Moonlit Reaper was always meant to be fun — for everyone.
But over time, we’ve come to understand where the challenge felt sharp — and where it simply felt punishing.
This upcoming update, arriving next week, smooths out the difficulty curve, rewires core systems, and opens the door to deeper battles beyond stage 20.
Whether you're just getting started or reaching for the farthest gate, things are about to feel a lot better — and a lot more dangerous.
1. Choose Your Stars: The New Zodiac System
The old Training system is gone. In its place, the Zodiac System brings clarity, strategy, and long-term growth.
At each Transcendence, you now choose a constellation — and with it, a unique stat path that applies as you level up.
No more random rolls. No more hoping for the right stat. Now, you shape your build from the start.
Want raw power? Choose the Taurus and gain Attack +1 every level. Looking for something more brutal? The Scorpio rewards those who walk the hardest path.
Devoloper Comment:
“Skill points were always precious — but the old Training system made it frustrating to use them well. Random results often meant players couldn’t build the character they wanted. With the new Zodiac system, every level feels like progress, not a gamble.”
2. Faster, Sharper, Deadlier: Combat Has Changed
Moonlit Reaper has always encouraged multi-weapon combat — but until now, it didn’t feel all that different from just using one.
That changes here.
Harvester switch intervals have been slashed
Harvester skill cooldowns are gone
Combos now follow your full weapon set
You’ll move faster, hit harder, and feel the difference between every build.
And this is just the beginning — future updates will continue to expand the thrill of multi-weapon combat.
Devoloper Comment:
“We wanted multi-weapon combat to feel like a rhythm — not a routine. Before, you could carry many weapons and still fight like you had one. Now, every strike, every shift, every weapon — it all flows together.”
3. No More Reset: Transcendence, Refined
Previously, Transcendence returned you to level 1, slowing your early progress even as permanent upgrades carried forward.
That’s now changed.
With this update, your current level is preserved after Transcendence. You’ll also instantly receive skill points equal to the number of levels you earned.
This allows for faster rebuilding, more meaningful early decisions, and a smoother transition into your next run.
Devoloper Comment:
“Transcendence shouldn’t feel like rebuilding from zero. Now, your momentum continues — and your choices start making a difference from the very first battle.”
4. Sharper Curve, Softer Edges
Moonlit Reaper was never meant to be punishing — but over time, it became clear that the early game felt harsher than intended.
This update revisits the balance across all stages.
Enemy health values have been adjusted
Spawn patterns beyond stage 15 have been refined
The goal is to preserve the thrill of challenge, while ensuring that every player — from first-timers to seasoned Reapers — can enjoy the full journey.
Devoloper Comment:
“We designed Moonlit Reaper to be challenging, not discouraging. This rebalance keeps the danger — but lets more players reach the point where the game truly opens up.”
5. Into the Deep: Stage 30 and the Two That Wait
The game now extends to stage 30, opening new ground — and with it, two figures that cast long shadows across the game.
You’ll face more than just stronger enemies. You’ll face emotions turned into monsters.
One drains what makes you smile. The other crushes what's left of your breath.
Hyperpressia — Stage 25 Boss
A hollow echo of joy — she drains happiness with stacking debuffs that wear you down.
Suppression Force — Stage 30 Boss
A silent oppressor — it overwhelms with relentless summons and heavy phase pressure.
They don’t break you. They make you realize you’re already broken.
Devoloper Comment:
“We didn’t just raise the stakes. We designed fights that make you think, adapt — and enjoy the chaos. Every boss should challenge your build, your reflexes, and your fun.”
What’s Next
This isn’t the end of the journey — just a deeper step forward.
Next time, we’ll take you up to stage 35, where new enemies and evolving threats will test every harvester you’ve mastered.
We’re also working on improvements to the combat system — to make every run feel sharper, more dynamic, and more fun to play.
Thank you for playing Moonlit Reaper.
Your feedback, your battles, your persistence — they shape every step we take. See you in the next update.
