Desktop Defender : Daily Update #10 + NEXT BIG CONTENT PATCH!

Daily Update #10 + NEXT BIG CONTENT PATCH!

Hi everyone!

It’s day 10 of daily patches, and this one’s a nice QOL-focused one! However, there’s some other stuff I want to talk to you all about…

I’m planning on releasing Desktop Defender’s first big content update in December, focused on fleshing out the Rebirth System.

As it works now, Rebirthing erases all of your current progress, but gives you a +25% multiplicative bonus on Money and XP Gain. I’ve been testing out different things, and I’m really liking the expanded Rebirth system that I outline below:

Rebirthing can still only be done after hitting level 150, but now each rebirth forces you to get to a specific wave. E.g. the first one might be wave 95, the second wave 100, the third wave 102, etc.

Rebirthing will only give a +10% bonus, instead of +25%.

Similarly to the level progression, there will be a « Rebirth Progression ». At certain Rebirth counts, you will unlock special bonuses that will power you up and make your next Rebirths quicker.

Below is the structure I’ve been testing out (subject to change, of course):

Rebirth 1 – Unlocks a 1.25x fast forward button

Rebirth 2 – Unlocks loot stash (3 loot)

Rebirth 3 – Start with all weapons unlocked

Rebirth 4 – 3 extra loot slots

Rebirth 5 – Unlocks an even more powerful loot tier, « Omega » loot

Rebirth 10 – +3 stash capacity

Rebirth 20 – 3 extra loot

Rebirth 30 – Unlocks a 1.5x fast forward button

Rebirth 40 – +3 stash capacity

Rebirth 50 – 3 extra loot

Rebirth 75 – Unlocks a 1.75x fast forward button

Rebirth 100 – +3 stash capacity

Rebirth 150 – Unlocks a 2x fast forward button

Rebirth 200 – Unlocks an even more powerful loot tier, « Radiant » loot

You can also see that as a part of the revamped Rebirth System, I’ve added extra features such as a stash (probably the most requested feature!), a fast forward button, and more!

I will be putting an update into the Steam beta branch in around 2 weeks with these additions/changes, and I would love it if you could test it out, and let me know if you like the changes! As I said before, this is totally subject to change, so your feedback will be key in making this revamped Rebirth system as good as possible!

Also, if you’re enjoying the game, I would REALLY appreciate it if you reviewed it. It’s the best thing you can do to support the game if you’re enjoying it!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772810/Desktop_Defender/

Anyways, below are today’s patch notes!

• Made it such that if you have rebirthed at least once, all levels are automatically claimed
• Made it such that you can exit menus by clicking « outside » of them
• Made it such that if you die, the menu you had active reopens on reloading the game scene
• Fixed some typos in text descriptions

– Conrad, Lead Developer