Essence VIII - added +25% Essence gain to the 250k milestone, including players who already completed it.
Heroic milestones - reduced Heroic I, II, and III requirements from 5m, 10m, and 20m Essence to 1m, 2m, and 4m.
Great promotion - reduced the One Above All requirement from level 2,000 to level 1. Transcend, Heroic I, and previous Great task level-20 requirements still apply.
Skip controls - existing ability exclusions remain accessible when Auto-learn is disabled.
Mind Seize - clarified its existing tooltip to explain that it reduces Happiness and all XP gain.
Saved preferences - automation toggles, ability Skip selections, and saved loadouts now persist between sessions and across rebirths.
Startup restoration - saved automation preferences are restored before the simulation resumes.
Ability exclusions - Auto-learn and automatic Echo assignment respect Skip selections.