DominikDJS: Added four update summaries and changelogs from August–October 2026

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Added four update summaries and changelogs from August–October 2026

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This page documents selected Arms of God updates, listed from newest to oldest.

'''Historical information:''' Each entry describes changes announced at the time of publication. Later updates and hotfixes may have changed the values and mechanics listed below. Original announcements are linked in each section.

== The Cursed Update — 24 October 2026 ==
'''Original title:''' The Cursed Update - 115 Curses, New Desert Expedition, Elite Enemies and more

'''Published:''' 24 October 2026

'''Source:''' [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3100310/view/716793726963286396 Original Steam announcement]

The Cursed Update introduced the Curse system, a Desert expedition, Torment difficulty, Elite enemies, Ophaniel, and Dreadseer. It also updated combat balance, progression, the interface, and controller support.

=== Curse System ===

* Introduced 115 Curses affecting characters, weapons, enemies, and combat mechanics.
* Curse selections appear at designated waves during an Act.
* Selected Curses remain active until the Act ends, allowing multiple modifiers to accumulate.
* Curses appear on Inferno difficulty and above.
* Added seven passive Curse upgrades, including Cathedral Statue upgrades affecting selection options, rerolls, and Curse strength.
* Endless Ascent does not use the Curse system.

Further information: [https://steamcommunity.com/app/3100310/discussions/0/563671642446804962/ Curse System FAQ].

=== Desert Expedition ===

* Added a Desert expedition containing 10 longer waves, new environments, ancient ruins, and a forgotten temple.
* The Desert requires completing the game on Mercy difficulty or above.
* Added Ophaniel as a new boss encountered in the expedition.
* Added additional Events to the Desert.

=== Difficulty, Enemies, and Events ===

* Introduced Torment I difficulty, offering +150% metaprogression resources, more frequent Elite enemies, and additional Curses during a Crusade.
* Added Elite variants of existing enemies, with appearance rates determined by difficulty.
* Added Dreadseer, an enemy using laser attacks.
* Reworked Raziel: removed the stomp and movement-inverting green cloud attacks, replacing them with shockwaves, meteors, and ground fissures.
* Added the Cursed Shrine Event. Activating it applies a Minor Curse for the current wave in exchange for double Ashes.

=== Progression and Balance ===

* Changed difficulty progression so that Inferno and Torment require completing the Desert campaign.
* Set the announced score multipliers to Mercy ×1, Nightmare ×3, Inferno ×9, and Torment ×27.
* Reduced enemy HP by 1% per Act.
* Reduced melee weapon attack speed by 10%.
* Raised Silent Sister's maximum Dodge chance to 90%.
* Changed skill damage scaling to use total weapon damage.
* Tripled Martyr's skill damage.
* Increased damage associated with reviving.
* Shortened the cooldown of Ironmaw's spike attack.
* Removed the 10,000 damage limit affecting transferred and elementally converted weapons.
* Corrected elemental conversions so that the new elemental damage bonus is additive rather than multiplicative.
* Allowed quest interaction while carrying the Cross.
* Disabled hit-induced screen shake while the hero is invincible.

''The score multipliers above record this announcement; they were changed again in a later hotfix.''

=== Combat and Ability Fixes ===

* Updated Ironmaw's charge animation.
* Corrected Freeze interactions with staggered enemies.
* Corrected Spore mine damage.
* Fixed the countdown following Malach's defeat.
* Corrected Extended Arm's interaction with weapon conversion.
* Fixed Soul Reclaimer.
* Fixed Suggested Attach Upgrade failing to update.
* Restored highlighting of the first available Crux upgrade choices.
* Corrected percentage values on the Crux power bar.
* Corrected the range of the Crux Laser skill.
* Updated the description of the Crux Curse debuff.
* Corrected stat calculations for projectiles generated by the Cross.
* Disabled Refresh while an upgrade is being attached.
* Fixed a rare case where using a skill on the same frame as fatal damage ended a run despite an active Lazarus Protocol.

