8th patch is live! Besides fixing issues you reported and some cool rebalancing decisions, we're implementing part two of our performance updates. This is a huge improvement to the late game, and, performance-wise, we expect all builds to be playable up to year 99 now.

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List of changes (0.7.69):

• Animation revamp (this should meaningfully improve performance on all systems)

• RAM usage is considerably enhanced

• Improved attack speed processing during late late game (if attack speed grows beyond the speed of a single frame, it is now converted into damage in the backend)

• Glass Staff's decree no longer caps stats

• Overwork now works with Shrines

• Flametower now moves faster when it levels up!

• Trebuchet and Flametower now properly display stat increase when leveled up.

• Fixed Mycelium summoning speed (it's now faster - and actually 9 seconds - on normal speed)

• Warden perk is no longer re-triggered upon load

• Spire now officially heals walls

• Fixed an issue that caused Mercenaries to slow the game down

• Fixed a glitch that caused Boars to get "stuck" on their plots after a battle

• Fixed a glitch that caused broken Concabulators to work again after loading a game

• Fixed a glitch that caused Dispenser to gain extra buffs every time you loaded the game

• Fixed a Lab Rat save data glitch on very high levels (those Rats love to break the game, don't they)

• Overhaul no longer "levels up" every time you load a run

• Fixed a glitch that caused the game not to load properly when you quit in between game states.

• Got rid of the double Scapegoat glitch in the shop

• Fixed Expansion Tower pivot + other minor visual tweaks

After downloading the patch, please start a new run, as your previous run won’t have the updates stored and they may cause conflicts. If you experience any issues, please email us at report@sadsocket.com.

And this is it for today. Hopefully, the core gameplay will be stable now, and we can start focusing on new content. There's exciting new stuff coming very soon. Expect a roadmap post next week!

Love,
Sad Socket team