- Definitive Edition auto-switch on July 9th - 5 June 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F8290243%2F0e2cc52e13504febd6faeab590324964a05e8bdf.jpg Hey Everyone, We finally have a release date! KW2DE will be launched on July 11th (with potential for a day or two delay). And at that point, everyone who owns the original game, will have KW2 Definitive Edition added to your library. This will be absolutely free to all the past players, and you won`t need to take any additional actions (well you will need to download the Definitive Edition) Please keep in mind that due to major changes from the original game, the progress and saved games will not carry onto KW2DE. Also - unfortunately players with very old video cards, that do not support Direct X11, will not be able to play Definitive Edition. We expect quite a few players to join us for launch, week so we hope you will give the game a chance and give it a try on Jul…
- Definitive Edition Progress Report & Game Comparison - 14 May 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34696547%2F82f9291df73b3bda84568f1b17c612c90575f6ff.jpg Hey Everyone, Release is fast approaching, with release window set sometime between June 11 and July 15th. Depending on when the Steam summer sale will happen, and couple of other factors. In the follow weeks we`ll be continuing to update the beta build, fixing all the reported issues, and including your suggestions. You can join the beta here: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1036440/announcements/detail/3019009900091319943 As a reminder - everyone who purchased the original game, will get a free copy of Definitive Edition - a new game added to their Steam library. This will automatically happen on release day. And games are not compatible (saved games, progress e.t.c) Original vs Definitive Edition This week we wanted to show you how exactly KW2DE differs from the o…
- Progress with Definitive Edition - 13 February 2019
Hey Everyone, In case you missed the news - we are back to working on Kingdom Wars 2 - BIG TIME! Entire game is getting reworked and redesigned, with new engine, sweet new graphics, all the bugs are getting fixed up, and the game is getting a total makeover both in gameplay and presentation. We are calling this massive update - Kingdom Wars 2: Definitive Edition. And it will be released on Steam as a new game installation, but it will be added to everyone`s library (if you already purchased KW2B) automatically. So yeah - this is absolutely free for all our customers. Here`s a brief list of what you can expect: New DX11 game engine with greatly improved graphics Smoother performance even on mid range system with everything maxed out Super high zoom out levels Streamlined and reworked the way you play the game with new main menu Total re-balance of combat with huge new battalion sizes Com…
- Work resumed - massive update this winter - 20 December 2018
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/apps/253190/capsule_467x181.jpg Hey Everyone, We are very excited to announce that we are back to updating KW2B. And more than that - we are completely reworking the game with the new game engine. I know we have got a lot of bad rep for stopping updates for KW2B and KW1. But as we tried to explain earlier - we hit a major roadblock with our game engine, and updates were simply impossible until our new game engine was complete. So as soon as we finished our new engine back in October, work has begun on updating KW2B. This project is lead by Dev Langor, who`ll be in charge of all things KW2B as we move forward. KW2B Definitive Edition - will be free for all our players. As for ETA - we are looking at later on this winter. At least 6 weeks away. But this is coming soon and it`ll be awesome. We are already playing KW2B on the new engine, and it`s simply…
- Weeklong Sale - 28 August 2017
Hey Everyone, This week we have a great sale promotion lined up for KW2B, at 50% this is the biggest discount we had so far on KW2B. So we hope to see a lot of these new players over the next week. And for our current players who enjoy a good multiplayer games should see quite a few open battles towards this weekend - just let the knew guys complete the campaign and leave the basics, before showing that really they know nothing:) During the sale week, we`ll make sure to take a bit of time off of our next title - Medieval Kingdom Wars and actively monitor KW2B forums to answer any questions about the game. I do have to mention that at this point we have no planned updates to KW2B in the immediate future.
- Summer Sale and Fresh Blood for Multiplayer - 22 June 2017
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/2.jpg Dear Players, We are happy to see so many new faces join Kingdom Wars 2: Battles during this summer sale! Ah with all the work on our next title - Medieval Kingdom Wars, it`s been a while since we got a chance to post an update. But we`ll be sure to put some attention to KW2B during the summer sale to help the new players get started and answer your questions in the forums. Meanwhile - if you like the KW2B gameplay please be sure to check out Medieval Kingdom Wars as well, now available on Steam Early Access: http://store.steampowered.com/app/499660/Medieval_Kingdom_Wars/ And myself and for other KW2B multiplayer fans, we hope to finally see some action in the game lobby, as lately it`s been rather hard to get a multiplayer game going:) Thanks for your support.
