If you time well, you can chain several [ground pound] -> [recoil-dash] -> [double jump] and cross even wider gaps. (obviously not mandatory anywhere in the game)

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Indeed snappier! I ran across a small complication, bc, by design, this state can be recalled from itself by button-mashing. That was causing the "new" animation to appear stuck in the first frame. I then made a second animation that only plays if you enter this state from itself (right wall).

#Untarctica oddity #2: you can stick to walls indefinitely, with no slide. Also, "wall jump" and "wall climb" are two different states

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#Untarctica oddity #1: Instant respawn after death; invisible checkpoints everywhere; no "lives"

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A 3-state combo to clear large gaps that uses a wall jump at the start

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You can jump again during the recoil-dash window (hero becomes red)

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Is there a good genre name for 2D platformers with a bunch of bullets on screen?
Technically it's not quite a "bullet hell" like Touhou or Ikaruga.
Would it still make sense to use #bullethell as a Steam tag anyway?

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Here are some of the character state changes involved in crossing this small pool.
The most novel one being the recoil-dash, during which you can perform a double jump

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We wanted one of these "pushback" bosses like Crocomire or Belcha for #Untarctica. Only, instead of an actual boss, this one will probably be a recurring puzzle/environment element.

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Force-field sprite for tough enemies #wip

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I forgot to post for two months.
Here's a secret shortcut spoiler (in glorious 60hz now, thanks to OBS):

Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo

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Supporting mouse wheel for custom control bindings was a huge mistake

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Having just added, hm... MIDI controller support to a 2d platformer/shooter, I'm rethinking my whole last tweet about acting on basically any player suggestion lol

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The year only begins after we create a kaizo platforming segment that will definitely not make it into the final release.
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She breathes now!
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Introductory boss fight, WIP
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