r/KOFALLSTAR • • 15d ago

INFORMATION Sleep is temporary but 447 fully retrieved characters are forever

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u/Negative__0 15d ago

It's honestly a crime what happened with KOF ALL STARS. So much money sunk into this game and just piss poor management trying to chase the Whales...

I don't have anything to give you but my praise!

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u/Tetsuo9999 15d ago

Precisely. They chased the whales while neglecting ever other parr of the game. Power creep increased way too much and the game's challenge didn't. I stopped around the time that the UE characters were added and I'm glad I did. The management only cared about profits instead of what actually gets people to spend money; worthwhile content updates and listening to the players. The fact that the raid rewards never scaled up past a certain point is crazy to me, as it kind of removed one of the main reasons to spend money. Towards the end you could get your useless powercrept raid rewards by pushing one button with a new character.

When/if this becomes finished it would be nice to see a rebalancing like MMX Dive Offline where anyone could clear all content. The power creep just made most older characters either irrelevant or not worth using due to it making endgame content take way longer.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

well since the original stats of the characters are hard to find i will train my own data and try to balance all characters to be close in power but tweak it a bit like cards and stuff so you can enjoy those weak characters without worrying about a fully maxed power creep

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u/PaxMilitae 15d ago

Do you happen to need help with that? I'm not tech savvy, but some brainstorming while balancing could be useful, perhaps?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

thanks a lot i will let you know if i needed something or hit a wall thats so kind of you to ask!!

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u/KOFAS-REVIVALIST 13d ago

For the people!

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u/Environmental_Ad9039 13d ago

The only respectable thing they did is they changed the theme from halloween to autumn when there was multiples deaths in that halloween celebration

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u/hsd44 15d ago

At first game has that p2w feel because fes units aren't easy without whaling (on top of hillarious free fes from returnee reward so you get rewarded hard for not playing) then suddenly the gacha change makes the game super generous, i actually had like all fes except o.leona at that point despite being low spender

....but its not netmarble if they don't pull off scummy shit lmao, suddenly dupes are mandatory and later i heard they add a new rarity higher than fes whoops

big kudos to the guys working on offline version i still miss this game sometimes

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u/Negative__0 15d ago

Yep, the power creep was real. I think it all started getting lost once the fun "video" updates stopped coming too.

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u/cmgordo92 15d ago

god I remember during the SF6 collab they wanted you to spend $70 just to unlock classic cammy. That was so fucked up.

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u/Beneficial-Point-763 15d ago

They did the same back in 2019 for the Tekken 7 collab. They wanted people to spend money to get School Uniform Xiaoyu.

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u/KOFAS-REVIVALIST 14d ago

I remember always being a free to play player.. The only time I even considered to become pay to play was that Very Collab. I started a week or 2 before the virtua fighter collab

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u/mo0nCookie_ 14d ago

That's netmarble for you. They are the same shit with 7ds grandcross right now🫩

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u/KOFAS-REVIVALIST 12d ago

I didn't know that game even existed.

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u/King8812 15d ago

Kudos to you for doing this as a fan project. This one was definitely one of the best mobile games I played, what a great time it was.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

indeed they were great and we will revive those memories together we wont let it die again , yes it will not receive any new content but the game already rich and beautiful

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u/King8812 15d ago

Agree, the game had so much content. I still had to clear that tower, was at floor 70 or so??..can't remember the name anymore lol.

Curious how summons work offline mode, or you still in progress?

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u/XeroStriker 15d ago

Doing God's work

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u/Short_Account_4176 15d ago edited 15d ago

All 447... back again... and yet... never brought to a Console KOF... The nostalgia is Strong... thank you OP šŸ„¹āœØļø

P.S. when I say "never brought to a Console KOF", I'm referring to the Street Fighter Characters as Crossover DLC (untill Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves but that's it's own series), and The rule 63 aka "Genderbent" version of Characters as DLC (like Female Yashiro and Female Billy) (which ironically Female Terry and Miss X "aka" Female Iori, of which according to lore, Miss X was a male crossdressing Iori that got turned into a real female by Kukri, was made for SNK Gals' fighters (Miss X) and SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy (Female Terry and later Miss X) but was never brought to KOF All Stars), Samurai Shodown, Fatal Fury, Art of Fighting, ikari Warriors (and Metal Slug when Ralf, Clark and Leona were in Double X), and Psycho Solider all had reps in KOF

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

i will do what i can i may not have that much time, energy and budget as the company did with thousands of developers but i'm doing my best i will try to make everyones dream real and prove that we can make impossible possible !!

