So after fiddling with Fox for about 12 hours a night for like three nights, I've come across what I believe to be new Fox tech.
This dash shine is NOT referring to the Brawl mechanic. It's a Melee and probably PM mechanic.
Fox can carry momentum from dashing if he shines WHILE dashing.
No crouching, no ending dash early, no changing directions. This only works if you are fast enough to go from dash STRAIGHT to shine.
If dashing towards a ledge, with proper timing Fox can shine and propel himself off ledge.
This can be used to shine someone off ledge and immediately shinespike them since you are already off stage and near them.
The dash shine can be an approach method, and can be used to tech chase with shines rather than grabs.
It's precise rather than technical, so it can be an alternative to waveshining in some cases (for the less technically proficient).
I'm sure there are many other Smashers that can come up with other uses for this mechanic, so I'll leave it at that.
Note that this mechanic is best seen in the ledge case. Shining just as you approach ledge (again, without any incorrect inputs in between) should propel Fox past the ledge. The closer you are to the ledge before you shine, the farther you'll end up.
Disclaimer: First post on Smashboards. I created an account just to post this since I couldn't find anything on it. If someone can verify that this is known tech I'll be happy, but at the moment I don't think it's well-known.
I currently have no video of this mechanic, but I'm working on it.
This dash shine is NOT referring to the Brawl mechanic. It's a Melee and probably PM mechanic.
Fox can carry momentum from dashing if he shines WHILE dashing.
No crouching, no ending dash early, no changing directions. This only works if you are fast enough to go from dash STRAIGHT to shine.
If dashing towards a ledge, with proper timing Fox can shine and propel himself off ledge.
This can be used to shine someone off ledge and immediately shinespike them since you are already off stage and near them.
The dash shine can be an approach method, and can be used to tech chase with shines rather than grabs.
It's precise rather than technical, so it can be an alternative to waveshining in some cases (for the less technically proficient).
I'm sure there are many other Smashers that can come up with other uses for this mechanic, so I'll leave it at that.
Note that this mechanic is best seen in the ledge case. Shining just as you approach ledge (again, without any incorrect inputs in between) should propel Fox past the ledge. The closer you are to the ledge before you shine, the farther you'll end up.
Disclaimer: First post on Smashboards. I created an account just to post this since I couldn't find anything on it. If someone can verify that this is known tech I'll be happy, but at the moment I don't think it's well-known.
I currently have no video of this mechanic, but I'm working on it.
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