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Made Easy difficulty easier (monsters on Easy difficulty have less health).
Fixed multiple bugs and crashes.
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We've put a lot of work into introducing a full loot and itemization system. Every character can now equip powerful gear to aid their progression through higher difficulties.
Each character has a unique item set to find and collect, offering bonuses tailored to their playstyle
Over 40 unique items added, each with special abilities that change how you play
Build-crafting has never been more rewarding - or more broken
A brand-new zone is now available — Fiery Expanse, accessible on the new Torment 4 and Torment 5 difficulties. These challenges will push your skill, your gear, and your ability to craft truly overpowered builds to their limits.
We've updated the engine to handle larger numbers of entities more efficiently. Expect fewer stutters and a smoother overall framerate.
A new ability tree has been added - Pentacle. A mystical circle appears on the ground, dealing damage to any enemy who steps into it.
Torment 4 and Torment 5 are now unlocked and available to all players.
7 new achievements have been added. Find them, complete them.
The Compendium now includes new tabs dedicated to gear - start filling them out as you collect items.
Multiple screens have been reworked and refined
The character screen now displays all your stats in one place
Descriptions and cooldown timers have been added to multiple abilities — hover over an ability icon on the pause screen to view them
The Compendium can now be opened during level-up, and it will show the skill trees for the abilities you're being offered first
Changed the way automatic reloading works - you will now see the reload bar, but it will automatically trigger a reload once it reaches green zone.
Holy Cross now appears beneath the player and enemies, and lingers on the ground
Gravity (Black Hole upgrade) no longer pulls enemies in — it now stuns them instead
Multiple other fixes we have done during last couple of months that we forgot
Cloud saves have been fixed and should now work correctly.
Localization has been improved across all supported languages.
Fixed chests not spawning on most difficulties. Fixed a bug when a boss could run away after entering portal.
Multiple bugs and crashes have been resolved.
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Hello, friends.
Thank you for playing Arcane Tower Survivors. Your support has been invaluable to us. Since the next update is still a few weeks away, we wanted to share a look at what is happening behind the scenes and what you can expect going forward.
This is a future update that will be available when it's done.
Here is what we are currently planning for the next major update.
Performance is one of our top priorities. We are aware of FPS drops after longer sessions, especially once enemy count and density increase. To address this, we have significantly reworked the physics system to make it far more efficient.
Early results are very promising. We expect performance improvements of at least 30 to 50 percent across all devices, with even larger gains in some scenarios.
This update introduces a brand-new itemization system.
Each character will have equipment slots for items they can wear. Monsters and bosses will drop items of varying quality: common, uncommon, rare, and unique. Some items will feature unique effects that can significantly change how you play.
Our goal is to add more build variety, progression, and long-term depth to every run.
Cloud saves will return in this update. We had to temporarily remove them before release due to save instability, but those issues have now been resolved.
New zone featuring a new boss, new monsters and new missions
Torment 4 and Torment 5 will be added, offering fresh challenges for experienced players.
Looking a bit further ahead, here is what we are actively working on.
We plan to introduce shorter game modes designed for faster sessions. These will allow you to farm gear more efficiently and get your survivors-style gameplay fix without committing to 20 minutes or more per run.
In addition to the features above, we are also continuously working on:
New achievements
Additional missions
More items
A new character
Bug fixes
Further performance improvements
Thank you again for your continued support. We are excited about what is coming next and look forward to sharing more details as development progresses.
Welcome to Major Update 1, introducing the Spider Caverns and a wide range of new content, systems, and challenges.
New Zone
A brand-new zone, Spider Caverns, is now available on Hard, Torment II, and Torment III difficulties.
Explore a dangerous new environment featuring unique monsters and a powerful new boss.
New Ability Trees
Additional ability trees have been introduced, expanding build diversity and gameplay options.
New Abilities
Ice Block Creates an ice block on the ground that can be damaged. After a short duration, it explodes, dealing massive damage to all nearby enemies.
Berserking Grants significant bonuses to stats and damage when your health falls below 35%.
