It's time. Time for Tier 5 Objectives! Look no further than this fresh batch of Tier 5 content for Idols Through Time! Eight new challenges await you... time will tell if you're fit to meet the challenge.

Idols Through Time Tier 5 Objectives


Don't Blink

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Godo spawns randomly, living for at least 1.5 seconds.
  • Cherubs randomly petrify a Crusader when they spawn, disabling that Crusader for 10 seconds.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 650.
• Awards 725 rubies.

Lost In Time

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Godo spawns randomly, living for at least 1.5 seconds.
  • The relics now move every 100 areas.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 650.
• Awards 725 rubies.

Time-Lost Bosses

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Godo spawns randomly, living for at least 1.5 seconds.
  • The bosses now kill one of the 4 random Crusaders they target.
  • If Imani is in the formation, she prevents the bosses from shielding the other monsters.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 650.
• Awards 725 rubies.

Nostalgia Trip

• New for Tier 5:
• Only the last 10 original Crusaders may be used.
• Godo spawns randomly, living for at least 1.5 seconds.
• Areas get harder much more quickly.
• Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 650.
• Awards 725 rubies.

Echoes

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Godo spawns randomly, living for at least 1.5 seconds.
  • If Imani or Garnet target the Echoes, they can be killed quicker.
  • Taskmasters can't be assigned to click monsters.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 650.
• Awards 725 rubies.

Hamstrung

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Godo spawns randomly, living for at least 1.5 seconds.
  • Crusaders with the Good tag also cannot be used.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 650.
• Awards 725 rubies.

The Lost World

• Most changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Godo spawns randomly, living for at least 1.5 seconds.
  • Fire Phoenix has their missing ability back, and now you can just reset the world using any reset Crusader, even if they're locked.
  • A giant rat occupies a slot in the formation and provides a 50% additive buff for each special dinosaur monster killed to any Evil tagged Crusaders in the formation.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 650.
• Awards 725 rubies.

Atrophy

• All changes from Tier 4 remain in effect.
  • New for Tier 5:
  • Godo spawns randomly, living for at least 1.5 seconds.
  • Damage and Gold reduction are increased to 5%.
  • Areas get harder much more quickly.
  • Note: This will require having cleared the objective To Infinity and Beyond on Ghostbeard's Greed to complete.
• Beat area 650.
• Awards 725 rubies.




New Achievement!

Unlock the new Perils of Time Travel in-game achievement for killing 10,000 Godos over the course of these new objectives, or the higher tiers if you miss out!



More Tier 8 Talents!

That's right, this update also includes new Talents!

New Tier 8 Active Talents

• Speedy Masters
  Increases the chance that monsters will drop quest items or count for quest kills if you have at least 3 taskmasters assigned to applying Spawn Speed buffs. Max levels: 20.


• Scars to Your Powerful
  Increase Global DPS if Savage Strikes is active. Max levels: 200.


• Work Experience
  Increases the Global DPS for every 10 Experience Points on Crusaders in the formation. Max levels: 200.



New Tier 8 Passive Talents

• The Powers of Old Renewed
  Increase Global DPS, stacking multiplicatively, for every Crusader with all 5 Rune slots filled. Max levels: 200.


• Runic Hoards
  Increase Global DPS for every 5 levels you have in slotted runes. Max levels: 150.



New Tier 8 Utility Talent

• The Powers of Old Renewed
  For every 500 areas completed beyond the required area to complete an objective (excluding dungeons, free plays or challenges) gain some common crafting materials, up to 16,000 areas total. Max levels: 45.




Plus the Hustle master cap has been increased from 30 levels to 100 levels, and the Bounty of Idols talent has been revamped.

It's time to move through the ages again, as the Idols Through Time campaign is updated with Tier 4 versions of its objectives!

Not only do you have to tackle the obstacles introduced in the previous three tiers, but we've added these extra layers of diabolic blockers!

Idols Through Time Tier 4 Objectives

• Don't Blink - A literal doctor takes up a slot in the formation and reduces the DPS of adjacent Crusaders by 100% while you travel to area 1000.


• Lost In Time - The relics blocking the slots now move around the formation every 50 areas and the reductions in DPS and Gold are increased to 90%. Reach area 1000.


• Time-Lost Bosses - When a boss is killed, now FOUR Crusaders have their DPS and Formation Abilities disabled for 15 seconds. Reach area 1050.


• Nostalgia Trip - Only the first 10 Crusaders are available to use. The reset ability is moved to Artaxes, the Lion. Reach area 1050.


• Echoes - Reach area 1100 with only 2 formation slots available at the end, due to the ever increasing amount of Echoes in your formation.


• Hamstrung - You cannot use Crusaders with the Supernatural tag, in addition to the other restricted tags, as you reach area 1100.


