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ok... so... with new control remapping, I felt more confident trying out the other abilities. I still have the original build too, so I can compare the changes between the two.

In both builds, the "release to throw" input on the blue orb throws you in the current movement direction, and releases the orange orb to drift based on its direction when you release the button. When holding the orange orb though, the "release to throw" input used to always throw toward the cursor, and now it doesn't. If there's no button mapped onto a mouse click (or if the "ability 2" button is the only one, since it doesn't seem to function yet), it throws in the direction of movement, and with at least one mouse button mapped, it usually but not always throws in the direction of the cursor. Makes me wish this behaviour was consistent about aiming at the cursor, or customisable on whether it fires in movement or cursor direction.

Also, the orb ability has issues after the update. Before, it was awkward because it required me to hold my finger down on the touchpad for a mouse click input, while also holding the ability button. Being able to remap the buttons so I can choose which to hold should have fixed this, but now I have to aim with movement inputs, not the cursor (and unlike the basic orb throw, doesn't fluctuate with input changes). It also has a default drift to the right, aiming that direction by default. Requiring up to 4 buttons being held at the same time is... problematic. Was awkward before, but much less so than the updated version.

Swap remains my favourite ability, with orb being my second pick in the old build and vortex in the new build. If I had cursor aim of orb with control remapping, it would definitely be a more viable option.

And finally, Greg seems to have changed slightly. Sometimes the player orbs spawn further apart when facing him? Not sure what causes this but it's not consistent. That said, the game's framerate doesn't appear to break on the death screen any more, which is a good improvement.