Frutz 1.2.0: Enter the Grid

major update

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Lord Zorkannan is gone, but his war machine never got the memo. The network he left behind, the Cyber Grid, is still running his last program. Frutz 1.2.0 is a free update that sends you in to shut it down.

The Cyber Grid is Frutz's sixth world: four new stages, a new boss and its own new music track, built for players who have already finished the story. It unlocks once Zorkannan falls, so if you've already beaten him, it's waiting the moment you update.

Step into the Overclock

Every other world's zones tell you to stay out. Overclock Zones invite you in. Inside one, your ship fires twice as fast, but enemy bullets crossing the zone speed up too. Laser gates, pulse mines and firewall blocks make holding one a real decision.

Five new enemies

  • Bit Drone: glitch-hops between lanes.
  • Scan Sentry: locks a scan line onto you, then fires straight down it.
  • Logic Mine: arms, counts down when you're close, then bursts in an X.
  • Firewall Node: projects a wall that eats your bullets.
  • Mainframe Warden: a heavy tank that overclocks below half health.

Boss: the Root Daemon


Scan locks, firewalls, Overclock nodes of its own, and in its final phase, lane-wide purges. Beat it for the first time to be granted root access and a coin for the Secret Hangar.

A new ship: the Grid Viper


Spend that coin to challenge the Grid Viper in the Secret Hangar. Win the duel and it's yours: nose cannon and twin wingtip guns, firing in turn.

New achievements

  • Root Access: clear the Cyber Grid.
  • Super Root Access: S rank all five Cyber Grid stages.

Also in 1.2.0

  • Text that never appeared now shows up properly, including the FIGHT! and VICTORY! banners in ship duels and the Back button on the Controls screen.

Thanks for playing, and good luck in the Grid!