Playtest 4/Additional Versions

Main	Additional Versions

Below lists the history of additional versions implemented following the release of Playtest 4.

Initial Release

This version released on 28 October 2022 at 9:00 PM EST.

General additions and changes

• The following tracks were added:
  • ALLEGRO ESPRESSO by CyberVortex
  • THE ULTIMATE STRATEGY by Key After Key
  • PHOTON PHASER by Key After Key
• Gamemode voting was removed from the PHIGHT! Lobby. The selected gamemode is randomized between Annihilate and Conquer.
  • Certain maps such as BOGIO Skatepark now exclude certain gamemodes from being selected.
• Crossroads has received some new buildings and visuals.
  • In addition, it has also received some visuals for Halloween.
• The summer variants of ROBLOX Mall and DODGEBALL! have been removed.

Phighter balance changes

Biograft:

• Echo Execution
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Projectile goes through ally players.
    • Recast hitbox changed. Biograft now applies the dash damage to all nearby players.
• Overdrive
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Can now be recasted to explode and end the Overheat status effects early.
    • Health decay can now kill the player.
  • Damage changed from 25 to 10-50 (based on current health).
  • REMOVED: No longer explodes on death.

Hyperlaser:

• Hyper Ray
  • NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players.
  • Range increased from 300 studs to 1200 studs.
• Eviscerating Ray
  • NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players.

Medkit:

• Crystallum Iacere
  • NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players.
• Crystal Shift
  • Healing per enemy player hit reduced from 40 to 30.

Rocket:

• Rocket Shot
  • NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players.
• Charged Blast
  • NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players.
• Multi-Missiles
  • NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players.
• Grand Cannonade
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Each individual rocket now targets the enemy's location one after another.
    • Rockets will now land ahead of the direction the enemy is currently moving in.
    • The cast-time is now based on the number of rockets fired.
  • Number of rockets per enemy reduced from 4 to 3.
  • Splash range per rocket increased from 20 to 25.
  • Rocket landing time increased from 1 second to 1.25 seconds.

Skateboard:

• Skating Form
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Turning is no longer immediate, Skateboard now takes time to turn towards his direction.
    • Slopes no longer slow down Skateboard if he is above 20 walkspeed.
  • Maximum walkspeed increased.
  • Walkspeed decrease overtime reduced.

Slingshot:

• • NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players.
• Heavy Hurler
  • NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players.
• Scattershot
  • NEW EFFECT: Projectile goes through ally players.

Sword:

• Lunge
  • Grab distance increased.

28 October 2022

Three versions released at 9:16 PM, 10:38 PM and 11:01 PM EST.

General additions and changes:

• Phinisher mechanic changes:
  • Ult points gained per source of damage now caps at 10 Phinisher points.

Boombox:

• Raining Tacos
  • BUG FIX: Raining Tacos no longer slows damaged players for more than intended.

Rocket:

• Grand Cannonade
  • Phinisher cost increased from 75 to 100.

Bug fixes:

• General bug fixes.
• Changing Phighters in Crossroads no longer softlocks the game.

29 October 2022

This version released at 3:04 AM EST.

Bug fixes:

• The NPC that distributes Exorspace now works as intended.

30 October 2022

This version released at 12:00 AM EST.

Biograft:

• Echo Execution
  • BUG FIXES:
    • Using the second cast at the end of the match no longer softlocks the player.
    • No longer locks the player into the dash animation in certain cases.

Boombox:

• Shielding Amplifier
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Now grants Boombox and nearby allies a shield for 8 seconds.
    • The shield does not stack. If the new shield has more health than the old shield, it overwrites the shield. Otherwise the duration is refreshed.
  • Shielding increased from 10 * no. of charges to 15 + 10 * no. of charges.
  • Cooldown increased from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.
  • REMOVED: No longer heals.

Hyperlaser:

• Voltaic Burst
  • Haste duration increased from 1 second to 2 seconds.

Medkit:

• Crystals
  • BUG FIX: Crystals now properly remove themselves after their lifetime has expired.

