DNFD/Controls

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Controls

As with other 2D fighters, DNF Duel uses Numpad Notation.
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Button Representations:

  • A = Standard A
  • B = Standard B
  • S = Skill
  • MS = MP Skill
  • AS = Awakening Skill
  • G = Guard

MP Skills can use more then one directional input.

  • 236MS = 236M
  • 623MS = 623M


Movement

Hold 6 or 4 = Walk

The most basic movement option. The character approaches or retreats from the opponent slowly.

Hold 1 or 2 or 3 = Crouch

Put the character in a crouching position, lowering their hurtboxes. Note that the hurtboxes don't shrink immediately; the character can still be hit by moves normally whiffing on crouchers until they actually crouch.

66 = Dash

Dashes move the character forward at a greater speed than walking. Holding the second 6 will continue dashing as a forward run.

44 = Backdash

Backdashes move the character back a preset distance.

8 = Jump

Makes the character jump into the air. Pressing 7 or 9 will have them jump backward or forward respectively.

(In Air) 8 = Double Jump

Exclusive to  Kunoichi
Jump again while in the air. Pressing 7 or 9 to double jump in the specified direction.

Offense

Normal Moves

Pressing A or B performs an attack, ranging all the way from simple punches to huge weapon swings. Normals form the core of every character's offense and are often cancelled into Skills and MP Skills to create damaging combos.

Grab

  • Known as Throw
In order to perform a grab, input A+B while on the ground next to an opponent also on the ground to throw them forwards or 4A+B to throw them backwards.
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Throws are strong tools against opponents who have been conditioned into blocking for too long, as they cannot be blocked. However, using a throw while out of range, against an opponent in the air, or against a temporarily throw invulnerable opponent triggers a vulnerable whiff animation.

Tech Grab

  • Known as Throw Tech
In order to perform a tech grab, input A+B as the opponent initiates a grab.

When two characters attempt to throw each other at close to or exactly the same time, a throw tech will occur, pushing both characters away from each other.


Skills

  • Also known as Specials

Performed by pressing S and a direction together (including 5). Skills function in a variety of ways depending on the character. Some skills function closer to normals while others have special properties. In general (with many exceptions), Skills follow these basic guidelines:

  • 5+S: An all around well-balanced Character Main Skill
  • 2+S: An Anti-Air Counter Skill that often doubles as a strong combo starter, and is very disadvantageous if guarded
  • 6+S: A long-ranged Offensive Skill, with a high risk of counterattack if it misses entirely
  • 4+S: A Defensive Skill that often doubles as a strong combo middle part or ender, and is easier to land when predicting the opponent's movement

MP Skills

  • Also known as MP Specials

Performed by pressing MS and a direction together (including 5). Each MP Skill costs varying amounts of MP to use and pauses natural MP regeneration briefly when used. They can still be used without enough MP in stock as long as a character has at least 1 MP remaining, but this puts the character in Exhaustion until the MP deficit is recovered.

Most MP Skills can also be input with a "technical" full motion e.g. 6+MS can also be input with 236+MS. Using the full motion causes MP to begin regenerating sooner than when input normally.


Awakening Skill

Performed by pressing AS. A very powerful attack that can only be used once a round, and only after a character activates Awakening. While it deals high damage, it has no invulnerability and using it turns off that character's Awakening Effect for the rest of the round.

Conversion

Performed by pressing B+S when the character has any amount of White Damage. This consumes all white damage remaining plus an extra 5% of max health to cancel the character's current action and return them to a neutral state while restoring MP based on the amount of health consumed.

Defense

Guard

Hold 4 or G to Standing Guard and hold 1 or 2+G to Crouching Guard.

  • Standing Guard blocks Mid and High attacks, but not Lows.
  • Crouching Guard blocks Mid and Low attacks, but not Highs such as many (but not all) jumping attacks.
  • Guarding with the G button protects against both left and right attacks, while guarding with 1 or 4 only works against one direction.
  • Air Guarding and guarding Throw attacks is not possible.

Dodge

Performed by inputting 6+G. This moves characters forward while avoiding attacks, but is vulnerable to throws (with the exception of  Enchantress) and for a short period of time at the end of the movement.

Guard Cancel

Performed by pressing 6+B+S while blocking. An invincible attack that launches the opponent away on hit. It costs 100 MP and cannot be performed without at least 100 MP.

Indomitable Spirit

Performed by pressing 4+B+S while blocking. Standardizes the incoming attack's blockstun, neutralizes the attack's pushback, and prevents the attack's guard gauge damage at the cost of receiving chip damage in the form of white life.

Other Mechanics

Awakening

A special powered-up state that automatically activates when characters reach 30% health or less, visually indicated by the larger section at the end of the health bars. This activates your character's Awakening Effect and enables the use of their Awakening Skill. Healing white health back above the Awakening threshold does not disable Awakening.

White Damage

When characters are struck by most attacks, a portion of the damage is dealt as White Damage distinctly visible on the HP Gauge. Characters cannot be K.O.'d from this white damage as long as real health is remaining, and recover it (i.e. turn it back into "real" HP) slowly over time after not taking any damage for a brief period. MP Skills deal all of their damage as real health damage and deplete all white damage on hit.

Exhaustion

A temporary negative state that occurs if a character uses an MP Skill with exactly or less than the skill's MP cost available, pushing the MP Gauge to 0 or into an invisible negative amount. MP Skills are not usable while exhausted, and remain unavailable until MP recovers above 0, either naturally over time or by using Conversion.



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