throw mechanics altered:
-Taka now follows the same hitstun and knockdown formula as all
the other characters
-"ticking" formula altered
-all wall throws except Aoi's db+P+G made escapeable
-high attacks have less likelyhood of interrupting certain low sweeping attacks

Other:
-new attract mode
-versus records diagram altered; "Debu" changed to Taka
-sound priority option included. BGM set as default
-"tournament mode" options increased


AKIRA
=====

New throw:
-f,b+P+G

d+P+G altered:
-reduced from 20 points in damage to 5 points
-"stagger" situations changed

f+P+G altered:
-reduced from 20 points to 5 points
-"stagger" situations changed

f,f+P altered:
-recovery time extended
-different sound effects

f,f,f+P altered:
-different sound effects

b,f,f+P+K bodycheck altered:
-it will no longer stagger crouching defenders
-will always knock down
-he can no longer be thrown out of it during execution time (he
can still be thrown out of the bodcheck in his DLC combo)
-different sound effects

FC,f+P altered:
-recovery time extended
-will no longer stagger crouching defenders
-will knock down at close range
-will not knock down at further distance
-different sound effects

FC,f+P+K altered:
-several frames of recovery time added
-different sound effects

DLC bodycheck altered:
-damage changed from 20-70 range variable damage to 30 points set
-different sound effects

PP altered:
-recovery time extended

df+P+G throw escape situation changed:
-Akira can be attacked out of guaranteed throw

db,f+P+G throw escape situation changed:
-Akira can be attacked out of guaranteed throw

db+P+G altered:
-opponent rigour time reduced

b,df+P+G altered:
-opponent rigour time reduced

b,f+P+K+E altered:
-is now classified as HP reversable

-SPoD altered:
-opponent can escape RBC segment with df+P+G

Low rising attacks altered:
-all now track opponent

db,f+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 65 points to 55 points in damage

b,f+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 60 points to 55 points


AOI
===

f+P+KP altered:
-recovery time extended

f+PP altered:
-recovery time extended

PPPK altered:
-recovery time extended

b+P inashi altered:
-opponent rigour time extended

Ground throws altered:
-incorrect ground throw situations (ex after FC,f+P+G and 3 dan
throw) corrected


JACKY
=====

f+P elbow altered:
-recovery time extended

PPf+P elbow altered:
-execution time extended
-recovery time extended

db+K low kick altered:
-recovery time extended
-damage reduced from 15 to 12

db+KK double low kicks altered:
-recovery time extended
-damage reduced from 19 to 15

b+P backfist altered:
-recovery time extended

u+P and d,U+P pounces altered:
-slightly shorter range

ub+K kickflip altered:
-damage increased from 50 to 60 points

db+P+K altered:
-recovery time extended

df+PPP(P) altered:
-fourth P continuation removed
-third and final P will knock down if it connects

df+K soccer ball kick altered:
-damage reduced from 15 to 13

P+G back throw altered:
-damage reduced from 60 to 50


JEFFRY
======

New moves/move animations altered:
-b,f,f+P+K
-b,df+P+K,b+P+G hit throw
-b,df+P+K,d+P+G animation changed, made escapeable

P+G back throw altered:
-reduced from 80 points to 75 points in damage

f+P+K altered:
-several frames of recovery time added

b,df+PP altered:
-several frames of recovery time added

df+PPP triple upper altered:
-different sound effects

df,df+P altered:
-damage reduced from 32 to 30 points
-recovery time reduced
-different sound effects

f+K knee altered:
-several frames of recovery time added
-reduced from 32 points to 28 points
-different sound effects

db+P+G throw altered:
-opponent now has less rigour time

df,df+P+G, d+P+G sequence altered:
-made more reliable

b+P+G, d+P+G sequence altered:
-made far more reliable

Side throw b,f|f,b+P+G,d+P+G sequence altered:
-made much less reliable

Side throw P+G,d+P+G sequence altered:
-made much less reliable

b,f,f+P+G throw escape situation altered:
-Jeff can stop opponent from throwing by strike attacking

