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Hamster HunterNewsUntitled
Major update

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Hamster Hunter · published 7 Feb 2026, 23:05 UTC

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Shrine Sacrifice Update! (Wave Defense)

In this update you can now sacrifice Hamsters to a Shrine which will activate a wave defense mode!
See how many waves you can survive as increasingly dangerous enemies come for you!

This update also introduces new enemy Hamster types, three new turret types, and the option
to permanently disable night time by activating the Shrine!

Major Additions:

  • Shrine Sacrifice Wave Defense Mode

  • New Enemy Hamster Types

  • 3 New Turret Types

  • Smart Block Placement Detection (Bridging)

  • Tree Destruction

Changes:

  • Added the ability to hang on blocks

  • Added 2 more blood spots for Follow Blood Trail to make it easier

  • Adjusted night time warning

  • Added a slight delay to the Plunger Turret (no longer instant)

  • Added scaling destruction speed so the more you destroy in succession it will speed up

  • Increased Auto Save Rate

  • Increased the income from the Manual Meat Grinder by double on the low end and 50% on the high end

  • Added a tip to notify you to buy the Building Hammer when you get blocks

  • Information notifications now stack to prevent lag

  • Adjusted Gladiator Arena scaling to be harder on the endless stages

  • Modified building to make bridging easier

  • You can now build easily in air with smart block placement detection (bridging)

  • Activating the Shrine allows you to permanently disable night time if you want

  • Added temp particles that spawn when a machine or block etc is destroyed

  • Added a temp cheat code to disable the Hamster Sled in its current position by typing "DisableSled" / "EnableSled" when it's near the spot you want it to stop at

Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug causing Hamsters to randomly be tranquilized

  • Fixed an error causing Hamsters to stay in place for a while when spawned

  • Fixed a bug causing items to float on a destroyed shelf

  • Fixed an error causing automation tubes to randomly be deleted

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