Ark's Wonder Dungeon

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• Patch Notes·17 Jun 2026Official

  Ark's Wonder Dungeon v1.6.3

  General:-To try and prevent game crashes from the game loading/deloading too assets too quickly, rooms 1-10 will have slower loading speed, rooms 11-30 will have very slightly slower loading, and rooms 30+ will have the old loading speed.Balance Changes:ITEMS/SKILLS:-Some item descriptions slightly tweaked. -Gloves' Touch skills no longer effect natural weakness/resists, MP cost lowered to compensate.-Potion Spiral now accounts for Potationals and Potion Trios.-Desperation now removes 25 turns off of Pick Up's cooldown. -Elemental Gloves at full power no longer do direct damage, instead applying a series of status effects on all foes: (Fire: Poison/Acid | Water: Glass | Earth: Slog + Sleep + Sedate | Wind: Intimidate + Confusion)BOSSES: -Dark Side bosses' phase 0s now have health reduction.-MI-MI now resists Ultra Death.-MOTHERSHIP's overworld conditions tweaked and given a visual for when it's available to activate. Fixes:-Several typos fixed.-Chef Frog will now react properly to Lullaby.-Reworked Combat Boots to try and prevent dead party members carrying them from softlocking battles.-Added a fading failsafe to stop yourself from being blinded by fading issues for long periods of time.-Interacting with the Dark Totem will no longer instantly give you the reward.
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• Patch Notes·29 Oct 2025Official

  Ark's Wonder Dungeon v1.6.2

  General:-Added additional checks for the Evil Empress DLC.Balance Changes:-Empress' Charm now targets all foes and has a chance to apply intimidate. It can now Irate foes.-Empress' Tri-Slash can now pierce counters. Tri-Slash will now properly apply boss poison.-Empress' Fire Breath is now less effective against enemies with high defense.-Empress' Wing Sprout now has its cooldown not reset between battles.-Clownductor can use Best Medicine more often than Melon Mime.Fixes:-Tark's Magnipedia description.-Wake-up Juice typo in Evil Empress' description.-UFE should no longer heal the enemy.-Orb infuses now properly give 1 spell instead of 2.-Dual Totem and Clowjack-DX's achievement requirements swapped.-Melon Mime/Clownductor should no longer be able to apply Death via Tragedy.-Fixed Wipe's damage calculation.-Evil Empress Teletrap blab fixed.-Infinite Spells and Hexes should now work for Book of All.
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• Announcements·24 Oct 2025Official

  AWD v1.6.0 + Evil Empress DLC

  Update 1.6 and the Evil Empress DLC are here! After a long time of paying AWD minimal attention, I've decided to come back and give it some worthwhile QoL features along with heaps of NEW content! DISCLAIMER: DO NOT OPEN AN AUTO-SAVE AFTER INSTALLING THIS UPDATE, AS IT COULD CAUSE UNPREDICTABLE ISSUES!EVIL EMPRESS DLCAfter unlocking the Knight, you obtain access to the DLC button on the main menu! By purchasing the Evil Empress DLC, you obtain access to her exclusive content and its 34 associated achievements! Contained in those achievements are 2 unique areas, 10 solo campfire stories, lots of incredibly powerful unlockable items, and new dangerous foes for both her and the other dungeoneers!UPDATE 1.6Update 1.6 was made to VASTLY improve quality-of-life for both new and old players alike. I wanted to breath just a little of a fresh life into AWD and got carried away. I'll keep the new content's descriptors brief as to keep the mystery:32 new achievements!3 new areas that can only be found by going off the beaten path! (If you're an older player and want a pointer? Shatter the mirror.)4 new run ending bosses, 1 unlockable miniboss, and 3 hidden bosses only found by fulfilling certain conditions!2 new synergies and several new items!More in-depth changelog for previously existing content is further below! GUIDESI've made two very simple guides to help any new players!1.6.0 UPDATES TO OLDER CONTENT: MAJOR QOL ADDITIONSItem investigation reworked to show its description alongside what stats it directly modifies, displaying both flat stat increases and permanent percentage modifiers.Much of the text in the battle log has been replaced with item/status icons where appropriate.Magnipedia's battle use has been heavily reworked! It now displays the previous enemy specific text, the enemy's current HP/Attack/Defense/Agility along with what their base stat is if it has been modified, and their natural resists/weaknesses.You can now hold Shift when equipping an item to review...
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• Announcements·30 Sept 2025Official

  Upcoming: DLC + 1.6

  Coming in October, AWD will be having two major content updates in a joint release! DLC: EVIL EMPRESSSomebody new will be joining the dungeon's twisting doorways: the Everlasting Empire's one and only Evil Empress!Going through her own solo adventure in the illusionary dungeon, her gameplay focuses on being an utter demon in battle who can shift between two forms for different skills, modifiers, and status immunity! Though potentially difficult to start out as, she has several unlockable upgrades that make her able to contend with the hardest foes of the dungeon single-handedly. It isn't just her, though! Contained within her pack are several new powerful items and interests that can be unlocked for use by the other dungeoneers! UPDATE 1.6Alongside the DLC, Update 1.6 will be released! Unlike other AWD updates in the past that focus mostly on fixing issues and balancing things, this update will contain heaps of that treatment along with completely original content and several systematic tweaks that should assist new and old players!Some of the new content included in 1.6:Updated investigation and checking party members while equipping, New art and sound effects for many common occurrences!3 new areas!6 new bosses!25+ new in-game achievements for unlockable items, interactables, and extras!OTHER NEWS...Oh, yeah. More news. If you own Ark's Wonder Dungeon on Steam, you'll also get AWD-themed character skins early in Shoe Stealin' Studios' upcoming project, PROJECT: FIRMAMENT! You can wishlist it here and check out its demo here!
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• Patch Notes·5 Jul 2025Official

  Ark's Wonder Dungeon V1.5.2

  -Fixed Book of Wind/Earth's description typo. -Added a failsafe to PURE ARK to prevent her from freezing while shifting forms? -COME VISIT. NEW FOE! NEW ACHIEVEMENT!
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