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Stage Morph

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For the feature present on stages such as Castle Siege and Reset Bomb Forest, see stage transformation.
Image that shows the process of the Stage Morph feature in Smash Bros Ultimate.
The Stage Morph display screen in the rules section of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
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Stage Morph (ステージ変化, Stage Change) is a feature in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, available as a toggle in the Rules selection, which was revealed during the Smash Bros. Direct on August 8, 2018. It allows players to choose two different stages on the stage selection screen for a match, and have these stages transform into each other mid-battle.

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The stage morph toggle can be found in the "Advanced" section of the Rule Settings. The frequency of the transformation can be set to "Off", which disables the feature; "Random", which transforms the stage at random intervals; or "Every [interval]", which transforms the stage at a configurable interval (with a default of 1:00 that can be increased by 30 seconds up to 5:00). Modifying the game speed via Special Smash will also affect the Stage Morph timer, despite the Match timer being unaffected. After activating the setting, players are prompted to select two stages on the stage select screen. Both stages are then loaded simulataneously and one runs in the background to allow a seamless transition with no loading[1]. During the game, a stage will transition to the other at the predetermined rate.

The transition itself bears some resemblance to the transitions of Castle Siege and Reset Bomb Forest. However, instead of temporarily placing fighters on a flat walk-off surface, the terrain of the new stage rises up directly through the current stage's sinking terrain. While a morph is occurring, both stages will be frozen until the morph is complete. If a fighter is not within the new stage's blast lines when the morph concludes, they will be KOed immediately.

Stage Morph is only selectable if the rules are set to "First to 1 Win", or "Number of Stages 1" in the case of the "Elimination" or "Best Of" categories in Squad Strike. Custom stages can't be selected if Stage Morph is on. Additionally, camera controls are disabled from just before the morph occurs to just after it finishes, with camera controls being exited automatically if the frame-by-frame option is used.

In competitive play[edit]

Stage morph is universally banned in tournaments, in part due to logistical constraints around how to fairly select two stages that a set of competitors can agree on. It is also not a selectable option in Battle Arenas.

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