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Announcing My Pet Dungeon, New Game Mode!

Darkest greetings Underlord, The drums of war are beating in the distance, something stirs in the darkness and the realm of Kairos knows not what approaches from the swirling mass of the Aether.

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  • Gameplay
  • Balance
addedNew Game Mode DLC: My Pet DungeonAlongside Patch 1.6 we’ll be releasing a new paid DLC by the name of My Pet Dungeon, something diehard Dungeon Management fans will no doubt recognise and one of the things that has long been requested by our community. Like the Crucible this DLC will include an all-new game mode, but this time focussed on building and exploring in an enhanced sandbox format. Think something similar to the Home Realm but on steroids and with a whole new batch of toys to play with! Steam post image
addedNew Game Mode DLC: My Pet DungeonWe’re designing an all-new 8-mission sandbox campaign where each level encourages you to build and explore to your Core’s content, at a more relaxed pace than seen in other modes. Your goal will be to simply score a number of points through building and managing your dungeon, slaying enemies and completing various bonus objectives, to progress to the next level. Here’s a nearly-complete rundown of all the features. We’ve excluded one or two though - we have to keep something for the coming weeks!
addedNew Game Mode DLC: My Pet DungeonNew My Pet Dungeon Campaign - 8 Levels geared towards exploration, construction and discovery Unique Scoring System - Build your dungeon and earn points to progress to the next level Bonus Objectives - Each level features bonus objectives which award extra points in return for completing tasks, such as levelling up your units Room Unlock System - Rooms in these levels unlock sequentially, freeing your research up for other Aspects and pacing your exploration and expansion Toybox - A special room that appears only in My Pet Dungeon levels and allows you to pick up and drop enemy units directly into your dungeon Wave Spawning - Spawn waves of enemy units at a combat Level of your choosing via new controls, to test out your creations Three Unlockable Themes - Three classic Empire Dungeon Themes finally unlockable Two Unannounced Features - Check back Next Tuesday & Friday for more!
changedNew Game Mode DLC: My Pet DungeonMost importantly: although this is paid DLC we’re aiming for a very competitive price point the same as the Heart of Gold expansion (£5.59, $7.99, €7.99). What’s more, we’ll be giving away the first two levels entirely for free so you can try before you buy, as a continuing thank you to all our fans. Now that the big announcement is out of the way we’d like to take a moment to discuss our direction with this next major update to WFTO.

War for the Overworld changes

  • Competitivemode
addedAlongside Patch 1.6 we’ll be releasing a new paid DLC by the name of My Pet Dungeon, something diehard Dungeon Management fans will no doubt recognise and one of the things that has long been requested by our community. Like the Crucible this DLC will include an all-new game mode, but this time focussed on building and exploring in an enhanced sandbox format. Think something similar to the Home Realm but on steroids and with a whole new batch of toys to play with! Steam post image
addedWe’re designing an all-new 8-mission sandbox campaign where each level encourages you to build and explore to your Core’s content, at a more relaxed pace than seen in other modes. Your goal will be to simply score a number of points through building and managing your dungeon, slaying enemies and completing various bonus objectives, to progress to the next level. Here’s a nearly-complete rundown of all the features. We’ve excluded one or two though - we have to keep something for the coming weeks!
addedNew My Pet Dungeon Campaign - 8 Levels geared towards exploration, construction and discovery Unique Scoring System - Build your dungeon and earn points to progress to the next level Bonus Objectives - Each level features bonus objectives which award extra points in return for completing tasks, such as levelling up your units Room Unlock System - Rooms in these levels unlock sequentially, freeing your research up for other Aspects and pacing your exploration and expansion Toybox - A special room that appears only in My Pet Dungeon levels and allows you to pick up and drop enemy units directly into your dungeon Wave Spawning - Spawn waves of enemy units at a combat Level of your choosing via new controls, to test out your creations Three Unlockable Themes - Three classic Empire Dungeon Themes finally unlockable Two Unannounced Features - Check back Next Tuesday & Friday for more!
changedMost importantly: although this is paid DLC we’re aiming for a very competitive price point the same as the Heart of Gold expansion (£5.59, $7.99, €7.99). What’s more, we’ll be giving away the first two levels entirely for free so you can try before you buy, as a continuing thank you to all our fans. Now that the big announcement is out of the way we’d like to take a moment to discuss our direction with this next major update to WFTO.

Darkest greetings Underlord, The drums of war are beating in the distance, something stirs in the darkness and the realm of Kairos knows not what approaches from the swirling mass of the Aether. But before the grandest of schemes can be realised there is time for reflection, for a brief escape from the machinations of the mad god. In this moment of calm there is no better time to engage in an Underlord’s most favoured activities - building dungeons and toying with mortals, friend and foe alike! To that end we’d like to introduce My Pet Dungeon! https://youtu.be/8CtGFQQ5LU4

New Game Mode DLC: My Pet Dungeon

Alongside Patch 1.6 we’ll be releasing a new paid DLC by the name of My Pet Dungeon, something diehard Dungeon Management fans will no doubt recognise and one of the things that has long been requested by our community. Like the Crucible this DLC will include an all-new game mode, but this time focussed on building and exploring in an enhanced sandbox format. Think something similar to the Home Realm but on steroids and with a whole new batch of toys to play with! Steam post image

      • We know you’ve always wanted your own petting zoo

We’re designing an all-new 8-mission sandbox campaign where each level encourages you to build and explore to your Core’s content, at a more relaxed pace than seen in other modes. Your goal will be to simply score a number of points through building and managing your dungeon, slaying enemies and completing various bonus objectives, to progress to the next level. Here’s a nearly-complete rundown of all the features. We’ve excluded one or two though - we have to keep something for the coming weeks!

  • New My Pet Dungeon Campaign - 8 Levels geared towards exploration, construction and discovery

    • Unique Scoring System - Build your dungeon and earn points to progress to the next level

    • Bonus Objectives - Each level features bonus objectives which award extra points in return for completing tasks, such as levelling up your units

    • Room Unlock System - Rooms in these levels unlock sequentially, freeing your research up for other Aspects and pacing your exploration and expansion

    • Toybox - A special room that appears only in My Pet Dungeon levels and allows you to pick up and drop enemy units directly into your dungeon

    • Wave Spawning - Spawn waves of enemy units at a combat Level of your choosing via new controls, to test out your creations

    • Three Unlockable Themes - Three classic Empire Dungeon Themes finally unlockable

    • Two Unannounced Features - Check back Next Tuesday & Friday for more!

Most importantly: although this is paid DLC we’re aiming for a very competitive price point the same as the Heart of Gold expansion (£5.59, $7.99, €7.99). What’s more, we’ll be giving away the first two levels entirely for free so you can try before you buy, as a continuing thank you to all our fans. Now that the big announcement is out of the way we’d like to take a moment to discuss our direction with this next major update to WFTO.

The Philosophy of My Pet Dungeon & Patch 1.6

When we announced changes to our original plans for Patch 1.6 we were expecting some backlash, since the second expansion and the Skirmish AI update were now coming later in 2017 or even early 2018. We were pleasantly surprised and emboldened by your

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