Taskbar Hero Plague Zone Update Dated for September 8
The confirmed date ends the vague 'early September' window and sets a concrete release for the endgame content that uses the contamination mechanic.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Nugem Studio and Tesseract Studio announced that the major update 'Plague Zone' for the idle RPG 'Taskbar Hero' will release on September 8 at 14:00. The date was confirmed from the earlier 'early September' window. The update adds a new stage type, a cube recipe, a statistics menu, items, runes, and a skin system.
The development team apologized for the delay in the schedule announcement, saying there were many things to confirm. As compensation, a dark fantasy-themed skin will be distributed free for a limited time to existing players before moving to paid sales.
The new cube recipe 'Corrosion' is tied to the previously reported element where corroding items with cubes grants the contamination required for entry. Its specific effects are not disclosed. The statistics menu is described as a place to check simple game statistics.
Beyond the 'Plague Zone' stage, the update adds level 90 items, roughly 20 new special stats, new rune types, and a skin system that changes character appearance. 'Plague Zone' is endgame content accessible from Nightmare difficulty, where players fight stronger enemies until contamination runs out. Contaminated Soul Stones obtained there allow challenges against the Plague Act Boss.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.