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July 11th
BW2: Summer Carnival Event 2025 Edition 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Summer Carnival Event 2025

The Carnival has returned to town! Get ready to play some games, help some Bushwhackian residents and win carnival tokens which you can exchange for cool prizes at the Carnival Event Vendor!

The Carnival Games

A staple of any summer carnival or fair, are those devilish carnival games. There are four different games which will unlock over the course of the event and they include "Balloon Popper," "Whack-A-Mole," "Baseball Throw," and "Duck Shoot." Don't worry, there's no skill involved with these games, you play them automatically when you interact with them.

- It costs 4 carnival tickets to play each game, and you can whack those tickets out of the bushes, or purchase them from Timmy in the Event area for Bush Bucks (30 Salvaged Tickets for 30 Bush Bucks)

- You receive Carnival Tokens based on how well you do. Now, we're not saying they're rigged in the Carnival's favour or anything, but you'll definitely want to ask your friends to help you rig these games to help you!

To get started, the Balloon Popper game is unlocked! As well, it seems William needs your help to satisfy his sweet-tooth!

A Teleporter to Somewhere...

The Pandaclaw was wandering around here somewhere....build the teleporter and complete all the quests and get your very own!

The Dunk Tank

The dunk tank returns! Can you dunk all 8 helpless Bushwhackian residents? NPCs you haven't dunked yet will have a yellow exclamation mark above their heads, to let you know you still need to send them plunging into the icy waters of the tank! It'll help them all cool off. Plus, the tank is always in need of cleaning, so try to keep up with Katherine's daily Dunk Tank Cleaning quests!

Clowning Around

Peat Bog, Pete the Carney's brother has some tasks for you to help him put on a show!

Testing Your Power

And how are your Power collection skills? Are you strong enough to win all the bonus prizes? There are 7 strength settings to beat, unlocking as the event goes on as Strong-Whacker Sabine continuously tries to increase the difficulty of her Strong-Whacker Strength Machine Game.

A Fortune Told

Baba Pythia's seen the future, and it's of you helping her set up a fortune telling booth at the event!

Big Top Blow Out!

A menagerie of circus critters have escaped the big top, and the shady guy wants to know what they were hiding in there! Help him get the details in this challenging new quest.

VIP Rewards!

Active VIP members can claim unique rewards based on their event progress! If you don't have an active membership, you have the entire event to consider becoming one! You can earn and claim these rewards until the end of the event.

New this year

This year's update includes:

- new tier 4 and 5 VIP rewards!
- new costume items in the store!
- new ranch items in the store!
- new pet packs!
- new mount packs!
- new holiday 100% reward!
- new pandaclaw skin!
- new challenging quest!

Holiday Plushie

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

A new Pandaclaw Skin!

Once you complete the teleporter quest line and capture a Pandaclaw, Taban the Teleporter Engineer will offer to transmogrify your Pandaclaw companions, changing their appearance, with science! There are now EIGHT Pandaclaw skins to choose from, each yielding a type of pet DNA.

And more!

And there's some minor fixes and improvements which you can check out on the Release Notes, which are linked at the bottom of the page!

Achievements

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

Returning Achievements

Step Right Up - Win a Prize Token gaming at the Carnival!
We have a Winner - Win 8 Prize Tokens at once at the Carnival.
Carnival Ace - Win 8 Prize Tokens at all 4 Carnival Games.
Gotta Try 'Em All! - Play all four games offered at the Carnival!
Big Time Bonus Buyer - Purchase 10 Bonus Prize Packs from the Carnival!
Sweet Tooth - Help William satisfy his Sweet Tooth. Or not.
Nostalgic Whacker - Repair the teleporter and fulfill your duty…
Dunk-a-Thon! - Dunk all eight unique Carnival Event dunk-ees!
Scuba Dunk - Dunk yourself while wearing a hefty diving helmet. (Helmet is found from fishing in the Windy Crest fishing hole.)
Daredevil Darer - Make Peat Bog risk his life for entertainment 5 extra times. Dunking Devs! - Dunk the four developer Carnival Event dunk-ees!

