Patch Notes: Alpha v 0.5.0

Community Requests

• Can now try an early look at Training Mode! (Work in Progress)

• Chatting has been added to end of matchmaking and custom online games.

• Cassidy has had an art rework to better match the other characters and tone of the game.

• Moves now have priority. In the result of a tie, priority goes to the character with higher dexterity, then the character that's taken less damage.

Gameplay

• Tie breakers are now available for Lives matches.

• KOs and Falls in Tie Breakers don't count towards score at end of game.

• Moved the camera line out on Twilight Grove.

• A pass on stun times that should make the Dexterity stat feel like an appropriate advantage/penalty.

• KOs are now worth +2 and Falls are -1.

• Self KOs net -3 and team KOs give -1 to the player that Fell and -2 to the player who KOed their teammate.

• Team KOs and Self KOs still both show up as "Accidents" in the end game screen.

• Players who hit other players into armed mines can now receive KO credit if the mine belonged to the victim or one of his/her teammates.

• Added new pickup priority for catching armed objects.

• Increased pickup priority for weapons.

• New level "Fjord" has been added to the level select screen. (Work in Progress)

• VALKRI summoner horns no longer appear during tie breakers.

• Reworked air time velocity bonus formula. Doesn't penalize bouncing as much. Lowers the force of point blank throws.

• Slightly lowered the velocity at which you leave stun.

• Your character will actually change direction while charging a throw. For realsies this time.

• You cannot hold a throw charge longer than 2 seconds.

• Fixed a bug where you could not catch thrown mines.

Powers

• AdjustedGround PoundsReduced minimum travel times. No longer increase in force the longer they travel.
• AdjustedUnarmed Air Side QuickReduced AoE size.
• AdjustedUnarmed Air Neutral QuickReduced recover time.
• AdjustedUnarmed Air HeavyReduced damage and force.
• AdjustedBlasters Air HeavyReduced AoE size. Reduced damage. Reduced force. Fixed behavior when used repeatedly in midair.
• AdjustedBlasters Air Side QuickReduced AoE size. Reduced damage. Increased force. Can not control movement while firing. Fixed a bug where it could hit the same target multiple times per use.

• Blaster Down Heavy: Slowed time to hit as well as recovery time.

• AdjustedHammerReady/idle animation changed slightly to be less awkward.
• AdjustedHammer Side HeavyIncreased the power of the sweet spot.
• AddedHammer Side HeavyAdded a small hitbox at the top of the attack that has a smaller impact that hits more diagonally for added effectiveness against airborne opponents.
• AdjustedHammer Air Side QuickReduced recover time.
• AdjustedLance Air HeavyReduced damage. Reduced force.

• Lance Air Side Quick: Extended cast time.

• Lance Air Down Quick: Extended cast time. Made hit box more accurate.

• Sword Air Up Quick: Made hit box more accurate.

• AdjustedSword Air HeavyReduced AoE size. Reduced force.
• AdjustedSword Air Down QuickIncreased recover time. Extended cast time.
• AdjustedSword Side QuickIncreased charge speed and distance. Increased damage, decreased force. Deals damage as a multi-hit rather than single hit. Can move during recover.
• FixedSword Down HeavyFixed cases where targets could be knocked out harmlessly before the final hit.

• Spear: Ready/idle animation finished.

• Spear Air Down Quick: Cleaned up animation.

• AddedSpear Side QuickHas been replaced with a new move to better complement the other Spear moves.
• AdjustedSpear Side HeavyImproved animation.
• AdjustedSpear Down QuickImproved range on attack. Increased force on attack. Smoothed animation.
• AdjustedSpear Down HeavyImproved animation.

• Spear Throw: Travels slightly faster than other weapons.