Young Link Adjustments

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These changes aim to increase Young Link's overall power level by increasing kit cohesion while also toning down his more frustrating traits.

Changelog

Young Link

Attributes

~ [/] Gravity: 0.11 > 0.13
~ [/] Fall Speed: 2.16 > 2.4
~ [/] Fast Fall Speed: 2.9 > 3.1

~ [=] Jump height: 33.66 > 35.0 
~ [/] Shorthop height: 12.6 > 11.8
~ [=] Wall jump vertical multiplier: 2.4 > 2.65

# Leans more into the semi-fastfaller class.

Grab

- [-] FAF 53 > 58 

Dash Grab

- [-] FAF: 61 > 63

Pivot Grab

- [-] FAF: 56 > 61

Down Throw

+ [+] Angle: 138 > 87

~ [/] BKB: 50 > 80 

~ [/] KBG: 68 > 70

- [-] FAF: 49 > 52

# Now functions as a consistent combo throw.

Up Throw

+ [+] Angle: 80 > 90

~ [/] KBG 100 > 155 

+ [+] FAF: 46 > 45
# Also a consistent combo throw. More suited to low percents and fast fallers. 

Forward Throw

~ [/] Angle: 48 > 38

- [-] Damage: 6% > 3% 

~ [/] BKB: 10 > 55

- [-] KBG: 191 > 93

# No longer a kill throw. Now sets up edgeguards and tech chases. 

Back Throw

~ [/] Angle: 130 > 146

~ [/] BKB: 35 > 40

~ [/] KBG: 105 > 57

+ [+] FAF: f39 > f32

# Reworked to fill the same role as old Down Throw. Stats adjusted to account for different release points. 

Up Special (Spin Attack)

Air:

+ [+] Damage 15% > 16%

~ [=] Gravity multiplier: 0.7 > 0.582

# Gravity reduction compensates new fallspeed.

Neutral Special (Fire Arrow)

- [-] Fire arrow no longer "autocancels"

# Landing lag is now 8f instead of 5f if Fire Arrow is buffered frame perfectly. This is a result of the decreased short hop height and faster fallspeed.

Forward Smash

General:

~ [$] SFX adjusted.

~ [$] Added new VFX. 

~ [$] Adjusted VFX timing. 

- [-] Startup: F13 > F16


Ground:

+ [+] Damage: 14% > 16%

! [R] Angle: 48 > 280

~ [/] BKB: 33 > 40

~ [/] KBG: 110 > 85


Air:

+ [+] Damage: 14% > 16%

! [R] Angle: 48 > 80

~ [/] BKB: 33 > 40

~ [/] KBG: 110 > 97


# Gives Forward Smash utility as a low-mid percent combo tool while still killing at high percents.  
# KBG differences account for the different angles. Total KB is identical between Air and Ground hits. 

Up Smash

General:

+ [+] Adjusted animation timing. 

# The first active frame of each swing now starts much lower, reducing instances of the move being low profiled between hits. 
# Actual startup of each hit remains unchanged.

Hit 1:

- [-] Removed additional hitstun.

+ [+] FKB: 33/23/48//23 > 40/46/51/51

+ [+] Adjusted angles to increase consistency. 


Hit 2:

~ [/] Can no longer reverse hit. 


# Hit 2 now always sends behind Young Link. 

Jab

Hit 3:

- [-] BKB: 70 > 50

+ [+] KBG: 70 > 75

# Knockback adjusted to be more in line with other jabs 3's.

Rapid Jab (launcher):

- [-] BKB: 95 > 50

~ [=] KBG: 55 > 77

# Much less KB at low percents. KB adjustment brings the rapid jab finisher closer to the KB of gentleman's third hit. 

Down Tilt

Tipper:

- [-] Angle: 276 > 86

+ [+] Damage: 9.0% > 10.0%

~ [/] BKB: 30 > 75

~ [/] KBG: 60 > 58


All hitboxes:

~ [/] BKB: 30 > 75

~ [/] KBG: 60 > 58


# Tipper Down Tilt retains the same launch angle, just not as a meteor.

Forward Air:

Hit 1:

Air:

- [-] Angle: 367 > 366

+ [+] KBG: 30 > 50

~ [/] Hitlag Multiplier: 1.0x > 0.5x

# Trades some consistency in exchange for improved combo potential.

Ground: 

~ [=} Angle: 367 > 80

+ [+] KBG: 30 > 50

# Increased KBG provides better frame advantage for grounded pop-ups and dragdowns. 


Hit 2:

+ [+] Angle: 50 > 52

~ [/] KBG: 100 > 80

# Trades kill potential in favor of combo potential. 

Back Air

+ [+] Landing Lag: 9f > 7f

+ [+] FAF: 30 > 28

~ Adjusted animation timing. 

+ [+] Adjusted placement of hip hitbox on both hits, allowing for easier reverse hits.


Hit 1: 

+ [+] Frame Activity: F6-8 > F6-9


Hit 2:

+ [+] Frame Activity: 18-20 > F16-20

+ [+] Hitbox Size: 2.5/4.0/4.0 > 4.0/4.0/4.0

- [-] Damage: 8% > 7%

~ [/] BKB: 40 > 35

~ [=] KBG: 75 > 80

# Landing Lag changes matches Link's Back Air. FAF reduction preserves frame advantage now that the 2nd hit comes out 2f sooner.
# Frame data and animation changes match Back Air much closer to Link's "snappier" Back Air, reducing instances of opponents "phasing" through Young Link. 

Down Air

Blade (Early):
+ [+] KBG: 83 > 96
+ [+] BKB: 30 > 35

Blade (Late):
- [-] Damage: 16% > 13%
- [-] BKB: 30 > 25


Bounce hit:
+ [+] Damage: 5% > 9%

+ [+] Angle: 55 > 70

~ [/] BKB: 80 > 50

~ [/] KBG: 70 > 77


# Now capable of killing at high percents and forms a DI 50/50 with Up Special. Also has a late hit starting on f17. 

# Bounce hit now has better combo potential. 

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[SuddyN]

please fix these differences one way or the other

[SkewedAskew]

Merging for further development