Game update

File system and invasion project fix

Pixel Art Academy: Learn Mode · published 15 Aug 2025, 10:39 UTC · build 19610815

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A player reported they were getting an EPERM error on Windows during the autosave, so I fixed my file system handling to avoid this.

I also noticed while debugging this that the Invasion project unlocked too soon (when you finished the Shape tutorial). I fixed it so it correctly unlocks after the Shape language tutorial.

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