Rune Knights News

[h2]MUSIC[/h2]
4 new combat music tracks added

New ambient score for

• Icewastes
  
• Caves/Mines
  
• Kharabad
  
• Ironhold Interior
  
• Ironhold Dungeon
  
• Wythmere City
  

New combat music for Wythmere City

New bindings in the Input Settings menu for Look Up Constant and Look Down Constant.


Divine Fury now has a small timer bar UI element.

New UI sounds on using crafting items.

Lightning Aura Rework
OLD AND BUSTED
Gain an aura of lightning that strikes all enemies that spend 1 second in your aura with lightning that deals 15% spell damage. If an enemy is struck 3 times in a row, the third strike deals double damage and creates chain lightning that strikes up to 2 additional targets for 50% of the damage.

NEW HOTNESS
Gain an aura of lightning that strikes all enemies that spend 1 second in your aura with lightning that deals 40% spell damage and creates chain lightning that strikes between 1 and 3 additional targets for 50% of the damage.

Dev note: It sucked, now it's good. :thumbsup:

[h2]NEW SKILL ICONS[/h2]
Aura Skills


Companions and minions now automatically teleport with you when entering a minidungeon
Potential fix for mini dungeon portals being inaccessible

CHANGED
Dying Wish price reduced from 500 to 250
Mobility skills now maintain their reduced cooldown bonus even if combat starts before the skill completes.

FIXED
Fixed Companion AI for Aura skills
Fixed some bosses being invincible in high arena
Potential fix for Cave level crashes

Fellow Knights,

As we stand on the threshold of a new era, I am thrilled to present to you "The Divine Update," a testament to our unyielding pursuit of greatness. This update ushers in a realm of new gameplay enhancements, new skills blessed by the divine, and a treasure trove of crafting items to forge our destiny. We've refined our combat with the addition of lock-on for precision strikes and a crafting inventory which will allow us to fill our bags with even more spoils of war.

Embark on this journey with the divine as your guide. Harness the power of Divine Fury, explore the depths of our enhanced abilities, and stand united as we face the challenges ahead. May your blades strike true and your resolve be unbreakable.

Adventure awaits, fellow knights. To battle, to glory, and beyond.

Yours in valor,
Aeromir

(Also here's a Google Doc of these notes for more convenient reading ːsteamthumbsupː)


[h2]4 New Crafting Items[/h2]
Weapon Sigil - Increases the quality of a weapon by 1%, increasing its base damage by the same amount. Max 10% quality.
Armor Sigil - Increases the quality of armor by 1%, increasing implicit mod levels by 1. Max 10% quality.
Favored Weapon Sigil - Increases the quality of a weapon by 1%, increasing its base damage by the same amount. Max 20% quality.
Favored Armor Sigil - Increases the quality of armor by 1%, increasing implicit mod levels by 1. Max 20% quality.

[h2]Lock-On[/h2]
Players can now lock-on to enemies. (Default: Mouse Thumb Button/Right Thumbstick Button)

[h2]Out of Combat Regeneration[/h2]
Players and Companions now regenerate resources and cooldowns quickly while out of combat. No more need to stop and Meditate.

[h2]Crafting Inventory[/h2]
A new special inventory has been added next to the normal inventory. This inventory can house any number of crafting items and features an Auto Transfer button to quickly move all crafting items from your normal inventory into the crafting inventory. This new inventory is account-wide and accessible by all characters. Crafting items can be transferred between each inventory by shift-clicking. A new binding has been added to the Input menu to transfer all items at a key press (default: Comma).

[h2]Action Bar Menu[/h2]
You can now quickly set the skill in an action bar slot by right clicking the slot and selecting any of your available skills from the new menu.

[h2]Inspect[/h2]
You can now inspect your allies' gear by right-clicking their party portrait and selecting the new Inspect option.

[h2]Universal Penance[/h2]
Companions now use your Penance count

[h2]Graphics API Options[/h2]
You can now swap between DX11, DX12, and Vulkan from the Video Settings menu (requires restart).

