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What changed in Dungeon Defenders II in 2021

122 updates · 21 main milestones · Mar 25, 2021 to Dec 14, 2021

  1. 44 events
    Pets Targeting AI Revampedbalance change

    Pets now automatically attack the target closest to the player and can switch targets while attacking.

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    Chaos 7 Expedition No Longer Requirement for Onslaught Floor 99bug fix
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    Abyss Lord Skeletal Ramsters Upgrade Scaling Increasedbalance change

    Increased their upgrade scaling to be 15% per upgrade instead of 10%.

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    Fixed Draken Soul Size Issue on Mercenarybug fix
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    Adjusted Mercenary Tower & Abilities Descriptionsbug fix

    Descriptions now properly fit the F6 quick help screen.

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    Material Drop Changesgameplay

    All materials will now only drop from the victory chest with specific amounts per Chaos level.

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    Fixed Ascension Health Scaling on Royal Guard Blockadebug fixMilestone
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    New Shard: Water Jetnew content

    Decreases Max Targets by 4 but increases damage by x%.

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    Dryad Slime Targeting AI Improvedbalance change

    The targeting and pathfinding AIs of the Slimes have been improved.

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    Flameburst Tower Can Now Use Flamethrower's Tower Skinsbug fix
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    Added 64-bit Beta ClientperformanceMilestone

    Potential fixes for many different crashes and general stability.

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    Fixed PC Only General Chat Box Issuebug fix
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    Winterfest Event Returnsseasonal eventMilestone

    The Winterfest tree has returned for the holidays with daily present drops.

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    Removed Dark Assassins from Emp Zappers Onslaught Lanebug fix
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    Fixed Golden Ship Pet Evolution Issuebug fixMilestone
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    Fixed Tiki Mask's Glowing Eyes on Mercenarybug fix
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    Krampus Flairsnew content

    New cosmetics including Krampus Hat, Wings, and Tail.

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    Poisoned Blades Shard Now Correctly Triggers Petrifybug fix
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    New Tower: Water Auranew content

    Deals AoE water damage that drenches all enemies hit. Replaces the Flame Aura for Initiate.

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    Fixed Spectral Arrows Functionalitybug fix
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    Huntress Blaze Balloon Upgrade Scaling Increasedbalance change

    Increased their upgrade scaling to be 25% per upgrade instead of 15%.

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    Mercenary Nether Spiders Targeting AI Improvedbalance change

    The targeting and pathfinding AIs of the Nether Spiders have been improved.

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    Lavamancer Fissures of Embermount Damage Increasedbalance change

    Fissures of Embermount have had their damage increased by 18%.

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    Fixed New Daggers Not Droppingbug fixMilestone
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    Fixed Mercenary Bag Icon Issuebug fix
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    Fixed Mercenary Damage Issue with Goblin Siege Rollersbug fixMilestone
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    Fixed Golden Dino Egg Name and Amber Dragon Egg Quality Issuesbug fix
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    Water Damage on Pets Now Drenches Initial Targetbalance change
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    Pet Damage Affected by Hero's Damage Adjusting Passivesbalance change
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    Fixed Mercenary Mark Passive Rolling Issuebug fixMilestone

    Mercenary's Mark can now only appear on Dagger weapons.

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    Fixed Rotation of Elemental VFX on Royal and Noble Daggersbug fix
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    Fixed Petrify Duration with Lingering Poisonbug fix
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    Fixed Drakenlord’s Soul, Freezing Rain, and Frostfire Remnants Not Proccing Controller Servo/Chipbug fix
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    Fixed Heroic Boost Talent Functionalitybug fix
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    Mercenary Nether Archers Upgrade Scaling Decreasedbalance change

    Decreased their upgrade scaling to be 15% per upgrade instead of 20%.

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    New Onslaught Schedules Introducedgameplay

    Includes various themed schedules like Arachnophobia and Carnival Extravaganza.

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    Mercenary Natural Death Timer Increasedbalance change

    The natural death timer of Nether Spider and Slimes has been increased from 10 seconds to 20.

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    Mercenary Fan of Knives Ability Can Be Used While Movingbalance change
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    Fixed VFX Issues with Spider Enemybug fix
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    Fixed Single/Triple/Quintuple Chip Not Working on EVbug fix
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    Fixed Kill Count Increment Issue with Nether Spiders and Slime Pitbug fix
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    Fixed Elvish Artillery Cannon Tenacity Stat Issuebug fix
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    Dryad Slime Pit Tower Damage Increasedbalance change

    The slimes from the Slime Pit Tower have had their damage increased by 50%.

