Demo Patch: Combat Polish & Bug Fixes

Quick patch addressing combat feedback from demo players. Thanks to everyone who's been reporting issues - keep them coming.

💥 DAMAGE NUMBERS

• Damage numbers now display reliably for every hit, including kills

• Previously, numbers could be silently dropped when the camera moved during a hit, or when killing enemies just off-screen

• Numbers no longer drift unnaturally high above enemies with active status effect VFX (burn, resonance, etc.) - they now sit cleanly above the enemy

• Adjusted vertical offset for better visibility against enemy silhouettes

⚡ HOMING SHARDS

• Rewrote shard homing behavior with tight turn-rate cap

• Eliminates the "orbiting the target" issue where shards would loop endlessly around moving enemies instead of connecting

• Tuned top speed and acceleration so shards reliably hit instead of overshooting

• Damage per shard unchanged, but per-shard kill rate is significantly higher in practice

🔥 THERMITE MINES

• Fixed mines detonating short of their target (explosions popping off in empty space several meters away)

• Mines now fly to contact range and explode at the enemy where they belong