UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late (Windows)

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UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late is a revision of the 2D fighting game UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH, which was initially released on the Sega RingEdge 2.

Unused Sprites#

The content below details various unused sprites that can be found within UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH and its three revisions: UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late, UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late[st], and UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late [cl-r] prior to being removed in UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes. Some sprites in the table below were once used in pre-release trailers of the first game's original incarnation, and officially in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle, including the team-up sprites which are unique to the latter game.

Hyde

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
001	08	Shadow Scare (Sword Twirl Effect Ender). Without effect, it is a sprite file 001_11, but without sword sprite on Hyde
102	01 - 03	Dash Attack version of 3B which was seen in the original version of first game's teaser, and gameplay trailers
301	00 - 01, and 09	Air Dark Lotus. Also only seen in the original version of first game's teaser, and gameplay trailers
320	02	Unused part of Air Red Claver Slash
402	10 sprites	Unused Alternate Run
403	09	Assault/Air Dash Forward
646	Five sprites	Yuzuriha Team Win Pose. Only in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
654	Nine sprites	Seth Team Intro Pose. Only in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
800	03	Ground Recovery
801	Four sprites	Ground Recovery Landing (Neutral/Forward)
803	00	Ground Recovery
806	15 - 25	Back Throw

Linne

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
000	01 - 08	Standing Idle. Also only seen in the original version of first game's teaser, and gameplay trailers
102	Six sprites	Unused Crouching Upward Slash
300	11	Mujin
301	19 sprites	00 - 06: Forward Knife Throw 07 - 08: Forward Knife Throw Shot 10 - 14: Knife Throw Hit Falling 15 - 16: Knife Throw Hit 17 - 19: Flip Jump Back Knife Throw Missed Land
301	00 - 16	Flip Jump Back Knife Throw
401	00	Assault Air Dash (Start)
402	05	Air Dash (Forward)
504	Six sprites	Air version of Elusive Flash Dodge
600	17	Face to Floor Down. Non-Fixed Leg version
601	10	Sweeped/Wall Bounced Land
604	Five sprites	Air Recovery
637	Four sprites	Waldstein Team Intro Pose. Only in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
700	05 - 06	Chip KO/Crumple

Waldstein

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
001	00	Unused Starting 5A
301	00	Unused Starting 3C
332	09 - 11	Unused Durchbohren End Landing
380	04 - 05	Wirbelwind (No Cancel to 2nd, and 3rd hits)
637	Six sprites	Linne Team Intro Pose. Only in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
404	09	Assault/Air Dash Forward Landing
801	Five sprites	Ground Recovery Landing (Neutral/Forward)
900	00	Unused Intro Landing
800	03	Ground Recovery
801	Five Sprites	Ground Recovery Landing (Neutral/Forward)

Gordeau

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
001	Four sprites	Unused Punch
303	09 - 10	Grim Reaper (One-Hit only)
311	00, and 17	Air version of Assimilation. Sprite file 311_17 is an unused separate kick effect after Air Assimilation hit
390	09 -11	Soul Exodus (Missed Hit). Used in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
391	02 - 03	Soul Exodus (Missed Hit, and 1st On-Hit). Used in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
404	06 (Before Flip Forward) 09 (Landing)	Assault/Air Dash Forward. 404_06 is missing duster's inner neck line
604	00 - 02	Air Recovery
700	06 - 07	Chip KO/Crumple
800	03	Ground Recovery
801	00	Starting Ground Recovery Landing (Neutral/Forward)

Merkava

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
005	00	Starting 4B, but without an arm wing
404	09	Assault/Air Dash Forward Landing
803	03 - 05	Ground Recovery

