News · v0.0.18 · 2026-10-06
First hour
- New tutorial map: you start next to a safe spot walled in by rock. Break the two gray rocks blocking the way in and build your Base inside.
- An on-screen arrow now points to whatever the tutorial asks for (Obsidian, the rocks, the safe spot, your Base), with the distance in metres.
- You can skip the tutorial mid-match, and replay the Hollow walkthrough or the first-time hints from Settings.
- Your first Tutorial now pays full XP (no more level 3 cap). Replays give no XP.
- The first-win bonus is now 150 Rime Essence, and Rime Essence wisps stay on the ground for 150 seconds.
- New players are asked what their team should call them. Unnamed teammates show as 'Survivor N', and two players with the same name get '(2)'.
- Plainer text: pick upgrades show seconds per hit, trainer points are 'skill points' everywhere, Heartstone sources are listed honestly, and prestige text only appears near the level cap.
- After a match a goal points you to the Outfitter, and the end-screen BANKED tile is now CRYSTALS LEFT.
- On Easy, a one-time tip warns you when wave 4 starts with no walls, and the wave banner no longer hides tips.
- Safer saves: a reset profile stays reset, and a damaged settings or profile file is set aside instead of overwritten.