Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie
Spiral Knights
Winterfest Is Upon Ye!
Hear ye! Hear Ye! Winterfest is upon Ye!
Impostoclaus’ favorite time of the year is here once again. Mount Krampus is abuzz with excitement as knights begin the annual task to Save Winterfest!!
As with previous years, the Grinchlins aim to ruin Winterfest for everyone, and they're making a pretty strong showing. No amount of coal or yellow snowballs has deterred them. Impostoclaus needs assistance in the Save Winterfest prestige mission! Help out and earn red, green, and white Winter Wish tokens. Trade your tokens with Randolph in Haven:
Red Winter Wishes for:
Green Winter Wishes for:
White Winter Wishes for:
Winterfest Danger Rooms in the Clockworks: From these random encounters, you can collect Frozen Winterfest Wishlist tokens. Impostoclaus' trusty assistant, Randolph, is stationed by the Haven fountain and will trade these tokens for Winterfest Prize Boxes, in which you may find:
Invade the Grinchlin base of operations on Mount Krampus and put an end to their humbug! Face a choice at each shelter - collect loot and leave the mountain, or leave the treasure and climb further toward the summit!
Can you make it all the way to the summit? If so, you have a chance to win Golden or Silver Solstice Rings. These 4* trinkets protect against fire and freeze with a +1 health bonus. Leave them as-is, or combine them to craft a 5* Grand Solstice Ring trinket!
The Mysterious Alchemy Machine is also available and producing various festive themed weapons for your all of your holiday needs. Although some sound tasty, it is for external application only and we do not recommend licking them. Collect special materials from Mount Krampus to craft 5* Grinchlin reskinned weapons:
Decoration Kit Prize Boxes
Get into the spirit of Winterfest by decorating your guild hall! These boxes, provisioned by the Supply Depot, may contain items like:
Winterfest is here on Spiral Knights through January 2, 2019, so tell your friends and guildies to come on over!
All That's Golden
Fall is upon us and it's a time for Cradle to celebrate their annual traditions. Each year we like to celebrate with waddling snipes, an event, and perhaps a good deal on some gear.
Late Harves Prize Box
The leaves have turned and a cold chill is in the air. The citizens of Haven are bringing in the last of the harvest before it freezes. The right tools and gear are essential for collecting the sweet remains of this year's bounty.
This rakishly handsome gear includes such items like Scythes, Late Harvest Leaf Crowns, Late Harvest Leaf Chains, and other accessories.
The Late Harvest Prize Boxes contains items such as:
More information on the Late Harves Prize Boxes and its contents may be found here. Fall into a pile of Late Harvest Prize Boxes today!
Apocrean Harvester
Warning knights! We have confirmed that the Apocrean Harvester has returned again. Spiral HQ needs your help!
From now through November 29th, travel onto the Grasping Plateau full of trapped souls and phantom-like monsters. In a maze-like graveyard, knights will find the Apocrea trapping and collecting souls. This sinister being will pursue any who enter the Grasping Plateau hoping to add to the collection. Work together to free souls and find Apocrean Sigil tokens which can be used at the Obelisk of Creation to craft Obsidian weapons and the Grasping Aura.
You don't want to get caught out there alone--definitely bring your friends with you on this mission, and try not to lose sight of them! For a detailed brief on Cradle's previous encounters with this nefarious entity, go here.
Gobble Snipes
Our plump little friends, the Gobble Snipes, are on their yearly migration to...we're not really sure where. Hmm. To protect them in transit we Spiral HQ has enclosed them in Gobble Snipe Boxes Boxes. Rest assured I’ve been told there are air holes this time.
Should you wish to host one of these fluffy creatures in your Guild Hall, these boxes can be had through November 23, 2018. Check out the details here!
Cyber Monday
This Cyber Monday we're having some quick movin’ flash sales! Monday, November 26 you'll find fire crystals, keys, accessories, and more rotating through the Depot, so check back often! Ye may even notice interesting items in the featured auctions.
