Tusslings

Roadmap

What is built, what is next, and what is further out. Nothing here has a date. Features ship when they pass validation on real watches, and progress you have earned is never taken back.

Now: the launch build

Grit transformations Now

Grit belongs to the creature that trained. A creature's meter unlocks the first time it finishes a qualifying achievement with you, and from then on every minute of training with recorded heart rate counts. One Grit point is one confirmed active minute covered by heart rate. Missing samples, pauses and idle time earn nothing, and motorized sports are excluded. Grit is a battle modifier, never a change to the creature's stored stats, so a mixed pair of watches still agrees on the fight.

A cat with no transformation
CuteThe everyday look
Golden Surge
Golden SurgeForm 1 · +2.5% power
Azure Surge
Azure SurgeForm 2 · +5%
Crimson Surge
Crimson SurgeForm 3 · +7.5%
Spirit
SpiritForm 4 · +10%
Zen
ZenForm 5 · +12.5%
FormReached byTraining to the next form
Golden SurgeA Mid achievement awakens the meter1,200 Grit, about 20 qualified hours
Azure Surge1,200 Grit2,400 Grit, about 40 hours
Crimson Surge3,600 Grit9,600 Grit, about 160 hours
Spirit13,200 GritCreature level 100
ZenSpirit and level 100Fully unlocked, permanent

Achievement tiers set a floor and pay a bonus: Mid (half marathon, 50-mile ride, relay, a long swim, hike or row) +120 Grit; High (marathon, 45 km ultra, 100-mile ride, half triathlon, ultra relay) +600; Elite (50-mile ultra, 200-mile ride) +1,200; Mega (full triathlon, an Everest of climbing, 100-mile ultra) +2,400. Each unlocked form stays equippable on that creature, including Off. The cute face stays through every form.

Next: creature waves 2 and 3 Coming

Fourteen more species, released in two Arena updates included with Plus. Each wave covers all five elements and is added permanently to the pool for new eggs. Eggs you already hold keep the pool they came with.

JellyfishJellyfishWave 2
BatBatWave 2
ChiliChiliWave 2
EelEelWave 2
PenguinPenguinWave 2
HedgehogHedgehogWave 2
PuffballPuffballWave 2
StormcloudStormcloudWave 3
AngelfishAngelfishWave 3
OwlOwlWave 3
SalamanderSalamanderWave 3
DaisyDaisyWave 3
TurtleTurtleWave 3
White SharkWhite SharkWave 3

Next: Coach activity waves Plus

Activities and creatures advance on separate tracks. A new activity does not have to wait for a creature, and the other way round. The Coach catalog already knows 101 sports; they open in waves.

WaveActivities
1 · Free, nowRun, Walk, Stroller Run, Road Bike, Pool Swim, Open Water, Treadmill, Walk Indoor, Bike Indoor
2Trail Run, Hike, Mountain Bike, Gravel, Cyclocross, eBike, eMTB, Bike Commute, Bike Tour, BMX
3Row and Row Indoor
4Triathlon and relays, strength and cardio, water sports, snow sports, climbing and the rest of the catalog

Guided structured workouts, Garmin course following, relay recording and the indoor trainer hub are built and gated separately. A watch is only offered a target it can actually measure.

Seasons Coming

Zombie eggs appear from 18 to 31 October: a seasonal look with a small battle penalty and its own egg. Halloween and Christmas faces are planned as seasonal Plus content. Seasonal palettes (frost, blossom, gold, ember) already exist for every species.

Further out

Rules we hold ourselves to: every creature you earn stays yours through every update. Eggs you hold keep their pool. Nothing unlocks from the watch clock or a remote switch. Battles between two watches on the same version always agree, and mixed versions refuse to fight rather than disagree.