http://steamcommunity.com/games/spiralknights/announcements/detail/12305...
The gun puppy is T3, suggesting that it could be a new T3 mission that could be post-vanguard.
Crimson order symbols.
New-ly designed rocket launchers that are activated once hit?
Investigating a Sudden Silence... 3 new Post-Vanguard missions!
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 10:55
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 11:17
#2
> Poison themed enemies
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> Poison themed enemies
> Herex
...it's coming...
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 11:17
#3
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Those barricades are not from O:CH
They are from a gremlin in knead [first introduction].
They have barbs on them, so u get damaged when u walk into them.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 11:34
#4
Minor gripe, but those barricades always irritated me. They were used during WW2 to prevent tanks from rolling over your front lines while giving infantry little to no cover. The fact that gremlins are using it, implies that we Spiral Knights have tanks. Unless our tanks are invisible, the only use I can think of is to impale stupid Strikers. If that was the case, then all we need to do is give our Strikers wings or the ability to jump and we're golden.
Come on Spiral HQ! Give us flying ninja doggeh knights with toothpicks!
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 11:39
#5
Skepticraven: Not the damaging barricades (should have mentioned those), but the ones that take 3 hits to break.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 12:04
#6
Hmmm
As much as I want to say this is the Herex mission we've all been anticipating, the presence of the Crimson Order symbol makes me think otherwise. From what we know Herex has defected from the order so I'm thinking we might be dealing with a new member of the Crimson Order. Or maybe we're just infiltrating his old base... who knows...
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 12:08
#7
i just hope this is just part of the new Rank missions series (and not another short danger mission) i dont mind if its a DLC. just i hope they made a interesting music for these level because honestly OCH music with those "oooh ahhh ohh aahh" music got me bored after the second loop and made me swicht to magitek factory or streets of desolation which fits better and less boring.
well going to admit, i have now a litle faith in OOO.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 12:59
#8
WELP.
Color me hyped!
I see some sort of C42-esk vials and stuff in the last picture there in the upper-left corner. This is probably a Herex thing. Wooooo!
I might be having some carry-over hype
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 13:19
#9
Looks like those turrets fire
Looks like those turrets fire when hit with a sword. New puzzle mechanic?
I think this'll be the new tier 3 boss lair. We don't actually have a standard Gremlin boss aside from Seerus, but that's for DLC.
And since Gremlins play such a huge role in the game now, we definitely need more of them.
Also, those crystal blocks look like they play into the whole turret puzzle thing, since it appears they can only be broken from one side.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 13:39
#10
inb4 OOO actually starts releasing content frequently! :000
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 14:49
#11
Most likely
Its most likely the new T3 boss which was announced a couple of years ago in which case as they said its linked to the Herex story line since I see gremlins landing on the ground also the levels are poison .
What I believe is that this storyline is getting closer and will give us new hints on how the relationship between Herex betrayal,The Swamp and the purpose of the artifacts(also this will link with the boss level changes which OOO updated few months ago).
Maybe this lvl shows what Herex has done to the Operation Crimson Hammer
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 15:15
#12
into the swirling darkness
Seems like new T3 missions and the new T3 boss are getting closer - although I'm slightly terrified all this will end up being another DLC mission. Either way, though, excited to see new content on the horizon!
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 15:37
#13
things are going to change
what will happen with it all comes falling down? silence
or wait this is a sudden silence so....
everything goes into chaos and then... silence out of no where... herex will strike
ALL GLORY TO THE NEW ORDER!!!
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 16:07
#14
And they called me crazy when
And they called me crazy when I made a Max Poison Grey Feather set....
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 16:49
#15
Upon closer inspection, the
Upon closer inspection, the projectile coming from the turret doen't appear to be a rocket, it looks like a bullet. Probably much faster than rockets, maybe more damaging.
Also, someone on the Steam forums had an excellent view. It can't be Herex, because he broke off from the Crimson Order. Therefore, he wouldn't have a Crimson order insigna in his base of operations.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 18:53
#16
Moo
The only gremlins we see are dead ones. All the other enemies are constructs. The real question is, were the gremlins enemies that were killed or were the corpses already there? Herex`s creations may have been too powerful again.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 19:11
#17
seems chill dawg
Xaphak that was me on the steam forums, I have a funny feeling it's a Seerus Shadow Lair (oh god, that'd be terrible!) since Herex is no longer part of the Crimson Order, it's either an old abandoned base....(Seerus' war factory!), that Herex may have gone too, or possibly....King...can't say it...it's too hard! He's watching me....
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 19:55
#18
Well, you guys realize there
Well, you guys realize there are 7 other Crimson Order Gremlins we haven't seen yet, right? They could be introducing another of the nine.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 19:54
#19
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One thing that no one else has pointed out yet:
There is one crystal that is not stone for each color set. This is likely for making more complex puzzles that would normally use respawning ghost blocks... but only destroy a portion of the blocks at a time.
There are also rockets aimed directly at these blocks.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 19:57
#20
@Skepticraven
I did point that out at the bottom of one of my previous posts, I did notice that they appear to only be breakable from a certain side, as well.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 19:59
#21
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Rockets aimed at the breakable areas was the new part.
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 20:06
#22
I am getting quite the GitM
I am getting quite the GitM vibe from those screen shots, but the whole thing just reeks of Gremlin.
Also, those pictures released on Feb 5th, think those tie into this at all? Obviously OOO is teasing something, but what kind of scale are we talking?
Tue, 02/10/2015 - 20:19
#23
The background of the "Gremlin" levels are shock-themed, or perhaps undead-themed?
Wed, 02/11/2015 - 05:02
#24
I'm vohtarak, call me by that name
Well, sure, herex abandoned the order, but in compound 42 there's still a screen with the crimson orders insignia, and there's a green version on the floor near the end, so that screen being there really can't prove anything
Edit: herex was messing around with the swarm last time we saw him, and he seems to be a glorified ghostmane stalker, so that probably explains the shadowy type theme to the levels
Wed, 02/11/2015 - 07:00
#25
OMG
This doesn't look like anything we have seen yet, maybe a little OCH-like but then with lots of weird new blocks, some kind of missile/bullet launchers and some more complex puzzles (it seems).
Maybe we will know more this evening...
Wed, 02/11/2015 - 07:11
#26
Could there be new items as boss rewards?
Wed, 02/11/2015 - 07:56
#27
Idk
IF there will be released new missions and a new boss soon we can expect new boss rewards too. IF, that is...
Wed, 02/11/2015 - 12:43
#28
It appears they're releasing
It appears they're releasing teaser pictures every 5 days, so maybe we can expect more on the 15th.
Wed, 02/11/2015 - 12:55
#29
Meep.
3 new missions!
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/108149
Wed, 02/11/2015 - 12:59
#30
Official discussion for missions -> http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/108179
A few things I noticed...
1. Tier 3. The other mission below this new one is also Tier 3.
2. New blocks (stone + crystal).
3. Missile launchers (Possibly a new puzzle/function added to them).
4. Key gates.
5. Seerus!
6. The barricades from O:CH.