Dungeon Defenders — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.14 | 2026-04-29 | Changes Added loot drop HUD. Position can be adjusted in UDKCDTSettings file in the config folder for the game. Know issue where icons for armor, weapon and accessories are not showing Added Bloom, DOF, Motion blur settings Added new CDTSettings Option Menu. Text scaling issues on lower resolutions will be fixed with an update on a later date Added space helmet for moonbase tavern Added Item Box Size option to options menu Add Mute Split Player Audio config option. Sounds that still happen will be fixed with a update on a later date Add Toggle Floating Damage Numbers hotkey bound to Ctrl+D Bug Fixes Add flag to prevent simultaneous level-ups |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.13 | 2026-04-26 | Bug Fixes Fixed some Null pointer errors on multi part level maps For Etheria! |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.12 | 2026-04-26 | Changes Made presidential Donkey and Elephant knockback upgradable to 128 Added outdoors on Moonbase Tavern for people who has gotten 116 score on the dance machine Made Moonbase Tavern unlock for people who score 80-115 on the dance machine Bug Fixes Fixed war of the djinn targeting issues for real this time Fixed issues with in-game emulator Fixed collisions and forges on Tavern Defence tavern Grant Insane area achievements when completing on Nightmare or higher For Etheria! |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.11 | 2026-04-24 | New Content Added optional disabling of swapping main split when F8 is pressed to UDKCDTSettings (Broken on this patch, will be fixed with .12 next week) Bug Fixes Fixed Djinns being on the wrong targeting team if they leave the lamp as enemies Fixed crystal staff material not working properly Made it so you can remove splits in fullscreen, doesn't go back to main menu Fixed splits not being removed properly Fixed issue where splits would be on the wrong screen position For Etheria! |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.10 - The Optimization Update | 2026-04-23 | Defence Tavern Unlocked by beating Tavern Incursion on Nightmare or Ruthless difficulty. Trigger to swap tavern now works properly and unlock trigger shows the proper map name. New Content Added spawn animation to Chromatic Gemstone Added optional stat logging to UDKCDTSettings Added Hero Speed cap on Hero Info UI Game Optimizations Made Wisp Den and Shroom Pit projectiles home in on targets instead of circling around them Made Wisp Den and Shroom Pit projectiles expire faster once their target is dead Adjusted visuals of auras at lower quality settings Allowed splits to have fullscreen when hide splits is toggled. Splits can't trade with oth |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.9 | 2026-04-15 | Defence Tavern Unlocked by beating Tavern Incursion on Nightmare or Ruthless difficulty. (Trigger is currently bugged, will be fixed next patch) New Content Made the Mummy colorable Updated model/texture for Nessie Balance Changes Reduced damage fall-off slightly on Chicken Baller's projectile Reworked the projectile of Teddy. No longer does Damage over Time, now single projectile with splash damage. Overall damage is reduced by about 15% Made secret boss on Jester's Spooktacular activate if you press all unique tiles once. Old activation methods still work (36 tiles activations / random on tile press) Made King's Game "Slow Motion" the same |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.8 | 2026-04-02 | Bug Fixes Fixed an issue where Squire guardian boost could make Guardian towers damage be lower to when compared to no boost Fixed defense unit UI bugs for Halloween Sppoktacular 2 and Pure Strategy game modes Fixed Squire Guardian from Eternia Gauntlet and Defensive Polybius Machine boost type not being properly selected Made Practice button for hardcore course on lava tavern work more than once and only work on client side Fixed Eternian Gauntlet guardians being smaller than intended Fixed inconsistent jumps on lava tavern parkour course Fixed Halloween Spooktacular 2 player and mob spawn issue For Etheria! |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.7 | 2026-03-27 | Good day defenders! There will be an event going on through the weekend, starting around 30 minutes after this update went live. You can read more about it on this steam discussion and to participate join the PC Community Events Group steam chat New Content Added Hard difficulty parkour course on the lava tavern Balance Changes Nerfed Shark event pet damage by 20% Buffed Goblin Cupid and Hero Cupids healing by 19.5% Buffed healing on Cowboy Monkey by 270% Cowboy Monkey now prioritizes healing you when you're at 25% health Increased weapon damage on guardian from x2.5 to x3.75 Increased Divine Judgement damage scaling Changed weapon damage sca |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.6 | 2026-03-17 | New Content Changed Jump animation on Guardian to be more in line with other characters delay before the jump actually starts. New Nightmare and Ruthless version of Zamira Fairy are now awarded on tavern on having Warping Core I pack maps completion. Buffed Zamira armor from Ruthless map completion on Warping Core I pack maps. Added new mana gathering fairy pet to Warping Core I pack maps reward, which can be crafted with the gems given at the pet forge. Balance Changes Buffed melee damage on Glove of Hearts by 25%. Reverted attack speed nerf on Baby Demon Lord and nerfed damage by 14% (damage nerf will be toned down next patch). Removed Move |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.5 | 2026-03-11 | Bug Fixes Fixed Pure Strategy not working on Lover's Revenge map Removed Love Shackles bear from Valentine's Tavern Added Lover's Revenge trophy to tavern Fixed overlord boundaries on Lover's Revenge map Fixed map not ending when one of the cores dies on Lover's Revenge For Etheria! |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.4 | 2026-03-10 | New Content Lover's Revenge Map New Hearts weapons, with broken heart variants New Rose Accessory set New Survival Pets: Teddy