For day 1148 of coding, I've added a flashing red color blend during the invulnerability period. I am currently working on how to apply it as a shader instead

For day 1144 of coding, I've set the player sprite to flash in and out during the time of invulnerability. It's not great, but it can serve as a base for something better

For day 1146 of coding, I tried shortening the invulnerability period and making the "blinks" more rapid to see how it looks overall

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For day 1152 of coding; I fixed the issue with getting hurt during the invulnerability period, but now there are other collision issues that need addressing

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For day 1147 of coding, I put a red shader on the player when the knockback happens. I'll need to see if I can apply a similar shader during the invulnerability period

For day 1150 of coding, I tried adding yellow through the draw_sprite's image blending to see how it looks

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For day 1143 of coding, I've set up an invulnerability timer after the player gets hurt. I don't have any other indicators set up yet