Mazing Open Alpha - Sept 9th to 13th

Can't wait for the ? You don't have to anymore! At least, for this weekend. Welcome to the first open test of our upcoming ! Included in it is:

• 5 FFA/Teams Mazing Maps
  
• 2 Co-op Mazing Maps
  
• You can play the above in Singleplayer and Multiplayer
  
• Casual Mode
  

Do note, these maps do not have terrain yet; that's still being worked on.

To jump in, and hit play!

• To do so, right-click
  Element TD 2
  in your library
  
• Select "Properties"
  
• Go to the "Betas" tab
  
• Select "alpha - Mazing Alpha this weekend!"
  
• Once downloaded, play at will!
  

This first open test for will last until .

If you want a preview of how this works, read on below for the details!


This will be a paid expansion that adds a new mode to the game, . In the standard game, creeps take a predetermined path to reach the end. In , the towers you place act as blockers that change the path creeps take to reach the end.

This DLC will contain the following:

• Mazing Mode
  
• A 14-Mission long Mazing Campaign
  
• 10 FFA/Teams Mazing Maps
  
• 4 Co-op Mazing Maps
  
• Leaderboards for Mazing
  

Additionally, it'll be paired with , which will include , , , and more!


While you can place towers down directly, there's a far more efficient way to maze, and that's with the . Located on the left side of your , you can use this to quickly build up a maze.




By default, you'll start with . Each wave you clear, you gain , and every 5 waves, you gain instead.

• The number of
  Blockers
  you have also acts as your
  Tower Limit
  .
  
• These are values we may adjust over time.
  

However, these aren't just for increasing the path length. They also let you build directly on them.

• Selling a
  Tower
  will always leave a
  Blocker
  behind. This way, you don't accidentally open up a hole in your path.
  
• If you place or sell
  Blockers
  in the middle of the wave, they'll be ignored by all currently active creeps.
  • This prevents you from accidentally opening a hole mid-wave, or routing creeps through an infinite loop via buy/sell abuse of
    Blockers
    .
    

If you'd like to give us feedback on the , drop a comment below, make a steam thread, or post on our Discord. We'll have a dedicated #mazing channel that you can drop your feedback in and ask questions.

For now, we're looking on feedback on the following things:

• How does the difficulty curve feel?
  
• Do you start with too few or many
  Blockers
  ? Do you gain enough over time?
  
• Do the maps feel good to play? Do any of them have infuriating quirks that need to be fixed?
  
• What bugs are you running into it?
  
• Does rushing in multiplayer feel bad to play against?
  • We're considering turning
    Casual Mode
    on for
    Multiplayer Mazing
    by default. For reference, this is a new checkbox that sets everyone at their own pace, meaning the first person to clear the wave
    doesn't
    start the next wave for everyone else.
    

Although this first test of the mode is fully playable, we are still a few months out from release. Some internal delays pushed us back on our estimates, but now we're back in full force. That said, we still have a number of things we're trying to finish, including:

• Finalizing map designs
  
• Actual terrain for each map
  
• Mazing Campaign
  
• Polish and other fixes
  

The is expected to release !

We'll be dropping more details about it in the coming months, including price and other stuff. There will also be more open tests down the road. In the meantime, try out the this weekend!





EDIT: The latest batch of fixes have made properly playable now. As a result, we've extended the open play period by another day. Have fun mazing!