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Stage Builder
StageBuilderUltimate.jpg
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Stage Builder as it appears inSmash.
The symbol used for custom stages in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, traced from a screenshot.
UniverseSuper Smash Bros.
Appears inBrawl
SSB4 (Wii U)
Ultimate
AvailabilityStarter (Brawl andfor Wii U)
Downloadable (Free) (Ultimate)
Crate typeVaries
Maximum players4 (Brawl, Wii U)
4-8 (Ultimate)
Music
Boldedtracks must be unlocked
BrawlSeeMusic (SSBB)
for Wii USeeMusic (SSB4-Wii U)
UltimateSeeMusic (SSBU)

TheStage Builder (ステージ作り,Stage Maker) is a feature inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate that allows players to create their own customstages by using the given stage parts, and infor Wii U andUltimate's case, drawing on theGamePad and theNintendo Switch, respectively. Players can also choose from a variety of backgrounds and pick any song on the games' soundtracks.

InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

An example of a stage created with the Stage Builder inBrawl.

Builders must choose to create a small, medium, or large stage, which will affect the number of places parts can be placed in and the location ofblast lines. Next, the builder selects a theme: a mountain, a building in ruins, or a futuristic chamber. Each theme has its own set of special stage elements which allow for slight variations in stage design depending on what theme is used. The final step before building is pickingmusic, which can be any track that has been unlocked. Only one track may be chosen per stage, though the player may change it to a different track after the stage has been built. Users must place a minimum of four horizontal areas (for spawning points) for the game to allow their stage to be saved.

There are different structures and building materials the player can use depending on the background chosen earlier. There are three different sizes for most of the structures, with the one exception being theladder. Parts cannot be freely placed and are restricted to being placed on a grid, with the size of the grid changing with the stage size; 10x8 on small stages, 14x11 for medium, and 18x14 for large (each grid cell is 20x20units). The player can use parts until they reach the stage's capacity of 8,000 (regardless of stage size). Each piece used will use up a certain amount of capacity for the map, and some pieces take up more capacity than others. Once ready, the player can test the stage through the editor; however, the player is limited to usingMario with the default controls for the controller being used. One can also switch back to the editing screen to make more changes. Custom stages are compatible with SD cards. The limit to the number of custom stages a player can have depends on how much room one has in their internalWii memory orSD card. The player can also send stages to their friends.

Types of parts the player can use in this mode come in three categories:

Custom stages could be uploaded to aBrawl server, with players also receiving a random stage uploaded by a different player via theSmash Service.

The game comes with threesample stages to demonstrate how the Stage Builder works.

Stage Parts[edit]

There are three categories of parts: floors, structures, and features. The following table gives the name (unofficial), size in grid spaces, capacity usage, and description of each part.

TypePieceNameSizesCapacityDescription
Floors
Brawl-MountainPlatform.pngBrawl-RuinsPlatform.pngBrawl-ChamberPlatform.pngPlatform1x1; 2x1; 3x1100; 134; 168A drop-throughplatform.
Brawl-MountainDiagonalPlatform.pngBrawl-RuinsDiagonalPlatform.pngBrawl-ChamberDiagonalPlatform.pngDiagonal Platform1x2; 2x2; 3x2134; 202; 270A slanted drop-through platform.
Brawl-MountainShortPlatform.pngBrawl-RuinsShortPlatform.pngBrawl-ChamberShortPlatform.pngShort Platform1x1; 2x1; 3x1100; 134; 168A half-sized drop-through platform. When placed in a line, small gaps are set in between each of these.
Brawl-MountainBlock.pngBrawl-RuinsBlock.pngBrawl-ChamberBlock.pngBlock1x1; 2x2; 3x3100; 202; 372A normal block that has aledge.
Brawl-MountainStairBlock.pngBrawl-RuinsStairBlock.pngBrawl-ChamberStairPlatform.pngStair Block1x2; 2x2; 3x2134; 202; 270A simple stair block.
Brawl-MountainRampBlock.pngBrawl-RuinsRampBlock.pngBrawl-ChamberRampBlock.pngRamp Block1x2; 2x3; 3x4134; 270; 474A right-angle triangle-shaped block.
Brawl-MountainLongRampBlock.pngBrawl-RuinsLongRampBlock.pngBrawl-ChamberLongRampBlock.pngLong Ramp Block2x2; 3x2; 4x2202; 270; 338A larger version of the ramp block.
Structures

(Mountains)

