What changed in Dungeon Defenders in 2023

Changed Legendary Apprentice skin speed from 465 to 510

Increased weapon damage of the Tinkerer's Perfection by 15%

Made Adept have a bit more Hero Health

Fixed Ranger Eagle Shot not scaling off weapon damage

Added untradeable rewards to achieving Eternal Defender (Farmable versions, one per account of the events: NPC, Final Patch, and Celebracers)

Fixed Upgrade Aura using the wrong name on the Adept

Optimization pass on the buff system and hermit buffs, in particular

Added an extra wave on the challenge for Lifestream Hollow

Changed Super Legendary Apprentice skin speed from 445 to 490

Increased weapon damage of the Cog Maul to 7%

Changed rotation offset from 15 to 5 degrees on Ranger’s Eagle Shot

Made 1,3,4,5 and 6 player counts on Tavern Incursion do 20% more damage to Old One’s crystals

Made 2-player count on Tavern Incursion do 18% more damage to Old One’s crystals

Fixed Nature Griffon projectile to actually be a Crystalline Dragon copy

Made Omenak Forge Robot deal more damage

Reverted the tavern keep imposter change where he doesn’t hawk but is invulnerable to Strength Drain auras

Fixed new Emerald City not unlocking its trophy on map completion

Reduced Flying Mech boss’ HP by 15% on Tavern Incursion

Added the option to hide quality names on gear description on all qualities UDKCDTSettings

Added 10% movement speed to Ember Crescent

Nerfed Targeting Desirability on Forest Golem by 50%

Added 30% movement speed to the Animorphic Ember pet

Fixed Mini Spider Queen melee attack not scaling with hero damage

Made Elf Crown float closer to the character's heads

Nerfed moon staff damage by 15%

Made 1-4 press the respective buttons on the forge UI from top to bottom

Nerfed forest golem healing interval from 3 seconds to 5

Buffs now respect enemy elements (prevents any unnecessary buff applications for performance boosts)

Changed Forest Golem mana cost to 300 from 150

Fixed Jester Wheel ability not playing full body animation

Nerfed Nightmare Health Scaling on E.V. boss on Lab Assault by 15% to account for the moon staff nerf

Buffed insane duplicates of cd weapons (hero stats only), so they're on par with the cd ones

Made Hardcore mode CDT setting use different variables for open and ranked mode

Increased Mr. Owl's size by 10%

Increased weapon damage of the Sword of Ember and Undertow by 5%

Forest Ogre now does 17% less slam damage

Fixed archers going up with the platform in between phases on Tavern Incursion

Increased projectile base damage by 30% on Ranger’s Eagle Shot

Increased weapon damage of Roger's Revenge to 18%

Increased melee weapon damage of Ember Crescent by 20%

Added the option to show quality names on gear description under mythical quality under UDKCDTSettings

Adjusted spawn notes so they don't go up with the platform collision.

Implemented further protections and handled odd edge cases.

Added new maps with unique rewards and challenges.

Adjusted movement speed and damage for various stances.

Buffed hero stats while keeping tower stats the same.

Buffed Fenix and Ember Pony by 10% and adjusted other pets for balance.

Added monk and apprentice weapons that drop class-specific rewards.

Moon Staff damage reduced by approximately 15%.

Increased weapon damage based on Ability Stat Value.

Introduced a new hero who uses spears and has unique abilities.

Health of bosses and damage dealt to Old One adjusted for solo mode.

Addressed multiple collision and platform movement issues in Tavern Incursion.

Max starting wave increased to 38.

Game now supports up to a 120 fps cap.

Launches poisonous spores at enemies, infecting them and allowing them to spread the infection.

A new hero, The Hermit, who harnesses the forces of nature with new abilities and defenses.

The Lifestream Hollow map returns, now available for traditional campaign and a new ogre crush challenge.

Blasts enemies in a wide radius and poisons them; enemies felled by this poison explode.

Increases speed, restores health, and adds poison damage to The Hermit's attacks.

A guardian with high health and attack power that passively heals nearby allies.

A new enemy, the forest ogre, who utilizes melee attacks and is faster and stronger than traditional ogres.

Shoots 5 poisonous thorns in a spread pattern that pass through enemies.

Increases range and resistance of nearby defenses, and boosts speed and casting rate of nearby heroes.

Damages and webs enemies that pass through, reducing their speed and resistances.

Restored previous archetype and coloring for Eye Patch.

Tables can now be triggered on the empty center of the second floor using the new Bucket and Mop in the basement.

Moved all windows on the main building up and added a hanging shelf at the entrance closest to spawn.

Moved hay stacks down on the wall to allow minions to be built there again.

Accomplishments and trophies added for Arcane Lib, Dread Dungeon, Emerald City, Flames of Rebirth, Pirate Invasion, Spring Valley, and Temple of Polybius.

Made the ceiling collision prevent the building camera from going up.

Killzone added to eliminate stuck mobs.

Box added inside the opening closest to spawn to prevent the building camera from going inside the wall.

Moved west flight nodes closer to the map and changed collision for the last kraken.

Towers will no longer target enemies that ignore tower damage.

Moved killzone so the third kraken can't be killed with it.

Resolved issue where custom chest drops were not always functioning correctly.

Made Boss Mech Gentleman take tower damage and adjusted target priority.

Changed melee hitting to void instanced of melee hitting while doing no damage

Behavior reverted to that of patch 9.0.0 and earlier

Copter Gentleman Mechs now target the player

Bridge was not blocking the building camera as intended

Achievement was not being granted on map completion

Prevented stuck mobs

UI updated on all maps with survival mode

Issue occurred if the boss countdown was skipped

Electric damage multiplier increased to x1.3

From 2 to 7

Debuff applied on hit was removed

Issue was due to an engine change affecting Spring Valley

Removed from Top Hat, Bow, Santa Hat, and Santa beard to fix color mistakes

Difficulty increased slightly

Renamed to Tormented Bishop

Wasps now take double the damage compared to version 9.0, but 10x less than version 8.7

Damage reduced by 15%

Adjusted to be in line with Copter Ogres

Now only 5 respawning chests available

Made hysteresis less prone to get stuck

Fire damage multiplier increased to x1.5

Spawns moved closer to the map

Unpause input from any split now closes the pause menu if split-screen is hidden

Boosted tower damage and projectile speed.

Reduced mana cost and increased damage scaling.

Improved damage multiplier and float height for Ember Pony.

You can now see the lab assault EV bosses on the minimap.

Healing pets no longer try to heal when they can't.

Rewards include Staff of Hearts, Sword of Hearts, and more.

Fixed kill volume affecting auras and Krakens.

Traps now reset when entering a build phase.

Mini Kraken, Mini Genie King, and others had their melee range increased.

New weapons do Love Damage with various effects.

Removed the ship and moved the spawn to the center of the map.

Rewards include Bow of Hearts, Spear of Hearts, Heart Fragment, and more.

Upgrade tower ability now prioritizes towers you can afford to upgrade.

Fixed various collision issues to prevent bosses from getting stuck.