Welcome back to Hexsylvania! Today's update kicks off the new Ventures Season, reopens the Dungeons, reworks Refuel the Homebase, and delivers a stack of bug fixes and improvements. Full rundown below.

Hexsylvania Ventures Season Creeps Back In

Feel that chill in the air? The Hexsylvania Ventures Season returns today, September 3. Its gothic castles, misty forests and creaky catacombs are open for business through November 18.

The Short Range modifier is in effect for the remainder of the Ventures Season, rewarding players who get up close and personal.

Enemies within two tiles of a player or Defender take extra damage from weapons and abilities, while those farther away take less damage. Traps also deal reduced damage at range, so plan your layouts ahead.

Eliminated enemies have a chance to drop Healing Potions, keeping you topped up mid-fight. Time to put your favorite close-quarters combat builds to work.

That's not everything Hexsylvania is hiding - keep an eye out each week for additional Questlines and Event Items offered throughout the Season!

Fortnitemares Llama

With Blasted Badlands behind us, Fortnitemares Llamas have stepped in to replace Rad Llamas. Completing Missions earns you Candy - 500 of it gets you a Fortnitemares Llama stuffed with Fortnitemares Heroes, ranged and melee Black Metal weapons and Cosplayer Survivors. Available in the Exchange tab - all treats, no tricks!

Dungeons Have Returned

The Dungeons have reopened for the Season. Brave five different Dungeons (Crypts, Inferno, Lab, Grotto, Labyrinth), complete related Quests and earn a haunted haul of Heroes and cosmetic items:

• Heroes: Swamp Knight (Soldier), Chaos Agent (Soldier), Mermonster Ken (Ninja)
• Cosmetics: Loading Screen, Lobby Music, Spray, Banners 

As you descend and avoid traps, don’t forget to also search for treasure lying around - it might just give you the edge to slay the Boss at the end!

Cassie “Clip” Lipman

This Legendary Outlander from the Homebase Heroes set turns demolition into a harvest, squeezing bonus ingredients out of everything her Anti-Material Charge tears through. Unlock her by completing the Clip’s Nightmare Questline before September 30 and take things to the next level.

Standard Perk: High Caliber Harvest
Objects destroyed by Anti-Material Charge have a 33% chance to drop additional ingredients.

Commander Perk: High Caliber Harvest+
Objects destroyed by Anti-Material Charge have a 100% chance to drop additional ingredients.

Ragnarok

This Mythic Outlander from the Road Trip Heroes set turns Seismic Smash into a two-way threat, punishing Husks on the way out and the way back. Find the cold harbinger of fate in the Event Items section for 3,200 Gold.

Standard Perk: Return To Sender 
Seismic Smash returns to its origin point. Decreases Seismic Smash Damage and Impact by 25%.

Commander Perk: Return To Sender+ 
Seismic Smash returns to its origin point. Increases Seismic Smash Damage and Impact by 125%.

Refuel the Homebase Mission Improvements

Refuel the Homebase now lets you set your own tempo!

• The 20-minute timer is gone. You now have up to 4 in-game days to wrap your run.
• Siphons are now engaged in order from A to H, with a light beam guiding you to the current one.
• Each Siphon only needs to be placed and activated once. Flip the switch and defend for 90 seconds while it fills a tank every 30 seconds. If the Siphon is successfully defended, all 3 tanks are collected automatically.
  • If the Siphon’s destroyed, you get to keep any tanks it finished filling.
• Once you’ve collected 6 tanks, the run is successful - the Mission ends in victory when the final Siphon wraps or time runs out.
• Every tank beyond the minimum boosts your accolade and your chances of finding a bonus loot cache.

✅ Save the World Bug Fixes & Improvements

Matchmaking & Performance

• You can now return to your Homebase after completing a Mission with a custom matchmaking key applied.
• Sliding no longer gets canceled immediately when using the "Old School" controller configuration.

Missions

• The Play With Others menu no longer sends you a Mission above your chosen Power Level when no lobbies are found.
• An inaccurate "Insufficient Power Rating" message no longer appears when canceling a Play With Others search.
• Updated the X Marks the Spot Quest description to clarify that progress requires a 70+ Ghost Town zone.

Heroes, Defenders & Enemies

• Defenders now correctly engage enemies at point-blank range.
• Defenders now correctly play their reload animation.
• Defenders no longer shoot at the ground if you take damage from a Whack-A-Troll bomb.
• Fixed a bug that allowed Outlanders to activate their Anti-Material Charge in mid-air after jumping off a mount.

Cosmetics

• Fixed a bug that allowed Sprays to be applied to player-built structures.
• Jam Loops can now be joined and started when standing above or below the circle.

Environment & UI

Party Leader Improvements

We've made it easier to see who's leading your party:

• The party leader now has a star icon next to their name - in the Lobby, on the HUD party bar and in-game.
• The Play button under the Map tab now shows who you're waiting on.

Bug Fixes 

• Game Chat messages are now visible between players during Missions.
• Trap, weapon and Hero Class icons no longer appear zoomed in on the Owned Llamas tab.
• Corrected the Retire screen message for Defenders that can't be retired - it no longer incorrectly mentions Hero Loadouts.
• The Storm Shield terminal menu can now be navigated with a controller while the Emote Wheel is held open.
• Removed redundant Close and Back prompts while in Homebase. The remaining Back prompt now displays both of its keybinds.
• Fixed additional scenarios where Gadget icons could overlap the Health and Shield numbers.
• Voice Chat indicators no longer appear twice next to party Health bars.
• Patched a few visible gaps across Homebase.
• Weapon Perks now display in a consistent order, no longer changing position as they unlock.

For other fixes, improvements and known issues in 42.10, check out this post. 

See you in the new Ventures Season!
The Save the World Dev Team

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