Hardcore Mode

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Hardcore
Waves	45
Level Requirement	Level 50
Starting Cash	Solo: $900 $1,000 (Group Bonus) Duo: $750 $850 (Group Bonus) Trio: $600 $700 (Group Bonus)
Estimated Match Time	40:00
Triumph Rewards	400, 400 EXP & 350 EXP

Description

Hardcore mode is one of the regular modes, being one of the hardest modes in the game. It can only be played by using the left or right Hardcore Elevators or the hardcore Matchmaking button in the Matchmaking menu. This mode rewards Gems instead of Coins, unlike the other modes. You need to be at least Level 50 to play this mode. Beating this mode will unlock Voidcore mode.

Cash is only gained if an enemy is killed, or in some cases, damaged by a specific amount of health. Additionally, the amount gained is a set amount of cash, which is not always equal to the enemy's health. It uses a slightly different method of distributing cash between players, as enemies split their cash between players, regardless of how much damage the player dealt to it. If, in a duo, one player does all the damage to an enemy, both players will receive 50% of the cash the enemy would normally give in solo. This means that in solo, you receive 100% of the cash when an enemy is killed, or it is damaged enough. With each additional player, this is reduced to 50% in duo and 33% If it is a decimal, it gets rounded up or down depending on the decimal value. If it is at least 0.5, it gets rounded up. If it is less than 0.5, it gets rounded down.

Consumables are disabled in this mode. Shrines also appears in this mode starting from Wave 11, re-appearing every 10 waves.

Maps

To see the maps for Hardcore mode, go to the Hardcore Maps Category page.

Rewards

For former rewards, see this mode's Rewards page.

The game calculates how many Gems and EXP you receive based on how many waves you survived and if you won a match. During periods of 100% more EXP (Friday – Sunday), any EXP earned is multiplied by 2x through the XP Boost modifier. The VIP gamepass also multiplies any EXP earned by 1.25x through the VIP Boost modifier. These two boosts are additive. These EXP bonuses multiply EXP after it has been multiplied by modifiers.

Any rewards that end in a decimal point is rounded down, no matter the first figure of the leading decimal.

Currently, rewards are calculated as:

Gems Reward	EXP Reward	Tower EXP Reward
150 ÷ (1 + [(45 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]^3.5) + 250 (Triumph Bonus)	200 EXP ÷ (1 + [(45 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]) + 200 EXP (Triumph Bonus)	160 EXP ÷ (1 + [(45 ÷ Current Wave) - 1]) + 190 EXP (Triumph Bonus)

Triumphing Hardcore mode can give out an additional reward, which can be a crate, consumable or ticket. They are meant to be guaranteed, though due to a bug this does not always happen. Additionally, items are sometimes not given out. These items are: TBA

Badges

There are also three badges which you can obtain when playing this mode, which may have additional rewards alongside the badge. These are:

Knight

✔ OBTAINABLE

Defeat the Void Brute (Hardcore Mode)

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Rewards:
225, 1x Mid Grade Crate, 1x Time Scale Ticket

players earned this

Zealot

✔ OBTAINABLE

Defeat the Void Keeper (Hardcore Mode)

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Rewards:
225, 1x Mid Grade Crate, 1x Time Scale Ticket

players earned this

Ronin

✔ OBTAINABLE

Defeat the Void Swordmaster (Hardcore Mode)

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Rewards:
625, 2x Mid Grade Crate, 1x Time Scale Ticket

players earned this

Triumph Hardcore

✔ OBTAINABLE

You triumphed over the strongest- wait a minute... do it again in Voidcore.

265,394 players earned this

Paragon

✔ OBTAINABLE

Defeat the Void Reaver (Hardcore Mode)

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Rewards:
750, 1x High Grade Crate, 2x Time Scale Ticket, 100

players earned this

Void Splitter

✔ OBTAINABLE

Complete one solo match of Hardcore Mode

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Rewards:
1,000, 5x Spin Ticket, 5x Time Scale Ticket, 250, 1x Molten Monster

players earned this

Triumph Hardcore

✖ UNOBTAINABLE

You triumphed over the strongest of armies. Congratulations you are truly, strong..

