Noble(?) Knights!

General Changes

• Skills and Traits that increased Vitality and/or HP from Accessories/Armour now increase maximum Vitality/HP.
  
• Minor modifications have been made to the Morality Chart. Costs have been adjusted, mainly to make it impossible to access Act II morality Heroes before even starting Act II.
  
• The use of Tomes that grant a bonus for 1 Mission is now restricted: the same Hero can't use multiple Tomes of the same type on a Mission.
  <*> Allies and Objects no longer trigger effects that happen on kill.
  <*> Fixed a bug which caused summoned Enemies to start with their full AP on their first Turn. Now they have 50% of their AP as Movement AP on their first Turn.
  <*> Decreased the cost of the Archery Range building upgrade in the Training Ground from 3000 Gold to 2000.
  <*> The Round Table building upgrades have been repositioned:
  
  
  • Decrees has been moved to the old place of Laws, and Leadership 1 is now its prerequisite
    
  • Famous Titles has been moved to the old place of Legislature, and Leadership 3 is now its prerequisite
    
  • Laws has been moved to the old place of Famous Titles, and no longer has Leadership 1 as a prerequisite
    
  • Legislature has been moved to the old place of Decrees, and now has Laws as a prerequisite instead of Leadership 3
    
  • Dev Comment: This switcheroo was made mainly because of this last point. Now you can no longer purchase the Legislature upgrade (which allows you to pass a second law) without first purchasing Laws (which unlocks the Laws tab in the first place).
    
• Starting Hero Skill presets have been revised and updated in many cases to promote unique gameplay styles.
  
  
  • Adjusted many Heroes starting levels as well, to better reflect the level of the maps they can be obtained at.
    
• Fixed a bug where passive Skills that granted a benefit to the Hero based on the number of Units affected by a certain status effect (like Terror Wings) did not count Units as affected if the source of their status effect wasn't the Hero.
  <*> Most AP/Kill effects have been restricted in the game to work only once per Turn.
  
  
  • Dev Comment: These effects easily broke the game in later acts, and especially in the endgame where players were able to hoard them. This often caused overpowered builds where the enemy didn't even get a single turn to act. The current change is to remedy that - surely a big nerf to AP/kill builds, but a necessary one.
    
• A new building, the Forge is now available for construction in Camelot.
  
  
  • Various types of Gems now drop as loot from missions, that can be used in the Forge to upgrade Heroes gear.
    
• Fixed a bug where a floating text that indicates healing appeared whenever a Lost Unit entered their Reanimation state.
  
• Added a new option to the Gameplay Options: Simultaneous DoT Ticks: Damage over Time effects will apply simultaneously at the start of each Turn. - This has no impact on the game mechanics, it just speeds up gameplay.
  
• Existing Skirmish missions have been updated with the modifications of patch 2.0. Hero presets have been revised and many skirmish missions received minor balance changes.
  
• Enemy Traps can no longer be detected during the deployment phase.
  
• Fixed a bug which caused the Fealty law to not grant its bonus Loyalty during Missions.
  
• Fixed a bug which caused the Muster of Arms Decree to not function properly.
  
• Aspirant Heroes will be leveling up automatically, but they will always be 3 levels behind your highest-leveled Hero.
  
• Resurrection Tome now resurrects Heroes on the same level as the highest level Hero in the Round Table.
  
• The default cooldown of skills can no longer be reduced below 1 Turn.
  
• The Purse of Gold Decree now only costs 2000 Gold, instead of 5000.
  
• The Concession Decree now grants a 50% discount at the Merchant, instead of 20%.
  
• The Merchant now sells packs of resources, enabling players to sink their excessive amounts of gold gathered (or pillaged) in Avalon.
  
  
  • Resources sold include Relic Dust, as well as various gem packs.
• The Newcomer Vendors building upgrade now has the Craftsman upgrade as a prerequisite, and it also has a reduced Gold cost from 3000 to 2000.
  
• Fixed several issues that caused Very Hard AI to behave strangely.
  
  
  • Dev Comment: Very Hard AI had a tendency to suidice to opportunity attacks, or be overly aggressive just to get some backstabs into the player's backline. This behaviour has been toned down, and the AI should behave more in line with normal expectations, while still presenting a formidable challenge.
• Added tutorial videos for controller users, and generally improved UX with controller.
  
• Fixed the missing controller vibrations when casting a skill.
  
• Several spelling inconsistencies and typos have been corrected for all languages.
  
• Various GUI and UX updates and changes.
  

Knights!

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Knights!

• King Arthur: Knight's Tale is now on a 40% discount!
  

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Knights!

• The annual spooky seasonal sale at Valve's cabinet of curiosities, this time called Steam Scream Fest: The Revenge. Our eerily-dark Arthurian fantasy world fits this theme nicely, that's why we are offering you a discount on King Arthur: Knight's Tale for the dark harvest.
  
• Camelot is in ruins, but take up your arms against the dark forces of Avalon and rebuild your kingdom as Mordred in King Arthur: Knight's Tale!
  

Knights!

