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To keep this page a reasonable length, older updates will be periodically moved to archive pages - keep this in mind when linking to specific updates.
 
To keep this page a reasonable length, older updates will be periodically moved to archive pages - keep this in mind when linking to specific updates.
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== December 2025 ==
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=== 2025-12-12 ===
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* [[Winter_Event#Cookies|Cookie Shop]] tweaks:
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** Haste perk can be purchased during build phase
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** Ube Cookie Booster is unavailable before the first shrine has fallen
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** Gold perk can only be used when the gold is low
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* Cobblestone walls (fences) can now be degraded by monsters
  
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== December 2020 ==
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=== 2025-12-06 ===
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=== 2020-12-03 ===
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* [[Winter Event]]
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* Added particles to indicate monster damage buffs/mana drain effects
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** Added Cookies, a team-wide currency earned by killing monsters and used to purchase team-wide perks
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** Only displayed to the attacking monster
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* Refreshed the Special Delivery [[Quests|quest]] for 2025
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** Red particles for Zombies, Digging Zombies and Wolves indicate when damage is being buffed (from darkness or isolation)
 
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** Purple particles for Venomburners and Death's Servant indicate when mana is being drained
 
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* Added new messages to the tutorial
 
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* Added new [[Achievements|achievement]]: Decorated
 
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* Adjusted requirements of some of the newer hero achievements
 
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* Changed [[Slime|Slimes]] (still do not spawn naturally)
 
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** More slimes can spawn per wave
 
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** Increased health while latched on to dwarf
 
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** Latching to a dwarf inflicts slowness, poison and weakness debuffs to the dwarf
 
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** No longer boost damage from other mobs, but still act as a proxy for their damage (i.e. monsters hitting the slime will damage the dwarf it is latched to)
 
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** Dwarves can attack slimes that are riding them
 
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** Removed the magma cube tier
 
  
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== November 2020 ==
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== November 2025 ==
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=== 2020-11-15 ===
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=== 2025-11-15 ===
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* ''Resource packs updated''
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* Halloween event has ended
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* Some [[heroes]] have been renamed
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* Mass Transit quest
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** This change is aesthetic only - gameplay is unaffected
 
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** Bruce, Roamin, Nisovin and Lance are now [[General Kurt]], [[Magnus the Red]], [[Sprocket]] and [[Margrave Hector]] respectively
 
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** Some hero weapons have been renamed
 
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* Added new hero [[achievements]], including one for each minor hero
 
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* Heroes with non-player models (Sprocket and [[SuperHorse]]) now display on the tab player list
 
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* Improved particles on [[Lady Lorelei|Lorelei's]] Regrowth Pendant levitate ability
 
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* Players with death messages set to 'reduced' will now see their own kills and deaths
 
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* Items can no longer be dropped during the first stages of the purge plague event, and new messages have been added to clarify how it works
 
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* SuperHorse now has a rare chance to appear in small games
 
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* Quality of life changes to monster respawning
 
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** Dead players can always left-click to respawn
 
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** More blocks are now removed when a new monster spawn becomes active
 
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** Shrine blocks which fall too close to the monster spawn point are removed
 
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* Horn sound plays slightly later during game start countdown to give people time to load in
 
  
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=== 2020-11-08 ===
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== October 2025 ==
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Wear and Tear
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=== 2025-10-17 ===
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* Enabled scary [[Events#Halloween Event|Halloween Event]]
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* Refreshed scary ghost [[Quests|quest]]
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* Added scary witches
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* Added scary halloween fireworks in lobby
  
