Capcom has lifted the wraps off a new Street Fighter 6 update today, which brings support for its latest DLC character, Mai, as well as a number of key bug fixes. Chief among these includes ironing out an issue with the Drive Impact and Drive Reversal, as well as adjusting the Perfect Parry mechanic. You can read the full details in the Street Fighter 6 update 1.018 patch notes.
Street Fighter 6 is the latest entry in Capcom’s long-running fighting game franchise, and was released for PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One in June 2023. The game has received multiple post-launch characters to date including Akuma, Elena, M. Bison, and Terry, and also includes the brand new World Tour Mode, which acts as a single-player story mode where you control a customisable character while exploring a vast city. You can read our full review of Street Fighter 6 here.
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- Universal Changes:
- Character Guides & Tutorials (Bug Fix):
- Fixed issues with replays not playing properly and inaccuracies in text due to earlier battle adjustment updates.
- Drive Impact (Bug Fix):
- Resolved an issue causing a shorter than normal input buffer time when an attack did not hit after absorbing a blow with super armor.
- Drive Reversal (From Block/Recovery) (Bug Fix):
- Removed the backward movement parameters of the first frame to align with how this technique performs for other characters.
- Impacted Characters: Kimberly, Blanka
- Character Guides & Tutorials (Bug Fix):
- Perfect Parry (Adjustment):
- Adjusted the mechanic so that if a multi-hit attack is Perfect Parried, it is no longer possible to cancel from the 2nd attack onward.
- Note: This fix was initially implemented in the December 2, 2024 update, rolled back due to a known issue, and is now re-implemented after resolving that issue.
[Source – Twisted Voxel]