Ember Knights News

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

[h3]Balancing[/h3]
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


[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• 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!






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Stay tuned for more news and updates!

Greetings, Knights!

This is it! After countless hours of hard work, passion and creativity, Ember Knights 1.0 is now available for everyone to play, and we couldn't be more excited! This full release is filled with exciting new content and the continuation of the story you've all been waiting for! We've poured our hearts into crafting this colorful adventure and we can't wait for you to experience it with us. So we hope you enjoy the journey, the thrill of discovery, the joy of cooperation, and the satisfaction of overcoming seemingly insurmountable challenges!

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With the full release, you will finally get to invade Praxis' lair, where untold dangers await. The new area looks like nothing you have seen before and you will need to be on top of your game to make it through it unscathed! Brace yourself for an intense battle with fearsome new monsters and their merciless master, the ultimate test of your skills.

Be prepared for an adventure that goes beyond the conventional final boss encounter. And once you think you've conquered and triumphed, is it truly the end?





To help you in your quest, we are introducing an awe-inspiring new weapon — Reaper's Toll. With its razor-sharp blade and elegant yet deadly moves, this scythe combines swift strikes and wide-reaching arcs of devastation! Reaper's Toll joins an already well-furnished arsenal of weapons that each define the way you engage in combat.



You can buy Ember Knights at a discounted price until July 25. A perfect opportunity for your friends to tag along!

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



We want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible community that has supported us throughout this journey through the Early Access (and now beyond!). Your feedback, dedication, and enthusiasm have been invaluable in shaping the game into what it is today. With your help, we have achieved an overwhelmingly positive status on Steam and we couldn't be more humbled.



Stay tuned for more updates and exclusive content by following us on our official channels. We can't wait to continue this unforgettable journey with you!

You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
And finally, be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with our development team!


See you soon, Knights!

Hello Knights!

The full version is finally here! If you haven't yet seen the announcement post, check it out here.

Now, onto what's included with 1.0! As always, items marked with 🔥 are a result of player feedback.




[h3]New Area - Netherra (The Tyrant's Realm)[/h3]
The fifth and final area

[h3]Praxis Fight[/h3]
The long-awaited battle against Praxis

[h3]New Weapon - Reaper's Toll[/h3]
The sixth weapon, a large slicing blade used to rush down enemies or slash at them from afar

[h3]New Difficulty Modifier System[/h3]
A vastly expanded difficulty system to customize your experience and offer new challenges for players of all skills

[h3]Endless Looping 🔥[/h3]
An infinite running experience for those looking to crank their stats to ridiculous levels
The most requested feature throughout all of Early Access!

[h3]Boss Variants[/h3]
Each boss now has two new variants to test your mettle

[h3]Challenges[/h3]
A new system for the all new in-game challenges. This list also expands the Steam Achievement list

[h3]Wightsbury Champ[/h3]
A formidable champion version of The Forlorn

[h3]Anville Champ[/h3]
A deadly champion version of the Cleaver

[h3]New player colors 🔥[/h3]
A handful of new colors, each with their own unlock condition

[h3]New Battle Rooms[/h3]
Each world has at least 10 new battle rooms

[h3]Replaying Cinematics[/h3]
From the Main Menu, you'll be able to replay all unlocked cinematics




[h3]Wightsbury Enemy Adjustments[/h3]

• The Forlorn - reduced HP
  
• Condemned - slightly reduced HP. Removed the increased damage multiplier when they're stuck in the ground. Added the dagger throw attack to the elite version
  
• Weald Wolf - reduced HP

[h3]Anville Enemy Adjustments[/h3]

• Overlord Mack - increased movement speed. Increased attack rate in all phases
  
• Welder - large increase to HP. Re-enabled direction changing during its attack
  
• Cleaver - increase to HP
  
• Defense Bot - slight increase to HP
  
• Hypercharger - large increase to HP. Adjusted the attack indicators
  
• Shocker - large increase to HP. Slight reduction to the bolt damage delay
  
• Cleaver - reduction to the scissor attack hold time

[h3]Freeze Status Effect 🔥[/h3]

• Added max duration of multiple freezes to 5s
  
• Added frozen enemies receive increased damage
  
• Reduced the frozen duration when damaging a frozen enemy
  
• Reduced the frozen movement slow for bosses from 20% to 10%
  
• Reduced the frozen attack rate slow for bosses from 15% to 10%

[h3]Healing[/h3]

• Removed the white flash from the Healing Rooms
  
• Reduced the overall healing in Wightsbury
  
• Adjusted the visuals on the small healing prop in Wightsbury
  
• Replaced the three apples in the room before the Anville boss with chicken

[h3]Knight's Charge Adjustments[/h3]

• Increased the refresh count from 10 to 12
  
• Reduced charges from 2 to 1
  
• Adjusted the damage from 5/10/15 to 10/12/15

[h3]Relic Adjustments[/h3]

