To those who celebrate this spooky time of year: Happy Halloween! From October 25th - November 2nd, we'll be running a Halloween Event in game! During this event, there will be exclusive new Items, Quests and other fun stuff that will be available to access.

This update is the first of several small content updates for Sentry Knight Tactics. In addition to the new Items and Quests, we are also introducing the first Hero Costume for Knight, Priestess, Marksman and Rogue!

We've also added Companions. Companions were a concept we had in Sentry Knight Conquest and something long-time players missed. The Jack-O-Lantern is the first available Companion players can get, with many more coming soon!

And last but not least, the Storage Chest! Lots of players asked about this in the forums and emails, and it has been added. You can access the Storage Chest wherever there is a Shopkeep.

Got ideas for updates you want to see in the future? Let us know in the forums as we are always reading and acknowledging suggestions and feedback!

• New
  • Halloween Event (Oct. 25th - Nov. 2nd)
    
    • Embark on The Pumpkin King Questline. Read more below.
      
    • Embark on the Master of Disguise Questline. Read more below.
      
    • Keep a look out for Rare and Legendary Costume Consumables that can only be found during this event.
      
    • Many more tricks and treats to be found!
      
    
    
  • The Pumpkin King Questline
    
    • Real or myth? Find out by undertaking the brand new Pumpkin King Questline!
      
    • This Quest can be started from the Bounty Board in Stonewynn Keep.
      
    • You will have to complete the previous Bounty Quests if you haven't already.
      
    • This Quest will still be able to be completed after the event ends.
      
    • Intended for Level 20 parties.
      
    
    
  • Master of Disguise Questline
    
    • This Quest can be started from the tailor in Stonewynn Keep.
      
    • You will have to complete the tailor's first Quest before accepting this one.
      
    • This Quest will still be able to be completed after the event ends.
      
    
    
  • Storage Chest Added
    
    • Players can access a 12 slot Storage Chest in all Stages that have a Shopkeep.
      
    • Store your Legendary items for safekeeping!
      
  • Companions
    
    • Find Companions to bring along with you on your journey.
      
    • Jack-O-Lantern is the first Companion introduced, with many more coming later!
      
  
  
• Changes
  • Slightly adjusted the difficulty of The Coliseum battles.
    
    • They were a tad too hard previously and should now be more manageable.
      
    
    
  • The Necrolord boss will now choose a random Hero to shoot a Plague Bolt at during his auto-attack mechanics.
    
    
  • Reduced the chances of Mysterious Lockboxes dropping.
    
    
  • Increased the cost of Mysterious Keys.
    
    
  • Adjusted the Priestess' "Ethereal" Passive Talent:
    
    • Rank 2 is now 15 auto-heals required, up from 10 auto-heals required.
      
    • Only allows one attack to be evaded, instead of two.
      
    • Ethereal overall was just too strong, especially on boss fights. Nerfs were needed.
      
  
  
• Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that could crash the game if the player killed the Necrolord while his Arcane Skull was active.
    
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the Bat King to not continue attacking after he enraged.
    
  • Fixed an issue that was causing The Council's Rod Legendary buff (Mage Power) from not removing from the Hero when they casted a Spell, thus resulting in all Spell casts receiving half-cooldown.
    
  • Several other minor and backend fixes.
    

Please make sure you restart your Steam to verify the game updates properly. Check the version number in the bottom right hand corner of the Main Menu to make sure it aligns with the version listed in this post!

• New
  • Added a new Trinket to the game: Blackened Ring
    
    • Rare Trinket.
      
    • Dropped by the Manslayer.
      
    • Grants additional XP for completing Overworld battles.
      
    
    
  • Scrolls and Potions will now trigger an icon animation above the Hero's head whenever one is consumed.
    
    
  • Scrolls now play a sound effect when they are triggered.
    
  
  
• Changes
  • The Archer's Kill Shot has been reworked:
    
    • After casting Precise Arrow, the Archer gains a Kill Shot buff, making her next Precise Arrow deal additional damage and cast with half of its cooldown.
      
    
    
  • Reworked the Bat King boss fight:
    
    • Deals less damage but has more Health.
      
    • Has a couple new mechanics to spice him up a bit.
      
    
    
  • Buffed and Nerfed several Talents to bring a few DPS Heroes in line with each other in terms of damage output. See below.
    
    
  • Buffed Talents:
    
    • Marksman's Summon Pet
      
      • Increased attack rate of pet (Rank 2)
    • Marksman's Bestial Fury
      
      • Increased pet damage.
    • Witch's Ice Bolt
      
      • Increased damage.
    • Witch's Meteor Strike
      
      • Increased damage.
      • Inflicts Burn debuffs on all nearby targets.
    • Warlock's Plague Strike
      
      • Inflicts Poison debuff on all nearby targets.
    
