Patch notes, v0.4.55
New features
New unlock progression system — Some tiles need you to meet goals to become available. Stats are now tracked correctly and synced to Steam.
Gameplay changes
Choir now grants defence instead of song.
Boss rewards now fully heal your sparrow.
The NONE option has been removed from the reward tile picker.
Propaganda modifier gives you a Swooperoni tile at the start
Many nasty combinations of modifiers have been disabled
Fixes & polish
Snipe now correctly updates the bird counter.
Wingman Maxim's name has been shortened.
Harbinger and Buzz Ardrin have been visually distinguished so they're easier to tell apart when shown side by side.
Save data is now erased at the end of a run (when you shouldn't be able to load again anyway).
The character select and level select menus now use a horizontal scroll style. Sparrows and tiles sit lower on screen to keep the visual focus on the tile hand.
Followers now arrange correctly after one is cracked open.
Followers now correctly emerge from the pile instead of spawning in place. Fixed a bug where followers may have been sorted twice, causing one removed follower to break the order.
Fixed a bug where a single attack tile was not being frozen correctly when the player was frozen in level 4.
Barricade no longer persists into the next level.
Fixed tiles retaining a floating state after being drawn back into the hand.
Explosion particles now play after a tile dissolves, not before.
A sound effect now plays at the end of the enemy-liberated animation when a tile vanishes.
Tile break sound timing improved.
Max damage/turn and tiles/turn stats were counting incorrectly — values were far too high. Fixed.
Exit game button in Settings Menu
Resetting stats now works correctly.
Beta updates
These features are disabled for regular demo players but available for beta testers. Join our Discord to learn how to get access.
Level 4 (beta only) is now available in normal runs, complete with brand-new backgrounds.
Trawler Captain (beta only) joins the cast with a fresh new look.
Way of Water (beta only) — German localisation added for water tiles. All water tiles and Way of Water text have been reworded for clarity, including the between-level messaging around water cards resetting.