Hey,

It’s been a while, so figured I’d drop a quick update on what’s been going on with the game.

A bunch of stuff changed since then, both in the background and the actual gameplay:

• Biomes can now be randomly generated with smooth gradients – super flexible, mostly for my own dev use but opens up some cool possibilities later.
• Player now makes footstep sounds depending on the ground they’re walking on. Small touch, feels nicer.
• Cleaned up a ton of backend code.

Multiplayer stuff:

• UI got a major simplification – no search, no passwords, just click and go.
• Usernames now show up properly.
• Fixed a bunch of bugs with the multiplayer interface and flow.

Inventory/Shop (early WIP):

• Added a basic inventory/shop UI – shows items, currency, etc.
• Not released yet, still figuring things out.
• You’ll be able to earn cosmetics through gameplay too, not just IAP. Grinding should be possible if that’s your thing.
• Items now get cached for 2 days if you’re offline, so the inventory doesn’t break.

Respawn fix:

• Player respawn is more stable now and has a proper timer.

UI/audio polish:

• Pickup animations for crystals added.
• Music/SFX settings now use sliders instead of mute buttons.
• Some updated button sounds.
• Coin visuals changed to crystals – makes more sense thematically.

Other stuff:

• Main menu music added.
• Co-op end screen now shows more detailed stats (like what enemies you actually killed).
• Early exp/level system – placeholder for now, not final.
• Coop wave gen updated.
• Coop got a big upgrade system now – during breaks you can upgrade troops, spells, unlock stuff, boost crystal production, etc. Still working out balance, but the core is there.
• Luka’s music plays during breaks now – gives it a nice vibe.
• Added a few icons for the upgrades.

Also… testing a few weird ideas under the hood. Might turn into something cool later.

That’s it for now. Still in dev-mode but glad stuff is slowly taking shape.

Thanks for sticking around. More soon.