Ember Knights (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.1.2)

14 January 2025 Lite_Agent Doom Turtle, Ember Knights, Twin Sails Interactive

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for Ember Knights on Nintendo Switch.

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Ember Knights – Ver. 1.12 (Ver. 2.1.0)

Release date: January 13th/14th 2025
Patch notes:

Balancing & Minor Adjustments

Skills and Upgrades

Molten Boulder

Updated to allow the manual detonation of the boulder for a short duration after casting

Ronin Reflex

Updated for better clarity as to when an attack can be countered

Increased the window for countering an attack

Increased the invulnerability window after countering an attack

Updated to allow countering to destroy nearby projectiles

Phantom Spear – Upgrade 2

Updated to perform an explosion at the first enemy contact and continue traveling

Will of the Architect – Upgrade 2
Added energy waves to cover a greater range of damage

Will of the Architect – Ultimate Upgrade
Added Judgment to the list of random skills that can be performed

General

Relic Refinement

Improved the flow for upgrading a relic multiple times

Moved relics that can’t be upgraded to the bottom of the list

Daily Dungeons

Added 35 new Dungeons

Increased the token rewards for difficult Dungeons

Removed relics from the Boss Rush relic pool that aren’t applicable

Moved Praxis, True Praxis, and the Architect to the end of any Boss Rush they appear in

Added a visual shield to Lady Inferna for when she’s invulnerable during phase transitions

Updated a bunch of cutscenes to only show once

Increased the chance for a secret room to appear in a layout

Updated Chaos Mode to ensure each first world that appears has a Skill Selector and Relic Selector in rooms 2 and 3 respectively regardless of which world appears first

Reduced the speed growth on the Laser Drones

Added Ash to the progress of each save slot

Added unique art for each save slot

Updated the DLC main menu

Updated Arlan’s dialogue in the DLC worlds

Improved the door in the Wightsbury starting room to be more easily accessible in multiplayer games

Various localization improvements

Bug Fixes

Fixed a multiplayer softlock bug that was caused when the host would talk to Arlan while a client purchases Bob’s Jar

Fixed a multiplayer issue where Buster Ammo failed to unlock for DLC players

Fixed a multiplayer issue where Arcane Orb failed to unlock for DLC players

Fixed a multiplayer issue where players could travel out of bounds in the room immediately before the Architect

Fixed a multiplayer issue where Knight’s Charge would appear to end early for clients

Fixed a multiplayer issue where the popup for Refinery could desync if the player picks up a gem

Fixed a multiplayer issue where Guided Assault won’t pierce through enemies or do damage for clients

Fixed a multiplayer issue where Daimyo Dash appears to hit enemies it shouldn’t

Fixed a multiplayer issue where additional poison stacks were being incorrectly applied by Daimyo Dash for clients

Fixed a multiplayer issue with Kimokage’s hitbox size for clients

Fixed a multiplayer visual issue where clients wouldn’t see the counter animation from Ronin Reflex

Fixed a few multiplayer visual issues related to the start of endless looping

Fixed a multiplayer issue where the incorrect planet was showing on the loading screen when Chaos Mode is active

Fixed a bug with Stormpike’s lightning from Helix Sign not dealing damage

Fixed a bug with Buster Ammo Upgrade 3 where the bomb would not gain a crit chance from the crit upgrade

Fixed a bug where the player’s health bar would disappear when exiting to the main menu while reviving

Fixed a bug with Focus where it wasn’t being applied to the Nexal Staff’s starting skill

Fixed a bug where the weaken debuff wasn’t reducing boss or miniboss damage

Fixed a bug with Oukranos’ freeze palette not displaying

Fixed an issue with Ember Blade’s hitbox for its roll attack

Fixed a few visual issues with Summon Geo when traveling near pits or dashing

Fixed an issue with Hydra where its attack indicator was not snapping to a valid summon location

Fixed an issue with Hydra where it’s unable to cook food

Fixed an issue with Hydra where its fire breath wasn’t opening the secret door in Steadfast Citadel

Fixed an issue with Hydra where it couldn’t open the secret door in Mycelioth if the room is currently in combat

Fixed an issue with Squidling Upgrade 3 where its bonus damage is dealt much later than when the root ends

Fixed a few visual issues with Will of the Architect’s charge and slam attacks

Fixed an issue with Pyromancer where its fireballs could be destroyed by attacks while traveling

Fixed a bug with Pyromancer where its fireballs could continue after killing it

Fixed a bug with Pyromancer where it’s able to still shoot fireballs while frozen

Fixed a bug that was causing Ranger to be able to immediately shoot arrows after being unfrozen

Fixed a few additional and random visual issues with Pyromancer’s fireballs

Fixed a few visual issues with Offense Bot

Fixed a bug with Power Pod’s sweep attack animation not being displayed

Fixed a bug with Lockjaw’s hitbox staying active after the chomp animation

Fixed a few visual issues with Jokame’s projectile and VFX

Fixed a bug with Jokame where it could shoot an extra projectile after being unfrozen

Fixed a bug with Hannyaku where it was incorrectly dropping two gems if killed while Praxis is buffed

Fixed a few visual issues with Webbling Hive’s burst attack indicator

Fixed a bug where completing a Daily Dungeon or Boss Rush counts as clearing a run

Fixed a few visual issues with projectiles in Boss Rush

Fixed a bug with True Praxis where he could occasionally become invulnerable in the second round of the fight

Fixed a bug that was allowing skills to be equipped in the first skill slot while locked by Bane of Progression

Fixed a bug that was preventing Elite and Champion enemies from appearing in the Compendium and counting towards the completion %

Fixed an issue with a few rooms in Simulan where their bounds were incorrect

Fixed a few issues with how defeated enemies were being calculated

Fixed a few visual issues with the Skill Convergence’s particle effects

Additional notes: none
Source: Twin Sails / Doom Turtle (Steam)

