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- Sign-ups close August 6 (bonus for signing up early) - Every team is guaranteed to play 10 games - Contribute to the prize pool for free by entering coupon code ltd2 or clicking event sponsor links. AutoAttack Games will 1:1 match all contributions, up to $200.
To sign up:
You and your teammate type /join <team name> (e.g. /join Snail Kings) in Global Chat to join a private lobby.
One of you types /signup while in the private lobby.
Stability - Possible fixes and debug information for quit freeze bug
Game Balance
Mastermind buffs and some more Mech nerfs
Mastermind - Now guaranteed at least one tier 6 fighter - Now guaranteed at least one T2-T6 Natural/Fortified tank or off-tank -- Angler, Gateguard, Mudman, Grarl, Antler, Banana Bunk - Bonus starting income: 2 -> 3
New Mechanic: Mulligan - Can now mulligan (discard) your rolls twice before wave 1 for 10 new rolls -- The first mulligan costs 1 income -- The second mulligan costs 2 income
Tier 2
Angler - Junior Fisherman: 3 aptitude per killing blow -> 2 aptitude per killing blow (still +1 when a nearby enemy dies) - Maximum aptitude: 100 -> 75
g Bounty Hunter - Commercial Fisherman: 3 aptitude per killing blow -> 2 aptitude per killing blow (still +1 when a nearby enemy dies) - Maximum aptitude: 200 -> 150
Kingpin - Elite Fisherman: 1 damage per 2 aptitude -> 1 damage per 1.5 aptitude (total damage unchanged at maximum aptitude)
More viable to start Angler or to go for a second Kingpin mid-late game
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To sign up:
You and your teammate type /join <team name> (e.g. /join Snail Kings) in Global Chat to join a private lobby.
One of you types /signup while in the private lobby.
Contribute to the prize pool or free by entering coupon code ltd2 or clicking event sponsor links. AutoAttack Games will 1:1 match all contributions, up to $200. In other words, if the community contributes $150, we'll add another $150.
A fairly simple mercenary with the purpose of being an expensive Fortified tank. It's basically a big boy Dino. The next mercenary is an Impact damage dealer.
Custom Games
Tournament Settings - Added a few custom game settings that will help with tournaments. -- Toggle on/off whether spectators can use [All] chat -- Toggle on/off whether Mastermind players have one reroll. (Type -reroll before wave 1 to get 10 random rolls)
New Text Commands - Type “-coinflip” to pick “West” or “East” with 50% probability - Type “-roll” to roll a number between 1 and 100
Game Fixes
Crashes - Added additional debug information for the no-error AAG loading screen freeze bug - Potentially fixed a rare issue on slower hard drives where the loading screen wouldn't start properly (switched FinishSubtask ordering to come after verifying integrity of map file)
Server Stability - Added additional debug information and failsafes around target acquisition and attack-move continuation. Hopefully this helps debug a rare bug where the game server crashing silently on later waves (19 and 20 especially). - Fixed a bug with a failsafe that activated when a fighter was in an unplayable area of the map, which caused server instability (such as tons of imps spawning)
Unit Routing - Fixed a bug where units (usually summoned units) would be stuck in lane, looping between the bottom of the lane and the cave. They should now warp to the catch area if the player either leaked or cleared.
Legion Spells - Fixed cases where your spell choices were not displayed properly at the start of the game - Fixed cases where your spell choices were not displayed properly when reconnecting at various points of the game
Scoreboard - Fixed a bug on small resolution settings where the scoreboard was covered by the top bar, which prevented you from reporting players
Game Updates
Target Acquisition - Ranged waves and mercenaries now are less likely to “snipe” damaged fighters that are far away (distance weight multiplied by 10x)
This would mostly happen on wave 11 when damaged backline fighters would be attacked before your frontline.
FairPlay Updates
Player Reporting - Added a text command: "-report [player name]" to report a player in-game (same thing as clicking the flag on the scoreboard)
Match Canceled - If all players are disconnected/left/afk'ed on wave 1, the -8 elo punishment is now skipped. This typically only happens if there was a major bug with the server and nobody could connect.
API Updates
Fixes - Fixed a bug with Mercenaries Sent only showing the last mercenary sent instead of all mercenaries sent
Game Balance
Lots of small buffs and some Mech nerfs
Mastermind - New randomization logic. You are now guaranteed: -- At least 1 and at most 3 T1 -- At most 3 T6 -- At least 1 T1-T3 Arcane -- At least 1 Fortified/Natural -- At least 1 Swift/Natural -- At least 1 Magic -- At least 1 Pierce -- At least 1 Impact
Spells and upgrades are taken into account when classifying fighters. The goal of this change is to reduce very weak rolls, not to always guarantee a good roll.
