🕹️ Air-Dash Improvements

Problem: Players struggled to dash mid-air using Shift — lacked accessibility.

• Dash can now be triggered by pressing jump while airborne

• Works during both ascent and descent

• Original Shift/Gamepad dash still works

• Improved input tracking and dash responsiveness

• Integrated into both jump and fall states

🎮 Input System Upgrade

Problem: Legacy input system lacked gamepad support and flexibility.

• Migrated to Unity’s new Input System

• Full controller support with remappable bindings

• Centralized input via InputActionAsset

• Event-based input replaces polling

• Clean action map separation for gameplay states

🌍 Scene & Level System

Problem: Previous scene loading was fragile and error-prone.

• Robust async scene loading with error handling

• Ensures persistent core scene (_GameCore)

• Tracks current active level to prevent loading conflicts

• Modular level selection UI with hidden names and dynamic combos

• Controller and keyboard navigation added

🧠 Dialogue System Refactor

Problem: Persistent errors and complex UI-swapping caused crashes.

• Removed fragile UI stitching system

• Each scene now has its own dedicated Dialogue Manager

• Cleaner architecture, fewer runtime errors

• Dialogue and response menus now load reliably

🧩 Puzzles & Kryptodisks

Problem: Progress could carry over between players on shared systems.

• Kryptodisk puzzle resets on scene unload

• Added reset button to puzzle UI

• Moppy minigame now includes full return/flyback animation

• Unlocks all disks, triggers visual effects, and closes with completion dialogue

🎥 Camera & Visual Feedback

• Reworked camera in first neighbor puzzle to add tension and clarity

• Added dramatic lightning to intro for atmosphere and foreshadowing

🧰 UI & Accessibility

• Menu readability improved

• Added "Restart from checkpoint" option in pause menu

• "P" now pauses the game (avoids ESC conflict in browser fullscreen mode)

• Fixed missing interaction prompts

• Mouse now stays visible during dialogue