v1.2.0 — Daily Reward + Ru economy rebalance
A new 7-day Daily Reward chain in the Market, a meaningful Ru income boost for the mid-game, and dramatic Model Potential tier reveals.
Two big changes in this release: a new Daily Reward system to keep players coming back, and a major Ru income rebalance so the mid-game doesn’t grind to a halt.
🎁 Daily Reward — find it in the Market
We added a stack of 7 one-time rewards you can claim over the course of a week. No push notifications — the reward waits for you in the Market screen whenever you’re ready.
| Day | Reward |
|---|---|
| 1 | +25 steps per click during run (1 hour) — speed through your early runs |
| 2 | +100% Ru income for 12 hours |
| 3 | +100% payout on your next contract sale |
| 4 | 1 free full HW repair (skip the Nu cost) |
| 5 | Free Cloud A4000 GPU for your next pretrain |
| 6 | 1 free Black Market item |
| 7 | +150 Nu — milestone reward for sticking with us |
Linear progression — no streak reset. Pick rewards on your own schedule (24-hour cooldown between claims).
⚡ Ru income rebalance
Late mid-game was getting grindy as module costs scaled faster than your Ru income. We bumped Ru output across several sources so module ROI feels meaningful again past the 30th brain sale:
- DIALOG module payout — significantly increased (when your brain visits 2+ domains)
- GOAL DISCOVERY module — much stronger
- Sub-Goals upgrade — notable buff
- Goal Persistence — modest buff
- AUTONOMY passive income — substantially raised per model and per upgrade
- Productive Rest combo — stronger per-level scaling with a gentler price ramp
If you were stalled at the mid-game wall, things should feel noticeably less grindy now.
✨ Model Potential — dramatic reveals
The Pretrain Report now shows your brain’s Model Potential tier (Baseline / Refined / Distilled / Emergent) right below BOTTLENECK. Roll into one of the rare tiers and a dramatic overlay fires — you’ll know immediately when you’ve got something special.
Per-stat values still stay hidden behind the discovery milestones; only the tier is revealed up front.
🔧 Quality of life
- Overload crash now fires mid-run at checkpoints — no more silent “you died, here’s the post-run report” surprise.
- Black Market slot unlocks rebuilt — Cu and Nu unlocks are now truly independent, and reservation works on any slot.
- Cloud save properly restores on a new install — sign in with Google Play and you’ll see ”☁ CLOUD SAVE FOUND” if your progress is in the cloud.
- DIALOG bonus indicator in Run Config — green ✓ when active, red ✗ when your brain needs 2+ active domains.
- In-App Updates — Google Play will now politely remind you when a new version is available.
- Paid Nu protection — your IAP balance survives even if you erase your save.
Thanks for playing! 🧠
— NeuroVault Research Systems