This is the first proper patch ever since game release, ignoring the bundle of hotfixes.
This patch comes with some bug fixes, balancing, and other changes.

• Updated various pieces of text in the game
  
• Added new Lesson to Tutorial 1: Ramming. This change will also make it to the Demo version soon.
  
• Updated Final Boss Bomb Cars: Now carry missiles, which on defeat by player will shoot and fly backwards to hit the Final Boss. This is a purely visual change, mechanically the fight is the same. Intention here is to make it more obvious and louder what actually damages the boss.
  
• Changed requirements for the Nitrogen Hyperfixation job (50% > 50%, 70% > 65%, 90% > 80%)
  
• Slightly reduced overall speed gain of the NITRO Badge

• After releasing the Harpoon, Big Tuna will now be less affected by collision knockback. This allows it to "pierce" through vehicles a bit more, retaining both direction and momentum a bit more.
  
• Updated Shopkeep Slot machine cost: Now scales with max HP. Starts out cheaper than before.
  
• Increased Foundy Rocket Gunner firing cooldown and gun turn rate. Decreased Rocket homing turn rate.
  
• Decreased Factory Wreckingballer attack cooldown period.
  
• Increased Sword Van Sword hitbox, primarily in the back region to avoid weird blindspot situations and make thrust easier to use.
  
• Increased Frozen Frog active frames and range
  
• Slightly reduced the amount of speed the Final Boss gained with every loop.
  
• Defeating the Final Boss will now clear the screen of all bullets created by it.
  
• Locomotive Flywheel is no longer guaranteed to charge a Turbo Meter. Now only does so with a 50% chance similar to other Turbo upgrades.
  
• Increased BOMB-PROOF VEST cooldown slightly
  
• PARTING GIFT now has a longer minimum lifetime and slightly gravitates behind the player as it moves. This makes it more reliable to blast jump off. It is still a bit unpredictable because I think it is funny.
  
• Increased Health Stat upgrade cost by 2500$, increased price scaling per upgrade by 1500$.
  
• Increased Electric Wire Gunner partner detection radius, wire damage, wire push force on contact and maximum wire stretch range before break.
  
• Chain Elite effect will no longer deal damage over time.
  
• Increased MR. KILL's default weight by 1 Star
  
• HAMMER'S SPAWN now has a slight vaccum effect to make it easier to hit vehicles
  
• Explosive Civs now scale in their appearance rate (starts at 25% of their current appearance rate, up to 100% of the current after reaching Loop Zone 3)

• Fixed the background texture in the Money Jar screen not looping correctly.
  
• Fixed spree ender being recorded as "Unknown" when being defeated by an Elite Spike Ball
  
• Fixed being able to unlock Modifier Achievements in Dailies/Weeklies.
  
• Fixed not being awarded with Gear 1 after completing the game in a Daily/Weekly.
  
• Fixed a bug that would cause a player to get stuck in the pre-run shop if audio issues occured.
  
• Fixed AUTO STEER kicking in despite a Turbo being active
  
• Fixed the UPHILL Badge disabling shops
  
• The player can now interact with the "Win Area" trigger from the second to last chunk, rather than exclusively the last.
  
• Maybe(?) fixed a very strange crash possibly involving Deadlift, Dubious Hand, NPC Collisions and Linux

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There are a lot of other things I've got on my TODO list which I will hopefully get to soon.
Thanks to everyone that was kind enough to check the game out, give it a review, shared clips in the Discord etc. ! I'm happy to see that the full game has resonated with a lot of folks.

More stuff coming soon(tm).

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- Alexander