Spiral Knights - What's in Development

What's in Development - April 2012

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Wed, 04/11/2012 - 20:05

#51

Iron-Volvametal

...

Technically, it's not Spamming. It's still in the same Post. If he was Spamming, he would've just put "FALCON PUNCH!!!" in every Thread as a Post with nothing else.

EDIT: Lagtastical Crap.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 20:18

#52

Ginungagap

It is in no way spammy

And since your attention is the only one it's drawing....

And just because it doesn't happen to be beneath his post doesn't make it any less a signature. You are the only one who finds THAT aspect of Falconn's posts annoying.

As per Duke's post, I would like to say that I really am excited about these changes! I would like to also reflect the concerns that others have voiced. Please give existing players the one time option to change eyes and height, and then include it to rechange in game as with the color pallet. I have changed my personal color and am very glad I had the option to do so, but the first chance should be free, especially to free players who as one other player mentioned, have never had that opportunity.

The charge attack change looks quite nice, and all in all, I'm starting to get quite excited about the next couple of months on SK!

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 20:16

#53

Dukeplatypus

duke's signature

Hey gaiz, can we argue maliciously about the future content instead?

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 20:52

#54

Fehzor

This box. It says 'Subject' for a reason.

I too find Falconn's signature annoying, and distasteful. It'd be like me putting I'VE POSTED OVER 9000 TIMES IN THE SUGGESTIONS FORUMS! at the bottom of my signature.

Anyways, hitboxes didn't even occur to me... but that is a good question. Hopefully Nick will shed some light on these issues.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 21:17

#55

Nick

Developer

Height will have no effect on

Height will have no effect on hitboxes of any kind. It is strictly a visual change.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 21:18

#56

Charpal

@Fallconn

Your just saying that cuz I killed you with one ... :P

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 21:22

#57

Tantarian

Wut

Your feature priority queue is the weirdest I've ever seen Nick.
Dunno if that's good or bad, I guess you'll know best from your numbers.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 21:26

#58

Batabii

I don't see how height would

I don't see how height would affect hitboxes when every attack in the game essentially hits your knees anyway.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 21:29

#59

Psychodestroyer

I used to care about my height...

Then I kept getting hits to my knee.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 23:13

#60

Gwenyvier

More Item Balance, More

More Item Balance, More Items
Another weapon and gear balance pass is in the works, in some cases offering enhanced functionality to existing items. We're also developing some new items for players to craft!

In that case could we get the Barbarous Thorn Blade fixed so its 4* doesn't outshine it? Barbarous Thorn Blade does more damage on the normal attacks (about 90 more damage total for full combo) but Dark Thorn Blade easily out performs Barbarous Thorn Blade on the charge attack (possible 1916 from Dark Thorn Blade charge, possible 1644 from Barbarous Thorn Blade charge). As of right now there's no actual reason to upgrade it to 5* unless you want the pretty hologram Snarby on the charge.

No weapon's weaker form should be able to out perform its final form. It would be one thing if they were different lines (like the Pepperbox and Blitz Needle) but this is the exact same line...

~Gwen

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 22:23

#61

Fehzor

I'd actually rather have the

I'd actually rather have the pretty hologram than the damage... Still better than an elemental flourish.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 23:06

#62

Scarred-Knight

My prediction on height and eyes...

From my experience, I bet Height will behave where the head remains the same size on all axis, but the body itself will be what is changing in size. If this is the case, those who don't really like the whole "huge headed" thing may see some desire to be taller...

For eyes, I bet there are going to be more eyes to choose then what is currently apparent. Sure, we have seen a lot of eyes on both the forums and in-game, but I suspect they either are going to make more, or are hiding some eyes that have not been shown in game yet.

Personally, one more feature that I would love to see is the ability to differentiate the eye color only slightly away from the knight color. An example would be say, you have a knight who is Vermillion colored (orange-red), but want eyes that are a bit brighter, you would perhaps shift the eye color to be Amber (orange-yellow), which would make the color still belong, and seem not out of place, but at the same time would make it all that more apparent.

Plus, it would be nice to make your eyes stand out more than simply using prismatic glow eyes.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 23:09

#63

Spectrumized

9-4 Vanguard

Nick, will that one guy in Hall of Heroes on the final mission still expect me to be taller even if I'm max height after this update? :C He makes me feel puny, and weak.

