Get ready to collect those season rewards! Here's a sneak peek at Season 2 of the Dungeons, and the all-new power system, Runes!

Season 2: The Clocktower

Season 2 is coming and with it we've made some changes to the season and the Dungeons!

First, we've changed up some of the formations. Here's a sneak peek at the new formation for Playing it Old School.



Plus we've got a whole slew of new rewards from both passes, including a chance to get some Runes to help you out with the all-new Rune System!

Rune System

Looking to power up your Crusaders even more? Runes are here to help you out!

Each Crusader has room to slot 5 runes, on the all-new Rune screen. The first slot on a Crusader is unlocked for free, and the additional slots will cost Legendary Catalysts to unlock. Crusaders' runes provide different effects based on their role, such as Gold Find for Gold Finders Crusaders. Each Crusader also has a rune that will effect the outcome of missions, from extra EP to doubling the rewards of the mission they're sent on and more!

But that's not all: every Crusader will have a unique effect that can be unlocked by slotting the appropriately shaped Rune in their fifth slot! We'll be debuting with unique powers for a handful of Crusaders and update the other Crusaders in chunks every so often.

Every rune can also be leveled up, to get more power, with a max level of 15. You need to combine two runes of the same shape and level to get the next level of rune, so combining two level 2 runes would produce a level 3 rune. Higher levels of runes will also take Legendary Catalysts to craft in addition to the runes.

How to Acquire Runes

As noted above, Runes will be rewarded from both the free and the paid pass of the Season 2 rewards. You'll also be able to get them from weekly purchases of Rune Chests from the Ruby Store, Challenge Token Store, and Dungeon Shop, in addition to real money purchases in the Chest Shop.

We'll also be adding a few missions to the mission system that can award Runes.

So... release date?

We anticipate season 2 and the Rune System being released sometime in the next week or so, but as always we want to note that things could change unexpectedly, even the design itself. We'll keep you updated!

To celebrate the release being so soon, from now until Tuesday, October 20th, 2020 @ Noon Pacific Time, everyone gets a Wonderful Weekend of Idols buff! Reload the game to get the buff!

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!

Hail Crusaders!

We are now accepting applications for our first player council for Crusaders of the Lost Idols!

The Crusaders Player Council will be a group of 15 to 21 Crusaders players with the passion and knowledge about the game to talk directly with us at Codename Entertainment.

We are looking for players who are willing and able to give us meaningful feedback on different areas of the game and their thoughts on potential upcoming features.

As a part of the Crusaders Player Council, you will be part of a team that helps keeps Crusaders of the Lost Idols a continually exciting and enjoyable experience for all players.

Now for the details about what being part of the Crusaders Player Council entails. Please read carefully and thoroughly to see if this opportunity is right for you.

• The Crusaders Player Council will directly interact with Erika and the dev team via Skype voice calls for the quarterly meetings. As such, it is an absolute requirement that you are willing to install and work with us on Skype.


• All Crusaders Player Council members are required to sign Non-Disclosure Agreement forms.


• Crusaders Player Council members will be asked for a 12 month commitment to the community and the Council. This includes 4 meetings via Skype and any emails. We understand that real life comes up and things occur, but we’re seeking individuals who are in it for the long haul and want to be committed to this 100%.


• Meetings will be held during office hours in Pacific Time Zone.


• While we greatly appreciate the time and feedback from Crusaders Player Council members this is strictly a volunteer position.


• This is for personal applications only. We will not be accepting nominations or applications on behalf of another player.


• All participants must be 18 years or older.


• Player selection will be based on a variety of different criteria.


• The language of the Crusaders Player Council will be English.


• Please put the word Panda in your application message somewhere, just to ensure us that you're actually reading these instructions.


• Crusaders Player Council members have to be okay with their gaming name and gaming site being published on our website and forums.

We expect there to be a large volume of applications for this opportunity, and we will read through all of them. Our goal is to pick out the players who best represent various gameplay styles in Crusaders of the Lost Idols: from hardcore to casual, and all the other myriad ways people play this game.

If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please let us know on the forums. This is an exciting and very important time for Crusaders of the Lost Idols, and we hope you will be a part of it.

Updated: The cut off time for applications will be 11:59 PM Pacific Daylight Time Monday September 7th.

If you’re interested in being part of the Crusaders Player Council then please send an email to Erika at crusaderpcapplications@codenameentertainment.com with the title of Crusaders of the Lost Idols Council Application.

In your message to Erika, please include:

• Real Name:
• Name on Gaming Site:
• Gaming Site (Armor Games, Facebook, Kongregate):
• Campaigns Completed:
• Favourite Objective:
• Favourite Daily Quest:
• Favourite Crusader:
• What do you like about Crusaders of the Lost Idols?
• Why would you like to be on the player council?
• What ideas do you feel you could offer CNE to help improve Crusaders?