0.28.7 | Bugfixes, balance & hats

Another day, another round of magical bug hunting and balance tuning!

This patch brings a number of critical fixes, improvements to pathfinding, visual upgrades, and quality-of-life enhancements — all while laying the groundwork for some surprises.

Thank you for all your feedback — here’s what’s new:

Mana production no longer breaks when unlocking a technology during a drought.
Trial Room no longer crashes if a student with zero cycles remaining is sent in.
Mana Windmill production is now correctly removed when the building is destroyed.
Arrows turning red and doors staying closed due to environmental factors should behave properly again.
Type II Droughts are now back in action. Hydrate wisely.
The Etherfang Decoy was nearly impossible to fully charge — it's now balanced and ready for use.
Fixed incorrect display of professor cost-per-cycle in the inspection menu.
Professor cost-per-cycle no longer shows a negative sign but is displayed in red instead. Conversely, student cycle costs now show in green during admission.
Walls of the Golemancy Floor are no longer mysteriously missing.
Resolved issues with room placement above Exam Halls — you can't build directly over them anymore.
Recruiting Rank II (or higher) students could completely break the game — that’s now fixed.
Arrival Portal bug fixed: it would break permanently if two students with different ranks but identical profiles arrived consecutively.
Alchemy Room T2 no longer reverts to T1 after loading a save.
Mana storage no longer increases unintentionally after loading a game with certain unlocked techs.
Wiz Lair room fixed to avoid placement and blockage issues.
Some quests weren't showing at the start of the game — they now appear as expected.
Floating asset removed from destroyed Alchemy Room T1.
No more floating hammers in Golem Recolt Room.
Fixed a bug where some characters were loaded with the wrong skin for their rank after reloading a save.

Improved pathfinding for students exiting the portal in Lillac Grove.
Golem Recolt Room now reveals a little more when peeled with V.
Etherfang Decoy charging logic has been smoothed out.
Various performance and visual improvements in Crystal Rift and Lillac Grove.
Optimization of certain LODs (Level of Detail).
New animations added for History of Magic Tier 2 — enjoy the historical flair!

Rumor has it... the Hatters have arrived with a massive shipment of magical hats. Professors might be getting a stylish upgrade soon...

Thanks again for your patience — we’re really happy with how this patch turned out.

Please give it a try, let us know how your Academy is doing, and if you haven’t yet: leave us a positive review!

We’re so close to leaving the “mixed” rating behind — help us, help the studio! 🙏

Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you

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