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Patch History

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Tactical Quick Answer

Necrosmith 2 launched on Steam on March 27, 2024 and received seven patches over the following three weeks, ending with 1.0.7 on April 16, 2024. That is still the current version, and the game has not been updated since. The most consequential patch is 1.0.4 on April 4, which reworked unit AI around the orders you give them so ranged units attacking a lair no longer stand inside it. Update 1.0.6 added Chaos Mode on April 11, and 1.0.7 rebalanced it and enlarged its disc.

Knowing which patch changed what matters here, because the balance moved in both directions over three weeks and a lot of circulating advice predates the changes that invalidated it.

Early 2024 Updates​

March 27, 2024: Official Version 1.0 Release​

The game launches on Steam for Windows and macOS, with body-part assembly, the day and night cycle that makes your undead stronger after dark, tower add-ons, necro labs, technomagic devices, and Titans.

March 28, 2024: Update 1.0.1​

The biggest balance patch of the game's life, and it landed one day after launch.

  • Economy: Increased gold from chests and mines on the 2nd and 3rd discs, and reduced prices across the metaprogression store.
  • Stat Adjustments: Increased the attributes of Titan body parts, and reduced the durability of tier-2 spawners on the 2nd disc.
  • Bug Fixes: Fixed the second tier of the "Meteor Repeater" keeping tier-one stats, and fixed the fog of war disappearing when moving the camera far from the tower. Also monitor resolution fixes, a negative health bar teleport fix, and a boss damage zone that persisted after the boss died.

March 29, 2024: Balance Update 1.0.2​

  • The Telescope Fix: Fixed the in-game timer freezing while the "Telescope" artifact was equipped. This was the headline bug of launch week. The clock stopped, monsters stopped spawning and lairs stopped firing, while the game itself carried on. Alawar's community manager acknowledged it within hours and told players to avoid the artifact until patched. Note that it froze time and never crashed the game.
  • Economy and Difficulty: More gold at the end of the 1st disc and through the 2nd, reduced power for the 2nd disc boss, a cheaper "Field Generator", and a reduced damage bonus on "Monster's Jaw".

April 1, 2024: Developer Post (not a patch)​

Alawar published a known-issues post announcing two AI updates to come, covering kiting, ranged weapon usage, dodging melee, collectors no longer ignoring enemies, and body-part sorting.

April 2, 2024: Major Update 1.0.3​

This patch made the game harder, which is worth knowing if you are reading strategies written in the first week.

  • Boss Buffs: Increased the Hand boss's health, the final boss's damage and health, and the Reaper's damage.
  • Titans: Increased the armor on Titan body parts, and added a third upgrade level to the Statue of Majesty, and that raised the Titan cap to four.
  • Targeting: Faster target re-acquisition, plus fixes for units not shooting near enemies and for units setting target priorities incorrectly.

April 4, 2024: AI Improvements Update 1.0.4​

The patch that changed how the game is played, built around the orders you assign and not a general pathing rewrite.

  • Units set to collect resources now fight back instead of ignoring enemies.
  • Ranged units set to attack enemies now prioritize targets from range.
  • Units set to attack lairs no longer stand inside the lair. They now attack from a minimal distance and stay no closer than their weapons require, and that is what made ranged builds viable.
  • Added hotkeys for spells and sort buttons for your inventory.
  • Increased the effects of many artifacts from the treasure trove.

April 5, 2024: Small Hotfix 1.0.5​

  • Fixed the timer freezing, a launch-era bug that outlived the Telescope fix in 1.0.2. Also fixed the Cyberdinosaur unit and a cursor that vanished when using spells, and added a soundtrack track.

April 11, 2024: Update 1.0.6 (New Hardcore Game Mode)​

  • New Content: Added Chaos mode, unlocked only after completing the main story campaign. Alawar's framing is "unpredictable challenges" with "no respite, smooth difficulty increase, or gentle progression", and warns that high levels are required. Also added recipe deletion, gamepad inventory sorting, and a larger unit selection area.

April 16, 2024: Update 1.0.7​

  • Chaos Rebalance: Completely rebalanced Chaos mode and increased the size of its disc.
  • Fixes: Fixed boss waves on all discs, fixed the "Martial Feats of Comanche Horsemanship" achievement, and fixed tooltip text and the Korean font.

Current Status​

1.0.7 is the current version and the last patch. The public branch build has not changed since April 16, 2024, and everything Alawar has posted for this app since then has been sale announcements or promotion for its other games. Crash and memory-leak reports from mid-2024 and early 2025 sit unanswered in the forums. Treat the game as finished and not in development.

Frequently Asked Questions​

When did Necrosmith 2 come out?

March 27, 2024 on Steam, for Windows and macOS. Version 1.0 shipped with body-part assembly, the day and night cycle, tower add-ons, necro labs, technomagic devices, and Titans.

Which Necrosmith 2 patch changed the game the most?

Update 1.0.4 on April 4, 2024. It reworked unit AI around the orders you assign, so collectors fight back, ranged units attacking enemies engage from range, and units attacking a lair no longer stand inside it. That last change is what made ranged builds viable. It also increased the effects of many artifacts.

When was Chaos Mode added to Necrosmith 2?

April 11, 2024 in Update 1.0.6. It unlocks only after you complete the main story campaign, runs on a single disc, and Alawar warns it has no respite and no gentle progression. Update 1.0.7 rebalanced it and made its disc bigger.

Did Necrosmith 2 get easier after launch?

Both directions. Update 1.0.1 raised gold on the later discs, cut store prices, buffed Titan parts and weakened 2nd-disc spawners, and 1.0.2 nerfed the 2nd disc boss. But 1.0.3 buffed three bosses, increasing the Hand's health, the final boss's damage and health, and the Reaper's damage.

Is Necrosmith 2 still being updated?

No. Version 1.0.7 from April 16, 2024 is the current build and nothing has shipped since. Later Steam posts for the game are sales and promotion for other Alawar titles, and bug reports from 2024 and 2025 remain unanswered.