Ember Knights – Ver. 1.11 (Ver. 2.0.1)

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

Fixed a major issue that was causing the majority of multiplayer issues in 3 and 4 player games

Fixed an issue with save files where a large gap between updates could cause old save files to be reset

Fixed an issue where players couldn’t interact with The Collector unless they reset the rebinding on their interact key

Fixed an issue where players could become softlocked during the Lady Inferna fight

Fixed an issue where Netherra could not be entered from Simulan with 15 or more difficulty orbs enabled

Fixed an issue that could cause a softlock when the Golden Steward appears

Fixed a bug where players could become stuck in one of the Boss Rush rooms

Fixed a bug that was causing 4 Steam achievements to be automatically granted

Fixed a bug that was preventing Champion enemies from spawning in DLC worlds

Fixed an issue with selectors not having any options in multiplayer games

Fixed an issue with players being unable to access the secret room in Simulan

Fixed a bug that was causing a softlock with Incompetence and upgrading a skill without equipping a second skill

Fixed an issue with Webblings in Boss Rush Mode that could cause a softlock

Additional notes: none
Source: Twin Sails / Doom Turtle (Steam)

Ember Knights – Ver. 1.10 (2.0.0)

Release date: October 15th 2024
Patch notes:

No patch notes available. This update brings the following to the game:

adds support for the Wrath of the Architect DLC

Additional notes: none
Source: game

Ember Knights – Ver. 1.08 (Ver. 1.5.1)

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

Balancing & Minor Adjustments

Updated Ultimate Skill Upgrades to equip automatically when any 2 upgrades for a skill have been equipped. (Reverted to previous implementation)

Updated to allow skill upgrading in Scoggfirth. All Skill Selectors will include upgrades. (Reverted to previous implementation)

Warrior Wisps Upgrade III – Doubled the healing. (Reverted to previous implementation)

Ballista Upgrade III – Doubled the healing and removed the healing cap and cooldown. (Reverted to previous implementation)

Seek and Destroy Upgrade II – Doubled the healing. (Reverted to previous implementation)

Added the chance for the Golden Steward to drop additional items with his gold

Removed the gold cap for additional loops when endless looping

Updated the boss rewards to include Ash when defeating a boss

Reduced the cost of the Refinement Shop

Updated the Rainbow Player Skin to not cycle through the colors in sync with a teammate

Fixes

Fixed a bug with saving & quitting with Quasar Orb and Nexal Staff’s Arcane Mastery where the upgrades will be lost when resuming

Fixed a bug with saving & quitting with Cloak and Dagger and Reaper Toll’s Hidden Blade where the upgrades will be lost when resuming

Fixed a bug with disconnecting where Marvin’s unlock sequence is triggered again

Fixed a bug with the Rainbow player color where the icons weren’t being used when saving as a preset color

Fixed a visual bug where button prompts can remain visible after exiting the inventory when viewing upgrades for a skill

Additional notes: none
Source: Twin Sails Interactive (Steam)

Ember Knights – Ver. 1.07 (Ver. 1.5.0)

Release date: July 29th 2024 (North America, Europe, Japan)
Patch notes:

New Content and Features

Save & Quit

Quit from pretty much anywhere and be able to resume your run at a later date!

Multiplayer Improvements

Updated a bunch of achievements and challenges in multiplayer games so clients also get credit for unlocking the achievement

Weapons Training

Unlock your first new weapon

Record Keeper

Unlock the Compendium

A Fire Ignited

Restore Ember to the Ember Tree

Orbs Orbs Orbs

Identify your first Relic Orb

Strange Markings

Identify your first Skill Tablet

Master at Arms

Unlock all weapons

Weapon Engineer

Unlock weapon modding

Updated to award clients with Care Package relics

Updated to award clients with Mimic King’s Consort for beating the minigame

Updated to award clients with Bob’s Containment Field for completing the broken jar sequence

Updated so clients get credit for discovering relic orbs

Updated to still spawn skill tablets if any of the players still need it

Updated the Marvin sequence so it plays any sequences that have not been seen by a client

Updated to allow players to use their last equipped weapon

Updated the player select screen to support choosing your player color from your color presets

Added Rejoin to the multiplayer menu in the Main Menu

Updated Steam invites to support reconnects

Updated the HUD so the player’s is always on the left

Updated the HUD and boss health bars to hide when the player runs behind them

Updated the Options menu and added a settings tab

Revive Improvements

Automatic revives after 3 combat rooms

Updated the HUD to display the correct revive message

Visual Clarity Improvements

Updated the player indicator to show a ring and arrow that match the player’s flame color

Added a toggle in the Options menu to turn this on or off

Added a dimmer to the Options menu for adjusting the opacity of the HUD

Ember Tree UI Improvements

We reworked the Ember Tree UI to look more like the Ember Shrine and function like the weapon modding UI. We also added your current upgrades to the Ember Tree tooltip, so you no longer need to open the UI just to see what upgrades you have equipped.

Golden Steward

As a fun little bonus, you can now encounter Goldie throughout a run. Defeat this glittery little loot Steward and he’ll be sure to reward you with his stash of gold!

Special Anniversary Steward Gift & New Player Color

It’s been about a year since we released 1.0 and the Stewards have been paying attention to all your hard work over this past year. They’ve worked really hard on a neat little present for you and it can be found on your first visit back to the Nexus!