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== October 2020 ==
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== September 2025 ==
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=== 2020-10-23 ===
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=== 2025-09-25 ===
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* [[Halloween Event]] (temporary)
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* New [[Achievements|achievement]]: Mercy Killing
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** Event [[Quests|Quest]]: Specter Deflector
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* Dwarves now always spawn with a [[Dwarven_Equipment#Compass|compass]]
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** This is placed in your crafting grid, so won't take up an inventory slot unless you need to use it
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** You can use /compass to change the target without putting the compass in your inventory
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* Monsters now have an item in their inventory to toggle night vision
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* Monsters now receive an alert when they reach full mana
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* Right-clicking cake as a dwarf now consumes half the cake and restores 0.5 health
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* [[SuperHorse]] can now eat cake by right-clicking it (and will not leap when doing so)
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* SuperHorse's resistance buff when eating cake is now extended to his passenger
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* [[Priestess Arianna|Arianna's]] pylon has new damage sounds and particles
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* Crafting speed in [[Rush Mode]] has been increased
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* [[Emboar|Emboars]] can now spawn in Rush Mode
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* Lobby update:
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** The players with the most arena kills are now displayed in the lobby
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*** The current top player also receives a flair in lobby chat
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** Added Pebble, a small little speed-boosted non-binary baby villager who scampers around the lobby and gives you a tremendous firework if you click them
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** Map name is now displayed in chat when a new game opens
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** New fireworks vendor
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** New player-activated fireworks display
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** New items available from the toy shop
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** Loot chests now give consumable items in addition to gold
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** Title weapons are now available in the arena merchant
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** Gold balance is now displayed nicely in shop menus
 +
** Cooldowns on Rainbow Wand have been reduced
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** Many shop items have had their costs adjusted
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** Added new trash cans
  
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=== 2020-10-22 ===
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=== 2025-09-12 ===
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* End game stats box revamped
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* Added new trivia questions
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** New stats added
 
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** Now displays quest progress after each game
 
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** Medals indicate stats where you had the top score for a particular statistic
 
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** Silver/bronze medals will be given depending on game size
 
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** Appearance improved
 
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* All monsters are now able to pick up dropped [[gold]], not just rats
 
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* Deadly Medley is now a rare achievement
 
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** Now counts AI mobs
 
  
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=== 2020-10-12 ===
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== August 2025 ==
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* Killing dwarves under level 30 no longer counts towards the dwarf kills statistic or Cultist and Necromancer titles
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=== 2025-08-27 ===
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* Special monster wave frequency in [[Rush Mode]] has been increased
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* The Dwarven Strongbox on Plains now contains cake
  
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=== 2020-10-06 ===
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== April 2025 ==
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* ''Resource packs updated''
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=== 2025-04-05 ===
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* Plague improvements
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* Monsters now spawn with a compass in their inventory to locate the shrine
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** Dwarves who plague (without opting in) will have a reduced plague chance if they stay for the next game
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* The winner of the pre-game trivia receives a speed and jump boost during the countdown
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** If they do plague in the next game (without opting in) they will receive bonus monster mana
 
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* Added four new [[achievements]]
 
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* High Pressure achievement requirements revised
 
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* Iron Golems and Death's Servants can now see their chestplate durability on the armor bar
 
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* Hero spawning announcements can now be clicked to visit the relevant page on the guide
 
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* Players now receive a prompt with a link to the guide when they become a hero
 
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* Shrine names in [[Rush Mode]] are now shown in red
 
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=== 2020-10-03 ===
 
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* Returning [[Quests|Quest]]: Creeper Keeper
 
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** Target reduced to 150
 
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* Improved monster menu mana display
 
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* Blocks at the monster spawn location are now deleted when a new spawn becomes active
 
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* Added a message when interacting with an empty Dwarven Strongbox
 
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* Adjusted spiderling projectiles to avoid them making screens flash
 
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== September 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-09-26 ===
 
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* Improved monster menu to make mana easier to see
 
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=== 2020-09-06 ===
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Big Spender
 
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* Map vote revamp
 
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** Instead of being added to the regular map rotation for the weekend, the winning map is now queued at a specific time on Saturday
 
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** If another game begins close to the event game time, it may start with [[Rush Mode]] enabled to help keep to schedule
 
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** Voting for the next week's map now opens on Sunday
 
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* Added statistic to the end game stats box for mana spent as a monster
 
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=== 2020-09-05 ===
 
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* New stats season (Season 6)
 
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== August 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-08-22 ===
 
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* ''Resource packs updated''
 
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* [[Dwarven Slab|Dwarven Slabs]] reworked:
 
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** Now use a unique block material, to allow more fine tuning
 
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** Cannot be mortared/super mortared up to blue brick
 
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** Can be broken faster by hand than blue brick
 
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** Still produce blue brick slabs if used directly next to the shrine (for building shrine boxes)
 
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** No longer have a chance of spawning Spiderlings when used
 
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** Renamed to Dwarven Slabs
 
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* Infiltrator skeleton upgrade options have been changed to bring their power more in line with other skeleton classes
 
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* Map name and player count now display on the boss bar during the game start countdown
 
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* After rolling a long (60s+) rampage, you are now told the rampage duration and how many monsters you killed
 
