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Spiral Knights is currently under development. Most releases are given summary announcement from one of the developers. The five latest sets of release notes can be seen at release/latest. You can also view the release notes in calendar format.
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2012: | January - Februrary - March |
2011: | January - Februrary - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December |
2010: | October - November - December |
2012-03-08
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Operation Crimson Hammer
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2012-03-07
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2012-03-01
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Operation Crimson Hammer
Bugfixes
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2012-02-29
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The first Expansion Mission, Operation Crimson Hammer, has arrived! Warmaster Seerus is the evil master of munitions within the gremlin's all-powerful Crimson Order. Thought to be the true mastermind behind the Roarmulus Twins and countless other gremlin weapons, he is the Crimson Order’s creator and supplier for their diabolical engines of war. Recon Knights under the command of Lieutenant Feron recently discovered Seerus’s ‘Grand Arsenal,’ his development center and storage facility for all his weaponry. Now, Feron himself is leading several squads of knights directly into the Grand Arsenal, with the intention of weeding out Seerus and destroying his war machines. Met with heavy resistance, Feron’s squads require reinforcements and Spiral HQ is sending you in to assist.
Lead the Assault
Expand Your Arsenal
Ferocious New Monsters
Multiple Ways to Play
You can gain access to Expansion Missions by completing the Rank Mission 3-2 'The Pioneers.' Once you have access, select the Expansion Mission you wish to purchase from the Expansion Mission menu and select 'Purchase Expansion. Steam users will be taken to Steam and Web users to the Energy Depot to complete your purchase. Purchasing an Expansion Mission unlocks it for all knights on the account.
Three new item series have been added as part of Operation Crimson Hammer: 1* Prototype Rocket Hammer 3* Stable Rocket Hammer 5* Warmaster Rocket Hammer Obtained as a mission reward, this sword class weapon launches your forward with its combo and creates a doubly devastating blast when charged! 1* Dark Reprisal 3* Dark Reprisal Mk II 5* Dark Retribution Obtained as a mission reward, this shadowy bomb creates a swirling storm of projectiles after exploding! 1* Fractured Mask of Seerus 3* Flawed Mask of Seerus 5* Perfect Mask of Seerus Obtained as a bonus, craftable item, this gunner's mask can be created if you survive enough battles against the Warmaster himself! Talk to Vise in the mission lobby for details! Please note, Expansion Mission rewards cannot be sold, traded or dropped.
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2012-02-23
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2012-02-22
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Today's patch features the official release of Missions! This patch includes Rank Missions through Rank 6-2. More exciting missions will be released in the future!
Missions provide players with a a structure for navigating the world of Spiral Knights. Each mission features a reward that is guaranteed with completion in addition to the rewards acquired during the mission itself. Missions range from simple tasks like speaking with an NPC to going on an a major expedition within the Clockworks. One of the key features of missions is that everything is managed within the mission interface. You will never find yourself searching a town for NPCs or left to wonder what to do next. When you’re looking for action, simply open up the mission interface and away you go! Additionally, the Character Select interface now includes the ‘Ready Room.’ The Ready Room is where your knight chooses where to go after selection. You can chat with friends and guildmates, check out your Social Panel and Event Hub, head in to town or go directly on a mission. There are four types of missions: Rank, Prestige, Expansion and Arcade.
Rank Missions serve the main campaign of Spiral Knights. Comprised of over 80 missions, Rank Missions will allow a player to rise in the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Starting as a lowly Recruit, knights can ultimately achieve the mighty rank of Vanguard. Rank Missions also feature a new way of acquiring the recipes that you need. In each Rank Mission lobby you will find Basil selling a set selection of recipes that are geared toward the mission you are about to face. Additionally, Rank Missions have you regularly visiting the ‘Hall of Heroes’ where players can see veteran knight loadouts and purchase their recipes for their gear. The Hall of Heroes also serves as a stage for certification, requiring players have a loadout of a set star level to advance, much like the Spiral Warden’s requirements in subtowns. Any knight that had a particular Tier Clearance prior to this patch will still be able to access the appropriate Tier in the Clockworks. Knights without Tier 2 and 3 Clearance prior to this patch must complete Rank Missions in order to gain clearance.
Prestige Missions are offered to you daily and can only be completed once a day. These missions reward you with ‘prestige’ which acts as a running score attached to your knight. Knights with high prestige will earn a special bonus in the future.
