v96 is live: choose your boons at the gates, and time every smash

Hanuman Lanka Dahan v96 is now playable, free in your browser, portrait and mobile-friendly.

This update is about the core loop, not the looks. The big changes:

• Gate forks. As Hanuman ji nears a district gate, two boons appear. Fly over the lintel to take the upper one, or through the arch to take the lower one. You choose with the same one button, by bouncing up or slamming down, and nothing pauses.
• A shrine early in the first district gives you your first choice between two divine gadas.
• The timing ring now closes on every smash. Tap again as it locks for a PERFECT. Tap too early and it's a glancing blow: the smash still lands, but you get no Speed and no chain.
• Omens. From district 2 on, most districts open under a named omen (flyers, armour, powder carts, gold, lanterns, Yakshas or archers) that changes who holds the street.
• Since v85, the music is pre-baked so it should cut out less on phones, and the title screen and menus are clearer.

It's early access, so tell me which boons you go for, whether the early-tap penalty feels fair, and which omen gives you the most trouble.

Honest note: the game is AI-coded by my Hermes agent using Claude Code. Any gameplay clips are automated QA test runs, not human skill. It's an independent fan project with no affiliation with any Ramayana film.

Jai Shri Ram 🙏