s&box

1.4

14 August 2026

Great Rebirths — Surged Cores are now paid for Rebirths that were actually worth doing, and the bar rises every era
Surged Machines — a new machine tier unlocked only by Surging, and never taken away by any reset
The Energy tree now runs to 8 Surges and the Cores tree to 5, with 11 new permanent upgrades
6 new Trials, including two that only reveal themselves after your first Surge
No Criticals and No Combo — two new ways a Trial can restrict your run
Buy x100, alongside x1 / x10 / MAX
8 new achievements, including the game's first for beating Trials
Tutorial hints for Surging and for Trials opening up

Trial targets now scale with your permanent power, so they stay a real test no matter how developed your save is
The Energy Core hits harder — deeper compression, a rim flare on impact, and a thicker spark shower that grows with your combo
Click sound now varies slightly in pitch and volume so a fast streak doesn't sound like a machine gun
Trial rewards roughly doubled to match their new targets

Rebirth spamming no longer fast-tracks a Surge — Surged Cores are paid on Rebirths large enough to matter, and that bar climbs with every era
Content unlocked by Surging could be completely invisible at the start of a new era
A capped upgrade would briefly stretch its card when it maxed out
Notifications could overlap the tab bar
A duplicate "MAX" button could appear on the bulk-buy row

The expanding shockwave rings around the Energy Core, replaced by an impact flare on the core itself

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