Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether

Shields & Grabs Mod
147 Comments
Golden Epsilon  [author] 10 Jul @ 6:02pm 
@NotCoddz Probably yeah, it'd need some fiddling though, if you want to try go for it

@FortressBrawler I don't have a version with only shielding but if you peek into the source code I think there's a variable to turn grabs off ?
FortressBrawler 9 Jul @ 5:42pm 
is there a version with only shielding?
NotCoddz 7 Jul @ 11:02pm 
this is really cool! is there a way you could program it so that you can jump out of shield or up-strong out of shield?
Golden Epsilon  [author] 28 Jun @ 8:46am 
Character compatibilities can be added, yes, on either side

That said, I haven't done work on this in a long time so I'm probably not going to be starting now
welovehomeschool 27 Jun @ 3:55pm 
can you add character compatibilities into this buddy
rjawbery 8 Feb @ 3:07am 
When I use the shield,it makes a really loud noise,and the shield doesn’t actually appear
Rewrite 5 Feb @ 4:29pm 
how pummel
Titanium Chimera 18 Jan @ 10:33am 
Good mod either way tho :)
Titanium Chimera 18 Jan @ 10:33am 
Cool mod, Albeit a little glitchy. Sometimes shielding does not prevent knockback and throwing sometimes does not throw the target in the correct direction, sometimes not even throwing them at all.
Aperson 8 Nov, 2024 @ 5:59pm 
Rivals 2 mode.
Golden Epsilon  [author] 8 Nov, 2024 @ 10:33am 
Well, as far as I know no one's made a custom throw yet - currently all the throws reuse parts of the character's existing moveset - it's also been long enough that I don't actually remember the process, so the easiest way to figure it out would probably be to look at the mod's source code yourself.
welovehomeschool 7 Nov, 2024 @ 7:24am 
how do you make custom throws for almost every rivals workshop custom character
DolphinCube 4 Oct, 2024 @ 8:59am 
yo so uhh... Can you change the discord id to your current one? I think they updated the system a while back
the gameplayer 15 May, 2024 @ 3:38pm 
not sure if this mod is still being updated, but it crashes when being loaded with peppino mod
furrein 13 Apr, 2024 @ 8:02pm 
is there a version with just the shield?
Guppy 16 Aug, 2023 @ 9:33am 
BRO YOU ARE A HERO TY!
Golden Epsilon  [author] 7 Aug, 2023 @ 7:50pm 
I haven't updated this mod in quite some time, but it should work online
phantasmal 5 Aug, 2023 @ 9:30pm 
does this work online?
littlest.hedgehog 21 Apr, 2023 @ 1:27pm 
it crashes my game bro
THE GaYmer ! 6 Jan, 2023 @ 10:23pm 
Anyway to have short-hop like Smash Ultimate ?
You know, when you press (and hold) Jump+Attack at the same time to do an "assisted" short-hop. Please 🙏
fufu 1 Aug, 2022 @ 5:30am 
i like how the knight can just spawn benches by grabbing thats funny
Golden Epsilon  [author] 11 Jul, 2022 @ 9:48am 
As far as I know no character has made custom throws, but pretty much all characters, vanilla and custom, should work because of how the mod generates grabs and throws. The exception is when a character has, say, a projectile for a jab, but that's rare.
TheZipperDragon 10 Jul, 2022 @ 9:57am 
Probably an answered question, but is there a thread or list of compatible characters?
GlitchSans240 23 Feb, 2022 @ 1:47pm 
@Whiplash Daemon Try equipping the Shields and Grabs buddy on the Character Select Screen, before the match. Any player who wants shields and grabs has to equip the buddy. There should be a box with a plus sign (+) in one of the corners of where your character portrait shows up. Also, it's not compatible with every Workshop character, just the ones who have Shields and Grabs Buddy compatibility added in. Other characters may be a little janky with the buddy equipped, or not work at all.
Crim 19 Feb, 2022 @ 4:10pm 
i shit my pants when i saw this
Still a Piece of Garbage 4 Aug, 2021 @ 3:16pm 
Good job
pato 9 Jul, 2021 @ 5:50pm 
how you make custom throws?
Golden Epsilon  [author] 16 May, 2021 @ 9:14am 
did you choose the buddy? Hard to tell what your problem is with so little info - it still works fine for me
Whiplash Daemon 15 May, 2021 @ 2:48pm 