• Storm Ward - Added a % chance to trigger stun 🔥
  
• Stun Powder - Reduced bonus stun to 50% 🔥
  
• Infernal Scale - Increased bonus damage. Removed damage bonus to Ember Fire
  
• Ignition Break - Increased duration. Faster tick rate
  
• Glacier Necklace - Added projectile that can hit a maximum of two enemies 🔥

Increased the minimum charge time on the Rift Hammer 🔥

Slightly reduced the values for Ember Tree upgrades related to boss and non boss damage

Increased the number of Praxis buffed enemy encounters

Increased the occurrence of miniboss variants

Removed the flinch behavior from the Rakknid

Adjusted the room weighting for Scoggfirth

Adjusted the position of ammo under the player

Added a frozen palette to the training dummy in the Nexus

Various cutscene polish including speeding up of sequences

Added SFX to Marvin's introduction cutscene

Animated the main menu

Updated the credits




And lastly, we addressed the following:

• Fixed a bug that was preventing players from having independent mod UI layouts while playing in local multiplayer 🔥
  
• Fixed a bug with the Ember Tree where trying to respec while in the “Swap” menu would prevent making any other changes 🔥
  
• Fixed a bug that was preventing supercharged enemies in Anville from dealing additional damage
  
• Fixed a bug that was preventing Praxis buffed enemies from being able to destroy props
  
• Fixed a bug where the buffed enemies from Praxis weren’t getting the reduced freeze duration
  
• Fixed a visual bug with the Praxis gem beam VFX not tracking buffed enemies while frozen 🔥
  
• Fixed some collision issues with Scoggfirth's minibosses
  
• Fixed a bug with freezing Rotworm while burrowing that caused it to become invisible until unfrozen 🔥
  
• Fixed a bug that was allowing players to destroy Lord Bruma's ice pillars with Blast Bomb
  
• Fixed a visual bug with the Vanguard Champion’s intro
  
• Fixed some visual issues with Mischief’s status effects
  
• Fixed a visual bug with Defense Bot's projectile size
  
• Fixed a bug that was disposing of the mimic pet when spawning a new pet 🔥
  
• Fixed a bug that was preventing Withercore from extending the duration of poison
  
• Fixed a bug with disconnecting a controller in singleplayer that was preventing players from continuing without plugging the controller back in 🔥
  
• Fixed a visual bug with entering the tear while the inventory or pause screens were open 🔥
  
• Fixed some minor visual issues with the Guardian Bow's arrows
  
• Fixed some minor visual issues with displaying status effect labels
  
• Fixed a camera snapping bug during the Wightsbury intro
  
• Fixed a bug that was displaying a black box on the world intro sequences
  
• Fixed a bug that was preventing the SFX from playing when a skill is recharged
  
• Fixed various translation issues for all languages

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!

Hello all,

V0.12 had a few issues that we wanted to address before our full launch, so we've put together a small patch, which is available now. Included with 0.12.1 is the following:

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

[h3]Balancing[/h3]
Rift Hammer adjustments

• Increased the attack speed
  
• Increased the damage for the Leap mod

[h3]Fixes[/h3]

• Fixed a bug that was causing Ash to be collected automatically when leaving a shop 🔥
  
• Fixed a bug that was allowing reconnected clients to see disconnected teammates
  
• Fixed a bug that was causing the host to remain stuck on the awards screen when a client disconnects while entering a tear
  
• Fixed a bug with Lethargic Brew that was slowing the player 🔥
  
• Fixed a few bugs with Phantom Spear that was causing issues in multiplayer games
  
• Fixed a bug with trying to use an uncharged Arcane Orb while switching weapons 🔥

As always, we'd like to extend a big thanks to our community for helping us identify and fix some of these issues!

That should be it....see you at 1.0 July 18th! ːsteamhappyː






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!

Hello Knights!

You've already read the title, so there's no need to contain our excitement any longer! We are thrilled to announce that Ember Knights is set to release on July 18th!

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Early Access is therefore coming to an end next month, and our first thought is to thank all of you. To everyone who ever played, wrote a review, dropped us a line on Discord or gave us a like on Twitter, thank you! Your valuable feedback and unwavering support have been instrumental in shaping the game into what it is today. We achieved 2000 reviews on Steam, and an Overwhelmingly Positive rating too! We're now really looking forward to the next phase. So brace yourselves because 1.0 comes with the final area, new monsters, another weapon, boss variants, the final boss (you know who it is!) and of course, more end game content.

If you're a newcomer, welcome! Are you ready to be transported to a vibrant, immersive yet deadly pixel-art world? Prepare to wander through enchanted forests, frozen lands, haunted villages, and more! Each session will present you with unique build opportunities and elements to unlock, from fun weapons to game-changing relics and additional Knight colors... And more!

To make your journey even more exciting, you can count on the online multiplayer mode, allowing you to team up with friends. So use the power of friendship and see how far you can get!

Mark your calendars for July 18th! See you there!



Stay tuned for more updates and exclusive content by following us on our official channels. We can't wait to share this unforgettable journey with you!

You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
And finally, be sure to join our Discord to share your comments directly with our development team!


See you soon, Knights!