January 27, 2020 Australia Day 2020
Surprise Monday release! This time we're celebrating Austraila Day 2020! We've never marked this holiday in EpicDuel before, which is a shame since we have so many Australian players. This year was the year to change that and give this beautiful country some overdue recognition in-game!
Australia Day 2020 Achievement
Access the Seasonal Achievement shop to collect the new Australia Day 2020 Achievement!
Australia Day Gear
New Australia Day items have been added to Nightwraith! Collect all these wild weapons and morphs. The Fancy Platypus is especially precious.
- This Is A Knife P
- This Is A Knife E
- Now THIS Is A Knife P
- Now THIS Is A Knife E
- Knifey Spoony P
- Knifey Spoony E
- Platypus
- Fancy Platypus CC
- Platypus CC
- Fancy Koala
- Fancy Koala CC
Azrael Gear Returns!
Last week, Heartbreaker and Azrael items returned to the game with a big exception: Last year's promo items! This has been corrected and those items and cores are now properly equipped to Alydroid:
- Azrael's Evolution P
- Azrael's Evolution E
- Azrael's Bloodletter P
- Azrael's Bloodletter E
- Azrael's Punisher P
- Azrael's Punisher E
- Azrael's Artillery P
- Azrael's Artillery E
- Feast of Flesh
- Blood Bullet
Bug Fix
Neurotoxin: Can be blocked and used with Rage.
Australian Wildfires and How to Help
2019 was an especially hard year from Australia, with wildfires devastating thousands of homes, millions of acres of forest and over a billion animals. If you'd like to help, the following resources have been collected by AQW's Design Notes post:
If you'd like to help, we've checked out the following charities, and they are legit.
- St. Vincent de Paul society (helping evacuated families recover, providing food and clothing, etc) https://donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-nsw/vinnies-nsw-bushfire-appeal-nsw
- Country Fire Authority (Managing locals providing shelter for evacuated families) https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/about/supporting-cfa
- World Animal Protection (supporting local wildlife organizations across Australia) https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/
- RSPCA New South Wales (evacuating animals to safety) https://www.rspcansw.org.au/bushfire-appeal/
This is a global emergency, and it will impact more than Australia. We don't usually get quite so serious in our game design notes posts, but this is one of those times where you can be a hero in our videogames AND in the real world.
Doing Our Part to Help: A Donation In Your Name
We've received many messages asking how to help those affected by Australia's wildfires. We're making a a $500 donation on your behalf to to the RSPCA New South Wales, a charity helping rescue animals endangered by the wildfires. Thank you for enabling us to make this donation. Tags: | 
