01.07.2025 - The update is here

Today’s update introduces a wide range of exciting new features and deep changes to the game. Much has been reworked behind the scenes, and other parts are visibly altered – time for a detailed overview: 

 

 🎮 CTD – The Game 

 🧠 Skill-Based Attacks 

 The turret functionality has been fundamentally reworked. Previously, most turret parameters were hard-coded and could only be modified to a limited degree via upgrades or power-ups – any changes required major effort. 

 With the new system, nearly every parameter – from the number of chain lightning targets to damage values or upgrade effects – is now defined in a central database. The game itself only reacts to the bundled, externally calculated values. Turrets are now "dumb" in-game and completely rely on external data , which gives us maximum flexibility for future expansions. 

 

 ☠️ Damage Types 

 Each turret now uses one of six damage types: Kinetic, Fire, Ice, Lightning, Poison, Plasma 

 

 

 All but Plasma are linked to a unique status effect . 

 

 

 Turrets can learn alternate damage types via the skill tree (and later, items) – for example, Fire Chain Lightning or Lightning Rocket Launcher . 

 

 

 Some effects are still placeholders, but already lead to diverse and exciting battles. 

 

 

 Plasma currently has no status effect but offers unique skill nodes and excels at pure damage output . 

 

 

 

 🛡️ Resistance Penetration 

 Enemy resistances from wave 10 onwards previously turned higher difficulties into war-of-attrition scenarios. To counter this, Penetration has been introduced: 

 

 

 Starting at turret level 2 , turrets automatically gain a small penetration value. 

 

 

 This value can be increased further through the skill tree or with items. 

 

 

 Example: 

 

 Enemy has 50% Fire Resistance, turret has 10% Penetration → effective resistance: 40%. If penetration exceeds resistance, bonus damage is applied. 

 

 

 🧭 Pathfinding 

 In addition to classic pathfinding (where enemies choose their path dynamically), there is now a waypoint system that enforces a predefined path. This allows: 

 

 

 Crossroads, loops, or repeated runs through the same area 

 

 

 Dynamic switching between both systems (useful for special maps) 

 

 

 

 ⚖️ Balancing & Difficulty 

 Due to the complete overhaul of turret logic, many balance values had to be reconsidered. The game is currently deliberately unbalanced – which makes it unpredictable and (hopefully) more exciting. 

 

 💣 Bomber & Nuke 

 These power-ups can now once again be used at any time during a wave . Especially noticeable on small maps with short paths. 

 

 🗺️ New Map: Green1 

 To showcase the new waypoint system, a new map is available: Green1 – featuring multiple direction changes and re-entry points. Ideal for fresh tactical approaches! 

 

 🌲 Skill Tree – Bigger, Deeper, Smarter 

 

 

 Expanded from ~500 to over 1150 nodes 

 

 

 New damage types, many specialized effect nodes 

 

 

 Reworked existing values 

 

 

 New search field at the bottom right (e.g. search for “Cooldown”, “Team Cooldown”, “Turret Cooldown”, etc.) 

 

 

 

 ⚡ Power-Ups – Reworked & Repriced 

 Changes: 

 

 

 GameSpeed is now called Enemy Speed – only affects enemy movement speed 

 

 

 Team Power-Ups are now tiered and repriced 

 

 

 Previous values were converted at a 5:1 ratio (rounded up) 

 

 

 

 

 Effect strength now varies: 

 

 

 Team Damage = +5% 

 

 

 Cooldown or Range = start at +1% 

 

 

 

 

 

 🤝 Team Bonuses – More Fair, More Controlled 

 Team Damage no longer doubles a turret’s total damage. It now only affects the base damage (excluding item, boost, or skill modifiers). This keeps total damage output in check and prevents runaway scaling. 

 

 🌐 CTD WebUI – New Features & Improvements 

 New: 

 

 

 Diamond shop with high-level items 

 

 

 Turrets with multiple damage types can now switch damage type in their inventory 

 

 

 The active damage type is displayed in the top-right corner of the turret inventory 

 

 

 Three new in-battlefield options: 

 

 

 Show animated paths – visualizes enemy movement 

 

 

 Show level bars – color-coded turret level indicators 

 

 

 Show names permanently – permanently show player names (use CTRL to toggle visibility temporarily) 

 

 

 

 

 Changes: 

 

 

 The term “Speed” has been replaced by “Cooldown” throughout the interface 

 

 

 Item upgrade prices have been reduced – in some cases by up to 90% 

 

 

 The turret overview now shows all parameters of all damage types, including status effects 

 

 

 Boost cards have been updated with correct English names 

 

 

 Temporary: 

 

 

 Status effect missions are currently disabled – they are not yet compatible with the new system 

 

 

 Statistics display in the battlefield is still a work in progress – will be updated in a future patch 

 

 

 

 🧑‍💻 Note on the Update 

 Although this update is not fully completed in every area, we had to release it within a narrow time window . The reason is the team’s vacation schedule – to ensure we could respond quickly and collaboratively in case of critical issues , this release timing was essential. 

 

 Thanks to all players and supporters! This update is a huge leap forward – technically and in terms of gameplay. Enjoy discovering all the new features and possibilities!