999,814 players earned this

Beat Hardcore Beta

✖ UNOBTAINABLE

Thanks for testing the hardcore beta and beating it!

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Rewards:
1 Premium Crate

11,004 players earned this

Seasons

During some Passes, the Hardcore mode could give currency rewards which you used to progress through a season. Rewards for all the seasons were calculated as:

Season	Rewards
Season of Love	100 × (Waves/30)^1.75
Solar Eclipse Season	50 × (Waves/30)^1.75
Frost Invasion Season	50 × (Waves/30)^1.75
Operation I.C.E Battle Pass	16 per wave
Ducky Revenge Event	16 per wave
Surf & Turf Battle Pass	16 per wave
Null & Void Battle Pass	16 per wave
The Final Act Event	16 per wave
Spring Frenzy Battle Pass	17 per wave
Solar Requiem Battle Pass	$[\text{900}\times {\left(\frac{\text{Current Wave}}{\text{45}}\right)}^{\text{3.45}}]-[\text{900}\times {\left(\frac{\text{Current Wave - 1}}{\text{45}}\right)}^{3.45}]$

Enemies

Odd Wave 1 29+ Total	Swift Wave 1 22+ Total	Hefty Wave 4 37+ Total	Mandrake Wave 8 17+ Total
Phantom Wave 10 44+ Total	Balloon Wave 12 35+ Total	Lead Wave 14 41 Total	Elite Lead Wave 16 23+ Total
Mystery Wave 17 27+ Total	Blighted Wave 19 18 Total	Cursed Skeleton Wave 20 45 Total	Voidling Wave 21 16+ Total
Void Reaper Wave 22 8+ Total	Elite Phantom Wave 23 14+ Total	Mandragora Wave 26 9 Total	Void Rusher Wave 27 39+ Total
Void Pike Wave 28 33 Total	Void Titan Wave 30 13 Total	Void Floater Wave 31 32+ Total	Elite Mystery Wave 32 35+ Total
Void Brute Wave 33 1 Total	Unknown Small Wave 34 23+ Total	Elite Void Rusher Wave 34 38 Total	Nightshade Wave 35 19 Total
Void Keeper Wave 36 1 Total	Soul Wave 37 39+ Total	Slow King Wave 37 36 Total	Void Cultist Wave 38 4 Total
Healing Beacon N/A N/A Total	Speedy King Wave 39 23+ Total	Vindicator Wave 40 3 Total	Elite Soul Wave 41 17 Total
Unknown Boss Wave 41 11 Total	Heavy Voidling Wave 41 5 Total	Void Knight Wave 42 6 Total	Void Trickster Wave 42 3 Total
Void Portal N/A N/A Total	Void Swordmaster Wave 43 1 Total	Void Guardian Wave 44 2 Total	Void Reaver Wave 45 1 Total
Void Eye N/A N/A Total

Wave Structure

In Hardcore mode, the formula for calculating wave bonus on each wave in is:

($325 + ($50 × Waves Completed)) ÷ Players

Depending on player count, the wave bonus is reduced using multipliers. These multipliers are:

Players	Reduction per Player	Total Reduction
Solo	0%	0%
Duo	24%	48%
Trio	15%	45%

The wave clear bonus does not appear in this mode.

The waves in Hardcore mode follow these timings:

Waves	Wave Timer	Skip Time
1-3	0:15	0:05
4-6	0:20	0:06
7-9	0:25	0:08
10-13	0:20	0:06
14-15	0:25	0:08
16-17	0:50	0:16
18	0:35	0:11
19	1:30	0:30
20-21	0:35	0:11
22-25	0:45	0:15
26	0:20	0:06
27	0:25	0:08
28	0:30	0:10
29	0:50	0:16
30	2:30	0:50
31-32	1:00	0:20
33	4:00	1:20
34	0:50	0:16
35	1:00	0:20
36	3:00	1:00
37	1:00	0:20
38	1:30	0:30
39	1:00	0:20
40	4:00	1:20
41	1:30	0:30
42	2:00	0:40
43	∞	N/A
44	3:00	1:00
45	∞	N/A

Bolded names indicates an enemy type's debut.

