Update: v97a – Don't Kick the Dog

Gameplay

Enter Strongholds by defeating Warped Corruptors and entering the Portal they leave behind.
- Players may also generate portals by finding and using the new Warp Gem (WRP) (5⭐) equipment.
While in a Stronghold, the Dog has Stamina.
- If Stamina reaches 0, the Stronghold will end in defeat.
- The Dog gains additional Stamina as they level up.
- Stamina is regenerated slowly via PET.
The Stronghold ends in victory when all enemies are defeated.
Additional Rewards are granted on both Victory and Defeat, with Victory granting additional bonus rewards.
Completing a Stronghold successfully advances the Stronghold Level.
Strongholds spawn more challenging enemies at higher levels.
- Stronghold Level 7 is currently the maximum difficulty, but levels progress infinitely.

Updates to Anger, Leaving
- The Dog no longer starts leaving immediately when they’re made angry.
- The Dog now has Tolerance.
  - When Tolerance reaches 0%, they will begin to leave. This can be interrupted by clearing all Anger before the Leave timer runs out.
- Typing INSPECT ANGER or DOG will reveal how much Tolerance the Dog has left.
- The Dog will drop helpful items to aid defenders as they lose Tolerance.
- The UI for Anger now doubles as a display for Tolerance and. As the Dog loses Tolerance, Anger will fill up to become more red.
Dog Actions
- The Dog now gains energy towards performing actions directly from Friendship being added.
  - Previously, the Dog gained energy over time when pet.
- When The Dog acquires enough energy, they perform 3 actions over 10 seconds.
  - The action chosen is based on the will of the Dog.
- The strength of the Dog’s actions increases as the Dog levels up.
- More energy is required to perform actions as the Dog levels up..
Dog Action: Bite
- The Dog can now Bite, dealing damage to enemies.

Enemy Power
- Enemy Power has been removed.
Corruption
- Corruption is now added by Enemy attacks, and generates periodically.
  - Periodic Corruption is generated more quickly and at higher quantities at higher Dog Levels.
- Corruption summons enemies periodically.
  - Summons from Corruption progressively become harder as more summons are performed.
  - The rate at which Corruption can Summon enemies is faster at higher Dog Levels.
- Corruption will not summon during a Stronghold.
Enemies
- The maximum number of Enemies that can be active at once has been increased significantly
- New: Elite Fugitives
  - Can perform additional Kicks and can become temporarily stealthed.
- New: Elite Prisoners
  - Periodically Summons Prisoner minions.
  - Periodically becomes Resilient to damage (Reduces incoming damage by 50%.)
- New: Warp Corruptors
  - Drops a Stronghold Portal upon being banished.

Chat Messages
- Reward Descriptions that appear in game now also appear in chat when rewards are given out.
Dog Level Up Rewards
- When the Dog levels up, they no longer automatically grant a Reward.
  - Rewards are instead generated by Golden Dogs occurring.
Golden Spark
- When claimed, adds a Golden Dog Tile. Adds one Tile per quantity of Spark claimed.
- Each Golden Dog triggered adds +1 Reward to be given out during the next Reward Ritual.
- Note These changes prevent rewards from being wasted for claiming a large stack of Golden Sparks.
New Chests
- Tier 2 and Tier 3 Chests have been added for Cop, Smith, Pet, Pray, and Dig.
  - Tier 3 Chests have the best chance of awarding 5⭐ equipment.
Chest Updates
- Tier 1 Chest contents have been rebalanced.
- Gems can no longer drop from Chests.
- Gold Chests have a chance to drop 250, 300, or 500 Gold.
Reward Voting
- Gold is more commonly an option in Reward Votes.
- The default reward more commonly awards Gold.

Default Loadouts
- New players will start with default loadouts set.
- COP, SMITH, PET, PRAY, and DIG
  - These default loadouts are always Rapid, Chaining, Charming, Mega, Soul
- RAPID, CHAIN, CHARM, MEGA, SOUL
  - These default loadouts are set to contain the items corresponding to Cop, Smith, Pet, Pray, and Dig.
New Equipment
- Warp Gem (WRP) (5⭐)
  - USE: (1800s Cooldown) Opens a Portal if one is not active.
  - Source: Fugitive Chests
Equipment Updates
- Fugitive Mask (AKH) (3⭐)
- +25 Fugitive Health. Riot or Kick: 5% Chance to become Stealthed for 5 seconds.
- At Level 60, become Stealthed for 10 seconds.
Skill Level Rewards
- Equipment is unlocked for leveling up Cop, Smith, Pet, Pray, and Dig.
- Players will unlock the following items for each skill as they level up:
  - Level 2 – Rapid
  - Level 5 – Chaining
  - Level 15 – Charming
  - Level 20 – Mega
  - Level 25 – Soul
  - Level 30 – Dire
  - Level 35 – Hasten
  - Level 40 – Empowering

Daily Quests
- Daily Quests for Cop, Smith, Pet, Pray, and Dig each respectively now unlock when reaching Level 40 of their associated Skill.
Claimable XP Rewards
- Smelt and Offer both award 100 Skill XP (Smith and Pray, respectively.)
- All Frenzy items (Gavel, Forge, Treat, Incense, Drill) award 200 Skill XP for their respective skills.
- Note: The Skill XP rewards for claimables are not affected by the claimable stack size.

UI
- Added a Reward Tracker display that shows how many rewards will be given at the next Dog Level Up Rewards.
- Polished transition animations when changing to different game lobbies.
Audio
- Added new sound for Gold dropping.
- Added new sound for enemies being damaged.
- Added new sounds for burning, and arsonist attacks.
- Added new sound for using a Mega equipment.
- Updated sound for Gems dropping.
- Updated sound for enemies being defeated.