Balancing & Minor Adjustments

Skills

Updated ultimate upgrades to no longer automatically equip after 2 upgrades are equipped

Removed upgrade options from the skill selectors in Scoggfirth

Updated a bunch of individual upgrades:

Blast Bomb Upgrade III

Reduced damage on the 3 bombs by 50%

Knight’s Charge Ultimate Upgrade

Requires hitting unique enemies to refresh

Warrior Wisps Upgrade III

Reduced healing by 50%

Hailstone Armor Upgrade III

Invulnerability clears after 4s or when you attack or cast another skill

Ballista Upgrade II

Reduced damage on the 3 arrows by 33%

Ballista Upgrade III

Reduced healing from 2 to 1 with a maximum of 15 HP per Ballista. Added a 5s cooldown

Judgment Upgrade I

Reduced damage on the additional set of lightning bolts by 50%

Seek and Destroy Upgrade II

Reduced healing by 50%

Cloak and Dagger Upgrade I

Reduced damage on the 3 daggers by 33%

Arlan’s Lucky Dice Upgrade I

Set a limit of 1 food item and 1 stat gem per room

Arlan’s Lucky Dice Upgrade II

Set a limit of 2 Wisps and 1 Ballista. Additional rolls will replace the current Wisp or Ballista

Arlan’s Lucky Dice Ultimate Upgrade

Updated to require a perfect cast. Second dice deals 75% damage

Soul Siphon Upgrade II

Reduced damage on additional lasers by 50%

Gravity Well Upgrade I

Reduced the range of the laser. Updated the distance to be controlled by the charge time

Relics

Updated the following relics:

Spell in a Bottle

Removed the ability for the projectiles from this relic to refresh skills

Reduced projectile damage from 25 to 15

Magic Tome

Reduced AOE damage from 25 to 20

Pristine Band

Reduced base health gain from 5 to 3

Reduced max owned from 5 to 4

General

Suppression Obelisk changed from lifetime to hit counter

Added a skill selector or relic refinement to empty secret rooms

Added number of loops and chain of perfect rooms to the summary screen

Added a windowed option

Reduced the volume on the company logos

Bug Fixes

Fixed a bug where killing enemies wasn’t updating the relic orb enemy kill counter on the save slot

Fixed a bug where enemies could become pulled before finishing their spawn animation

Fixed a bug with Praxis where he could occasionally teleport out of the room

Fixed a bug with Shared Fate and Praxis buffed enemies where players would take more damage than they should

Fixed a bug with Effigeist where his HP would increase after being frozen

Fixed a bug with Hypercharger where his attack indicators could become displaced

Fixed a bug with Hailstone Armor’s Ultimate Upgrade where the ice ring could permanently freeze elite and champion enemies

Fixed a bug with Judgment’s Ultimate Upgrade where Praxis could take damage when he’s no longer visible in the room

Fixed a few issues with cursed relics and their cleansed versions where they weren’t being tracked consistently in the Compendium

Fixed some minor visual issues with the Knight when equipped with the Rift Hammer

Fixed a bug where skipping a selection in a selector could cause the game timer to resume ticking

Fixed a few multiplayer bugs related to the intro sequences for Praxis

Fixed a multiplayer bug where clients would only take 1 damage from Defense Bot’s projectile attack

Fixed a multiplayer bug where clients could identify Soul Siphon and Gravity Well again if the host hasn’t unlocked them yet

Fixed a multiplayer bug where some clients could not see the destroyed the Volt buff

Fixed a bug where the button mapping for skill upgrade details wasn’t appearing (Switch only)

Additional notes: none
Source: Twin Sails Interactive (Steam)

Ember Knights – Ver. 1.06 (Ver. 1.4.1)

Release date: ???
Patch notes:

Balancing & Minor Adjustments

Reduced the cost in half for unlocking skill upgrades

Decreased the attack speed on the Praxis hands attack

Decreased the attack speed and reduced the number of lasers on the Praxis lasers attack

Fixes

Fixed an issue where the player could become softlocked when killing a miniboss with Soul Siphon and having its third upgrade equipped

Fixed a few issues related to bosses and relics, mods, or upgrades that spawn projectiles when refreshing a skill where the boss could take damage during its intro potentially causing a softlock

Fixed a multiplayer issue where a softlock could occur when one player has Brittle Scepter and another freezes an enemy with a perfect Frost Wall

Fixed a multiplayer issue where a softlock could occur if the host defeats a miniboss with Rupture’s Ultimate upgrade

Fixed a bug with Warrior Wisps and its third upgrade where players could become excessively healed

Fixed a bug where the ice rings from Frost Wall and Hailstone Armor wouldn’t damage or freeze Rakkling Nests

Fixed a bug with Gravity Well and its first upgrade where it would spawn a projectile

Fixed a bug that was allowing locked skill slots to be upgraded

Fixed a bug with the Oooh Shiny! achievement where it was unlocking without unlocking all the mods for a weapon

Fixed a bug that was preventing Invigorate from granting 20% attack speed

Fixed a bug with Razor Wind’s Empowered mod where it was applying 6 stacks instead of 5

Fixed a bug that was preventing Cloak and Dagger’s Ultimate upgrade from applying the proper amount of damage on crits

Fixed a bug with Void Mantle’s Laser Focus mod where it could cast dark spells multiple times

Fixed a bug with the exit door in the Credits minigame

Fixed some visual issues with various player auras where the visual effects would continue after the player dies

Fixed a bug where additional meteors could be seen by clients in multiplayer games

Fixed a visual issue where the revive message was not properly displaying for defeating a miniboss or boss

Fixed a few font issues that would occur when switching between languages

Fixed a few UI issues that were happening in various languages

Additional notes: none
Source: Twin Sails Interactive (Steam)

Ember Knights – Ver. 1.05 (Skill Mastery)

Release date: May 16th 2024 (North America, Europe)
Patch notes:

New Content and Features

Skill Upgrades

Upgrades include 3 specific upgrades and 1 Ultimate upgrade for each skill as well as a handful of general upgrades that can be applied to any skill.