New Achievements

Circus Collection - Purchase all the 2025 Carnival Event items.*

Retired Achievements

We have 14 achievements from previous years, which may be earnable by spending some Bush Bucks, if a player was not present during the initial year:

Carnival Customization - Buy all 6 player items from the 2012 Carnival
Party at My Place - Buy all 6 house items from the 2012 Carnival!
Carnival Collector - Purchase all of the 2013 Carnival event items.
Carnival Connoisseur - Buy all the 2014 Carnival event items.
Carni-Value! - Purchase all the 2015 Carnival Event items.
Carnival Compulsion - Purchase all the 2016 Carnival Event items.
Cashed Carnival - Purchase all the 2017 Carnival Event items.
Prized Prizes - Purchase all the 2018 Carnival Event items.
Prize Proprietor - Purchase all the 2019 Carnival Event items.
Material Menagerie - Purchase all the 2020 Carnival Event items.
Hippodrome Haggler - Purchase all the 2021 Carnival Event items.
Amateur Amphitheater - Purchase all the 2022 Carnival Event items.
Carny Chique - Purchase all the 2023 Carnival Event items.
Funhouse Frippery - Purchase all the 2024 Carnival Event items.
* The Mini Golf Piece is NOT included in the Circus Collection achievement, and therefore it is not required to purchase it.

Mount Packs

All new chariot mounts are available this weekend, from July 11th to 14th!

The Grey Circus Elephant mount comes free with your first purchase of 100 Bush Bucks or more!

The Black Circus Elephant and White Circus Elephant 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!



Pet Packs

Three new pets can be picked up July 18th to 21st in Pet Packs bursting with goodies! Want them all? Grab them all for less in the bundle! From left-to-right they are the Plush Deer, Neon Raptor, and Clown Imp!


Get Ready!

Post your carnival schemes on the forums!

The event will run until Friday July 25th at Noon PDT!

Check out the Release Notes here!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • When will the last quest unlock?
    All quests will be unlocked by the 10th day of the event.

  • Where can I buy Last Year's items?
    There are two vendors. The one in the tent has this year's items. The other is the one with the party hat and will have all previous year items for Bush Bucks.

  • What contributes to my 100% progress?
    You need 200 plays of any combo of the games to get 100%. Just whack up tickets to play the games, and turn in quests to get tickets as well.

  • Why do I want to ask friends for help?
    It helps you rig the game and improve your chances of getting 8 tokens.

  • Do I have to do the achievements?
    No. Completing the goals for the achievements is totally optional. You get either a large energy pack or a title for your character from them, no event progress.

  • Where can I see all the achievements available and how to get them?
    Either on the holiday dialog, the achievements dialog, or on the blog.

  • Where can I see progress on the Dunking Achievement?
    Click on the inventory icon and then click on the Achievements list (gold star). Look for the ones listed above in that list.

July 11th
BW2: July 11th, 2025 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Summer Carnival Event Update (July 11th, 2025)

- Updated Summer Carnival 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
- Added new Robot Pandaclaw transmogrify for 1 Epic DNA
- Updated tire 4 and 5 VIP event rewards
July 9th
BW2: Nate's Rock Request 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Nate's Rock Request

Nate's looking to rock the boat in the Flooded Mines!

A secret rock training gym has caught Nate's attention! If you've completed Nate's Prismatic Pursuit and entered the Secret Bonus Area of the Submerged Grotto in the Flooded Mines, talk to the Town Crier to get started.

In this adventure you'll help Nate from attempt to become the greatest rock trainer there ever was!

Post your feedback on the forums!

Check out the Release Notes here!
July 9th
BW2: July 9th, 2025 Release Notes 
Posted in Bush Whacker 2.

Nate's Rock Request! (July 9th, 2025)

- Added a new Nate adventure in the Flooded Mines! Requires that you have completed the Nate's Prismatic Pursuit and field 3 of the Submerged Grotto to start.

- Fixed the Soil Pile Mini Golf Piece showing in the General tab in your inventory

- Fixed puzzle images for field 4 of the Welling Adit

- Added the Tapped Maple Tree to the ranch store after you've unlocked it

- Fixed dynamic bushes (in secret areas, adventures, and flux) not going up to 53 cost at level 520

- Fixed typos in the Commons fisherman missing fishing items text, Skis for Sabrina quest description, Tick Removal Kits, and Cabana Carl's Dooty quest on Amicus Isle (thanks jacketofdiamonds!)