Rocket:

• Grand Cannonade
  • Damage per rocket reduced from 25 to 20.
  • Splash range reduced from 25 to 20.
  • Rocket landing time increased from 1.25 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
  • BUG FIX: Using Rocket Barrage at the end of a match no longer softlocks the player.

Skateboard:

• SLUGGISH!!
  • Maximum Haste increased from 25% to 35%.
  • Self Slow reduced from 50% to 35%.
  • Haste increase speed reduced by half.

Slingshot:

• Sling Shot
  • NEW EFFECT: Now loses 1 damage for every 5 studs travelled down to 2 damage minimum.

Subspace:

• Soul Stealer
  • NEW EFFECT: Subspace heals 20 health on assists.
• Tripmine
  • BUG FIX: Other abilities can no longer be used during the start up animation.
• Mist Walk
  • NEW EFFECT: Can now be canceled by recasting it after 0.5 seconds.

1 November 2022

Three versions released at 12:41 AM, 1:02 AM, 10:49 PM and 11:27 PM EST.

General additions and changes:

• The game now uses voxel lighting instead of future lighting to improve performance.

Medkit:

• Added new sound effects for Pirate and Sianachkit.
• Rejuvenation Ring
  • Added a new visual effect for Sianachkit.
• Divine Resurrection
  • Reduced the volume of the Phinisher's sound effect.

Rocket:

• Charged Blast
  • Splash damage reduced from 20-40 to 15-30.

Skateboard:

• Added new sound effects for Hoverboard.

Slingshot:

• Sling Shot
  • NEW EFFECT: Damage is not reduced for the first 50 studs the projectile travels.
  • Damage falloff increased from 1 damage per 5 studs to 1 damage per 3 studs.

Subspace:

• Soul Stealer
  • BUG FIX: Heal on assist now works properly.
• Mist Walk
  • BUG FIX: Abilities can no longer be used while invisible.
• Comet Carnage
  • Damage increased from 5 to 15.
  • REMOVED: Damage no longer applies Poison.

Sword:

• Lunge
  • Damage reduced from 20 to 15.
• Dolphin Slash
  • Damage reduced from 20 to 15.

Bug fixes:

• Sianachkit is now properly distributed to players who selected the winning Phestival team in Bat vs. Rat.
• Matches now give out Bux and XP again.

3 November 2022

This version released at 12:18 AM EST.

General additions and changes:

• Innate shield regeneration delay reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.

Medkit:

• Sianachkit is now purchasable for 50k Bux in Crossroads.
• Divine Resurrection
  • BUG FIX: Divine Resurrection no longer fails to work if the player is using the Sianachkit skin.

Rocket:

• BUG FIX: PJ Rocket now ragdolls on death.

Skateboard:

• SWITCH!!
  • BUG FIX: No longer softlocks the player.

6 November 2022

Two versions released at 10:06 AM and 11:16 PM EST.

General additions and changes:

• Added a banlist.
• Mobile UI changes
  • Mobile primary detection size reduced.
  • Improved mobile user detection systems.
• Implemented a new scoreboard UI.

Biograft:

• Echo Execution
  • NEW EFFECT: Execute threshold check now accounts for the Phighters current shield + health instead of health.
  • Hitbox size reduced from 3x3 studs to 1x1 studs.
  • First cast cooldown increased from 5 seconds to 10 seconds.
  • Second cast cooldown increased from 10 seconds to 15 seconds.

Boombox:

• Shielding Amplifier
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Boombox can only gain charges while Sound Wave is off cooldown.
    • Sound Wave shield now overwrites itself if the player or allies have a shield.
  • BUG FIX: Now shields allies as intended.

Skateboard:

• Skating Form
  • Max walkspeed reduced from 40 to 35.

Subspace:

• Mist Walk
  • NEW EFFECT: Cancelling Mist Walk immediately ends the Haste buff.
  • Haste duration increased from 2 seconds to 4 seconds.

Bug fixes:

• Darkheart no longer uses a default pose.

10 November 2022

This version released at 12:23 AM EST.

General additions and changes:

• The positioning of the UI has been adjusted.

