KickStarter Knights of the Chalice 2 Thread - Augury of Chaos

[Tolias]

Her Pipes of Pain spell-like ability should be doing 2d8 sonic from lvl 4 and upwards, as per class description, however in-game it only rolls a single D8 for damage. Is that like a bug, a feature or what is going on.

Also I've taken the Sickening Pipes feat, how do I actually use it? Activating song only shows vanilla Pipes of Pain.

That sounds like a bug. I can mention it to Pierre. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with Bard feats, but I can look into it.

edit: looking at the Help File, it says that Sickening Pipes will make targets Sickened for 2d4 rounds, instead of stunning them for one round. And it increases the range. So the feat is used to modify the use of Pipes of Pain.

Ok I got a screenshot.

Pipes of Pain doing only 1d8 @ lvl 4

As for Sickening Pipes, I figured it out, that was my bad. It was so ingrained in me to press A -> Pipes of Pain -> left click on enemies, I didn't even notice it had an option to select sickening after activation. I was looking for a whole new song.

 

[Infinitron]

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...-revolutionise-old-school-crpgs/posts/3919375

Update #76: KotC 2 1.65 Adds New Editor Features + New Preview Images!​

Hi everyone! In the past month, I worked on the map data file for a few large maps of the upcoming KotC 2 module, The Dark Arena. In addition, I released the KotC 2 update 1.65 a few days ago. The latest version can be downloaded here for Windows and macOS, or from Steam and GOG.

I also purchased the Audio Odyssey Humble Bundle containing most of the sound effects and soundtracks that can be found on Ovani's website. Version 1.65 has three of the new sound effects.

Exploring the cellars and ancient corridors underneath Crossroad Castle.
I also worked on the sprites and dialogue icons of some of the main NPCs that you will find in the upcoming module. Here's one of them, below.

Sir Althor is the Knight Commander.
On a personal note, the inheritance process I've had to go through is finally over. That is really awesome, but it comes with some new challenges. I've got the family home but I need to renovate it, remove the clutter, buy furniture and do so many other time-consuming things associated with it.

Derelict tower in the countryside.

List of changes in Knights of the Chalice 2 version 1.65​

• Added three new sound effects. There are two new door-opening sound effects and one new sound effect for lightning ambient sound sources, that may be used with electricity-damage traps.
• Fixed a source of crashes that could occur infrequently when launching a game.
• Fixed a bug that could occur when loading the Settings file.
• Fixed a bug in the Module Editor with the button 'Apply Image Size', in the box that appears when entering data about an activable zone.

Derelict tower interior with a couple of treasure chests.

• Added 'depth-sorted' activable zones. You can now have zones containing an image (a statue, a pool, etc) that will be displayed in the right order so that characters in front of the object will be displayed on top of the object and characters behind the object will appear behind the object. When entering the name of the activable zone, simply add ',Sorted' so that the object will use depth sorting. Otherwise, the images are printed below characters by default, or above characters if you add ',Overlay' to the name of the activable zone.
• Pushing the H key in the editor and keeping it pressed will hide the images contained in Sorted zones. This may be useful if you want to align the Sorted image with the backdrop image underneath, for example if you have a barrel as a Sorted zone and the backdrop also has the barrel image and you want them to be in the same area. Press Tab and then repeatedly press H to see if your zone is perfectly aligned.

A mysterious Time Corridor.

• When moving and resizing activable zones in the Module Editor, pushing the right control key instead of the left control key will hide the tooltip text.
• In the Module Editor, fixed a source of crashes when you have several maps sharing the same background image.
• In the Module Editor box designed to edit Activable Zone data, when the cursor is in the 'HP/Nb.Particles' input box, pressing the Tab key will now move the cursor to the next input box, 'Hardness/Max.Size'. Pressing Tab again will return the cursor to the 'HP/Nb.Particles' box. Pressing Tab while the cursor is in one of the 'Position' input boxes will also switch between the input boxes for the x and y position, and pressing Tab while the cursor is in one of the 'Size' input boxes will switch between the input boxes for horizontal and vertical size.
• In the Module Editor, ambient sound effects will now be playing.

Giant Frog statue within the Swamp Dungeon.