Expansion Missions are bonus missions that can be unlocked with purchase. Expansion Missions, like Rank Missions, feature set rewards and can be played as often as you like once unlocked. Some expansion missions are a ‘pack’ of missions and provide you with a version for different tiers that feature unique rewards. Our first Expansion Mission pack, 'Operation: Crimson Hammer,' will be released in the near future.
Arcade Missions provide you with the convenience of creating and joining parties in the Arcade directly from the mission interface. However, the Arcade must still be visited to deposit minerals.
The Supply Depot is a new feature that is connected to the mission interface. The Supply Depot is a place where players can purchase items associated with missions with energy. This includes accessories, weapons, gear, upgrades and even energy packs. However, items in the Supply Depot must be earned. Items are added to your personal Supply Depot as you rank up. Achieve the highest rank you can and build the ultimate Supply Depot!
Silversix:
Argent Peacemaker:
Blackhawk:
Sentenza
The following handguns now push enemies away on charge attack instead of pulling them toward you;
Something has riled up the gremlins in the Clockworks, causing them to send out even the littlest ankle-biters of the bunch to join their front lines! A new series of levels called 'Gremlin Grounds' will now appear in the Clockworks. New gremlin monsters will now appear in Gremlin Grounds and missions:
Don't be fooled by their diminutive size* these horrible helpers will turn their tools against any knight they cross! |
2012-01-30
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Haven
NPCs
Items
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2012-01-18
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The $5.95 30 Day Elevator Pass is here to stay! Accounts that have purchased the Elevator Pass in the past can now purchase it again as often as they like. Time is added to the your current Elevator Pass at the time of purchase.
The following swords have had their charge attack changed from a swipe to a burst attack:
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2012-01-10
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2012-01-04
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Winterfest has ended and Impostoclaus has left Haven for another year, but the cold weather will remain in Haven for just a little while longer.
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2011-12-19
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Drone Monsters
Here are the official names for all drones:
Levels
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2011-12-14
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2011-12-12
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Winterfest! Winter has come to Cradle and all of Haven is covered in a soft blanket of snow. Snipes and monsters alike are in the holiday spirit and the Haven Arcade is being visited by Impostoclaus!
Event Hub
Heat Amplifiers
European Servers
Scenario Rooms
Interface
Items
Bugfixes
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2011-11-30
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Featured Auctions are special auctions run by the Haven Treasury. They often contain unique or rare items. Featured Auctions can be buyout only with set quantities. Quantities represent the number available currently and are not representative of future quantities. However, you never know when a new batch of items will show up, so if you see something you like, go for it! Featured Auctions will be displayed by default when opening the Auction House. They will also appear in standard category searches. The following items will be immediately available in Featured Auctions:
Items can now be previewed in the Auction House. You can even stack previews (if compatible)!
Vatel has upgraded his recipe shop to now sell 'general goods' and has a selection of items that allow Knights to change their personal color. Each color from Knight creation is available. Once used, your personal color will change to the color of the item and the item will be destroyed.
The official game credits are now accessible from the 'About' tab in the options menu.
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2011-11-16
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Many levels within the Clockworks now feature 'Arsenal Stations' that allow you to change your gear or loadouts before facing the challenges of a level. So long as you have a wide variety of equipment, a difficult stratum with varying themes will be no match for your arsenal! There are also one-way barriers positioned after each Arsenal Station. Choose your equipment wisely and use loadouts to save time!
Energy reviving now comes coupled with an energy blast that knocks back and damages monsters. There are four levels of power that are unlocked as more energy is used for the revive.
We're trying something new! For a limited time only, a 30 Day Elevator Pass may be purchased from the Energy Depot. This pass allows all Knights on the account the ability to bypass elevator costs. Elevator Passes are activated at the time of purchase and will show up in your arsenal's 'Useable' category as with other upgrades.
Shadow Keys are now available from Boost for the foreseeable future. They can be purchased for the now non-promotional price of 1,800 CE.
Surveys will now occasionally be available from the Uplink. Fill them out and help us improve Spiral Knights!
Systems with more memory should now see increased performance.
