Welcome to The Tower v26 Update! This long-awaited update finally introduces the Guilds System, along with new artifacts and other exciting changes. In this guide, we’ll break down the patch notes, what’s great, what’s not, and everything in between. Want to play The Tower for hours without draining your battery or stressing your device? Play The Tower with OS Link, a hassle-free way to enjoy a remote desktop for both PC and mobile. No long installations, just download, connect, and start playing! Now, let’s dive into everything The Tower v26 has to offer!
A Guild System Is Finally Coming to the Tower!
One of the biggest highlights in The Tower v26 update is the ability to create a guild with up to 29 others or join an existing one, bringing guilds to a total of 30 players. The developers have emphasized that they carefully designed a reward structure of guilds to prevent “super guilds” from being dominated by high-spending or ultra-powerful players.
Unlocking Guild Content & Rewards
Can anyone participate in guild content? If you're a The Tower beginner, you'll need to wait a bit longer, as guild content unlocks at Tier 3 and follows a task-based reward system. Rewards are relatively light and earned naturally through regular gameplay, meaning you won’t feel pressured to grind endlessly just for guild-related tasks. This is great news for casual players who prefer a more relaxed experience.
The developers have also confirmed that this update is just the foundation for future guild content, with more fun modes planned over time. While it’s not a full-fledged guild system with features like Guild Wars (which doesn’t seem likely for The Tower), it sets the stage for exciting expansions in the future.
Guild Token Usage
The Guild Earnings system is going to be a great way for new players to boost their power. Every week, players will receive Guild Tokens, earned passively through daily and weekly mission boxes. This allows tokens to accumulate over time without extra effort. However, guild tasks are shared, meaning each player must contribute separately to help the guild progress.
Guild Tokens can be spent to upgrade the new Guardians. In addition to that Tokens can also unlock new cosmetics and profile customizations. At the end of each 8-week Guild Season, all rewards are automatically distributed.
Cloud Saving That May Affect Offline Play
Cloud Save is back and has been fully integrated to a new system, reducing many of the bugs players previously encountered. After updating, everyone must log into their account before playing, but there should be no noticeable changes to gameplay.
However, there is one major difference, devices must now be connected to the internet to launch the game. Once the game is running, players can continue their runs offline.
New Event Rewards and Relic Features in The Tower v26 Update
The latest update also brings changes to event rewards and relics. The Event Boost now includes two new premium relics for each event, but players can still earn two relics by reaching 350 and 700 points without spending money, just two additional relics are premium. This keeps free relics available, while Event Pass buyers get extra epic relics. New relics include the Cash Bonus and Over Speed Bonus.
Guilds now also offer a way to purchase relics with guild currency. This way If you couldn’t get them during an event, you can buy them later. Future events will likely offer two free relics, two purchasable ones, and skins, with older relics cycling through event and guild shops, though this may take time.
Vault Expansion Brings Powerful Upgrades
The latest update expands both Vault trees, introducing new enhancements and deeper progression for the Power Tree. Nodes can now be upgraded a second, or even third, time, allowing for greater customization.
Tier 2 unlocks upon acquiring 15 Tier 1 Power Tree nodes, while Tier 3 requires 25 Tier 1 nodes and 15 Tier 2 nodes. Both tiers come with a one-time purchase requirement, making these upgrades an investment for those looking to push their power even further.
Revamping the Module System with New Additions
New modules are here, but don’t worry about them cluttering your current searches! A new banner system makes it easier to target both new and returning modules. Four new modules are coming, but they’ll roll out over time, with one added per update. Alongside this, the module system itself has been improved:
- There are now two banners: Featured and Standard. The Standard banner remains unchanged, while the Featured banner highlights a specific module.
- Gems spent on the Featured banner have a much higher chance of pulling the highlighted module.
- New modules will be exclusive to the Featured banner for two weeks before joining the Standard pool.
- Any module you already own at Ancestral (5 Stars) will have a much lower drop rate. Once maxed, duplicates can be shattered for shards.
Additional Module Improvements
- Guaranteed 1 Rare Module every 10 pulls
- Module history now tracks up to 150 previous pulls
- Module cap extended to Level 300 (requires Ancestral)
- New substats unlock at Level 201 and 241
- Reduced shard cost for levels 161-200
Major Changes to Ultimate Weapons
The latest update brings significant adjustments to the Tower game Ultimate Weapons, with a major rework for Poison SW. Instead of relying on a chance-based system, it now operates on a cooldown, making it more reliable while drastically increasing its effectiveness. Alongside this, its damage and base radius have been increased, and poisoned enemies now move 25% slower. The stun duration, stun chance, and damage for Poison Swamp and Inner Landmines have also been significantly buffed.
Inner Landmine (ILM) + Chrono Jump introduces a new lab effect that enhances ILM charges based on how many times an enemy has been hit, functioning like a stacking damage multiplier, similar to Smart Missiles. This makes ILM even more effective in the later stages of the game, especially when paired with ILM+. Additional changes include:
- Spotlight now has 15 extra levels for its Angle stat. When maxed, the Spotlight Angle module effect for Core Modules will be granted for free.
- Chrono Field Duration also receives a bonus, if both the Workshop stat and Duration lab are maxed, its Core Module effect will be granted for free.
- Death Wave now has 5 additional levels to its cooldown.
- All Ultimate Weapons variants have received level expansions for increased progression potential.
- These updates significantly impact weapon and upgrade strategies, providing more power and flexibility across different builds.
Tower 26 Update – Other Changes
The Tower developers have introduced several improvements and quality-of-life changes in the Tower 26 update, refining gameplay mechanics and tournament dynamics. For example: now instantly pushes all enemies out of the tower, preventing them from getting trapped inside. Previously, players had to wait for a shockwave to displace enemies, but this change makes it far more effective, acting like a built-in mini shockwave.
Active Enemy Count in Wave Info
A new counter has been added to track active enemies during waves. This is particularly useful for managing enemy overflow, as enemies surviving past three waves reduce their coin income by half. If you’re maxing out on enemies too often, this helps you adjust your build for better efficiency.
Battle Condition Reduction Lab (T18W1000)
This new lab lowers active battle condition levels (except More Bosses and UW Duration BCs). Unlocked at Tier 18, Wave 1000, it helps late-game players with farming and tournaments. Some feel it should be available earlier, around Tier 14, when heat affects farming, but with a scaled cost system to keep it balanced.
Progress Faster with Smarter AFK Grinding
With so many new features to unlock, progressing efficiently is more important than ever. AFK grinding remains one of the best ways to push forward, but traditional methods have limitations, you can slow down wave speed and let it run, but that means losing control over upgrades and resource management.
This is where OS Link comes in. Unlike standard remote desktop apps, OS Link lets you control another mobile device remotely, complete with key bindings and a virtual mouse. This means you can adjust your setup, manage upgrades, and keep farming efficiently, all without having to be physically present. Whether you’re pushing deep into tournaments or optimizing your farming, OS Link ensures you stay in control.
Conclusion
With Tower 26’s new changes, progressing efficiently is more important than ever. Maximize your grind and stay in control, download OS Link now to manage your game remotely and keep pushing forward, anytime, anywhere!
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