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ECONOMY The BATTERY capstone is reworked: instead of burning parasites, it now cuts drain across every module. The reduction climbs as you add more capstone nodes but never fully zeroes out, so stacking stays worthwhile without going free. FIREWALL retuned for maze-building: chea
This build is a navigation and platform pass: a new left sidebar across CAMPAIGN and the RESEARCH GRAPH to make it easier to find buttons and a fresh look for elite intrusions. Getting around CAMPAIGN and the RESEARCH GRAPH now share one full-height left sidebar, so controls and
Heads up before you jump in: this build reshapes the RESEARCH GRAPH, so your unlocks are refunded once on launch. Everything else is new feedback and polish you'll notice in a run. Your RESEARCH is refunded The RESEARCH GRAPH changed, so your save is respec'd once on launch and e
Module console The console is now a compact cluster floating beside the selected module on every screen size, replacing the docked panel. Upgrade paths show as a fork: both paths side by side, each with its next step, cost, and progress toward the CAPSTONE. Every CAPSTONE now car
Interface The control hints below the lattice now show the on-screen button icon instead of spelling out the control. The pause button now reads SYSTEM MENU, matching the wording used elsewhere. Blocked placements now float the reason off the targeted cell, like INSUFFICIENT CHAR
Interface Redesigned layout: the floating action buttons now sit in one icon grid with hover tooltips, and the HUD reads as clean display panels. OVERDRIVE cards now lead with damage per second so they read in the same terms as the module stats. Game feel Camera shake and screen
Announcement Circuit Keep is getting closer to demo ready , so that means open playtest will be closing soon, the demo will be more limited than the current playtest so it's best to get as much play time in now, give feedback, and help shape the future of the game now. Feedback E
NEW Display/HUD calibration on first launch. IMPROVED Most modules will have an idle and attack animation. Intrusions will slightly sway as they move. Created a few custom icons to replace some of the existing ones. BALANCE BUFFER GATE regen capstone is now an aura that heals ins
NEW The new capacitor sits with the overdrive family and stores spare charge to cover a purchase when your battery falls short. IMPROVED Halt now lets you hop freely between saved waves before you commit, with no confirm prompt to clear first. Settings pickers are now dropdowns a
IMPROVED SPEED now runs up to 4×. The 0.5× slow-motion option is gone. FIXED INTRUSIONS closing on the CORE now fan out across the LATTICE instead of all stacking onto one path toward it. Deselect will close FOCUS FIRE target picker instead of deselecting all targets.
NEW New DEFENSE research CORE FIELD extends the CORE auto‑power reach by one cell. Added a section after NEXT WAVE in INTRUSION SCAN that shows all INTRUSIONS that appear in the level (campaign only). FOCUS FIRE up to 10 intrusions. Added a shortcut to hide the HUD. IMPROVED AOE
IMPROVED OVERDRIVE cooldown labels now count down in real seconds, even while OVERCLOCK is speeding up your clock. BALANCE OVERCLOCK now keeps your economy whole. NET FLOW keeps earning at the sped-up rate during the window, so firing OVERCLOCK no longer costs you the CHARGE you
BALANCE FIREWALL REPAIR now costs half the missing-HP share it used to. FIXED A JAM-DEPTH JAMMING FIELD now holds its full slow on INTRUSIONS that linger past the field, instead of softening to the default the moment they step out. CIRCUIT LAB no longer shows RESTART WAVE or REST
CHANGES NEW Pick NORMAL or HARD for the campaign, and switch anytime from the toggle. Each tracks its own progress and stars, and a 3‑star HARD clear also completes the level on NORMAL . A NEXT LEVEL button on the LEVEL CLEAR screen takes you straight into the next level. BALANCE
0.4.0 — OVERDRIVE & OVERCLOCK SUMMARY Heads up — previous OVERCLOCK renamed to OVERDRIVE . New OVERCLOCK mechanic features a meter and clock speed-up. OVERCHARGE is now economy-only. NEW OVERCLOCK — a meter that fills faster when your NET FLOW is lower, and when INTRUSIONS br
Balance BURST now damp by DISTANCE, not target count — strongest at the center, fading to a floor at the RADIUS edge. CHAIN ARC reworked. A longer chain flattens per-hop falloff. ARC HOPS capstone now OVERLOADS every 4th fire, ignoring falloff so every hop hits full. FIREWALL REP