TBH News
Task Bar Hero Updates & Patch Notes

Ver 1.01.00 - Market Opens, Hunter Rework, Biggest Balance Patch

The Steam Market is now fully open for Celestial, Divine, and Cosmic items. Hunter received massive buffs (Shock Bolt damage nearly doubled, trigger requirements reduced). Slayer got HP and speed buffs. Ranged monster damage slashed by up to 40%. Melee armor cap raised to 85%. Plus 22 bug fixes and a brief server outage when players flooded back in after the update.

2026 Development Roadmap - Plaguelands, Season 1, and New Class

The developers published a massive roadmap covering Q3 2026 through 2027. Q3 brings Plaguelands (a new endgame zone with boosted Celestial+ drop rates), four new dungeons, Level 90 gear, a Rune system, Relics, character skins, and a defense rework. Q4 kicks off Season 1: Chaos Unleashed with new stages, Rift of Chaos, and a Codex system. The 2027 pipeline includes a 7th playable class, raids, guilds, in-game chat, and the Ascendancy system.

Server Compensation: 70 Coins + 6 Free DLC Skins

The dev team issued an apology for ongoing server overload - the game is still hitting ~490K concurrent players over a month after launch. As compensation, all eligible players receive:

70 Commemorative Coins: Starting July 2, 10 coins per day for 7 consecutive days. Must be claimed before July 31. Eligible if you registered before July 1 at midnight and are on the latest version.

6 Free DLC Skins: All six character costumes originally planned as paid DLC are now free - but delayed to later in July. The dev team shared preview images of Ranger and Hunter skins, but server fixes took priority. Final designs may change.

Steam Market Reopens - Ver 1.00.21 Hotfix

After a 2-hour delay, the Steam Market is back online with Ver 1.00.21. The market had been closed since June 8 to combat bot traffic and remove duped items following the dedicated server migration.

Market rules confirmed: 4 listing slots per player, 8-hour cooldown per slot. Listings cannot be canceled once the cooldown starts. A queue of up to 1 hour may occur at peak traffic, and some accounts may experience a 30-minute to 2-hour activation delay for listing and sale buttons.

Grade restrictions: The top 3 grades (Cosmic, Divine, Celestial) are temporarily restricted from listing - Soulstones excluded. These will be unlocked after market conditions stabilize.

Bug fixes: Trade Ship window dragging, Synthesis type not updating in Cube, Mailbox refresh issues, chest name display, Offering Soulstone grade issues, Skill Level +1 effect fixes, and more.

Dedicated Server & Market Reopening

The long-awaited dedicated server migration is here. Steam Market expected to reopen with new listing limits: 4 slots per player, 8-hour cooldown per slot. Duped items will be cross-checked and removed. Anti-cheat detection strengthened.

This follows the June 7 postponement of the "Relay Server" update, after internal testing showed relays alone couldn't handle 400K+ concurrent players.

Steam Market Temporarily Closed

Listing new items on the Steam Market was disabled at 12:00 AM PDT. Trade Ship menu removed from the game. Existing purchases and listing cancellations remain functional. The closure is aimed at curbing bot-driven traffic.

Chest Error Hotfix & Update Postponement

Chest spawn bug fixed. Chest acquisition requests are now held and delivered in stacks to reduce server load. The planned "Relay Server Addition" update was postponed - team announced they are building a dedicated server from scratch instead.

Item Reset & Market Trading Policy Change (Ver 1.00.07)

Massive overhaul: Cube functions restored, Trade Ship locked until Cube Level 10. Only Legendary-grade equipment and above can be traded on the Market. Equipment at levels 25–90 and all "Type B" gear deleted. 6 DLC costumes to be given free as compensation.

Emergency Update - Steam Server Outage (Ver 1.00.05)

Cube features (Alchemy, Crafting, etc.) temporarily disabled due to Steam server outage. Priest and Slayer bug fixes included.

TBH: Task Bar Hero Launches on Steam

Free-to-play idle RPG that lives in your Windows taskbar. 500+ unique equipment items, 10 rarity tiers, 50+ monsters, 3 chapters, 6 classes. Steam Market trading enabled from day one.