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Dated August 2, 2019, this prototype build was still using the Guilty Gear Xrd branding and, due to being built off Dragon Ball FighterZ, still has a lot of leftovers from it. However, a good amount of the game was already starting to get finalized.
The game will crash when trying to load a match due to missing files related to the English dub. Changing the voice language to Japanese should solve that problem.
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Early Name#
As said in the introduction of this article, this build (the build from November also has this file) still used the Xrd branding. Being Xrd -LAST- along with a kanji.
Debug Menu#
This is the menu that the game starts out in. From there, many different options can be selected.
- Title: Loads up the start-up sequence and the title screen. Exiting the title screen brings you back to the Debug Menu.
- Title(Dev): Same as Title.
- Debug Battle: See below
- Character Select: Loads up the Character Select menu in Versus Mode.
- Adv Top: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Story Mode (Top menu): Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Vs Mode: Loads up the controller selection portion of the Character Select menu. After you confirm your selection, the game loads the actual Character Select menu.
- Tournament Mode: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Arcade Mode from Character Select: Same as Character Select.
- Staff Credits: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Player Match Test: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Online Test Menu: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Online Test Menu(Dev): Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Offline Lobby: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Arcade Mode (No character select): Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Game Over: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Change Localize Text: Let's you view and change the game's system language.
- Thank you for playing test: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Challenge mode from Character Select: Same as Character Select.
- Check Command List: Supposedly lets you view a character's command list...but no command lists have been made yet.
- Team select test: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- User Create: Seems to freeze the game?
- RCode(Local): See below
- Replay Test: Goes back to the Debug Menu.
- Store Test: Opens up Arc System Works' official website in a browser.
- DLC Check: Does nothing.
Debug Battle#
This option let's you start a quick Versus match with specified settings of your choosing. The battle settings are still structured to follow Dragon Ball FighterZ' battle mechanics, which are very broken in this build. The characters and stages are all referred to by their internal names.
- 1P:Chara1-3: Picks the characters on Player 1's team
- 1P:Color1-3: Picks the colors of the characters on Player 1's team
- 1P: Lets you enable the characters on Player 1's team
- 2P:Chara1-3: Picks the characters on Player 2's team
- 2P:Color1-3: Picks the colors of the characters on Player 2's team
- 2P: Lets you enable the characters on Player 2's team
- Stage: Picks the stage you fight on
- Dam_PL: Castle of the Silver Feet
- Wilderness_PL: Lars Canyon
- Buddha_PL: Seventh Heaven District
- Snow_PL: 12-Dimensional Flux Observatory
- Forest_PL: Ajatar Hunting Ground
- Hell_PL: Early version of "A Happy Family"
- Market_PL: Very early version of L'oro Di Illyria
- Test_PL: A test level seen in no other known Arc System Works fighting game
- Test2_PL: Fails to load
- Test3_PL: Fails to load
- Sandbox_PL: This test map already showed up in Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- (Windows) and Dragon Ball FighterZ, and now, it's making it's grand return one last time
- Sandbox_BattleAdv_PL: Fails to load
- Box:: Seems to change position of the fighters on the chosen stage
- BGM: Picks the music that plays on the stage
- VSInfo: Turning this on displays the Versus Screen before a battle (see below for more details)
RCode(Local)#
Character Select#
Looks radically different from the final version and still reuses a lot of Dragon Ball FighterZ assets as placeholders. You can also change which stage you fight on, but what stage you pick on the character select does NOT always correspond to what stage you actually get.
Versus Screen#
The basic idea of Strive's Versus Screen is already starting to take shape, but instead of one eagle flying across the sky, it's a white bird that flies forward, with two more white birds joining it later on. You can also hear the announcer voice say "Versus" near the end of the screen, although no character names get pronounced.
Battle Systems#
The battle system in this version is largely based off of Guilty Gear Xrd. Some notable difference between this version and launch Strive include, but are not limited to:
- Legacy gatlings
- Legacy air dash
- Legacy throws
- Jump cancelable normals
- Air untech
Air Dash#
This version uses the legacy air dash from previous games. The acceleration curve and sigil graphic from the release version are not included.
Auto Combo#
In this version, some characters have an auto combo that can be performed by repeatedly pressing an attack button. Doing so will automatically perform gatlings between normals of ascending strength. P > K > S > H
Cinematic Counter#
In this build of the game, some moves have Cinematic Counter hit effects that play a unique animation.
Roman Cancel#
The Roman Cancel system in this version differs from the launch version.
