- Kingshunt - Thank You All - Server Shutdown Notice - 22 December 2022
Hello everyone, I have a message directly from the developer team regarding Kingshunt: "To All Warriors, We have important news regarding the future of Kingshunt we would like to share with you. After careful consideration and deliberation, we have made a difficult decision to pull Kingshunt out from Steam. This means there will be no further updates or patches, and the servers will remain open until January 6, 2023. Our most difficult decision is also for the community, we want to be honest and respect your trust. We have learned a lot in the first Open Beta stage of Kinghunt, but as a small indie dev team, we do not have the bandwidth to both make new content and changes, while also running the live game. Thanks to our amazing community, we believe we have enough feedback to concentrate on giving Kingshunt more depth with new heroes and game modes before bringing it back to a live mod…
- Kingshunt - Winterfest Is Near! - 17 December 2022
Hello there fellow hunters! Kingshunt will be holding its first seasonal event starting on the 21st of December! We are very excited to jump into the festivities with you all, and in this blog, you will find more details about the upcoming event. Winterfest Even though we are an open beta early access title, we still wanted to give our community some festive joy. The development team has created some fun content for all to enjoy, and we have some previews we would like to share! Winter Map The battlefield has been hit with delightful frost to brighten the world for the entire holiday! Hero Skins We have 4 new Exlusive Wintefest skins! These items will only be available during the event, so be sure to grab them while you can! Double EXP We will be bringing back double EXP for the weekend of the 23th - 25th! All matches will grant double experience for the entire holiday weekend. Thank yo…
- Kingshunt - Hotfix 5 Notes + New Game Mode - 9 December 2022
New Game Mode New map and a game mode: Guardian Assault The new game mode will be available from Friday the 9th - Monday the 11th. The game mode is set as 5v5 but will scale down to 3v3 after a minute of queue time. In Assault game mode players are placed into two teams; Defenders and Attackers. Attackers The Attackers' goal is to push a payload cannon to the end of the map and with it destroy the Guardian that is defending the Defender’s base. When the Guardian is destroyed, the Attackers are victorious. Defenders The Defenders’ goal is to keep their Guardian alive until the time runs out for Attackers. When the time runs out, Defenders are victorious. Fixes Quality of Life UI updates Charging and “loading” Ui animations for in-game HUD. HUD now contains acquired Runes and Cooldowns. Main menu Hero portraits updated. Squad menu now contains “leader” info. You can now turn characters in…
- Kingshunt - New Game Mode Weekend! - 7 December 2022
New Game Mode Kingshunt will be adding a new game mode called Guardian Assault for players to test out and give feedback! The playtest will begin this Friday the 9th at 8 AM EST! What is Guardian Assault? Guardian Assault is an asymmetrical 3v3 game mode that splits the teams into attackers and defenders. The attacking team's objective is to push a payload along a pre-determined path to the opposing end of the map and use it to destroy the Guardian. Attackers are victorious if they are able to destroy the Guardian before the timer runs out. The defending teams objective is to keep the attacking team at bay and stop the payload from reaching their Guardian at the end of its path. Defenders are victorious if they are able to keep their Guardian alive until the timer runs out. Both teams have lane minions that assist them in pushing the payload and achieving the objective. Players can also…
- HP OMEN Skin Giveaway! - 7 December 2022
We have a new skin that is now available as a collaborative giveaway with HP Omen! HP OMEN will give away 10,000 codes that contain one Prophecy Jatult and 6000 Shards each! In order to join this event, head on over to the Giveaway Page, once there, simply follow the directions listed on the webpage, and you will be entered into the giveaway! The giveaway can also be reached through HP Omens Gaming HUB where the giveaway can be seen on the front page. We have more things to announce this week, stay tuned fellow hunters!
- Kingshunt - Double Shard Weekend - 25 November 2022
The Kingshunt double Shard weekend is live now! All matches from now until Monday at 2am EST will grant players double the free currency, so be sure to get in there and grind out some new heroes and runes before the weekend runs out!
- Kingshunt is Live now! - 21 November 2022
- Double EXP Week + Double Shard Weekend - 21 November 2022
Double EXP Week For the week of 11/21 - 11/28, Kingshunt will be granting double Experience Points to all players! We will be holding many small interactive play sessions with the community during this time, and we look forward to having fun with our community! Double Shard Weekend During the weekend of the double EXP event,(11/25-11/27), all matches will grant double the shards! These shards can be used to purchase Runes, Playable Characters, and more! We have many more exciting things planned for our players and can not wait to kick off more fun events to enjoy with you all! Thank you for your continued support and feedback.
