| Movement:

• Movement and jumping characteristics now change depending on the surface.

| Physics:

• Breast physics are now more “alive,” resulting in more jiggly movement.
• The arm holding the torch has been slightly adjusted to appear more natural.
• Slightly modified item physics to make selling easier.

| Interactions:

• Interactions with water and vegetation for all characters: player, NPCs, etc.
• Hilichurl who masturbates at the edge of the lobby map near the main Hypostasis; if you face him while naked, he will grab and “use” you.
• New feature to chat with Hilichurls, asking them various questions.
• Redesigned hentai scene with the Hilichurl trader.
• Improved hentai scenes, now more “alive” with added "end" sequences.

| Difficulties:

• Hardcore: You have only one life to complete the game, and the player's stats are reduced.
• Normal: Unlimited lives (except for sanity loss), with standard player stats.
• Easy: Similar to Normal but with easier gameplay.

| Environment:

• Environment now blends into a more cohesive composition thanks to a clever trick, making it look better overall.
• Procedural moss that enhances cave environments.
• Added breakable walls that can be exploded to access other parts of the cave.

| UI:

• Redesigned UI, making it more “alive” and visually pleasing.
• Redesigned some icons.
• Fixed the tooltip in the inventory that shows whether an item can be used and its name.
• New torch durability visual: Icons now display how much life is left in a torch.
• Added a button in the pause menu for tutorials.
• All tutorials have been redesigned to be simpler and faster to understand.

| Enemies:

• New enemy – Metachurl, a bulky tank serving as the main threat in the Root Cave.
• Revamped sounds for the main enemies of the Glowshroom Cavern.
• Revised AI for the Giant Rat (now officially named): it’s more aggressive.
• Fixed a bug where the player would get stuck in the Giant Rat when it charged during an attack.
• Redesigned Slender Hilichurl, now known as the “Thief,” who can steal items from your inventory but also has the potential to kill.
• Slightly improved AI behavior for more engaging interactions.

| Items:

• TNT sticks that explode; they can create new paths in mines or be used to blast through tough ores, as well as defend against enemies.
• Belt with pouches that adds 3 slots, preceding the bag.
• Crystals and Root Pustules now require longer collection times.
• "New" plant – bigger glowshroom.

| Systems:

• Stamina system.
• Potion brewing system. Now you can brew potions using any three components for various combinations!
• Sanity system: keep an eye on your sanity!
• Reworked and enhanced inventory system.

| Audio:

• New ambient and environmental sounds.
• Sound balance has been slightly adjusted.

| Content:

• Dialogue with consequences, allowing problems to be resolved “naturally.”
• Diverse death event screens (currently only two, very basic).
• Nomadic trader-buyers.
• Taxes: every 3 days, you must pay increasing taxes.
• Story introduction (mini-tutorial).

| Miscellaneous:

• Now stamina is unlimited in the "lobby" area.
• Fixed a bug where the alchemy crafting table was missing from the map.