Patch - Progression Speed Boost — Infinite Empire Steam update #74728

💰 Economy & Research One Salvage pool, your call where it goes. Reworked progression so you're no longer locked into a single ~20-hour tendril grind or a faction-gated research choice. Building now costs Supplies only; themed income feeds your matching tendril or spills into Salvage. Rebuilt research screen. Clear Salvage wallet, Core buff badge, tendril rail, and node info with a one-tap Allocate. Watch Salvage fly from the core out to whatever you're upgrading. Core glow-up. Molten core, faction-tinted glow arms, allocation pours, unlock sparks, and synergy welds across the Core/Tendril web. 🚀 Ships Restored the Necro "bat" hull's 5th unique variant. Its signature wing flex is intact. 🐛 Saves & Blueprints New data-loss safety nets: blueprint designs flush to disk immediately, every blueprint keeps a backup copy that auto-heals a corrupt save, and deleting an unassigned design now asks ...