General Upgrades

Upgrade 1

Increases crit chance

Upgrade 2

Increases damage

Upgrade 3

Adds 1 additional charge

Upgrade 4

Defeating an enemy with a skill heals

Upgrade 5

Reduces the number of hits to refresh

Ember Fire

Upgrade I

Increases the range

Upgrade II

Burst an additional cone of mystical flame behind the Knight

Upgrade III

Shoots 3 fireballs in a spread shot

Ultimate Upgrade

Whenever you burn an enemy with Ember Fire, your burn effects deal increased damage

Blast Bomb

Upgrade I

Enemies hit by your Blast Bomb are rooted

Upgrade II

Your bombs pull enemies towards them before exploding

Upgrade III

Throws 3 bombs in a row

Ultimate Upgrade

Bombs explode into 3 smaller cluster bombs

Arcane Bolts

Upgrade I

Your bolts become ghosts. Whenever you defeat an enemy with a ghost bolt, another is summoned to seek and damage additional enemies

Upgrade II

Your bolts are imbued with a random element of burn, freeze, poison, or lightning

Upgrade III

Your bolts release in an expanding circle

Ultimate Upgrade

Arcane Bolts refreshes quicker

Rupture

Upgrade I

The ground is ruptured dealing damage over time

Upgrade II

Whenever you cast a perfect Rupture, the outer ring is cast an additional time

Upgrade III

You gain Max HP for each enemy defeated by Rupture. Enemies have a chance to turn into a potato

Ultimate Upgrade

Enemies below a certain HP are instantly defeated by Rupture

Chakram

Upgrade I

Increases crit chance of Chakram. Whenever Chakram crits, it freezes

Upgrade II

Whenever Chakram bounces off the Knight, their next weapon attack is a guaranteed crit

Upgrade III

Whenever you cast a perfect Chakram, your first hit is a crit

Ultimate Upgrade

Chakram hits count towards refreshing skills

Knight’s Charge

Upgrade I

Whenever you cast a perfect Knight’s Charge, a meteor is summoned at the target location that deals damage and burn

Upgrade II

Leaves a trail of fire that burns enemies

Upgrade III

Your Knight’s Charge is a decoy projectile that stuns enemies

Ultimate Upgrade

Whenever 3 or more enemies are hit by a perfect Knight’s Charge, it refreshes

Warrior Wisps

Upgrade I

Increases max Wisps by 1. Wisps no longer have a lifetime

Upgrade II

You gain weapon damage for each Wisp you have

Upgrade III

Whenever a Wisp is defeated, each Knight is healed

Ultimate Upgrade

Increases damage, speed, and HP for all Wisps

Frost Wall

Upgrade I

Whenever an enemy is defeated by Frost Wall, they explode dealing damage and freeze enemies behind them

Upgrade II

Increases Frost Wall damage and freezes enemies that contact the Frost Wall

Upgrade III

Your Frost Wall is an expanding ice ring dealing damage and freeze

Ultimate Upgrade

Your Frost Wall permanently freezes elite and champion enemies

Cyclone

Upgrade I

You gain move speed for each active Cyclone

Upgrade II

Whenever a Cyclone dies, lightning is summoned

Upgrade III

Your Cyclone stays with the Knight and no longer pulls enemies

Ultimate Upgrade

Chunks of earth are thrown dealing damage

Hailstone Armor

Upgrade I

Thrown snowballs create an ice spike dealing AOE damage around the target

Upgrade II

Gain a passive aura that slows enemies around you

Upgrade III

Whenever you cast a perfect Hailstone Armor, you become temporarily invulnerable

Ultimate Upgrade

Whenever you cast a perfect Hailstone Armor, you gain armor. Also releases a frost nova that freezes

Ballista

Upgrade I

Your Ballista is imbued with a random element of burn, freeze, poison, or lightning

Upgrade II

Your Ballista shoots a spread of 3 arrows

Upgrade III

Whenever an enemy is damaged by Ballista, you heal

Ultimate Upgrade

Ballista can be picked up. Whenever it’s picked up, it refreshes

Phantom Spear

Upgrade I

Deals bonus damage for each poisoned enemy

Upgrade II

Your Phantom Spear explodes dealing AOE damage

Upgrade III

Enemies hit by Phantom Spear are dealt max poison stacks

Ultimate Upgrade

Enemies hit by Phantom Spear are haunted and spawn a ghost when defeated by Phantom Spear

Arcane Orb

Upgrade I

Arcane Orb refreshes quicker

Upgrade II

Arcane Orb is a cone of damage

Upgrade III

Whenever Arcane Orb refreshes, 3 seeking orbs are summoned

Ultimate Upgrade

Whenever charging, multiple seeking orbs are released

Judgment

Upgrade I

Summons an additional set of lightning bolts

Upgrade II

Enemies in the cast radius are rooted

Upgrade III

Whenever you cast a perfect Judgment, your next 6 weapon attacks have lightning

Ultimate Upgrade

Gain a static aura that deals AOE damage

Seek and Destroy

Upgrade I

Your drill stays in place and deals AOE damage

Upgrade II

Whenever an enemy is defeated with your drill, each Knight is healed

Upgrade III

Enemies hit by your drill are rooted

Ultimate Upgrade

Your drill will seek indefinitely until it fails to defeat a target

Cloak and Dagger

Upgrade I

Your Dagger is replaced with 3 Daggers that attack in a cone

Upgrade II

Whenever entering or exiting invisibility, conjure up to 3 lightning bolts

Upgrade III

While invisible, unleash ghosts to seek and damage enemies. Enemies hit by your Dagger attack are haunted

Ultimate Upgrade

Whenever entering or exiting invisibility, your next weapon attack is a guaranteed crit and deals increased damage

