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Ralphie’s Brain Transplant & Meet Socky - Update 0.0.160

Welcome back! If you caught our previous announcement, we promised that a massive brain upgrade for our favorite possessed puppet was headed your way—and today, we’re delivering on that pledge. Update 0.0.

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  • Gameplay
  • Store
  • Performance
  • UI and audio
  • Balance
changedWelcome back! If you caught our previous announcement, we promised that a massive brain upgrade for our favorite possessed puppet was headed your way—and today, we’re delivering on that pledge.
addedUpdate 0.0.160 , featuring our totally overhauled Enemy AI system, a mysterious new friend in the store, fresh tunes, and a few tidy fixes cooked straight in our development dungeons!
added🧠 Advanced Enemy AI SystemAs promised in our preview announcement, we have officially retired the old, erratic AI script and replaced it with a grounded, highly tactical decision-making system. Whether you caught the sneak peek or are jumping in fresh, here is what’s under the hood of Ralphie's brand-new brain:
removed🧠 Advanced Enemy AI SystemTrue Shot Evaluation: The AI no longer just flips a coin and fires wildly at a ball. It now calculates the exact "ghost-ball" position required to pot a shot, raycasts the path to ensure it isn't blocked, and scores every option based on cut angle, distance, and ball value.
changed🧠 Advanced Enemy AI SystemUnder-the-Hood Optimization: We've cleaned up turn-state logic bugs and replaced heavy code chains with optimized loops. This means Ralphie’s advanced brain operates on an amazingly light performance footprint that runs beautifully—even on the Steam Deck!
changed🧦 Meet Socky & New Music!Introducing Socky: Say hello to Socky, the sock puppet! You’ll meet this charming little guy in the store during your runs, where he'll begin introducing game lore to you over time. We have big plans “in store” (pun intended) for Socky, but for now, he just wants to get to know you—maybe almost as much as Ralphie does!

Spooker changes

changedWelcome back! If you caught our previous announcement, we promised that a massive brain upgrade for our favorite possessed puppet was headed your way—and today, we’re delivering on that pledge.
addedUpdate 0.0.160 , featuring our totally overhauled Enemy AI system, a mysterious new friend in the store, fresh tunes, and a few tidy fixes cooked straight in our development dungeons!
addedAs promised in our preview announcement, we have officially retired the old, erratic AI script and replaced it with a grounded, highly tactical decision-making system. Whether you caught the sneak peek or are jumping in fresh, here is what’s under the hood of Ralphie's brand-new brain:
removedTrue Shot Evaluation: The AI no longer just flips a coin and fires wildly at a ball. It now calculates the exact "ghost-ball" position required to pot a shot, raycasts the path to ensure it isn't blocked, and scores every option based on cut angle, distance, and ball value.
changedUnder-the-Hood Optimization: We've cleaned up turn-state logic bugs and replaced heavy code chains with optimized loops. This means Ralphie’s advanced brain operates on an amazingly light performance footprint that runs beautifully—even on the Steam Deck!

Welcome back! If you caught our previous announcement, we promised that a massive brain upgrade for our favorite possessed puppet was headed your way—and today, we’re delivering on that pledge.

Update 0.0.160, featuring our totally overhauled Enemy AI system, a mysterious new friend in the store, fresh tunes, and a few tidy fixes cooked straight in our development dungeons!

🧠 Advanced Enemy AI System

As promised in our preview announcement, we have officially retired the old, erratic AI script and replaced it with a grounded, highly tactical decision-making system. Whether you caught the sneak peek or are jumping in fresh, here is what’s under the hood of Ralphie's brand-new brain:

  • Dynamic Run Scaling: Ralphie’s skill level now scales organically as your run progresses! He starts off a little forgiving and prone to mistakes early on, but steadily sharpens his skills until he becomes an absolute pool shark by the end of the table.

  • True Shot Evaluation: The AI no longer just flips a coin and fires wildly at a ball. It now calculates the exact "ghost-ball" position required to pot a shot, raycasts the path to ensure it isn't blocked, and scores every option based on cut angle, distance, and ball value.

  • Intelligent Geometry Navigation: On our more chaotic, irregular tables (like the Arrow or E-shaped layouts), Ralphie won't panic and fire directly into a wall anymore. He now utilizes a smart three-tier safety fallback system, allowing him to bank, kick, or sweep for the most open escape path.

  • Under-the-Hood Optimization: We've cleaned up turn-state logic bugs and replaced heavy code chains with optimized loops. This means Ralphie’s advanced brain operates on an amazingly light performance footprint that runs beautifully—even on the Steam Deck!

🧦 Meet Socky & New Music!

  • Introducing Socky: Say hello to Socky, the sock puppet! You’ll meet this charming little guy in the store during your runs, where he'll begin introducing game lore to you over time. We have big plans “in store” (pun intended) for Socky, but for now, he just wants to get to know you—maybe almost as much as Ralphie does!

  • Socky's Official ThemeWith a new character comes new music! Crafted entirely in-house by our talented team, Socky gets his very own custom musical theme in this update.

  • More Music Coming Soon: Keep your ears open—we have a BIG track currently in the works, so stay tuned!

🐛 Bug Fixes & Visual Clean-up

  • Font Size Adjustments: Readability gets a boost! We’ve bumped up the font sizes across various menus and UI elements so you won't need to squint while planning your shots - more in this area to come soon!

  • Case Blackboard Layout (In Progress): Doing all our QA in-house means we're constantly hunting down visual clutter—we're currently working on adjusting the case blackboard layout to ensure text won't get caught behind trophies in an upcoming patch.

🤝 Join the Discord Community!

Want to shape the future of Spooker? Come hang out with us in our official Discord Community!

We’re adding exclusive opportunities for our Discord members, including the chance to design tables directly into the game and get your name in the credits, plus access to exclusive preview builds before they go public. Lots more is on the way, and our little team is super excited to build this game alongside you. Jump in, say hello, and stay first in the know!

Good luck on the tables, and we'll see you next week! 🎱

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Steam News / 23 July 2026

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