New
- New Chest Hunt mini game - Earn HUGE rewards.
- You get chest hunts every 5-15 minutes by fishing them out of the water.
- 2 New currencies - Chest Hunts, and Gem Savers.
- Daily Claim 1x Chest Hunt + 1x Saver for free in the Gem Shop.
- Use codes - CacheHunt and Savers for 5x of each.
Fixed
- Medal shop upgrades were not included in the away time calculations, but now they fully are.
- Small bugs
Planned Next Updates
- 1.6 - VIP + Holiday Tasks Rework
- 1.7 - Huge Pets Update
- 1.8 - Ascension Tree Expansion with new upgrades
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