95% of the time when I try to do a manual into a shadow special I get just a regular special. With Sadira I want to do j.hk-> manual-> shadow ender as it gives good damage with 1 break opportunity but for some reason the shadow ender doesn't come out and I get a regular ender. I input it very cleanly but it still doesn't help. I am completely baffled as to why I'm having this issue unless it is some kind of bug. Has anyone else had this issue?
Note: I'm using a pad.
I think I know what the issue is.
I'm guessing you're using a manual that requires a punch button press, and an ender that requires you to press two different kicks.
or:
You're using a manual that requires a kick button press, and an ender that requires you to press to different punches.
This game has negative edge, and this can hurt manuals because you have to cancel the manual quickly into the next linker. My guess, is the negative edge of your manual is interfering with your ender.
You might be pressing s.lp -> direction,direction,s.hk + s.mk
and the game is getting the following
s.lp -> direction,direction, s.lp + s.hk..... + s.mk
The negative edge persisting from the manual prevents it from looking for another press that would accompany the s.hk. So s.mk is lost.
You can have the same issue with direction inputs in the manual.
There are two ways to fix this
1) Change the manual you use from a punch to a kick if you can, and if that particular set of inputs solves the problem
2) It may help if you just assign 'all punches' and/or 'all kicks' to a button on your controller and use that instead.