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    Winterfest Flairsnew content

    New cosmetic sets including Snowflake Wings and Candy Cane Wings.

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  2. 14 events
    Fixed Depth Lord Skin Purchase Issuebug fix

    Addressed issue where Depth Lord skin could not be purchased with gems.

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    New Adept Tower: Flameburst Towernew contentMilestone

    Flameburst Tower shoots flaming projectiles that explode on impact.

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    Fixed Tooltip Issuesbug fix

    Corrected tooltip for Sundering Blow shard and Stomp Strike Chip.

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    New Hero: The Mercenarynew contentMilestone

    Introducing the Mercenary hero with unique abilities and towers.

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    New Mercenary Shardsnew contentMilestone

    New shards including Knife Club, Empowered Throw, and more.

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    Fixed Bots of Oil Shard Issuebug fix

    Resolved issue with the fire DoT not working properly.

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    Updated Spider Web VFXquality of life

    Spider Web visual effects updated for better readability.

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    New Mercenary Towersnew contentMilestone

    Royal Guard Blockade, Nether Spider Spawner, Nether Archer Tower, and Elvish Artillery Cannon.

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    New Petsnew contentMilestone

    Introducing new pets including Dino, Amber Dino, and Haunted Ship.

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    New Skins for Various Heroesnew contentMilestone

    New skins for Mercenary, Lavamancer, Mystic, Abyss Lord, Dryad, Adept, and Apprentice.

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    New Mercenary Abilitiesnew contentMilestone

    Fan of knives, Dagger Throw, Combat Preparation, and Sweeping Strikes.

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    Balance Changes to Axes and Orc Blockadebalance change

    Axes can now roll light/heavy and Orc Blockade attacks changed to area of effect.

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    Fixed Oily Harpoon Shard Issuebug fix

    Corrected oil effect application for Ballista attuned to an element.

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    Fixed Lavamancer’s Harden Abilitybug fix

    Resolved issue with Harden ability not properly reflecting projectiles.

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  3. 29 events
    Hero damage resistance cap issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where hero damage resistance could go above 99%.

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    Tower targeting issue with Jester boxes fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where towers could target the jester boxes in the Jester’s Revenge Incursion.

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    MR. SKWISH’N SMASH boss HP issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the HP was too low for the MR. SKWISH’N SMASH boss on the Jester’s Revenge Incursion.

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    Death Weaver Queen name issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the Death Weaver Queen didn't have the correct name.

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    Ancient power reset issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where Ancient power reset were resetting prime challenges.

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    Death Weaver melee VFX issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the Death Weaver melee VFX wasn't showing.

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    Gear score check issue resolvedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the gear score check only happened once you equipped gear.

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    Wild West maps showing in Adventures issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the Wild West region maps were showing up in Adventures.

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    Pet affection booster sound issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the pet affection booster did not replicate its sound to others.

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    Voodoo pets elemental abilities issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the voodoo pets weren't rolling elemental abilities.

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    Tower placement issue on Wild West maps fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where towers could be built in the enemy spawn area on Wild West maps.

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    Harbinger’s cannons targeting issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the Harbinger’s cannons could be targeted by towers.

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    Voodoo pets animation lock issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where animations were locking up on voodoo pets.

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    Harbinger meteor ability damage calculation adjustedbalance change

    Changed the damage calculation for the Harbinger meteor ability interrupt to a percentage with a threshold of 0.5% or 1 million HP.

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    Voodoo pets species names and descriptions correctedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the voodoo pets’ species names and descriptions were incorrect.

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    Mage Gambit shard pool issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where Mage Gambit wasn't in the Chaos 7 pool of shards.

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    Shop item update issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where items taken out of a player’s shop weren't updating correctly.

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    Kobold King species name and description correctedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the Kobold King species name and description were incorrect.

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    Pie thrower targeting issue resolvedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the pie thrower couldn’t be targeted by towers.

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    Incorrect maps in C8 Mastery issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the wrong maps showed up for C8 Mastery.

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    Chi Supercharge Shard functionality issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the Chi Supercharge Shard wasn’t working properly.

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    Controller servo multiplicative issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where controller servo was still multiplicative.

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    World Tree critical strike issue fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the World Tree was critically striking for 350 times more than intended.

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    Harbinger meteor ability damage loweredbalance change

    Lowered the damage of the Harbinger’s meteor ability.

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    Boss victory condition issue on Wildest West fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the bosses on the Wildest West would not count toward the victory condition while in spawns.

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    Lane path VFX issue on Wildest West fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where lane path VFX weren't properly showing on Wildest West.

