Game update

v0.18.1 — Polish & Bugfixes

The Punchbag Machine · published 29 May 2026, 13:27 UTC · build 23169029

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The Punchbag Machine — v0.18.1 — Polish & Bugfixes

🛠️ Bugfixes

• Enchanted gloves were disappearing from the in-game sidebar — now

visible again, with a sparkle effect

• Bonus Run: Coin was consumed when canceling, even though the mini-game

hadn't started yet — canceling on the Explain screen is now free

• Leaderboard entries were mixing values from the current run and

lifetime stats — now consistently all-time peaks across the board

📊 Leaderboard Polish

• Column header "STAGE" now matches the content shown below

• "best X pts" makes it clear this is the best-round score

• Perfect-Combo is finally shown as ✦N in the detail line

• In Endless mode, no more redundant "E3" token under the ENDLESS 3 header

🏆 Achievements

• Custom cabinet-style icons for all 13 achievements (previously default)

Thanks for the feedback! Bug reports welcome on Discord/forums.

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