Fire Elemental A new summonable pet that follows the player and periodically casts fire waves at enemies.
Added over 12 new active nodes.
Introduced multiple new sub-trees for each school of magic, further deepening character progression and specialization.
All damage sources can now crit, dealing double damage. Characters have a 5% critical chance, that will be able to be improved later.
Torment II and Torment III difficulties are now unlocked and available to all players.
Added 10 new missions, offering fresh objectives and rewards.
Introduced 5 new Artifacts, each with unique effects to enhance your builds.
Added 10 new achievements to track your progress and accomplishments.
Added controller support. Fixed multiple crashes and bugs.
Fixed a crash sometimes happening with Necromancer's leapers. Fixed a crash sometimes happening with Lightning Sphere. Fixed a bug with Hands of the Damned not working correctly. Fixed a bug that didn't count number of Frozen Orb casts for a perk. Fixed a bug where Jellyfish boss attack could sometimes be not visible.
Windowed mode is now available! You can choose between borderless windowed and standard windowed options.
Fixed a crash that could happen when Meteor activated.
Deep Freeze now correctly triggers only once every 30 seconds.
Fixed an issue where Frozen Orb was dealing damage every frame.
Improved performance across multiple systems.
Added Torment I difficulty.
Rebalanced Hard, Nightmare, and Hell difficulties.
Harpy movement speed reduced (1.5 → 1.45)
Lightning strike interval reduced (3 → 2)
Snake Totem’s Poison Nova triggers more often (6 → 3)
Snake Totem spawns more frequently (3.5 → 3)
Snake Totem attack rate increased (0.6 → 0.4)
Freeze chance increased (0.4 → 0.6)
Frost Nova cooldown reduced (6 → 4)
Rain of Toads cooldown reduced (25 → 20)
Ball Lightning damage increased (120 → 155)
Fire Tsunami damage increased (80 → 130)
Spider Swarm debuff damage increased (25 → 35)
Blizzard damage increased (80 → 100)
Blizzard cooldown reduced (15 → 8)
Iron Fist cooldown reduced (9 → 7)
Whirlwind damage increased (45 → 75)
Haunt cooldown reduced (5 → 3)
Lightning Prophecy proc chance reduced (0.1 → 0.075)
We know the launch had critical issues, and we’re committed to making the game stable, fun, and worth your time. Thank you for sticking with us. If you find a bug, please report it on Discord or in the Steam Community forums!
Adjusted enemy collision hitboxes to be more accurate.
The Eye Boss now correctly spawns on Hell difficulty.
Various perfromance fixes.
Fixed an issue where the player could die despite having multiple hearts.
Fixed a freeze caused by the Apprentice when equipped with the Necromancer’s Staff at the start of a run.
Fixed a crash that occurred when choosing the left evolution of Lightning Sphere.
Fixed a bug where achievements were being granted for defeating minibosses instead of final bosses.
Fixed an issue where music and sound effects would stop playing when Ball Lightning triggered its attack.
End bosses now spawn closer to the end of the run.
Nests now spawn on Hell difficulty.
Increased all final boss health by 30%.
Level cap is now 35 (30 -> 35).
Crossbow damage increased (100 → 220), reload time reduced (2.0 → 1.8).
Necromancer’s Staff: Skeleton damage increased (100 → 150), reload time reduced (5.0 → 3.8).
Leaper damage increased (50 → 350).
Poison Bottle damage increased (50 → 100).
Constrictor Vine damage increased (275 → 350).
Spirit Wolf damage increased (75 → 125, 200 → 300).
Spirit Bear damage increased (250 → 350).
Vampire Strike damage increased (80 → 160).
Reduced the amount of crystals earned from wins and enemy kills.
Increased the crystal cost of passive skill tree upgrades. The passive skill tree has been reset.
Increased the XP required to level up at higher levels.
More bug fixes Torment 1 and 2 difficulty
Controller support
Windowed mode
We’re also working on the next biome: Spider Caverns.