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Good catch, that was a bug. My last patch switched damage upgrades from flat +1 to "+2% of the hero's base damage" per level, meant to scale better at late waves. For the archer (base 4) that's only +0.08 per level. Effectively a nerf at every level for every hero in the game. Definitely not what I wanted.

Just pushed a fix. New formula is +1 OR +10% of base, whichever is larger:

• Archer (base 4) gets +1 per level, same as the old chunky 4 → 5 → 6.
• Cannoneer / Crossbow (base 10) also land on +1 per level at current stats.
• Once prestige multipliers inflate the base (Sharpened Edge, Promotion stacks, class bonuses), the 10% kicks in and upgrades keep scaling. A 3x-dmgMul cannoneer gets +3 per level.

So the floor is the chunky feel you remember, the ceiling actually scales into late waves. Thanks for flagging it quickly, sorry for the break.