Punch Planet - Version 0.7.6

Version 0.7.6 is now released!

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This patch brings gameplay features, balance adjustments, and animation improvements.

Read the full detail changelog here

[h2]Momentum[/h2]Added concept of momentum to the game. Works same way as the push back calculation where you can supply distance, frames, and speed factor to have the character slide to a stop. All characters will now slide forward slightly when ending a dash, or performing a DTC, and additionally Dog when he stops from a run. Momentum can carry passed an attack that gets used, allowing moves to hit farther than before and the possibility of combos that were not possible from a stand-still.

[h2]Hit Sparks[/h2]Adjusted various hit spark positions.

[h2]Jumping Normal Attacks[/h2] Many jumping normal attacks have had their animations, active frames, frame advantage, hit/hurt boxes adjusted. Should make the air game a bit more nuanced.

[h2]Hit Sequences - Spin[/h2]Added "Spin" hit animation and updated many attacks to use it.

[h2]Hit Sequences - Knockdowns[/h2]Adjusted all knockdown animations and how their physics get applied.

[h2]Taunts[/h2]Some taunts now have a small non-cancellable hit box that does 1 damage.

[h2]DTC[/h2]Movement now uses momentum instead of engine physics, moves slightly farther than before and allows better followups after the post-DTC attack.

[h2]Dashes - Forward[/h2]Now appliers a small amount of momentum at the end of recovery, moves slightly farther than before and allows better followups after the post-dash attack.

[h2]Throws[/h2]Updated various throw-tech animations.

[h2]Attacks - Move Boxes[/h2]Some moves have had their movement boxes extended during startup, this will help them push the defender out more and improve the visual look.

[h2]Roy[/h2]

Idle: Updated animation
Dash.Forward: Decreased distance
Dash.Backward: Updated animation
Throw.Forward: Increased juggle x velocity
Taunt: Added hit box
Jp.LP: Decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Jp.LK: Increased block stun
St.MP: Decreased recovery frames, decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Cr.MP: Updated animation, decreased recovery frames, decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Jp.MP: Decreased block stun
Cr.MK: Extended hit box range
Jp.MK: Increased block stun
Cr.HP: Extended move box range
Jp.HP: Decreased active frames, decreased hit stun, raised bottom of hit / hurt boxes
St.HK.Fast: Decreased juggle x velocity
St.HK.Both: Updated animation, moves slightly farther
Jp.HK: Decreased active frames
Headbutt.All: Extended move box range, adjusted juggle physics / knockdown frames (net same)

[h2]Cid[/h2]

Walks: Updated animation
Dash.Forward: Decreased distance
Taunt: Updated animation
St.LP: Extended hurt box bottom
Jp.LP: Decreased hit stun, increased block stun
Jp.LK: Increased block stun
St.MP.Fast: Adjusted animation, decreased followthrough / recovery frames, decreased decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Cr.MP.Charged: Decreased juggle x velocity
Jp.MP.Fast: Decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Jp.MP.Charged: Decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Jp.HP.Fast: Decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Cr.HK: Decreased pushback on hit
Jp.HK: Decreased active frames, decreased hit stun, increased block stun
KnifeRush.All: Extended move box range, retracted hit box range, updated animation
KnifeRush.EX: Adjusted knockdown
KnifeWheel.All: Decreased juggle spike x velocity
Grenade.LMH: Decreased active frames
Super.Ball: Extended move box range

[h2]Tyara[/h2]

Dash.Forward: Decreased distance
JTC: Updated animation
ATC: Updated animation
Throw.Backward: Increased animation horizontal distance
Death: Updated animation
Jp.LP: Retracted hit box range, retracted hit box bottom, updated animation
Jp.LK: Decreased active frames, retracted hit box range, increased block stun
Cr.MP: Decreased juggle x velocity
Jp.MP: Retracted hurt box range
Jp.MK: Updated animation, decreased active frames
St.HP: Adjusted knockdown, extended move box range
Jp.HP: Increased active frames, retracted hit box range
Jp.Splash: Increased active frames
Jp.HK: Decreased block stun
Shield.All: Extended move box range
Shield.L/M/H: Updated animation, moves slightly farther
Shield.EX: Adjusted reversal knockdown
HeadLopper.M/H: Removed OTG
BreakYourBones.L/M/H: Updated animation

