TIMELINE DEFENSE FORCE

HOLD THE POST · devlog

What changed, stage by stage. Every stage goes live here first.

STAGE 22026-10-09

Every post lands in one of five worlds: GREEN GROVE, DIP DUNES, COLD WALLET PEAK, TIMELINE CITY and MARGIN CALL CALDERA. Each has its own ground, props, weather and music key.
Each world has its own Higgsfield key art, and the X card of a post shows its world, so no two posts look the same on the timeline.
The scene moves forward as you hold on: dusk at 2:00, night at 4:00 where only the defenders, the banner and the torches give light, and a blood moon at 6:30.
Post levels: the longer a post has held, the more it grows. Bronze, silver and gold banners, torches around the plaza, watchtowers, and a legendary glow at 10:00.
No more full posts. A battle holds 32 defenders; when it fills up, newcomers go straight into BATTLE #2, #3 and so on. The record of the post is the best run across all of its battles.
You can watch a full battle and cheer from the sidelines. People who sit on the hero select screen of a full battle move to the stands so players can get in.

STAGE 12026-10-09

Five original CT archetypes: MAXI (laser eyes), WHALE (makes waves, tanky), DEV (ships turrets), ANON (fast, crits hard), SHILLER (a megaphone that shoves the horde).
Each archetype starts with its own signature weapon. The shared weapons got CT names: REPLY DARTS, HODL COINS, GREEN CANDLE, LIQUIDATION, RUG PULL, GREEN AURA.
New enemies: FUD blobs, SPAM BOTS, BAGHOLDERS, FUDDERS who torch the post, RUGGERS. Every 3 minutes THE SHADOWBAN walks in with a ban hammer.
Named waves hit from one side: BOT SWARM, BAGHOLDERS RISE, FUDDERS AT THE GATE, RUG SEASON. A red marker shows where they come from.
TDF STRIKE: every kill charges a shared meter. When it fills, anyone can call it in and clear the area around every defender.
Downed players and spectators can CHEER. It nudges the strike meter and drops a heal next to whoever is hurting most.
Crits, kill streak callouts (PUMPING, PARABOLIC, GOD CANDLE, NEW ATH), sound effects and a chiptune soundtrack. Mute with the speaker icon or M.
The post in the middle now flies the TDF banner.
Character portraits and key art made with Higgsfield. They show up on hero select, on the boss intro, on the home page and on the X card.

STAGE 02026-10-08

A co-op survivor that runs inside an X post. Everyone who opens the post lands in the same battle.
One link is one room. The host gets the plaque under the banner, and the longest a post held is its record.
X player card, plus a private stats page that shows whether X opened the game inside the post.

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Short promo clips made from the Higgsfield portraits.
Weapon evolutions and treasure chests.
Sign in with X so the plaque shows your real handle.
Ideas for the $TDF layer: sponsored boss waves, cosmetics, a weekly prize for the longest-held post.