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Ember Knights

Hotfix Update v1.3.1

Hello, Knights!

We hope everyone is enjoying all the new content and features in the Praxis Returns Update!

As usual, we've found a few minor issues and felt it was better to get them fixed now rather than waiting for Update 1.4, our next scheduled update.
Please see below for everything that's included in this hotfix patch!

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


Balancing & Minor Adjustments


  • Adjusted the values on the following difficulty modifiers:
    • Horde, Ruin (previously Bane), Haste
      • Tier 1 - No change
      • Tier 2 - No change
      • Tier 3 - 200% > 225%
      • Tier 4 - No change
    • Onslaught
      • Tier 1 - 115% > 125%
      • Tier 2 - 135% > 150%
      • Tier 3 - 150% > 175%
      • Tier 4 - No change
  • Renamed difficulty modifier Bane to Ruin
  • Updated Ultembera to shoot projectiles for all the Rift Hammer attacks
  • Updated the visuals for Pristine Band and Absolute Ambition to only play one instance of the effect despite multiple players having the same relic
  • Added a function to sync in-game achievements with Steam achievements in the event of a discrepancy
  • Added and updated some minor SFX

Fixes


  • Fixed a bug with Laser Focus and Celestial Tear where it was possible to cast Celestial Tear without charging all the orbs 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Void Mantle and Grim Duality where standing next to the armor stand in the refinement shop causes it to take rapid damage 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Dark Clone and Ghostly Image or Phantom Pulse where it was triggering Supreme Ambition 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with price of the Void Mantle mods
  • Fixed a visual issue with the Void Mantle orbs where the VFX can get turned off when skipping cutscenes in Netherra 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues with Void Mantle on the awards screen and Netherra’s 8 portal clear buff 🔥
  • Fixed a visual issue with the HUD version of the Void Mantle 🔥
  • Fixed a few issues with the Praxis fight where he could keep a status effect after the first phase
  • Fixed a visual bug with Oakbane where it was showing a different palette when frozen 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues with the environment art in Netherra
  • Fixed an issue with Bane of Shrouding where it wouldn’t properly snap to the player in wider screen resolutions
  • Fixed a few visual issues with with Banes and Boons in shops
  • Fixed an issue where toggling the HUD off and on while a skill slot is locked would cause the locked slot to no longer appear
  • Fixed another visual issue with the skill slot where dying and reconnecting after a skill disabler would cause the slot to flash the lock animation
  • Fixed a visual bug on the game over screen where it would only show the Ember Blade icon when unlocking the Amplified skin for other weapons 🔥
  • Fixed a bug in endless looping where Praxis was not returning on subsequent loops to apply his additional attacks 🔥


That's it for now. Thank you for your continued support!
-Doom Turtle





Join the Community!



As always, if you want to stay on top of the news, see new content before it's live, share your favorite memes, or simply chat strategy about the best weapons and skills, join us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

We will also be especially grateful for your feedback and suggestions as we work towards a massive 2024 so be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with us!

Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Praxis Returns Update



Hello Knights!

And Happy New Year!
We hope everyone is ready to start 2024 off with the action-packed Praxis Returns Update!
The evil influence of Praxis is stronger than ever!

Take a look below for everything that this massive update includes!


Void Mantle


With the constant threat of Praxis rising, we felt it was necessary to add another weapon, inspired by the evil one himself.
Harness the powers of Praxis with the all new Void Mantle!


Note: Since the Void Mantle harnesses the powers of Praxis, you'll need to defeat Praxis to unlock it. If you've already defeated Praxis, it should automatically be available.


Praxis Curses


Wightsbury just became more deadly...and more interesting? Here, you'll find curses - each bringing a new challenge to your plight, but don't fret, once the curse has been equipped, you'll also receive an immediate benefit. After the curse has been cleared, the unique benefit will persist for the rest of your run!


See below for a specific functionality that was removed but has since been returned in the form of a cleansed curse!


Praxis Effects


In addition to the Praxis-buffed enemies, we've added a bunch of new and deadly attacks that Praxis can do throughout your run to keep you on your toes. These random attacks add a noticeable increase to the difficulty so we've decided to add this feature as a new difficulty modifier. If you want this additional challenge, be sure to turn this modifier on and if not, no sweat!




Weapon Challenges, Skins, & Achievements


Weapon customization is a feature we've had requested quite a bit and we loved the idea so much that we decided to add it!
Complete a special weapon challenge to unlock a unique weapon skin and brand new Steam achievement!




And much more!


This is another massive update so continue reading for the full list of additions, improvements, and fixes!





Complete Patch Notes


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

New Content and Features


Void Mantle


The 7th weapon has arrived and it introduces a fun new way to continue the battle against Praxis!

Void Mantle Mods


  • Orb Burst - Your 3rd attack shoots 2 additional orbs
  • Orb Weaver - Your chain attacks have seeking
  • Laser Focus - Your charge attack is now a laser beam
  • Dark Spell: Dark Star - A dark spell that creates a black hole and casts meteor
  • Dark Spell: Celestial Tear - A dark spell that instantly kills a non-boss enemy
  • Dark Spell: Darkening - A dark spell that summons 2 lightning bolts that damage enemies
  • Ghostly Image - Whenever you dodge, summon a dark clone to attack nearby enemies
  • Phantom Pulse - Whenever you dodge, summon a dark clone that deals AOE damage around it
  • Grim Duality - Whenever you dodge, summon a dark clone that when defeated, casts a dark spell
  • Void Field - Your dark spells have a 5% chance to instantly kill all non-boss enemies


Praxis Curses 🔥


Wightsbury now includes a bunch of new cursed relics. Players will have the choice of selecting a temporary bane/boon combo. After clearing Wightsbury, the curse is lifted but the boon will remain for the rest of the run!
  • Bane/Boon of Agility - Your move speed is reduced to half/You can quickly dodge twice
  • Bane/Boon of Fortification - You can no longer dodge/Chain attacks destroy projectiles
  • Bane/Boon of Leeching - You can no longer heal from items or healing rooms/Defeating an enemy heals you
  • Bane/Boon of the Wights - All rooms are Wight rooms/Whenever you dodge an attack, haunt a random enemy
  • Bane/Boon of the Deal - Randomly replaces your relics and skills. Repeats after defeating a boss or miniboss/Whenever you gain a relic, upgrade it if possible
  • Bane/Boon of Shrouding - Except around you, darkness engulfs each room/You have a chance to ignore damage
  • Bane/Boon of Mortality - Whenever you receive damage, you lose that much max HP/Whenever you defeat a boss or miniboss, increase your max HP
  • Bane/Boon of Wisdom - Your second skill slot is locked/Your first skill slot gains additional charges


Praxis Effects - New Difficulty Modifier


In addition to the buffed effect, Praxis has expanded his power with new mid-run attacks. These random attacks can be turned on and customized via the Tyrant difficulty modifier.
  • Suppression Obelisk - An obelisk appears that disables skills while active
  • Celestial Impact - Deadly meteors rain down from above
  • Plasma Barrage - Praxis claws appear and fire orbs
  • Void Vortex - Black holes appear that pull and damage
  • Dark Matter Beam - Praxis claws appear and fire lasers