Brawl-MountainStruct1.pngStone Table4x2; 5x2; 6x3338; 406; 678A short stone platform.
Brawl-MountainStruct2.pngStump3x2; 4x3; 5x4270; 474; 746A short, narrow tree stump.
Brawl-MountainStruct3.pngHollow Tree4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086A hollow tree stump with a ceiling.
Brawl-MountainStruct4.pngDead Tree4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086A dead tree with 2 walkable, drop-through branches.
Brawl-MountainStruct5.pngMushrooms4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086A patch of 3 drop-through mushrooms of different heights. The stems act as walls.
Brawl-MountainStruct6.pngStones4x2; 5x3; 6x4338; 576; 882A structure of 2 stones, one larger than the other.
Brawl-MountainStruct7.pngWithered Cave4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086A cave with a ceiling.
Brawl-MountainStruct8.pngBaboon Statue3x3; 4x4; 5x5372; 610; 916A tall statue of what appears to be a baboon.
Structures

(Ruins)

Brawl-RuinsStruct1.pngPillar3x3; 4x4; 5x5372; 610; 916A tall, intact pillar.
Brawl-RuinsStruct2.pngRubble Heap4x2; 5x2; 6x3338; 406; 678A big heap of rocks.
Brawl-RuinsStruct3.pngBroken Lift4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086An old lift with a ceiling.
Brawl-RuinsStruct4.pngAncient Ramp4x2; 5x2; 6x3338; 406; 678An old elevated ramp.
Brawl-RuinsStruct5.pngRamp-Pillar4x2; 5x2; 6x3338; 406; 678A ramp hitting the ground right at the base of a pillar.
Brawl-RuinsStruct6.pngStacked Pillars4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086A set of 3 pillars, one resting on top of the flat surface that the other 2 make.
Brawl-RuinsStruct7.pngAncient Crate4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086An old crate resting on the side of a floor.
Brawl-RuinsStruct8.pngOld Room4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086A piece of an old room, complete with structure supports and a drop-through ceiling.
Structures

(Chamber)

Brawl-ChamberStruct1.pngMachine4x2; 5x2; 6x3338; 406; 678A machine with a slight slant on one side.
Brawl-ChamberStruct2.pngTunnel4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086A tunnel with a ceiling.
Brawl-ChamberStruct3.pngWatch Platform4x2; 5x2; 6x3338; 406; 678An elevated platform with a ramp leading to it.
Brawl-ChamberStruct4.pngRound Platform3x2; 4x3; 5x4270; 474; 746A thick platform in the shape of a circle.
Brawl-ChamberStruct5.pngMachine Crate4x2; 5x2; 6x3338; 406; 678A platform with 2 elevated walls on either side.
Brawl-ChamberStruct6.pngI-Frame4x3; 5x4; 6x5474; 746; 1086A tall frame in the shape of an I. The top is drop-through.
Brawl-ChamberStruct7.pngServer Tower3x3; 4x4; 4x5372; 610; 746A tall, thin machine tower.
Brawl-ChamberStruct8.pngMachine Roof4x2; 5x3; 6x3338; 576; 678A roof-like machine piece.
Features
Brawl-VertPlatform.gifVertical Moving Platform1x5; 2x6; 3x7236; 474; 780Drop-through platform that moves slowly up and down.
Brawl-HorizPlatform.gifHorizontal Moving Platform3x1; 4x1; 5x1168; 202; 236Drop-through platform that moves slowly left and right.
Brawl-IceBlock.pngIce Block1x1; 2x1; 3x1100; 134; 168Slippery block with no ledges.
Brawl-DropBlock.pngDrop Block1x3; 2x4; 3x5168; 338; 576Block with no ledges that moves downwards when stood on for a certain period of time.
Brawl-Spikes.pngSpikes1x2; 2x2; 3x2134; 202; 270Causes 15% damage withset knockback when a character lands on it.
Brawl-Ladder.pngLadder1x1100A climbable ladder with only one size.
Brawl-SpringOrange.pngBrawl-SpringGreen.pngSpring1x2; 2x2; 3x2134; 202; 270A spring that bounces characters upwards. Rotating turns the spring green, but the difference is only aesthetic. Wider springs grant more height; springs give characters an upwards velocity inunits/frame of25g+1.625 (small),25g+2.225 (medium), or25g+2.825 (large), whereg is that character'sgravity.
Brawl-ConveyorBelt.pngConveyor belt2x2; 3x2; 4x2270; 338; 372Moving conveyor belt that moves all things in one direction.
Brawl-RotatingPlatform.pngRotating Platform4x5; 5x6; 6x7746; 1086; 1494Spins four platforms in a Ferris Wheel motion.

Backgrounds[edit]

  • Mountain scenery

    Mountain scenery

  • Ruin scenery

    Ruin scenery

  • Chamber scenery

    Chamber scenery

Unlockable Parts[edit]

There are also certain parts and features that can be unlocked to use in the Stage Builder.

