Build 1.5.6140 Halloween Update

Additions:

• Added new map Hallows’ Grove where you defend pumpkin groves that power magic cauldrons that summon Ether Paladins to aid you
• Added Halloween themes to all maps (excluding Christmas)
• Added spooky sounds and music
• Added Jack-o’-lantern bombs in place of Powder Kegs
• Added Orc Beastmaster, summons demon hounds
• Added restless souls, when villagers are killed, they can become a ghost and haunt the living until they reach a cemetery, also takes a population slot
• Added Ether Paladin that will spawn from cemetery once enough restless souls are collected
• Added a monster counter under wave timer to show total number of creatures attacking
• Added over 30 new sounds effects

Improvements:

• Improved performance and frame rates
• Improved monster spawner to be more aggressive, and to use large groups when attacking
• Improved radar, now easier to see enemies
• Improved campaign map, moved bonus maps to left side
• Improved effect of higher level monsters and villagers, now have stars under their feet
• Improved buildings to have light emitting from windows
• Improved cursor with custom image
• Improved particle effects on many of the towers
• Improved turn rate of AI controlled agents
• Improved animations to better match movement and actions
• Improved graphics by adding glow to lights and reflective objects (may be toggled in options)
• Improved powder kegs/jack-o-lantern bombs by adding range ring
• Improved static spire’s enemy detection
• Removed structures from build list when it would conflict with map objectives
• Improved many of the shaders

Balance Changes:

• Made event maps playable independent of campaign progress
• Slightly reduced income rate on Muir
• Decreased damage on Flame Shrine level 1 from 50 to 40
• Increased damage on Flame Shrine level 2 from 50 to 65

Bug fixes:

• Fixed bug where player would sometimes auto-attack when trying to run away
• Fixed bug with shadows on map Shadestone
• Added short splash screen on start so steam was causing game window to be in background because it took too long on startup
• Fixed normal map problem on some terrain textures
• Fixed bug that would prevent villagers from attacking hostile animals
• Fixed bug where voices were not using the voice slider in options
• Fixed bug with slow shrines that would sometimes allow mobs through without effects