Version 1.6.0 RC1 Released

Version 1.6.0 RC1 freezes the feature and balance scope developed across M0–M4 and prepares the update for external release testing.

Highlights

• Final release-candidate metadata and browser cache token
• Schema 38 migration coverage through the actual game normalizer
• Active Nexus-run recovery coverage for M1–M4 states
• Persistent Job Card merges from +0 through +9999
• Reward-ledger and payout duplicate protection across generated runs
• Cross-system integration gates for Maps, Hunts, Labyrinth, Arena, Raids, Abyss, Forge, Artisan, Seasons, Guilds and narrative state
• Frozen Nexus Tier, Rank, Fracture and reward curves
• Private itch.io draft checklist for desktop, mobile and assistive technology

Frozen Nexus content

• 12 Nexus Tiers
• 30 Nexus Ranks
• 6 deterministic routes
• 7 stage profiles
• 18 Fractures
• 8 reward focuses
• 8 Boss Echoes
• secured and unsecured Reward Escrow
• extraction, full-clear, defeat and abandon outcomes
• bilingual loss-free tutorial
• route records, achievements and paginated Chronicle

Save compatibility

• Save Schema remains 38
• Narrative Data Version remains 9
• historical browser save key remains unchanged
• Schema 37 / Version 1.5.x saves normalize into Schema 38
• M0–M4 Nexus states remain compatible
• merge values above +99 remain stored through +9999

Balance status

Numerical Nexus balance is frozen for RC testing. No late content or economy expansion is included. Only release-blocking defects should change RC1 numbers before final 1.6.0.