Weapon Challenges, Skins, & Achievements


For additional Knight customization, players will have 35 weapon skins that can be equipped. To unlock each skin, a unique and weapon-specific challenge must be completed.
Once each challenge is completed, an associated Steam achievement will be awarded.
  • Ember Blade
    • Amplified Ember Blade Challenge - Unlock all weapon mods for the Ember Blade
    • Untouchable Challenge - Complete a world without taking damage with the Ember Blade
    • Radiant Ember Blade Challenge - Complete a run with 25 difficulty modifier levels active with the Ember Blade
    • Master Challenge - Complete a run without reviving with the Ember Blade
    • Umbral Ember Blade Challenge - Defeat 1000 enemies with the Ember Blade

  • Guardian Bow
    • Amplified Guardian Bow Challenge - Unlock all weapon mods for the Guardian Bow
    • Bullseye Challenge - Damage enemies with 50 perfect charge attacks in a row with the Guardian Bow
    • Radiant Guardian Bow Challenge - Complete a run with 25 difficulty modifier levels active with the Guardian Bow
    • Swift Challenge - Complete a run gathering 4 of Evee’s care packages with the Guardian Bow
    • Umbral Guardian Bow Challenge - Defeat 1000 enemies with the Guardian Bow

  • Nexal Staff
    • Amplified Nexal Staff Challenge - Unlock all weapon mods for the Nexal Staff
    • Eldritch Challenge - Refresh a skill 50 times on a run with the Nexal Staff
    • Radiant Nexal Staff Challenge - Complete a run with 25 difficulty modifier levels active with the Nexal Staff
    • Maelstrom Challenge - Deal 100 damage in one hit with a skill with the Nexal Staff
    • Umbral Nexal Staff Challenge - Defeat 1000 enemies using skills with the Nexal Staff

  • Rift Hammer
    • Amplified Rift Hammer Challenge - Unlock all weapon mods for the Rift Hammer
    • Tenderizing Challenge - Stun 6 enemies in one charge attack with the Rift Hammer
    • Radiant Rift Hammer Challenge - Complete a run with 25 difficulty modifier levels active with the Rift Hammer
    • Crystalized Challenge - Defeat 50 enemies with Overcharge on a single run with the Rift Hammer
    • Umbral Rift Hammer Challenge - Stun 2000 enemies with the Rift Hammer

  • Razor Wind
    • Amplified Razor Wind Challenge - Unlock all weapon mods for the Razor Wind
    • Zephyr Challenge - Damage an enemy with perfect charge attacks 500 times with the Razor Wind
    • Radiant Razor Wind Challenge - Complete a run with 25 difficulty modifier levels active with the Razor Wind
    • Lawless Challenge - Defeat the Ice King with a total runtime of less than 10 min with the Razor Wind
    • Umbral Razor Wind Challenge - Defeat 1000 enemies using the charge attack with the Razor Wind

  • Reaper's Toll
    • Amplified Reaper's Toll Challenge - Unlock all weapon mods for the Reaper's Toll
    • Spectral Challenge - Gain a slash charge from using a skill 100 times with the Reaper's Toll
    • Radiant Reaper's Toll Challenge - Complete a run with 25 difficulty modifier levels active with the Reaper's Toll
    • Ethereal Challenge - Complete all 8 portals in Netherra without healing with the Reaper's Toll
    • Umbral Reaper's Toll Challenge - Defeat 1000 slashed enemies with the Reaper's Toll

  • Void Mantle
    • Amplified Void Mantle Challenge - Unlock all weapon mods for the Void Mantle
    • Illusionist's Challenge - Cast 100 dark spells with the Void Mantle
    • Radiant Void Mantle Challenge - Complete a run with 25 difficulty modifier levels active with the Void Mantle
    • Enigma Challenge - Defeat all variant bosses with the Void Mantle
    • Umbral Void Mantle Challenge - Defeat 1000 enemies using dark spells with the Void Mantle


Final Praxis Fight


To help make each fight more distinct, we've reworked a lot of the final Praxis fight. These changes should increase the difficulty but also make the fight much more unique and fun.
We also added a new music track for this fight!




Balancing & Minor Adjustments



In addition to the new content and features, we’ve also made the following changes and fixes.

Weapon Mod Adjustments


  • Ember Blade - Whirlwind
    • Increased the damage
    • Increased the pushback
    • Increased the stun
    • Increased the speed of the attack

  • Ember Blade - Spin Attack
    • Decreased the thrust distance
    • Slightly decreased the thrust speed
    • Increased the speed of the attack

  • Guardian Bow - Perfectionist
    • Increased the damage
    • Increased the damage multiplier
    • Added stun
    • Decreased the pushback on the skillshot

  • Guardian Bow - Invigorate
    • Increased the attack rate

  • Rift Hammer - Combat Slam
    • Increased the damage multiplier
    • Increased the distance of the leap

  • Rift Hammer - Volcanic Rift
    • Updated to deal increased damage on the first attack

  • Rift Hammer - Overcharge
    • Decreased the time to use 🔥

  • Razor Wind - Hefty
    • Increased the damage radius
    • Increased the AOE damage
    • Increased the stun value

  • Reaper's Toll - Summoner
    • Increased the ghost damage multiplier

  • Reaper's Toll - Phantasm
    • Increased the ghost damage multiplier

Misc


  • Reworked Igna Za by enabling its rear to be vulnerable and reduced its travel distance, attack radius, and damage aura 🔥
  • Reworked Glacial Bruma by reducing the number of ice waves, slowing the speed of the permafrost attack, and removed the ability for that attack to freeze players 🔥
  • Reworked Overlord Mack by increasing the attack cooldowns for the bouncing projectile, charged spike, and energy blast attacks to help reduce the number of projectiles visible at any given time and removed the laser drones from spawning during its first phase and improved its attack indicators 🔥
  • Swapped the order of the Mirror and Graveyard attacks during the third phase of the Poltergeist boss fight
  • Updated boss drops from 2 small stat gems to 1 large stat gem and miniboss drops from 1 large stat gem to 2 small stat gems
  • Increased the charge attack speed and added the ability to move while charging the Guardian Bow
  • Increased the charge attack speed and increased the damage multiplier for the Rift Hammer
  • Adjusted the tipper damage for the Razor Wind
  • Updated Razor Wind's Empowered mod to function similar to Guardian Bow's Empowered Arrows mod
  • Reduced the move speed and reduced the full heal when enemies become supercharged 🔥
  • Updated Pristine Band, Flawless Brace, Absolute Ambition to reward each player when perfectly clearing a room 🔥
  • Updated Bob's Containment Field functionality to include a cooldown 🔥
  • Increased the lightning chance, growth, and max owned for Tainted Conduit 🔥
  • Added an icon to the HUD for the Ember Tree upgrade Guardian Angel 🔥
  • Updated Ember Tree upgrade Keen Eye to also trigger on miniboss deaths
  • Updated Ember Tree upgrade Bonus Gems to drop a small stat gem for bosses and minibosses
  • Updated Ember Tree upgrade Perfection to also include minibosses
  • Updated Ember Tree upgrade Super Reroll to reset at the start of each world
  • A bunch of improvements to various descriptions throughout the game


