This update improves combat readability, adds new visual feedback for several abilities and mutations, and optimizes some of the game’s heavier visual effects.
Gameplay and Progression
Grid Breach now unlocks at Anomaly Level 23.
Phantom Debt now grants its first wall-phase charge immediately after being selected.
Phantom Debt continues to grant another charge at the beginning of each level.
The Phantom Debt status icon now disappears after its charge has been consumed, keeping the HUD cleaner.
New and Improved Visual Feedback
The Snake now clearly shows when Phase is available.
Phase visuals react when the Snake is approaching a wall that can be crossed.
Added a dedicated visual effect when the Snake phases through a wall.
Speed Boost now creates sparks around the Snake’s head instead of persistent movement trails.
Speed Boost visuals now communicate the Snake’s direction more clearly.
Phantom Debt enemies now materialize through a new animated summoning effect.
Slowed the Phantom Debt materialization sequence, giving players more time to notice the incoming enemy.
Improved the visibility of the low-health outline around the Snake.
The Snake is now tinted during critical health.
Replaced the repeating critical-health heartbeat and ambient alarm with a shorter, less intrusive warning sound.
Improved critical-health feedback when Reduced Motion is enabled.
Performance
Significantly optimized Golden Vein trail rendering by batching trail cells into a MultiMesh renderer.
Batched hazard warning effects to reduce rendering overhead.
Removed redundant spike timer data copies.
These changes should make important gameplay states easier to understand while improving performance during effect-heavy moments.