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Ember Knights

Architect Unleashed Update!

Hello Knights!

We've been a little quiet about this update, so we hope this comes as an exciting surprise!


Testers Appreciation!


First and foremost, we'd like to extend a big appreciation and thank you to those who played and provided feedback on the changes to the Architect boss fight! You were a big help and we're really happy with where we ended up. We hope you are too!



Steward Plushies


We have some exciting news about our Steward plushies!

The store is now open!
https://www.makeship.com/products/steward-ember-knights-1


If you missed reserving your very own plushie, now is your chance!


We received a test plushie before approving production, and the quality was even better than we expected. These little guys turned out amazing!




Consoles Update


We're still progressing nicely with the Xbox and PS5 ports. We don't have a more specific timeline yet, but we're still targeting summer. We know you're excited to get your hands on Ember Knights, and we are too!


And now onto the details for Update 2.2 - Architect Unleashed!



Complete Patch Notes


Note: Updates to the DLC content requires the Wrath of the Architect DLC. Items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback.

New Content & Major Adjustments



True Architect Fight & New Skill & New Player Color


  • Activate enough difficulty modifiers to experience the brand new True Architect fight! That's right...nobody knew this was coming!

Regular Architect Fight


  • Updated to increase the challenge of the fight to better align with the difficulty of the Praxis fight!

Boss Rush Tier 10


  • With the True Architect fight, we've added a 10th tier to the Boss Rush!

Multiplayer Lobbies


  • Updated Steam lobbies to show all multiplayer games!


Balancing & Minor Adjustments



Weapons


  • Ember Blade
    • Updated Lunge to allow players to dash over pits 🔥
    • Increased the stun chance from 10% to 25% for Stagger
    • Added a 10% crit chance to weapon attacks against burning enemies for Pyrostrike
  • Guardian Bow
    • Increased the bonus damage from 10% to 25% for Opportunist
  • Rift Hammer
    • Increased the max health damage from 10% to 20% for Heavy Blow
  • Razor Wind
    • Increased the crit chance from 10% to 15% for Sharpened Tipper
    • Added a 25% bonus crit chance to perfect charge attacks for Sharpened Tipper
  • Reaper's Toll
    • Increased the bonus damage from 10% to 15% for Lacerate
  • Void Mantle 🔥
    • Updated the chain attack to grant an Orb when hitting an enemy
    • Updated the chain attack to have increased attack speed
    • Updated Dark Star to now stun enemies when pulling them
    • Updated Dark Clone to have a cooldown timer in the HUD
    • Passive Orb Generation - increased from one orb every 1s to 1.5s
    • Chain Attack Move Speed - increased from 15% to 25%
    • Charge Attack Charge Time - reduced from 2s to 1.25s
    • Charge Attack Radius - increased from 110 to 125
    • Charge Attack Damage Per Orb - increased from 0.33x to 0.4x
    • Charge Attack Move Speed - increased from 15% to 40%
    • Laser Focus Damage Per Orb - increased from 0.25x to 0.6x
    • Laser Focus Range - increased from 200 to 250
    • Dark Spell: Dark Star Suction Radius - increased from 85 to 90
    • Dark Spell: Dark Star Explosion Radius - increased from 50 to 75
    • Dark Spell: Dark Star Explosion Damage - increased from 50 to 60
    • Dark Spell: Dark Star Max Health Damage - increased from 10% to 25%
      • Dev Note: If the damage from Dark Star is less than 25% of the enemy’s Max HP, it deals that value as damage instead
    • Dark Spell: Darkening Damage - increased from 30 to 35 per bolt
    • Dark Spell: Darkening Max HP Damage - increased from 10% to 15%
      • Dev Note: If the damage from Darkening is less than 15% of the enemy’s Max HP, it deals that value as damage instead
  • Hyper Gloves
    • Updated the charge attack to allow players to dash over pits 🔥

General


  • Updated the camera panning when spawning rewards in Netherra to make the movement smoother
  • Updated the portals in Netherra to ensure drops don't spawn on or near them 🔥
  • Added enemy stats to the Endless Mode confirmation screen 🔥
  • Added the ability for the player to open their inventory while on the Endless Mode confirmation screen 🔥
  • Updated the description for Bane of Wisdom to better indicate which skill slot is being locked
  • Various other localization improvements 🔥