Bug Fixes


Last but not least, we fixed a bunch of issues.
  • Fixed some issues that arise during endless looping 🔥
    We'd like to extend a really big thank you to our players who provided their time and feedback to help address this issue! ❤️
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug with the Relic Refinement drop that was causing 4-player local games to freeze after making the relic selections 🔥
  • Fixed an issue with the Relic Refinement UI where one player scrolling the list of relics would cause the list to scroll for all players 🔥
  • Fixed an issue where players were avoiding cutscenes while charging the Razor Wind
  • Fixed an issue where players were avoiding cutscenes while equipped with the Ember Blade and holding the Flurry charge attack 🔥
  • Fixed an issue with the Razor Wind's Burgeoning mod where it would not increase the projectile size when hitting an enemy if Empowered is also equipped 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with the Rift Hammer's Unstable Rift mod that was allowing some bosses to become stunned 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Reaper's Toll where it was not performing multiple charge attacks in a row
  • Fixed a minor issue with the Perfectionist charge attack
  • Fixed a few issues related to the presentation of “New” relics 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Barrier Pendant where the player could still take damage 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Eye of the Storm where the previous projectile wasn't clearing properly
  • Fixed an issue with Decayed Scepter where poison was only getting applied from perfectly casting pets
  • Fixed a bug with the Arcane Orb where it wasn’t triggering Supreme Ambition
  • Fixed a bug with Guardian Angel where it wasn't taking into account the player's armor 🔥
  • Fixed a rare bug where Praxis could disappear during the fight if he picked an invalid teleport location at the end of some attacks
  • Fixed an issue where Praxis minibosses return to their default state after being frozen
  • Fixed a visual issue with the Wightsbury bosses where the Haunted Stakes could remain visible if killed while frozen
  • Fixed an issue where some enemies would become invisible when frozen
  • Fixed a few minor visual issues with the planets on the world loading screens
  • A bunch of localization improvements 🔥






Join the Community!



As usual, if you want to stay on top of the news, see new content before it's live, share your favourite memes, or simply chat strategy about the best weapons and skills, join us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

We will also be especially grateful for your feedback and suggestions as we work towards a massive 2024 so be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with us!


Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Hotfix Update v1.2.1

Hello, Knights!

As big of an update as Knights Reforged is, we had a surprisingly small amount of issues. However, there were some and thanks to your help, we identified and fixed a handful. Please take a look at the issues we fixed in this hotfix patch!

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

Adjustments


  • Adjusted various Ember Tree upgrade costs
  • Updated a few enemy values for endless looping
    • Loop 1
      • Enemy Health - 400% (was 200%)
    • Loop 2
      • Enemy Health - 800% (was 400%)
    • Loops 3+
      • Enemy Health - continues to double on every loop
      • Enemy Damage - continues to double on every loop
  • Note: No change to scaling on enemy attack speed, move speed, or spawning

Fixes


  • Fixed a bug with the Ember Blade where attacks couldn't be canceled by rolling 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Doppleganger’s seeking projectiles that prevented them from spawning 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Cleanup Crew that was causing voltage traps to be destroyed when one of the minibosses is defeated 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Praxis where he could dash or teleport out of bounds 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where the revive prompt wasn’t clearing after being revived by defeating a miniboss or boss 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Super Rerolls where it was causing the game to lock when used in the Relic Refinement selectors and shops 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Absolute Ambition where it was multiplying its skill damage increase 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Steward’s Gift where it wasn’t spawning the Steward properly
  • Fixed a bug with the Ember Tree’s Bonus Gems upgrade where it was showing the wrong icon when locked
  • Fixed some visual issues with overlapping elements in the Ember Tree
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing costs from showing in the swap menu of the Ember Tree
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the Perfect Room and Perfect Boss banners to stop animating when the game is paused or the player inventory is viewed 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug where Perfect Rooms and Perfect Bosses were desyncing between the host and clients
  • Fixed some minor localization issues 🔥


That's it for now. Thank you for your continued support!
-Doom Turtle





Join the Community!



As always, if you want to stay on top of the news, see new content before it's live, share your favorite memes, or simply chat strategy about the best weapons and skills, join us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

We will also be especially grateful for your feedback and suggestions as we work towards a massive 2024 so be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with us!

Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Nominate Ember Knights for Better with Friends!

Nominate Us!



The leaves are falling and that means it's time for the annual Steam Awards!

Steam is once again calling on each and every one of you to nominate the best games of 2023 and we would be absolutely honored and humbled to be considered for the Better with Friends award!

Playing solo is always a ton of fun but embarking on an adventure with a couple of trusty teammates makes for an unforgettable experience. After all, Praxis is not getting any easier - especially when the Praxis Returns update drops!

Please consider nominating us here!

Also, if you haven't yet left a review, we would greatly appreciate it! Reviews go a really long way for small studios like ours!


Autumn Sale



It's also that time of year for the Autumn Sale and until Nov 28th, Ember Knights is 20% off!

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


Thanks for your continued support!



We've just launched one of our biggest updates ever and now we're focused on continuing to fulfil the promises we've made for 2024, including the massive Alternate Dimensions update!

We've said it before and we'll say it again. Our amazing community of players is absolutely crucial to us. Without your feedback, comments, and suggestions, Ember Knights would not be where it is today.




Join the Community!



As usual, if you want to stay on top of the news, see new content before it's live, share your favourite memes, or simply chat strategy about the best weapons and skills, join us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

We will also be especially grateful for your feedback and suggestions as we work towards a massive 2024 so be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with us!


Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Knights Reforged Update



Hello Knights!

We're back with Update 1.2 - Knights Reforged! This massive update is easily in the top 2 or 3 for biggest updates ever! Take a look below for what this huge update includes!
Also, be sure to check out the very bottom of the patch notes to see the exciting news for 2024!


Weapon Mods


We wanted this update to be focused on strengthening existing systems to better fit our design intentions and we started with Weapon Mods. This huge overhaul involves replacing 28 mods with brand new ones, improving a bunch of existing mods, and adding new Ultimate Mods!

Ember Blade


We introduced some new mods to help provide broader access to early synergies and we also gave the Ember Blade a new charge attack.

Guardian Bow


Through community feedback and data analysis, we learned that the charge attack wasn't getting used as often as we had intended. To help make charging the Guardian Bow more viable, we improved its functionality as well as introduce some new mods to help promote the playstyle.

Nexal Staff


The Nexal Staff received some of the biggest changes. While we felt like it was already performing quite well, we also felt like the mods could be doing more to play into the "skill use" aspect of the weapon. To achieve this, we added mods that help increase skill damage as well as scale the Orbs damage based on your skill damage %.

Rift Hammer


With the Rift Hammer, we wanted to make improvements to help promote damage and survivability and we did that by introducing mods, Heavy Blow and Defensive Stance.
We improved Leap which can be found under its new name, Combat Slam. Now, you'll be able to control the length and landing position of the leap.
We also added Volcanic Rift, similar to its predecessor Fissure but now with a larger range and fiery AOE.

Razor Wind


Through community feedback, we learned that a lot of the original mods, while unique, were not as useful as we had intended. For the Razor Wind changes, we decided to move away from manipulation and focus more on how players were already using it with increased functionality for normal and charged attacks.

Reaper's Toll


The largest of the mod overhauls, many of the original mods for Reaper's Toll leaned towards isolated effects rather than synergizing with other effects.
We've now focused on the charge attack, ammo, and "Slashed" status to refine the weapon's identity.

Ultimate Mods


We've also added a new Ultimate Mod for each weapon which becomes available when all other mods for that weapon are unlocked. This is a free mod that can be activated without needing to choose between other mods. Give them a try and let us know what you think!


Ember Tree


It was also time to improve the Ember Tree and for that, we updated almost every upgrade option as well as add a bunch of new and interesting choices!


Also, check out the brand new completion sequence!