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2011-11-07
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2011-11-01
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Dark Harvest Festival
Shadow Keys
Bugfixes
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2011-10-27
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2011-10-26
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2011-10-21
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Graphics
Audio
Steam
Monsters
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2011-10-20
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2011-10-19
Shadows Fall Over Cradle!
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We've got some exciting additions to the Clockworks included in this release. The bravest, most elite knights can take on the most challenging levels to date in Shadow Lairs and everyone can celebrate the Dark Harvest Festival with visits to the Punkin King! Shadow Lair Overview The Clockwork Terminal on floor 23 now contains a new area north of the elevator leading to several 'Shadow Lairs.' These mysterious elevators contain the most fearsome challenges found in the Clockworks. Shadow Lairs are intended for knights equipped with Tier 3 gear, specifically geared toward each Shadow Lair which includes:
Shadow Lair Rewards All Shadow Lairs feature the following rewards:
Accessing a Shadow Lair Shadow Lairs are grouped into three ranks. All knights with Tier 3 clearance automatically gain Shadow Lair Clearance 1. Completing a Shadow Lair Rank 1 earns you clearance into the next rank and so on. The highest Shadow Lair Clearance Level of anyone in the party is respected. Not everyone needs the same rank to join a party in a Shadow Lair. Shadow Keys Shadow Lairs require a Shadow Key to access. Only one key is needed for the entire party. A Shadow Key is destroyed once used. Shadow Keys can be found in ANY Iron Lockbox or from the Auction House if available. The Dark Harvest Festival The Dark Harvest Festival is now being celebrated in Haven and will end on November 1st! This annual event honors the mischievous Punkin King in order to ensure a healthy fall harvest. All Clockwork Tunnels-style levels like Power Complexes and Blast Chambers now have a chance of featuring special rooms inhabited by the Punkin King. Simply hop on the party pad and discover if the Punkin King has candy tokens or something else in store for you! Candy tokens come in three varieties (Hard Candy, Sour Candy and Sweet Candy) and can be exchanged in the Haven Town Square for festive masks! Masks include:
In case you're just a few pieces of candy shy of the mask you desire, candy tokens can also be purchased in the Haven Town Square. However, they are very expensive! Remember, this event ends November 1st so collect all the candy you can and get those masks! Royal Jelly
Bugfixes
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2011-10-12
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2011-10-06
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2011-10-05
Lockboxes, Accessories and More!
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Today's update introduces a host of exciting features. Get ready to customize your gear with accessories and spin the Prize Wheel! Accessories Accessories are new items that can be augmented on to helmets or armor. There are hundreds of them to discover and include techno widgets like antennae and visors for your helmets, canteens and side blades for your armor and even holy auras and wings! All accessories come in a wide variety of colors and styles. The most common will match the standard armor color schemes and the rarer styles match color schemes like 'divine' and 'volcanic' gear. The rarest of all are the 'prismatic' accessories that recolor to your personal color. Once you have an accessory, visit Bechamel, the Accessorizor on the far western side of the Haven Bazaar. Once an accessory is attached to gear, it is permanently attached unless removed by Bechamel, the Accessorizor. However, removing an accessory from gear will destroy the accessory in the process. Accessories are divided by attachment location and can only be attached to gear that supports the attachment location. Not all gear can use all accessories. Consult the tooltips to determine which accessories can fit your gear. Locations include:
Lockboxes You can now find Iron Lockboxes, a new usable item that, when opened, reveals a special prize! Iron Lockboxes are the only way to find accessories. Any player can find an Iron Lockbox and trade it with other players or put it up for sale on the Auction House. Additionally, any item found within an Iron Lockbox is also unbound and can be traded as well. An Iron Lockbox requires a Silver Key to open. Silver Keys are purchasable from Boost, the Special Items Merchant located in Haven and every subtown. Once used, a Silver Key is destroyed. Silver Keys can also be traded and put up for sale on the Auction House. The Prize Wheel All Knights that complete levels in the Clockworks will now have an opportunity to spin the all-new Prize Wheel\! The Prize Wheel is displayed as your heat is tallied during the end of level report. There are all sorts of prizes to discover. Many of them are helpful boosts for your next floor like health or crowns, but the truly lucky players will be awarded Iron Lockboxes! Lockboxes have the highest chance of appearing in Tier 3, followed by Tier 2 and then Tier 1. Lockdown
Shops
Bugfixes
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2011-09-20
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A bugfix patch will be released today that mostly includes behind-the-scenes things but also includes: Lockdown
Loadouts
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2011-09-15
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A bugfix patch will be released today that fixes game crashes when attempting to open the character panel or loadout menus on some systems. |
2011-09-14
King Krogmo Launches Lockdown!