• Added a new sound source: Lightning field. This ambient sound source can be placed anywhere on a map easily using the menu of the Module Editor.
• Added a new animation for vertical lightning. This effect can be placed anywhere on a map easily using the menu of the Module Editor. There are two parameters, the first one is the opacity percentage and the second one is the scaling factor. Zones are named like this: 'Lightning Animation,100%,50%'.
• For the moving-water animation, you can now set the scaling factor. Zones are named like this: 'Water Animation,70%,60%'. The first number is the opacity, the second one is the scaling factor. You can now have a moving-water effect even on small rivers.
• Fixed an issue with terrain conditions like 'Fog Cloud'. The game wasn't removing them from the Character Sheet after the end of combat (although they would get removed at the start of the next fight). Thank you so much Dorateen for letting me know about this!
• Added a mention of the new editor features in the help entry for the Module Editor.

Sunrays and a pool within the Swamp Dungeon.

Next Steps for Knights of the Chalice 2​

Similar to the previous update, the next development steps are the following:

• Work on the map data, NPCs, monsters and scenario of the upcoming KotC 2 module.
• Hire a graphic designer to create new sprites and other types of artwork.
• Implement new features such as new monster abilities, subraces, familiars, and items.
• Fix any remaining issues mentioned on Steam, GOG, heroicfantasygames.com, and by email.

As always, if you find bugs or if you have any feedback, thoughts and suggestions, please feel free to let me know here, or in the Forums, or by email at enquiries@heroicfantasygames.com.

Thank You So Much, Legendary Knights of the Realm! Let's Keep Forging Onwards and Upwards

 

[rojay]

Looks great except for the frog with a tumor.

 

[Tolias]

Her Pipes of Pain spell-like ability should be doing 2d8 sonic from lvl 4 and upwards, as per class description, however in-game it only rolls a single D8 for damage. Is that like a bug, a feature or what is going on.

Also I've taken the Sickening Pipes feat, how do I actually use it? Activating song only shows vanilla Pipes of Pain.

That sounds like a bug. I can mention it to Pierre. Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with Bard feats, but I can look into it.

edit: looking at the Help File, it says that Sickening Pipes will make targets Sickened for 2d4 rounds, instead of stunning them for one round. And it increases the range. So the feat is used to modify the use of Pipes of Pain.

New bug I noticed: Mysticism Domain seems not to be working as to giving bless/bane an extra bonus. See screenshot.

Mysticism not working

I tested on Augury of Chaos and it seems to be working correctly there.

 

[Dorateen]

New bug I noticed: Mysticism Domain seems not to be working as to giving bless/bane an extra bonus. See screenshot.

Mysticism not working

I tested on Augury of Chaos and it seems to be working correctly there.

Thanks for the report! I will check with Pierre on this.

 

[Dorateen]

Tolias

I was able to fix the issue with Bless, Bane and the Pipes of Pain in the Hearkenwold module. A new 1.65.1 version is uploaded here:

https://www.nexusmods.com/knightsofthechalice2/mods/5

There was some data missing in the spells file. In KotC2, each module has its own spells data file. So if an adjustment is made to spells in Augury of Chaos, a module author still needs to correct his own. A few versions back, I must have missed updating the associated file.

 

[JarlFrank]

On a personal note, the inheritance process I've had to go through is finally over. That is really awesome, but it comes with some new challenges. I've got the family home but I need to renovate it, remove the clutter, buy furniture and do so many other time-consuming things associated with it.

Just plant a root garden on the floor and be done with it Pierre, we need to you make more KotC2 content.

 

[Tolias]

Tolias

I was able to fix the issue with Bless, Bane and the Pipes of Pain in the Hearkenwold module. A new 1.65.1 version is uploaded here:

https://www.nexusmods.com/knightsofthechalice2/mods/5

There was some data missing in the spells file. In KotC2, each module has its own spells data file. So if an adjustment is made to spells in Augury of Chaos, a module author still needs to correct his own. A few versions back, I must have missed updating the associated file.

Absolute legend.

Should I update on current playthrough or is a new start recommended with update?

Also should I continue to report issues here or would you prefer discord/email?

Another minor issue I noticed is that Tortoise shield is considered a tower shield instead of light (even though it needs prof. light shield), so a bishop for example can't cast while wielding it. Well it's an issue if you didn't intend this behavior.