Arlan’s Lucky Dice

Upgrade I

Rolling a 1 also conjures a food and rolling a 2 also conjures a gem

Upgrade II

Rolling a 3 also summons a Wisp and rolling a 4 also summons a Ballista

Upgrade III

The chance of rolling a 5 or 6 are doubled

Ultimate Upgrade

Rolls a second of Arlan’s Lucky Dice

Soul Siphon

Upgrade I

Whenever an enemy is defeated by Soul Siphon, it refreshes quicker

Upgrade II

Conjures 3 beams

Upgrade III

Enemies defeated by Soul Siphon leave a damage AOE where they were defeated

Ultimate Upgrade

Whenever Soul Siphon refreshes, permanently increase skill damage

Gravity Well

Upgrade I

Conjure a beam to pierce and pull enemies towards a black hole

Upgrade II

Enemies hit by Gravity Well are frozen and no longer stunned

Upgrade III

Gravity Well ends with an explosion of chain lightning that seeks other enemies

Ultimate Upgrade

Gravity Well destroys enemy projectiles

Quasar Orbs

Upgrade I

Quasar Orbs refreshes quicker

Upgrade II

Your Quasar Orbs deals 3 cones of damage

Upgrade III

Whenever Quasar Orbs refreshes, 3 seeking orbs are summoned

Ultimate Upgrade

Whenever charging, multiple seeking orbs are released

Skill Upgrade Achievements

Apprentice

Unlock skill upgrading

Shaman

Unlock all upgrades for a skill

Wizard

Unlock all upgrades for all skills

PAX Competition Mode

Access this fun new game mode via the Main Menu!

Balancing & Minor Adjustments

In addition to the new content and features, we’ve also made the following changes.

Skills

General

Increased the presence of skill rooms in all map layouts

Eruption

Renamed to Seek and Destroy

Updated travel distance based on charge amount

Added a knock-up to enemies in its travel path

Added a burst of AOE damage to the end of its travel path

Updated to seek another enemy if an enemy is killed with its AOE damage

Cloak and Dagger

Updated the HUD to show the time left for being invisible

Updated to allow the Dagger portion of the attack to be used with the attack button while invisible

Relics

General

Increased frequency of legendary relics appearing

Added the ability to upgrade relics that are limited to being owned by one player. Applies to Pristine Band and Withercore

Pyroguard – New Relic

“Enemies that you burn deal reduced damage”

Epic rarity

Damage reduction of 20%

Max owned of 1

Empowered Bangle

Reworked to “Your first skill hit on an enemy deals skill damage”

Damage of 30 * skill damage %

Damage growth of 10

Max owned of 2

Shock Troop

Reworked to “Whenever you defeat an enemy with lightning, you gain armor.”

Increases max armor of 10 on pickup

Armor gain of 3

Max armor growth of 5

Max owned of 4

Withercore

Reworked to “Whenever a player defeats a poisoned enemy, they drop a Withering Core that heals”

Healing growth of 2

Max owned of 4

Dropped item applies to all players

Can only be equipped by one player

Creature’s Bond

Reworked to add flat bonus damage to Wisps

Damage of 15

Damage growth of 10

Increased duration from 6s to 8s

Duration growth of 2s

Max owned of 2

Rejuvenation Glove

Changed from common to epic

Can no longer be upgraded

Recovery Ring

Increased healing from 1 to 10

Increased growth from 1 to 5

Glacier Necklace

Increased damage from 5 to 15

Increased growth from 5 to 10

Plasma Ball

Increased proc chance from 25% to 75%

Max stacks of 2 for 100% chance

Shocking Revelation

Increased damage from 3-15 to 15-30

Flawless Brace

Increased damage from 25% to 30%

Pristine Band

Increased HP from 1 to 5

Increased growth from 1 to 2

Increased max owned from 4 to 5

Can only be equipped by one player

Decayed Scepter

Increased skill damage from 15% to 50%

Increased poison stacks from 1/2/3 to 3/4/5

Surge Pendant

Increased bonus skill damage from 50% to 75%

Increased max owned from 2 to 4

Increased duration from 3s to 8s

Magic Tome

Increased damage from 5 to 25

Increase growth from 5 to 10

Spell in a Bottle

Increased damage from 15 to 25

Increased max owned from 1 to 4

Increased base projectiles from 1 to 2

Added projectile growth of 1

Increased frequency of appearing

Meteor

Increased HP threshold from 20% to 50%

Ornate Glove

Increased bonus stats from 5% to 10%

Steel Greaves

Increased max armor growth from 5 to 10

Increased gained armor from 2 to 5

Infested Mind

Increased damage from 40 to 70

Trusty Wizard’s Hat

Increased bonus skill damage from 25% to 50%

Increased duration from 6s to 8s

Impact Charm

Increased damage from 15 to 25

Giant Mace

Increased bonus damage multiplier from 50% to 100%

Clobbering Mace

Increased damage from 25 to 40

Decreased growth from 25 to 15

Ember Seed

Increased HP threshold from 15% to 50%

Increased healing per enemy rooted from 2 to 5

Increased tick damage from 3 to 10 * skill damage %

Doom Shell

Removed cooldown

Mimic King’s Consort

Increased damage from 15 to 30

Increased HP from 100 to 550

Increased attack rate from 1s to 0.75s

Removed lifetime

Curses

Bane of the Deal

Updated to preserve rarity on swap

Boon of Shrouding

Updated to apply to all players

Void Mantle

Dark Clone

Cooldown resets when entering a new room

Charge Attack

Reduced charge time based on the number of orbs that are stored

Removed charge requirement when 5 orbs are already stored

Dark Spells

Prioritized enemies hit by the charge attack

Removing targeting on invulnerable enemies

Dark Spell: Black Hole

Increased damage from 30 to 50

Updated to work like Darkening. Deals base damage or 10% enemy health damage; whichever is higher

