This update improves window handling, tablet tabs, and UI scaling. [*] Tablet tab fixes: Fixed the tab picker appearing behind websites and restored access to closed tabs. Reopen-menu icons now match their tabs. [*] Alt+Tab improvements: Updated window handling to address duplicate game entries and lingering entries after closing. [*] Borderless fullscreen: Replaced windowed mode with borderless fullscreen for more consistent framing across monitor sizes and Windows scaling settings. [*] UI scaling fixes: Packs, opening instructions, control hints, Card Care, and Collect Cards now follow the scaled game area. Fixed Card Care positioning after resizing. [*] Smoother menu startup: The main menu now waits for its background and logo to load, then fades the artwork and controls in together.
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Binder stability fixes, the new Orbit web browser, and more ways to customize your game. Fixes & Stability [*]Fixed grading submissions from the binder leaving cards suspended, removing controls, or preventing the binder from closing. [*]Browser pages now completely unload when saving and exiting, stopping background audio. [*]Fixed a browser cleanup error that could appear when closing the game. [*]Improved Steam Overlay initialization. Orbit Web Browser [*]Browse real websites directly inside the tablet. [*]Keep website audio playing while the tablet rests on the table. [*]Includes Back, Forward, Reload, Home, an address/search bar, and browser mute. [*]Website fullscreen stays inside the tablet browser area. [*]Right-click works inside websites. Right-click outside the browser frame puts the tablet down. [*]Added adult-site blocking and Google SafeSearch. Themes & Music [*]Customize main menu backgrounds and music independently. [*]Choose room music independently, including custom audio. [*]Restored all ten legacy room backgrounds and their soundtracks as selectable options. [*]Added automatic Halloween menus October 15–31 and Christmas menus December 1–31, with manual overrides. [*]Menu music plays once per visit and respects your music volume and mute settings. Table Interactions [*]Restored cyan hover highlights and green movement/placement highlights for binders, the tablet, and dispensers. [*]Removed the old computer mouse-click sound from tablet interactions.
Performance improvements across the table, pack opening, tablet, and large collections. [*]Reduced unnecessary rendering and repeated hover checks for packs on the table and in dispensers. [*]Reduced graphics initialization work during pack pickup and opening to help prevent hitches. [*]Improved tablet performance by reducing background scene rendering. [*]Tablet pages now load their content only while active and release their images when closed or when the tablet is put down. [*]Large card and comic collections now browse one set at a time, with paginated results. Sealed pack lists continue to show all sets. [*]Reduced the workload when leaving the Sell page and putting down the tablet. [*]Canceled unnecessary comic thumbnail loading and rendering when leaving a page.
[*]Fixed slab return wrapper geometry.
CardBay favorites, persistent binder flips, and fixes for pack storage and overlapping audio. CardBay Favorites [*]Star sets to move them to the top of CardBay. [*]Unfavorite sets anytime. [*]Favorites persist between sessions and apply to every pack belonging to the set. [*]Deleted or unsubscribed sets are automatically removed from favorites. [*]Favorite sets also appear first in the loose-card set selector. Binder Improvements [*]Cards returned to a binder now remember whether their front or back faces out. [*]Facing is preserved when inspecting again and after reloading. [*]Supports standard and slab binders, with separate preferences for each binder and save slot. Fixes [*]Packs returned to Inventory stay stored after saving and exiting instead of reappearing on the table. [*]Existing table and dispenser placements remain intact. [*]Custom card sounds stop when advancing, including when the next card has no sound. [*]Pending sounds are cancelled so they cannot start late and overlap later reveals. [*]Reveal sounds stop when a pack finishes.
Automatic Pack Opening [*]Enable Automatically open and collect packs under Settings → Gameplay . [*]Click a pack to focus it, then click it again to start. Auto mode traces the opening line, advances ordinary cards, and collects the results. [*]Set Card speed between 0.1 and 4 seconds . [*] Stop on NEW cards and Stop at value preserve your selected stopping conditions. Click a stopped card to continue. [*]In auto mode, Space pauses or resumes automation instead of advancing cards. Keep Opening the Same Stack [*]Enable Automatically pick up the next pack in this stack . [*]After collecting, automation focuses and opens the next pack from the original table stack or dispenser slot. [*]It continues until that source runs out or you pause with Space . It won't switch to neighboring stacks. [*]Disable the checkbox to stop continuing into another pack. Faster Manual Opening [*]Cards move into position much faster for rapid clicking. [*]With auto mode off, Space advances cards and activates Collect at the end . Mouse controls still work. Opening Audio [*]Added sonar audio synchronized with the bright trace-line beam. [*]Plays four times across the first two full beam cycles, then the beam continues silently. Display Shelves and Room Cards [*]Empty shelf slots show Left Click · Add Card . [*]Shelf cards show Left Click · Grab and R · Remove . [*]Hover a shelf card and press R to remove it immediately. [*] Right-click closes the shelf . During inspection, it returns the card first. [*]Removed right-click Manage from shelf browsing. [*]Cards flipped backward retain that face when returned, inspected again, and after reloading. [*]Q/E remain temporary inspection rotations.
