Five new maps will be released with the upcoming Tipping the Scales DLC, including one of our new favorite War Scenarios, Desert Wall. As with the Cold as Eyes DLC, all DLC owners get the new maps included in Scramble Mode (along with new DLC related buffs and debuffs). We've also added Endless versions of the non-War Scenario maps.
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Sandstorm Shelter Small fortress with three doors, short paths and a centrally located Rift.
Oasis Outpost Seven waves of Tuatara, Orcs, and Flyers make for an intense defense of the Rift in this ornate Fortress.
Untrained Grounds Influenced from an OMD!U fan-favorite Training Grounds, this map has some great killbox options.
Sand Sea Castle Long, winding hallways adds a challenge to the defense of the Rift in the Sand Sea Castle. Luckily, there are plenty of portals to navigate this sinking Fortress.
Desert Wall A War Scenario with extra room to use your War Machines and a well crafted interior for creative killboxes. More details coming soon.
Tipping the Scales DLC Gear Preview
The Tipping the Scales DLC is arriving on April 7. Today, we'd like give everyone a sneak peak at the new gear coming. The Design team shares some of our thoughts that went into the development of each.
Hand Gatling
The inception of the Hand Gatling started with a conversation about its secondary ability. There was an idea about how to allow a player to generate on the spot zone control by placing something on the ground, which became caltrops. When discussing what weapon this should attach to, design naturally gravitated towards a very fast firing weapon in order to counter the Tuatara’s racial ability that caps incoming damage.
Reptilian Carapace
Players have never really had a tool to defend against archers which has always caused us to limit their use within the game. With the new Tuatara Ranger, which Design wanted to utilize more than we have with other archers in the past, we thought a projectile shield to counter them would be a fun inclusion into the game.
Briar Patch
Most of the traps in OMD games have always been more mechanical in nature. The Briar Patch is an effort to create another more organic trap. Design liked the idea of a trap that could generate additional traps by spreading naturally throughout the map. The value of this trap naturally scales with the amount of enemies the player encounters, making it a more efficient trap in war scenarios, and even more efficient in endless.
New DLC Coming April 7!
Announcing new Orcs Must Die! 3 DLC, 'Tipping the Scales' coming April 7! Five new maps including a war scenario, the new Tuatara Race, new gear, new skins, and plenty more! We will share more details about this DLC over the coming weeks. Thanks for playing, orc slayers!
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Hotfix 1.1.1.1
Fixed issue where some Endless leaderboard scores were not posting.
Fixed issue with War Guardians not attacking after killing an enemy unit.
Polish language score and missing symbols now render correctly.
New Endless maps will now automatically unlock if you've previously played the campaign equivalent.
Update 1.1.1.0
Patch 1.1.1.0
We're bringing in the new year with Patch 1.1.1.0! This includes a new games list, two new endless maps, a new Evil Vorwick skin and a slew of improvements and bug fixes. The new games list is accessible from the mode select screen and will display hosted games across all campaigns, weekly challenges, and Endless mode.
Highlights
New Games List displays hosted games from all modes
Two New Endless Maps (North Wing and Cliffside)
New Evil Vorwick Skin
New Scramble Buffs and Debuffs
Other Improvements
Scramble Coop UI Improvements
Crash Fixes
Improved Memory Management
Skulls in the world are granted to players when a mission is complete
Added Status Effects help screens
An issue where the Longbow would stop damaging units has been fixed
Fixed bug where coop players would get stuck in the spellbook in post-game
Cyclopean Mesmerizers no longer fire a constant beam at some units
Fixed various issues with units not pathing through doors
Players can now interact with War Machines while using abilities
Ring of Storms cloud now shows for the client
Mega Boom Barrel Launcher aim is correct for client with range upgrade
Trap Reset Trinket now properly resets the Boom Barrel Dispenser
Stoning enemies or enemies being stoned was misunderstood in many languages so “Petrifies or Petrifying” is now used on the Stone Staff and the Cyclopean Gaze trinket descriptions.
Fixed an issue where enemies would not enter the rift on Icebound Mine.
Added Force Feedback (controller) support for the Flamethrower.
Increased Spike Trap damage.
Reduced base cost of Barricades.
Reduced base cost of Tar Traps.
Lowered the cooldown on Ceiling Pounder.
Lowered the cooldown on Acid Geyser.
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Cold as Eyes DLC Now Available
In Cold as Eyes, Warmages must now battle against the mighty Cyclopeans across three new maps! To help hold off the hordes, Cold as Eyes also adds new tools for Warmages including the Molten Gold Trap, Cyclopean Gaze Trinket, and a Flamethrower.
The Cold as Eyes DLC includes:
3 New Scenarios in Icy Environments - Maps available in Campaign, Endless, and
Scramble Modes
New Cyclopean Race - Upon death, heals all nearby Cyclopean units
New Enemy Cyclopean Shaman - Creates totems that disable Warmage traps
New Enemy Cyclopean Mesmerizer - Tracks Warmages with a powerful arcane ray
New Enemies Cyclopean Medium & Heavy - Bolster the Cyclopean army
New Weapon Flamethrower - Burns enemies with a powerful secondary breath attack
New Trinket Cyclopean Gaze - Turns Warmages and their enemies into stone
New Trap Molten Gold - Coats enemies in gold, with a chance to drop a special coin
New Buffs & Debuffs - Variety of new additions to Scramble Mode
Watch the Cold as Eyes DLC Launch Trailer here: [previewyoutube="UrVO_KcF5tU;full"]