Summer Tech Kat Event!
Kataclysmic Confrontation Returns
Black kats are once again storming the Moorcroft Manor Archives and consuming the precious tomes within! We need all knights of rank 4-1 and greater to gear up and retrieve Ancient Pages from these nefarious creatures. The event will run through July 17th.
Accept the Kataclysmic Confrontation prestige mission and/or fight through kat levels in the Clockworks to find black kats. Then, visit Montague in Moorcroft Manor, or the Mysterious Alchemy Machine in Haven, with your collection of Ancient Pages, to craft some Kat related gear.
If you “accidentally” perform a Dark Ritual and survive the encounter, you may find yourself in possession of a Black Kat Cowl or a Wicked Whisker which allow you to craft the following gear:
If you have participated in a previous Kataclysmic Confrontation and still have Ancient Page tokens, they are still valid! Ancient Page tokens do not expire.
SummerTech - Beat The Heat
The heat of summer is baking the residents of Cradle. Spiral HQ’s Department of Gremlin Engineering has done some extensive research and determined that the highly visible tech colors useful in winter also help knights blend in when infiltrating summer festivities. To that end, we’ve issued some high tech gear designed to aid knights when storming the beaches. Check out the Tech Blue, Tech Green, Tech Orange, and Tech Pink summer gear while you’re trying to beat the heat by the pool or in Firestorm Citadel. This technical gear includes such items like a Tech Charcoalers, Tech Furious Forks, Tech Spiral Soakers, Boaters, Floppy Beach Hats, and various SummerTech accessories.
The SummerTech Box contains items such as:
More information on the SummerTech Box and its contents may be found here. Surf’s up!
Summer Solstice Has Returned
Happy Summer Solstice!
We here at Spiral HQ are having our traditional celebration of the sun and these long summer days. Through June 27, 2018, the Haven Treasury is offering Solstice Prize Boxes.
In these boxes, you may find the following items:
- Variant Tickets
- Crest of Summer / Crest of Winter
- Wings of Summer / Wings of Winter
- Sunshine Aura
- Snowfall Aura
- Crown of Winter / Crown of Summer
- Jar of Fireflies
Each Solstice Prize Box also includes confetti and has a bonus chance of including one of the following: Bucket of Bloons, Golden Slime Coins, 2-day trinket slot upgrade or to get a Jar of Fireflies. For details, head over here.
The Apocrean Harvester Is Back!
ATTENTION KNIGHTS!
The season of the Apocrean Harvester is upon us again, and Spiral HQ needs your help in beating it back into dormancy! For a detailed brief on this nefarious entity, go here.
Get equipped and venture onto the Grasping Plateau, free trapped souls, and earn Apocrean Sigil tokens for your heroic deeds. Knights can use these tokens at the Obelisk of Creation to craft Obsidian weapons and the Grasping Aura.
Take care while in the field! You don't want to get caught out there alone--definitely bring your friends with you on this mission, and never leave a knight behind!
Obsidian Prize Boxes
While the event is going, the Supply Depot will stock Obsidian Prize Boxes you can obtain with energy. These may contain the following:
The Auction House will be stocking some Apocrean themed guild hall furniture to give your guild hall a touch of terror… er… class.
For details on the Obsidian Prize Box along with the odds for each item, head over here. This event runs through June 17, 2018.
Just Wing It
Greetings Knights!
Some knights were made ready to take off on adventure and reach new heights. For these knights, Spiral HQ has created a special set of items. Soar into Aerodynamic Boxes to zero in on costumes, Contrails Auras, Swing Wings, and all new accessories.
In order to maintain altitude, it’s important to be able to keep your speed up and maintain your course. That’s why we’ve manufactured a Airbraker shield. This shield helps deflect any incoming projectiles while in a chaotic dogfight. If that doesn’t work, dash away and hope your Chaff Pack distracts them.
