09 Sep 2026Developer post

v0.8.14 – Movement and Dungeon Improvements

Hello everyone, Version 0.8.14 is now available! This update makes movement smoother, improves combat readability and fixes several dungeon issues. Movement and Dodging Directional changes are smoother, with less stopping and getting stuck, plus better sliding along walls and aro

31 Aug 2026Developer post

Tormentis v0.8.13 – Dungeon Ratings & Gameplay Fixes

Hello everyone, Version 0.8.13 is now available! This update introduces a new dungeon rating system for player feedback and fixes several camera and movement issues. Dungeon Ratings After a successful attack, you can now tell us and your opponent whether you would play a castle a

17 Aug 2026Developer post

Tormentis v0.8.12 – Gameplay Fixes, UI Improvements & Localization Updates

Hello everyone, Version 0.8.12 is now available! This update focuses on gameplay fixes, smoother movement, UI improvements and updated localization data across the game. Highlights Added new level 50 requirements for new monsters. Improved movement behavior: dodges now follow the

11 Aug 2026Developer post

Major Update V0.8.11 - Monster Families and New Traps

Monster Rework, New Traps, and Destructible Decorations This update makes castle battles much more dynamic. Monsters should no longer merely fight side by side as individuals, but complement one another through clearly defined family mechanics. At the same time, new traps expand

Monster Rework, New Traps, and Destructible Decorations

This update makes castle battles much more dynamic. Monsters should no longer merely fight side by side as individuals, but complement one another through clearly defined family mechanics. At the same time, new traps expand your castle-building options, while destructible decorations can change cover and routes during an attack.

Monsters Now Fight as a Family

The biggest change in this update is the new interplay between monsters. Cold, fire, lightning, and physical beasts now each have their own identity:

Cold and undead monsters control movement, create frost zones, and mark heroes for coordinated attacks.
Fire monsters and demons scorch heroes and ground areas, ignite prepared zones, and force attackers to keep moving.
Lightning monsters build up visible charges and turn them into short, dangerous bursts of damage through discharges.
Beasts and physical monsters benefit from packs, successful hits, and coordinated hunting pressure.

Special abilities, passive effects, and important statuses are now also explained directly in the monster and trap information. The new information texts have been added for all supported languages.

Cold and Undead Family

Skeleton Warrior: While in its shield stance, it takes only a small portion of frontal directional damage. It regularly prepares this stance during combat and after taking damage.
Skeleton Archer: Its frost arrows chill heroes. At regular intervals, it fires rapid focused shots; marked targets accelerate this attack further.
Skeleton Mage: Creates frost zones at tactical positions around the hero. These zones slow movement significantly and control routes without having to appear directly beneath the target.
Skeleton Commander: Its frost breath hits an area in front of it and inflicts Chill. It also marks heroes: undead monsters deal 20% more damage to marked targets and recover their cooldowns 10% faster.
Skeleton Scout - new: Attacks once, then retreats to its post and calls monsters within a large radius into battle. Direct damage can interrupt the imminent call.
Frost Spider: Remains an inexpensive, fast cold unit for swarms and tight defensive areas.

Chill, frost zones, and the stronger Frostbind effect are now clearly separated statuses. This makes it easier to tell whether a hero has only been slowed briefly or is currently standing in a particularly dangerous control zone.

Fire and Demon Family

The fire family uses two statuses that build on one another:

Scorched is the setup. The effect applies light pressure and makes subsequent fire attacks more dangerous.
Burning is the stronger punishment. Scorched heroes and zones can be ignited by suitable demons.
Fire Imp: Its fireballs leave scorched zones at the point of impact.
Hellhound: Deals more damage to scorched or burning heroes. Its fire breath scorches the ground or ignites previously prepared zones.
Shadow Demon: Creates several scorched zones around itself. Nearby fire zones reduce its cooldowns, and its attacks become stronger against scorched or burning targets.
Horned Demon - new: Scorches heroes with its attack and ignites targets that are already scorched. Its special ability ignites nearby scorched zones or creates new fire zones.
Laserheart: Retains its role as a heavy fire elite with an area slash and sustained targeting beam. Damage channels and target assignment have been corrected, and the burst damage of its ultimate has been reduced slightly.