[h3]Misc.[/h3]
New binding for Sort Inventory (Default: S)
New binding for Break Mode (Default: B)
New FPS Cap options (90, 180)
New statline for Base Damage on stat readout


Red Loot Crystals now drop Weapon Sigils and Armor Sigils
Favored Sigils have a chance to drop from any Boss
Penance can now drop from any Boss


[h2]NEW SKILLS[/h2]
Divine Strike
Skill Tags: Melee, Strike, Divine
Requires a Sword, Axe, or Mace equipped
Usable While Unarmed
Strike all enemies in range for 150% melee weapon damage. Generates 1 Divine Fury.
Mana Cost: 40
Stamina Cost: 40
Cooldown: 2 seconds

Righteous Flamespear
Skill Tags: Spell, Area Effect, Divine
Summon a righteous spear at the target location that deals 185% Combined Weapon Damage to nearby targets and Ignites them for 25% of the damage dealt. Generates 1 Divine Fury.
Mana Cost: 125
Cooldown: 4 seconds

Hammer of Conviction
Skill Tags: Projectile, Divine
Requires a Sword, Axe, or Mace equipped
Usable While Unarmed
Throw a divine hammer that inflicts 250% Combined Weapon Damage and Heavy Resilience Damage. Generates 1 Divine Fury on hit.
Mana Cost: 80
Cooldown: 6 seconds
Range: 1,500

Judgment Strike
Skill Tags: Melee, Strike, Boon, Aura, Divine
Requires a Sword, Axe, or Mace equipped
Strikes all enemies in range for 300% melee weapon damage and adds Heavenly Strength to your Divine Aura for 6 seconds, increasing Total Damage by 15%.
Mana Cost: 50
Stamina Cost: 50
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds

Sanctuary
Skill Tags: Boon, Aura, Divine
Adds Sanctuary to your Divine Aura for 6 seconds, increasing Physical and Corruption Resistance by 15%.
Mana Cost: 100
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds

Holy Storm
Skill Tags: Melee, Area Effect, Divine
Requires a Sword, Axe, or Mace equipped
Usable While Unarmed
Spin and burst with divine energy to deal 250% weapon damage to all enemies around you in a large area.
Mana Cost: 60
Stamina Cost: 60
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds

Smite
Skill Tags: Projectile, Spell, Area Effect, Charge-Up
Requires a Staff or Focus equipped
Call down a divine projectile which blasts nearby enemies for 125% spell damage. Generates 1 Divine Fury if you hit at least 1 target. Charge up to reduce the delay of the projectile.
Mana Cost: 50
Cooldown: 0.8 seconds
Range: 2,000

Radiant Arsenal
Skill Tags: Spell, Projectile, Divine
Requires a Focus or Staff equipped
Summon 4 radiant armaments. Recast to fire a radiant armament at the closest available target in range. Armaments deal 100% Spell Damage on impact.
Mana Cost: 100
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds

Holy Arrow
Skill Tags: Projectile, Area Effect, Charge-Up, Divine
Requires a Bow equipped
Charge up and fire an arrow that bursts with divine energy on impact. Charge increases explosion radius and damage, up to 100% weapon damage. Generates 1 Divine Fury if you hit at least 1 target. Charge rate is affected by attack speed.
Max Mana Cost: 100
Max Stamina Cost: 50
Cooldown: 1.5 seconds

Summon Divine Legion
Skill Tags: Minion, Summon, Divine
Requires a Staff or Focus equipped
Summon a member of the Divine Legion to fight for you. Divine Legionnaires have a 30% chance on hit to generate 1 stack of Divine Fury for you. If you have Divine Fury when you cast this skill, all stacks of Divine Fury will be consumed to summon 1 additional Legionnaire per stack. Legionnaires are ethereal, they cannot be targeted and do not physically block foes.Hold Skill Modifier (default: Left Alt) while casting to dismiss.
Mana Cost: 150
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Celestial Volley
Skill Tags: Projectile, Area Effect, Divine
Requires a Bow equipped
Fire a marking arrow that calls down a hail of divine arrows where it impacts, dealing 40% weapon damage per second to all enemies in the area and inflicting Searing Brand for 6 seconds, causing Hits on the target from any source to sear them, dealing 10% of your weapon damage. If you have Divine Fury when you cast, all stacks will be consumed to increase volley area by 33% and Divine Brand damage by 10% additional weapon damage per stack consumed. Lasts for 3 seconds.
Mana Cost: 60
Stamina Cost: 60
Cooldown: 4 seconds

Divine Quiver
Skill Tags: Divine
Requires a Bow equipped
For 8 seconds, all arrows inflict 1 stack of Piercing Brand. When applied, Piercing Brand inflicts 10% weapon damage per stack. Max 10 stacks.
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 6 seconds

Shield of Faith
Skill Tags: Divine
Imbue yourself or an ally with a shield, granting them 50% damage reduction for 4 seconds. Upon expiring, the shield explodes, inflicting 200% combined weapon damage to nearby enemies. Hold to target allies.
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 10 seconds

