FLOW SHRINK

TRANSIT MANUAL // Year 2420

MAY THE SYNTH BE WITH YOU, SHRINK!

Not that kind of shrink; you deploy Resonance Towers along THE FLOW to fire calibrated SYNTH pulses at drifting subjects. Once a subject's Mass is perfectly shrunk, it is stabilized and encapsulated in a BUBBLE for safe transit.

FLOW SHRINK delivers a mix of IDLE + CLICKER + TOWER DEFENSE + ROGUELIKE, with the main focus on the spectacle of colors, numbers, fireworks and synth chords. However lots of work is being deployed into balancing and adding new combos and interactions and maybe a perma ASCENDANCE system that will turn it into a ROGUELITE.

PROLOGUE: A NEW WORLD

Humanity survived but not before consuming Earth; by mid 22nd century it was all chaos and ash. We learned from the past, flourished and over the next two centuries THE FLOW was created. A resonance engine that compresses matter into neuro-synthetic transit bubble shields that can traverse the spatial gate.

We discovered EARTHTOO, a paradise planet 6 times Earth's size. And with our advanced tech we managed to space jump ~ 200M humans, the Great Exodus of 2349. By now we're 400M and we hold a better understanding of the Universe and our neighbors.

SYNTHARUS

For a couple of decades we've been in touch with a new civilization, Syntharus, sharing knowledge, culture, philosophy and tech across the stars. Their star is dying, been dying for a while. We put in place our advanced Spatial Gates and we're bringing them to EARTHTOO, there's enough space and resources for all of us.

They don't have our body shape but they possess incredible intelligence and empathy. The weirdest thing we discovered about them is they get SHRUNK upon being exposed to SYNTH music. But that comes in handy, since our space travel bubbles are human sized only.

THE FLOW

THE FLOW is the heart of the resonance operation and your primary manual interface. It never sleeps; subjects generate Resonance Data during transit, fueling massive roguelike evolution packs for your arsenal. You can also manually conduct the frequency: clicking the Upstream half knocks units back for more processing time, while Downstream hurries stabilized subjects toward the exit.

RESONANCE TOWERS

BANK & INVEST

Accumulating enough Resonance Data triggers a LEVEL UP event. You must choose between three randomized augmentations to refine your pipeline. If immediate power isn't required, you can BANK your pack instead — this does not consume it. Each banked pack grants passive XP income over time, letting you stockpile upgrades and unleash sequential power spikes when you're ready. You can also REVOLVE the three cards to refresh the selection, though revolves are limited and refresh every few sectors.

RARITY UPGRADE

Not all cards are created equal. As you progress through the sectors, the odds of encountering higher-rarity augmentations gradually increase on their own. But if you want to push your luck further, you can choose to RARITY UPGRADE during any level-up event — spending the pick entirely to permanently shift your drop distribution toward rarer tiers. This stacks across the run. The earlier you invest, the more every future pick benefits from the shift. A long game: short-term sacrifice for exponentially better draws later.

THE WEEK — DIFFICULTY SYSTEM

Difficulty is structured around THE WEEK — seven escalating days from Monday to Sunday. Each day applies its own modifiers on top of all previous days, so Friday includes Tuesday's, Wednesday's, and Thursday's pressure as well. Wave compression also scales linearly: each day above Monday makes every wave "feel" deeper into the run (×1.07 per day).

Unlocking days: only Monday is available at first. Clear wave 200 on any day to permanently unlock the next. Lower days stay available forever — you can replay them anytime. After Sunday is cleared, ENDLESS WEEK opens, continuing wave compression indefinitely with all Sunday modifiers locked in.

What each day adds (new on that day, on top of previous):

There are no permanent stat upgrades between runs. Your only persistent progression is which days you've unlocked — what gets you further is what you learn between runs, not stats farmed from grinding.

TACTICAL KEYBOARD CONTROLS

Conduct resonance, trigger manual compressions, and manage your defensive network with dedicated keyboard shortcuts:

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