Scorched and burning ground zones remain active for their full duration and can hit heroes repeatedly. Their visuals and feedback have been reworked so that prepared and fully ignited zones are easier to distinguish.

Lightning Family

Lightning attacks now build up Charge on heroes. Charges are visible, expire after a period without new hits, and discharge automatically at the maximum. A full discharge deals a total of 20% of maximum health as lightning damage. Certain monsters can trigger the effect early from three charges onward.

Witch: Calls down lightning on a fixed target position and generates Charge. Her Static Curse repeatedly hits an area and builds up additional charges.
Lizardfolk Spearman: Generates Charge on hit and deals additional damage for each existing charge.
Lizardfolk Mage: Its lightning projectiles generate Charge. Against heroes with at least three charges, it can trigger an early discharge.
Storm Jackal - new: Its normal hits generate one charge, while its heavy strike generates two. A recurring pulse damages nearby heroes and briefly strengthens allied lightning monsters.
Lightning Dragon: Its attack, lightning breath, and triple lightning strike now reliably use their intended damage values. Recovery times for its attack and ability have been reduced.

Beasts and Physical Defenders

Flying Maw: Collects up to five empowerment stacks when nearby beasts land hits. At three stacks, it can pounce on a more distant hero. The attack consumes the stacks and becomes stronger with each stack.
Werewolf: Attacks faster with each consecutive hit. Its howl alerts monsters within a large radius and grants nearby beasts increased damage and attack speed for eight seconds. Hitting the werewolf during preparation can interrupt the howl.
Chicken and Golden Chicken: Attack faster for every other nearby chicken, allowing them to form surprisingly dangerous swarms. Their hits also support the Flying Maw.
Dwarven Defender: Its shield stance now protects not only itself, but also allied monsters directly behind it. Non-directional damage is also reduced within the shield zone.

General Monster Improvements

Three new monsters have been added: Skeleton Scout, Horned Demon, and Storm Jackal, each with their own icons, names, animations, and abilities.
All placeable monsters display their actual field of view and effective detection range in the castle editor.
Different fields of view make a monster's orientation more important when building a castle.
Monsters no longer retreat according to a single global default rule. Retreating and recalling are now deliberate mechanics used by individual monsters or traps.
Monsters can no longer attack through walls or tall obstacles, even at very close range. Ranged attacks remain possible over low obstacles.
The reaction, preparation, and recovery times of numerous monsters have been aligned with their animations. This makes their movement and reactions after attacks smoother.
Outdated cooldown and animation times saved in individual castles no longer override current monster values.
Movement, target selection, rotation, and idle behavior have been stabilized.
Monsters no longer open gates unintentionally simply because they are chasing a hero.

Balance Adjustments

Many regular monsters now cost significantly less defense capacity, making mixed groups and family combinations easier to build.

Skeleton Warrior: 8 → 4 capacity
Skeleton Archer: 12 → 6 capacity
Skeleton Mage: 12 → 6 capacity
Skeleton Commander: 30 → 20 capacity
Frost Spider: 4 → 2 capacity
Flying Maw: 9 → 8 capacity
Fire Imp: 10 → 8 capacity
Shadow Demon: 34 → 24 capacity
Witch: 10 → 8 capacity
Dwarven Defender: 26 → 24 capacity
Lizardfolk Spearman: 10 → 8 capacity
Lizardfolk Mage: 12 → 6 capacity

Some damage values have also been adjusted: the Undead Knight, Dwarven Defender, and Lizardfolk Spearman deal slightly more damage with their basic attacks. The Skeleton Commander, Laserheart, and Lizardfolk Mage received slight reductions to individual attacks to compensate for their new synergies and special abilities.

New Traps

Spring Plate

The Spring Plate prepares briefly before launching a hero in the trap's facing direction.

Its orientation when placed determines the launch direction.
The intended landing point is checked for walkability and obstacles.
Walls and blocking objects shorten the launch instead of moving the hero through geometry.
A brief input lock and repeat immunity ensure clear, controlled movement.
After a successful trigger, the trap requires a short recovery time.
Cost: 2 capacity and 200 gold.

Recall Stone

The Recall Stone affects monsters in its vicinity. If they move too far from their assigned area during a pursuit, they abandon the chase and return.

