2026-08-12 02:16 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Patch 8/11/26Greetings Defenders,This week's update brings a new Map of the Week rotation, a new way to earn several classic Crystal Core transmogs, adjustments to bonus difficulty scaling, and a number of quality-of-life and bug fixes. We're also excited to share a small look at what's coming next for console players. More on that below!New Map of the WeekThis week's Map of the Week is Throne Room.CampaignCompleting the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops.ChallengesCompleting the Chicken Challenge on Insane difficulty or higher awards double challenge
2026-07-10 23:35 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defender,This update focuses on bug fixes. Thank you to everyone who continues to provide feedback and report issues. Your support helps us improve the game with every update.Event UpdatesDouble Arcanist drops are now enabled on The Keep and Forsaken Temple until next map rotation on Tuesday’s updateCompleting the Massacre promenade Challenge in Rifted Mode now awards double Lil' Bomber drops until next map rotation on Tuesday’s updateBug UpdatesThe repair feature should no longer break when exceeding 200% Casting Rate.Copter Ogres can no longer damage the Crystal Core with their pou
2026-07-08 02:40 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders,We've decided not to rotate the Map of the Week this week. Instead, we're extending the current Glitterhelm Caverns rotation for one additional week to give players more time to farm the Overload Dice Pet before it leaves the reward pool. The current Map of the Week rewards will remain active throughout the extension period. We plan to resume our normal Map of the Week schedule with the next rotation. In the meantime, we'll be releasing a hotfix patch tomorrow that addresses several issues reported from previous Map of the Week rotations, along with improvements aimed at sp
2026-07-01 06:07 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders,A new Map of the Week rotation has arrived! This week we're heading to Glitterhelm Caverns, featuring double Rune rewards, boosted challenge rewards, and another opportunity to earn a variety of special pets and fused gear.New Map of the WeekThis week's Map of the Week is Glitterhelm Caverns.CampaignCompleting the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops. ChallengeMonster Fest now awards double end-of-map rewards.SurvivalMust be completed with the Rifted Mode difficulty modifier enabled.Nightmare Difficulty RewardsFused Guard ArmorFused R
2026-06-24 03:00 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders,Today’s update changes the Map of the Week. We wanted to give you guys another week to farm Lil Bombers. The emerald Barron will be a rare drop from the Promenade challenge next week.New Map of the WeekThis week's Map of the Week is Castle Armory. Completing the map of the week in each mode awards the following.CampaignCompleting the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops.SurvivalMust be completed with the Rifted Mode difficulty modifier enabled.Nightmare Difficulty RewardsFused Ancient ArmorFused KatanaLil BomberMassacre Difficulty Rew
2026-06-20 04:05 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders, With today's hot-fix, The Keep and The Forsaken Temple drop double arcanist pieces in mix mode until our patch Tuesday. Happy Defending, The Community Development Team
2026-06-17 14:52 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders,We've released a small hotfix to address an issue with this week's new special pet reward.Bug FixesFixed an issue where the Emerald Barron was not properly dropping from its intended reward source.Fixed an issue where the Emerald Barron was not appearing in the Transmog list after being obtained.To make up for the inconvenience caused by the Emerald Barron reward issue, we will be releasing another hotfix on Friday that will enable double Arcanist drops on both the keep and The Forsaken Temple until Tuesday 6/22/26 Thank you to everyone who quickly reported the issue and he
2026-06-17 06:09 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders,This week's update brings a new Map of the Week rotation to Lost Metropolis, introduces a brand-new special pet, includes tavern lighting improvements, and addresses several issues related to movement speed buffs and map audio.New Map of the WeekThis week's Map of the Week is Lost Metropolis.CampaignCompleting the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops.SurvivalMust be completed with the Rifted Mode difficulty modifier enabled.Nightmare Difficulty RewardsFused Ancient ArmorFused KatanaLil BomberMassacre Difficulty RewardsArcanist GlovesL
