The King is Watching News

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We have many astounding news for you today. First and foremost, the greatest discount in the kingdom’s history has arrived: -35% until December 16th![/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]If you seek more options, cast your eyes on our bundles with other marvellous games, like this one here with a roguelite colony sim, Drill Core: [/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink] [/p][hr][/hr][h3]And secondly, we have just released a massive free content update, focusing on a new map: Volcano.[/h3][p]
Behold this new overview trailer:
[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][h3]SHORT UPDATE SUMMARY:[/h3]

• [p] The new Volcano map centered around deals with Inferno. Hire nine new demon troops, fulfill the Worship Meter, and unlock Hellish rewards. You might need them to fight a new set of enemies, Scarlet Goblins and Lava Creatures, commanded by six new bosses. We've also added 20 new, unique themed narrative events. All of the above is exclusive to the Volcano map![/p]
• [p] Trader discounts, banning of buildings, upgrades for re-rolls, and many other new additions[/p]
• [p] We've added 17 new artifacts to enhance your builds.[/p]
• [p] 4 new advisors and improvements to a dozen existing ones.[/p]
• [p] 4 new troops will be available throughout the entire game, and give necessary spice to some of the builds[/p]
• [p] The game’s soundtrack is being updated with the tracks from the fresh update. [/p]

[p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]A new map, Volcano, has been added to the game. It’s accessible to everyone who has completed the Graveyard map on Threat Level 2. [/p][p][/p][h2]The Volcano map exclusively features:[/h2][p][/p][h3]Six new Bosses:[/h3]

• [p] Ignahog, King of Cinderwilds[/p]
• [p] Smokeeye, the Goblin Marksman[/p]
• [p] Ashfeather, the Eternal Phoenix[/p]
• [p] Skarkh, the Inferno Brood[/p]
• [p] Goblark the Bellringer[/p]
• [p] Solvurm, the Worm-Father[/p][p][/p]
• [p] Exclusive resource - Nether Runes. These runes can be gathered through sacrificial altars, battle challenges, or from the rune enchanter building. Runes fill up a Worship Meter, which unlocks your rewards, some exclusive to just the Volcano map, as you pass certain thresholds. [/p]
• [p] 20 new narrative events and new functionality in these events (e.g., convert all blueprints into troops)[/p][p][/p][h3]9 new infernal barracks you can build if you claim a specific reward (only three barracks (one per tier) can be unlocked during one run):[/h3]
• [p] Fetus Field T1. Recruits Hellhounds. Upon death, heals 10% max HP of all allies.[/p]
• [p] Nether Portal T1. Recruits Infernal Brutes. Upon death, gives a random non-legendary spell.[/p]
• [p] Caludron T1. Recruits Hellpigs. At the start of each wave, it eats your weakest Grunt unit, increasing own health by 100 and giving you 30 gold.[/p]
• [p] Hellish Tome T2. Recruits Cacodeamons. Consumes a body on the ground, giving all your troops 5/s regeneration for 3s and increasing their maximum HP by 1% permanently.[/p]
• [p] Infernal Outpost T2. Recruits Infernal generals. All units have a chance to explode for 50 damage, 10% chance per Infernal General.[/p]
• [p] Beholder’s Swamp T2. Recruits Beholders. Periodically enrages friendly troops, giving them extra attack and move speed for 3s and increasing their damage by 5% permanently.[/p]
• [p] Fiend’s Skull T3. Summons Bone Fiends. All troops have a 10% chance to be resurrected per Bone Fiend.[/p]
• [p] Torture Square T3. Summons Goliaths. Provides 2 Denarii per enemy hit.[/p]
• [p] Bottomless Pit T3. Summons Hellheads. All troops' attacks burn enemies for 5 extra damage per Hellhead.[/p][p][/p]
• [p] A new enemy factions that oppose you - Scarlet Goblins and Lava Creatures - featuring unique skills and tactics in combat. [/p]
• [p] New Threat Level progression. One of the modifiers is Volcanic Activity - the more severe it is, the earlier the effects of volcanic eruptions will appear as the worship meter fills.
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[h3]Features added throughout the whole game[/h3]