Monsters within its area of effect are detected at regular intervals.
The recall prevents important defenders from being lured too far out of formation.
A visible pulse shows the trap's area of effect.
When the trap is disabled, its recall assignment is cleanly removed from affected monsters.
Cost: 2 capacity and 200 gold.

Reworked Traps

Hidden Wall: The wall now responds to an actual crossing of its two trigger zones within a time window. Only then does it rise, block movement and line of sight, and disappear again after its active duration. Heroes standing in the future wall area when it appears are safely moved to one side so that nobody becomes stuck in the wall or NavMesh.
Fireball and Snowball Mortars: Target acquisition, rotation, delayed impact, and state transitions have been corrected. Shots that have already been triggered now reliably complete even outside the visible screen area. The Snowball Mortar continues to slow heroes it hits significantly.
Blocking Traps: Fire Heads, Fire Tower, Tesla Tower, both mortars, Lightning Pillar, Cauldron of Vulnerability, and Hidden Wall now use cleaned-up colliders. Low traps allow line of sight over them, while tall obstacles block ranged attackers.
All traps have new short descriptions for their attack, ability, or passive effect in the castle editor.

Destructible Decorations

All blocking decorations can now be destroyed by attacks. This means furniture, statues, barrels, and many other objects are no longer merely static obstacles, but an active part of combat.

A total of 105 blocking decoration objects have been converted to the new system.
Durability depends on size: five hits are required for each blocked tile.
After the first hit, a durability indicator appears directly above the object.
Hits and destruction use feedback appropriate to the material: wood, stone, or metal.
On the final hit, the intact object disappears and can produce a matching destruction effect with debris.
After destruction, colliders and path blocking are removed. Active monsters recalculate their paths and can use the new opening.
Low decorations continue to block movement and can be hit, but ranged monsters can see and shoot over them.
Tall decorations block movement, attacks, and line of sight until they are destroyed.

Non-blocking decorative objects remain purely cosmetic and are not affected by this system.

How Combat Changes

With these changes, castle building places more emphasis on combinations and spatial planning. A Skeleton Scout can alert a remote room, a Recall Stone keeps defenders in formation, fire demons turn narrow paths into dangerous zones, and a destroyed decoration can open a new route in the middle of battle.

We can't wait to see the new monster groups, trap combinations, and destructible rooms you create in your castles!

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05 Jun 2026Developer post

New Update V0.8.10 - Equipment Comparison & Future Units

Dear Players, Another update, V0.8.10, adds a few bug fixes and some new features that you've been requesting for a long time. Castle Editor: Show/Hide Walls When creating castles, you can now hide the walls, making it easier to place units. Real Inventory Comparison The equipmen

31 May 2026Developer post

New Update V0.8.9 - Movement & Bugfixes

Dear Players, Unfortunately, some major issues crept in when we improved the dodge skill controls in version 0.8.5, which unfortunately worsened overall movement. This update, version 0.8.9, primarily addresses these problems, and we've taken the opportunity to implement some add

28 May 2026Developer post

New Update 0.8.7 - Improvements to the Editor and Auction House

We've released a new minor update containing several improvements and bug fixes. The editor menus have been graphically redesigned for a clearer and more user-friendly experience. Several areas of the auction house have also received a visual update. In addition, several bugs hav

27 May 2026Developer post

New Version 0.8.6 - Controls & Bugfixes

Dear Community, Last week I saw an advertisement for an expensive premium service that developers can integrate into their games. This service collects player bug reports and sends them to a server, allowing developers to be notified and fix bugs as quickly as possible. Unfortuna

25 May 2026Developer post

New Update V0.8.5 - Progression & Balancing

Dear Tormentis Players, Over the past few days, we've primarily focused on making adjustments to significantly improve the player experience on the journey to level 50. The new update, V0.8.5, includes further controller and Steam Deck support, as well as a rebranding with a rede

Dear Tormentis Players,

Over the past few days, we've primarily focused on making adjustments to significantly improve the player experience on the journey to level 50. The new update, V0.8.5, includes further controller and Steam Deck support, as well as a rebranding with a redesigned logo and new graphics.

Adjustments to Defense Costs

With the help and feedback from new players, we've been able to improve the player experience on the way to level 50. Previously, it was nearly impossible to keep your castle defenses at the player's level.

The costs for improving defenses have now been tiered to better suit the player's experience. Players up to levels 25-30 can now relatively easily upgrade their defenses to match their level. Only after that point does resource management become more challenging.