Updated visuals

Dark Spell: Celestial Tear

Removed requirement of hitting an enemy to activate

Scoggfirth

Champion Rotworm

Reduced spawn count

Wightsbury

General

Added a green glow to indicate when the next room is a Wight room

Pox Rat

Reduced attack speed

Reduced range

Reduced number of projectiles

Weald Wolf

Added a max spawn count

Anville

General

Reduced the number of traps

Reduced the max number of supercharged enemies

Various visual improvements

Cleaver

Reduced range to match its champion version

Reduced attack radius

Shocker

Added a max speed to its chase attack

Defense Bot

Reduced active range for its projectile attack

Champion Enemies

General

Reduced HP on various champions

Reduced the number of additional enemies that can spawn during the fight

Champion Rotworm

Reduced the number of regular Rotworms

Removed the additional spawning of regular Rotworms

Tyrant Difficulty Mod

General

Reduced attack speed

Decreased spawn rate for some attacks

Improved attack visuals

Updated to show Praxis with each attack

Void Vortex

Added a short delay before attack

Improved attack visuals

Misc

Adjusted and balanced the HP of most enemies

A bunch of memory optimizations and improvements

Various localization improvements

Bug Fixes

Last but not least, we fixed a bunch of issues.

Fixed a bug that was preventing some weapon challenges from being completed if a player is dead when a boss is defeated

Fixed a multiplayer bug that could cause a crash if a client is webbed when Arachna Za dies

Fixed a multiplayer bug that was preventing players from reconnecting in Netherra if all the stat gem rooms were cleared

Fixed a bug that was causing players to get stuck when their controller disconnects the moment a boss is defeated and the north door opens

Fixed a visual issue with Praxis where he would leap offscreen if he loses his target at the start of his claw attack

Fixed a bug with Guardian Angel where Praxis enemies could still kill the player

Fixed a bug that was occasionally causing frozen enemies to appear invisible when spawning

Fixed a bug where the SFX for the Healing Fountain would stop playing

Fixed a bug that was preventing the SFX from playing for the Ember Blade’s Whirlwind mod

Fixed a bug that was preventing the Ember Dust popup from appearing for A Greater Power

Fixed a bug that could cause the player to get softlocked if skipping the Ember Dust unlock sequence before identifying a Skill with Evee

Fixed a bug that could cause the Suppression Obelisk to spawn when exiting a secret room

Fixed a bug that was causing the glow of an enemy to turn white when stunned

Fixed a bug that was causing the Doom Shell to stop spinning on the double roll

Fixed a bug that was preventing the VFX from appearing on Shade’s leap attack

Fixed a bug that was causing animations on the tear in the Architect’s Realm to stop playing

Fixed a bug that was causing DoT attacks to stop the Whirmaw from doing its spin attack

Fixed a bug that was causing Aim Assist to target the invincible traps in the Overtime Scrapper’s room

Fixed a bug that was preventing the Rift Hammer’s Combat Slam from converting apples into apple sauce

Fixed a bug that was only pausing the Mimic King’s record player after being hit

Fixed a few issues with boss health bars while having Pantheon active

Fixed a few issues with navigating the Ember Tree UI

Fixed a few issues with navigating the Weapon Mod UI

Additional notes: none
Source: Twin Sails Interactive (Steam)

Ember Knights – Ver. 1.04

Release date: December 12th 2023 (North America, Europe)
Patch notes:

Ver. 1.2.0 (Knights Reforged Update)

New Content and Features

Weapon Mods

Overhauled the entire mod system

Added a new Ultimate Mod for each weapon

Ember Blade

Honed – No change

Spark – No change

Stagger (NEW)

Your first weapon hit on an enemy has a chance to stun

Flurry (NEW)

Gain a charge attack where you unleash a flurry of rapid attacks

Whirlwind – No change

Lunge – No change

Momentum – No change

Smite (NEW)

Whenever you stun an enemy, your next attack will unleash a lightning bolt

Pyrostrike (NEW)

Whenever you crit an enemy, you also burn that enemy

Spin Attack [Ultimate] (NEW)

Your 3rd attack is a spin attack

Guardian Bow

Rapid Shot – No change

Spread Shot – No change

Opportunist (NEW)

Your charge attack deals bonus damage to enemies afflicted by status ailments

Ricochet (NEW)

Your charge attacks will ricochet to additional enemies

Volley – No change

Perfectionist (NEW)

Chaining perfect charge attacks adds additional arrows

Marked Shot – No change

Explosive Arrows – No change

Invigorate (NEW)

Whenever you defeat an enemy, increase your attack speed

Empowered Arrows [Ultimate] (NEW)

Perfect weapon attacks empower your next chain attacks

Nexal Staff

Luminescence – No change

Overflow (NEW)

Your charge attack damages in a circle instead of a cone

Magic Orbs (NEW)

Shoot 2 seeking orbs when a skill gains a charge

Spell Siphon (NEW)

Defeating enemies with your charge attack increases the skill damage of your next skill use

Focus (NEW)

The refresh count of your skills is lowered

Auto Orbs – No change

Imbuement (NEW)

Whenever you use a skill, your weapon gains temporary skill damage

Wisdom – No change

Clairvoyance – No change

Arcane Mastery [Ultimate] (NEW)

Upgrades Arcane Orbs to Quasar Orbs

Rift Hammer

Heavy Blow (NEW)

Your first weapon hit on an enemy deals a percentage of your max HP as damage

Defensive Stance (NEW)

You gain damage reduction while charging

Knock Out – No change

Unstable Rift – No change

Combat Slam (NEW)

When charged, your 3rd attack becomes a leap attack

Volcanic Rift (NEW)

Your 3rd charge attack leaves a trail of fire

Safeguard – No change

Battle Rhythm (NEW)

Killing an enemy grants an orbiting hammer. Your 3rd attack launches the hammers forward

Detonate – No change

Overcharge [Ultimate] (NEW)

Adds overcharge to all attacks

Razor Wind

Dual Strike (NEW)