- Developer Stream 11/21 3PM EST - 18 November 2022
Hello fellow Hunters! Kingshunt will be holding a developer stream on Monday the 21st at 3pm EST. The stream will contain details on many upcoming topics. Below we have a breakdown of everything we will be going over on Monday's stream: Sneak Peaks During the live stream, the team will be showcasing a new game mode that has been in development, while we discuss the mode with the developers themself. We are very excited to discuss this mode with everyone, and can not wait to get it into your hands! HP Omen Skin Giveaway Our friends over at HP Omen will be giving away 10,000 keys containing 6000 Shards and a new exclusive HP Omen Inspired Jatult skin! Double EXP Week For the week of 11/21 - 11/28, Kingshunt will be granting double Experience Points to all players! We will be holding many small interactive play sessions with the community during this time, and we look forward to having fun…
- Kingshunt - HotFix 4 Notes - 18 November 2022
Hello everyone! Today we have launched a hotfix to address some minor issues, below we have a full list of all fixes implemented. Fixes: Improvements to bot AI. Isac attack effects improved. Noxis can no longer warp behind enemy fog wall with the dagger. Fixed uneven summon token amounts when bots are in game. Crystal amount hidden from rune purchase if rune cannot be purchased with crystals. Endora RMB additional damage to bypassed units no longer triggers the Finale rune. Quality of life Rejoin functionality re-added. Rejoin is more reliable and player rejoin replaces a bot in team. Anticheat fixes. Code activation user interface improvements. Community Concerns: We are aware of the concerns regarding que times, and we have many plans to help improve this for all players, which we will be starting off later today, keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming announcements!
- 11/11 Kingshunt HotFix 3 - Connection issues - 11 November 2022
The biggest point of today's update is about the connection issues. We have found the cause for most of the connection issues and hopefully, this update fixes it. We also did small balancing for Isac and Alaida. Thank you for your feedback and support. Looking to get your feedback directly to the developers? Join our discord here. Quality of life Bot AI improved Connection issues potentially fixed Main menu News Feed Added Optimisation for textures Localisation fixes for all the languages Heroes Isac -Q protection duration 3s -> 2s -RMB cooldown 12s -> 13s -Added minimum wait time of 1s until RMB can be called back Alaida - Q invisibility time duration 4s -> 3s - Hair wasn't working properly, but now renders correctly. Known Issues Players can experience issues with the animations for Isac and Grozny’s Q abilities if they are moving backwards, sideways, or diagonally when beginning to c…
- 11/9 Hot Fixes and faster path to unlock new heroes - 9 November 2022
As we said in yesterday’s post, we are working hard to implement improvements and fixes to the game as fast as possible. The biggest point of today's update is to address feedback regarding acquisition rate of heroes, so we are reducing the cost Shards required to unlock heroes by 50%. Thank you for your feedback and support. Looking to get your feedback directly to the developers? Join our discord here. Quality of life Hero cost in Shards will be reduced from 50,000 to 25,000. Crystal cost remains the same. Main menu HUD improvements Heroes Mortan RMB scaling 0.2 -> 0.17 RMB range reduced by 20%. It is now the same length as Q. Isac Isac’s RMB scaling 1.0 -> 0.6 to be more in line with other similar abilities. Isac’s Q scaling 1.2 -> 1.0. Runes Added cooldown value to Fight or Flight description Bug Fixes Fixed Malakai, Alaida and Endora being unable to attack while their ultimates are…
- Free currency to all players and Hotfixes for the week of 11/7 - 8 November 2022
We are humbled by all the awesome feedback we are getting and we implemented many changes requested by the community. We plan to keep add many more in the upcoming weeks, so please keep the suggestions coming! Kingshunt will evolve quickly with your help. One of the main topics were the current progression and currency systems, so in order to temporarily mitigate these we increased the rate at which players receive XP and shards by about +100%. We also have given existing and future players 2000 shards and 60 crystals as a reward (players who started before this update should receive double). We are also would like to make it clear that repeated use of exploits and other abusive behavior won't be tolerated. We want everyone to have a good time and, on top of hot fixing issues as they get detected, we will take actions against players that will engage in these activities. Hot Fixes Quali…
- Kingshunt is now available in Early Access! - 3 November 2022
We are thrilled to let you know that Kingshunt is now available in EARLY ACCESS! We’re a small indie game studio based in Finland, and we've been working on this game for quite a while! This is just the first step in our journey, and there's much more to come! For now, we hope you enjoy our initial roster of heroes, minions, and runes in our very first game mode, Conquest! Also, check our Early Access Release trailer below! Join our Discord server to get first-hand news on patches, changes, and other improvements, as well as to connect with other players and find your team of 5v5! We invite you to share your thoughts and feedback so we can keep our work to make Kingshunt the best game it can be. See you on the hunt!