The total of enemies in Hardcore mode excluding uncountable summoned enemies is 1,042 enemies.

For former wave structures of Hardcore mode, visit the Waves page.

Wave Structure

Wave	Dialogue		Enemy Type & Amount
1	Commander	Not good. NOT good. V, watch The Gate! We've just been spotted by some enemies!	3x Odd, 3x Swift
	Professor V	Enemies? There's no way. You're so far down inside the Nil Zone's depths that nothing could survive in there. Hold on, we're setting up a portal.
2	-		7x Odd
3	Commander	Come on, V! Get us an exit, NOW! If we're surrounded, there won't be a chance to run.	5x Swift
	Professor V	We're doing everything we can!
4	-		4x Hefty, 5x Odd
5	Commander	It's too late to backtrack. They've already cut off where The Void's entrance is. Have Hacker send in the recon drones and figure out where we are.	2x Hefty (Bloated), 4x Swift (Bloated)
	Professor V	Already on it.
6	-		3x Odd (Bloated), 6x Hefty
7	Engineer	Commander, Narrator told us that this place is hidden deep within the Nil Zone. The rifts act differently at these depths.	3x Hefty (Health Regen), 6x Odd, 4x Swift (Bloated)
8	Professor V	That's why we need to study the Void Rifts. If we can figure out how they're formed, then maybe we can also figure out how to prevent them.	1x Mandrake, 4x Hefty, 5x Odd (Bloated)
9	Professor V	There are some insane-looking enemies up ahead. Some of them we can barely see, but — Ugh! Come on! Whatever they are, some keep flying up and destroying all the drones!	12x Hefty
10	-		7x Phantom
11	-		6x Hefty (Nimble), 1x Mandrake, 6x Swift (Nimble)
12	Commander	I want them out of the sky! Shoot them down!	6x Balloon
	Engineer	The gate that's keeping The Void open is recording a downward spike in density. V, are you seeing this?
	Professor V	I see it! If it continues on a downward trajectory, it could end up ripping a massive hole in our realm. There's no way this is natural. There has to be something affecting The Void itself
13	-		4x Phantom, 1x Mandrake (Aggro), 4x Phantom, 1x Mandrake (Aggro), 2x Phantom
14	-		8x Lead
15	Engineer	I found one of Hacker's drones! A chunk of what looks to be glass pierced right through the thing. Whatever it is, it's eating through the metal and starting to grow and—...wait. Listen.	6x Phantom, 1x Mandrake (Nimble), 7x Balloon, 1x Mandrake (Nimble), 6x Lead
	Engineer	I'll analyze it in a moment and send you the data, V. Whatever these things are that are attacking, they're starting to organize now.
16	-		3x Mandrake (Bloated), 6x Lead, 2x Lead (Bloated), 1x Elite Lead
17	Commander	Some of the enemies we've faced have crystals growing out of them. There are even plants sticking out of their bodies. What do you think it is?—	2x Mandrake, 4x Mystery, 2x Mandrake, 4x Mystery
	Engineer	WATCH OUT! *Crash!* — Stupid machine! Ugh! The drone powered on and flew right at me! Whatever it is — it has to be controlling them somehow.
18	-		5x Mystery, 3x Mandrake (Nimble), 1x Elite Lead, 5x Lead, 5x Balloon, 1x Elite Lead, 5x Balloon
19	Commander	Get down! There's something big heading this way! When is the portal going to be ready, V? We won't be able to hold out much longer!	1x Mandrake (Bloated, Nimble), 3x Lead (Bloated), 8x Phantom, 3x Lead (Bloated), 2x Elite Lead, 1x Blighted (Boss)
	Professor V	It keeps failing to trigger! As the density in the area grows, it's crushing the power output of the interconnected portal energizer, which decouples the equilibrium—
	Commander	In ENGLISH!
	Professor V	The machine's busted!
20	-		2x Elite Lead, 1x Elite Lead (Bloated), 5x Cursed Skeleton
21	Commander	Engineer, watch the backline!	6x Mystery, 6x Balloon (Nimble), 1x Voidling, 4x Cursed Skeleton
	Engineer	[Spanish] I knew I should have stayed at the base. (Spanish: Agh... sabía que debía quedarme en la base.)
