v1.2 - Automation, Clarity & The Depot

NEW: The Depot (Room 4) The Cooling Plant has been reworked into The Depot shop. Your cooling units now generate Coolant, a new currency you spend on permanent upgrades:

• Server Tuning — boost all production

• Coolant Injector — faster token bubbles

• Auto-Spinner — auto-plays the casino slots

• Exchange Coolant for data tokens, or shave seconds off the puzzle and treasure-chest timers

Research overhaul

• Clearer research tab: live RP/sec, a proper legend, and distinct icons for every node

• Fixed nodes that did nothing; added new effects (passive research, chest-timer cut, faster bubbles, auto-buy by era, auto-open chests)

Automation & permanence

• New prestige upgrades: Auto-Researcher, Auto-Open Chest, Auto-Assembler, Research Engine

• Research and event progress (puzzles & RL training) now carry over permanently through prestige

Events

• RL Self-Drive: token bubbles now spawn from every machine in parallel; rewards & pacing retuned

• Puzzles: cheaper solver, faster drops; finished puzzle upgrades show a DONE state

Arcade

• New Plinko minigame alongside the slots

• Jackpots now also drop bonus RP, tokens, and puzzle pieces

Balance & polish

• Data Mine rebalanced so every room stays relevant

• "Quantum Bits" renamed to Prestige Points

• Endgame room now shows all three ascension gates (production, puzzles, RL) at once

• Plus tutorial, treasure-chest, and UI fixes

Thank you to everyone who provided feedback. More updates to come soon.