Good afternoon, Wizards! This week we'll be deploying our next patch on Thursday! We’ve been working hard on some excellent new game mechanics to further flesh out our structure building system. Today we’ll take a look at what you can expect once the patch hits later this week.
Material Swapping
One of the most frequently requested additions to our building system has been the ability to upgrade existing structures. Many players have expressed a desire to swap between structure materials without going through the tedious process of completely destroying and rebuilding their entire castle.
Following our update, you’ll be able to swap any structure piece to a different material with the click of a button. Simply navigate to the material you want in the Build Menu, scroll to the recycle icon, and click on the piece you want to change! Doing so will cost you the resources it’d take to build the piece, but you’ll also still receive the same structure piece refund you would get for simply deleting.
Defensive & Offensive Tower Upgrading
In addition to material swapping, we’re also giving some love to our defensive and offensive towers to make the experience of fortifying your base more meaningful and engaging. Each tower has been given an additional two levels of power that increases their strength and alters their behavior.
Attack Towers can now have their power significantly improved. Level up your Arcane Obelisks and Obelisks of Flames with Flawless Rune Gems and Enchanted Stones to significantly boost to their overall damage. As you continue to upgrade them they’ll receive further boosts to both their Critical Hit chance and overall Critical Hit damage. A fully upgraded tower is capable of dishing out some truly devastating damage!
Defensive Towers on the other hand are all about having their functionality augmented. By investing Enchanted Stones and Flawless Rune Gems into your Obelisks of Protection and Warding Obelisks, you can have them apply a buff or a debuff to your allies and enemies. For allies, upgraded defensive towers will provide healing to any friendly players within their radius. For enemies, upgraded defensive towers will apply some nasty damage over time to any raiders who may set foot on your claimed land.
Halloween Event Ends
A quick reminder for those last minute trick-or-treaters: Our Halloween event ends with this next patch! Get in-game now and unlock all the costumes and candies before they're gone for good!
Much More
We'll have more info to share with you all on Thursday, including bug fixes and gameplay tweaks.Stay tuned for the full patch notes, and we'll see you in Ignus with some brand new content soon!