Your 3rd attack hits twice

Live Wire – No change

Hefty – No change

Proficiency – No change

Persistence (NEW)

Your 3rd attack leaves a projectile

Precision (NEW)

Your charge attack tipper hits twice

Empowered – No change

Serrated – No change

Sharpened (NEW)

Your charge attack tipper has an extra chance to crit

Burgeoning [Ultimate] (NEW)

Whenever your charge attack hits an enemy, its size increases temporarily

Reaper’s Toll

Lacerate (NEW)

Slashed enemies take bonus damage from weapon attacks

Summoner – No change

Hidden Blade (NEW)

Start with Cloak and Dagger skill

Shroud – No change

Necromancy (NEW)

Whenever you defeat a slashed enemy, summon a Wisp

Piercing Slash (NEW)

Slash projectiles pierce through enemies

Refill – No change

Split Slash (NEW)

Cast multiple slash projectiles simultaneously

Phantasm (NEW)

Your slash projectiles conjure ghosts when fired

Reserve [Ultimate] (NEW)

Gain an additional ammo

Ember Tree

Added a new sequence and legendary relic reward for completing the Ember Tree

Overhauled the entire Ember Tree

Slot 1 – Health

Thick Skin (Updated)

Adjusted values

Regeneration (Updated)

You heal after entering any room

Earned Vitality (Updated)

Gain max HP after defeating a Boss or half after defeating a Miniboss

Slot 2 – Damage Modifiers

Slayer (Updated)

Adjusted values

Giant Slayer (Updated)

Adjusted values

Earned Power (Updated)

Adjusted values

Slot 3 – Gold

Pocket Change (Updated)

Adjusted values

Easy Money – No change

Dividend (Updated)

Gain bonus gold when you enter a room until you make a Shop purchase

Slot 4 – Situational Damage

Warm Welcome (NEW)

You gain bonus damage for the first number of rooms of a new world

Confidence – No change

Fury – No change

Slot 5 – Revive

Soul Link (Updated)

Adjusted to be unique revives per person

Second Wind – No change

Guardian Angel (NEW)

Once per world, if you would die, gain a protective shield that prevents damage and heals

Slot 6 – Relics

Relic Dice – No change

Treasure Hunter (NEW)

Epic and legendary relics have a greater chance to appear

Keen Eye (NEW)

Bosses have an increased chance to drop a relic

Slot 7 – Skills

Skill Dice (Updated)

Adjusted values

Deep Knowledge (NEW)

Your first skill chosen gains an additional charge

Expertise (NEW)

Perfect skills deal bonus damage

Slot 8 – Stats

Bonus Gems (NEW)

Bosses and minibosses have a chance to drop a bonus gem

Refinery (NEW)

Your first stat gem in each world gives double gems

Perfection (NEW)

Defeating a boss without taking damage drops a bonus large stat gem

Slot 9 – Wildcard (Options)

Expansion (Updated)

Renamed Expanded Relic Selector

Fortunate (NEW)

Stat selectors have a chance to have a double gem

Lucky Offering (NEW)

Offering Pits have a chance to give a bonus item

Slot 10 – Wildcard (Super)

Bonus Relic (Updated)

Renamed Extra Starting Relic

Super Reroll (NEW)

You gain a super reroll that can reroll and restock any selector and adds an additional option

Ultembera (NEW)

When you are at full HP, your weapon attacks also shoot a short range energy projectile

New Relics

Added 17 new relics

Eye of the Storm

[DEMONS Mode Community Contest Relic] – Your 3rd attack unleashes the power of the Razor Wind

Ember Seed

Whenever your HP drops below a certain amount, root all enemies dealing damage over time and healing you for each enemy rooted

Creature’s Bond

Whenever you use a skill, increase Wisp damage

Confined Fury

Your Wisps deal more damage

Warlock’s Grip

Gain bonus damage for each Wisp you have

Frost Pact

Whenever you defeat a frozen enemy, summon a Frost Wisp

Charged Trinket

Whenever you conjure a lightning bolt, you have a chance to summon a Lightning Wisp

Pristine Band

Whenever you perfectly complete a room, increase your max HP

Flawless Brace

Whenever you perfectly complete a room, gain damage in the next combat room

Absolute Ambition

Whenever you perfectly complete a room, permanently increase skill damage

Spark Ring

Lightning damage increased

Shocking Revelation

Whenever you refresh a skill, conjure a lightning bolt

Recovery Ring

Whenever you enter a new room, you heal

Black Ice

Freeze damage increased

Lethal Venom

Poison damage increased

Impure Pestilence

Enemies can be afflicted with an additional stack of poison

Cryo Freeze

Enemies are frozen longer

Nexus Boss Trophies

When you defeat a boss, you’ll find a special new monument to that victory in the Nexus

Beat the boss without taking damage to achieve a perfect victory version

Interact with the trophy for a world-specific effect

Wightsbury Updating

Wights

Added a new type of ghostly trap that may appear

Rare Chests

Added a new chest type to increase rewards

Enemy behaviors

Updated behaviors for all enemies

Pox Rat

Changed cone attack to lobbing poison projectiles

When festering (turning purple), it fires 3 poison projectiles and gains increased move speed, attack speed and max HP, and leaves a poison puddle upon dying

Craven

No longer remains stuck in the ground and explodes when contacting the player

Adjusted attack anticipation for the dive attack

Condemned

Daggers no longer remain stuck in the ground after the downward strike attack

Condemned Elite

Daggers no longer remain stuck in the ground after the downward strike attack

Adjusted attack anticipation for the dagger throwing attack. *Daggers now debuff the player, increasing damage taken by 25% for 5s

Throws a whirlwind of daggers when HP drops below 20%

Weald Wolf

Updated to jump across pits

Swipe attack has a 25% chance to attack again in the opposite direction

New chase attack that targeted player is rushed with 50% increased move speed. *Will jump to its target, if needed

Will become enraged and stun is removed when HP drops below 80%. *While enraged, it gains 50% move speed, 25% attack speed, and 25% damage

The Forlorn

Can now teleport across pits

The Forlorn Elite

Can now teleport across pits

Removed invincibility from the floating laser attack

Secret Interactable

For those who wished, we added a new interactable

Anville Updating

Relic Refinement

A new shop and item for upgrading relics

Player Buff

Added a new interactable that buffs the player by summoning lightning bolts on subsequent weapon and skill attacks

Trap Rework

Replaced the existing supercharge trap with a new one. No more electrical lines between traps!

