BROADSWORD JIM CHANGELOG

v2.4: remove ponch, projectile stronk
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+New idle animation for the Broadsword!
+New sprites have been added to Berserk Blade and Exploding fists, to distinguish from their non-powered versions
+Fists and Bloodwand altfire behaviour reworked, now projectile-based, less chance of misfire
~Fixed charged fist attack not triggering if monster was out of tracking range
+Fixed fully charged Berserk fists reverting to non-powered fully charged attack
+Berserk Fist splash damage radius increased depending on the strength of the attack
+Fists quake radius increased
+Fist altfire forces painstate on monsters
+Fist primary attack damage increased slightly
+Fists have a chance to land an extra attack while autofiring
+Broadsword damage values changed for slightly higher and more consistent damage
+Bloodwand altfire behaviour changed, now projectile-based
+Bloodwand altfire has a new puff effect
-Bloodwand gives 6 ammo on pickup, down from 8
-Fixed Ballbuster not giving ammo on pickup
+Ballbuster projectiles can now bounce in water
+Ballbuster altfire cluster bombs have a much shorter fuse
+Ballbuster altfire bomb spread reduced
+Ballbuster altfire explosion radius increased greatly
+Undid the Armbalest altfire nerf, now fires multiple rippers again
+Armbalest accuracy increased for both burstfire and auto mode
~Armbalest altfire visual recoil increased
-Armbalest ripper damage decreased
-Armbalest altfire fires one less ripper
-Armbalest altfire animation increased by 7 tics
~BOULDER ALTFIRE REWORKED: Summons a line of earth spikes that deal heavy damage and can travel up walls
+Boulder now forces painstate on monsters
+Boulder fall speed decreased
-Boulder damage decreased slightly
~Boulder smoke effects reduced
+Pendant has new firing sound
+Pendant winddown animation decreased by 4 tics
+Pendant altfire ripper wiggles increased
+All projectiles have had their radii decreased to prevent catching on walls and ledges
+SBARINFO changed to include all weapon slots
+Changed some weapon HUD sprite offsets
-Lesser Rage (Heretic only) no longer heals the player up to 100 on pickup
-Secret weapon moved to Slot 8
-Secret weapon spawnchance reduced to 1 in 24, down from 1 in 20
-Fixed secret weapon lacking custom weapon bob
-Backpack sprite replaced
-Bloodwand pickup sprite replaced
~Deleted code for unused actors

29-08-20 v2.3: more polish, more ponch
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+Voice lines added!
+Taunt button has been added!
+Custom title, inter and readme music now plays in Heretic
+Replaced the Tome of Power icon when active in Heretic
+Fully charged Fist spark animation is cancellable, no longer creates delay on release
-Fist charging time increased from 24 to 30 tics
~Charged Fist has more visual feedback
~Fully charged Fist has an added sound effect
~Charged Fist impact sound interrupts whiff sound
~Charged Fist whiff sound quietened
~Fixed Fists idle animation playing too often
~Charged Fist emits sparks less often
-Bloodwand vertical spread increased
-Bloodwand fires one less bullet
~Armbalest proj speed decreased
~Armbalest proj size decreased
~Armbalest ripper proj size increased
-Fixed Armbalest firing four rippers at once
+Armbalest ripper damage radius increased
+Armbalest altfire splinter shots have slightly increased accuracy
+Brimstone Bomb velocity increased slightly
~Changed large blood ammo pickup sprite
+Chicken behaviour has been improved greatly
+Chickens can see more clearly and move through levels unimpeded
~Chicken aggression decreased slightly, reducing overkill
~Rage of the Cosmos is replaced with Lesser Rage in Heretic, lasting 40 secs instead of the entire level
+Lesser Rage has a different sprite to distinguish it from Rage of the Cosmos
+Added missing custom pickup sound for Armbalest and Ballbuster
~Fixed console errors.
~Fixed a particular death sound not playing