We hope this will provide you with a much more enjoyable player experience, without the feeling of falling behind.

Adjustments to Loot Amounts

We've specifically revised the chance of receiving more loot. Instead of simply using odds, which become rather insignificant with a certain number of monsters in a castle, the chance of more loot is now clearly defined by a maximum number of bags that can be looted. This number can be increased by stars in campaign levels and is determined in all other game modes by the effective level of the active defense compared to the player's level.

The regular amount of loot is 8 bags and can be doubled (to 200%). Of course, monsters still have a chance to drop loot.

Campaign levels now grant 125% of the maximum loot with one star, 150% with two stars, and 200% with three stars.

Loot Level Adjustment

It occasionally happens that a low-level monster appears even in high-level castles. However, if this very monster then drops the legendary item, it is very frustrating and also looks somewhat buggy. We've received feedback on this issue quite a bit, and in this version, we've finally been able to implement a meaningful change that feels right.

The new calculation uses the player's level and the effective level of the castle being played as key metrics.

If the effective castle level is lower than the hero level, items up to +15 levels will drop.

Example 1: Hero Level 50, Castle Level 10 = Loot Level 25

Example 2: Hero Level 25, Castle Level 20 = Loot Level 25

If the hero level is lower than the effective castle level, items up to +4 levels will drop.

Example 3: Hero Level 10, Castle Level 12 = Loot Level 10 (frequent) to Level 12 (rare)

Example 4: Hero Level 10, Castle Level 18 = Loot Level 10 (frequent) to Level 14 (very rare)

Rebranding

We will gradually replace some graphics and logos with revised versions. Now that we are getting closer to the release, this should also be visually apparent. Do you like the new Tormentis logo?

Reforging UI Fixed

Unfortunately, during the conversion to controller and Steam Deck support, a small problem occurred that caused the interface to malfunction. This has also been fixed in this update.

Enjoy the new version!

Oliver

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18 May 2026Developer post

New Update V0.8.4 - Weekend-Events & new Fog of War

Dear Community, Over the past few days, I've been actively monitoring the levels played and observing the loot, and I'm now very pleased with the drop rates. It's time for another update, V0.8.4, which brings a few unexpected changes! Weekend Events In addition to your positive f

04 May 2026Developer post

V0.8.3 - Enhanced Hero Visuals & Improved UI

Dear Community, Over the past few days, I've primarily focused on modifying the controls for the Hero, Auction House, Smithy, and Editor menus. This led me to an idea for implementing the visual customizations for equipment that you've requested. Improved Controls The bottom menu

Dear Community,

Over the past few days, I've primarily focused on modifying the controls for the Hero, Auction House, Smithy, and Editor menus. This led me to an idea for implementing the visual customizations for equipment that you've requested.

Improved Controls

The bottom menu has been completely redesigned. Buttons are now spaced further apart, labels are always visible, and the Editor's usability has been significantly improved. A color indicator now shows the dungeon's current state. Accordingly, there are now separate buttons for saving and validating/playing.

The frequent dialogs regarding changes in the Editor have also been revised. You'll now only be asked about unsaved changes if you've been actively working on the dungeon.

Extracting Models

The artisan now has a new function for extracting models from legendary items. This process destroys the legendary item, but you'll always be able to equip its appearance to your hero.

Hero Appearance Expansion

Each visible inventory slot can now be selected and configured separately. You can choose between currently equipped gear, no gear, and already extracted legendary item models. In the future, there will also be opportunities to obtain new appearances through events or bundles.

Many ideas have already been suggested in the past, such as the chicken helmet with a rooster's comb.

Loot Chance Overhaul

Over the past few weeks, I've collected data and compiled statistics, and I now have a solid foundation for further improvements. As you all surely know, RNG sometimes just feels unfair... you play hundreds of adventures and still don't get a single legendary item! And other players run five or six adventures and get their first legendary drop.

For this reason, I've implemented a few mechanics that will make the loot experience feel much better and reward you for your grind. Exact details will remain internal for now—but I'm very interested in your feedback and experiences!

I'd love to hear your feedback and experiences! Have fun with the new game features!