[h2]Dog[/h2]

Collision Boxes: Extended standing / crouching hurt box width
Dash.Forward: Decreased distance
Death: Updated animation
Jumps.All: Updated animation
St.LP: Decreased hit stop
Cr.LP: Decreased hit stop
Jp.LP: Decreased active frames, decreased block stun
St.LK: Decreased hit stop
Cr.LK: Decreased hit stop
Jp.LK: Hit box now moves downwards
St.MP: Decreased hit stop, increased push back
Cr.MP: Decreased hit stop
Jp.MP: Decreased active frames, extended hit box range, updated animation
St.MK: Decreased first hit-1 hit stop, increased hit-1 block stun / adv, increased followthrough frames, increased hit-2 block stun / adv
St.HP: Now special cancellable, increased push back, adjusted hit box, decreased followthrough / recovery frames, decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Cr.HP: Increased push back
Jp.HP: Decreased active frames, decreased hit stun
St.HK: Adjusted juggle physics
Jp.HK: Decreased hit stun, updated animation
Run->Slide.Both: Decreased juggle x velocity
Run->Slide.EX: Extended armor from run into slide startup, decreased block stun / adv
Run->MidStrike.Regular: Now causes a knockdown, adjusted juggle physics, increased startup frames, increased followthrough / recovery frames, increased animation horizontal distance, adjusted hit box positioning, decreased block advantage, decreased push back on block
Run->MidStrike.EX: Increased reversal knockdown frames, extended move box range
Run->LeapStrike.Regular: Now causes a hard knockdown on hit, increased juggle value
Run->LeapStrike.EX: Now causes a hard knockdown on hit, decreased juggle value, extended run armor through startup
Run->Stop.Both: Now uses momentum instead of engine movement (EX farther than Regular)
Super.Run: Increased horizontal distance

[h2]Agent G[/h2]

Jumps.All: Updated animation
Dash.Forward: Decreased distance
Throw.Backward: No longer causes wall bounce
Taunt: Added hit box
Jp.LP: Decreased hit stun, Decreased block stun
Jp.LK: Increased active frames, Increased block stun
St.MP: Decreased followthrough frames, decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Cr.MP: Updated animation, retracted hit box range, retracted hurt box range
Jp.MK: Updated animation
Cr.HP: Updated animation, retracted hit box range
Jp.HP: Decreased hit stun, retracted hit box range
St.HK: Extended move and hurt box range
Fwd.HK: Added recovery
Jp.HK: Decreased active frames, hit box now moves downwards
LunarDisc.All: Updated animation

[h2]Maxx[/h2]

Dash.Forward: Decreased distance
St.LP: Updated animation, decreased hit stun / adv
Cr.LP: Updated animation, decreased hit stun / adv
Jp.LP: Decreased active frames, retracted first frame hit box range, hit box now travels downwards
St.LK: Now chains into St.MK, increased push back
Jp.LK: Decreased active frames
Cr.MP: Retracted hit box range, updated animation
Fw.MP.Fast: No longer chainable into St.HP (only charged version)
Jp.MP: Updated animation
St.MK: Updated animation, increased push back, increased followthrough / recovery frames, decreased hit stun / adv, decreased block stun / adv
Jp.MK: Retracted hit box bottom, added additional hit box
St.HP: Updated animation, extended move box range, increased push back, increased followthrough frames, increased hit stun / adv, increased block stun / adv
Fw.HP.Both: Extended move box range
Jp.HP: Decreased actrive frames, extended first hit box range, hit box now travels downwards, decreased juggle
St.HK: Decreased startup frames, decreased followthrough / recovery frames, decreased hit / block stun, increased hit / block adv, decreased juggle value
Cr.HK: Decreased juggle value, extended move box range, adjusted initial hit box, retracted initial hurt box
Jp.HK: Decreased active frames, decreased hit stun
HookSwing.All: Extended move box range, decreased startup frames
HookSwing.L: Decreased push back on hit, decreased damage, decreased dtc adv
HookSwing.H: Decreased followthrough frames, increased damage, increased block adv, decreased juggle value, increased knockdown frames
HookSwing.EX: hit-2 no longer cancellable into jump, adjusted hit-2 juggle physics
Buff-U.Regular: Can now cancel recovery into Supers and EX.Buff-U
Buff-U.Regular.Buffed: Now deactivates Buff-U during startup
Buff-U.EX: Can now cancel recovery into Supers
Super.LastCall.Normal: Extended move box range
Super.LastCall.Buffed: Updated animation

