The Heavy Metal Update (previously known as The Big One) is a major content update for Indie Pogo. This patch is Part 2 of this giant 2-part patch. It introduces newcomer Diogenes, as well as Augments, balance changes, and more.
Patch Notes[]
Additions[]
Diogenes added to the game.- New Feature - Augments! Mix and match different stat boosters to change the way you Pogo! Includes the all-new Heavy Metal Augment, which disables autojumping for your character.
- New trophies added, including Arcade trophies for Diogenes.
Diogenes palettes are now purchasable in the shop.- New Downwell-themed taunt in the shop.
Character Balance Changes[]
- Universal Changes
- Grabs
- Dodge Grabbing has been repurposed from a base universal feature to an Augment.
- Grabs
- Bullet Kin
- Up Special – Bullat Wings
- Startup slightly decreased.
- Overall height gain increased.
- Up Special – Bullat Wings
- Fishy
- SUPER - Shütshimi
- Bullets now travel through terrain.
- SUPER - Shütshimi
- Jack
- Up Special – Double Drill
- Damage reduced from 2 to 1.
- SUPER – Chaos Drill
- Damage reduced from 10 to 7.
- Up Special – Double Drill
- Orcane
- Up Special – Puddleport
- Orcane can no longer damage opponents twice while teleporting.
- Up Special – Puddleport
- Shovel Knight
- Down Melee
- Damage reduced from 4 to 2.
- Neutral Special – Flare Rod
- Damage reduced from 3 to 1.
- Projectile cooldown increased.
- Down Melee
- Stardrop
- Side Special – Lunging Latch
- Kick damage reduced from 4 to 3.
- Knockback slightly reduced.
- Down Special – Groundward Starshot
- Greatly reduced the default starting size and damage of the star projectile. Starshot's size and damage now charge as Stardrop lands hits with his other attacks.
- Camera no longer focuses on the Starshot projectile when it is deployed.
- Side Special – Lunging Latch
- Velocispider
- Grounded Charge/Neutral Special/Side Special – Charge Shot
- Minimum damage decreased from 2 to 1.
- Fixed a bug that prevented Velocispider from being punished for landing incorrectly if the player fired a shot immediately before landing.
- Grounded Charge/Neutral Special/Side Special – Charge Shot
- Viridian
- Up Special – Warp
- Viridan can no longer spawn another Warp portal if one is already active.
- Startup slightly increased.
- Up Special – Warp
- Welltaro
- Midair Jump
- Bullets no longer contribute to Pogo combos.
- Up Special – Heart Balloon
- Fixed a bug that caused Welltaro to get stuck on platforms while using this move.
- Down Special – Laser Module
- Ammo cost increased from 3 to 4.
- Midair Jump
- Zorbié
- Side Melee
- Damage reduced from 6 to 5.
- Down Melee
- Damage reduced from 6 to 5.
- Neutral Special – Corkscrew Flurry
- Axe damage reduced from 8 to 7.
- Side Melee
Other Changes/Bugfixes[]
- Tourney Rules
- Bubble Swap is now set to ON by default.
- Canabalt Skyline is now a starter stage.
- Retro Zone is now a counterpick stage.
- Runbow Volcano
- Platform layout on the Infinite Pogo variant of this stage has been properly centered.
- Online
- HP, Lives, Time, and Augment Toggle are now selectable from the Lobby screen.
- Profiles
- Added character-specific Augment preset support.
- Marketplace
- Changed the Fart Mode secret passcode.
- Added a warning popup to advise players to configure antivirus programs to accept Indie Pogo, to prevent further damaging of game files.