Tier 1
Pollywog - Attack speed: 1.2 -> 1.22
Seraphin - Damage: 51 -> 52
Devilfish - Health: 1150 -> 1170
Dark Mage - Damage: 38 -> 39 - Mind Warp: Now factors in bonus damage when picking a target to buff
Bone Crusher - Health: 1090 -> 1100
Consort - Paraphylaxis: Damage: 150 -> 180
Tier 2
Angler - Range: 100 -> 150 (still considered melee)
Bounty Hunter - Range: 100 -> 150 (still considered melee)
Kingpin - Range: 100 -> 150 (still considered melee)
We’re experimenting with some melee units having extra reach
Tempest - Anti-air Turret: Damage: 6 every 0.25 seconds -> 9 every 0.33 seconds
Stronger and less vulnerable to Safety Mole
Leviathan - Damage: 100 -> 55 - Attack speed: 0.8 -> 1 - Bombardier (formerly called Shrapnel): Each attack hits up to 3 nearby non-flying enemies for 35 damage (cannot hit the primary target or a unit more than once) -> Shoots a nearby non-flying enemy for 100 damage every 1.5 seconds
Leviathan without Tempest is now more vulnerable against flying units
Angler (T2) - Cost: 40 gold + 1 supply - Movement type: Ground - Health: 420 (Fortified) - Damage: 22 (Pierce) - Attack speed: 0.9 - Range: Melee - Ability: Junior Fisherman: Gains +1 aptitude when a nearby enemy dies, +5 aptitude for landing the killing blow. Maximum aptitude: 150
Bounty Hunter (T2U) - Upgrades from: Angler - Upgrade cost: 125 gold + 1 supply - Movement type: Ground - Health: 1600 (Fortified) - Damage: 82 (Pierce) - Attack speed: 0.9 - Range: Melee - Ability: Commercial Fisherman: Gains +1 aptitude when a nearby enemy dies, +5 aptitude for landing the killing blow. Maximum aptitude: 300
Kingpin (T2UU) - Upgrades from: Bounty Hunter - Upgrade cost: 250 gold + 1 supply - Movement type: Ground - Health: 3800 (Fortified) - Damage: 240 (Pierce) - Attack speed: 0.71 - Range: Melee - Ability: Elite Fisherman: Gains +1 damage per 3 aptitude but no longer gains aptitude - Ability: Big Game Hunter: When dealing the killing blow, heals for 25% of the target’s max health
Game Fixes & Updates
Stability - Fixed some errors in attack-move code that could cause various unpredictable issues
Dark Mage - Doubled mana, mana regen, and Mind Warp’s mana cost. This makes it regen 1 mana per second, which is consistent with all other units. No effect on balance.
Interface Fixes & Updates
Tutorial - Fixed a bug where you'd be unable to deploy fighters in your next game if you quit the game when a Continue popup was shown
View Profile - Fixed a bug where viewing multiple profiles via Global Chat would cause the menu back button to break
Scoreboard - Rolls are now bigger
Chat Icons - Unit icons (typed by chatting things like :SafetyMole: are now the same size as emojis)
Wave Timer - Now plays a wind gust noise when there are 6 seconds remaining
Matchmaking Updates
Find me a match as soon as possible ("the button") - Fixed a bug where hitting the button didn't properly expand the rating tolerance for >2000 rated players. Very high-rated players should now be able to find games during off-hours by hitting the button. Thank you to DaddyDucky for helping us find and fix this bug.
Leaver Protection - Fixed a bug where winning with a leaver (bot) on your team wouldn’t reward full elo for winning. (It is only supposed to be halved when you lose) - Added helper text to explain your rating loss was halved if you lost with a leaver on your team
Steam Feature - Big news! Legion TD 2 will be featured on the front page of Steam for 24 hours, starting July 2 at 10am PST (7pm CEST). We're anticipating an influx of new players, so this patch has some bug fixes and improvements to the tutorial to make sure new players have a good experience.
Terms of Service - Updated our Terms of Service in accordance with GDPR. All players are required to accept these terms of service before playing. Any time we update these terms, you will need to accept them again.
Game Updates
Pathing & Targeting - Improved several cases where ranged units would attack targets far away instead of close ones, when both were at full life. (NearbyTargets now re-searches upon continuing to attack-move destination. May have performance impact.)
In some cases, your backline was focused before your frontline on ranged waves, especially on wave 11. This should no longer happen.
