What changed in Dungeon Defenders in 2026

Added kill volume to crystal with collision on Etheria's Primordial Palm east island

Added Infested Waters in-game achievement and trophy

Made Mortar Damage Reduction on Tinkerer's Workshop non-boss EV's 40%

Hopefully fixed Tavern Incursion gas immune enemies not having ruthless materials applied to them

Added music to Etheria's Primordial Palm

Fixed broken lighting on Eternia Gauntlet.

Made Ruthless Lover's Revenge cupid bosses shoot 3 projectiles on ruthless to be consistent with other cupid bosses.

Added art contest painting winner to tavern.

Added fix for Loot HUD showing qualities even if the total is set to not show.

Reduced Mortar Fire Damage duration from 6 seconds to 5 seconds.

Made Purity Bomb damage scale with skin damage multiplier.

Increased mortar tower boss damage penalty from 40% to 60%. Tinkerer's Workshop in-wave EVs will be changed back to 40% on next hotfix.

Reduced Mortar Fire Damage maximum stacks from 5 to 4.

A mysterious archipelago has emerged from the Etherian sea. Defend the crystals in each unique island while switching positions every wave.

Fixed move tower height offset on the towers that had issues (Holy Bulwark, Owl Nest, Shroom Pit, Obelisk, Seed Bomb, Spore Tower and Mortar).

Fixed Vampire Apprentice not having his Hat.

Made all Pirate Invasion enemies x0.35 speed on Ruthless

Added force Kill volume around outer Burning Arena edge

Removed the unintended circular beam emitter that was appearing on the Polybius map.

Adjusted the size of the Jester default skin to be appropriate.

Fixed Axolotl and Shark pets calling a non-existing jump animation

Introduced community ratings for the base campaign

Attempt at a fix where players would fall through the ground on Crystalline Dimension map load if the host skips the cutscene

Made community rating only show 2 decimal places

Fixed community ratings not showing properly

Fixed controller camera inversion button not working

Added Ambient Occlusion checkbox on CDT Settings page of Settings Menu

Made Fish-Wyvern announcement be on first wave on Infested Waters.

Made extra ruthless items drops on Goblin Copter Ogres 0 on Pure Strategy in The Summit, Royal Gardens, and Throne Room.

In Game Events checkbox added to Pause Menu CDT Settings.

Fixed Ogres having 4 extra drops instead of 10 on Ruthless.

Fixed the issue where Tavern Keeper Barbarian's wrists would disappear.

Fixed bug when client's Loot HUD numbers don't accurately reflect the actual amount of items present on the host's tavern.

Fixed cores not being interactable on Outside and Defence tavern to open game select UI.

Instead of just sitting there

In case they don't move with the matinee

10% nerf from a while back removed

Added timer notifications every 5 minutes and at 60/30/10s remaining.

Partially reverted nerf to align with reductions in survivals, resulting in about a 13% nerf in 2300+ rates.

Enemies spawn Burning Embers during runs. Collect 100 to access a Boss Arena. Increased damage taken for collecting embers.

Fixed issue with Boxing Glove on Squire.

Shark Event size reduced by 15%.

Loot HUD can now disable Total, change UI scale, and disable the new outline around the HUD.

Removed timer on top of the screen for Crystal Race UI.

Default positions on top left and top right for loot HUD changed to avoid UI conflicts.

Unlocked by beating King's Game on Nightmare or higher. Photo preview on taverns to be added in a later patch.

Fixed wing position on Ninja Monk.

Fixed Valentine's Jester being rotated incorrectly.

New skin for adept, which can be purchased. The skin is slower than normal adept but has 10% increased damage and health.

Fixed flying saucer pet not doing line of sight check and having piercing projectiles.

Fixed preview angle on towers being half what it's supposed to be.

Fixed description and mana value not updating when an item is open and censor is enabled/disabled.

Crystal Race map now lasts 30 minutes before it forcefully finishes the race.

Shark Pet, Axolotl Pet, and Rubber Duck pet for survival rewards.

Atlantis Trident and Atlantis Water Pistol as campaign rewards.

Adjusted how colors affect the Skeletal Warrior.

Abilities do 50% less damage increase on Pure Strategy, down from 62.5%.

Visuals on the Miner's Helmet have been adjusted.

Fixed Enrage Aura causing extra damage to act on minions like other enemies.