Smoother openings and better performance for those “just one more pack” sessions! [*]Reduced hitches during pack tearing and the transition into Card Care. [*]Improved memory and effect cleanup for longer ripping sessions. [*]Reduced unnecessary background loading.
Crack a pack, chase your next big hit, and give it a reveal worth watching! [*] Fresh pack-opening animations! A whole new feel when you tear into your next pack. [*] Make your big pulls shine! New card reveal effects, customizable in Card Studio so you can dial up the spectacle. [*] Smoother ripping and collecting! FPS improvements keep things moving while you hunt for that next gem. Good luck on your pulls!
A big reduction in storage space, plus automatic image compression for Workshop creators! Smaller Base Game [*]The base game now takes approximately 1.14 GB of installed storage. Workshop subscriptions and saves are additional. [*]Optimized card art, foil masks, pack art, card backs, backgrounds, and other game images. [*]Card artwork retains its original resolution. Automatic Workshop Compression [*]Creator Studio automatically compresses eligible PNG images when publishing a new set or updating an existing Workshop item. [*]Creators only need to click Publish or Update Workshop while running this version. [*]Original project images remain untouched. [*]Masks and effect textures preserve their pixel data. Animated GIFs remain unchanged. [*]Existing Workshop uploads benefit when their creators republish using this version. Label Improvements [*]Updated the SAG Pristine heading with thicker, taller lettering spanning the QR code and grade.
New: Card Condition [*]Freshly opened cards start at 100% condition. [*]Handling unprotected cards and swapping protection can cause permanent wear. [*]Sleeves protect against fingerprints and scratches. [*]Top loaders add protection against bends. [*]Magnetic holders stop further wear at the card’s current condition. [*]Wear appears directly on cards through fingerprints, scuffed areas, and edge whitening. [*]Check each copy’s condition and damage breakdown in CardCare. Protection prevents damage—it does not repair existing wear. Grading remains unchanged in this update. CardCare Shopping Improvements [*]Added BUY MAX buttons to quickly fill product quantities within your budget and purchase limits. [*]Added CLEAR beside checkout to empty your cart instantly. [*]Both controls match CardCare’s light and dark themes. Bug Fixes [*]Fixed dispenser ownership and purchase-limit issues after selling dispensers. [*]Replacement dispensers no longer inherit old sold-slot positions. [*]Added RETURN DISPENSERS TO TABLE for recovering dispensers that are out of reach. [*]Dispenser placement updates now appear immediately without needing to save and restart. [*]Corrected the sleeve-action description in CardCare. Existing Saves [*]No new save is required. [*]Existing cards without recorded damage begin at 100% condition. [*]Existing cards, supplies, and furniture-sale progress are preserved.
Room Display & Binder Fixes [*]Fixed accidental table interactions while inspecting collectibles displayed in your room. [*]Fixed room posters appearing in front of open binders. [*]Adjusted slab guard corners to prevent acrylic edges poking through.
Crack open graded slabs, enjoy rebuilt SAG holders, and experience improved binder sounds alongside loading and room-display fixes. Break Slab [*]Added Break Slab when inspecting graded cards in Slab Binder. [*]Breaking a slab removes its grade and grading details, returning the same card ungraded to your regular Binder for resubmission. [*]Added animated crimpers that work around the case edges, pry the front and back apart, and send the case pieces offscreen. [*]Added synchronized slab-breaking audio. [*]Confirmation protects against accidental slab breaking, and inspection controls cannot interrupt the animation. SAG Slab Upgrade [*]Improved placement of card names, series and set information, card numbers, variations, finishes, and numbered-print details. [*]Added a vertical certification number and a detailed grade score inside the black-backed QR code. [*]Long label fields use consistent-size text, wrapping, and display abbreviations instead of trailing dots. [*]Updated grading descriptions and added rare Pristine 10 results with scores from 990–1000 for newly graded SAG cards. Binder Audio & Movement [*]Updated sounds for pulling cards out of binders and returning them. [*]Pocket-slide animations follow each sound clip's duration.