Seth

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
002	05, and 08	05: Knee Dash B only 08: 5B (missed 2nd sprite)
300	05 - 08	Dual Piercing Vengeance(?)
302	03 - 04	EX Dual Piercing Vengeance (Reverse Animation from 04 to 03)
311	00 - 06	Piercing Penetration (Starting, and Flip Back)
350	00 - 02, and 08	Vanishing Confusion (B Starter, and A Starter)
395	05	Abyssal Geometry (Dagger Up)
404	10 - 12	Air Dash (Forward Landing)/Assault
601	00	Pushback'ed
654	10 sprites	Hyde Team Intro Pose. Only in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
950	10	Match Win Pose
999	07, and 09 - 12	Infinite Worth (EXS)

Yuzuriha

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
000	35	Standing Idle
300	05	Stance of Mighty Qi and Quiet Heart
316	04	Multi-layer One Ring
330	00, and 06 - 07	Dash C
390	00 - 06	Unused Iaijutsu Dash Slash
636	Five sprites	Platinum Team Intro/Win Pose. Only in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
646	Seven sprites	Hyde Team Win Pose. Only in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
800	03	Ground Recovery
951	05 - 06	Match Win Pose Mouth Talking

Chaos

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
325	Nine sprites	Unused Rising Azhi Dahaka Slash Summon
601	07	Sweeped/Wall Bounced

Azhi Dahaka

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
310	01 - 02	That's A Prey A (Close-Ranged)
601	Eight sprites	Unused Rising Slash

Nanase

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
002	11 Sprites	Unknown Upward Slash. 002_01 sprite removed from Sys:Celes disc, thereby reduced to 10 sprites
601	07	Sweeped/Wall Bounced
801	00	Ground Recovery Landing (Neutral/Forward)
XXX999	Four sprites	Unknown Small Square Boxes

Byakuya

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
104	00	3C Starter
301	04	How Shall I Cook You? Follow-Up 1 (Falling & Landing)
401	04	Air Dash (Forward)
601	08	Sweeped/Wall Bounced
803	Four Sprites	Ground Landing Recovery (Neutral/Forward)
804	00	Ground Landing Recovery (Backward)

Phonon

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
404	05	Air Dash (Forward)

Mika

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
003	06	5C
201	08 - 09	j.AA (right punch only instead of two times double punches)
601	07	Sweeped/Wall Bounced
644	10 sprites	Akihiko Team Intro Pose. Only in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
900	05 - 10	Alternate Intro Pose against specific opponents. Only mouth and one facial expression changes
950	00	Match Win Landing

Wagner

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
390	10 - 11	Hitze Falke (Missed Attack Landing)
404	04	Air Dash (Forward)
601	07	Sweeped/Wall Bounced
602	08	Launched (Falling)

Enkidu

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
104	17	3C (Cancel Attack)
803	00	Ground Landing Recovery (Neutral/Forward)

Londrekia

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
350	27	6B (Riddle Staff Return)
390	21	Hail Storm (Riddle Staff Return)
601	08	Sweeped/Wall Bounced
700	05	Chip KO/Crumple
999	19	Infinite Worth (EXS)

Eltnum

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
000	01	Idle Taunt
800	03	Ground Recover
801	00	Ground Landing Recovery (Neutral/Forward)

Akatsuki

Animation Set	Sprite File Number(s)	Notes
020	13 sprites	Armored Piercing Fist. Has a Helm Crusher from sprite files 020_00 - 020_05
601	07	Sweeped/Wall Bounced
803	00	Ground Recovery

Unused Announcer Lines#

In the unpacked directory, \se\normal_se_list.txt includes a complete list of the game's sound effects. Within this list, there exists mention of some Announcer files that are not used in the final game.

