Velvet

### 1.0 - v1.0 - Full public release and Steam launch - Major redesign from the earlier shop/loadout roguelite prototype into a cleaner route-based puzzle structure - Four playable girls now live: Aria, Raven, Kayla, and Elena - Full handcrafted five-stage routes for every girl - Puzzle-first progression with clear board goals and fixed move budgets - Distinct settings, visual progression, music, and reward content for each route - Reward scenes unlocked by clearing stage 5, with gallery replay support - Faster retry flow and cleaner stage-based progression - Upgraded transitions and overall presentation for the full release - Available on Steam, with direct builds for Windows, macOS, and Android ### 0.2 - v0.2 - New Character: Raven - - Goth alt girl with full 5-stage progression, unique expressions, and dedicated session/reward music - - Space-war ability kit: Shadow Bind (chains gems in place), Obsidian Wall (unbreakable stone cells), Entomb ultimate (spawns 2 stones per move for 5 moves) - - Higher risk/reward: 1.25x base multiplier, 500k score threshold for reward - - Full animated reward sequence with voice lines - Ability Shop - - New standalone shop screen accessible from Girl Select - - 12 active special gems and 6 passive modifiers in the catalog - - Loadout system: equip up to 4 actives + 2 passives before each run - - New profiles start with empty loadout — no specials until you buy and equip - - Color-triggered specials: each active maps to a gem color, match 4+ to spawn it - Special Gems - - Renamed Blaze → Whip, Pulse → Bomb - - 4 implemented actives: Whip (cross clear), Bomb (5x5 blast), Prism (color wipe), Poison (chain-pop over moves) - - 8 more planned: Ricochet, Shatter, Spark, Vortex, Nova, Mirror, Gravity Well, Splinter - - Poison chain system: 5x5 → 3x3 → 2x2 progressive spread with move-based timers - Economy - - Velvet Coins earned by cashing out — failed runs pay 0 - - Spend coins to unlock and upgrade abilities in the shop - - Cashout available from session start (no longer stage-gated) - UI/UX - - Master-detail shop layout with item preview and board visualization - - Loadout dock on Girl Select screen with hover hints - - Shop doorbell SFX on entry - - Custom icons for all 18 shop items - Technical - - Modular session architecture: cascade orchestrator, spell planner, SFX/HUD/pause/outcome runtimes extracted from main game session - - Data-driven girl profiles, spell registry, and special gem modules - - Services layer: ShopService + EconomyService split from GameState ### 0.1 - v0.1 - - Initial release - - Core match-3 engine with heat system - - 1 character (Aria) with unique abilities - - 5-stage progression with animated reward sequence - - Special gem combos (Blaze, Pulse, Prism) - - 6 difficulty modifiers (stack up to 72.9x multiplier) - - Available on Mac, Windows, Android