Balance/Updates:

* Reduced the size of the Goddess Statue and scaled down its special effects.

* Player invulnerability frame (damage interval) increased from 0.3s to 0.4s.

* Initial monster spawn interval increased from 0.8s to 1.2s.

• [Developer Note: This should significantly reduce early-game difficulty.]

* Adjusted the visual effects of fireball ground burning.

* Improved translation: changed "Cooldown" to "Cooldown Acceleration."

* Reduced the number of spawns during Invasion events from 7 to 5.

* Increased Kobayashi's Ice Pillar damage from 100% to 300%; Ice Pillar explosion damage increased from 300% to 500%.

* Enemy HP growth rate increased from 30% to 42%.

* Ice Arrow magic damage increased from 120% to 500%.

* Reduced the number of monsters generated in certain formations.

* Changed Shield Recovery from a "Fixed Value" to a "Percentage."

* Effect Transparency settings no longer affect enemy visual effects.

Added/Removed:

* Removed hitboxes for all event buildings (except for the Magic Tower).

* Completely removed the scrolling ticker UI for Invasion event warnings, while retaining the Invasion event logs.