P+G back throw altered:
-reduced from 80 points to 75 points
-on Taka, reduced from 100 points to 80 points

P+K+G low back throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 100 points to 80 points

P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 70 points to 60 points

df,df+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 90 points to 85 points

b+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 75 points to 65 points

b,f,f+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 80 points to 75 points

Missed pounce recovery altered:
-The computer will now only accept input to reduce rigour time
after a missed u+P pounce much farther into the animation


KAGE
====

New throw/throw animation altered:
-b+P+G,u+P+G; OB b+P+G,u+P+G Taka izuna drop animation changed to b+P+G,d+P+G

d+K+G altered:
-added two frames of recovery time

Running slide altered:
-you now have to run for a slightly longer time for the run+K
running slide to execute

b+P+G throw escape situation altered:
-Taka can now side throw Kage

P+K+G low back throw altered:
-damage increased from 50 points to 60 points

P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 60 points to 45 points

P+G back throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 60 points to 45 points

df+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 45 points to 40 points
-Taka can now throw Kage after escaping df+P+G


LAU
===

P+G throw escape situation changed:
-Lau can be thrown by Taka

df,df+P+G throw escape situation changed:
-Lau can be thrown by everyone

f,d+K altered:
-given stop animation and extended recovery time

PPP (and all variants thereof) altered:
-recovery time extended

DF+PPPP altered:
-will now connect in full if DF+P connects

df+P,df+P+K altered:
-df+P+K will only connect along with df+P if df+P MC's

P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 50 points to 45 points

b,f+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 70 points to 50 points

df,df+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 75 points to the standard 65 points

b+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 50 points to 45 points

f+P+G throw on Taka altered
-increased from 50 points to 60 points


LION
====

New canned move:
-P,P,f+P+E

FC,f+P altered:
-recovery time extended

f+P altered:
-recovery time extended

d+P+E altered:
-collision detection greatly expanded

f,f+KK altered:
-second K can now be delayed

P+G throw altered:
-increased from 40 points to 50 points

P+G side throw altered:
-reduced from 50 points to 40 points

b,f+P+G wall throw altered:
-increased from 50 points to 70 points

uf+P+G wall throw altered:
-increased from 50 points to 60 points


PAI
===

f+P+K inashi altered:
-recovery can no longer be cancelled with another inashi
-Pai can be thrown out of inashi

b,f+P+G throw escape situation altered:
-Pai can be attacked out of guaranteed throw

f,f+P+G throw escape situation altered:
-opponent can no longer side throw Pai

f+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 50 points to 45 points


SARAH
=====

f+PK elbow knee altered:
-recovery time extended

d+K punt kick altered:
-recovery time extended

u|uf+K altered:
-recovery time extended

K+G crescent altered:
-recovery time extended

db+K low kick altered:
-recovery time extended

db+KK double low kicks altered:
-recovery time extended

df+KKK illusion kicks altered:
-recovery time extended; pushes opponent farther back, less likely
to connect in full

u+P and d,U+P pounces altered:
-much shorter range

b+P+G throw altered:
-opponents rise faster, u+P pounce much less reliable

TT d+K altered:
-stop animation will _always_ occur if blocked

P+G throw altered:
-escape situation altered, opponent can no longer side throw Sarah
-on Taka, reduced from 60 points to 45 points

P+G back throw altered:
-reduced from 70 points to 50 points
-on Taka, reduced from 70 points to 45

uf+P+G catch throw altered:
-reduced from 70 points to 60 points


SHUN
====

DP system altered:
-sober points taken off now go by scale system; the more he has,
the more get taken off
-how many DP's Shun starts with in TB mode now depends on how many
match points there are

db+KG and other sacrifice (falldown) moves altered:
-now much easier for opponent to throw or strike Shun out of falldown
animations

b+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 60 points to 55 points


TAKA
====

New moves:
-d,U+P horrific sumo ass bomb pounce
-can now hop
-ub|u|uf+P hopping smash
-(d)ub|u|uf,P hopping punch
-ub|u|uf+K hopping kick

