New Build Update This build improves the first-run Runner experience and makes the core SEL loop clearer. Updated onboarding copy to better explain the main flow: Scan -> Select -> Recover/Hack -> Bank -> Check Vault/Faction. Reworked the map briefing so new Runners understand scanning, signal selection, Field Bag risk, Relay banking, Runner Traces, and Vault safety. Cleaned up Loadout guidance for Scanner, Hack gear, Compass, Jammer, Decoy, Field Bag, and Safe Pocket. Updated crafting tutorial text so players understand that FRG and materials come from map play and must be secured before crafting. Refined SEL transmission dialogue to better introduce SEL, signal layers, Runners, Operators, and map danger. Updated profile tutorial help so players can replay the map briefing or jump into specific loop sections.

Hot Fix Changes: UI copy fixes to Terminal UI and more QOL changes.

This update prepares SEL for the next phase of Signal Cycle gameplay. What’s new: • Improved Field Bag risk flow so recovered map loot is clearer, safer to bank, and easier to track. • Added stronger active Field Bag protection rules around banking, expiry, and at-risk loot. • Improved RunnerTrace hacking alerts with clearer breach, defended, and breached states. • Added a visible COUNTER action for incoming RunnerTrace breaches. • Updated hacking HUD layout for phone screens with better spacing, safer touch targets, and clearer result messages. • Improved map interaction feedback for Field Bags, RunnerTrace signals, banking, and cooldown states. • Added backend readiness checks and smoke-test coverage for Field Bag and RunnerTrace PvP flows. • Fixed several edge cases that could leave hack or Field Bag states unclear after expiry, banking, or counter windows. • General stability, UI polish, and diagnostic improvements.

Season Zero begins. This update brings a major pass to SEL with a clearer map-first loop, new 3D map objects, stronger Field Bag risk, and improved hacking pressure. What’s new: - New Major Relay, Terminal, Field Bag, FRG Cache, Runner Trace, and Runner Beacon visuals - Offline Relays are now Terminals, with clearer ON/OFF states - Field Bag loot now uses a persistent extract timer - Safe Pocket protection and Relay Banking are clearer - Runner Trace hacking has been expanded and hardened - Solo Runner Trace pressure added when no rival traces are nearby - Defender encounters now have larger, more readable phone UI - Profile, Options, Help, Support, Haptics, and Accounts were cleaned up - Email is no longer required to start playing - Map coverage and live network data were expanded - General backend safety, economy, and mobile readability fixes SEL is still expanding. Expect the network to keep changing as Season Zero expands.

**SEL Dev Status** SEL is now in open beta polish mode. Current focus is map-object identity, first-time player clarity, and phone readability. **Recently Updated** Major Relays now use the new 3D relay/spire direction. They are the territory anchors and faction-control landmarks. Offline Relays are now **Terminals**. “Offline” is no longer the object name; it is only a state. `Terminal ON` = hack/loot available. `Terminal OFF` = already depleted, but still usable for banking when allowed. Field Bags now read more clearly as portable loot containers. They are quick pickup loot, not infrastructure. FRG Caches now have their own identity as rare protected currency reserves. They are amber/gold, separate from Field Bags, Terminals, and Major Relays. `FRG Cache Available` = recoverable currency. `FRG Cache Claimed/Cooling` = drained or waiting on cooldown. Defender UI is larger and more readable on phone. Golden Path debug harness is disabled for production builds. Email is no longer required to enter the game. Email will return later as an optional account recovery/security suggestion, not a gate. **New Player Copy** Welcome to SEL. You are a Runner moving through live signal territory. Scan the map. Recover loot. Carry it in your Field Bag. Bank it before the Extract Timer expires. Field Bag loot is risky. Vault loot is safe. Safe Pocket protects one item. Major Relays control territory. Terminals hold hackable resources and banking access. Field Bags are quick loot pickups. FRG Caches are rare currency reserves. Rank, faction progress, and directives advance through map play. No email required to start running. Link email later if you want account recovery and long-term profile security.