• Merlin is one of the most powerful figures of the Arthurian legend, and it makes sense that his abilities are slightly above average… but this also breaks the balance of the game a bit. He has been by far the strongest Arcanist in the game, especially with his ability to constantly cycle through his low AP cost skills, dishing out Illusions which rendered enemy units virtually incapacitated. So, we made some changes, moved around some abilities. Enemies with more than 50% Mental Debuff Resist will no longer fall for Illusion. However, some of Merlin’s abilities have been buffed to offer viable alternatives, such as Fog or Raven Swarm.
  
• The ever-friendly brothers, Sir Balin and Sir Balan received numerous changes to their abilities, but not only for balancing reasons. By adjusting some of the stats, we made Sir Balan more of a slow and heavily armoured Hero, and Sir Balin an exceptionally mobile one. With these changes we hope to not just increase the contrast between the brothers, but to help them stand out more from their fellow Champions and Vanguards.
  
• Sir Bedivere was always a bit lackluster as a vanguard, lacking the mobility of other Heroes of the class. We decided to embrace this idea, and instead of working on his mobility, we turned him into a full-on frontline brawler by adding new skills such as Berserking to his arsenal. Now we believe he is on par with any hero in the current pool in regards of damage output and sustain as well. He also receives a new trait called Exile that puts a limit on Loyalty.
  
• We felt like Sir Ector also needed something unique of his own. He will receive the ability to summon and command The Lost, as this goes well with his backstory and his "the end justifies the means" mindset. Not to mention commanding disposable units opens a lot of fun tactical possibilities. This new skill will be enhanced with various interesting Masteries.
  
• Sir Lanval didn't stand out much from the crowd, and was tedious to manage due to his Restless trait. With the trait and his skill tree reworked, he should be worthy to join your Round Table (you still need to spare him first, though). An interesting new skill of his is Dazing Strike which will passively add stun to all of his single target abilities, even base attack.
  
• And lastly, let’s talk about the new monarch, nemesis of the Once and Future King. Sir Mordred wasn't a very enticing option in the later Acts of the game due to his lack of Loyalty bonuses other Heroes had. The buffs of his unique trait, Keeper of the Excalibur are meant to take care of that, as it offers more AP and Weapon Damage. He also receives a new skill, Lightning Cleave that will replace Cleave.
  

Knights of Avalon!

• So. Marksmen. Some of you might have noticed how this excellent ranged class became less than optimal as the game progressed to later Acts. In this new patch, we made some drastic changes to help them stay competent in mid- and late-game, without throwing off early game balance. They also received various tools that reward tactical gameplay and help positioning. Some examples of the changes include bigger damage for Aimed Shot, First Shot and Poison Bomb.
  
• We were pretty happy with Sages... however, players seemed to become a little bit too fond of inspiring other units. Because of this, the AP cost of Inspire will be increased, so players might experiment with other skills as well. Some masteries and abilities have been enhanced and moved around as you will find out.
  
• The same is true for Champions, they only needed some minor adjustments. Whirlwind rarely saw any use, so we reduced its AP cost to make it more viable as an alternative to Cleave. However, we decided to restrict Killing Spree, the free Strike will now only occur once per turn.
  
• Arcanists needed less attention, but a few skills and abilities will receive changes, such as Force Bolt, Fire Blast, Terror Wings and Wall of Flame. Fire spells will cause burning by default, so make sure to get friendly with the elements!
  
• What about Vanguards? Their traps now ignore all Armour, this change also affects Traps placed by Heroes of other classes, like Sir Damas. Traps were far inferior in their damage potential compared to regular attacks, even though their use requires much more forethought and careful planning. This change helps make up for that gap, while it also helps differentiate traps from other skills, giving them a unique advantage. Other changes will affect Assassination, and Vanguards will no longer jump back to their original position when performing a Jumping Attack.
  
• Lastly, Defenders will see some increased damage from Bonebreaker, Flaming Strike (Searing Blaze), and they will receive less damage from Overwatch and Opportunity Attacks. You will see other changes as well, but some will not apply to all heroes!
  

Noble(?) Knights of Avalon!

• After building up the Hospice, you will be able to unlock the Artificer's Workshop. This building's function is simple but useful: here you can enhance your items or gain new ones. To do so, you will need various crystals that you can find on missions in three different rarities. You will use these in the the Artificer's Workshop to either modify or enhance an item.
  
• With modification, the item you offer will be transformed to a new random piece of equipment, but only within that category (so for example, a one-handed sword will be replaced by another one-handed sword). This is a lengthy process, and you will need to go on another mission until your new item is ready. You can either modify the tier or the rarity of the offered item by applying the corresponding crystals.
  
• Enhancing an item happens instantly, but it will also cost some gold. By doing so, the stats of the item will improve with an increment, and the item will not be replaced by a new one. You will get a visual feedback on this empowered status to know which items you have improved previously.
  
• At its default state, the Artificer's Workshop will only accept one item per turn, so make sure to be smart about it. However, the building can be upgraded to offer you more slots and options as you progress in the game.