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## Game Updates

### [Crate Before Attack][cba-site]

[![Camera debugging in Crate Before Attack](crate-before-attack.png)][cba-site]

^ _Debugging camera motion: highlighted areas are points of interest._

[Crate Before Attack][cba-site] by [koalefant (@CrateAttack)][@CrateAttack]
is a skill-based multiplayer game where frogs combat their friends
while navigating the landscape with their sticky tongues.

A [playable browser build][cba-play] can be tried online.

Recent changes are:

- Training mode improvements, including a new map [Dungeon][cba-youtube-dungeon]
by [Kesha Astafyev][cba-spoon-tar].
- [Better camera motion][cba-youtube-camera-motion]:
multiple points of interest are tracked dynamically.
- Improved GPU performance by merging multiple render passes into one.
- Added control hints.
- Numerous bugfixes and tweaks.

More details are in [August DevLog-entry][cba-august-update].

[cba-site]: https://cratebeforeattack.com
[cba-youtube-dungeon]: https://youtu.be/cukyVXQ0n0c
[cba-youtube-camera-motion]: https://youtu.be/3y7Hfa-v3e8
[cba-august-update]: https://cratebeforeattack.com/posts/20200831-august-update/
[cba-play]: https://cratebeforeattack.com/play
[cba-spoon-tar]: https://www.behance.net/spoon_tar
[@CrateAttack]: https://twitter.com/CrateAttack

### [Egregoria]

![Egregoria buildings screenshot](egregoria.png)
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