31-07-20 version 2.2: Menu-ificent!
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+New INTERPIC AND BOSSBACK!
+New MDOOM, cursor and menu font!
+New HELP screen!
+New README theme!
+New armor bonus sprite!
~Compressed some sound files to reduce filesize
~Statusbar now has icons for each ammo type
~Moved the status bar mugshot across by one pixel.
~BROADSWORD ALTFIRE REWORK: Hits multiple times, no backwards recoil on hit
~Broadsword altfire holding animation changed
+Berserk Blade thrust attack charges through enemies and hits even more times
~Fists altfire now has separate "whiff" animation
~Fists "hit" animation has more impact
+Fists fully charging no longer alerts monsters
~Fixed Fists altfire and winddown missing sprite definitions
~Fully charged fist altfire has a new animation
~Removed fist rapidly flashing when fully charged
~Fixed powered up Fists not returning to the correct idle animation
+Throwing Knives have a 1/3 chance to be retrievable after being thrown
~Fixed Throwing Knives' missing wind-down animation
-Bloodwand primary hitscan spread increased
-Bloodwand primary fire animation increased by 4 tics
~Fixed Bloodwand switching to primary fire by repeatedly tapping altfire
~Bloodwand smoke puff now adheres to the player's vertical aim
+Bloodwand hitscan attack increased from 4 to 5
~BALLBUSTER ALTFIRE REWORKED: Brass balls split into cluster bombs
+Ballbuster projectiles lose less momentum when bouncing off walls
+Ballbuster proj lifespan limit removed
+Ballbuster proj vertical spread increased
~Ballbuster proj effects changed to create less visual clutter
~Ballbuster altfire projectiles causes screen shake
+Ballbuster has new explosion effects provided by Skelegant!
~Armbalest shows small ammo pickup in fullscreen HUD
+Armbalest proj damage increased, damage spread decreased
+Armbalest ammo spawns more often
+Armbalest ammo capacity increased from 150 to 180
+Armbalest proj POI raised slightly, better chance to hit when firing upwards
+Bracers no longer briefly immobilizes the player
~Fixed Bracer throwing sound not playing in Heretic
~Amulet proj visual effects improved, new smoke effect on impact
~Amulet proj has new impact sound
+Amulet altfire rippers move in a wave pattern, speed decreased
+Amulet altfire shoots 8 rippers instead of 6
~Amulet visual recoil reduced slightly
+Brimstone Bomb has nicer explosion effects
+Death's Finger hitscan effects improved
+Secret weapon explosion effects improved

13-07-20 version 2.1: been so long I changed the naming scheme
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+Broadsword and fist melee mechanic changed. Now fires a short-range projectile with slight range increase, no view snapping and much less finnicky aiming
+Sword/Fist melee attacks are no longer frozen when using the Timeout Trinket
-Bloodwand altfire damage reduced. Lifesteal is still 20%
-Bloodwand altfire animation increased by 4 tics
~Armbalest projectile radius increased from 4 to 8, increasing chance to hit
-Heretic keys now correctly display on status bar
+Removed friendly fire from exploding chickens
+Fixed Fustercluck chickens getting stuck in a looping, non-damaging melee state, they will now detonate in melee


13-11-19 - b8b: the fixes never end
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	Fists
	  ~Berserk fists knockback greatly decreased
	Broadsword
	  ~Berserk Blade knockback greatly increased
	Knives
	  +Projectile speed increased
	  +Altfire throws knives in a fixed pattern
	Armbalest
	  +Fire rate increased by 3 tics
	  +Accuracy improved slightly
	  +Altfire ripper damage increased significantly
	  ~Projectiles deal less knockback, making it easier to track enemies
	???
      ~Fixed janky HUD sprite offsets

09-11-19 - b8a: actually a hotfix this time
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  General
	~Removed unused placeholder sprites and sounds from WAD file
	~Streamlined some DECORATE code
	+Deth Gun explosion sounds no longer deafening
	+Corrected one sound not playing ingame
  Pendant
    ~Cleaned up HUD sprites, no more rogue pixels
	~Projectiles now leave a particle trail
	+Altfire deals additional 48 splash damage on impact
	+Altfire proj speed increased from 24 to 32
	-Altfire proj impact damage reduced from 12 to 8 damage
	-Altfire proj no longer shoots projectiles independently

03-11-19 - b8: Let's Go, Legion of Men! Thunder Bro Force 8 Awakens!
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  General
    +New status bar and mugshot!
	+Status bar displays all ammo types
	+Custom player hurt/death and oof sounds added
	~Knives ammo counter no longer missing image in fullscreen HUD
	~Made volume corrections to some sounds
  Fists of Raeg
    -Altfire and charged altfire damage reduced slightly
  Berserk Blade
    ~Fixed player pitch not returning to normal after altfire swing
  Bracers
    +Rate of fire increases by 3 tics when autofiring
	-Primary and altfire damage reduced from 256 to 224
	~Altfire no longer causes warp storms when passing over teleport lines
  Pendant
    ~Primary fire projectiles now travel in a wavy pattern
	~New, less obstructive HUD sprites
	~Visual recoil reduced
	+Projectiles fly straight
	+Projectile damage spread reduced
	+Fire rate increased from 4 to 3 tics
	+Windup and windown animations reduced severely
	-Alternate fire rate increased by 5 tics
	-Alternate fire rippers damage reduced from 6 to 3
  Secret Weapon...?
	~hey what if you tried [REDACTED]?
	+Increased impact damage
	+Alternate fire rate increased
	~Increased screen shake
	~Reduced "squeak" frequency
	~Altfire throwing velocity increased
	~Laid mines are now animated
	~Removed unnecessary "no gibbing" flag

01-11-19 - b7: oh, one more thing
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  Added a new weapon.

