What's better to brighten up your November than 14 all-new objectives to tackle? That's right, Amusement Park of Doom and Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge both get their Tier 5 objectives in today's update!

Amusement Park of Doom Tier 5 Objectives


Roller Coaster

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Your DPS and Gold find stay at 0 for four times as long.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Carousel

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Carousel seats now change every 50 areas.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Log Ride

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Towel monsters now have annoying abilities as well as being invincible.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Ferris Wheel of Doom

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

The House of Horrors

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • The random effects are even stronger than ever.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Mauled by Mascots

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds. Can be killed faster if targeted by Imani or Garnet.
  • Each Mascot also reduces Gold find by 50% (stacks multiplicatively.)
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.

Couples Day

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Sluggo monsters spawn randomly and live at least 5 seconds, but can be killed faster if hit by a projectile first.
  • Crusader levels and upgrades now cost more, and monsters drop less gold.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 700.
• Awards 775 rubies.





Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge Tier 5 Objectives


The Journey of the Ring

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • The Ring monsters now spawn more frequently.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

Call in the Eagles!

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Bird seed monsters now spawn more frequently.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

Let's Dial In

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Crusaders levels and upgrades cost more, and monsters drop less gold.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

It's the Climb

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Your DPS spends even longer at 0.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

It's Getting Hot in Here

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Mollug monsters count as 10 monster kills for the volcano's death count.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

Vertical Limits

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • Only Male Supernatural Crusaders may be used.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.

Dead Snow

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Invisible Mollug monsters randomly spawn and can't be hurt until clicked to be made visible. Mollugs can only be killed by projectile damage.
  • When a lesser zombie is killed, they damage the formation by 35% of the Crusaders' max health.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective Bullet Hell from Ready Player Two to complete.
• Beat area 750.
• Awards 800 rubies.




New Achievements!

Unlock the two new in-game achievements fore these campaigns!


• Doors to the Stars - Kill 10,000 Sluggos in Tier 5 or higher Amusement Park of Doom objectives.
  
  
• Game of Riddles - Kill 10,000 Mullogs in Tier 5 or higher Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge objectives.

The time has come, the time is now, for the Tier 4 objectives for the Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge campaign!

Tackle these objectives once again, to help build your ruby stash up. We've highlighted what has changed with them for Tier 4, but they still have all the fun changes added along the way in previous tiers as well.

Objectives

• The Journey of the Ring
• Reach area 1000.
• Hobbits change positions every 250 areas now.
• Ring Reapers will now one-shot the Crusaders if they reach the formation.
• Awards 650 rubies.

• Call in the Eagles!
• Reach area 1050.
• Only Animal Crusaders can be used.
• Awards 700 rubies.

• Let's Dial In
• Reach area 1050.
• Some of the spawned monsters can only be damaged by projectiles.
• Awards 700 rubies.

• It's the Climb
• Reach area 1100.
• Healing abilities are ineffective.
• Awards 700 rubies.

• It's Getting Hot in Here
• Reach area 1200.
• The random buffs from the volcano become more powerful every time a Crusader dies.
• Awards 700 rubies.

• Vertical Limits
• Reach area 1100.
• Only Supernatural Crusaders can be used.
• Awards 700 rubies.

• Dead Snow
• Reach area 1200.
• Tough zombies now spawn after 3 lesser zombies are killed.
• Awards 700 rubies.

This weekend, we're also offering the Flash Sale Frenzy. Starting at 11am Pacific Time (UTC-7) today, Friday, August 28th, 2020, and running until Monday, August 31st, 2020 at Noon Pacific Time (UTC-7), you'll get a new flash sale offer every 6 hours, or every time you purchase your current flash sale, if you are missing any of the Golden Epics on the list we've curated. If you own all the golden items from the list, the game will continue to offer you flash sales, if there are still ones you are missing for the Crusaders you own.

Enjoy!