  • Edit Parts A: Play 10 times or more on created stages.
    • Unlocks a new piece for every setting, as well as the spring.
  • Edit Parts B: Create 5 or more stages in Stage Builder (not including the 3 sample stages).
    • Unlocks a new piece for every setting, as well as the conveyor belt.
  • Edit Parts C: Create 15 or more stages in Stage Builder (not including the 3 sample stages).
    • Unlocks a new piece for every setting, as well as the rotating platform.

Use in modding[edit]

Because of how Stage Builder loads custom data, a common method to hacking theWii console involves exploiting this loading mechanism. Referred to as theSmash Stack, forcing Stage Builder to load a file that is too large can allow for a user to load custom data; this method of hacking is common in order to add theHomebrew Channel to the Wii, and it is also one of the main methods of loadinggameplay mods.

InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, the Stage Builder was changed immensely. Players now have much more freedom when creating stages, with the ability to draw platforms of any shape using theWii U GamePad. The GamePad is the only way to create or modify the stage, with other controllers only being allowed to highlight buttons and perform the actions of said buttons, such as undo or save. An option is given to either make the platform grabbable by players or not. However, there are much fewer stage parts thanBrawl, being limited to cannons, springs, moving platforms and magma. Jump-through platforms can be made by making a line and tapping it. All objects' and platforms' locations snap to an invisible fine grid that has a resolution of 1x1unit. A visible grid with 5x5 unit cells can be displayed by pressing theX button for easier alignment when placing or drawing. The grid also shows where in-game boundaries will be, with a green border showing where the camera boundaries are, and a red border for theblast lines. Walk-off stages can be created because of their placement.

Custom Stages are not available in8-Player Smash. All Custom Stages have Star KOs and Screen KOs, regardless of layout.

When testing a stage, pausing and pressing ZL or ZR on the GamePad will allow players to select their character, an opponent character (including a second player), and customized controls and names.Mii Fighters can not be selected.

The ability to download and share stages online became available withupdate 1.0.6, but can no longer be used after the shutdown ofMiiverse.

Five backgrounds share two textures that can be given to drawn platforms, and each background has three unique textures of their own.

ImageDetailsCrate typeTextures
SSBUStageBuilderClouds.png
A cloudy sky, similar to the backgrounds ofBattlefield andTemple. Floating pillars appear in the background.NormalSSBUStageBuilderClouds01.pngSSBUStageBuilderClouds02.pngSSBUStageBuilderClouds03.png
SSBUStageBuilderVolcano.png
A rocky mountain area. A volcano is in the background and its lava flows all over the rock.NormalSSBUStageBuilderVolcano01.pngSSBUStageBuilderVolcano02.pngSSBUStageBuilderVolcano03.png
SSBUStageBuilderOcean.png
A view of an ocean. Rocky structures appear in the water.NormalSSBUStageBuilderOcean01.pngSSBUStageBuilderOcean02.pngSSBUStageBuilderOcean03.png
SSBUStageBuilderSpace.png
An area in outer space. A giant space craft appears in the background.FuturisticSSBUStageBuilderSpace01.pngSSBUStageBuilderSpace02.pngSSBUStageBuilderSpace03.png
SSBUStageBuilderCity.png
A modern city-like structure made of rounded shapes. TheSuper Smash Bros. logo acts as the sun.PresentsSSBUStageBuilderCity01.pngSSBUStageBuilderCity02.pngSSBUStageBuilderCity03.png
Shared textures
SSBUStageBuilderTex01.pngSSBUStageBuilderTex02.png

There are four types of special features that can be inserted, each with two variations.

