I'm very grateful to be emerging from a mild Covid-infection and to be able to finally publish the changes I've been working on these past few weeks. As we're coming closer to the mobile release I've massively overhauled the game and added countless performance improvements! And as always there are other little improvements as well, so do check out the full patch notes below:

Added

• Added 7x game speed
• The game now tracks time played per run (at the top of the settings menu)
• The compendium now shows your fastest run record
• Added Speedrun achievement (win a run in under 10 minutes)

Changed

• Massively overhauled the game with countless performance improvements
• On top of those improvements you can toggle an energy save mode in the settings
• Moved the game info from the top right to the top of the settings
• Abandoning a game now show the game over screen and lets you see the stats
• When opening menus during a wave the game is now paused
• The first tower choice now always has a guaranteed uncommon and rare
• Slightly increased chance to roll ranged mobs
• Stingers range increased by 50%
• Updated several translations

Fixed

• Fixed issue where deleting profiles could result in a gray screen
• Achievement icons are now displayed in your chosen color

In Core Defense you will ...

• Enjoy hundreds of hours of challenging gameplay
  
• Play in short sessions of under an hour or binge for hours on end
  
• Discover different rewards with every run
  
• Explore many different playstyles and strategies
  
• Loose yourself in the addictive loop of reward, build, battle, repeat
  
• Blissfully despair at the many challenging difficulty levels
  
• Unlock dozens of quirky and elusive achievements
  
• Share exportable infographics about your runs

• OS: Ubuntu 12.04. Fedora 21. Debian 8 or later
• Processor: Dual Core 2 GhzMemory: 2 GB RAM
• Memory: 2 GB RAM
• Graphics: Dedicated graphics card
• Storage: 300 MB available space