What changed in Dungeon Defenders II in 2024

Fixed Icicle Fragmentation and Flurry talent descriptions.

Fixed a type when hovering over hero icons.

Increased Earth/Fire/Storm/Water Counter Chip damage by 60%.

Fixed Iron Reaper swing-speed icon and empty mod.

Fixed name of Elite Counter Servo.

Fixed an issue where portal warnings would not display correctly on Frostbound Arena.

Buffed several Elemental Rumble M.O.D.S.

Fixed players being able to equip relics on Ice Wall.

Increased Earth/Fire/Storm/Water Counter Servo damage by 75%.

Increased Elite Counter Chip damage by 102%.

Fixed floating cores on Embermount Volcano.

The Holiday Emporium Sale is now active.

Fixed some lane billboards not working correctly on Happy Ramparts and Throne Room.

Snowflake Wings flair can no longer be equipped on the Frostweaver.

Ancient armor drop rates have been increased in this hotfix.

Character swapping now has a 3s cooldown in Town Hub, Private Tavern, and Combat Phases, and a 0.1s timer in Build Phases.

Fixed an issue where ground-based portals would not disappear on Frostbound Arena.

Renamed 'Restoring Ice' Frostweaver shard to 'Blizzard Resurgence'.

Changed the 'Increase Critical Chance and Damage' buff icon on Frostbound Arena.

Fixed an issue where, when purchasing the Frostweaver hero, a splash screen displaying incorrect text and/or imagery would appear.

Today's hotfix addresses a variety of bugs in the game.

Added an auto-collect option for Ancient items.

Fixed an issue where Polar Vortex did not stack correctly when used by multiple Frostweavers on the same enemy.

Fixed an issue where the Grog-a-tov weapon mod didn't work on the Frostweaver.

The hotfix includes several balance changes to improve gameplay.

Fixed an issue where some flying enemies couldn't reach cores on Embermount Volcano.

Fixed an issue where the Frostweaver could not use equipment with the Ghastly Halberds or Sand Path mods.

Fixed Blizzard's Embrace buff icon.

Fixed pathing issues where enemies sometimes moved to unintended areas on Embermount Volcano.

Increased Elite Counter Servo damage by 100%.

Fixed an issue where finishing Lava Caverns Survival wave 100 would mark Crystal Mines as completed and vice versa.

Fixed an issue where enemies could damage players while Blizzard's Embrace is active.

Annual Winter Wonderland Emporium Sale with 50% off on various items until January 2nd.

Fixed 'Owl' pet not working with some support abilities.

Shortened the lingering effect of Polar Vortex from 5s to 1s.

Increased drop rates for Elemental Armor.

A new game mode where players defend against elemental enemies across rotating maps.

Five maps will rotate weekly in the Elemental Rumble mode.

New mini-bosses and elite enemies introduced in Elemental Rumble.

A new hero, the Frostweaver, has been added with unique abilities and attacks.

A new map specifically designed for the Frostbound season.

New shards that enhance the Frostweaver's abilities and gameplay.

Enemies in Elemental Rumble are empowered based on elemental affinities.

A new seasonal pass featuring costumes, titles, and rewards.

New elemental candies and pets available as rewards in the Elemental Rumble.

New armor sets with elemental bonuses obtainable from Elemental Rumble.

A new gamemode called Elemental Rumble will be introduced.

A new Defender Pass will be launched alongside the Frostweaver.

Half-price vaults, bags, and 50% off gold available until November 25th.

Players can enjoy double experience until November 25th.

The Seas of Dragonfall Defender Pass will conclude with the new update.

A new hero, the Frostweaver, will be added to the game.

Fixed an issue where Ravena Rotspell's shop would not refresh.

Fixed an issue where the Spooky Crate would check inventory slots to purchase.

NPC vendors have been refreshed.

Fixed VFX of Meteor Strike and Insane Bolt pet abilities.

