New follower: Tinker
Ability: continuously repairs fences and gates, with two ultimate upgrade pathsāChainsaw Wielder and Minstrel Artisan
New meta progression system: Fated One
After meeting unlock conditions and spending Source Crystals, players can directly enhance specific characters
You can also block unwanted upgrade affixes and follower pools, reducing RNG clutter and improving build consistency
Increased base HP of Reviving Guardian
Rebalanced boss HP across all difficulties
Improved carriage system to better match wave pacing across difficulty levels
Reworked follower slot rules
Easy difficulty: full access to all map slots
Higher difficulties: progressively reduced slot availability
Added UI display for current difficulty slot cap
Added total gate damage taken in the post-match results screen Used for defensive analysis and run review
Fixed Lancer attack range display issue
Fixed map boundary rendering issues when zooming out
Fixed Gate Archer layer issue
Adjusted boss rendering above visual effects layer
Fixed āCheersā description and effect issue
Fixed Demonic Brew item malfunction
Fixed Lucky Bone Dice incorrect trigger caused by follower awakening passive
Fixed incorrect damage calculation in certain stats
Optimized startup loading stutter and freezing issues