New Relics


Next, we looked at the pool of relics to see how we could push stronger build synergies, especially with Wisps. We also introduced the concept of Perfect Rooms and Perfect Bosses; rooms cleared without taking any damage.
To this end, we added a bunch of new relics including the DEMONS Mode Community Contest Relic which was designed in collaboration with Tfeh for being the one and only person to complete the DEMONS challenge. A huge congratulations to him for an absolutely epic run!


So much more!


This is a massive update so keep reading for the full list of additions and improvements but before you scroll down to see the complete list, please consider voting for us in the upcoming Steam Awards! We'd be extremely honored to receive your vote for the Better with Friends award.







Complete Patch Notes


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

New Content and Features


Weapon Mods


  • Overhauled the entire mod system 🔥
  • Added a new Ultimate Mod for each weapon 🔥
    • Ember Blade
      • Honed - No change
      • Spark - No change
      • Stagger (NEW) - Your first weapon hit on an enemy has a chance to stun
      • Flurry (NEW) - Gain a charge attack where you unleash a flurry of rapid attacks
      • Whirlwind - No change
      • Lunge - No change
      • Momentum - No change
      • Smite (NEW) - Whenever you stun an enemy, your next attack will unleash a lightning bolt
      • Pyrostrike (NEW) - Whenever you crit an enemy, you also burn that enemy
      • Spin Attack [Ultimate] (NEW) - Your 3rd attack is a spin attack
    • Guardian Bow
      • Rapid Shot - No change
      • Spread Shot - No change
      • Opportunist (NEW) - Your charge attack deals bonus damage to enemies afflicted by status ailments
      • Ricochet (NEW) - Your charge attacks will ricochet to additional enemies
      • Volley - No change
      • Perfectionist (NEW) - Chaining perfect charge attacks adds additional arrows
      • Marked Shot - No change
      • Explosive Arrows - No change
      • Invigorate (NEW) - Whenever you defeat an enemy, increase your attack speed
      • Empowered Arrows [Ultimate] (NEW)- Perfect weapon attacks empower your next chain attacks
    • Nexal Staff
      • Luminescence - No change
      • Overflow (NEW) - Your charge attack damages in a circle instead of a cone
      • Magic Orbs (NEW) - Shoot 2 seeking orbs when a skill gains a charge
      • Spell Siphon (NEW) - Defeating enemies with your charge attack increases the skill damage of your next skill use
      • Focus (NEW) - The refresh count of your skills is lowered
      • Auto Orbs - No change
      • Imbuement (NEW) - Whenever you use a skill, your weapon gains temporary skill damage
      • Wisdom - No change
      • Clairvoyance - No change
      • Arcane Mastery [Ultimate] (NEW) - Upgrades Arcane Orbs to Quasar Orbs
    • Rift Hammer
      • Heavy Blow (NEW) - Your first weapon hit on an enemy deals a percentage of your max HP as damage
      • Defensive Stance (NEW) - You gain damage reduction while charging
      • Knock Out - No change
      • Unstable Rift - No change
      • Combat Slam (NEW) - When charged, your 3rd attack becomes a leap attack
      • Volcanic Rift (NEW) - Your 3rd charge attack leaves a trail of fire
      • Safeguard - No change
      • Battle Rhythm (NEW) - Killing an enemy grants an orbiting hammer. Your 3rd attack launches the hammers forward
      • Detonate - No change
      • Overcharge [Ultimate] (NEW) - Adds overcharge to all attacks
    • Razor Wind
      • Dual Strike (NEW) - Your 3rd attack hits twice
      • Live Wire - No change
      • Hefty - No change
      • Proficiency - No change
      • Persistence (NEW) - Your 3rd attack leaves a projectile
      • Precision (NEW) - Your charge attack tipper hits twice
      • Empowered - No change
      • Serrated - No change
      • Sharpened (NEW) - Your charge attack tipper has an extra chance to crit
      • Burgeoning [Ultimate] (NEW) - Whenever your charge attack hits an enemy, its size increases temporarily
    • Reaper's Toll
      • Lacerate (NEW) - Slashed enemies take bonus damage from weapon attacks
      • Summoner - No change
      • Hidden Blade (NEW) - Start with Cloak and Dagger skill
      • Shroud - No change
      • Necromancy (NEW) - Whenever you defeat a slashed enemy, summon a Wisp
      • Piercing Slash (NEW) - Slash projectiles pierce through enemies
      • Refill - No change
      • Split Slash (NEW) - Cast multiple slash projectiles simultaneously
      • Phantasm (NEW) - Your slash projectiles conjure ghosts when fired
      • Reserve [Ultimate] (NEW) - Gain an additional ammo

Ember Tree


  • Added a new sequence and legendary relic reward for completing the Ember Tree
  • Overhauled the entire Ember Tree 🔥
    • Slot 1 - Health
      • Thick Skin (Updated) - Adjusted values
      • Regeneration (Updated) - You heal after entering any room
      • Earned Vitality (Updated) - Gain max HP after defeating a Boss or half after defeating a Miniboss
    • Slot 2 - Damage Modifiers
      • Slayer (Updated) - Adjusted values
      • Giant Slayer (Updated) - Adjusted values
      • Earned Power (Updated) - Adjusted values
    • Slot 3 - Gold
      • Pocket Change (Updated) - Adjusted values
      • Easy Money - No change
      • Dividend (Updated) - Gain bonus gold when you enter a room until you make a Shop purchase
    • Slot 4 - Situational Damage
      • Warm Welcome (NEW) - You gain bonus damage for the first number of rooms of a new world
      • Confidence - No change
      • Fury - No change
    • Slot 5 - Revive
      • Soul Link (Updated) - Adjusted to be unique revives per person
      • Second Wind - No change
      • Guardian Angel (NEW) - Once per world, if you would die, gain a protective shield that prevents damage and heals
    • Slot 6 - Relics
      • Relic Dice - No change
      • Treasure Hunter (NEW) - Epic and legendary relics have a greater chance to appear
      • Keen Eye (NEW) - Bosses have an increased chance to drop a relic
    • Slot 7 - Skills
      • Skill Dice (Updated) - Adjusted values
      • Deep Knowledge (NEW) - Your first skill chosen gains an additional charge
      • Expertise (NEW) - Perfect skills deal bonus damage
    • Slot 8 - Stats
      • Bonus Gems (NEW) - Bosses and minibosses have a chance to drop a bonus gem
      • Refinery (NEW) - Your first stat gem in each world gives double gems
      • Perfection (NEW) - Defeating a boss without taking damage drops a bonus large stat gem
    • Slot 9 - Wildcard (Options)
      • Expansion (Updated) - Renamed Expanded Relic Selector
      • Fortunate (NEW) - Stat selectors have a chance to have a double gem
      • Lucky Offering (NEW) - Offering Pits have a chance to give a bonus item
    • Slot 10 - Wildcard (Super)
      • Bonus Relic (Updated) - Renamed Extra Starting Relic
      • Super Reroll (NEW) - You gain a super reroll that can reroll and restock any selector and adds an additional option
      • Ultembera (NEW) - When you are at full HP, your weapon attacks also shoot a short range energy projectile

