Challenging new environments for players to master.
The core of this update was a series of buffs and adjustments to improve the viability of underused units:
One of the biggest complaints at launch was frame pacing during massive enemy waves (30+ units on screen). Update v20241003 rewrites the particle effect renderer for towers like the and Orc Shredder . Players report a 15-20% increase in frame rates on mid-range hardware.
The Kingdom Rush subreddit and Steam forums lit up on October 4th with mixed reactions to the v20241003 update.
Significant buffs including invulnerability during transformation and increased healing per hit (8% HP). His "Inner Beast" attack buff was increased to 40/60/80%, though its cooldown was raised to 40 seconds.