The Juice Update

🔥 TLDR – Big Update Highlights

• Major Glory Kill overhaul – now player-controlled and skill-based

• Key rebinding is now supported

• More settings options

• Separate volume sliders for Music and SFX

• HUD can now be hidden

• Movement update

• Momentum is preserved when jumping

• Full air control

• Bunny hopping added (Quake-style, optional but very fun)

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⚙️ Settings & Quality of Life Updates

This update adds a bunch of long-requested flexibility:

• Full key rebinding support

• Expanded Settings menu

• Separate sliders for Music and Sound Effects

• Option to hide the HUD for a cleaner, more immersive experience

Small things, but they go a long way toward making the game feel better to play.

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🔪 Glory Kill Targeting Update

I just finished a major overhaul to how glory kills work, and I’m really excited about this one.

The Problem

Previously, glory kills would just… happen automatically when you killed the right enemy type for a recipe.

• You had no control

• You often didn’t even realize a glory kill was available

• It could trigger on the wrong enemy at the worst moment

Not great.

What Changed

Glory kills are now active, intentional, and skill-based.

When a glory kill window opens, eligible enemies are outlined:

• Orange = normal timing window

• Red = strict timing window

You aim at the enemy you want to execute. When your crosshair lands on them:

• They light up with an intense glow

• A clear UI prompt shows which button to press

You choose when and who to glory kill. No more surprises. You’re fully in control. This gets to be really fun when you realize you can select a glory kill target across the map... and then you can teleport to them to the execution. Opens up a lot of movement possibilities.

Why It Matters

This turns glory kills into a tactical decision instead of a background system. You can pick targets based on positioning, threat level, health, or crowd control needs.

It feels more deliberate, more readable, and way more satisfying.

I also spent a lot of time fixing edge cases where glow effects would break during hit reactions or damage animations. The shader system now holds up even in total combat chaos.

The inspiration was that classic “aim and execute” feel — but still tied into our recipe completion mechanic. The result feels much better in moment-to-moment play.

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🏃 Movement Update

I did a big pass on movement after testing showed some friction, especially around jumping and air control.

The Fixes

Jumping no longer kills your momentum Sprint → jump → keep your speed. No more mid-air “brick wall” feeling. Running jumps finally feel like running jumps.

Full air control Your inputs now matter the entire time you’re airborne. High speed no longer locks you out of steering, and you can actually correct your trajectory mid-air.

The New Thing... Bunny Hopping

This one’s optional, but very fun.

If you time your jumps right, you can chain them together to move faster than sprinting,.. Quake inspired but works a little bit differently.

How it works:

• Sprint and jump

• Jump again within ~0.2s of landing

• Each successful hop adds ~7% speed

• Caps at 50% faster than normal sprinting

• Miss the timing → speed resets

It takes a little practice, but once it clicks, it feels amazing. You can absolutely fly across the map.

Why This Matters

Movement is just better across the board