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PATCHNOTES v0.07

# PATCHNOTES

## v0.07

### Request
- Make Goblin Mages 1.5x tougher and improve their aura defense.
- Add Golden Mages after 1500 points with stronger health and aura protection.

### Changes made
- Increased Goblin Mage health:
- goblinMageHP: goblinHP * 4 -> goblinHP * 6
- Increased Goblin Mage aura:
- goblinMageAuraRadius: 76 -> 114
- goblinMageDamageMult: 0.85 -> 0.775
- Added Golden Mage enemy setup:
- starts after score 1500
- goldenMageHP: goblinMageHP * 3
- goldenMageAuraRadius: goblinMageAuraRadius * 2
- goldenMageDamageMult: 0.55
- goldenMageCoins: goblinMageCoins * 2
- Added Golden Mage spawn, drawing, aura, health bar, and combat support logic.

### Impact
- Goblin Mages are now much more dangerous support enemies.
- Golden Mages become late-game priority targets because their larger gold aura protects enemy groups much more strongly.
- Killing mages first is even more important once score passes 1500.

## v0.06

### Request
- Add scroll to patchnotes and update them.
- Make the Goblin Mage update easy to verify from the patchnotes panel.

### Changes made
- Fixed patchnotes scrolling:
- changelog content now has its own flex scroll area
- added vertical touch scrolling with contained overscroll
- stopped patchnotes content gestures from bubbling into the overlay close handler
- Updated the patchnotes title:
- PATCHNOTES v0.05 -> PATCHNOTES v0.06
- Added missing Goblin Mage documentation so the update can be checked in-game.

### Impact
- Long patchnotes can now be scrolled instead of being trapped inside the parchment panel.
- Players can confirm the Goblin Mage update from the PATCHNOTES button without needing to inspect code.

## v0.05

### Request
- Add a Goblin Mage enemy update.

### Changes made
- Added Goblin Mage enemy setup:
- goblinMage asset: image-51.png
- goblinMageHP: goblinHP * 4, minimum 4
- goblinMageCoins: orcCoins + 4, minimum 6
- goblinMageSpawnScore: 300
- goblinMageAuraRadius: 76
- goblinMageDamageMult: 0.85
- Added Goblin Mage spawn logic:
- starts after score 300
- spawn chance starts near 7%
- maximum spawn chance: 18%
- Added Goblin Mage combat support:
- red aura visual
- nearby enemies inside the aura take only 85% incoming damage
- Goblin Mage has no hand shield
- Added Goblin Mage drawing and animation pacing:
- radius: 20
- sprite size: radius * 3.25
- animation speed: 4.8

### Impact
- Goblin Mages act as support enemies instead of front-line tanks.
- Their red aura makes protected enemy groups easier to identify.
- Killing the mage first removes the damage reduction aura from nearby enemies.
## v0.04

### Request
- Update patchnotes again.
- Increase bow upgrade multiplier price to 0.7.
- Lower purple troll HP by 30%.
- Slow purple trolls by 20%.
- Replace the placeholder purple blob with the provided purple troll asset.

### Changes made
- Increased the bow tower's initial upgrade cost multiplier:
- bow: 0.5 -> 0.7
- Reduced purple troll health:
- purpleTrollHP: caveTrollHP * trollHpMult * 2 -> caveTrollHP * trollHpMult * 1.4
- effective HP change: -30%
- Reduced purple troll movement speed by 20%:
- speedMin: 16 -> 12.8
- speedMax: 24 -> 19.2
- Replaced the purple troll placeholder asset with the provided sprite:
- purpleTroll image: https://zfxdzwaparjkcpouvmnt.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/2dvisualassets/81186F73-0292-40B1-A1B5-E08620FCC3BD/image-51.png -> image-50.png

### Impact
- Bow upgrade timing is more expensive early, so bows scale slower unless the player invests more gold.
- Purple trolls are still threatening, but they are noticeably easier to burn down and react to before reaching the wall.
- The purple troll now appears as the intended sprite instead of a generic blob.

### Follow-up
- I can wire in a true walking animation, but the provided purple troll asset is currently a single frame.
- If you want a real walk cycle, you should provide multiple frames or a spritesheet; otherwise I can only fake motion with bobbing/squash effects.

