Taking damage in Ava form prevents Calico from entering/exiting tunnels, forming death traps.

[monodude]

Taking any damage in cat form slows Ava down, but also seems to change the hitbox size which prevents you going through tunnels.

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This is doubly a problem for if you go into a long tunnel with no wide space at the end and cat form expires, you start taking the new size-compression damage meaning you are dying in a tunnel you can no longer leave because you're too big to fit through the exit hole:
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[Acurrz]

im pretty sure this is intended, so a tiny character cannot escape fights for free with no counterplay (see how ava, majestic leap, and ziplines are disabled when shot as well for the same reason) but i do agree it should be more visible that this is a thing or if a bug it should be fixed

 

[monodude]

Regardless of whether it's intended or not, running out of Ava form time in a tunnel shouldnt be a certain death sentence...