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August 21st
BW2: August 19th, 2026 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Feline Frenzy Community Mini-Event (August 21th, 2026)

- New community mini-event with unique rewards! (Aug 21 - 25):
- Find Old Marta's Cats wandering Bush Whackia!
- Work together to send them all!
- Unlock store items based on your community progress!
- Earn tokens based on your personal contributions!
- Build up a comfy cat enclosure in the Commons event area!

- Fixed a typo in Samsuthir's fledgling serpent quest text (thanks, icebergAK!)

- Fixed broken reward text in slot machine dialogs

- Fixed missing exclamation icon on Dog Days fishing quest npc

- Added Mount Bucks to "Currencies" inventory category

- Added sound hint sign to Simon Says puzzle in the Forsaken Pocosin

- Fixed the lobby field not showing if you leave and return in Kaine's mystery on Mount Olympus in Cloudland
August 21st
BW2: Feline Frenzy Community Quest! 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Feline Frenzy!

Old Marta's visiting the Commons event area with her enormous clowder of cats. The problem is, these cats have a tendency to get lost!

A Cat-astrophic Escape

No clowder of cats is more numerous than Old Marta's, which numbers in the tens of thousands!

The cats have a tendency to wander off, but you can help find lost cats wandering fields all over Bushwhackia and give them a firm budge back to Old Marta's cat corral in the Common's event area.

After every batch of cats you send back via her A Cat-astrophic Escape quest, check back every 8 hours to find another batch of cats.

Every cat you send back increases your individual progress for this mini-event, but also counts towards the collective goal for the community!

Ye Catnip Emporium

The more cats returned, the livelier her little kitty corner becomes, and the more she has to offer in thanks.

After finding some cats, talk to Old Marta and she'll count the cats you've sent back and reward you with Catnip to trade in her Ye Catnip Emporium store!

Not every special item is unlocked from the get-go, though. To unlock them, the community has to reach the goal of the corresponding day of her stay.

Kitty Corner Crisis

You have until Tuesday August 25th to make your contributions AND claim your rewards for this limited-time community quest!

Post your comments and questions here on the forum!
August 7th
BW2: August 7th, 2026 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Dog Days of Summer Event (August 7th, 2026)

- Updated Dog Days of Summer Event
- Added new customization and ranch items
- Added new ribbons and 100% reward
- Added new event mounts in Bush Bucks sale and mount packs, available the first weekend of the event
- Added 3 new pets available the second weekend of the event
- Updated tier 4 and 5 VIP event rewards
- Added new fishing quest in the pool
August 7th
BW2: Dog Days of Summer 2026 Edition 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer

The residents of the Commons want to close out summer with a blast! That big old event field sits there empty most of the time anyways. Help them build an awesome temporary pool to chill out beside. Once you've completed all three building quests, the residents will come in and there will be 3 turn-in stations where you can bring Towels, Sunscreen and Life Rings to get event tokens for buying this year's custom items!

Nate's New Puppies!

Plus, foster an adorable puppy for Nate. It seems he's accidentally ordered too many dogs (again!!) and needs your help to look after them temporarily. Choose one of the 3 to help him out! Once you equip your dog, Nate has some daily quests for you to do to keep the ball of energy that is your puppy occupied. Love the look of the dog? Permanently adopt it with a simple purchase! You can choose between the Cairn Newfoundland, Terrier, and Eurasier!

Puppy and Person Training

A professional dog trainer will help train your puppy AND you! As dog owners need to know how to care for their puppy.

Puppy Mill Protest

Miss Marbles is rooting out awful puppy mills this event, and could use your assistance! If you've helped her in the past, you'll help her feed many stray dogs wandering Bushwhackia.

Race Track

Check out the Companion Racing Track once it becomes available, and you'll be able to bet on pet races! You can only win the prizes once per day though.

The Next Race Track Champion

Later on in the event, you'll need to help an NPC train their unlikely companion to participate in the race!

New This Year

This year's update includes:

- new costume items in the store!
- new ranch items in the store!
- new tier 4 and 5 VIP rewards!
- new pet packs!
- new mount packs!
- new ribbons and 100% reward!
- new fishing quest!

Holiday Banners

If you can complete the event, you'll earn this awesome 100% reward: The Dog Days Banner! Collect them all!

Achievements

-- POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT
There are up to TWENTY SIX possible achievements that can be picked up during this Dog Days event, depending on your game history.