New Relics


  • Added 17 new relics
    • Eye of the Storm [DEMONS Mode Community Contest Relic] 🔥 - Your 3rd attack unleashes the power of the Razor Wind
    • Ember Seed - Whenever your HP drops below a certain amount, root all enemies dealing damage over time and healing you for each enemy rooted
    • Creature's Bond - Whenever you use a skill, increase Wisp damage
    • Confined Fury - Your Wisps deal more damage
    • Warlock's Grip - Gain bonus damage for each Wisp you have
    • Frost Pact - Whenever you defeat a frozen enemy, summon a Frost Wisp
    • Charged Trinket - Whenever you conjure a lightning bolt, you have a chance to summon a Lightning Wisp
    • Pristine Band - Whenever you perfectly complete a room, increase your max HP
    • Flawless Brace - Whenever you perfectly complete a room, gain damage in the next combat room
    • Absolute Ambition - Whenever you perfectly complete a room, permanently increase skill damage
    • Spark Ring - Lightning damage increased
    • Shocking Revelation - Whenever you refresh a skill, conjure a lightning bolt
    • Recovery Ring - Whenever you enter a new room, you heal
    • Black Ice - Freeze damage increased
    • Lethal Venom - Poison damage increased
    • Impure Pestilence - Enemies can be afflicted with an additional stack of poison
    • Cryo Freeze - Enemies are frozen longer

Nexus Boss Trophies


  • When you defeat a boss, you'll find a special new monument to that victory in the Nexus
  • Beat the boss without taking damage to achieve a perfect victory version
  • Interact with the trophy for a world-specific effect

Wightsbury Updating


  • Wights - Added a new type of ghostly trap that may appear
  • Rare Chests - Added a new chest type to increase rewards
  • Enemy behaviors - Updated behaviors for all enemies
    • Pox Rat
      • Changed cone attack to lobbing poison projectiles
      • When festering (turning purple), it fires 3 poison projectiles and gains increased move speed, attack speed and max HP, and leaves a poison puddle upon dying
    • Craven
      • No longer remains stuck in the ground and explodes when contacting the player
      • Adjusted attack anticipation for the dive attack
    • Condemned
      • Daggers no longer remain stuck in the ground after the downward strike attack
    • Condemned Elite
      • Daggers no longer remain stuck in the ground after the downward strike attack
      • Adjusted attack anticipation for the dagger throwing attack.
      • Daggers now debuff the player, increasing damage taken by 25% for 5s
      • Throws a whirlwind of daggers when HP drops below 20%
    • Weald Wolf
      • Updated to jump across pits
      • Swipe attack has a 25% chance to attack again in the opposite direction
      • New chase attack that targeted player is rushed with 50% increased move speed.
      • Will jump to its target, if needed
      • Will become enraged and stun is removed when HP drops below 80%.
      • While enraged, it gains 50% move speed, 25% attack speed, and 25% damage
    • The Forlorn
      • Can now teleport across pits
    • The Forlorn Elite
      • Can now teleport across pits
      • Removed invincibility from the floating laser attack
  • Secret Interactable - For those who wished, we added a new interactable

Anville Updating


  • Relic Refinement - A new shop and item for upgrading relics
  • Player Buff - Added a new interactable that buffs the player by summoning lightning bolts on subsequent weapon and skill attacks
  • Trap Rework - Replaced the existing supercharge trap with a new one. No more electrical lines between traps!
  • Enemy behaviors - Updated behaviors for the following enemies
    • Supercharge Buff
      • New visuals to better indicate the enemy is supercharged
      • Supercharged enemies no longer spawn Voltes upon death
      • Supercharged enemies gain 50% move speed, 25% damage, and 25% HP
    • Welder
      • Added attack indicator for its melee slam attack
    • Defense Bot
      • Added slight tracking to the projectile
      • Updated to support movement during the seeking projectile attack
    • Scrap Chief Mack (and variants)
      • Added attack indicator for the charging phase of the electric chase attack
    • Overlord Mack
      • Overhauled the boss fight with new gear and new attacks
  • Visual Improvements - Updated the tilemap to improve visual clarity
  • Offering Pit Healing - Removed healing items from the Offering Pit



Balancing & Fixes



In addition to the new content and features, we’ve also made the following changes and fixes:

Relics


  • Adjusted/reworked 14 relics
  • Added an internal cooldown feature to some relics
    • Spell in a Bottle
      • Changed rarity to common
      • Changed to, whenever a skill refreshes fully, shoot a seeking missile that does base damage and skill damage
    • Archangel's Scythe
      • Changed rarity to common
      • Changed to flat damage
    • Magic Tome
      • Changed rarity to common
      • Changed to skill damage
    • Wizard's Fleece
      • Max armor + 5
      • Gain 3% skill damage for each armor
    • Toxic Bangle
      • Changed rarity to epic
    • Infernal Scale
      • Changed to show the constant amount instead of a %
    • Decayed Scepter
      • Added skill damage
    • Kindleblade
      • Changed from spawning a random Wisp to a Fire Wisp
    • Doom Shell
      • Changed functionality to, when the player rolls, they turn into a spinning shell and deal AOE damage along their travel path
      • Bonus damage for each armor
      • Added internal cooldown
    • Glacial Necklace
      • Changed rarity to common
      • Max owned 4
      • Added internal cooldown
    • Shock Troop
      • Changed to, whenever you defeat an enemy with lightning, summon a Lightning Wisp
      • Added internal cooldown
    • Call to Arms
      • Changed from first use in a room to casting a perfect skill
      • Added internal cooldown
    • Bruma's Ring
      • Changed from first kill to every kill
      • Added internal cooldown
    • Barrier Pendant
      • Added internal cooldown

Misc

  • Separated champion enemies from their champion rooms so they can now appear anywhere
  • Updated skill damage numbers (cast, charged, perfect) to be displayed in all instances where skills are referenced 🔥
  • Added the concept of Perfect Rooms and Perfect Bosses; rooms cleared without taking any damage
  • Updated the player HUD to show the Knight color and armor 🔥
  • Various localization improvements 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was interrupting the Netherra music with room-specific tracks



2024 Roadmap!


Before we sign off, take a look at what we have planned for 2024!


2024 is going to be a HUGE year for updates so be sure to follow us to stay in the loop on all the important news and updates so you don't miss a thing!




Join the Community!



As usual, if you want to stay on top of the news, see new content before it's live, share your favourite memes, or simply chat strategy about the best weapons and skills, join us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

We will also be especially grateful for your feedback and suggestions during the Early Access and beyond, so be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with our development team!


Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Hotfix Update v1.1.1

Hello, Knights!

A big thanks to everyone for their help identifying and troubleshooting a bunch of these bugs! Please see below for everything that's included in this hotfix update.

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

Adjustments


  • Updated Ignition Break to be able to cook food
  • Updated the Ember Shrine to update the Knight when navigating the presets
  • Added a spooky surprise


Fixes


  • Fixed a bug that was causing a black screen to persist when returning to the main menu from the pause menu 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was happening in local multiplayer where teams couldn’t enter Wightsbury 🔥
  • Fixed some issues with Reaper’s Toll hitbox 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Razor Wind that was preventing the charge attack from being buffered after two regular chain attacks are performed 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing The Forlorn Champion decoys to display their laser indicators 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with The Forlorn Champion that was causing it to become invisible when frozen during one of its attacks 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with the Mimic King room that was causing multiple music tracks to play when hitting the record player to wake up the Mimic King 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with Nexal Staff’s Wisdom mod that was causing skill drops to display incorrect hits to refresh values 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing players to appear white after reviving if they died and recharged a skill at the same time 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was not matching the VFX with the effect radius for Bruma’s Ring
  • Fixed some issues with the Ember Tree UI that was preventing players from navigating without closing and reopening the Tree
  • Fixed a softlock issue in Netherra shops 🔥
  • Reduced the volume on the intro logos



Also, some really cool news since 1.1!



