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You know how the preview for an Epic Upgrade is constantly changing color? It would be cool for there to be Legendary Upgrades that constantly change color in game!

When do ya think the community of Platform Racing 2 is gonna make a Discord Server?

Most old games have already gotten a server on disc in some sort of fashion... so when might PR2 see one in the future?
Perhaps it can be used as like a way for the community to be able to use real-time chatting, kind of like OG JV's chatbox, ya know?

Leave your thoughts on if we should have one or some reasons as to why we should stick to the forums.

For those who have the Nintendo Switch, Super Smash Ultimate is coming out really soon. December 7th! Nintendo already reported it as their most pre-ordered game in the company's history which is pretty amazing. They brought back all the characters from the previous sequels which totals up to 74 total fighters and over 103 stages that you can choose to smash in which is insane. There is some massive hype going around and I decided to go along with the plunge too and pre-ordered my copy. I've been really excited since they came out with the surprise announcement back in March and I personally think development has been going well. It has certainly generated a ton of hype lately in the gaming community. 

What do you guys think?

After Bls managed to figure out how to add new content to PR2 after all these years, I figured I’d throw my hat in the ring - pun intended. So here’s what I’ve got to say about them, particularly in PR2.

So, what makes a good hat in PR2? In my eyes, there are some guidelines to follow, based off how they were implemented in both PR2 and PR3. If one is to follow these guidelines well, they’d probably introduce a well-designed and likable hat in a Platform Racing game. I’m not sure how Jiggmin went about balancing and implementing them, but if I was him, here’s what I’d say to myself when designing a hat:

• Make sure to give them tangible, useful effects that don’t change the game completely. Effects shouldn’t be incredibly niche, but not all-encompassing. Levels shouldn’t be broken completely if one is to wear a particular hat.
  
• Hats should not be redundant to each other; hats should give different benefits instead of being upgrades/downgrades to others.
  
• Hat designs should reflect the ability they provide. For example, the Propeller Hat - it spins to keep the player in the air for longer.
  
• Other players can steal your precious hats, so this must be taken into account when designing them, so their benefit is universal.
  
• Hat effects shouldn’t be needlessly complex - if you can describe their effect in one sentence, you shoudl be good.
  

• Halo Hat - Rechargable mid-air super jump.
  
• Upon pressing and holding the Up arrow key in mid-air for a second, an angellic light will surrond the player as they leap into the air.
  
• The jump effect is around 75% of a regular fully-charged super jump.
  
• This effect isn’t always able to be used - it can only be utilized every 30 seconds, in which it needs to recharge.
  
• The charge timer is independent of players, so if someone swipes the uncharged hat off the ground, they’ll have to wait until it’s charged to get a jump.
  
• The Halo Hat’s charge is shown in its color - when it bares color, it’s ready to go, but when it is devoid, it cannot.
  

• Soldier Hat - One additional ammo for weapons.
  
• Swords, Laser Guns, and Freeze Rays now have 4 ammo upon getting them from Item Blocks instead of 3.
  
• If the hat is dropped and a player wielding a weapon picks it up, the weapon they have will not earn any additional ammo. Any future weapons collected will, however.
  

• Bandana Hat - Stat boosts for perfectionists.
  
• +5 to Speed, Jump, and Acceleration while worn.
  
• Upon getting hit and losing the hat, the Bandana Hat cannot be collected again by the one who dropped it. However, other players can collect the hat and reap the benefits.
  

• Drill Hat - Crumble and Brick Blocks will not stop you!
  
• Breaking Crumble Blocks and Brick Blocks is now an instant act.
  
• Hitting either of these blocks and destroying them will not stop your momentum.
  

• Miner Hat - Faster crawling, and more acceleration.
  
• Speeds up crawling and grants five additional Acceleration.
  

• Aviator Cap - Faster super jump, and more power to jumps.
  
• Super jump charge time is shortened, and grants five additional Jump.
  

• Winged Helmet - Longer Speed Bursts, and more speed!
  
• Speed Burst lasts longer than usual, and grants five additional Speed.
  

• Shark Fin Hat - Scares lifeguards...oh, and you swim faster.
  
• You swim faster in water - kind of like you’re flying through it with the Cowboy Hat.
  

If you attended my "HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT" stream earlier today, you'll know that I've been successful in recovering the unencrypted source code of the PR2 client! This means that new updates will potentially be able to be pushed to the server.

Things that need to happen before that can happen:
- @Jiggmin needs to give his approval to let me send him updates for the game
- I need to unjumble some names (basically guessing the real names of things since they were lost in encryption)
- Fix Kong badges not working for Guests
- Fix prize popup flavor text

After this, I'll be free to implement anything; any idea you have for PR2 will theoretically be possible! That means you can now start suggesting things for the PR2 client over in the PR2 Suggestions forum. I can't to see what you guys can come up with!

Also, this method may also be able to be used for War of the Web, Creation, and the old JV Chat. I'll let you guys know if this is possible once I get everything with PR2 and my other project under control.

I'll keep you guys updated on any new developments. Looking forward to the future!

An announcement like this is only announced properly live! Join me at [around] 4pm EST.

Come see it live on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/blsvlogs

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I believe that this will be the easiest method to obtain an epic upgrade for Jump Start Hat.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I'm thankful to be able to keep pushing updates to all of you wonderful people. Though we are a small community, you all have made it full in my heart. ❤️??

Hi. Just arrived here today. It's a miracle this game is still alive, I didn't think anyone cared about it anymore and I was the only one. It brings back so many memories. Anyways, it's great to be here. I heard PR2 is getting revived by Jiggmin according to a YT comment but I don't know for sure. That YT comment is also how I got here. I still have all of my old PR2 levels which is quite surprising.

I was a kid then and I'm already an adult now. Anyways, in more recent times, about a year ago I advocated in a petition to make Adobe Flash open-source. Nowadays I'm also a Linux advocate and novice programmer. I will be sure to stick around here since it seems to be very alive!