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Hamster HunterNewsLOBOTOMIES + Automation progression rework (NIGHT DISABLES)
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LOBOTOMIES + Automation progression rework (NIGHT DISABLES)

Hamster Hunter · published 21 Sep 2026, 19:19 UTC · build 25442904

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This update brings a new torture device which is the Lobotomy Machine.
Use this to forcefully give Hamsters down syndrome and just have fun with it.
Plus Automation is no longer fully unlocked by default, you unlocked it by hitting kill milestones.

You can also disable night via the defense black market tab


Added the Lobotomy machine which gives Hamsters Down Syndrome

Added a Lobotomy blueprint hidden around the map

Added blood gush effects to the Lobotomy

Automation now unlocks by getting kills and not unlocked instantly

Turrets now unlock by surviving nights and aren't unlocked instantly

Locked black market items now show the kills or nights needed

Black market items are now sorted by unlock order then price

Added Disable Night which toggles nights on or off for $100,000 after surviving 20 nights

Night cannot be toggled during the night

Train Station now unlocks at 1,500 kills

Limited black market purchases to 6 per second to stop auto clicker trolls

Fixed clients being able to buy locked black market items

The Lobotomy machine syncs in multiplayer

Fixed machines being placeable inside each other

Fixed the Hydraulic Press preview sinking into the ground

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