• [p] The trader will now have one good item always on discount. The number of discounts and how deep they are can be increased with artifacts and Councilors. For example, one of the councilors will now allow you to get one random item from the shop for free.[/p][p][/p]
• [p] You can now ban certain buildings from appearing in the rewards pool. You can unlock this ability and increase the number of uses through permanent kingdom Upgrades[/p]
• [p] An upgrade that adds a free re-roll has been expanded into three updates at the Kingdom Upgrades tree, each giving a re-roll.[/p]
• [p] Added an upgrade that allows for rerolling the artifacts (except legendary).[/p]
• [p] Artifacts can now be exclusive to certain maps, like Nether Contract, which gives you 2 Nether runes when your unit dies.[/p]
• [p] The research table can now also generate blueprints for Tier 1 troop buildings. To follow up on this change in the whole game, we reduced the chance of appearance of T1 troop buildings in optional waves. At the same time, we have increased the likelihood of other rewards appearing there.[/p]
• [p] Most morale upgrades now provide morale passively, rather than when the building is observed.[/p]
• [p] The Morale pop-up provides more info on where the bonus morale comes from.[/p]
• [p] Newly unlocked paintings show an eye symbol to distinguish them from the ones you have seen already.[/p]
• [p] New challenge and achievement given for defeating every boss of the Volcano[/p][p][/p]

[h3]New Buildings[/h3]

• [p] Pangolin Stump – Poison specialists assisting your Riders whose upgrades add crippling debuffs.[/p]
• [p] Paladin Campus – Warrior-mages who scale with your spell damage.[/p]
• [p] Barbarian Tent – A furious leader who buffs your ranged units while smashing foes himself.[/p]
• [p] Minotaur Camp – Tough bruisers who also empower your flying troops.[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][h3]17 New Artifacts[/h3]

• [p] Tome of Restless Souls. When one of your troops dies, it rises from the dead as a ghost and fights on your side for 7 seconds.[/p]
• [p] Bandage of Dexterity. All units receive a 4% chance to evade the attacks. After evading an attack, units gain a temporary 50% damage bonus.[/p]
• [p] Filtered Fuel. Each 1 water produced has 4% chance to produce 1 fuel.[/p]
• [p] Super Metal. Every 1 metal produced increases all players' units’ damage by 0.05%.[/p]
• [p] Healer Banner. Gives a 20% chance for friendly units to leave a lesser healing pool under them upon death. Healing per second 5 HP, duration - 4 seconds.[/p]
• [p] Boiling Rage. Enrages 3 random Infernal units for 20s at the beginning of a wave (Volcano exclusive)[/p]
• [p] Demon Wings. Increases damage dealt by all Infernal units by 30% (Volcano exclusive.)[/p]
• [p] Clay Treasure. Producing 1000 clay after equipping this artifact grants a legendary artifact.[/p]
• [p] Wine Cup. Every 30 wine spent permanently grants 1 morale.[/p]
• [p] Sacrificial Vessel. Increases spell damage by 0.1% per enemy killed.[/p]
• [p] Free Coupon. Grants a 100% discount for one good at the trader.[/p]
• [p] Magic Acorn. Producing 1000 wood after picking up this artifact grants an extra 500 wood. [/p]
• [p] Nether Contract. Gain 2 Nether Runes when your unit dies. (Volcano exclusive)[/p]
• [p] Cheaper Housing. -25% to the construction cost of all buildings. [/p]
• [p] Flour Deity. Every 1 flour produced increases all player units’ HP by 0.05%.[/p]
• [p] Comfortable Handle. All wells have a 10% chance of producing one piece of furniture.[/p]
• [p] Unexpected Finding. When an excavation is completed, a weak undead unit rises to join your army. (Graveyard exclusive)[/p][p] [/p]

[h3]Advisors[/h3][p]In this update, we’ve added 4 new advisors:
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• [p] Moralin: increases morale by 1 for the rest of the run for each spell cast[/p]
• [p] Chicken basket: Summons a temporary chicken rider to fight for you at the start of every wave[/p]
• [p] Doctor: Your troops and buildings heal 20% more. Receive 1 Healer mage and Hospital blueprint at the start of the run[/p]
• [p] Gold digger: Places a Small gold mine in your castle at the start of the run[/p][p][/p]