Bug Fixes



Last but not least, we squashed a big bunch of bugs.
  • Fixed a bug in the weapon modding screen where the wrong input was bound when using a controller 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was allowing players without the DLC to access the DLC difficulty modifiers 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with aim assist that was causing it to target invincible traps in the boss room of Anville 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues in Boss Rush with the Anville and Simulan minibosses 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Warrior Wisps, Ballista, Summon Geo, Hydra, Yalee Barrage, and Buster Ammo that could still activate the generic healing skill upgrade if the upgrade is equipped to the other skill
  • Fixed a bug with Hailstone Armor where the snowballs could be released during room transitions and boss intros 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was allowing players to offer duplicate relics at the Offering Pit
  • Fixed a bug where Praxis encounters could appear in both Netherras
  • Fixed a bug where beating Boss Rush 3 or 4 displays True Praxis as the only defeated boss 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing the ultimate weapon mod from being automatically equipped when unlocked 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing the Ember Tree tooltip from updating after changing the equipped upgrades
  • Fixed a bug with the seeking ghosts where they could get stuck if their target dies as they begin seeking
  • Fixed a visual bug where some Tyrant effects can activate when entering a shop or leaving a secret room 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing different boss variants from appearing while looping
  • Fixed a bug with Trinity that was preventing ash or ember from being awarded from each boss
  • Fixed a bug where the Wights would continue to spawn from Bane of Wights during phase transitions
  • Fixed a bug with Explosive Arrows where they couldn’t damage or break traps 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues with text in multiplayer games
  • Fixed a bug with Boss Rush and Daily Dungeon where the shop refund popup was automatically being dismissed if the player is using a controller 🔥
  • Fixed some performance issues related to constantly opening and closing the Ember Tree UI 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with the Suppression Obelisks where the number of hits to destroy them was affected by the Chaos modifier 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Doom Shell where the visual could persist after the relic is removed 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Champion Gar-Ghoul where its drops could be unreachable 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where the player’s visual could become shifted upwards if they died while lifted by Praxis
  • Fixed a bug with Forlorn where its laser indicator was incorrectly turning on spawn
  • Fixed a bug where stat gem icons in the inventory would incorrectly scale in some localizations
  • Fixed a bug where the cursor would be in the incorrect location when opening the Daily Dungeon screen
  • Fixed a bug where Ember Tree upgrade prices could display as red when the player has enough Ember to purchase them 🔥
  • Fixed some issues where boss trophies were being incorrectly awarded when the Trinity difficulty modifier is enabled
  • Fixed a bug where Esper's dialog would be incorrect at the beginning of the game
  • Fixed some issues with Hailstone Armor where the snowballs could expire while waiting to be thrown
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing some sounds from playing when Esper identifies a relic orb
  • Fixed a bug where Daily Dungeon bosses were spawning drops that could not be collected
  • Fixed some issues where the Voltage Traps were not behaving properly during the Cleanup Crew miniboss fight
  • Fixed a bug where some Ember Tree visuals were playing incorrectly
  • Fixed a bug where Evee was not animating properly when identifying a skill
  • Fixed some visual issues that could occur when quickly navigating the weapon mod screen
  • Fixed some visual issues with the Glacial Bruma boss
  • Fixed a bug where skill details in the inventory would not update after swapping skills
  • Fixed a bug where some text in the Ember Shrine screen could become yellow
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug that was causing the equipped weapon and player colors to be reset for additional players after playing Daily Dungeon 🔥
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug that was preventing the first weapon mod in a row to be automatically equipped when unlocked 🔥
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where clients could become desynced with the host if the host interacts with the armor stand in the Refinement Shop
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug that was allowing disconnected players to cause a skill tablet to drop even if all players already have that skill 🔥
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where playing solo could cause issues with the HUD transparency in local multiplayer games 🔥
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where the missed state of Scout and Ranger wasn’t properly networked
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug in local multiplayer where Player 3’s Knight could walk offscreen during a Praxis encounter in Anville
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where players can confirm other players’ selections in selectors
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a few issues with boss attacks where the attack path would be different for clients
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug with Royal Phalanx where his leap attack could get stuck in the air in some cases for clients
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug with gaining stats from perfect room relics where a desync could occur if any clients are disconnected 🔥
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug that was causing respawn issues for a client if they disconnected while the Mimic King’s Consort pet is alive 🔥
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where button prompts on skill slots in selectors were not shown in some cases
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where clients would not see Yalee Barrage unlocked properly 🔥
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed some issues where some relics were being generated incorrectly
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where some players would not appear during the Netherra intro cutscene
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where players would play the incorrect animation when being revived by a Healing Spring
  • [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where Arch Praxis’ health bar would not be displayed properly in some cases
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug where the secret door in Inferno Bastille could not be opened during combat
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug where the secret door in Akamura could not be opened with Summon Geo during combat
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug where the Nexus music would stop playing until the DLC intro cutscene is seen
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug with Explosive Jab where the bomb wouldn’t deal damage if a new bomb replaced it
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug where Sticky Bomb’s damage was only boosted by Giant Mace when an enemy dies
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug with the secret door projectile in Simulan where it could be destroyed by Ronin Reflex 🔥
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug with the meteors from Molten Boulder’s ultimate upgrade where they wouldn’t freeze with Brittle Scepter
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug with Daily Dungeon where the game over sequence was using the Praxis death sequence rather than the Collector’s
  • [WotA] Fixed some syncing issues with the Collector’s SFX
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug with Guided Assault where it wasn’t damaging Haunted Effigies if they’re not targeted 🔥
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug with the fuses in the Simulan boss room where they could be destroyed in one hit with Serrated and the Chaos modifier active 🔥
  • [WotA] Fixed a softlock issue where players could equip Buster Ammo to different weapons in the credits minigame 🔥
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug where Upgrade 2 for Summon Geo was dealing incorrect damage when combined with the generic damage upgrade
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug where the player’s weapon skin would not properly display after their weapon is rerolled by Bane of Expertise
  • [WotA] Fixed a bug where the Ember Buster’s Gatling mod was categorized incorrectly
  • [WotA] [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug with Hailstone Armor’s Ultimate Upgrade that could cause client’s armor to desync when equipped with Midas Mail 🔥
  • [WotA] [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where Sticky Bombs would not properly explode in some cases
  • [WotA] [Multiplayer] Fixed some issues with the Ultimate Upgrade for Will of the Architect where the buff was not behaving properly for clients
  • [WotA] [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where the charge animation for Will of the Architect was not properly playing
  • [WotA] [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug that caused the buff granted by Upgrade 2 of Stormpike to become desynced when the skill is removed
  • [WotA] [Multiplayer] Fixed a bug where Upgrade 2 for Summon Geo was displaying additional damage numbers for clients


