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Steam News22 May 20261mo ago

Removal Of Boss-Forced-Prestiging, and More Buffs & Fixes

Dragon and Balrogg bosses no longer cause a "game over" and force you to prestige if you fail to beat them, instead they allow you to carry on just like Goblin King and Golem.

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What changed

8 fixes1 addition4 changes1 removal
  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Fixes
  • UI and audio
removedDragon and Balrogg bosses no longer cause a "game over" and force you to prestige if you fail to beat them, instead they allow you to carry on just like Goblin King and Golem. This was done because I believe it no longer serves the intended purpose I initially envisioned and it only made the game less fun.
changedBuffed Great Duke Cannon base damage by 20.
changedSlightly reduced gold costs of Great Duke Cannon upgrades.
changedBuffed POWER OVERWHELMING by +0.5 damage per tier.
addedBuffed C.L.U.S.T.E.R.P.I.C.K. and added another 2 tiers to it.
changedBuffed MEGAPICK base damage and scaling with miners.

Dwarf Eats Mountain changes

removedDragon and Balrogg bosses no longer cause a "game over" and force you to prestige if you fail to beat them, instead they allow you to carry on just like Goblin King and Golem. This was done because I believe it no longer serves the intended purpose I initially envisioned and it only made the game less fun.
changedBuffed Great Duke Cannon base damage by 20.
changedSlightly reduced gold costs of Great Duke Cannon upgrades.
changedBuffed POWER OVERWHELMING by +0.5 damage per tier.
addedBuffed C.L.U.S.T.E.R.P.I.C.K. and added another 2 tiers to it.
  • Dragon and Balrogg bosses no longer cause a "game over" and force you to prestige if you fail to beat them, instead they allow you to carry on just like Goblin King and Golem. This was done because I believe it no longer serves the intended purpose I initially envisioned and it only made the game less fun.

  • Buffed Great Duke Cannon base damage by 20.

  • Buffed Artillery Mastery scaling.

  • Buffed Air Strike scaling and doubled the bonus from Nuclear Research and Gyrocopters.

  • Slightly reduced gold costs of Great Duke Cannon upgrades.

  • Buffed POWER OVERWHELMING by +0.5 damage per tier.

  • Buffed C.L.U.S.T.E.R.P.I.C.K. and added another 2 tiers to it.

  • Buffed MEGAPICK base damage and scaling with miners.

  • Fixed Key Master sometimes not applying properly to Den drop chance.

  • Fixed Triune Prism sometimes not properly counting Stonecallers.

  • Fixed Laser Cannons incorrectly rounding their cooldown.

  • Fixed artifacts displaying English non-localized names in the hover-over tooltip.

  • Fixed Sanctification ritual not properly updating and saving its costs

  • Fixed Enchant Primal Power and Zealous Fury to display correct warning message.

  • Fixed being able to use ritual hotkeys before the rituals were unlocked

  • Fixed Laser Cannons and Great Duke Cannons losing their mithril cost after reload.

More buffs and fixes to follow. I also plan to make Ascension more rewarding. Plus various QoL stuff you guys suggested, and more.

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Steam News / 22 May 2026

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