Changelog
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Every update to the How Many Dudes? fan guide, newest first. Looking for official game patches? Those live on the Steam page — this log tracks only what we change here.
August 24, 2026 — Builds Freshness + Dude Builds + Tiers Guide
- Builds page: removed first-screen outbound links, added Meta Watch box (1.0.12 patch verification + 1.1 update note), refreshed dates
- Added official-guide build sections for Samurai, Lich, Hacker, Necrodude, and Ninja Dude pages
- New guide: Tiers Explained (Tier 2/3 unlocks, Gold Stars, Tier beta experiment)
August 18, 2026 — Cross-Promotion
- Added Mortal Shell 2 guide card to the More Game Guides section
August 17, 2026 — Cross-Promotion
- Added Hell Let Loose: Vietnam guide card to the More Game Guides section
August 15, 2026 — Patch Follow-Up + Achievement Refresh
- Tracked official 1.0.12-rc.4/rc.5 patches: news entries + tier-list notes + Family Dude fix explanation
- Refreshed all achievement unlock rates to live Steam data
August 14, 2026 — Data Refresh
- Refreshed all 69 achievement unlock rates to live Steam data
- Updated price: launch discount ended
August 13, 2026 — Cleanup + Data Refresh
- Removed internal verification markers from news and tier list
- Refreshed achievement unlock rates
August 12, 2026 — Data Refresh
- Refreshed achievement unlock rates with the latest Steam data
August 11, 2026 — Game Ops Batch
- Achievement rates refresh + 1.0.12-rc.2 relic patch notes
August 10, 2026 — Ad Layout Standard + Data Refresh
- Ad layout standardized: dual floating rails (160x600 right + 160x300 left), sticky leaderboard, Advertisement labels, async atOptions
- Site-unique mobile leaderboard key (468x60); removed footer 468 to avoid same-key duplicate
- Refreshed achievement unlock rates: Boss Blaster 96.0%, G.O.A.T. 73.1%, Crusher 17.9%, Baby Boomer 0.2%
August 9, 2026 — Cross-Promotion
- Added More Game Guides section with Big Walk promo card (2-3 col grid)
August 8, 2026 — New Guides + Freshness
- Added Relic, Trinket and Achievement guides + item databases
- Added contact email + freshness update; removed internal priority labels
August 5, 2026 — SEO Pass + Ad Placements
- SEO pass: ItemList + FAQPage schema (11 pages), unique "How to Use" content for all 45 Dudes, nav dedupe, noreferrer
- Added ads: container (52 pages), 300x250 (home + dudes), 728x90 steam-cta, 468x60 footer
- Triggered first Cloudflare Pages build
August 3, 2026 — Site Launch
- Launched howmanydudes.net with 59 pages: builds, tier list, strategy, 45-dude database
- Comic theme, official Dudex data
This log tracks every future correction, update and new guide. Have feedback? Email [email protected].