Game update

0.7.2 Patch

JOHN GLEEP Playtest · published 14 Sep 2026, 17:54 UTC

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Adjustments:

- Reduced base cost of Gear from 200 -> 50

Balance:

Nerf:
- Increased price of Card Counter from 500K -> 1M
- Increased price of Combo from 500K -> 1M
- Increased price of Counterfeit from 200K -> 500K
- Increased price of Twister from 100K -> 250K

Performance:

- Optimized Explosion VFX (GPU Improvement)
- City Spawning is now threaded like Vegetation (CPU Improvement)
- City Destruction SFX changed from OGG to WAV files (CPU Improvement)
- Camera shake calls are limited per frame (CPU Improvement)
- Missile audio calls are pushed to a queue (CPU Improvement)
- Optimized Traffic (CPU Improvement)
- Modified Evolved Card Counter feedback to prevent lag spikes

Fixes:

- Fixed planet tutorial replaying during simulation mode
- Fixed description issue with Evolved Hotel
- Fixed Reset in Casino Editor not removing pee puddles

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