Dragon Fruit can now be stored in Bank Vaults correctly.

Purchases from the War Recruiter's Dust Shop are temporarily disabled to address issues with the system.

Resolved an issue with multi-equipment list pop-ups breaking their intended bounds.

Farmer Tom's Produce Shop and related items are no longer available.

Piggles have unique abilities including Freeze Ray, Meteor Strike, Insane Bolt, and Invigoration.

Dragon Fruit obtainable from Piggle bundles and Pet Food Boxes until January 5th, granting XP to pets.

Three Piggle variants (Baby Piggle, Piggle, and Ravenwood Piggle) will be available as premium pet companions.

The Dragon Fruit, a Wizard City delicacy, will appear rarely in pet food boxes during the event.

Four new Piggle bundles added to the Emporium, each with unique pets and items.

Limited-time crossover content available until January 5th, 2025.

Piggles come with unique abilities: Freeze Ray, Meteor Strike, Insane Bolt, and Invigoration.

New vendor in Dragonfall offering daily Spooktacular Crates and Halloween-themed cosmetics.

Fixed Whole Grain Guard and Bruised Apple consumable VFX persisting after players leave a game.

Fixed description of the 'Call of Scarecrow' ability.

Fixed an issue where Farmer Tom's Produce Shop would not properly refresh.

Fixed 'Bling's Demise' daily incursion description to display the correct map.

The Harvest Moon Festival is an in-game event featuring new limited-time pets and a new vendor, Farmer Tom.

Farmer Tom debuts in Dragonfall, selling Harvest Bags and seeking his missing scarecrow companion.

The Harvest Witch costume is available for purchase from the Emporium for 1200 gems.

Fixed an issue where some pet ability descriptions would break when viewing the tooltip.

Fixed Chaos VIII Spiders spawning on Chaos VII maps.

Fixed blocking volumes on the Aquarion Throne Room not disabling on Onslaught.

New consumables available from Farmer Tom, including Bruised Apple, Carrot Dash, Fruitimal, Popcorn Burst, Radish Rocket, Squash Smash, and Whole Grain Guard.

Fixed the Coral Staff not having the intended AoE effect.

Fixed an issue where enemies would get stuck walking through the main hall on Aquarion Throne Room.

Fixed Altar Assassins wandering out of the map.

Fixed an issue where the 'Marked Targets' shard would cease functioning after retrying a wave.

Three scarecrow variants obtainable during the event: Scarecrow Ghost, Scarecrow, and Gold Scarecrow.

Fixed the 'Superconducter' shard not modifying the 'Call to Arms' ability resource cost.

Fixed the 'Water Pool' weapon mod using hero damage instead of ability power.

Fixed 'Chi Burn' and 'Chi Boost' shards displaying as usable for heroes other than the Initiate.

Fixed unintended spots where players could place defenses near the boss arena on Aquarion Throne Room.

Defend the Aquarion Throne Room from the Old One's Army's invasion.

Added Subzero Siren, Harbinger of the Deep, and Jade Guardian costumes to Defender Pack drop pool.

Unique mods for weapons obtained from King Aquarion.

Sharken are now affected by crowd control effects.

Fixed issues where bosses could receive unintended knockback.

Players can no longer soft-lock the map by retrying the wave prematurely.

Added Gold Abyss Lord Costume and removed Gold Barbarian Costume.

Markets game mode has been removed from the Wartable.

A new Gold Abyss Lord Costume is now available from the Black Market Dealer.

Face the corrupt king himself after defending the Aquarion Throne Room.

Fixed issues where some pet operations would not trigger saves.

Includes a Coral Weapon Set and King Aquarion's Polearm.

Implemented a potential fix for crashes upon map restart.

Whirlpool ability now lasts for 10 seconds instead of 6.

Timed-exclusive flairs return to the Black Market Dealer until August 21st.

The 'Evolve' button is now hidden when a pet is at max level.

