Update: the game no longer slows down the longer you play

The launcher downloads this update the next time you start the game. If the game is open, close it and start it again.

Fixed

• The game got slower the longer it ran. After a few minutes the frame rate dropped, often to under 10 fps, and only a restart brought it back. It was worst while system messages (boss and lair countdowns) or a lot of chat were on screen.
• The cause was in the client: every frame the on-screen text layer took a lock on the screen and never gave it back, so drawing each letter cost more and more with every minute played. The lock is now released every frame and the game stays at full speed.

Thanks to syl and LAKE for the reports and the measurements.

If your game was installed before 2026-10-28 11:29 and the launcher no longer updates, do the one-time update.txt step from the Discord #announcements channel first.