We have officially exited Early Access with our 1.0 update that adds the single player story campaign to the game. We've also added 3 difficulty modes, achievements, Steam Deck support, and did some rebalancing.
It's been a long road for our small team to get here, but we are finally over the finish line and we are thrilled to deliver our vision for the Deadtime Defenders experience to everyone.
Hello everyone, and welcome to a most Happy Thursday. I am Johan Andersson, Studio Manager and Game Director at Paradox Tinto. Today, we are no longer talking about any super top mega secrets with the codename Project Caesar. Today, we are unveiling the name of the game, Europa Universalis V, something I think absolutely nobody could ever have guessed! Thank you so much for being part of this journey over the last 15 months as we have shaped the game together!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3450310 Almost five hundred years of history unfold before you in Europa Universalis V, the latest version of one of the greatest strategy games of all time. Guide the destiny of any of hundreds of nations and societies in a simulated living world of unparalleled depth and complexity.
Europa Universalis V builds on the franchise’s core concept of developing and advancing nations from around a deeply researched historical world, adding more detailed diplomacy, a more sophisticated economic model, a revised military system and greater logistical depth that will challenge even the most experienced strategy gamers.
RULE a land of your choosing. Hundreds of nations are yours to command, as you guide the destiny of millions of people through the late Middle Ages up to the Age of Revolution - from the mighty Yuán Dynasty to the city-states of Italy, from the warring clans of feudal Japan to the Pope himself.
DECIDE which course your nation will take. Historical events and situations await as you chart a unique path through a new history written by your decisions. Experience The Hundred Years’ War, the Protestant Reformation, the collapse of old dynasties and rise of new ones.
EXPLORE alternate histories as you shape the world to meet your ambitions. What if England succeeded in pressing its continental claims? What if China pursued an overseas empire? What if Mongol supremacy in Russia persisted? Every action opens the possibility for an original history.
IMPOSE domestic peace in a divided realm. Keep your nation’s factions in line as Estates jockey for power in your nation. Offer privileges to one group of citizens while you limit the power of another, all in the service of keeping your population under control.
NEGOTIATE your way through an uneasy peace. Use diplomacy to entrench your dynasty across realms or build an invincible alliance. But remember that nations have no permanent friends - only permanent interests; so use your ambassadors carefully. Exact favors from friends, send threats to enemies, and keep an eye on everyone in-between.
CONQUER new lands to expand your borders. Wage War on those who impede your ambition in a completely new Europa Universalis military system. Start in the age of levies and mercenaries and, through social development, evolve to vast standing armies and impenetrable fortresses. Choose skilled commanders to oversee both land and naval forces.
BUILD a strong economic infrastructure in the most detailed trade system yet seen in a Europa Universalis game. Dozens of goods and crops are available for production and trade on a map filled with new riches to discover. Invest in feeding a growing population or trade your surplus to less bountiful societies.
MOLD your society to meet the historical moment. Choose your societal values, with new options opening as the ages move on. Centralize power at court or share it with your nobles. Pursue a tolerant policy for all faiths or condemn heretics. Emphasize massed armies or an elite cadre of quality soldiers.
GOVERN a nation composed of many cultures and faiths in a detailed simulation of the past. For the first time in Europa Universalis, populations are represented on the map in detail, so provinces may be divided by religion or culture. Your decisions will determine how these populations will fare under your leadership
PREVAIL in the greatest strategic challenges of the past. Test your expertise in grand strategic planning on a worldscape larger and more detailed than seen in any previous Paradox Interactive game. Challenge yourself to outdo the most famous rulers of the past, eclipsing their grand accomplishments and building your own vision of a richly detailed globe.
In April 2024, we released 'Hydroneer: Journey to Volcalidus' DLC to mark us finishing Hydroneer. We spent four years since it's 2020 launch updating it with free major updates, a complete rewrite of the entire codebase of the game, as well as a big DLC.
Since finishing the game, we've been working on our new title: 'Die Trying'!