Since we are between events and eagerly awaiting Kaine's Dinner of Doom next week, we thought now would be a great time to introduce some new Tier 3 Objectives for Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge and some new Tier 3 11th Objectives!

Looking to learn more? Of course you are! Details about our new Tier 3 Objectives can be found below...

New Tier 3 11th Objectives

Idols Through Time

• Rewind
• Complete all previous Tier 3 11th objectives, and all Tier 3 Idols Through Time objectives.
• A VHS tape floats in the front of the formation.
• Viewer monsters spawn at random, with a projectile attack.
• If a ranged monster hits the VHS tape, your area quest progress goes down by 5, unless the quest is already complete.
Reach Area 1550.
REWARD: Faster Free Play Bonus — Increases the Free Play Bonus gained on reset by 100%.

Amusement Park of Doom

• Queue Up
• Complete all previous Tier 3 11th objectives, and all Tier 3 Amusement Park of Doom objectives.
• Monsters drop less Gold.
• Areas start out more difficult.
• Royal Crusaders may not be used.
Reach Area 850.
REWARD: Quest Multiplier — Adds a 20% chance for monsters to give double quest progress.

Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge

• Mountain of Madness
• Every 15 seconds, a random Crusader becomes infected with paranoia, causing their DPS to zero out.
• The paranoia also causes the upgrades of Crusaders adjacent to that Crusader to be disabled.
• Terrifying monsters spawn at random and cannot be killed, except by Firestorm and similar effects.
Reach Area 1100.
REWARD: Extra Mission Idols — Increases Idols gained from Idol missions by 400%.

New Tier 3 Objectives

Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge

• The Journey of the Ring
• Four halflings take up spaces in the formation, moving every 50 Areas.
• A Wizard joins his companions, occupying a slot in the center of the formation.
• The Wizard buffs both himself and Crusaders adjacent to him based on how many halflings the Crusaders are adjacent to.
• A Ring Monster spawns randomly, and immediately summons nine Ring Reaper monsters when you kill it.
• Ring Reapers can count towards quest progress.
Reach Area 900.

• Call in the Eagles
• Three eagles take up slots in the formation.
• Bird seed monsters spawn at random.
• When a bird seed monster is killed, each eagle either buffs or debuffs your formation.
• Your DPS to monsters is the lowest DPS among all your Crusaders (excluding Clickers.)
  Reach Area 950.

• Let's Dial In
• An astronomy arch takes up a slot in the formation, periodically spawning powerful monsters.
• An alien escort takes the leading spot in the formation, disabling adjacent Crusaders' abilities.
• Only humans and aliens can be used.
Reach Area 950.

• It's the Climb
• A country singer takes up a slot in the formation.
• Your DPS is raised and lowered as she sings.
• DPS spends more time lowered than Tier 1.
• Only winged Crusaders can be used.
Reach Area 1000.

• It's Getting Hot in Here
• A portable volcano takes up a slot in the formation.
• For every 200 monsters killed, the volcano applies a random buff.
• The volcano’s heat disables the Formation Abilities of adjacent non-magical Crusaders.
• Fire falls at random, damaging Crusaders.
• Volcano now explodes boulders randomly too, which instantly kill a Crusader.
• Only Projectile Crusaders, and Crusaders with guns, can be used.
Reach Area 1000.

• Vertical Limits
• Every monster killed causes a random Crusader to get closer to freezing.
• When a Crusader is frozen, their DPS is 0 and their gear and formation abilities are disabled.
• Crusaders are chilled even more quickly than on previous tiers.
Reach Area 1000.

• Dead Snow
• Zombie monsters spawn at random.
• After 10 zombies are slain, a tougher zombie spawns which can only be damaged by clicks.
• Zombie Winter, Roboqueen and Dragons get a bonus (100% buff for all FAs) for being in the formation.
• The stronger zombie spawns after only 5 lesser zombies.
• All non-boss area quests are changed to kill the Tough Zombie monster.
Reach Area 1050.