Biograft:

• Dual Swing
  • Damage reduced from 6 + 8 + 8 + 10 to 6 + 6 + 8 + 8.
  • Blink range changed from 6 studs to 3-6 studs (based on attack speed).
• Echo Execution
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Echo Execution no longer executes if the enemy has a shield.
    • Execution threshold check once again accounts for health instead of health + shield.
  • Dash damage reduced from 20 to 10.
  • First cast cooldown reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
  • Second cast cooldown reduced from 15 seconds to 12 seconds.
  • BUG FIX: Echo Execution no longer goes into the second cast if the player fails to use the ability within the recast window and misses the second first cast.

Boombox:

• Raining Tacos
  • NEW EFFECT: Multiple instances of Raining Tacos' shield no longer stack. If a Raining Tacos shield is already applied on a player, nothing happens.
  • Ult points increased from 100 to 125.

Medkit:

• Crystal Shift
  • Knockback force reduced.
• Divine Resurrection
  • BUG FIX: Heal and revive check for all friendly players improved.

Bug fixes:

• The UI no longer randomly freezes.

16 November 2022

3 versions released at 1:35 AM, 8:22 PM and 11:56 PM EST.

General changes and additions:

• All explosion effects have been reenabled.
• Hitbox changes:
  • Abilities that use box hitboxes will not damage players if they are behind a forcefield or out of line of sight via a wall.
  • Abilities with box hitboxes that affect teammates will continue to affect allies through walls and forcefields.
• The following tracks were added to the game:
  • SEE YOU ON
    • SEE YOU ON plays during the lobby intermissions.
  • THE FLIPSIDE
    • THE FLIPSIDE plays during 66.6x matches.

Gamemode changes:

• Conquer zone change now uses a cylinder shape instead of a sphere.
• Overtime in Conquer now continues as long as one player from the losing team is on the point.

Map changes:

• Train Demolition now gives a warning and audio cue before a train arrives.

Boombox:

• Protecting Overtone
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Now uses a open semi-cylinder shape instead of a cylinder.
      • The shield now follows the players crosshair.
    • The player can now look up and down to tilt the shield.
    • Now applies knockback force on activation
    • The player can now reactivate Forcefield to end its effects early, dealing damage and appling knockback force.
  • Health increased from 200 to 300.
  • Duration increased from 8 seconds to 15 seconds.
  • Size reduced from 40x10x40 to 30x10x15
• Raining Tacos
  • Shield increased from 200 to 500.
  • Shield decay delay reduced from 5 seconds to 0 seconds.
  • Shield decay rate per tick increased from 0.5 to 2.
  • REMOVED: Slow no longer stacks.

Hyperlaser:

• Eviscerating Ray
  • BUG FIX: Phinisher now charges again if the player hits all 3 shots.

Medkit:

• Divine Resurrection
  • NEW EFFECT: Now creates a crystal at each healed ally's location.

Rocket:

• Quick Rockets
  • Removed.
• Rocket Shot
  • Projectile speed increased.
• Charged Blast
  • NEW EFFECT: Knockback now scales based on how long the shot was charged for.
  • Vertical knockback increased.
• Liftoff
  • Height increased from 25 studs to 30 studs.

Slingshot:

• Quick Feet
  • NEW EFFECT: Double jumping no longer locks Slingshot out of abilities for 0.2 seconds.
• Sling Shot
  • NEW EFFECT: Can now charge and fire shots while airbourne.

Sword:

• Lunge
  • Hitbox size reduced from 6x6x10 studs to 5x5x5 studs.

20 November 2022

This version released at 3:42 AM and 6:45 PM EST.

General additions and changes:

• All Phighters hitboxes are adjusted to match their size in-game.

Boombox:

• Raining Tacos
  • Slow reduced from 50% to 30%.

Hyperlaser:

• Voltaic Burst
  • Slow reduced from 50% to 25%.
  • Slow duration reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second.

Rocket:

• Grand Cannonade
  • REWORKED:
    • Now fires up to 5 rockets at the players crosshair.
    • Deals double damage if the enemy is in the center of the explosion.
  • Damage increased from 20 to 25.
  • Radius per rocket increased from 20 to 25.

