This is a small update that prompts players with the control screen on first launch. This will help prevent the issue where some players couldn't find the controls menu. In the new version, players won't be able to even view the character select screen without having already assigned their buttons and left axis. We hope that this change makes the first boot of the game more accessible.

We appreciate the support, especially during the Indie Fighting Game Fest, please continue to enjoy playing Stardust :)

And character outlines, plus some bug fixes! Enjoy the upgrade :)

Hello once again SDVS players! This is our first patch that introduces free new content.
+Selmani the Moon Dragon has descended from the cosmos and is now the 10th playable character, available as free DLC!
+There is now a Training grid stage available

-The moon has been reduced in value on the Mars stage
-Venus has had its walls corrected to match the level geometry, and the UV of the background rock has also been corrected
-In order to reduce the strength of projectile based tick throws, block stun now provides the defender with six frames of grab invulnerability after the block stun ends
-Atliss air dodge has a reduced horizontal distance
-Character head proportions for Vesper, Darawan, and Atliss have been slightly more standardized across the roster
-A handful of camera changes have been made, the camera still can be improved so we're planning on continuing to update this
-The way hitlag animates has been adjusted, and stardust criticals (100%+) now shake the character's model with a frequency to add impact and character bones don't shake until they are launched by a hit
-Atliss trial previews 4 and 5 were fixed

Hello SDVS players, it's been a while! We have been very hard at work on the game and with this update out we are excited to finally be officially underway developing a tenth character to be released as free DLC.

Hundreds of textures have been repainted and updated, there are no longer any computer generated assets in the game as every single asset is now hand made. Generally expect reduced noise and a more painterly hand crafted style with increased continuity and clarity. There's still more to do as we are going to be fine tuning the game's aesthetic but setting this groundwork was a huge milestone which required many, many hours of digital painting. As a primarily solo developer I'm so hype to finally be able to work on the gameplay and animation part of SDVS rather than the textures!

The camera has received a slight adjustment, causing it to zoom out a little bit more when characters are further apart. Also, 2B special moves now are layered in front of the characters.

The netcode has been refined to reduce rollbacks and stutters.

Online wins now reward you for 3x the amount of experience points they used to give.

There are no character balance or gameplay changes in 1.02r.

This update sets a foundation for us to build upon going forward and was a necessary step before new content could be added, enjoy!

+New visual polish has been given to the Venus stage!

+Vesper's neutral B has been reverted to the old behavior
+Camera reverted to the old style, we'll be working to find ways that it can be improved but feel that the launch camera captured the vision of the game better

Thank you to everyone for playing and enjoying!

+Backing out of the character select or pausing the game to exit an online ranked match causes you to take a loss of 1 ranked point, but is not a victory for the other player
+Reduced the number of rollback frames for both players and time sync no longer glitched to become one sided
+Ayrie's laser smoke had a layering issue with Pluto's skybox which is now fixed
+Players may now hide their username and leaderboard position from online opponents using a new toggle in the options menu, you'll still be able to see your own name and leaderboard position with this setting on
+In order to keep chain grabs in the game but reduce their wobbling-like properties in certain scenarios, Up, forward, and back throws have reverse staling which means repeated uses cause knockback growth to increase instead of decrease
+Cassia side b big laser reduced hitbox to the tip and is now a platform to make it more fun to fight against offstage
+Atliss jab increased recovery frames
+Castor orb increased recovery frames and goes away when he gets hit
+Zeniah dtilt has a lower profile hurtbox
+Stinky and Ayrie had a glitch where reversed versions of their up Bs were able to enter the stage wall, this has been fixed
+Vesper's neutral air, like Castor's, can now be wall jump canceled in order to make her recoveries feel better
+Players may now assign IJKL or WASD to their left or right stick
+You can now set the percent that the dummy resets to when you hit pause, via a new saved setting in Training mode
+I am under the impression the infinite blast zone glitch has been fixed

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+Sound stutter reduced online
+Every character's 1b and 3b now output as shine, except cassia who retains 1b and 3b as side b
+Input prediction improved
+Added 10 achievements for combo trials, and combo trial completion is now saved
+Triggers(R2 and L2) as well as a whole bunch of other axes assignment features are now supported in the controls menu, we tested the game in-house to make sure it can be set up through the ingame settings on the following devices: PS4 wired via USB, Xbone wired via USB, Series X wired via USBC, Series X on bluetooth, and mayflash gamecube PC switch
+L cancel window increased from 7 -> 8 on whiff, from 14 -> 21 during hit lag
+Ledge grab and ledge hang had a bugged interaction with Tycho's up b platform

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+Camera movement and entire camera system ingame has been drastically reworked and polished
+Ayrie up b 2 creations offstage max
+Ayrie up b destroy sound effect indicator
+Throws can no longer whiff
+Castor and Darawan have sweetspots on their reverse pivot fthrows