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Steam News13 July 20261mo ago

Update #4: Buff Bonanza!

Good news, everyone! After the first nerfs were disappointing for some players, I couldn't rest and worked twice as hard on the buffs that I promised — and here they finally are!

In this update3

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What changed

5 fixes2 additions18 changes2 removals
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • UI and audio
  • Fixes
changedBALANCINGReduced silver cost of most upgrades
changedBALANCINGSilver generation time changed from 20s to 15s
changedBALANCINGSILVER MINE cycle time changed from 30s to 20s
changedBALANCINGLOTTERY now also stacks lottery chance
changedBALANCINGLOTTERY cycle time changed from 15s to 20s
changedBALANCINGHODL now also stacks profit increase
Silver generation time20s15sSilver generation time decreased, nerfSILVER MINE cycle time30s20sSILVER MINE cycle time decreased, nerfLOTTERY cycle time15s20sLOTTERY cycle time increased, buffHERMIT cycle time10s5sHERMIT cycle time decreased, nerf

The First Million changes

changedReduced silver cost of most upgrades
changedSilver generation time changed from 20s to 15s
changedSILVER MINE cycle time changed from 30s to 20s
changedLOTTERY now also stacks lottery chance
changedLOTTERY cycle time changed from 15s to 20s

Good news, everyone! After the first nerfs were disappointing for some players, I couldn't rest and worked twice as hard on the buffs that I promised — and here they finally are!

With this update I wanted to do three things:

  • give players more silver to make the early progression faster

  • make more assets viable and fun to use

  • make stacking more fun and rewarding across the board

Do let me know if the following changes get the job done in your opinion:

BALANCING

  • Reduced silver cost of most upgrades

  • Silver generation time changed from 20s to 15s

  • SILVER MINE cycle time changed from 30s to 20s

  • LOTTERY now also stacks lottery chance

  • LOTTERY cycle time changed from 15s to 20s

  • HODL now also stacks profit increase

  • GROUP now also stacks profit increase

  • GROW now also stacks profit increase

  • DEEP STACKS now stacks profit, but gains $100 extra when stacked

  • HERMIT cycle time changed from 10s to 5s

  • HERMIT speed bonus changed from 0.3 to 0.1

  • HERMIT now also stacks speed bonus

  • ALGO TRADING cycle time changed from 4s to 6s

  • ALGO TRADING now increases speed by x0.01 per cycle

  • ALGO TRADING now also stacks speed increase

  • INNOVATOR profit increase changed from $2 to $3

  • LUCKY STREAK lucky chance changed from 10% to 50%

  • ECHO slow changed from x0.3 to x0.2

  • COLLECTOR cycle time changed from 7.5s to 5s

IMPROVEMENTS

  • Reworked the description of COPY / DUPLICATE for more clarity

  • Added a career reset button to the title screen which allows you to delete all data and start over

  • All cards that require an upgrade to work (like stacking or selling) will now show a notice in the tooltip if that upgrade isn't unlocked yet

  • LOTTERY no longer appears in daily trials for fairer competition

BUGFIXES

  • Fixed issue where touch input wouldn't register on cards after using a physical key or button

  • Fixed the prestige upgrade resetting the run counter, which messed with the run history

  • Fixed issue where you could not swap two cards of the same kind before unlocking the stacking upgrade

  • Fixed issue where you could not swap two cards of the same kind when they reached the maximum stacks

  • HODL no longer increases profit through JUNK FEE while not having any cards in hand

  • The game over screen now shows the correct target reached after completing the billion

  • The game over screen now formats the numbers with thousand separators

  • Really high card prices are now properly shortened

  • Fixed an issue where you could unlock two cards at once

  • LUCKY STREAK now only counts lucky cycles while on the board

  • INNOVATOR now only counts completed cycles while on the board

I really hope you like these changes! But of course this won't be all, so here's a little sneak peek at what's to come: I will add a TRILLION upgrade, which will allow you to continue to the TRILLION after reaching the BILLION. And I'm going to add a DAILY SPRINT mode where the goal is not to make the most money in 20 minutes, but to get to the first million the fastest!

I am asking you for a bit of patience for the next update though, I need a few days off to enjoy the sun and to increase my remaining cycles... ;-)

Cheers, Mario aka ehmprah from Sonderland

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Steam News / 13 July 2026

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