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    Crowd control issue with spiders fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where spiders couldn’t be crowd controlled with a 4 player group.

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    Replay issue for Wild West maps fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where players were not able to replay Wild West region maps.

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    Additive Anti-Mods functionality restoredbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the additive Anti-Mods were not working with defenders’ abilities.

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  4. 6 events
    Fixed Onslaught chest loot issuebug fix

    Resolved loot issues on floors above 99.

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    Increased drop rate of Kobold King petbalance change

    Drop rate increased by 100%.

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    Fixed Shiny mote drop countbug fix

    Resolved drop count issue on the Wild West Region.

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    Increased drop rate of Kobold Bling King petbalance change

    Drop rate increased by 300%.

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    Fixed Drakenfrost weapon drop issuebug fix

    Resolved issue where Drakenfrost wasn't dropping weapon Chaos 8.

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    Fixed guaranteed material drops on C8 Regionsbug fix
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  5. 12 events
    New Maps: The Wildest West and Wild Westivalnew contentMilestone

    Two new maps added to the War Table, themed around the Wild West.

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    Fixed Issues with Shards and Towersbug fix

    Multiple bug fixes related to shard functionality and tower behavior.

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    New Enemy: The Death Weavernew contentMilestone

    A new enemy that slows heroes and explodes on death, affecting towers.

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    Hero Change While Buildingquality of life

    Players can now change heroes while building with the persistent tower building option.

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    Shard Dust Gold Cost Addedquality of life

    Gold cost added to shard dust for vendor purposes.

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    Shard and Mod Balance Changesbalance change

    Adjustments made to various shards and mods for better gameplay balance.

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    New Shards and Modsnew content

    Introduction of various new shards and mods to enhance gameplay.

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    New Material Shopnew content

    A new shop where players can purchase materials using defender medals or gems.

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    New Pets: Voodoo and Jackalopenew content

    New pets added with unique abilities and damage outputs.

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    Hero Balance Adjustmentsbalance change

    Various adjustments made to hero abilities and defenses.

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    New Boss: The Death Weaver Queennew contentMilestone

    A new boss that shoots web projectiles, affecting tower performance.

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    New Difficulty Tier: Chaos 8new contentMilestone

    Introduces a new difficulty tier for Expedition, Mastery, Incursion, and Onslaught.

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  6. 11 events
    Introduction of Ol' Peepers for Daily Login Rewardsnew content

    Ol' Peepers delivers daily gifts and consumables for 1000g, including Carnival consumables.

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    New Shards: Lava Warrior and Boosted Beamnew content

    Lava Warrior shard generates additional lava charges; Boosted Beam shard increases Buff Beam damage.

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    New Pet: Crystalline Betsynew content

    Crystalline Betsy can be found in The Wyvern Den Prime Incursion.

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    Elemental Combo Adjustmentsbalance change

    Fire and Oil combo increases damage taken; Ice and Earth combos modified.

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    General Balance Changes to Mods and Petsbalance change

    Damage adjustments made to various mods and pets, including scaling with Gear Score.

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    Fixes for Game-Breaking Exploitsbug fixMilestone

    Multiple exploits fixed to improve game integrity.

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    New Tower Skins: Hypno Tower Skin Bundlenew content

    New skins for all towers and defenses available in the Hypno Tower Skin bundle.

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    Persistent Tower Option Addedquality of lifeMilestone

    Players can summon, upgrade, and sell towers with a single button activation.

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    Hero Adjustments: Various Buffs and Nerfsbalance change

    Specific heroes received buffs and nerfs, including Abyss Lord and Barbarian.

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    New Hero Bundles and Skin Bundlesnew content

    New bundles include All Heroes Bundle and various hero skin bundles.

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    General Bug Fixesbug fix

    Numerous bugs fixed, including issues with mods and traps.

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  7. 6 events
    End of Etherian Polar Vortexquality of life

    The Etherian Polar Vortex has ended, leading to a snowless Tavern and Town Hub.

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    Introduction of Ol' Peepersnew content

    Ol' Peepers is a new character who grants players a daily login gift.

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    Numerous Bug Fixesbug fixMilestone

    A significant number of bug fixes have been implemented, addressing exploits and unintended issues.

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    Introduction of New Bundlesshop

    New hero bundles, costume bundles, and a tower skin bundle have been introduced in the shop.

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    Buffs to Gameplay Mechanicsbalance change

    Gameplay mechanics have been buffed, including the return of Stunning Revelations and water mod combo.

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    Pet Buffsbalance change

    Pets have received buffs, enhancing their effectiveness.

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