Update Post — Version 1.013
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🎮 Full Gamepad & Controller Support
Purrbricks now has complete Xbox, PlayStation, and generic controller support. Aim and move the paddle with the left stick, navigate all menus with a virtual cursor, open the
Powerup Wheel with the right stick button, and trigger Fury Strike with the right bumper. All on-screen hints automatically switch between keyboard and controller
instructions depending on what you're using. Plug in a controller and everything just works.
NOTE: having BOTH a mouse and controller at the same time kindof has some issues. do one or the other for now please :).
⭐ Performance Stars
Finishing a level now awards 1, 2, or 3 stars based on how well you scored. After the level you'll see a hint telling you what score you need to reach the next star tier — so
there's always something to come back and beat.
📅 Daily & Weekly Leaderboards
The per-level high score boards now track Daily and Weekly scores separately from all-time. See how you stack up against other players this week, or try to top the daily
board before it resets.
🛒 Powerup Shop (formerly "Store")
The in-game store has been renamed to Powerup Shop to make it clearer what it is.
⚙️ Settings Now Auto-Save
Clicking DONE in the settings menu now saves your preferences immediately — no more worrying about whether your settings stuck.
🪟 Borderless Window by Default
The game now launches in borderless windowed mode by default instead of fullscreen, which plays nicer with alt-tabbing and multi-monitor setups. You can still switch to
fullscreen in Settings.
🎵 Music Fix
Alt-tabbing out of the game and coming back no longer restarts the current song from the beginning.
🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed the Gem Collector achievement not unlocking correctly
- Fixed a rare bug where the level select screen wouldn't load correctly from the Victory screen
- Better handling when the leaderboard server is temporarily unavailable — the game no longer hangs or crashes
- Various layout and UI polish fixes