For all HS and BS values, impact animation frames where both characters are frozen have been deducted from the numbers presented. In most cases, jumping light attack animations freeze for 9 frames on impact, jumping medium attacks freeze for 11 frames, and jumping hard attacks freeze for 13 frames. Connected hard attacks seem to cause more hit stun than light attacks only because of this variance, which does not affect relative character recovery periods. Projectile collisions freeze only the stunned character, which explains why air projectiles have such high HS and BS values.

Most special moves have three sets of values - one for each button strength. If only one set is listed, then all versions have the same data. One set of data for aerial special moves follows the ground version data. EX versions of SFIII specials and ES versions of DS specials always appear last. All HA and BA values are signed (+/-/±). Since all HS and BS values are positive, they are never signed. To find aerial version frame data, simply look for the set with unsigned hit and blocked values.

Only a handful of exceptions to the above conventions exist in the book.

Some otherwise accurate numbers are labeled incorrectly.

All special moves with both ground and air versions should have their hit values marked as HA/HS and their blocked values marked as BA/BS.

Several Darkstalkers ES and EX moves are missing air version information.

Seven specific super moves cause varying effects depending on execution inputs.

Every neutral LP+LK throw has 5 ST and may be teched from the 5th frame through the 8th frame. Every directional LP+LK throw has 3 ST and may be teched from the 3rd frame through the 10th frame. This distinction holds true even if both versions look identical and inflict equal damage. Anakaris is the only character without LP+LK throws. In addition, he may only tech neutral LP+LK throws beginning with the 6th frame and directional LP+LK throws beginning with the 4th frame.

Unfortunately, the guide omits TO values for all LP+LK throws. Kenji's listed neutral LP+LK throw values are obviously erroneous duplicates of his follow-up attack data, and therefore meaningless.

Although every Alpha Counter has a different startup time, all Alpha Counters have equal ST and IV values, with two exceptions. Rose's B,DB,D+P Alpha Counter remains invincible surprisingly long, with an IV value 8 frames greater than its ST value. Sakura's B,DB,D+K Alpha Counter loses invincibility unusually early, with an IV value 4 frames less than its ST value.

Once their lightning effects dissipate, each Darkstalkers Guard Cancel adopts its corresponding special move's ST and BA frame data, along with down HA across the board. All Darkstalkers Guard Cancels, including ES versions, remain invincible for the duration of the lightning effect in addition to the first 2 frames of the attack's startup animation.

Ingrid's F+MP+MK Guard Cancel mimics her Wrap Around maneuver. However, following the lightning effect, her rolling animation TO and IV values are both reduced by 1 frame. Analogously, Ingrid's B+MP+MK Guard Cancel resembles her back dash. Its TO value is not modified, but its invincibility period lasts an additional 11 frames after the lightning effect.

Many chain combos utilize non-standard normal attacks with modified data. Due to space limitations, this information was cut from the final version of the book.

Demitri's Midnight Bliss turns opponents into helpless vampire victims. Shin Akuma, Alex, Chun Li, Anakaris, Demitri, Guy, Rose, and Leo all have an alternate rare transformation available, but only Guy's and Rose's secondary vampire victim sprites made it into the guide. Holding LP+MK+HP before Demitri reaches his opponent guarantees alternate Midnight Bliss forms.

Luckily, miscellaneous typographical errors and omissions are relatively uncommon and often minor.

Finally, i just want to apologize to anyone i forgot to mention in my acknowledgments - especially FMJaguar, Edma, GhettoD, ohayo1234, Mouko, T7, eidrian, J0kes, Trung, and all the UCI regulars. Further thanks to box, fubarduck, RenoROB, Space Lion, Drunken Master, sano, Ultima, and Saotome Kaneda for spotting subtle printed mistakes. Not that anyone should care, but i never wanted that "I" capitalized either. All collective group efforts are fueled by sacrifices of individuality. Overall, i feel we succeeded in creating a quality product and i'm glad i got to be involved.