What changed in Orcs Must Die! Unchained in 2017

Brass, Deadeye, Temper, Tundra, and Dobbin receive new dyes.

Cooldown reduced to 3 seconds (from 15).

Additional Terracotta Giants and No Minimap in Combat.

Cooldown increased to 7.4, from 6.6.

Blink will now default to backwards when standing still.

Now increases cost by 170%, down from 200%.

No longer stop moving when attacking with primary attack.

Cost reduced to 500 (from 1000) and now drops 4 waves.

Both maps have been made significantly easier on all difficulties.

Damage increased by 20%, cooldown increased by 20%.

Triggers now provide a sizable buff to trap damage.

Now gains 8% additional coin per tier, down from 15%.

Recharge rate increased to 0.21 from 0.13.

Players can now select specific maps and play Endless and Chaos Trials with friends.

Can now place Decoys for free.

Players can now place unlimited guardians.

Damage increased by 60%.

Cost reduced to 0 (from 750) and now drops 4 waves.

The tutorial will now automatically launch for new players.

Now stuns minions for 0.75 seconds.

Brass is a Master level engineer with unique abilities.

New rhythms for go-break variation.

Initial charges increased to 8, from 5.

Cost increases with each guardian placed.

Now reduces cost by 75%, up from 50%.

Leaderboards for Survival, Chaos Trials, Sabotage, and Endless will be reset.

Now receives a 20% discount on Boom Barrels.

Charity stream featuring OMD!U streamers, starting Saturday at 9 a.m. Central.

Compete for the top score in the new Castle Gates Endless map, ending on November 8.

A series of community challenges featuring new enemies and the new hero Yi-Lin, running from November 2 to November 26.

Each enemy killed, rift point protected, game won, or star earned contributes to community challenge goals.

If 75% of community challenge goals are met, all participating players will receive the Imperial Tundra skin.

Yi-Lin is introduced as the newest hero in Orcs Must Die! Unchained.

Three new maps added for Survival and Endless modes, each with unique challenges and themes.

Yi-Lin is a quick, melee hero who uses her twin swords to devastating effect, providing regeneration and dealing significant damage.

A highly anticipated feature that allows players to participate in weekly challenge matchmaking.

The Wu Xing are masters of the five elements, featuring various soldier types and unique minions.

Fixed an issue where Gabby's hair could get stuck in a falling position.

Three new maps for various game modes including Survival and Sabotage.

Fixed an issue where matches could not be restarted if the dashboard was closed.

Fixed an issue where Smolder's primary attack could not trigger the swinging mace on Throne Room.

Fixed an issue where the icon for the 'Tundra 1' quest was incorrect.

Teleportation Staff teleport delay reduced to 3 seconds.

New quests and achievements added for Deadeye, Yi-Lin, and Cygnus.

Fixed an issue where Sabotage consumables could be used during a go-break.

New themed skins added for Tundra, Ivy, Midnight, Smolder, and Hogarth.

Fixed an issue where the Chaos Trial information would be shown each time the hero info panel is closed.

Elemental minions will no longer replicate when killed by being knocked off the map.

Fixed an issue where Chaos Trial wins would provide stars for achievements.

Fixed an issue where Scurvy does not attack guardians.

Fixed an issue where Stinkeye's totems could occasionally fail to hit enemies.

Fixed an issue where the Arcane Bubble Blower could be activated while in mid-air.

Fixed an issue where the teleportation staff would not function if overlapping.

Fixed an issue where resurrected minions would not have the correct amount of health.

Fixed an issue where the player would receive an invalid trap placement message when trying to place a trap while orbiting the camera.

Fixed an issue where fire trap were consuming charges faster than intended.

A highly anticipated feature for community-requested matchmaking.

Fixed an issue where community events would not always be displayed.

Fixed an issue where Deadeye's Deadlier-Eye weaver upgrade was not providing the full bonus to damage.

Fixed an issue where the Chaos Key icon would not be shown at full opacity.

Fixed an issue where chest descriptions could overlap quantity descriptions.

Integration with Discord for improved communication and community building.

Fixed an issue where the Dashboard would occasionally force players to reconnect to non-matchmade games.

Various maps and challenges have been made less or more challenging.