That's it for now. Enjoy!

-Doom Turtle



Join the Community!



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And of course, join our Discord and share your thoughts on the update!

5000 Reviews Celebration!



Knights!

We're truly humbled to be in a position to celebrate the incredible milestone of reaching 5000 reviews! What an amazing journey it's been thus far!

Share a few positive words...


Small studios like us truly live and die by our reviews and we recognize that none of us could be doing what we're doing without you, our players.
If you haven't yet left a review, we would be very grateful if you were to share a few positive words about your experience with Ember Knights.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!



Many of you have been with us from the very beginning, but for those who joined us along the way, we thought now would be a neat time to take a look back at our journey and show how much "Ember Knights" has evolved over the months and years.

The Ember Knights Timeline



Spring 2019 - Pre-production

  • Initial concepts and prototyping begins
  • The first idea, that was somewhat close to where we ended up, was a more RPG-based game complete with NPC behaviors, day and night cycles, etc.
  • Working title is Pixablo


*A little bit of trivia - the original concept that we pitched to Ontario Creates, for funding assistance, was a kart racing game




August 2019 - Community Building


Fall & Winter 2019 - Continued Development

  • Early development continues
  • Name changed to Everbright
  • You might start to see how we ended up with the iconic flame-headed hero we have today


Spring 2020 - Major Gameplay Change

  • A pivotal meeting occurred where we decided that we were on the wrong path. It was this meeting where we learned that no one in the studio was excited about playing the game we were making...clearly a red flag lol
  • Taking a step back and with a critical eye, we analyzed what we had and decided that the only thing about the game that was good was the combat. We decided to focus on making that the foundation of the game, improving and polishing it as much as we could, and scrapping everything else
  • Name changed to Rogue Souls


Summer 2020 - Major Story Change

  • We changed the story from being a ghostly character in the afterlife to a fire-imbued hero destined to save the world
  • This is the point where the game really starts to take shape

September 2020 - Publisher Search

  • With our Steam page now public, publishers start reaching out to us
  • A small group out of France takes interest and discussion with Asmodee (now Twin Sails) begins

November 2020 - Closed Beta

  • We begin the search for external testers

December 2020 - The Birth of Ember Knights

  • With the change in story, we decided to change the name to Ember Knights
  • This proved to be a grueling process of about 2 weeks with over 50 other names not making the cut


February 2021 - Gameplay Revealed

  • The first gameplay trailer is released
  • Footage is barely recognizable now as we've come along way with improvements and polish
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April 2021 - Combat Demo

  • Looking for feedback on the combat, we release the Combat Demo
  • Reception is quite positive and a ton of great feedback is collected

