TEKKEN 8 BALLANCED is a mod that restores back Tekken's identity in Tekken 8 without removing the heat system or any other mechanic present in the game, defenders are rewarded, attackers must commit, and skill expression returns to neutral game.
This release will be covering 10 characters Lili, Steve, Jin, Bryan, Law, Hwoarang, Dragunov, King, Kazuya and Reina. More characters will be coming in the future.
Installation tutorial: https://youtu.be/UcJqbijkLZA
⚠️DISCLAMER⚠️ This mod can't be used in ranked or quick matches, you can only use it in sessions with other players that have it installed or else the game will break
First/Test release included changes:
Movement
Backdash no longer feels glued to the ground (at least that's how it felt for me) Better KBD i guess.
Jump startup frame faster.
Power Crush
Added 1 frame to the power crush property, so just like in T7, this means it can be easily interrupted.
Power crush on block hit-stun on attacker restored T7 style block pushback when your attack gets absorbed, giving you the ability to punish it.
Heat system overhaul
Heat Engager: fully manual activation Heat Engagers are now normal moves on hit unless you press forward to manually activate Heat, no more automatic cinematic,
Heat Dash still works when activated, and some can give a follow up attack.
Heat Smash: −20 on block heavily punishable, which means more risky to use without strategy.
Heat Smash: stops on whiff (and some on block) on whiff if the first hit misses, the animation ends immediately, no more tracking sidesteps via realigning follow-up hits.
Heat Burst: −14 on block punishable on block, again, you need to think before using it.
Rage Art
- −23 on block heavily punishable, Power crush property restored absorbs hits properly like T7 with an added vunurability to lows, a true last-resort tool, but still powerful.
known issues right now:
- steves heat smash doesn't show how much frames it is on block for some reason, so i don't know how much is it now.
- facial animations on some characters don't work, this will be fixed in the first update.
Your feedback shapes the next versions, so try it, play it, break it, and tell me what you find, what feels right, what feels wrong and what's missing.