[p]We’ve also changed how some of the existing advisors work to make them more viable in the game and remove unintended behaviour from Betty and Wise Tree.
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• [p]Twins: Receive 1 Basic construction. Developing Basic construction is free.[/p]
• [p]Zeus: now strikes the enemy with the most HP. Damage increases after each strike. Bosses receive reduced damage.[/p]
• [p]Wise Guy: choose 1 spell at the start of the run and 1 spell every 5 waves[/p]
• [p]Sophy: Grants a separate building "Research laboratory", which costs more than a Research table and generates blueprints more slowly, but can still generate blueprints in the category of your choice[/p]
• [p]Golem: Increased building cost discount 10% -> 20% [/p]
• [p]Phoenix: Ressurection chance 7% -> 10%, all resurrected troops become enraged for 5 seconds. Buff is granted if resurrection is performed by other means as well. [/p]
• [p]Panther: Bonus increased 10% -> 15% [/p]
• [p]Jacques: A random item at the trader becomes free [/p]
• [p]Court Harpy: See all upcoming bosses. Summons harpies to aid you at the start of each boss fight [/p]
• [p]Jester: places a Wheel of Fortune building in your castle at the start of the run. [/p]
• [p]Accountant: Increases the selling price of furniture on the market from 1 -> 2. Receive a carpentry at the start of the run. [/p]
• [p]Wise tree and Betty: Basic construction no longer offers correlated buildings with these advisors equipped.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[h3]Threat Levels[/h3][p]We’ve heard your feedback that the difficulty curve from Threat Level 5 to Level 6 is a bit too steep, while the final threat levels feel relatively similar in terms of difficulty. We will implement the following changes to address this issue. [/p]

• [p] Dark Rites' amount of tiles covered changed from 100% to 80%[/p]
• [p] Modifier Enemies Damage II now gives a 40% bonus instead of the previous 60% bonus[/p]
• [p] On the contrary, the enemies' HP III modifier was slightly buffed and now gives a 70% HP bonus instead of 50%[/p]
• [p] Additional changes to the Enemies Damage modifier on different Tiers[/p][p] [/p]

[h3]Balance changes: General[/h3]

• [p] Some underused buildings have been made cheaper or stronger[/p]
• [p] Slightly decreased build costs for some tier 1 troop buildings[/p]
• [p] Buffed some building upgrades to provide more stats [/p]
• [p] Buffed both fireworks spells' duration[/p]
• [p] The tile enchanter cost has been changed from gold to crystals[/p]
• [p] Tavern changed: While the building is active reduces wine consumption by 50%. Increases morale received from wine by 20. Only one Tavern can take effect.[/p]
• [p]Added a trait for Relicts. They now give 1% hp, damage, and attack speed to all troops on the battlefield. The endless mode enemy wave generation has changed: it will now start with easier enemies and progress more smoothly. Units that appear early have been nerfed, and the ones that appear later have been buffed. Overall, the endless mode is made easier.[/p]
• [p]Endless mode is now accessible after beating Threat Level 2.[/p][p][/p][p] [/p]

[h3]Balance changes: Bosses[/h3][p]All bosses are affected by pushing forces a lot less now.[/p][p][/p][p]Malathrax [/p]

• [p]Increased damage from his fire slam by 100[/p]
• [p]His modifier for gaze movement changed; the movement is less frequent now, and the tiles in the moved area are temporarily cursed with lower production speed.[/p]
• [p]His scream now only frightens half of the troops, allowing him to keep hitting his enemies while not receiving as much damage.[/p]

[p]Volkar[/p]

• [p]Attack damage decreased from 250 to 200, slightly decreasing his flame damage.[/p]

[p]Lich[/p]

• [p]The amount of HP decreased from 4000 to 3500.[/p]
• [p]Damage and attack speed have been slightly reduced; his attacks push your troops 75% less.[/p]

[p]Graveyard golem[/p]

• [p]No longer spawns regular zombies; instead, it spawns Necro Horsemen.[/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[h3]Balance changes: Kings[/h3][p]Baldwin[/p]

• [p]The number of trees required in First Quest has been reduced from 15 to 10. The reward was also reduced from 400 wood to 300 wood. [/p]
• [p]The second ability duration increased from 10 seconds to 20 seconds. [/p]

[p]Leonid[/p]

• [p]The second ability cost changed from 10 wine to 20 gold, and the duration increased from 10s to 15s.[/p]

[p]Spellus[/p]

• [p]Third quest spell requirement changed from 100 to 80, while the number of summoned mages decreased from 12 to 10.[/p]

[p]Alucard [/p]

• [p]The second Quest requirement to lose 150 units decreased to 120 units.[/p]

[p]Leo[/p]

• [p]The first ability costs 20 water and starts granting 30 resources instead of 40.[/p]
• [p]Second ability cost is now 15 wheat.[/p]
• [p]Amount of morale received per upgrade of the first ability reduced: 1 -> 0.5.[/p]