P.S. :] Still hoping for that piercing, five star antigua or a shadow lair set for gunslingers.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 23:44

#64

Maeko

I love coming back here when

I love coming back here when the prospect of paying for every bloody thing in Dungeon Defenders get's me down, not only is all of this concentrated awesome inbound, but it will be FREE.

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 23:53

#65

Softhead

0o0

We could make alts/characters.

And a mission for vanguards/expansion where you return to the camp.

I bet the Boss will be a Expansion(RAGE!)

Wed, 04/11/2012 - 23:55

#66

Windsickle

@Scarred-Knight: This already

@Scarred-Knight: This already happens automatically in PvP if you are auto-selected a Color for a match that is not your Personal Color.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 00:17

#67

Guyinshinyarmour

@Nick
But that still doesn't really put down my worries. If the model is made wider too a la scaling, the hitboxes won't match the model. Makes the visuals misleading. People complain about flourish range in LD already, and this won't help.

Now if it's strictly a height change where the model is stretched along the Z axis, it won't matter. Though I still suspect the models will look warped iunless Ian has something planned.

In short, we need clarification on what exactly this height change will entail.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 01:21

#68

Milkman

YAY

I am going to be a midget.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 01:25

#69

Dirt

@Nick

Will older players get an opportunity to change their cosmetics once for free?

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 02:37

#70

Dancinjen

Same questions as above,

Same questions as above, because i didn't read....

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 02:37

#71

Dancinjen

like a baws. and i apparently

like a baws.

and i apparently can double post...

like a baws.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 04:46

#72

Twiddle

Sounds good.

: On Thursday, April 12, 2012, Nick said:
New Crash Site, Rescue Camp and More!
We are developing an all-new intro experience for Spiral Knights that will have players saving the residents of the Rescue Camp from a new villain before reaching the gates of Haven. This story will later tie in to other missions in the future.

More story plus a reason to play the tutorial levels again. I look forward to it. (:

: On Thursday, April 12, 2012, Nick said:
More Item Balance, More Items
Another weapon and gear balance pass is in the works, in some cases offering enhanced functionality to existing items. We're also developing some new items for players to craft!

Winfinity? Winfinity? Yes please winfinity. d=

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 05:23

#73

Extribble

/applaud Great stuff in the

/applaud

Great stuff in the works, I like it :D

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 05:52

#74

Myg-Mog

Huuuuuuuuzzzzzzaaaaaahhhh!

So...is a single change avalible for the older already started players? I'd like to tweak my look immensely without having to make a WHOLE new character.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 06:23

#75

Sirenblue

One-time character look change on first login after patch please

(partly because I kinda want to change my proto set too. ._.)

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 06:55

#76

Jimbo-Jambo

I've played around with height a bit in Spiral Spy; I won't give anything away, but I will say that it looks fine. The change is noticeable but small, and I doubt misinterpreting hitboxes will be a problem. There do however seem to be some clipping issues with the tallest height, particularly with plate armors which have a thick piece around the neck.

Honestly, while I certainly appreciate the effort, I'm not sure I'm thrilled with the ability to change height/eyes. I sort of figure whatever the current selection of armor and accessories lacks in customization options can be made up for with more armor and accessories. ...though I understand how much more time that takes.

Oh, and I second the request to be able to change proto gear.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 06:46

#77

Fallconn

FALCON PUNCH!

going to look very angry....RAGE!!!!!!!!

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 06:59

#78

Sirenblue

@Jimbo-Jambo

I only discovered 4 months after I first played that golden sammurai proto set is horrible and difficult to match.

I see people with costumes including the accessorised proto helm. How I could only envy and QQ...

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 07:22

#79

Leviance

I have a few questions to ask

I have a few questions to ask in terms of this "update."

1.Will people with existing knights get to re customize their knights without a charge for the first time?

2.Regarding your concept of "balancing items", I see that you've mentioned making items better, but the question that I'm begging is whether you would make powerful items weaker.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 07:57

#80

Jimbo-Jambo

@Sirenblue

Not to brag, but I was pretty fortunate with my own selection. I have a purple spiral tailed helm with cobalt personal color, and it looks pretty damn sexy with the seraphic mail. ...It's almost kind of a shame that I'm a guy.