- Update 2.3 - "The Looks" is Live! - 11 April 2017
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/1.jpg Dear Players, The new update 2.3 is now live, it`s a small update, with couple of important changes. With this patch we looked at improving unit responsiveness during PvP combat, as well as greatly improved the visual of the terrain battle maps. In addition you`ll notice better performance and some level updates. As always - thanks for your support, and so here are the details for 2.3: -Multiplayer command lag significantly reduced -Updated terrain art for all terrain sets -Improvement to the shadow code -Various menus like Survival or Skirmish now remember the settings of the last game -Update some art for interface across the board -The two levels with ruins will have significantly less lag -Changes to some levels - removed a lot of staircases to ruined walls -It`s no longer possible to trick kill Dragon Guardian on the ruined level…
- Weeklong Sale and Update 2.3 - 10 April 2017
Hey Guys and Girls, This week we have a great sale promotion lined up for KW2B, at 30% off after the new lower price. So we hope to see a lot of these new players over the next week. And for our current players who enjoy a good multiplayer games should see quite a few open battles towards this weekend - just let the knew guys complete the campaign and leave the basics, before showing that really they know nothing:) Later this week - we`ll also release the upcoming update 2.3 that we`ve previous mentioned. KW2B Update 2.3 With this update we`ll be adding some features from MKW engine to KW2B, as well as introducing some art updates and balance changes. With 2.3 KW2B will start looking much better with all new terrain, featuring approach we used in MKW, in addition there`s new shadow code - greatly improving the look of shadows, and finally some changes to camera controls that our players…
- Update 2.3 and MKW Invities Countdown - 31 March 2017
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/2.jpg Dear Players, We are happy to say, we are less than two weeks away from finally sending out Medieval Kingdom Wars pre-alpha testing invites. Same week we`ll release KW2B update 2.3, that we hope will breath some fresh life into KW2B. So lets dive into each one of these in details. KW2B Update 2.3 With this update we`ll be adding some features from MKW engine to KW2B, as well as introducing some art updates and balance changes. With 2.3 KW2B will start looking much better with all new terrain, featuring approach we used in MKW, in addition there`s new shadow code - greatly improving the look of shadows, and finally some changes to camera controls that our players should like and have a "refreshed" visual experience. In addition we are doing a major change to multiplayer - completely eliminating multiplayer command lag. Downside - the v…
- Updates on MKW and KW2B - 11 March 2017
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/1.jpg Dear Players, Once again it`s taking us a while to bring you the news and the long awaited updates. So hoping this announcement will answer all the questions, and set the dates for the awesome updates and MKW access... Medieval Kingdom Wars GDC been a busy time for us, but now we are back to the office and putting a lot of hours into Medieval Kingdom Wars. However - something has interfered with our plans to announce MKW. We are considering working with a publisher to release MKW - as the game is really shaping up into something awesome, and working with a publisher will help attract more players and complete the game on AAA level. We`ll know by April which way we`r going with MKW - indie and early access by May or publishing it. With that said - we can`t wait to share the game with our veteran players! We`r calling this a closed limi…
- Huge Weeklong Sale and Free KW3... - 6 February 2017
Hey Guys and Girls, This week we have a great sale promotion lined up for KW2B. This is actually the biggest discount we ever had for KW2B, so we hope to see a lot of these new players over the next week. And for our current players who enjoy a good multiplayer games should see quite a few open battles towards this weekend - just let the knew guys complete the campaign and leave the basics, before showing that really they know nothing:) Now onto the big news... As you might have heard, we are working on an amazing new projects. Our new game takes everything we learned when making KW1 and KW2B and combines the best elements from the two - including grand strategy open ended world and fast paced skirmish battles. In a few weeks we`ll be announcing this project to the world and inviting the most dedicated players to participate in closed development testing, with a free copy of the game (t…
- Update 2.2-"Players`s Patch" is Live! - 5 February 2017
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/3.jpg Dear Players, It has been over a month since our last update, and we are happy to be back to work on Kingdom Wars 2! And the long awaited update 2.2, has just been released! Our main focus with 2.2 was to fix large number of bugs and annoyances reported by our players this winter. We tried to cover majority of your complains such as marauders not following firing orders, total annihilation victory problems, zombies not spawning in larger numbers and so much more. Also we hope to see quite a few new players join the game this week, so these who enjoy a good multiplayer games should see quite a few open battles towards this weekend. And as you might have heard, we are working on an amazing new projects. We`ll be announcing this project to the world and inviting the most dedicated KW2B players to participate in closed testing sometimes i…
- Update 2.1 - "Rise Again" is Live! - 12 December 2016
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/1.jpg Dear Players, Following the successful release of Undead Cometh, and a great boost in player numbers last week, our team continues full on work on Kingdom Wars 2: Battles with one update after another planned in the coming weeks. Our main focus with today`s massive update 2.1 was to fix whatever was broken or unbalanced after Undead Cometh, as well a to work on player suggestions and worst reported issues. Few things of note - Zombies shall Rise Again, Skeletons are getting some badly needed limitations, there`s been a lot of balancing across the Undead units. We`ve also worked in full Russian Localization for the new content, and fixed some critical bugs like multiplayer disconnection. Next Update We are looking to release update 2.2 in Early February. It`s feature some core engine update, including pathfinding. Once again thanks for…