Fixed an issue where Temper's Happy Place weaver was not providing a speed boost.

Fixed an issue where Deadeye's fourth ability could play duplicate effects.

The dashboard has been re-skinned and notification badge logic updated.

Fixed an issue with Tundra's Stay Frosty weaver upgrade not providing damage over time.

Introducing new soldiers and minions including Wu Xing Soldiers, Terracotta Giant, Red Panda, Water Dragon, and Elemental Mages.

Fixed an issue where killing a Chaos Crystal near an environmental trap with lightning damage would cause the server to crash.

Soul collection radius increased by 75%.

This guardian immobilizes enemies and provides coins to allies.

Fixed an issue where the Saw of Arctos did not display its damage type.

Fixed an issue where the Serpent Guardian was still being listed as promotional.

Yi-Lin is a quick, melee hero who uses her twin swords to devastating effect.

Firelings' health reduced by 70% and speed reduced by 30%.

Fixed an issue where minions slowed by Stinkeye's Sermon of Speed weaver would not show foot-shackle effects.

A new faction of enemies, the Wu Xing invaders, will feature unique skills and tactics.

A powerful new hero named Yi-Lin will be introduced in the Wu Xing Battles update.

Three brand new maps will be available, including locations for Survival and Endless modes.

The Wu Xing Battles update will launch on November 1, introducing new maps, a new hero, and a new faction of enemies.

Implementation of fast restarts and the ability to reroll Chaos Trials.

Plans to align PC and PS4 release schedules for future updates.

Addition of fun vanity rewards to in-game achievements.

Introduction of the new hero Deadeye and four new Endless maps.

Announcement of a delay in the regular monthly update cycle for September.

Long-promised Discord integration expected in the October release.

Fundamental changes to how players interact with their Daily Quests.

Launch of the Endless Summer event on all platforms.

The Endless Summer event is live, featuring community challenges and rewards.

The final goal will be to kill soldiers, details coming soon.

The community has completed the goal of killing 30,000,000 Orcs.

The next goal will be to survive waves, details coming soon.

Players will receive an Endless Summer Event Chest for each completed goal, including a special skin for completing all goals.

The community has completed the goal of surviving 700,000 waves.

New maps include Banquet Hall, Thuricvod Village, Highlands Fortress, and Avalanche.

The Endless Summer event features four week-long community challenges with seasonal vanity prizes.

Players earn an Endless Summer Event Chest for each community goal completed, with a special skin for completing all goals.

Goals include surviving waves and killing orcs and soldiers over four weeks.

New skins and achievement rewards added for various characters.

New maps: Banquet Hall, Thuricvod Village, Highlands, Avalanche for Endless mode.

New gameplay modifiers including Guardians Damage Allies and Unstable Rift Polymorph.

Ability for non-matchmade games to be restarted by the party leader.

Temple Graveyard map added; new minion card Frost Giants; new Teleportation Staff item.

Skins added for heroes including Smolder, Hogarth, and others.

Control resistance now reduces the magnitude of slows.

Dashboard elements now have higher resolution and other enhancements.

Health reduced by 20%.

Fixed various bugs including issues with Arcane Phaser and minion behavior.

Added consumables including Frost Giants and Teleportation Staff.

Occasional 1v1 matches in Sabotage mode.

Quests now appear in the daily login reward pop-up.

Infamy no longer reduces primary attack damage; splash damage lowered by 25%.

Fixed a bug where Kobolds were 20% faster than intended.

Max soul stacks for Oziel increased from 75 to 300.

Victory chests now drop 2 cards instead of 1.

Now gains 5% max mana with each battle level.

Many achievements now have retroactive rewards added.

Cooldowns and mana costs reduced, primary attack damage increased.

Introduced new modifiers affecting gameplay dynamics.

Temple Graveyard map available in Sabotage Mode at Master and Rift Lord difficulty levels.

New link visible in the friends list.

Leaving a Sabotage game will now cause rank loss.

Re-fire delay slowed by 10%.

Various traps have had their damage and costs adjusted.

Ability for non-matchmade games to be restarted by the party leader.

Fewer duplicate sounds; more unique explosion sounds added.

Community challenges available from August 17 to August 21, rewarding chests for enemy kills.