ImageNameInformation
SSBUStageBuilderSpring.png
Spring (small)Works just like the small spring inBrawl, giving characters an upward speed of25g+1.625units/frame withg being the character'sgravity. Depending on the character's gravity, they'll reach a height between ~80-105 units (roughly 3-4 times height ofPokémon Stadium 2's platforms) from the spring's top. 11 units wide, 11 units tall.
SSBUStageBuilderSpring2.png
Spring (large)A larger spring that bounces characters higher, working like the large spring inBrawl and giving characters an upward speed of25g+2.825 units/frame withg being the character's gravity. Depending on the character's gravity, they'll reach a height between ~140-160 units (roughly the height needed to do a reverseHyrule Jump and then to reach the slanted platform on the right of Temple) from the spring's top. 25 units wide, 16 units tall.
SSBUStageBuilderCannon.png
Cannon (weak)Similar toBarrel Cannons. Launched characters deal 4% upon contact. Characters are launched at a speed of 4.4 units/frame (actual value is 5 but characters aren't launched for a few frames). For the next 60 frames (1 second), characters are unable to perform most actions, have theirupward speed decreased by 0.1 (straight up) to 0.025 (sideways) per frame, and downward speed decreased by 0.05 per frame; after the 60 frames both the upward and downward speed decrease is set to 0.075; horizontal speed is decreased by 0.075 per frame. Characters can reach a height of around 100 units (more than the height of the top platform on the far right ofTemple) from the cannon's center when fired completely vertically. 19 units tall, 19 units wide, but may freely overlap platforms. A guide ring ~38.7 units in diameter aids in placement and aiming.
SSBUStageBuilderCannon2.png
Cannon (strong)A larger cannon that shoots characters further. Launched characters deal 8% upon contact. Characters are launched at a speed of 5.9 units/frame (actual value 6.5 but characters aren't launched for a few frames). Physics are the same as the weak cannon and characters can reach a height of around 180 units (roughly from Temple's lowest platform to the middle platform on its far right) from the cannon's center when fired completely vertically. 24 units tall, 24 units wide, but may freely overlap platforms. A guide ring ~38.7 units in diameter aids in placement and aiming.
SSBUStageBuilderPlatform.png
Moving Platform (small)Slowly moves from one point to the other, with an unlimited path. 30 units wide. Moves 0.2 units/frame. May overlap any object or platform, but endpoint must be at least 2 units away from start.
SSBUStageBuilderPlatform2.png
Moving Platform (large)Over three times longer than the small one. 100 units wide. Moves 0.15 units/frame. May overlap any object or platform, but endpoint must be at least 10 units away from start.
SSBUStageBuilderMagma.png
Magma (thin)Painted over platforms, and deals 10% damage to characters. It adds more weight depending on how much was drawn, even if the line overlaps with itself or other lava despite being redundant. UnlikeDanger Zones, it does not instantly KO a fighter if they have over 100%damage. 6 units thick.
SSBUStageBuilderMagma2.png
Magma (thick)Works just like the thin one, but 10 units thick.

InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

While Stage Builder was absent during the initial release ofUltimate, on April 9th, 2019 an advertisement released by Nintendo discreetly revealed the Stage Builder icon on the menu, confirming that a Stage Builder mode was in development at the time of the advertisement's release.[1] A promotional video on April 16th confirmed the inclusion of Stage Builder in the version 3.0.0 update scheduled to release the following day.

The Stage Builder was greatly revamped since theSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U iteration. Besides the player-accessible layer, terrain can be placed in up to three additional decorative layers, with one in front of and two behind the playable layer. Various materials are accessible to be used. For the first time, it is possible to have platforms extend beyond the blast lines, which can be accomplished by the use of rails, allowing forwalk off stages. Platforms can be drawn freehandedly, or using Square or Circle tools. Their material can be changed at the player's leisure with the Fill tool. Instead of sets of moving platforms, rails can be freely placed by the player in order to make any platform follow it. Rotation effects can also be added to platforms, and both the rotation and traveling of platforms across rails can be toggled on or off mid-battle by placing switches. Many objects can be changed with a properties menu, allowing tweaks such as adjusting rail speed or enabling terrain gravity. However, unlike infor Wii U, custom stages cannot be used inTraining Mode orCustom Smash, both of which notably enable the player to modify the gameplay speed.

Unlike previous games, custom stages can support up to eight players by default, although that limit can drop back to four if the stage contains too many surfaces or objects, as shown by a weight gauge at the top of the screen. Going through a 4-Player stage with five or more players in Local Wireless will instead choose one of the game's normal stages.

Stages created using the editor are able to be shared or downloaded on the onlineShared Content page.

When testing stages, the default characters for player and CPU are twoMarios. However, as infor Wii U, the player may change the default fighters via the pause menu when testing and are retained for all future uses of Stage Builder until the Stage Builder menu is exited.

When creating a stage, the stage size (small, medium, and large) can be chosen, as well as the background, and the music track. Neither the size nor the background can be changed later, but the music track can be changed at any time. The track can also be chosen among any of the musical tracks in the game, including ones that are normally unable to be played on any of the normal stages, such asLifelight andStep: Subspace. The only song that can't be used is the song used forHome-Run Contest.

Backgrounds[edit]

Unlike the Stage Builder fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl andfor Wii U, the backgrounds available to choose from are from stages in the game itself, being:

Unlike the originals however, these backgrounds are static 2-dimensional backdrops, meaning that they do not have depth and things that normally move in their original stages do not move (clouds, water, etc), and in the Final Destination background's case, it is fixed to the "light" background. However, lightning can occasionally be seen on stages with the Find Mii background.