Spring 2021 - Relic System Rework

  • The system is changed from a stat-centric system to an effect & combo system

June 2021 - Asmodee Publisher Announcement

  • After months of discussion with Asmodee (now Twin Sails), we finalize our partnership
  • Press release available here

Fall 2021 - Major Map Change

  • We decided to change the map progression from Zelda-inspired exploration to a more streamlined and linear progression
  • Tiny Titan Studios is sold and we continue development under the name, Doom Turtle

April 2022 - Early Access

  • We enter into Early Access

June 2022 - Rise of Praxis

  • The first update to include a new weapon, the Rift Hammer

August 2022 - Nexus News

  • Our first dev log is published giving an inside look at development and highlighting some members of our community
  • Published here

October 2022 - Anville

  • The first update to include a new world, Anville

January 2023 - Overwhelmingly Positive

  • We reached the incredible milestone of 95% on Steam

Spring 2023 - Nintendo Switch

  • We decide to also release 1.0 on the Nintendo Switch and begin porting

July 2023 - 1.0 Release

  • We release 1.0 on Steam and the Nintendo Switch
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April 2024 - PAX East

  • We attend our first event where we can interact with our players
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September 2024 - Ember Cat Challenge

  • The first update to include a global community challenge event

October 2024 - Wrath of the Architect DLC

  • We release our first DLC, Wrath of the Architect

December 2024 - Playstation and Xbox

  • We announce that we'll be bringing Ember Knights to Playstation and Xbox

Spring 2025

  • ???

Spring/Summer 2025 - Playstation and Xbox

  • We're targeting the release of Ember Knights on Playstation and Xbox

Fall 2025

  • ???





That's it for now. See you all soon!

Open Beta - Architect Fight Changes

Hello, Knights!

A few of you have shared your thoughts about the Architect fight being a little too easy, so we've been working on some changes that we feel punch the fight up a little bit. We didn't take the fight to soul-crushing levels, but feel like the changes we did make bring a nice level of difficulty to the battle.

Before we fully roll out changes to the Architect fight, we'd like to get your feedback. If you're interested in testing these proposed changes, you'll need to opt in to a special experimental beta.


Instructions for Joining the Experimental Branch



  1. From your Steam library, right click on Ember Knights and select Properties...
  2. On the left of the popup, click Betas
  3. In the Private Betas section, enter TheArchitectIsGoingDown and click Check Code
  4. A new blue button should appear below that says Opt into: experimental - Branch for external testing. Click this button
  5. Close the popup and launch Ember Knights

Sharing Feedback


You can share feedback about the changes we've made here on Steam or in our official Discord, link below. Thank you very much!


Details of the Changes


Architect Stats

  • Move Speed - increased from 50 to 80
  • HP - increased from 7000 to 12345
  • Defense - increased from 10 to 20
  • Magic Defense - increased from 0 to 20
  • Phase 1 Cooldown - decreased from 1.0 to 0.8
  • Phase 2 Cooldown - decreased from 0.9 to 0.7
  • Phase 3 Cooldown - decreased from 0.8 to 0.6
  • Phase 4 Cooldown - decreased from 0.7 to 0.5

Teleport

  • HP Damage Threshold - increased from 10% to 15%
  • Damage Timer - decreased from 3s to 1.5s
  • Teleport Cooldown - increased from 9s to 10s

Slam Attack

  • Updated the slam attack to be more aggressive and always perform the 3rd slam
  • Updated the 3rd slam to deal damage at the end of the dash
  • 3rd Slam Chance - increased from 50% to 100%
  • 3rd Slam Speed - increased from 300 to 450

Skrixxa Za Spike Barrier Attack

  • Adjusted the spike rotation in phases 2, 3, and 4
  • Spike Barrier Casts - adjusted from 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 to 2 / 2 / 3 / 4
  • Barrier Initial Delay - adjusted from 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 to 0.8 / 0.7 / 0.6 / 0.5
  • Barrier Additional Delay - adjusted from 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 / 0.1 to 0.4 / 0.3 / 0.2 / 0.1

Skrixxa Za Artillery Attack

  • Updated to always use the Webbed projectiles
  • Projectile Shot Count Min - adjusted from 3 / 3 / 3 / 3 to 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
  • Projectile Shot Count Max - adjusted from 4 / 4 / 4 / 4 to 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
  • Projectiles Per Shot - adjusted from 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 to 1 / 2 / 2 / 3
  • Fire Rate - adjusted from 0.4 / 0.35 / 0.3 / 0.3 to 0.325 / 0.3 / 0.275 / 0.25