Die Trying is a light-hearted co-op multiplayer extraction shooter set in a fictional 90s/00s America. It's packed with lots of progression, interesting enemies, a huge and very detailed world, and unique game mechanics. If you're interested to find out more, here's some handy links:
Version 0.9.2 • Lots of tweaks to gameplay to make it more fun and "flow" better. • Pickaxe is easier to craft • Pickaxe works better on dirt (after upgrading) • Resources placed in pieces are prioritized for easier crafting • New magic effects • New sound effects for magic and crystal ball • Changes to some quest classes and their starting inventory and artifacts
We know some of you have experienced some progress blocking bugs, and we're terribly sorry you've been stuck. We wanted to make sure the fixes helps both new and old players as well as don't trigger any new bugs, which is why it's taken some extra time to get this patch out. We're so thankful for all your reports and for your patience, you guys are amazing.
All known game progression blockers should be fixed here, and we've also implemented fixes for most of the saves that have run into them already. We still have a few left we've already started working on, so more fixes are coming soon!
If you're still having issues or if you run into a new bug, check out some helpful tips in this discussion thread or join our Discord for quick bug reporting and help from our devs ⭐
Patch 1.0.4
Changes
[Quests] Made changes to the Quests backend to make sure NPCs behave more reasonably.
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[Art] There will now be a newspaper on the table at Fendrix Farms after the Half-full, Half-empty quest
[Camera] Players are now able to lower the camera a little bit more in the train so that you can now see the ceiling.
[Crafting] Added blueprints for decorations so you can craft them if they have been broken with the hammer.
[Map] Added the tokens view to the map menu view. The scroll view now always starts from the top when showing the menu view.
[Map] Map now focuses on the station the Player is at whenever it's opened.
[Map] Map now shows extra stations, such as McGruff’s Workshop, Fields, Beach, Mines in Barrenpyre and Rainfall’s Watch in Hearth’s Peak.
[Quests] Entry in Anniversary quest now tells Katja and Rosalind that they should want to board the train.
[Resources] Resource balancing! Added Aged Copper, Black marble, Aluminium & Gold to the token machines in Hearth's Peak. Added Rosewood to Rosalind's Carpentry and Peteny.
[Stations] Added a new critter (Leafles) to Pickaxe Point station.
[Stations] Camera colliders around Katzengold station should now be less intrusive.
[Stations] Collision tweaks and fixes all around the game.
[Text] Added missing descriptions for a few craftable items: (Rustic Floor Shelf, Raver Doll, Scare Slug, Rock Tower, Cute Flower Pot and Flower Pot).
[Token Machines] Token machines on stations now show which resources they give out on the sign.
[UI] Credits are now accessible from the main menu.
[UI] Some fonts scale up when using a SteamDeck.
Various other quality of life changes.
Bugfixes
[Achievements] The Railway Enthusiast achievement now counts 14 wagons, including the wagons that the player starts with, to properly reflect the total amount of wagons that’s been collected.
[Art] The well in Orchard and Lusk no longer changes appearance and location during Water in the Well quest.
[Clothing] Players now get the correct hat for the red formal conductors outfit
[Items] Made it impossible to give away player owned items to delivery points.
[Map] The planned map route should now not be cleared anymore if the Player moves from a sub area in a station.
[NPC] Added more conditions to Lizzie, so that she'll only give seeds to Where the grass is greener, when you're in Marigold and she's not on the train.
[NPC] Bastion is no longer leaving for the platform until Player has talked to him, Nora and Timothy during the Heating Up quest.
[NPC] Bastion will now accept both types of shelves from the Rustic furniture set during Learning the Trade.
[NPC] Liam now goes to the station when he wants to travel during the Doctor's Visit quest.
[NPC] Liam will now not stalk the player after the main quest line is done anymore.
[NPC] Loretta and McGruff will spawn in Vaster Reach even if you forget them during the first quest entry of Last train home.
[Performance] Fixed so performance doesn’t drop in dialogue anymore.
[Quests] Added a couple fixes for Master of the Craft, making Horst want to talk about the exam in the first place, and hopefully fixing the lost exam paper dialogue issue.
