Here we have another update for you. Again we fixed a few issues here and there. There are no new features this time as we work in parallel on the first bigger content update. That will introduce an endless mode and weekly challenges.
Endless mode as the name implies will just not end at wave 80 like the normal mode does. Instead you can continue playing as long as you can survive and get some more elements. Weekly challenges will be really challenges. We have a bunch of things that can be modified and each week you get a new challenge. Less lives, fixed element order, no items, no cooldown between waves and a lot more things are possible. Stay tuned, just played the first challenge this week to test that mode and it was pretty cool and super hard. One could actually say it was “challenging”.
If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord.
Changelog
Enhancements
replaced crystals in resource panel with current monster count
Fixes
fixed double-click mode sometimes not being stored/restored on consoles
fixed score display not being reset when restarting the game
fixed text for Water option on Stadia Crowd Choice being empty
added logarithmic cap to Buffer to damage that can be used by Rootweave tower
fixed a few rare random issues
fixed generator on Trade port being attacked also by none-electricity towers
fixed generator on Trade port being being priorized for attacks instead of normal monsters
fixed favorite switch button not being hidden when closing wheel menu
fixed Shrine tower not always buffing other towers properly
fixed rank not being decreased anymore during session if dropping before previous player due to losing lives
If you have questions, feedback or just want to talk with us, join our Discord.
Update 1.0.7
Here we have another update for you. Again we fix a few issues here and there. But as there aren’t many bugs left luckily we were able to focus on more quality of life features that should improve your experience.
For the most important changes we released a video on YouTube. The full changelog is as usual below.
Depending on further feedback we’ll either directly work on a bigger update containing the new endless mode or squeeze another small patch inbetween. If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord.
Changelog
Enhancements
added item help page
added possibility to swap through tower levels in tower help menu
added option to enable double click for hold actions for gamepad
added favorite system to quick build towers
added tooltip hovering tower name in status screen showing its description
Fixes
changing language ingame doesn’t properly update quest
fixed potential issue that could cause games on Crystal Desert not to end properly
fixed wrong keyboard key used in ingame help menu for type and mix filter
fixed ingame rank display only showing rank 10 worst case
fixed Rootweave ignoring bonus damage of Buffer tower
fixed threshold for drawing board especially for infinity symbol being too low making it hard to solve this quest
made last waves on easy and medium difficulty a little easier by lowering their HP increase
fixed some status effects not using proper damage
fixed Flamethrower being too powerful
If you have questions, feedback or just want to talk with us, join our Discord.
Update 1.0.6
The second update for Elemental War 2 is now available and fixes the remaining reported issues. If you miss something, feel free to report it.
Next we will look into the features you requested and see what makes sense for us to add. We're also evaluating new content like new game modes or more maps. If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord.
Changelog
Enhancements
added info to medals on what score they unlock
added option to use time controls also while wheel menu is open
added new scoreboard for total score across all maps
Fixes
fixed action score exploit
fixed barricades always giving full gold back instead of adjusted price in case of price reduction
fixed path preview that could crash on special hardware configurations
fixed typo in English translation
fixed wrong icon for submit save button being displayed for gamepad
fixed report content prompt being visible sometimes even when not in highscore menu
fixed Saw tower not being able to attack Ebony tree
fixed loading a savegame from wave 80 allowing to surpass wave 80
fixed Buffer tower missing in help menu
fixed scarab quest not being triggered properly
fixed dancing rock on Trade port map
fixed slightly cut off shadows on High setting
fixed solving explorative quest disabling active normal quest
fixed barricades getting lost in savegames
fixed overlapping icon/text in info box in some configurations
fixed score and rank not being displayed properly when continueing a savegame
fixed current wave being skipped when continueing savegame
fixed no items dropping anymore continueing a savegame in the current session (without restarting the game)
fixed building element tower directly giving less action score than the manual way
fixed controller prompt for path preview ingame
fixed loading savegame sometimes hanging (especially autosaves are affected very often)
fixed calling wave not reducing active item cooldown
fixed tower attack speed boni not being relative
fixed Buffer tower not being affected by bonus damage
fixed bonus damage not being relative
fixed interactable level objects being a little hard to click using controller
slightly improved barricade building
fixed camera moving closing the wheel menu while left stick is used
If you have questions, feedback or just want to talk with us, join our Discord.
Update 1.0.5
You might have wondered what happened to the announced patch as besides the status update last week there was no further informations here. Well on Steam and PlayStation the update is live already since Friday/Sunday. I wanted to post this news once all platforms are released, but as Xbox and Stadia are a little slow and the second patch is also almost done, here is the news including the changelog and an outlook for the next update.
Update 1.0.6 fixes a few remaining issues, most of them are just small issues, but it also includes a fix for one quest on Oasis that doesn’t trigger and an issue loading savegames from the autosave on boss waves. Besides these fixes we’re also looking into the feedback we received so far and are already adding a few improvements like showing what score you need to unlock the medals for the maps.