• The Lost World - A sedated T-rex takes up a slot in your formation and must be escorted safely to the end. Unfortunately, if you don't beat an area in under 30 seconds, he goes on a rampage and kills all your Crusaders, sending you back one area. Reach area 1150 with your cranky guest.


• Atrophy - The damage and gold reduction is now 4% per second, as you strive to reach area 1200.

Today we're finally ready to unveil a brand new feature in Crusaders of the Lost Idols: Limited Time Challenges!

Limited Time Challenges are customized objectives that you can attempt once a week, between Tuesday at noon and Thursday at noon PST. You'll be awarded Challenge Tokens depending on how far you get, and you can use those Tokens to buy special items in the brand new Challenge Store (coming soon). This week's Challenge has already begun, so get to it! Good luck!

You can check out the Challenge FAQ below for more information, or the Challenge FAQ on the Challenge dialog in-game.

What are Challenges?

Challenges are limited-time objectives which can be attempted once a week to earn Challenge Tokens. Each week, a random objective from a pool of specially designed Challenge objectives will be chosen to be that week's Challenge. The base set of Challenges restricts you to using certain types of Crusaders, however future Challenges will provide more variety.

What are Challenge Tokens?

Challenge Tokens are awarded for taking part in Challenges and are used in the Challenge Token Store to buy all sorts of goodies, such as Jeweled Chests and week-long buffs. More items will be added over time, providing an endless supply of fun rewards to work towards.

How are Challenge Tokens awarded?

Challenge Tokens are awarded when you reset in a Challenge and are based on the highest area you reach during that run. At any time during a Challenge, you can see the amount of tokens you would receive if you reset by looking at the notification on the right, or in the Challenges window, which is accessed from the same panel as Achievements and Statistics. You can reset whenever you'd like during a Challenge, but you can only do one Challenge per week, so you should get as far as you can before you reset!

When can I attempt Challenges?

Challenges run every week from Tuesday at noon to Thursday at noon (PST). A countdown to the next Challenge can be found on the Challenges window. You only get to try a Challenge objective once per week, so once you have started a Challenge, you will not be able to start one again until the next week's Challenge is available.

Will there be a new Objective every week?

You will never see the same Challenge Objective two weeks in a row, but the same Objective can be picked again on a later week. You can start the Objective again and earn tokens again even if you've already done it for a previous Challenge. Try to beat your old scores!

What happens if I run out of time?

If you have not yet started the Challenge, it simply disappears. If you are currently on the Challenge, you will be forced to reset the world. Any progress already made will be counted and you will receive Idols and tokens as normal.

This Challenge is too hard!

If you're not getting anywhere, just go do another Objective. There's always next week! If you've not yet unlocked a Crusader who can reset, you can abandon the challenge like you would normally abandon an objective. You can abandon Challenges without any penalty. You will receive Idols and Challenge Tokens as though you had reset normally, and the cooldown timer for abandoning will not be triggered.

The Idols Through Time campaign has some new objectives. Perhaps these buffs will help you smash through them!

New Tier 3 Objectives!

Don't Blink

• Sobbing Cherubs spawn and move very slowly towards your formation
• They can only be killed by clicking
• If they reach your formation, you wipe and go back one area
• Tier 2: The Cherubs move slightly faster than in the base objective
• Tier 3: Each spawned Cherub reduces the DPS of all Crusaders by 50% (multiplicative)
• Reach Area 700

Lost in Time
Lost in Time

• Slots are blocked by relics from each era visited during the campaign
• Tier 2: Each relic reduces the DPS of adjacent Crusaders by 50% (stacking multiplicatively)
• Tier 3: Each relic reduces your gold find by 50% per adjacent Crusaders (stacking multiplicatively)
• Reach Area 750

Time-Lost Bosses

• Your formation is randomly attacked by much more powerful bosses
• Tier 2: The bosses make all other enemies immune to damage until they are killed
• Tier 3: When a boss is killed it disables the DPS and FAs of a random Crusader for 15 seconds
• Reach area 800

Nostalgia Trip

• Only the original 20 Crusaders are available (no event or 11th objective crusaders)
• Tier 3: Only female Crusaders may be used
• Reach Area 800

Echoes

• Echoes of your Crusaders randomly spawn
• Echoes cannot be killed for 30 seconds; after all, they're only echoes
• Tier 2: Each echo reduces the DPS of a random Crusader by 50% until it's killed (stacking multiplicatively)
• Tier 3: A random echo (a useless escort that looks like one of your Crusaders) will be added to your formation every 100 areas
• Reach Area 800

Hamstrung

• Crusaders with the 'dps' or 'human' tag cannot be used
• Tier 2: Crusaders with the 'gold' tag cannot be used
• Tier 3: The 'Reset The World' upgrade has been moved to Merci, the Mad Wizard
• Reach Area 800

The Lost World
The Lost World

• Special skilled dinosaurs attack your formation. Beware!
• An asteroid occasionally squashes one of your Crusaders at random
• Tier 2: The Asteroid falls more often
• Tier 3: Only supernatural Crusaders can be used
• Reach Area 850

Atrophy

• Your Crusaders take 2% of their Max HP as damage every second
• Health is restored by healing or changing areas
• Tier 2: A creature takes up a slot in your formation
• Tier 3: Gold find reduced by 2% per second, and is restored by changing areas (tier 2)
• Tier 3: The damage and gold reduction is increased to 3% per second
• Reach Area 900

New Weekend Buff: Buffs Through Time!

