v2.4.0

Description

v2.4.0 is the one hundred and forty-eighth update to be released in Tower Defense Simulator, on the 31st of July 2026. This update is notable for adding Story mode.

This update encompassed five versions, the main v2.4.0 update (released 31 July 2026) and three minor updates, the v2.4.1 (released 31 July 2026), v2.4.2 (released 31 July 2026), v2.4.2a (released 2 August 2026). and v2.4.3 (released 7 August 2026).

Additions

Maps

• Severing Connection
• Abandoned City (Story Mode)
• TEMP_Grasslands

Miscellaneous

• Story mode
  • TDS: Boot Camp (Chapter 0)
    • Welcome Recruit cutscene
    • Boot Camp
    • Live Fire
    • Breach Protocol
    • Brute Force
  • TDS: Origins (Chapter 1)
    • The Beginning cutscene
    • Ghost Town
    • Radio Silence
    • Off The Rails
    • Burning Bridges
• Soldier narrator
• Demoman narrator
• Sniper narrator
• Hops narrator

Changes & Bugfixes

Towers

• Operator buffed.
  • Placement limit decreased from 20 to 16.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Burst cooldown decreased from 1.5 to 1.4.
    • Level 2
      • Burst cooldown changed from to .
      • Coordination radius increased from 3.75 to 4.
    • Level 4
      • Cost decreased from $2,575 to $1,950.
      • Damage increased from +1 to +2.
      • Coordination radius decreased from +1.75 to +0.75.
      • Shared Optics removed.
      • Name changed from Synchronized Vision to Threat Detection Sentinel.
    • Level 5
      • Cost increased from $3,125 to $3,500.
      • Firerate changed from to .
      • Coordination radius increased from +0 to +0.75.
      • Shared Optics added, moved from Level 4.
      • Name changed from Threat Detection Sentinel to Synchronized Vision.
    • Level 6
      • Cost increased from $4,250 to $7,000.
      • Damage increased from +0 to +4.
      • Firerate changed from to 0.16.
      • Coordination radius decreased from +0 to -0.75.
• Tutorial's former mode has been removed and incorporated into Story mode as chapter 0.
• New Main Lobby.
  • Updated appearance.
  • Survival Elevators are now split into six groups of two Elevators, each group for a specific mode. These also do not have maps in them but instead send the player to the Survival Intermission Lobby.
  • Extra area replaced with a chill area, making Challenge Trials and PVP entirely Matchmaking based with no section of the Main Lobby for them.
  • Added a Story mode area.
  • Added a few balls around the spawn area.
  • Expanded Backrooms.
• Tutorial remade.
• Updated cutscene and dialogue systems for better story sequences, speaker presentation, subtitles, timing and debugging tool.
• Updated Matchmaking UI.
• Updated tower information UI.
• Updated the descriptions in Codes.
• Pizza Party lighting changed.
• Polluted Wasteland II is now brighter.
• Night Station is now brighter.
• Derelict Outpost no longer has a fog.
• Tracked Quests and Mission Quests now display the current objective for quests with more than one objective.
• Settings no longer allows to replay the Tutorial, as this has been incorporated into Story mode.
• The Elementalist now prevents the Ice Turret from freezing the enemy it is attacking.
• Fixed Ranger's explosion having infinte max hits.
• Fixed 🇺🇸 Rise for the Pledge!, Dark Radiance, For the Commander!, T.D.S. Commandos, Condemned Vigilante, Corrupted Touch, Frozen Impact, Oppressive Bombardment, Shadowforge Tinkerer and Underworld Warden displaying their objectives out of order.
• Fixed Underworld Warden's fourth objective still requiring 15 Wardens instead of 12.
• Fixed Champion Templar having broken animations.
• Fixed Champion Templar having a broken Boss health bar.
• Fixed Tutorial not having an icon.

In v2.4.1:

• Fixed the Sniper not being placeable when the player has a skin other than default equipped for it.
• Fixed majority of Sandbox mode issues caused by v2.4.0.

In v2.4.2:

• Version number changed from v2.4.1 to v2.4.2.

