I don't know (or care to look at) the versioning history for this game. Even if this is new, though, the developer can version it however they want. (That is not an endorsement of how they've chosen to do that, TBC.) Clearly they've chosen to use minor update numbering to indicate differences in the type of content. It's not something I would do, but it is what it is.
In any case, the reason this version has no animations was explained by the developer. I really don't find it shittification, actually. It's a weird way to go about things, but in practice it would be no different than having an iPhone 9 Platinum, iPhone 9 Gold, iPhone 9 Silver, and iPhone 9 Bronze. And then when iPhone 10 came out, having the same metal-themed equivalent variations. But instead of platinum, gold, silver, and bronze, you have x.x.4, x.x.3, x.x.2, and x.x.1. Again, I'm not a fan of the numbering scheme, but obviously your logic of higher versions doesn't apply for this game — the developer has decided to have it work differently than you assumed.
When I looked at your initial post, I misread and thought you started with "Why" rather than "WTF". So for my part, that was flawed reading, not projection. Thus, since the explanation of the versioning scheme was posted as an answer to the question already asked, I jumped to an incorrect conclusion.
Technically, though, you are assuming the projection rather than allowing for it to have been simply a misreading of what you posted. Doesn't really matter to me in any case; I don't have a dog in this fight. I couldn't give
about the scheme. I only need to understand how it works so I know what to expect.
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