Returning Achievements

Pool Digger - Build the Pool for the Dog Days event.
Safety First! - Help at each pool-side station during the event.
Safety to the Max! - Help at each pool station 50 times - must first complete "Safety First!"
Doggy Daycare - Complete all the doggy dailies.
Man's Best Friend- Level your doggy pet up to level 10.
Training Day - Complete all the puppy training quests.
Dog Days Race Track - Successfully win 5 bets on the Companion Race Track.
Pro Racer Assesser - Buy all the racer assessment upgrades for the Companion Race Track.
Track Trainer - Help Shayla Sharker train a companion for the Companion Race Track.
Cats Teaching Dogs - Help School Cat complete her thesis
Call the Dogtor - Train your puppy with Nate while dressed like a dog
The Right Cat-itude - Show School Cat you can look like a cat

New Achievements


Splashy Spoils - Purchase all the custom items for 2026*

Retired Achievements

We have the following achievements from previous years, which may be earned by spending some Bush Bucks, if a player was not present/didn't earn it during the initial year:
Dog Days Sale - Buy all the custom items and pool items from 2013
Dog Days Outlet - Buy all the custom items for 2014
Summer Supplies - Purchase all the custom items for 2015
Summer Souvenirs - Purchase all the custom items for 2016
Pool Party Procurer - Purchase all the custom items for 2017
Good Dog Goods - Purchase all the custom items for 2018
Dog Toy Takehomes - Purchase all the custom items for 2019
Doggie Dabbler - Purchase all the custom items for 2020
Pool Procurer - Purchase all the custom items for 2021
Sunshine Keepsakes - Purchase all the custom items for 2022
Sunny Stockpile - Purchase all the custom items for 2023
Floating Fancy - Purchase all the custom items for 2024
Warm Weather Wealth - Purchase all the custom items for 2025

* The Mini Golf piece is NOT included in the achievement, and therefore it is not a required purchase.

Mount Packs

All new mounts are available this weekend, from August 7th to 10th!

The Beach Ball mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more!

The Pink Poodle and Water Jetpack are in packs containing 100 Bush Bucks, 10 Pristine Feed Vouchers, and a VIP Voucher! These two mounts leave a sparkling trail when you ride them!

Get Ready!

Post your celebration plans on the forums!

The event will run until Friday August 21st at Noon PDT.

Check out the Release Notes here!
August 5th
Idle Champions: Ahghairon's Day 2026!  
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Ahghairon's Day commemorates the birthday of Ahghairon, the first Open Lord of Waterdeep and founder of the Lords of Waterdeep. In his name, Lords toast Ahghairon and the Watchful Order, while guildmasters toast the Lords in Ahghairon's name, and common folk leave violets at the base of Ahghairon's Tower, the Plinth, and atop the altars of the House of Wonder.

    As part of the festivities, the party is tasked with seeking out a Lord of Waterdeep who stepped down long ago. It seems like an easy request – but if it were easy, it wouldn't have come directly from the Open Lord of Waterdeep herself...
Ahghairon's Day returns with one New Champion and three fresh rebalances! Flint Fireforge, the cantankerous companion who is afraid of lakes and 'allergic' to horses, and the latest Heroes of the Lance Champion to come to the game, is available to unlock today with the launch of the event.

Instead of a single reworked Champion this month, THREE of this event's Champions have had targeted rebalances, pumping up their numbers to make them more effective in your formations. You'll find updates to Jim, Omin, and Prudence available for flex slots now!

For more information about this year's Ahghairon's Day, read on!

Featured Champions

Flint

Learn more about Flint in his Champion Spotlight.

Flex Champions

Flex Slots allow players to unlock additional Champions and earn chests during events, choosing from a pool of retired Champions associated with the event. This collection of retired Champions includes the Champions from previous years of the event as well as some Champions whose events have been retired.

This event's Flex Slot pool includes the following Champions, three of which have been rebalanced:
Voronika
seat 1
Lae'zel
seat 2
Omin
REBALANCED!
seat 3
Ishi
seat 4
Prudence
REBALANCED!
seat 5
Valentine
seat 5
Shandie
seat 6
Jim
REBALANCED!
seat 7
Beadle
seat 8
Ellywick
seat 10
Baldric
seat 12

Jim Darkmagic Rebalance

  • We've buffed Jim's main Fan Club ability by a small amount, which, considering it's a pre-stack ability, should grant a few more areas of progress if Jim's your main DPS.
  • Magical Mystery Tour has been buffed and adjusted to make it easier to maintain stacks. The base effect is much higher, and only 20% of stacks are lost when changing areas instead of all of them.
  • Fashion Week was intentionally quite underpowered because it required (mostly paid) skins to max out. Considering how many more skins are available for gems in the modern game, we're switching it from additive to multiplicative and replacing Jim's Ultimate Damage equipment buff with a buff that targets it.
  • We also added a new feat for Fashion Week.
  • These combined changes, plus an updated set of upgrades, should provide an exciting boost to Jim!

