King Arthur: Knight's Tale News

[h2]Ave, all![/h2]

Following in the footsteps of King Arthur: Knight's Tale, we have another dark fantasy game cooking in the proverbial oven, and that game is King Arthur: Legion IX, a Roman-themed tactical RPG set on the magical island of Avalon.

Today we are taking a look at a character who isn't exactly essential to the main story, but he will be a very interesting addition to the party - both because of his personality and his skills.

This character introduces himself as Sicarius, the meaning of which is "dagger-wielder", or in a less literal sense, "assassin".


Our protagonist, Gaius Julius Mento meets him in a less than ideal situation - Sicarius was supposed to ambush the tribunus with his insane companions, however, he remembers the way of the Legion. Instead of attacking, he gives a fair warning. He has no choice but to desert his former companions, and he will join Gaius to aid him in his quest to rebuild Nova Roma.

But who is he? Back then, he worked as a scout in the Legion, and he specializes in ranged attacks. As a child, he was a street urchin in the shadowy streets of Rome, so his senses are sharp, and he is never reckless. He is brave, charismatic, and rather jovial. No wonder Gaius decides to trust him.

It would help us tremendously if you would be kind enough to wishlist King Arthur: Legion IX, as the game's completion is slowly approaching... and the announcement of an exact release date isn't too far away either!

[h2]See you in Nova Roma![/h2]

King Arthur: Legion IX is our upcoming dark fantasy tactical RPG featuring Roman legionaries, who are trying to establish Nova Roma on the land of Avalon. As such, the game will make many references to the real historical and cultural treasury of the ancient Rome. A few of these, though, will be introduced as gameplay mechanic features as well.

One of these are Lares (in the singular form: Lar). Such was the collective name of various minor guardian deities, depicted in the form of smaller statuettes and kept in the homes of Romans. This tradition was probably derived from even more ancient customs of the Etruscan civilization, the word itself being derived from the Etruscan term for "lord".

In the game, these little figurines can be found in various places on Avalon, wherever there is sign of Roman inhabitants. These appear in the game as collectibles, however, they do not appear in the inventories of the legionaries. Instead, you will need to build a new type of building in Nova Roma, called the Lararium where these figurines will be displayed.


Here you will have six slots for Lares you can own, and one to be selected as active (two if you upgrade the building). Once these Lares are active, they will provide passive bonuses for all legionaries, such as applying some kind of extra damage type or gaining back resources like Vitality and AP during combat encounters.

Be always on the lookout for these Lares during your travels to maximize your advantage against the forces that work against the interests of Nova Roma. Until then, please make sure to wishlist King Arthur: Legion IX.

[h2]Vae victis![/h2]

In anticipation of our upcoming game King Arthur: Legion IX you are hereby granted a little peek behind the curtains with some early-stage concept art for some of the formidable foes you'll encounter whilst establishing Nova Roma.

Updates to King Arthur: Knight's Tale have been released. The updates will be applied automatically when your Steam client (in on-line mode) is restarted.

Patch v2.0.1

[h2]Fixed Bugs[/h2]

• Fixed the 'Forge' armor enhancement not working in missions
  
• A change in traits will take effect immediately, instead of waiting one round
  
• 'Authority' on the Morality chart will reduce waiting time for decrees by one mission
  
• 'The Tale of Sir Yvain' mission will autosave after each encounter as per the mission prompt
  
• When (un)equipping an item, Vitality will be taken into account more intuitively, so no accidental hero-deaths occur
  
• Sir Bors's 'Tradesman' trait generates a new relic item only when the Merchant restocks, not after every mission.
  
• Changes to the Character information tab accessible in missions were made to make them more consistent in what they are showing
  
• Fixed Raven Swarm's 'Smother' mastery
  
• Vulnerabilities won't stack anymore
  

[h2]Miscellaneous[/h2]

• Several smaller bugs have been fixed on mission maps
  
• Several potential issues that could potentially crash the game have been fixed
  
• Several localization errors fixed
  
• Several controller errors fixed
  
• Multiple bugs concerning sound have been fixed
  
• AI behavior and skill-based predictions have been improved upon
  
• A store link has been added to the main menu
  

[h2]Knights![/h2]

This week, love is in the air. Allow us to tell the tale of Sir Tristan, whose name is almost synonymous with romantic love - thanks to the chivalric romance "Tristan and Isolde" as first written by poets like Thomas of Britain and Béroul in the 12th century. Well, as it happens, he also appears in King Arthur: Knight's Tale as an undead knight.

Tristan was known as the troubadour knight of the Round Table, and he was always brave, but often sentimental and likely to fight for lost causes. His personal tragedy was losing the love of his life, Lady Isolde - twice! Once in Britannia and then in Avalon, even if it seemed for a while that they finally found peace when they both ended up on the magical island. However, Lady Isolde became the enchantress of the Lady of the Lake and her servitude changed her entirely, making her a recluse, while Tristan went on daring adventures on Avalon to gain back her attention, deeply pained by her coldness and refusal to even acknowledge him.

He mostly blames the Lady of the Lake for this sudden change in her beloved, sometimes even suspecting some even darker presence behind all this.

After a series of glorious and daring adventures, the heartbroken Tristan was part of the knightly band of the chosen few from Avalon who were sent back for the dying, maimed King Arthur and brought him to Britannia on a ship. Upon arrival, they faced an otherworldly, terrible storm that struck down on their vessel and wrecked the ship on the shores of Whispering Cove. Tristan was among the survivors and witnessed the enchantresses of the Lady take away the king to a sacred location to revive him – but whatever happened there was not the end, but the beginning of the troubles.

As the unnatural tempest raged on, something not entirely human returned to the wreckage on the shore. It was King Arthur himself (or at least something that Tristan took for Arthur) as darkness incarnated. They fought and the Knight of Midnight struck down Tristan, who came back as a Lost One, a knight who died on the island of Avalon and was cursed to live forever.

Any story featuring Tristan could (but doesn’t have to) foreshadow his eventual demise – after all, he is a visionary, a knight with a sense of foreboding and doom. The details of the catastrophe will always be unclear, but Tristan knows deep in his heart that he was destined to suffer continuously, and the day he lost Isolde again was only the beginning of something even more terrible to come.

If you want to read a more comprehensive short story about him, check out the Chronicles of Avalon ebook in our Supporter Pack DLC!