Free week, A New Age, Astronomer, and The Fallen Oaths Character Pack now live!

[p]Adventurers![/p][p]Our latest major content update is now available on all supported platforms![/p][p]A New Age comes to Fahrul with our latest free campaign, with the Astronomer from the original For The King making their valiant return as our next free playable character.[/p][p]You can also elevate your adventures with the Fallen Oaths Character Pack, launching simultaneously today! It includes two new playable characters, new weapons, followers, and more![/p][p]Read on to see the patch notes and full contents listed below.[/p][p][/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]To celebrate today’s launch, we’ve also made For The King II free until November 24th on Steam! Now’s the perfect time to get your friends in, with five base game chapters, plus two free additional DLC chapters and the Dark Carnival, our endless dungeon mode![/p][p]With 20 characters to pick from and customize, your adventuring party has never been better equipped to take on the chaos that permeates throughout the realm of Fahrul.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]Night falls over Fahrul as our Adventurers are called from the warmth of the hearth to the gates of Overwood. With The Resistance summoned once more to aid the realm, this simple task that comes at the request of the ever-befuddled Hildebrant may just find our heroes partaking in further chaos...[/p][p]Bringing an all-new adventure to For The King II, A New Age continues on from the events of The Child Of Chaos, dredging the nefarious void realm into the lands of Fahrul.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]A New Age and the returning playable Astronomer will be available for all players once they update to the latest version, including the all-new adventure, character, gear, cosmetics, followers, and more![/p][p]Take a peek below to see just a few of the additions coming with A New Age![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]There's plenty more included in the A New Age update. Scroll down to the patch notes below to read through all the QoL changes, UI polish, bug fixes, and additional content coming to For The King II today![/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]Augment your time in the void with our latest paid character pack, offering two new playable characters: the Voidwalker and Fallen Knight! But this pack’s treasures don’t stop there, bringing new weapons, followers, and more![/p][p]Set your eyes on the graphic below to learn more about all of the fantastic additions to For The King II in the Fallen Oaths Character Pack.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Learn more about the skills, gear, and talents these new characters will be bringing to the fray with our character introductions and Steam Guides here.[/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p]The Astronomer returns! Bringing their wealth of knowledge and manipulation of the stars to the battlefields of Fahrul.[/p][p]All players will find the Astronomer nestled into their Lore Store as of this update as a free addition.[/p][p]The Astronomer comes equipped with the toolkit that players know and love from the original For The King, with the option to switch to the stunning Hammer Of The Stars in Loadout once you've completed any chapter with the Astronomer in your party![/p][p][/p][h2][/h2][p]For those just learning about the Astronomer for the first time, they're an Intelligence and Vitality-focused character, with their Skill, Black Hole, offering a random chance to one-shot an enemy in battle with aid from the powers of the cosmos, providing just a sliver of the heavens: Star Matter.[/p][p]When used during combat, Star Matter offers the entire party protection via magic borrowed from the infinite vastness of the void beyond the clouds on high. When used on the overworld, Star Matter provides the party with a portal that remains open only once the sun has hidden its incandescent glow.[/p][p]We’ve also gone ahead and made their Lore cost zero for the launch period, so players taking advantage of the free play week can hop right into exploring the new content we’ve just dropped![/p][p]You can learn more about the best ways to introduce Astronomer to your party in our most recent Steam Guides here.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2][/h2][p][/p][p]As we delve into a new world with A New Age alongside our new friends of the Fallen Oaths character pack, we also have additional content and changes to current areas of the game. We also solved a bunch of bugs that can be found below. [/p][p][/p][h3]Guns & Ammo[/h3]

• [p]Muskets have arrived![/p]
  • [p]This update brings back the fan favourite classic musket, to go along with the new Void Rifles that accompany the Voidwalker. [/p]
• [p]With the new rifles and muskets we’ve also re-worked Ammo. Ammo is now displayed in relevant areas.[/p]
  • [p]All guns have varying levels of ammo [/p]
  • [p]Abilities may require different amounts of ammo[/p]
  • [p]Ammo added to item cards [/p]
  • [p]Ammo added to damage modifier window in combat[/p]

[p][/p][h3]New Movement Attacks[/h3][p]The Astronomer has shown us the ways of Displace and Converge. Two new movement attack types that either push enemies/players to the outside edges of the combat grid; or converge, which pulls enemies/players to the middle of the combat grid.[/p][p]This allows for some new gameplay mechanics to apply different styles to AOE & Splash attacks, as well as apply statuses more creatively. The Fallen Knight and their Charge ability will definitely be able to put some extra damage into play alongside these new movement attacks.  [/p][p]
[/p][h3]Biome and Enemies[/h3][p]A New Age brings in a new biome and new enemy factions. We want everyone to get into the adventure and experience this new content for themselves. In the overworld there is one new enemy faction, the Profaned Cultists.[/p][p][/p][h3]Mercs[/h3][p]A new Merc has been locked away in A New Age and he brings a certain… flavour that hasn’t been seen in any of the other mercenaries. Some friends may be better served to stay locked up. [/p][p][/p][h3]Online[/h3][p]Under Gameplay settings we’ve added the ability to change multiplayer region without having to access the multiplayer menu. This can be helpful in the event certain regions are having isolated issues that could prevent players from getting to the multiplayer options. [/p][p][/p][h3]Keyboard Callouts and Controller Improvements[/h3][p]When playing on mouse and keyboard we’ve increased, and improved, the keyboard callouts that players can use in the game to better navigate, or access key information. For example, pressing P for Summary is now displayed in the footer. We’ve lost count of how many times we’ve watched Twitch streams and shared to players that they can press P (now Right Shoulder on controller) to access party information anywhere in the game. Check out below for some other key areas with callouts and controller changes. [/p]