Bear pet on Wave 25, Bunny Pet on Wave 30 and Hero Cupid Pets on Wave 35 clear Event: A Steampunk Christmas New map for the community event happening on March 27 to 29th. You can read more about it here Balance Changes Changes to Warping Core Pack 1 are in preparation for a new reward being added to the map on Ruthless next update Removed event Lover's Shackles from the game Bumped up the difficulty of Warping Core Challenge pack 1 Made cores on Warping Core pack 1 warp every 5-15 seconds on Ruthless Increased mana gi |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.3 | 2026-02-24 | Balance Changes Made Owl Nest projectile do reduced damage for each enemy it hits, with the damage decrease going from 0.8 per hit at 0 stats to 0.9 at ~7200 tower health Made Owl Nest, Holy Cannon, Wisp Den, Cloud Tower, Shroom Pit, Sam and Mortar use the damage multiplier values of 0.3x for under 1000 damage stat, 0.4x for under 2000, 0.5x for under 3000, 0.6x for under 4000 and 0.75x for under 5000. These towers were overperforming on early game and the values will be fine tuned per tower on the upcoming patches. Bug Fixes Made Health Percentage check for Old One head crystal be 0.35 instead of 0.333330 to prevent issue where there's 1% he |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.2 | 2026-02-20 | Bug Fixes Fixed DU check on placing towers on Pure Strategy Fixed incorrect spawning sounds on guardian towers Moved buffs on Divine Judgement to ability completion to prevent being able to start the ability and cancel for a 0 cost team resistance buff For Etheria! |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.1 | 2026-02-20 | Visual Changes Made glass accessory cosmetic bonus only require 2 items to be equipped Balance Changes There's been 8 new towers released and lots of balance changes on others since the extra tower on Ruthless change was made into pure strategy, so it's no longer needed on all maps. Made Ruthless pure strategy no longer have an extra tower penalty decrease The following maps have an extra tower before the penalty is applied on pure strategy now (Same behavior as before on Ruthless) The King's Game Embermount Volcano Tavern Defense Omenak Lifestream Hollow Endless Spires Frostdale Wonderland The Summit Palantir Bug Fixes Fixed Ruthless Temple |
| Patch 10.6.0 - Guardian DLC | 2026-02-19 | Good evening, Defenders! Today, Etheria gets a bit more protected. Patch 10.6.0 introduces the Guardian hero, with a free valentine's map to come on a later date, in around 3 weeks from now. The patch might seem small when compared to other big numbered patches, but that's because all content has been rolled out in smaller 10.5.x updates since December. New Hero: The Guardian Journeying from the Etherian deserts, the Guardian answers the land’s desperate call. Blessed by unseen powers, her Holy Defenses stand unbroken as she weakens her foes and fortifies her allies. In moments of great peril, Divine Judgement calls down searing lightning, sh |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.5.21 | 2026-02-19 | Bug Fixes Tweaked scale on glasses for Warden Made Ruthless Temple of Polybius forcefully show Game Stats UI on map completion Fixes for Valentine's Day Love Link contest For Etheria! |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.5.20 | 2026-02-13 | New Content Added Stuff and logic for Valentine Contest. Get your Love Shackles from the second floor of the Valentine's Tavern and share them with your true love. More information will be announced in the ddrng discord on February 14th Balance Changes Made Wizardry have 4 not invincible mages on Ruthless difficulty Removed spawn invincibility from spawn areas on Nightmare and Ruthless difficulty Wizardry Made initial mana on Servant Quarters and Wizardry Ruthless 140 from 70 Made Assault Pack and Lab Assault ruthless projectile distance limit 1300 from 750 Changed the following weapons Ruthless limit distance multiplier on the above assault |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.5.19 | 2026-02-10 | New Content Chromatic Defender achievement for having Ruthless Defender then beating all maps from Spooktacular Bay to Challenge: Scorched Arabia on the Lost Quests tab and all maps from Warping Core Pack II: Part 1 to Boss Rush II on the challenges tab on Nightmare difficulty Added Chromatic Gemstone core tied to new Chromatic Defender achievement Chromatic Defender accessories are given on tavern load, similar to Eternal Defender accessory set Made teleport not automatic after second wave of Boss Rush II, now need to use a portal Balance Changes Reduced Euclasse Health by 10% on Boss Rush II Reduce resistances on Ruthless 4p Wave 17 Mech an |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.5.18 | 2026-02-05 | Balance Changes Increased damage scaling of Spiky Blockade Increased spiky blockade range by x3 so it hits ogres Made Coal and Heart Fragments not be affected by map of the week Bug Fixes Fixed Sludge Launcher slow not stacking with Ensnare Aura Fixed movement speed from Buff Enemies being overwritten by Ensnare Aura Adjusted sludge launcher trail vfx Fixed broken Wyvern spawner on Temple of Water Made Ultimate Crystalline Defender, Glass Set and Love Machine Magicite not be affected by map of the week Fixed some out of bounds arrays for end of wave score awards Fixed collision volume upstairs on Halloween Tavern so you can walk in corner tha |
| Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.5.17 | 2026-02-03 | Balance Changes Replaced Ogres with Mini-Ogres on Sky Spooktacular Survival Made Mini-Ogres spawn instead of Ogres on Temple of Water's Campaign as well as the Survival. Doesn't affect Temple of Polybius challenge Bug Fixes Fixed some out of bounds array issues for Djinn golden enemy heal and Sharken charge speed on Ruthless difficulty An issue where every time a enemy or crystal was hit by something other than a player, it would access a null reference. Should better performance overall Fixed Magus boss dying when getting stuck Added missing localization files for Reindeer pet Adjusted Fish Wyvern spawns on Temple of Water / Temple of Poly t |