Tougher bosses, better battles • Campaign bosses now use their full abilities — expect healing, shields and armor when they arrive. • Runners really sprint now, and tower shots fly faster to keep up. • Splash damage from ground-only towers no longer hits flying enemies. • New Outer Walls research: permanent walls guard your castle gate. • Support tower research now boosts aura range and strength. Commanders • Tactician reworked: upgrades cost 20% less (sell value 40%). Every commander can place towers during waves. • Treasurer's gold bonus now applies to all gold, including passive income and early-send rewards. Controls & interface • Upgrade and Sell buttons are bigger and always stay on screen, even for towers at the map edge. • "Confirm sell" no longer resets when your gold changes. • The tutorial pauses the game and continues with a tap anywhere. • The stats panel shows the specialization you actually chose. • Improved VoiceOver support and layout on smaller iPhones. Progress & rewards • iCloud sync keeps Forge Points and tower mastery earned on multiple devices. • Mastery XP goes to the towers you actually used. • Endless high scores now sync across devices. • Achievements and Diamond challenges now match their descriptions. Sound • The game respects the silent switch and won't play music over your own audio. Plus many stability and performance fixes.

Combat feels alive — floating damage numbers and hit sounds land with every shot. Your progress hits harder — Research and Tower Mastery bonuses now boost your towers in battle. Smoother victories — Next Level and Replay work right from the victory screen, and your win is saved the moment the last enemy falls. More to earn — 5 additional achievements can now be unlocked, star progress carries across all campaigns, and Double Rewards grants 2× Forge Points & Mastery XP. Endless Mode — your best wave is now recorded, with rewards matched to each run. Balance & polish — walls, burn and poison tuned consistently at every game speed; pause works everywhere; music resumes after calls.

Stability and polish improvements

• Watch-an-ad rewards (revive, bonus gold, double rewards) now work reliably • Balance fix: heavily-armored enemies are no longer nearly unkillable • Smoother performance and lower battery use during long sessions • Accessibility (VoiceOver) and various bug fixes