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A new content update will be released today that includes a bunch of new, exciting features! Lockdown - A New Coliseum Event In Lockdown, two teams face off against each other to capture multiple Control Points scattered across the map. Capturing and holding onto a Control Point increases your team's score over time. Owning more than one Control Point increases your team's score even faster! To win, your team must be the first to reach the target score or have the highest score before the match ends! How to Play Capturing Control Points (CPs)
Class Mods Class Mods are a new feature in Lockdown! Class Mods replace your normal shield with a special ability that is unique to that class. The ability is mapped to the key that would normally activate your shield. Within each team base you will find three Class Mods. To change your class, simply stand on one of the pads supporting a Class Mod! The classes grant the following special abilities, bonuses, and penalties: Guardian Special Ability: Guardian Shield
Bonuses:
Penalty:
Recon Special Ability: Cloaking, Disruption Field
Bonuses:
Penalty:
Striker Special Ability: Striker Dash
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Loadouts - Gear Profiles for Fast Equipping Loadouts are specific sets of gear that you can create and customize for fast equipping in towns, Clockwork Terminals and Lockdown team bases. A Loadout can be flagged as PvE (green) or PvP (red). By default, your current set of gear will be flagged as a PvP Loadout. However, if you would like to easily switch gear during a PvP match, you will want to create multiple PvP Loadouts. You can only swap loadouts during a PvP match before leaving the area designated as the Locker Room inside your team's base. Note that your highest tier PvP-enabled Loadout determines the tier of the game you are eligible to join, and once you join a game, you will only be able to switch to Loadouts of the same tier you are playing. If you would like to play in a specific tier, ensure that all other tier Loadouts are flagged as PvE. Creating a Loadout First, equip the set of gear you would like to become your new Loadout. In the character window, there is a new Loadout pill below your character showing the following information:
Now it's time to save that Loadout:
Other Changes Bugfixes
Danger Rooms
Blast Network
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2011-09-09
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Levels
Items
Blast Network
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2011-09-06
Clockworks Expansion
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Candlestick Keep A new Undead level series has appeared within the Clockworks- the Candlestick Keep. These haunted grounds are all that remains of the once prosperous Owlite Academy. Though now overtaken by Spookats and other undead horrors, Knights will find Owlite ward candles scattered about the Keep that will save them from what lurks in the dark.
New Danger Rooms Deadly new danger rooms have been added to the Clockworks! Be warned, these new challenges are not for the faint of heart! Revamped Crash Site The Crash Site has been streamlined and tightened up significantly. New players will be able to join their fellow knights in the Rescue Camp in no time! Items
Krogmo Coin Rewards
Punch's Variant Forge
Bugfixes
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Levels
Steam Trading
Coliseum
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2011-08-24
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A bugfix patch will be released today that includes mostly behind the scenes issues but also includes:
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2011-08-22
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An update will be released today that includes new monsters a couple new features:
The polyp is a slime turret that fires piercing barbs and can see in all directions. The howlitzer is an undead turret that fires shadow bullets and will attempt to make a last ditch strike at Knights with its missile-like skull. Watch out! Both of these monster types have complete status variants: Polyp Howlitzer
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2011-08-12
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We're doing a minor bugfix release today to fix an issue that caused Blast Network games to fail to start. |
2011-08-11
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A bugfix patch will be released today that includes the following:
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2011-08-04
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A bugfix patch will be released today that mostly includes behind the scenes fixes, but also includes: Monsters:
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2011-08-03
Blast Network Bug Fix Patch
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A bugfix patch will be released today that includes the following: Blast Network:
Monsters:
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2011-08-02
King Krogmo’s Coliseum and the Blast Network Blowout!
