After months of work and playtesting, the Multi-Peter update is officially here!

Big thanks to everyone who participated in the beta and submitted bug reports. I am fairly confident v2.0.0 is stable, but I will continue to monitor the itch.io comments and release hotfixes when necessary.

And now...

[ ----- v2.0.0 PATCH NOTES ----- ]

NEW FEATURES

• Online multiplayer has been added!
  • Access via the "PLAY ONLINE" door, left of the title logo
  • LAN/Direct IP connection is required for the non-Steam version
  • Upon starting a lobby, you can quickly select a mode
  • All game modes now support 1-4 players
  • All game modes are temporarily unlocked while playing online
• Added "Map view" mode (press F9 to toggle)

BUGFIXES

• Fixed the permanent blue background when calling Bug repeatedly
• Gamepad rumble option now works correctly
• Fixed some settings not saving correctly
• Fixed an issue where bgm_lurking would play for 1 frame before the area music starts
• Fixed an issue where screenshake would last forever after the Alien scene
• Fixed issues involving 2 Peters grabbing each other at the same time
• Fixed an issue where Peters could sometimes respawn in Story mode

GENERAL MECHANICS CHANGES

• Tech frame window: 6 -> 10
• Fast falling can be initiated slightly earlier (vspeed<=gravity -> vspeed<=-gravity)
• Grabs can be parried now (Guard can still be grabbed)
• CPU Peters can charge attacks now
• CPU Peters will try to use Utilt more
• Egg bombs can now light bomb block wicks
• Bug can now lift objects a short distance
  • Bug can only do this while controlled by P2 by holding L, R, or Select
  • This applies to any object Peter can normally grab & throw
  • This excludes Peters who are in hitstun/KO'd

• Bug can now be hit by Peter in Co-op mode
  • Bug can also hit Peter in Co-op mode
• Removed Performance mode due to complications with netcode
  • Optimized object activation code to compensate

• Banana peels can be destroyed now (10 hp)
• Icicles can now be grabbed and thrown

MAIN CAMPAIGN CHANGES

• Local & Online co-op is supported
  • Two gamepads must be connected to access co-op setup
  • When playing in co-op, the first two in-game cutscenes will not play

• Peter's current form now saves & loads at save points
  • This also applies to co-op Peters, and forms given by the computer

• Optimized object activation window, improving performance
• Made obtaining the Ice Super more explicitly require Ice Peter
• Lowered a platform above the Snail room
• Added more Easy mode platforms to Ice area
• Reworked the Garden's vent maze to make more sense
• Fixed a possible softlock in the Garden's yellow keyfruit puzzle
• Fixed an issue where the gargoyle scene wouldn't play if you didn't save after beating the last elemental Peter
• Hard mode changes
  • Added Landmines: Landmines deal 10 damage and high vertical knockback
  • Moved a few banana peels to accommodate (and complement) the landmines
  • Savepoints can be reused, and are no longer "once-per-visit"

• Changed some text in the prologue

OTHER CHANGES

• Keybinds menu
  • All gamepads can be configured independently, instead of only Slot 1
  • Gamepad bindings save to profiles based on GUID
  • Gamepad bindings save to "controls.ini" and no longer to "config.ini"
  • Gamepad slot & name is displayed
  • Save button added next to Save & Exit
  • Escape key now resets current slot's keybinds when held

• Added border artwork by Bon-is-Bored
• Added border artwork by CombineKegan
• Added missing songs to Sound Test

VS MODE CHANGES

• CPU-only matches are now possible
• Added a 20 second timer to vote for a stage
• HUD icons now match your player's palette
• Fixed the pause menu showing the default options instead of VS mode ones
• Island stage now plays music
• New stage: The Lab
• New stage: Vents

PETER'S DREAM CHANGES

• 4-Peter co-op is now supported
• Players now restore HP between rounds (1 / Nightmare KOs * MaxHP)
• Nightmare appears more frequently at first, then less as you defeat more of them
• Nightmare bullet damage (4 -> 3)
• Nightmare bullet shot frequency 45 -> 50
• Nightmare bullet hitbox is slightly smaller
• Fixed the cloud layer jittering
• Changed the HUDs to use their VS mode style
• Added a timer to the HUD

VS SCIENTIST CHANGES

• 4-Player co-op is now supported (P2-P4 can pick Peter or Bug)
• Phase 1
  • Phase HP (per powerup): 16 -> 15 + (2 * co-op players)
  • Stealing a powerup back no longer automatically changes your form
• Phase 3
  • Phase HP: 50 -> 50 + (10 * co-op players)
  • Bombs have a speed cap now and can no longer be launched by the laser

