Changelog

New Optimus Bay deploys humanoid units that march reverse-path and melee creeps.

• Optimus tower + logo
• PathBot reverse march from BASE toward SPAWN
• Contact punches damage both sides
• Q punch / W squad size / E hull+speed
• Hotkey 6

Upgrade costs scale harder each tier; range is premium-priced; range circles are high-contrast on every theme.

• Damage 55/130/245 · Rate 48/112/210 · Range 175/420/820
• Range ring: dark understroke + wash + ticks + dashed outer
• Theme-specific rangeRing colors
• Placement ghost uses same ring

Third tower modifier: Range (+20%/level). Hotkeys Q/W/E/R; targeting moved to T.

• upgradeRange + towerRange helpers
• Combat + selection rings use upgraded range
• Sell refund includes range spend
• XMoney Expand adds vault capacity
• Hotkey E range · T cycle target

Square cells replaced with Starship-style flat-top hexagonal heat tiles for placement.

• Flat-top odd-q hex layout
• Path blocks hexes by center+vertices
• Hex hover highlight with bevel
• pixelToCell for drag/tap placement

Near-zero border radii for edgier chrome; gold resets each level (waves still carry).

• Radius scale collapsed to 0–3px
• Modal corners sit flush and thicker
• advanceLevel resets gold to startGold + entry supply
• Within-level wave economy unchanged

Industrial monochrome redesign: mission difficulty cards, framed modals, flight-hardware CTAs, technical HUD language.

• Command black palette + micro-grid ambient
• Difficulty mission cards with tint ranks
• Modal corner brackets + systems chrome
• Primary Launch CTA + nav tiles
• Inter + JetBrains Mono typography
• Settings section titles + toggle hardware

Proper device detection and reliable tower drag-drop on phones and iPads with confirm placement.

• iPadOS/iPhone detection (not width-only desktop at 1024)
• Finger-offset aim clamped to canvas letterbox
• 12px drag threshold + scroll lock
• Nearest-cell placement forgiveness
• Settings: Auto / Always confirm / Instant place style
• Live device label in settings

Entry-based changelog pipeline that rebuilds docs, JSON feed, and in-app What's New on every build.

• changelog/entries/*.json as source of truth
• npm run changelog:add / changelog:build
• Generates CHANGELOG.md, public/changelog.json, typed module
• In-app What's New + /changelog page for players & SEO

Easy → Insane campaign scaling plus the XMoney compound-interest economy tower.

• Difficulty: Easy / Normal / Hard / Insane (HP, speed, gold, lives, score mult)
• XMoney Vault: deposit gold, 6% interest each wave clear
• Vault upgrades: yield (interest) and capacity
• Sell refunds tower value + full vault balance
• Hotkey 5 for XMoney; gold label on map

Six full visual themes, discoverability pack, and enemy roster from Pacing the Frontier labs.

• Themes: Command, Neon Fever, Interstellar, Dead of Night, Arctic Signal, Solar Flare
• SEO / GEO / LLM surfaces: JSON-LD, llms.txt, sitemap, about & how-to-play
• Enemies: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Meta AI, Thinking Machines, Google DeepMind
• Simplified X handle association (type handle, no OAuth claim fight)

Named local profiles, resume saves, global leaderboard with X avatars, 50 waves per level.

• Named save profiles with initials
• Resume mid-run + autosave
• Level select for completed levels
• Global leaderboard with optional X handle + avatar (cached)
• 50 procedural waves per level with mini-bosses
• Tower targeting: first / last / strong / weak
• Selected tower panel swaps arsenal (no layout jump)
• Screen-shake intensity soft-cap + slider

Multi-level campaign, permanent arsenal tray, drag-and-drop placement, Grok Tower Defense branding.

• 8 unique maps with progression unlocks
• Mobile drag-and-drop with confirm checkmark; desktop instant place
• Always-visible tower arsenal under the map
• Starlink mesh combo (proximity + LOS laser links)
• Product rename to Grok Tower Defense (GTD); SpaceXAI towers
• iPad / laptop / desktop layout preferences

Projectiles, VFX, 2× speed, auto-waves, and a full settings menu.

• Rich projectiles, beams, particles, shockwaves, screen trauma
• 2× speed button and auto-advance waves toggle
• Settings: audio, reduce motion, particles, damage numbers, grid
• Tower lore dossiers with high-fidelity modals

Core tower-defense loop with SpaceXAI towers vs rival AI lab creeps.

• Grid placement, waypoint path, gold, lives, waves
• Towers: Grok Sentinel, Falcon Battery, Starlink Array, Starship Mortar
• Damage and fire-rate upgrade paths
• Local leaderboard, game-over / victory + restart