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Operation Fungus
9 years ago

Update #3 - ...with less grinding!


In this update I reduced to amount of grinding drastically: I lowered the prices of the skill upgrades, but I also added a feature called “Survival Bonus”. It will give you crystals after you die, depending on how long you have survived. Now everyone should be able to complete at least the first stage!

I also added Mission 4.

Here’s a complete list of features:

New features:

  • Mission 4: Post-apocalyptic Paradise

    • a new mission with four new enemies and a boss battle

  • Survival bonus

Fixes & balancing:

  • Dropped prices

To-do:

  • The upgrades of the special attacks still a bit broken

  • Chanterelle Cake need to be nerfed a bit

  • Some features not tested (mostly ghost battles)

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