[h3]Noble Kings![/h3][p]The moment draws near - the gates to the Volcano will open on December 9th at 19:00 CET!
This entire update, including the new map and all Infernal content, will be completely free for everyone. We are incredibly excited to share it with you and can’t wait to read your impressions, strategies, and glorious tales of lava-fueled disaster.[/p][p]Alongside the update, we will also expand the Official Soundtrack with brand-new tracks composed specifically for the Volcano. Prepare your ears for fire and fury.[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p]But today’s decree focuses on everything arriving outside the Volcano - the improvements, refinements, and new features coming to the entire game.[/p][p]If you wish to revisit our previous Volcano reveals, here they are once more for your royal convenience:[/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][h2]Build Predictability[/h2][p]One of the bigger complaints we see in the reviews is how difficult it is to create certain builds. We have some interesting long-term solutions for that cooking and we are ready to start implementing some of them. The Volcano already introduces a more predictable structure (for example, Infernal Barracks appear at fixed rune thresholds rather than as random rewards). We have also prepared some additional mechanics and changes that will improve this.[/p][p][/p][h3]Banning Rewards[/h3][p]You will now be able to ban specific buildings from appearing in the reward pool after unlocking this power via permanent Kingdom upgrades.[/p][p][/p][h3]Free Reroll Upgrade[/h3][p]New permanent upgrades will grant you a free reroll, giving more chances to find the building you actually want.[/p][p][/p][h3]Research Table Improvements[/h3][p]The Research Table will now be able to generate Levy Barracks (Tier 1 troop building) blueprints in addition to Basic Production (Tier 1 resource buildings) blueprints. To follow up on this change in the whole game, we will reduce the chance of the appearance of T1 troops buildings in optional waves. At the same time, we increased the likelihood of other rewards appearing there.[/p][p]Advisor Sophy now allows you to construct a separate building - Research Laboratory - where you can roll any blueprint reward of any tier, instead of just upgrading the Research Table.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Together, these changes give you more strategic control while preserving the sweet unpredictability of a roguelite kingdom.[/p][p][/p][h2]Mechanics changes[/h2][h3]
Morale[/h3][p]First off, let’s talk about Morale. We felt like Morale buildings are somewhat underused, aside from some specific Spellus runs. We want them to matter more. Most upgrades in these buildings will now grant passive morale bonuses, ensuring they remain valuable even when you aren’t staring at them.[/p][p][/p][p]Tavern will be changed even more:  [/p][p]While the building is active, it reduces wine consumption by 50%. Increases morale received from wine by 20. Only one Tavern can take effect.[/p][p]You will also see more detailed information on what’s influencing your morale.[/p][p][/p][h3]Trader Improvements
[/h3][p]To make the trader more exciting, each visit will now feature one discounted item. Certain advisors, events, and artifacts will allow you to push those discounts even further - sometimes all the way down to free. A true delight for Kings who love bargains almost as much as victory.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]New Troops[/h2][p]Four new troop buildings will join the kingdom in the Volcano update:[/p]

• [p]Pangolin Stump – Poison specialists assisting your Riders whose upgrades add crippling debuffs.[/p]
• [p]Paladin Campus – Warrior-mages who scale with your spell damage.[/p]
• [p]Barbarian Tent – A furious leader who buffs your ranged units while smashing foes himself.[/p]
• [p]Minotaur Camp – Tough bruisers who also empower your flying troops.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Fresh strategies await with each of these additions.[/p][p][/p][h2]Advisors[/h2][p]Four new advisors join your royal council:[/p]

• [p]Moralin: increases morale by 1 for the rest of the run for each spell cast[/p]
• [p]Chicken basket: Summons a temporary chicken rider to fight for you at the start of every wave[/p]
• [p]Doctor: Your troops and buildings heal 20% more. Receive 1 Healer mage and Hospital blueprint at the start of the run[/p]
• [p]Gold digger: Places a Small gold mine in your castle at the start of the run[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]We have also adjusted several existing advisors to improve their viability and remove unintended interactions (looking at you, Basic Construction, Betty and Wise Tree). Full details will be in the complete patch notes.[/p][p][/p][h2]Threat Levels[/h2][p]We’ve heard your feedback that the difficulty curve from Threat Level 5 to Level 6 is a bit too steep, while the final threat levels feel pretty similar to one another in terms of difficulty. We will make the following changes to address this.[/p]

