Release 2.4.4: Candy Survival Knock and backfire fixes

assets/data/version.json

@@ -1,7 +1,27 @@
 {
-	"latest_version": "2.4.3",
+	"latest_version": "2.4.4",
 	"minimum_app_version": "2.1.0",
 	"releases": [
+		{
+			"version": "2.4.4",
+			"date": "2026-07-09",
+			"pck_url": "https://git.klud.top/danchie/tekton/raw/branch/patches/patch.pck",
+			"pck_size": 0,
+			"changelog": [
+				"Fixed Candy Survival Knock mechanic: pressing Q now properly knocks adjacent players diagonally and cardinally.",
+				"Implemented Candy Survival Knock backfire mechanic: knocking a player with 0 candies transfers your candy stack to them and staggers you.",
+				"Fixed Candy Survival candy stack 3D mesh visual desync and client-side stack synchronization.",
+				"Fixed playerboard desync where host-side board changes weren't reflected on remote clients in multiplayer sessions.",
+				"Fixed punch/smack SFX playing repeatedly when quickly attacking another player.",
+				"Fixed currency split between Gacha and Shop \u2014 wallet balance now updates immediately after purchase without needing to reopen the panel.",
+				"Fixed fatal crash in Multiplayer Gauntlet caused by missing `has_method` check on smack cooldown timers on remote peers.",
+				"Upgraded engine from Godot 4.6 to 4.7 stable for better performance and stability.",
+				"Migrated patch delivery from GitHub Pages to Gitea native raw endpoint \u2014 no more external dependencies for game updates.",
+				"CI: optimized build cache for Godot binary, eliminating repeated 140MB downloads on every workflow run.",
+				"CI: shallow repository checkout (--depth 1) for faster clone times.",
+				"CI: removed unnecessary export template download from patch deployment workflow (--export-pack doesn't need them)."
+			]
+		},
 		{
 			"version": "2.4.3",
 			"date": "2026-07-04",