Demo Update v0.1.8 - Post Next-Fest Update

Next Fest is now over, thank you for everyone who played the game! This update addresses a lot of the feedback brought up during Next Fest, as well as some general polish and QoL changes.

Gameplay Updates

• Basic attack hitboxes have been adjusted across the board to be a bit more generous

• Hit frames for basic attacks have been extended to be duration based instead of instantaneous

• Headbutt trajectory adjusted to be more consistently vertical

• Add additional headbutt hitbox when player executes a jump action

• Rabbits carrot traps now also hit the ball and shoots it upwards by a small amount

• Puffs passive now also blocks Zelle's special attack (whip pull attack)

• Extend stun effect durations across the board

• Extend attack cooldowns by a small amount for all characters

Game Difficulty Adjustments

• Watermelon bricks no longer spawn in first season of campaign mode

• Kiri no longer shows up in first 2 matches for the first season of campaign mode

QoL/Polish Updates

• Add action input hint to world map

• Add button labels to world map buttons (shop and stats scene)

• Update default controller input configuration

• Add input hints next to attack descriptions in character info scene

• Automatically choose input set based on current input controls when entering input settings

• Update button to change input set in input settings for more clarity

• Automatically increase UI scale when entering fullscreen to match new resolution

• Switching to a singleplayer mode (tutorial) in versus mode now only shows 1 character selection option

• Remove P2 input when switching to a singleplayer mode in versus mode

Engine Updates

• Left aligned text has finally been added to the engine!

• Instanced rendering for sprites - optimized particle system rendering

What's next for Sugar Shatter?

Now that Next Fest is over, demo updates will be less frequent while I focus on devloping the main game again. There are many features planned, such as more characters, boss fights, difficulty systems, brick breaker mode, and more - so stay tuned and follow for more updates!

Thank you again to everyone who's played the game, and a special thank you to all the lovely people who left me feedback. I'll continue working hard on Sugar Shatter to create the best experience I possibly can!