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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)

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.

(Source: Steam)

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!

(Source: Steam)

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

Keep an eye out for Nonna near the Haven fountain! It’s time to adopt a buddy who always has your back (or front).

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.

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.

For details on the Obsidian Prize Box, head over here. This event runs through June 17, 2018.

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.

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:

• Tech Charcoaler

• Tech Furious Fork

• Tech Spiral Soaker

• Boater

• Floppy Beach Hat

• Splash Sarong

• Splash Trunks

• Various new accessories

Surf’s up!

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!

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!

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:

• FlowerTech Aura

• Seedling Samples (Monster Pocket)

• Pollinator

• Virulent Seedling

• Blooming Eyes

• Flower Eyes

• Budding Coat

• Bio Coat

• Budding Helm

• Bio Helm

• Various bio tech accessories

• Various new flower accessories

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:

• Celestial Orbitgun

• Celestial Saber

• 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

Keep an eye out for Nonna near the Haven fountain! It’s time to adopt a buddy who always has your back (or front).

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

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:

• Frankenzom masks

• Spookat masks

• Phantom masks

• Scarab masks

• Harvest Prize Boxes

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.

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!

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)

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:

• Untimely Scythe

• Shadow Scythe

• Late Harvest Leaf Crowns & Chains

• Late Harvest Hibiscus Crowns & Chains

• Late Harvest Frasera Crowns & Chains

• Late Harvest Daisy Crowns & Chains

• Late Harvest Armor and Helms

• Various new accessories

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:

• Santy Sallet
• Snowy Santy Hat
• Winter Confetti (15)
• Flawed Snowball (15)
• Frosty Prize Box

Green Winter Wishes for:

• Santy Pith Hat
• Snowy Pith Hat
• Winter Confetti (15)
• Flawed Snowball (15)
• Frosty Prize Box

White Winter Wishes for:

• Tailed Santy Hat
• Snowy Tailed Santy Hat
• Winter Confetti (15)
• Flawed Snowball (15)
• Frosty Prize Box

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:

• Candy Striped Onesie
• Festively Striped Onesie
• Holly Striped Onesie
• Joyous Striped Onesie
• Flashy Winter Pullover
• Garish Winter Pullover
• Gaudy Winter Pullover
• Tacky Winter Pullover
• Impostoclaus Outfit

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:

• Deadly Candy Poker
• Nog Blaster
• Jack Froster
• Scalding Hot Cocoa
• Humbug Hazer
• Peppermint Repeater
• Decoration Kit Prize Boxes

Get into the spirit of Winterfest by decorating your guild hall! These boxes, provisioned by the Supply Depot, may contain items like:

• Holiday Presents (red, green, white)
• Candles (red, green, white)
• Winterfest Trees (red, green, white)
• Winterfest Tables (it has a platter of cookies and milk on it)
• Blue Wandering Snipes
• White Flying Snipes
• Green Wandering Snipes

Winterfest is here on Spiral Knights through January 2, 2019, so tell your friends and guildies to come on over!

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.