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🚀 Changelog

🌀 Magicule Growth Characteristics (Playstyle-Linked Growth)

• Overhauled the growth system for maximum Magicule capacity and natural regeneration rate.

• Casting spells with heavy, single-burst Magicule consumption prioritizes increasing Maximum Magicule Capacity, while frequent low-cost casting prioritizes Regeneration Rate.

• Balanced so the total usable Magicule output over time remains equal regardless of style; your build dynamically and gradually adapts based on your action history.

🛡️ Barrier (Multi-Layer Defense) Overhaul

• Reworked the damage calculation during barrier deployment: incoming damage is first reduced by a flat percentage before subtracting the remaining damage from barrier capacity.

• Implemented dynamic growth based on damage taken:

  • Enduring massive single hits increases Barrier Capacity.

  • Absorbing frequent, rapid attacks increases Damage Reduction Rate.

💰 Magicule Cost Scaling & Circuit Efficiency

• Introduced non-linear scaling where over-investing Magicule into a single effect becomes progressively more expensive.

• Overcharging beyond capacity significantly spikes the Magicule cost and introduces risk.

• Added diminishing returns for duplicating identical functional components, rewarding well-optimized circuit designs over pure brute-force setups.

⏱️ Cast Time Logic Rework

• Replaced the simple additive node-count calculation with a circuit critical-path execution length calculation.

• Designing parallel branch flows can now effectively shorten casting time (with a slight base overhead scaling with overall circuit complexity).

✨ Unique Skill Expansion & Cross-Discipline Learning

• Even after evolving into a specific Unique Skill, players can now gradually learn and utilize nodes/techniques from other skill branches through continuous related actions.

📊 New Feature: Status Inspection Screen

• Added a dedicated GUI accessible from the inventory to inspect character progression:

  • Current Magicule, max capacity, regeneration rate, and playstyle growth trends.

  • Current barrier capacity, damage reduction rate, and defensive adaptation trends.

  • Current evolution stage and progress toward the next stage.

  • Unique skill awakening intuition (displayed through sensory textual hints rather than raw numbers).

⚙️ System Adjustments & Polishing

• Added a dedicated sound effect when reaching a new evolution stage (Magicule maturity).

• Refactored internal logic to enhance overall stability and performance.