Garou: Mark of The Wolves Updated with Rollback Netcode on Steam, PlayStation 4 and Vita

Hi everyone, so we'd been planning an update to Last Blade 2 to incorporate the rollback netcode update, as had been done in Samurai Shodown V Special, Garou: Mark of the Wolves, and King of Fighter '97 Global Match. It was ready for QA, but due to the COVID-19 situation, the ability to get the game through testing and out into the public stalled.

Speaking with SNK, we agreed that rather than letting the game sit in limbo for the foreseeable future, why not release the beta and Code Mystics could work with the community to address any issues that pop up?

So, if you're interested in participating, right click on THE LAST BLADE 2 in your library and select Properties, then go to the Beta tab and enter the Beta Access Code "StayAtHome2020" (without the quotes). Then click "Check Code". You'll see "deliverable - 2020 rollback update" appear above in the "Select the beta you would like to opt into" list.

A few things to note:

1. The beta can only match against other people running the beta. The main (un-updated) branch will not see games hosted by the beta nor vice versa. (Invites between the beta and non-beta versions may connect but have unpredictable results. We don't recommend trying that, please.)

2. Though the code is based on the same retrofit that SSVS got, so we're pretty confident in it, please be gentle on us :) as, again due to work restrictions, this has officially gotten a lot less testing than previous launches.

3. Sony fans, don't fret: once we're confident the beta is stable, we'll be issuing the same update to the PS4 version. But unfortunately, due to work restrictions, a Vita patch will have to wait until that restriction is lifted. Unfortunately, in the interim, once the PS4 version is patched, crossplay between PS4 and Vita will not be available until the Vita version is also updated.

Anyway, we hope people enjoy our update, and let us know what you think!

- The Code Mystics Team