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= Everything is Crab — Patch notes summary =

Summary of versions mentioned in the Discord dump (#patch-notes and #announcements). For full notes, check Discord or Steam.

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== Overview by version ==

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! Version !! Highlights
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| **0.3.0** || 15 min gameplay, 3rd boss, special evolutions (boss fruit), attack rework (shared cooldown), mid-tier Pantther/Beeware, audio and procedural map, Horns/Antennae, POI Pity timer.
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| **0.3.1** || Hotfix: Elusive, Smol, map visual variety, render/evolution order fixes, unreachable food, Turtoid, burrows.
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| **0.4.0** || Non-placeholder evo/POI/status icons, save between runs, main menu and difficulties, tutorial, death tips, sand/snow at night, Turtoids with Plating, 7 new evolutions, POIs revamped, bosses give "break" on timeout, boss fruit never despawns.
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| **0.4.2** || Standardised stats on pause, Senses affects POI/Alpha/boss detection, win/lose screen with stats, Bug Report (F1), Upgrade button on evo picker, HP food pity, many evolution visuals (Carapace, Shell, Hump, wings, tentacles, Spines, Claws, etc.).
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| **0.5.0** || Bug Report V1 (F1 + zip), data collection opt-out, varied death tips, 2 min survival on final boss = win, Blobfish drops fish food, performance and HDR.
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| **0.5.2** || Progress system (unlocks), Genetics (Standard, Simple, Pioneer, Pacifist, Bullseye, Challenger, Lycanthrope, Patient), 2 new bosses (Clawdia, Aquaconda), gamepad support V1, Steam Cloud, evo picker UI, 12 new evolutions (Spur, Outlier, Courting, Toe Beans, Sharpen, Turtle Down, Leap, Pistol Pincer, Shifty, Cheek Pouch, Constriction, Ruminant), global/local cooldown.
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| **0.5.3** || Hotfix: gamepad cursor, difficulty fix, Crabtaur stun on obstacles, Courting/Constriction less punishing, Aquaconda terrain and hitbox, balance (Ruminant, Constriction, Spiderling, etc.).
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| **0.5.5** || Night shader (visibility by Senses), Thief (steals food and hearts), Mimics in pack and mid/late, time pause during bramble, bosses 90s timeout, Courting/Tail Wag AOE shown, Apex level by evo type, Spawn of Chaos genetic, Courting (Ultimate) with target command, Tail Wag, Robust, Pack.
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| **0.5.6** || Fun facts (right-click on evos), performance, keyboard shortcuts on evo/POI picker, Steam overlay, affinity star on pause, polish (UI, audio, cursor, etc.), fixes (Mimic, trackers, genetics, affinities).
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| **0.5.8** || Hotfix: detachable tail/cheek pouch audio, busier first minute, tutorial+difficulty race condition, Blobfish flash, water, stones in water.
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| **0.6.0** || Knockback (Pistol Pincer, Aquaconda), trees semi-transparent when behind, creature GIF on end screen, poison VFX, temperature by levels (heat/cold), record trophies, better AI (Hit & Flee, Mimics, Thief, bosses post-bramble), keyboard/gamepad shortcuts, balance (Leap, Courting, Simple, Pantther, Beeware, Critters, Clawdia, night -20s).
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| **0.6.1 / 0.6.2** || Hotfixes: Capture GIF button (mouse), teleport to unreachable Burrow, Feedback tooltip.
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| **0.7.1** || Placeholders for future genetics, Lycanthrope removed from list, AutoGuide (enemies closer), first bite almost instant, Social affects chase give-up, reactive AI between attacks, deadlier Clawdia, Pacifist unlock via Steam/Discord.
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| **0.8.0** || Rename: Mimic → **Spineapple**, Thief → **Pilferret**; evolution visuals, D1–D3 easier, Clawdia 1m30 and behaviour, Pincers ban Toe Beans, Vegan bans carrion, save when returning to menu, Detachable Tail jitter, Alpha Star behind trees, shadow with Fur/Scales, no dodge on self-damage (Antlers).
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| **0.8.3 / 0.8.4** || Tutorial auto-disable, logs in BugReport, Courting prioritises aim direction, FPS cap 120, Aquaconda water/visual, Branching Evolution fruit consumed without giving evo, Courting in area. Boss timer continues if you escape the bramble.
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| **0.9.1** || VSync in settings, gamepad tutorial, Creature Capture GIF (My Pictures, folder per run, stats, name by run), Krabaroo hitbox, Spiderfrog AI, performance (memory, stutters, SteamDeck ~45fps), typo fixes, Q/E or LB/RB only if next page exists, music when closing character screen.
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| **0.9.2** || Left-handed support (numpad), Doomsday clock (PP2 end), Golden Tick when completing Challenge with all genetics, mid-tier portrait fixes, bosses as Main Prey in specific conditions, splash screen without video, WWW performance, Stoner buff, Escape on Difficulty Selector. Hotfix: non-Gregorian calendar.
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| **0.10.1** || Pollinator (branching), Challenge Wounded, Genetic Independent, Codex trackers >100% fixed, Spines vs Clawdia/Crawlees, Toe Beans not affected by Bullseye, Chaos Theory damage, dashes removable with Minimalist, bestiary and Krabaroo colliders, night/day fix, XP curve, Ruminant buff, "surprise" in Codex.
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== Conventions used in the notes ==

- POI = Point of Interest  
- PD = Physical Damage | AD = Ability Damage  
- Bramble = boss arena walls  
- Boss fruit = special fruit that drops from the boss (special evolutions)  
- WWW = Wild Wild World (challenge)  
- PP1 / PP2 = Public Playtest 1 / 2  

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== Where to see full notes ==

- #patch-notes channel on the Everything is Crab Discord.  
- Announcement messages in #announcements with links to the full notes.  
- Steam store page (news) for official updates.

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Summary compiled from the Discord dump; there may be omissions. Always check official sources for details and current version.

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