i have a cool taunt idea for this character. whenever you crouch down and do the down taunt the character should be able to kneel down to a statue of loxodont but when your in a stage that has loxodont in it the statue shouldnt be there.

fair looks awkward and personally, doesnt match the kind of oomf that it delivers

Side b sends me into an infinite speed launch, please help.

Looking back on this character now, it's a shame that there isn't a similarly reworked variant for Zetterburn. He could benefit greatly from something more interactive with his gameplay mechanics.

Sick! I can't wait to try her out again. Been a while since I've played.

I played this character a lot and it's very good, however you need time and commitment to learn how to use their tools because when I started, I was loosing to cpus and I killed with grab+f smash at around 170%

Just played against a good Mechlair for my first time. Some notes:
•I really like the UpSpecial. It cements Mechlair's niche, in my mind.
•Parrying the energy orb should put into extended parry stun. If not always, then at least when parrying the recall. That move can be really oppressive, so making the punish rewarding is big.
•Something about Jab feels really janky. Not sure what it needs, but I think it has to do with the small/non-existent knockback and hitstun. Sorry I'm not being more helpful on that front.

Just wanted to mention that clairen's side special sends her slightly up in the air to account for ledges. I don't know if that was an intentional change or not, but just figured I'd mention it bc it makes her recovery a bit worse

YEEEEEEEEEES!!!

Its finished? Lets fucking Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!

For those worried: Mechlair version 1.0, with all sprites completed, will be released very soon. With this release, we will officially consider her a "Finished" character. Patches for balancing and the like will of course be done as time progresses, with the hope of being considered an Extended Workshop curated character. Thank you all for the support thus far, and look forward to a more polished and complete Mechlair in the very near future.

when will you finish all of its sprites for i want to have a cool looking clairen (not that i main her)
but i just want it finished

some moves don't have proper sprites

also this reminds me of those games where you fight an evil clone of yourself in one of the boss fights

This is like a free trial of Clairen! Nice!

Please whatever you do finish this,

i love her alot more than clairen and i want to add her to comp rosters

We need more alternate versions of characters. I'd love to see one for Ranno.

Can't wait for the fix! This character is great!

does begging really get rewards like that?

I'm going to fix it, hopefully soon, don't worry!

please fix the sprites, some moves are using normal Clairen sprites and it seems lazy and unfinished.

Please fix the sprites, I like playing it but I kinda don't like looking at it

Is this character ever gonna be touched again? A lot of the sprites need fixing still.

Pretty great mod, even though sprites are clearly unfinished. I love the way she plays, and down B is a pretty neat tool. Does feel kinda weak, i'd say buff the knockback on her smash attack sweet spots, but great and fun character nonetheless!

this is so good
why does every time i see a character it's better than the last one
like, this is better than most chars of the original cast
and it isn't like the other creators (Muno) that rely heavily on stun
congrats on this, you are the best

Congrats on the really well made character! Its super exciting to see some echo fighters with more originality than just being an echo. I love the ball play you can do with the down B, very fun to mess around with. My only critique is that the ball is launched at a weirdly awkward angle. Like it's still a fine move but to hit toward an opponent in straight is front of you on ground level you have to double jump down air it to get an angle on grounded opponents. To give more versatility to the move maybe allowing you to choose the angle at which it goes? Like straight in front of you or right above you or even behind and at different angles. Same startup time and original launch distance of the ball, but just more options for the player. I don't expect you to see this, but if you do i hope it doesn't come across as bashing your creation, i love the way this character feels and plays. You've done a wonderful job and i hope to see more from you in the future.

Hey look someone beat me to materializing the idea of creating echo fighters for the rivals of aether cast. It's fun and creative idea.

oh cool nice, good luck on that bet lol

I am, actually. Sprites are on a little hiatus due to me having a side project (result of a bet), but they will be finished, for sure.

This is really cool, actually, and is much better for my playstyle than Clairen.

are you still working on sprites? just wondering

Not in playtest mode, no. That's the game's fault, and I don't think one can fix that.

she doesn't have a sword

Down-B is completely different. Neutral-B, F-Air and Up-B have some big differences, too.

Does she have any Unique moves or specials? Like a triborg kinda thing

the reason is that coding-wise. Mechlair's complete. but she still needs some spriting in some moves. the portrait's also not fully finished yet as you can see.

i love this take on clairen but i would say i wonder why the mask appears when you do stuff like : basically any of her specials : or taunt? did you just make a ton of custom attack sprites for clairen and got the idea to make this? i just wanna know?

God I love this take on Clairen, especially the dspecial.

[quote=Medk] To prevent super aggressive rushdown playstyles, and try to encourage hit-and-run play instead. [/quote]

I think this choice doesn't fit the heart of Rivals of Aether at all. Actually i never thought someone would want to reduce combos and prevent rushdown playstyles lol, this take is quite surprising to be honest. Encouraging hit and run playstyles is super weird to me cause combos and heavy punishes is an important aspect of what makes the game unique.

If i didn't convinced you, try to ask some other players what they think about this. I like your character's concept and visuals, i would love to see it become as good as possible.

To prevent super aggressive rushdown playstyles, and try to encourage hit-and-run play instead.

-Hitting a tipper will now move you backwards (except for specials and dash attack).

Can you explain the reason of this change ?