Version history 2021

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This page serves to chronicle all of the game's updates, listed in reverse chronological order. Only updates from 2021 are listed on this page; for older versions, see older versions.

30 March – 0.8.4 B4

New Stuff

• added new help page for Water Experiment
• added manual skip button (Only active if autoskip is off)
• added AI impulse "Open: Labaratory"
• added AI impulse "Open: Construction Firm"
• added AI impulse "Open: Statue Of Cubos"
• added AI impulse "Open: Arcade"
• added AI impulse "Open: Shipyard"
• added AI impulse "Open: Trading Post"
• added AI impulse "Open: Headquarters"

Changes

• reduced goals for the first 10 prestiges in Water Experiment to make the entry less rough
• changed default value of strings to empty string ("") instead of null for AI strings
• Town Asset UI will now only be available after unlocking at least one Town Asset
• removed a bunch of unused assets to reduce size
• removed clamp from formula that prevented speed and amount bonus bars of infinity stones from ticking more than once per frame

Fixes

• minor fix to prevent material shader in the Light Experiment from crashing due to negative color values
• fixed Water Experiment not progressing offline
• fixed Earth Experiment stability upgrade not counting properly

26 March – 0.8.4 B3

Changes

• fixed power buffs not refreshing in the Power Plant after canceling them
• prevented the game from saving fragments of previously loaded save when exiting the game via main menu
• reactivated loading of save game backups when data is corrupted
• renamed backup files back to bak.sav

26 March – 0.8.4 B2

Changes

• removed auto load of backup save files
• renamed backup files to bak2.sav
• fixed header in Water Experiment not refreshing when prestiging
• fixed power drainage in Water Experiment
• increased base freeze rate increase from Water Experiment
• replace water help page temporary with a work in progress page (New help page will follow shortly)
• game now auto-saves before opening the exit confirmation dialog

25 March – 0.8.4 B1

New Stuff

• added new Water Experiment to replace the old one
• added fallback font for Chinese (Simplified)
• added confirmation dialog before closing the game
• added experimental color correction modes for various types of color blindness
• added tooltips to Workshop module filters
• added different sprites for empty Power Plant resource storage components
• added skill to Power Plant ('Shutdown')
• added exotic skill to Power Plant ('Hibernation Mode')
• added AI function ('Mine: has layers')
• added AI action ('Local: unset')
• added AI action ('Global: unset')
• added AI action ('Mine: open tab')
• added new module 'Extinguish'
• added new module 'Glacier Spikes'
• added new module 'Absolute Zero'
• [PC] added a backup save system

Changes

• reworked the Water Experiment
• importing blueprint now displays missing modules
• AI script data is now being cached to reduce save time
• AI item count function is now able to count hammers
• counting Factory item via AI now return 0 instead of crashing when the item id is invalid
• counting Factory item via AI now return 0 if the Factory UI is not open
• shortened overall duration of optional guided Trading Post tutorial
• Boss 3 beat indicator now fades back to normal size much faster
• slightly increased the size difference of the beat indicator in Boss 3 fight

Fixes

• fixed Trading Post not refreshing properly
• fixed Trading Post shield multiplier not working
• fixed typo in Trading Post help page
• fixed breadcrumbs in Factory
• fixed margin on Tower Testing stats UI
• fixed module 'Fire Bomb' not having a damage source
• fixed unit stats window activating while targeting with an active skill
• fixed camera zooming when using mouse wheel outside of game view

19 March – 0.8.3 B3

• fixed new offers not showing up in Trading Post if the UI was closed
• fixed in-game stats window header being too small
• fixed in-game enemy info window using the old close button
• fixed Trading Post providing offers for not unlocked buildings
• fixed trade count statistic not updating

19 March – 0.8.3 B2

• fixed missing localization for resource drop bonus from Trading Post
• fixed attribute modifiers not refreshing when crate amount changes in Trading Post
• fixed attribute modifiers not refreshing when resetting upgrades in Trading Post
• fixed minor raycast issue for timer in Trading Post

