News/2018
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This page is a list of all the news posts on the main Spiral Knights page. If there is no post for an event or promotion on the main news blog, other source is used instead (e.g. Spiral Knights news page on Steam). Such post has a link to the original post attached at the end.
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12 January 2018 | Gameplay - Event | Kataclysmic Confrontation | "A Kataclysmic Confrontation is Back!"
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! (Source: Steam) |
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16 January 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page  CozyTech Prize Box
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"Cuddle Up, A Storm is Brewing"
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:
More information on the CozyTech Box and its contents may be found here. Get cozy mates, it’s cold out there. Additional changes:
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16 February 2018 (2) | Promotion Gameplay - Event |
Admin Page  Running Wild Box March of the Tortodrones |
"Running Wild With Tortodrones"
Greetings! Today we have a small patch fix, the Tortodrone Migration, and a celebration of the Year of the Dog. Patch fix:
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:
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! (Source: Steam) |
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19 March 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page  Equinox Prize Box
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"A Spring Equinox"
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:
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30 March 2018 | Gameplay - Event Promotion |
Caketastrophe Admin Page  Surprise Box 2018
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"Spiral Knights 7th Anniversary Celebration"
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. - The depot confirm-purchase popup now shows you the quantity (ie. “Quantity: 50”) if not buying just 1. |
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12 May 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page  Aerodynamic Box
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"Just Wing It"
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:
More information on the Aerodynamic Prize Box and its contents may be found here. Additional Notes:
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1 June 2018 | Gameplay - Event Promotion |
Shroud of the Apocrea Admin Page  Obsidian Prize Box
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"The Apocrean Harvester Is Back!"
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:
The Auction House will be stocking some Apocrean themed guild hall furniture to give your guild hall a touch of terror… er… class. For details on the Obsidian Prize Box, head over here. This event runs through June 17, 2018. |
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20 June 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page  Solstice Prize Box
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"Summer Solstice Has Returned"
Attention Knights! Spiral HQ is having their annual celebration of the sun and these long summer days. Through June 27, 2018, the Haven Treasury is offering Solstice Prize Boxes. In these boxes, you may find the following items: - Variant Tickets - Crest of Summer / Crest of Winter - Wings of Summer / Wings of Winter - Sunshine Aura - Snowfall Aura - Crown of Winter / Crown of Summer - Jar of Fireflies Each Solstice Prize Box also includes confetti and has a bonus chance of including one of the following: Bucket of Bloons, Golden Slime Coins, 2-day trinket slot upgrade or to get a Jar of Fireflies. |
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28 June 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page  SummerTech Prize Box
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"Get Into Summer Shape!"
Greetings! The heat of summer is baking the residents of Cradle. Spiral HQ’s Department of Gremlin Engineering has done some extensive research and determined that the highly visible tech colors useful in winter also help knights blend in when infiltrating summer festivities. To that end, we’ve issued some high tech gear designed to aid knights when storming the beaches. Check out the Tech Blue, Tech Green, Tech Orange, and Tech Pink summer gear while you’re trying to beat the heat by the pool or in Firestorm Citadel. This technical gear includes such items like a Tech Charcoalers, Tech Furious Forks, Tech Spiral Soakers, Boaters, Floppy Beach Hats, and various SummerTech accessories. The SummerTech Box contains items such as:
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3 July 2018 | Gameplay - Event | Kataclysmic Confrontation | "Kataclysmic Confrontation Returns"
Again, Black Kats are being 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! |
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2 August 2018 | Gameplay - Event | March of the Tortodrones | "Tortodrones are on the Move Again!"
Spiral HQ calls upon you to once again assist the Tortodrones on their Long Migration. This is proving irresistible to the fiendish denizens of the Clockworks who are gathering tortodrone parts for mysterious purposes! Take up arms to investigate and defend against this terrible mischief, and explore the Clockworks to gather fiendish glyphs. Collect Ancient Shell materials from the Ancient Grove to craft 3*, 4* and 5* Tortodrone handguns and shields at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine! The Tortodrone migration will continue through August 16th,. We’re counting on you to protect the magnificent Tortodrones! |
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14 August 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page  FlowerTech Prize Box
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"Petal To The Metal"
Hey bud! Summer on Cradle is awash with color and alien plant life. The biotech specialists at Spiral HQ have discovered various uses for the pollen and fast growing plants beyond uncontrollable sneezing. They’ve created some botanical gear to help knights blend into technicolor surroundings and leaf their foes in disarray. Help your camouflage skills blossom by picking up a FlowerTech Prize Box to discover new gear and accessories. This isn’t your garden variety gear, this technical gear includes such items like FlowerTech Aura, Seedling Sample, and FlowerTech accessories. The FlowerTech Box contains items such as:
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20 September 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page Equinox Prize Box
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"Like Clockworks, An Equinox Returns"
Hail, knights! The summer over and cooler winds are moving through Haven. The Strangers have brought forth celestially-themed offerings in the Fall Equinox Prize Box, available to you through September 27th, 2018:
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16 October 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page  Bejeweled Stranger Prize Box
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"Bejeweled Strangers"
Knights, a certain amount of fascination with the Strangers is understandable. They are, after all, mysterious on many levels. While they are often rough around the edges, they will shine in their formal attire on the rare times to see them. Ever thoughtful, they are effectively opening their closets (do they have closets?) to you. Through November 13, 2018, the Strangers are offering Stranger Prize Boxes containing items such as: - 2 new Snipe Auras - Snipe Perches in new colors - Stranger Caps in new colors - Stranger Robes in new colors |
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18 October 2018 | Gameplay - Event | Dark Harvest Festival | "Dark Harvest Festival Is Back!"
