Howdy!

As promised, work on the Cards UI has officially begun!

Unfortunately, there hasn’t been much more progress this week, mainly because:

1. It’s a pretty big task on its own!

2. I’ve had some major changes in my personal life that require a bit of smart time management on my end.

As for the Cards UI, here’s where things currently stand:

What you see is a work-in-progress of a web-like system with cards that starts at the center. From there, you’ll need to decide which cards to unlock first—based on what best suits your playstyle. Further cards can only be unlocked once the preceding ones have been unlocked.

I still need to implement visuals that clearly show which cards are locked, which are unlocked, and your overall progress within the web. Initially, I considered positioning the cards manually, but it turned out to be a dull and time-consuming task. Instead, I’ve decided to generate the layout through code—especially now that I’ve identified a clear pattern I can work with!

But, but... How do cards even work?! 🤔

Oops—I totally forgot to explain that. My bad!

During core gameplay, certain events—like finishing a boss wave—trigger random cards to appear on the screen. The player then gets to pick one.

There’s a bunch of predefined cards that are always available, like “Energy Production +10%”, which can be selected multiple times. But the real fun starts when you unlock new towers or upgrade them with special cards that add fancy effects—like burning ground, poison, or stunning enemies with your clicks!

All those juicy upgrades will be unlockable… for the right price, of course! 💰

And lastly—THANK YOU! ❤️

Squars has officially reached over 50 wishlists on Steam!
That might not sound like a huge number, but to me, it means the world. Just imagining 50+ people curious about the project and willing to give it a shot is more than enough motivation to keep going!
🔨🟥🤘

As always, have a great week!

CHANGELOG (23.06.2025 – 29.06.2025):

- Cards UI 🃏 - A work in progress!

Wishlist Squars here: 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3547120/Squars/