Grist Patch Notes

01Latest version

02Full timeline

1. 0.4.041 2026-10-27

   Greensward

   • New mission "Death In Green", unlocked by completing the DEFRAG scenario.
   • Expands the "Gardens of Atropos" floors (the Greensward biome) with new locations, events, enemies and items.

   Official notes: 0.4.041Greensward

2. 0.0291 2026-10-03

   Hotfix

   • Fixes a rare crash when using an Elevator to change floors.
   • Fixes the agent sprite shown on the roster screen.
   • Fixes the Data Corruption program not generating a full map.

   Official notes: 0.0291

3. Beta 2026-09-19

   Greensward on the public beta branch

   • Forest environments get new locations, enemies, items and a unique boss fight. Requires DEFRAG to be completed.
   • Removes the split between your total Grist and the Grist earned during a mission, to make in-mission shopping easier.
   • The developer warns that beta saves may not work on the stable branch.

   Official notes: Beta

4. Demo 2026-08-07

   Demo deactivated

   • The free demo was switched off on 9 August 2026 (AEST) so development time goes to the main game.

   Official notes: Demo

5. Hotfix 2026-08-01

   Minor hotfix

   • End-of-turn effects now resolve correctly when the target plays a Slow action, so Confusion is no longer removed early.

   Official notes: Hotfix

6. 0.4.029 2026-07-21

   Patch

   • Sentinel Program enemy drawn in the correct position, and its damage reduction displays correctly.
   • Pushing attacks now behave correctly against units that occupy more than one tile.

   Official notes: 0.4.029

7. 0.4.028 2026-07-18

   Hotfix

   • Fixes a possible infinite loop when using Pressure Wave.

   Official notes: 0.4.028

8. 0.4.027 2026-07-17

   Hotfix

   • Prevents a crash on some garden tiles with no mission.
   • You no longer have to fight a 0 HP ballista again after defeating it once.

   Official notes: 0.4.027

9. 0.4.026 2026-07-06

   DEFRAG

   • New mission "DEFRAG" with a new boss and new location types, unlocked after completing the first program.
   • New character mods as rewards from Weapons Cache locations; new weapons and consumables in Megamart shops; more ammunition types.
   • Items in the Field Inventory can now be used during combat.
   • Minibot HP now increases as they are upgraded.
   • 0.4.026b: elevators with a completed boss fight no longer spawn a new one if you leave and return; comms tower drops adjusted.

   Official notes: 0.4.026DEFRAG0.4.026b

10. 0.4.025 2026-06-07

    Hotfixes 0.4.024 / 0.4.025 / 0.4.025b

    • Fixes a crash when upgrading deployed Minibots into new types.
    • Summons keep their ability to attack after being discarded or killed and respawned.
    • Improved thread safety (0.4.025b).

    Official notes: 0.4.0240.4.025

11. 0.4.023 2026-06-04

    Hotfixes 0.4.022 / 0.4.023

    • Fixes a possible crash with the "Sweep" form of Suppressing Fire.
    • Fixes mission objectives spawning incorrectly on later floors, and a combat crash when a sprite is removed.

    Official notes: 0.4.0220.4.023

12. 0.4.02 2026-05-29

    Nightmare Slurry rebalance

    • Nightmare Slurry: lower HP, no more self-buffed Slurp spikes, rebalanced Slurp HP regen, Slurp only hits targets in the bile pools and now triggers at the end of the round; random events removed from this encounter.
    • Manage Party shows current vs. required XP, and Manage Party → Select Unit → Effects lists every card affecting a unit.
    • Completing an Assassination mission grants a Boon. Defeating the Sentinel Program grants XP.
    • Fixes: Mercenary "Second Chance", Engineer unavailable after unlocking, Volcanic Pebble fire damage, Opportunist targeting its own formation, Field Generator "Explosion Imminent" crash.
    • Vandal damage scaling adjusted at higher levels; Vandals drop the Sling slightly less often.

    Official notes: 0.4.02

13. 0.4.01 2026-05-22

    Hotfix

    • Saves from earlier, incompatible versions no longer load; the game asks you to start a new game instead.

    Official notes: 0.4.01

14. Day 1 2026-05-22

    Day 1 Update

    • Large functionality and layout update with added enemies, encounters and abilities.
    • The developer recommends starting a new game to get the tutorial and a correctly set-up save.

    Official notes: Day 1

03Beta branch & saves

• Big updates may appear on Steam's public beta branch first. Greensward was there from 19 Sep 2026. The developer warns beta saves may not work on the stable release.Beta
• Since 0.4.01, saves from incompatible versions are refused and you are asked to start a new game.0.4.01
• Report bugs on the Steam forums or the official Discord.0.4.041

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