Hazards and tools[edit]

ImageNameDescriptionAdjustable
SSBUStageBuilderTextureGrass.png
TerrainActs as ground, ceiling, and walls.Shape, material, dimensions, rotation, gravity, respawn, grabbable edges
SSBUStageBuilderGear.png
GearRotates the attached terrain around the Gear as an axis. Rotates at a rate ofs/60 degrees perframe, wheres is speed.Direction, range, speed, smooth reverse
SSBUStageBuilderRail.png
RailCauses terrain to travel on a selected path. Objects move along the path at a rate ofs/240units per frame, wheres is speed.Path, speed, starting location, smooth movement, hinged terrain, return after collision, return at edge, show rail
SSBUStageBuilderSwitch.png
SwitchWhen attacked, toggles gears and rails on the attached terrain.None
SSBUStageBuilderCannon01.png
CannonCharacters will be launched out of the cannon in the direction it faces, akin to Barrel Cannons used inKongo Jungle andKongo Falls.Direction
SSBUStageBuilderSpring01.png
SpringCharacters will bounce upwards with a speed of25g units per frame, whereg is that character'sgravity. If up is held on thecontrol stick or jump button is held, characters will be sent higher with a speed of25g+1.75. Unable to be rotated. Has no effect on physics terrain, unless it is attached, in which it will only forbid rotation.None
SSBUStageBuilderWarpZone.png
Warp ZoneCharacters will teleport to the paired Warp Zone. Has no effect on terrain, but items and projectiles that come into contact with it will also be teleported. Warp Zones will become inactive on a cooldown when a character enters them for a few seconds; this cooldown does not apply when items and projectiles are teleported.None
SSBUStageBuilderTextureBumper.png
BumperCharacters will be launched from the bumper, similarly to to theitem of the same name. Has no effect on terrain.Rotation
SSBUStageBuilderTextureLadder.png
LadderA climbable ladder. Unable to be rotated, even if attached to physics terrain, causing it to stay upright.Length
SSBUStageBuilderTextureBombBlock.png
Bomb BlockWhen attacked, it will explode, hitting nearby Bomb and Explosive Blocks.Rotation, respawn, grabbable edges
SSBUStageBuilderTextureExplosiveBlock.png
Explosive BlockWill explode when nearby Bomb or Explosive Blocks explode.Rotation, respawn, grabbable edges
SSBUStageBuilderTextureWindArea.png
Wind AreaProduceswind to push characters in a certain direction. Has no effect on terrain. Pushes with a speed of0.02sunits per frame, wheres is speed. Its effects can be reduced or negated by certainspirits.Speed, direction, dimensions

Terrain material[edit]

Unlike the Stage Builders in previous installments, the textures - now called terrain materials - are universal regardless of the background. Additionally, the ice block and magma are now treated as terrain material, rather than unique elements.

Each material has various physics attributes affecting how it interacts with other objects with gravity enabled. The attributes only affect the terrain's interaction with objects, not fighters. In the following table, the physics attributes are defined as:

Gravity
Acceleration downwards. Value is multiplied by 0.065. When multiple materials are part of the same object, the gravity of that object is based on the proportion that each material makes of that object, factoring in density and size.
For example, an object made of paper with 16 grid tiles and steel with 4 grid tiles will have a combined density of 560 ((16×10)+(4×100)=160+400). Paper (with a gravity of 0.3) contributes 0.0857142 (0.3×(160/560)=0.3×0.285714) and steel (with a gravity of 1.0) contributes 0.714285 (1.0×(400/560)=1.0×0.714285), resulting in a gravity of 0.8. This can be simplified and generalized to the following(a_1×d_1×g_1 + a_2×d_2×g_2 +...+ a_n×d_n×g_n)/(a_1×d_1 + a_2×d_2 +...+ a_n×d_n), wherea is the area of the material occupies,d is the material's density, andg is the material's gravity.
Density
Mass per unit volume.
Friction coefficient
Resistance to being moved across other terrain. Gravity also affects this, however.
Restitution
Momentum conserved in rebounding objects; bounciness. A restitution of 1.0 will transfer 100% of the momentum back into the object, a value of 0.5 will transfer 50%, and so on. When an object collides with a surface, the highest restitution value is used. For example, sand (0.1), marble (0.3), and steel (0.5) will all rebound the same when colliding with a steel (0.5) or bouncy rubber (1.0) surface as those have equal or higher restitution values; colliding with a sand surface will result in the steel retaining more momentum than marble which retains more than sand.
ImageNameGravityDensityFrictionRestitutionNotes
SSBUStageBuilderTextureGrass.png
Grass0.7100.20.2
SSBUStageBuilderTextureDirt.png
Dirt0.9300.50.2
SSBUStageBuilderTextureSand.png
Sand0.8400.90.1
SSBUStageBuilderTextureWood.png
Wood1.01000.70.4
SSBUStageBuilderTextureSteel.png
Steel1.01000.60.5
SSBUStageBuilderTextureMarble.png
Marble1.01000.60.3
SSBUStageBuilderTextureRubber.png
Rubber1.0401.00.1
SSBUStageBuilderTextureDenim.png
Denim0.8100.80.3
SSBUStageBuilderTextureCarpet.png
Carpet0.9100.80.2
SSBUStageBuilderTexturePaper.png
Paper0.3100.40.1The slowest-falling material.
SSBUStageBuilderTextureYarn.png
Yarn0.4100.40.1
SSBUStageBuilderTextureSponge.png
Sponge0.6100.80.3
SSBUStageBuilderTextureBouncyRubber.png
Bouncy Rubber1.0300.81.0The bounciest material.
SSBUStageBuilderTextureIce.png
Ice1.0300.00010.4The most slippery material. It also reducestraction, causing fighters to slide.
SSBUStageBuilderTextureLava.png
Lava0.8501.00.1Deals 14% damage to fighters on contact and launches them away,meteor smashing them if they hit it from below.