Red Roman Cancel#
RRC does not feature a slow down effect on hit and does not display the corresponding graphic.
Wall Break#
The wallbreak animation was different compared to the retail launch of the game.
Characters#
Sol Badguy#
Already uses his Strive design and is the only character with the Strive design to actually have sounds and voice clips.
2H#
Ky Kiske#
Already uses his Strive design, but is missing any sounds and voice clips.
Changed Particle Effects#
May#
Already uses her Strive design, but is missing any sounds and voice clips as well as any alternate palettes. Her victory animation is also still a broken leftover from Xrd.
Millia Rage#
Already uses her Strive design, but is missing any sounds and voice clips. Her default color palette right now seems to be a test palette that demonstrates what clothing variations can be done with palettes. She's also unable to load any of her hair graphics and is very prone to crashing.
Zato-1#
Already uses his Strive design, but is missing any sounds and voice clips. His hitboxes are also still visible and Eddie is still using his Xrd design, with a lot of animations unfinished (making him go into a T-pose instead).
Potemkin#
Already uses his Strive design, but is missing any sounds and voice clips.
41236H#
Scrapped move. Slams the ground and inflicts a crumple state
Hammerfall Sweep#
Scrapped move that takes the place of Hammerfall Brake. Perfoms a ground slam that launches on hit.
632146S#
In this version, Heavenly Potemkin Buster cannot be input with this motion—instead only being available on 236236S. In its place is a modified version of Giganter Kai which skips the initial half of the attack and goes straight to the followup attack.
Chipp Zanuff#
Already uses his Strive design, but is missing any sounds and voice clips. Winning a match as him softlocks the game due to his victory animation being broken.
Banki Messai#
In this build, Banki Messai is still based off of its Xrd version, including the old input (236236K)
Faust#
Already uses his Strive design, but is missing any sounds and voice clips.
Items#
Faust has a number of cut-content items which use placeholder graphics.
Flying Projectile Shooter
This item hovers in place above Faust and fires a spread of 3 projectiles at intervals until despawning. 
Flying Bomb
This item flies across the top of the screen before exploding. 
Teleports#
In this build, Faust has variants of his teleports which are input using half-circle motions. These have unique animations and behavior. These have charged versions where faust explodes.
Bone-crushing Excitement#
In this version, Faust does not have Bone-crushing Excitement. Instead, it is replaced with Stimulating Fists of Annihilation from Xrd.
Axl Low#
Already uses his Strive design, but is missing any sounds and voice clips.
Mising Moves#
Axl is missing the following moves:
- Sickle Storm
- One Vision
Venom#
A functional Xrd Venom, without any sounds or voice lines.
Slayer#
Crashes the game with a fatal error.
I-No#
Crashes the game with a fatal error.
Bedman#
Crashes the game with a fatal error.
Ramlethal Valentine#
Crashes the game with a fatal error.
Sin Kiske#
A functional Xrd Sin, without any sounds or voice lines.
j.214K#
Sin has a new move in this build, j.214K, which functions like an aerial version of Bull Bash from Xrd.
Elphelt Valentine#
Crashes the game with a fatal error.
Leo Whitefang#
A functional Xrd Leo, without any sounds or voice lines.
Johnny#
A functional Xrd Johnny, without any sounds or voice lines.
Jack-o Valentine#
A functional Xrd Jack-O, without any sounds or voice lines.
Jam Kuradoberi#
A functional Xrd Jam, complete with sounds and voice lines.
Choukyaku Hououshou#
Although most of the character is more or less identical to her Xrd version, this super has a new animation unique to this build of the game.
Missing Moves#
The following moves are missing in this build
- Bao Saishinshou
- Asanagi no Kokyuu
- Hochifu
Kum Haehyun#
A functional Xrd Kum, without any sounds or voice lines.
Raven#
A functional Xrd Raven, without any sounds or voice lines as well as a garish test palette.
Excitement#
In this build, Raven does not have his Excitement gauge. Instead, using Give It To Me Here twice—which consumes HP each time it is used—will grant him enhanced properties on his special moves.
Dizzy#
Crashes the game with a fatal error.
Baiken#
A functional Xrd Baiken, without any sounds or voice lines.
Answer#
A functional Xrd Answer, without any sounds and only one single (very long) voice line playing at the beginning of the match.
Nagoriyuki#
The first Strive newcomer to have been worked on, and work on him has only barely started: the only thing done is the first frame of his idle animation. None of his attacks and none of his other animations have been made yet, and hitting him puts him into a T-pose.