Heeello folks!

Halloween is unfortunately over buuuuut there’s always next year! From what we’ve gathered on social media, the forums and Discord, you peeps had a blast playing Capture the Pumpkin (and honestly, we did too). So we’ve decided to keep it, but re-skin it to match the universe of Castle Story!

Hence, Capture the Pumpkin is now known as Grab The Gems!

Pumpkins have been replaced by gems and pumpkin patches have been replaced by gem patches. Everything else is back to normal – the moon is no longer a spoopy pumpkin and your home crystal has returned to its former, crystally glory. :)

For those who haven’t had a chance to play it during Halloween, GTG for short is a multiplayer only gamemode that where the shards on the map have been replaced by gem patches! Over time, gems will appear in the gem patches and the first faction to collect 10 gems will win the game! Naturally, you’re encouraged to slice and dice enemy workers trying to collect the gems back to their home crystal and steal their gems!

The first 5 gems will appear after 12 minutes in random patches. After that, 5 more gems will appear every 8 minutes. Keep in mind that only workers can pick up gems by selecting the worker and right-clicking the gem. Right-click your home crystal with a worker carrying a gem selected to make them drop it in your home crystal!

Pro-tip: Make your workers “hold position” by pressing H or via the pie-menu to stop them from dropping the gem and going back to work if you forget about them after sending them to pick up a gem. :) Don’t forget to set them back to automated mode (H again) after they’ve dropped the gem in your home crystal though.

Keep an eye on the counter below the minimap to prepare for when the next gems will appear!

Full changelogs

Renamed “Capture the Pumpkin” to “Grab the Gems”.

Added new gem mesh to replace the pumpkin thematic one.

Added new gem patches mesh to replace the pumpkin patch thematic one.

Made the sound of shards and crystals being captured or neutralized play across the map, alerting players it’s happening. Remember to check the minimap to see which shards are being captured.

Added new footsteps sounds for snow, plants, different kinds of grass, etc.

Added new sound variations for doors.

Returned the moon to its original mesh.

Returned the home crystal to its original mesh.

Removed Halloween disguises from Bricktrons.

Have fun and let us know what you think! :D