This new update for Elemental War 2 fixes several small issues we found while working on the next entry in the Elemental War series, Elemental War Clash. The update will go live now on all platforms. Merry christmas already everybody! [previewyoutube=WVYZi-NMLJg;full][/previewyoutube] If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord. Changelog Fixes

• fixed demon bat not being easy to hover
• fixed Rage tower ability not working
• fixed monster hover info sometimes being mislocated
• fixed item tooltip not being removed when equipping item
• fixed upgrading rage tower while its bonus is active permanently boosting the tower
• fixed item tooltip not being removed when using crystal
• fixed loading savegame sometimes crashing

We are happy to announce a new game in our tower defense series: Elemental War Clash! It combines the best features of Elemental War 1 and 2 to create a new and better experience:

• Dozens of different towers with different abilities and strengths
• 3 singleplayer modes: Hero Mode, Classic Mode, Survival Mode
• Plenty of passive and active items as well as tower equipment
• Monster abilities from Gold Rush to Invincibility to make each run unique
• Different and visual stunning environments from desert to ice world
• Different skills with multiple upgrades to customize your playing behavior
• Plenty of different monsters and elementals
• Several quests to unlock new items for Hero Mode
• Level editor to create and share new maps

Hi everyone, Welcome to cyberspace! Our next game HexaScape: Cyber Defense has just been announced - and it comes with a demo! HexaScape: Cyber Defense is an addictive mix of hex grid puzzles and tower defense mechanics to create a compelling turn-based strategy game. So if you are a strategy player or a board game addict, this game is for you! Be sure to give it a try: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2647510/HexaScape_Cyber_Defense/ [previewyoutube=MajT21aXqeU;full][/previewyoutube]

Were less than two weeks before christmas this year and as we stumbled upon a few bugs in Elemental War 2 we decided to release another patch as a little christmas gift for you. The update makes it easier to find the earth piles for the treasure chest on Witch Forest map. They sometimes were really hard to find and I hope its at least a little easier now. Then there is also performance bug where the grass got rendered twice (on all platforms except Switch). Thats also fixed now. The remaining bugs affect the barricades (the memory allocated for their material didnt get freed anymore until going back to the main menu or restarting the game), the scarab quest didnt work properly in coop and the summons of the demon lords ability did use the wrong HP values. The update will go live now on all platforms. Merry christmas already everybody! [previewyoutube=WVYZi-NMLJg;full][/previewyoutube] If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord. Changelog Enhancements

• made treasure earth piles slightly easier to find on Witch Forest

• fixed memory leak for barricades
• fixed scarab for quest missing in coop mode
• fixed HP of Demon Lord summoned monsters being calculated wrongly
• fixed grass being rendered twice

Quite a while passed since the last update for Elemental War 2. We collected a few bugfixes and now have a new patch ready. We fixed the Steam invites, so playing coop with friends is a little easier now. And across all platforms we fixed a few rare cases where small bugs could occur as found in our logs. [previewyoutube=WVYZi-NMLJg;full][/previewyoutube] If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord. Changelog Fixes

• fixed Steam invites not working properly in all cases
• fixed some rare issues

This update fixes a few bugs and adds some optimizations to improve the game even further. As usual let us know if you encounter any other issues or have general feedback. While we dont have any future plans with Elemental War 2 we will keep up support as needed. [previewyoutube=WVYZi-NMLJg;full][/previewyoutube] If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord. Changelog Enhancements

• mouse can be used now to skip dialogues and boss spawn sequences
• improved readability of element damage on monsters

• fixed VSync setting not working anymore
• fixed resolution sometimes not getting restored properly
• fixed higher memory consumption ingame than necessary
• fixed restoring status effects of towers not properly applying them so they could apply twice in the end
• fixed summon elemental button hint not being displayed loading a savegame from a boss wave
• fixed some monsters on maps with multiple path walking weird ways
• fixed normal monsters getting elemental minimap marker sometimes
• fixed minimap markers blinking at wrong spot for a frame

Last year we started working on this new update to finally add official Steam Deck support. While that wasnt too hard (it basically worked fine on Steam Deck already, but we optimized a few things for usability there) we decided to wait with release of the new update until the Switch port was done. That way we were able to integrate the performance optimizations (as far as possible, some fixes were more invasive and are only relevant on Switch anyway) into all other platforms as well. Now its time to launch the update, even a few weeks before the Switch version will launch. You can find the full changelog below as usual. In general you can expect a few optimizations for Steam Deck, general performance improvements and also a few bugfixes here and there. [previewyoutube=WVYZi-NMLJg;full][/previewyoutube] If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord. Changelog Enhancements

