Animal Academy

✨ New Combination — Gravity Orb (Dragon)Combinations are now complete at 9. Every character has a fusion weapon of their own.- Gravity Orb (Dragon: Dragon Breath+ and Stamina) A purple orb drops from above onto the densest cluster of enemies. On impact it forms a gravity field that drags nearby enemies toward the center, then collapses inward and detonates. At higher levels up to 5 orbs fall at once and the field grows larger. Bosses are immune to the pull but still take the collapse damage. ✨ New Synergy — Stamina UpDash (Z) recharge time is cut by 10% per level, up to half at max, meaning it charges twice as fast.It is also a material for Gravity Orb. 🔥 Dragon Breath ReworkBurn stacks build on enemies the flames touch, and detonate when full.- At 5 burn stacks the enemy explodes, burning nearby enemies too. Stacks are consumed and start building again.- Burning enemies also explode on death, scaled to the stacks they had. Any weapon or teammate can trigger it, so Breath sets the table for everyone.- Breath used to deal damage only inside its cone. Now damage spreads outward through the enemies it has set alight.- Base damage and range are up as well. With range upgrades the flame

✨ 5 New CombinationsCombinations grow from **4 to 9**. Nearly every character now has a fusion weapon of their own.- **Digging Muskrat** (Skunk: Range + Gas Duration) While the muskrat digs, regular monsters chase it instead of you. When it finishes, it either sets off a **bomb** or digs up **apples, mana, or books**. (Bosses ignore it.)- **Serious Punch** (Kangaroo: Defense + Punch Count) Launches a wide forward projectile. Its hitbox is a broad ellipse, so it sweeps up whole crowds at once.- **Venom Swamp** (Snake: Damage + Poison Duration) Scatters venom flasks around you. Each leaves a swamp that deals damage over time and applies **Vulnerable**. Vulnerable lingers after enemies leave the swamp, so it boosts damage for your whole team.- **Tidal Wave** (Narwhal: Coin Gain + Spear Count) A wall of water surges forward and **sweeps enemies away**. At higher levels up to 3 waves roll in succession, and **each following wave is wider and louder**.- **Earthquake** (Elephant: Experience Gain + Stomp Area) Fissures split the ground in every direction. Enemies caught in the crack take **damage and get stunned**, and the lingering scar slows anything walking over it. Reaches up to **5 br

Play with friends anywhere- Fixed an issue where online co-op only connected **within the same router (same house/office)**.- You can now connect with friends on **different networks and in different regions** through Steam. No router setup (port forwarding) required. Shorter join code (13 → 6 characters)- Long codes like `S1A2B3C4D5E6F` are now just **`SK7M2Q`** — easy to read out loud.- Easily confused characters (`0` `O` `I` `L` `U`) are never used in codes, and mistyped `I`/`L` are corrected automatically. Clearer join code display- The **STEAM code (for internet play) is shown large**, while the **LAN code (same network only) is shown small**. (Sharing the LAN code with a remote friend never works, so the distinction is now obvious.)- If the room can't be found, you get an immediate **"Room not found"** message instead of waiting. 🐛 Bug Fixes- Fixed the Thorn Burst card description not matching its actual behavior — it now correctly reads "Bombs burst into hedgehog thorns flying in all directions."- Cleaned up an unnecessary hint line on the join screen.

Animal Academy — v1.4.1 Patch Notes🤝 Online Co-op ImprovementsRevival Rework- No more automatic revival! A teammate must stay close to bring you back.- While a teammate stands near your downed character (within 8.5m), the revive gauge fills (10s). If they leave, it slowly drains.- A circular gauge and revive radius appear around the downed character, so everyone knows exactly where to stand. Player Roster- The left side of the screen now shows your teammates' character portrait, Steam name, and HP.- Visible from the moment you host or join — through character select and all the way into the game. Balance- Monster health now scales with player count (2P ×2, 3P ×3, 4P ×4).- Level-up EXP requirement increases by 30% per extra player.- Removed leftover on-screen debug panels. 🎯 Range Synergy Overhaul- Thorn: max range 8m → 10m (+1m per level)- Punch: fixed the range synergy having no effect — now reaches up to 12.5m- Dragon Breath: new range synergy — flames reach 15% farther per level (up to 1.75×)- Sparrow Friends: investing in range makes sparrows patrol wider and hunt farther targets💥 Thorn Burst Rework- Exploding bombs no longer inflict status effects — instead, 8 hedgehog th