Castle Lane v0.2.3 Tutorial

This tutorial starts from the v0.2.2 ability and late-game instructions, with the v0.2.3 balance notes added.

Core Controls

• 1: Battle Wolf
• 2: Wall / Repair
• 3: Sword
• 4: Shield Guard
• 5: Archer
• 6: Spearman
• 7: Mage
• 8: Knight

Click or press a number key to select and use a friendly action once. Tap Space to use the selected action once. Hold Space to repeat while normal mana, pause, unlock, unit-limit, Wall, and game-over rules allow it.

What Changed In v0.2.2

• Post-Level-30 generated waves climb more smoothly into ending-in-7 peak waves.
• Active abilities unlock at Level 40.
• One ability button cycles through Arrow Rain, Fireball, Knockback, and Freeze.
• Arrow Rain costs 120 mana and strikes up to 20 existing enemies once each.
• Fireball costs 150 mana and rolls across the lane, affecting up to 20 unique enemies.
• Knockback costs 160 mana and deals no damage.
• Freeze costs 200 mana and deals no damage.
• Successful ability casts advance the rotation. Failed casts do not spend mana or advance.
• Arrow Rain and Fireball scale from current friendly-Ballista damage.
• Knight speed changed from 58 px/s to 36 px/s.

v0.2.3 Balance Changes

• Wolves require two damaging hits through Wave 49.
• Starting with Wave 50, Wolves die from one damaging hit.
• Zero-damage effects such as Knockback and Freeze do not count as damaging hits.
• Mage attack range increased from 250 to 287.5.

Playtest Focus

Please compare Wolf survival around Wave 50 and Mage range feel while also watching the v0.2.2 ability rotation, Ballista-scaled ability damage, and late-game pacing.