Additions:

• New system for executions that allows different items to have custom execution animations

  • Fireaxe, Shovel, and Sledgehammer now use a slightly slower execution that kills in one hit

  • Wrench, Crowbar, Knife, and Cleaver now use a slightly faster execution that kills in 3 hits

• Executions now slow the combo timer by 50% for a 5s

• The combo flame now changes color depending on the rate it is depleting

• Overhauled the audio for gore impacts

• Rook's hostage grab now grants the target 50% damage resistance, thus allowing hostages to take an extra hit before being dropped

• Enemies now react to being grabbed by Rook or when seeing an ally grabbed by Rook

• Added placeholder animations for Rook snapping the neck of a hostage

Changes:

• \[Technical] Overhauled how guns evaluate if they are loaded, unloaded, or empty

• Character states are now persistent across level transitions

• Entering the outskirts area remove the "Wanted" state for players

• Exiting/entering the diner now removes/adds the non-combat area state

• Enemy cultists will now load their weapons as soon as they are alerted, rather than loading the weapon as a part of shooting a target

  • As a by-product of this change:

  • Enemies have faster reflexes with regards to shooting

  • You are less likely to pick up an unloaded gun from an enemy

• If the attack button is held down before a respawn, the input will be processed after the respawn

• One-handed blunt melee weapons now recovery faster after stopping and hitting a target

• Removed/updated several loading tips

• Shortened the default combo timer (4s > 3s)

• Reduced the range of the nailgun slightly

• Impact sounds no longer stack to an absurd degree

• Rook's hostage grab can now target enemies that are near him regardless of if he faces them

• Rook holds hostages closer to his center so enemies are less likely to hit him instead of the hostage

• Rook can no longer punch while carrying a hostage

• Canceling an execution will reset the time that the target remains on the ground, they will no longer immediately stand back up.

• Punches no longer create blood sprays when hitting enemies

• Adjusted the hitbox of punches to cover the immediate front of the character more

Fixes:

• Fixed Rook being able to pick up dead enemies as hostages

• Fixed enemies held by rook being stunned/thrown (and causing incorrect animations)

• Fixed firearms supercharging their velocity when being dropped after shooting

• Fixed character states not being 'respawned' during a load if the character lost the state later

• Fixed enemies not being thrown by certain attacks

• Fixed being unable to start an execution properly after swinging a two handed melee weapon

• Fixed torso animation bones not being reset when doing a full-body animation, resulting in occasional incorrect offset of held items

• Fixed guns checking for confinement collisions when not being held by a character

• Automatic guns now properly cease fire when dropped

• Fixed level transition colliders blocking bullets

• Particles from spray paint explosions now function similar to blood sprays

• Fixed being able to keeping punching after picking up an item

• Potentially fixed an issue regarding starting a new game and not properly deleting old save data