22	-		4x Lead (Bloated), 7x Phantom (Blessed, Bloated), 4x Lead (Bloated), 1x Void Reaper, 5x Cursed Skeleton, 8x Mystery
23	Commander	Do you feel that? It feels like I'm being pulled, but I'm not seeing anything!	5x Cursed Skeleton (Hidden), 3x Elite Lead, 1x Elite Phantom, 6x Phantom (Bloated, Nimble)
	Professor V	You can't see them, but your team can. These Phantoms are drawing in whatever's around them. They're like their own miniature black hole. Don't get too close.
24	-		1x Voidling, 9x Cursed Skeleton, 2x Blighted, 1x Void Reaper
25	Professor V	Yeah...—uh. Those Phantoms from before? ... There are now three of them.	2x Elite Lead 1x Elite Phantom (Stun Immune), 2x Elite Lead (Bloated), 1x Elite Phantom (Stun Immune), 2x Elite Lead (Blessed), 1x Elite Phantom (Stun Immune)
	Commander	THERE'S THREE OF THEM?!
26	-		2x Blighted, 1x Mandragora (Boss), 2x Cursed Skeleton, 1x Cursed Skeleton (Bloated), 2x Cursed Skeleton, 1x Cursed Skeleton (Bloated)
27	-		7x Void Rusher
28	Engineer	We're barely holding on here. Is there any chance for backup?	6x Elite Lead (Bloated), 7x Cursed Skeleton, 3x Void Pike
	Commander	We can't risk it. These enemies might head straight for the gate. And if it closes, the rescue could end up trapped with us.
29	-		1x Mandragora, 2x Void Reaper, 3x Elite Phantom, 9x Void Rusher
30	Commander	Do you see that? I don't think these are just random monsters!	3x Blighted (Freeze Immune), 1x Mandragora, 1x Void Titan (Boss), 6x Void Rusher, 4x Cursed Skeleton (Bloated), 3x Balloon (Nimble), 1x Void Reaper, 3x Balloon (Nimble), 2x Voidling
	Professor V	Wait a second... That armor. I'll be right back, I—. I have to check something.
	Commander	Don't let that Titan get close! Keep your head down!
31	Engineer	I don't think we're going to make it out of here...	3x Blighted, 4x Voidling, 4x Elite Phantom, 6x Void Floater
	Commander	Everything will be alright. Just follow my lead in shooting down those flying enemies. We're getting out one way or another.
	Engineer	Hah. It can be cruel to give someone hope, Commander.
32	-		4x Void Pike, 2x Elite Phantom (Nimble), 7x Elite Mystery, 1x Elite Phantom (Nimble, Bloated)
33	Commander	A massive enemy is coming in! Focus everything we have on it before—!	4x Void Pike (Nimble), 2x Voidling, 4x Voidling (Bloated), 2x Voidling, 8x Elite Mystery, 4x Blighted, 1x Mandragora, 1x Void Brute (Boss), 1x Void Titan, 9x Void Rusher, 5x Void Floater
	Engineer	AGH! It got me with a boulder!
	Commander	Engineer! That's it, COME HERE! AHH!!!
34	-		1x Void Floater (Bloated, Nimble), 1x Void Floater (Nimble), 1x Void Floater (Bloated, Nimble), 1x Void Floater (Nimble), 1x Void Floater (Bloated, Nimble), 1x Void Floater (Nimble), 1x Mandragora (Nimble), 4x Unknown Small, 1x Mandragora (Nimble), 5x Elite Void Rusher
35	Professor V	Come here! *Struggling* Get OVER HERE! Ugh! I hate that stupid clown!	1x Mandragora (Bloated), 2x Nightshade, 1x Elite Void Rusher, 3x Void Pike (Nimble), 5x Elite Mystery (Bloated), 1x Elite Void Rusher, 3x Void Pike (Nimble)
	Professor V	You were right. Those aren't random monsters. They just might be what's left of Exo's army, according to Narrator. If that's the case, we have an even bigger problem now.
	Professor V	I can't get you out of there. I'm sorry.
	Commander	Great...
36	Engineer	Are you seeing what I'm seeing?	1x Nightshade, 1x Elite Void Rusher (Bloated), 4x Elite Mystery, 1x Elite Void Rusher (Bloated), 3x Blighted (Bloated), 2x Mandragora (Bloated), 1x Void Keeper, 3x Void Reaper (Health Regen), 1x Elite Void Rusher, 4x Void Rusher (Bloated), 1x Elite Void Rusher, 4x Void Rusher (Bloated), 1x Elite Void Rusher, 4x Unknown Small, 5x Void Floater
