I absolutely love the small detail that Empress ducks a little when she gets into areas that are just a tad too small for her.

It was planned, though i've been busy with other larger projects, so I may not get to it.

Haven't played the mod yet but gosh this looks amazing.

Are you planning to have dialogue changes for Empress aswell?

Gyaru Empress is real 2401.

this is actually the most well made playable character mod in the entire workshop. she is so crazy. bravo <3

The attention to detail on this thing is insane.
This mod is truly incredible. I'm going to go and replay the whole game as Empress, now.

My headcanon makes me believe she simply goes "Fine i will do it myself" and goes off trying to get those Time-pieces on her own

Purrfect mod! Abilities, camera, collision, everything surprisingly works with the Empress. I recommend it to everyone who likes a different playing experience!
I got motivated to play the whole game with her, and only found like 3 bugs.

I also never expected you replaced every single animation from Hat Kid. Empress looks so lovely! Outstanding animators and programming work!

it feels so weird to look at a person playing as a tall character in a hat in time

I've not touched anything in Nyakuza Metro, and while i've added some pre-existing voice-lines to things like getting hit, most of that stuff should be base-game as far as I am aware, unless someone else has made a mod that adds stuff.

well what about when you go into rush hour in nyakuza metro? and the custom voice lines? sorry for all the questions just curious

No major cutscenes have custom animations yet.
Though there is a custom animation for stitching a new hat.

hey so since empress has custom animations does that count for cutscenes? and are some cutscenes modified for it to fit the empress?

dusk.2 Yes you can use modded hats and badges during Death Wish levels unless that specific death wish doesn't let you use hats or badges at all (for example, a Death Wish with a "Complete without using any Badges" requirement)

The Bazooka is a badge that functions similar to Hatkid's Umbrella Projectile (Laser) badge.
If you don't have the Bazooka Badge, you need to either buy or equip the Laser badge.

how do you use the bazooka?

Amazing mod! So much hard work put into it. Love it!

Yes Best Cat is BACK!

hey yall i know this is not in topic but can i beat deathwishes using modded hats or bagdes, its because am new to a hat in time and i bought the ultimate edition

@texas toast why would they do that

not sure if this is possible but can you make it so if i bonk her with a weapon she does the 1 hit kill thing?

All phases will just be large updates to this mod.

by the way will phase 2 be the same mod but updated or will it be a seperate mod

Spam the Tease and Kiss buttons (1 and 4 on the keyboard)

how do you dance exactly

Phase 2 will be a large update much later.
For now, enjoy the mini-update.
Empress can now Dance

is there a phase 2?

your tellin me?!?!

oh my gosh this is one high quality mod

After playing it obsessively i have to say kudos for the animations, it's stunning how well animated this is, all the while staying in line with her personality.

You - mad person! This is the best thing ever! *spam subscribe button*

Proof that A Hat In Time Modding can reach high peaks

Strange. I've checked my mods, and I don't *think* I'm subscribed to any hubmap swappers. I'll go through my mods and see if I can narrow down what's making Empress so catty (well, moreso than usual.)

Also ahhhhhh, that makes sense (re: cutscenes)!

@MysteryMan I can't seem to replicate the crashing bug on my end. It's possible that another mod is causing a conflict, or that the crash is being caused by something much more specific.

If you have a mod that changes the Spaceship Hubmap to something else, i've heard that may cause crashes, but I've not heard enough reports to confirm.

For Context about Cutscenes:
Most cutscenes actually use newly spawned NPCs rather than the player themselves. Currently I have it set up so that Cutscenes will use the Hatkid NPC for any cutscenes i've not made any Empress animations for (Which is all of them, except for one).

AFAIK, it shouldnt cause any crashes, especially after you've left the level, but stranger things have happened.

(continuing from previous comment cause character limit is mean)

Not sure if it's something that even *could* be addressed, and this mod's still rly damn cool anyhow, but I figured I'd at least document these bugs.

P.S. Just a fun side note: I've just beaten Down With The Mafia at the time of writing this (same cutscene glitch btw,) and the boss fight with well, Mafia Boss is *shockingly tricky.* Turns out being BEEG isn't all it's cracked up to be when the Mafia Ball attack gets involved XD

ok so I'm testing how many levels are possible with JUST Empress and her bazooka badge (calling it BIG SHOT% for the meme,) and I've noticed after playing the first Mafia Town stage: it looks like the vast majority of the game's cinematic cutscenes just swap her model back to Hat Kid's (tho not a funni T-posing one like in the credits sequence.)

Additionally, it looks like trying to load any other level as Empress after the aforementioned temporary model switch happens... apparently crashes the game. My *best guess* would be that, even tho it APPEARS to switch you back to Empress when reloading into the hub, the game **thinks** you're Hat Kid and gets incredibly confused. I'm still early in checking the levels, but using the PlayerSwap mod to switch to Hat/Bow Kid then immediately back to Empress before entering another level *seems* to correct the bug... at least until the next cutscene-originated model switch occurs.

@MysteryMan No bugs here, just the new trailer for An Exorcist in Time

Sharing this cause it's so hilarious to me: THE EMPRESS IS A T-POSING HAT KID DURING THE CREDITS SEQUENCE X'D
https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2904197528

@Pckables Understandable
you can also put them in the description

also just noticed the Title says A Cat in Time UwU

Nobody looks at the Change notes.

you don't need to comment them

Uhhh... you know you can place updates in the change notes right?

Big update for those who felt Empress moved too slow at Hatkid's default speed:
There is now a Config option that speeds Empress up a bit when activated.
Enjoy!

Updated: Those taunts like Boop shouldnt lift the player into the air anymore.

Online Party Empresses should also have actual animations now and not be floating:
Their crouch and scooters are pretty glitchy, but because of how Online Party code is, I can't really fix it.

@benonius
Huh, interesting to know that's happening with the Boop emote too. I know it's also an issue with the CheatingTheRace intro but thought it might've been isolated.
Might be tied to Taunt calls in code, or something with my idle. I'll look into it more.

I suspect I know why ghost players are floating, will look into a possible fix.
The rocket launcher desyncing on ghost players is a bit of a mystery to me though.

this is one of the coolest playables I've used, all of the custom animations look fantastic, and I love the little details like how she crouches through low ceilings/doors!
I did want to mention a funny bug though, if you use the boop emote, you will warp upwards a little bit and you can keep doing this to slowly reach places you normally couldn't.
And for online party if you haven't looked into it, I think the ghost players using empress are floating above the ground a little, along with the rocket launcher not syncing.
can't wait to see what new stuff comes to this mod

cool