Version 1.0.3 — April 12, 2026
- **Now on Google Play** — Android launch complete. Same neon brick breaker, new platform.
- Redesigned stage clear screen with a cleaner coin highlight and Continue / Retry / Quit options. The RETRY and QUIT paths now work correctly after the initial Continue prompt.
- Boss visual tiers — every 10 stages, bosses get a new look: cyan glow at stage 10, magenta at stage 20, gold at stage 30.
- Neon retro pass on bricks, bosses, cannons, and the deadline line. Sharper glow, tighter silhouettes.
- Tutorial arrows now pulse with a neon glow to draw your eye on the first launch.
- HUD background panel extended edge to edge on wider devices — no more gaps on large phones.
- Cannon input zones unified to the deadline Y axis for more predictable aim across all screen sizes.
- Star condition metrics now animate in correctly on the stage clear screen.
- In-game icons and impact messages fully redesigned.
- Pause menu works reliably — fixed a process mode issue that caused the pause button to be unresponsive.
- Post-stun invincibility (1 second) added after a Black Shooter brick hits your cannon.
Version 1.0.2 — Recent updates
- CRT shader optimized — reduced texture samples and removed per-frame sine calculations for smoother performance on mid-range devices.
- Brick, particle, and ball visual effects optimized to eliminate unnecessary per-frame redraws.
- Background shader replaced with a neon grid approach — draw calls reduced from 500+ to 1 per frame.
- Physics tick restored to 120 Hz for consistent ball bounce behavior.
- Fixed a gray screen on game start caused by a type inference error in the theme system.
- Added a HUD overlay, pause functionality, and improved in-game icon set.
Version 1.0.0 — April 2026
- Initial release on the App Store.
- 32 stages, each with 3 waves of bricks plus a boss fight.
- 7 brick colors mapped to 7 percussion sounds — destroy bricks, build the beat.
- Beat Bar system: fill it to trigger speed buffs and chain skills.
- Explosive, Beat Sample, Black Shooter, and Unbreakable brick types.
- Item pick between waves: Redline guide, Double Shot, Shotgun, Heatseeker, Shield.
- Core gameplay offline with optional rewarded ads.
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