• [p]Keyboard callouts can be turned off and on in Settings via “Show Footer Controls” [/p]
• [p]When playing with a controller, Overworld zoom has been a bit cumbersome and frustrating. To improve this flow zoom is now bound to Left Shoulder + Right stick to zoom in and out. [/p]
• [p]Various areas of the game now show improved contextual callouts. [/p]

[p][/p][h2]Bug Fixes[/h2][h3]Softlocks[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a softlock that could occur in an online session of Dark Carnival when completing the Fahrulian Fortune encounter. [/p]
• [p]Fixed a softlock that could occur if the Kraken attempted to drop a grabbed character onto an occupied combat tile. [/p]
• [p]Fixed  softlock that could occur during the Landboat repair flow.[/p]
• [p]Fixed a softlock that could occur after combat when taking the Wheel of Fortune tarot card.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Online[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an online softlock that could occur when a player gives another player a merc deed while a town menu is currently open.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where an Online Error warning could persist on the screen if the player attempted to change the region multiple times.   [/p]
• [p]Fixed a softlock that could occur in Chapter 2, The Primordial Oak, if the client that triggered the prompt leaves before completing their choice. [/p]

[p][/p][h3]Gameplay[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the Poison status effect was not triggering correctly after completing a dungeon room. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in Chapter 3, The Royal Mines, where the minecarts could spawn facing incorrect directions. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where using a Firesilk would not share across two players connected via the Link ability from the Lovers tarot card.  [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where The Chariot tarot card was not increasing movement or secondary actions in the round/turn that it was used in. Teleport scrolls can no longer be used from boats. [/p]

[p][/p][h3]Combat[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where Channeling was being interrupted if the player was afflicted with a status (i.e.. burn, bleed).[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where Eager could proc despite the player being afflicted with Poison. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the Purify Scroll was not removing negative statuses correctly through its applied Purified status.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where a combination of Party Heal and using the Calming Pipe was granting extra focus to the non-caster. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where certain types of attack against the Kraken were also damaging the boat. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in boat fights where summoned ally attacks were damaging the boat.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where players that have already attacked could be brought back into the current combat round by casting Rush. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in combat where a dead pet would play its healing animation if it was in the Party Heal AOE. [/p]

[p][/p][h3]Settings[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the previously played difficulty could default back to Apprentice after restarting the game. [/p]

[p][/p][h3]UX/UI [/h3]

• [p]Fixed an issue with the Dark Carnival leaderboard showing a placeholder when first entering the Leaderboard. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue that could occur in Dark Carnival where loading into a previous gamerun there would be no dungeon timeline tooltip on Sanctum rooms. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in the Shrouded Mirror Encounter where the roll values may not display correctly for intelligence-based rolls. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in the inventory menu that the Seer’s Orb displayed an additional visual flare when navigation between players. [/p]
• [p]Smoothed out the animations of the End Turn button. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in Town Markets where certain keyboard flows could prevent the item card from displaying correctly.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in Encyclopedia when using a controller the player could not navigate the Skills section correctly. [/p]

[p][/p][h3]Art [/h3]

• [p]Improved the Druid Mask helmet when equipped on the Toymaker. [/p]
• [p]Improved the lighting in the Sea Cave dungeon.[/p]
• [p]Improved the chandelier placement in certain dungeons to prevent camera blocking. [/p]
• [p]Fixed a clipping issue with the Ringmaster armor cosmetic when equipped on the Monk. [/p]

[p][/p][h3]PlayStation[/h3]

• [p]Updated the language on the Camp Chestnut trophy to describe the correct unlock criteria. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue that could occur on PlayStation 4 where the system could become unresponsive after immediately dismissing the “Connecting” prompt after joining multiplayer.[/p]

[p][/p][p] [/p][p]Thanks again for your continued support and dedication to the realm of Fahrul![/p][p]We are so excited to get this adventure out to players, along with a hefty helping of goodies, unlocks, and secrets to explore![/p][p]We are also hard at work planning what our 2026 will look like, so keep an eye out on our socials, Steam NewsPost, website, Reddit, and Discord for more news, surveys, and opportunities to see what's ahead for For The King II and IronOak Games.[/p][p][/p][p]Merry adventures to you all, intrepid Heroes![/p][p][/p][p]⚔️IronOak Games [/p][p][/p][p] [/p][h3]Join the IronOak Games and For The King community on:[/h3][p][/p]