=== Interface and Quality of Life ===

* Redesigned the Crusade screen, adding a timeline of upcoming waves and Events.
* Added HUD quest indicators and enemy buff icons.
* Updated Curse selection animations, sounds, and type colors following rerolls.
* Added an unread indicator to the Codex.
* Updated enemy health bars.
* Updated weapon merging tooltips in the Prayers menu.
* Corrected base-stat color indicators.
* Added a Back to Main Menu button.
* Improved the transition from the introductory map camera to gameplay.
* Corrected the mode title displayed during hero selection.
* Fixed the delay when abandoning a Crusade.
* Corrected transitions to victory and death screens.
* Restored ESC functionality on the victory screen.

=== Technical Changes ===

* Added native PS4 and PS5 controller support without requiring Steam Input.
* Improved detection and selection of ultrawide resolutions.
* Corrected localized characters in Settings.
* Updated sound effects.
* Fixed buttons becoming unclickable during tutorial windows.
* Corrected tutorial image proportions.
* Fixed incorrect end-of-wave information in the upgrade tutorial.

=== Music ===
Added five tracks: three for Act I and two for the Desert. At the time of this update, the soundtrack contained 22 original tracks, excluding variations and split versions.

=== Leaderboards ===
Started a new leaderboard following the balance changes, Elite enemy additions, and new difficulty. Previous results were archived and remained accessible in the game.

=== Development Notes ===
Further projectile optimization, particularly for Endless Ascent, remained in development. The announcement targeted early December for the next major update.

The announcement also retained access to a previous build through Steam's Properties → Betas menu.

== Update v0.6 — 29 August 2026 ==
'''Original title:''' Update v0.6 - new leaderboard, fixes, optimization, rebalance

'''Published:''' 29 August 2026

'''Source:''' [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3100310/view/695396555568447755 Original Steam announcement]

Version 0.6 focused on balance, performance, and build variety. It revised weapons, hero starting stats, Prayers, explosions, and Endless Mode, and introduced another leaderboard season.

=== Balance ===

* Rebalanced most weapons, hero starting stats, Damage Prayers, and Resource Prayers.
* Changed Damage bonuses to multiply all damage.
* Capped Resource bonuses at +300%.
* Set Dodge-to-Damage and Armor-to-Damage conversions to 1%.
* Removed the 10,000 damage cap.
* Capped Frost damage at 1,000.
* Reduced the minimum melee attack interval from 0.4 seconds to 0.2 seconds.
* Capped Range and Explosion Range at 6,000.
* Made bonuses against Burning, Electrocuted, and specific enemy types additive rather than multiplicative.
* Raised the attack-speed gain from skill use from 3% to 4%.
* Reduced the maximum Damage on Skill bonus from 100% to 50%.
* Made all weapons 5% faster.
* Increased the damage contribution from Crux Power to skills by 50%.
* Removed the Shrine from the final Endless Ascent level.
* Added healing upon leveling up.

=== Performance ===

* Optimized and refactored explosions, Burning Ground, and projectiles.
* Prevented AOE weapons such as Aura Emitters and Lasers from generating an additional explosion for every enemy hit.
* Improved performance for builds producing large numbers of projectiles and explosions.

The announcement identified extremely high projectile counts combined with Vortex Emitters as an area requiring additional optimization.

=== Explosive Weapons ===

* Doubled mine speed and improved mine waiting and enemy-seeking behavior.
* Removed the minimum targeting distance from Mine and Grenade Launchers.
* Separated the starting positions of multiple Grenade Launcher projectiles.
* Revised Grenade Launcher trajectories.
* Updated explosive missile models.
* Enabled explosions to generate Resources through Critical Hits.
* Included Burning Ground in weapon damage and kill statistics.
* Removed default Shell-breaking from explosions.
* Gave Detonator, Devastator, Overdetonator, Annihilator, Tesloader, and Teslabringer a dedicated Break Shell perk.

=== Elemental Visual Effects ===

* Added distinct effects for merged elements on projectiles, explosions, and Burning Ground.
* Added separate flamethrower effects for normal and merged elemental variants.

=== Endless Mode ===

* Randomized boss selection.
* Revised boss spawning after 900 seconds.
* Corrected boss health bars and displayed Crux ability values.
* Added a safety teleport plane for players falling through Endless Mode maps.