 

[Dorateen]

Tolias

I was able to fix the issue with Bless, Bane and the Pipes of Pain in the Hearkenwold module. A new 1.65.1 version is uploaded here:

https://www.nexusmods.com/knightsofthechalice2/mods/5

There was some data missing in the spells file. In KotC2, each module has its own spells data file. So if an adjustment is made to spells in Augury of Chaos, a module author still needs to correct his own. A few versions back, I must have missed updating the associated file.

Another minor issue I noticed is that Tortoise shield is considered a tower shield instead of light (even though it needs prof. light shield), so a bishop for example can't cast while wielding it. Well it's an issue if you didn't intend this behavior.

You can update the module if you wish, the saves and game in progress will carry over. I have also received feedback from other players and this version includes a few suggested additions.

Regarding the tortoise shield, I think I tried to do something weird like give it tower shield properties but require only light shield proficiency. I’ll take a closer look.

Here is good for reporting issues. You can pm me.

 

[luj1]

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...-revolutionise-old-school-crpgs/posts/3919375

Update #76: KotC 2 1.65 Adds New Editor Features + New Preview Images!​

Hi everyone! In the past month, I worked on the map data file for a few large maps of the upcoming KotC 2 module, The Dark Arena. In addition, I released the KotC 2 update 1.65 a few days ago. The latest version can be downloaded here for Windows and macOS, or from Steam and GOG.

I also purchased the Audio Odyssey Humble Bundle containing most of the sound effects and soundtracks that can be found on Ovani's website. Version 1.65 has three of the new sound effects.

Exploring the cellars and ancient corridors underneath Crossroad Castle.
I also worked on the sprites and dialogue icons of some of the main NPCs that you will find in the upcoming module. Here's one of them, below.

Sir Althor is the Knight Commander.
On a personal note, the inheritance process I've had to go through is finally over. That is really awesome, but it comes with some new challenges. I've got the family home but I need to renovate it, remove the clutter, buy furniture and do so many other time-consuming things associated with it.

Derelict tower in the countryside.

List of changes in Knights of the Chalice 2 version 1.65​

• Added three new sound effects. There are two new door-opening sound effects and one new sound effect for lightning ambient sound sources, that may be used with electricity-damage traps.
• Fixed a source of crashes that could occur infrequently when launching a game.
• Fixed a bug that could occur when loading the Settings file.
• Fixed a bug in the Module Editor with the button 'Apply Image Size', in the box that appears when entering data about an activable zone.

Derelict tower interior with a couple of treasure chests.

• Added 'depth-sorted' activable zones. You can now have zones containing an image (a statue, a pool, etc) that will be displayed in the right order so that characters in front of the object will be displayed on top of the object and characters behind the object will appear behind the object. When entering the name of the activable zone, simply add ',Sorted' so that the object will use depth sorting. Otherwise, the images are printed below characters by default, or above characters if you add ',Overlay' to the name of the activable zone.
• Pushing the H key in the editor and keeping it pressed will hide the images contained in Sorted zones. This may be useful if you want to align the Sorted image with the backdrop image underneath, for example if you have a barrel as a Sorted zone and the backdrop also has the barrel image and you want them to be in the same area. Press Tab and then repeatedly press H to see if your zone is perfectly aligned.

A mysterious Time Corridor.

• When moving and resizing activable zones in the Module Editor, pushing the right control key instead of the left control key will hide the tooltip text.
• In the Module Editor, fixed a source of crashes when you have several maps sharing the same background image.
• In the Module Editor box designed to edit Activable Zone data, when the cursor is in the 'HP/Nb.Particles' input box, pressing the Tab key will now move the cursor to the next input box, 'Hardness/Max.Size'. Pressing Tab again will return the cursor to the 'HP/Nb.Particles' box. Pressing Tab while the cursor is in one of the 'Position' input boxes will also switch between the input boxes for the x and y position, and pressing Tab while the cursor is in one of the 'Size' input boxes will switch between the input boxes for horizontal and vertical size.
• In the Module Editor, ambient sound effects will now be playing.

Giant Frog statue within the Swamp Dungeon.