Creep Spawning - Improved reliability of creep spawning by spreading them slightly more to the sides (A lot of randomness happened when the ones in the middle got "stuck" and bounced around randomly)
Dark Mage - Mind Warp is now smarter about prioritizing Berserker, Fatalizer, and Doppelganger (higher autocast score for units with ramping damage)
Legion Spells - Fixed a bug where sometimes Legion Spells selections didn't show up in the tooltip
Bug Reporter - No longer crashes on occasion (Disabled log uploader, so unfortunately we won't have any client logs with the report. You will need to upload them manually on the forum for us to debug any client issues) - You can override this setting in Interface Options: Enable Client Log Reporting (Advanced) if you want to still automatically upload your logs when you type -bug.
Custom Games - Fixed a cosmetic bug where it would say X/16 slots remaining instead of X/12
New Player Experience
Tutorial - A variety of fixes & improvements on various missions
Lobby Menus - Main menu now shows "Tutorial" instead of "Play" for level 1 accounts. (Level 1 accounts can still be invited to parties or custom games) - Chat windows (Global Chat, Team Chat, etc.) are now not automatically opened by default (You can click the gear icon to change this setting)
Recommendations - No longer recommends training workers if you can't afford them yet
Deploying Fighters - Now plays a sound if you are trying to deploy a fighter at a blocked square
Tooltips - Auras now say (Aura) in their tooltip (Some players didn't realize that Leech was an aura when completing the aura tutorial) - Leech and Cannibalism tooltips now explicity state that they also provide spell vamp
Attack & Defense Types Chart - Added a "?" button which you can hover over to see an additional explanation
Matchmaking - Now shows text that explains if you're an experienced player and you duo with a new player, your rating change is halved. The goal is to allow players to duo with their friends to introduce them to the game without feeling so bad about their rating.
Chat
Emojis - Added some emojis, such as :smiley: - Full list:
Goals are to encourage a wider variety of openings and to nerf Mech, which is still too dominant. We like to be iterative with our changes (rather than over-nerfing or over-buffing) because we patch so frequently.
Legion Spells
Villain - Villain debuff is now applied to bounce targets for Aqua Spirit, Rogue Wave, and Fire Elemental
Small patch with one major feature and some bug fixes/general improvements.
NEW! Leaver Protection
- A leaver is defined as being gone for 3+ waves or AFK for 3 minutes, and also not being connected at the end of the game - If your team has a leaver, and your team loses, you will now lose half rating instead of the full amount - Leavers now always lose rating, even if their team wins - The above changes only affect solo players, not duos
Our goal is to protect you from losing rating due to having a leaver, without (1) encouraging players to leave, (2) allowing for abuse, or (3) being overly punishing to players who disconnect.
Game Fixes
4v4 Map - Fixed a bug where units routed incorrectly in the 4v4 map (it was using the 2v2 floorplan by mistake)
Mastermind - Fixed a bug where Pollywog was accidentally disabled
Controls Options - Fixed a bug where changing camera pan keys didn't save
Game Updates
Bots - Now a bit smarter about not massing T1s
Interface Updates
Scoreboard - Now shows initial Mastermind selection (the 10 rolls you choose from)
New Player Ratings - Now shows helper text to explain what is happening
AFK Players - Now shows (AFK) next to a player’s name if that player is AFK
Matchmaking Updates
Matchmaking - Faster queue times for players under 1000 rating
New unit progress: Two new mercenaries, the rest of Atlantean, and the first fighter from Legion 6, are all currently being worked on. Curing is doing all concept art, and she is supported by 4 modelers and 3 animators.
The Masters Cup, our first official tournament, just concluded. If you missed it, check out the results.
1st: cool cats (Akitos and Kingdanzz) 2nd: team (Archaikum and robie) 3rd: Husaria (KaC and koszatek)
Thank you to everyone who participated and tuned in on Twitch. In-game badges, designed and illustrated by Curing, will go out this patch.
Game Fixes
Matchmaking - Fixed a bug where a player would get stuck in the lobby if he typed a chat message right when the match was found (sending a message from a non-existent player caused an unhandled error)
Leaver Bots - Fixed a bug where they sometimes wouldn't build due to being blocked by another tower
Reconnecting - Fixed a bug where the client would show the reconnect popup after a game has already finished (added some client-side caching for finished games)
Supply - Fixed a rare bug where supply was miscalculated (added a failsafe to ensure supply is 0 for fighters in unit-form)
AFK - Fixed a bug where a player would be marked as AFK if they didn't select a legion in time, instead of waiting until wave 1 started
Legion Select - Fixed a bug where opening the options menu while in legion select would cause you to get stuck in options
Scoreboard - Fixed a bug where downgrading a tower wouldn't update its icon
Wave 21 - Fixed a bug where % leaked messages were showing NaN (it now uses % hp rather than % bounty, if no bounty is supplied)
Mana Bars - Fixed a cosmetic bug where sometimes mana bars displayed the wrong mana (best observed with Firelord seeming to not activate his mana shield)
Spectator Mode - Fixed a bug where flags would appear twice
Gameplay Updates
Bots - Now smarter about not rushing MPS/Head Chef too early - Now smarter about aura placement (they prefer to place them near high value fighters) - Now smarter about tower choices (they no longer prefer upgrades or expensive towers). For example, it will now prefer an Antler on 6 rather than a Daphne.