[h2]ARN-01D[/h2]

Jump.Forward: Increased distance
Dash.Forward: Decreased distance
Throw.Backward: Decreased juggle distance
Taunt: Added hit box
Jp.LP: Increased block stun
Cr.LK: Adjusted cancel window into SquatKicks
SquatKicks: Decreased followthrough frames, decreased hit stun, decreased block stun
Cr.HP: Can now hold to repeat attacks, decreased active frames, increased followthrough frames, adjusted hit box positioning, decreased push back, decreased hit stun / adv, decreased block stun / adv
Jp.HK: Decreased active frames
RapidTaser.All: Increased damage, extended move box range, adjusted knockdown physics, increased horizontal distance,
RapidTaser.H: Now causes hard knockdown
OrbitalStrike.EX: Increased followthrough frames

[h2]Gat[/h2]

Idle: Updated animation
Walks.All: Updated animation
Dash.Forward: Updated animation, decreased distance
Jumps.Landing: Updated animation
Jumps.Normal.Backward: Decreased distance
Jumps.Cancelled: Added separate jumps when cancelled from a normal attack
Throw.Backward: No longer causes a wall bounce
Death: Updated animation
JTC: Updated animation
Normals.Airborne.All: Adjusted juggle physics
St.LP: Decreased hit stop, updated animation
Cr.LP: Decreased hit stop, updated animation
St.LK: Updated animation
St.MP: Decreased hit stop, updated animation, hit box now travels outwards
Cr.MP: Decreased hit stop, updated animation, hit box now travels outwards
Jp.MP: Retracted hit box bottom
St.MK: Decreased hit stop
Cr.MK: Updated animation, increased startup frames, extended cancel window into heavy normals, hit box now travels outwards but starts reduced, increased hit stun / adv, increased block stun / adv
Jp.MK: Updated animation, no longer crosses up, retracted hit box range
St.HP: Updated animation, increased recovery frames, extended move box range, hit box now travels downwards and outwards, increased hit stun, decreased hit adv, decreased block stun / adv
Cr.HP: Hit box now travels upwards and outwards
Fwd.HP: New Command Normal
Jp.HP: Updated animation, decreased hit stun, extended first frame hit box range, added additional hit boxes that travel downwards
St.HK: Adjusted upper hit box positioning, upper hit box now travels outwards, decreased block stun / adv
Fw.HK: Removed startup hit invul, retracted airborne startup state hurt box bottom
Levitate.Regular->Kick: Updated animation
PrismCell.All: Extended move box range, increased juggle distance
PrismCell.L/M/H: Attacker and defender now briefly glow a color when ejected to signify T-Meter/E-Meter/H-Meter being gained
PrismCell.EX: Now super cancellable
Gem.EX: Decreased reversal juggle distance

Read the full detail changelog here.

The Future - New Hotness

Just wanted to say a few words about where we are in regards to our substantial "new hotness" update that is in the works. Right now most of the big tech hurdles are out of the way but there are still some loose ends to finish up and features that need to be re-implemented, and it is still very much in a "programmer UI" state. A brief run down of what you can expect to see in this update:

New and improved netcode: Fully rebuilt lobby system with more player and multi-station support, more features, and better connectivity.
Upgraded version of Unity: Gain a lot of workflow, performance, a feature improvements that have been added to Unity over the years, will however lose DX9 support and gain DX11/Vulkan support. Performance is generally a little worse raw fps wise, but much smoother.
New and improved menu system: Fully rebuilt UI for navigating the menus in the game and getting into a match. Much snappier, much easier to use, hopefully much improved overall.
New and improved in-game UI: Much more animated and intuitive in-game UI (health, meter, etc)

This update will serve as a big foundational upgrade for the game and allow future improvements to be made much easier. Once we've made a polish pass and have it closer to release I plan having a public test through our discord, so please keep an eye on it in the coming months.

Thank you for your continued patience and support - Willpower