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Shop TitansNewsThe Sweet Sixteen Update
Major update

The Sweet Sixteen Update

Shop Titans · published 15 May 2026, 16:30 UTC

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This update releases next week!

New Feature & Content

Tier 16

Another year, another spring. As the weather softens on this side of the realm, it would have been as any other season… if a meteor hadn’t crashed near the Kingdom! This cosmic event foretold by Evelyn during her Stardust research brought about a new load of exotic resources and interstellar threats and the means to combat them!

That’s right, a new Tier is here! Tier 16 is finally here and there are 36 new mainline blueprints, six new chest blueprints and one new blueprint for Mundra to discover and craft! Thanks to the aloof (and aloft) Xzyurnip, new fearsome weapons such as the Paradox Entity, elegant attire like the Worldshaper Robe and the morbiulicious Vegan Glorb are now available to all!Of course, such exquisite new crafts can only be made using the highest quality materials. With Evelyn’s most recent discoveries, the exotic Stardust.

Stardust

Tier 16 items require the new Stardust resource in order to be crafted. As this resource has just been discovered, there’s no worker in charge of it! You’ll have to roll up your sleeves and do it yourself! 

Plop down the new Stardust Grinder bin in your shop, and feed it a few components of your choice. Over time, they’ll be ground down into the Stardust resource you can use to craft this new tier.

New Quest & Timewarped Components

Venture into the Meteor Zone to face invaders from outer space! The Xzyurnip and its offspring (the Xzyurnippies) guard the crash site, but amidst the rubbles of the landfall, new exotic materials have been identified: Xzyur Claws, Xzyur Eyes and Alien Bulbs. Webbed Wings, Precious Gems and Overgrown Vines exposed to the otherworldly scenery have also been known to Timewarp into Wing Nexus, Paramount Gem and Hybridized Vine.

The new Meteor Zone quest can be unlocked starting at Merchant Level 68 for 30 billion (30G) Gold or 6000 Gems.

New Lost City of Gold Blueprints

With Tier 16 upon us and every Platinum item released and looted, it’s time for a new look to Lost City of Gold blueprints! We’re going down under the sea to find Pearlescent beauties!

These items are worth quite the pretty penny and require the new Precious Pearl component to craft.Pearlescent blueprints are available in the Pearlescent Chest using a Pearlescent Key. They can also be found in the latest difficulty of the Lost City of Gold dungeon. Read more about the new difficulty in the Balance Changes section below.The new unofficial moniker is Coralcog btw.

Seasonal Content

Merchants VS Makers Community Event

Who’s the best shopkeeper around!? Time to settle this the old fashion way: a sell-off!Choose your side: Maker or Merchant! From May 29th to June 4th, accomplish tasks to pick your side. Earn either the Maker's Hammer or Audit Protector from the victor!

Tierful Journey Content Pass

Starting from May 28th and until June 11th, the Tierful Journey Content Pass will be available!

Earn plenty of amazing rewards including antique blueprints, consumables, customizations, decorations and more! Unlock Full Access for just 1000 Gems!Collect Regal Jewels and complete all tasks to earn yourself the Myriad Maker player title!Tiers of Progression Login CalendarLog in starting on May 21st and until June 4th to obtain daily rewards including useful consumables! There are a total of 10 rewards to claim!

Major Changes

Technical Change to Sound System

We've migrated over all of our sounds and audio to a new system. You may need to re-adjust your sound settings in-game as the audio levels may differ from what was previously set. We also encourage you to report any audio issues you encounter, either by contacting support directly or on Discord.

Balance Changes

Lost City of Gold Difficulty

Added a new difficulty for the Lost City of Gold to reflect the dive into the Sunken City of Gold and the addition of Tier 16.

Expanded Ascension Track

With the release of T16, we are extending the ascension track of almost all item types. Collect a flurry of new rewards, including reductions to Stardust costs and the ever popular increase to all Surcharge values. Get those Ascension Shards ready!

Other Changes

  • Added new Guild perks related to Stardust.

  • Added a new Talent Tree perk related to Stardust.

  • Added corresponding T16 Advanced research for all workers.

  • Adjusted the range of items that could drop from the Prehistoric Chest.

  • Starforged blueprints are now available in the Platinum Chest (assuming you meet the prerequisites).

Minor Changes

  • Added the number of the corresponding skill dice you own to the reroll button when rerolling hero skills.

  • The vanity gear button will now be visually disabled when a hero is unavailable and cannot be customized.

  • Removed the redundant "Continue" option when you've earned enough Champion Coins and are prompted to rank a Champion up.

  • Items received when opening a chest will now be automatically placed on Racks if space is available.

  • Adjusted the dark background for the "Blueprint Starforged" celebration screen to better fit certain resolutions or HUD sizes.

  • Adjusted the Piggy Bank tracker to better fit certain resolutions or HUD sizes.

  • Starforged blueprints in the Content Pass reward track will now display their tiers.

  • The tier icon for Starforged blueprints will now be visually distinct from normal blueprints in offers and reward tracks.

King Schedule

The King will return as a Guest Champion from May 25th until May 28th.

Offer Updates

Permanent Baker Premium Worker Price Reduction

The price of Kaipo, the Baker premium worker pack has been reduced from $17.99 USD to $9.99 USD. On Epic Games Store and Webstore, the price of the pack has been reduced from $15.99 USD to $8.99 USD.This reduction is permanent rather than a time limited deal.

Notable Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where a worker's icon did not display in the expanded details modal in the Level Up Celebration screen. 

  • Fixed an issue that allowed a player to ascend a blueprint they did not meet the adequate worker level for.

  • Fixed an issue where a blueprint's milestone's craft requirements would display incorrectly.

  • Fixed the ascension reward track erroneously referencing an item type instead of the resource for increased production bonuses.

  • Fixed an issue that would cause the chat interface to dim when playing in Traditional Chinese.

  • Fixed the text in the "Starforged" tab in the chest menu not resizing in some languages to fit when overflowing.

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