Most hazards also have some parameters associated with them, such as restitution and friction. Notably, while most share the same friction as either steel or wood, explosive blocks and bomb blocks appear to have 0 friction.

Each type of terrain also determines what kind of materialsSteve will get whenmining them.

Quirks and glitches[edit]

Ultimate's Stage Builder has a fairly large number of quirks, glitches and other issues, especially when compared to the Stage Builders in earlier games. These include:

  • While testing stages, fighters idle poses will not occur until the fighter moves from their spawn position or uses an attack.
  • While building stages, the game will sometimes prevent the player from extending or moving terrain and hazards in a way which causes no scenarios which would normally be disallowed by the game. The issue can be overcome by moving the terrain to a different position, and then moving or extending it into the desired position.
  • All flat surfaces have very small 45˚ slopes at the edges, regardless of what angle the edge is at.
  • Sometimes, Robin's Tomes and Levin Sword durabilities will not be correctly displayed on the UI next to the fighter icon while testing custom stages. Instead, the Levin Sword durability will always show as 0 and the Tomes will always appear to have maximum durability, however the durabilities function the same way they do inVersus Mode.
  • Mii Fighters cannot be selected while testing stages.
  • Single Joy-Con controllers cannot be used when testing stages.
  • Sometimes, one or more of the fighters' damage meters will not be displayed when first loading a stage to test, although their artwork, name and series symbol will still appear as usual.
  • Ordinarily, if the "change fighters" feature is used, and a second controller is used, the second fighter can be controlled by a second player, and will be displayed as P2, with a blue battle UI as usual, while testing the stage. However, if "return to edit" is selected, and then test is selected again, the second controller will still control the second fighter as before, but they will now be displayed as a CPU, and will have a gray battle UI. The same can be done with P1 being controlled by the CPU while having a red "P1" tag.
  • Although objects bouncing straight up off bouncy rubber return to the same height on average, their actual bounce height tends to fluctuate, with some terrains deviating slightly upwards every other bounce, and others deviating slightly downwards, returning to their original height on the next bounce. Oddly, when dropped from specific heights however, some materials actually end up gaining height over time, eventually despawning off the top of the stage. This is likely due to rounding errors not being corrected for.

Update history[edit]

4.0.0[edit]

  • The properties of Steel, grass, sponge, paper, and yarn terrains have been adjusted.
  • Thedamage meter is now displayed when testing stages.

9.0.2[edit]

  • Fixed an issue where sometimes the player would be forced to end a battle on a custom stage.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageName
Japan Japaneseステージ作り
UK EnglishStage Builder
France French (PAL)Créateur de stage
Quebec French (NTSC)Créateur de niveaux
Germany GermanStage-Studio
Spain SpanishEditor de escenarios
Italy ItalianEditor scenari
China Chinese (Simplified)制作 场地
Taiwan Chinese (Traditional)製作 場地
South Korea Korean스테이지 만들기
Netherlands DutchLevel-studio
Russia RussianКонструктор

Trivia[edit]

  • Springs are able to send low gravity characters higher than higher gravity characters. This is because while high gravity characters have higher speed, they lose it faster while low gravity have low speed but retain it for longer. This applies to all springs, but stronger springs exaggerate it—the strong springs can launch Jigglypuff (the lowest gravity character) noticeably higher than Fox (the highest gravity). This is less-so inUltimate as the weak bounce's force results in a linear correlation between gravity and height, while the strong bounce is weak compared to prior games and causes characters with less than 0.0925 gravity (over half of the roster) being within 5 units of each other.

