The Living Galaxy: The static background has been replaced with a dynamic, procedural Nebula engine. The galaxy now physically shifts colors as you survive, from Deep Ocean Blue to War Red and Toxic Emerald.
Cinematic Camera Recoil: Dropping a Strategic Nuke now physically pushes the camera backward, revealing the massive scale of the explosion against the parallax starfield.
The Orbital Graveyard: Space now accumulates a permanent "Debris Layer" of drifting ship fragments as the war escalates, alongside distant battle flashes from unseen conflicts.
Heavy ICBM Redesign: The Strategic Nuke has been completely remodeled with a heavy industrial chassis, plasma engine plumes, and a thermal heat-haze aura.
Zero-Allocation VFX Engine: Completely ripped out the old React-based SVGs for Meteor shrapnel and Flak explosions. They are now ultra-lightweight, glowing HTML/CSS particles that won't drop your frames during massive AOE blasts.
The Stardust Economy Fix: Fixed a critical math error that was heavily nerfing post-game Stardust rewards. Payouts now correctly reflect your score, and massive numbers are cleanly formatted (e.g., "5.0K") on the Mission Report.