Lord Bruma Ice Wave Attack

  • Spawn Delay - decreased from 0.3 to 0.1
  • Spawn Rate - increased from 1.0 to 1.2
  • Ice Wave Spawn Count - adjusted from 1 / 1 / 2 / 2 to 1 / 2 / 2 / 3
  • Ice Wave Speed - adjusted from 300 / 300 / 300 / 300 to 250 / 300 / 325 / 350

Lord Bruma Throwing Sword Attack

  • Updated the swords to also travel vertically
  • Throwing Sword Speed - adjusted from 320 / 320 / 200 / 200 to 400 / 400 / 500 / 500
  • Throwing Sword Spawn Time - adjusted from 0.75 / 0.75 / 0.75 / 0.75 to 1.3 / 1.2 / 1.1 / 1.0
  • Throwing Sword Move Delay - adjusted from 0.25 to 0.5
  • Wall Sword Spawn Delay - increased from 0.27 to 0.5
  • Wall Sword Move Delay - increased from 0.3 to 0.5
  • Wall Sword Move Speed - adjusted from 350 / 350 / 400 / 400 to 350 / 400 / 450 / 500
  • Wall Sword Travel Distance - increased from 700 to 1000
  • Wall Sword Spawn Count - adjusted from 5 / 7 / 9 / 9 to 5 / 7 / 9 / 11

Phantom Ghost Rush Attack

  • Updated the rush speed to increase with each rush
  • Spawn Delay - decreased from 1.2 to 1.0
  • Spawn Rate - decreased from 1.0 to 0.75
  • Ghost Rush Speed - increased 2000 to 2250
  • Ghost Rush Count - adjusted from 2 / 2 / 3 / 3 to 4 / 5 / 6 / 8
  • Gravegripper Spawn Count - adjusted from 4 / 4 / 5 / 5 to 4 / 4 / 5 / 6
  • Rush Start Rate - set to 1.0
  • Rush End Rate - adjusted to 0.8 / 0.55 / 0.3 / 0.0

Phantom Rotating Laser Attack

  • Updated the lasers rotation and speed to be random
  • Laser Count - adjusted from 5 / 5 / 5 / 5 to 5 / 6 / 7 / 8
  • Laser Direction Change Count - adjusted from 0 / 1 / 2 / 2 to 1 / 2 / 2 / 3
  • Laser Width - decreased from 20 to 10
  • Min Speed - adjusted to 30 / 35 / 40 / 45
  • Max Speed - adjusted to 70 / 75 / 80 / 85
  • Min Time - adjusted to 1.0 / 0.7 / 0.4 / 0.1
  • Max Time - adjusted to 2.0 / 1.75 / 1.5 / 1.25
  • Fixed a bug where the Rotating Laser count was not properly being set for each phase

Overlord Mack Big Missile Attack

  • Wave Damage Delay - increased from 0.1 to 0.3
  • Starting Radius - increased from 600 to 1000
  • Wave Spawn Count - adjusted from 1 / 1 / 1 / 1 to 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
  • Wave Spawn Rate - increased from 0.75 to 1.0
  • Wave Speed - adjusted from 440 / 440 / 440 / 440 to 550 / 600 / 650 / 700
  • Wave Wait Time - adjusted from 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 / 2.0 to 1.75 / 2.75 / 3.75 / 4.75
  • Missile Spawn Count - adjusted from 3 / 3 / 3 /3 to 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
  • Delay Between Missiles - increased from 1.5 to 2.0

Overlord Mack Bouncing Projectile Attack

  • Total Bursts - adjusted from 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 to 1 / 2 / 3 / 3
  • Projectiles Per Burst - adjusted from 2 / 2 / 2 / 2 to 2 / 2 / 2 / 3
  • Projectile Lifetime - adjusted from 4.5 / 4.5 / 4.5 / 4.5 to 5 / 4.5 / 4.0 / 3.5
  • Projectile Speed - adjusted from 180 / 180 / 180 / 180 to 275 / 250 / 225 / 200
  • Burst Delay - increased from 1 to 1.5

Overlord Mack Laser Drone Attack

  • Removed Attack

Praxis Clone Laser Attack

  • Removed Attack



That's everything for now. We hope you're enjoying Wrath of the Architect!

-Doom Turtle





Join the Community!



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And of course, join our Discord and share your thoughts on the update!

Nexus News - Huge Announcement!

Greetings, Knights!


It’s been awhile since our last Nexus News and today, we come to you with a very exciting announcement!


That's right! Ember Knights is officially coming to Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X|S this spring!




Steward Plushie Update!


We've been able to get a one-time campaign extension until December 24th, so if you haven't yet pledged and would like to, Pledge Now!






Steam Winter Sale!


