v2.0.0 - The Multi-Peter Update

After months of work and playtesting, the Multi-Peter update is officially here!

Big thanks to everyone who participated in the beta and submitted bug reports. I am fairly confident v2.0.0 is stable, but I will continue to monitor the megathread on the Steam community board and release hotfixes when necessary.

And now...

[ ----- v2.0.0 PATCH NOTES ----- ]

NEW FEATURES

• Online multiplayer has been added!

  • Access via the "PLAY ONLINE" door, left of the title logo

  • Steam P2P lobbies can be created and joined

    • LAN/Direct IP is also supported

  • Upon starting a lobby, you can quickly select a mode

  • All game modes now support 1-4 players

  • All game modes are temporarily unlocked while playing online

• Added "Map view" mode (press F9 to toggle)

BUGFIXES

• Fixed the permanent blue background when calling Bug repeatedly

• Gamepad rumble option now works correctly

• Fixed some settings not saving correctly

• Fixed an issue where bgm_lurking would play for 1 frame before the area music starts

• Fixed an issue where screenshake would last forever after the Alien scene

• Fixed issues involving 2 Peters grabbing each other at the same time

• Fixed an issue where Peters could sometimes respawn in Story mode

GENERAL MECHANICS CHANGES

• Tech frame window: 6 -> 10

• Fast falling can be initiated slightly earlier (vspeed<=gravity -> vspeed<=-gravity)

• Grabs can be parried now (Guard can still be grabbed)

• CPU Peters can charge attacks now

• CPU Peters will try to use Utilt more

• Egg bombs can now light bomb block wicks

• Bug can now lift objects a short distance

  • Bug can only do this while controlled by P2 by holding L, R, or Select

  • This applies to any object Peter can normally grab & throw

  • This excludes Peters who are in hitstun/KO'd

• Bug can now be hit by Peter in Co-op mode

  • Bug can also hit Peter in Co-op mode

• Removed Performance mode due to complications with netcode

  • Optimized object activation code to compensate

• Banana peels can be destroyed now (10 hp)

• Icicles can now be grabbed and thrown

MAIN CAMPAIGN CHANGES

• Local & Online co-op is supported

  • Two gamepads must be connected to access co-op setup

  • When playing in co-op, the first two in-game cutscenes will not play

• Peter's current form now saves & loads at save points

  • This also applies to co-op Peters, and forms given by the computer

• Optimized object activation window, improving performance

• Made obtaining the Ice Super more explicitly require Ice Peter

• Lowered a platform above the Snail room

• Added more Easy mode platforms to Ice area

• Reworked the Garden's vent maze to make more sense

• Fixed a possible softlock in the Garden's yellow keyfruit puzzle

• Fixed an issue where the gargoyle scene wouldn't play if you didn't save after beating the last elemental Peter

• Hard mode changes

  • Added Landmines: Landmines deal 10 damage and high vertical knockback

  • Moved a few banana peels to accommodate (and complement) the landmines

  • Savepoints can be reused, and are no longer "once-per-visit"

• Changed some text in the prologue

OTHER CHANGES

• Keybinds menu

  • All gamepads can be configured independently, instead of only Slot 1

  • Gamepad bindings save to profiles based on GUID

  • Gamepad bindings save to "controls.ini" and no longer to "config.ini"

  • Gamepad slot & name is displayed

  • Save button added next to Save & Exit

  • Escape key now resets current slot's keybinds when held

• Added border artwork by Bon-is-Bored

• Added border artwork by CombineKegan

• Added missing songs to Sound Test

VS MODE CHANGES

• CPU-only matches are now possible

• Added a 20 second timer to vote for a stage

• HUD icons now match your player's palette

• Fixed the pause menu showing the default options instead of VS mode ones

• Island stage now plays music

• New stage: The Lab

• New stage: Vents

PETER'S DREAM CHANGES

• 4-Peter co-op is now supported

• Players now restore HP between rounds (1 / Nightmare KOs * MaxHP)

• Nightmare appears more frequently at first, then less as you defeat more of them

• Nightmare bullet damage (4 -> 3)

• Nightmare bullet shot frequency 45 -> 50

• Nightmare bullet hitbox is slightly smaller

• Fixed the cloud layer jittering

• Changed the HUDs to use their VS mode style

• Added a timer to the HUD

VS SCIENTIST CHANGES

• 4-Player co-op is now supported (P2-P4 can pick Peter or Bug)

• Phase 1

  • Phase HP (per powerup): 16 -> 15 + (2 * co-op players)

  • Stealing a powerup back no longer automatically changes your form

• Phase 3

  • Phase HP: 50 -> 50 + (10 * co-op players)