• [p]Dark Rites amount of tiles covered changed from 100% to 80%[/p]
• [p]Modifier Enemies Damage II now gives a 40% bonus instead of the previous 60% bonus[/p]
• [p]Enemies HP III modifier was, on the contrary, slightly buffed and now gives 70% HP bonus instead of 50%[/p]
• [p]Some modifiers removed from Threat Level 5[/p]
• [p]Enemies damage I modifier gives 20% bonus damage instead of 30%[/p][p][/p]

[h2]Until the Volcano Erupts…[/h2][p]Now you know almost everything that awaits you. The full update, with all the Infernal content and game-wide improvements, arrives December 9th at 19:00 CET.[/p][p]Stay sharp, Kings — the mountain trembles, the lava stirs, and a new age of fire approaches.[/p][p]With love[/p][p] ~ The Hypnohead Team[/p][p]
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[h3]Greetings, noble kings.[/h3]

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[h3]Royal Majesties![/h3][p]In our previous royal decrees, we spoke of two mighty pillars of the upcoming Volcano update:[/p]

• [p]The fearsome bosses that rule the fiery slopes, and[/p]
• [p]The unique mechanics that shape this ever-changing battlefield.[/p]

[p]Today, we turn our gaze to what fills these lands between each eruption: the enemies, the events, and the artifacts that will define your journey into the heart of the Inferno.[/p][p]The Volcano is an ancient land once tamed by human ritual - where shamans and sages bound the Inferno’s wild power beneath stone and flame. But nothing holds forever.[/p][p]After decades of relentless raids, the goblins have claimed the Volcano for themselves, guided by their Phoenix demigod. Yet, even goblins cannot dwell near the gates of Hell without being changed. The Infernal energy seeped into their blood, twisting them into a new and more sinister tribe: the Scarlet Goblins, clever, ruthless, and hating fair combat even more than they hate humans.[/p][p]Scarlet Rogues are the backbone of the tribe's army. Masters of dishonor, these tricksters strike and vanish into the infernal mist to continue harassing your army from the safety of invisibility.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Scarlet Shieldsmen are the frontline-breaking chariots of the tribe.  They barrel through your ranks with brutal momentum and, if shamans accompany them, their momentum becomes outright devastation.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]But the Scarlet tribe does not rely on crude goblin nonsense.Their Fire Shooters rival the kingdom’s finest musketeers and will kill your soldiers one by one, while Goblin Mortars will be used for a more… crowd-controlling approach. And Dethclaws, enormous brutes serving as walking walls of meat and stubbornness, will make sure you won’t get to the goblin backline easily[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]When the situation becomes dire, the goblins summon their strongest allies like Hellclops, giant demon-blooded ogres with maces the size of wagons, or Lava Wraiths, manifestations of volcanic fury. So if you thought goblins were annoying before… you’ve seen nothing yet.[/p][p][/p][p]The Volcano features a series of brand-new narrative events - each one a dilemma wrapped in fire, sin, and questionable judgment.[/p][p]Our goal was to create events that both offer new and interesting rewards, and present real moral choices while still being entertaining. You can see WIP some examples below[/p][p][/p][carousel][/carousel][p]So what will you choose?[/p]

• [p]Do you convert all your blueprints into units, or simply surrender to wine-fueled bliss?[/p]
• [p]Is sacrificing a national hero truly a terrible act… or just a bold move in service of demon-approved efficiency?[/p]
• [p]And what about signing an infernal contract that drains your resources but drastically increases your army morale?[/p]

[p]Decisions, decisions…[/p][p][/p][p]With new challenges come new ways to switch up the game. The Volcano update will introduce at least a dozen of new artifacts, some of them with Infernal theme. Here are just a few your Majesty may discover:[/p]

• [p]Sacrificial Vessel. Increase spell damage by 0.1% per enemy killed [/p]
• [p]Wine Cup. Every 30 wine spent provides permanent 1 morale [/p]
• [p]Clay Treasure. Earn 1000 clay after picking it up to gain a legendary artifact [/p]
• [p]Flour Deity. Every 1 flour produced increases all player units’ HP by 0.1%. Gives a Mill[/p]
• [p]Demon Wings. Increases damage of all infernal units by 30% [/p]
• [p]Nether Contract. Gain 2 Nether runes when your unit dies.[/p]