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26 Apr 2026Developer post

Update V0.8.2 - The big Balancing

Dear Community, The last few weeks of balancing have been challenging. I set out to balance Tormentis on many levels for the future, and some areas were particularly demanding. It was important to me to minimize nerfs and preserve the value of existing and improved gear as much a

Dear Community,

The last few weeks of balancing have been challenging. I set out to balance Tormentis on many levels for the future, and some areas were particularly demanding. It was important to me to minimize nerfs and preserve the value of existing and improved gear as much as possible.

The goal was to implement such a step while still in the ongoing Early Access phase and not postpone it until after the release.

General Balancing

The base stats of all gear no longer have random variations. This makes gear more comparable in the future. New items will now be generated at the upper end of the random range.

Talent bonuses have been slightly reduced. In return, legendary items can add higher values to primary attributes.

Weapon Type and Skill Balancing

Greatswords have a 12% base damage bonus to compensate for their lack of range.

Many skills have been adjusted and strengthened. Skills for weaker weapon types like bows and greatswords have been buffed. Further adjustments will be made to these in future updates.

Balancing Resistances and Stat Bonuses

In general, the maximum possible resistances were far too high, allowing players with perfect gear to pass through any fortress virtually unscathed. The maximum resistances have been adjusted so that armor and elemental resistances are capped at 60%, and trap resistance and evasion at 40%. All passive talents can increase the maximum by 5%.

This results in a total damage reduction of up to approximately 80% for traps. Previously, over 95% was possible – simply too much.

Major changes were necessary here because we had a variety of issues. Intelligence had too high a weighting due to the resistance bonuses. This has been reduced, and a way has been created to gain more resistances through gear.

The dependence of trap resistance on armor has also been adjusted accordingly, so that some gear pieces can now also grant trap resistance.

In general, all curves have been reworked, including how resistances and stats translate into percentage damage reductions and effects. Great care was taken to ensure that certain values are achievable even at lower levels.

Monster Balancing

Several changes have been made here. The monsters were compared against each other, and some received adjustments to their costs and stats. We noticed that the boss dragon was using incorrect stats for its special attacks.

Legendary Item Rework

I want you to be excited when you find a legendary item in the future. Therefore, I've taken your feedback to heart and reworked legendaries to reduce the number of useless stats. In other words, the new legendaries will have more fixed stats that will be useful for everyone.

Furthermore, primary stats (Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Vitality) will roll up +4 higher on legendary items than on rare items. Resistances will also roll up higher on legendary items. +8 to All Resistances and +16 to Single Resistances.

Four new Legendary items can now be found. Over the next few days, the wiki section on the Tormentis landing page will be updated, and we will document all the information about the reworked Legendary items.

Summary and Outlook

Even though there have been some changes to the items, good gear from before is still good! The new resistance values on gear and the new Legendary items, in particular, will offer you many opportunities to further improve your equipment in the future.

Don't dismantle your old enchanted gear just yet—wait for the next update! I'm currently working on an improvement so that enchanted gear returns at least some of the upgrade materials.

The next updates will primarily focus on improving and adjusting skills, more varied monster combat behavior, and controller support.

All players who have logged in within the last two months will receive a small boost to help them catch up with their gear.

Enjoy the new update!

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01 Mar 2026Developer post

Update V0.8.1 - improved rewards for PvP and castle defense

Dear Community, Thank you for the detailed and critical feedback over the past few days. It has clearly shown me the remaining weaknesses of Tormentis. I would like to address these in the next updates, even before balancing. Improved Rewards for PvP and Successful Fortress Defen

16 Feb 2026Developer post

Major Update V0.8.0 - League System, Bestiary & Loot

Hello Community, The next major version, 0.8.0, is finally live! As announced in the last news update, this version focuses on the new League System and the Bestiary. New League System The new League System places a new emphasis on actively attacking player fortresses. Each day,

Hello Community,

The next major version, 0.8.0, is finally live! As announced in the last news update, this version focuses on the new League System and the Bestiary.

New League System

The new League System places a new emphasis on actively attacking player fortresses. Each day, you receive entry tickets that allow you to attack opponents and collect Crowns (the new trophy points).

A League season will initially last two weeks. This is a manageable timeframe, allowing for more sustained play, and at the end, you'll receive currency for the League Shop based on your ranking. In the future, Essences will also be available for purchase there to enhance individual monsters in the Bestiary.

