We’ve completely redesigned how bonus words work to make it easier and more rewarding. Now, every bonus word is worth +15 points by default (excluding Plot Point events or Pirate Contracts). No more protected boxes, no more guesswork. This lays the foundation for a much bigger bonus system overhaul next patch.

We’ve reworked how Vixen’s ability triggers. Instead of destroying bonus boxes before a round (which made prediction and protection tricky), her arrow now strikes **during the writing round**. It’s smoother, cleaner, and gives players a fairer shot.

- Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb now has a new sprite and panel that rises in from the side.
- Moonlit Inspiration has been visually refreshed.
- Mysterious Stranger now appears on the right side for clarity and consistency.

We’ve adjusted how Rum works! Now it "rummifies" one random bonus word in your list. That word becomes trickier to use—but nets a slightly higher reward if you pull it off. This is a precursor to a full Rum system overhaul coming soon.

All AI bots are now hosted server-side! This:
- Reduces load on your machine
- Speeds up generation
- Shrinks the game size dramatically (see backend notes below)

This is phase 1 of a smarter, more optimized AI experience.

- Updated epilepsy warning screen art
- New horror intermission track added

- Added missing credits to character variants
- Fixed typo in the Ethereal Character Icon
- Bonus words now highlight properly in finished stories
- Fixed "Are You Sure?" prompt occasionally sticking in Round Robin

- Game size reduced from ~10GB to ~2GB (!!)
- Massive refactor of our Theme System to allow faster new theme rollouts

Next update will add a **multiplier system** to bonus words! If you use multiple prompted words and win the round, you’ll unlock a compounding bonus (up to 3x). Bonus words are about to get strategic.

If Mad Libs, Write Warz, and Guitar Hero had a baby... it would look weird—but it would play like this. Coming soon.

We're integrating Twitch voting! Streamers will soon be able to invite our custom bot into their channel so their audience can vote on story sentences in real-time.

Our current character abilities are… fine. But they’re about to get impactful. This overhaul will make abilities feel strategic, game-changing, and worth building your playstyle around.

Our first full theme season is coming. Bigger gameplay changes, fantasy storytelling, and new progression systems await. But first, we’re locking in all our core systems.

Yes, our current store and pass UI needs love—and it's finally getting it. Three new designs are in the works to completely overhaul the player experience.

– Boltz Entertainment