: Orbs are the primary currency used to buy items from the new shops, while Diamonds are used to unlock specific secret areas. : Update 2.1 added the Secret Shop (accessible with 500 diamonds) and the Community Shop (added in 2.11) to spend your hard-earned orbs. Treasure Room & Vaults Demon Keys
(As a historical snapshot)
A new layer of progression was added with "Shards of Power" and the "Diamond" currency, allowing players to unlock rare icons and trails.
Leo spent the next six hours failing at 98% on a new "Epic" rated level, his fingers blurring over the spacebar. He wasn't even mad. The "2.1 era" had officially begun, and for the first time in years, the horizon of what was possible in a 2D platformer felt infinite.