It's been a while since there was a Toast Defense update so I wanted to make this one a good one! A lot of people have been asking for more content and some changes to the content available and so I figured I would change it all at once.

The UI has always felt clunky to use in Toast Defense so I have updated how it works, I removed the shop and put in an info tab in its place, and to place towers you now just have to click the tower in the build menu instead of clicking on the shop, closing it, selecting the tower, etc. I have also improved the path creation system, you can now click one button to clear your path entirely instead of backtracking through 30 path tiles to change it. I have also implemented a preset path system! Members of the community have submitted paths to be featured in the game! You can select one of those paths or make and save your own for future use! All it takes is the click of 2 buttons and the path is laid out for you.

Honey and Hot Sauce has become very popular in the game after the last update making them stronger, but it always felt weird having them work differently than everything else in the game, so I turned them into towers! The Honey and Hot Sauce towers are hopefully not quite as powerful as they recently were but are hopefully way more powerful than they were when the game was first released, let me know if they need tweaking.

I have also added long-awaited tower upgrades! It's not quite as impressive as some other Tower Defense games but I think it'll add a little more depth to strategy at least, and as always it and everything else is up in the air for improvement. I have also given each of the towers an updated look! After releasing two games my artistic skills have improved a little bit and the towers always felt a little out of place so those have been updated! Some people have also complained about the difficulty in the game, so I added a way to change your difficulty before you play the game.

That's the update! Hopefully, you guys enjoy it, I know it took a while to come out but hopefully it was worth it. Also, don't forget to check out the new Toast Defense DLC that just dropped if you want even more Toast Defense content!

Changes:
- Removed the shop, now buy towers by clicking on the build menu to the right
- Added info panel in place of the shop, click it and it describes basic things like what the towers do and how many ducks are in a wave
- Added a Clear Path button when building a path that will clear every tile you placed
- Added a preset menu with presets from the community for you to choose from, and a slot for your preset path
- Added a save path button where you can save the path that you just placed so next time you want to use that path you don't have to remake the entire path
- Added a tower upgrade button in the build menu, upgrading a tower will increase its attack speed by a large amount, the only exception to this is the sniper tower, upgrading the sniper tower gives it infinite range
- Removed Hot Sauce and Honey Tiles from the game
- Added Hot Sauce and Honey Towers to the game, single-shot towers that shoot the first non-affected duck in their range
- Updated every tower's look, also each tower has a slightly different appearance if it's upgraded
- Updated the Tutorial text to match the updated features
- Added Difficulty setting when selecting "Play" or "Endless Mode" from the main menu

The Steam Next Fest is a celebration of upcoming games, and Egghead Interactive will be participating in this festival with our new upcoming game: Seafarers! Seafarers is a pirate-themed trading game where you sail around the world recruiting people to your crew and trading everything from wheat to gold, as you build your merchant empire. The Seafarers demo will be on display during the Steam Next Fest, and I will aim to Livestream during the event as well. Seafarers will aim to be released at the end of summer but I will update it if it changes, and Seafarers will also be Egghead Interactive's first paid game. I know it has been a while since toast defense has gotten an update and that has been because of Seafarers as the game is marginally bigger than Toast Defense. After the release of Seafarers and any early bug fixes that might need to be made I plan on spending more time on Toast Defense as I know a lot of you guys have been wanting more features.

Check out the Seafarers store page below! :
https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/1600960/Seafarers/

The snow in Toast Defense has thawed! This means going back to the normal grass, the removal of the Santa hats, and the return of Oscar the fish! I have also updated the look for the 4x speed button as it was the same as the 2x speed button previously.

Changelog:
- Replaces Snow Textures with the normal textures
- Removed Santa hats
- Removed the snow falling from the sky
- Replaced the frozen pond with the normal pond
- Added Oscar the fish back to his pond

Hey Guys! This update deals with some minor bug fixes and the much-needed buff to the honey and hot sauce improvements. This update has taken a bit longer than expected, I was trying to find and fix the bug where ducks fly away immediately on game start but I cannot find any way to replicate this bug and have tried numerous fixes but unfortunately cannot find a fix. I am still working on finding the cause of this bug but I thought it would be unfair to push back the update any longer.

Changelog:
- Fixed Sniper Tower Bug where it would aim at the highest health enemy even outside of its own range
- Fixed Sniper Tower Bug where the build menu would improperly display the number of towers available
- Increased the attack speed of the Sniper Tower
- Changed the Honey and Hot Sauce from affecting 10 ducks before going away to affecting 30% of the ducks on that wave before going away

Toast Defense's Second Update is now Live! This update differs from the last one as this is the first content update for the game! Endless mode is now in the game, face off against ever-increasing waves of ducks coming after your toast and see how long you can last! To help you in this endeavor is the new Water Sniper and a new 4x speed feature. The Water Sniper shoots slowly but packs a big punch, and targets the enemy with the highest health in its range, perfect for picking off pesky Boss ducks that slip through your defenses. You can check your highest endless mode score in the community hub right next to your menu ducks and highest score leaderboards. Have fun and let me know what you guys think!
Full Change Log:

-Added Endless Mode, increases the number of duck squads after your toast by one every round until all your toast is gone
-Added a 4x game speed option in addition to the 2x speed option previously available (available in all game modes, not just endless)
-Added the Water Sniper, which shoots the duck with the highest health in its range

Toast Defense's first update is now live! Small quality of life changes and some bug fixes are the theme of this update. Some small content was added in the form of an official leaderboard for the most ducks shooed on the main menu, and snow throughout the game! Hopefully these changes make game play a little smoother and more enjoyable all around, let me know what you guys think!
Full Change Log:

- Added a steam leaderboard for menu ducks shooed in a single session
- Added some more info to the tutorial screen to help clear up confusion about how many ducks were being spawned each wave
- Added option to hit escape button instead of clicking the back button when backing out of menus
- Added option to hit escape button to skip the intro sequence instead of clicking the skip button
- Changed the ducks in the main menu to face the correct way when trying to steal your toast
- Disabled being able to place hot sauce or honey on the starting tile
- Fixed Bug where the high score menu did not display properly when there wasn't enough data to fill the board
- Fixed Bug where the 1,000,000 duck achievement was actually looking for 10,000,000
- Fixed Bug where the last 3 achievements were tracking highest score instead of total ducks shooed, these achievements should update the next time you shoo a duck
- Added snow!

Hope you guys enjoy the update, Happy Holidays!

@everyone Fortunately the game was able to be released not too long after its intended release date after having been delayed. I plan on working on a few updates to the game in the coming weeks before I start work on the next game, but will make more changes after that if needed. Be sure to show your support and leave a review after playing, and follow Egghead Interactive on Twitter! Thanks for being patient!

I am very sorry to announce that the game will likely be unable to release today as intended. Due to a mistake on my part when submitting the game for review, the game will likely be delayed by 2-5 business days, but could potentially be delayed further if there are any problems in the reviewing process. The new intended release date is December 4th, but if everything goes smoothly and I am able, I will try and release the game before then. For future games I will allot more time at the end of development to make sure a situation like this does not happen, and I will be more careful with my intended release dates in future projects as well.

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