That's it for now...next stop, 1.2!
-Doom Turtle





Join the Community!



As always, if you want to stay on top of the news, see new content before it's live, share your favorite memes, or simply chat strategy about the best weapons and skills, join us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

We will also be especially grateful for your feedback and suggestions during the Early Access and beyond, so be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with our development team!

Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Update 1.1 Patch Notes

Hello Knights!

Did you think 1.0 was the end for Ember Knights? Not even close!

We've been collecting all the comments, suggestions, and feedback from 1.0, married those with our vision, and have put together a BIG list of improvements for our first postlaunch update!

Netherra


The Praxis Realm received a major update!
To make decisions meaningful, we've added rewards everywhere including a new reward type for completing all 8 portals.


We've also added 2 new Praxis-inspired skills that should bring out a little evil sorcerer in everyone!
In addition, we've also added a bunch of new rooms and made some important enemy and hazard balancing changes.

Easy Mode


This has been a popular request from our players. Some find the game too difficult, some find the game too easy, and some find a big skill disparity between teammates. We're hopeful that these new options make the game more accessible for more players.

Ember Shrine


Another popular request has been Knight customization. We've revived an asset we made long before the Combat Demo days and repurposed it for the brand new Ember Shrine. Replacing the Ember Pit, the Shrine will allow much more customization with the current player colors. It will also allow us to add further customizations so keep an eye out for that!



Nexus Improvements


We've made a bunch of visual improvements to the Nexus. Check out the Weapons area, Skills area, and Compendium to see all that's been done!

Quality of Life Improvements


Listening to all the 1.0 feedback, we prepared and tackled a massive list of improvements that touch almost every component of the game!

Keep reading for the full list of additions, improvements, and fixes!



Complete Patch Notes


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

New Content and Features


Netherra 🔥


  • Added rewards to each room as well as added a special reward for completing all 8 portals
  • Added new rooms including Healing Rooms, Offering Pits, Miniboss Rooms, Selector Rooms, Shops, and more
  • Adjusted the requirement on the second hub from 2 portals to 3
  • Balancing changes to the enemies and hazards

Netherra Skills


  • Soul Siphon - Details: Conjure a Praxis-like laser that blasts enemies in its path and gain bonus skill damage on each enemy for interesting skill combinations
  • Gravity Well - Details: Cast a giant black hole that will pull and slow enemies as well as deal AOE damage

Easy Mode 🔥


On each new save slot, you'll be able to choose an Easy, Normal, or Hard experience.

Ember Shrine 🔥


With the new Ember Shrine, you'll be able to choose your flame and armor independently of each other.

Nexus Improvements


  • Weapons Area - Visual improvements to better indicate Mod completion
  • Skills Area - Visual improvements to better indicate Skill collection
  • Compendium Area - Visual improvements to add a little more life to the area



Balancing



In addition to the new content and features, we’ve also made the following changes:

Skills


  • Ember Fire 🔥
    • Reduced hits to refresh from 10 to 8
    • Increased max charges from 1 to 2
    • Increased damage from 15/20/25 to 20/25/35
  • Frost Wall
    • Increased damage from 15/20/25 to 20/25/30
  • Phantom Spear 🔥
    • Increased damage from 15/15/20 to 20/25/30
    • Adjusted poison stacks from 3/3/5 to 2/3/4
  • Rupture
    • Decreased damage from 30/30/30 to 20/25/30
    • Increased hits to refresh from 12 to 15
  • Chakram
    • Reduced max charges from 2 to 1
    • Reduced bounces on Perfect by 1
    • Adjusted damage from 12/14/16 to 15/15/15
  • Cyclone
    • Adjusted damage from 3/5/8 to 4/5/6
  • Ballista
    • Adjusted attack rate from 0.8/0.5/0.3 to 0.5/0.4/0.3 (in seconds)
  • Judgment 🔥
    • Adjusted damage from 15/15/20 to 50/35/30
    • Reduced cast delay from 0.45/0.45/0.45 to 0.25/0.2/0.15
  • Adjusted all Skills to have a 0.15s Perfect cast window 🔥
  • Adjusted minimum hits to refresh to never go below 5

Relics


  • Rejuvenation Glove 🔥
    • Adjusted rarity from Epic to Common
    • Increased max owned from 1 to 3
  • Ripe Elderberry 🔥
    • Adjusted rarity from Common to Epic
    • Reduced max owned to 1
  • Chronograph
    • Adjusted max owned to 4 with growth of 1
  • Giant Mace
    • Adjusted rarity from Epic to Common
  • Stun Powder 🔥
    • Adjusted rarity from Common to Epic
  • Combustion Stone
    • Adjusted growth to 10
  • Conduit Spike
    • Increased damage from 2-8 to 4-10
    • Adjusted growth to 1-10
    • Improved visuals to match VFX from lightning Staff
  • Steel Greaves
    • Adjusted rarity from Epic to Common
    • Reduced Armor from 5 to 2
  • Empowered Bangle
    • Reduced damage from 75% to 50%
    • Adjusted max owned to 2
  • Supreme Ambition 🔥
    • Updated description to reflect permanent increase on Skill damage
  • Titan's Wargear 🔥
    • Updated description to reflect permanent increase on Weapon damage
  • Magic Tome 🔥
    • Adjusted description to better convey where damage comes from
  • Bruma's Ring
    • Updated visuals and sounds
  • Adjusted gold cost on various Relics

Endgame Modifiers


  • Added the DEMONS difficulty tier 🔥
  • Added buttons to activate and deactivate all modifiers 🔥
  • Adjusted values so harder modifiers are worth more 🔥
  • Added more ranks to Aficionado (8, 6, and 4 max relics)
  • Visual improvements

Endless Looping 🔥


  • In addition to adjusting enemy damage and enemy health, added enemy attack speed, enemy move speed, and enemy spawning
  • Loop 1
    • Enemy Health - 200%
    • Enemy Damage - 200%
    • Enemy Attack Speed - 135%
    • Enemy Move Speed - 175%
    • Enemy Spawning - 175%
  • Loop 2
    • Enemy Health - 400%
    • Enemy Damage - 400%
    • Enemy Attack Speed - 200%
    • Enemy Move Speed - 300%
    • Enemy Spawning - 300%
  • Loops 3+
    • Enemy Health - exponential growth
    • Enemy Damage - exponential growth
    • Enemy Attack Speed - no longer increases
    • Enemy Move Speed - no longer increases
    • Enemy Spawning - no longer increases