Skateboard

• NEW EFFECTS:
  • • No longer loses speed if Skateboard's current hitpoints are higher than his base hitpoints.
    • Skateboard is now forced to switch into Offboard if he receives a Slow of 25% or higher.
• THE COOL, RAD, COFFIN!!
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Now has a 0.75 seconds window before Skateboard dashes.
    • Now plays a sound effect before dashing.
  • Dash delay reduced from 1 second to 0.5 seconds.

Subspace:

• Max Vulnerable increased from 50% to 75%.

• Tripmine
  • Poison stop threshold changed from 10 hitpoints to 10% of max hitpoints.
  • Vulnerable applied increased from 10% to 15%.
• Fallen Star
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Now applies a 25% Slow for the levitation's duration.
    • AoE no longer rotates to the side if it is targeted to a shield or enemy.
• Mist Walk
  • NEW EFFECTS: Haste no longer decays.
  • Haste reduced from 75% to 50%.
  • Detection range reduced from 25 studs to 15 studs.
• Comet Carnage
  • Damage increased from 15 to 20.
  • Range increased from 50 studs to 75 studs.
• Noxious Void
  • NEW EFFECT: Damage now applies a 25% Slow.
  • BUG FIX: The badge 'experiment successful' now works.

Sword:

• All-Mighty Axle Arc
  • NEW EFFECT: Now has a 0.75 seconds window before Sword throws his sword.
  • Casting time increased from 1.5 seconds to 2.25 seconds.
  • Explosion visual outline is more visible.
  • Increased the volume of the Phinisher.

21 November 2022

This version released at 1:19 AM EST.

General additions and changes:

• Map spawns now face the player at a fixed direction instead of the player's current direction.
• If the same gamemode is played for two matches in a row, the third match will force a different gamemode to be played.
• Player Phighter icons slightly adjusted.

Map changes:

• The Iron Cafe
  • Spawn positions adjusted.
• Nuke The Whales
  • Spawn positions adjusted.
• Rocket Arena
  • REMOVED: Players can no longer spawn at the two center platforms.

Rocket:

• Grand Cannonade
  • The Mega Barrage badge's condition was changed from 'fire 16 or more rockets from your Phinisher' to 'land 4 or more of your rockets during Rocket Barrage'.
  • BUG FIX: Phinisher charges again if the player does not fire all 5 rockets in the recast window.

Sword:

• All-Mighty Axle Arc
  • Hitbox size increased.

23 November 2022

2 versions released at 2:21am EST and 11:41pm EST.

General additions and changes:

• All hitboxes now go through walls.
• During the last 10 seconds of a game and during Overtime, a 10 second countdown will appear on the screen.
• Overtime changes:
  • After a team's score is higher than the other, the opposing team has 10 seconds to even the score or a loss will be handed to them.
  • For every countdown reset, the countdown is reduced by 1 second down to a minimum of 3 seconds.
• The health bar has received a visual overhaul.

Rocket:

• Grand Cannonade
  • Radius per rocket increased from 25 to 30.
  • Center damage increased from 40 to 50.

Skateboard:

• THE COOL, RAD, COFFIN!!
  • Improved ult aiming.
  • Steering improved by 10%.
  • BUG FIX: Coffin no longer aims backwards if the player uses PUSH IT!!.

Subspace:

• Soul Stealer
  • BUG FIX: Subspace can no longer survive instant kill effects if the passive triggers as he makes contact with it.

Sword:

• Lunge
  • Hitbox size increased from 5x5x5 studs to 6x6x6 studs.
  • End-lag increased from 0.25 seconds to 0.75 seconds.
  • Dash power reduced from 40 to 27.
  • Dash force duration increased from 0.3 seconds to 0.5 seconds.
  • Grab duration reduced from 0.6 seconds to 0.5 seconds.
• Dolphin Slash
  • Cooldown increased from 4 seconds to 6 seconds.

24 November 2022

2 versions released at 12:12 AM and 12:20 AM EST.

General additions and changes:

• Phighters with 0 innate shield will no longer show a shield value in the game's UI.

Gamemode changes:

• Conquer
  • Removed temporarily.

