📢 Devlog – Pause Menu & Gameflow Updates

Hey everyone! 👋

Over the last few days I’ve been focusing on quality-of-life features to make the game flow smoother and more comfortable to play. Here’s what’s new:

🛑 New Pause Menu (ESC)

• You can now pause the game at any time using ESC.

• A fullscreen overlay menu appears with the following buttons:

  • Resume → continue the game.

  • Options → placeholder for future settings.

  • Back to Stage Selection → return to stage select.

  • Back to Main Menu → go straight to the main menu.

⚡ Important: switching scenes now cleanly aborts the current run, preventing bugs or crashes.

⏱ Control the Game Speed

• A new UI bar lets you pause, play at normal speed, or speed up the game.

• Perfect for testing builds or fast-forwarding through waves.

• While paused, you can still build and place towers.

🔧 Stability & Flow Improvements

• Scene changes (e.g. returning to main menu during an active wave) no longer cause crashes.

• Runs can now be aborted safely at any point.

• TimeScale and pause states reset correctly whenever switching menus.

✨ What’s Next

Next on my list:

• More stages and new towers.

• More polish to the UI and feedback effects.

👉 What do you think of the new Pause Menu?
Would you like to see additional buttons or features in it?