Love is in the air, Defenders! Today's update sees the world of Etheria littered with rose petals, chocolates, bouquets, and... scurvy?!

That's right! Patch 10.1.0 introduces the Valentine's Citadel DLC, brimming with Valentines and pirate-themed challenges and rewards, a new community mission; The Love Machine, similarly boasting a handful of lovely loot, and as per usual, plenty of fixes and balance changes.


The Magus Citadel has received a Valentine makeover in advance of the holiday. The only issue? This seems to have incited the rage of the local pirate population! Maybe they believe the seaside is no place for a sappy, love-filled celebration, or perhaps it's because they've nary received even a rose from their salty significant others. Either way, all this commotion has piqued the interest of Mega Cupid!

Defenders victorious in quelling this lovesick assault will be rewarded with the new Bouncing Heart Staff and FIsh Sword, Bachelor and Bachelorette Seahorse pets, and Wooden Hermit and Lover (Jester) outfits!

Also granted upon map completion are the Elegant Pirate Hat, Elegant Eyepatch and Elegant Pirate Bracers. Wearing all three of these armor pieces will grant a cosmetic set bonus; floating hearts will emanate from the player while standing still, and floating pirate skulls will surround the player while moving!

Some may consider the union of traditional Valentine's themes and seafaring thieves strange, but we'd argue pirates are long overdue the opportunity to ask their salty sweethearts to go plunderin' with them. Either way, the Dungeon Defenders - Valentine Citadel DLC is available now, and you can take advantage of a 10% launch discount until February 13th!


https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/3462540/Dungeon_Defenders__Valentine_Citadel/?beta=0



Hordes of enemies—including some of Etheria's most heartless antagonists—are trying to destroy the Love Machine! Are you brave enough to defend against them, and keep the apparatus beating?

After Defenders have reached wave 11, every 2 additional waves survived will reward players with a Lover Snake pet, Cat Ears, and one of the following weapons at random; the Minigun, Love Blaster, or Cane of Doomed Relationships.


If you've ever considered asking that special someone out on a Dungeon Defenders date night, now's the time—we've set the mood for you! The Tavern has received a Valentine's-themed makeover.

• Coal, Small Coal, Radioactive Coal, and Heart Fragments can now stack to a maximum of 64. You can stack them by dragging one on top of another. You can unstack by holding Control (Ctrl) whilst dragging out of the stack (unfortunately, this is not yet supported by controllers). Heart Fragment colors do not persist through stacking.
  
• Golden enemies now drop 20% better loot on death.
  
• Increased the maximum number of heroes to 48, as largely requested after the Gunwitch’s release.
  
• Made all 'Ruthless' True Boss Rush missions scale and playable by up to 6 players.

• Decreased Frozen Rifle base damage by 2%.
  
• Decreased Gunwitch's Witch's Curse projectile damage by 30%.
  
• Decreased Witch’s Broom weapon extra reload speed on Gunwitch by 20%.
  
• Granted the following shields a 10% movement speed multiplier; Crystal Shield, Ember Shield, Emerald Shield, Heart Shield, Goblin Shield, Omenak Shield, Palantir Shield, Elf Shield and Turkey Shield.
  
• Increased Akatiti Jungle Goblin Mech boss damage taken from all sources by 100% except for EV's Proton Beam ability.
  
• Increased Nutcracker melee damage on ‘Nightmare’ and ‘Ruthless’ by 25%.
  
• Increased stat scaling on Gunwitch's Two for the Price of One ability.
  
• Increased Wasp pet damage by 15%.
  
• Reduced the overall Survival difficulty of 'Ruthless' Akatiti Jungle, Karathiti Jungle, Mistymire Forest, and Tavern Defense.
  
• 'Ruthless' difficulty Crystalline Resurgence: Part 4 now rewards two Mini Kraken pets.
  
• Using Gunwitch's Vroom Broom ability now makes you deal 10% less damage from all sources.

• Decreased bracer size on Musk Monk costume.
  