Stream Start Button [*]Enter the stream scene and open your own packs before starting. Viewers, orders, and the stream timer now wait until you press Start Stream. Bug Fixes [*]Fixed sharp backgrounds showing through slab plastic during inspection. [*]Improved slab inspection performance by reducing unnecessary rendering and canvas resizing. [*]Fixed grading return saving so collected slabs stay collected after reloading. [*]Fixed an issue that could prevent comic displays from loading.
Comic Print Runs [*]Comic print runs now limit lifetime purchases per save. [*]CardBay shows remaining copies and marks exhausted editions as sold out. [*]Selling or giving away copies does not replenish stock. [*]Purchase counts persist across saves and reloads. [*]Comics without a print run remain unlimited. Card Print Run Fix [*]CardBay loose cards and standalone card mods now respect their print-run limits. [*]CardBay purchases and pack pulls share the same count for each limited variant. [*]Limited card purchases receive serial numbers. [*]Sold-out variants cannot be purchased, and checkout rechecks stock before charging. Existing Saves Owned comics and copies away for grading count toward comic limits. Previously sold or gifted comics cannot be counted retroactively. Earlier CardBay card purchases were not tracked and are not retroactively deducted.
Stream Viewer Tipping Overhaul Simulated viewers now have consistent tipping personalities: [*]Cheapskates usually leave nothing, with an occasional tiny tip. [*]Regulars sometimes leave modest tips. [*]Generous viewers tip more often and give more. [*]Rare big spenders can surprise you with a large payout. Tips are no longer guaranteed, even on big hits. Both the chance and amount vary, with occasional jackpot tips. Customer care can also earn random thank-you tips, with higher potential rewards for top loaders and magnetic holders than sleeves. All tips for one customer order share a spending limit to keep repeated payouts under control. Furniture Management [*]Sell shelves and pack dispensers for 75% of their purchase price. [*]Return unwanted furniture to Room Inventory. [*]Selling furniture preserves your cards and packs. Interactable Comic Books [*]Comics with reading pages can now be opened and read from your collection. [*]Animated page turns, subtle edge-hover lift, and page-turn sound effects. [*]Spread reading with zoom, panning, and a thumbnail page browser. [*]Reading position is saved automatically. [*]Wide scans containing two pages are automatically displayed together. Creator Studio & Fixes [*]Add, reorder, replace, and remove individual comic reading scans. [*]Adding reading pages now preserves existing scans. Replacing all pages requires confirmation. [*]Prevented repeated customer care actions from awarding duplicate rewards. [*]Fixed comic inspection shortcuts after returning from the reader. [*]Fixed comics and comic bins appearing sharply over the blurred background during pack opening.
Collect, create, grade, sell, and display comic books—all in the base game! Create Your Own Comics [*]Added Comic Book Sets to Creator Studio. [*]Create issues with names, issue numbers, prices, and separate front and back covers. [*]Add optional print-run information, key-issue markers, and notes. [*]Comics use a standard 168 × 260 mm format with square corners. [*]Buy individual issues directly—no packs, rarities, or pull chances. [*]Comic sets support portable .ripset files and Workshop sharing. Shop and Organize [*]Added a Comic Books category to CardBay using the existing cart and checkout. [*]Purchased comics arrive in your tabletop comic bin. [*]Bins appear only when you own comics of that type. [*]Switch collections, sort issues, and browse larger collections without filling your table with extra bins. [*]Each bin shows 12 comics per page, with additional pages for larger collections. [*]Pick up the bin, scroll through issues, and select a comic to inspect. [*]Added animated pickup and return, front/back viewing, rotation, zoom, and right-click return. [*]Press Q to move bins around the table, with placement hints and saved positions. Introducing Suspicious Comic Grading [*]Added SCG, the new base-game comic grading service. [*]Submit comics through its new dark-themed tablet website and collect them the next game day. [*]Graded comics receive a saved grade and certification number. [*]Returned comics go into a separate SCG slab bin with collection selection, sorting, and inspection. [*]Added detailed clear slabs with molded edges, interior grading labels, barcodes, and holographic security stickers. [*]The SCG website now showcases Oddkin: Basement Breakers in its own slab. Sell, Auction, and Give Away Comics [*]Added comics to Whatchagot inventory and product filters. [*]List comics for Buy Now, run auctions, or use them as giveaway prizes. [*]Comics now appear prominently during live auctions. [*]Graded comics appear inside their slabs across sale previews and thumbnails. [*]Slab acrylic responds to the active stream background, including uploaded backgrounds and their positioning. [*]Fixed CardBay comic text overlapping cover thumbnails. Display Your Collection [*]Display raw comics and graded comic slabs in your room directly from the bin or inspection view. [*]Uses the familiar card-display controls for placement, distance, rotation, tilt, inspection, and removal. [*]Comic displays and their positions persist when you reload. [*]Copies currently displayed in the room are protected from sale and grading until removed. Fixes and Improvements [*]Fixed a startup issue involving saved room displays that could leave loading stuck at 100%. [*]Room displays now hide while binders and comic bins are open. [*]Fixed slab acrylic showing a sharp background during blurred bin and inspection views. [*]Corrected comic inspection resting tilt and increased tilt responsiveness. [*]Improved comic positioning inside slabs. [*]Added built-in dropdowns with larger touch targets and keyboard navigation. [*]Improved Workshop binder cover thumbnails. [*]Improved missing custom-asset handling and protection for cover images still referenced by saves. Thanks for playing! Please report any issues in Discord with a screenshot and the steps that caused them.