Divine Lance
Skill Tags: Spell, Projectile, Area Effect, Channeling, Charge-Up, Divine
Requires a Staff equipped
Cast a radiant lance that pierces through enemies in a straight line, dealing up to 125% Spell Damage and marking enemies with a Radiant Brand. If an enemy is already marked with Radiant Brand, Divine Lance instead consumes the brand to generate 1 Divine Fury.
Initial Mana Cost: 50
Max Charge Mana Cost:50
Range: 2,000

Lightbringer's Angelic Sealing Exalted Ray
Skill Tags: Spell, Area Effect, Divine
Requires a Staff equipped
Unleash the heavens' wrath with a celestial beam of divine retribution, dealing 215% Spell Damage, heavy Resilience Damage, and inflicting all targets with Exalted Seal. Exalted Seal causes the next hit on the target from any source to deal 50% Spell Damage and break the seal.
Mana Cost: 150
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 4 seconds

Divine Intervention
Skill Tags: Divine
Instantly revive a fallen ally and restore them to full health. Usable once per combat.
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Radiant Aegis
Skill Tags: Divine
Requires a Shield equipped
Your next 3 blocks or parries within 6 seconds block an additional 10% damage and generate 1 Divine Fury. Max 6 stacks.
Mana Cost: 125
Cooldown: 5 seconds

Radiant Stance
Skill Tags: Melee, Stance, Divine
Usable While Unarmed
Deliver a series of 4 rapid blows. Enter Radiant Stance for 5 seconds, causing your melee hits to mark enemies with a Radiant Brand. If an enemy is already marked with Radiant Brand, hits instead consume the brand to generate 1 Divine Fury. Only one Stance can be active at a time.
Mana Cost: 100
Stamina Cost: 100
Cooldown: 6 seconds

Exalted Fist
Skill Tags: Melee, Strike, Boon, Aura, Divine
Usable While Unarmed
Strikes all enemies in range for 280% unarmed damage and adds Divine Alacrity to your Divine Aura for 6 seconds, increasing Cooldown Recovery Speed by 15%.
Mana Cost: 40
Stamina Cost: 40
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds

Divine Immolation
Skill Tags: Boon, Aura, Divine
Adds Divine Immolation to your Divine Aura for 6 seconds, causing you to deal damage around yourself and allies equal to 20% combined weapon damage per second. Generates 500% threat. Damage scales with Boon Intensity.
Mana Cost: 100
Divine Fury Cost: 3
Cooldown: 1 seconds

Windforce Sweep
Skill Tags: Melee, Area Effect
Usable While Unarmed
Deliver a fierce roundhouse kick that deals 135% unarmed damage to nearby targets, inflicts Hindered, reducing their attack and movement speed by 25% for 4 seconds, and knocks back Basic and Elite enemies.
Mana Cost: 50
Stamina Cost: 100
Cooldown: 4 seconds

Crushing Sweep
Skill Tags: Melee, Area Effect
Usable While Unarmed
Deliver a crushing roundhouse kick that deals 165% unarmed damage and heavy Resilience damage to nearby targets.
Stamina Cost: 150
Cooldown: 4 seconds

[h2]SKILL REWORKS[/h2]
Hallow Weapons Rework
Renamed to Sanctify Weapons
Now usable with Bows
Added the Divine Skill Tag
Call upon the divine to bless your weapons with overwhelming power. For 6 seconds, Physical Hits deal 50% more Resilience Damage and have a 30% chance to generate 1 stack of Divine Fury.

Divine Hammer Rework
Added the Divine Skill Tag
Cooldown: 0.25s -> 5s
Now consumes all available Divine Fury to summon 1 Divine Hammer per stack at once
No longer destroys hammers on Meditation
Damage: 85% -> 65% Primary Weapon Damage
Consumes all available Divine Fury to summon 1 divine hammer per stack that spirals around you. Deals 65% Primary Weapon Damage as Spell Damage on hit. Generates 300% threat. Each hammer lasts 10 seconds.

Consecration
New effect added: While standing in your Consecration, you have a 30% chance when you gain a stack of Divine Fury to gain an additional stack of Divine Fury.
Added the Divine tag.

Blood Rage: Now ends when exiting combat

Shockwave: Now usable while moving

Shillelagh
Mana Cost: 150 -> 125
Primal Charge on hit: 4 -> 5


Venombolt
Lacerating Strike
Shadowbolt
Blood Rage
Ice Knife
Summon Bear
Ironhide
Kirkira's Resolve
Earthwarden Stance
Leap Smash
Abyssal Path
Cursed Weapon
Blood Rage
All Shout skills


[h2]KIRKIRA[/h2]
Shatterspell removed
New T1 Talent: Wellspring - Mana Regen increased by 10%.

