Major 1.1.1 Patch
Balancing / New Relics & Specialisation / QOL & more
New Season: Season 4 starts with todays Patch! Good luck on the leaderboards!
New Meta Perk: Unlocked in the Lighthouse – now lets you see upcoming enemy types for the next wave
New Specialization: Added specialization options for the Houses
Meta+ Layout System: You can now save and manage different node layouts in Meta+ Mode!
New Items: Added 5 New Relics to the pool
Honor Update
The Double Honor Event has ended, but we have permanently increased base Honor gains across the board!
Waves 1–10: 4 → 10
Waves 11–20: 8 → 15
Waves 21–30: 12 → 20
Waves 31–40: 20 → 30
Waves 41–50: 30 → 40
Waves 51–60: 30 → 50
Waves 61–70: 30 → 70
Waves 71–100: 30 → 100
Fusion Banner Changes (Buffs)
We have significantly increased the damage/scaling values for several Fusions!
Chaos Bolts (Arrow x Reaper): Initial 50 → 66 | Common 15 → 20 | Rare 20 → 27 | Leg. 35 → 47
Charged Arrows (Arrow x Arc): Initial 110 → 125 | Common 5 → 7 | Rare 7 → 10 | Leg. 10 → 15
Branding (Runestone x Mortar): Initial 400 → 450 | Common 120 → 135 | Rare 160 → 180 | Leg. 260 → 315
Destructive Strike (Mortar x Arc): Initial 10 → 12 | Common 3 → 4 | Rare 4 → 5 | Leg. 7 → 9
Shockwave (Mortar x Arc): Initial 150 → 170 | Common 21 → 30 | Rare 28 → 40 | Leg. 50 → 70
Critical Breach (Frost x Arc): Initial 200 → 220 | Common 60 → 70 | Rare 80 → 90 | Leg. 140 → 160
Unchained Rage (Shadow x Raven): Initial 30 → 40 | Common 9 → 12 | Rare 12 → 16 | Leg. 21 → 28
Clinking Mastery (Frost x Raven): Initial 300 → 330 | Common 90 → 100 | Rare 120 → 130 | Leg. 210 → 230
Critical Impact (Raven x Tornado): Initial 50 → 60 | Common 15 → 18 | Rare 20 → 24 | Leg. 35 → 42
Double Nova (Frost x Reaper): Initial 40 → 50 | Common 12 → 15 | Rare 16 → 20 | Leg. 30 → 35
Gameplay Tweaks
Seal of Constancy (Relic): Damage bonus increased 10% → 15%
End of Wave Order: Resolution order optimized to benefit the player (Boss → Hero/Upgrade → Mission Return → Market → Oracle → Mission → Banner)
Darkness: The Shadow Tower Banner "Darkness" is now auto-banished from the pool upon reaching 100%
Quadruplicity: This Meta+ Perk now correctly applies to Hydra (Runestone x Mortar Fusion)
Hero Level Up: "Height Chance" and "Extra Resources" are now auto-banished from the pool in the late game
Spell Damage: Hero Level Up upgrade buffed significantly: 20% → 50%
Lightstorm: The Arc x Runestone Fusion no longer scales with the Weakness applied by Nightburst (Mortar x Shadow)
Improvements & Fixes
Added the ability to reject Fusions
Text and translation polish
Various UI improvements (especially in Meta+ Mode)
Event Wheel now displays exactly when Workers will return
Optimized Save System stability
Improved handling of Gold Skins (Supporter Pack) & Bug Report tool
Removed legacy Demo code
Bug Fixes
Fixed infinite loading screen when pressing "Play Again" in the Meta Mode end screen
Fixed "Clearing Master" tooltip
Fixed trigger behavior for Reaper's unique spells
Hero Gazebo: Tavern specialization + Arcane Rift Research spell multiplier now stack correctly
Healing Logic: Fixed health regen reduction to apply to total scaled healing and corrected percentage calculations
Elite Undead Magicians: Now correctly apply their healing aura to other enemies, not just themselves
Audio/Video: Fixed resolution/window UI bugs + Intro sound now correctly respects volume settings
Fixed an issue with loading Season Badges
Fixed Spell Energy UI bug after obtaining the Druid Wand
Exploits Fixed: Fixed Honor gain on wave restart, Infinite Oracle Reroll, and Spell Energy target mode exploit
Endless Mode: Fixed damage scaling calculation for Raven's Doom Blast and Reaper's Meta+ Chaos Blast
Fixed spell targeting issues where spells could hit multiple times through barriers
Season 4 starts
NEW SEASON: A new season has begun and the following badges are awarded for the previous season:
Steam Trading Cards
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