May 2026 — Card-Forge/forge: Visual Asset Expansion and asset pipeline improvements. Delivered new building sprites and updated atlas files to enhance visual diversity, along with a broader enemy roster. Implemented new enemy sprites and animations, including the umber_hulk, and added greengecko, gecko, mouse, weasel, and rabbit to widen encounters and gameplay depth. No major bugs documented this period. Impact: higher visual fidelity, richer encounters, and a more efficient asset pipeline enabling faster future iterations. Technologies demonstrated: asset pipeline management, atlas handling, sprite animation, and disciplined commit-based development (commits: d948b836005696d6001bcc580a4d4eef05dd6c00 and b7f4f73c13ee2fec2e270e66ffbe79b3b21f2f10).

In March 2026, Card-Forge/forge delivered substantive enhancements to enemy variety and game balance. The Urabrask enemy was introduced with dedicated sprite assets and attributes, expanding gameplay diversity and challenge. Balance tuning adjusted Urabrask scale to 0.65, improving engagement and the difficulty curve. No major bugs fixed were recorded during this period. These changes demonstrate strong asset management, gameplay tuning, and disciplined version control, contributing to longer sessions and a clearer progression for players.