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King Krogmo’s Coliseum officially opens today, and the first of many events, Blast Network, is available to play. How to Play: Krogmo has promised that he will be unveiling new events regularly throughout the season. Blast Network is the first and allows for three types of game modes: Free For All - Blow up every player in sight, trying not to include yourself. Random Team - Get placed in a random team with the sole purpose of blowing up the other team. Guild Team - Open up slots for yourself and guild mates to battle another guild team. You can also join forming guild teams by simply pressing the ‘Guild’ tab within the Coliseum interface. All Coliseum events have a crown entry fee. A portion of the fees are used as rewards for the winners of each match. Blast Network Rules: Bomb Blast Up - Increases the blast area of your bomb by one tile. Bomb Count Up - Increases the number of bombs you can drop at once. Speed Up - Increases your movement speed. Health Up - Increases your health by one cell. While bombs eliminate you in one hit, other hazards such as traps and monsters will do a single cell of damage. In each game you earn points for having your bombs eliminate your opponents. The player or team with the most points at the end of the match wins. Respawning: Earning Krogmo Coins: Bribing King Krogmo: Krogmo Coin Boosters: Bombhead Masks: Krogmo’s Alchemy Machine: ...and there’s more to come! Additional Changes Item Changes:
Levels:
New Items: Recipes: Bombs: Swords: Handguns: Trinkets: These trinkets can all be upgraded in 5* 'Elite' versions from a Krogmo Alchemy Machine. Basil now has the chance of having a recipe for the 3* Graviton Charge (bomb) and a 5* Sudaruska (upgrade of the Khorovod). Lastly there are many Bombhead Masks to discover by playing Blast Network. Get blasting! |
2011-07-21
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A small bugfix release went out today that addressed a few issues related to the new Unbinding Forge. |
2011-07-20
Merchant Features Update
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An update will be released today that includes the following: Punch and Vise Punch and Vise, two gremlin outcasts from Emberlight, have set up shop in the Haven Bazaar. Using very dangerous looking equipment, they provide the services unbinding items and adding unique variants to items.
Alchemy
Item Previews
Steam conversion
Graphics
Levels
Bugfixes
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2011-07-08
Level Balance Update
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Levels
Ironclaw Munitions Factory
Bugfixes
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2011-07-06
Built to Destroy!
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New Boss Stratum: Within the depths of Tier 2 a new gremlin weapons facility has been discovered, The Ironclaw Munitions Factory. Intel from Spiral HQ has confirmed that under a direct mandate from the Crimson Order, gremlin engineers have begun developing a weapon of incredible power. Known only as 'Project Roarmulus,' this weapon has been designed with the sole purpose of destroying Haven! Knights are ordered to infiltrate this harrowing complex of devious destructive devices and put an end to 'Project Roarmulus' as well as recover a recon module of the Alpha Squad. Take heed though, gremlins don’t exactly believe in a ‘safe’ work environment. Survive this deadly complex and earn your Bark Modules as you'll find that Brinks has a new selection of 2* items available for trade. These include:
All of these items can be further upgraded through 5* provided you acquire their recipes from Basil. New Items: Handguns: 2* Pulsar (token reward only, has two upgrade paths) 3* Heavy Pulsar 4* Radiant Pulsar 5* Supernova Alternate Pulsar path: 3* Kilowatt Pulsar 4* Gigawatt Pulsar 5* Polaris 2* Catalyzer (token reward only, has two upgrade paths) 3* Industrial Catalyzer 4* Volatile Catalyzer 5* Neutralizer Alternate Catalyzer path: 3* Toxic Catalyzer 4* Virulent Catalyzer 5* Biohazard Bombs: 2* Static Capacitor (token reward only) 3* Lightning Capacitor 4* Plasma Capacitor 5* Voltaic Tempest Armor: 3* Quicksilver Mail (token reward only) 4* Charged Quicksilver Mail 5* Mercurial Mail Helms: 3* Quicksilver Helm (token reward only) 4* Charged Quicksilver Helm 5* Mercurial Helm Additional Changes: Items
Monsters
Merchants
Levels
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2011-06-24
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Greetings Knight! The following changes were made to the game in the release on June 24th: Steam Account Conversion
How to Convert to Steam:
Emberlight
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2011-06-23
Monster Balance Update
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Some changes were made to various monsters to make them a bit easier to manage. The monsters of the Clockworks would like for it to go on the record that they had no say in the matter. Red Rovers and Gremlin Scorchers
Oilers
Quicksilvers
Wolvers and Devilites
Zombies
Status Conditions
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2011-06-22
New Monsters Draw Near!