Fixed arc of tower range indicator being always 120 degrees.

Ruthless cupid bosses now shoot 3 projectiles down from 5 on nightmare difficulty.

Fixed the Flying Saucer pet having wall and enemy pierce.

More color options have been added to the Miner's Helmet.

Fixed tower range indicator resetting on map loads.

Fixed the Countess Skin for Skeletal Warrior going transparent at certain camera angles.

Moved corrupted axe up on dropped template.

Fixed being incorrect.

Nerfing Workshop Assault, True Boss Rush and Lab Assault.

Reduced movement speed to x0.35 from x0.5.

Nerfs applied to Workshop Assault, True Boss Rush, and Lab Assault.

Reduced movement speed on Return to Moraggo to x0.35 from x0.5.

Buffed player damage by 5% boss gauntlet.

Includes a 'contagion' mechanic on Enrage Aura.

Abilities will do 25% less increased damage on Pure Strategy, reducing total from 50% to 62.5%.

Not having Small Ogres instead of Large Ogres.

Reduced from 1 to 0.75.

Includes a toggle button in CDT Settings Panel.

Map is made for level 1 apprentices with no gear equipped.

Nerfed damage by 4.5%.

Resolved an issue with Discord integration.

Buffed damage by 10%.

Enrage now persists for 10 seconds after the mob leaves the Enrage Aura.

Tied to when he reaches 50% HP.

Now says three enemies instead of a single enemy.

Updated to accept glitterhelm hamster.

Non map of the week floor drop doubling chance from 0% to 35%.

Caps at 600 in all stats.

Non-Boss mobs that don't have forced invulnerability have their invulnerability stripped after 30 seconds from spawn.

Three different Gravity/Hero Speed bonus combinations.

Fixed on initial load.

Now shows Difficulty Index from 0 to 10 for Nightmare and Ruthless, currently only CDT maps.

Pins & Feathers.

Buffed damage by 10%.

By holding CTRL and selecting towers then placing.

Phoenix now only shoots fireballs below 70% HP.

Reduced size by 20%.

New button added; empty box cancels rename/toggle.

x1.1 multiplier on gold enemies quality down from x1.2

Barbarian Hawk cancels inputs after it's done.

Magical Academy Adept skin removed from the game until its release next week.

Buffed player damage by +10%.

Only double Bloodletting Blade will be awarded.

Abilities will do 25% less increased damage on Pure Strategy, from 50% to 62.5% total reduction.

Map of the week floor drop doubling chance from 100% to 70%.

Changed to 0.5 from 1.1.

Made it visually look better.

Improved colorability for several masks.

Final wave boss mobs' speed multiplier set to x0.35 and removed spawn invulnerability.

A new toggle for Set Bonus has been added to item information.

Censor items toggle now censors Event Items.

Armor now displays correct resistances when upgraded with set bonus toggled off.

Resolved the issue with traps scaling tower damage twice.

The servers are now back up after resolving a major issue with trap damage scaling.

Fullscreen swap only works on host player now to avoid issues that could kick you out of your own game.

Made it so hotkeys can't be pressed when search bar is in focus.

Fixed checkpoint 0 not restarting TBR if you're on checkpoint 2.

Fixed Circular Slice dealing no damage when activated immediately after a normal swing.

Adjusted Series EV 1.75 bracer socket to be more fitting to her character model.

Fixed hermit Nature's Pylon not showing the health on tower info.

Owl Nest Scaling per hit maximum damage scaling reduced from 0.9 to 0.85 and minimum from 0.8 to 0.75.

Fixed an old call that specifically blocked Sharkens from being affected by gas traps.

Projectile speed increased from 3000 to 4000.

Holy Cannon Z size increased by 1.2.

Fireball tower damage scaling exponent increased (90% buff on high end).

Gunwitch Vroom Broom Damage Multiplier reduced from 0.9 to 0.8.

Changed Ruthless enemy speed multiplier from 0.35 to 0.5.

Fixed hermit not having a purchase URL.

Fireball projectile speed increased from 1800 to 2300.

Spin squire fast swinging sword damage multiplier nerfed by 10%.

Autofire: staff support, independent main player, 1-split limit.

Allowed traps to be placed next to core, like auras.

Activation interval on witch's curse increased from 5 to 8 seconds.

Witch's Curse buff duration reduced from 10 to 5 seconds.

Holy Cannon health increased from 120 to 160.

