From day one to now.

• Pets now trot after you on their own four feet — hopping, weaving and catching up, never glued to your hip.
• A new gold XP bar sits under your mana, showing your climb to the next level.
• Lobbies now hold 50 players, so more of you share one lively world.
• The minimap gained portal icons and edge arrows that point to off-screen gateways.

• The Animal Stable opens: ride 9 mounts (sheep to Royal Stag and Great Panther) with speed or jump boosts — and adopt a companion pet.
• The Bank (Goldwin): store coins and items safely and earn interest over time.
• Grizzle the Pawnbroker buys spare loot for instant coin — and pays double for one rotating category each day.
• Weapons and axes now wear down and break with use.

• Leaderboards — climb the ranks by coins, level or boss kills, in-game and on the site.
• World Bosses — a timed colossus everyone piles onto, with loot split by the damage you deal.
• Level guideposts point new heroes toward the right hunting grounds.
• A monster & NPC visual overhaul — a distinct voxel design for every creature and vendor.

• The World Builder grew up: flood-fill, world tags & categories, Featured Worlds on the site, and raise/lower terrain.
• Construct with materials you gather — structures cost wood, ore and fish.
• Full mobile support: touch controls, a responsive HUD and portrait play.

• Ethereum cash-out — turn your in-game coins into the $HOOD token.
• A cinematic, multi-world landing page to welcome new adventurers.

The core loop came together: vendors to trade with, alternate worlds to travel to, a day/night cycle, jumping, and an inventory hotbar.