Resolved issue where displayed text incorrectly indicated only one type of enemy was counted towards goals.

Participate in daily community challenges from August 3 to August 7, with rewards for completing challenges.

Introduction of in-game events technology, with plans for smaller events leading to an Endless Summer event.

Deadeye is an infamous outlaw with dual crossbows and explosive arrows, becoming stronger with each kill.

Polymorph Chicken added to base set consumables, earned by achievement.

Players can now pause solo and non-matchmade games for a limited time.

Introduced new modifiers including Health Drain, Mana Drain, Coin Drain, Minions Drop Grenades, and Periodic Healing Aura.

Stables of Eventide is now available in Sabotage mode.

Players can now buy bundles of chests in addition to individual chests.

Party members can now see their party leader's Chaos Keys.

Primary attack now deals 30% increased damage; damage fall-off increased to 45%.

Displays more cards within the workshop and store simultaneously.

Fixed an issue where barricade rubble could disrupt destroyer pathing.

Alt-K no longer activates Smolder's passive.

No longer have 50 physical armor; health increased by 10%.

Fixed several issues related to kill-screen information being incorrect or missing.

Whispers have been split into multiple tabs and can now be manually closed.

An announcer line has been added for 'Our traps are being disabled'.

Fixed a bug where Sabotage could randomly select consumables that shouldn't be available on waves 1-4.

Capped at 8 targets (from 10).

Fixed an issue where the iMage would loiter behind purple barriers.

Blink now restores 30% of Gabriella's health; Devious Allure slows enemies by 40% if canceled early.

Fixed an issue where trap projections would remain after a player disconnects.

Remastered OMD2 music has been added to OMD!U.

The post-game screen for Chaos Keys has new sound effects.

Fixed an issue where movement abilities could break camera disabling effects.

When you do not receive a modifier after upgrading a chaos key, 'Free Pass' will be displayed.

The iMage now has multiple lines upon death, indicating if the real iMage was killed.

In-game events will provide increased rewards to players, including bonus XP and unique vanity rewards.

Heart of Flame mana cost lowered to 10; Dragon's Breath mana cost lowered to 16.

Health reduced by 10%; Teacup gnoll damage reduced by 20%.

Fixed an issue where using consumables would be blocked by other actions.

Now causes the totem's stun to slow minions by 50% after the stun ends.

Integration with Discord for easier communication and collaboration.

Speed increased by 10%.

Includes Armored Satyrs, Control Resist Buff, and Control Immunity Staff.

Earned by using Polymorph Chicken 75 times.

No longer gains max mana with each soul stack; deals high damage from the start.

Includes Health Drain, Mana Drain, Coin Drain, Minions Drop Grenades, and Periodic Healing Aura.

Deadeye is an infamous outlaw with a bounty on her head, using dual crossbows and explosive arrows.

Players can now pause solo and non-matchmade games.

Deadeye is an infamous outlaw character with unique skills and abilities.

Tune in to OrcsMustDie.tv for a special episode discussing Deadeye.

Details about the character Deadeye can be found in the developer blog.

Indicators for players' damage and performance during matches.

Chaos Trials are a new way to play Survival, offering rewards and a leaderboard.

Introduction of a full screen dashboard and revamped play screen for better mode discovery.

New skins: Dragon Tamer Ivy and Dragon Ward Hogarth.

More tracks added and existing tracks modified.

Maximum number of loadouts increased to 14 from 8.

An enemy that splits into variations with unique ranged attacks.

The iMage splits into variations and requires players to identify and defeat the real one.

Fixed multiple issues including dashboard freezing and minion clipping.

Decoy and Summoner Trap costs reduced.

Introduced Polymorph Chicken, Immolation Staff, and Armored Giants.

A new map available in the Sabotage mode.

Sabotage now requires players to be account level 5.

Most minion consumables have had their minion count increased by 25 to 50%.

Pressing Alt-K to kill your hero now requires a 5-second cast.

Introduction of the Academy Sewers map and new consumables like Polymorph Chicken and Immolation Staff.

Sabotage matchmaking will now pick easier battlegrounds with high skill separation.

Various heroes received buffs and nerfs to their abilities and stats.