26 November 2022

2 versions released at 2:09 AM and 9:41 AM EST.

Bug fixes:

• The Score Cap no longer causes a game in Overtime to continue indefinitely.
• Fixed many softlocks.
• Patched an exploit that allowed players to spam Stickers and pings excessively.

27 November 2022

7 versions released at 1:50 AM, 2:20 AM, 3:05 PM, 3:45 PM, 7:02 PM, 8:29 PM and 9:11 PM EST.

General additions and changes:

• More anti exploit fixes.
• Pings now have a cooldown between uses.
• The % chance for a 13x multiplier match was reduced from 10% to 5%.

Gamemode changes:

• Annihilate
  • Dying to stage hazards/killbricks while at full hitpoints no longer awards a point to the opposing team.

Biograft:

• Overdrive
  • NEW EFFECT: Killing an enemy during Overheat grants Biograft a 15 HP shield for 5 seconds.
    • BUG FIX: Biograft no longer gains shields when killing players while Overheat is not active.
  • Explosion damage increased from 10-50 to 20-50.

Boombox:

• Bass Boost / Beat Drop
  • BUG FIX: Not reactivating Jump Smash Move no longer keeps the Bound status effect.

Hyperlaser:

• Readded visual effects for Wireframe.
• BUG FIX: The Witchlaser skin no longer bugs out if the player walks against walls. Trampolines now work properly on Witchlaser.

Rocket:

• Grand Cannonade
  • REWORKED:
    • Now shoots 13 rockets in a star shape around the player's crosshair.
    • Radius per rocket reduced from 30 to 20.
  • BUG FIXES:
    • The rockets from Rocket Barrage no longer targets map roofs.
    • The rockets from Rocket Barrage no longer cause memory leaks.
    • The Phinisher no longer creates bricks in the area.
  • Reduced explosion effects.

Slingshot:

• Quick Feet
  • BUG FIXES:
    • Slingshot can no longer triple jump by using the hover.
    • The player can no longer get stuck when hovering.
• Leg Day
  • Damage reduced from 60 to 50.
  • Hitbox size increased from 10x10x500 to 15x15x500.

Sword:

• Slash
  • Damage reduced from 14 + 18 to 14 + 16.
• Blade Beam
  • NEW EFFECT: Blade projectiles no longer pierce shields. The thrust still pierces shields.
• Lunge
  • End lag reduced from 0.75 seconds to 0.5 seconds.

Bug fixes:

• Players no longer look in another direction when they are within close proximity to another player.
• Respawning no longer plays the lobby sounds twice.

28 November 2022

This version released at 10:37 PM EST.

General additions and changes:

• The following track was added to the game.
  • SHOPPING! by Key After Key.

Map changes:

• ROBLOX Mall
  • Map theme changed from Coconut Mall - Asuka Ota and Ryo Nagamatsu to SHOPPING! by Key After Key.

Skateboard:

• BUG FIX: No longer softlocks the game.

Slingshot:

• Leg Day
  • BUG FIX: Slingshot can now use his abilities if he damages enemies with his Phinisher.

4 December 2022

This version released at 3:44 AM EST.

General additions and changes:

• The following tracks were added to the game.
  • LIGHTS OUT by Key After Key.
  • Unnamed track by Key After Key.
• Map intro changes
  • The match intros now play a unique jingle, differentiating on normal, 13x and 66.6x matches.
  • Intros are sped up.
• Health bars have received a visual overhaul and now display the innate shield of the player.
• Map voting has received a visual update.
• The visuals for the 10 second countdown have received an update.

Map changes:

• ROBLOX Mall
  • One Minute Left theme changed from PANDEMONIUM CODA by CRABLOOSHI to LIGHTS OUT by Key After Key.

5 December 2022

This version released at 11:59 PM EST.

General additions and changes:

• The victory and defeat sounds have been changed.
  • Both sounds were created by Key After Key.
• The match intro jingles were replaced with a newer version created by Key After Key.
• The following track was added to the game.
  • ARTIFACTUAL RECOLLECTION by CRABLOOSHI.

