September 26th 2025: Beta Update

I can't believe how far this game has come in the past year, and that it's nearing release-ready. All of the contributions from the playtesters have made a huge difference. This update addresses some long-standing bugs that I was able to figure out with the help from those testers. There are more to solve, but this build feels like the game is getting into great shape.

NEW:

Added a credits button to the out-of-game Options menu.

Added an End-Game state to the Mission Table.

Added VFX to the Thrall’s shield break.

UPDATES:

Updated existing Mission Thumbnails, and created new graphics to replace the temporary images used for Stone Rise and Delver City.

Replaced all the button graphics to address a subtle but annoying flash of color that would happen when opening and closing popups.

Synced the Loading screen and Loading Transition colors to create a smooth and seamless transition.

Smoothed the Mission Table’s zoom in and out animations.

Updated + Added new VFX to the Abhorration boss, including banking rotation when it turns. Thought it looked cool.

Updated the path arrow to have more directionality in its texture.

FIXES:

Fixed an issue where the cells a structure occupies could be entered by Grainwraith if you hover over the Sell button.

Addressed some invalid references in the Player Data and Gatherer Controller.

Addressed a bug where the Gatherer may go unresponsive if its assigned resource node is harvested.

Fixed icky Obelisk range line rendering.

Fixed multiple issues with the Abhorration’s movement sequences / decision making.

Blueprint Towers now properly appear and dissolve the same way as other structures.

GLHF!

-Jim