But yeah, it's pretty unfortunate that your breaker helm line isn't fantastic either. I see a lot of people with firebreaker helms, and the icebreakers are pretty neat too, but the colors on the curcuitbreaker line clash kinda badly, and it's got a little too much going on with the feathers, slitted visor, horn, and animated electric sparks. The whole thing is just really...noisy.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 08:51

#81

Dirt

@Jimbo-Jambo

You should have seen the Demo helms when the models were what the Circuitbreaker line is now. The colors looked pretty rad.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 08:52

#82

Kaisermobius

Changing heights and eyes?

Changing heights and eyes? Obviously it gonna bought with energies or crowns worth more than 25k cr :/ If it will, this update is really useless

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 09:01

#83

Juances

I used to think teh same about accesories. A cosmetic useless thing taht doesnt change my game, yet the AH is full of them now and everyone has- at least- one attached.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 09:06

#84

Wymion

For older players

Hey if you've already made your knight and has all loads of stuff and everything, can you do it so we can edit our knight and then save it as our knight but not lose our stuff so we can get a chance at trying it? Basically remake our knight but with the same name and all our stuff still their, cause it's kinda unfair on the people who have made theirs and ain't got a choice.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 09:13

#85

Jethrodolla

sounds boring

well see when it comes out. probably really kiddy like upgrade probably not worth waiting for

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 12:14

#86

Ccrusader

sounds awesome!

Nick you rock!!
This game has been so fun and a great place to hang.

PLEASE buff the Sudaruska!! at least give it more damage so it is worth the danger of using such a slow sword!!!

Other than that, great stuff!!
Keep up the good work!

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 13:17

#87

King-Tinkinzar

I'm going to be FAT AND TALL!

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 14:16

#88

Sky-Roseshade

Great Ideas.

I don't really care about the height for now, its just the eyes. Expression is a major part in gaming. So I'm really looking fowards to the eyes. I'd like mine to be like a magikat's, all squinted when its mewing, before it sees you. I also look forwards the customization. I wanted my knight to be like a (male) snow angel. Work as best as you can and get it up on the servers! Now go slash about! (or shoot... or bomb.... ^-^ heh heh)

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 14:24

#89

Sky-Roseshade

@Ironskullkid

@Ironskullkid
*puts on a monocle and feels like a sir*" Ya don't say...." (i love doing that. makes me feel like that magikat in moorcroft.)

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 14:31

#90

Redlawlsy

Plz say no...

Will players already existing have to pay for these improvements?

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 14:59

#91

The-Ark

I doubt we will have to pay

I doubt we will have to pay for the height and eye changers, at least for the first time.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 15:14

#92

Neodasus

They will probably be sold

They will probably be sold from the merchant in the bazaar for 50k+, as with the other cosmetic changes.

By the way, I just checked out the new faces...I really like them.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 15:24

#93

Kyleultra

O_O

Omg new eyes and height, still don't see if the armor will stretch or something
But still.... OMG

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 15:31

#94

Softhead

WAIT!

You can replay The Rescue Camp mission, so you could do this one.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 16:19

#95

Fallconn

FALCON PUNCH!

@Charpal no, if you played T2 like i do, you'll most likely run into a spammer every match

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 16:25

#96

Weegeeftws

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD: <- That's my haw (EDIT: I meant jaw, I'll keep it in just to reinforce how excited I am xD) dropping, my excitement, I just, I can't, !&%£ YEAH! :DDDDD

<3 <3 <3

~The Mighty WeeGee

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 16:29

#97

Korakc

Sweet changes :D Hoping I can

Sweet changes :D Hoping I can get a few more swords before these come out.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 16:31

#98

The-Ark

I was looking at the new eyes

I was looking at the new eyes on Spiral spy, they're @$*# awesome.

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 17:15

#99

Michaelb

'42' is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

Wait so there's a NEW form of in-game plastic surgery?! That's totally kickbutt !!! :D:D:D lovin it!

Thu, 04/12/2012 - 17:15

#100

Michaelb

'42' is the answer to life, the universe, and everything.

Wait so there's a NEW form of in-game plastic surgery?! That's totally kickbutt !!! :D:D:D lovin it!

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