OFFICIAL - 5.3.1 Update Notes - Black Dahlia's Full Release - Now LIVE!

UPDATED 14/04/23

A small fix went out this week to address some issues in the Offer Store:

• Fixed an issue where the Daily Deals section of the Offers Store would not load for some players.

• Fixed an issue where Blossom Relic Offers would display garbled text in some languages.

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Hey everyone,

5.2 saw Black Dahlia’s grand entrance to Skullgirls Mobile, but with 5.3 she AND her bunnies are finally ready for full release!

That not only means Black Dahlia will now have her full suite of Prize Fights, Relics, and Deployments, but we also squeezed in some extras to this update ranging from Quality of Life updates to Fighter balance adjustments for good measure!

Here’s a quick index of what’s included in these update notes:

• Black Dahlia

  • Availability

  • Prize Fights

  • Deployments

  • New Blockbuster - Girls' Night

• Fighter Balance Adjustments

• Post Fight Screen Updates

• XP Boost Slots
  

• Economy Adjustments

• Combat Adjustments

• Misc Adjustments

  • Stages

  • Collection

  • Prize Fights

  • Other

Now on to the full update notes!


BLACK DAHLIA

AVAILABILITY

As of 5.3 Black Dahlia will be available in all Standard Relics. This includes Premiere, Jackpot, Elemental, Bronze/Silver/Gold/Diamond, and many other Relics. Any Relics you had saved up before 5.3 now have a chance to contain Black Dahlia!

Black Dahlia's Moves are also now available in all standard Bronze/Silver/Gold Move Relics as well as the Daily and Take a Break Relics.

Black Dahlia’s Character Relic, the Loose Cannon Relic, will now be available to purchase for 200 Theonite while her Prize Fight is active. The Loose Cannon Relic guarantees a Black Dahlia Fighter, so they’re a great way to fill out your Collection and/or get the resources needed to evolve your favorite Black Dahlia Fighter.

Bronze/Silver/Gold Black Dahlia Fighters and Loose Cannon Relics have also been added to various tabs in the Cabinet of Curiosities. More details on that below.

PRIZE FIGHTS

Black Dahlia’s Prize Fights are now available. They will be added to the existing Prize Fight rotation starting on Thursday 30th March. If you're looking to bulk up your Black Dahlia collection, get ready for this PF - competition will likely be stiff! You can earn a guaranteed Black Dahlia Fighter if you reach the final Milestone in each Prize Fight.

Here's a sneak peek at the Modifiers you'll need to contend with, and the Fighters you can earn for each Prize Fight Tier:

DEPLOYMENTS

Short, Medium and Long Deployments featuring Black Dahlia Bonus Reward Chances have been added to the list of possible Deployments. If you come across the Long Black Dahlia Deployment, make sure to maximize your Bonus Reward Chance so you can snag that Loose Cannon Relic Reward!

NEW BLOCKBUSTER: GIRLS' NIGHT

No real villain fights fair, and Dahlia’s army of henchbunnies are here to tip the fight in her favor! The new Girls' Night Blockbuster summons Bonnie, Buttercup, and Killer to assist Black Dahlia for a few seconds. Each bunny has their own AI, and will attack by themselves. The bunnies also have their own HP, so if they take enough hits they’ll retreat.

You can find this new Blockbuster in Move Relics, Daily Events, the Cabinet of Curiosities, and anywhere else you can normally get Blockbusters.

Dahlia’s bunnies have also been added to some of her intro animations and win poses for some extra flair!

BALANCE ADJUSTMENTS

As Skullgirls Mobile has progressed over the years, some older Fighters haven’t been seeing as much use as we’d like, so - in our grand annual tradition - we’ve given 11 specific Fighters some key adjustments - so much so that some of them may feel like completely new Fighters! Let us know what you think of the changes in the comments. (A special shoutout to all the Dark Might fans that never gave up hope

We plan on making adjustments to other Fighters in the roster in future updates, so don’t worry if you feel there’s a Fighter missing that still needs adjustments.

SPECIAL NOTE: UNHOLY HOST
We want to acknowledge that we’ve heard your feedback regarding Black Dahlia - Unholy Host, and we will be keeping a close eye on how she is performing relative to other Fighters on Offense/Defense. In light of that information, she may receive some adjustments in a future update.

Spoiler: FIGHTER BALANCE ADJUSTMENTS

POST-FIGHT SCREEN UPDATES

It can be frustrating to lose a match and not understand why it happened, or how to get past it (especially for new players).

In 5.3 we’ve given the post-fight screen a bit of an overhaul, and packed in some useful information to help guide players through defeat.

Now you’ll be presented with a comparison of your Fighter Score versus your opponent’s, and some useful gameplay tips to give you a leg up on your next attempt.

XP BOOST SLOTS

A recurring piece of feedback we’ve received is the frustration of needing to go all the way into the Stash to activate an XP Boost. No more!

You’ll now find XP Boost slots on many screens throughout the game. Tap the slot to easily activate a Boost and get right back into the fight without extra fiddling around with menus.

We’ve also changed the background colors on XP Boosts in the Stash to make them more obvious that you can activate them there too.