- Upcoming Fixes and Updates - 11 December 2016
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/2.jpg Hey guys - we are glad to see Undead Cometh release went well, and the team is now working on more updates to be released this week. Our priority is fixing couple of recent problems - like Zombies Rising, making Survival difficulty harder, and fixing a dozen of other bugs reported by our players - including multiplayer disconnection. We are also nurfing the crypt and skeletal units a bit, and making them terribly bad at killing zombies. We expecting first update to roll out sometime in the next 24 hours - most likely tomorrow morning
- Undead Cometh Expansion Released - 9 December 2016
We, at Reverie World Studios are happy to present the next chapter in Kingdom Wars 2: Battles - The Undead Cometh expansion. And in our company's traditions - this expansion is free, and will be automatically downloaded as a Steam update. The biggest features of the expansion is the conclusion of the singleplayer campaign, as well as the whole set of new Skeleton undead units for players to command. Skeleton Units The Skinless as we calling them are Skeleton creatures of various roles. Heavy Infantry, Light Warriors, Archers... Players can now research and "raise" these units in the Crypt building, available to all races. Undead Skeletons can be directly controlled by the player, and turn the battlefield tactics upside down - as these creatures are immune to fire and arrows. Get ready to experience what`s it like to command army of darkness in RTS. Singleplayer Campaign As for the story…
- Free Expansion Release this Friday - 7 December 2016
We would like to extend a warm welcome to the thousands of new players joining us this week. And just in time...! We are getting ready to release the massive expansion titled "Undead Cometh" on Friday. And in our company's traditions - this expansion is free, and will be automatically downloaded as a Steam update. The biggest features of the expansion is the conclusion of the singleplayer campaign, as well as the whole set of new Skeleton undead units for players to command. Skeleton Units The Skinless as we calling them are Skeleton creatures of various roles. Heavy Infantry, Light Warriors, Archers... Players can now research and "raise" these units in the Crypt building, available to all races. Undead Skeletons can be directly controlled by the player, and turn the battlefield tactics upside down - as these creatures are immune to fire and arrows. Get ready to experience what`s it li…
- Update 1.9 - Getting Ready for Undead Cometh (Beta Online) - 2 December 2016
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/1.jpg ===UPDATED=== Undead Cometh Expansion is now available in Preview Beta mode. To set it up please follow this link: http://steamcommunity.com/app/253190/discussions/0/154642901286518967/ Dear Players, We have a really exciting week ahead - with imminent release of Undead Cometh expansion. At the same time we are planning some promotions next week to greatly boost the player population, and of-course we expect many of our current players to come back - to experience continuation and conclusion of our singleplayer campaign, as well as to try out the new player controlled undead armies. And as we prepare to launch the free expansion pack - we wanted to take care of the two weakest points in KW2B - Pathfinding and Multiplayer Syncing. Today`s patch does not come with out customary long list of updates, it only focused on two problems - and…
- Undead Cometh - Free Expansion Pack Announced - 28 October 2016
Dear Players, We are excited to announce the second expansion pack for Kingdom Wars 2: Battles - titled, Undead Cometh. In the best traditions of our studio - this expansion is absolutely free to all our players. Kingdom Wars 2: Undead Cometh, scheduled for release this December, greatly expands the Undead army of KW2B. With this expansion we wanted to do exactly what our players has long been asking for - expanding the Undead component beyond Zombies, introducing a lot more creatures that are not of this world. From skeletal warriors wielding conventional weapons of death to Lich Kings raising the dead. As for the story line - it`s time to revisit the singleplayer campaign, as we continue the story. Just as confederacy gets ready with their expedition to bring the end of the Dragon race, the Undead forces surround the newly rebuild Dagbor. But this time things are different - and Zombi…
- Update 1.9 - Preview and Details - 30 September 2016
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/2u.jpg Dear Players, The team is once again back to work on the next big KW2B update, that we are aiming to release later this Fall With update 1.9 we looked at working exclusively on player suggested fixes, and expect to have a very impressive list of updates and squashed bugs. We plan to cover every area of the game - from increasing population limit in Survival and fixing large number of saved game and Elven units issues to upgrading Treasure Guarding Dragon AI from a village idiot to an evil mastermind... (Or at least Zombie smart...) Every single suggestion posted by our players over the past 3 months has been carefully considered, and we hope that over half of your requests and suggestions will make it into the patch. In addition 1.9 comes with completely balancing overhaul - based on our experience and players feedback over the past…
- 40% off Sale and The Big Update - 22 August 2016
http://dofgame2.com/yfa67tkq7qykj6vd/steampics/2.jpg Dear Players, To celebrate the team resuming full-speed work on KW2B, and the recent release of The Big Update 1.8 - Kingdom Wars 2: Battles is now on a 40% sale! To recap the changes in The Big Update, please visit: http://steamcommunity.com/games/253190/announcements/detail/604992896817666902 As for the new players joining us, we invite you to discover the epic sieges and castle building of Kingdom Wars 2: Battles. Please visit our Steam Page to learn more about the game: http://store.steampowered.com/app/253190/ If you like Real Time Strategy games, Medieval or Fantasy settings - we hope to see you on the Battlefield!
