Axon TD: Uprising - Tower Defense

Version 1.2 Update

Element Studios

It's been a little while, but we're back with one more release, Version 1.2 ! It contains a new Survival Map, three new Quickplay Maps, some difficulty tweaks, and numerous fixes. Read on the full notes!

General

Lines drawn with Ctrl-click now matches the player color.

Campaign

Campaign Co-op added HP multiplier reduced from 25% to 20%.

Survival

Added a new Co-op Survival map, Big Islands , that allows for an unlimited loadout, along with featuring Islands that have Generators and Aura Towers.

Increased Survival progression points for clearing 5 waves from 5 to 6.

Increased Survival progression points for killing a Boss from 6 to 10.

Nerfed Big Islands difficulty quite a bit.

Adjusted Two Sides so the first 30 waves are a bit more manageable.

Adjusted HP scaling further to make more builds viable across all maps.

Adjusted some of the more problematic waves in End Game Survival.

You now gain ADDs slower on all maps in waves 60+.

Quickplay

Added a new Beginner map, End Lines .

Added a new Intermediate map called Outer Rim .

Added a new Advanced map called Ultimatum .

Balance

Axons

Creator Boss spawns spawns per unit type reduced from 6 to 5, and spacing increased from 1.5 to 2 seconds(adjusted due to the HP multiplier fix)

Advanced Repairer heal reduced from 100 to 75.

Booster ability speed reduced from 280% to 270%.

Disruptor base HP reduced from 160 to 150.

Linked Squdron healing cooldown increased from 1s to 1.5s.

Marauder base HP reduced from 200 to 190.

Medivac base HP reduced from 100 to 90.

Replicant score increased from 1 to 2.

Replicator and Carrier cooldown increased from 7.5s to 9s.

Replicator and Carrier spawn limit reduced from 6 to 4.

Reverser score increased from 12 to 20.

Vanguard base HP reduced from 250 to 240.

Defenses

Artillery U3 damage reduced from 13 to 12.

Duplicator Duration reduced from 14 to 13. U1 duration reduced from 18 to 17.

U3 damage multiplier reduced from 225% to 200%.

Energy Saw Added another damage stage.

EMP Gatling Damage increased from 2 to 3.

EMP duration applied per attack increased from 1.2s to 1.5s.

EMP Mine Cooldown reduced from 20s to 16s.

Damage increased from 20 to 30.

U2 damage increased from 40 to 50.

Gravity Driver U2 Slow reduced from 60% to 50%.

Gravity Generator Base slow increased from 35% to 40%.

U1 EMP duration increased from 3s to 5s.

Network Reduced cost from 125 to 110.

Base damage reduced from 8 to 7.

Reduced base damage cap from 20 to 15.

Reduced U2 Slow from 3% to 2% per upgrade.

Plasmathrower Increased cooldown from 2 to 3 seconds.

Increased damage of U2 and U3 from 15 to 16.

U1 reworked: -- Old: Range increased by 1. -- New: Cooldown reduced by 1. -- Damage increased from 16 to 18.

Target Marker Damage multiplier increased from 25% to 30%.

Damage cap for the base trap and U1 reduced from 1500 to 600.

U1 Slow reduced from 40% to 30%.

Removed the damage cap from U2 and U3.

Overloads

Nuke AoE increased from 3 to 3.5.

EMP Blast Duration increased from 7s to 8s.

Fixes

Fixed an issue where Chain Overload applied to Blockers.

Fixed an issue where Axons could cross removed Architect bridges due to Temporal Mine.

Fixed an issue where the Creator Boss' spawned Axons didn't take the current HP multiplier into account.

Fixed an issue where the "The Collector" achievement wasn't working at all.

Fixed an issue where you could receive an upgrade for a Defense you just removed in wave 30 of Survival.

Fixed an issue where Axon warning messages were popping up in replays.

Fixed an issue with Omega spawning beacons on invalid platforms on specific maps.

Fixed an issue where you could place down more ADDs than you had with fast inputs in Multiplayer, resulting in a negative amount.

Fixed an issue where you were given the wrong Overloads after loading a Co-op save.

Fixed potential causes of desync with Discharge Blaster and Seeker Drone.

New Project

With the release of Version 1.2 , new content and feature development ends on Axon TD: Uprising . We are eternally grateful for all the support you've given us!

As for Element Studios, we're now heads down on a new project. It will be some time before we can share any information on it. We're excited to share more when we're ready!

This announcement was originally published by Element Studios on Steam on Jun 15, 2025.

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