Furthermore, failed League attacks no longer result in a Crown loss—you no longer risk a lower ranking after a League attack.

Opponents can also be respawned, but this costs League Entry Tickets and thus reduces the number of possible attacks.

Aggressors can also be respawned, but this costs League Entry Tickets and therefore reduces the number of possible attacks.

New Game Mode: Exploration

Since League attacks are limited daily, we want to make it possible for all players who prefer to attack player fortresses in addition to the League mode. Exploration is attacking player fortresses with a reduced amount of lootable gold and without League entry fees.

Bestiary

In the Bestiary, you can improve the base stats of monsters and later modify their behavior. Essences are required for this.

Essences can only be found in League and Exploration modes, and only if the player has reached level 50!

Loot

Over the past few weeks, I've gathered a lot of feedback and tried to implement the community's wishes to make the rewards for daily tasks, and especially the loot from attacks, more satisfying.

The chances of Legendary items dropping as loot have been significantly improved, particularly in League, Exploration, and Campaign modes. The impact of equipment with increased loot quality has also been reworked.

In Adventure Mode, the drop rates have been retained, but the effect of equipment with increased loot quality has been reduced.

What's next?

As announced in the last news update, I plan to focus on balancing weapon types and skills in upcoming V0.8.X versions.

As soon as I can assess the scope of this work, I will also publish an updated roadmap for version 1.0.

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I look forward to your feedback! Feel free to send me your ideas and suggestions for balancing changes via DM on Discord!

Your Tormentis-Team

Oliver

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13 Feb 2026Developer post

Version Change from V0.7 to V0.8

Hello Community, The next major version 0.8.0, will be released sometime next week. Contrary to the original plan, this version will only include the new league system and the bestiary. This is because urgent adjustments to the loot system are necessary and are more time-consumin

05 Dec 2025Developer post

Dev Diary: Update V0.8.0 Preview

Dear Tormentis Community, Unfortunately, I won't be able to release update V0.8.0 before Christmas; it's now planned for January/February. I was ill for several weeks and was only able to do very little work on Tormentis. Current status: The Bestiary is almost complete. Every mon

17 Oct 2025Developer post

New Demo & Update V0.7.2

Dear Community, Today's update is just a small service update to improve a few translations and prepare Tormentis for upcoming events. Like last year, there will of course also be Halloween and Winterfest events. For this purpose, we've created a new demo version of Tormentis tha

28 Sep 2025Developer post

New Update V0.7.1 - Indicators, League-Token & more

Dear Community, After the last major update was relatively bug-free, we would like to correct the last minor issues with today's update and also implement a major community request. Attribute Indicators on Items A major community request was a visual indicator of how well attribu

25 Sep 2025Developer post

Early Access Schedule

Dear community, Tormentis has been in Early Access for over 14 months now, and I'm very happy to have brought it this far together with you. Even though we regularly update the roadmap in Discord, it's time to transparently and publicly present the rough schedule up to the 1.0 re

Dear community,

Tormentis has been in Early Access for over 14 months now, and I'm very happy to have brought it this far together with you.

Even though we regularly update the roadmap in Discord, it's time to transparently and publicly present the rough schedule up to the 1.0 release so that all players can get an overview and see what the focus will be in the coming months.

In recent weeks, the internal schedule has been revised, and the planned transition from Early Access to the 1.0 release has been set for mid-2026.

Outlook Version 0.8.0

The next major update will include the overhaul of the league system. This topic was discussed in detail with the players in Discord. Key topics included: who plays with whom in a league (multi-league system), how long a league should last, and how time-consuming the league (or the game) can be to compete in the upper ranks.

The Bestiary will be implemented as a new game feature. The Bestiary will be a long-term grind in Tormentis and will provide the opportunity to passively improve units or even give them unique behavior patterns or special attacks. This will take the form of collectible (presumably non-tradable) tokens. These will also be found primarily in the League Shop.

Planned release date: before Christmas 2025

Outlook Version 0.9.0

This release will complete the controls in Tormentis and should offer full controller and Steam Deck support.

Furthermore, with this version at the latest, Tormentis should have a balanced weapon skill balance and the defense units in all level ranges should be adjusted to the strength of the heroes.

Planned release date: Q1 2026

Outlook for Release 1.0.0

The better the previous versions run, the more time I want to invest in fine-tuning them. If it doesn't fit into 0.9.0, the 2D editor mode will be implemented in this version.