• Disabled Ogre spawn notifications on some maps that had them forcefully enabled.
  
• Fixed an issue causing lag-spikes on Challenge: Wandering Heart concerning Turkey Mages.
  
• Fixed Jester Guardian hero damage buff not applying correctly on the Hermit.
  
• Fixed Leap-Slam doing no damage on Amazonian Barbarian costume.
  
• Fixed missing materials on Goblin and Orc enemies on Tomb of Etheria.
  
• Fixed Random Teleport (Jester Wheal o' Fortuna effect) not always teleporting randomly.
  
• Fixed the scaling of ‘Golden Enemies’ Wheel O’ Fortuna combination.
  
• Fixed Upgrade/Downgrade Towers (Jester Wheal o' Fortuna effect) not affecting towers that are too far away.
  
• Fixed Wasps and Sharken not having the correct 'Ruthless' material on Tavern Incursion.
  
• Fixed ‘Beach Island’ fruit tokens being destroyed when destroying excess mana tokens.
  
• Fixed Tower Wars Capture the Flag PvP team-based side for constructing towers.
  
• Moved Djinn spawn on Spooktacular Bay and Buccaneer Bay closer to the core to prevent stuck enemy issues.

You can get updates on everything Dungeon Defenders and Chromatic Games by following us around in real life and scrutinizing every minute action we may perform on a day-to-day basis. That of course is an unrealistic time commitment, and you'd probably prefer just following us on social media—links to which can be found below.

Hardcore Dungeon Defenders fans, however, may want to consider joining the community-driven Dungeon Defenders Runs n Giveaways[discord.gg] Discord server. Here you can participate in community-organized events and contests to earn unique rewards, test unreleased content in the form of betas, buy, sell, and trade gear, and maybe even find true love (if your concept of true love is a group of people to play Dungeon Defenders with)!


Tomorrow, February 7th at 12:00 (UTC-5/EST), marks the beginning of the Defender's Royale event hosted by our friends from the Dungeon Defenders Run n Giveaways server. This event will run until February 9th at 22:00 (UTC-5/EST), and will feature a PvP, battle-royale style gamemode. Drop into the game with no gear as a level one hero, equip yourself with loot scavenged from the map, and compete to be the last Defender standing to earn unique rewards!

For more information about this event, check out the official announcement, follow along for updates in the Dungeon Defenders Runs n Giveaways[discord.gg] Discord server, and brush up on your event knowledge using the guide below!

https://steamproxy.net/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1211979327


For Etheria!

Final update for the year, have a happy new year defenders!

• Fixed Nut Cracker pet not targetting enemies properly

• Fixed Curses showing up as Defences on the hero stat screen for the Gunwitch
  
• Disabled teleporting in tavern by using Jester's 'Wheel o' Fortuna' ability
  
• Reduced the size of Gunwitch's model to be in line with other characters
  
• Reduced the size of Gunwitch's equipped guns

• Reduced the drop rate of radioactive coal

The gunwitch came out a bit too strong when compared to other characters in game, so some abilities had to be adjusted

• Nerfed Gunwitch's 'Two for One' ability damage multiplier
  
• Nerfed Gunwitch's 'Witch's Curse' ability base damage
  
• Nerfed Gunwitch's 'Blunder Broom Buster' ability base damage

Happy Holidays, Defenders! Today, Etheria gets a bit more merry and a lot more mischievous. Patch 10.0.0 introduces the Gunwitch hero, Frostdale Wonderland mission, holiday-inspired weapons and pets, and more!


Coming from the lands far to the north, the Gunwitch is a masterful witch who—in addition to wielding both guns and crossbows with frightening proficiency—can unleash devastating curses! The Gunwitch can adapt to any combat situation using four distinct curses instead of towers. If a kit full of variety is what you seek, the Gunwitch is the hero for the job!

Discover new ways to cause mayhem on Etheria with the following curses:

• Icy Needle - Shoot a powerful piercing projectile that slows all enemies it damages.
  