For the next week, Ember Knights will be available for 50% off!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135230/Ember_Knights/




That's it for this news. From all of us here at Doom Turtle, we'd like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy holiday season! All the best in 2025!

Hotfix Update v2.1.1

Hello, Knights!

The studio is shutting down next week for a much needed break, but we wanted to get this patch out before then. You helped us identify and troubleshoot a few issues, so without further ado, here's what we included for Update 2.1.1!


Fixes


Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback or assistance
  • Fixed a bug that could cause the player’s collision to become disabled when skipping the Ember Dust identification cutscene
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the mimic pet to become stuck when defeating a miniboss 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug where Midas Mail could cause a softlock when trying to obtain or upgrade Bone Plate 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug where the player could get stuck on a black screen after beating the Architect in a Boss Rush 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug where players couldn’t reconnect into Netherra with Trinity active 🔥
  • Fixed a bunch of minor visual issues in various rooms
  • Fixed some translation issues



That's everything for now. We hope you're enjoying Wrath of the Architect and we'll see you next year!

-Doom Turtle





Join the Community!



As always, if you want to stay on top of the news, be sure to follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

And of course, join our Discord and share your thoughts on the update!

Surprise December Update!

Hello Knights!

Before we get into the details for Update 2.1, we wanted to remind everyone about our Makeship Steward Plushie campaign!



If you're interested in having your very own Steward, please check out the link below to see the campaign and pledge $2 towards your plushy. If we achieve 200 pledges, the plushies will be made! If we're unsuccessful, your $2 pledge will be refunded and the Steward will be destined to remain in the Nexus forever!

Makeship Steward Plushy Campaign - Pledge Here!



Ok, now on to the details for Update 2.1!



Complete Patch Notes


Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback.

Balancing & Minor Adjustments



Skills and Upgrades


  • Molten Boulder
    • Updated to allow the manual detonation of the boulder for a short duration after casting
  • Ronin Reflex 🔥
    • Updated for better clarity as to when an attack can be countered
    • Increased the window for countering an attack
    • Increased the invulnerability window after countering an attack
    • Updated to allow countering to destroy nearby projectiles
  • Phantom Spear - Upgrade 2 🔥
    • Updated to perform an explosion at the first enemy contact and continue traveling
  • Will of the Architect - Upgrade 2 🔥
      Added energy waves to cover a greater range of damage
  • Will of the Architect - Ultimate Upgrade
      Added Judgment to the list of random skills that can be performed

General


  • Relic Refinement 🔥
    • Improved the flow for upgrading a relic multiple times
    • Moved relics that can't be upgraded to the bottom of the list
  • Daily Dungeons
    • Added 35 new Dungeons
    • Increased the token rewards for difficult Dungeons
  • Removed relics from the Boss Rush relic pool that aren't applicable 🔥
  • Moved Praxis, True Praxis, and the Architect to the end of any Boss Rush they appear in
  • Added a visual shield to Lady Inferna for when she's invulnerable during phase transitions 🔥
  • Updated a bunch of cutscenes to only show once
  • Increased the chance for a secret room to appear in a layout 🔥
  • Updated Chaos Mode to ensure each first world that appears has a Skill Selector and Relic Selector in rooms 2 and 3 respectively regardless of which world appears first 🔥
  • Reduced the speed growth on the Laser Drones 🔥
  • Added Ash to the progress of each save slot
  • Added unique art for each save slot
  • Updated the DLC main menu
  • Updated Arlan's dialogue in the DLC worlds
  • Improved the door in the Wightsbury starting room to be more easily accessible in multiplayer games 🔥
  • Various localization improvements 🔥


