Saves, Pause Menu & Fixes

1.1.2
24 September 2026
Areas
14 changes in this update

Added

5 changes
Saving
  • Autosave - progress saves every 30 seconds, on every cleared layer, when you pause and when you quit

  • Continue - pick up where you left off from the title screen, or start a New game

  • Next round - finishing the dig carries your progress into the next round, even if you quit during the credits

UI
  • Pause menu - press Esc while digging: music and sound volume, save status, New game, and the s&box menu

  • Welcome back - Uncle Rudy greets you when you continue a save

Improved

3 changes
UI
  • Esc menu - on the title and the credits, Esc opens the s&box menu (settings, quit)

Visuals
  • Lighting - no harsh side light, and rigs are no longer shiny

  • Pit walls - the earth around the mine is solid all the way down

Fixed

5 changes
UI
  • Missing UI - magenta panels, icons and fonts in the published game

  • Numbers - garbled damage and money numbers

Visuals
  • Green screen - the camera clipped into the ground around layers 8-16

  • Floating ground - green ground shelves hung beside the pit when digging deep

Audio
  • Music and sounds - no music or sound effects played in the published game

Removed

1 change
UI
  • Dev buttons - developer and testing buttons that were visible in the game