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u/DigitaLGamer-_- 15d ago

Si traes eso y hasta los eventos como halloween, al chile te transfiero aƱos de vida alvrg, total, una mente asi debe preservarse

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

well the good news is they will be included ;}

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u/PhigieFelipe 14d ago

I played this game just to collect all Kula Diamond’s units that is well groomed and meta. Just for them to delete the game

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

you will have your kulas back ;)

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u/giftedexotropia 15d ago

our savior please bring this game back in offline mode... šŸ™ I miss this game dpend a lot of cash but netmarble f*ck us up 😭 I want to experience this game again

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

you will my friend i will keep you updated

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u/giftedexotropia 15d ago

Thank you bro I will pray for your success and wealth if incase there is a time where you need donations I believe that the community you will help will give back.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

That would be really appreciated my friend i can use that extra help and buy a stronger mac book that can boost my work speed

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u/Puskas_Ferenc_2007 15d ago

Congratulations, bro, you're a living legend! But rest, bro, you deserve it.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

Yeah man im getting addicted i barely slept last night wew what an experience i will take a rest today and start stronger tomorrow thanks for the support

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u/Puskas_Ferenc_2007 14d ago

Body first, bro. When you're rested and have some time, could you send a gameplay video? I'm curious

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago edited 14d ago

Soon, my friend. Reverse engineering is a ladder you have to climb one step at a time. First come the characters, then rebuilding their stats, skills, rarities, modes, and NPCs. I can't just hop into the game and have everything work magically. I have the skeleton, but the brain is dead. Rebuilding that brain from scratch takes a lot of time, patience, and energy.

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u/Responsible_Tune8922 14d ago

So this isn’t going to be for iOS at all?? :(

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

dont loose hope this fast man once the android build is finished i will start ios one and who knows maybe i can do it be hopefull :)

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u/RevolutionaryNero313 15d ago

Thank you for all of your hard work.

But do rest when you have the chance.

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u/Several_Lobster_3095 15d ago

Wie jetzt dachte die Server für das Spiel sind down

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

they are but im bringing it back

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u/Several_Lobster_3095 15d ago

How? I loved this game and I would play it again

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

well why not maybe soon ;)

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u/Several_Lobster_3095 15d ago

Please send me the link or somethin like that when it's all done

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u/Tetsuo9999 15d ago

I'm hoping this is for the PC port?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

Currently its android only but once i clone the full server pc port will be easy

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u/KOFAS-REVIVALIST 15d ago

You can use blustacks which is an Android emulator

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u/Outrageous_Secret237 15d ago

This includes the tekken collab too?

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u/Ok-Pomegranate6165 14d ago

How the frick are you still playing this in 2026

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

Little bit engineering and magic 😁

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u/8773934009 14d ago

My favorite was Special Yuri I don't even remember what alt it was called I miss this game lmao

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

well this time you can get her back and play again with her ;)

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u/Sunburstflower 13d ago

Omg pls make it appear some day, i want to play this nostalgic game soo baddd 🄹🄹🄹

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u/Th1FreeMan 13d ago

I had 2 accounts, accumulating rubies to max out the new 2 characters update each time 1 acc at a time :v good old times

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u/Ok_Ground5913 12d ago

My favorite character was clone zero tf the girl man she was strong

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u/Th1FreeMan 11d ago

Mine is SS kula, i just love her

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u/Ok_Ground5913 10d ago

She is so cool i like her hair

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u/OnlyOneCanBeIonel 15d ago

Weren't there just 423 characters?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

it's still unofficial on my side might have duplicates but the good news is all of them are back thats a huge milestone!!

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u/KeyType5955 15d ago

Looking forward to playing this. A question tho, is it progress based or just every char unlocked?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

i will make it progress based and summoning fighters

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u/KeyType5955 15d ago

I appreciate every work you've put to reviving the kofas but I must admit, If every chars are unlocked, people will not value it(imo). Also pls add time attack aswell if that isn't much work.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

i will see what i can do stay tuned

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u/KeyType5955 15d ago

Thanks alot

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u/EdwinON 15d ago

How will summon exactly work? I mean Crossover characters will be unlocked through gacha like in the past?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

yes but you can gain resources far easier than before

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u/Far_Process6128 15d ago

Vc tÔ fazendo um ótimo trabalho se sair mesmo vou ter q comprar um Android kkkkk

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u/Ok_Builder6288 15d ago

Can you make this on iOS too

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

Well can't say i wont try but apple is little bit harder to go around but still i will do my best stay tuned

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u/Kirbinvalorant 15d ago

Is this publicly available yet? Or do you want everyone recovered before you release it?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

its not available yet the project is in early development but im trying my best to finish it as soon as i can

