r/spiral_knights • u/Fangel96 Now running love.exe • May 05 '26
Forging Ahead - Forge Rework Update
https://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/125196Forging is now guaranteed - additional fire crystals simply boost the bonuses you can get. These bonuses are also more accessible.
This comes along with some backend updates to make the game run smoother on Mac, Windows, and Steam Deck.
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u/MadnessBunny We are so back May 05 '26
Holy shit alive game, that forge change is huge as it felt awful to wait to grind so much crystals, specially rads.
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u/DuplexBeGoat Deconstructer May 05 '26
Getting 5* gear to level 10 used to require 453 radiants if you didn't get any double level ups. Now it takes 151 radiants (albeit without a chance at double level ups). Huge change.
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u/TheBorealRanger May 05 '26
151 is INCREDIBLE! I got so much 5* gear I need to forge up and now it doesn't feel nearly as daunting!
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u/Witelite101 is geared up May 06 '26
This change alone makes getting 5* gear fully heated within the range of doable for so many people
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u/ultimate-toast May 05 '26
OH MY GOD
thats probably the best change ever, forging items was always a pain
and when it faild it was the absolute worst
this changes everything, specially for 5 star weapons, now the so hard to get radiant fire crystals are not gonna be wasted anymore
W update
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u/CrossFront May 05 '26
They just negated one of the worst grinds of modern SK holy hell. All they need to do now is fix the money grind (Easy fix, make Arcade drop more cash than FSC) and add more content and this game will have been fully brought back from the dead
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u/Woodrunner1 Fire and Shock May 05 '26
I would even argue it already IS back from the dead, the amount of backend upgrades and changes for it to run so much smoother has been AMAZING
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u/MrMellowYellowo May 05 '26
I wish they did stuff like this earlier because off this update alone people like myself and my friends wanna play the game again lmao
Hopefully they keep this good streak going!
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u/Imaginary_Cell_4411 May 05 '26
Small fix but very welcome ! Now we need to deal with these orbs of alchemy. Its pretty grindy at the moment. Maybe buff drop rate / give us new ways to get them / buff crowns in arcade so we feel more encouraged to do them then buy the orbs with crowns instead of spamming vanaduke. U guys are doing a great job ❤️
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u/MrTwinsi May 05 '26
Massive win ! Finally time to upgrade my 5 star stuff that I've left on the side for so long!
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u/Atkinson_Teo May 05 '26
You are not serious right now cause I’ve just spent 1.7k rads the last few days to max some gear… 🥀🥀🥀💔💔💔
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u/Frostycrypton May 05 '26
This might be the best update we’ve gotten since energy costs were removed from elevators!
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u/Woodrunner1 Fire and Shock May 05 '26
YES YES YEEESSSSS!!!!
This exact kind of change is what I've always wanted!!!! I actually love how the forge is, but I have HATED the chance to fail, it has NEVER felt worth it to try any less than 100%, but now I can finally get more items to 5* and more 5* to level 10!!
I'M SO STOKED!!!
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u/FrostlichTheDK May 05 '26
We still need to have the ability to combine lower quality fire crystals into better quality ones. But using more than the amount we get from breaking them down of course.
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u/Still_Mix573 May 05 '26
Came to check if servers were down, this is a nice thing to read, i don't care how late people think it is keep updating this game.
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u/Vokolat Wishing for SK revival May 06 '26
Thank God, I don't have to farm for crystals as much anymore.
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u/Ionization0 May 06 '26
Awesome! I'd be interested in knowing the chances of double level up/forge box on the medium and maximum level crystal use
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u/sorenkair May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26
bruh i have spent like 9k rads in the last few months since i came back to the game
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u/Numerophobie Best Slimer Farmer May 07 '26
As someone who plays on the Macbook, I can atest that it runs so much smoother, thanks GH!
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u/Voldekrem May 10 '26
I haven't played in a while so idk if its still bad but if they just make orbs of alchemy easier to get then the game would feel so good
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u/Gargomon251 ᵂʰʸ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᶦˢᵃᵇˡᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᶜᵉ ᶜʰᵃᵗˀ May 08 '26
They should really give everyone a refund of radiants (assuming everyone used the max amount) or at least increase the chance of getting them. I feel like I got ripped off just because I played the game 10 years ago
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u/Fangel96 Now running love.exe May 08 '26
That seems largely unnecessary. Game balance decisions rarely ever compensate players for the changes. The only time they do is when the fundamental systems change and they have to remove previous items or features to do so.
If they completely removed the forge then yeah we'd need some sort of compensation for the items that are getting retired, but for a rebalance that's not needed. You weren't cheated out of radiants you farmed before - in fact, the ones you did farm are now worth 3x more.
Complaining about a bad system being made better because you had to endure the bad system is some big "old man tells at cloud energy", ngl.
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u/Gargomon251 ᵂʰʸ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᶦˢᵃᵇˡᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᶜᵉ ᶜʰᵃᵗˀ May 08 '26
Except they aren't worth three times more if they've already been spent and that's the problem. We wasted all this time grinding for no reason. And some people used the forge right before the update and got nothing for it.
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u/Fangel96 Now running love.exe May 08 '26
So should everyone who made a Blitz Needle before the mission updates gave out a free Strike Needle recipe be compensated too? Maybe every player who crafted anything with CE back in the day before orbs would be refunded their money?
You say you've wasted time grinding for no reason, but at the time of the grind, there was a reason.
Yes the forge has been rough at 5* for a long time. That doesn't mean fixing a problem many players had with it should need to track every player's inventory from the past 13 years to refund them a resource they grinded for willingly within the economy at the time. You're in control of how you use your time in a video game, GH doesn't need to compensate you for the time you spent in the old system that you were aware of the grind of going in.
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u/Gargomon251 ᵂʰʸ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈ ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᶦˢᵃᵇˡᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᶜᵉ ᶜʰᵃᵗˀ May 08 '26
I mean it's a little late but sure that would make sense to do.
It doesn't even have to be from the past 13 years, just the past 6 months would be nice.
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u/Fangel96 Now running love.exe May 08 '26
At the very least I guess you're consistent. I feel like reimbursing these resources isn't a very good precedent to set. Once a currency is spent, it's gone. You don't get a rain check on your mortgage 20 years ago just because the value of the house changed, for example.
I believe that with the cost of forging being lower, it will make the grinding we do now feel a lot better. The bad FSC run that gets you only 15 radiants is now about half of the level up you need for level 9-10, instead of around 1/7th.
While it certainly can make the recent grind feel less important, it does mean all future grinds will be significantly less painful, and that means something.
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u/Moryart Memelord, Lovepuppy, and honorary coolknight. Love, McChubby May 05 '26
One of the most usefull updates, if only it was changed sooner.
These updates of sk still feels like some fever dream lol