PATCH NOTES — Lunar Expansion Update

⚒️ NEW BUILDING: Lunar Smelter

A brand-new smelting station has arrived on the Moon! Mine lunar ores and refine them into powerful bars for crafting.

8 New Smelting Recipes

Smelter Features

• Batch Smelting — Queue up to 99 bars at once with the quantity spinner and "Max" button

• Speed Boost — Sacrifice 100 HP and 10,000 coins to smelt 70% faster on any active job

• Real-Time Tracking — Watch your jobs tick down with per-bar and total time remaining

• Collect When Ready — Finished bars wait safely for pickup; collect all with one click

• Animated Smelter — The building plays a forging animation while your bars cook

🔨 NEW BUILDING: Lunar Forge (Moon Blacksmith)

Craft devastating Moon-exclusive weapons and specialized armor from your smelted lunar bars. The Lunar Forge features a tabbed UI with Weapons and Armor categories, rich tooltip info, and forging progress bars.

Forge Features

• Speed Boost — Spend 100 HP + 10,000 coins to forge 75% faster

• Progress Tracking — Real-time progress bar and countdown timer per item

• Tooltip System — Hover any recipe to see full stats and your current material counts

• Persistent State — All forging progress is saved between sessions

🔫 2 NEW WEAPONS

⚡ Pulse Rifle

"Rapid-fire energy weapon. Each hit stacks Lunar Charge; at 5 stacks triggers a devastating AoE burst."

• Crafted at: Lunar Forge — Magnesium Bar ×4 + Ilmenite Bar ×3

• Fire Rate: 0.33s — one of the fastest weapons in the game

• Lunar Charge Mechanic: Every hit on the same enemy stacks a glowing cyan charge ring. At 5 stacks, the target erupts in a massive 250% damage AoE burst that damages and knocks back all enemies within range

• Gentle Homing: Bolts subtly curve toward nearby enemies within 250px

• Energy VFX: Pulsing cyan-white projectile glow, GPU particle trails, point light, and an expanding ring burst effect on detonation

• Upgradeable with scaling damage per level

🌀 Graviton Launcher

"Fires a gravity orb that pulls enemies inward, then explodes for massive AoE damage."

• Crafted at: Lunar Forge — Lunarite Bar ×3 + Garnet Bar ×3

• Fire Rate: 2.0s — slow but devastating

• Gravity Vortex: On contact with any enemy or surface, the orb anchors and creates a 2.5-second vortex that drags all nearby enemies into an accelerating spiral orbit

• Vortex Damage Ticks: Enemies caught in the pull take 25% base damage every 0.4 seconds while being held

• Final Explosion: When the vortex collapses, it detonates for 300% base damage to all enemies in the radius

• 200px Pull Radius — controls entire rooms of enemies

• Upgradeable with scaling damage per level

🛡️ 3 NEW ARMOR SETS

All Moon armors are crafted at the Lunar Forge, equippable from your inventory, and feature unique torso sprites.

🌿 Selenweave Armor

"Lightweight lunar fiber mesh."

• Cost: Olivine Bar ×4 + Pyroxene Bar ×3

• 5% Damage Reduction

• 15% Speed Boost

• 50% reduced Fire damage and duration

• 15% improved Jetpack fuel efficiency

• Best for: Speed runners and explorers who want mobility with fire protection

❄️ Cryoplate Armor

"Dense ilmenite plating lined with garnet crystals."

• Cost: Ilmenite Bar ×4 + Garnet Bar ×3

• 15% Damage Reduction

• Complete Frost Immunity ❄️

• Best for: Tanking frost-heavy encounters — never be slowed again

🏰 Titanium Bulwark

"Titanium-platinum composite forged in lunar fire."

• Cost: Platinum Bar ×4 + Titanium Bar ×3

• 20% Damage Reduction — the highest of any Moon armor

• 50% reduced Frost duration

• 50% reduced Fire damage and duration

• 25% Knockback Resistance

• Best for: Frontline combat — the ultimate all-around defensive armor

📋 QUALITY OF LIFE

• Full save/load support for Lunar Smelter jobs, pending bars, Lunar Forge progress, and all crafted Moon gear

• Moon bars are properly tracked in bar inventory alongside Deep Earth and Earth bars

• Weapons integrate into the full weapon hotbar, drill selector, and arm pivot system

• Armor integrates with existing inventory equip system and appears in inventory

• Gamepad prompt support for both Lunar Smelter and Lunar Forge interactions

The Moon awaits, Miner. Smelt. Forge. Conquer. 🌙