New players get a guided first tower: the first wave waits while a pointer shows where to build and when to call the wave. Daily Trial: a new challenge every day, the same for every Warden. One road, one twist and one barred tower, 12 waves that end on Warlord Gorrak. Hold it for bonus Essence, keep a daily streak for more, and replay it to beat your best score. It opens after your first victory. The ad banner now recovers on its own after a failed load or a dropped connection, and bonus videos are only offered when one is ready to play. After a strong win you may be asked to rate Everspring. It is Apple's standard rating sheet, shown at most once per update.

Essence now comes from deeds instead of grinding. Your first victory on each road and each difficulty, every new star and every new Endless record pay the most, so the Armory is something you unlock across the campaign rather than in a handful of fast runs. Relics unlock in order: rare, then epic, then legendary. No more skipping straight to the legendary gear. Aelith keeps up. The hero now levels to 20, and her damage, health and all four abilities grow with her, so she still matters in the late waves instead of falling off. Fixed an Endless stalemate where shamans could keep a pack alive forever just outside tower range. This version also adds a small advertisement banner at the bottom of the screen while you are defending a road. It sits below the play area and the tower buttons, never over them, and there are no full-screen ads and still nothing to buy. Ads are non-personalized, so the game never asks to track you.