🆕 NEW

• Added FPS limit and VSync settings.

🔧 MODIFIED

• Major UI overhaul by Clarisse.

• Updated object pooling systems.

• Improved Axe Chains performance and visuals (colors).

• Tree positioning adjusted on tiles (Infinite mode trees are now centered).

• More accurate hit FX for all skills (Chains, Mole, Thunder Storms).

• Added fade-out on AoE skills (Thunder Storm, Mole).

• Settings can no longer be opened with Escape on the main menu.

• Disabled stats display on non-demo axes.

• Added full game axes to the axe carousel (preview only for demo players).

• Removed Buy button when requirements are not met to unlock an axe.

• Reduced scene geometry from ~1,000,000 to ~100,000 triangles.

• Overall performance optimizations.

• “Already collected wood” flags are now saved on Steam.

• Updated break leaves FX.

• Break leaves FX are now pixelated when chopping a tree.

• Break leaves FX now change color based on the chopped tree.

• All FX have been reworked to a pixelated style.

• Achievements no longer appear on top of the UI — now displayed only in game view.

• Tutorial steps are now more controlled, using a black canvas to prevent unwanted inputs.

• Reformatted some achievement values.

• Updated fonts for JP / KR / SC from thin to regular.

• Added missing translations in the settings dropdown.

• Fully reworked German and Dutch translations.

• Tutorial steps are now saved and loaded correctly.

• Updated end of Time Attack popup.

🐛 FIXES

• Improved Buy icon states.

• General translation fixes.

• Fixed Forest save persisting from Normal mode to Time Attack mode.