Patch Notes: Beta v 1.5.2

Community Request

• Hitboxes now use capsule collisions instead of rectangles for improved accuracy.

• Adjusted hurtboxes on ground pounds and other offending attacks to be more accurate. This should result in more logical priority for those attacks.

• Mac support for Pro Ex controller.

• Updated icon for So Salty taunt.

• Slightly decreased floatiness at the top of jumps.

Powers

• AdjustedLance Down HeavyReduced Force slightly.

• Lance Quick Side: Shortened time to hit.

• Lance Quick: Slight reduction in Force on final hit.

• AdjustedLance AirAdjusted animation and hitboxes relative to hurtbox, decreased hit window, increased recover time.
• AdjustedHammer Side HeavyReduced Damage and Force slightly, reduced final hitbox size and hit window, reduced recover time.
• AdjustedHammer DownReduced time to hit, increased stun time.

• Hammer Quick: Now has taller hitboxes on first two hits.

• AdjustedHammer Air SideSlightly increased Force, can now jump during recover time.
• AdjustedKatar Down HeavyReduced Force slightly.
• AdjustedUnarmed Ground PoundReduced time to hit.
• AdjustedUnarmed Side HeavyIncreased hitbox size, reduced time to hit, reduced hitbox duration, can move during recover.
• AdjustedUnarmed DownIncreased Force, can jump during recover.
• AdjustedUnarmed QuickSlightly reduced Force on final hit.
• AdjustedUnarmed Air NeutralSlightly reduced Damage.
• AdjustedUnarmed Air SideSlightly increased Force.
• AdjustedSword Ground PoundDecreased time to hit.
• AdjustedSword QuickExtended time to hit and reduced Force on final hit.
• AdjustedSword SideReduced hitbox size, Damage, and distance traveled.
• AdjustedSword Side HeavyReduced hitbox size, reduced time to hit.
• AdjustedSword DownRetimed and rehitboxed, increased Force, decreased Damage, is steerable once it leaves the ground. Can now jump during recover.
• AdjustedSword Air SideDecreased Force, increased minimum Force to make power more effective on the edges of the map. Retimed and rehitboxed. Increased the downward angle slightly on second hit. Can now hit with both swings. Can now jump during recover.
• AdjustedSword Air HeavyRetimed and rehitboxed. Increased recovery time, but can jump sooner out of attack. Decreased Force, increased minimum Force. Angle of final hit is more dependent on target position.
• AdjustedSword AirIncreased Force, increased time to hit.
• AdjustedSword Air DownIncreased Force, increased time to hit. Can now jump during recover.

• Spear Air: can now jump during recover.

• Spear Air Side: can now jump during recover.

• Spear Air Down: can now jump during recover.

• AdjustedScarlet Boiling PointReduced hit window, Damage and Force fall off faster. Increased minimum Force.

Gameplay

• Attacking out of dodge now takes slightly longer.

• SpikeBalls, Bombs, and Mines will all fall out of your hands after one hit.

• Damage and Force on weapon throws normalized. Spear is still slightly faster than other weapons, but not as much so, its damage and Force are lowered to balance.

• Reworked item throwing mechanics slightly.

  • Initial speed is 15% higher, and max speed for full charge is 15% lower.

  • Items stop being dangerous/active earlier when decelerating.

  • Weapons aren't so bouncy off the ground/walls.

  • Throwing upwards while falling should be easier.

  • Items thrown straight upwards don't travel quite as far.

Art

• Hammer Side Heavy sfx will now stay in one location even if the attacker is moved.

• Fixed torso alignment in pistol jump animations.

• Hattori now has hit-react animations on her special attacks.

• Cleaned up Cassidy's Hammer sfx by removing some trailing elements.

• Got rid of fx on the kick in Thatch's special, and lowered opacity of the sword recovery attack.

• Tweaked the torso in the Pistol's Ready animation to be less skewed.

• Added revised fx to Hammer Down Quick.

• Added new hit-reacts for Sentinel's specials.

• Improved Trail effect behavior under network instability.