Brick Recovery, Accessibility, Controls & Save Performance Update

Update - v1.3.0

This update adds a new Brick Recovery system and colorblind accessibility options, alongside improvements to gamepad controls, Skill Tree navigation, autosave performance, and localization.

Brick Recovery

• Added Reset Loose Bricks to the Pause Menu below I'm Stuck.

• Recovers bricks that have fallen underground, become stuck, or gone missing.

• Returns unplaced and incorrectly placed bricks to their original supply areas.

• Recovery also includes bricks carried by players or stored in Wheelbarrows.

• Correctly placed bricks, completed buildings, money, and skills are preserved.

• A save backup is created before recovery.

• In multiplayer, only the host can use this option, and it affects all players.

• Recovery UI, confirmations, and messages are available in all 31 supported languages.

• Please note that custom brick piles will be rearranged when recovery is confirmed.

Colorblind Accessibility

• Added Custom brick colors under Settings → Accessibility.

• Added Red–green and Blue–yellow presets to help distinguish brick colors.

• Individual brick groups can also be customized using:

  • Hue

  • Saturation

  • Brightness

• Added a preview before confirming color changes.

• Custom brick colors can be restored to their defaults at any time.

• Expanded Incorrect placement warning settings:

  • Change the warning color.

  • Adjust fill opacity.

  • Toggle a dark outline for additional contrast.

• Incorrect placement warning settings also work when custom brick colors are disabled.

Controls & Wheelbarrow Improvements

• Changed the default gamepad Emote binding to D-pad Down.

• Changed the default Wheelbarrow brick pickup binding to L2 / LT.

• Added continuous brick pickup while holding the pickup button.

• Continuous pickup stops automatically when carrying slots are full.

• Increased continuous brick pickup speed.

• Assigned Vehicle Reset to D-pad Up.

• Added the missing Vehicle Reset input prompt and remapping option.

• Previously saved default bindings are updated automatically while preserving custom bindings.

Skill Tree Improvements

• Added smooth automatic scrolling after purchasing an upgrade to reveal the next skills in that branch.

• Made locked skills more faded while keeping unlocked, purchased, and selected skills clearly visible.

• Automatic scrolling is cancelled when manually scrolling or navigating with a gamepad.

• Skill Tree scroll position is preserved when reopening it during the same session.

• Added initial Skill Tree focus based on saved progression.

• Teammates purchasing skills no longer move your Skill Tree view.

• Added Reduce Motion support for automatic Skill Tree scrolling.

Save Performance

• Reduced CPU overhead and temporary memory allocations during autosaves.

• Improved background save processing.

• Improved disk-writing efficiency for larger worlds.

• Existing saves remain fully compatible, so you can continue your current progress.

Localization & Terminology

• Renamed the Wide Block used in the Library doorway and Tower windows to Frame Block to avoid confusion with corner blocks.

• Updated the new name across all 31 supported languages.

Fixes

• Fixed a compilation error in the input-binding display-name tests.

Thanks for all your reports and feedback!

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