## v0.03

### Request
- User asked to make game 20% harder after creep score 550

### Changes made
- Increased troll count by n%
- Increased spawn pressure by n%
- Raised enemy HP multiplier from x to y

### Impact
- Harder late-game pacing after score 550

## v0.01
### Changes made
- Added NOTE button at the bottom-left that opens this markdown changelog panel.
- Increased SIEGE price from 160 to 180.
- Increased upgrade prices by about 25% by raising the base upgrade cost multipliers:
- bow: 0.4 -> 0.5
- crossbow: 0.45 -> 0.5625
- bolt: 0.5 -> 0.625
- siege: 0.5 -> 0.625
- Made late game easier after score 550:
- lowered the score difficulty tier to 1.28
- reduced late spawn pressure growth by 20%
- reduced late hard-ramp and pressure-ramp intensity by 20%
- reduced purple troll chance by 20%

## v0.02
### Request
- Rename the notes button to PATCHNOTES and make it 3 times smaller.
- Add versioned patchnotes with 0.01 increments.
- Fix tower selection confusion by improving tower hitboxes, especially for SIEGE.
- Reduce shake strength because late-game impact feedback is too strong.
- Lower purple troll spawn chance by 50%.

### Changes made
- Renamed NOTE -> PATCHNOTES and scaled the button visually to 0.3333x.
- Updated patchnotes formatting to use version headings that increase by 0.01.
- Replaced pad-only tap detection with dedicated tower hitbox detection:
- empty pad tap radius: p.r + 12 -> p.r + 14
- tower hitbox: pad circle only -> rectangular tower hitbox using size multipliers
- immediate post-build tower re-tap delay: 250ms -> 90ms
- Reduced shake values:
- multi-hit splash shake strength: 10 + extra*2.8 -> 4.5 + extra*1.4
- shake fade divisor: 0.18 -> 0.12
- shake decay per frame: 0.92 -> 0.84
- breach shake strengths:
- purple troll: 34 -> 18
- cave troll: 30 -> 15
- war ork: 24 -> 11
- orc: 18 -> 8
- goblin: 12 -> 5
- bullet hit shake strength: 2.8 -> 1.2
- Reduced purple troll spawn chance by 50%:
- cap: 0.48 -> 0.24
- final spawn chance multiplier: x1 -> x0.5

### Impact
- Patchnotes stay accessible but take much less screen space.
- Built SIEGE towers are easier to tap, open, and upgrade.
- Late-game combat still feels punchy without constant heavy screen shake.
- Purple troll waves around 650+ score should appear about half as often.

## v0.03
### Request
- Update patchnotes again.
- Add a new slowing cannon weapon with a low fire rate, cost 300, and a small splash effect.
- Reduce shake strength by another 50%.

### Changes made
- Added a new SLOW weapon to the weapon carousel and settings:
- new CSS/UI vars:
- --sw-slow-cost: 300
- --sw-ui-slow: "SLOW"
- new config value:
- cfg.slowCost: 300
- Added a slowing splash projectile tower:
- base cost: 300
- base fire interval: 1.35s per shot (~0.74/s, always below 1 shot per second)
- base damage: 1.5
- base range: towerRange * 1.08
- base splash radius: 44
- base slow: 50%
- base slow duration: 1.0s
- Added slow status handling on enemies:
- enemy movement multiplier now supports temporary slow effects
- stronger slows replace weaker ones
- slow visuals added on affected enemies
- Added SLOW upgrade tuning with anti-lock caps:
- fire interval floor: 1.02s per shot (~0.98/s)
- slow amount cap: 75%
- slow duration cap: 1.4s
- Reduced shake strength by another 50%:
- multi-hit splash shake strength: 4.5 + extra*1.4 -> 2.25 + extra*0.7
- breach shake strengths:
- purple troll: 18 -> 9
- cave troll: 15 -> 7.5
- war ork: 11 -> 5.5
- orc: 8 -> 4
- goblin: 5 -> 2.5
- bullet hit shake strength: 1.2 -> 0.6
- game over shake strength: 22 -> 11

### Impact
- The new SLOW cannon gives a safer control option for clumped enemies without enabling permanent stun locks.
- Upgrades improve the stagger effect while keeping attack speed below 1 shot per second and slow strength at or under 75%.
- Combat feedback is noticeably calmer again, especially during breaches and repeated hit chains.

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