Steam News8 March 20263mo ago

0.8.5 Patch Notes

Welcome to Update 0.8.5! This patch brings exciting new late-game power to your defenses with the introduction of Tower Ascensions, a significant overhaul to the Defense Mode economy, and some much-needed UI improvement

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addedWelcome to Update 0.8.5! This patch brings exciting new late-game power to your defenses with the introduction of Tower Ascensions, a significant overhaul to the Defense Mode economy, and some much-needed UI improvements. 🛡️ Defense Mode ChangesIntroducing Tower Ascensions Take your defenses to the next level! Most towers have received an "Ascension" —a brand-new, powerful upgrade that can be unlocked dynamically during Defense Mode.

changedWelcome to Update 0.8.5! This patch brings exciting new late-game power to your defenses with the introduction of Tower Ascensions, a significant overhaul to the Defense Mode economy, and some much-needed UI improvements. 🛡️ Defense Mode ChangesEconomy Overhaul We are shifting how you earn your wealth to reward strategic saving and scale better with difficulty:

changedWelcome to Update 0.8.5! This patch brings exciting new late-game power to your defenses with the introduction of Tower Ascensions, a significant overhaul to the Defense Mode economy, and some much-needed UI improvements. 🛡️ Defense Mode ChangesDynamic Bounties: The gold bounty from slaying invaders now scales directly with the strength of the invaders.

changedWelcome to Update 0.8.5! This patch brings exciting new late-game power to your defenses with the introduction of Tower Ascensions, a significant overhaul to the Defense Mode economy, and some much-needed UI improvements. 🛡️ Defense Mode ChangesWave Clear Gold Adjusted: The flat gold gained from clearing a wave has been reduced from [c]100 * Wave Number[/c] to [c]50 * Wave Number[/c].

addedWelcome to Update 0.8.5! This patch brings exciting new late-game power to your defenses with the introduction of Tower Ascensions, a significant overhaul to the Defense Mode economy, and some much-needed UI improvements. 🛡️ Defense Mode ChangesNew "Interest" Bonus: To balance the wave clear reduction, you now earn a massive 20% bonus based on your player's current banked gold at the end of a wave. Save up to earn big!

added⚖️ Balance AdjustmentsEcho Freezer: Maximum health percentage damage has been slightly reduced from 5% to 4% to keep it balanced with the new Ascension power spikes.

Welcome to Update 0.8.5! This patch brings exciting new late-game power to your defenses with the introduction of Tower Ascensions, a significant overhaul to the Defense Mode economy, and some much-needed UI improvements. 🛡️ Defense Mode Changes

Introducing Tower Ascensions Take your defenses to the next level! Most towers have received an"Ascension"—a brand-new, powerful upgrade that can be unlocked dynamically during Defense Mode.

Economy Overhaul We are shifting how you earn your wealth to reward strategic saving and scale better with difficulty:

Dynamic Bounties: The gold bounty from slaying invaders now scales directly with the strength of the invaders.
Wave Clear Gold AdjustedThe flat gold gained from clearing a wave has been reduced from [c]100 * Wave Number[/c] to [c]50 * Wave Number[/c].
New "Interest" Bonus: To balance the wave clear reduction, you now earn a massive 20% bonus based on your player's current banked gold at the end of a wave. Save up to earn big!

⚖️ Balance Adjustments

Echo FreezerMaximum health percentage damage has been slightly reduced from 5% to 4% to keep it balanced with the new Ascension power spikes.

✨ Quality of Life & UI

Reward Details: The rewards icon is now selectable! Clicking it will display a detailed description of the loot you've collected.
Aura Tracking: Icons for your active Auras will now appear neatly at the top of the screen, making it much easier to track your current buffs.

🐛 Bug Fixes

Endgame Math FixesFixed several calculation bugs and overflows caused by interactions with extremely high numbers, which were causing issues for players reaching the deep endgame of Defense Mode.

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Steam News / 8 March 2026

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