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6 changes in this update

Longer stages - every map now has four bubble waves followed by a boss round. Defeat the monster and clear its bubbles to finish.
Eight pixel bosses - Guttermaw, Crateback, Neon Fang, Sky Jelly, Frostjaw, Furnace Ogre, Drain Kraken and the Overpressure Core each bring a different attack pattern.
Final showdown - the Overpressure Core changes its attacks through three health phases.

Readable attacks - bosses warn before firing, with recovery gaps and limits on active bubbles and their split fragments.
Stage timing - par times now account for the longer stages and boss fights.
Score fairness - summoned bubbles cannot be farmed for score or pickups; defeating the boss awards a difficulty-scaled bonus.

1 change in this update

Screen layout - removed the fixed-aspect black borders. Backgrounds and the gameplay HUD now fill the game window, while pixel sprites keep their proportions and menus stay centered.

4 changes in this update

Menus - larger text, clearer buttons and shorter instructions across the stage map, pause, results and controls.
Soap Supply - a simple item list with visible prices, coin balance and saved pulse stock. Up/down navigation now works too.
Rankings and achievements - larger rows, clearer descriptions and readable page controls.

Menu clutter - removed the title high-score label, shop cards, repeated result statistics and long instruction paragraphs.

3 changes in this update

Gameplay HUD - two plain arcade strips, pixel hearts, larger score and wave text, and a clear pulse count.
Readability - shorter hit and pickup messages, a compact boss bar, and buff timers that appear only when active.

Clutter - removed the pressure meter, duplicate wave dots, best-score line, enemy counts and long gear labels from active gameplay.

6 changes in this update

Coin rewards - first Normal clears now pay 28–36 coins; repeat clears usually pay 10. Harder first clears still pay more. Failed attempts pay 2 coins per completed wave.
Shop prices - Hair Trigger costs 100, Spare Heart 80, and one pulse refill 35. Choose between saving for gear and buying ammunition.
Saved pulses - start with three charges once, then buy replacements. Remaining charges carry across stages, retries, menus and relaunches, capped at three.
Coin conversion - existing balances convert once at 10 old coins to 1 new coin, rounded down. Old unused gear refunds use the converted values too.
Competitive play - pulses are normal ammunition and remain eligible for scores and achievements. Trigger and heart gear retain the existing assisted-run rules.

Free pulse refills - waves, stage transitions and retries no longer restore charges.

7 changes in this update

Soap Supply - a pixel-art shop before stages and retries.
Earned coins - clear waves and stages to buy supplies. Harder difficulties pay more, and your wallet is saved.
Hair Trigger - 80 coins for 25% faster firing.
Spare Heart - 60 coins for +1 maximum health.
Pulse Cell - 40 coins for +1 starting pulse.

Supplies - last one stage, including retries. Refund unused purchases or save them for later with Play Without Gear.
Fair rankings - equipped clears earn stars and coins; play without gear to earn achievements and submit competitive scores. Existing records and the two-star unlock rule are preserved.

7 changes in this update

Pulse hint - a short E / right-click reminder appears until your first successful pulse.
Pulse readiness - the indicator lights up when a charged pulse has a target in range.

Easy and Normal - smoother early pressure, staggered arrivals, faster firing and less aggressive split fragments.
Pulse - clears nearby bubbles without splitting them, and staggers the Overpressure Core.
Pulse charges - Easy and Normal regain one charge each wave, up to three. Normal now starts with two.

Empty pulse - no longer spends a charge, starts a cooldown or counts against no-pulse challenges.
Pulse range - hits match the visible ring, including airborne bubbles.