Combat

Shields

Shields have been overhauled, aiming to be much more interesting design-wise whilst still convenient to use.

Both Parrying bonuses and Blocking Strength are displayed on the tooltip of a Shield.

Parrying

blocking an attack within 24 ticks of pulling up a shield will knock back attackers
parried attacks have a 25% reduced penalty to shield strength (more on that below) at baseline
parried attacks play a special sound

Blocking Strength

shields now have a meter on the hotbar, representing the % strength of the shield
blocking damage reduces shield strength
blocking strength can be preserved with the help of certain shield enchantments
the default blocking strength is 32
axes deal double damage to blocking strength, though they still break shields as normal (for a reduced amount of time compared to vanilla)
blocking strength begins to regenerate after not blocking damage for 5 seconds
blocking strength can also be recovered by dealing damage
running out of blocking strength will disable the shield for 15 seconds, so it's best not to block for too long

Blocking Delay

the 5 tick delay from vanilla before blocking has been removed
this makes parrying and blocking much more responsive

Shield Overhaul Enchantments

Parry (Shields): max level III. Each level reduces the parrying window by 4 ticks, but increases the shield strength mitigation when parrying by 25% and increases the chance to deflect a disabling-hit from axes by 25%
Endurance (Shields): max level III. Each level increases the maximum shield strength by 1/3rd
Stagger (Shields): max level I. Parrying damages the attacker by 1, and gives them 3 seconds of weakness and slowness
Dueling (Swords / Sharp Weapon): max level III. Each level increases the shield strength recovered when attacking by 1/3rd

Quivers

Quivers are an all-new item designed to enhance the flow of ranged combat. Think of them to ranged combat what Shields are to melee combat.

Quivers

can hold up to 4 stacks of arrows
the selected arrow stack can be changed in the inventory via scroll wheel
the selected arrow stack can be changed in-use using a new keybind (defaults to G)
the selected arrow type is displayed on the hotbar, and takes precedence over any other arrows you may have
Quivers are equipped by holding them in the mainhand or offhand, or they may be equipped in the new Accessories inventory slot
equipped Quivers grant a x1.4 accuracy boost and x1.2 bow draw speed increase
arrows in Quivers which are not equipped can still be consumed as a fallback, though no stat benefits will be provided
Quiver stats are displayed in their tooltip
each individual Quiver will remember which slot you have selected
Quivers work with Infinity, too
Quivers can be dyed, as with Bundles
Weighted Quivers store 8 stacks of arrows with a x1.1 accuracy multiplier and x1.2 range multiplier
Sapphire Quivers store 1 stack of arrows with a x1.7 bow draw speed multiplier and x1.1 range multiplier

Quivers and Weighted Quivers can be found in various structures. Sapphire Quivers are crafted, and regular Quivers may also be traded by max-level Fletchers.

The base bow draw speed is slightly reduced in order to better accommodate the introduction of Quivers

Katanas

a fast-striking blade which has the ability to block attacks
blocks 50% of damage when blocking, but the block cannot be broken and covers a wide 135 degree arc
enchantable with most sword enchantments
enchantable with Dueling, which reduces knockback taken whilst held
enchantable with Relentless, which allows timing attack combos to deal additional knockback & damage
found from Remnants' Ominous Vaults

Boomerangs

found from overhauled Dungeons
thrown weapon which deals increased damage based on travel time
enchantable with Rebound, Featherweight, Shadowstep, Decay, Rejuvenate, Flame & Freeze (view the Enchanting page on where & how to acquire enchantments)

Dagger

deals extra damage when attacking from behind
shorter reach, high attack speed

Hook

high-damage, slow-swinging weapon with extra melee reach
enchantable with Shatter
found from fishing and in underwater ruins

Knives

short attack distance, very high attack speed
used in farming

Tridents

now have extra melee reach

Hunger

saturation goes down statically based on time past and heals missing hearts as it declines
walking, jumping (non-sprinting) and breaking blocks no longer consume hunger
sprinting & other actions consume slightly reduced hunger
healing 1 health consumes 1 hunger point, and provided you have enough hunger to sprint, you will continue to heal hearts over time (at a slower rate than when saturated)
the rate of healing and consumption of hunger is dependant on difficulty (and thus faster / less exhausting on Easy whilst more punishing on Hard), much like how vanilla has separate starvation mechanics per-difficulty
if you are below the hunger barrier, taking damage will also consume hunger, as it is no longer able to replenish health

Further, additional tweaks are added such as stackable stews/soups & eating being interrupted when taking damage.

Misc

every item has had its attack damage, hit speed and range tweaked. These changes are extensive, and thus will not be individually documented here.
potions are now stackable to 16.
Snowballs and Eggs now deal a small amount of knockback.