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A bugfix release will go out today that includes the following: Objectives
Levels
Matchmaking
Steam
General
Monsters
Lastly, we realize some of you are still experiencing connection issues. We would like to let you know we are actively looking in to these issues and will hope to have a fix as soon as it's available. Thank you. |
2011-06-17
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A Bugfix Release will go out today that includes the following: Bugfixes
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2011-06-13
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A bugfix release will go out today that mostly includes behind the scenes stuff but also includes additional gameplay bugfixes and a new feature: Energy Packages
Bugfixes
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2011-06-09
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A new update will be releasing today that includes the following: Token Rewards
Monsters
Items Alchemizing the following items now requires an additional prerequisite...
Levels
Gates
Interface
Bugfixes
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2011-06-03
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Gloaming Wildwoods
Monsters
Localization
Levels
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2011-06-02
Roar of the Snarbolax
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A new update will be going out later today! It includes: New Boss Stratum: The Clockworks have just revealed a new, perilous boss stratum for Tier 1 Knights to challenge, The Gloaming Wildwoods. However new recruits should take heed - this dense forest is home to a fearsome creature known as the Snarbolax. Said to be a massive beast draped in living shadows, this dark predator enjoys toying with its prey before delivering the final blow. It is advised that only Knights who have mastered Tier 1 take on this formidable beast as those who have entered unprepared have never returned! Should you return from the Wildwoods victorious, with Frumious Fangs in hand, you'll find that Brinks has a new selection of 2* items available for trade. These include:
All three of these items can be further upgraded through 5* provided you acquire their recipes from Basil. Swords:
Bombs:
Shields:
New Mission Objectives: Boss stratums now issue players an email upon entering from Spiral HQ requesting the recovery of an Alpha Squad recon module. Players will also get a new ‘current objective’ whenever they are in that boss stratum and have not yet completed the objective. The end of each boss stratum features a recon module that issues players an artifact when the player interacts with it (approaching it and pressing the attack button). The artifact will provide some insight in to the expedition of the Alpha Squad. The artifact can only be claimed once and is stored permanently in your arsenal. Additional changes: Levels
Items
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2011-05-27
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We're issuing a small bugfix release today to address the following:
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We did another small release: Auction House
Bugfixes
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2011-05-26
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An update will be released today that includes some new features: Achievements You can now earn a wide variety of achievements in Spiral Knights. Achievements can be viewed on the Character Panel under the 'Achievements' tab. We plan on further developing our achievement system in the future, including adding more achievements in future updates. Items The Heat Amplifier is now available from the Upgrade Merchant. This upgrade grants the user 20% extra heat for 48 hours. Monsters
The Starter Pack A new energy package is available called 'The Starter Pack.' This energy package can be purchased one time per account. It contains 7500 crystal energy for 19.95 (the standard 19.95 package) but also includes:
All items are character-bound. The Static Flash and Green Ward have a chance for a unique variant as well, just as if they were crafted. Gate Creation
Auction House
UI
Bugfixes
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2011-05-20
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Today's bugfix release included the following:
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2011-05-19
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We performed a bugfix release today to take care of some behind the scenes stuff, but it also included the following: Uplink
Auction House
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2011-05-17
Haven Expansion!
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The Birdsong Construction Co. has informed me that their recent project has been completed! The Haven Town Square now features an Auction House located just north of the fountain, and an Advanced Training Hall located by the western stairs leading to the Bazaar. The Auction House allows players to buy and sell items across all game instances. You can browse by item type, search by item names, manage your own auctions and even search materials by your known recipes! The Advanced Training Hall is a special, fully interactive combat room that's free to enter and allows new players to learn about various features of the Clockworks. It even contains a room where you can practice defending against custom-built training bots. The hall holds 8 players at a time. As you will note, we've adjusted prices for certain items in the game. This was intentional based on our analysis of how players are using the different features currently offered in Spiral Knights. Changing prices for goods and services is a natural, unavoidable part of operating a Free-to-Play game, although we do not expect them to be common. Changes like this will always be a give and take between what we believe is best for the balance of the game and what is fair to players. We will always strive to respect both in any pricing decision we make. Because this is the first major change of this nature we have made, we are making a correction to the crowns spent by all players with unlearned recipes for the amount of the difference between the price paid and the new recipe prices. This one-time action will be implemented as soon as you log in. We hope you enjoy these new features and look forward to seeing you with our next major update that will instead feature content below the surface of Haven... See you then! The following changes were made to the game in the release on May 17th: Haven
Boss Tokens
Levels
Shops
Crafting
Items
Recipes
Bugfixes
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2011-04-28
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A small bugfix release was issued today composed of mostly behind the scenes stuff but also included: Items
Levels
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2011-04-27
Arsenal Expansion
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Sixteen new swords have been added!