- A NEW character and a TON of improvements ahead of our Early Access release! - 2 November 2022
Our Early Access release is almost here! Our servers should go live on Thursday, 11/3, at 11 am EDT/8 am PDT! We hope to see you all there! We are excited to share all the improvements we made to the game based on the community’s feedback from the Steam Next Fest demo! We are also very happy to unveil the final name of the hero previously known as Knight: Laurelai! With her sword and shield, she is built like a tank and is ready to protect her team and lead it to victory! You will know more about her pretty soon! And if you didn’t have the opportunity to play Kingshunt before, there’s a new video that explains the basics of our first game mode, Conquest! For those who played the game before, you can check all changes made for the Early Access release. We always listen to feedback, so don’t hesitate to join our Discord channel and share your thoughts! The game will be better with your he…
- KINGSHUNT IS FREE TO PLAY! - 28 October 2022
We are happy to announce that when Kingshunt opens for Early Access on November 3rd, it will be free to play for all. Among all the fantastic reactions from our Steam Next Fest demo, we focused our attention on two major takeaways: The game is incredibly fun and engaging. Players who liked strategic and tactical decisions in Arena Brawlers gravitated toward the game and played for long hours. The game experience was best when players were paired with similar skill sets. To have accurate and positive player-skilled matchmaking, we need to have the maximum number of players possible. We believe the shift to free-to-play will remove barriers to entry for a larger population of players. The change will ensure low queue times and create a more balanced and fair match. With that change, we are updating game features to match free-to-play industry standards so those changes can be ready at Ear…
- SNF Stream on Tuesday! - 30 September 2022
Hi All! Next week is a jam-packed session full of suspense and dark fantasy action gracing your screens! We’re going live with our second stream on Tuesday! We’ll also be having our devs on board so you can ask them any questions you’d like (keep it clean of course). Don’t miss out and join the hunt! It’s your chance to play as well - our Demo is Live starting on Monday Oct 3rd! You can join the live on Twitch or on our Steam page!
- SNF Streaming on Monday! - 30 September 2022
Hi Everyone! It’s time for you to take a break, kick back and catch some hero brawler action during next week’s Steam Next Fest! We’ll be coming at you live on Monday during the times below with our Dev team, answering any questions that you may have, highlighting key features and more! Tune in to Twitch or our Steam page and Join the Hunt - our DEMO will be live next week as well.
- Kingshunt Closed Beta Weekend - September 22-26, 2022 - 22 September 2022
Welcome to the Kingshunt Closed Beta Weekend The Kingshunt Closed Beta Weekend will begin on Friday, September 23rd at 4 PM (GMT). The servers will be open all throughout the weekend until Monday, September 26th at 6 AM (GMT). There’s still time to request access to the Closed Beta weekend. Head over to our Steam Store page and press the Request Access button to get the Kingshunt Playtest launcher in your library. We will be granting access to new players at regular intervals throughout the Beta, so please be patient if your access request takes a while to go through. If you already have the Kingshunt Playtest launcher in your library, then you won’t have to do anything to secure access. In fact, you can download the game right now and launch it to go check out your builds for runes and summons and try out the combat tutorial and training grounds levels while you wait for the servers to…
- Kingshunt comes to Early Access on November 3, 2022! - 22 September 2022
We are super excited to share that Kingshunt will move into Early Access on November 3rd, 2022! This is part of our continued effort to work with our community and fans to make the best game possible. In order to stay transparent and provide as much information as possible, we created this FAQ that will be placed on the store page when the game is out -- you can have a sneak peek here. Why Early Access? We are a small development team from Finland and massive fans of competitive Battle Arena games. Over time, it became clear that Early Access was the best way to keep working on the game while collaborating with and growing our Community. How is the full version planned to differ from the Early Access version? We are starting Early access with the core game experience in place, including all 15 heroes at once, with no pay-to-win mechanics. We are looking for feedback in almost every area…