	Professor V	Be careful! We're not sure how much it can do, but it's half the reason why so many enemies are heading in your direction!
	Commander	Hold our defenses!
37	-		5x Soul (Bloated), 3x Slow King, 6x Void Pike (Bloated, Nimble), 1x Void Titan (Nimble), 5x Soul (Bloated), 4x Unknown Small
38	Professor V	You guys need to come back to where you entered The Void. If it closes, I know for certain there's no way for me to pinpoint exactly where you are. And I'll be honest, you're running out of time.	2x Slow King, 3x Void Titan (Freeze Immune, Bloated), 1x Void Cultist, 3x Elite Mystery (Aggro), 5x Void Floater (Nimble), 3x Elite Mystery (Aggro), 5x Void Floater (Nimble),
	Professor V	I think there's something around you that's causing The Gate to fail. You either need to run now, or hope you can kill whatever comes next.
39	-		8x Soul (Bloated), 4x Slow King, 3x Speedy King, 4x Nightshade, 5x Unknown Small
40	Engineer	I think I broke something. Ugh... Medic is going to be mad.	7x Soul (Bloated), 5x Nightshade, 4x Slow King, 1x Vindicator (Boss), 5x Elite Mystery (Aggro), 6x Unknown Small, 4x Elite Void Rusher, 5x Void Pike, 4x Elite Void Rusher, 5x Void Pike, 3x Speedy King
	Professor V	The drones are picking up more and more enemies heading your way. You need to—
	Commander	It's too late to run, V. Once we take down this shield guy, we won't stop until we kill whatever's leading them. We're barely hurting them, but we ARE hurting them.
	Engineer	Commander...
41	-		6x Soul (Bloated), 4x Elite Soul, 1x Void Titan (Nimble) 3x Unknown Boss, 3x Speedy King, 1x Void Cultist, 1x Heavy Voidling
42	-		6x Slow King (Bloated), 2x Void Titan, 1x Void Knight, 1x Void Trickster, 4x Speedy King, 8x Soul (Bloated, Blessed)
43	Professor V	I— I don't know how to tell you this, but I found what's disrupting The Gate. It's almost on you now.	1x Heavy Voidling, 3x Elite Soul, 4x Slow King, 2x Void Knight, 1x Vindicator, 1x Void Swordmaster, 6x Elite Void Rusher, 2x Void Cultist
	Engineer	Ugh—...you know what, I'm fine with this. The whole 'last stand' thing. Maybe if I beat this guy I could earn enough brownie points to get the funding for a new build I've been working on.
	Commander	Follow my lead. Look out for those sword attacks!
44	Professor V	Those crystals we examined are emitting the same energy frequency as what's approaching you now. It's as if The Void's energy was concentrated and solidified over thousands of years,	3x Slow King (Bloated, Blessed), 1x Void Knight, 1x Void Guardian, 6x Elite Void Rusher, 5x Elite Soul, 6x Elite Void Rusher, 1x Void Trickster, 2x Unknown Boss, 1x Void Trickster, 2x Unknown Boss
	Professor V	making whatever it touches rip apart.
	Professor V	The research they provide could be revolutionary, but not at the cost of my friends. When everyone gets back, promise we'll celebrate. Alright, Commander?
	Commander	. . .
	Engineer	We promise. File:HardcoreWave44-3.ogg
45	Commander	V, this might be my last message. It's either we're making it out of here, or we don't. Whatever the outcome might be, just know we're making them earn it.	1x Heavy Voidling (Bloated), 5x Elite Soul, 10x Slow King, 1x Vindicator, 5x Speedy King, 6x Nightshade (Nimble), 2x Heavy Voidling, 4x Unknown Boss, 5x Speedy King, 4x Void Titan, 3x Void Knight, 1x Void Guardian, 1x Void Reaver,
	Commander	I — Uh. Wait. WHAT IS THAT?
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		One icon and dialogue is randomly chosen upon defeat: •We're toast! •OOF! •Mission Failed, we'll get em' next time. •Not enough numbers! •Mistakes are just part of the journey.. •We're overrun chief! •We'll get them next time! •Don't give up! •We need back up sergeant! •We just had our grave dug.. •We have to fall back soldier! •Oops! Try again! •The enemies got to the base! •Strategy is key!

