🛠️ Patch 1.4 – General Skills, Upgrade Rework & Cannon Control

Hey!

Update 1.4 is here — this patch brings a major upgrade system expansion, new general skills, manual cannon control, new quality-of-life options, and several gameplay fixes.

Thanks again for playing and sharing feedback.

⭐ New General Skills System

• Added a new General Skills system
  General skills are unlocked every 5,000 score and provide broader gameplay upgrades outside the regular upgrade skill rows.

• Gas Nova moved to General Skills
  Active Skill 6, Gas Nova, is now unlocked through a general skill instead of being granted automatically at 20,000 score.

🌳 Upgrade Skill Rework

• Large part of the upgrade tree reworked and rebalanced
  Many upgrade skills were adjusted, moved, redesigned, or rebalanced.

• Added 4 new upgrade rows
  The upgrade tree now has 14 rows with 5 skills each, creating over 5 billion possible combinations.

• Upgrade score thresholds increased
  Skill unlock pacing was adjusted to better match the expanded tree.

• New Tools drop item added
  Picking up Tools reduces upgrade skill thresholds by 50 score.

🎯 Hamster Cannon Control

• Added optional manual cannon control
  After enabling the option in the upgrade menu, hamster cannons can now be aimed manually with the right mouse button.

• Added cannon cooldown label
  Cannons now show a small label indicating time remaining until the next shot.

⚖️ Gameplay & Balance Changes

• Energy from wheel clicks changed
  Clicking the wheel now restores 2.5% energy instead of a flat 2.5 energy.

• Positive status effects with Barrier fixed
  Positive status effects are now applied correctly even when the player has an active barrier.

• Some Steam achievements are now easier to complete
  Score-based achievements are now checked at the end of the level, instead of treating 5,000 score as the run limit.

• Rats now stand slightly farther away from the wheel
  This should make it easier to keep clicking the wheel when surrounded.

⚙️ Settings & UI Improvements

• Added HP/Energy display option
  You can now choose whether HP and Energy are shown as percentages or as exact values.

• Added new toilet paper cursor
  A new cursor style can now be selected in the settings menu.

• Floating text behavior fixed
  Floating text now behaves correctly when the HUD is hidden or shown again.

✨ Visual & Skill Improvements

• Added animations for several active skills

  • Barrier

  • MouseTrap

  • Blessing

🧪 Tester Mode

• Tester Mode expanded
  Tester Mode now includes an option to change game speed.

💬 What’s next?

More fixes, balance updates, and gameplay improvements are on the way.
If you notice anything weird — bugs, balance issues, or UX problems — feel free to share.

Thanks for playing 🙏