[Quests] “Board Loretta” and “board McGruff” entries now gets checked as done even if you drive to Vaster Reach without boarding them during the Oceanward quest.
[Quests] During the Light In The Tunnel quest there were two lamp posts that were shining bright in Northend View. Now there should only be one bright light there instead.
[Quests] Ensure you can talk to Louise and the others at the end of Beneath Earth and Dust without the volcanic rock, in case people have given the volcanic rock to the sprite already.
[Quests] Fixed a blocking issue where if Player brought the paint brush onto the train it was destroyed. It will now respawn properly instead.
[Quests] Fixed a bug where Horst didn’t want to talk to you after finishing the exam during the Master Of The Craft quest.
[Quests] Fixed a bug where McGruff didn’t accept any toy wagons after the main questline was completed for the Railway Enthusiast quest.
[Quests] Fixed so Hestia and Taisce can't start their second quests unless they're in Orchard and Lusk.
[Quests] Fixed so quests with reverted quest entries can be completed (for some players).
[Quests] Fixed The Collector quest, Railway Enthusiast achievement and Sunken Treasure quest.
[Quests] Loretta will only be in Barrenpyre Square during the parts she's needed in the Cleaning Day quest and then go back to her home.
[Quests] Made Bountiful Blessings easier to trigger.
[Quests] Made sure the flower vase in Anniversary doesn’t disappear if you leave the station.
[Quests] Made it clearer that the Player needs to bring McGruff and Loretta on the train to Vaster Reach during the Oceanward and Last Train Home quest.
[Quests] Master of the craft can now be completed on old broken saves.
[Quests] Players are now able to read the letter on the bench in Miner’s Roost during the Little Lights quest.
[Quest] Players can’t lock themselves out of Something To Do anymore.
[Quests] Pyre Sprites will now properly disappear from your train after the quest Last Train Home is done.
[Quest] The Collector can be completed even if all 9 wagons were turned in before the requirement changed from 12 to 9.
[Quests] The quest entry for The Collector quest does now reflect the amount of wagons you must collect to complete it, which is 9 wagons.
[Quests] The quest "Restoring Barrenpyre" will not get automatically pinned.
[Quests] Timothy will now only do the Tour de Trough while he’s in Trough.
[Quests] Tintin's quest A Light in the Tunnel is now locked until The One Year Collapse is completed, to minimise confusion about the main quest line progression.
[Quest] Tunnel to You now requires 3 apples (like the quest entry states) to complete the quest entry, and not only 2.
[Quest] Where the Grass is Greener can now be completed on all saves after talking to Aya.
[Quests] Where the Grass is Greener now completes on old saves as well.
[Rewards] Black diamond wallpaper in Begonia Fields now gives out the correct reward.
[Stations] Mining resources no longer spawn in the middle of the rock or on top of each other.
[Stations] Moved mining resources in Barrenpyre Mines area so their resources don't spawn under the ash.
[Stations] The visual items that were blocking the rails for the train when leaving Newgale station will now despawn after repairing the rail between Newgale and Cinderdoor stations.
[Stations] Treasure chests don’t look open even though they’re locked anymore.
[Stations] Wallpaper found at Barrenpyre Beach no longer floats in the air.
[Stations] You should now not be able to get stuck in the rocks in Katzengold.
[Train] Locomotive paint and wallpaper won’t reset to previous color when loading a save.
[Train] Pie plates can now be placed on foldable tables.
[Train] Standard seats won’t revert back to default color scheme if the player exits the workshop after uncoupling that wagon.
Various text and sound fixes.
Various other bugfixes.
Known bugs
[Items] Luggage can spawn on rails.
[Items] The mop given out during Cleaning Day can’t be taken to other areas of the station.
[Tools] If the player has lost their mop by giving it away during Cleaning Day, run the GiveRewards(“GrantMop”) lua command to get it back.
Have an amazing time in Locomoto! 🌸 The Green Tile Devs
