Version 0.5.2 Current Release
October 31, 2026 • Hotfix 3 Active

🔥 Hotfixes & Rapid Patches

  • Hotfix 3: Pet cone and pounce attacks (Swipe, Cleave, Prowl) count toward pet spell damage instead of extra damage multiplied by Count.
  • Hotfix 3: Thunderfury, Sulfuras, Corrupted Ashbringer and Maelstrom deal their fixed % of single hit without Count multiplication.
  • Hotfix 3: Reach stat now properly extends melee strikes (Sinister Strike, Eviscerate) to the stated range.
  • Hotfix 3: The launcher automatically switches game render to DirectX 12 after a crash in Vulkan driver and notifies the user.
  • Hotfix 2: Codex groups spells and evolutions cleanly by specialization with dividers.
  • Hotfix 2: Warlock imps from Imp Swarm, Infernals, and Doomguards pause attacks during level-up card selection.
  • Hotfix 2: Server logs that grow past 32 MB are automatically trimmed on shutdown.
  • Hotfix 1: Auto-pick no longer prematurely ends runs on checkpoints with excessive level-ups.
  • Hotfix 1: Starter gear is white with lower stats, making any white dungeon drop an immediate upgrade.

⚔ Gear & Item Progression

  • Gear stats scale steadily with tier: each tier adds a quarter of its Tier 1 stats instead of multiplicative spikes.
  • Normal drops white gear; Heroic drops white and green; bosses from floor 2 have a 15% chance for blue drops.
  • Epic versions of Mythic gear drop from floor 10 (10% base per boss, +1% per floor, up to 25% cap).
  • Legendaries drop starting at Mythic floor 20 (0.5% base up to 2%).
  • The Extraction Vault preserves its item even if you fall in battle.

✨ Spells, Level-ups & Balance

  • Blade Flurry, Shadow Dance, and Evasion are granted at maximum rank as soon as learned. Evolutions unlock once other spells total 20 ranks.
  • Banish now only applies to spells you do not yet own. Owned cards dim while banishing.
  • Consecutive Ley Line blessings of the same stat yield diminishing returns (85% of previous, down to 10%).
  • Enemies on Normal and Heroic give players more escape corridors rather than completely surrounding them. Base movement speed increased by 10%.

🌐 Languages & Controller

  • Notices, server messages, and addon texts display in your selected language. Full Simplified Chinese localization added thanks to xenoglossy-asyncio.
  • Dedicated controller buttons for Reroll, Banish, and Skip on level-up cards, rebindable in settings.
  • Launcher supports quick account switching, save data backup, and restore from the ⋯ menu.
Version 0.5.1 Major Update
October 26, 2026

💎 Gear Extraction & Scrap Economy

  • Mythic bosses and mini-bosses drop gear at the current floor's tier or higher without an artificial cap.
  • Extracted gear can be upgraded at the Mythic Quartermaster using Scrap.
  • Reroll one bonus stat per item at the Quartermaster for gold.
  • The Extraction Pillar now displays an interactive log of all items extracted during the current run.
  • Elites on Mythic difficulty drop Scrap instead of gold for unextracted items.

🧪 Enchanter & Checkpoints

  • An Enchanter waits by the exit portal at the end of each floor, allowing you to spend Valor to enchant item slots from Minor to Godly.
  • Mythic checkpoints every 5 floors up to 15 floors below your personal best, selectable at the Run Master.
  • Talent presets: save up to three talent builds per class at the Talent Trainer.

🔧 Fixes & Audio

  • Added distinct weapon hit sounds, swing sounds, feline claw effects, and on-kill animations.
  • Mini-bosses and bosses now display real-time markers on both the minimap and world map.
  • Blink teleports in your exact camera facing direction, even while midair.
Version 0.5.0 Milestone Release
October 20, 2026

🚀 Benilla Client & Linux Beta

  • Complete transition to our high-performance Rust client (benilla), rendering via wgpu with modern DirectX 12 and Vulkan pipelines.
  • Official Linux and Steam Deck support in beta with native client, launcher, and server binaries.
  • Native controller integration with dynamic Xbox and PlayStation button glyphs.

⛰ 20-Floor Mythic Tower & Endless Mode

  • Introduced the 20-floor Mythic climb with increasing enemy density, affixes, and milestone rewards.
  • Endless mode unlocked after beating Mythic floor 20.
  • Redesigned Run Master interface with floor preview, reward milestones, and loadout selection.
  • New talent trees for all nine classes featuring choice nodes, larger talent grids, and powerful capstones.
Version 0.1.0 – 0.4.0 Foundational Releases
October 2026 • Alpha Origins
  • 0.4.0: Invasions and raid challenge encounters added to the open world. Telegraph warning shapes refined for boss stampedes and lane eruptions.
  • 0.3.0: Dash ability added with invulnerability frames and Inn upgrades. Darkmoon Cards, Glyphs, and Sayge's Fortune blessings introduced.
  • 0.2.0: Automated local server daemon integration via MariaDB and VMaNGOS fork. First ground telegraph prototype for boss strikes.
  • 0.1.0: The first public alpha release of Hordes of Azeroth. Six initial classes playable, standalone launcher, and automated navigation mesh extraction.