1.1 Update with Series EV-A Limited Costume

Defenders,

The 1.1 Update is upon us! We are excited to ship our first large update for Dungeon Defenders: Awakened. Going to keep this short and sweet so you can learn what's new then get straight into the action. This update is free and added to the base game.

[h2]1.1 Update Weekend Launch Event[/h2]
Log in now until Sunday 8/23 and unlock a Rifted Costume for our new hero Series EV-A!



[h2]Major New Content and Features[/h2]

• Massacre Survival Game Mode - The next stop on our way to late game DD:A gameplay. A whole new challenge to explore which includes a new tier of loot as well as bosses. With randomized boss loot, you can now attain loot at a whole new power level.
  
• Hero Series EV-A - A new hero joins your roster to help with the challenges that await you in Massacre Survival mode. A franchise favorite makes her way into DD:A with a familiar and powerful kit of defenses and skills.
  
• Tornado Valley Challenge - Invade airships, defeat the ship captain, and dodge deadly mortar barrage.
  
• Promenade Challenge - Play capture the flag against Copters of both the goblin and Ogre variety, meanwhile there are missiles set to stun kill.
  

[h2]Minor New Content and Features[/h2]

• New inventory filter system
  
• Additional auto-loot options
  
• Full gamepad support
  
• Bosses in survival mode
  
• Updated language translations
  
• Unstuck command
  
• New achievements
  
• New pets from challenge maps
  
• Increased knockback scaling
  

[h3]Kickstarter and Backer Rewards[/h3]

• Unique item names for Kickstarter rewards
  
• Exclusive Kickstarter & Pre-Order costumes
  
• Codes will be sent out within a week of patch, either to BackerKit or via Email*
  

[h3]Game Optimizations[/h3]

• Massive memory cleanup in all sections of the game.
  
• Massive CPU performance optimizations related to everything gameplay.
  
• Profile conflict system
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• BUGFIX: In challenge modes with limited lives, hero swapping in build phase while dead and out of lives respawns the player
  
• BUGFIX: Copters are invulnerable.
  
• BUGFIX: Direct Join from game closed causes infinite loading
  
• BUGFIX: Input binding displays that had a none input action became visible
  
• BUGFIX: Campaign completion pet on Easy-Nightmare had 0 min quality.
  
• BUGFIX: Shadow Monk skin confirm button isn't disabled even though the skin isn't owned
  
• BUGFIX: Spectator can hot swap heroes and spawn in the world
  
• BUGFIX: Attack power now scales pet damage
  
• BUGFIX: Unable to see the last option in the gameplay options list
  
• BUGFIX: Apprentice offense stats were missing
  
• BUGFIX: Channeling ability sometimes can't be deactivated by a client.
  
• BUGFIX: Input Binding Display - fixed issue that was hiding hold radial bar.
  
• BUGFIX: Bosses can be stunned by the Lightning Tower.
  
• BUGFIX: Suggested Levels are very wrong
  
• BUGFIX: Harpoon turret shooting Ogre targets too high up on the body causing it to miss other targets.
  
• BUGFIX: Inferno Trap tick rate not scaling properly in Massacre
  
• BUGFIX: Healing Aura not scaling properly in higher difficulties
  
• BUGFIX: Pet attack rates cannot be properly upgraded
  
• BUGFIX: Enemies never appear with the Massacre colorization (Black/Gold) in massacre difficulty.
  
• BUGFIX: Skeletons don't properly die to lifespan or getting stuck, they just "Fake Die" once and resurrect.
  
• BUGFIX: If a skeleton is dead when the dark elf mage that summoned it is killed it isn't removed from the map.
  
• BUGFIX: Djinn tries to destroy crystal generators on Alch Labs
  
• BUGFIX: Boss events don't occur if you join in survival past wave 20.
  
• BUGFIX: Kobolds may not be targeted by any defense.
  
• BUGFIX: Traps may not trigger as intended.
  
• BUGFIX: Goblin Mech doesn't move if you're far away when he spawns.
  
• BUGFIX: The Goblin Mech can break down and not work as intended.
  
• BUGFIX: Fix ranged enemy targeting and navigation.
  
• BUGFIX: Clients were unable to load and save inventory filters when in an multiplayer game.
  
• BUGFIX: Fixed an issue with Tactician and Untouchable not granting awards
  
• BUGFIX: Fixed an issue with Strength In Numbers description
  
• BUGFIX: Dragon pet could get 3 extra projectiles when it should only get 2 extra.
  
• BUGFIX: Score doesn't reset correctly after winning chicken soccer.
  
• BUGFIX: Wave 25 Deeper Well massacre survival enemies are much much easier than wave 24 enemies.
  
• BUGFIX: Traps now have a collision representing their effect range only interacts with tower collision via overlap
  
• BUGFIX: Copters clipping through walls in Ancient Mines
  
• BUGFIX: After joining a hardcore map that is in combat phase the client is stuck on the loading screen until that combat phase finishes
  
• BUGFIX: Ancient Dragon boss weapons had an incorrect projectile description
  
• BUGFIX: Mana gems don't drop from enemies on Royal Gardens Wave 24 - Survival (Massacre)
  
• BUGFIX: Mage heal affects bosses.
  