The Aerodynamic Box contains items such as:
More information on the Aerodynamic Prize Box and its contents may be found here.
Additional Notes:
Spiral Knights 7th Anniversary Celebration
Caketastrophe!
Happy Birthday Spiral Knights
Spiral Knights is SEVEN years old! It’s time again to help Biscotti, the Skylark's Head Chef, avoid disaster in two special missions - Total Caketastrophe and A Gremlin in Knead. Fight Creep Cakes and Batterbots to earn Cake Slice tokens, then visit Maskwell in Haven Town Square to exchange your tokens for:
- Cake helms
- Anniversary Prize Boxes
- Other party accessories
Surprise Boxes!
Today through April 25, 2018: Spiral HQ has assembled prize boxes from the past year together into a Surprise Box. When you open a Surprise Box, you will randomly receive a past prize box and confetti. There is also a chance to find a Stately Cap costume helm! For details on this box and its contents, visit the wiki here.
Thank you all so much for playing Spiral Knights. Have fun out there!
Additional Release Notes:
- Slight changes to how the Mixmaster, Caladbolg, and Buccaneer Broadsider animate.
- Special gear animations are now shown when viewing your own Equipment or inspecting another knight.
- Cracked fire crystals can be sold to vendors for 1 crown.
- Increase max statues per guild hall to 10 (from 8).
- Slight changes to the player creation UI.
- The depot confirm-purchase popup now shows you the quantity (ie. “Quantity: 50”) if not buying just 1.
A Spring Equinox
Hail, knights!
As it happens every year, the cosmos has briefly moved into balance. The Strangers are celebrating with their traditional biannual celestially-themed offerings in the Spring Equinox Prize Box, available to you through March 29th, 2018:
For the full rundown on the Equinox Prize Box, check here.
Keep an eye out for Nonna near the Haven fountain! It’s time to adopt a buddy who always has your back (or front).
Running Wild With Tortodrones
Greetings!
Today we have a small patch fix, the Tortodrone Migration, and a celebration of the Year of the Dog.
Patch fix:
The pack here at spiral HQ are happy to ring in the Chinese New Year with a howl. We’ve doggedly pursued Wolvers from across Cradle to help us celebrate, but they were more interested in trying to bite us.
This year we’re celebrating with a pupdate full of pawsh hound inspired gear. These fetching new items accessories are sure to help keep you warm - Just watch out for fleas. Show foes what you think of them while wearing a doggie tail. This accessory has curious animations that change depending on your mood. Retrieve a Running Wild Boxes now before they scamper away after March 21st.
The Running Wild contains items such as:
More information on the Running Wild Box and its contents may be found here. It’s wild out there, be sure to keep close to your pack.
Spiral HQ calls upon you to once again assist the Tortodrones on their Long Migration. Take up arms to defend these creatures, and explore the Clockworks to gather fiendish glyphs.
Be sure to collect Ancient Shell materials from the Ancient Grove to craft 3*, 4* and 5* Tortodrone handguns and shields at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine!
The Spiral HQ intel forecasting interns predicts the Tortodrone migration will continue through February 25, 2018. We’re counting on you to protect the magnificent Tortodrones!
Cuddle Up, A Storm is Brewing
Greetings!
The cold still has Haven in it’s icy grip. Unscrupulous monsters or devastating status effects aren’t the only threats on these cold knights. Cabin fever is wreaking havoc across Haven and causing guild mates to go insane and turn on each other.
Spiral HQ has issued some high tech cozy gear designed to help keep knights comfortable while lifting their spirits. The blindingly visible Tech Blue, Tech Green, Tech Orange, and Tech Pink are a bright spot on any dark night. Hunker down and get comfortable with new slippers and sleepwear along with CozZzy Auras and Halos.
The CozyTech Box contains items such as:
More information on the CozyTech Box and its contents may be found here. Get cozy mates, it’s cold out there.
