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• Patch Notes·16 Aug 2026Official

  Playtest Update #2 - Playtest Finale

  Thanks again for participating in the Rasen playtest! I'm really happy with how it turned out and I hope you enjoyed playing it. The playtest is coming to an end soon, so if you haven't tried it yet, now's the time!Changelog🎮 Quality of Life- Improved hit reaction effects: additional VFX on hit, additional blood particles on death, taking a hit now applies a post-process effect- Added a Posture bar to other characters' HP bars.- Added camera shake to ultimates and certain attacks.- Added new trails for Beast Mode attack phases.- Added a scrollbox to the in-game Chat- The default Push button has been changed to "Space" and default Lock-On to the "Mouse Side Button" (you can always rebind it in the settings)⚖️ Balance- Push abilities now have more movement distance, knockback and slightly reduced damage from 2 to 1.- Basic attacks: +10 knockback (70 total).- Parry reaction: +2 frames of stun and +1 frame of block movement.- Ikari Shorter recovery time after Ultimate (-4 frames).- Adjusted MMR gains- Bots are now better at blocking and parrying.🛠️ Bug Fixes- Smoothed out spectator camera rotation- Potential fix for an issue where sometimes you couldn't queue again after a matchmaking game.- Potential fix for a rare issue where the black screen would remain visible.Thank You! Once again, a huge thank you to everyone on the Discord for all the feedback, suggestions, bug reports and support 🖤There's still a lot of your feedback that I want to implement, so there's plenty more to come!Make sure to join Discord if you haven't already: https://discord.gg/T4sqAUFcPu Thanks for playing!Hubert
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• Patch Notes·7 Aug 2026Official

  Playtest Update #1 - Community Feedback & Improvements

  Thank you all for taking part in the Rasen playtest!The playtest has been going really well so far. I wasn't expecting so many of you to join! I was slightly concerned about how the netcode would perform in live matches but I'm really happy with how it turned out.Your feedback has been incredibly helpful and has played a significant role in shaping this update.Changelog🎮 Quality of LifeThe scoreboard is now available again during matches.HUD shortcut hints for Pause, Chat and Scoreboard have been added.Various visual improvements to the menus.When a match is found, the game will now highlight its taskbar icon and automatically come to the front.Practice Mode is now available (currently a work in progress).🌐 NetworkingNetcode tweaks for smoother gameplay at high latency (especially above a ping of ~220 ms). ⚖️ BalanceGeneralDodge cooldown slightly increased (+1 frame).IkariAbility 1 – Second Phase: Damage reduced from 30 + 30 to 25 + 25.Ability 1 – Third Phase: Reduced knockback.Push – Third Phase: Increased knockback and movement distance.MorterAbility 4 – First Phase: Increased hitbox size.RankedAdjusted overall MMR gains and rank thresholds.🛠️ Bug FixesThe Turkish translation for 'Dodge' has been fixed and minor improvements have been made to the welcome message translations.Fixed an issue where the chat sender's name could sometimes be incorrect.Fixed grass interactions not working occasionally in online matches.Lobbies are no longer destroyed if someone declines a found match. The matchmaking queue counter now resets correctly.The "Lost Connection" screen no longer appears after a successfully completed matchmaking game.Thank You!Thanks again to everyone on Discord for the feedback and bug reports, they've been extremely helpful!Not every suggestion made it into this update, but I'm already working on the next one. If you'd like to share your feedback or just hang out with the community, join Rasen Discord server: https://discord.gg/T4sqAUFcPu The playtest is st...
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• Announcements·31 Jul 2026Official

  Rasen First Open Playtest is Live Now!

  Hi everyone!The first open playtest for Rasen is now live! Jump in, try out the combat and make sure to check out the ranked mode.I’d love to hear what you think about the game. Feel free to share your thoughts and join Rasen Discord: https://discord.gg/T4sqAUFcPuThanks for joining the playtest! See you in Rasen!Hubert
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• Announcements·28 Jul 2026Official

  First Open Playtest This Friday!

  Hi everyone!I'm happy to announce you the first open playtest of Rasen! Starting this Friday at 16:00 UTC.I can't wait for you to experience the game, I hope you enjoy it! Make sure to try out the ranked matches too. I'm really looking forward to hearing your thoughts.Thanks for all your support. See you on Friday!Hubert
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• Announcements·27 Jun 2026Official

  Finally! GGPO-style rollback netcode!

  Hi! I’m back with a major network update for Rasen! I’ve implemented GGPO style rollback netcode for the online multiplayer. After trying a few different networking models, I realised that none of them were good enough for this type of fast, parry-based melee combat, particularly in terms of responsiveness and behaviour under latency, jitter or packet loss. GGPO architecture turned out to be the best fit for handling all of that, while keeping the controls responsive even at higher ping. Built on custom deterministic movement and physics, it supports up to 8 players. This was the most challenging system I’ve worked on so far, but also the most fun and rewarding. Stay tuned! More updates are coming very soon!Hubert
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