v0.7.0

Crab1: Added multiplayer, sfx are still horrible.

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Dao Rush v0.7.0 -- Online Co-op (Early Preview)

Hey cultivators!

Big update. This one's been brewing for a while and it's the foundation for where Dao Rush is heading.

Online Co-op (Early Preview)

You'll notice a new button on the main menu. Online Co-op is here in early preview form -- you can create lobbies, invite friends, pick characters together, chat, and jump into runs as a group over the internet.

Fair warning: this is fresh. If you run into connection issues, desyncs, or weirdness, that's expected at this stage. We wanted to get it in your hands early rather than polish it behind closed doors for months. Local co-op is still the smoother experience for now.

What's in:

• Lobby browser with create, join, and join-by-code
• Character select and ready-up in the lobby
• Host migration if the host disconnects (your run keeps going)
• Chat in the lobby room

Quality of Life

• Instant-apply settings -- audio, video, and control changes take effect immediately. Reset to defaults if you don't like what you changed.
• Faster first run -- stage 1 drops you straight into combat instead of showing you a map with one option on it.
• Username support -- set your display name in settings. It shows up in online lobbies.

Under the Hood

Not the flashy stuff, but it matters: the entire networking layer was rebuilt from scratch with a proper transport abstraction, host-authoritative sync for combat/shop/progression, and 1,962 automated tests keeping it all honest. A comprehensive code review caught and fixed 21 issues before this release, including several that would have caused hard-to-diagnose desyncs.

Sound

First music track is in (Bamboo Codex on the main menu) along with a batch of combat sound effects -- hits, slashes, dodges, and death sounds. Still early on the audio front but it's no longer silent.

What's Next

Online co-op needs playtesting and polish. If you try it and hit issues, let us know -- that feedback shapes what we fix first.