A big request from the community is the ability to customize the hero's outfits. On the one hand, this includes specifically selecting the cosmetics for legendary items, but also introducing new cosmetic elements into the game that can be purchased during events or in the League Shop.

Planned release date: Mid-2026

Post-Release Outlook

There are other topics in the long-term roadmap, but these are planned after the 1.0 release. These include topics such as the 360° Hero Movement, the guild system & raid bosses, as well as interactive seasonal events and, of course, plenty of new units!

We continue to appreciate your feedback - YOU help us make Tormentis something truly special!

Your Tormentis Team

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17 Sep 2025Developer post

Major Update V0.7.0 - Loot, Adventures & new Monsters

Dear community, the next major update V0.7.0 is finally complete, and I'm really happy that so many essential topics have been addressed in this update. In the last developer diary, you could already see the core points of the update, but as promised, a few surprises have been ad

Dear community, the next major update V0.7.0 is finally complete, and I'm really happy that so many essential topics have been addressed in this update. In the last developer diary, you could already see the core points of the update, but as promised, a few surprises have been added that fit thematically very well into the update.

Loot Visibility in Game

The new version fulfills a community request that has been expressed many times: seeing what drops as loot in the game instead of just collecting bags that are revealed at the end of the map.

Adventure Publication Revision

As announced, the adventure publication process is changing. After an adventure has been validated by the creator with 3 stars, it can be published via the save dialog. Additionally, the adventure information (top left) has been revised to accurately reflect the current state.

Technically, a copy of the current adventure is created upon publication, so subsequent adjustments do not affect the published version. Only when the adventure is republished will it be overwritten.

From now on, rule violations can be reported and described. This allows us to administratively respond to inadmissible content.

Important: Adventures that were already in the release process at the time of the update still need to be validated by the creator with 3 stars and can then be published manually.

League Shop

In preparation for the new league system, the League Token Shop is being introduced, and some of the rewards will be converted to the new tokens so that they can be actively spent in the shop. Even if the current rewards aren't "special" yet, we want to give you the opportunity to collect your first league tokens now.

The next major update will implement the new league system and include a variety of new loot items that can be used to permanently improve units and will also be occasionally offered in the League Token Shop.

User Interface and Game Experience Improvements

This topic has never been raised as a major, important issue, but I've heard in individual conversations that players want a better gaming experience. This particularly affects sound effects, which have received little attention so far.

Both the inventory and the talent tree have received their first overhaul, and each item type now has its own sound effect.

In addition, the minimap interface has been redesigned and the current state of the stars has been added.

Level countdown revised

Over the past few months, it has been repeatedly noted that the 3-second countdown is annoying and has also shifted the times in the replay. From now on, there is no longer a cooldown and the timer no longer runs when the hero moves for the first time or performs a game interaction (e.g., a skill).

New Units

Two new Iguana monsters will be added in the next update. They are simple monsters with slow but relatively strong attacks and lightning damage.

New Room Cosmetic: Hunting Lodge

This is the first cosmetic we plan to offer as a visual enhancement via the Steam Inventory System. Of course, many more cosmetic changes are planned to make fortresses look as unique as possible.

In the coming updates, more new room cosmetics, as well as themes and backgrounds, will be added.

Balancing

As announced, this patch contains significant balancing changes, which primarily strengthen the weaker weapon types, greatsword and bow. As promised, there are very small changes to the Mage Staff's skills, including a complete overhaul of the Cold Ray, which penetrates enemies.

Equipment

Values of newly found Absorb-Armor is increased by ~25%

Traps

damage deviation of base value is reduced from 20% to 5%

Greatsword

Whirlwind: movement speed increased (40% > 75%); damage increased (380% > 440%); cooldown reduced (3s > 2s)
Call for Armor: physical and trap resistances increased when active (15% > 25%)
Call for Resistances: fire, lightning and cold resistances increased when active (15% > 25%)
Threaten: damage reduction increased (35% > 50%)
Bleeding: mana costs reduced (30 > 24); cooldown reduced (8s > 4s); damage increased (680% > 720%)
Stun: cooldown reduced (15s > 12s); damage increased (260% > 320%)
Arctic Spear: cooldown reduced (8s > 6s)
Slash: damage increased (150% > 160%)
Iron Blow: damage increased (240% > 260%)