  • Bombs have a speed cap now and can no longer be launched by the laser

PETER MOVESET CHANGES

• 0: Peter Shorts

  • Uair: Hitbox extended downward to hit grounded foes

• 1: Bird Peter

  • AdjustedThrowAnimation improved

  • Nair: Hitbox duration extended

  • Utilt: Damage 3 -> 2

  • AdjustedUtiltStartup lag increased

• 2: Elec Peter

  • No changes

• 3: Fire Peter

  • AddedDairAdded fireball to make melting ice floors easier

  • Dair: Kick damage 2 -> 1

  • Dair: Startup anim frames 2 -> 3

• 4: Ice Peter

  • Ice knives move a shorter distance, go further when charged

  • Ice knives can hit each other

• 5: Wind Peter

  • No changes

• 6: Karate Peter

  • No changes

• 7: Moai Peter

  • Run accel 0.05 -> 0.075

• 8: Beter

  • All moves: Hitboxes are slightly larger

• 9: Peebat

  • New super move: Echo screech

    • Sends an echo projectile that bounces off walls.

    • Deals 1 dmg and a lot of hitstop. Can hit again after bouncing.

  • Neutral: Lunges forward when charged

  • AddedNairNew animation - wing spin attack, 3 damage

  • Utilt: Hitbox extended forward slightly

  • Attack air accel multiplier: 0 -> 0.5 (can move during aerials now)

  • Rewrote Data entry to reflect moveset changes

• 10: Tiger

  • New super move: Maul - lunges forward, grabs & throws

  • AddedThrowNew animation, rolls back and swipes 3 times (4 damage: 1 + 1 + 2)

  • Dair: Hitboxes do increasing damage (2 damage * 3 hits --> 1 + 2 + 3 = 6 damage total)

  • AdjustedDairReduced hitstop

• 11: Snail

  • No changes

• 12: Peezard

  • New super move: Shoots two additional slower fireballs

• 13: Alpeter

  • New super move: Spits three fire spurts in a wave

• 14: Lanky Pete

  • New super move: Bite barrage

    • Lunges forward and bites 3 times (1 + 2 + 3 = 6 damage total)

  • Utilt, Uair have reduced lag

  • Run accel 0.1 -> 0.15

  • Grab: extended hitbox towards body

• 15: Spheter

  • Throw: Held object matches animation better

  • Throw: First frame is longer

• 16: Rabbit / Magipeter

  • Neutral/Super: Eggs reworked

    • Egg bombs now spread evenly when spawned

    • Egg bomb base timer is lower (150 -> 135)

    • Egg bomb timer lowers as you charge (135 - charge_tier*20)

    • Egg bombs can be spread further/narrower by holding down/up respectively

    • Egg bomb timer variance decreases/increases as spread narrows/increases

  • AdjustedUtiltAnimation adjusted

  • Utilt: Performs a high jump when grounded

  • Grab: Hitbox extended into body

• 17: Pepeller

  • New super move: Creates small twisters with its propeller

• 18: Final/Sigma Peter

  • Slash beams: damage 1 -> 2

  • AdjustedFairReduced hitstop 5 -> 3

  • Attack air accel multiplier: 0 -> 0.5 (can move during aerials now)

  • Added dance animation

  • Added face-screen animation (previous was only one frame)

• 19: Dragon Peter / Peegon

  • Neutral: Fireballs now correctly deal knockback based on speed/direction

• 20: Peefrog

  • Neutral: No longer lunges forward with tongue

  • Super: Charge level now extends tongue, default length is shorter

  • Nair: Damage 4 -> 3

  • Dair: Damage 3 -> 2

  • Uair: 3rd hit damage 2 -> 1 (total damage 4 -> 3)

• 21: Mecha Beter

  • Utilt: Hitbox extended into body

  • New super move: Landmine

    • Spawns a landmine that lasts 10 seconds. Deals 6 damage

• 22: Beetle Peter

  • Most moves: +1 damage

  • Nair: 6 -> 5 hits (1 damage each)

  • Nair: Animation slows near end

  • Neutral: Hitbox duration 3 -> 8

  • Neutral: Hitbox extended towards body

  • AdjustedThrowReworked into suplex move. Deals 3 damage, cannot be aimed.

  • New super move: Flying Suplex

    • Dashes forward, grabs and suplexes. Deals 6 damage

  • Rewrote Data entry to reflect moveset changes

• 23: Peter O'Dactyl

  • Neutral: Freeze duration no longer scales with charge (20 frames)

  • AdjustedNeutralFreeze knockback reduced

  • New super move: Triple freeze

    • Shoots 2 additional freeze projectiles angled up and down. 1 Damage each

• 24: Penguiter

  • New super move: Ice surf

    • Spawns an ice platform below and dashes forward on it

    • Only works midair and on semisolids