    
  • Nerfed Talents:
    
    • Archer's Dexterous
      
      • Decreased attack rate.
    • Archer's Multi Shot
      
      • Can no longer proc if there is only one enemy.
  
  
• Fixes
  • Several minor fixes.
    

Please make sure you restart your Steam to verify the game updates properly. Check the version number in the bottom right hand corner of the Main Menu to make sure it aligns with the version listed in this post!

• New
  • Hero Hotkeys added!
    
    • Defaults to the F1, F2, F3, and F4 keys.
      
    • Hotkeys are coordinated with the position of each Hero in the Party menu.
      
  • Added new dialogue to a conversation in Stonewynn Forest that explains the new Hero Hotkeys.
    
  
  
• Changes
  • Hero Cycle (Tab cycling) has been removed from the game in favor of the Hero-specific hotkeys.
    
  
  
• Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that was causing Stage wave setups from being affected by the "More enemies in waves" Hardcore rule.
    
    • This rule was only intended to spawn extra enemies on Overworld-based battles, not in Stages players visit and complete.
      
    • Only affected players on Hardcore mode.
      

Please make sure you restart your Steam to verify the game updates properly. Check the version number in the bottom right hand corner of the Main Menu to make sure it aligns with the version listed in this post!

Please restart your Steam to verify the game updates. Check that you're on 1.0.1.0 on the Main Menu, in the lower right hand corner.

• New Control Scheme added.
  
  • Defaults to On for all new players.
    
  • Existing players must toggle the new control scheme from Settings > Gameplay menu.
    
• Added custom cursor.
  
  • Defaults to On for all players, new and existing.

Hey, everyone! The Sentry Knight Tactics launch went incredibly smooth! We're so excited people are enjoying the game and we can't wait to get time to watch content creators stream, speed run and make other cool stuff about our little game. We put a ton of hard work into it and we hope you love it as much as we do.

With that said, I've been reading through the discussion threads and trying to get back to everyone that has suggestions or issues. One of the main issues seems to be the control scheme. Well fear not, my friends, for there is light at the end of this tunnel. I spent the day today implementing a brand new control scheme that feels a lot more natural and efficient to use. It works similarly in that you Left Click (or Tab Select) a Hero to activate them. But, instead of holding and dragging to command that Hero, you simply Right Click to either move them, attack an enemy, pick up a Loot Bag, etc. This will feel very familiar to those who are used to more traditional RTS (Starcraft, Warcraft, etc.) controls and commands. The reason we went with both Left and Right clicks to perform an action is because if everything was bound to the Left Click (moving, attacking AND selecting a Hero), there's a chance the player would be attempting to attack an enemy and then he/she clicked another Hero, thus resulting in a Hero selection instead of a Hero command attack. So, differentiating the selection click and the command click solves that issue.

Please be aware that this new control scheme is automatically set as the default control scheme for users who are first starting the game. If you've already started the game before and have a settings file saved in your Documents/Senrty Knight Tactics/ folder, you'll have to toggle the new control scheme from the Settings > Controls menu! If you liked the click and drag control scheme, you can keep it or swap back to it whenever. If you discover a bug with the new control scheme, please report it as soon as possible! Swapping back to the old control scheme would fix any potential control issues, if any are encountered.

Along with the new control scheme, we also decided to add a custom cursor that can be toggled through Settings > Gameplay. The custom cursor is enabled by default for everyone, whether they've started the game before or not. It's easier to see than the regular operating system cursor and can also be color swapped, if you want something more vibrant than the default white!

For this patch, and all future patches, the in-game Changelog can be accessed from the Main Menu in the lower right hand corner. It will usually contain a more detailed description of additions, changes and fixes!

Thank you guys for everything! Please continue posting feedback, suggestions, bugs, whatever. I read everything and will likely reply to and address as much as I possibly can.

After a lot of hard work, long hours, testing, and evil slimes splattered, Sentry Knight Tactics is now available, bringing the series loved by millions of players to an entirely new platform with even more content and surprises. Direct and outfit your heroes for battle across a world filled with challenging encounters, sidequests, and of course, swank loot.

To celebrate its release and thank the fans who have helped the title come so far, Sentry Knight Tactics is 10% off during its launch week. We hope you enjoy this game as much as we've loved being a part of it, and help us spread the word to ensure no evil yeti goes unpunished, and no giant plant goes un... uh... up-rooted?