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* Other players can now hear [[Guard Captain Alfon|Alfon's]] Hookshot landing on the ground nearby
 
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* Other players can now hear [[Priestess Arianna|Arianna's]] pylon being placed
 
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* Hero voices have been removed, ahead of an upcoming revamp
 
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* Increased the amount of cobblestone gained from digging gravel
 
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* Added a chance for mining gold ore to give additional gold (to compensate for less gravel being dug)
 
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* Mortar used after monster release now has a better chance of turning blocks near your crosshair blue
 
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* Maps now cycle automatically if a game fails to start for too long
 
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* Several [[Rush Mode]] improvements including new explanatory text
 
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* Rotated Mason Brick texture to feel more like a weapon
 
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* Disabled note blocks
 
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=== 2020-08-15 ===
 
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* Added items to [[Dwarven_Equipment#Dwarven_Strongbox|Dwarven Strongbox]]
 
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=== 2020-08-01 ===
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Archery Addict
 
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* Fixed a bug with armor in [[Rush Mode|rush mode]]
 
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== July 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-07-04 ===
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Mass Transit
 
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== June 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-06-13 ===
 
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* You can now see who is queued for a game in the lobby by pressing tab
 
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=== 2020-06-06 ===
 
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* New lobby
 
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** New PvE arena where you can kill zombies using different weapons
 
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** New lobby cosmetics, toys and consumables can be purchased with lobby gold (earned by playing games)
 
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* New website and guide
 
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* New queue system
 
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** When joining a game, you now stay in the lobby until there are enough queued players for the game to start
 
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** Once there are enough players and the countdown begins, all queued players are moved into the game automatically
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Bloody Murder
 
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* New stats season (Season 5)
 
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* [[Bruce Willakers|Bruce]] has been adjusted to bring him in line with other heroes
 
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** Now obeys rampage immunity (i.e. can't proc golems or Death's Servant)
 
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** Attack damage and rampage duration reduced
 
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** Now has [[Momentum]] and [[Scavenger]]
 
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** Knockback resistance has been moved to his sword
 
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** Now able to spawn in games with 25 or more players
 
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* [[Lady Lorelei|Lorelei]] tweaks
 
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** Regrowth Pendant's health and mana restore rates have been halved, with mana cost also halved
 
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** Range on levitation ability reduced
 
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** Ethereal Longbow beam regeneration rate reduced
 
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*[[Death's Servant]] improvements
 
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** Placing a doom portal now restores your chestplate durability and identifies you in chat
 
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** If a shrine falls while your portal is open, you will now receive some bonus mana
 
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** Teleport ability adjusted to make it less likely to teleport you into walls or outside the map
 
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* You are now notified if you earn a normal (non-rare) achievement you previously unlocked
 
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* Repeated normal (non-rare) achievements are now included in the end-game summary box
 
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* Two new achievements added
 
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* A few existing achievements have had their rarity changed or have been retired
 
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* New statistics have been added to the end-game summary box, including solo time survived
 
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* New option to toggle between all and reduced death messages
 
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* Added a confirmation screen before you reset monster upgrades
 
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* Bruce, Lorelei and Salogel can now use normal bows without having their special hero effects
 
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* Infiltrator Skeletons' final upgrade (Potent Formula) now gives Weakness II (up from Weakness I)
 
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* Impact Skeletons' Siege Cannon ability now scales with bow draw
 
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* Slabs can no longer be placed in mid-air
 
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* Right-clicking seppuku now requires you to stand still for the duration of the cast time
 
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* Armor breaking sounds have been changed to help distinguish between dwarves and monsters
 
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* Super Creeper fuses have a new audio cue which should be more consistent for dwarves
 
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* Wolves now make passive sounds
 
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== May 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-05-09 ===
 
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* Implemented a new respawning system for monsters to reduce network traffic
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Torch Trouncer
 
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== April 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-04-06 ===
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Lifetime Commitment
 
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=== 2020-04-02 ===
 
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* Added a permanent status effect to prevent inventory GUI jumping around
 
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=== 2020-04-01 ===
 
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* [[Events#April_Event|April Event]] (temporary)
 
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** Added [[Events#Slimes|Slimes]]
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Showjump Showdown
 
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== March 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-03-27 ===
 
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* Changed how player slots work
 
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** When you leave a game, your slot is now reserved for 60 seconds
 
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** While alive, heroes now have their slots reserved indefinitely
 