Omin Dran Rebalance

  • Omin has been given his long-awaited pre-stack!
  • The base effect of Champion of Tymora has been buffed.
  • Adventuring Capital now scales up slowly as more stacks are gained.
  • Omin's specialization choices are now buffed pre-stack.
  • In order to make the above work, we have tweaked the effect of Long Term Investments so it gains stacks slower, but since they're buffed pre-stack, the overall effect is much higher!
  • The effect on Omin's gear that buffed Ultimate Damage now buffs all his Specialization choices.

Prudence Rebalance

  • Prudence has received a number of powerful buffs to her old but still solid kit.
  • Glee's base damage bonus and base stacks have been increased, and it now stacks multiplicatively and is buffed pre-stack by feats and equipment.
  • Delight now buffs the base damage of Glee, and its base effect has been increased.
  • The number of Glee stacks granted by Resolve has been lowered due to Glee now stacking multiplicatively.
  • Frustration hasn't received any changes, but due to some tweaks to her base attack, it now has a chance to add or remove multiple stacks per attack, shortening the frequency of its yo-yo effect.
  • The She Hungers spec has had its chance increased.
  • Added a new set of Specializations that increase the post-stack effect of Glee based on the number of Champions in the formation.
  • Changed her Ultimate Damage gear to instead buff Spec B. This should be more than offset by increases to Prudence's BUD potential.
  • Added new feats that buff Spec B.
  • Added new feats that increase the number of Eldritch Blast beams she fires with her base attack.

Hobbycraft Skins!

Flint Fireforge has arrived, and he's bringing more than just his legendary axe! Inspired by the master craftsman's passion for woodworking, this month's skins celebrate the hobbies that make each Champion unique. Ever wondered what your favorite Champions get up to when they're not saving the Sword Coast? Discover their creative side with a collection of all-new hobbycraft skins arriving throughout the month in Idle Champions!

Event Augments

We have four returning Augments this month, including the Supercharged Damage Boon, which grants 2 MILLION % additional damage per level (stacking multiplicatively). Use these Augments to help supercharge your Ahghairon's Day Variants & Mastery Challenges!
  • Golden Offers: One of your weekly offers will be Golden during this event. Golden offers provide an additional 10% discount! The Golden tag persists when an offer is rerolled.
  • Auto-Blacksmith: Event Champions whose recruitment adventure or variants you complete gain common rarity equipment in all slots, if they don't already have better.
    Every tier two or higher event variant completed automatically applies 100 Tiny Blacksmithing Contracts to the variant's Champion's equipment for free!
  • Challenge Week: A Mastery Challenge will start on the third week of the event, providing opportunities to prove your formation building skills and earn unique rewards.
  • Supercharged Damage Boon: The Global Damage Boon is supercharged, granting 2,000,000% additional damage per level, instead of 200% (stacking multiplicatively).
You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.

Feedback on Ahghairon's Day

Our final Year 9 Event is here, and with it, the latest Hero of the Lance: Flint! What do you think about him and the rebalances to Jim, Omin, and Prudence? Are you excited for the first Year 10 event next month?! Let us know!

The best way for us to hear your feedback would be for you to join our community on an officially-supported platform:
August 4th
BW2: August 4th, 2026 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Quality of Life Update (August 4th, 2026)

- Added fix if you're stuck on the Seeking the Showdown quest in the Halflight Haven quest hub but the entrance to the Specular Corridor is closed. Enter Halflight Haven and it should open again.

- Fixed broken quest state in Nurturing Native Nature where you could interact with plants before getting seeds from NPC

- Updated fishing NPC in Commons with new Wetlands fishing items

- Fixed issue where players could get to Wetlands SBA 1 without completing required quest

- Fixed issue where mud boots wouldn't work until reloading an area

- Fixed some dialog typos in Wetlands

- Fixed issue where players could get stuck when interacting with Swamp Deity Altars

- Fixed some SBAs fields not showing up on Area Progress dialog

- Inventory changes:
- Added a new inventory category "Currencies", including
- General currencies
- Quest hub tokens
- Event tokens
- Quarry fragments
- Added a search bar to inventory
- Updated inventory item popup
- Added new feature to use multiple inventory items at once

- Friend request changes:
- Updated friend request dialog to show total number of requests beyond 100
- Updated friend request dialog to get next requests beyond 100 when accepting/clearing requests
- Added friend request counter to friend request dialog button

- Fixed the interact point of the Whack-a-Nate ranch item

- Added Cranberry and Rice crops to Farmer MacDonald's "Farmer's Market - Big Energy" and "Farmer's Market - Big Gold" quests

- Fixed requirement for "Nate's Rock" achievement