19 March – 0.8.3 B1

Trading Post Rework

• changed how the Trading Post works
• added new mechanic to the Trading Post
• added a guided Tutorial to the Trading Post
• added 3 new skills to the Trading Post
• added 1 new exotic skill to the Trading Post
• reworked infinity stone requirement regarding Trading Post
• reworked the Trading Post UI

New Stuff

• added confirm dialog when canceling buildings in the Construction Firm
• added confirm dialog when trying to reset Town perks
• added last saved timestamp to options menu
• added tooltip to the Wave Streaming button
• added tooltip to Power Stones in Museum
• added tooltip to max. crafted Power Stones indicator in Museum
• added a visual indicator to signal not enough resources when trying to craft in Factory
• added string variable support to AI
• added AI action ('Trading Post: Trade')
• added AI action ('Trading Post: Refresh')
• added AI function ('Trading Post: Offer Count')
• added AI function ('Museum: delete all')
• added AI function ('String: length')
• added AI function ('Substring')

Changes

• clicking on skill points in Town now opens the skill menu
• holding shift while opening a confirm dialog will automatically confirm it with some exceptions
• wave highscore in normal mode now shows a checkmark if the difficulty has been completed
• right clicking a Power Stone from outside the inventory now tries to put it in the inventory
• right clicking a Power Stone from inside the inventory not tries to put it in the cubos cube or boost inventory
• shift+right clicking a Power Stone tries to put it in the combiner
• options menu now remembers the last select category until scene switch
• right clicking the wave streaming button now opens the software tab in the options
• module 'Death Wish' now displays the incoming damage directly instead of outgoing/2
• updated module description for 'Multishot' and 'Basic Bouncing'
• pressing esc in-game closes the stats window if open instead of showing the exit round dialog
• Town perk UI can now be closed with esc
• AI scripts can now be toggled on/off via right click
• removed 1B infinity limitation

Fixes

• fixed a rounding issue in the module unlocked statistics goal
• fixed blueprint name not displaying in Workshop
• fixed tooltips not being capitalized in Museum
• fixed tooltip positions on higher resolutions
• fixed military tier progress bar
• fixed Factory auto-fill offsetting the recipe in some cases
• fixed ore rewards flickering when using 'relative' as shard input mode
• fixed Mine layer count not resetting after resetting Town perks
• fixed Mine layer count not resetting after using layer duration infinity perk
• fixed nature experiment not being clickable with the AI
• fixed AI crashing in Steam version when doing 0/0 or 0mod0 integer arithmetic

9 March – 0.8.2 B2

• Hotfix: Fixed a crash when refining in Factory

9 March – 0.8.2 B1

New Stuff

• added root node to Factory recipe breadcrumbs
• added 1px gap in texture map of nature experiment to prevent UV artifacts
• added 1px gap to sprites on Power Plant texture map to prevent UV artifacts
• added grid to Town assets placement (experimental)
• added visual indicator that placing Town assets is not possible when reaching limit
• added tooltips to recipe categories in the Factory
• added tooltips to ore rewards
• added tooltips to attributes in Town stats view
• added tooltip size option
• added additional details to the idle mode description
• added new artifact 'Ominous Coil'
• added new infinity perk 'Rubber Mountain'

Changes

• changed tier indicator for buildings in Construction Firm
• nature experiment now supports mouse dragging
• adjusted background color of Dr. Cubical hints
• town stats UI now matches options menu theme
• replaced dots in Shipyard weather forecast with a line
• refining without reward in Factory is not possible anymore
• removed offline progression when server time is not available
• moved ore lumps into their own category
• tooltip of ore lumps category now explains their function
• moved 'Wave Horizon' from MT12 to MT11
• reduced base research time of 'Autoskip' by 75%
• increased max. level of 'the button' by 20 (10 each)
• increased XP bonus module max. tier from 5 to 25.
• idle factor now automatically includes the x2 speedup
• renamed 'drain' to 'prestige' in water experiment

