Happy 2020, everyone! We have pushed out an extensive update for the Sample Version that revamps Dragon Valley, improves the menu interface, and includes a ton of changes and fixes for each character. Read on for the details! Please note that these changes are for the PC version only. Since our last update, Steam and Apple have established new requirements for Mac applications, and we can no longer support a Mac release until the game passes certification. General - Fuel cans are now placed on a glowing pedestal. Additionally, different powerups appear on the pedestal based on the chosen character, and the powerup respawns after 10 seconds have passed. - The Regeneration potion has been reworked into Healing Strike. - Increased the invincibility time for shields from 0.5 seconds to 1 second. - Hud popup speed during the Ready sequence is faster. - Camera centering (such as from teleports or using Lilac's Blink Dash) is snappier. The camera will also pan ahead when you are moving in the air instead of only doing so on the ground. - High Autozoom has been reworked to avoid motion sickness. Now, the game perpetually remains zoomed out unless the player is idle. - Support for framerates above 60fps has been dropped for now. Vsync is forced off in order to keep the game running at the proper speed. - Springs now turn intangible when hit. This makes the momentum gained from approaching them from behind more consistent, and also makes it possible to hit them from underneath without being softlocked. - The results screen now displays your active potion ingredients. Additionally, the camera pans to the right a bit to prevent the star card from being obstructed by item information. - Lots and lots and lots of bugfixes! Dragon Valley - Complete redesign of the stage using the layout from the full version. - The rock textures have been redrawn to look more similar to Dragon Valley's appearance in FP1. - Proto Pincer can now use its claw attack in both directions and has a motion blur effect when in ball form. - You can now hold Down to avoid clinging to bar lifts. Menu - Complete overhaul of the menu system, with brand new layouts for almost everything. - Rearranged the pause menu again. Instead of a two column layout, options are arranged vertically and only 5 are visible at a time. - Menus have their own set of keyboard controls that override custom control settings: Arrow keys always navigate, Enter/Return always selects, and Esc always cancels and pauses. This prevents situations where a custom control setting makes it impossible to navigate menus and reassign new controls. Lilac - Lilac's new powerup, Energizer, allows her to sling projectiles with her hair whips and makes her energy meter regenerate faster for ten seconds. - Sprites have been extensively reshaded to better match her character select artwork. - Death scream uses a shorter voice clip. Carol - Instead of the Jump Disc draining Carol's entire energy meter, it drains half when throwing and the second half when warping. - Fixed an issue where it could be possible for more than one Jump Disc to exist. - The Wild Claw now has super armor, and using it in midair will now refresh Carol's pounce. - No longer uses her death scream as one of her "hurt" voice clips. Milla - Milla's new powerup, Multicube, gives her a stack of three Phantom Cubes that she can use in quick succession. - Sprites are fully completed. - Death scream uses a shorter voice clip. - Super Shield Burst's size and damage now scales with the size of the cube when it was fired. Possible cube sizes are 100% (10 shots left), 75% (5 shots left), and 50% (2 shots left). Knockback is unaffected. - Guard cancelling too early after a Super Shield Burst will now make Milla's cube spawn at 75% size (5 shots). - Basics attacked have increased speed. Neera - Guarding now has a special "Focus" effect that increases Neera's attack speed for a few seconds if you guard while your energy meter is full. Additionally, her new powerup, Speed Skates, gives her ten full seconds of Focus while increasing her ground movement speed. - You can now attack immediately after a successful guard. This gives Neera's guard a bit more versatility in close combat. - Tundra Ray (Up + Special) now pushes Neera upwards when used in the air, allowing it to be used as a triple jump. On the ground, it lifts her up very slightly to hint at this. Air drag is also negated during the move. Sprites for the ray now resemble wind more closely. - Neutral stab now has super armor. - Down attack's hitbox is slightly smaller. - Neera now has a fighting stance like the other characters.