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** For the first 60 seconds after a new game opens, a small number of priority slots are reserved for players who did not join the previous game
 
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=== 2020-03-07 ===
 
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* New stats season (Season 4)
 
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== February 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-02-29 ===
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Suited and Booted
 
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* New [[Achievements|Achievement]]: Double Kill
 
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=== 2020-02-22 ===
 
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* Increased some experience rewards
 
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** Achievement rewards have all been increased by 100 XP
 
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** Weekly map poll now gives 100 XP (up from 30)
 
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=== 2020-02-15 ===
 
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* Two new [[plague]] events have been added, and the existing plagues have been updated slightly to make them more interesting
 
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* Zombies who are killed immediately after [[rebirth|rebirthing]] now lose their rebirth point
 
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* Rebirth chance has been slightly increased
 
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* Impact skeleton TNT explosions have a smaller radius and no longer damage dwarves, though they still take knockback
 
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* Death's Servant is now immune to Holy Purifier
 
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=== 2020-02-01 ===
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Shrine Siphoner
 
  
 
== Older Updates ==
 
== Older Updates ==
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* [[Updates/2019|2019 Updates]]
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{{:Updates/Links}}
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* [https://discordapp.com/channels/428716551730888705/428717413262163998 Discord Announcements]
 

Latest revision as of 19:22, 13 December 2025

Gazebo DvZ is updated regularly with gameplay changes, new features, bug fixes and quality of life improvements. This page lists significant additions and changes which affect gameplay or user experience, but generally does not list bug fixes, small tweaks, or behind-the-scenes changes which aren't noticeable in-game. You can also read about updates in the announcements channel on our community Discord server. Note that changes listed on this page may have been superseded by subsequent updates.

To keep this page a reasonable length, older updates will be periodically moved to archive pages - keep this in mind when linking to specific updates.

December 2025

2025-12-12

  • Cookie Shop tweaks:
    • Haste perk can be purchased during build phase
    • Ube Cookie Booster is unavailable before the first shrine has fallen
    • Gold perk can only be used when the gold is low
  • Cobblestone walls (fences) can now be degraded by monsters

2025-12-06

  • Winter Event
    • Added Cookies, a team-wide currency earned by killing monsters and used to purchase team-wide perks
  • Refreshed the Special Delivery quest for 2025

November 2025

2025-11-15

  • Halloween event has ended
  • Mass Transit quest

October 2025

2025-10-17

  • Enabled scary Halloween Event
  • Refreshed scary ghost quest
  • Added scary witches
  • Added scary halloween fireworks in lobby

September 2025

2025-09-25

  • New achievement: Mercy Killing
  • Dwarves now always spawn with a compass
    • This is placed in your crafting grid, so won't take up an inventory slot unless you need to use it
    • You can use /compass to change the target without putting the compass in your inventory
  • Monsters now have an item in their inventory to toggle night vision
  • Monsters now receive an alert when they reach full mana
  • Right-clicking cake as a dwarf now consumes half the cake and restores 0.5 health
  • SuperHorse can now eat cake by right-clicking it (and will not leap when doing so)
  • SuperHorse's resistance buff when eating cake is now extended to his passenger
  • Arianna's pylon has new damage sounds and particles
  • Crafting speed in Rush Mode has been increased
  • Emboars can now spawn in Rush Mode
  • Lobby update:
    • The players with the most arena kills are now displayed in the lobby
      • The current top player also receives a flair in lobby chat
    • Added Pebble, a small little speed-boosted non-binary baby villager who scampers around the lobby and gives you a tremendous firework if you click them
    • Map name is now displayed in chat when a new game opens
    • New fireworks vendor
    • New player-activated fireworks display
    • New items available from the toy shop
    • Loot chests now give consumable items in addition to gold
    • Title weapons are now available in the arena merchant
    • Gold balance is now displayed nicely in shop menus
    • Cooldowns on Rainbow Wand have been reduced
    • Many shop items have had their costs adjusted
    • Added new trash cans

2025-09-12

  • Added new trivia questions

August 2025

2025-08-27

  • Special monster wave frequency in Rush Mode has been increased
  • The Dwarven Strongbox on Plains now contains cake

April 2025

2025-04-05

  • Monsters now spawn with a compass in their inventory to locate the shrine
  • The winner of the pre-game trivia receives a speed and jump boost during the countdown

Older Updates

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