What's New - Player Leaderboard — See how you rank against other breeders! A new global leaderboard tracks top players with CloudKit, accessible from an animated button on the main screen. - Olympic-Style Winners Podium — Completed contests now showcase the top 3 winners with an animated podium entrance, gold/silver/bronze medal effects, and spotlight highlights. - Contest Visual Refresh — Contest pages feature a warm purple-to-gold gradient background, enhanced status badges, metallic medal styling, and prize preview chips on every contest card. - Bug fixes and performance improvements.

What's New in This Version Global Player Leaderboard Compete with players worldwide! See where you rank among all Wacky Genes breeders based on your player level. The leaderboard displays your level, total animals, and contest wins. Climb to the #1 spot and claim an exclusive monthly reward - a guaranteed rare or higher quality egg! Redesigned Contest Experience We've given the contest system a stunning visual upgrade inspired by the Olympics: - All-new Winners Podium with dramatic 2nd-1st-3rd layout - Beautiful purple and gold color theme throughout - Animated medal effects with shimmering gold, silver, and bronze - Staggered entrance animations bring winners to life - Enhanced prize displays and status badges

What's New Memorial Garden Honor your beloved animals who have passed away in the new Memorial Garden. Animals now enter a 2-hour critical condition before passing, giving you time to save them. Visit the Memorial to view their full life history, write personalized epitaphs, place flowers and memorial items, and earn XP for completing ceremonies. Contest Improvements - Winners Podium now displays immediately when contests complete - Fixed prize distribution so winners properly receive their rewards - Scores and placements now sync correctly from judged contests Genetics Lab - New research system to discover your animals' hidden genetic traits - Punnett square predictor to forecast breeding outcomes - Track trait discovery progress across your collection Match-3 Minigame - New puzzle minigame to earn coins - Progressive tier system with increasing rewards - Fixed a bug where the game incorrectly showed insufficient coins Stability Improvements - Fixed a critical database issue that could cause data loss during app updates - Improved data migration for smoother updates - Various bug fixes and performance improvements

Genetics Lab Update Discover the science behind your animals with the new Genetics Lab! - Genetics Glossary: Track all discovered traits across your collection with detailed descriptions and educational content - Gene Research: Unlock hidden traits like Health, Speed, and Personality by researching them with coins - Research Progress: Visual progress bars show real-time research completion - Allele Discovery: View the actual genetic notation (alleles) for traits you've researched - Punnett Square Tool: Predict breeding outcomes by selecting any two animals and analyzing their genetics - Progressive Learning: Unlock more detailed genetic information as you breed more animals Learn Mendelian genetics while breeding unique animals. Start your genetic research today!

What's New in This Version Bug Fixes and Improvements: Breeding System - Fixed an issue where pregnant animals would not produce eggs automatically when their pregnancy timer expired - Eggs now appear in your hatchery as expected when the pregnancy duration completes - The "Birth Now" consumable item continues to work for instant egg creation Auction House - Resolved a bug where animals would remain in your collection after being sold at auction - Animals are now properly removed from your collection when sold to other players - Improved auction transaction handling for both local and remote transfers Performance - Enhanced background processing for animal health and pregnancy updates - Improved data synchronization for auction transactions Thank you for playing WackyGenes! We're committed to providing the best genetics-based breeding experience. If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please let us know through the app's feedback system.

ANIMAL CARE IMPROVEMENTS - Extended hunger timer from 2 hours to 4 hours between feedings - Added nighttime pause (9 PM - 6 AM) - your animals won't get hungry while you sleep - More casual-friendly gameplay that respects your schedule CONTEST SYSTEM FIXES - Contests now automatically progress through all stages (active, judging, completed) - Winners are announced and prizes distributed when contests end - Fixed issue where contests would get stuck and never complete - Single-entry contests now correctly award 1st place prizes to the sole participant - Improved contest status tracking and notifications AUCTION HOUSE ENHANCEMENTS - Added transaction safety to prevent coin loss during bidding - Fixed animal transfers when auctions complete successfully - Improved error handling and rollback mechanisms - Better logging for debugging auction issues BUG FIXES - Resolved auction animals not being removed from seller's collection after sale - Fixed contests remaining active indefinitely after time expired - Improved background time handling for animal health updates These updates make WackyGenes more enjoyable and reliable for casual gameplay. Thank you for your continued support!

Bug Fixes & Improvements: • Fixed player statistics tracking for breedings, sales, and contest wins • Improved hybrid animal visuals with better head positioning and species-specific features • Fixed rendering issues with crossbreed animals • Enhanced overall app stability and performance Thanks for playing WackyGenes! We're constantly improving your breeding experience. Have feedback? Let us know! Alternative (more concise): What's New in Version 2.6.5 • Fixed player statistics not tracking correctly for breedings, sales, and contests • Improved hybrid animal rendering and positioning • Various bug fixes and performance improvements Keep breeding those wacky animals! Alternative (more feature-focused): What's New in Version 2.6.5 Improvements: • Player statistics now properly track all breeding activities and contest wins • Enhanced hybrid animal visuals with better proportions and features • Fixed visual glitches with crossbreed animals • General stability improvements Thank you for your support!

BUG FIXES: * Crossbred animals now look more complete, and have visual traits from both breeds * Statistics fixes * Random crashing when accessing certain animals * Contest entries now working

BUG FIXES: * Game crashing when more than 5 animals are present * Cat referenced for all genetic research * Feeding animals doesn't add to the stats

FEATURES: * Notifications for Auction and Contests * Gene Alleles on the Animal card BUG FIXES: * Auction winner * Contest winner

FEATURES: * Tutorial for first time users! * More diversity for cross breeds

Complete redesign! New animations, new cross breeding functions, create new animals by breeding 2! Complete functional Auction House! Contests to win big prizes!

BUG FIXES: * Game crash on launch

NEW FEATURES: - You can now heal your sickly animals by feeding them medicine!

NEW FEATURES: - Menus and indicators redesign BUG FIXES: - Competition awards not working properly

BUG FIXES: - Competition entry bugs

BUG FIXES: - Competitions form doesn't close - Stall count label showing over the top of the filter menu

BUG FIXES: - Achievement animations collide - Competitions won't allow users to add animals to compete with

BUG FIXES: - Rummaging message can't be closed - Rummaging causes multiple empty animals to spawn

BUG FIXES: - Buy animal stalls

FEATURES: - Change username using the profile page BUG FIXES: - Help topics cut off - Animal feeding when animals are starving takes all your food to get rid of hunger

FEATURES: - Contests open on Fridays and close early Tuesday BUGS: - Breed cooldowns are no longer free

BUG FIX: - When sending animals to Rummage or Sleep a duplicate animal shows up

NEW FEATURES! - Laboratory - Unlock genes and learn more about your animal's makeup! - Contests - Weekly Contests where you can compete to win prizes! - ALL NEW Animal Generation - Now animals with identical genetic make up won't necessarily look the same! BUG FIXES: - Fixed many bugs with animal generation, breeding and egg hatching

BUG FIXES: * Breeding goes to a black screen on iPad