Rot: Numbers Decay

The rot got predictable. A little — and only if you ask for it. Foresight. A new setting: dots under a cell show how many ticks are left before it grows. Three dots means you have time to think. When they flare amber, it's about to. The game won't look further than three — slow cells stay quiet until the last moment. Turn it on in Settings; off by default. If you like counting blind, just don't touch it. Count before it spoils.

Rot doesn't sleep — neither do we. The world map got livelier, and runs now leave a deeper mark than numbers in the bank. Country list Below the map sits a full register of the world: In progress, Infected, Healed and Puzzles tabs. Find a country, see what you've invested, jump straight to it on the map — no more blind poking at continents. From red to green Infected lands are no longer all one color. The further a country is from healing, the more poisonous the red; the closer to salvation, the more green shows through. Progress lives right on the map — the rot retreats in shades, not words. Capital puzzles Countries now have capital postcards in nine pieces. The first full heal grants pieces; a strong run adds more — one at 5,000 points and another at 10,000, healed countries only, no duplicates. Missing pieces can be bought from the bank. Expensive, as shortcuts should be. Score boost The deeper the run, the more each burn is worth: the multiplier climbs in steps with your score, doubling by 10,000. Lasting long now literally pays. Count before it spoils. Heal before the rot creeps back.

Smoother rot: optimized performance and less heat. Your phone stays cool — the board doesn't.