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Formation Builder Idle Playtest
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v0.4.3: Progress Preserved
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v0.4.3: Progress Preserved
Formation Builder Idle Playtest
· published
21 Jul 2026, 18:24 UTC
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Bug Fixes
Prestige World Essence previews now match the server-awarded amount and use your latest saved wave progress.
Restored missing World Essence for players affected by incorrect Grand Tailor prestige rewards.
Fixed valid wave progress being rejected for formations with accelerated combat pacing.
Mine changes and Wall Fragment warps now protect progress earned while saves and actions are processing.
Mine compression changes now preserve both current wave progress and the highest wave reached this run.
Tutorial auto-prestige now keeps the latest saved progression, and optional tutorials no longer interrupt an active tutorial.
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