Soundtracks

Wave 1-9, Wave 10-18, & Wave 19-25
These soundtracks can be randomly chosen to play between these waves.

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  (Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Mystery Unveiled
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  (Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Crying Obsidian
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  (Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Hardcore Lobby

Wave 26-32 & Wave 33-39
These soundtracks can be randomly chosen to play between these waves.

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  (Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Ancient Dream
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  (Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Broken Bastion

Wave 40-42 & Wave 43-44
These soundtracks can be randomly chosen to play between these waves.

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  (Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Fate Sealed Shut
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  (Official) Tower Defense Simulator OST - Mauve Genocide

Final Wave

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  YouTube Upload
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  In-Game Version

Wave 45-50
Used to play on Waves 45-50 until the Void Reaver spawns.

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  Tower Defense Simulator OST - Hardcore Wave 45

Trivia

• Hardcore mode is one of two only game modes to have a maximum player count of three.
• Triumphing Hardcore mode gives out the Narrator Noli skin in Forsaken, similar to how triumphing The Narratorium on the Hard difficulty also gave it.
• The Void Reaver's theme - Raze The Void uses the Tower Defense Simulator lobby's theme as a leitmotif.

Update History

• 29 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.0.0
  • Hardcore mode added.
  • Bug: Tower placement cost is not increased.
  • Bug: Summons give cash upon death.
  • Bug: Sell cost is not increased.
• 31 October 2020 - Overhaul v1.1.0
  • Placement and upgrade cost increase changed from 50% to 30%.
  • Bug: Final wave music cuts out after the intro.
• 23 November 2020 - Overhaul v1.1.1
  • Placement and upgrade cost increase changed from 30% to 50%.
• 8 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.0
  • Bugfix: Fixed placement cost not being increased.
• 26 May 2021 - Overhaul v1.3.1a
  • Final wave music changed to Raze The Void.
  • Bugfix: Fixed final wave music not playing
• 12 March 2022 - v1.1.0
  • Wave 47-50 timer changed from 200:00 to N/A.
• 17 April 2022 - v1.2.0
  • Corrected "approaching" being spelt as "approacing" on Wave 1.
• 23 April 2022 - v1.2.1
  • Wave structure changed.
  • Triumph bonus increased from 50 to 150.
  • Corrected making being misspelt as makining on Wave 27.
• 4 July 2022 - v1.2.5
  • HP Locked modifier added.
  • Hardcore mode is now referred to as Hardcore instead of Survival on the Triumph and You Lost! screens.
• 28 October 2023 - v1.9.0
  • Bug: Starting cash is no longer given before Wave 1 starts.
• 31 October 2023 - v1.9.0g
  • Bugfix: Starting cash is now given before Wave 1 starts.
• 22 March 2024 - v1.16.0e
  • Added Infernal Abyss, Black Spot Exchange, Night Station and Cyber City to the map pool.
• 18 May 2024 - v1.22.0
  • Triumphing now has a chance to give one of these rewards:
    • Low Grade Crate with a 50% chance.