• Steam Deck adjustments
• made easy difficulty slightly easier

• fixed dialog skip button being cut off on Steam Deck
• fixed performance issue on Red Canyon
• fixed drawing board cursor positioning for resolutions != 4k
• slightly reduced CPU usage for AI pathfinding calculations
• fixed minimap clicking jumping to wrong position
• fixed water on city map being rendered twice
• fixed rare issue causing towers loaded from a savegame being blue
• fixed price display of barricades
• fixed item menu not closing properly anymore opening it from ingame menu
• fixed auto-generated default flag configuration not getting stored
• fixed confirmation box when leaving/restarting game with controller

During the last October weekend I was at Polaris in Hamburg and there I presented Elemental War 2. Of course that way I got a lot more direct feedback than from all the other players that might find problems, but never report them. So update 1.1.3 is mostly feedback from the convention. Not every feedback is possible to integrate easily and so some things will not be integrated into EW2 anymore, but we will keep them in mind for our future games. There are few convenience features like 1, 2, 3 on keyboard being assigned for the speed levels now and that you can zoom out even further now to get a better overview. The remaining stuff are mostly bugfixes for issues of any kind, bigger bugs so you cant complete quests under certain circumstances and smaller stuff like some tooltips being cut off in long languages like German. You can also check out the new Whats New video of the 1.1.0 release if you havent yet: [previewyoutube=3Lmyw7OQisM;full][/previewyoutube] The next planned regular update is to meant to ensure everything works fine on Steam Deck. I got one last week, but already had to sent it back as during my first test I noticed the display being broken. But I already noted a few minor things and will do more extensive testing once the replacement arrives. If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord. Changelog Enhancements

• game speed can be controlled via 1, 2, 3 now
• increased maximum zoom out distance
• attack and status mode now can be changed by clicking the status icon

• fixed game freeze in tower help menu with certain filter combinations
• fixed cursor being visible during dialogs
• fixed some inconsistency in naming of attack mode
• fixed map restart with active Blockhead quest not removing mines
• fixed profile info prompt in scoreboard not being hidden when switching tabs
• fixed Gamble tower damage calculation being broken
• fixed some quest objects still being priorized as targets of towers
• fixed some monster ability related issues under certain circumstances
• fixed potential cross-play issue
• fixed missing tooltip for monster count
• fixed some tooltip being cut off in certain languages
• fixed Dragon Breathe Salvo quest
• fixed bug causing very fast monsters sometimes to not reach the end portal
• fixed slightly confusing monster element resistances in the status screen
• fixed unwanted line breaks in inventory texts for longer texts

This update is just a small hotfix in order to solve the issue that the game in coop still ended at wave 80 even though you were actually playing endless mode. Thats solved now, so you can continue playing there as well! You can also check out the new Whats New video of the 1.1.0 release if you havent yet: [previewyoutube=3Lmyw7OQisM;full][/previewyoutube] If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord. Changelog Fixes

• fixed issue in endless coop mode still stopping at wave 80

After the big game mode update we released just last week, here we have a new regular patch fixing a few bugs that got reported in the meantime. The update also adds the possibility to unlock new maps via coop mode which wasnt possible so far. There is no Whats New video this time as there is nothing really worth it to show. But we launched a new blog post on Xbox Wire in the meantime telling a little more about the endless mode and weekly challenges. You can also check out the new Whats New video of the 1.1.0 release if you havent yet: [previewyoutube=3Lmyw7OQisM;full][/previewyoutube] If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord. Changelog Enhancements

• added stay in build mode hint to controller settings
• new maps can now also get unlocked in coop mode

• fixed small pathing issue on Witch Forest
• fixed player portal sound not being controlled by ambient sound volume
• fixed treasure chests being invisible
• fixed issue that caused elementals at wave 100 to directly die
• fixed performance and memory issue due to projectiles never getting reused in some cases
• fixed obsolete interest hint at 100000 gold being displayed
• fixed rare issue where monsters could clip below the map
• fixed monsters running circles on volcano map starting wave 100
• fixed issues loading a savegame

Its time for our big game mode update for Elemental War 2. It took a while due to some cert issues (as usual), but now were fine and here we go. The two big features of the new update are the endless mode and the weekly challenges. The endless mode is the same game as the normal mode until wave 80. But instead of ending there another elemental crystal will spawn. That way you can continue playing until you have no lives left and get new elements and items until you reach that point. The weekly challenges are exactly what the name says: they change every week and are real challenges. You will get a specific game configuration and have a week to improve your score there to improve your overall challenge ranking. The game configuration contains obvious things like the map, game mode and difficulty, but also things you usually cant influence, like your start lives, the start wave, whether the game can be paused or not and more. Every week will be a little different, so check it out. Also check out the new Whats New video showing off the major changes: [previewyoutube=3Lmyw7OQisM;full][/previewyoutube] If you have suggestions, check out the feedback thread in the Steam discussions or our Discord. Changelog Enhancements