Game should run smoother off-host due to networking changes.

Added spawn-invincibility early out on pets and heroes to match towers targeting.

Holy Cannon DU cost reduced from 5 to 4.

Turtle Shell Launcher fire interval decreased, resulting in a 20% damage nerf.

Owl Nest Projectile damage reduced from 108 to 98.

Fixed Hyper Rifle projectile flashing the skybox.

Removed stacking from Obelisk damage debuff to prevent cycling on a low upgrade damage debuff.

Added Autofire (max 1 split right now), L = right-click, Control + L = left click.

Fix F-key mashing killing all input.

Fix for the no-damage on autofire staff after cancelling.

Added multiply damage on lower stats for Sludge Launcher based on damage thresholds.

Sludge Launcher attack rate increased, resulting in a 45% DPS increase.

Sludge Launcher Z size increased by 1.35.

Fixed Broken Heart Gun overperforming.

Joust ability is now blue themed to be visually distinct from other ground fires.

Cloud Tower Projectile damage reduced from 324 to 300.

Extra protection for loading into maps with higher number of heroes than intended.

Hero select scene is now closed on player swap; scene's input lock was blocking player 1 after switching back.

Max targets on ethereal spike trap increased from 1 to 3.

Made tiny mini map hide when opening any UI scene.

Wisp Den Projectile damage reduced from 55.08 to 47.

Fix for auras not applying correctly to mobs affected by spawn-immunity.

Warden Hero Damage Exponent nerfed by 9%.

Falloff per consecutive target: 0.5 damage to the 2nd target, 0.25 damage to the third.

Mortar Damage exponent reduced, resulting in a 15% high end damage nerf.

Fixed black screen after skipping the Great Old One cutscene on 64-bit.

Fixed sell all text being wrong

Fixed search bar only accepting one letter inputs

Fixed squire sometimes not spawning on Eternia Gauntlet

Removed search bar when playing on controllers due to keyboard input being overwritten to it, will be added back if we find a solution

Fixed the issue with controllers having their keyboard inputs not function properly due to the search bar

Occurs when player dies and snowman loses target on Eternia Gauntlet.

Introduced new guardian and poly pets with custom descriptions on Eternia Gauntlet and Temple of Polybius.

Corrected 'Morrogo' to 'Moraggo'.

Volume increased so players can't jump out of it.

Squire fails to spawn when orb is broken on the first tick.

Issue occurred on Eternia Gauntlet.

Head resistance changed from 75% to 82% and feet resistance from 25% to 30% to generic damage.

Pylon makes traps effectively 0 range if the trap is already placed when the pylon is placed.

Health reduced by x2.5.

Text no longer incorrectly appears during the Euclase fight on Eternia Gauntlet.

Changes made for Tavern Incursion, Eternia Gauntlet, and Temple of Polybius.

Fixed scrollbar not showing up when there's enough lobbies for it

Fixed scroll up and down not going through lobbies in main menu

Added 100 mana every 5 seconds during the fight.

Warping Core Pack 2 Part 2 now correctly awards Zamira Gems on Easy difficulty.

Mana will no longer be set to 0 during head to feet phase transition.

Coal, Experience Orbs, Heart Fragments, and Pirate Mana Tokens no longer have the chicken sound when picked up.

Scroll Pet sound effect is no longer global.

Added option to not show set bonus on equipped armor pieces

Fixed Mute Splits and Item Box size CDT Settings in Options menu

Possible fix for permanent ability lockout when Cupid arrow wears off at wave end

Damage numbers setting no longer resets when swapping fullscreen splits

Fix projectiles not dealing damage off host after healing while holding attack

Fixed an issue with Crystalline Dimension portal

Made Ruthless CD Old One the same fight as Great Old One on Crystalline Resurgence 3, but without the abilities being disabled

Lowered health so their hp is in line with other towers, around x1.5 and not x6 higher

Made Divine Judgement increase Electric and Lightning damage by up to 20% for allies

Added collision on the middle bridge on Defence Tavern

Increased Oil Trap detonation time by a factor of 3

Made Shield Bash Electric damage

Made Mortar Tower deal 60% damage to bosses

Move damage numbers toggle from Ctrl+D to F10, to not hinder camera rotation

Depth of Field and Bloom settings should no longer reset to defaults when loading a new map

Fix game getting stuck when changing levels with split screen active

Made Divine Judgement retaliation explosion proc up to 3 times, at most once every 2.5 seconds

Reverted change on materials on Crystalline Dimension weapons

Text scaling issues on lower resolutions will be fixed with an update on a later date.

