📖 Narrative

🧭 Full Story Implementation Complete

• The complete story across all maps is now finished and locked in

• Dialogue pacing refined across Maps 2–7

• Map 7 narrative refined and aligned with the final story arc

• Wave-based story system fully integrated with map progression

The story unfolds dynamically during gameplay through the Crystal Link as Ariana guides the Guardian while the mysterious Seraphine begins interfering with the connection. story

☁️ Steam Integration

☁️ Cloud Saves Added

• Steam AutoCloud support implemented

• Save files now synchronize across machines automatically

• Fully compatible with the existing multi-profile and multi-slot save system

🏆 Achievements Implemented

• Full Steam achievement system now integrated and functioning

• Achievements trigger during gameplay events and progression

⚔️ Gameplay & Balance

🏹 Combat Adjustments

• Crossbow bolt speed increased for improved responsiveness

• Mana cost adjustments when ranged perks generate multiple arrows

👹 Enemy & Wave Balance

• Maps 6, 8, and 9 now spawn more enemies per wave

• Elite enemy speed increased slightly

• Wave pulse limit increased from 8 → 12

• Identity waves integrated into the wave structure

🗺 Map & Environment Improvements

🔥 Animated Environmental Effects

• Animated flame systems added to war maps

• Orange flames for Ember and Light regions

• Blue flame variants introduced for Map 5

• Flame animations and positioning finalized

✨ Visual Effects

• Portal spark effects added

• Floating combat text improvements

🧹 Map Polish

• Map 5 finalized

• Map 6 completed

• Map 7 narrative and gameplay refinement

• Pegasus loot removed from Map 7

🎵 Audio

• Soundtrack adjustments and improvements across multiple maps

🛠 UI & Controls

• Escape key now opens the settings menu

• Minor interface and responsiveness improvements

🐞 Fixes

• Fixed crystal echoes not counting toward collected buffs after reset

• Fixed spire level mismatch in certain scenarios

• Fixed troll collision issues

• Fixed map errors and tile artifacts

⚙️ Systems

• Legacy HP loot system removed

• Story portrait handling cleaned up in story.js

• Additional internal optimizations and cleanup

💎 Developer Note

Over the past few days development has focused on locking the full narrative, finishing core systems, and polishing the final maps.

With cloud saves, achievements, and the full story now implemented, the game is moving into its final polish phase ahead of release.