Map changes:

• ROBLOX Museum
  • Map theme changed from Abandoned Beach by Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Yoshiaki Kimura, Hiroki Morishita and Fumihiro Isobe to ARTIFACTUAL RECOLLECTION by CRABLOOSHI.

Biograft:

• Dual Swing
  • NEW EFFECT: Now has an overheat gauge, which is gradually filled by using Dual Swing.
    • Each swing generates 5 heat, up to a maximum of 50 heat.
    • Upon reaching 50 heat, Biograft explodes, doing 25 damage to himself, 15 damage to enemies around him, slowing him by 30% and making him unable to use Dual Swing for 2 seconds.
    • After 3 seconds of not using Dual Swing, the overheat gauge decreases by 0.5 per frame.
• Overdrive
  • NEW EFFECT: The heat gauge for Dual Swing is disabled during the Phinisher's effects.

Rocket:

• Grand Cannonade
  • Range per rocket increased from 20 to 25.
  • Rocket landing time reduced from 1.5 seconds to 1 second.
  • BUG FIX: The player can no longer fire the Phinisher during the animation, which caused the rockets to land in an unintended area.

Slingshot:

• Quick Feet
  • BUG FIX: The hover no longer starts late.

7 December 2022

This version released at 12:07 AM EST.

Biograft:

• Dual Swing
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • The heat gauge now constantly decreases by 3 heat per second, increased to 12 heat per second if Dual Swing was not used for 2 seconds.
    • Generates 3 heat if Dual Swing does not hit an enemy.
  • Damage increased from 6 + 6 + 8 + 8 to 6 + 7 + 8 + 9.
  • Overheat slow increased from 30% to 50%.
  • Overheat Dual Swing disable duration reduced from 2 seconds to 1 second.

Hyperlaser:

• REMOVED: No longer has a face.

13 December 2022

This version released at 1:49 AM EST.

General additions and changes:

• Phighter dialogue has received a new interface.
• The positioning of the user interface was adjusted.
• 66.6x matches have received a new intro.

Hyperlaser:

• Added new intro, kill, victory and defeat dialogue.
• Removed older intro dialogue.

Medkit:

• Added new victory dialogue.

Rocket:

• Added new victory and defeat dialogue.

Skateboard:

• Added new kill and defeat dialogue.

Slingshot:

• Added new kill dialogue.
• Quick Feet
  • BUG FIX: Can no longer "triple jump" by hovering.

Sword:

• Added new victory dialogue.

16 December 2022

3 versions released at 1:07 AM, 1:27 AM and 1:46 AM EST.

General additions and changes:

• The Phighter select interface was reworked.
  • The Phighters no longer use icons and are displayed to the right side of the screen.
  • Changing your skin uses the left and right arrow keys instead of the scroll wheel.
• Resetting your character now counts as a death if the player was damaged by an enemy at least once.
• Deaths from killbricks or character resets now properly gives kill and assist credits.
• Applying a shield on an ally player now grants assists if the shielded player kills an enemy.

Map changes:

• Sword Fight On The Heights
  • Map theme changed from Darkness Dueling by Dan Johansen to DUELING WINDS by Key After Key.
  • Increased fog density.

Medkit:

• Divine Resurrection
  • BUG FIX: The skin specific effects are now replicated properly if the player joins mid-battle.

Bug fixes:

• Map specific skies are now replicated properly if the player joins mid-battle.
• Skin specific faces now properly display on dialogue boxes.
• Decals now properly display on dialogue boxes and the scoreboard.

23 December 2022

4 versions released at 6:30 PM, 7:41 PM, 8:16 PM and 9:27 PM.

General additions and changes:

• One Minute Left
  • REMOVED: No longer grants all players a 28% Haste buff for the remainder of the game.
• Score Cap
  • NEW EFFECT: Score cap is removed during the last 15 seconds of the game and into Overtime.
• Innate shields changes
  • Shield regeneration rate reduced from 15 per second to 10 per second.
  • BUG FIX: Shield regeneration rate is no longer affected by server lag.