First iteration of full screen dashboard and revamped play screen for easier mode discovery.

A new mode where players can discover Chaos Keys and face associated challenges.

A new survival-based game mode called Chaos Trials has been introduced, featuring dynamic gameplay and increasing challenges.

Players can now customize their in-game avatar and background art for the dashboard appearance.

A new mercenary that breeds teacup gnolls to attack heroes.

A new shop for dedicated players where duplicate trap cards can be converted to Gibs for purchasing chests with better odds for rare cards and exclusive items.

Introduction of Ability Disable Spell and Drain Unchained Spell, along with Crogon Hatchlings that summon a large army of small crogon hatchlings.

Players can expand the base deck of consumables through achievements or store purchases, featuring unlimited charges and updated card art.

The Falling Folly map is now available in Sabotage mode.

Leaderboard score calculation is now broken down on the post-game screen.

Minions have 10% less health in solo play and 5% less in duo play.

Difficulty now scales with player count in Endless mode.

Players can now cancel their daily Sabotage quest for an alternative Survival quest.

A new map available in Sabotage mode.

Video playback now loads much more quickly in the launcher.

Players will receive more XP and skulls per match in Sabotage.

A new mercenary that breeds teacup gnolls to attack heroes.

Includes fixes for Hunters' attack range, minion spawning issues, and achievement bugs.

New consumables added to the base deck with unlimited charges.

Mercenaries' difficulty now scales with map level.

Includes Ability Disable Spell, Drain Unchained Spell, and Crogon Hatchlings.

New feature for players to spend Gibs on chests with better odds for rare cards and exclusive items.

Players can now customize their in-game avatar and background art.

Mercenary health and damage lowered by 30%.

New characters like Blackpaw, Hogarth, Stinkeye, and Bloodspike join returning heroes Max and Gabriella.

A new game mode where two teams of three compete to defend their rift while distracting each other.

Endless mode returns with expanded 3-player co-op gameplay.

Players can complete challenges to unlock extra traps and upgrade parts.

Players can team up with friends in a new 3-player co-op defense gameplay mode.

Orcs Must Die! Unchained is now commercially available for download on Steam and OrcsMustDie.com.

Celebrating Orc Week with 90% off all Orcs Must Die! games and DLC, including an updated Franchise Pack with a new Starter Bundle.

Introducing a new 3v3 party game mode called Sabotage, where teams defend their rift while competing against another team in an alternate dimension.

Orcs Must Die! Unchained is officially launching on April 19, 2017, exiting open beta.

New global naming scheme for attacks and abilities to avoid confusion across platforms.

Guardians receive at-home benefits regardless of location, with increased health and damage, and cooldown adjustments.

New guardians added: Ranch Hand and Headhunter, each with unique abilities.

Gameforge will email players a unique migration code to transfer their account data to Robot Entertainment accounts.

Robot Entertainment will take over publishing and support, allowing players from North America and Europe to use a single account system.

Game servers and website will be down from March 14th to March 21st for maintenance related to the update.

Players must migrate their Gameforge accounts to Robot Entertainment accounts by September 30, 2017.

The Premium Shoppe will offer functional items including Trap Part Chests and Rare and Epic Trap Chests.

The Premium Shoppe will feature vanity items, including exclusive vanity skins.

Surplus trap cards will be converted to gibs automatically, allowing players to spend them in the Premium Shoppe.

A new shop for higher level players to recycle excess trap cards into a new currency called gibs.

Players from North America and Europe can now play together under a single account system.

Gameforge players will receive a unique migration code on March 21st to transfer their account data.

Stinkeye's skills have been adjusted for better balance and functionality based on player feedback.

An infamous Unchained prison where players must quell riots and prevent escapes.

A new achievement system that tracks player goals and counts as Steam achievements.

Introducing Temper, a minotaur blacksmith who generates rage instead of mana and deals explosive fire damage.

A temple where orcs use boulder chutes to sacrifice unbelievers, providing a unique gameplay experience.

New maps include Baths (1-10), Throne Room (11-25), Crogon Keep (46-75), and The Wall (76-100).

The controversial minotaur Temper is released and joins the Order heroes in the game.

Each day, three different bundles of cards will be available, with six on Sundays, purchasable using skulls.