The Orctoberfest update for Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is now live, introducing brand-new modes and rewards designed to expand replayability. Players can now tackle the new Challenges tab with unique runs across multiple maps or push their limits in Endurance mode, which tasks them with surviving 25 waves on a single map. A Nightmare Endurance option has also been added for players seeking extra difficulty without rewards.
Alongside new gameplay modes, the update adds unlockable skins, accessories, and emotes, as well as two powerful new traps: the Soul Snatcher and the Void Wall. Quality of life features include multiple accessory slots, a trap upgrade indicator, and adjustments to existing traps for better balance. The update also brings bug fixes and general improvements, ensuring smoother gameplay for all War Mages.
Full Patch Notes
New Content
- Challenges: New tab on Mission Select with unique runs of 1–5 maps. Completing challenges for the first time grants additional rewards.
- Endurance: New tab on Mission Select with 25-wave survival on a single map. First-time completions reward players.
- Nightmare Endurance: Harder version of Endurance with no rewards.
- New Cosmetics: 2 emotes, 4 skins, and 14 accessories unlockable via Challenge Mode and Endurance Mode.
New Traps
- Soul Snatcher: Wall trap that targets one enemy at a time, dealing continuous damage based on current health.
- Void Wall: Wall trap that periodically kills small enemies by pulling them into the void.
New Features
- Equip Multiple Accessories: Accessories can now be equipped into separate slots, one per slot.
- Trap Upgrade Indicator: Fully upgraded traps now display a gold-bordered icon.
Gameplay Adjustments
- General: Skull difficulty modifier increased to 20.
- Traps:
- Solar Prism: Now limited to targeting one enemy per trap, allowing for more even damage distribution.
- Other: Re-enabled Life Finds a Way thread.
Bug Fixes
- Lobby Visibility now remains set to the current setting after completing a run.
- Troll Archers now enter an Enraged state when receiving melee attacks, consistent with other large minions.
- Fixed Seed Spitter trap issue where it destroyed barricades when Organic Elixir was taken.
Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap is an action-packed third-person shooter and trap defense game. Players take on the role of a War Mage, evolving through rogue-lite choices while defending rifts against massive hordes of grotesque enemies. With up to four-player co-op, you can obliterate, eviscerate, and incinerate orcs using traps, weapons, and magic in chaotic battles.
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