Levels
Chat
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2011-04-25
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We had to perform a bugfix release early this morning and another this afternoon to address some connection issues that some of you may have experienced as well as the lack of elevators in Deconstruction Zone levels. In addition to that a new feature was added to trade chat that sends trade chat to all same-language instances within Haven. So in order to advertise to the most potential customers, please use trade chat! |
2011-04-20
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A small bugfix release was shipped today that included the following: Levels
Bugfixes
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2011-04-19
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We will be updating the game this afternoon. After the update, the game will be unavailable for approximately 20 minutes for maintenance. The update includes the following: Items
NPCs
Levels
Party
Social
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2011-04-14
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Fixed some sound bugs, item bugs, and invite bugs. |
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We did a quick extra bug fix to resolve an issue with Devilites. |
2011-04-13
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Aside from the optimization work that was performed tonight, a small update was released that included the following: Items
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2011-04-12
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A small bugfix patch of some behind the scenes stuff was released this morning that required a game update. |
2011-04-11
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A small update was released today to address a few issues and fix some bugs. Also included: Items
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UI
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2011-04-06
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Special Announcement: Items
Levels
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Miscellaneous
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2011-04-04
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Guildhall
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We also refreshed the arcade gates in preparation for launch today. All gates should have some nice variety. |
2011-04-02
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Monsters
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Guild
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Levels
A small bugfix release followed this one:
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2011-03-25
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Today's release was mostly lots of bugfixes but also included: |
2011-03-24
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We will be doing a release tonight that is mostly bug fixes and a lot of behind the scenes stuff but also includes the following:
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2011-03-23
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Bugfixes:
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2011-03-22
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We did a small bugfix release tonight that included mostly behind the scenes stuff. Though there was some fancy new loading screen art added! |
2011-03-21
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We did a release tonight that contained the following:
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2011-03-18
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We will be performing a release shortly that includes some preparation for our Power Surge Weekend. Also included:
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2011-03-17
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We will be performing a release tonight that includes the following:
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2011-03-14
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A pretty small release tonight in prep for something very big tomorrow (what could it be????)
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2011-03-11
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We will be doing a release tonight that includes the following:
There are some pretty significant item and stat related changes as you can see, so please give us good feedback on game difficulty in each tier and the current feel of combat. Thanks! |
2011-03-03
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We will be doing a release tonight that includes the following:
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2011-03-02
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We will be doing a release tonight that includes the following:
Monsters are now weak, neutral to and highly resistant to one of each of the special damage types. You should see much better damage output against the neutral defense than before.
Let us know what you think in the forums! |
2011-03-01
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We will be doing a (mostly) bugfix release that among other things includes:
Some non-bugs that were also included:
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2011-02-28
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Greetings! We are doing a release tonight that brings with it lots of changes, so please read the following notes. **Many of these new features are still in development! Please be aware that there may be missing components to new content, lack of information, etc.** There is an all new gate creation system This new system offers much greater transparency into gate creation and how minerals generate levels. When depositing minerals, players will have the option of depositing them into different groupings of floors, called 'stratums.' There are two stratums in every tier. The 'default stratum' is always preselected upon opening the deposit interface. You are now paid in crowns for every mineral deposited. However, opting not to deposit in the default stratum will probably cost crowns per mineral for the privilege of depositing into deeper stratums earlier. You can also 'boost' the payouts mineral types in stratums to encourage other players to deposit the minerals you want. Stratums have themes As you deposit minerals into each stratum, you will see the 'theme' of that stratum change. The theme dictates what kinds of levels will be created. Many new levels and monsters have been created to support these themes. They will be further fleshed out as we continue to develop this new feature. Status conditions have changed Status conditions are undergoing some changes. Here's what's different so far:
An important notice regarding exploits: Over the weekend, a bug was discovered that some players exploited. Those players have been banned. Please remember that the purpose of this preview event is to give us good feedback and help us improve Spiral Knights. Helping us discover exploits and reporting them- good. Discovering exploits and using them to damage the game- bad. Other additions:
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2011-02-24