Brawl[edit]

  • The game does not load the custom stages at the same time that it loads the stage select screen, and thus the game does not let the player select custom stages from the stage select screen until they are done loading.
  • The futuristic chamber background image is similar to the background in theSubspace Emissary'sResearch Facility II where players fight the twoFalse Samuses or whenSamus first encountersRidley. Similarly, the ruins background image can be seen in the distance behind part ofThe Ruins.
    • Unusually, the futuristic chamber in Stage Builder uses woodencrates andbarrels instead of their futuristic counterparts.
  • If the player tests a stage,self-destructs, return to the Stage Builder menu beforeMario respawns and quickly tests it again, Mario will spawn on-stage briefly and then disappear with the camera scrolling to where heself-destructed then reappear on arevival platform.
  • There are two glitches associated with the Drop Block:The Flop Block and theTeleport glitch.

for Wii U[edit]

  • Prior to version 1.1.3, a regular Final Destination-like stage without any platforms filled with magma below (in a way that the magma seemingly covers the whole stage but doesn't hurt characters walking along the main ground) will cause allCPUs to indefinitely stand on place doing absolutely nothing, even at level 9, without even defending against attacks or recovering. This also works againstamiibo.[2]
  • If the original "Ryu Stage Type A" or "Ken Stage Type A" songs from theStreet Fighter series are selected, the music will not change regardless of the match's present situation.
    • Also, the volcano backdrop bears some sort of resemblance to the Volcanic Rim stage from Capcom'sStreet Fighter IV series.
  • If start and select are pressed during testing (which will pause the game then go back to the Stage Builder menu if done correctly), nothing but the background music will be heard until the game is paused again.

Ultimate[edit]

  • Wing Blitz allowsRidley to fly through thin walls drawn with the line tool. Additionally, any character can jump through a thin wall as long as they are holding down on the control stick as they hit the side of it, likely due to them retaining soft-platform properties.
  • Fighters with arun speed higher than 2 (Diddy Kong, everyone faster than him, and Shulk or Kirby with the SpeedArt) can gain distance running against horizontal wind at maximum speed.
    • Most special moves will not gain distance against maximum speed horizontal wind over time, but certain moves likeWario Bike andSpinning Kong completely ignores wind.
  • Terrain with gravity enabled will ignore players in its path. They will be unable to push or redirect terrain without the assistance of switches to toggle rails or gears.
  • Due to the way meteor smashes function inUltimate, it is possible to K.O. fighters with a meteor smash despite terrain beneath them as long as the terrain is off-screen, as powerful meteor smashes K.O. as soon as the fighter crosses the bottom of the screen rather than across the blast line.
  • If aPersona song is used as the music for a custom stage,Joker will always use thePersona 5victory theme, regardless of which game the song comes from.
  • Custom stages using the music tracks "MEGALOVANIA", "Floral Fury", or "Burning Town" cannot be downloaded from Shared Content if theSans,Cuphead, andShantaeMii Fighter costumes respectively have not been purchased. Stages using music tracks from theFighters' Passes will change the song toBattlefield if the corresponding Challenger Pack has not been purchased.
    • On the contrary, stages with the song "Dearly Beloved -Swing Version-" can be downloaded as long as Challenger Pack 11 is purchased, even if the player does not have the song through save data ofKingdom Hearts Melody of Memory. However, downloading stages with the song does not add it to the player's collection.
  • The Stage Builder is the only mode inUltimate that supports the use of theNintendo Switch's touchscreen.