- Fixed the tartan rug by the door in Natalie's House sometimes sorting over the player on the top edge (thanks jacketofdiamonds!)

- Fixed the last 6 basic horses not counting towards the horse taming achievements (may need to tame a new one for the achievement to claim) (thanks jacketofdiamonds!)

- Adjusted the dialog of the 5 tourists in Kaine's snowy mountain mystery so they don't talk about the end prematurely (thanks jacketofdiamonds!)

- Fixed being able to move during cutscene in Avalanche Runout where you escape with the Princess (thanks jacketofdiamonds!)

- Fixed a rare case where you could buy a friend a gift that they already have

- Fixed the Boulder mount not having a ranch graphic

- Added a "what items am I missing for the achievement?" chat option to the Halflight Haven store NPC
July 3rd
Champion Update: K'thriss  
Posted in Idle Champions.

    Curious, affable, and morbid, the drow heretic K'thriss Drow'b seeks the insane god-truth behind the veil of reality. As the "C" Team's hoardsperson, he keeps an eye out for occult relics that could aid him in his unearthly quest.
K'thriss Drow'b has been updated to modernize his design and provide more opportunities to synergize with other Champions from Acq Inc, The "C" Team, and the Wafflecrew.

For all the details on this Champion Update for K'thriss, read on!

K'thriss

K'thriss
name
1
seat
2.5%
crit chance
100%
crit damage
Male
gender
320
age
Chaotic Neutral
alignment
5
overwhelm
Elf (Drow)
species
Warlock
class
Support / Control / Gold
roles
Acq Inc "C" Team
affiliation
8
str
14
dex
12
con
14
int
11
wis
18
cha
77
tot
Patron Eligibility: Strahd, Elminster (until July 9th, 2028)

Abilities

Basic Attack

  • Dissonant Whispers (magic) - K'thriss telepathically whispers a discordant melody that damages and slows a random enemy.

Formation Abilities

  • Unseen Encouragement - K'thriss' unseen servant, Velvet, increases the damage of Champions not adjacent to K'thriss by 100% for each affected Champion, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Hoardsperson - K'thriss' keen eyes spy gold from enemy kills that the party misses. He gathers this gold to empower his own abilities (1 coin per enemy killed, 3 coins per boss enemy killed), and increases the effect of Unseen Encouragement and your party's gold find by 1% for each coin he has collected on the current adventure, stacking additively.
  • Shadow Demon - Unlocks K'thriss' ultimate ability. When K'thriss uses his ultimate ability he summons a Shadow Demon that hovers behind him for 30 seconds. For its duration, the Shadow Demon has various effects based on how many coins K'thriss has gathered since the last time the Shadow Demon was summoned:
    • Base effect: Unseen Encouragement +100%
    • 10+ coins: Base effect +400%
    • 50+ coins: All enemies slowed by 50%
    • 100+ coins: All Champions deal additional 3s of BUD damage
    • 250+ coins: Base effect & BUD damage +200%
    • 1000+ coins: Base effect & BUD damage +400%
  • Efficient Bookkeeping - K'thriss uses his creative accounting skills to skim a little bit off the gold you spend to level up Champions and uses it to empower his abilities. For each order of magnitude of gold spent leveling up other Champions, he increases the effect of Unseen Encouragement by 15%, stacking multiplicatively.

Specializations

  • Velvet Touch - The effect of Unseen Encouragement is increased by 400% for each slot away from K'thriss an affected Champion is, stacking multiplicatively.
  • Ligotti's Minions - The effect of Unseen Encouragement and the gold find bonus of Hoardsperson are increased by 100% for each C-Team, Acquisitions Incorporated, or Wafflecrew Champion in the formation, stacking multiplicatively.
  • The Unknowable Ur - The effect of Unseen Encouragement is increased by 100,000%. This amount is reduced by 50% for each enemy defeated in the current area, applying multiplicatively for up to 10 enemies.

