Code Tycoon - Update 1.9.0

New Features

• Drag-to-reorder cards in your Kanban backlog and in-progress columns — set priorities however you like

• Send items from In Progress back to the Backlog without losing the work you already put in

• Market projects now show their feature count so you can size up the scope before accepting

• Bug cards list the feature they belong to, so you can close out near-finished features by fixing their bugs first

• Optional setting: auto-pause the game when a project's deadline lands today

• New 0.5x time speed for juggling many parallel projects

• Reworked time-speed shortcuts: Space pauses, keys 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 set 0.5x / 1x / 2x / 3x

• Detailed loading screen with a live checklist of each init step

Improvements

• ESC in-game now opens the pause/settings panel instead of bouncing you back to the main menu

• Returning to the main menu now asks for confirmation so a stray click doesn't lose progress

• Early-game hiring weights the applicant pool toward juniors with affordable salaries (~2-4K)

• Music no longer jumps to a new track every time you switch panels

• Default audio volumes lowered slightly for fresh installs

• Discord invite link updated to the active server

Localization

• Skills, Expertise categories, and all 13 Specializations now use proper translations in every supported language (previously hardcoded German)

• New translations for loading-screen messages, settings options, and confirmation dialogs in all 28 languages

Bug Fixes

• Project bug volume reduced — a typical BASIC project now spawns about 12-16 bugs instead of 60+

• Pause-menu "Return to main menu" no longer accidentally starts a new game

• Prioritization via drag-and-drop in the Kanban — drop a card anywhere in Backlog or In Progress and it stays put

• Linux launch no longer crashes when Vulkan is unavailable; OpenGL is used automatically as fallback

• Splash-screen checklist no longer overlaps the logo and renderer info