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Starter stagesBattlefield ·Bridge of Eldin ·Castle Siege ·Delfino Plaza ·Distant Planet ·Final Destination ·Frigate Orpheon ·Halberd ·Lylat Cruise ·Mario Circuit ·Mushroomy Kingdom ·New Pork City ·Norfair ·PictoChat ·Pokémon Stadium 2 ·Port Town Aero Dive ·Rumble Falls ·Shadow Moses Island ·Skyworld ·Smashville ·Summit ·WarioWare, Inc. ·Yoshi's Island
Unlockable stages75m ·Flat Zone 2 ·Green Hill Zone ·Hanenbow ·Luigi's Mansion ·Mario Bros. ·Pirate Ship ·Spear Pillar
Super Smash Bros. Melee StarterMelee stagesBrinstar ·Corneria ·Onett ·Rainbow Cruise ·Temple ·Yoshi's Island
Super Smash Bros. Melee Unlockable Melee stagesBig Blue ·Green Greens ·Jungle Japes ·Pokémon Stadium
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The Subspace Emissary
Midair Stadium ·Skyworld ·Sea of Clouds ·The Jungle ·The Plain ·The Lake ·The Ruined Zoo ·The Battlefield Fortress ·The Forest ·The Research Facility I ·The Lake Shore ·The Path to the Ruins ·The Cave ·The Ruins ·The Wilds I ·The Ruined Hall ·The Wilds II ·The Swamp ·The Research Facility II ·Outside the Ancient Ruins ·The Glacial Peak ·The Canyon ·Battleship Halberd Interior ·Battleship Halberd Exterior ·Battleship Halberd Bridge ·The Subspace Bomb Factory I ·The Subspace Bomb Factory II ·Entrance to Subspace ·Subspace I ·Subspace II ·The Great Maze
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Stages inSuper Smash Bros. 4
Both games (new)Battlefield ·Boxing Ring ·Duck Hunt ·Final Destination ·Gaur Plain ·Midgar ·Super Mario Maker ·Suzaku Castle ·Umbra Clock Tower ·Wily Castle
Both games (familiar)Super Smash Bros.Dream Land (64) ·Super Smash Bros.Hyrule Castle (64) ·Super Smash Bros.Peach's Castle (64)
3DS version (new)3D Land ·Arena Ferox ·Balloon Fight ·Dream Land ·Find Mii ·Gerudo Valley ·Golden Plains ·Living Room ·Magicant ·Mute City ·Pac-Maze ·Paper Mario ·PictoChat 2 ·Prism Tower ·Rainbow Road ·Reset Bomb Forest ·Spirit Train ·Tomodachi Life ·Tortimer Island ·Unova Pokémon League
3DS version (familiar)Super Smash Bros. MeleeBrinstar ·Super Smash Bros. MeleeCorneria ·Super Smash Bros. MeleeJungle Japes ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlDistant Planet ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlFlat Zone 2 ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlGreen Hill Zone ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlMushroomy Kingdom ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlWarioWare, Inc. ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlYoshi's Island
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Wii U version (familiar)Super Smash Bros.Kongo Jungle 64 ·Super Smash Bros. MeleeOnett ·Super Smash Bros. MeleeTemple ·Super Smash Bros. MeleeYoshi's Island ·Super Smash Bros. Brawl75m ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlBridge of Eldin ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlCastle Siege ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlDelfino Plaza ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlHalberd ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlLuigi's Mansion ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlLylat Cruise ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlMario Circuit (Brawl) ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlNorfair ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlPirate Ship ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlPokémon Stadium 2 ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlPort Town Aero Dive ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlSkyworld ·Super Smash Bros. BrawlSmashville
OtherΩ form ·Stage Builder
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Stages inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate
New stagesBattlefield ·Big Battlefield ·Cloud Sea of Alrest ·Dracula's Castle ·Final Destination ·Garreg Mach Monastery ·Great Plateau Tower ·Hollow Bastion ·King of Fighters Stadium ·Mementos ·Minecraft World ·Mishima Dojo ·Moray Towers ·New Donk City Hall ·Northern Cave ·Small Battlefield ·Spiral Mountain ·Spring Stadium ·Yggdrasil's Altar
Returning stages fromSuper Smash Bros.Dream Land ·Hyrule Castle ·Kongo Jungle ·Mushroom Kingdom ·Peach's Castle ·Saffron City ·Super Happy Tree
Returning stages fromSuper Smash Bros. MeleeBig Blue ·Brinstar ·Brinstar Depths ·Corneria ·Fountain of Dreams ·Fourside ·Great Bay ·Green Greens ·Jungle Japes ·Kongo Falls ·Mushroom Kingdom II ·Onett ·Pokémon Stadium ·Princess Peach's Castle ·Rainbow Cruise ·Temple ·Venom ·Yoshi's Island ·Yoshi's Story
Returning stages fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl75m ·Bridge of Eldin ·Castle Siege ·Delfino Plaza ·Distant Planet ·Figure-8 Circuit ·Frigate Orpheon ·Green Hill Zone ·Halberd ·Hanenbow ·Luigi's Mansion ·Lylat Cruise ·Mario Bros. ·Mushroomy Kingdom ·New Pork City ·Norfair ·Pirate Ship ·Pokémon Stadium 2 ·Port Town Aero Dive ·Shadow Moses Island ·Skyworld ·Smashville ·Spear Pillar ·Summit ·WarioWare, Inc. ·Yoshi's Island
Returning stages fromSuper Smash Bros. 4Boxing Ring ·Duck Hunt ·Gaur Plain ·Midgar ·Super Mario Maker ·Suzaku Castle ·Umbra Clock Tower ·Wily Castle
Returning stages fromSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS3D Land ·Arena Ferox ·Balloon Fight ·Dream Land GB ·Find Mii ·Gerudo Valley ·Golden Plains ·Living Room ·Magicant ·Mute City SNES ·Paper Mario ·PictoChat 2 ·Prism Tower ·Reset Bomb Forest ·Spirit Train ·Tomodachi Life ·Tortimer Island ·Unova Pokémon League
Returning stages fromSuper Smash Bros. for Wii UColiseum ·Flat Zone X ·Gamer ·Garden of Hope ·Kalos Pokémon League ·Mario Circuit ·Mario Galaxy ·Mushroom Kingdom U ·Pac-Land ·Palutena's Temple ·Pilotwings ·Skyloft ·The Great Cave Offensive ·Town and City ·Wii Fit Studio ·Windy Hill Zone ·Wrecking Crew ·Wuhu Island
OtherΩ form ·Battlefield form ·Final stage (World of Light) ·Stage Builder ·Training
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