Hey Survivors,

We’re back with a Quality of Life update based entirely on YOUR feedback from the Steam forums and Discord. You've asked – we delivered. This patch focuses on improving UI, controls, and overall gameplay feel. Here’s what’s new:

🔧 New Controls & Hotkeys

• Added hotkeys for Pause Menu: 'P'
• Added hotkeys '1' and '2' to change game speed on the fly
• Added keyboard icons to the Pause Menu and Speed UI for better clarity
• Reworked the main HUD: now displays a running icon under 'W' to make sprinting visually obvious

⚔️ Axe Attack Fixes

• Resolved a bug where the axe attack [Spacebar] wouldn’t trigger on first press
• Now it's reliable and consistent

🧩 UI Improvements & Feedback Clarity

• Stat popups after gates now display precise values including decimals (e.g. +1.5 Bullet Range)
• Added a new widget that shows exact loot from destructibles (crates) — you’ll now know what you picked up immediately

🪨 Mine Interaction Tutorial

• A short tutorial prompt now appears in the first cave, telling players that gems and ore veins must be destroyed with the axe
• Tooltip on gems updated to include that information too

🎯 Auto Aim Adjustments

• Machine Gun's Auto-Aim now prioritizes bosses if they are in range, ignoring barriers or regular enemies when possible

🐞 Plus: Bug Fixes & Stability

• We also crushed a bunch of small bugs, including:
• UI click focus issues (clicks now register properly)
• Entity misbehaviors (e.g. Rush Injector is now stable)
• Minor performance boosts and better control responsiveness

💬 All Thanks to You

• This update is 100% based on community ideas and reports. Keep posting, keep suggesting — your input is shaping the wasteland.

See you out there, hover-runners.
— Wacky West Dev Team