At last, Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge joins the rest of the campaign pack, with a slew of new objectives including the tier 1 and 2 11th-slot objectives. Beat them to unlock Arenvarr the Beheaded, and Bonus Idols for the campaign.

This update today sees the addition of eleven objectives for you to tackle on our most recent campaign Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge!

Remaining Tier 1 Objectives

• Vertical Limits - Reach area 700 while avoiding frostbite.


• Dead Snow - Reach area 750 while looking out for zombies, with a unique formation.


• Everest - Reach area 800, if you can still breathe. This Tier 1 11th objective unlocks the Crusader Arenvarr, the Beheaded. Arenvarr's gear can be found in normal Silver and Jeweled chests.

Tier 2 Objectives

• The Journey of the Ring The journey continues on to area 800, and a Wizard has joined his halfling-friends in your party.


• Call in the Eagles! Suffer your avian companions for another 200 areas, to reach area 850.


• Let's Dial In Reach area 850 not only with the pesky Astronomy Arch, but also with an alien influencer who disables the DPS of adjacent Crusaders.


• It's the Climb Climb to area 900 this time, with your DPS spending more time at 0.


• It's Getting Hot in Here The volcano is stepping up its game, as you escort it to area 900. Non-magical Crusaders adjacent to the volcano are disabled, and its starting to rain fire.


• Vertical Limits - Reach area 900 while avoiding frostbite that builds up quicker than in Tier 1.


• Dead Snow - Reach area 950 while avoiding the faster onslaught of zombies. Never fear though, the deathly chill empowers Zombie Winter, RoboQueen, and all Dragons, doubling the effects of their formation abilities.


• Just So - Reach area 1000 with everything right where it ought to be. This Tier 2 11th objective unlocks Bonus Boss Idol drops for the Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge campaign and buffs all Bonus Boss Idol drops for all campaigns.

Enjoy!

It's been a long time, but a new campaign is finally ready to enter the arena. Are you up to the challenge? If you remember the Idols Through Time campaign and the nefarious deeds of Dr. Finklebottom, well, his relative is now out for revenge!

Today are introducing an all-new campaign: Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge!

A mysterious invitation and a deadly manor start your Crusaders on a path up a treacherous mountain. Can you survive this plot for revenge? Are you ready to face never before seen terrors?

Included in this launch are eight Tier 1 objectives for the campaign as well as the Free Play, as well as some all-new monsters!

• Getting to Know You Beat area 500 on the Mme. Finklebottom's Revenge campaign. Must have 250,000 Idols to start it.
  Rewards: 350 Rubies and unlocks the additional objectives as well as the Free Play.


• The Journey of the Ring Escort some timid heroes to area 600. They occupy slots in formation and move every 50 areas.
  Rewards: 350 Rubies


• Hit the Open Road Beat area 650.
  Rewards: 350 Rubies


• Call in the Eagles! Beat area 650 with 3 pesky Eagles in the formation. The eagles have been called upon so often, they're not sure they want to help you any more. Special Bird Seed monsters spawn and cause the eagles to either debuff or buff your formation. Must have completed Hit the Open Road to start it.
  Rewards: 400 Rubies


• Let's Dial In Beat are 650 while protecting an Astronomy Arch in your formation. Every so often, the arch causes special monsters to spawn and attack your formation.
  Rewards: 400 Rubies


• It's the Climb Beat area 700 with a pesky female country singer taking up a spot in your formation and causing your DPS to fluctuate.
  Rewards: 400 Rubies


• It's Getting Hot in Here Beat area 700 with a portable volcano occupying a spot in your formation. Every 200 monster kills, the volcano will erupt and buff your formation with a random buff.
  Rewards: 400 Rubies


• The Long and Winding Road Beat area 1000.
  Rewards: 450 Rubies

We hope you enjoy this update to the game! Good luck!