FC|d+P altered:
-low punch reduced from 14 points in damage to 10 points

df,df+P slap altered:
-reduced from 32 points to 30 points
-recovery time reduced
-different sound effects

FC,df+P+K altered:
-recovery time extended

b,f+P altered:
-reduced from 20~80 points to 20~70 points

FC b,f+P altered:
-reduced from 20~80 points to 20~70 points

FC,f+P altered:
-recovery time extended
-will always knock down
-different sound effects

PPf+P altered:
-will always knock down
-different sound effects

f+P+KPP altered:
-recovery time extended

run+P+K altered:
-recovery time extended

b+K ground hit altered:
-ground damage reduced from 32 points to 18 points

df+K ground kick altered:
-reduced from 20 points to 15 points

f+P,f,b+P+G hit throw altered:
-increased from 60 points in damage to 80 points in damage for all
characters except Taka
-damage on Taka increased from 60 points in damage to 70 points in damage

b,f+P+G catch throw altered:
-no longer has any priority over strike attacks

df+P+G throw altered:
-df+P+G throw increased from 45 points to 60 points
-df+P+G throw on Taka increased from 45 points to 55 points

db+P+G throw altered:
-reduced from 65 points to 60 points
-on Taka, reduced from 65 points to 55 points

df+P+G throw altered:
-increased from 45 points to 60 points
-on Taka, increased from 45 points to 55 points

HCF+P+G throw altered:
-on Taka, reduced from 90 points to 80 points
-recovery time extended

FC,b+P+G altered:
-on Jeff, Wolf, and Dural, damage increased from 50 points to 70 points
-on Taka, damage reduced from 70 points to 65 points

P+G side throw altered:
-reduced from 60 points to 50 points

P+G back throw altered
-increased from 65 points to 70 points
-on Taka, reduced from 90 points to 70 points

f+P+G,P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 65 points to 60 points

b,f+P+G,P+G throw altered:
-reduced from 65 points to 60 points

b,f+P+G,d+P+G throw altered:
-reduced from 75 points to 70 points

b,f+P+G,db+P+G throw altered:
-reduced from 75 points to 60 points


WOLF
====

d+K low kick altered:
-different animation (longer recovery)

d+K+G low kick animation altered:
-d+K+G now gives OB d+K in appearance and range; frame stats
identical to TB d+K

f+K knee altered:
-recovery time extended

b,f+P+K altered:
-recovery time extended

b+P and PPf+Pb+P elbow drops altered:
-now results in "butt flop" animation if it hits standing defender

HCF+PP altered:
-can be delayed

db+P+K+G,d+P+G sequence altered:
-made far more reliable

d+P+K+G,d+P+G sequence altered:
-made more reliable

f,f+P+G catch throw altered:
-reduced to 60 points to 50 points in damage

f+P+G,f+P+G,P+G multithrow altered:
-reduced from 70 points to 60 points

f+P+G,f+P+G escape situation altered:
-Wolf can be attacked out of his still guaranteed throw

P+G throw escape situation altered:
-opponent no longer can buffer in a back throw automatically. The
back throw can still be gotten, opponent must now buffer in a
forward dash

HCF+P+G giant swing altered:
-recovery time extended; all pounces now avoidable
-d+P+G pickup now easily avoidable, except on Shun's stage

uf+P+G catch throw altered:
-Wolf can now be thrown during its execution time

f+P+G, f+P+G followups altered:
-throws can now be escaped

P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 70 points to 65 points

df+P+G throw on Taka altered:
-reduced from 65 points to 55 points

df,df+P+G throw on Taka reduced altered:
-from 95 points to 90 points