Addressed targeting issues with Barbarian and Dryad heroes.

Includes Summer Fairy Flair Bundle, Abyssal Warriors Costume Bundle, and various Shard Bundles.

Now shows the correct icon when examining an affected tower.

Fixed issue during the 'Altar of the Athame' Incursion.

The following flairs are returning: Fancy Golden Top Hat, Golden Rustic Winter Hat, Golden Skull Mask, Golden Spooky Pumpkin Head, Golden Wings, Gold Shimmer.

Corrected descriptions for multiple daily missions.

Obtainable as a rare drop on Aquarion Throne Room with the ability 'Feeding Frenzy'.

Shard is no longer usable on any hero.

Resolved issues with the Hunter's Cloak ability.

Enjoy double Defender Pass experience and the return of the Snow Mage pet as a rare drop from victory chests.

Loot now scales based on individual floor progression.

Adjusted damage from 6000% hero damage to intended 600%.

Enemies hit by the Ballista receive additional damage from all sources for a duration.

A bundle containing all costumes from the Season One Defender Pass, available for 2,080 gems.

Addressed an issue regarding Altar Assassins teleporting to spawn locations.

Fixed an issue where node-based defenses displayed an incorrect mana cost in the town and private tavern.

Includes The Giggling Guppy, Coral Commander, and Kraken's Bane, obtainable at various levels in the Premium Defender Pass.

Added a timer that kills stuck enemies.

Includes new abilities and changes to existing abilities for the Initiate hero.

Includes Generic Hero Shard, Generic Tower Shard, and Elemental Pet Reroll Token.

A deep-sea denizen that becomes enraged at regular intervals, increasing move speed, attack speed, damage and damage reduction for a limited duration.

You may now play any Onslaught floor to increment your own floor number by 1.

A new tab added to the Emporium where you may find all currently available bundles.

Increased upgrade scalar of Water Sprite from 25% to 50%.

Available for purchase from the Black Market Dealer for 1 billion Gold. Ability: Poison Whirlpool - Fires a ball of poison that creates a swirling whirlpool on impact.

Obtainable by achieving level 55 in the Defender Pass. Ability: Feeding Frenzy - Increases hero speed by 50% for 7 seconds.

Fixed an issue where players would be prompted to purchase the incorrect vault when selecting one while using a controller.

Increased upgrade scalar of Skeletal Ramster from 15% to 25%.

Fixed an issue regarding ranged enemies ignoring Reflect Beams.

Fixed an issue where ability charges would display incorrectly.

Reduced Skeletal Ramster DU cost from 50 to 40.

Includes Aquarion Huntress, Abysal Initiate, Crabmancer, and Aquarion Guard Hunter, obtainable at various levels in the Premium Defender Pass.

Ballista projectile now pierces terrain and damage scaling changed from -5% per enemy struck to +5% damage per enemy struck.

Increased damage of Ice Shards by 25% and projectile speed by 50%.

Obtainable as a rare drop on Coral Reef Town. Ability: Poison Whirlpool - Fires a ball of poison that creates a swirling whirlpool on impact.

Removed Gold Adept costume and added Gold Barbarian costume.

'Diversity' challenge no longer fails when retrying from a wave.

Increased damage of Oceanic Rift by 15% and Water Orbs by 25%.

Includes Bitey the Piranha, Water Splashes, Fish School Belt, and Fish Bowl backpack, obtainable at various levels in the Defender Pass.

Fixed an issue where Gargoyle Statue would not contribute towards weekly and/or daily missions.

Fixed 'Werewolf Mercenary' costume name.

Coral Reef Town - Available to play within The High Seas.

Reduced Water Sprite DU cost from 40 to 30.

Thundering Stomp Chip reworked to Thundering Roar Chip; Stomp Height Chip reworked to Burning Talisman Chip.

Unlocked movement while casting, decreased charge time, auto-fires on full charge, increased projectile speed, max pierce targets, and reduced mana cost.