Ultimate Ability

  • Tentacular Spectacular (magic) - K'thriss summons a horde of tentacles across the battlefield that damage all enemies.

Equipment

Shadow Demon Buff
slot 1
Efficient Bookkeeping Buff
slot 2
Hoardsperson Buff
slot 3
Unseen Encouragement Buff
slot 4
Buffs all Specializations
slot 5
Ultimate Cooldown
slot 6

Feats

Uncommon
  • Selflessness
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 10%
  • Frugal
    Increases all gold found by 10%
  • Petty Cash
    Increases the effect of K'thriss' Unseen Encouragement ability by 20%
  • Mystic Arts
    Increases the effect of K'thriss' Hoardsperson ability by 20%
Rare
  • Lucky
    Increases all gold found by 25%
  • Mystical Mastery
    Increases the effect of K'thriss' Hoardsperson ability by 40%
  • Diversified Investments
    Increases the effect of K'thriss' specializations by 40%
  • Workflow Refinement
    Increases the effect of K'thriss' Efficient Bookkeeping ability by 40%
  • Severance Pay
    Increases the effect of K'thriss' Shadow Demon ability by 40%
  • Divesting Gold
    Increases the effect of K'thriss' Unseen Encouragement ability by 40%
Epic
  • Heavy Lifter
    Increases the Strength score of K'thriss by 2
  • Patient Pets
    Prevents roaming familiars from automatically activating K'thriss' ultimate attack until he's gathered 1,000 coins
    Unlockable as an Event Reward
  • Tenacious
    Increases the Constitution score of K'thriss by 2
    Unlockable as an Event Reward
  • Reincarnation
    Increases the damage of all Champions by 100%, sets K'thriss' gender to Nonbinary, and sets K'thriss' age to 80
    Available in the Reincarnated K'thriss Theme Pack

Champion Feedback

What do you think of the K'thriss Champion Update?

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July 2nd
Idle Champions: Founders' Day 8 
Posted in Idle Champions.

Celebrations are underway to commemorate the founding of the Free City of Waterdeep. Founders Day attracts huge crowds to the Field of Triumph, where audiences watch illusory shows about Waterdeep's history and martial exhibitions by notable Champions and the renown city guard.

Festivities have also brought an ancient power from Avernus, first layer of the Nine Hells. A fallen angel has arrived to collect souls for the Blood War...

Featured Champions

Tess

Tess grew up in a small village where she wreaked havoc as an amateur thief (she stole to see if she could, not because she wanted to keep the items - mostly), before her parents sent her to be trained by an aging halfling rogue named Mel. Under Mel’s mentorship, Tess became a professional infiltrator, using her skills for good. Now she’s formed her own adventuring party and is actively molding them into the heroes she knows they can be.


Learn more about Tess in her Champion Spotlight.

K'thriss

Curious, affable, and morbid, the drow heretic K'thriss Drow'b seeks the insane god-truth behind the veil of reality. As the "C" Team's hoardsperson, he keeps an eye out for occult relics that could aid him in his unearthly quest.


Learn more about K'thriss in his Champion Spotlight when it arrives on July 4th!.

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:
Deekin
seat 1
Nahara
seat 3
Xander
seat 5
Sgt. Knox
seat 6
Freely
seat 7
Umberto
seat 7
Vin Ursa
seat 7
Walnut
seat 8
Aeon
seat 10
Strongheart
seat 11

Event Augments

  • Free Rerolls: You gain five free rerolls to use on each set of your Weekly Offers during this event!
  • 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.
  • Worth Waiting For: Completing tier 2+ variants for the reworked Champion and Champions in the flex slots unlocked with Time Gate Pieces or Boon Levels awards double Chests.
  • Boon Enhancements: An additional boon buff at each level increases global damage based on the number of unique roles fulfilled by Champions in the formation, stacking additively.
You can check out which Augments are active at any time by mousing over the Event Banner.

Founder's Day Feedback

Are you as excited as we are for Tess? What about the K'thriss Champion Update? We'd love to hear what you think!

Your feedback is important to us, and we would love to have you join our community on one of our official platforms: