v2026.7.9

NOTE: This version is only available on the EXPERIMENTAL game version/beta. You manually need to switch to it in Steam. Right Click on Fireworks Mania -> Properties -> Game Versions & Betas -> "Experimental". To go back to the normal version, change it to "Default Public Version".

Please note that this is work-in-progress stuff. There might be bugs, features might never end up in the real version of the game and things might be a little odd. However, I share this version as I need your feedback to help me shape the game - thanks for taking your time helping shape the game 🤓

### Changed

• Loading the game with a lot of mods is now much faster. In my test with almost 400 mods enabled, loading went from about 5½ minutes to just under 3 minutes. Closing the game with many mods also no longer takes forever - it now closes right away

• Unlock notifications now show the icon of the item you unlocked next to the text, so you can see what you got at a glance

• Inventory items are now always sorted alphabetically, so things are easier to find

• The Flashlight Intensity slider now goes from -15 to +15, with 0 in the middle being the new default. The flashlight itself got a new default brightness that fits the new look of the game better, so most of you probably don't need to touch this setting at all

• Toned down the glow on the spotlight prop, the fuse tool text and player names, as they were a bit too glowy - part of the ongoing polish after the new postprocessing look

• Updated Danish, Korean and Vietnamese translations

### Fixed

• Fixed the game freezing for several seconds when opening the Inventory or switching tabs, and the framerate dropping while it was open, if you play with a lot of mods. The Inventory should now be fast and smooth no matter how many mods you have installed

• Fixed the framerate dropping a lot in the main menu when you have many mods

• Fixed impact sounds (things hitting the ground and such) only playing for the host in multiplayer - now everybody hears them

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• Happy testing, enjoy! 🤓🕺

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