GDC Edition Has Arrived!

Welcome back to KNOCKOUT ARCADE!

This update is a big one! In preparation for GDC, I've added a ton of new features and animations. I'll be showing off this build at GDC looking for feedback, and trying to impress people at the convention.

Here's a list of all the additions

• Added several new particle effects including a dash, new hitspark, jumping, landing, grab, and throw tech.
• Edited small hitspark to make it appear for longer
• Throw techs now separate the players more
• Adding Screen Shake during hits 
• Health bar now shows the damage during a combo
• Added a 5 frame input buffer when landing on the ground from an attack
• Fixed an issue with jump momentum
• Added a fight transition screen between the character select and the match
• Added Round Win slowdown + victory animation (the actual animations aren't done yet, so they use the character's intro animation.) Works for Timeouts, KOs, and Ties.
• Added stylized Super and Rush Cancel activations.
• Non-attack animations now pause when the game is paused.
• Fight Transition Screen now displays Russel and Beverly's Palettes.
• Added Pause menu. Accessed during a match by holding START, Esc, or BACKSPACE.
• Added new controls menu.
• You can now change your controls in the options menu, character select, or mid-match via the pause screen.
• Added a command list with move names to the pause menu
• Added Gravity Scaling to combos
• Lowered minimum damage scaling from 40% to 10%
• Rush Cancel now only adds +1 to combo scaling instead of +3
• Made fixes to hurtbox logic
• Jay's Spirit now regenerates faster
• Game no longer saves inputs between game sessions. This is in response to a bug that will be fixed later
• Added Victory Screen + Win quotes for all characters
• The buttons and lever in the UI of the Character Select now match the user's inputs
• Menu buttons can now check for held inputs
• You can now buffer Super out of blockstun

Russel Changes:

-Completely revamped hurtboxes on all moves

-Updated his super

-Balance Changes that will be in the patch notes discussion

Beverly Changes:

-New animations: Launched, Knocked Down, Getup, Stand Blocking, Crouch Blocking, Grab, Hold, Running, Backdash

-New WIP animations for every attack that isn't finished

-Balanced changes that are too big to list here

I hope you enjoy this version of KNOCKOUT ARCADE!