[p]In this update, some artifacts will also become map-exclusive (like the Nether Contract), ensuring you don’t receive items that make no sense in your current campaign.[/p][p][/p][p]In the next article we will talk about content that it’s not thematically tied to the Volcano and will be usable for all maps, like new advisors, and also touch upon new in-game mechanics like trader discounts.[/p][p]Stay vigilant, Kings - the mountain is waking. ~ The Hypnohead Team[/p][p]
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[h3]Greetings, Noble Kings![/h3][p]Our royal scouts have returned, bearing word of a new realm soon to open to your realm — the Volcano. In our previous article, we spoke of the monstrous bosses who roam there.[/p][p]Today, we turn our gaze to the mechanics and rewards that will test your rule, tempt your ambition, and perhaps, your soul.[/p][p][/p][p]The Volcano map is built on one dangerous theme: pact with the Inferno.[/p][p]You may remember Malathrax from the Village? Well, Your Majesty, he has not forgotten you either. This time, he offers you a proposal: prove your devotion to the Infernal cause, and he shall rise again to fight by your side as your most loyal (and least trustworthy) subject.[/p][p]To summon Malathrax’s aid, you must amass a new resource: Nether Runes — glowing sigils of pure Infernal energy, found only within the Volcano’s domain.
[/p][h2]What Are Nether Runes?[/h2][p]Nether Runes fuel your Worship Meter, which measures your growing allegiance to the forces below. The more you gather, the greater your Infernal rewards.[/p][p]There are several ways to obtain them
[/p][h3]Battle Prowess
[/h3][p]During the Fortuneteller Event, you may choose a modifier that makes your next wave significantly tougher:
- enemies deal +50% damage,
- have +50% HP,
- double their numbers entirely.

Survive this glorious massacre, and the Inferno will reward your audacity with Nether Runes.

[/p][h3]Sacrifice[/h3][p]No pact with demons comes without sacrifice. Across the map, two Infernal Altars will await your offerings. One demands mere resources. The other craves flesh — one of your soldiers, surrendered in exchange for runes. After all, what is the life of a peasant compared to the promise of hellish power?[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h3]Nether Rune Enchantery[/h3][p]Once you’ve proven your seriousness about this whole worshipping the Inferno thing, you’ll unlock a special building: the Rune Enchanter. This infernal workshop will steadily grant up to 500 Runes, roughly one-third of what’s needed to call Malathrax into battle.[/p][p][/p][h2]Rewards of the Faithless[/h2][p][/p][p]As your Worship Meter rises, so too do your rewards. Each threshold unlocks new spoils for the faithful:
- 30 Runes: unlocks the Nether Rune Enchantery itself.
- 180, 450, and 900 Runes: grant Infernal Barracks (T1–T3) and access to new fiery recruits.
- 1,500 Runes: summons Malathrax, the Infernal General.[/p][p]Though weakened after the rather humiliating thrashing you gave him back in the Village, Malathrax remains a towering force of destruction, boasting thousands of health points and a tendency to destroy everyone who opposes him.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]The Infernal Legions[/h2][p]Nine new Infernal Units will be available for recruitment. However, during a single playthrough, you’ll only be able to acquire blueprints for three of them — a choice that will define your strategy and army composition.[/p][p]As you learn their strengths, you’ll be able to plan which ones best suit your royal ambitions:[/p]

• [p]Craving more Denarii? The Hellpigs might just be your new accountants.[/p]
• [p]Need a boost in damage output for your Grunt army? Perhaps a Bottomless Pit is the answer (don’t ask how it works).[/p]

[p][/p][p]Providing predictable access to certain barracks is one of our first steps toward giving players greater control over build predictability, while keeping all the chaos and randomness that make roguelite strategy fun.[/p][p][/p][h2]Everything Has a Price[/h2][p]Dealing with the Inferno never comes cheap. The more Nether Runes you gather, the more the world itself will rebel against you. Each threshold of worship awakens the volcano further — the skies darken, the earth cracks, and the very mountain begins to rage.[/p][p]At the highest tiers, expect the heavens to rain fire as meteors fall upon friend and foe alike. When you deal with demons, even victory burns.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]What’s Next?[/h2][p]In our next royal address, we’ll delve into:[/p]

• [p]The enemies and events that will test your leadership and strength, as well as artifacts we plan to add[/p]
• [p]The game-wide improvements and new councilors arriving alongside the update.[/p]

[p]Until then, Your Majesty, keep your altars warm and your crown untarnished — for soon, even kings must decide how much of their soul they’re willing to sell.

~ The Hypnohead Team[/p][p]


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