What changed in Dungeon Defenders in 2022

82 updates · 5 main milestones · Mar 29, 2022 to Oct 11, 2022

  1. 4 events
    Private Mana Drop Feature Addedquality of life

    Added the ability to privately drop mana (default hotkey control + m)

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    Updated Devil Spine Level Drop Variant Descriptionbug fix

    Added new description to Devil Spine level drop variant

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    Weapon Swap Issue Fixedbug fix

    Fixed an issue where swapping weapons doesn't cancel the cast of the previous one causing weird projectile interactions

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    Fixed Typo in Evil Eye's Descriptionbug fix
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  2. 11 events
    Controller Support Added for Emulatornew content

    Players can now use a controller to control all emulated characters.

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    Emulator Key Bind Command Fixbug fix

    Fixed some emulator that would break some key bind commands.

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    Accessory Upgrade Limit Fixbug fix

    Fixed accessories being able to spawn with more upgrades than intended.

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    Map Selection UI Update Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the map selection UI would update client UI's.

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    Map Selection Player Addition Recovery Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the map selection wouldn't recover from adding players.

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    Core Drops Correction on New Mapsbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the core drops were not correct on the new maps.

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    Spooktacular Bay Reward Fixbug fix

    Fixed Spooktacular Bay not giving random rewards to players besides host.

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    Anti-Cheat Color Issue Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the anti cheat was kicking people with certain colors on character skins.

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    Gargoyle Accessories Rolling Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the gargoyle accessories were rolling lower than intended.

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    Elf Accessories Upgrade Display Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the elf accessories wouldn't show the number of upgrades when on inventory.

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    Elf Crown Icon Size Fixbug fix

    Fixed an issue where the elf crown icon was too large.

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  3. 20 events
    Crystalline Dimension Drop Fixbug fix

    Fixed Crystalline Dimension only dropping 1 accessory for host.

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    Tradeable Ultimate Crystalline Defenderquality of life

    Ultimate Crystalline Defender and Experience Orbs are now tradeable and droppable.

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    Improved Graphic Settingsquality of life

    Native support up to 4k and in-game graphic settings adjustment.

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    Damage Number Size Sliderquality of life

    Added a slider to adjust the size of damage numbers.

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    Tavern Incursion Challengenew content

    New 6 Player map with unique rewards.

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    Emerald City Accessory Additionbalance change

    Added Emerald accessories with unique set effect.

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    Inventory Quality Sorting Buttonquality of life

    Added a button for sorting inventory by quality.

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    Crystalline Dimension Accessory Buffbalance change

    Buffed accessories to max quality and made them drop twice for everyone.

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    Arcane Library Accessory Updatebalance change

    Added Fedora accessory and new accessory set bonus.

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    Akatiti Map Updatebalance change

    Added a new mask drop to the map rewards.

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    Wasp Pet and Weapon Fixesbug fix

    Fixed issues with Wasp pet and several weapons on certain bosses.

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    Temple of Polybius Challenge Updatebalance change

    Polybius pets drop at map completion, can boost up to 6 towers.

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    Embermount Volcano Accessory Buffbalance change

    Buffed accessories to max accessory quality.

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    New Maps and Trophiesnew contentMilestone

    Introduced new maps: The Striking Tree and Spooky Buccaneer Bay, each with unique campaign and survival rewards.

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    City in the Cliffs Survival Quality Changebalance change

    Changed survival quality to Aquanos quality.

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    Miscellaneous Bug Fixesbug fix

    Fixed various issues including stuck mobs and incorrect enemy entries.

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    Longer Message Supportquality of life

    Players can now send messages up to 320 characters.

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    Halloween Invasion Challengenew content

    New challenge with rewards including Moon Staff and Witch’s Broom.

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    Network Improvementsbug fix

    Improved default network bandwidth and lowered update intervals.

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    Tavern Defense Updatebalance change

    Added Party Horn and buffed Party Hats to match Fedora quality.

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  4. 42 events
    Built-in Emulator Addedquality of life

    New assignable bindings for controlling the emulator.

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    Boss Timer Skip Feature Addedquality of life
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    Improved Graphic Settingsquality of life

    Native support up to 4k and in-game graphic settings changes.

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    New Challenge: Tavern Incursionnew content

    6 Player map with unique rewards.

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    Akatiti Map Rewards Updatebalance change

    Added a new mask drop to the map rewards.

