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Hard Refresh: How to Make Sure You're Playing the Latest Version of the Game Sticky Locked

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Playing the Latest Version of the Game

If you're seeing strange bugs, missing updated content, or broken assets, you may be playing an outdated, cached version of the game, or you happened to be playing while the game was undergoing an update. Your browser sometimes holds onto old files (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to load things faster — but after an update where variables, content, or assets have changed, this can cause confusion, as you might still be playing on a cached version of, say, V.1.0.0, while everyone else is playing V.2.0.0!

To fix it, do a Hard Refresh to force your browser to reload the newest version of the game!

💻 On Desktop:

  • Windows: Press Ctrl + Shift + R or Ctrl + F5
  • Mac: Press Cmd + Shift + R
  • Alternative: Type ?v=2 after the alpha build URL, which "tricks" itch.io into thinking you're playing a brand-new URL and breaks its habit of pulling from a cached version of the site

📱 On Mobile:

  • Type ?v=2 after the alpha build URL, which "tricks" itch.io into thinking you're playing a brand-new URL and breaks its habit of pulling from a cached version of the site
  • OR manually refresh the page twice
  • OR close and open the browser tab
  • OR (worst-case) play in Private/Incognito Mode to bypass cache

Don't worry! Your saved progress won't be lost by doing this. The game uses your browser’s local storage, which will stay intact during the refresh, so your saves are safe. This will just make sure you're seeing the latest version of the game, rather than an old cached version!