Map changes:

• Rob The ROBLOX Bank
  • Readded with a few new changes.
    • Teams now have access to a ventilation area that leads towards the left side and center of the map.
    • There is now a grated wall under the safe.
• Train Demolition
  • Map theme changed from Super Bell Subway (Railway) by Ryo Magamatsu, Atsuko Asahi, Shiho Fuji and Yasuaki Iwata to RUSH HOUR by CyberVortex.

Medkit:

• Crystal Shift
  • BUG FIX: No longer flings enemy players when used in close proximity.

Skateboard:

• Health increased from 75 to 100.
• Shield reduced from 75 to 50.
• SLUGGISH!!
  • NEW EFFECT: Haste boost now resets after 0.5 seconds of not moving.
• SWING IT!!
  • NEW EFFECT: Each swing now reduces the Haste boost of SLUGGISH!! by 5%.
• Skating form changes:
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Now has a consistent hitbox if Skateboard's speed is higher than 10.
    • Can no longer regenerate shield while in Skating form.
    • Only decreases speed when ramming into enemies.
• PUSH IT!!
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Now uses one hitbox instead of multiple that follow the player.
    • Speed decrease is now based on damage dealt and number of enemies hit instead of losing speed with any ability.
  • Damage changed from 10 + (speed/35 * 25)
• BOOST!!
  • NEW EFFECT: Now uses one hitbox instead of multiple that follow the player.

Subspace:

• Soul Stealer
  • BUG FIX: No longer applies assist healing if a damaged enemy kills a teammate.

Bug fixes:

• Assists are now credited properly.

24 December 2022

This version released at 11:46 PM EST.

Boombox:

• Bass Boost / Beat Drop
  • BUG FIX: No longer applies the jump height penalty permanently in certain instances.

Bug fixes:

• Overtime bug fixes.

25 December 2022

This version released at 3:39 PM EST.

Bug fixes:

• Overtime bug fixes.
• One Minute Left no longer applies the Haste status.

26 December 2022

Three versions released at 12:49 AM, 1:22 AM and 2:32 AM EST.

General additions and changes:

• Darkheart and Venomshank has a random chance to appear at the center of the map during One Minute Left.

Boombox:

• Pulse Wave
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Boombox now uses a metronome.
      • Timing Pulse when the two rectangles meet adds one charge and increases the number of additional pulses fired by 1 (max. 4) if an enemy was damaged.
      • In addition, Boombox and nearby allies are granted 25% Haste for 0.5 seconds.
      • Timing it early or late will only fire one pulse, but a charge will be gained if an enemy was hit.
      • Missing the timing only fires one pulse.
      • The metronome is positioned under the crosshair.
    • Pulse now fires in a semi-circle instead of around Boombox.
  • Damage per pulse changed from 8 to 8 + (2 * no. of charges)
  • Knockback force per pulse changed from 8 to 8 + (2 * no. of charges)
• Shielding Amplifier
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Now grants 12% * no. of charges Haste for X seconds to Boombox and nearby allies.
    • Now displays number of charges on the ability hotbar.
  • BUG FIX: Now regenerates ally shields properly and only overshields if their shield goes above their maximum shield.
• Raining Tacos
  • NEW EFFECT: Shield now decays 1.5 seconds after being applied.

Subspace:

• BUG FIX: No longer randomly breaks.

Bug fixes:

• Shield regeneration timer no longer resets if the shield decreases while being above the player's max shield.

27 December 2022

This version released at 12:18 AM, 9:49 PM EST.

General additions and changes:

• Text size on health bars was increased.
• The Vulnerable status effect now uses a visual indicator when a player is above 25% vulnerability, gradually increasing in size until they reach 75% vulnerability.
• Players can no longer press H in-game to display their abilities.
• Players can now press H in the Phighter select screen to show abilities.
• Players can no longer enter the Phighter select screen if they were damaged once in-game.
• Kill feed changes
  • The icons displayed on the kill feed were changed and now match the actions that occurred between the two players.
  • Killing a player who last killed you now lists the kill as "revenge".
  • Killing a player who is using their Phinisher lists the kill as "shutdown".
  • Double, triple, quad and penta kills will be indicated to the player and the kill feed.
• Killing all 5 players of a team in a short timespan now displays the "PWNED!" text.
• The "PWNED!" badge was added to the game.
• Bounce decay
  • Excessively using map elements that bounce such as trampolines reduces its power.
  • The player gains 2 full power bounces, and any bounce after is reduced by 1/4.
  • The bounce decay disappears after not using a bouncing element after 3 seconds.
• Jump decay
  • After jumping 4 times, the player's jump height penalty is increased by 10% for each jump.
  • Jump decay wears off after 3 seconds of not jumping.
• Healing a player at max health no longer grants Phinisher charge.
• 'Ultimate' was renamed to 'Phinisher'.