Better-looking binders, smoother browsing, and shareable Workshop designs. Binder Model and Appearance [*]Refined zipper hardware, teeth alignment, pull connector, and fabric to reduce awkward bends and clipping. [*]Added detailed diamond cover texture and subtle recessed armorx branding, with matching shield logos on the back and both sides of the zipper pull. [*]Improved cover lighting and artwork clarity. [*]Clearer pockets now use the sleeve material, with three continuous side-loading plastic strips per page. [*]Existing custom artwork and colors are preserved. Default binders remain black. [*]Slab binder artwork now restores immediately when loading a save. Inspection and Performance [*]Right-click binders on the table to inspect them. [*]Use F to flip, Q and E to rotate, the mouse wheel to zoom, and mouse movement to tilt. Right-click returns the binder to the table. [*]Added hover hints and visible inspection control hints. [*]Added inspection lighting, background blur, and smoother return transitions. [*]Slowed the flip animation and kept the binder’s apparent size consistent while rotating. [*]Improved lighting when opening binders to browse cards. [*]Reduced page-turn overhead and prepared nearby card artwork and effects ahead of time to improve browsing through larger collections. Share Your Binders [*]Publish and browse designs directly from the Binder Dressing Room under the Workshop’s Binder category. [*]Share colors, artwork, and image placement for both regular and slab binders. [*]Subscribe to Workshop designs and preview them before applying. [*]Apply designs per set or use them as defaults for each binder type. [*]Import and export portable .ripbinder designs with embedded artwork and editable placement. [*]Uploads automatically receive a 512 × 512 JPG thumbnail showing the binder front. [*]Thumbnails preserve the binder’s proportions with padding—no stretching or squishing. [*]Creators can update existing uploads and regenerate their thumbnails without creating duplicate Workshop items. Oddkin Binder Contest An Oddkin binder design contest is coming! Winning designs will become the default base-game binders for their corresponding Oddkin sets. Start creating and sharing your designs through the Binder Workshop!
[*]Updated tinsel foil effect.
Optimizations [*]Improved binder responsiveness and page turning with large collections. [*]Reduced repeated collection processing and improved card texture loading. [*]Optimized cards in binder pockets while preserving their foil effects. Personal Slab Binders [*]Create and name personal binders for your graded cards. [*]Mix cards from different sets and arrange them in your preferred pockets. [*]Remove cards or delete personal binders while keeping your slabs in your collection. Sleeves and Top Loaders [*]Improved plastic transparency, reflections, and edge appearance. [*]Updated default settings for clearer card artwork. Foil Improvements [*]Refined colors, highlights, blending, and movement across multiple foil finishes. [*]Improved rainbow, metallic, textured, and vertical striped effects. [*]Updated shared effect defaults for consistent results in gameplay and Creator Studio.
Improved magnetic holders, smoother collection management, and fixes for graphics disappearing during longer sessions. Magnetic Holders & Card Care [*]Updated magnetic holders with improved shapes, card fit, magnets, and acrylic details. [*]Improved holder lighting and reflections to keep cards clearer. [*]Added a new magnetic holder closing sound. [*]Fixed Card Care animations getting interrupted or snapping when applying and removing protection in the binder. Binder & Card Visuals [*]Reduced the overly bright, washed-out appearance of cards inside binders. [*]Restored foil and holographic effects on visible binder cards. [*]Improved color consistency between binder cards and focused inspection. [*]Fixed saved table positions that could leave objects out of view. Performance & Stability [*]Fixed a graphics resource leak during repeated previews and inspections that could cause stream or room visuals to disappear. [*]Improved cleanup for card, slab, pack, and item previews. [*]Improved grading submission buttons so adding more cards no longer causes increasing delays. [*]Reduced pauses when managing protection and filing cards in large collections. [*]Moved routine saving into the background while preserving save safety checks. [*]Improved room display updates and table rendering performance.