// st[128] = { file=anopath+"Winner_YouWin", type=0 }; // DLC用	Winner Announcer for DLC
// st[129] = { file=anopath+"Winner_YouLose", type=0 }; // DLC用	Loser Announcer for DLC
// st[130] = { file=anopath+"Battle_CounterEX", type=-1 }; // （未使用）フェイタルカウンターヒット	Unused Announcer Line for "Fatal Counter"
// st[133] = { file=anopath+"Call_Great", type=-1 }; // （未使用）勝利評価グレイト	Unused Announcer Line for "Victory Evaluation: Great"
// st[134] = { file=anopath+"Battle_FirstAttack", type=-1 }; // （未使用）ファーストアタックボーナス	Unused Announcer Line for "First Attack Bonus"

Unused Mechanics#

In \script\btl_Define.txt and \script\btl_StdCommdandTbl.txt, there is a debug table including system mechanics that did not make it to the final build.

const Def_Dbg_AssaultCansel = 0; //アサルトキャンセルを実装するかどうか	Whether to implement Assault Cancel or not
const Def_Dbg_GuardCancelAssault = 0; //ＧＣアサルトを実装するかどうか	Whether to implement Guard Cancel Assault or not
const Def_Dbg_AssaultAutoVector = 1; //アサルトを距離によって変化させるかどうか	Whether the Assault changes depending the distance or not
const Def_Dbg_GuardCancelAttack = 1; //ガードキャンセルを実装するかどうか 1:通常 2:テスト	Whether to implement Guard Cancel or not
const Def_Dbg_ExSkillABButton = 0; //EX技をA+BにするかCにするか 0:C 1:A+B	Whether EX Attacks are done with C button or A+B
const Def_Dbg_SpSkillVOCSCancel = 1; //SP技をVO中ならCS条件でキャンセルできるようにするか	Whether when having CS, you could cancel SP Attacks during VO

In addition, some mechanics are referred to with different terms in the code.

"Veil Off" = Liberate
"Concentration" = Convert Charge
"Chain Shift" = Reverse Convert
"Infinite Worth EXS" = SP Attack
"Shield" = Barrier
"GRD Gauge" = Guard Vector

Unused Screen Annotations#

In script\btl_Define.txt and \script\btl_StdCommdandTbl.txt, there are several lines of cut screen annotations that would have shown during gameplay.

const def_AISW_EXSkill = "EX SKILL";
const def_AISW_WorthSkill = "WORTH SKILL";
const def_AISW_FaultGuard = "FAULT GUARD";
const def_AISW_ReverseBeat = "REVERSE LINK"; // パッシングリンクのリバビ
const def_AISW_GRDAction = "GRD SKILL"; // 仮
const def_AISW_FirstAttack = "FIRST ATTACK";

Unfinished Characters#

The characters Wagner and Mika have placeholders set in the victory quote table, indicating they were planned for future releases of UNDER NIGHT.

Unused Music#

Nanase's theme is in the build files, but with a different soundfont.

An unused BGM for Infinite Worth EXS special attacks is also included in the game's files. It is an arrange of Thousands in the Scarlet Darkness.

Unused Moves#

Originally, "Infinite Worth EXS" moves could only be used as a finisher when the opponent had under 30% of health left, so for that reason, the move animations were intended to be much longer.

Voice line lists reveal that the lines said during each IW would also be much longer, as shown below.

Linne's Infinite Worth EXS: full quote
The manifestation acting on my will (我が招来に呼応せし顕現 )
The cadence and perpetuity coming from beyond (彼方よりの鳴動、悠久 )
My upcoming strike will grant a hollow demise (これよりの一振り、虚ろの終焉 )
You can't hope to evade or block it (かわすことも受けることもかな叶わぬ！)
The true blade which mows even gods, God Mower: Blazing Flash! (神をも薙ぐ真なる刀、神薙・焔一閃！)

Yuzuriha's "yuz_se_list" file reveals that she initially had a projectile move called "Fifth Type: Vivid" (草月一刀流抜刀術伍之型：鮮), tied to a 180 command input. It is described as a shockwave that would be released as Yuzuriha swings her sword. Eltnum's sound effect file also reveals another scrapped move, "Transfer Ride" (トランスファーライド), that would be performed with the 22x input. Eltnum would have run towards the opponent, grabbed them with her legs, and then slammed them into the ground in spinning fashion, not too dissimilar from her Slide Air move (which is only usable in mid-air).

References#

Credit to Sourenga for the content of this page.

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