Biograft:

• Power of Biograft / Heat
  • All heat-related effects are moved to Biograft's passive.

Boombox:

• Charging Blitz
  • All metronome-related effects are moved to Charging Blitz.
  • NEW EFFECTS:
    • Metronome UI changed.
    • Now plays a metronome sound after 0.5 seconds.
• Pulse Wave
  • Renamed from Pulse.
• Shielding Amplifier
  • Renamed from Sound Wave.
  • NEW EFFECT: No longer applies additional overshield if it regenerates innate shield by more than 50.
  • Shield increased from 10 + 15 * no. of charges to 15 + 15 * no. of charges.
  • Shield duration reduced from 8 seconds to 6 seconds.
  • Cooldown increased from 5 seconds to 8 seconds.
• Bass Boost / Beat Drop
  • Renamed from Jump Smash Move.
• Protecting Overtone
  • Renamed from Forcefield.

Hyperlaser:

• Piercing Ray
  • Renamed from Pierce Ray.

Medkit:

• Pricking Needles
  • Renamed from Needle Shot.

Rocket:

• Eager Rocketeer
  • NEW: Rocket gains 35% Haste and instantly reloads Rocket Shot on kill or assist.

Skateboard:

• SLUGGISH!!
  • Renamed from Slow Walker.
• STUNTISH!!
  • Renamed from Stunts.
• SWING IT!!
  • Renamed from Swing.
• PUSH IT!!
  • Renamed from Push.
• BASH 'EM!!
  • Renamed from Bash.
• KICK 'EM!!
  • Renamed from Kickflip.
• RUN!!
  • Renamed from Shoulder Bash.
• BOOST!!
  • Renamed from Boost.
• SWITCH!!
  • Renamed from Swap.
• THE COOL, RAD, COFFIN!!
  • Renamed from Coffin.

Slingshot:

• Heavy Hurler
  • Renamed from Heavy Sling Shot.
• Sidestep
  • Renamed from Dodge.

28 December 2022

Five versions released at 1:07 AM, 2:34 PM, 4:16 PM, 5:20 PM, and 9:51 PM EST.

General additions and changes:

• Jump decay adjustments.
  • Jump decay now caps at 50% Bound.
  • Jump decay increase reduced from 10% per jump to 5%.
  • Removed.
• Improved clarity of the Vulnerable icon.
• If the player has least 3 kills, the game will display the player's killstreak in the killfeed.
• Improved teleport transition between PHIGHT! Lobby to match.

Biograft:

• Echo Execution
  • Recast window reduced from 8 seconds to 5 seconds.

Boombox:

• Charging Blitz
  • Changed metronome UI.
• Pulse Wave
  • REMOVED: No longer applies 25% Bound.

Hyperlaser:

• Piercing Ray
  • Hitbox changed from server-side to client-side.
  • Range increased from 300 studs to 800 studs.

Medkit:

• Pricking Needles
  • NEW EFFECT: Now gives 25% Slow and Bound while firing.
  • Range reduced from 70 studs to 60 studs.
  • Reload time increased from 1 second to 1.5 seconds.
• Crystal Shift
  • Cooldown increased from 8 seconds to 10 seconds.
  • BUG FIX: Healing no longer registers twice when damaging Phighters.

Bug fixes:

• Fixed a bug where Phighter models had collision.

29 December 2022

This version released at 5:16 EST.

Bug fixes:

• Added fixes to minimize the incidence of game timers getting stuck.

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