The Moves section is for defining what attacks and special options are available to the player. It tells the game what restrictions are in place for allowing the usage of a specific move, as well as what input motion to use, how much meter is required, and many other aspects that define when/how a move can be used. While the scripts section handles the inner aspects of how a move works, the Moves section is more of an instruction manual to the game on how to use the move.

NOTE: While the “Moves” window is used for defining AI Settings this section of the wiki does NOT cover modifying AI or how its behaviors are dictated, for more information on the AI system in place in Street Fighter 4 and how to modify it using the Ono Tool check the corresponding section on AI Settings.

The Moves window is set up like an Excel table, each row of the table represents a specific attack or special move while the first 17 columns of the table are used for defining the moves restrictions and other data. The sections of the moves table used are; Name, Input, Move Flags, Restriction, Position Restriction, Position Restriction Distance, EX Requirement, EX Cost, Ultra Requirement, Ultra Cost, Input Motion, Unk1, State Restriction, Misc Restriction, Ultra Restriction, Script, and Features.

This is the name of the move you are creating. The name does not have to match the function of the move or the name of the script file used but for organizational purposes it makes it easier. Whatever you name the move will be what is displayed when adding moves to the cancel List

The input section governs which buttons must be pressed for the move to become active, however the input section does NOT cover motions or sequential inputs. Any special motions required for a move must be created in the Inputs section of Ono Tool. The Input column of the Move Section assumes all of the listed “inputs” occur at the same time (Such as Back + LP + LK for a back throw) the input section lists all possible inputs used for the move. What the requirement is for those inputs is covered in the next section.

The Move Flags section tells the game how to interpret the inputs listed in the Input's column and how they should or should not be recognized. There are 12 different move flags that can be selected, there is no limit to how many or how few can be used however some flags will negate other flags when chosen. The flags are

Restriction is one of many different sections that can prevent a move from being allowed based on certain factors. There are 7 different selectable flags for the Restriction column

As the name implies, position restriction is based on where your character is on the stage. There are 4 different settings for the Position Restriction Flag however you may only select one.

This is tied directly to the Position Restriction column. This is the required distance for the restriction.

This is how much Super meter must be available for the move to be allowed to be used. While you can specify any value, generally there is only 3 different values used. 250, 500, and 1000. A full super bar is equal to 1000 points with each pip being 250.

The EX Requirement specifies how much Super meter must be available for the move to be usable, the EX Cost is how much meter is actually used when the move occurs. Setting this to a negative value will cause the move to give meter rather than cost meter. While the Attack Table Meter Gain setting only affects when an opponent is actually hit by an attack, the EX Cost setting always occurs even if the move completely misses.

This is how much Ultra meter must be available for the move to occur. Same as EX just for a different meter.

This is how much of the Ultra Meter to use when the move occurs. Once again follows the same rules as the EX Cost values.

This is for selecting what motion to use for the move such as the hadoken motion of Quarter Circle Forward, or the Dragon Punch motion of Forward, down, down forward. The selectable motions are defined in the Inputs section.

This value is used for stances. It is used in junction with the ECT control settings.

State restriction is for defining what state the character is currently in allows the move to be usable. There are 4 different states.

The Misc Restriction is mainly used for the “Stance” restriction setting however it governs a few other things as well. Using [b]raw display[/b] will list these values starting as [i]00000000[/i]. Each place in that governs a different trait and can potentially be combined.

This setting restricts the move to be only allowed if the character is using the corresponding Ultra. This is ignored when W-ultra is in use.

This is for selecting the script that the move will run.

There are several settings for the features section. This dictates what sort of properties the move has, this affects things such as damage scaling for ultras and focus attacks, as well as the image used for the round win marker.