Add flag to prevent simultaneous level-ups from each starting their own process.

So main + splits cycle in order.

Causing an infinite web on enemies.

Position can be adjusted in UDKCDTSettings file in the config folder for the game. Known issue where icons for armor, weapon and accessories are not showing.

When it is destroyed early with no target.

Sounds that still happen will be fixed with an update on a later date.

Should fix issues where the projectile is too accurate on Workshop Assault.

Bound to Ctrl+D.

Should fix the issue where pooled projectiles are stacking up in number every wave causing lag on longer maps.

For 'More info' option in Overview.

Fixed war of the djinn targeting issues for real this time

Fixed collisions and forges on Tavern Defence tavern

Made presidential Donkey and Elephant knockback upgradable to 128

Added outdoors on Moonbase Tavern for players who have scored 116 on the dance machine

Fixed issues with in-game emulator

Grant Insane area achievements when completing on Nightmare or higher

Made Moonbase Tavern unlock for players who score 80-115 on the dance machine

Made it so you can remove splits in fullscreen, doesn't go back to main menu.

Fixed splits not being removed properly.

Added optional disabling of swapping main split when F8 is pressed to UDKCDTSettings.

Fixed crystal staff material not working properly.

Fixed issue where splits would be on the wrong screen position.

Fixed Djinns being on the wrong targeting team if they leave the lamp as enemies.

Should help with lag off-host

To match its actual damage

Includes Wisp Den, Shroom Pit, SAM Turret, Magic Missile and Owl Nest towers

Splits can't trade with other players

Defense Unit exploit fixed when building towers at the same time

Another try at 4P ability bug fix

Attempt at a fix for Game Select crystal UI locking up

Made Djinns inside lamps on Rumble in the Jungle and War of the Djinn not be targetable by towers

Fixed City in the Cliffs Survival having a Ruthless weapon reward

Downscaled every texture that was above 1024x1024 due to them only being rendered at 1024x1024 size

Fixed Guardian Skeletal mesh having too many finger bones

Made King's Game 'Slow Motion' the same as Jester's Spooktacular 'Slightly Slow Motion'

Fix for some event items VFX only loading off-host on item re-equip

Made equipment icons show properly when they have negative colors (Should fix a lot of event icons)

Added actual notification to Cupids timer on Challenge: Love Machine

Fix for Experimental 64 bit PhysX crashes on Coastal Bazaar and some Crystalline maps

Fix for Experimental 64 bit not properly working on all machines

Reduced damage fall-off slightly on Chicken Baller's projectile

Removed Super Wyvern notification on Challenge: Death From Above

Made secret boss on Jester's Spooktacular activate if you press all unique tiles once. Old activation methods still work.

Added DLLs to prevent crash on audio driver switch

Updated model/texture for Nessie

Fixed Gamma Correction in the Material editor causing negative colors to display wrong for Hero Icons

Made the Mummy colorable

Fixed Lover's Revenge accessory set bonus only needing 1 accessory instead of 3

Reworked the projectile of Teddy. No longer does Damage over Time, now single projectile with splash damage. Overall damage is reduced by about 15%

Fixed issue on cutscenes being skipped off-host

Fixed rotation on brooches of EV 1.80 and EV 1.85

Fixed enemy lighting auras doing 5x damage on ruthless

Adjusted position of Treadmill on a Treadmill to make it less likely to obscure your vision when its scale is big

Made Practice button for hardcore course on lava tavern work more than once and only work on client side

Fixed Eternian Gauntlet guardians being smaller than intended

Fixed defense unit UI bugs for Halloween Spooktacular 2 and Pure Strategy game modes

Fixed Halloween Spooktacular 2 player and mob spawn issue

Fixed inconsistent jumps on lava tavern parkour course

Fixed Squire Guardian from Eternia Gauntlet and Defensive Polybius Machine boost type not being properly selected

Fixed an issue where Squire guardian boost could make Guardian towers damage be lower to when compared to no boost

Made Crystalline Dimension have 8 lives up to area 4, then sets lives back to '4 - Number of Players'.

Fix for rare variant being unsellable.

New hard difficulty parkour course on the lava tavern.

