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In this video we cover the main highlights of the 9.5 release.

9.5.0 Patch Notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/65800/view/4270057097504480760
9.5.1 Patch Notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/65800/view/4369138365444573976
9.5.2 Patch Notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/65800/view/4369138365445324027
9.5.3 Patch Notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/65800/view/4353376227584120495
9.5.4 Patch Notes: Sure to come

Items I discussed not in the release notes:
• Ruthless TBR rewards Old One Bracers that give a 5% move speed bonus
• Ruthless TBR receives an additional Lab quality armor slot
• Ruthless No Towers Allowed Crystal Cave receives extra rolls on armor
• Ruthless Winter Wonderland and Winter Mire Campaign drop 2 coal per hero
• Ruthless Lover’s Paradise Campaign and Wandering Heart Challenge drop 2 heart fragments per hero
• Ruthless Akatiti Jungle: Weapons are target farmable
• Ruthless Difficulty comes with 30% XP bonus
• Ruthless Difficulty map loot quality is increased:
  • Deeper Well to Alchemical Laboratory is Sky City Quality
  • Servant Quarters to Throne Room is Coastal Quality
  • Royal Gardens to City in the Cliffs is Infested Quality
• The following maps are also Infested Quality if played on Ruthless Difficulty:
  • Eternia Shards maps
  • King's Game
  • Tavern Defense
  • Akatiti Jungle
  • Winter Wonderland
  • Tinkerer's Lab
  • Moonbase now Infested Quality
• 55% chance of armor dropping instead of weapons if playing non-Summoner while playing on Ruthless Difficulty
• The Ruthless Defender Achievement - Beat the original 13 campaign maps, Deeper Well to Glitterhelm, and original 13 challenges, NoTowers Allowed to Monster Fest on Ruthless Difficulty. Tavern storage increased to 1000
• Eternia Gauntlet Achievement - Beat Eternia Guantlet on Nightmare Difficulty
• Tavern updated to Aquanos Tavern

Things that can help new and old players:
1.) I'd watch this guide from Retro Pat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUHRBD6n-Ks
It's a great summary of things a lot of new players would miss. The comments are worth reading as well and are mostly from extremely active members of the DDRnG discord group.

2.) I'd join the DDRnG Discord. It's a great place to learn from, ask questions, and find others willing to help run maps if needed. https://discord.gg/FE4cRCs

3.) Chiku's 0 to Early late-game Progression Guide 2023: https://steamproxy-script.pipiskins.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2968079729
This guide is THE roadmap to help new players navigate the massive amount of content.

4.) If you don't have the game, buy the Ultimate Edition as well as the Hermit DLC. The Hermit DLC was introduced in the summer of 2023 and is not included in the ultimate edition of the game. Hermit is a great character, and many of his towers have uses on almost every map.

5.) General Best In Slot Guide for Newcomers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11v0h3LLUDYEkTxvkLVWUzYv8wXvjZ1cPTJJ-o1QqVDM/edit#gid=0
This is a great cheat sheet on what's generally considered best for each hero and each type of hero.

6.) Dungeon Defender Map Planner: https://dundefplanner.com/list.php
A repository of builds other players have created and used to play and farm maps.

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