Fixes

• fixed AI learning click anchor positions
• fixed Workshop purchase multiplier position when using dynamic UI scaling
• fixed typo in Shock Ward
• fixed Town xp not being saved if save has been used during a Tower Testing run
• fixed using ESC key in the infinity board exiting to the main menu
• fixed Factory machine production info not updating sprites if AI inserts items during the same frame the machine completes the previous stack
• fixed pinned recipe order in Factory
• fixed shop items on cooldown not refreshing when buying skill "Infinite Rubber" in Factory
• fixed input dialog text not using a case-sensitive font despite being case-sensitive
• fixed vertices in Tower Customization not being clickable
• fixed pipe networks in Power Plant duplicating when breaking up a loop
• [PC] fixed game automatically switching to window mode in main menu even if it's set to fullscreen

6 March – 0.8.1 B3

New Stuff

• added AI learning feature (WIP)
• added tooltip to pause button
• added tooltips for buildings in the Construction Firm
• added tooltip to in-game exit button
• added tooltip to tower testing timers
• added next/previous buttons to boss selection
• added option to toggle tooltips on/off
• added option for double vsync
• added AI impulses for ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ keys
• added AI function ('Slider')
• added AI function ('Scrollrect')
• added AI function ('Get Module Cooldown')

Changes

• refactored options menu
• refactored tower testing exit dialog
• moved exit button of buildings to the top right
• options menu is now procedural generated which makes it easier to add new options
• adjusted a few default option values
• adjusted value ranges and dropdown settings of a few option entries
• resolution settings are now global and save game independent
• audio settings are now global and save game independent
• changed datatype of drill fuel from float to double to prevent precision issues
• changed pause button icon when game is paused
• selected region, game mode and difficulty are now being saved
• selected game mode and difficulty stay the same if unlocked when switching region
• selected difficulty stays the same if unlocked when switching game mode
• boss upgrades of higher tiers are now locked instead of "see-through" until lower tier upgrades have been purchased

Fixes

• fixed resource displays sometimes not updating when notation has been changed
• fixed being able to pin locked recipes inside the Factory
• fixed pinned ore lumps not being saved after chemical lumps has been unlocked
• fixed tooltips for disabled buttons in Factory
• fixed tooltips not refreshing when inserting an item in a recipe item preview slot in Factory
• fixed UV artifacts (weird lines) for Factory items on certain resolutions by adding a 1px gap between items
• fixed AI not searching through crafting grid when looking for machine input
• fixed idle statistics not updating when round auto-restarts
• fixed infinity hp/dmg multipliers not being factored in in the enemy stats display
• fixed new bounds and no bounds description
• fixed some typos

3 March – 0.8.1 B2

New Stuff

• added a warning if the save game timestamp is corrupt
• added additional info regarding boss units to in-game help page of enemy types
• added more tooltips to Mine
• added short info text to introduce new layer function
• added visual indicator that drilling without fuel is not possible
• added right click to copy AI script lines
• added controls tooltip to AI script lines
• added info text to help that indicates that green text is clickable
• added current version number to logfile
• [PC] added an extra event to tell Steam that the game is closing

Changes

• default FPS cap setting is now 120 FPS
• increased cloud save cooldown from 1min to 15min to help with increased server load
• Mine reward chance factor scaling now ranges from [10% - 100%] instead of [0% - 100%] when unlocking a new shard type
• unlocking a new resource shard type in the Mine makes it start with 1 layer now
• tooltip of new layer now displays countdown to next layer
• re-scaled neutral experiment
• raised Trading Post base trading limit from e12 to e18
• adjusted battle drills description
• contracts are not negatively affected by Power Plant time boosts anymore
• slider and toggle state of Power Plant boosts is now being saved
• locked boss upgrades are now displayed in the UI

Fixes

• fixed timestamp for offline time returning wrong value
• fixed timestamp for local save returning wrong value
• fixed rounding issue in universal experiment
• fixed rounding issue in fire experiment
• fixed exotic skills button not refreshing when exotic gems amount changes while the button is visible
• fixed a few Arcade layout issues
• fixed conversion dial opening inside Construction Firm below gem count display
• fixed text overflow of FPS limit setting
• fixed blueprint manager anchor
• fixed Workshop module list height when using dynamic UI
• fixed upgrade all in Workshop upgrading through tiers even if "max." is off
• fixed a bug in Workshop where dragging modules while double clicking could visually duplicate them
• fixed Power Plant techs being unlockable before the according Power Plant tier has been reached
• fixed Factory allowing invalid recipe signatures into the pinned recipes list
• fixed chemical lumps breaking pinned ore lump recipes in Factory

1 March – 0.8.1 B1

New Stuff

• added tooltips for items and item previews in Factory
• added pin functionality to recipes in Factory
• added 1 sec. invulnerability timer to the Tower after being hit by Cylindro

Changes

• important hotkeys are now displayed inside tooltips in the Factory
• reduced hitbox size of Cylindros wave attack

Fixes

• fixed a minor layout issue in the Factory
• fixed Blueprint button scaling in workshop

28 February – 0.8.0 B3

New Stuff

• added tooltip to conversion menu button to indicate the conversion dial outside of the tutorial

Changes

• fullscreen now works per default as borderless fullscreen
• Shipyard shipment upgrade prices is now rounded up
• energy cost is now rounded correctly in-game
• energy cost of active modules now refreshes properly even when influenced by other modules
• module order in-game for regular and active modules now matches order inside Workshop
• active skill bar now keeps it's open state upon stating a new run
• infinity stone perks are now properly refreshing when stones are being charged while the UI is open

Fixes

• fixed a rounding issue in the conversion UI that sometimes prevented usage of 100%
• fixed Cylindro being killable after tower has been destroyed
• fixed modules in Workshop still displaying a bar if they are maximized but still below their internal max. tier
• fixed in-game UI not fully updating when changing notation
• fixed rounding or era upgrade xp cost in Workshop to match with in-game cost
• fixed menu buttons in Perfect Space not being clickable at certain resolutions

27 February – 0.8.0 B2

• added setting to limit FPS
• added info text regarding localization
• fixed conversion dial position in dynamic UI scaling mode
• fixed terms of service not matching resolution
• fixed trading post and shipyard left menu scaling in dynamic UI scaling mode
• fixed era sidebar not extending to the bottom of the in-game UI

26 February – 0.8.0 B1

New Stuff

• added option to configure floating text limit
• [PC] added Steam API
• [PC] added possibility to connect Steam with a FireSwordStudios Account

Changes

• max. amount of visible floating text is now per default capped at 200
• AI count items in Factory now returns item count from inventory + crafting grid
• changed promotion button in main menu
• charged and active universal infinity stone now glows grayish instead of black
• [PC] changed location where savegames are saved to

Fixes

• fixed typo in buff (dice.stun)
• fixed Dryness Aura T6 stats
• fixed AI crashing when performing invalid arithmetic operations

23 February – 0.7.1 B3

• enabled login functionality to use cloud saves

19 February – 0.7.1 B2

New Stuff

• added a visual indicator to show which island skin is active
• added new module 'Earthquake'

Changes

• resource bonus from town perks is now visible inside stats detail view
• using essence in era research now increases the base chance to unlock a specific module by 0.1% per essence used in case the unlock fails
• machines crafted in the Factory do not automatically replace a lower tier machine anymore if you have the machine handling skill
• AI now searches through crafting grid too for crafting ingredients and uses the crafting grid as output if the inventory is full
• Ember purchase screen now opens when attempting to purchase something while having too few Ember

Fixes

• fixed charge countdown and production tick duration being swapped in the infinity stone refinement screen

18 February – 0.7.1 B1

New Stuff

• added virtual currency 'Ember'
• added Island skins
• added drag-feature to Factory crafting grid
• added new module 'Titanium Hull'
• added new module 'Avalanche'
• added new infinity perk 'Skillpoints x2'
• added new infinity perk 'More Resources'
• added new infinity perk 'Even More Resources'

Changes

• crafting grid in Factory is now utilized as an inventory whenever space is required and the regular inventory is full
• shortened AI function name 'Museum: Buy Market'
• adjusted various values in earth experiment
• partially refactored resource drop formula for performance reasons
• infinity stones are now affected by offline time

Fixes

• fixed infinity foundation being ignored during the first wave
• fixed infinity foundation priority
• fixed universal missing from AI function 'Museum: Buy Market'
• fixed forest gift reducing damage instead of amplifying it
• fixed gaia's path ignoring the target element
• fixed 'new module unlocked' text sometimes not showing up even if modules have been unlocked
• fixed AI overlay refreshing issue
• fixed typo in CPU name
• fixed typo in emergency crit name
• fixed ore disappearing when taken out from shard refiner in Factory if inventory is full
• fixed items produced inside machines disappear in Factory if inventory is full
• fixed normal 'stun' appearing as 'stun (fate)'
• fixed default text for in-game UI
• fixed text wrapping in water experiment
• fixed boss 4 artifact unlock chance
• fixed infinity stones charge ignores overflow if it gets too fast

8 February – 0.7.0 B3

• fixed minor exploit regarding wave compression
• fixed enemies still spawning on pause
• fixed auto-harvest not triggering achievement in nature experiment
• added check if nature experiment achievement is completed after loading

7 February – 0.7.0 B2

• adjusted solution for a mutation in nature experiment (hot bells)
• fixed a mutation in nature experiment not requiring empty spaces
• fixed two mutations not being unlockable (sister, everything balanced and equal)
• fixed description for a mutation in nature experiment (bushes try to freeze me)
• fixed wave compression check ignoring actual software state

7 February – 0.7.0 B1

New Stuff

• added 89 new mutations to the Nature Experiment
• added workshop option to upgrade all modules
• added AI impulse ('New round')
• added AI function ('Tower: Health')
• added AI function ('Tower: Max. Health')
• added AI function ('Tower: Health Regeneration')
• added AI function ('Tower: Energy')
• added AI function ('Tower: Max. Energy')
• added AI function ('Tower: Energy Regeneration')
• added AI function ('Tower: Shield')
• added AI function ('Tower: Max. Shield')
• added AI function ('Is Tower Stunned')
• added AI function ('Negative Tower Buffs')
• added AI function ('Museum: Buy Offshore Market')
• added double version of screen width and screen height AI functions
• added max tier parameter to AI function 'Museum: Combine'
• added new software 'Wave Compression'
• added new achievement 'Botanist'
• added new module 'Emergency Crit.'
• added new module 'Refresh'
• added new module 'Gaia's Path'
• added new module 'Rejuvenate'
• added new module 'Daybloom'
• added new module 'Nature's Wrath'
• added new module 'Gigantic Vines'
• added new module 'Stream Of Life'

Changes

• event data is now fully pooled instead of cached per unit which potentially fixes many modules affected by that mechanic
• scientific and mixed scientific formatter now starts at e4 instead of e6
• reduced price of reforge at higher module tiers
• adjusted colored T5 producers in Factory to match the base conversion rate of each building a bit closer
• boss artifact drop-chance is now increased with each kill (+1% per kill)
• datetime for local saves now uses the server time instead of the PC time when comparing to cloud datetime
• adjusted goal requirement for nature damage bonus in nature experiment
• [Dynamic UI] Workshop module list will now scale based on your resolution

Fixes

• fixed AI crashing when using town window state requests during tower testing
• fixed enemy infinity scaling not working
• fixed boss 2 not being defeated after all components are destroyed
• fixed power ups spawning in boss 1 fight after tower has died
• fixed module 'Dice of Fate' having 6 tiers instead of 5
• fixed workshop blueprint management buttons not refreshing when deleting a blueprint
• fixed attackspeed formatting in unit window when selecting an enemy
• fixed infinity stone discharge values
• fixed in-game UI using its own time counter
• fixed hitbox of mode buttons in Tower Testing screen
• fixed increasing power stones with infinity perk not counting for max tier
• fixed an issue with weather infinity perk
• fixed an issue with cooldown infinity perk

26 January – 0.6.10 B1

New Stuff

• added new skill to Workshop ('Reforge')
• added new software 'Wave Storm'
• added new software 'Wave Marathon'
• added new software 'Era Horizon'
• added new module 'Temporal Barrier'

Changes

• scientific formatting now starts at e6

Fixes

• fixed critical wavejump from being influenced by other softwares not explicitly connected to it

23 January – 0.6.9 B3

• fixed critical wave jump from overshooting or reaching negative values
• fixed launch button not clickable when sandbox mode is selected

22 January – 0.6.9 B2

• fixed a major issue with critical wavejump
• fixed era experiment hits taken from sometimes keeping the last second

22 January – 0.6.9 B1

New Stuff

• enemies are now clickable
• added option to change Town auto-save interval
• added non-effect visual feedback for missile impact (to visualize active components vs boss decoration) - Boss 2
• added tooltip to floating option
• added tooltip to auto-replant upgrade in nature experiment
• added tooltips to nature experiment
• added hint to Factory help on how to tier up ores
• added percent (%) input support to conversion menu

Changes

• major in-game refactoring (changed everything - expect issues)
• reworked New Round UI a bit
• changed "new round" to "tower testing"
• AI is now able to trigger most toggle components via click

Fixes

• fixed Boss 2 input handling being in the wrong update cycle which caused unresponsive behavior in certain cases
• fixed Boss 2 platform height to match with the lowest positioned boss component on the current side
• fixed hint tooltip for a plant mutation in nature experiment
• fixed era research hits taken from sometimes keeping the last second
• fixed missing chance in description of elemental splash
• minor texture reference fix

15 January – 0.6.8 B1

New Stuff

• added tooltip to trading post timer
• added info text to Headquarters server
• added scientific support to conversion menu
• added more help pages
• added Power Plant skill ('Component Recycling')

Changes

• module order of active modules now matches order inside the Workshop

Fixes

• fixed module 'basic splash' description
• fixed Power Plant skill ('Max. Power') not displaying bonus during bonus preview

14 January – 0.6.7 B3

• fixed Tower slowly sinking in the ground when playing with low fps

14 January – 0.6.7 B2

• fixed Blueprint/AI-script import/export not working
• enabled auto braking for navmesh agents

13 January – 0.6.7 B1

New Stuff

• updated Unity Engine to version 2020.2
  • webgl performance improvements
  • navmesh improvements
  • the game should now start on MacOS BigSur Chrome

Changes

• updated the games html/webgl container
• slightly extended conversion dial radius to prevent text overlapping
• slightly buffed Factory gem producer (1000/sec instead of 0.025/sec)
• town assets can now be placed behind and partially inside buildings

Fixes

• fixed AI overlay from not opening after going back to the main menu
• fixed leaving the Factory with an Item in hand leading to the item being destroyed if the inventory is full
• fixed a Factory rounding issue
• fixed arrow key/wasd camera movement in the Town still working while in a fullscreen UI

Known Issues

• game loading progressbar doesn't work on Chrome

11 January – 0.6.6 B2

• fixed a typo
• fixed Pyramidas projectiles being untargetable due to a recent change to physics
• fixed infinity splash triggering at the same time as damage modules instead of afterwards

9 January – 0.6.6 B1

New Stuff

• added more Dr. Cubical hints

Changes

• armor is applied after defensive module effects
• improved cloud sync dialog
• experimental change regarding auto-repath of normal enemy navmesh agents

Fixes

• fixed fire breath being rendered behind water in winter
• fixed fire breath color being overridden by frost breath
• fixed AI execute sync getting stuck if the script doesn't exist
• fixed experience not updating after purchasing in-game era upgrades
• fixed Power Plant pipe system (WIP)
• fixed an issue that prevented workshop UI components from unregistering module events (caused a tier up problem on higher military tiers)
• fixed typo in module 'shield of nature'
• fixed typo in module 'lifeleech'
• [PC] fixed Discord rich presence not working

Older versions

• Version history 2020
• Version history 2019