In this update, besides important tweaks to the game mechanics, we also introduce ducats - an in-game currency that you can earn by winning sword duels. Ducats are used to unlock new stuff within Hellish Quart - skins, arenas, upgrades, etc.

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Hellish Quart pre-alpha v. 2023.11.22.0

FIX:
- Zera, Alexander: fixed sword swing sounds not playing
- Fixed regression: Long Guard is once more disabled for 0.15s after a Long Guard attack
- Jan, Barabasz: fixed occasional "noodle hands" on some LG attacks (there may be more)

TWEAK:
- Decreased the number of physics iterations per frame for less precise, but more stable simulation, to prevent swords from locking up on collision
- Canceling on active frames when the opponent is also attacking is now optional, and on by default (you can disable it in Options)
- Jacek: distance blending on LG Step thrust attack
- Jacek: his faster attacks now deal a bit less damage
- Jacek: a bit longer recovery on base attacks
- Jacek: his (RFF) Y attack now retracts the blade a bit before the strike
- Jacek: Down, Fwd Y, Y combo has more time between attacks
- Marta: The follow-up attack after a Push causes more damage (can kill now)

NEW:
- Introducing in-game currency: ducats. Ducats are earnable ONLY by playing the game. Every time you win a fight in the Arcade, Survival, or History Buff mode, you earn a randomized amount of ducats. Every time you are wounded or lose a match, you lose a percentage of your already-earned ducats. The longer you play each mode, the higher the chance of winning big amounts. Ducats are then used to unlock skins, swords, arena enhancements, new characters, etc. Historically, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, a ducat was a common name for a one Czerwony Złoty coin (eng: Red Golden). Złoty is the currency in Poland to this day.

- New Arena: Small Gym
- Arenas: Armory, Meadow, Small Gym - new unlockable content