The following Crusaders will get a buff this weekend starting from today until noon PT on Monday, November 13th.

• Groklok the Orc - Eligible Receivers, Gunslinger, and Defensive Team abilities +200%
• Natalie Dragon - All Gold Found +200%
• The Metal Soldierette - Base DPS +400%
• Merci, the Mad Wizard - Deflect Evil ability +200%
• Viktor the Vampire - Vampiric Germ upgrades +200%

Check out these limited-time Time-Lost Chests that contain equipment for just the five Crusaders above!

(Only for previously-unlocked Crusaders)

Have you been looking for an extra challenge? Then we have just the thing. Following on from our 11th Objectives update we've added two new advanced objectives to two campaigns. However, the rewards are worth it: Two new Crusaders can be unlocked, The Priestess of Time and Agent 79.

The first of the two new objectives is Reversion in the Idols Through Time campaign. Your Crusaders must beat area 750 but every 25 areas, your Crusaders will lose 25 levels. We didn't say it was going to be easy.

If or when you're successful, you'll unlock The Priestess of Time. She has some awesome abilities. At level 25, Time Stop freezes random enemies every 10 seconds for 20 seconds at a time. At level 600 enemies take 100% more damage!

The second of the two new objectives is Water Guns of Doom in the Amusement Park of Doom campaign. All enemies have water guns that they constantly shoot the Crusaders with. Occasionally, a big beefy water-powered water-gun toting robot appears and shields all other non-water-powered-gun-robot enemies until killed. The insane action goes all the way to area 775.

Beat the objective and you'll unlock Agent 79, a support Crusader specialising in ranged attacks. At level 100, Ricochet Training makes all projectiles have a 15% chance of bouncing and causing 50% damage to an additional monster. Better still, the ricochet can bounce up to five times if you're lucky!

At level 400, Explosive Ammo makes all projectiles explode on impact, dealing 25% of their base damage to all nearby monsters.

The Priestess of Time

Agent 79

But wait, we have more! Five Crusaders will also get a A Time to Strike weekend buff!

From today until Monday, July 10th at Noon PDT, Draco, Mr. Monkey, Artaxes, King Reginald, and Greyskull all get a limited time buff applied automatically.

• Serpent King Draco - Base DPS +400%
• Mister the Monkey - Monkey Business ability +200%
• Artaxes, the Lion - Roar! ability +200%
• King Reginald IV - Royal Grail ability +200%
• Greyskull the Pirate - Plunder ability +200%

Also, check out the limited-time Striking Jeweled Chests that contain equipment for the five Crusaders above! (Please note: The chest will only contain gear for Draco, Mister the Monkey, and Greyskull if you've unlocked them.)

The new objectives and Crusaders are all available from today. Good luck, Crusaders!

We don't need roads where we're going! Mostly because to enjoy this week's update you just need a computer or mobile phone. Nike Mag shoes are optional.

This week we launch four new challenging objectives for the Idols Through Time campaign.




New Objective: Echoes
In the objective Echoes you'll encounter randomly spawned malevolent versions of your Crusaders that can't be killed for 30 seconds but will still deal damage to you. If they're at the forefront of the enemy's attack, they'll soak up all your DPS until they disappear. You're going to want to clear all 600 areas as soon as possible to beat them.

New Objective: Hamstrung
The objective Hamstrung will only allow you to use Crusaders that don't have a DPS tag all the way to area 600. Time to find a new main dps'er!

New Objective: The Lost World
The Lost World objective sees you transported back to the Jurassic period and attacked by a cornucopia of dinosaurs. These beasts include ones that are invisible, tanky, super-fast, and others that will do ranged damage to your formation.

The final new objective is Atrophy where all Crusaders will take 1% damage per second until you can clear the area. Then you start all over again until you can beat area 700.

Plus, this weekend we're buffing some October-loving Crusaders from today until Monday, October 17 at Noon PDT.

• The Washed Up Hermit - Base DPS + 400%
• The Princess - DPS All + 100%
• Natalie Dragon - Gold Find + 100%
• Nate Dragon - Double Dragon + 200%
• Mister the Monkey - Follow the Leader + 200%

Also, check out the limited-time Octoberfun Jeweled Chests that contain equipment for the five Crusaders above! (Please note: The chest will only contain gear for Mister the Monkey if you've unlocked him.)

Good luck Crusaders, you'll need it!