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06.04.2013, 09:21
Spiral Knights is celebrating its second anniversary with a special event! Join in on the fun now through April 16, 2013![br]It's a Caketastrophe![br]Visit the Haven Town Square to meet the Skylark's Head Chef, Biscotti. She will inform you of a 'situation' at hand that involves hordes of monstrous cakes known as 'Creep Cakes.' Helping her solve this 'situation' will reward you with cake helms and prize boxes! Features include:[br]- A Prestige Mission, 'Total Caketastrophe' is available during the event[br]- Biscotti, Maskwell and Bulky can be found in the Haven Town Square[br]- Creep Cake nests can be found randomly within the Clockworks[br]- Participating in these events will reward you with Cake Slice tokens[br]- Maskwell now trades Cake Helms and Anniversary Prize Boxes in exchange for Cake Slices[br]- Bulky now sells confetti and Cake Slice tokens[br]Please note, the Frosted Helm and Foiled Frosted Helm will expire on April 30th 2013, however the Prismatic Frosted Helm lasts forever![br]Anniversary Prize Boxes[br]Anniversary Prize Boxes can be purchased from Maskwell in exchanged for Cake Slice tokens. Anniversary Prize Box contents include:[br]- Handfuls of confetti (always included)[br]One accessory (always included):[br]4% Chance:[br]- Cool Birthday Candle[br]- Regal Birthday Candle[br]- Military Birthday Candle[br]- Heavy Birthday Candle[br]- Fancy Birthday Candle[br]- Dusky Birthday Candle[br]- Toasty Birthday Candle[br]- Cool Party Hat[br]- Regal Party Hat[br]- Military Party Hat[br]- Heavy Party Hat[br]- Fancy Party Hat[br]- Dusky Party Hat[br]- Toasty Party Hat[br]- Cool Party Blowout[br]- Regal Party Blowout[br]- Military Party Blowout[br]- Heavy Party Blowout[br]- Fancy Party Blowout[br]- Dusky Party Blowout[br]- Toasty Party Blowout[br]2% Chance:[br]- Volcanic Party Hat[br]- Divine Party Hat[br]- Prismatic Party Hat[br]- Volcanic Party Blowout[br]- Divine Party Blowout[br]- Prismatic Party Blowout[br]- Volcanic Birthday Candle[br]- Divine Birthday Candle[br]- Prismatic Birthday Candle[br]1% Chance:[br]- Shadow Party Blowout[br]- Shadow Party Hat[br]- Shadow Birthday Candle[br]- Sprinkle Aura[br]As a special bonus, each Anniversary Prize Box has a chance of containing DOUBLE PRIZES![br]UI Overhaul[br]As part of our second anniversary celebration, we're rolling out a new UI for Spiral Knights! The new UI contains a number of improvements and an easier to understand layout. These changes include:[br]- A visible character portrait[br]- A new way of viewing health: health pips now change from red to silver and finally gold as more health is accrued. Additionally, a percentage health display is present.[br]- A shield power meter under health[br]- A weapon selection 'wheel' that allows you to see the name and icon of your weapons[br]- A much more detailed mini map, featuring enemy locations, NPCs and more[br]- A new Targeting UI that displays information about whatever you are targeting. For monsters this includes health, attack types and weaknesses. Handy![br]- An Activities Panel that contains all the various activities that you can perform in a given zone[br]- A zoom button that allows you to zoom in when in Haven[br]- A general layer of shininess across all the other interfaces[br]Other Changes[br]- Monster and player damage flash effects have been revamped for better clarity in combat.[br]- Vials and Capsule pickups have had their icons updated.[br]- Art for unbreakable blocks in the Clockworks has been updated.[br]- A player's rank will now be shown with their name above their heads.[br]- Items will now show a message when they cannot be picked up.[br]- Player names are now white, green if a guildmate and blue if a friend. This color scheme is also used on the mini map.[br]- Vitapods can no longer be dropped, only replaced by superior versions.[br]- Devilite difficulty has been balanced, including reducing their attack range and dodge frequency.[br]Bugfixes[br]- Dusky Long Feather added to the Iron Lockbox drop table[br][br]http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/gfx/apps/99900/capsule_467x181.jpg (http://store.steampowered.com/app/99900/) [br][br]Дальше... (http://store.steampowered.com/news/10369/)