v0.7.1, v0.7.2, v0.7.3 - Bug fixes, physics, and etcetera

A quick set of three patches over the last two weeks, featuring a new knockback curve and a little bit of menu polish.

v0.7.1 - Dec 26 2020

Minor balance patch.

Tweaks

• Can now jump and grab out of the start of dash attack animations

• Lag-canceling energy regen delay is now based on move's landing lag, and lower

Characters

Carbon

• Several tweaks and buffs

Helium

• New up-tilt (well, the animation's the same, but it hits differently)

• Several tweaks and buffs

Misc

• Improved controller display

• Fix crash on restore state if an entity was removed

• Cleaned up Helium's animation data

• Misc cleanup

0.7.2 - Dec 30 2020

Another rework of knockback and stun, character handling tweaks, and balance changes.

Tweaks

• All characters have had their dodge rolls, tech rolls, and floor rolls tuned to be longer

• All characters have had movement/handling tweaked

• Hax dashing should work now

• Shield knockback has been entirely redone, and also applies knockback to a grounded attacker

Characters

• Lots of balance changes, but not worth listing until knockback/etc changes settle down

• Iron has a very new up-B trajectory pattern

• Xenon's orb warp now has a short delay

Misc

• Updated Node

0.7.3 - Jan 3 2021

Picking back up on bug fixes/quality of life improvements, which will be the priority for the rest of 0.7.

Features

• Put a thin layer of polish on old UI code: sound effects, hover states

• Hovering over stages in versus select now previews the stage behind the menu

Tweaks

• The tech input window now extends slightly into a missed tech animation instead of only testing on land

• Removed slopes from Transistor's ledges - collision bugs can make it unplayable, this is easier than fixing now

• Air handling got changed a little again

• A little more balancing

Fixes

• Attempted fix for some of the weird ground -> air animation canceling bugs and other related things

• Improved some logic that should clean up a few subtle, inconsistent misbehaviors

• Fixed bug preventing forward/back jumps from being used out of moves that allow jumping and similar scenario

• Fixed stats not tracking in some scenarios

• Respawn and hit stun effects no longer have ugly orbs

• Fixed controller input not reading properly in frame-by-frame mode (also groundwork for replays)

• A lot of random systems here and there are now a bit more stable