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New Challengers Preview (Beta)

We've released a special preview of our upcoming Major Update as a public beta branch. This will be a massive update including the addition of two new characters! Why not try it out and give us some feedback?

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addedWe've released a special preview of our upcoming Major Update as a public beta branch. This will be a massive update including the addition of two new characters! Why not try it out and give us some feedback? We've been updating this beta over the past few weeks as we continue to tune things up and add new features.
addedThis patch adds 2 new characters: Maria & Nils
addedBoth these characters have new Arcade Mode stories and can be used in all modes. In single player modes, you can unlock Nils and Maria by beating Nick and Noel's arcade mdoes, respectively, or by selecting "Unlock Everything" in the options. Because Maria is a newer character, some of her animations are not final.
changedFor full beta patch notes, see here: https://pastebin.com/DgDgV6sf
addedTo access the public beta branch: Right-click Mega Knockdown in your library and click Properties Navigate to the Betas tab. Select the Maria Beta. Launch the game. You are now playing the beta! If you have comments or encounter any issues, please press F8 to notify the dev. Your feedback will ensure that this patch will launch as smoothly as possible. You can also hop on the discord ( https://discord.com/invite/bGVftKK ) to find matches and discuss the new update.

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addedWe've released a special preview of our upcoming Major Update as a public beta branch. This will be a massive update including the addition of two new characters! Why not try it out and give us some feedback? We've been updating this beta over the past few weeks as we continue to tune things up and add new features.
addedThis patch adds 2 new characters: Maria & Nils
addedBoth these characters have new Arcade Mode stories and can be used in all modes. In single player modes, you can unlock Nils and Maria by beating Nick and Noel's arcade mdoes, respectively, or by selecting "Unlock Everything" in the options. Because Maria is a newer character, some of her animations are not final.
changedFor full beta patch notes, see here: https://pastebin.com/DgDgV6sf
addedTo access the public beta branch: Right-click Mega Knockdown in your library and click Properties Navigate to the Betas tab. Select the Maria Beta. Launch the game. You are now playing the beta! If you have comments or encounter any issues, please press F8 to notify the dev. Your feedback will ensure that this patch will launch as smoothly as possible. You can also hop on the discord ( https://discord.com/invite/bGVftKK ) to find matches and discuss the new update.

We've released a special preview of our upcoming Major Update as a public beta branch. This will be a massive update including the addition of two new characters! Why not try it out and give us some feedback? We've been updating this beta over the past few weeks as we continue to tune things up and add new features.

  • This patch adds 2 new characters: Maria & Nils

  • Both these characters have new Arcade Mode stories and can be used in all modes. In single player modes, you can unlock Nils and Maria by beating Nick and Noel's arcade mdoes, respectively, or by selecting "Unlock Everything" in the options. Because Maria is a newer character, some of her animations are not final.

  • For full beta patch notes, see here: https://pastebin.com/DgDgV6sf

To access the public beta branch: Right-click Mega Knockdown in your library and click Properties Navigate to the Betas tab. Select the Maria Beta. Launch the game. You are now playing the beta! If you have comments or encounter any issues, please press F8 to notify the dev. Your feedback will ensure that this patch will launch as smoothly as possible. You can also hop on the discord (https://discord.com/invite/bGVftKK) to find matches and discuss the new update.

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