Bug Fixes



Last but not least, we squashed a big bunch of bugs.
  • Fixed a multiplayer softlock bug that was caused when the host would talk to Arlan while a client purchases Bob's Jar
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where Buster Ammo failed to unlock for DLC players 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where Arcane Orb failed to unlock for DLC players 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where players could travel out of bounds in the room immediately before the Architect 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where Knight's Charge would appear to end early for clients
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where the popup for Refinery could desync if the player picks up a gem 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where Guided Assault won't pierce through enemies or do damage for clients
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where Daimyo Dash appears to hit enemies it shouldn't
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where additional poison stacks were being incorrectly applied by Daimyo Dash for clients
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue with Kimokage's hitbox size for clients 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer visual issue where clients wouldn't see the counter animation from Ronin Reflex
  • Fixed a few multiplayer visual issues related to the start of endless looping
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where the incorrect planet was showing on the loading screen when Chaos Mode is active
  • Fixed a bug with Stormpike's lightning from Helix Sign not dealing damage
  • Fixed a bug with Buster Ammo Upgrade 3 where the bomb would not gain a crit chance from the crit upgrade
  • Fixed a bug where the player's health bar would disappear when exiting to the main menu while reviving 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Focus where it wasn't being applied to the Nexal Staff's starting skill 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where the weaken debuff wasn't reducing boss or miniboss damage
  • Fixed a bug with Oukranos' freeze palette not displaying
  • Fixed an issue with Ember Blade's hitbox for its roll attack 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues with Summon Geo when traveling near pits or dashing
  • Fixed an issue with Hydra where its attack indicator was not snapping to a valid summon location
  • Fixed an issue with Hydra where it's unable to cook food
  • Fixed an issue with Hydra where its fire breath wasn't opening the secret door in Steadfast Citadel
  • Fixed an issue with Hydra where it couldn't open the secret door in Mycelioth if the room is currently in combat
  • Fixed an issue with Squidling Upgrade 3 where its bonus damage is dealt much later than when the root ends
  • Fixed a few visual issues with Will of the Architect's charge and slam attacks
  • Fixed an issue with Pyromancer where its fireballs could be destroyed by attacks while traveling
  • Fixed a bug with Pyromancer where its fireballs could continue after killing it
  • Fixed a bug with Pyromancer where it's able to still shoot fireballs while frozen
  • Fixed a bug that was causing Ranger to be able to immediately shoot arrows after being unfrozen
  • Fixed a few additional and random visual issues with Pyromancer's fireballs
  • Fixed a few visual issues with Offense Bot
  • Fixed a bug with Power Pod's sweep attack animation not being displayed
  • Fixed a bug with Lockjaw's hitbox staying active after the chomp animation
  • Fixed a few visual issues with Jokame's projectile and VFX
  • Fixed a bug with Jokame where it could shoot an extra projectile after being unfrozen
  • Fixed a bug with Hannyaku where it was incorrectly dropping two gems if killed while Praxis is buffed
  • Fixed a few visual issues with Webbling Hive's burst attack indicator
  • Fixed a bug where completing a Daily Dungeon or Boss Rush counts as clearing a run 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues with projectiles in Boss Rush 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with True Praxis where he could occasionally become invulnerable in the second round of the fight 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was allowing skills to be equipped in the first skill slot while locked by Bane of Progression
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing Elite and Champion enemies from appearing in the Compendium and counting towards the completion %
  • Fixed an issue with a few rooms in Simulan where their bounds were incorrect
  • Fixed a few issues with how defeated enemies were being calculated 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues with the Skill Convergence's particle effects 🔥


That's it for now. We hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and holiday and wishing you all a Happy New Year!

-Doom Turtle



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Ember Knights Makeship - Steward Plushie!

Greetings, Knights!

A bunch of you have been asking about Ember Knights merch, especially a plushie. We've been looking into it and found the perfect plushie partner in Makeship!

Check out the concepts for the adorable little Steward!



The campaign is now live! Click here to make your pledge today!





How Makeship Campaigns Work


Before the plushies go into production, Makeship runs a short campaign to see if there's enough interest.

During the campaign, players are able to pledge $2 towards the purchase of their plushie. If the minimum number of 200 pledges is reached, the plushies get made and shipped to everyone who pledged.

In the event that we don't reach the minimum, we will all collectively weep for what could have been as the Ember Knights Steward Plushie will remain a dream and they'll be forever banished to the Nexus.

Please note: if the campaign is unsuccessful, each person who pledged will have their $2 refunded.

The campaign will run until Dec 19th at 8:00 am EST.



We're really excited to make this plushie a reality. Thank you to everyone for the suggestion and if this goes well, we'll look into other exciting things to offer!

- Doom Turtle

Nominate Ember Knights for Labor of Love!

Nominate Us!



For us up here in Canada, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting colder, which can mean only one thing. It's time for the annual Steam awards! And of course, long johns. It's also time for long johns.

Steam is asking each and every one of you to nominate the best games of the year and we think Labor of Love is the perfect category for us! For the past 5 years, we've been working passionately on bringing you the best version of Ember Knights we can!

We sincerely appreciate your nomination!

Also, if you haven't yet left a review, now would be a great time! For small indie studios like us, positive reviews make all the difference!

Thank you!


Autumn Sale



It's also that time of year for the Autumn Sale and from Nov 27th until Dec 4th, Ember Knights is 50% off!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1135230/Ember_Knights/


Thank you very much for your continued support!





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Hotfix Update v2.0.2

Hello, Knights!

We wanted to get you another hotfix patch before the weekend. We fixed a bunch of issues and as always, a huge thanks to our community for helping identify and troubleshoot a lot of these!


