⚔️ Combat & Talents

• Veteran Infantry (New Barracks Talent)

• Vanguard players now respawn with improved Plate armor.

• Veteran Marksman (New Range Talent)

• Ranger players now respawn with improved Leather armor.

• Veteran Summoners (New Mystic Tower Talent)

• Scholar players now respawn with improved Cloth armor.

• Opportunity (Barracks – Sword Talent) Reworked

• Removed the old “chance to duplicate attacks” effect.

• Now grants 50% increased sword damage against enemies currently in a Vulnerable state.

• Chaos Rune (Mystic Tower Talent) Bug Fix

• Fixed an issue where Chaos Rune granted 1500% crit chance instead of the intended 15%.

• Desperate Parry (Ranged Weapon Talent) Adjustment

• Energy cost reduced from 40 → 30 to make ranged parries more accessible and reactive.

• Fireball Parry/Block Direction Fix

• Fixed an issue where Fireballs could incorrectly register as hitting a target from behind, causing what should have been a successful parry or block to instead count as a hit. (For clarity: parries require the defender to be facing the incoming attack. This fix ensures Fireball direction checks behave consistently.)

• Evade/Dash Improvements

• Evade movement is now more responsive and can be aimed more freely using mouse turning.

• Evade‑into‑melee attack combos now also respect mouse turning for better directional control.

• Ranged Dash Attack (New Feature)

• Ranged weapons — Bow, Musket, and Staff — can now perform a Dash + Attack. Previously, only melee weapons supported dash‑attacking.

🧙 Caster Armor – Devouring Cloak Rework

Shades Behavior Updated

• Removed the rapid-damage attack from summoned Shades.

• Shades now drain Energy and Mana when near a living target.

• Shades no longer deal damage if destroyed before successfully leeching power.

• After absorbing enough power, a Shade will spawn a new Shade .

🗺️ Maps

• Redwood Fortress

• Removed from the active map pool.

• Twin Scar

• Added several new pathways up and down cliff areas to improve flow and flanking options.

🏆 Game Modes & Victory Conditions

• Dominion Victory Condition Update

• Dominion points no longer reset when a team loses control of the central flag.

• Each team now accumulates their own control time independently.

• First team to reach 5 minutes of total control wins the match.

• Updated Dominion UI to reflect the new tracking system.

• Conquest Overtime Fix

• Fixed an issue where a team could incorrectly be awarded a Conquest win during the post‑match countdown.

👁️ Spectating

• Fixed an issue preventing players from spectating after their team was eliminated.

🧱 Networking & Performance

• Updated WallBrick replication and networking logic to reduce server lag.

🛠️ General Fixes

• Match Exit / Lobby Creation Fix

• Fixed a bug where exiting a match could cause the creation of a new lobby to fail.