Knights, The Dark Harvest Festival makes its return! It’s no trick, the Punkin King and his gourdlings are causing sweet, sweet chaos in the Clockworks! Find the Punkin King in the daily prestige mission, The Dark Harvest. However, don't let your guard down, because he could also show up elsewhere when you least expect it! Collect candy tokens, then trade with Maskwell in Haven Town Square for:
Should you find yourself in possession of any interesting crafting material as a result of a Punkin King encounter, visit the Mysterious Alchemy Machine. The Dark Harvest Prize Box 2018 contains costumes and accessories within the Dark Harvest theme. Trade in your tokens to discover some of the new offerings. This year, the festival runs through November 1, 2018. Your candy tokens and Maskwell will stick around through November 5, 2018. |
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15 November 2018 | Gameplay - Event | Shroud of the Apocrea | "The Apocrean Harvester Returns!"
Warning knights! We have confirmed that the Apocrean Harvester has returned again. Spiral HQ needs your help! From now through November 29th, travel onto the Grasping Plateau full of trapped souls and phantom-like monsters. In a maze-like graveyard, knights will find the Apocrea trapping and collecting souls. This sinister being will pursue any who enter the Grasping Plateau hoping to add to the collection. Work together to free souls and find Apocrean Sigil tokens which can be used at the Obelisk of Creation to craft Obsidian weapons and the Grasping Aura. You don't want to get caught out there alone--definitely bring your friends with you on this mission, and try not to lose sight of them! |
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16 November 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page  Gobble Snipe Box
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"Gobble Snipes Waddle Their Back Into Haven!"
Knights, Our plump little friends, the Gobble Snipes, are on their yearly migration to...we're not really sure where. Hmm. To protect them in transit we Spiral HQ has enclosed them in Gobble Snipe Boxes Boxes. Rest assured I’ve been told there are air holes this time. Should you wish to host one of these fluffy creatures in your Guild Hall, these boxes can be had through November 23, 2018. Check out the details here! (Source: Spiral Knights forums) |
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16 November 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page  Late Harvest Prize Box
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"All That's Golden"
Greetings knights! The leaves have turned and a cold chill is in the air. The citizens of Haven are bringing in the last of the harvest before it freezes. The right tools and gear are essential for collecting the sweet remains of this year's bounty. This rakishly handsome gear includes such items like Scythes, Late Harvest Leaf Crowns, Late Harvest Leaf Chains, and other accessories. The Late Harvest Prize Boxes contains items such as:
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14 December 2018 | Gameplay - Event | Winterfest Admin Page  Decoration Kit Prize Box
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"Winterfest Is Upon Ye!"
Hear ye! Hear Ye! Winterfest is upon Ye! Impostoclaus’ favorite time of the year is here once again. Mount Krampus is abuzz with excitement as knights begin the task to Save Winterfest!! As with previous years, the Grinchlins aim to ruin Winterfest for everyone, and they're making a pretty strong showing. No amount of coal or yellow snowballs has deterred them. Impostoclaus needs assistance in the Save Winterfest prestige mission! Help out and earn red, green, and white Winter Wish tokens. Trade your tokens with Randolph in Haven: Red Winter Wishes for:
Green Winter Wishes for:
White Winter Wishes for:
Winterfest Danger Rooms in the Clockworks: From these random encounters, you can collect Frozen Winterfest Wishlist tokens. Impostoclaus' trusty assistant, Randolph, is stationed by the Haven fountain and will trade these tokens for Winterfest Prize Boxes, in which you may find:
Grinchlin Assault Prestige Mission Invade the Grinchlin base of operations on Mount Krampus and put an end to their humbug! Face a choice at each shelter - collect loot and leave the mountain, or leave the treasure and climb further toward the summit! Can you make it all the way to the summit? If so, you have a chance to win Golden or Silver Solstice Rings. These 4* trinkets protect against fire and freeze with a +1 health bonus. Leave them as-is, or combine them to craft a 5* Grand Solstice Ring trinket! The Mysterious Alchemy Machine is also available and producing various festive themed weapons for your all of your holiday needs. Although some sound tasty, it is for external application only and we do not recommend licking them. Collect special materials from Mount Krampus to craft 5* Grinchlin reskinned weapons:
Get into the spirit of Winterfest by decorating your guild hall! These boxes, provisioned by the Supply Depot, may contain items like:
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20 December 2018 | Promotion | Admin Page Solstice Prize Box
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"Winter Solstice: Back In Action"
Attention Knights! Spiral HQ is having their annual celebration of the sun and moon during the darkest nights of winter. Through December 27, 2018, the Haven Treasury is offering Solstice Prize Boxes. In these boxes, you may find the following items: - Variant Tickets - Crest of Summer / Crest of Winter - Wings of Summer / Wings of Winter - Sunshine Aura - Snowfall Aura - Crown of Winter / Crown of Summer - Jar of Fireflies Each Solstice Prize Box also includes confetti and has a bonus chance of including one of the following: Bucket of Snowballs, Golden Slime Coins, 2-day trinket slot upgrade or to get a Jar of Fireflies.
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