Hi everyone!
A lot of what you build in The Echoes of Mars was never a tower. Generators, walls, support: none of them shoot. So in the major update, everything you place gets one name: Tech.
The new Tile Menu
The new Tile Menu flips the old flow: you pick a tile first, then decide what to do with it. Every action shows its impact before you click, like Reinforce +25 max HP or Refund +25 Energy. Each one has its moment: repair and reinforce between nights; amplify, or blow your Tech up and take the enemies around it with it, mid-fight. While the menu is open, the world slows almost to a stop.
Under the hood, I'm reshaping the game's structure so all these new systems have solid ground to stand on.
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