Difference between revisions of "News/2018"

Black Kats have once again been reported in the Clockworks! The hordes of shadowy beasts hunger for arcane power and continually raid the Moorcroft Manor Archives' precious collection of magical grimoires.

Collect Ancient Page tokens through the daily Prestige Mission, or as drops from black kat monsters in the Clockworks. Return the pages to Montague in Moorcroft Manor in exchange for Kat Tribe Fetish crafting materials. Visit the Mysterious Alchemy Machine to craft kat-themed gear!

Greetings!

The cold still has Haven in it’s icy grip. Unscrupulous monsters or devastating status effects aren’t the only threats on these cold knights. Cabin fever is wreaking havoc across Haven and causing guild mates to go insane and turn on each other.

Spiral HQ has issued some high tech cozy gear designed to help keep knights comfortable while lifting their spirits. The blindingly visible Tech Blue, Tech Green, Tech Orange, and Tech Pink are a bright spot on any dark night. Hunker down and get comfortable with new slippers and sleepwear along with CozZzy Auras and Halos.

The CozyTech Box contains items such as:

• CozZzy Aura
• CozZzy Halo
• Teddy Bear Buckler in Tech Blue, Tech Green, Tech Orange, and Tech Pink
• Sweet Dreams in Tech Blue, Tech Green, Tech Orange, and Tech Pink
• Slippers
• Checkered Scarf
• Onesie
• Pullover
• Lucid Night Cap
• Snooze Night Cap
• Sleepy Night Cap
• Dreamer Night Cap
• Various accessories

More information on the CozyTech Box and its contents may be found here. Get cozy mates, it’s cold out there.

Additional changes:

• Ongoing maintenance work. Expect the wiki to be down most of 1/17
• Backend changes to help manage different regions better, especially during a reboot.

Greetings!

Today we have a small patch fix, the Tortodrone Migration, and a celebration of the Year of the Dog.

Patch fix:

• Fix the explosions caused by Violent Heart Attack to scale with depth
• Added a new icon for auras that utilize a footstep effect
• Emote / talking animations now play in the ready room
• Various behind the scenes improvements

The pack here at spiral HQ are happy to ring in the Chinese New Year with a howl. We’ve doggedly pursued Wolvers from across Cradle to help us celebrate, but they were more interested in trying to bite us.

This year we’re celebrating with a pupdate full of pawsh hound inspired gear. These fetching new items accessories are sure to help keep you warm - Just watch out for fleas. Show foes what you think of them while wearing a doggie tail. This accessory has curious animations that change depending on your mood. Retrieve a Running Wild Boxes now before they scamper away after March 21st.

The Running Wild contains items such as:

• Wild Aura (footstep aura)
• Alpha Claw Gauntlet
• Love Puppy (Seraphynx Sprite)
• Doggie Tails - New animation
• Wolver Masks
• Alpha Vertical Vents
• Treat Pouches
• Wild Bone Pendants
• Various other tawny accessories

More information on the Running Wild Box and its contents may be found here. It’s wild out there, be sure to keep close to your pack.

Spiral HQ calls upon you to once again assist the Tortodrones on their Long Migration. Take up arms to defend these creatures, and explore the Clockworks to gather fiendish glyphs.

Be sure to collect Ancient Shell materials from the Ancient Grove to craft 3*, 4* and 5* Tortodrone handguns and shields at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine!

The Spiral HQ intel forecasting interns predicts the Tortodrone migration will continue through February 25, 2018. We’re counting on you to protect the magnificent Tortodrones!

Hail, knights!

The cosmos briefly swings into balance. The Strangers have brought forth celestially-themed offerings in the Spring Equinox Prize Box, available to you through March 29th, 2018:

• Celestial Orbitgun

• Celestial Shield

• Orbit Aura

• Celestial Nav Helm and Suit

• Galactic Guardian Helm and Vest

• Solar and Cosmic Plasma Wings

• Celestial Dragon/Valkyrie Wings

• Celestial Accessories

• Unique Variant Tickets

Happy Birthday Spiral Knights

Spiral Knights is SEVEN years old!

It’s time again to help Biscotti, the Skylark's Head Chef, avoid disaster in two special missions - Total Caketastrophe and A Gremlin in Knead. Fight Creep Cakes and Batterbots to earn Cake Slice tokens, then visit Maskwell in Haven Town Square to exchange your tokens for:

- Cake helms

- Anniversary Prize Boxes

- Other party accessories

Today through April 25, 2018: Spiral HQ has assembled prize boxes from the past year together into a Surprise Box. When you open a Surprise Box, you will randomly receive a past prize box and confetti. There is also a chance to find a Stately Cap costume helm! For details on this box and its contents, visit the wiki here.

Thank you all so much for playing Spiral Knights. Have fun out there!

Additional Release Notes:

- Slight changes to how the Mixmaster, Caladbolg, and Buccaneer Broadsider animate.

- Special gear animations are now shown when viewing your own Equipment or inspecting another knight.

- Cracked fire crystals can be sold to vendors for 1 crown.

- Increase max statues per guild hall to 10 (from 8).

- Slight changes to the player creation UI.

Greetings Knights!

Some knights were made ready to take off on adventure and reach new heights. For these knights, Spiral HQ has created a special set of items. Soar into Aerodynamic Boxes to zero in on costumes, Contrails Auras, Swing Wings, and all new accessories.

In order to maintain altitude, it’s important to be able to keep your speed up and maintain your course. That’s why we’ve manufactured a Airbraker shield. This shield helps deflect any incoming projectiles while in a chaotic dogfight. If that doesn’t work, dash away and hope your Chaff Pack distracts them.

The Aerodynamic Box contains items such as:

• Airbraker shield

• Contrails Aura

• Swing Wings

• Chaff Pack - Give it a Dash!

• New Dynamic Accessories

• Costumes

• Accessories

More information on the Aerodynamic Prize Box and its contents may be found here.

Additional Notes:

• A new accessory slot has been added for the ankle area. This way you can wear a back accessory along with something to keep your ankles warm. If you already had some slippers or other ankle accessories attached, they should automatically be moved to the ankle slot.

• We believe we are now finished with some extensive work to our backend. You’ve noticed this ongoing work, but it should now be complete. In doing so, we fixed several long standing problems like the bug reporting system, Steam inventory icons, and several non-player facing issues.

• As mentioned before, the bug reporting system is now in working order. This means you can file a bug report by hitting F2. You do this to send a log of what happened to us and report a bug you’ve seen to developers. If you need help in game, please continue to contact support so they know. Support does not review and respond to bug reports, they respond to requests and emails.

ATTENTION KNIGHTS!

The season of the Apocrean Harvester is upon us again, and Spiral HQ needs your help in beating it back into dormancy! For a detailed brief on this nefarious entity, go here.

Get equipped and venture onto the Grasping Plateau, free trapped souls, and earn Apocrean Sigil tokens for your heroic deeds. Knights can use these tokens at the Obelisk of Creation to craft Obsidian weapons and the Grasping Aura.

Take care while in the field! You don't want to get caught out there alone--definitely bring your friends with you on this mission, and never leave a knight behind!

Obsidian Prize Boxes

While the event is going, the Supply Depot will stock Obsidian Prize Boxes which may contain the following:

• Obsidian Hoods

• Obsidian Mantles

• Apocrean Crowns

• Apocrean Disciple Wings

• Shadow accessories

The Auction House will be stocking some Apocrean themed guild hall furniture to give your guild hall a touch of terror… er… class.