# Dungeon Defenders Dungeon Defenders Patch 10.6.10 - The Optimization Update

- Product: Dungeon Defenders (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeon-defenders)
- Vendor: Chromatic Games
- Date: 2026-04-23
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/65800/view/512989355492508209
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/dungeon-defenders/releases/2026-04-23-dungeon-defenders-patch-10.6.10-the-optimization

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- **added** — Spawn animation to Chromatic Gemstone
- **added** — Optional stat logging to UDKCDTSettings
- **added** — Hero Speed cap on Hero Info UI
- **added** — Projectile pooling to Wisp Den, Shroom Pit, SAM Turret, Magic Missile and Owl Nest towers
- **changed** — Wisp Den and Shroom Pit projectiles to home in on targets instead of circling around them
- **changed** — Wisp Den and Shroom Pit projectiles to expire faster once their target is dead
- **changed** — Visuals of auras at lower quality settings
- **changed** — Electric Aura damage multiplier on ruthless from x5 to x3
- **changed** — Added mana in between bosses for Checkpoints 1 and 2 of Ruthless True Boss Rush
- **changed** — Mob pathfinding to have a more distributed load
- **changed** — Game bandwidth increased
- **fixed** — Targeting team of friendly Djinns on War of the Djinn and Rumble in the Jungle
- **fixed** — Ninja Initiate robe not being colorable
- **fixed** — Apprentice losing priority on left click after actions
- **fixed** — Double calls on Mushroom Spores from the hermit
- **fixed** — Movement speed on Kairi the Brave being wrong
- **fixed** — Triggers for Tavern Defense tavern
- **fixed** — Soft-masked items having weird issues with other materials
- **fixed** — Maps losing completion mark if no best time was found
- **fixed** — Nightmare Hardcore losing Hardcore flag on first time Pre-Ruthless to Ruthless save conversion

##### Defence Tavern

Unlocked by beating Tavern Incursion on Nightmare or Ruthless difficulty.
Trigger to swap tavern now works properly and unlock trigger shows the proper map name.

##### New Content

- Added spawn animation to Chromatic Gemstone

- Added optional stat logging to UDKCDTSettings

- Added Hero Speed cap on Hero Info UI

##### Game Optimizations

- Made Wisp Den and Shroom Pit projectiles home in on targets instead of circling around them

- Made Wisp Den and Shroom Pit projectiles expire faster once their target is dead

- Adjusted visuals of auras at lower quality settings

- Allowed splits to have fullscreen when hide splits is toggled. Splits can't trade with other players

- Changes to make item and mana drops not showing properly off-host happen less often

- Added projectile pooling to Wisp Den, Shroom Pit, SAM Turret, Magic Missile and Owl Nest towers

- Possible fix for players not loading properly off-host on some maps

- Gave mob pathfinding a more distributed load

- Increased game bandwidth

- Lots of minor optimizations

##### Balance Changes

- Added mana in between bosses for Checkpoints 1 and 2 of Ruthless True Boss Rush

- Lowered Electric Aura damage multiplier on ruthless from x5 to x3

##### Bug Fixes

- Fixed targeting team of friendly Djinns on War of the Djinn and Rumble in the Jungle

- Made Scroll bar prettier

- Fixed Ninja Initiate robe not being colorable

- Apprentice doesn’t lose priority on left click after actions anymore

- Possible fix for blackscreen on people joining mid wave

- Fixed double calls on Mushroom Spores from the hermit (Should help with lag off-host)

- Fixed movement speed on Kairi the Brave being wrong

- Fixed triggers for Tavern Defense tavern

- Remove the big booms in Workshop Assault

- Fixed soft-masked items having weird issues with other materials (CD Weapons)

- Another fix for 4p ability bug

- Adjusted the visual damage number on the Countaeu start card to match it's actual damage

- Fixed maps losing completion mark if no best time was found

- Fixed Nightmare Hardcore losing Hardcore flag on first time Pre-Ruthless to Ruthless save conversion

For Etheria!