Leaver Bots - Now much smarter about positioning (they now dynamically compute front-row and back-row based on your current front/back unit and their respective spawn biases)
Debugging - New debug command "-bot" which lets you turn yourself into a bot (for debugging what a bot will do in a certain situation)
Interface Updates
Custom Games - You can now open/close spectator slots
In-Game Scoreboard - Now shows rolls (so you don’t have to type -rolls anymore!)
Reroll (Legion Spell) - Now re-sorts your towers by cost (so you won't have a bone-warrior in the T6 slot)
Spectator Mode - Now shows Income on the main view - Now shows Gold Lost to Leaks and Gold Gained from (Enemy) Leaks
FairPlay Updates
Leavers/Griefers - Now auto-mutes people who are suspended for being leavers/griefers
Game Balance
Mythium Gate - Implemented "Holder's Guarantee": If a player holds, his gate will wait for the other team's enemies to reach their gate.
In a small % of games, leaking slowly was advantageous to clearing during base races because of the mechanics of the mythium gate. This is no longer true.
Fighters
Going forward, we’re presenting fighter balance changes by tier instead of by legion because most players play the game as Mastermind.
Dark Mage - Damage: 37 -> 38 - Mind Warp: Now takes into account the maximum health of the target (for example, will now buff Nightmare over Whitemane, even though Whitemane has more DPS) - Mind Warp: Now takes into account the attack type of the unit on each wave, instead of just looking at the raw DPS
Stability - Fixed a bug where you sometimes couldn't recall/undeploy a tower (StringListTimeline race condition) - Fixed a rare bug where a fighter would spawn with missing hp (better failsafe)
Routing - Fixed some cases where enemies would run back to the spawn (when antistucking an enemy unit, if it is in a lane, it will be routed to the end of the lane rather than the nearest waypoint)
Shaman - Fixed a bug where a Shaman would buff mercenaries in the holding area
Tutorial: Defend Your Lane - Fixed a bug where King panning took too long
Game Improvements
Bots - Slightly smarter about not getting too many aura/supportive units
Game Ties - If you train a worker or deploy a fighter on wave 1 (even if you undeploy it), the game will not be marked as a tie. This is for players who want to do a fighter-less wave 1 opening, which we don’t recommend but think should be an option.
Cosmetic Improvements
VFX - Improved Quadrapus/Giant Quadrapus missiles
UI - New indicators for aura units that show their exact range
Overwork - Added a sound when done resting
Leaked Granddaddy - Percent leaked message now takes into account % hp
Client Improvements
Screenshots - Pressing PrintScreen will now save a screenshot to your desktop
Game Balance
Final balance patch before the Masters Cup on Saturday/Sunday. The goal is to make sure we see a variety of openings and strategies. We’re also tuning back some of the stronger legions and buffing Atlantean fighters, which is a buff to Mastermind.
On-Hit Behaviors - OnHit behaviors are now applied even if the unit was already dead - Some examples: Aqua Spirit's bounce attack will now bounce even if the target was already dead. Same goes for Pyro splash. - This change does not affect Millennium and Doomsday's Explosive Shells abilities
Atlantean
Pollywog - Attack speed: 1.12 -> 1.15
Devilfish - Health: 1130 -> 1150
Seraphin - Damage: 49 -> 51
We missed the mark on Pollywog, Devilfish, and Seraphin’s balance. These changes should make them more viable.
Ocean Templar - Damage: 155 -> 158
Element
Atom - Damage: 30 -> 31
Fire Elemental - Health: 1330 -> 1280
The last nerf was effective, but Fire Elemental still remains the strongest opening in the game. We’re hitting the health again specifically to nerf it as an opening (when health matters more) without affecting its mid-late game viability as DPS
If you and a friend have an average peak rating this season of 1600+, you are eligible to sign up for the Masters Cup, Legion TD 2's first official tournament. All participants will receive an exclusive badge in their profile that can also be used as an avatar.
Signing up early gives you a +50 rating seed bonus. Early sign-up closes on Monday, June 18 at 3pm PST (11pm CET).