It looks like Warlord will be the next fighter to go into beta testing. Rob has already implemented the weapon-switching system. The mortar and missile launcher are working, and also the specials for the mace have been implemented. The navigation and basic attack animations are looking pretty good. Josh and John did a good job in capturing and tracking the animations and that has made my job a lot easier.

Mantis and katana are not that far behind. Even though they don't have any specials or supers at this point, they do have most of their navigation and attack animations. And now that Rob has started working on the AI I'm able to play test the new fighter against it. Playing against the AI gives me a chance to try out moves and combos with the new fighters and helps me figure out what moves need to be tweaked and what combinations of moves will make a good combos.

I finished most of the modeling for the fighters, but I'm sure there will be little things I'll need to change. All 24 paint jobs are also done (with a few exceptions). So most of my time is now spent on fighter settings and animations.