• BUGFIX: Couldn't spin Hero model in inventory
  
• BUGFIX: Towers may not target Bosses or Copter Flares
  
• BUGFIX: MultiBuff pets will buff undesirable targets
  
• BUGFIX: Ogre Slam can damage defenses it should be able to
  
• BUGFIX: Ancient Dragon gets stuck in strafe mode when more than 1 player is on the map
  
• BUGFIX: Trophies with longer titles text are cut off on both ends
  
• BUGFIX: Fix for pylons being moved by Sharken.
  
• BUGFIX: Skeletons in Mixed Mode only ever spawn as tier 1
  
• BUGFIX: Tower Speed (Def. Rate) was showing as less was better for tooltips
  
• BUGFIX: Hold event progress isn't displaying correctly during activation on keyboard
  
• BUGFIX: Pets activate their abilities and attacks in pure strategy mode
  
• BUGFIX: Healing aura heals defenses
  
• BUGFIX: Enemies occasionally moonwalk because why not
  
• BUGFIX: Names that appear when you hover over the player icons on the escape screen
  
• BUGFIX: The create hero UI always shows gamepad icons
  
• BUGFIX: Session Browser had locked entries if you beat a map on survival but you did not beat the specific wave they were on.
  
• BUGFIX: Djinn have trouble acquiring new targets and have an incorrect tower destroy distance in massacre
  
• BUGFIX: Game crashes if you go into placement for a defense while inspecting one that is already placed
  
• BUGFIX: Input errors when going from gamepad to keyboard
  
• BUGFIX: Client crashes during the combat phase of Survival
  
• BUGFIX: The create hero UI always shows gamepad icons
  
• BUGFIX: Healing aura doesn't affect the new hero if you swap inside of it
  
• BUGFIX: Sirens ping icon is gigantic
  
• BUGFIX: When a client leaves game from the tavern they are sent to the menu level instead of their own tavern
  
• BUGFIX: Defense tooltip closes when in build mode after you get done focusing an already built defense.
  
• BUGFIX: Fixed defense tooltips not showing up for placement of node types
  
• BUGFIX: Sharkens can target defenses across the map if they are ever facing it after spawning
  
• BUGFIX: Demon Lord Doesn't Do Anything If You Die
  
• BUGFIX: Moving Core challenge says Monsterfest in the map selection UI and on the end game summary screen
  
• BUGFIX: Heal isn't disabled when webbed by a spider
  
• BUGFIX: Copter's can drop their Ogres in locations where the Ogre gets stuck on Promenade
  
• BUGFIX: Build Suggestions button text being cut off
  
• BUGFIX: Sliders don't stay in the correct location after modifying colors of costumes
  
• BUGFIX: No Mana drops from enemies on wave 5 of Magus Quarters Massacre Campaign and build timers on Throne Room Survival.
  
• BUGFIX: Spectator camera freezes in hardcore after a short period
  
• BUGFIX: Squire can use healing ability while blocking.
  
• BUGFIX: Camera Toggle gets stuck on screen after building a defense
  
• BUGFIX: All confirmation popups have to be clicked twice for either button to work
  
• BUGFIX: Djinn don't turn to face their target when using an ability
  
• BUGFIX: Leaving the game on a client after transitioning as a group from the tavern crashes the client
  
• BUGFIX: Sell All Did not have a confirmation before doing
  
• BUGFIX: Fix for Sirens taking damage from auras
  
• BUGFIX: Enemies can attempt to attack the player when they can't reach them
  
• BUGFIX: Could not stand on Flameball towers
  
• BUGFIX: Flamethrower weapon visuals don't turn off when reloading
  
• BUGFIX: Sirens walking into Cores
  
• BUGFIX: Can interact with towers while in build mode
  
• BUGFIX: New Trophies in the tavern are never focusable
  
• BUGFIX: Nameplate health values don't update when fortify stat changes unless that nameplate is currently on screen
  
• BUGFIX: Fix passive damage from interrupting enemy attacks, it doesn't stun them but prevents them from effectively doing anything.
  
• BUGFIX: Fixed range value on tooltips to match what is shown in placement
  
• BUGFIX: On the hero creation UI you are able to spam the hero spawn sounds by clicking their portraits repeatedly
  
• BUGFIX: When the swap button was hidden it was still showing up in the wrong location
  
• BUGFIX: Goblin Copter targeting issues
  
• BUGFIX: Fixed Slice and Dice tower scaling and fixed damage scaling as well
  
• BUGFIX: On tooltips, primary damage and elemental damage were always getting colored
  
• BUGFIX: On gamepad able to open 2 sell all confirmation prompts by holding Right-Shoulder twice.
  
• BUGFIX: Fixed DU from not displaying on built tower tooltips
  
• BUGFIX: Gamepad navigation on filters UI was not working as intended
  
• BUGFIX: Repair now works in the tavern
  
• BUGFIX: For the host, the Gold earned tracker on the end game summary screen displays clients total gold instead of gold earned on that map
  
• BUGFIX: Demon Lord in-world sword could spawn in and cause players to get stuck if they were standing where it spawned and/or building there
  

Please help us find and squash bugs over at our Discord where we have a new reporting system for bugs and feedback.


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