After tons of work (and a short break), Update 3 is finally here!

I am submitting this update as an entry to Improve My Game Jam 33. While a majority of the update was done outside of the jam, here is what was done during the jam:

• Most of the tutorial
• Final touches on the new level art
• New tower upgrade paths
• New enemy waves & rebalancing of difficulty system
• Lots of overall balancing, polish, and other tweaks
• Everything in the Secret Bonus Itch Update

This will be the final major update that I will post on itch. I am now moving work to creating the first steam demo, so wishlist the game to find out when the demo is out!

If you really like the game, join the Discord! I will be posting new builds and looking for feedback often!

https://discord.gg/pZvpCWHT

Now on to the full patch notes! I wont include some of the smaller things that released with Mini Updates 1 & 2, so check those out if you have not!

• More polished overall unit placement
• Automatic difficulty system
• Lots of new effects
• Contract system
  • Missions are randomly selected, as well as a difficulty close to the players current strength.
  • Higher difficulty rewards a greater contract completion bonus, and slightly increased mining yield.
• Pause/Settings button during missions
• Popups to give information for upgrades as well as unit placement.
• New Armor & Penetration mechanic
  • Some enemies (currently only crabs) can have levels of armor.
  • Soldiers have a new Penetration stat that determines how much armor they can penetrate.
  • If Penetration is less than the enemies armor, damage is greatly reduced.
• Emergency exit button
  • Allows you to leave mission during enemy waves, at the cost of losing any unsold ore.
• 4 all new missions
• 2 new soldier upgrade paths
  • Rifle -> Sniper
  • Auto Pistol
• Optional tutorial
• New enemy waves