2026-10-11 · DEEP DESCENT

Three stars, a starter stash, and a run that could not be used

Leviathan's three stars now follow the design, four station cutscenes are in, new divers start with a small stash, and a Watch AI run was thrown away because the game ran at a quarter of real time.

What went in

Leviathan's three stars now come in the designed order: stabilise it, then the mini golf parts, then the tiki bar parts. The objectives list shows every task with a checkbox and no star labels.

Four station cutscenes were added: the submarine lost, the submarine repaired, and the Nordic Station stable and lost. A new diver starts with 8 scrap alloy and 4 polymer seals, so the first oxygen upgrade is in reach. The options gained a gore setting: Off, Reduced or Full.

A run we threw away

The latest three hour Watch AI run was unusable. The game ran at about a quarter of real time, one dive in an hour. A run like that measures the machine, not the game, so none of its numbers were kept.

One finding survived. The AI stood in an octopus's room and was grabbed nine times. It now treats any room that has grabbed it twice as a lair.