  • Added a borderless window mode 🔥
  • Healing rooms now also fully charge skills
  • Updated shop rerolling so a reroll can present a new type of item 🔥
  • Added Ember to secret rooms for subsequent entries after the Ember dust has been collected 🔥
  • Added stat gems to miniboss rewards 🔥
  • Adjusted the intro and outro animations on Scoggfirth and Wightsbury bosses
  • Added damage reduction on phase transitions for Scoggfirth and Wightsbury bosses
  • Changed the Apple Crisp to give a full charge to the first skill
  • Updated the player indicators to match the player color 🔥
  • Added Ash to the top left of the inventory/status screens 🔥
  • Visual and layout adjustments to player inventories
  • Added VFX for when a skill is ready 🔥
  • Added VFX to the player when a skill charge has been collected
  • Added a low HP animation to the player HUD
  • Moved buttons tips closer to the player
  • Updated the visuals for the player revive sequence
  • Hid the HP bar during revive animations
  • Updated the weapon icon in the inventory to change if equipped with the Ultimate version 🔥
  • Updated the visuals for the Phantom Spear projectile
  • Minor Ember Tree improvements including a visual to indicate when a node is not ready but can be unlocked and player feedback for players 2-4 when trying to interact with the Ember Tree in local co-op
  • Decreased the time it takes for the Room Complete banner to clear 🔥
  • Changed the relic selector so the window pops-up instantly after interacting with it similar to skill selector
  • Updated lightning VFX on relics to reduce visual noise 🔥
  • Changed FTUE rewards from a random skill and relic to a skill selector and relic selector
  • Adjusted the visual indicator to the Snow Witch’s attack
  • Visual changes to Bruma’s ring VFX
  • Added SFX to Bruma’s ring
  • Added shake to the ice pillars in Steadfast Citadel
  • Added SFX for chained status effect when player tries to move in Steadfast Citadel
  • Added a charge attack indicator to The Forlorn’s laser attack 🔥
  • Wisps are killed after they light the door to the secret room in Wightsbury
  • Adjusted the position of Evee’s Care Package in Wightsbury 🔥
  • Big visual pass on Anville to help with visual noise and clarity 🔥
  • Updated spawn VFX for all enemies
  • A bunch of improvements to the Mimic King
  • Increased damage reduction on Praxis buffed enemies from 0.75 to 0.95
  • Removed the crossed swords doormats 🔥



Bugs



And finally, the massive list of bug fixes!
  • Fixed a few bugs where projectiles were behaving inconsistently. This includes fixing the issue with Arlan's Lucky Dice projectile staying on screen if spawned beside a pit or wall 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where the armor icon was showing its previous state
  • Fixed a bug where Pilot Light wasn't cooking dropped items 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where Bitter Chisel wasn't healing the player when killing a frozen enemy
  • Fixed a few issues where upgrades on armor relics were not triggering armor-based events. This includes Steel Greaves, Guard Scepter, Wizard's Fleece, and Spite Shield 🔥
  • Fixed a bug where players would get stuck in their walking animation when using an interactable with a UI
  • Fixed a bug with the the camera zoom effect when exiting area rooms
  • Fixed a few issues that were causing the wrong currency to show in the Nexus shop
  • Fixed a bug that was not showing the Empty tag on empty save slots
  • Fixed bug where players could get infinite gold using the Dividend Ember Tree upgrade
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the last frame of the attack animation to persist when using a skill
  • Fixed a bug that was causing other controllers to vibrate when taking damage as P1 in single player
  • Fixed a misaligned label on the manual revive button tip
  • Fixed a few visual issues with the Blast Bomb
  • Fixed a few issues with the Offering Pit where it was incorrectly giving Steward’s Gift 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues with Rakklings that were preventing the flash VFX from being removed when stunned
  • Fixed a bug with all versions of the Phalanx where their jump attack would behave strangely for clients in multiplayer games
  • Fixed a few visual issues with Praxis Phalanx's shield
  • Fixed a bug that was causing Lord Bruma to face the wrong direction during his charge attacks
  • Fixed some issues with Glacial Bruma’s wind attack so the wind doesn’t persistent into subsequent phases 🔥
  • Fixed an issue with the Wightsbury cutscene that was causing players to reappear after the cutscene
  • Fixed a bug with Herald that was preventing the chain attack from dealing damage to the player
  • Fixed a bug with Beguile's ring attack projectiles where they wouldn't return to the origin of casting for clients in multiplayer games
  • Fixed a few visual issues with the Phantom variants' intro sequences
  • Fixed a few issues that were preventing volt traps from deactivating properly
  • Fixed a few visual issues with the Anville boss variants' animations
  • Fixed a bug that was causing gold that can't be collected to appear after beating Praxis 🔥
  • Fixed a bug with enemy projectiles that was preventing them from fading their shadows when the enemy dies
  • Fixed a bug that was causing enemies to target invisible players when walking into a new room 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing the victory music from playing after defeating Skrixxa Za for the first time 🔥
  • Fixed a few bugs that would arise from enemies breaking props
  • Fixed an online multiplayer bug where the Ultimate weapon skin wasn't being applied properly after dying and restarting 🔥
  • Fixed a few multiplayer bugs where clients would not receive damage from various enemy and miniboss attacks including The Forlorn Champion and Guzzle Wound 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug where the Anville boss variants weren't pushing back clients at the end of their phase transitions
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug that was causing teammates to take damage with Shared Fate when the player being attacked has a barrier active 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer bug that was causing HP to desync in miniboss fights when having Earned Vitality 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the planets on the loading screens to appear warped
  • Fixed a visual bug when quitting from the pause menu and returning to the main menu
  • Fixed some visual issues with the opacity on dropdown menus
  • Fixed a bug where the game could lose focus
  • Fixed a bunch of various audio bugs




Join the Community!



As usual, if you want to stay on top of the news, see new content before it's live, share your favourite memes, or simply chat strategy about the best weapons and skills, join us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

We will also be especially grateful for your feedback and suggestions during the Early Access and beyond, so be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with our development team!


Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Nexus News - 1.0 and Beyond!

Greetings, Knights!


We did it! After 25 updates and patches throughout Early Access, we made it to 1.0!



It’s been an incredible experience to see where we started and how far we’ve come and seeing our vision become a reality has been truly rewarding. Throughout this journey, we’ve been blessed to receive tons of positive feedback and support and we’re very appreciative for all the comments and suggestions to help improve the game. Ember Knights would not be what it is today without you, our amazing players!



Now, if you joined us during our Early Access, you’ll know that working with the community is what we do. If you’re new to Ember Knights, trust us when we say, just because we’ve reached 1.0, it doesn’t mean we’re done with Ember Knights – not by a long shot!

On that note, let’s take a peek at what’s coming in our 1.1 update, available the week of September 18th.


Update 1.1


We’re in the final stages of wrapping up everything for our first scheduled postlaunch update. We wanted to take our time with this one to make sure we heard from as many of you as we could. Well, we’ve listened and we believe we’ve put together a really great update for you! Without spoiling too much, we’ve put together some highlights below.

Netherra


The Praxis realm is getting a big and much needed overhaul and that includes the following:
  • Rewards! They’re now all over the place and decisions matter!
  • New room types including Healing Rooms, Offering Pits, Miniboss Rooms, and more
  • Enemy balancing and area hazard adjustments

More Difficulty Options


To help a wider range of players, we’ve added another layer of difficulty options. On each save slot, you’ll have the option of selecting Easy, Normal, or Hard to better suit your experience and mood.

Ember Shrine


To add more customization to your Knight, we’ve brought back an asset we made a long time ago, even before our Combat Demo, added a bunch of improvements and polish, and made it our brand new, Ember Shrine. So long Ember Pit!



With the Ember Shrine, you’ll be able to choose your flame color and outfit independently of each other, so instead of 14 color combinations, you’ll now have 196! Keep an eye on the Shrine for more customization options down the road…



Nexus Improvements


One of the first things you’ll notice is a bit of a new look for the Nexus. We’ve reworked the Weapon and Skill areas and gave the Compendium a little bit of love. You may even see a Steward catching up on some light reading.

