v0.1.5 Patchnotes

Gameplay

• Dudes now level up a bit slower.
• The last two levels in each skill tree now cost 2 SP.
• Red upgrade indicators only appear when a dude has enough SP to purchase the next level.
• Mining Power is now more meaningful:
  • Gemstones and large ore veins take longer to mine.
  • Uranium now requires a minimum Mining Power before it can be mined.
• Hiring cost scaling has been reduced slightly at higher dude counts.
• Heavy Backpacks has been rebalanced with a higher starting cost and steeper scaling.

UI & UX

• Added ghost previews for Dig orders before placement.
• Current max depth is now displayed on the HUD.
• Save notifications are smaller and positioned more cleanly.
• Notifications stay on screen longer and now fade out smoothly.
• Notification queue now shows when additional notifications are waiting.
• Unlock notifications are now separate from achievements.
• Ladders, Torches, Workbenches and other unlocks now have their own notifications.
• Achievement and Unlock screens now display progress counters.
• Dude list updates more consistently when hiring or changing queued jobs.
• Camera movement is now limited to the arrow keys, avoiding conflicts with Dig mode.
• Tutorials and help text have been updated for consistency.

World & Systems

• Improved cave and fog discovery logic to prevent caves from incorrectly becoming hidden again.
• Heavy Backpacks now correctly persist between saves until Prestige.
• Passive XP gain is now independent from the autosave interval.

Visuals

• Added new torch icon.
• Updated dude animations.
• Added digging animations.
• Various visual polish and quality of life improvements.

Misc

• Numerous bug fixes, balance tweaks