In v2.4.2a:

• Crook Boss gamepass price decreased from 300 to 225.
• Turret gamepass price decreased from 450 to 340.
• Saboteur gamepass price decreased from 599 to 449.
• Frost Blaster gamepass price decreased from 699 to 525.
• Mortar gamepass price decreased from 395 to 300.
• Engineer gamepass price decreased from 2,250 to 1,690.
• Mercenary Base gamepass price decreased from 1,800 to 1,350.
• Warden gamepass price decreased from 600 to 450.
• Gatling Gun gamepass price decreased from 2,599 to 1,949.
• Hacker gamepass price decreased from 2,999 to 2,249.
• Meme Emotes price decreased from 70 to 55.
• Pirate Crate skin bundle cost decreased from 450 to 360.
• Vigilante Crate skin bundle cost decreased from 370 to 300.
• VIP price increased from 300 to 375.
• DJ Booth custom music gamepass price decreased from 110 to 85.
• Narrator skin price decreased from 1,199 to 899.
• Minigunner skip level price decreased from 599 to 479.

In v2.4.3:

• Version number changed from v2.4.2 to v2.4.3.

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Official Update Log

NOTE: Not everything here will be accurate, as this is transcribed from the in-game update log. Several things may be incorrect, and there may be things that are missing.

v2.4.0

Story Mode

v2.4.0

Update Log:

Story Mode Introduced

Introducing Story Mode! We’re really excited to debut this to you all. Follow Commander and his crew as they navigate through the Tower Defense Simulator story. This is our first installment and its intention is to be a vehicle to introduce new players, and satisfy veteran fan’s desire for more story.

In this first installment of Chapter 1, you’ll navigate 4 missions, one of which is a brand new map — which you can see below.

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Next Friday, we’ll drop the next installment: Missions 5 - 8 for you and your friends to venture through. We’re eager to see the loadouts and memories you all create in this mode, and you can expect news on Chapter 2 when that time comes.

New Matchmaking UI

We’ve introduced new Matchmaking UI to improve navigation and make queueing into your favorite game modes better. You can expect to see all modes displayed here, including the brand new Story Mode!

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New Lobby

With Story Mode, and the updated Matchmaking UI, we felt it was time to give the lobby a much-deserved overhaul. You’ll still see the things you know and love: Leaderboards, event countdown timers, but if you venture around enough… you’ll find some hidden gems.

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New Weekly Cadence

We’re excited to share that we’ll be moving to a weekly update schedule.

This means you can expect new content, balance changes, bug fixes, and quality-of-life improvements on a much more consistent basis. While some weeks will naturally be larger than others, our goal is to keep delivering regular updates that continue to improve and expand the game.
We’re looking forward to sharing what’s next and can’t wait for you to see what we have in the weeks ahead.

Game Changes:

• Story Mode includes new dialogue, cutscenes, mission progression, star objectives, suggested towers, first-clear rewards, and party-aware mission access.
• The tutorial has been folded into Story Mode as an onboarding chapter with updated prompts, progression, and full tower refunds.
• Story Mode triumphs are excluded from standard leaderboard win tracking.
• Cutscene and dialogue systems received updates for story sequences, speaker presentation, subtitles, timing, and debugging tools.
• Tower information, reward stats, hotbar behavior, objectives, and several lobby HUD elements received UI polish and fixes.
• Elementalist, enemy stats, story mission balance, and mission wave cash have received supporting adjustments.

Balance Changes:

Operator

Tower Limit: 20 -> 16

Level 0-1 Burst Cooldown: 1.5s -> 1.4s

Level 2 Coordination Radius: 3.75 -> 4

Level 3 Coordination Radius: 3.75 -> 4

Level 4 Cost: $2,575 -> $1,950

Level 4 Damage: 5 -> 6

Shared Optics: Moved from Level 4 to Level 5

Level 5 Cooldown: 0.17 -> 0.16

Level 6 Cost: $4,250 -> $7,000

Level 6 Damage: 6 -> 10

Level 6 Cooldown: 0.13 -> 0.16