The world of The Midnighters continues to grow, pushing the limits of darkness.
In this developer blog, we’re introducing a new area and the dangers that now shape the exploration experience.

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A new region has been added to the game.
Covered in mist and filled with a strange, silent energy, this area offers players new resources — and unexpected risks.

Digging is no longer just about uncovering the ground.
Creatures lurking below can now emerge during excavation, attacking the player and affecting their sanity.
This system adds new layers of tension and caution to every dig.

Insect attacks and environmental stress now take a toll on the player’s mind.
As sanity drops, perception begins to change — and the line between reality and illusion starts to blur.

New dangers await in every layer of darkness.

Surviving in The Midnighters now requires not only strength, but mental resilience.

Stay tuned for more updates and discoveries.

Most players only see the first layer of THIEF’S SHELTER on their initial playthrough. They experience a full, haunting journey — seeing and doing “everything” — yet still walk away with unanswered questions and missing fragments.

But here’s the thing: there’s another ending. A secret one.
Few have reached it. Fewer still have talked about it.

And, so far, no one seems to have posted it online or know the steps behind it.

Those who dig deeper — who take notes, compare clues, and connect threads others overlook — may uncover more than just an alternate conclusion. Rumors suggest a third ending exists.

Every replay changes your perspective. Every new detail reshapes the truth. And as theories grow, so does the community — players working together to decode what THIEF’S SHELTER is really hiding.

Some secrets may take months, even years, to find. Others might already be in front of you, unseen.
The only certainty? You’ll never have all the answers — but you can uncover more than anyone else.

So the question is: how deep are you willing to look?

1. Fix bug where old offline novels cannot be read

2. Optimize image width and height display

3. Optimization of Text Editing and Click Exit Experience

4. Optimize the floating label

All maps now feature alternative layouts, including props and terrain!
The campaign now alternates between normal and mirrored missions - six standard maps, then six mirrored ones, then back again.

🌤️ Some mirrored maps also feature different daytimes, weather, or atmosphere, making each location feel fresh.

🧩 More variations are already planned - bringing endless replayability and new challenges each run.

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Try the new Mirror Missions and see how well you adapt when things are reversed!

You can choose whether you prefer multiplication or addition : your choice will also affect boss health, gameplay style, and other mechanics.

New accessibility settings let you change all in-game fonts to a simpler, more readable style.

Enjoy more FPS with new optimizations. If you dont notice any comment below

• Boss pulldown now has it's affects animated

• Buff descriptions now include how long they will last

• added konami code that does something somewhere

• main menu ui scales have been reduced so you think i changed something

I wanted to write more to what is the more core changing update of my game, but i want you all playing my game instead of reading its patch notes, go and have fun :D

Thoughts and feelings cascade like waves in the sea.
All of our senses blur together...

🌀 Welcome to the Speculation Era!

✨ Features

• New Techs:
　　Cloning
　　Cognitive Backups
　　Matter Printer
　　Metaverse
　　Quantum Computers
　　Skyhooks
　　Teleportation
　　Theory of Everything
　　Time Travel
　　Universal Basic Income
　　Utopia

• New Cards:
　　Clone
　　Orbital Laser
　　Reconstruct
　　Respawn

• New Improvement:
　　Museum

• New Relics:
　　Blinking Dagger
　　Golden Passport
　　Quantum Ink
　　Qubit
　　Transporter

• New Trait:
　　Flashy

• New Wonder:
　　Time Machine


⚖️ Changes

• Unearth is now Elusive
• Hyperlink+ is now limited to current or previous eras
• Changed Robot Arm to “Pickup cost is capped at 2”
• Changed Predictive Model to “Reroll cost is capped at 2”
• Overwriting a Hex 20 Iron Mode save with a new game now resets the Hot Streak trophy


🐛 Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Index, Excerpt and Tap to destroy cards after undoing the draw effect
　　🙇 Fiwo735
• Converted units now benefit from Corkscrew, Corn Nut, Lodestone, Purple Kale, and Spyglass
　　🙇 Kanavoy
• Fixed a bug that caused stat tooltip text to appear inverted
　　🙇 Rief
• Trade goods now sell correctly after their city of origin is destroyed
　　🙇 Lemonpie
• Updated to Unity 6.1.17

Hi folks! This small update contains a few new requested features, along with performance and quality of life improvements.

