Spud Customs v1.2.4 — Update 2026-03-21

Spud Customs v1.2.4 — Update 2026-03-21

Build: 3899c9c

✨ New Features

• Add is_instance_valid() guards to lambda callbacks that queue_free

• Add is_inside_tree() guards to input handlers for scene transition safety

• Enable auto cross-highlighting of passport violations on all shifts

• Add TogglePositionButton to document_targets for panel positioning

• Create rule_field_highlighter.gd.uid

• Add rule-to-field highlighting for passport and law receipt cross-referencing

• Add floating score popups at action location

• Add keyboard shortcuts: 1=Approve, 2=Reject, Space=Call next potato

• Add gameplay loop and first 10 minutes audit report

• Create correct_decision_chime.mp3.import

• Adding new audio files

• Restructure demo pacing, extend to 3 shifts, add audio hooks

• Add project audit prompt and comprehensive findings document

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fix 15-second dialogue timeout and shift state divergence

• Fix null instance error in find_narrative_manager and sync GameState with Global

• Fix shift summary duplicate UI elements and polish screen

• Fix passport starting open and law book hover highlighting

• Fix passport starting open and improve law cross-highlighting

• Fix stamp auto-return, passport z-index, and law highlighting hover

• Fix stamp auto-return and strengthen law highlighting visibility

• Fix to_local() error on Label and add law book hover highlighting

• Fix passport return and law-field cross-highlighting

• Fix cross-highlighting with BBCode approach, improve shift summary screen

• Fix GDScript errors in BorderRunnerSystem and mainGame

• Fix gate animation, passport text, passport return, and add potato wiggle

• Fix z-index layering issues from playtesting

• Fix day transition flash by adding black overlay during scene reload

• Fix tutorial pacing: show Continue button after actions instead of auto-advancing

⚡ Improvements

• Improve onboarding and core gameplay loop feedback

• Update project.godot

• Update menus_en.en.translation

• Improve first 10 minutes of gameplay with 8 core enhancements

• Improve demo flow and gameplay juice

🔧 Other Changes

• Remove 'Return the Passport' tutorial step for auto-submission

• Audit game loop: auto-return passport, rebalance rule progression, enrich violation data

• Remove auto-highlighting on passport violations, increase passport font size

• Highlight passport conditions with matching laws and use Pixellari font

• Complete gameplay loop audit: 15 of 18 tasks implemented

• Updating gitignore

• Cache audio resources: replace load() with preload() in callbacks

• Gate print() statements behind Global.DEV_MODE across 24 gameplay files

• Skip reset-progress confirmation dialog for first-time players

• Wire up Suno-generated audio files to replace placeholders

• Address all audit findings: Steam cloud saves, tests, docs

• Updating version

• Removing mixpanel info

• Updating files

Full changelog: View on GitHub