The slab binder has been rebuilt in Three.js! [*]A fully 3D binder with animated pickup, opening, page turns, and return. [*]Four slab pockets per page, with side-loading inspection animations. [*]The same cover artwork, color, trim, zipper, lining, and page customization options as the regular binder. [*]Improved acrylic lighting and reflections. [*]Support for large slab collections with optimized sorting and virtual pages.
Smoother streaming and better binders, especially with large collections. Binder Improvements [*]Improved performance when sorting cards by number. [*]Binders now continue beyond 40 pages to accommodate larger sets. [*]Enlarged pages, pockets, and cards while keeping space around the lining and zipper. [*]Fixed the left page briefly appearing blank during forward page turns. [*]Shortened card extraction and return travel for quicker inspection. [*]Restored your last selected binder, sort order, and page when loading a save. [*]Preloaded binder appearance during table loading for a smoother first opening. Performance & Fixes [*]Improved giveaway wheel performance with large collections. [*]Reduced stream hitches when opening packs, protecting cards, finishing the last card, and advancing to the next pack. [*]Moved stream campaign saves into the background while preserving Save/Exit checkpoints. [*]Improved tablet pickup and return smoothness with large collections. [*]Fixed a startup issue that could leave Loading Table stuck at 0%.
Personal binder improvements, clearer grading-return controls, and fixes for card inspection during streams. Personal Binders [*]Click an empty personal-binder pocket to choose a card. [*]Expanded the card picker to include bulk and top-loaded cards. [*]Added set filtering alongside card-name search. [*]Cards placed from bulk now move into binder storage. Grading Returns [*]Grading-return packages are now handled separately from normal booster packs. [*]Removed normal pack actions, including trashing, from grading returns. [*]Prevented grading returns from interacting with or docking into pack dispensers. [*]Table hover text now identifies grading returns instead of calling them packs. [*]Sealed grading returns correctly show Open instead of Collect. [*]Restored the revealed slab's control hints: Tilt, Zoom, Q/E Rotate, F Flip, and Left Click to Collect. [*]Improved separation between the Three.js grading-return flow and the older presentation so legacy UI cleanup does not interfere with slab controls. Stream Fixes [*]Ship Order is disabled while a results-fan card is focused or returning to the fan, preventing the card from getting stuck. [*]Prevented shipping from falling back to the older results handler when the Three.js fan cannot collapse. [*]The card-care panel keeps its bottom position when a card is focused instead of dropping lower.
[*] Fixed the checkout/account box disappearing on smaller screen sizes. [*] Reworked the Binder Sort Cards dropdown for better compatibility, including Steam Deck. [*] Improved Binder Dressing Room scaling on smaller resolutions. [*] Added new Binder customization options for Inside and Pages colors. [*] Added Use for All Sets to Binder customization. [*] Off by default. [*] When enabled, one Binder design can be used across every set. [*] Individual set designs are still saved and return if the option is turned back off. [*] Personal Binders remain separate and are not affected. [*] Additional Binder Dressing Room UI and camera improvements.
Your collection comes to life with a new interactive 3D binder and a dressing room built to make it your own! Get Hands-On With Your Collection [*]Bring your binder up from the table, unzip it, and open your collection. [*]Turn physical pages filled with clear, side-loading card pockets. [*]Slide cards out of their pockets for a closer look, flip and rotate them, then return them to the binder. [*]Enjoy dedicated zipper, page-turning, and card-slide sounds. [*]Close and zip your binder before returning it to the table. Design Your Own Binder [*]Open the new Binder Dressing Room through the Customize button. [*]Upload separate artwork for the front cover, back cover, and spine. [*]Drag directly on the binder to position your artwork and scroll to resize it. [*]Choose solid colors instead of uploading pictures. [*]Personalize the trim and trim stitching with individual colors. [*]Choose separate colors for the zipper teeth, fabric, pull, and connecting piece. [*]Select TRIM to watch the preview binder open, or switch to a zipper close-up while choosing your colors. [*]Save a unique appearance for each binder. From browsing your collection to creating your own cover design, your binder is now something you can truly make yours.