there is a dash, using the f key, though its basically just a push forward and never really incentivised in the game as you can just hook and get farther. i have heard the same feedback from others about the gravity from others too. i added the timer to encourage being fast and speedrunning, but I do understand the loss of incentive to go fast from the cost of blood. the combo idea you suggested is great! and I will probably add that along with a combat system. thank you for the feedback!