What's new in this update:

• Adds a new customization which lets you choose to have larger or smaller regions, when creating a new game map. (Note that the overall size of the map is unchanged; you'll have slightly fewer regions if you request they be large, and slightly more if you request they be small). Related to that, the map layout interface has been revamped to look nicer!

• Disabled the flashing red visual effect on objects which aren't receiving enough bandwidth; it could actually result in a surprisingly large performance hit if you had a lot of buildings which were outside of bandwidth areas! Now buildings which aren't receiving network bandwidth get darker and get a flashing lighting bolt icon that should hopefully be more intuitive for players to understand, and also it'll render just as quickly as fully functional buildings!

• District titles are now hidden during cutscenes; either the intro cutscene or release teaser cutscenes.

• Removed the apply/cancel buttons when configuring a region's sky; those settings now take effect instantly!

• Fixed region fills and outlines not being drawn in the "Grid" view.

• Fixed duplicate, unnecessary redraws of scenery items within the model selection UI when opening scenery placement tools. (Previously, each model image was being pointlessly redrawn three times; now they only get drawn once!)

• Fixed the appearance of doors in the door placement UI inside Dungeons. (They had been drawing in "Unlocked" state, now they are drawing in "Locked" state, as intended)

• Changed the visible "IM" icon representing sent/received instant messages to one that hopefully is more intuitive to people!

Thanks so much for your all comments and feedback, everybody! We're now pushing toward our next big content update which should arrive in a few weeks time, as well the big Factions feature update which will likely hit early next year!

-T

ver1.0.6

Hello Break Artists!
Apologies for the delay. I came down with a fever, which caused some delays in our update schedule.

Thank you to everyone who entered the contest!
We are currently in the process of selecting the winners and preparing the prizes, so please stay tuned for that.

\[Adjustments & Changes]
- Changed the specifications of the RAISING plugin "AKD.P.MUNSELL" to resolve the unbalanced weight-scaled effect.
　- Applies only to the unit’s behavior, including walking speed and stagger recovery.
- [MACHINE DESIGNER] Adjusted the input fields for unit name and description, including selection display and character limits.
- Changed the specifications of the NC plugin "QUICK TURN" to improve usability.
- Changed the leg behavior at maximum speed for smoother movement.
　- Adjusted the maximum speed when using only the legs.

\[Fixes]
- Fixed a bug where off-course detection remained in Sea of Clouds or Ocean stages.
- [MACHINE DESIGNER] Fixed a bug where the UI remained visible when switching tabs while the offset setting was displayed.
- [MACHINE DESIGNER] Fixed a bug where the UI remained visible when pressing the Cancel button while the overwrite confirmation window was open.
- Fixed a bug where unnecessary PC memory was used when loading unit data or installing modules.
　- Also improved performance when installing multiple modules at once.
- Fixed a bug where unit animations failed to reset correctly when returning to the main menu from the machine purchase or diorama screens.
- Fixed a bug where displayed units in the machine purchase screen applied the player unit’s height offset.
- [MACHINE DESIGNER] Fixed a bug where module descriptions remained visible after certain actions.
- [MACHINE DESIGNER] Fixed a bug where rotating joints did not behave correctly when given a negative speed.
- Fixed a bug where units would tremble upon landing at the start point due to the previous match’s unit position or camera view.

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• Improved Settings menu readability

• Minor adjustments to the Gamma slider on first launch

• Minor geometry changes to the WaterWorks and Childhood Memories levels

• The Title Screen now reacts to any key instead of just mouse clicks

• Improved interactable item throw behavior

• Added VSync setting (Default: Off)

• Added support for Borderless Windowed mode

• Added cursor highlighting to the Squeeze mechanic

• Fixed a visual error with the clock in The Basement

• Fixed Fullscreen and Windowed mode errors

• Fixed several out-of-bounds issues in WaterWorks

• Fixed various light switch issues in The Basement

• Fixed softlocks in the Childhood Memories and The Basement levels

We're aware of the following issues and are working on fixes for a future update:

• Fatal Error crash on launch for some players

• Frame Generation does not function properly

• Subtitle miscues and formatting inconsistencies

OK now it works