Mutations Patch

The CloudCage team and Echo Station wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Although many of the changes introduced recently were already beta-tested, and some of you may have encountered parts of them before, this release still brings a huge amount of new content for everyone: our biggest patch to date — the Mutations Patch.

It includes nearly 70 new content additions and also fixes numerous previously existing bugs.

Enjoy! 🎄✨

Most Noticeable Changes

• M07-12 creature added to the game with improved functionality

• New enemy species: Green Fleshvine

• New enemy types: Tier 3 and Tier 2

• Difficulty setting options added

New Content & Improvements

• Difficulty panel introduced in the Workshop

• New Hologram tools to make placement easier

• Player movement is restricted while HUD interfaces are open (e.g. Difficulty, Tool Selector, Console)

• Mold Fog system fully reworked:

  • New visual indicators on the HUD

  • Jumping disabled inside the fog

  • Health drain above certain toxicity levels

• New chimney mechanic:

  • Mold fog is produced by separate chimneys

  • Activation depends on time of day and territory control

• The Sprint bar has been replaced by a toxicity level meter

• Helper script and HS script fully reworked

• Wall animations now indicate when a tool is repairable

• Visual improvement: helpers and plants emit smoke upon destruction

• The editor interface now displays tool names, values (HP, Range, Damage), and combined prices

• New game can be started without the Tutorial

• Save system and progression separated from dialogues

• Box Respawn mechanic introduced

• Creature selector reworked: maximum population depends on unlocked types

• Embryos and panel fragments can now be dropped

• Functional Teleport Gates implemented (full integration coming later)

• New “Small Mold Mace” mechanic (spawns Tier 0 enemies)

• New starting option: players may carry coins from the bank (¼, ½, or none)

• Helper AI (e.g. architect) refined:

  • Return to base after work

  • Move more actively when tasks are available

• Background walls replaced by energy distribution units to mark territories

• Flashvines now follow the player

• New font for the Tool Selector and general text cleanup

• Workshop visual tuning:

  • Smoke effects

  • Shadows

  • New lights and decorations

• Audio expansion: 4 new music tracks

• More varied error messages when players forget to bring creatures (multi-language support)

• Clone Assembler and Helper Developer are now chapter-locked (Tutorial & Research Chapter)

• New embryo icons on droppers and posters

• New defensive structures (small B-6 black walls) and slightly modified level layout

• Limited number of electric fences for visual clarity

• Save slots:

  • Can be deleted

  • Save states are visible

  • Renaming option considered

• Direct access to Workshop from the game field (no death or main menu required)

• Partial controller support implemented (playable without external software)

• New mold damage system:

  • Separate wall damage and unit damage

  • Enables new tactical options

• Multiple trigger types (story-based, wave-based) for spawning level elements

• Embryo Dropper limited:

  • One new creature per round (16 coins)

• Decorative plants are destructible, visually indicating territory state

• Immune plant types added (M06-11, M09-212)

• New statistical summaries in the Workshop panel and Tool Configurator

• Tier 2 enemies now display health bars

• Visual update:

  • Hills received a yellow gradient

  • Units now move inside hills instead of above them

• Mold Life Counter color changed

• Tier 2 enemies received a new retreat animation (burrowing underground)

• Optimized Enemy Pool system for more stable performance (fewer FPS drops)

• Gradual instantiation for tool groups to reduce lag

• Platform transition from mobile to PC (platform-specific changes); mobile version coming soon

• New enemy types:

  • Steelhead Tier 3 (wall-breaking ability)

  • Green Mold (Tier 1–2)

  • Slime puddle mechanic

• Dialogue, save, and loading systems replaced at the engine level

• Player gains short invincibility time after taking damage, with refreshed heart animations

• Intro sequences can be skipped faster (Space key)

• Emergency alerts added in mold environments and for underground enemies

• Passive abilities’ visuals redesigned to clearly distinguish them from active ones

• Completely reworked level layout:

  • Different enemy bases

  • New placements across the map

• Enemy waves fundamentally redesigned at a gameplay level

• Visual danger indicators added to less visible hazards to prevent accidental collisions

Bug Fixes

• Infinite smoke effects bug fixed (or significantly reduced)

• Fixed an issue where Tier 2 enemies overran the Blue Panel; they now properly retreat or turn back

• Removed a bug that caused coins to appear incorrectly when repairing walls

• Fixed the display of carried money when entering the game field

• Corrected the position of the “Escape” label in the intro (now visible in 1:2 aspect ratio)

• Mold fog damage corrected: now only damages in designated areas

• Ambient sound generation adjusted, improving environmental audio clarity

• Fixed a visual bug where picked-up coins sometimes didn’t appear

• Camera movement reworked:

  • Smoother transitions

  • Centered view

  • Removed visual glitches during fast direction changes

• Coin trajectory rendering rewritten, resolving previous issues

• Save system fixed for the Bank Chapter; mission completion now saves correctly

• Object Pool bug fixed: Tier 1 enemies no longer incorrectly sink underground

• Fixed Tier 2 enemy health handling and reproduction logic

• Green card unlocking bug permanently resolved

• Fixed animation issues for enemies spawning from the mold mace

• Fixed Credits and Outro loading process

• Text loadout errors fixed

• Dropper overlays fixed so plants no longer obscure them

• Reduced the chance of enemies getting stuck in attack animations

• HS (tank tool) movement after firing reviewed and fixed

• Fixed the M07-12 spawn bug