## Character Updates

- **Shiro**
- **Sweep Move**
- Adjusted hit velocity for improved performance and gameplay consistency.
- **Air High Kick Move**
- Increased freeze hit stun and added screen shake upon hitting opponents, adding weight and impact to the move.
- **Air Recovery**
- Updated sound effect for air recovery to enhance clarity and responsiveness.
- **Element Control**
- Updated VFX to reflect Shiro's control over the wind element.
- Updated move set accordingly.

- **Spiral**
- Revamped spear VFX and added a rotation animation.
- **Spear Move**
- Fixed issue where, when the spear hits an opponent at full screen, the opponent now goes into a dizzy state instead of being frozen in the spear hit animation.
- Added wind VFX to enhance visual impact.
- **Teleport Ability**
- Added new effect and revamped sounds.
- Increased screen shake and freeze hit stun.

- **Glacius**
- Updated move set to control water elements.
- More moves to come in future updates.

- **Kahn Tara**
- Changed VFX effects from green to yellow for enhanced visual consistency.

- **Bolo**
- Disabled for this update as the character is being revamped.

## General Improvements

- Updated to a more stable version of the core engine being used.
- Fixed a memory leak that was causing the game to slow down and crash.

## Visual Effects (VFX) & Animation

- Optimized and updated VFX:
- Enhanced dust animations.
- Revamped and optimized hit effects and dust animations.
- Added dust animations to character takeoff animations.
- Revamped hit effects and optimized performance.
- Updated rough get-up animations, resulting in smoother transitions for all characters.

## Gameplay Enhancements

- Added shadows to characters:
- Shadows dynamically adjust between normal and circular shapes based on character states (grounded or airborne).
- Shadows fade in and out based on character height for visual clarity.

## Other Improvements

- Updated stage select screen:
- Added stage portraits to assist players in selecting stages visually.
- Three stages have been removed and will be updated tomorrow to better fit the game's style.
- Character select screen revamped to fit the game's lore.

## Known Issues

- Movelist shows moves crossed out, indicating these moves are currently works in progress (WIP).
- Supers and finishers are being worked on.

## Removed Content

- Intro screen has been removed and is currently being revamped.