• added endless mode
• added weekly challenges
• navigating through tower help menu now skips entries that arent enabled with current filters
• added game setting to enable auto-rotation of the minimap to match camera rotation
• slightly changed behavior of Teleport towers: they now still work on wave 80, but each monster can only be teleported once

• fixed left stick right icon for Xbox One controller
• fixed tower description in help menu sometimes being cut off
• fixed global rank achievements/trophies not unlocking properly
• fixed game breaking when restarting run with active blockhead quest and blockhead quest is chosen as new quest again
• fixed exploit selling tower and loading the game before sell animation is finished
• fixed already completed quests being playable in coop again
• fixed performance issue when building a new tower
• fixed treasure chests staying on map restarting the game while they are on the map

Its finally time to announce our new tower defense CyberTD, a mix of tower defense, roguelite and deckbuilding taking place in our cyberspace setting now called Triverse. Working on it since April this year were finally ready to announce our new game, CyberTD! Its a tower defense game, mostly turn-based, roguelite with deckbuilding and inspired by Taur, Core Defense and Slay the Spire. You have one tower to defend the cyber core against viruses. Each wave you can select an upgrade to enhance your tower and its customizable loadout of weapons and active abilities to strengthen your defense and explore different combinations. Play it alone, in local or online multiplayer both in coop and a versus mode or on Twitch with or against your chat! You can already wishlist the game. Doing so will help us a lot, even when youre not going to buy it in the end, so please consider it and tell all your friends about it as well! CyberTD shall be released on PC (Windows, Linux, Mac) in 2023. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2109510/CyberTD Check out our announcement trailer: [previewyoutube=0-INm_7mdt4;full][/previewyoutube]

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

• 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

Here we have another update for you. Again we fix a few issues here and there. But as there arent 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. [previewyoutube=GAKCSizTeQQ;full][/previewyoutube] Depending on further feedback well 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

• changing language ingame doesnt 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

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

• 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

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 doesnt trigger and an issue loading savegames from the autosave on boss waves. Besides these fixes were 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 its left shift)
• added button to submit a broken savegame for analysis

• 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

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.

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. Were currently working on solving these issues and will provide a patch as soon as were 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

• 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

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! [previewyoutube=WVYZi-NMLJg;full][/previewyoutube]

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: [previewyoutube=WVYZi-NMLJg;full][/previewyoutube]

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 ;)

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 ;)

Right now we set the coop playtest version of Elemental War 2 live! You can play two of the maps of the final game including some quests and items in singleplayer and online coop. The version is available on Windows, Linux and Mac. The playtest version supports all of our supported languages. The playtest will run until Monday, so make sure you don't miss out. There will be another demo opportunity in February though. Feel free to give it a try and share your feedback with us.

There will be a second playtest weekend for Elemental War 2 in January on Steam, this time with coop mode. Before we finalize Elemental War 2 we want to give you the chance to give your feedback and also check out our coop mode. This is also a stress test for our server setup.

When will the playtest be?

Who can participate?

What will be part of the playtest?

What is the goal of the playtest?

Right now we set the playtest version of Elemental War 2 live! You can play two of the maps of the final game including some quests and items in singleplayer. The version is available on Windows, Linux and Mac. The playtest version supports the following languages:

• English
• German
• French
• Brazilian Portuguese
• Chinese (simplified)
• Chinese (tranditional)
• Polish
• Hungarian
• Italian
• Romanian

As we started the translation of Elemental War 2 now and as we have a big Polish following in general, we decided to extend our language support by Polish! The store page already got translated and the game will be translated as well. The translation actually will already be available in the playtest version in two weeks! More languages for the playtest should be ready as well, but we can't confirm any of them yet.

There will be a playtest weekend for Elemental War 2 in December on Steam. As Elemental War 2 moves pretty fast towards completion we decided that its a good time to collect some feedback from externals as were still able to adjust the game. So we will have a playtest weekend on Steam.

When will the playtest be?

Who can participate?

What will be part of the playtest?

What is the goal of the playtest?

Elemental War 2 is part of Indie Arena Booth on gamescom this year and you can play our first demo! This year is the first time we are part of gamescom. We have a virtual booth in the Arcade Village of Indie Arena Booth. You can find us there in The Howling Gardens on floor 7. There you find some informations and all important links. We also have a demo representing the current state of the game. You can find it on the Elemental War 2 homepage. If you havent seen it yet, check out our announcement trailer: [previewyoutube=qITDGTvtz8w;full][/previewyoutube] The demo contains all three maps currently part of the game and most features of the final game. We just stripped a few things that arent finished which includes quests and items, but also a few mechanics and some new cutscenes. Let us know what you think either here or on our Discord. Also dont forget to wishlist the game!