Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero provides fans with the opportunity to experience thrilling battles and even craft their own unique fight scenarios through the Custom Battle mode.
From engaging in online competitions to reliving iconic moments and exploring intriguing What-If situations in Episode Battle, Sparking Zero is packed with amazing content for players to enjoy.
A standout feature of the game is the ability for fans to design their very own battles. Though it might feel a bit daunting at first, we’re here to offer you a thorough guide on how everything operates.
Overview of Custom Battle Types
Upon entering the Custom Battle section from the Main Menu, you’ll find three options for creating a battle:
- Simple – Quickly set up a match with basic settings.
- Normal – Create a battle with automatically chosen effects and events.
- Copy – Modify existing battle templates.
Before diving into the editing screen, you will need to choose a type of battle from several prompts that help define the nature of the confrontation:
- Intense matches featuring dramatic comebacks
- Dynamic team fights
- Encounters against overwhelmingly strong enemies
- One-on-one showdowns
- Challenges with the odds heavily unfavored
Below, we have provided a detailed breakdown of each editing option and included screenshots to illustrate the editing process.
Simple Edit
The Simple option allows you to select your characters, the battle environment, and tailor the title screen by picking a specific background image and text.
It’s worth mentioning that the character options were somewhat restricted during our trials with this feature. Overall, it serves as a quick method for players looking to create enjoyable scenarios without extensive customizations.
Normal Edit
The Normal mode enables comprehensive editing of battles and event scenes, catering to those who seek a deeper engagement with the customization process.
In addition to the basic features mentioned earlier, you can personalize the opening and closing scenes of your fights, determine specific effects and victory conditions, and enable certain events to occur during gameplay.
Key effects and events that can be utilized include:
- Recover, Lose, or Change HP & Ki
- Display on-screen text
- Force a character change
- Initiate a transformation
- Trigger a Fusion
- Equip or unequip Z-Items
- Guarantee an unblockable Blast or Ultimate Blast hit
- Permit or prohibit moves
- Permit or prohibit transformations
You can also establish Trigger conditions for these settings. For instance, if you want Goku to recover health upon transforming into a Super Saiyan, that’s entirely possible!
In one example, I attempted to recreate the World Tournament match between Kid Trunks and Goten from the anime by using cuts and effects reminiscent of the original scenes.
According to the set conditions, Goten and Trunks were limited to transforming into Super Saiyan once (meaning they couldn’t undergo transformation again if it was reversed), and Goten had to be defeated using a Blast attack for Trunks to claim victory (similar to the moment in the anime where Trunks knocked him out of the ring).
Moreover, I crafted cinematic cuts for the introduction and conclusion (which included the characters colliding and Trunks sending Goten flying across the arena), allowing me to experience the battle as closely as possible to the original anime sequence.
Copy Edit
Lastly, the Copy Edit feature allows you to modify existing battle templates.
This can involve tweaking your own previously created battles or selecting one of the Bonus Battles included by the developers in Sparking Zero. Choosing this option will clone an existing match and let you adjust all previously mentioned settings.
Sharing Your Battles
Once you’ve crafted your custom battle and are satisfied with it, you can share it by uploading it to the World Library. After uploading, other players have the chance to try out your creation.
If your battle gains significant playtime or receives numerous Likes, it has the potential to achieve high rankings in the Online Rankings, which can earn you Master Titles for your Player Card.
Keep in mind that you will need to successfully complete a Custom Battle before being able to share it, ensuring you don’t create excessively challenging matches for others unless you can conquer them yourself.
These are the comprehensive options available in the Custom Battle mode of Sparking Zero and everything you can accomplish with them.
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