[h2]VALKYRION[/h2]
Balanced: Resilience Damage received is reduced by 10% -> 15%.
Kensai: Now enables the use of any skill that is Usable While Unarmed.


Massive performance increase (thanks to your boy finally learning a thing or two about Unreal Engine)
Summon Spider and Summon Greater Spider now use the new spider model
Skills now cost 500 gold (down from 1000)
Significant performance optimizations for River Valtorin (Finally)
Improved Companion's use of instant skills and unarmed stances
Improved Headshot detection for arrows


Camera zoom control at main menu has been restored
Fixed chain lightning effects not working for clients in multiplayer
Fixed Companion Creation sometimes deleting equipped items
Fixed some Companion skills disabling movement for the player
Fixed Companions not gaining Health, Utility, and Super pickups as intended
Fixed Shadow Grasp missing SFX
Fixed Arena not counting Companions for leaderboards
Fixed the Stamina restored by Sorcerous Veins not being doubled while wielding a Focus
Potential fix for crashes in Cave maps
Fixed strange projectile behavior on River Valtorin

A new NPC, Vangela, has come to Town! She will help you create and manage Companions, new AI-controlled allies with all the same customization options as you. Create your perfect combat partner, or the perfect full squad!

[h2]Companion Customization[/h2]

• Can equip any gear they meet level requirements for
• All Talents
• Full Utility Flask Customization

[h2]Companion AI[/h2]
Companions are versatile allies capable of using:

• Any skill, including Supers and defensive abilities like Block, Guard, Crimson Rush, Riposte, and Blinks
  
• Health Flasks
  
• Utility Flasks, with dynamic decision making based on current flask effects and combat situations (conservative during normal encounters, all-out during boss fights)
  
• Dodge Rolls
  

[h2]Misc. Companion Info[/h2]

• You can use (Shift + 1/2/3/4) to quickly control new tabbed menus (Equipment, Talents, Flasks)
  
• Companions in your party will scale up enemy health just as in normal multiplayer (about +80% additional health per ally)
  
• Companions do not generate any additional loot, but they will pick up their own Health Flask, Utility Flask, and Super Orb drops
  
• Magic Find on Companions has no effect, but it is effective to run Magic Find yourself and have your Companions do the killing
  
• Companions will teleport to you on meditation or if they are far away when combat starts
  
• Companions can be resurrected on death
  
• Companions will attempt to resurrect you at the end of combat if necessary
  
• You can toggle a Companion's aggression in Town by right-clicking on their party portrait. This only works while in Town.
  
• All companions created by Hardcore characters will also be Hardcore. Hardcore characters can only recruit Hardcore Companions.
  

The original spider enemy has been replaced with a new model

• Fixed enemies becoming faster than normal after becoming frozen
  
• Spire of Teurok will now spawn with a usable projectile skill that can benefit from its effect
  
• Fixed skills sometimes becoming unusable in Town after talking to a merchant
  

[h2]Transmogrification[/h2]
A new NPC in Town, Mystara, will now transmog your items to any other appearance you've collected for 100 gold per piece.



[h2]More Flask Points[/h2]
Characters are now awarded an additional Flask Point every 5 levels instead of every 10. Characters will now have a typical maximum of 7 Flask Points at level 30, up from 4.

Binder will now display a floating flask over his head when you have Flask Points to spend.

Almost every Flask Effect has been rebalanced, and 11 brand new effects have been added.

[h2]1-Point Effects[/h2]


[h2]2-Point Effects[/h2]


[h2]3-Point Effects[/h2]


[h2]4-Point Effects[/h2]



New Legendary Bow: Deadeye Sovereign
Perfect Shots increase your Total Damage by 10% for 4 seconds, up to 30%. Imperfect shots remove all stacks.

• Bear has been updated to the new AI system and now works with Invoke Pact, which will trigger its slam attack.
  
• Blood Leshen has also been updated and been given a powerful projectile which can also be activated with Invoke Pact.
  
• Zombie Warrior has been updated and been given a powerful shockwave attack which can also be activated with Invoke Pact.
  

Items now automatically vacuum to you when combat ends.

[h2]Meditation[/h2]

• Time to complete reduced from 4 to 2 seconds.
  
• Now grants 30% increased movement speed for 5 seconds or until you enter combat.
  
• Added a progress bar.
  

The new camera behavior intended to help gameplay while using a gamepad is now only enabled when using a gamepad.