• Added a new sound source: Lightning field. This ambient sound source can be placed anywhere on a map easily using the menu of the Module Editor.
• Added a new animation for vertical lightning. This effect can be placed anywhere on a map easily using the menu of the Module Editor. There are two parameters, the first one is the opacity percentage and the second one is the scaling factor. Zones are named like this: 'Lightning Animation,100%,50%'.
• For the moving-water animation, you can now set the scaling factor. Zones are named like this: 'Water Animation,70%,60%'. The first number is the opacity, the second one is the scaling factor. You can now have a moving-water effect even on small rivers.
• Fixed an issue with terrain conditions like 'Fog Cloud'. The game wasn't removing them from the Character Sheet after the end of combat (although they would get removed at the start of the next fight). Thank you so much Dorateen for letting me know about this!
• Added a mention of the new editor features in the help entry for the Module Editor.

Sunrays and a pool within the Swamp Dungeon.

Next Steps for Knights of the Chalice 2​

Similar to the previous update, the next development steps are the following:

• Work on the map data, NPCs, monsters and scenario of the upcoming KotC 2 module.
• Hire a graphic designer to create new sprites and other types of artwork.
• Implement new features such as new monster abilities, subraces, familiars, and items.
• Fix any remaining issues mentioned on Steam, GOG, heroicfantasygames.com, and by email.

As always, if you find bugs or if you have any feedback, thoughts and suggestions, please feel free to let me know here, or in the Forums, or by email at enquiries@heroicfantasygames.com.

Thank You So Much, Legendary Knights of the Realm! Let's Keep Forging Onwards and Upwards

Hearkenwold was also updated. KotC and Haerkenwold update are worthy of a main page news post.

 

[Jermu]

Knights of the Chalice 2 Version 1.66

Hi everyone!
Here's version 1.66 of Knights of the Chalice 2. Here's the list of changes:

• Fixed a source of crashes when transitioning to a different map and the mouse cursor is positioned over an inter-square door.
• Fixed a display bug when casting spells out of combat, which also prevented the casting of the single-effect version of Dispel Magic out of combat.
• Mousing over the class name in the character sheet of Bishops will also display the character's domain names.
• In the module Hearkenwold, the Mysticism Cleric Domain will correctly grant its bonus to the spells Bless and Bane.
• When mousing over both a character and an activable object that can be clicked, the game will now focus on the object.
• In the Creature Editor and Template Editor, clicking the button labelled 'Recalculate Slots' will now remove all of the spell slots of the character if the character has the class Warrior, Aristocrat or Commoner.
• In the Module Editor, in the 'Equipped Items' page of the Creature Editor, the tooltip information will now be correctly updated when you change the torso (armour) item or one of the weapons of the creature. Also fixed the tooltips when switching the position of two items.

Thank You So Much For Your Support, Valiant Knights and Wise Wizards! Enjoy

also 10% discount

 

[Infinitron]

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...-revolutionise-old-school-crpgs/posts/3949505

Update #77: KotC 2 1.66 Fixes Bugs + New Preview Images from The Dark Arena!​

Hello everyone! In the past month, I worked on the main NPCs and new soundtracks for the upcoming KotC 2 module, The Dark Arena. I also released the KotC 2 update 1.66 a few days ago. The latest version can be downloaded here for Windows and macOS, or from Steam and GOG.

Lady Anne is the Second-in-command of the Knights of the Chalice and Head of the Order of the White Sword.
I also worked on a new item (Reishi mushroom) and associated spell ('Second Chance') designed to allow you to resurrect characters of level 1 and level 2 without loss of gold or experience. The intent is to make low-level battles less punishing. Thank you so much Juhani for highlighting that issue to me!

Sadly, I haven't been able to work on the game very much this month because of relentless house-repair problems. Even today, I've had a new one which will be costly to fix. :-( Never fear, though, my motivation and dedication to KotC 2 remains intact.

Elaraelitha is the Head Wizard of the Knights of the Chalice.
The latest version, 1.66, has a bug when using the spell animation preview feature in the Module Editor, or when loading a map that has zero activable zones ; that bug will be fixed in the next version.