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u/Kirbinvalorant 15d ago

Cool. Never played All Star actually, but I just really like seeing media preserved

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u/Vic_Weezer 14d ago

So how do we download it pls ?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

Not yet its under ongoing devwlopment stay tuned

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u/falling837 14d ago

whats your plans with kofas? will every character be accessible from the start? questions aside, you deserve nothing but the best for pouring in so much into this project, it means a lot to many of us

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

Not really im trying to make the game progressable and you would collect resources and summon fighters

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u/falling837 14d ago

then will PvP be coming back? i especially miss that one mode where every character is made available to you for PvP, kinda forgot the name though…

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

The game will be little different from what you remember due to lack of data i cant bring everything back 100% but im trying stay tuned its too early to decide

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u/falling837 14d ago

you’ll still have our full support either way, we’re rooting for you and we’re also here if you need our help as well!

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u/KOFAS-REVIVALIST 14d ago

No fricking way

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

yes fricking way sir :)

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u/Far_Process6128 14d ago

Regarding the ā€˜brain’ of the game, are you making good progress with that part, or is it still very difficult? What would you need to make things easier?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

its going rather well but i cant focus solely on rebuilding the logic due the lack of data original data is encrypted and i dont have the key to decrypt what makes it easier for me is someone that had the game installed and still installed on their phone that cache data is a gold mine saves me weeks of data mining

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u/Far_Process6128 14d ago

Of the 447 characters you recovered, are the ones missing stats, types and rarities mostly the newer characters, or are they spread across the whole roster? And roughly how many are still missing complete data?

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u/Berzerk5k 14d ago

Awesome work. Maybe I'll actually be able to be the game this time lol.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

Who was your favorite fighter that you couldnt obtain in the game ?

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u/rubytheberry59 14d ago

Shiiii alot of collabs. I remember loving this game then realizing how old it was and how late i was and only enjoyed the game for 6 months. Prob the best 6 months I had

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

ah good old memories same here i loved the game i had so many good characters just to later find out they are shutting down i couldn't bare the truth its been 2 years im practicing reverse engineering and finally i'm ready for this mission

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u/rubytheberry59 13d ago

šŸ˜„šŸ˜„

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u/BearOtherwise8719 14d ago

Will you ever put it for ios?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

i can't promise 100% but surely i will try my best

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u/Paraboy1z 14d ago

YOOOO. I want to see rock Howard in KOFAS again😭.
good luck mate, I hope u can made it

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

thanks mate and rock is already in there once im finished yo guys can fight together once more !!

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u/Paraboy1z 13d ago

Anyway can u send me your apps file and script for the server?

I try to Made it myself but i always stuck on animation loadingšŸ˜µā€šŸ’«

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u/Ok_Ground5913 13d ago

Well it not complete yet even if i did you will stuck behind a wall let me finalize first then

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u/Paraboy1z 13d ago

Alright then

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u/Amazing-Compote6718 14d ago

Wow bro increĆ­ble, ya quiero probar a mi preciado Igniz Boss Syndrome šŸ˜

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

Thank you so much for the support , igniz will be back as well

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u/Rough-Cellist-4263 14d ago

When can we play?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

Once finished my friend its in development

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u/Tough_Bid467 13d ago

YOURE A HERO

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u/rainernova 13d ago

How do you play this game!?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 13d ago

not yet , im on a mission to revive the game

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u/rainernova 13d ago

Rooting for ya!!!

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u/Environmental_Ad9039 13d ago

Terry is my favorite character and im so sad i never got to try his newest version

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u/kingnetzz 13d ago

Oh wow. I was a player of this from launch date. Sinked alot of money during gintama, Tekken, samsho, and Street fighter Collab. It'd be great to see this game back again, especially if I can use Collab characters too. šŸ˜‰

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u/Ok_Ground5913 13d ago

you would see them again sir

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u/OnlyOneCanBeIonel 15d ago

Also what do you mean by retrieved?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

well theres a table that has all characters id's name's rarities stars etc and its encrypted only way to open it is with a key that you can get from original server and the server is dead so i had to rewrite and mine for the character data its a painful job thats what retrieving means

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u/yourboytommy 15d ago

Is this game still available on playstore?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

no its has been removed from stores for like 2 years now

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u/yourboytommy 15d ago

Yups....