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A very small release today with all under the hood stuff save for adding some stats in the tooltip for shields. |
2011-02-22
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We did a small bugfix release today that included allowing chat at the elevator advancement screen and some balance to sword stats. |
2011-02-17
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A small bugfix release where a few new features have crept in:
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2011-02-14
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We will be doing a release today that includes the following:
Happy Valentines Day! |
2011-02-11
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We did a release today that included the following:
Updates on other features NOT included in this update:
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2011-01-31
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We're individually shutting down and restarting the server peers in order to upgrade their operating systems. You will be able to continue playing, but you'll be moved between peers as they're brought offline. The process will be completed shortly. |
2011-01-28
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We're doing a quick web server maintenance today January 28th from 3:30pm to 4pm Pacific Time. This will affect the forum here, the Wiki and the website. But not the game itself. Sorry for the inconvenience folks! |
2011-01-26
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We have added another payment option: Mobile Phones. How to use: Enter your mobile phone number, reply Y to the text message you receive to confirm, and you'll get the Energy delivered to your account! Note: Boku's Paymo service cover a large amount of countries and phone service providers, but not all are covered. Phone service networks charge fees for these kinds of services, so the cost per Energy will be different from other payment options. Problems?: If you run into problems with this please see Paymo's Support Center for standard problems. And if you believe the issue is on our side please contact us via billing@spiralknights.com. |
2011-01-24
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We will be doing a small bugfix release today that, among other things, includes a peering issue and the HUD locking feature. |
2011-01-21
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We will be doing a release today that includes the following:
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2011-01-14
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We did a small release today that fixed a few bugs and added some polish to the social panel and market interface. |
2011-01-12
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We will be doing a release tonight that includes the following:
Coming soon:
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2011-01-06
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Small one - We fixed the bug with the instant button for selling energy. |
2011-01-05
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We will be doing a release today that includes the following things:
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2010-12-23
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Happy holidays! |
2010-12-22
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2010-12-21
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2010-12-13
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We will be doing a bugfix release today to fix some issues:
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2010-12-10
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Some big changes to shops are included in today's release as well as a new addition to the Coliseum:
Coming soon (not in this release): We're working on some neat new features that will better direct players to the content that's appropriate for their gear as well as making some changes to sub-towns that will turn Haven back into the home base of all players. We will also be updating trinkets and added new ones. Stay tuned and thanks for playing! |
2010-12-08
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We're going to do a release tonight, here's what it will include:
Coming soon in a future release: Lots of new recipes and items, including the arrival of 5 star weapons and gear! |
2010-12-07
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2010-12-02
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2010-12-01
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2010-11-30
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2010-11-24
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Happy Thanksgiving! |
2010-11-23
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Higher level monsters should no longer spawn many levels in advance.
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2010-11-22
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Expect more updates in the next few days! New Vitapods! Vitapods have changed in this release. You will now pick up a vitapod, and it will show up on your health bar. You can only hold one vitapod at a time, however the vitapods will get larger the further you are from town. You will be able to swap out your current vitapod for a new one you found in the level. Also, once you've left the lobby, any vitapods you pick up will only increase your maximum health, but not your current health, so you will need to find some hearts to fill yourself up the rest of the way. |
2010-11-08
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2010-11-03
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2010-10-28
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New feature:
Tweaks, fixes:
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2010-10-26
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2010-10-25
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2010-10-22
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2010-10-20
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2010-10-19
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Again, we're inviting more people, so please welcome them. |
2010-10-18
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Mostly bug fixes in this release:
We're also testing allowing you to run while using a capsule. Probably some other fixes/changes that I forgot to mention. |
2010-10-15
More economic change, death resolution and more players
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We will be releasing some new stuff today:
We will also again be inviting more players to the game this evening. Please give them a warm welcome! |
2010-10-13
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We've just put out a new release to fix two major bugs in the game.
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2010-10-12
Changes to the economy and Rescue Camp
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Hello! We will be updating the game today and I wanted to give you a heads up on a few changes:
Lastly, we will be introducing many more new players to the game in the very near future. Please give them a warm welcome! |