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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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== July2021 ==
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=== 2025-12-06 ===
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=== 2021-06-03 ===
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* [[Winter Event]]
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Marksman
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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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* Refreshed the Special Delivery [[Quests|quest]] for 2025
  
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== June 2021 ==
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== November 2025 ==
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=== 2021-06-05 ===
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=== 2025-11-15 ===
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Bloodthirsty
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* Halloween event has ended
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* Mass Transit quest
  
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== May 2021 ==
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== October 2025 ==
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=== 2021-05-08 ===
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=== 2025-10-17 ===
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Head Hunter
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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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== April 2021 ==
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== September 2025 ==
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=== 2021-04-25 ===
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=== 2025-09-25 ===
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* [[Dwarven Oak Shield]] charges are now indicated on the item stack rather than in the item name
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* New [[Achievements|achievement]]: Mercy Killing
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* [[Lady Lorelei|Lorelei's]] bow charges are now indicated on the item stack
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* Dwarves now always spawn with a [[Dwarven_Equipment#Compass|compass]]
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* [[Supercreeper|Supercreepers']] explosion radius is now indicated by a ring of particles when they explode
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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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* Particles are no longer used to indicate valid [[Death's Servant]] portal locations (this is still indicated by item enchantment)
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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
 +
* Crafting speed in [[Rush Mode]] has been increased
 +
* [[Emboar|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
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** Added new trash cans
  
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=== 2021-04-19 ===
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=== 2025-09-12 ===
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* [[Margrave Hector|Hector's]] extended reach on Durendal has been replaced with a charge based sword beam
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* Added new trivia questions
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* [[Magnus the Red|Magnus's]] refuel rate has been doubled
 
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* Magnus's purifier fuel is now indicated by the size of the item stack rather than in the item name
 
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* [[Sprocket|Sprocket's]] Tinderflame spell has had its visual effects reinstated
 
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* Sprocket's Tinderflame has been made easier to aim
 
  
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=== 2021-04-12 ===
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== August 2025 ==
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* [[Death's Servant|Death's Servant's]] blink ability moved from the Death's Essence item to the Death's Touch weapon
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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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=== 2021-04-11 ===
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== April 2025 ==
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* Returning [[Quests|Quest]]: The Art of PROC
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=== 2025-04-05 ===
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* Monsters now spawn with a compass in their inventory to locate the shrine
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=== 2021-04-03 ===
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* The winner of the pre-game trivia receives a speed and jump boost during the countdown
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* [[Events#April Event|April Event]] (temporary)
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Dress to Distress
 
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== March 2021 ==
 
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=== 2021-03-19 ===
 
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* Dwarf slab count reverted to 5 per player
 
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* Hero slab count increased to 7 per player
 
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=== 2021-03-12 ===
 
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* Dwarf slab count reduced to 3 per player
 
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* Hero slab count reduced to 5 per player
 
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* Slabs cannot be repaired using mortar or super mortar
 
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=== 2021-03-03 ===
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: UnDeadeye
 
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== February 2021 ==
 
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=== 2021-02-19 ===
 
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* [[Death's Servant]] portal mana decays while standing in the active shrine region again, but at a reduced rate
 
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* Some death messages have been changed to use less chat space
 
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* The [[Plague|Plague of Frogs]] now allows dwarves to heal until frogs start spawning
 
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* Holding a Makeshift Pickaxe as a zombie no longer prevents AI zombies from spawning
 
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=== 2021-02-07 ===
 
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* [[Rush Mode]] games can now be purchased in the lobby (using gold earned from playing games)
 
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** Available when 6 or fewer players are online
 
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** Replaces the current queued game with a random Rush Mode map
 
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* Dwarves with titles enabled no longer spawn with duplicate weapons in Rush Mode games
 
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=== 2021-02-06 ===
 
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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Drink on the Brink
 
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== January 2021 ==
 
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=== 2021-01-25 ===
 
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* Rats and broodmothers must be within the active shrine region to steal gold from it
 
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=== 2021-01-18 ===
 
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* ''[[Resource Packs|Resource packs]] updated''
 
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* New [[plague]] event - Plague of Frogs
 
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* [[Death's Servant]] no longer loses portal mana while standing in the active shrine region
 
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* The rate at which [[Broodmother|broodmothers]] can steal gold directly from the shrine (by right-clicking) has been reduced
 
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* Monsters are now credited for gold stolen by rats they released from blocks, even if they are not a broodmother
 
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* Rats and broodmothers can only steal gold from shrine blocks which are within the shrine capture region
 
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* Medal requirements in [[Rush Mode]] games have been increased
 
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* Leave/join messages now show hero names if applicable
 
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* A trivia question will automatically play during the countdown before the game starts
 
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=== 2021-01-08 ===
 
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* Returning [[Quests|Quest]]: Shrine Siphoner
 
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== December 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-12-24 ===
 
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* [[Rush Mode]] tweaks:
 
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** Dwarves spawn with speed and haste effects
 
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** Cobblestone placement delay during build phase is disabled
 
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=== 2020-12-11 ===
 
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* Winter Event (temporary)
 
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** ''Resource packs updated''
 
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** Event [[Quests|Quest]]: Special Delivery
 
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=== 2020-12-05 ===
 
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* New stats season (Season 7)
 
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* Cultist and Necromancer titles have been reworked
 
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** No longer based on dwarf kills
 
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** Now based on monster medals (having the highest shrine health drained, damage dealt, dwarven armor broken, gold stolen or torches broken in each game)
 
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=== 2020-12-03 ===
 
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* Added particles to indicate monster damage buffs/mana drain effects
 
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** Only displayed to the attacking monster
 
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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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=== 2020-11-15 ===
 
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* ''Resource packs updated''
 
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* Some [[heroes]] have been renamed
 
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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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* New [[Quests|Quest]]: Wear and Tear
 
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== October 2020 ==
 
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=== 2020-10-23 ===
 
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* [[Halloween Event]] (temporary)
 
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** Event [[Quests|Quest]]: Specter Deflector
 
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=== 2020-10-22 ===
 
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* End game stats box revamped
 
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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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* Killing dwarves under level 30 no longer counts towards the dwarf kills statistic or Cultist and Necromancer titles
 
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=== 2020-10-06 ===
 
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* ''Resource packs updated''
 
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* Plague improvements
 
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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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** 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
 
  
 
== Older Updates ==
 
== Older Updates ==
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* [[Updates/2020|2020 Updates]]
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{{:Updates/Links}}
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* [[Updates/2019|2019 Updates]]
 
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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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