List of changes in Knights of the Chalice 2 version 1.66​

• Fixed a source of crashes when transitioning to a different map and the mouse cursor is positioned over an inter-square door.
• Fixed a display bug when casting spells out of combat, which also prevented the casting of the single-effect version of Dispel Magic out of combat. Thank you so much Dorateen for letting me know about this bug and other issues !

Sir Philip is the Third-in-command, Captain of the Guards, and Head of the Order of the Red Shield.

• Mousing over the class name in the character sheet of Bishops will also display the character's list of Cleric Domains.
• In the module Hearkenwold, the Mysticism Cleric Domain will correctly grant its bonus to the spells Bless and Bane.

• When mousing over both a character and an activable object that can be clicked on, the game will now focus on the object.
• In the Creature Editor and Template Editor, clicking on the button labelled 'Recalculate Slots' will now remove all of the spell slots of the character if the character has the class Warrior, Aristocrat or Commoner.

• In the Module Editor, in the 'Equipped Items' page of the Creature Editor, the tooltip information will now be correctly updated when you change the torso (armour) item or one of the weapons of the creature. Also fixed the tooltips when switching the position of two items.

Next Steps for Knights of the Chalice 2​

Similar to the previous update, the next development steps are the following:

• Work on the map data, NPCs, monsters and scenario of the upcoming KotC 2 module.
• Hire a graphic designer to create new sprites and other types of artwork.
• Implement new features such as new monster abilities, subraces, familiars, and items.
• Fix any remaining issues mentioned on Steam, GOG, heroicfantasygames.com, and by email.

As always, if you find bugs or if you have any feedback, thoughts and suggestions, please feel free to let me know here, or in the Forums, or by email at enquiries@heroicfantasygames.com.

Thank You So Much For Your Support, Valorous Knights and Wizards of the Realm!! Take care

 

[Darth Roxor]

 

[Jermu]

Next Steps for Knights of the Chalice 2​

Similar to the previous update, the next development steps are the following:

• Work on the map data, NPCs, monsters and scenario of the upcoming KotC 2 module.
• Hire a graphic designer to create new sprites and other types of artwork.
• Implement new features such as new monster abilities, subraces, familiars, and items.
• Fix any remaining issues mentioned on Steam, GOG, heroicfantasygames.com, and by email.

so release is 2025 maybe

 

[Abu Antar]

Hire a graphic designer to create new sprites and other types of artwork.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Pierre's version definitely looks more 3d-to-2d-converted.

 

[Dorateen]

Because people seem to like desert geography, here is a video showing an encounter in one of the desert areas from Hearkenwold

 

[InD_ImaginE]

https://www.kickstarter.com/project...-revolutionise-old-school-crpgs/posts/3949505

Update #77: KotC 2 1.66 Fixes Bugs + New Preview Images from The Dark Arena!​

Hello everyone! In the past month, I worked on the main NPCs and new soundtracks for the upcoming KotC 2 module, The Dark Arena. I also released the KotC 2 update 1.66 a few days ago. The latest version can be downloaded here for Windows and macOS, or from Steam and GOG.

Lady Anne is the Second-in-command of the Knights of the Chalice and Head of the Order of the White Sword.
I also worked on a new item (Reishi mushroom) and associated spell ('Second Chance') designed to allow you to resurrect characters of level 1 and level 2 without loss of gold or experience. The intent is to make low-level battles less punishing. Thank you so much Juhani for highlighting that issue to me!

Sadly, I haven't been able to work on the game very much this month because of relentless house-repair problems. Even today, I've had a new one which will be costly to fix. :-( Never fear, though, my motivation and dedication to KotC 2 remains intact.

Elaraelitha is the Head Wizard of the Knights of the Chalice.
The latest version, 1.66, has a bug when using the spell animation preview feature in the Module Editor, or when loading a map that has zero activable zones ; that bug will be fixed in the next version.

List of changes in Knights of the Chalice 2 version 1.66​

• Fixed a source of crashes when transitioning to a different map and the mouse cursor is positioned over an inter-square door.
• Fixed a display bug when casting spells out of combat, which also prevented the casting of the single-effect version of Dispel Magic out of combat. Thank you so much Dorateen for letting me know about this bug and other issues !

Sir Philip is the Third-in-command, Captain of the Guards, and Head of the Order of the Red Shield.