31-10-19 b6: you should really download this mod I worked hard on it and (released
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  General
    ~Fixed weapon selection priority
  Broadsword
    ~Animation tweaked slightly
	+Swing speed increased slightly
  Armbalest
    +Primary fire rate increased

26-05-19 - b5: Spritational Tangents (released
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  General
    +Ammo and armor pickups have custom sprites and pickup messages!
    -Removed unused placeholder sprites
  Broadsword
    ~Fixed Berserk Blade impact sound not playing
  Fists of Raeg
    ~Now has different sprites when rage powerup is active
	+Increased visual feedback when rage powerup is active
	+Altfire melee range increased from 96 to 128
	-Fixed altfire flash effect damaging monsters
	~Added a wind-down animation
	~Received minor sprite cleanup
  Armbalest
    +Primary fire's first proj always has perfect accuracy
  Slot 7
    ~Fixed altfire not correcting the player's pitch properly

25-05-19 - b4: Mick Fixem's Grand Day Out
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  BloodWand
    ~Fixed altfire not displaying correct bulletpuff
	~Primary hitscans now leave decals on walls
  BallBuster
    +Primary fire shoots out one extra medium projectile
	+Medium mace spheres split into 3 tiny spheres, increased from 2
	+Increased bounciness on all mace projectiles
	-Altfire horizontal spread slightly increased
	-Tiny mace sphere damage reduced from 4 to 3
  Armbalest
    +Projectile hitbox reduced
	-Damage reduced slightly
  Bracers
    ~Altfire reworked: Spawns earth spikes in a random spread in front of the player
	~Added a winddown animation, which can be interrupted
	~Primary fire now has visual recoil
	+Boulder proj hitbox reduced
	+Boulder speed increased from 32 to 40
	+Reduced attack animation by 3 tics
  Pendant
	~Altfire projectile splits into 6 rippers in a fixed pattern
	+Altfire ripper damage increased from 4 to 6
	+Altfire ripper speed reduced from 32 to 28
  Slot 7
    ~Primary and altfire now has visual recoil

17-05-19 - b3: EVERYTHING IS BUFFED!: (tl;dr almost everything has +dmg and +speed)
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  Broadsword
    ~Altfire reworked: Swings twice in quick succession
	+Damage increased slightly
	+Attack animation reduced by 3 tics
	~Berserk Blade altfire swings thrice
	+Berserk Blade attack animation reduced from 27	to 21 tics
  Fists of Rage
    ~Altfire reworked: Hold to charge a heavy punch
    +Altfire damage increased dramatically
	+Berserked altfire damage increased ludicrously
	~Now takes priority over Broadsword in Slot 1
  Throwing Knives
    +Damage increased
	+Primary attack animation reduced by 5 tics
	+Altfire rate now equal to primary
  Bloodwand
	~Primary reworked: fires out multiple non-lifesteal hitscans
	~Now moved to Slot 3
	+Now has visual recoil for better feedback
	+Can be fired during its wind-down animation
	+Altfire lifesteal rate increased to 0.2
  Ballbuster
    -Tiny mace sphere damage REDUCED, was accidentally set to 3x the desired amount
	-Altfire projectiles explode for 100 dmg
	+Projectiles now make explosion sounds happen wheeeee
  Armbalest
    +Armbalest proj damage increased
    +Armbalest altfire fires full damaging projectiles
	+Attack animation reduced by 2 tics
	+Armbalest altfire ammo usage reduced from 6 to 5
  Bracers
    +Lift animation reduced by 5 tics
	+Boulder shatter damage increased from 200 to 256
	+Boulder explosion wave damage increased from 150 to 256 per explosion
	+Primary fire forces radius damage, making it useful against bosses
  Pendant
    +Primary proj speed increased from 32 to 48
	+Altfire proj damage increased from 8 to 16
	+Altfire proj attack interval reduced from 3 to 2 tics
  Slot 7
	+Primary hitscan count increased from 15 to 25
	-Primary hitscan damage reduced from 30 to 20
  Misc. changes:
	~Compressed some large WAVs to OGG format, reducing filesize
	-Removed unused broadsword lines in DECORATE lump
	-Removed definitions for nonexistant weapons in SNDINFO
	~Made a few minor edits to LANGUAGE lump

b2: Sprites 'n' shit
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  General
	+All weapon and ammo pickup sprites flicker
	+All non-melee weapons have decals
	+Added HUD/pickup sprites for all weapons
  Broadsword
	+Berserk Blade damage increased
	~Berserked Fists of Raeg do radial damage on hit instead of lifesteal
  Fists of Raeg
	~Fists of Raeg altfire is now a heavy punch
  Knife
	+Throwing Knife primary and altfire attack animation reduced
	~Throwing Knife and Bloodwand weapon order swapped
	-Fixed knife throwing sound occuring twice
  BLoodWand
	~Bloodwand altfire changed to a fast melee attack with lower damage but higher lifesteal per second
	+Bloodwand no longer pulls player's view around
	~Bloodwand sprites cleaned up
  Ballbuster
	-Ballbuster primary fire damage severely reduced
	+Ballbuster altfire damage increased
  Armbalest
	~Armbalest pickup sprite redone
	~Armbalest altfire fires two additional projectiles
	+Armbalest vertical spread reduced
	+Armbalest ripper speed reduced to 64
	-Armbalest ripper dmg reduced from 6 to 4
	~Fixed wonky offsets for Armbalest ammo pickup
  Bracers
	+Increased Bracers fulldmgradius, dramatically increasing damage
	+Bracer lifting animation has new sound effect and quake effect
	-Bracer lifting animation increased
  Pemndanmt
	~Pendant altfire now shoots a slower projectile that homes in while firing smaller homing projectiles