=== Interface and Quality of Life ===

* Made locked entries visible in the Codex.
* Added Rector to the Codex.
* Added Critical Damage to the side statistics panel.
* Added a Quest Completed icon and HUD icons for Defy Death and Lazarus.
* Added gamepad-driven automatic scrolling in Cathedral building menus.
* Updated customization button and hover colors.
* Removed the Steam button.
* Displayed Attack Speed to two decimal places.
* Revised displayed DPS calculations and added a DPS tooltip.
* Listed normal and upgraded Blessings separately in each hero's Blessing list.
* Updated localization and enemy spawning effects.
* Improved visibility of Synthar's Drone effects.

=== Fixes ===

* Prevented Forcefields and environmental collisions from blocking Enemy Wave ranged attacks.
* Added a safety teleport plane to the Azrael encounter.
* Corrected explosion damage and kill tracking.
* Corrected Mine Launcher Bounce behavior.
* Fixed Blastfiend AOE failing to explode on contact with the environment.
* Corrected Primaris's displayed Blessing count.
* Fixed multiple projectile visual effects.
* Corrected screen effects for Cursed Shards, Toxin, and hero damage.
* Fixed gamepad switching between Codex and Settings in the HUB.
* Removed inappropriate input prompts after loading and during hero selection.
* Corrected enemy Armor calculations involving the Crux debuff.
* Corrected enemy Shell calculations.
* Prevented spikes from spawning outside maps.
* Fixed Burning Ground triggered by melee hits; shockwaves were unaffected by that issue.
* Added a potential fix for a crash involving an invalid projectile weapon reference.
* Corrected the height of the Auto In Cone decal on affected levels.
* Fixed the game window moving when settings were applied.
* Corrected stacking between upgraded and normal Blessings.
* Enforced limits on Damage and Attack Speed bonuses gained through skill use.
* Fixed Shockstring's Damage over Time perk.

=== Music and Leaderboards ===

* Added three music tracks.
* Started a new leaderboard season to reflect the revised balance and performance.
* Preserved previous leaderboard results permanently in the in-game archive.

The previous build remained available through Steam's Properties → Betas → Previous Version option.

== Update v0.576 — 14 August 2026 ==
'''Original title:''' Update v0.576 - Endless Mode Fixes, Stability & QoL

'''Published:''' 14 August 2026

'''Source:''' [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3100310/view/695395286786246934 Original Steam announcement]

Version 0.576 addressed Endless Mode stability, save preservation, status effects, and interface usability.

=== Endless Mode and Stability ===

* Added a potential fix for some crashes.
* Introduced additional Endless Mode optimizations.
* Preserved Endless Mode saves after quitting or crashing, allowing the run to resume from the beginning of the last Endless wave.
* Applied fixes and improvements to Endless Ascent levels.
* Updated Endless level artwork.
* Corrected quest positions on affected levels.

=== Combat and Visual Effects ===

* Corrected Burn and Electrocute stacking using a three-second stacking window.
* Set the first Burn damage tick to occur after 0.5 seconds.
* Recentered Frost Aura effects.
* Fixed flickering weapon hover panels.

=== Interface and Controls ===

* Improved gamepad navigation in the HUB.
* Disabled hero unlocking through the unlock shortcut.
* Added animated pause-menu backgrounds matching the current Act.
* Replaced Exit to Menu with Abandon Crusade.
* Added the ability to abandon a Crusade while receiving earned metaprogression resources.
* Renamed Quit to Quit and Save.
* Added confirmation windows for returning to the main menu, quitting and saving, and abandoning a Crusade.
* Fixed the Codex Perks section.

=== Development Notes ===
The announcement acknowledged remaining performance problems at very high Endless waves and further issues in damage calculations. Additional optimization and balance corrections were planned.

== The Endless Ascent — 7 August 2026 ==
'''Original title:''' The Endless Ascent - Major Update

'''Published:''' 7 August 2026

'''Source:''' [https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3100310/view/679632054236741929 Original Steam announcement]

The Endless Ascent introduced a new Expedition, Endless Mode, class-specific leaderboards, and Loadouts and Presets.

=== Expedition and Endless Mode ===

* Added The Endless Ascent to the Expedition Map in the HUB.
* Added 15 distinct levels and a new story.
* Added Rector as the boss of Level 15.
* Continued the run into Endless Mode on Level 16.
* Introduced separate global leaderboards for each Templar class.
* Established leaderboard history to preserve results after resets and new seasons.
* Added 4 minutes and 30 seconds of music composed for Endless Mode.