    • Mid Grade Crate with a 25% chance.
    • Time Scale Tickets with a 25% chance.
• 23 May 2024 - v1.23.0
  • Disabled the consumables hotbar.
  • Bug: Rewards are sometimes not given upon triumphing.
• 31 May 2024 - v1.23.5
  • Bugfix: Summons no longer give cash upon death.
• 7 June 2024 - v1.24.0
  • Bugfix: Rewards are now always given upon triumphing.
• 19 July 2024 - v1.26.0
  • Bonus rewards for triumphing changed.
    • Now has a 40% to give one of these Common items:
      • Time Scale Ticket (1-2)
      • Grenade (1-3)
      • Flash Bang (1-3)
      • Molotov (1-3)
    • Now has a 30% chance to give one of these Uncommon items:
      • Low Grade Crate
      • Spin Ticket
      • Barricade (1-2)
      • Supply Drop (1-2)
      • AirStrike (1-2)
    • Now has a 20% chance to give one of these Rare items:
      • Mid Grade Crate
      • Napalm Strike
      • Blizzard Bomb
      • UAV
    • Now has a 10% chance to give one of these Legendary items:
      • High Grade Crate
      • Nuke
  • Bug: Triumph rewards are not always given out despite being shown on the triumph screen.
  • Bug: Triumph rewards sometimes are not given out or shown in the triumph screen.
• 2 August 2024 - v1.27.0
  • Wave structure changed.
• 25 September 2024 - v1.33.0
  • EXP equation changed.
• 23 October 2024 - v1.37.0
  • Bug: Timers for Wave 47-50 are no longer infinite timers.
• 16 December 2024 - v1.46.0
  • Bug: Tower hotbar does not have the increased placement costs listed when starting a match in Matchmaking, as it shows the incorrect base prices instead.
  • Bug: HP Locked icon is no longer displayed.
  • Bug: Does not drop currency for battle passes, even when there are values set for the mode.
• 15 January 2025 - v1.49.0
  • Bugfix: Tower hotbar now displays increased placement costs correctly in Matchmaking.
  • Bugfix: HP Locked icon is now displayed.
• 28 May 2025 - v1.65.0
  • Wave bonus now appears instantly after a wave ends rather than being delayed by a few seconds.
• 11 June 2025 - v1.67.0
  • Skills disabled.
  • Bug: Towers' range visually look larger than the actual range.
• 18 June 2025 - v1.67.6
  • Bugfix: Towers' range now is no longer doubled visually.
• 25 September 2025 - v1.75.5
  • Toggleable modifiers disabled.
• 18 October 2025 - v1.77.0
  • Bug: Wave bonuses removed.
• 20 October 2025 - v1.77.4
  • Bugfix: Wave bonuses re-added.
• 5 June 2026 - v2.0.0
  • Wave structure changed.
  • Wave bonus changed.
  • Cash inflation of 1.5x removed.
  • Changed rewards equations.
  • Now gives tower experience with a base value of 160 EXP and a triumph bonus of 190 EXP.
  • Number of currency dropped increased from 16 to 17.
  • Shrines added.
  • Dialogue changed.
    • Now uses the animated dialogue.
  • Placement and upgrade cost increase removed.
  • Ambience music changed.
    • Wave 1-9, wave 10-18 and wave 19-25 now play Mystery Unveiled, Crying Obsidian or Hardcore Lobby.
    • Wave 26-32 and wave 33-39 now play Ancient Dream or Broken Bastion.
    • Wave 40-42 and wave 43-44 now play Fate Sealed Shut or Mauve Genocide.
  • HP Locked removed.
  • Skills enabled.
  • Revive enabled.
  • Toggeable Modifiers enabled.
  • Bonus triumph rewards changed.
  • Bugfix: Now drops currency for battle passes.
  • Bugfix: Waves with infinite wave timers have it actually be set to infinite now.
• 17 July 2026 - v2.3.0
  • Updated reward equations.
    • Triumph bonus increased from 150 to 250.
    • Gem exponential value increased from 1.3 to 3.5.

Notes