2026-06-09 22:33 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders,A new Map of the Week rotation has arrived! This week we're heading to Yuletide Village, featuring double Rune rewards and a fresh set of rewards across Campaign, Survival, Mixed Mode, and Pure Strategy.New Map of the WeekThis week's Map of the Week is Yuletide Village.CampaignCompleting the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops.Survival / Mixed ModeMust be completed with the Rifted Mode difficulty modifier enabled.Nightmare Difficulty RewardsFused Primitive ArmorFused Paint Ball GunHammelMassacre Difficulty RewardsArcanist HelmetHamme
2026-06-04 22:37 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders, We wanted to take some time to introduce ourselves, talk a little bit about who we are, and share some of the things we have planned for DD:A moving forward. Before we get into our plans, we think it's important to set expectations. We are a small core team of passionate community members working under Chromatic. We're a group of players who care deeply about DD:A and were given the opportunity to help develop the game we love. Over the last nine months, we've spent our time learning, fixing issues, improving systems, and delivering updates to the game. While we're proud o
2026-06-02 22:33 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
New Map of the Week: The map of the week this week is Endless SpiresCampaign double rune drops on completing the map of the week on both nightmare and massacre Challenges: Completing the Assault challenge on insane or higher gives double challenge rewards.Survival/Mixed Mode:Must be done with the rifted mode toggle onCompleting the map of the week on nightmare awards:the fused Miner ArmorFused Balasticusancient hatchlingCompleting the Map of the week on massacre awards:The Arcanist Bootsancient hatchling (either varient)Wolfsbane ClaymorePure Strategy:must be completed with the rifted mode tog
2026-05-30 03:38 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Hotfix Patch 5/29/26Greetings Defenders,This hotfix focuses on rune drop consistency, tooltip clarity, accessory balance adjustments, and updates to Crystal Core transmogs.Rune UpdatesAll runes have had their preferred drop locations updated to match the campaign maps with their highest drop percentages.Bug FixesFixed an issue where the Summoner was displaying the old tower ordering.Updated the Decoy GR rune description to better reflect its functionality.Fixed a typo in the Reflect Field rune tooltip.Updated the Overclock Beam rune description for clarity.Updated the Beaming Blossom rune desc
2026-05-27 22:03 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders,We’re excited to announce that the DDA Crystal Core: Relics Unsealed cosmetic DLC is now available!This DLC brings back 5 fan-favorite Crystal Core transmogs from the original game as direct ports, preserving the exact look and feel that made them so iconic. Rather than reimagining these classics, we wanted to preserve their original identity and bring them directly into DDA for both returning players and longtime fans to enjoy once again.Included Crystal Core TransmogsOG Crystal CoreGobletBook Of SoulsCrystallinePot of GoldAll Crystal Cores included in this bundle can be a
2026-05-27 03:26 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders,A new Map of the Week rotation is here! This update brings new rewards for Royal Gardens, challenge incentives featuring Crystal Core pets, and additional fixes and improvements for The Outpost. Check out the full details below.New Map of the WeekThis week’s Map of the Week is Royal Gardens.CampaignCompleting the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops.ChallengesCompleting the Creeping Challenge on Insane difficulty or higher now awards one of the Crystal Core pets.Survival / Mixed ModeMust be completed with the Rifted Mode toggle enable
2026-05-20 04:22 UTC · Community Announcements · AlsoCoolGamer
Greetings Defenders,Patch 5/19/26 is now live! This week’s update brings a brand-new Map of the Week rotation, updated rewards, and several spawning adjustments to improve gameplay pacing and scaling across multiple maps.New Map of the WeekThis week’s Map of the Week is The Outpost.CampaignCompleting the Map of the Week on Nightmare or Massacre difficulty awards double Rune drops.Survival / Mixed ModeMust be completed with the Rifted Mode toggle enabled.Nightmare Difficulty RewardsFused Guard ArmorFused Royal BladeMini OgreMassacre Difficulty RewardsArcanist GlovesMini Ogre (all variants can n
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