Event starting around 30 minutes after the update went live.

Ranged damage decreased by 15%.

Fixed spread when looking straight up.

For Crystal Core after reaching the end of Crystal Escort mission.

Moved to the bottom of challenge list.

Fixed issue when dropped.

Healing increased by 270% and now prioritizes healing at 25% health.

Increased quality on Return to Mistymire, Moraggo, Aquanos and Sky City weapons.

Fixed lower quality than intended on Wandering Heart.

Shark event pet damage reduced by 20%.

Around 28% buff.

Healing increased by 19.5%.

Players deal 20% less damage and take 20% more damage.

Weapon damage increased from x2.5 to x3.75.

Now consistently heals 8% of aura's max hp.

Increased Gunwitch, Warden and Guardian voice overs by 20%.

Reverted attack speed nerf on Baby Demon Lord and nerfed damage by 14%.

Added new mana gathering fairy pet to Warping Core I pack maps reward, which can be crafted with the gems given at the pet forge.

Made secret only give you accessories on Campaign on Lover's Revenge.

Added Santa icon to boss on Event: A Steampunk Christmas.

Made all pause menus the 16 player pause menu to show all players on maps with a player cap of over 4.

Fixed nightmare not having increased enemies compared to Ruthless on Lover's Revenge.

Lowered movement speed from 1.1 to 1.05 on Saw of Hearts.

Removed Movement Speed from the Glove of Hearts.

Removed Sky City DLC cutscene from Event: A Steampunk Christmas.

Fixed Arcane Cosmetic Set bonus axis bug during split screens.

Made late teleporter be usable multiple times on Temple on Polybius spawn room.

Increased chest mana on Event: A Steampunk Christmas.

Buffed melee damage on Glove of Hearts by 25%.

New Nightmare and Ruthless version of Zamira Fairy are now awarded on tavern on having Warping Core I pack maps completion.

Removed Heart Fragments as a reward from Lover's Revenge.

Fixed broken billboard showing double the enemies on Lover's Revenge.

Ruthless secret now requires you to have a squire out to get a shield on Lover's Revenge.

Fixed delay on second set of accessories from Lover's Revenge.

Teddy Bear pet on Wave 25, Bunny Pet on Wave 30, and Hero Cupid Pets on Wave 35 clear.

First enemy was incorrectly counted as the second enemy being hit.

Attempt to fix lighting visual issue.

Preparation for a new reward being added to the map on Ruthless next update.

Improved placement compared to before.

New map for the community event happening on March 27 to 29.

Adjusted the width of masks on Gunwitch to be less wide.

Adjusted the bracers scale and Position for a handful of huntress skins and all of Ranger's Skins.

Fixed typo on Scorched Arabia achievement.

Attempt to fix wyverns getting stuck on Frostdale Royal Court.

Adjusted the beard position on most of the skins to be slightly lower.

Made Owl Nest, Holy Cannon, Wisp Den, Cloud Tower, Shroom Pit, Sam and Mortar use new damage multiplier values based on damage stats.

Made Health Percentage check for Old One head crystal be 0.35 instead of 0.333330 to prevent issue where there's 1% health left on phase 3 end.

Adjusted the Chicken Baller to be slightly more consistent with mana generation.

Fixed beards not being visible on the default Barbarian skin.

Attempt to fix wyverns getting stuck in Tropics of Etheria.

Adjusted the Backstabber to give slightly more range when swinging.

Made Owl Nest projectile do reduced damage for each enemy it hits, with the damage decrease going from 0.8 per hit at 0 stats to 0.9 at ~7200 tower health.

Changed the position on where the Brooch is on the Skeletal Warrior.

Resolved issues with incorrect spawning sounds for guardian towers.

Moved buffs on Divine Judgement to ability completion to prevent exploit.

Made glass accessory cosmetic bonus only require 2 items to be equipped

Fixed guardian obelisk damage increase being set to 30% by default

Made Ruthless pure strategy no longer have an extra tower penalty decrease

The following maps have an extra tower before the penalty is applied on pure strategy: The King's Game, Embermount Volcano, Tavern Defense, Omenak, Lifestream Hollow, Endless Spires, Frostdale Wonderland, The Summit, Palantir

Fixed Ruthless Temple of Polybius having the crystal be teleported to final arena on wave 18 start

Corrected the DU check when placing towers in Pure Strategy mode.