Bow

Strafe: movement speed increased (60% > 75%); damage increased (360% > 400%); initial mana cost increased (6 > 8)
Dodge: evasion increased when active (16% > 20%); cooldown increased (16s > 20s); duration increased (8s > 12s)
Multishot: cooldown reduced (6s > 4s); damage increased (480% > 600%)
Magic Bubble: damage reduction by resistances is taken into account instead of catching the unreduced damage
Explosive Arrow: mana costs reduced (35 > 32)
Fire Arrow: damage increased (190% > 220%); mana generate increased (7 > 8)
Cold Arrow: damage increased (170% > 200%)

Magestaff

Reactive Armor: reactive attack will only trigger every 0.25 seconds
Cold Ray: ray penetrates monsters and affects all monsters in ray; initial mana costs increased (4 > 8); damage increased (400% > 420%)
Firewall: mana costs increased (8 > 10)
Meteor: mana costs reduced (35 > 30)
Ice Storm: mana costs reduced (50 > 32); duration reduced (10s > 6s); cooldown reduced (20s > 8s); storm pulse interval reduced (2s > 1s)

Further improvements and changes

Unit levels are displayed in the editor.
Damage range of monsters and traps is displayed in the editor.
Strange behavior of monsters at the limit of their maximum range (from the spawn point) has been fixed.
Full player information when clicking on player names in chat clicks
Level change is now recognized after completing a task
Your own castle no longer has an influence on the loot in adventure levels
Adventure levels can now be replayed from a completed adventure
Expansion of the level-up information regarding changes in your own castle
Overlapping SFX when opening and closing the menus for Hero, Blacksmith, and Auction House fixed
Positioning of Iron Maiden and Pillory fixed
Improved fading of walls
Tooltip for dodging after level-up Fixed

Quality Assurance

This major patch was pre-tested for the first time with a small, select group of players who showed great interest and commitment. I'm very grateful that the community initiated this process a few weeks ago – this allowed many bugs to be identified and fixed in advance. I will further improve this process in future major updates and establish an official beta build on Steam. Interested players are welcome to contact me for further details.

Outlook

The next major update will primarily focus on the new league system. This will also include the Bestiary feature announced above, which will allow units to be permanently passively improved and customized.

If you have any ideas or comments, we would be delighted to hear your feedback. I will introduce the Bestiary in more detail in a separate post very soon.

I hope you enjoy the new Tormentis update!

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Updates & announcements

Movement and Dodging

Monsters and Visibility

Dungeon Fixes

Dungeon Ratings

Bug Fixes

Highlights

Monster Rework, New Traps, and Destructible Decorations

Monsters Now Fight as a Family

Cold and Undead Family

Fire and Demon Family

Lightning Family

Beasts and Physical Defenders

General Monster Improvements

Balance Adjustments

New Traps

Spring Plate

Recall Stone

Reworked Traps

Destructible Decorations

How Combat Changes

Castle Editor: Show/Hide Walls

Real Inventory Comparison

Result Display Added Current Inventory Status

Planning Future Units

Adjustments to Defense Costs

Adjustments to Loot Amounts

Loot Level Adjustment

Rebranding

Reforging UI Fixed

Weekend Events

Laser Heart Overhaul

Controller Support

Improved Controls

Extracting Models

Hero Appearance Expansion

Loot Chance Overhaul

General Balancing

Weapon Type and Skill Balancing

Balancing Resistances and Stat Bonuses

Monster Balancing

Legendary Item Rework

Summary and Outlook

Improved Rewards for PvP and Successful Fortress Defense

New Recipes at the Blacksmith

Changes to Loot Chances

Feedback

New League System

New Game Mode: Exploration

Bestiary

Loot

What's next?

Attribute Indicators on Items

League Tokens (temporary until the new league system)

Complete Changes

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Outlook Version 0.9.0

Outlook for Release 1.0.0

Post-Release Outlook

Loot Visibility in Game

Adventure Publication Revision

League Shop

User Interface and Game Experience Improvements

Level countdown revised

New Units

New Room Cosmetic: Hunting Lodge

Balancing

Equipment

Traps

Greatsword

Bow

Magestaff

Further improvements and changes

Quality Assurance

Outlook