Changelog
Enhancements
added a notification when coop partner leaves the game
added quick build option for towers by holding LB/L1 also on gamepad while playing a tower (on PC it’s left shift)
added button to submit a broken savegame for analysis
Fixes
fixed even locked maps being playable right from the beginning
fixed continue button not appearing sometimes
fixed controller slot navigation in inventory also being visible when playing with mouse & keyboard
fixed some items not disabling properly when returning to the menu
fixed default/old values being visible for a short time opening the score statistics
fixed No tools! achievement only unlocking when returning to main menu before the run, not when restarting from ingame
fixed typo in Polish translation
fixed gamepad not working for drawing board
fixed scroll hint being displayed when switching from mouse to gamepad even though not applicable for the menu
increase maximum session duration in coop
enabled double speed for coop
fixed bloom, color and size of fossilize and laser beam
fixed specular map of Ogre
fixed fossilize effect having a visual glitch under certain circumstances
fixed graveyard not automatically unlocking when having played Ice Islands in demo/playtest already
fixed several potential errors that appeared in the log files
fixed Taxman being able to cause disconnect in coop
fixed Taxman causing too much traffic in coop
fixed several disconnect issues in coop mode
fixed some issues related to savegame loading in some edge cases
fixed Ritual Site related errors that could cause loading savegame to fail
fixed Deaf Djinn quest accidentially being available on Crystal Desert map
fixed Gold Fever quest calculating progress wrong
fixed an issue with Nutcracker quest collecting more than 5 nuts
fixed race condition that could cause finishing quests to break controls
fixed score achievements not properly unlocking when removing local data and loading own score from server
fixed the way resolution is changed which hopefully solves rare crashes
fixed building a second Rootweave tower in the range of an existing one causing problems
fixed monster 0 HP bug in coop reduced chance to see network error e.g. when navigating through scoreboard
fixed touchpad (PS4/PS5) being able to cause weird behaviour in scoreboard
fixed Saw tower not being able to attack Ebony tree
fixed Hunter, Monster Hunter and Extinction trophy not upgrading their process
fixed loading bar jumping down in coop while waiting for coop partner
Any other feedback is appreciated as well, so feel free to contact us. And in the meantime, enjoy the game!
If you have questions, feedback or just want to talk with us, join our Discord.
Info for playtesters
Hey there,
We just found out that when you participated in our playtest a few months ago and might not have uninstalled that version, your installation can be messed up for the full release. To make sure you're playing the correct version. As of now, the version number in the main menu should be 1.0.5 rev2938. If it's < 1.0.0, something is definitely messed up and you can expect any kind of weird error. To solve that issue, the file verification of Steam might be good enough, but to be really sure, it's best to delete the whole Elemental War 2 folder in your Steam directory and then re-download the game.
Sorry for the inconvenience. The changelog for the new 1.0.5 update will follow later today.
Elemental War 2 status update
After the launch on Friday we received a lot of feedback, both positive and negative, including several bug reports from minor stuff to disconnect issues in coop, crashes and more. We’re currently working on solving these issues and will provide a patch as soon as we’re done with it.
If you have encountered issues, please report them. In best case with as much informations as possible.
Currently fixed issues (most important ones only):
continue option (savegames) not always visible and working
gamepad for drawing board not working
Blood Sacrifice quest can break controls which requires a game restart
Taxman can cause disconnect issue in coop
Ritual Site can cause some bugs including loading savegame not working
Currently known issues without a fix (most important ones only)
a few more disconnect/savegame related issues that still need to be analyzed (some might be related to Rootweave tower)
crash when changing resolution(?)
crashes during gameplay
nut cracking quest might not work (not confirmed yet)
monster with 0 HP still running on the map in coop sometimes
Any other feedback is appreciated as well, so feel free to contact us. And in the meantime, enjoy the game!
Elemental War 2 is now available!
After a long time of waiting it's finally there: Elemental War 2!
You can play it on Windows, Linux and Mac and we even have a Deluxe Edition that includes our awesome soundtrack. Check the game out and let us know what you think!
Release date announcement
We finally can announce the release date of Elemental War 2: On May 6th we will launch on all platforms!
For this purpose we also have a new trailer for you:
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Gameplay livestream and AMA
Hi, I'm Daniel Bonrath, co-founder of Clockwork Origins and head and developer of Elemental War 2. In this stream I will introduce the game to you and answer all your questions as far as possible. You might even see some content from the full version of the game ;)
Gameplay livestream and AMA
Hi, I'm Daniel Bonrath, co-founder of Clockwork Origins and head and developer of Elemental War 2. In this stream I will introduce the game to you and answer all your questions as far as possible. You might even see some content from the full version of the game ;)