Enemy behaviors

Updated behaviors for the following enemies

Supercharge Buff

New visuals to better indicate the enemy is supercharged

Supercharged enemies no longer spawn Voltes upon death

Supercharged enemies gain 50% move speed, 25% damage, and 25% HP

Welder

Added attack indicator for its melee slam attack

Defense Bot

Added slight tracking to the projectile

Updated to support movement during the seeking projectile attack

Scrap Chief Mack (and variants)

Added attack indicator for the charging phase of the electric chase attack

Overlord Mack

Overhauled the boss fight with new gear and new attacks

Visual Improvements

Updated the tilemap to improve visual clarity

Offering Pit Healing

Removed healing items from the Offering Pit

Balancing & Fixes

In addition to the new content and features, we’ve also made the following changes and fixes:

Relics

Adjusted/reworked 14 relics

Added an internal cooldown feature to some relics

Spell in a Bottle

Changed rarity to common

Changed to, whenever a skill refreshes fully, shoot a seeking missile that does base damage and skill damage

Archangel’s Scythe

Changed rarity to common

Changed to flat damage

Magic Tome

Changed rarity to common

Changed to skill damage

Wizard’s Fleece

Max armor + 5

Gain 3% skill damage for each armor

Toxic Bangle

Changed rarity to epic

Infernal Scale

Changed to show the constant amount instead of a %

Decayed Scepter

Added skill damage

Kindleblade

Changed from spawning a random Wisp to a Fire Wisp

Doom Shell

Changed functionality to, when the player rolls, they turn into a spinning shell and deal AOE damage along their travel path

Bonus damage for each armor

Added internal cooldown

Glacial Necklace

Changed rarity to common

Max owned 4

Added internal cooldown

Shock Troop

Changed to, whenever you defeat an enemy with lightning, summon a Lightning Wisp

Added internal cooldown

Call to Arms

Changed from first use in a room to casting a perfect skill

Added internal cooldown

Bruma’s Ring

Changed from first kill to every kill

Added internal cooldown

Barrier Pendant

Added internal cooldown

Misc

Separated champion enemies from their champion rooms so they can now appear anywhere

Updated skill damage numbers (cast, charged, perfect) to be displayed in all instances where skills are referenced

Added the concept of Perfect Rooms and Perfect Bosses; rooms cleared without taking any damage

Updated the player HUD to show the Knight color and armor

Various localization improvements

Fixed a bug that was interrupting the Netherra music with room-specific tracks

Ver. 1.2.1

Adjustments

Adjusted various Ember Tree upgrade costs

Updated a few enemy values for endless looping

Loop 1

Enemy Health – 400% (was 200%)

Loop 2

Enemy Health – 800% (was 400%)

Loops 3+

Enemy Health – continues to double on every loop

Enemy Damage – continues to double on every loop

Note: No change to scaling on enemy attack speed, move speed, or spawning

Fixes

Fixed a bug with the Ember Blade where attacks couldn’t be canceled by rolling

Fixed a bug with Doppleganger’s seeking projectiles that prevented them from spawning

Fixed a bug with Cleanup Crew that was causing voltage traps to be destroyed when one of the minibosses is defeated

Fixed a bug with Praxis where he could dash or teleport out of bounds

Fixed a bug where the revive prompt wasn’t clearing after being revived by defeating a miniboss or boss

Fixed a bug with Super Rerolls where it was causing the game to lock when used in the Relic Refinement selectors and shops

Fixed a bug with Absolute Ambition where it was multiplying its skill damage increase

Fixed a bug with Steward’s Gift where it wasn’t spawning the Steward properly

Fixed a bug with the Ember Tree’s Bonus Gems upgrade where it was showing the wrong icon when locked

Fixed some visual issues with overlapping elements in the Ember Tree

Fixed a bug that was preventing costs from showing in the swap menu of the Ember Tree

Fixed a bug that was causing the Perfect Room and Perfect Boss banners to stop animating when the game is paused or the player inventory is viewed

Fixed a multiplayer bug where Perfect Rooms and Perfect Bosses were desyncing between the host and clients

Fixed some minor localization issues

Fixed a bug where players were unable to revive in online multiplayer games

Fixed a bug with Overlord Mack where he was getting stuck and locking players from progressing

Fixed a bug where Guardian Bow’s Perfectionist charge attack was registering as a third attack

Fixed a bug that was preventing duplicate projectiles from Eye of the Storm being destroyed

Additional notes: none
Source: Twin Sails Interactive (Twitter) / Twin Sails Interactive (Steam) / Twin Sails Interactive (Steam)

Ember Knights – Ver. 1.03

Release date: October 25th 2023 (North America, Europe)
Patch notes:

No patch notes available.

Additional notes: none
Source: Twin Sails Interactive (Twitter)

Ember Knights – Ver. 1.02

Release date: September 12th 2023 (North America, Europe)
Patch notes:

No patch notes available. This update brings the following to the game:

includes a bunch of optimizations specifically for the Switch

adds the content currently available on PC

brings fixes currently available on PC

Additional notes: none
Source: Twin Sails Interactive (Steam)

How to download updates for Ember Knights for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for Ember Knights, you have three options:

let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.