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Wend Playtest
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Playtest 71
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Playtest 71
Wend Playtest
· published
17 Aug 2026, 21:09 UTC
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Merging towers is gone. Press R to upgrade a tower where it stands, for the price of another tower of its tier.
Build, sell and upgrade each have their own colour and a label at your cursor.
Towers slam down when you place them.
Hold shift and drag to lay a straight line of towers, and it turns wherever you turn without letting go.
Press Z to flatten everything on the board so you can read your maze.
There is a hotbar across the bottom with five slots, and it follows whatever keys you have bound.
Towers have new art that changes five times as you climb the tiers.
The gem on top of a tower floats gently and drifts through its colours.
Higher tier towers carry a glowing rune and small gems that orbit the main one.
Mana wells are rebuilt with water that moves.
Skeletons step up and over a mana well instead of walking through it.
Busy boards run far smoother.
Fixed a crash when a match was torn down while it was still being watched.
Tips have been rewritten and the wrong gold per kill numbers corrected.
You will need to update this build to play online.
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