I was just wondering how you still have that game installed on your phone even though it's been removed from the app stores?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

well my friend its a complex process that i cant describe the whole scenario but imagine you find an iphone 7s in your closet it doesnt turn on anymore but you really want to bring it alive to use it once more like you used to so you try to fix and change parts etc thats what i am doing ;)

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u/jaceleon29 15d ago

I believe there are more red characters, right? After all, Rugal is a red character release.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

indeed the newly retrieved ones basically got no data no types no stats and no rarities i have to add them batch by batch currently only the characters cards animations and names are retrieved.

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u/Asura290 15d ago

OMG... THIS IS THE BEST NEWS I'VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME. Cannot wait šŸ™

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u/Horror-Neat-1725 15d ago

Can I sign in my old account?

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

sadly no, its a rebuilt from scratch sever you have to start fresh

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u/MikeABZ1 15d ago

Q recuerdos, ese juego me encantaba de echo aĆŗn lo tengo instalado en el celular jaja, ojalĆ” lo revivan

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

you have it on your phone ?? is android ?? wait thats huge you can make the progress faster

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u/HugueKas97 15d ago

Damn, I used to have it up to the lastest version, but I thought nobody would take on a project like this. If it is any useful, I have JP and Global Versions on android installed up to the DoA collab.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

thats still help full can you upload full cache file to media fire and send me the link ?

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u/Rdup222 15d ago

I think they meant they still have the app installed, I do as well, it’s pretty much a paper weight app though since you can’t get past the error that normally pops up.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 15d ago

thats their modal the game has cache files hidden beneath and we need that if you still have it i might get the decryption key with makes my progress x100 faster

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u/Rdup222 15d ago

Don’t think I can, I’m an IOS user

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u/naheantj 15d ago

I didn’t know people with brains like this could be a fan of a game as well! I’m so happy
The day the PC port arrives I’ll be the first one to get on it

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u/blackredux98 15d ago

Previously was Metal Slug Attack, now KoFAS... Bless you with your project sir !!

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u/Technical-Evening-83 15d ago

I miss this game so much :(

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

Same here my brother

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u/hwnmz 14d ago

Kudos, genuinely.

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u/Boss-Romeo 14d ago

You can never release it without the right of snk gaming platform and the other hand each character is a person property of the developer how it can possibly you publicly release that

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u/Ok_Ground5913 14d ago

First of all im not releasing it like a publisher its a personal fan project and hand it to other fans they are responsible for their own copy i make no money nor monetize nor gate way it and im not responsible for any mis using of the project i simply do not hurt or do anything that damages company's state im responsjble only for my copy and its private not public

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u/Dead_Xross_2000 14d ago

It doesn't matter as long as it isn't monetized

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u/OMEGA-S4iNt 13d ago

Gentleman, u are.

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u/Groundbreaking-Salt6 13d ago

Crazy Job brother keep it up.

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u/G1tJ1nx3d 13d ago

I hope this gets an offline version soon. I'm just itching to play this game again. I tried downloading this game again but forgot it eos lol

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u/corn2rs 12d ago

Have you checked the unofficial discord? They have the game files and some files from the launcher from people who still had the game installed

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u/Ok_Ground5913 12d ago

Im not good with discord i joined but all i see is an empty server

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u/corn2rs 12d ago

Oh yeah, you should probably check the roles channel and react to get permission to see the other channels or ask one of the moderators to give you the permissions.
Just tell them you're the guy working on this project. Or tell me your server username and I'll ask one of the moderators.
There were two others I believe working on something similar but they could far unfortunately.

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u/OnlyOneCanBeIonel 12d ago

Read the #rules and #roles chanels to get access to the rest of the Discord server

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u/Dependent-Role6964 12d ago

Can someone give KOFALLSTAR game link. It is not available in Google playstore.. I love this game a lot.. Can someone share me a link

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u/Ok_Ground5913 11d ago

not ready yet

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u/Square-Dapper 1d ago

Entonces para que me quede claro, vamos a tener a todo el roster desde el inicio o como va la cosa? Me gustarĆ­a tener a los personajes de gintama y street fighters jeje

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u/Ok_Ground5913 1d ago

Exactly we will

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u/Square-Dapper 1d ago

Gracias buen samaritano y saludos desde argentina.

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u/Ok_Ground5913 1d ago

Good to meet you brother

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u/Legitimate-Cap4843 13d ago

Is the Dream Match Mode coming or no?

I missed this mode

I was playing KOF ARENA for a fair pvp and this game also got shut down back in November 14 2024 and I was getting even angrier at Netmarble and this company was forcing the KOF players to play the stupid idle game called KOF AFK a game with a fake pvp

Once you bring KOFAS back, No more pve (cpu loneliness)!

I was doing it for pvp so no more stat grinding and no more powercreep!