=== Loadouts, Presets, and Prayers ===

* Added Loadouts, Presets, and purchasable Preset slots.
* Saved owned Prayers within each hero's Loadout.
* Increased Prayer and weapon refunds to 100%.
* Allowed all 13 basic Tier 1 weapons to be banished.
* Set the minimum Prayer pool to 60, as recorded in the announcement's hotfix 0.572 amendment.
* Reworked and optimized the Prayers interface.
* Improved gamepad navigation between Prayer and Preset slots.

''The announcement includes a later correction to the Prayer pool requirement; it should not be treated as a record of the unpatched launch build alone.''

=== Other Additions and Improvements ===

* Saved victory-screen statistics in hero save data.
* Displayed all Templar statistics on the final victory screen.
* Added Frost Aura effects.
* Updated the Expedition Map, localization, and enemy sounds.
* Updated the ground layer in the Act II illustration and key art.
* Updated Act III floor materials.
* Improved Blood Chalice decal visibility.
* Optimized enemy performance.
* Set ranged enemy attack distance limits to 24 or 30 meters, depending on enemy type.

=== Fixes ===

* Added a potential fix for shops becoming unusable while the player was AFK.
* Removed lingering Ironmaw spike effects after moving to another map.
* Fixed switching from automatic to manual targeting during gameplay.
* Fixed Second Rite adding ranged weapons to Judicator's Prayer pool.
* Fixed the Crux becoming invisible after being placed back on the map during Martyr's skill.
* Prevented the cursor from obscuring currency names in the HUB.
* Addressed frame-rate drops and visual artifacts when switching between Low and Uber or Epic graphics settings.
* Prevented Enemy Highlight from affecting weapon-model glow.
* Fixed disappearing character perk descriptions before starting a run.
* Fixed a crash associated with refunding and unlocking Prayers and weapons.
* Fixed newly created Orders being unable to start a run.
* Prevented a single melee shockwave from hitting the same enemy repeatedly.
* Prevented Frost from triggering at 0% chance.
* Corrected green Freeze explosion effects.
* Fixed white floors on affected levels.
* Prevented Prayers from refreshing when entering Endless Mode.
* Corrected Bone Tower Resource rewards when destroyed by Burning Ground.
* Optimized overlapping explosions to prevent repeated triggering.

=== Balance ===

* Applied a 20% damage reduction for each Bounce and Pierce, including lasers and melee shockwaves.
* Improved Custos and Primaris movement modifiers from −8 to −4.
* Changed the Resource perk from 0.1 Resource per Critical Hit to 0.4 Resource per enemy killed with a Critical Hit.
* Increased Dodge-to-Damage conversion from 1% to 2% Damage per 1% Dodge.
* Increased Armor-to-Damage conversion from 2% to 3% Damage per 1% Armor.
* Strengthened Distant Judgment, moved it to Tier 3, and added a Critical Chance penalty.
* Removed Martyr's −24% Resource penalty.
* Made weapons approximately 10% faster.
* Increased Magnum and Twin Spark damage.
* Moved Incinerator Coil to Tier 3.
* Rebalanced weapon prices.
* Corrected calculations for Range, Melee Damage, and general Damage bonuses.
* Changed Frost against bosses from stopping them to slowing them to 50% movement speed.
* Added a Bounce penalty to Bloodlust Driver.
* Added a damage penalty to Split Rebound.
* Rebalanced Bounce, Projectile, Critical Damage, Melee Damage, Attack Speed, and Resource Prayers.
* Rebalanced Critical Chance Blessings and upgrades, including percentage-based Critical Damage Prayers.
* Rebalanced general Damage upgrades, Near Dominion, Hyper Rebound, and Chain Trigger.
* Increased Soul Extractor's Attack Speed bonus.
* Reduced bonuses from Explosive Radius Blessings and upgrades.
* Reduced Freeze upgrades.

=== Performance Notes ===
The announcement identified extreme combinations of projectiles, Bounces, duplicate attacks, explosions, and Burning Ground as a source of severe performance problems. Further changes to these systems were planned.

=== Previous Version ===
The previous build was retained on a Steam beta branch for players wishing to use the earlier balance.

The announcement instructed players to open the game's Steam Properties, select Betas, and choose the previous-version branch.

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