Numerous balance changes implemented, details available in patch notes.

Changeable item box loadout via UDKCDTSettings file.

Includes Holy Cannon, Obelisk, Owl Nest, Empowering Shrine, and Holy Bulwark.

New achievement with accessory set and crystal skin.

The Guardian hero is now available, featuring unique abilities and defenses.

Fixed issues with item checks, allowing up to 5 pairs of shackles to be collected.

New defenses that can be bound to hotkeys.

Introduced for easier pet creation and mana acquisition.

A new map for player versus player gameplay.

Tweaked scale on glasses for Warden

Made Ruthless Temple of Polybius forcefully show Game Stats UI on map completion

Features Shield Bash and Divine Judgement abilities for the Guardian.

Fixes for Valentine's Day Love Link contest

Prevents crystal deletion after wave 17, fixing stats UI issues.

Added Hardcore for Ruthless Defender achievement description.

Fixed Gargoyle horns (Non-Ruthless) using the wrong socket.

Adjusted the scale and position of masks on Warden to minimize stretching.

Added Stuff and logic for Valentine Contest. Get your Love Shackles from the second floor of the Valentine's Tavern.

Changed the distance limit multipliers for various weapons on Ruthless difficulty across different classes.

Initiate ninja skin robe color now colors properly.

Made Wizardry have 4 not invincible mages on Ruthless difficulty and removed spawn invincibility from spawn areas on Nightmare and Ruthless difficulty.

Adjusted patches to not be as big on the Sky Fox Initiate skin.

Made initial mana on Servant Quarters and Wizardry Ruthless 140 from 70.

Made boss health bar be hidden after boss is dead on returnia maps.

Made Assault Pack and Lab Assault ruthless projectile distance limit 1300 from 750.

Changed Chromatic Defender checks from achievement to map completion checks for hardcore clear.

Added nightmare Hardcore for Chromatic Defender achievement description.

Squire Mortar tower icon has been changed.

Ranked Welcome Screen overlay has been changed.

Adjusted bracer location on default Adept to minimize stretching.

Adjusted the size of bracers on Gunwitch to not be as big.

Fixed Defender's Party Hat being renamed to Chromatic Brooch.

Guardians now roll with boosts correctly.

Detonate traps now use the correct animation.

Detail popups now hide Hero Awards for better visibility.

Updated VFX for several accessories.

New achievement for completing specific maps on Nightmare difficulty.

Fixed incorrect z height for several towers.

Vampire Halberd now spawns with correct projectile speed.

Fixed tags on various defence sounds.

Drop quality for several maps increased to match higher quality maps.

Level requirement for SAM turret increased to 35.

Ending slowness buff no longer removes speed multiplier if target is on ensnare.

Map of the week now displays with 'MOTW:' prefix in Game Select UI.

Localization packages now use Ranked name instead of Trendynet.

Euclasse Health decreased by 10%.

Select text is now centered correctly.

Updated socket names for various accessories.

Regression on Northern Fish Wyverns not moving fixed.

Accessories given on tavern load similar to Eternal Defender set.

Leaderboard now shows all map names instead of just base campaign and challenges.

Teleport is no longer automatic after the second wave; players must use a portal.

Tooltip now displays multiplicative damage reduction.

Base EV resistance decreased by 15%.

Resistances on Mech and Flying Mech reduced by 20%.

Damage numbers now display correctly.

Pathing issue where copters would fly through a pillar fixed.

New core tied to the Chromatic Defender achievement.

Ruthless difficulty ribbon is no longer cut off the screen.

Spiky Blockade can now hit ogres.

You can now walk in the corner that used to be blocked if you didn't have ultimate defender.

Specifically on Ruthless difficulty

Should improve overall performance

Doesn't affect Temple of Polybius challenge

To minimize how often they get stuck

Fixed a respawning issue on Mistymire Forest, Aquanos, Sky City and Moraggo Desert Town

Made chest mana 300 on Ruthless Talay Mining Complex and Volcanic Eruption

Fixed dread dungeon having no enemies on pure strategy

Fixed difficulty decrease issue on the maps changed to have mini ogres with last patch

Proximity Mine Trap damage decreased by half, still a buff compared to pre 10.5.13.

Chicken gun now has the intended exploding feather effect.

Buffed versions of the Guardians added as a reward with x1.5 lower rates than poly machines.

