Game update

Patch Notes: 0.1.0

Project Sparrow · published 15 Feb 2025, 17:08 UTC · build 17378834

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New mechanic Parry:

Using parry will activate a 500ms window where if you receive melee/kick damage you will knockback the player, deal 40 damage and daze them for 2.5s
Parry has a 6 second cooldown
Successfully parrying a player will reset your parry cooldown
Parry is indicated by a blue effect on the player with a shield effect
Shares the same key as interact

New status effect Dazed:

Unable to use certain abilities
Unable to slide or bhop
Movement speed slowed by 75%
Unable to draw bow

Movement:

Fix knockback not working on self when using explosive arrow in arena
Increase bhop grace period from 67 > 100ms

- Fixed loading screen text being wrong
- Added animations for some UI elements
- Changed outline colour on bots to orange instead of red
- Changed deathmatch buff respawn timer from 15 > 30 seconds
- Reduced pocket dust blind effect from 3.5s > 3.0s
- Fixed a bug with FOV change unintentionally affecting many abilities instead of just slide
- added FOV change on Slide, Powershot and Dash
- Updated Flagstone lighting
- Updated Sanctum, now has a extra alleyway on top of mid + slide through spot & removed some parts of inner mid rocks above the center to allow more light
- Updated character base colouring for better visual clarity
- Menu updated slightly
- Reduced Pocket Dust range from 540 > 380
- Reduced Pocket Dust radius from 460 > 420
- Reduced Poison arrows slow speed from 20% > 15%
- Fixed a bug where the game would start even if 4 people hadn't connected in arena
- Fix glove clipping in first person gloves model
- Kick cooldown reduced from 8s > 6s
- Removed weak kick from the game
- Melee whilst in the air will perform punch melee and only use the kick version if it's off cooldown (indicated by the red circle by the crosshair)
- Loading screen visual changes
- Font changes on some UI elements
- UI ability icon indication for when abilities are unusable (stunned/dazed)
- Fixed crosshair visibility and crosshair color not being saved when entering a new level
- Fixed AA method not being saved correctly when re-opening the game until opening the settings
- Increased Deathmatch buff spawn timer from 30s > 60s
- Added matchmaking information button on the menu next to find match. This showcases the current season info and other useful information (to be updated)

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