Happy Birthday Spiral Knights

Spiral Knights is SEVEN years old!

It’s time again to help Biscotti, the Skylark's Head Chef, avoid disaster in two special missions - Total Caketastrophe and A Gremlin in Knead. Fight Creep Cakes and Batterbots to earn Cake Slice tokens, then visit Maskwell in Haven Town Square to exchange your tokens for:

- Cake helms

- Anniversary Prize Boxes

- Other party accessories

Today through April 25, 2018: Spiral HQ has assembled prize boxes from the past year together into a Surprise Box. When you open a Surprise Box, you will randomly receive a past prize box and confetti. There is also a chance to find a Stately Cap costume helm! For details on this box and its contents, visit the wiki here.

Thank you all so much for playing Spiral Knights. Have fun out there!

Additional Release Notes:

- Slight changes to how the Mixmaster, Caladbolg, and Buccaneer Broadsider animate.

- Special gear animations are now shown when viewing your own Equipment or inspecting another knight.

- Cracked fire crystals can be sold to vendors for 1 crown.

- Increase max statues per guild hall to 10 (from 8).

- Slight changes to the player creation UI.

- The depot confirm-purchase popup now shows you the quantity (ie. “Quantity: 50”) if not buying just 1.

Hail, knights!

The cosmos briefly swings into balance. The Strangers have brought forth celestially-themed offerings in the Spring Equinox Prize Box, available to you through March 29th, 2018:

• Celestial Orbitgun
• Celestial Shield
• Orbit Aura
• Celestial Nav Helm and Suit
• Galactic Guardian Helm and Vest
• Solar and Cosmic Plasma Wings
• Celestial Dragon/Valkyrie Wings
• Celestial Accessories
• Unique Variant Tickets

Keep an eye out for Nonna near the Haven fountain! It’s time to adopt a buddy who always has your back (or front).

The Solstice returns to Cradle! Celebrate with items of summer and winter. Solstice Prize Boxes include summer and winter accessories, confetti, UV tickets and buckets of snowballs!

See the announcement post for more information!

The deepest cold of winter has settled on Cradle. Outside of Haven the cold, snow, and ice have taken over the landscape. Spiral HQ has issued some high tech gear designed to give knights the edge in the brutal conditions. Plus, the high visibility color options, Tech Blue, Tech Green, Tech Orange, and Tech Pink, make it easier to spot your party members during whiteout conditions. This technical gear includes such items like Chilled Aura, Ice Axe, and other WinterTech costumes and accessories.

The WinterTech Box contains items such as:

Chilled Aura

Circuitry Eye

Ice Axe

Down Puffer

Down Puffer Unzipped

Various new accessories

Happy Winterfest!

All the creatures of Cradle are celebrating the season with snow, festive songs, and hats. Impostoclaus arrives to bring delight and glee to all. Visit his helper, Randolph, near the fountain in Haven to exchange tokens for festive helms, winter confetti, and snowballs.

Some Gremlins say "Humbug!" and plan to stop Impostoclaus and destroy Winterfest! Stop the Grinchlins from destroying Winterfest with two daily prestige missions.

Save Winterfest! Help Impostoclaus deliver presents to the children of Emberlight. Feed him milk and cookies to keep him strong. Protect him from Grinchlins and collect Winter Wish tokens.

Grinchlin Assault! Raid the Grinchlin stronghold on Mount Krampus to stop them from ruining Winterfest! Make your way through the compound, all the way to the summit to find special 4* Solstice Ring trinkets. Combine them together to make the 5* Grand Solstice Ring trinket!

Delve into the Clockworks, for Winterfest danger rooms! Collect Frozen Winterfest Wishlist tokens and exchange them with Randolph in Haven. He has a new Winterfest Present that contains tasteful new holiday pullovers and cheery onesies.

Visit the Supply Depot for Decoration Kits for your guild hall and gift boxes to wrap your gifts and attach a note! Take a moment at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine. There's a handgun that's minty fresh!