Monsters in my Pocket no longer require Monk Guardian for completion.

Ethereal Spike damage decreased by 30% and damage scaling reduced by 0.10 exponential, still a buff compared to pre 10.5.13.

Core priority on Karathiki decreased to allow for more comfortable building.

Ogres replaced with Mini-Ogres on King's Game, Omenak, Karathiki Jungle, Aquanos, Sky City, Moraggo Desert Town, Winter Wonderland, Lifestream Hollow, City in the Cliffs, Moonbase, Coastal Bazaar, Talay Mining Complex, Temple of Water, and Frostdale Royal Court.

Buffs no longer affect minions except when healing damage buff is applied.

Wyverns and Djinns now fly more directly towards cores.

Barbarian icon size fixed on Eternia Gauntlet and Boss Rush II.

Electric Aura damage increased by 5x on Ruthless difficulty.

Damage on Bowling Ball and Harpoon turret decreased by about 30%.

Option to trade in extra lives for an extra accessory set added.

Assault trap archetypes no longer do unintended higher damage and have unintended higher range.

Inferno Trap damage increased by 15%.

Wave 25 Tinker's Lab on Ruthless now rewards a buffed Battle Droid.

Health on Spiky blockades decreased by about 30% on Assault Pack.

Mortar Tower fire damage increased by x3.

Nature's pylon now shows their VFX correctly on low graphic settings.

Range scale increased from 1 to 1.2 and increased tower damage scaling with tower damage stat and base damage.

Range scale increased from 1 to 1.1 and increased tower damage scaling with tower damage stat and base damage.

Swing speed increased by 12.5%, addressing previous lower speed compared to similar swords.

Elemental scaling removed from core staff drops for Lifestream Hollow, Winter Wonderland, and Striking Tree maps.

Range scale increased from 1 to 1.05 and increased tower damage scaling with tower damage stat and base damage.

Fixed issue where players could leave setting lives to a lower amount than intended.

Players cannot spawn in after wave 17/18 if they weren't alive on wave 16.

Increased max bounces from 10 to 15, tweaked projectile dampening, increased max projectile radius, lowered fall off damage, and increased damage against towers by 20%.

Max projectile speed decreased by 70%

Lives reduced from 10 to 6

Damage radius increased from 750 to 1250

New element shows if you've correctly loaded the map of the week.

Health reduced by 6x on Assault Pack Part 3

Damage reduced by 10%

Mana regen increased to 200 every 3 seconds

Adjusted to prevent getting stuck behind splits

Health reduced by 40% on Assault Pack Parts 1 and 3

Health reduced by 30% on Ruthless Lab Assault

Health reduced on Assault Pack part 1 and 3

Change made to improve performance

Mob health reduced by 40% to 50%

Removed slow auras from Tinker's Lab, Assault Pack 2, and Assault Pack 3 from Ruthless

Fixed item stacks splitting when you would drag them outside of folders

Fixed Nightmare shards spears not having the same spreads as the ruthless shards spears

Fixed Malory event item not having new sea turtle movement speed (1.55x)

Made ruthless face to face fireball from dragon do 2% damage to towers

Fixed weapons that reuse the junbao weapon particles accidentally having their colors set to white

Fixed some enemies not having the correct materials on Nightmare and Ruthless for the Assault Pack

Lowered magic blockade health on Ruthless Assault Pack Part 3 map

Fixed some enemies not having their health buffed on Ruthless Assault Pack

Added Tiki Protector to final wave of Karathiti survival on Ruthless difficulty

Added CDT setting to disable shops confirmation UI, such as on the Coal and Pet Forge

Fixed Level Drop versions of the Junbao spear not having the color of their projectile update properly

Added new Karathikian Artifact to Karathiti Jungle and Rumble in the Jungle Rewards

Added 125 mana regen every 3 seconds on Ruthless Assault Pack maps

Added autostack on received rewards that are stackable (doesn't work with picking up/trading)

Fixed 6x4 UI not scaling properly when split-screen is enabled

Added effect text to Ruthless Retribution

EV Bounty Hunter skin was unable to build SAM turret

6x4 item box scale was too big at maximum UI Scale

Mobile Moxie damage reduced by 3.2%

The DU of SAM Turret and Mortar Tower has been reduced to 7

Resolved crashing issues due to Targeting Priority on SAM turret

6x4 item box accidentally had a hidden item per page