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    Emerald City Accessory Set Additionbalance change

    Added Emerald accessory set.

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    Removed Double Dropped Equipment Circle Colorbug fix

    Fixed on Spare Christmas Lights and Rudolph’s Spare items.

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    Fixed Wasp Pet and Weapon Issuesbug fix

    Fixed issues with Wasp pet, Spear of the New Kingdom, and Winter Flame on certain bosses.

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    Control + T Trade Fixbug fix

    Control + T no longer adds untradeable items to trade.

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    Fixed Mob Stuck Spots in Infested Ruinsbug fix
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    Improved Network Performancebug fix

    Improved default network bandwidth and lowered network update intervals.

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    Fixed Map List Snapping Issuebug fix
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    City in the Cliffs Survival Quality Changebalance change

    Changed survival quality to Aquanos quality.

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    Tomb of Etheria Movement Speed Bonusbalance change

    Added missing 10% bonus movement speed to spear of the new Kingdom.

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    Infested Ruin Mini Wasp Queen Pet Updatebalance change

    Removed melee attack from Mini Wasp Queen Pet.

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    Item Recovery Feature Addedquality of life

    Players can recover items on all maps.

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    Embermount Volcano Accessory Buffbalance change

    Buffed accessories to max accessory quality.

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    Inventory Quality Sorting Button Addedquality of life
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    Tradeable Ultimate Crystalline Defender and Experience Orbsquality of life
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    Improved Game Engine Performancequality of lifeMilestone
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    Fixed Invalid Enemy Entries in Player Stats UIbug fix
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    Tavern Defense Party Horn Additionbalance change

    Added Party Horn and buffed Party Hats.

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    Placed Crystalline Dimension Back on Questbug fix
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    Fixed Crystalline Dimension Accessory Drop Ratebug fix

    Fixed only dropping 1 accessory for host.

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    Damage Number Size Slider Addedquality of life
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    Dropped Armor Icons on Minimapquality of life
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    Fixed Wasp Enemies Damage Issuebug fix

    Fixed Wasp enemies taking more damage than intended from Lightning Towers.

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    Fixed Black Screen Issue on Polybug fix
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    Crystalline Dimension Accessory Buffbalance change

    Buffed accessories to max accessory quality.

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    Crystalline Resurgence Survival Quality Changebalance change

    Changed survival quality to Infested Ruins quality.

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    Arcane Library Accessory Updatebalance change

    Added Fedora accessory and new accessory set bonus.

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    Difficulty-based Coloration for Harbinger Mobquality of life
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    Made Enchanted Bishop Colorablebug fix
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    Longer Message Length in Chatquality of life

    Players can send messages up to 320 characters.

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    New Map: Spooky Buccaneer Baynew content

    Campaign and Survival rewards including Demon Sword and new Spooky accessory set.

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    Item Censoring Feature Addedquality of life
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    New Challenge: Halloween Invasionnew content

    Rewards include Moon Staff and Witch’s Broom.

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    Winter Mire Movement Speed Bonusesbalance change

    Made Ban Hammer, Candy Cane, and Winter Flame give a 10% movement speed bonus.

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    Tinkerer’s Lab Survival Quality Changebalance change

    Changed survival quality to Infested Ruins quality.

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    Flames of Rebirth Accessory Buffbalance change

    Buffed accessories to max accessory quality.

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    Temple of Polybius Challenge Updatebalance change

    Polybius pets drop at map completion.

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    New Map: The Striking Treenew content

    Campaign and Survival rewards including Staff of Flowers and Elf accessory set.

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  5. 5 events
    Free Going Rogue Cosmetics for DDAnew content

    Players will receive Going Rogue versions of the base four characters for free in Dungeon Defenders Awakened.

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    New Maps in Dungeon Defenders Awakenednew contentMilestone

    Revealed new maps: The Bazaar and The Lost Metropolis for Episode 2.

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    Dungeon Defenders Going Rogue Launchdlc releaseMilestone

    Introducing Dungeon Defenders Going Rogue, a new roguelite game featuring Etherian Heroes.

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    New Feature: Runesnew content

    Introduction of runes as a core gameplay feature in Dungeon Defenders Awakened.

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    New Hero: The Outcastnew contentMilestone

    Teased new hero, The Outcast, who will be a remake of The Summoner.

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