June 15, 2024 at 18:06 by DarkHello everyone,
The new update is already live, bringing nerfs to some characters that have been causing issues in the Ladder recently, a Major Balance covering characters between Kurenai and Gaara Rehabilitated, as well as some few characters previous to this list. Also some characters in that list had their changes postponed to the next update (Uzumaki Kushina, Sandaime Hokage, etc).
Also, as you guys might already know, in the last update we released the Classic Ingame, which was a client made from the original SWF file of Naruto-Arena.com. However, it was not well received by the community, not only because it was outdated (being made in Flash), but also because it had significant lag during its execution. The original client used to run at 12 FPS by default, and with the need for the Ruffle - Flash Emulator, the rendering was even slower than 12 FPS. For these and other reasons, the Classic Ingame was discontinued.
Still, as someone who grew up not only playing Naruto Arena but also learning to code to one day create a game like it, it was a very fun experience for me to know how everything worked internally. Not only that, but also making that old and empty shell (old Ingame) now fully synchronized with the Naruto Arena Classic server.
Besides, this motivated me to finally rewrite the code of the current Ingame, which was originally written in 2021 when the project was just a hobby for me and Shovvich to have fun while testing random characters we designed and coded. Since then, I kept adding more and more features to fit the needs of the game, eventually stacking more and more problems. You can see how the ingame originally looked in this video >Clicking here< (This was the third version of the client of the Ingame, each using different frontend frameworks or structures. None of these versions were re-coded but adapted from the last version, which just caused the issues mentioned above).
With that said, the current Ingame (Client) has been totally recoded, aiming not only to optimize it but also to bring new features, fix errors/bugs that were forgotten/left aside, and mainly to make the game as faithful as possible to the original Naruto Arena, which has always been the initial idea since the beginning of Naruto-Arena Classic.
One of the features added to the new Ingame is the Master Mode, which will allow you to view missions directly from your Ingame, showing only missions you need to do, that means, only available missions that match your current level and the missions you have already completed. This will save time from players of having to go through each section looking for missions available to their level.
Soon, new features will also be coming to the Ingame, one of them which is something the community has been asking, for a long time: Chat in Battle.
As you may have already noticed, there have been changes to the Ladder system, changes that were explained in the official Naruto Arena Classic Discord, in the announcements channel.
New Characters:
No longer just a Sannin, Tsunade is the new Kage of Konoha, and has taken a large amount of responsibility on her shoulders. Knowing that holding back is no longer an option, Tsunade taps into her seal to gain an impressive power over her foes.
A member of the Senju clan, and one of the greatest warriors during the Warring States Period who went on to create Konoha. Even before becoming the Hokage, Hashirama proved his power and ability with his unmatched Wood Release jutsus.
The once leader of the Uchiha clan during the founding of Konoha who unfortunately disagreed with Konoha's kage on how to achieve peace. Madara was one of the few ninjas capable of matching Hashirama's power, with the use of his Mangekyou and Susanoo.
Cursed Seal Juugo (S) is fully transformed and no longer recognizable. Becoming a psychotic lunatic Juugo is able to maintain absurd amounts of chakra making him nearly impossible to defeat.
Having gained complete control of all of the kyuubi's chakra, Naruto will be sure to rampage over every battlefield he comes across.
Balances:
- Nerfs: Yamanaka Ino, Akadou Yoroi, Susanoo Sasuke (S).
- Major Balances: Momochi Zabuza, Mitarashi Anko, Yuhi Kurenai, Sarutobi Asuma, Maito Gai, Namikaze Minato, Gekko Hayate, Baki, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Shodai Hokage, Nidaime Hokage, Gaara Rehabilitated.
