Update 1.3: Global Stats, HUD Upgrades & Smart Zen Mode
We’ve rolled out a major system and visual update focused on making your HUD cleaner, optimizing background tracking, and introducing critical stability and quality-of-life improvements!
🌟 New Features & HUD Upgrades
Stats now track perfectly even when the game doesn't have focus! Total Playtime and Keystrokes are now fully driven by global Windows API hooks, ensuring that every single click and keystroke while working or typing emails in the background counts toward your total statistics.
Tracker menus (like the Bird, Watering Can, and Core Upgrades) now smoothly stack from the bottom up! They dynamically adjust their height based on your active items, completely eliminating any awkward empty gaps.
The left-side HUD background now intelligently resizes itself to perfectly frame your active UI elements. Whether you're currently waiting for your egg to hatch or have multiple trackers active, the background scales seamlessly to fit everything perfectly (complete with a polished visual padding).
We've also added real-time tracking for both Core Upgrades and Watering Can requirements directly on your HUD. This allows you to track your progress (e.g., "420 / 500 Gold") without having to open the menu.
Furthermore, you will now receive clear visual feedback via a new "Ready" indicator the moment you've gathered enough resources to buy an upgrade.
To round things out, new toggles have been added to the Settings menu to independently show/hide Core and Watering trackers.
🛠️ Bug Fixes & Improvements
We fixed an issue where exiting Zen Mode via Alt + F would force all UI containers back on screen. The game now performs a custom visibility check upon focus return, ensuring only the trackers you actually toggled on in the Settings Menu will stay visible.
We've also resolved a visual issue for players using Windows' auto-hiding taskbar feature. All panel background heights have been increased and refined, ensuring they scale properly and never appear cut short at the bottom when the taskbar hides away.
Additionally, we fixed a severe bug where the game could get stuck on the splash screen indefinitely upon starting. This was caused by a "double-save" timing conflict with the Steam Cloud when closing the game via the in-game menu. The save system has been rebuilt from scratch and is now completely bulletproof.
Finally, Settings toggles now correctly synchronize both the text and the corresponding icons for the Bird/Egg countdown, and the overall tracking logic has been heavily optimized for better performance.