I tried to fix all issues I found as feedback from Discord and Community from the Next Fest demo event. \n\nMainly visibility issues. \nThe player speed is a bit higher. \nThere\'s an easy mode!\n\n\nJackal Update 0.8.3 - Changelog\n

Combat & Controls

• Player movement is a bit faster

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• Slightly slower reaction times for shooting enemies

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• New optional separate key binding for kick

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• Blood effects now only trigger on death (not stun)

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• Non-cutting weapons only stun when thrown

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• Enemies make a slight pause before entering the room from a door

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• Instant restart when pressed fire upon death

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• Renamed controls: \"Special\" \"Slide\", \"Ability\" \"Spell\"

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Visual Improvements

• Enhanced visibility across the board:

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• Black outlines on all collidable elements and enemies

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• Larger, brighter weapon models that always fall on their side

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• Dead bodies fade to darker colors

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• Color-coded weapon outlines (yellow for melee, orange for low ammo)

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Difficulty Options

• Three difficulty modes now available:

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• Easy: 3 health points with visible player health bar and slower enemies

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• Balanced: Classic 1 health point

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• Hard: 1 health point with fast enemies

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Cinematics

• All cinematics now in cinematic 21:9 format

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• Hold button to pause cinematic dialogue

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• New boss phone scene with full voice acting

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• Various visual and dialogue improvements

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Level Generation

• Improved randomization for more varied layouts

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• New \"Restart with Different Layout\" option

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• Level seeds now visible in game menu and summary screen for sharing

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• More pushable furniture in the dive bar

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Tutorial Updates

• New kick dumpster mechanic tutorial

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• Quick spell tutorial added to bar area

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• Improved tutorial hints throughout

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• Repeatable tutorials for practice

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Performance & Fixes

• Upgraded to Unity 6 physics for better stability

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• Fixed numerous weapon collision and clipping issues

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• Improved low framerate affecting melee hits

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• Better resolution handling

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• Zoom resets correctly after death during a finisher

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• Madness enemies count as dead

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Character Update

• Mr Pink is now Mr Green

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• Gun fat guy has blue suit

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Speedrunning

• Completely rebuilt speedrun challenges

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• Statistics reset due to major level changes

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