Quality of Life Improvements


We’ve made a HUGE number of QoL improvements which cover Skills, Relics, Endgame Modifiers, Endless Looping, Healing Rooms, Mimic King, Anville, and so much more!

As always, when 1.1 drops, we’ll include the complete patch notes and be prepared, it’s a big one!


Nintendo Switch



As well as putting together the 1.1 update, we’ve also prepared a pretty significant patch for the Switch. We’ve received word from Nintendo that it’s been approved and scheduled to release today, September 12th!



This patch will include a bunch of optimizations specifically for the Switch as well as all the content and fixes currently available on PC.

We’re still figuring out the best way to keep the Switch version as current as the PC version and we’ll be putting out updates for both, as close to each other as we can, but given the differences in submission processes, we expect the Switch updates to lag slightly behind the PC updates.

Thank you for the questions regarding online multiplayer but we don’t have an update on this at the moment.


So, what’s next?


In addition to preparing the 1.1 and Switch updates, we’ve also been busy putting our thoughts together for new content and features for the future. It’s still way too early to share any big news but looking ahead at 1.2, we’re starting to work on the following:
  • Wightsbury balancing
  • Anville balancing
  • Ember Tree updating
  • Weapon & Mod updating
  • New relics

Some really exciting things are in the works but we can’t spoil any of that quite yet!


Community


An edition of Nexus News wouldn’t be complete without highlighting some of our amazing community members!

DEMONS


Firstly, we have to again acknowledge our Discord member, Tfeh for his amazing accomplishment of being the first and only person to finish the DEMONS challenge!



If you haven’t yet seen the run, you can check it out here:
As promised, he now gets to work with us to design a new relic! We worked together on one already but unfortunately, it didn’t play nice with our existing systems so we’re back to the drawing board. We’re planning to include this joint collaboration in our 1.2 update.

If you’re up for an incredibly difficult challenge, definitely give DEMONS a try. After all, Tfeh is likely lonely being the only person to hold the special Discord role, DEMONS CHAMPION.


Speedrunning


Speaking of challenges and records, check out this incredible speedrun from Discord member, QuirkyTurtle!


This sub 7 minute run is currently the world record! Amazing stuff!

If you're interested in speedrunning Ember Knights, check out the official leaderboard here: https://www.speedrun.com/ember_knights


Wiki


If you're looking for more information on Ember Knights, check out the player-made Wiki here: https://ember-knights-game.fandom.com/wiki/Ember_Knights_-_Game_Wiki

A huge thanks to zza675, Sky, Kif, Diamondara, and all other contributors!


Fanart


Don’t worry if making videos isn’t your thing. We also love to share incredible artwork that we receive. Check out some awesome pieces below!

Arlan in deep thought, likely anticipating our upcoming dev stream where we talk Ember Knights trivia. Made by Discord member, Lost


An incredible model of a Steward admiring a Nexus flower. Made by Discord member, Bullseye Buttonmasher


Esper has a daughter!? From Discord member, Витëк


A meditating Knight by Discord member, Rush


Praxis never looked so evil. Check out this piece by Discord member, Rai


“Made in Chicory: a colorful tale!” – Discord member, Yarn


Videos


With the drop of 1.0, we’ve also been fortunate to see so many exciting gameplay videos and streams. Check out a small sample of some of our favorites below!







Discord


If you haven’t yet joined our Discord server, we’d love to have you. We’re now over 5,800 members and growing every day!

https://discord.gg/emberknights

It’s an incredible resource for game information, tips, multiplayer matchmaking, and more. We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – without a doubt, we have one of the best and most welcoming gaming communities around!



Reviews


We'd like to take the time to acknowledge and sincerely thank everyone for taking the time to leave a positive review. We're closing in on 3,000 and for small studios like us, they're incredibly important. So, from all of us at Doom Turtle, thank you!




With that, I think we’ll close things off for now. Thanks for reading and your continued support!
See you next week for the release of 1.1!

Doom Turtle

Hotfix Update v1.0.2

Hello, Knights!

We're close to wrapping up everything for our 1.1 update but we wanted to get some of these fixes out before then, so we've prepared the following hotfix patch. Please see below for everything that's included.

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

Fixes


  • Fixed a bug that was causing the player to get stuck behind the door when reviving in the True Praxis boss room 🔥
  • Fixed a few bugs that were preventing clients from entering the tear to the Architect's Realm when the host is dead 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing Arbiters to spawn Grimlins out of bounds occasionally getting stuck and softlocking the player 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing Praxis to escape the boss room via his Killer Grasp attack
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the Champion Gar-Ghoul to occasionally travel and get stuck out of bounds 🔥
  • Fixed a few bugs that were preventing players from rejoining games via Steam invite 🔥
  • Fixed a multiplayer issue where disconnected players could prevent the viewing of other players' inventories 🔥
  • Fixed a visual desync issue that was causing clients to see more health than they have when a miniboss or boss is killed and they have the Earned Vitality Ember Tree upgrade active 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues with the Rotworm's spawn animation when spawned from the Champion Rotworm
  • Fixed a few visual issues with miniboss and boss health bars


We'd like to send out a really big thank you to our community for helping us identify and troubleshoot most of these issues!

That's it for now...see you all in a few weeks for the 1.1 update!




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Hotfix Update v1.0.1

Hello all,

With every update, there's bound to be a few issues. Thanks to our amazing community, we've identified and fixed a bunch of bugs as well as make a few minor balancing adjustments. Please see below!

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

Balancing


Reaper's Toll Adjustments 🔥
  • Updated the hitbox for 1st and 2nd attacks to cover a small gap near the player
  • Adjusted the timing of the attack sequence to be slightly more forgiving
Updated the revive label for dead players while in Netherra

Updated the Discord Rich Presence to handle new Discord names


Fixes


  • Fixed a bug in local multiplayer where players couldn't exit the boss room in Anville 🔥
  • Fixed a bug in local multiplayer where players couldn't exit the start room in the Architect realm 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was showing dead players when traveling through the tear to the Architect realm 🔥
  • Fixed a bug in local multiplayer where newly unlocked weapons couldn't be equipped by players 2-4 🔥
  • Fixed a desync issue with displaying the available ammo on Reaper's Toll
  • Fixed an issue with Reaper's Toll where pulling enemies at the end of their teleportation would cause the game to loop through and instantly clear rooms 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that prevented Steam achievements from being unlocked if their associated challenges were completed in the first hour after launch 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was causing players to get stuck between doors when traveling to and from the secret rooms 🔥
  • Fixed a few bugs that were preventing players from reviving in Netherra
  • Fixed a bug where players who closed the game and then reconnected couldn't see the button tip for manually reviving
  • Fixed a bug with Cyclone that was causing instances of it getting stuck on walls immediately after casting when next to a wall 🔥
  • Fixed a bug that was preventing the teleportation of dead players causing various issues 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues related to displaying status effects when stacking multiple status effects of the same type
  • Fixed an encoding issue with the main menu background that was causing black screens 🔥
  • Fixed a few visual issues related to the tilemap in some rooms


As always, a big thanks to you for helping us with these issues!

That's it for now. See you at 1.1!




Join the Community!



As always, if you want to stay on top of the news, see new content before it's live, share your favorite memes, or simply chat strategy about the best weapons and skills, join us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter!

We will also be especially grateful for your feedback and suggestions during the Early Access and beyond, so be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with our development team!

Stay tuned for more news and updates!