Fixes


Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback or assistance
  • Fixed a bug with Umbral Ember Buster Challenge where charge attacks weren't being counted when the Buster Ammo Skill Ultimate Upgrade is equipped 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Ember Buster's Sticky Bomb where the count was not properly updated if the status effect was cleared from a miniboss or boss dying 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Ice Burst and Ground Hunter where the combination could freeze enemies without requiring a Perfect cast 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the training dummy to disappear after visiting the Trophy Hall 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Stormpike where it would immediately collide with a wall if casting next to a wall 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Boss Rush and local co-op where players couldn't leave after defeating Warlord Mack, Dreadlord Mack, or Oukranos 🔥
  • Fixed a few bugs related to Boss Rush where enemies would occasionally not spawn properly
  • Fixed a bug with the Boss Rush where the timer could stop after defeating the first boss 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with water reflections in Boss Rush 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues with Herald in Boss Rush 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Horde where it was not being disabled in Daily Dungeons 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with The Collector's tooltip where it was a white box after returning to the Nexus from a Boss Rush or Daily Dungeon 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where players wouldn't receive the Collector's Ember Dust if they purchase the DLC after seeing him appear in the Nexus 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where the weapon skin could change after playing a Daily Dungeon 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with the Praxis fight where dealing enough damage to bypass the first phase transition could cause a softlock 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where Wisps could kill Praxis during the falling floor sequence if their damage is high enough 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Trinity where "clear a run" achievements were being awarded after beating Praxis and not The Architect 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with the Ember Tree UI where the upgrade cost could disappear if navigating away from an active upgrade 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Guided Assault where it could become stuck if the enemy dies
  • Fixed a bug with Inferno Bastille where certain props incorrectly contained gold
  • Fixed a few various visual bugs with Inferno Bastille enemies
  • Fixed a few bugs where the Architect's visuals could remain on screen
  • Fixed a bug with Valkyrie MK.VI where he could slide across the screen in his intro sequence 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing a softlock with the Rainbow player color and the game over screen 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Boon of Wisdom where the increased charges would not be available after saving and quitting
  • Fixed a bug with incorrect Refinement Shop prices and Discount Card 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where the revive token icon was covering up triple digit armor amounts 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where Cloak and Dagger was being incorrectly removed when rerolling Reaper's Toll with Bane of Expertise 🔥
  • Fixed a few multiplayer issues with Trinity and the Architect fight 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug where attempting to start a run while Player 2 is disconnected could cause a softlock
  • Fixed a bug with Squidling in multiplayer where certain combinations of upgrades while defeating a poisoned enemy could cause a softlock 🔥
  • Fixed a few multiplayer issues where Skill Selectors could ignore or skip player's selections in unstable network conditions
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug where players could enter the cutscene trigger in the start room of Simulan before all other players were loaded in 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug where rerolling the shop 256 times would cause clients to no longer be able to reroll
  • Closed the tear in the room before seeing True Praxis or The Architect
  • Improved the visual clarity of difficulty modifiers that can have their options toggled independently 🔥



That's everything for now. We hope you're enjoying Wrath of the Architect!

-Doom Turtle





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Hotfix Update v2.0.1

Hello, Knights!

The reception for the Wrath of the Architect DLC has been incredible and we're super glad you're loving the update! It makes all the hard work leading up to launch worth it!

You've also been very helpful in identifying and troubleshooting the handful of new bugs. We've addressed the biggest ones and have included the fixes in the following hotfix patch. Please see below for details.


Fixes


Note: items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback.
  • Fixed a major issue that was causing the majority of multiplayer issues in 3 and 4 player games 🔥
  • Fixed an issue with save files where a large gap between updates could cause old save files to be reset 🔥
  • Fixed an issue where players couldn’t interact with The Collector unless they reset the rebinding on their interact key 🔥
  • Fixed an issue where players could become softlocked during the Lady Inferna fight 🔥
  • Fixed an issue where Netherra could not be entered from Simulan with 15 or more difficulty orbs enabled 🔥
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a softlock when the Golden Steward appears 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where players could become stuck in one of the Boss Rush rooms 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing 4 Steam achievements to be automatically granted 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing Champion enemies from spawning in DLC worlds 🔥
  • Fixed an issue with selectors not having any options in multiplayer games 🔥
  • Fixed an issue with players being unable to access the secret room in Simulan 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing a softlock with Incompetence and upgrading a skill without equipping a second skill
  • Fixed an issue with Webblings in Boss Rush Mode that could cause a softlock



That's it for now!

-Doom Turtle





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