PETER MOVESET CHANGES

• 0: Peter Shorts
  • Uair: Hitbox extended downward to hit grounded foes
• 1: Bird Peter
  • Throw: Animation improved
  • Nair: Hitbox duration extended
  • Utilt: Damage 3 -> 2
  • Utilt: Startup lag increased
• 2: Elec Peter
  • No changes
• 3: Fire Peter
  • Dair: Added fireball to make melting ice floors easier
  • Dair: Kick damage 2 -> 1
  • Dair: Startup anim frames 2 -> 3
• 4: Ice Peter
  • Ice knives move a shorter distance, go further when charged
  • Ice knives can hit each other
• 5: Wind Peter
  • No changes
• 6: Karate Peter
  • No changes
• 7: Moai Peter
  • Run accel 0.05 -> 0.075
• 8: Beter
  • All moves: Hitboxes are slightly larger
• 9: Peebat
  • New super move: Echo screech
    • Sends an echo projectile that bounces off walls.
    • Deals 1 dmg and a lot of hitstop. Can hit again after bouncing.
  • Neutral: Lunges forward when charged
  • Nair: New animation - wing spin attack, 3 damage
  • Utilt: Hitbox extended forward slightly
  • Attack air accel multiplier: 0 -> 0.5 (can move during aerials now)
  • Rewrote Data entry to reflect moveset changes
• 10: Tiger
  • New super move: Maul - lunges forward, grabs & throws
  • Throw: New animation, rolls back and swipes 3 times (4 damage: 1 + 1 + 2)
  • Dair: Hitboxes do increasing damage (2 damage * 3 hits --> 1 + 2 + 3 = 6 damage total)
  • Dair: Reduced hitstop
• 11: Snail
  • No changes
• 12: Peezard
  • New super move: Shoots two additional slower fireballs
• 13: Alpeter
  • New super move: Spits three fire spurts in a wave
• 14: Lanky Pete
  • New super move: Bite barrage
    • Lunges forward and bites 3 times (1 + 2 + 3 = 6 damage total)
  • Utilt, Uair have reduced lag
  • Run accel 0.1 -> 0.15
  • Grab: extended hitbox towards body
• 15: Spheter
  • Throw: Held object matches animation better
  • Throw: First frame is longer
• 16: Rabbit / Magipeter
  • Neutral/Super: Eggs reworked
    • Egg bombs now spread evenly when spawned
    • Egg bomb base timer is lower (150 -> 135)
    • Egg bomb timer lowers as you charge (135 - charge_tier*20)
    • Egg bombs can be spread further/narrower by holding down/up respectively
    • Egg bomb timer variance decreases/increases as spread narrows/increases
  • Utilt: Animation adjusted
  • Utilt: Performs a high jump when grounded
  • Grab: Hitbox extended into body
• 17: Pepeller
  • New super move: Creates small twisters with its propeller
• 18: Final/Sigma Peter
  • Slash beams: damage 1 -> 2
  • Fair: Reduced hitstop 5 -> 3
  • Attack air accel multiplier: 0 -> 0.5 (can move during aerials now)
  • Added dance animation
  • Added face-screen animation (previous was only one frame)
• 19: Dragon Peter / Peegon
  • Neutral: Fireballs now correctly deal knockback based on speed/direction
• 20: Peefrog
  • Neutral: No longer lunges forward with tongue
  • Super: Charge level now extends tongue, default length is shorter
  • Nair: Damage 4 -> 3
  • Dair: Damage 3 -> 2
  • Uair: 3rd hit damage 2 -> 1 (total damage 4 -> 3)
• 21: Mecha Beter
  • Utilt: Hitbox extended into body
  • New super move: Landmine
    • Spawns a landmine that lasts 10 seconds. Deals 6 damage
• 22: Beetle Peter
  • Most moves: +1 damage
  • Nair: 6 -> 5 hits (1 damage each)
  • Nair: Animation slows near end
  • Neutral: Hitbox duration 3 -> 8
  • Neutral: Hitbox extended towards body
  • Throw: Reworked into suplex move. Deals 3 damage, cannot be aimed.
  • New super move: Flying Suplex
    • Dashes forward, grabs and suplexes. Deals 6 damage
  • Rewrote Data entry to reflect moveset changes
• 23: Peter O'Dactyl
  • Neutral: Freeze duration no longer scales with charge (20 frames)
  • Neutral: Freeze knockback reduced
  • New super move: Triple freeze
    • Shoots 2 additional freeze projectiles angled up and down. 1 Damage each
• 24: Penguiter
  • New super move: Ice surf
    • Spawns an ice platform below and dashes forward on it
    • Only works midair and on semisolids