Keyboard controls:

Player 1:
extend: Q
shrink: E
Swing: R

Player 2:
extend: .
shrink: ,
swing: L

Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerInput.cs

@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public class PlayerInput : MonoBehaviour
 
     private void Update()
     {
+        // check in update to switch if controller is connected/disconnected mid game
+        controller = Gamepad.all.ElementAtOrDefault(playerNumber);
+
         if (controller != null)
         {
             movement.x = controller.leftStick.x.ReadValue();
@@ -47,18 +50,29 @@ public class PlayerInput : MonoBehaviour
         }
         else
         {
+            // wasd
             if (!useArrowKeys)
             {
                 movement.x = Input.GetAxisRaw("bruh");
                 movement.y = Input.GetAxisRaw("bruh_v");
+
+                whipAttack = Input.GetKey(KeyCode.R);
+
+                if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.E)) ropeLengthShrinken?.Invoke(playerNumber);
+                if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Q)) ropeLengthExtend?.Invoke(playerNumber);
             }
+            // arrows keys
             else
             {
                 movement.x = Input.GetAxisRaw("bruh2");
                 movement.y = Input.GetAxisRaw("bruh2_v");
 
+                whipAttack = Input.GetKey(KeyCode.L);
+
+                if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Comma)) ropeLengthShrinken?.Invoke(playerNumber);
+                if (Input.GetKey(KeyCode.Period)) ropeLengthExtend?.Invoke(playerNumber);
+
             }
-            whipAttack = Input.GetKey(KeyCode.B);
             //Debug.Log($"player {playerNumber}: move {movement}");
         }
     }

Assets/Scripts/Player/PlayerMovement.cs

@@ -83,16 +83,14 @@ public class PlayerMovement : MonoBehaviour
         }
 
     }
-
+    
     void OnCollisionStay2D(Collision2D collision)
     {
         if (collision.collider.gameObject.CompareTag("Enemy"))
         { // Other object is an enemy
-            if (whipAttack.IsBeingWhipped && rb.velocity.magnitude > attack.speedYouNeedToNotTakeDamageFromRammingOrSomtmh) {
+
-                // collision.collider.gameObject.GetComponent<HealthComponent>().TakeDamage(rb.velocity.magnitude * whipSmashDamageMult);
+             hp.TakeDamage(1f);
-            } else {
+
-                hp.TakeDamage(1f);
-            }
         }
     }
 }