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Steam News29 June 20267d ago

Patch Note 15 🔥 Major New Content

🔥Major New Content New follower: Tinker Ability: continuously repairs fences and gates, with two ultimate upgrade paths— Chainsaw Wielder and Minstrel Artisan New meta progression system: Fated One After meeting unlock

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Maps
  • UI and audio
added🔥Major New ContentNew follower: Tinker Ability: continuously repairs fences and gates, with two ultimate upgrade paths— Chainsaw Wielder and Minstrel Artisan
added🔥Major New ContentNew meta progression system: Fated One After meeting unlock conditions and spending Source Crystals, players can directly enhance specific characters You can also block unwanted upgrade affixes and follower pools, reducing RNG clutter and improving build consistency
changedI. Balance AdjustmentsIncreased base HP of Reviving Guardian
changedI. Balance AdjustmentsRebalanced boss HP across all difficulties
changedI. Balance AdjustmentsImproved carriage system to better match wave pacing across difficulty levels
changedII. Map & Follower Slot System AdjustmentsReworked follower slot rules Easy difficulty: full access to all map slots Higher difficulties: progressively reduced slot availability

The Gate Must Stand: A Tower Defense Survivor changes

addedNew follower: Tinker Ability: continuously repairs fences and gates, with two ultimate upgrade paths— Chainsaw Wielder and Minstrel Artisan
addedNew meta progression system: Fated One After meeting unlock conditions and spending Source Crystals, players can directly enhance specific characters You can also block unwanted upgrade affixes and follower pools, reducing RNG clutter and improving build consistency
changedIncreased base HP of Reviving Guardian
changedRebalanced boss HP across all difficulties
changedImproved carriage system to better match wave pacing across difficulty levels

🔥Major New Content

  • New follower: Tinker

    • Ability: continuously repairs fences and gates, with two ultimate upgrade paths— Chainsaw Wielder and Minstrel Artisan

  • New meta progression system: Fated One

    • After meeting unlock conditions and spending Source Crystals, players can directly enhance specific characters

    • You can also block unwanted upgrade affixes and follower pools, reducing RNG clutter and improving build consistency

I. Balance Adjustments

  • Increased base HP of Reviving Guardian

  • Rebalanced boss HP across all difficulties

  • Improved carriage system to better match wave pacing across difficulty levels

II. Map & Follower Slot System Adjustments

  • Reworked follower slot rules

    • Easy difficulty: full access to all map slots

    • Higher difficultiesprogressively reduced slot availability

  • Added UI display for current difficulty slot cap

III. Match Data Additions

  • Added total gate damage taken in the post-match results screen Used for defensive analysis and run review

IV. UI, Rendering & Bug Fixes

  • Fixed Lancer attack range display issue

  • Fixed map boundary rendering issues when zooming out

  • Fixed Gate Archer layer issue

  • Adjusted boss rendering above visual effects layer

  • Fixed “Cheers” description and effect issue

  • Fixed Demonic Brew item malfunction

  • Fixed Lucky Bone Dice incorrect trigger caused by follower awakening passive

  • Fixed incorrect damage calculation in certain stats

  • Optimized startup loading stutter and freezing issues

Source

Steam News / 29 June 2026

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