• Vroom Broom - Use a powerful aura that increases your movement speed while healing allies in its range.
  
• Two for the Price of One - Deal extra damage to enemies you hit while consuming additional mana.
  
• Witch’s Curse - Shoot a single-target projectile that causes the struck enemy to take increased damage for 10s.

Or by using these powerful abilities:

• Broom Nado - Summon a swarm of brooms that goes forward in an area, dealing damage each second to all enemies inside
  
• Blunder Broom Buster - Fires a short-ranged spread of nets, dealing generic damage and snaring enemies in place.

The Gunwitch hero is available to recruit now, and defenders can take advantage of 10% launch discount until January 3rd;


https://steamproxy.net/steamstore/app/3359180/Dungeon_Defenders__Gunwitch_Hero_DLC/



After delivering presents to help Santa, it's time to defend against a horde of enemies wanting to ruin Christmas again!

This mission provides two unique rewards to victorious defenders; the Staff of Frost and Frost RIfle.

Three new cheerful companions can be obtained by completing Frostdale Wonderland on Survival; the Nut Cracker, Pack Rat, and Ice Cube, obtained by completing waves 25, 30, and 35, respectively.

Finally, keep an eye out for peculiar pieces of coal enemies may be carrying during the festivities. Collect 44 of them and they can be used at the Forge in the Tavern for a special pet!

• Speed-Up Enemies - Enemies' movement speed is doubled for 30s. Combination: two mana tokens and one potion.
  
• Slow-Down Enemies - Enemies' movement speed is halved for 30s. Combination: one sword and two potions.
  
• Gravity Down - Gravity for all players is halved for 30s. Combination: two swords and one potion.
  
• Random Teleport - Teleport to another random player. Combination: two mana tokens and one crystal core.

• ‘Buff Enemies’ duration increased to 30s.
  
• ‘Buff Players’ now provides a 10% damage buff that stacks with cat. Duration increased to 30s.
  
• ‘Damage All’ changed so each use is half as effective as the previous one (per enemy). Only on Ruthless difficulty.
  
• ‘Downgrade Nearby Tower’ now scales amount with ability 2, up to a maximum of 11 at 10k.
  
• ‘Golden Enemies’ increased the number of golden enemies significantly.
  
• ‘Kill %’ now kills a minimum of 10 enemies or 5% of the current wave, whichever is greater.
  
• ‘Stun Enemies’ has been changed to utilize the buff system, and now affects all enemies on the map.
  
• ‘Upgrade Nearby Tower’ now scales amount with ability 2, up to a maximum of 11 at 10k.

• On all Crystalline Dimension maps, ‘Ruthless’ difficulty enemies now move at 1.1x speed as compared to ‘Nightmare’ and have no tower damage resistance.
  
• On all Crystalline Resurgence maps, ‘Ruthless’ difficulty enemies now move at 1.1x speed as compared to ‘Nightmare’ and have no tower damage resistance.
  
• Reduced the difficulty of Crystalline Dimension by 10% to make up for the previous ‘Damage All’ Wheel O’ Fortuna change.
  
• Reduced the difficulty of ‘Ruthless’ Palantir Survival.
  
• Reduced the number of flags that are needed to be captured to win on Frostdale: Capture the Flag.
  
• Reduced the number of turkeys required to progress on each wave of ‘Ruthless’ Greater Turkey Hunt.

• Added ‘Ruthless’ icons to Tavern Incursion enemies.
  
• Fixed Goblin Copters having 9x hp instead of 1.85x on ‘Ruthless’ difficulty.
  
• Fixed the Portal Gun being awarded too early into the tavern load-up and not being given properly.
  
• Fixed ‘Move Tower’, ‘Build Tower’, ‘Upgrade Tower’, and ‘Repair Tower’ being canceled on wave end.

For Etheria!

• Seasonal cheer and merriment have been added to the Tavern.

Happy Holidays, Defenders!