ECONOMY ADJUSTMENTS

• As we mentioned in a previous post, with Black Dahlia’s new release period coming to an end, so too will Veiled Premiere Relics. To reiterate, here is a summary of those changes:

  • Veiled Premiere Relics have been removed from sale. You can no longer purchase these Relics from the Cabinet of Curiosities, the Relic Store, or from any other Offer.
    

  • This does not affect any Veiled Premiere Relics you already own. Relics you own when 5.3 releases will not be removed from your inventory, and you can open them at any time, however…
    

  • Veiled Premiere Relics that you already own no longer grant Loose Cannon Relic Shards in 5.3.
    

  • All of your current Loose Cannon Relic Shards have been converted into Canopy Coins at a rate of 1 Shard to 1000 Coins. These coins will be sent via in-game mail.

    • Ex: When 5.3 releases, if you have 10 Loose Cannon Relic Shards you will receive 10,000 Canopy Coins.

  • As all Loose Cannon Relic Shards will be converted into Canopy Coins, you will no longer be able to purchase Loose Cannon Relics using Shards.

• Umbrella - Death Wish is now available in all standard Relics.
  

• Loose Cannon Relics have been added to the Trinkets Tab in the Cabinet of Curiosities.
  

• Bronze, Silver and Gold Black Dahlia Fighters have been added to the Trinkets and Tributes tabs of the Cabinet of Curiosities at a premium price.
  

• Annie, Umbrella, and Black Dahlia Character Relics have been added to Standard and Gold Gifts as possible rewards.
  

• The Canopy Coin rewards granted for watching ads in the Viewing Parlor have been increased:

  • The 3,000 canopy coin reward has been increased to 5,000 coins.

  • The 5,000 canopy coin reward has been increased to 10,000 coins.

• Upgrade Offers (including Character Birthday Offers) now include Character Specific Retakes if you’re still hunting the perfect stats for your loadouts.
  

• All birthday rewards now give 3 Retakes for that character. Beowulf is the first to benefit from this, as his birthday is coming up on March 31st!

COMBAT ADJUSTMENTS

• Fixed an issue where Fighters would not correctly gain the benefits of PRECISION when they dealt an unblockable hit. This was already fixed for a couple of Fighters in 5.2, but has now been expanded to every instance in the game.

• Fixed an issue where the enemy AI would not try to attack Black Dahlia when she was reloading.

• Fixed a bug where Ms. Fortune - Time Thief could regain HP even when inflicted with HEAL BLOCK.

• Fixed an issue where Eliza - Stand Out would not consume buffs created by Fighters on the bench.

• Fixed an issue where Robo-Fortune - Blue Screen would not explode if inflicted with CURSE.

• Fixed an issue where Squigly - Scared Stiff would only take 5% damage even when hit with PRECISION enhanced attacks.

• Fixed an issue where the Clean Sweep modifier in the Spring Cleaning Prize Fight would cause Double - Creature of Habit to gain permanent damage reduction.

• Fixed an issue where Fukua - Rough Copy could trigger her SA multiple times against the same opponent.

MISC ADJUSTMENTS

STAGES

• If Black Dahlia is on either team she will no longer appear in the background of the Medici Office stage.

• Fixed an issue where the kid in the tree in Maplecrest is no longer hidden behind leaves.

• Removed the flickering spotlights on The Bunny Burrow.

COLLECTION

• Fixed an issue where some text in Prize Fights did not fit on all buttons in some languages.

• Fixed an issue where Fighters could be accidentally sacrificed when attempting to Evolve a max-level Fighter. To prevent such accidental sacrifices, the POWER UP button will now only be active for a max-level Fighter if all selected fodder Fighters are Prestige-compatible.

• Fixed an issue where the tooltips explaining what each stat does on the Reroll Stat screen could display incorrect information.

• Fixed an issue where the Move Upgrade window would not correctly show a damage increase at level 12.

• Fixed an issue where Black Dahlia - Corrosive Agent’s card art did not match her in-game colors.

PRIZE FIGHTS

• In Prize Fights you are presented with a choice of three teams to challenge. One of these teams has been made substantially more challenging than the other two, allowing you to increase your Prize Fight Score much faster if you can brave the extra difficulty!

• Adjusted the logic for finding teams in the Show Me Your Moves Prize Fight. You should now find more powerful teams faster than before.

• Due to some under-the-hood adjustments to Prize Fight code, you will need to re-set your Prize Fight Defense Teams after 5.3 releases.

OTHER

• Players using Guest accounts will now be asked to create a login binding on their account more often. (You really should make a login binding in case you ever lose access to your account!)

• Updated the splash screen on startup so the bunnies have their correct skin tones.

​That’s all for today! It’s always extremely exciting to bring a character to full release, and we’re ecstatic to see how well received Black Dahlia has been over these last few months. We also always love breathing new life into older Fighters, so we’d love to hear how you feel about the adjustments in this update.

If you haven’t heard, Black Dahlia is also getting her long awaited release in Skullgirls 2nd Encore on Steam, PlayStation and Nintendo Switch this week, so be sure to check her out there too!

We’ve got lots more planned for Skullgirls Mobile this year, including the LONG awaited debut of the Skullgirl herself, Marie Korbel. We’ll be releasing a roadmap of our 2023 plans in the near future, so keep an eye out on our social media pages for more info.

If you have any questions about the update, let us know down below!
Thanks so much as always for all your support!

- All of us at Hidden Variable <3