Cult of PiN

Tutorial panel no longer fails to close properly when starting the game with a controller or Steam Deck.

Ball will no longer get stuck in walls when running on lower frame rates, improving physics reliability.

Wall of Tentacles now spawns tentacles in a different position when cast, altering initial placement for better field control.

Tentacles are removed after being hit twice to prevent lingering clutter and potential stunlock.

Boss now cycles through all available spells before repeating any, reducing spell repetition.

Blocker health bar now refills upon first respawn, ensuring immediate clarity of health state after respawn.

General performance optimisations implemented to improve framerate and responsiveness.

Minor fixes for missions triggering to ensure missions start as intended.

Introduces a new save mechanic that allows saves to persist between versions.

Saves will be reset when the game goes into full launch, ensuring a fresh tutorial experience for new players.

Saves persist between versions to reduce repeated unlocking, with explicit note that full launch resets persists.

Tutorial explainations were previously missing due to a development save; patch adds updated onboarding so new builds explain mechanics properly.

Blockers now have higher HP on all stages, increasing their durability during rounds.

Fixed a bug where players could get stuck on the bonus table screen.

Blocker durability adjusted as part of ongoing stage balance.

A Slow Motion nudge save mechanic is added on Easy difficulty to help players recover the ball when a save is possible.

Balance changes to Bumper HP on later stages to adjust difficulty and pacing.

Improved physics detection reduces balls flying off the table, keeping play more predictable.

3 new Bonus Tables are introduced, picked at random at the start of a run to modify incentives/random events.