Guilty gear Strive update 1.24 is now accessible across all platforms. This update adds the eagerly awaited crossplay support for PCs as well as consoles. You will now be able play with other players on PS4, PS5, and Steam. If you do not feel crossplay is fair, you can opt out of it.
Crossplay is not supported by the patch. The patch now allows players to Report other players or Mute text messages from them in multiplayer modes. The Block functionality also received numerous fixes.
You can also expect improvements to R-Code, Rank Tower, and many other fixes for different parts of the game.
Guilty Gear Strive, one of five characters in the original Season Pass, has entered the Season Pass Stage 2. Each Season Pass can be purchased separately. Each Season Pass includes 4 characters. One of these characters has been already released.
Check out the patch notes below for update 1.24.
General / Game Modes
- Steam version added support for cross-platform features with PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions.
- Online matches are now possible across all platforms. You can see replays, rankings, and creations for Digital Figure and Combo Maker of players on other platforms.
- *”Cross-platform features” as mentioned in this text refers to online play between PlayStation consoles and Steam.
- In System Settings, you can now turn cross-platform play ON or OFF.
- This option is automatically set to On.
- Keep on going:
- Online Match – You will enter Rank Tower and Open Park with support for cross-platform play.
- Player Match – You will be able to enter rooms with players on other platforms when the Platform is set to All during Create Room / Search Room.
- Set to Off
- Online Match – You will enter Rank Tower and Open Park exclusive to each platform.
- Player Match – You will be unable to change the Platform setting from Same Platform during Create Room / Search Room.
- Added a Platform Icon beside Player Names.
- For players who are on the same platform, an icon will be displayed.
- Search / display filter added to cross-platform for Ranking, Replay and Combo Maker.
- You have the option to choose from any player on the same platform as yourself, or all other players.
- When you select Tutorial from the main menu, a confirmation message will appear.
- The Arcade Mode boss theme “Crawl” can now be selected as BGM.
- Fixed a bug where the BGM “High Voltage” would not loop correctly.
- Fixed errors for certain missions in which the actual conditions needed to complete them were different from what was displayed.
- Minor bugs were fixed
Network Mode
- Added the ability to report other players.
- This option can be selected from the player’s R-Code.
- The various perspectives that are used to evaluate reported players will differ. If the player is found malicious, they may be removed from online play.
- The Report function should not be misused or overused.
- We cannot answer questions about player evaluations.
- Added a Mute function that hides the Player Name as well as any text sent by a player from your screen.
- You can select the Mute function from the R-Code for the player you wish to mute. The player won’t know that they have been muted.
- You can change the screen display to show the muted player by muting them.
- Player Name – If the player is on the same platform as you, it will display their ID. If they are on a different platform, it will display them as “GG Player.”
- Text Sent – Text from the muted player will not be shown in chat bubbles or the chat log, etc.
- Digital Figure and Other User-Created Content – You will be unable to view content from the muted player.
- Match Replays – You will be unable to view replays uploaded by the muted player.
- After shutting down the game, all muted players are automatically un-muted.
- The in-game Block function has been modified to block specific players.
- It makes matches with blocked players impossible. Additionally, it places restrictions on Player Name and text sent to them.
- Even after the game is shut down, blocked players will still be blocked.
- In the online lobby, member listing, and other areas, names of blocked players will now be displayed in red.
- The online lobby now displays the names of your players in blue.
- Corrected an error that caused an incorrect message to be displayed after the Follow limit was exceeded
- An error was corrected where an incorrect message was displayed after exceeding the Block limit.
- Opponents can now be Blocked from the Results screen after a match by holding the “Block the Opponent” button.
R-Code
- Reduced loading time for the R-Code top page by reading the data for each page individually when viewing another player’s R-Code.
- Changed conditions for the character shown on the R-Code top page from “most wins” to “highest level.”
- During Training Mode Matchmaking in Rank Tower and Open Park, you can now see which players are in the same space as you.
- An icon shows the connection strength between the opponent and you when you enter a match.
Match between Player
- Fixed a bug where the spectator icon would not be displayed within the “Wait Order / Spectating” list in Player Match.
- Fixed a bug in which room members were not displayed correctly when players entered a space that was larger than the player capacity simultaneously in Players Match.
- Fixed a bug in Player Match that caused the player to not be able to enter Training Mode Matchmaking when it was scheduled at a particular time.
Rank Tower
- Revisions to Assigned Floor Changes Rules
- It is now easier to match players with the same skill level. The rule that prevents players from falling below a floor even after losing repeatedly based on certain input techniques or floors has been relaxed.
- There have been no changes in the rules regarding rising floors.
- The Rating Update Sequence can be sped out.
- This option can be turned On or Off in Settings under “Skip Rating Update sequence.”
- Players can now replay up to three matches regardless of whether their Assigned Floor has changed in a set.
- As before, the players will return to the room if either player selects “Quit.”
- From the Floor Select screen, you can now choose the room that you want to enter.
- You have the option to choose from rooms that are already occupied by other players or create a new one.
Replay Theatre
- A new option has been added to view player information on the Saved Replay screen.
Avatar
- Fixed a bug where the “Figure” options’ order would sometimes change under Edit Avatar.
Battle Related
- Fixed a bug in which the processing load increased when Counter Hits were performed on high-resolution settings in Steam.
- The battle version was updated from Ver. 2.03 has been replaced by Ver. 2.04.
- *You can check the battle version in the Replay Theater, etc.
- This has been done to some Mission Mode missions.
- Minor bugs were fixed, and the battle balance was updated.
- For the latest changes, please see here