This is a huge content update! The first prestige layer, World Fracture, is here. The tool system is been implemented as well. Besides that, there's been a lot of balance changes and tweaks throughout the game. The visuals have been improved and a soundtrack has been added.

Thank you to everyone that has contributed feedback and suggestions, it's invaluable! Feel free to join the Discord for community interaction or to provide suggestions/feedback of your own!

• New Features
  • World Fracture System
    • Introducing a new prestige mechanic with World Fracture currency: Core Fragments
    • Multiple upgrades available for enhanced progression
  • Tool System
    • Purchase new tools to increase fracture, pierce, and manual hit range
    • Increased tool range also increases the range of waking up drones on click/hold click
  • Audio
    • Added the game's first soundtrack
  • Save System
    • Import and export save functionality for backup and sharing added to settings popup
• Gameplay Changes
  • Bomb System Improvements
    • Hold X key to preview bomb placement with visual targeting
    • Bomb radius display persists temporarily after placement
    • Added explosion animations when bombs detonate
    • Improved bomb and cursor interaction
  • Rock System Enhancements
    • Added dust yield display to quarry active rock stats
    • Improved rock spawning algorithm with dynamic spacing based on field density
    • Improved spawn performance
    • Refined how rock sound effects are played
  • Drone System Improvements
    • Smarter targeting system that prioritizes rocks without other drones
    • Drones now face the correct direction when moving
    • Auto-increment drone target layer when unlocking new rock layers
    • Fixed drone hit speed and movement speed upgrade application (they were not functioning at all before, oops!)
    • Drones are now awakened by the full radius of tool impacts
  • Quarry Foreman
    • Upgrade automation (unlocked via World Fracture)
  • Tip System
    • Tips will now be shown at various points in the game - sorry if you already knew about them!
• Balance Changes
  • Removed hardness upgrade from Clay rock layer
    • First upgrade now costs only 5
    • 25% hardness reduction per level
    • Added maximum level when hardness reaches ~5%
  • Bomb damage now has maximum level of x5 multiplier
  • Lowered starting cost for capacity upgrades
  • Additional extensive balancing pass on all upgrades
  • Upgrade system now supports dynamic max levels (eg rock layer capacity matching max quarry rocks)
• User Interface
  • Added badges to upgrade tabs showing upgrades are available
  • Tab key now cycles through rock upgrade tabs
  • Upgrade tooltips now display current level and max level
  • Main upgrade rows show next value increase
  • Added expand buttons for right panels
  • Resource gain popups are now batched for performance and less spam when deep into the game
• Bug Fixes
  • Corrected drone upgrade application for hit speed and movement speed
  • Resolved various minor bugs throughout the system