Will Uhl 🦉 Merry Mancer Games
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Tabletop game dev (Mystic Lilies, NetBattlers, etc). Journalist. Bird. 1312. (They/Them; Agender & Bi) avi: patreon.com/icelevel / banner: @theneoncaster.bsky.social
![From https://glossary.infil.net/, the Fighting Game Glossary:
Install [General Term]
A powered-up state some characters can enter that will change move properties and maybe grant new moves entirely. Installs are almost always on a timer that tells you how much longer you get to enjoy the benefits before you return to your mortal self. Custom combo supers like Genei Jin or A-Groove and systems like Street Fighter V's V-Trigger and Killer Instinct's Instinct mode are common installs you will find.
You'll hear the word "activate" or "pop" often used when people turn on these modes, as in "Yun players like to do shoulder into activate" or "don't forget to pop Instinct once per round". The source of the term probably comes from Sol Badguy's "Dragon Install" super move.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgfw34us2ioxbfva3u3nt5fp/bafkreibhefshwafn7npzt6plq7zkh3lqnsf32a6kf3smyx3myruir62xdm)
