A news update is long past due, so I want to make sure everyone is up to date on what's been happening with the game. All summer we've been working our hardest to truly make v0.9 the most significant improvement yet. If you've been keeping up with our Facebook and Twitter, you may already be aware of some of the various changes coming to the game. Here are some highlights:

New Optimized Full Screen Mode

Many computers in the past have had issues scaling the game to full screen using Ctrl+F. In v0.9 we will be introducing hardware scaling for this method, which means that by sacrificing some visual quality the hardware is used to stretch the game screen. The result is much smoother gameplay, since it plays as if the window size was never changed! This will now be an optional feature suitable for those with slower computers that want to play in full screen.

Improved Collision Detection

Despite efforts to completely rid the game of collision issues for v0.8b, there were still a few small bugs here and there with platforms. In v0.9, all of these issues have been alleviated since the collision code is now under a new and more reliable system. Passing through walls and falling through platforms will no longer be a problem.

Online Mode A Good Possibility By Final Release

For those of you who missed it, awhile back we announced on our Facebook page that an Online Mode is indeed something we have been looking into for awhile now. There are many technical issues that come with such a mode, so we unfortunately cannot make any promises for v0.9. But we really hope to have success so that the mode can be a reality by the time of the full release of the game.

Quickly Gaining a Competitive Audience

The game has become a lot more popular this year since the release of v0.8b, and is even is getting noticed among competitive players in the Smash community such as Vex Kasrani and Mew2King. Take a look at the pros in action:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmYsS_hvqYQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D822-CSlqjE

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Remember to pay special attention to the coming updates here on the home site, as well as our Facebook and Twitter. This isn't all the information we have for you, so be sure not to miss anything!

Oh no competitive audience. Let's just hope they stick with playing casually, which I doubt..
/is honestly not happy about this

The rest is nice though.

yeah i hate it when games are enjoyable by multiple demographics it is just the worst everyone should play the game like i do

Oh no competitive audience. Let's just hope they stick with playing casually, which I doubt..
/is honestly not happy about this

I am too psyched for an online mode. Finally getting to go up against devs and such... It just warms my heart.
I think that a competitive audience is a great thing for SSF2. I know I usually play under tournament rules unless I'm playing with my friends (just until they get their skills up), so I would love to see more and more people get into competitive SSF2 (especially in time for Online Mode!!!)