Channel chi into an aura that heals allies and cripples enemies.

Summon an ethereal dragon that unleashes a brief cone of flames, dealing magical fire damage and burning enemies.

Includes Blessing of the Dragon, Chi Boost, Chi Burn, Goat Transmog, Crippling Strikes, Enduring Flame, Enhanced Flames, and Protective Chi.

Updated to protect against bad data.

Assists with building.

Introduction of five new bundles with various gems and goodies, available for a one-time purchase.

New bundles are launching with a 10% discount for the first 7 days.

Charge time reduced from 1s to 0.75s

Increased from 25% additional damage per stack to 50%

Maximum stacks reduced from 5 to 2

Now able to hit up to three times on the same target

Health increased by 25%

Base damage modifier reduced from 120 to 110

Damage reduced by 37.5%

Now has a base rate of 4 seconds

Fixed issue where an additional material was used for each consecutive reroll

Duration reduced from 8 seconds to 4 seconds

Fixed an issue where the UI would become stuck until the next refresh after fully unlocking the login calendar.

Fixed Pufferfish defense passive being 94%, not 100%.

Fixed an issue where the 'Ice Shard' is using focused AP rather than focused power.

Fixed an issue where the lock icon wouldn't go away even if it was the correct time to unlock a reward in the Daily Login Calendar.

Slightly reduced the collision of the Pufferfish's projectiles to better impact the target.

Added line-of-sight to Pufferfish defense.

Fixed several latency-based issues for the Daily Login Calendar.

Fixed an issue where the Shard Vault was checking for a number of available slots in the first bag to be available for purchase.

Increased 'Fissure' range from 1850 to 2100.

Changed 'Enduring Bubble's' name to 'Enduring Orbs' (effect unchanged).

Fixed Survival Mode loot not dropping with passives.

Fixed an issue with the Water Sprite defense was not correctly drenching enemies.

Fixed an issue where 'Bubble Bulwark' ability would not end correctly.

Removed Initiate from 'Rippling Explosions' shard (can't use).

Fixed Daily Login Calendar sometimes rewarding players twice.

Fixed an issue where homing projectiles would bypass Geode shields.

Fixed an issue where the 'Aquanos Huntress' was in the cosmetic data list.

Improved the arcing of the Pufferfish defenses projectiles.

Fixed Pufferfish passive not scaling properly with chaos level.

Fixed pet materials not spending from the Material Vault correctly.

Fixed an issue where the Water Sprite defense did not have the correct impact sounds.

Hex Thrower's curse no longer spawns when the Arcane Barrier absorbs the projectile.

Fixed an issue where the Daily Login Calendar's timer wouldn't reset.

Fixed an issue where the Countess wasn't listed in the sword/shield requirement list.

Fixed 'Ice Shard' ability piercing shard not being affected by gilding levels.

Fixed an issue where the Aquarion wasn't listed in the polearm requirements list.

Fixed the 'Island Warrior' costume display having an extra polearm at the feet.

Synced players progress to day six if you have used the Daily Login Calendar to address issues with the first few days of Seas of Dragonfall release.

Fixed 'Artillery Crab' not properly oiling enemies.

Fixed an issue where shards from the Shard Vault would mistakenly be sent to the Scavenger.

Fixed an issue where the Shard Vault would complete more calculations than necessary when a shard was added.

Removed some skins and flairs that were not intended to be implemented yet.

Fixed 'Ice Orbs' ability dissipating when swapping heroes as opposed to replicating to other clients.

Fixed an issue where the daily gift could be redeemed twice.

Fixed an issue where the Shard Vault bundle would check for inventory space before it could be purchased.

Fixed an issue pertaining to the 'Pufferfish' defenses petrify effect.

Fixed various shard descriptions.

Double XP event running from March 14th to March 21st, 2024.

Dungeon Defenders titles available at up to 80% off during the Steam Spring Sale.