• Mousing over the class name in the character sheet of Bishops will also display the character's list of Cleric Domains.
• In the module Hearkenwold, the Mysticism Cleric Domain will correctly grant its bonus to the spells Bless and Bane.

• When mousing over both a character and an activable object that can be clicked on, the game will now focus on the object.
• In the Creature Editor and Template Editor, clicking on the button labelled 'Recalculate Slots' will now remove all of the spell slots of the character if the character has the class Warrior, Aristocrat or Commoner.

• In the Module Editor, in the 'Equipped Items' page of the Creature Editor, the tooltip information will now be correctly updated when you change the torso (armour) item or one of the weapons of the creature. Also fixed the tooltips when switching the position of two items.

Next Steps for Knights of the Chalice 2​

Similar to the previous update, the next development steps are the following:

• Work on the map data, NPCs, monsters and scenario of the upcoming KotC 2 module.
• Hire a graphic designer to create new sprites and other types of artwork.
• Implement new features such as new monster abilities, subraces, familiars, and items.
• Fix any remaining issues mentioned on Steam, GOG, heroicfantasygames.com, and by email.

As always, if you find bugs or if you have any feedback, thoughts and suggestions, please feel free to let me know here, or in the Forums, or by email at enquiries@heroicfantasygames.com.

Thank You So Much For Your Support, Valorous Knights and Wizards of the Realm!! Take care

God he is using cheap 3D model as portrait, the kind you find in Western Visual Novel shovelware in Steam

Just don't use sprite at all Pierre, jesus this just makes your games looks like a cheap slop

 

[mediocrepoet]

^^ This is basically why I've never tried to make a CRPG. This probably already looks better than the shit I'd design/buy and throw together. I am no artist, by any stretch and I have no sense of colour or anything else.

 

[Desiderius]

Looks fine to me.

Diminishing returns on that stuff.

 

[Serus]

The portraits are looking bad but in general I agree with Desiderius and don't care much. The areas certainly look good enough for me. What i wan't is gameplay as good as in the first campaign.


Well, maybe even better. Last chapter for once. Also some chapters were too small, too cramped in my opinion. Maybe not too small in terms of content but more by actual size of levels. What works - and has to work - in tabletop isn't necessarily best for computer game and may look silly in one. Size of a level takes away all sense of exploration of a "real" dungeon from the player if the whole "dungeon" is made of half dozen rooms. I mostly mean the 1st and 2nd chapters, especially the first one. He should also consider adding some places like a short corridor ending with an inactive passage and text: "This corridor leads to some other dark parts of the dungeon, you have an overwhelming feeling this is the wrong direction to go...". Would add to the size in a narrative way without adding actual dungeon to be made.


At what character levels is this campaign going to end? Can't find the answer after 30 seconds of clicking and i am too lazy to do more.

 

[Serus]

Because people seem to like desert geography, here is a video showing an encounter in one of the desert areas from Hearkenwold

Damn i need to play your masterpiece (no pun intended). I started it once buty got distracted somehow. I know i would like since I liked very much KotC.
A propos, sequels when?

 

[Dorateen]

Because people seem to like desert geography, here is a video showing an encounter in one of the desert areas from Hearkenwold

I know i would like since I liked very much KotC.
A propos, sequels when?

It is designed more like an open-ended, ongoing campaign. I'm working on new content right now, which will be added to the module later next year.

 

[InD_ImaginE]

Because people seem to like desert geography, here is a video showing an encounter in one of the desert areas from Hearkenwold

I know i would like since I liked very much KotC.
A propos, sequels when?

It is designed more like an open-ended, ongoing campaign. I'm working on new content right now, which will be added to the module later next year.

Is there any particular reason you are sticking with both version of KotC 2 engine and IB?

Would it better to commit for one?

 

[Dorateen]

It is designed more like an open-ended, ongoing campaign. I'm working on new content right now, which will be added to the module later next year.

Is there any particular reason you are sticking with both version of KotC 2 engine and IB?

Would it better to commit for one?

I enjoy building in both toolsets. They both have their strengths, and I think they compliment each other well. IceBlink is a good way for me to design the blueprint of the module first (making maps, conversations, encounters, etc.) and then port over to the more advanced KotC2.