Doesn't work at all? I enabled workshop and tried with a default cast member
Demon Lord 11 May, 2021 @ 12:14am 
Amazing mod!! Sometimes can be janky, but overall incredible to see this done. Although sadly out of all my downloaded customs, it causes a Bowser to freeze up after attempting a grab. srPerez's bowser. Dunno why though!
kalp 4 May, 2021 @ 5:45am 
great but now im just sad that there isn't any legde grab buddy or any legde grab otion cuz i have a stage that i can legde grab in but the stage in general is quite ugly and i want it on mos of the stages
Naskue 11 Jan, 2021 @ 4:59pm 
attacks that are used inplace of throws are kinda buggy, some cause purple screen when using jab or upair when your not close to blastzones, the shield has a diagnal error, if you hold diag downwards, your characters shield will start to blink, leaving you open to pokes, but the shield also resets the location after being hit, so you take damage.
Golden Epsilon  [author] 1 Sep, 2020 @ 8:40pm 
...I feel some bottled rage there. That said, this mod was always more as a proof of concept; I do stuff to see if I can do it more than anything else. (see: NT3D)
As for why people want grabs, it's a different combo system, which can be fun to switch up with.
For sitting on shield, it's still a system with counterplay. The counterplay is to know what options you have. (normally aerials that have little enough lag that you can just poke them from safety, or projectiles and such)
It can be frustrating if you don't want to wait it out, which is why I agree with it not being in most new platform fighters, but it's still a neat mechanic to have as a modded extra.
✠ Commander Stürm ✠ 18 Aug, 2020 @ 7:06am 
Pretty freakin' cool. Really wish this was an actual mechanic in the game.
dubious little creature 25 Jul, 2020 @ 5:59pm 
ah alright, thanks
Golden Epsilon  [author] 25 Jul, 2020 @ 8:22am 
interesting - I don't know, as I don't own any. The skin might be overriding my code, which would be unfortunate. You could always use the alternate way to grab, though (shield + attack)
dubious little creature 24 Jul, 2020 @ 6:55pm 
Special skins (Tuxedo Ranno, Summit Kragg, etc) are unable to grab and will just do their taunt normally, is there a way to fix this?
Angel Romario 6 Jun, 2020 @ 2:08pm 
the custom charater that doest work for the grab is mega man x, the only one i could find a custom throw is modle z.
Golden Epsilon  [author] 4 Jun, 2020 @ 7:58pm 
I don't know what to tell you - it works for me.
Can you give an example of a custom character that doesn't work?
Void Upgrade 4 Jun, 2020 @ 5:36pm 
is it working again for custom character
Angel Romario 31 May, 2020 @ 5:59pm 
now there are customes trows huh. thats cool, wonder witch charater have this feature?
Golden Epsilon  [author] 17 May, 2020 @ 1:37pm 
Make the throw in a file like you would for a normal attack and PM me on discord - I never really cleaned up the process for converting, but once you see one you'll understand how to do it for others
Bandyscroll6592 17 May, 2020 @ 9:43am 
i would like to know how to make custom throws for the custom characters
Void Upgrade 1 May, 2020 @ 8:39am 
hmm it seems as if now custom charters wont work with this mod when you fix it i will use it again because who want old normal charters to grab and shield but the way you did this is cool but the grab timer is to small/i can't do a jab jab jab on them fools
Ethan0622 26 Apr, 2020 @ 8:32pm 
i have to test them all then i will let you know
Golden Epsilon  [author] 26 Apr, 2020 @ 6:57pm 
Yes. Again, which custom characters aren't working with it?
Ethan0622 26 Apr, 2020 @ 6:15pm 
first of all is it meant to be used for custom characters?
Golden Epsilon  [author] 20 Apr, 2020 @ 7:38pm 
what characters?
Ethan0622 19 Apr, 2020 @ 9:15pm 
shield doesn't work with some custom characters
Blake the Snake 18 Apr, 2020 @ 11:34pm 
It's not shield break, it's when your opponent hits you when you're at high damage. I had full shield when i was testing this and simple stuff like zetterbern fsmash knocked me out of shield