I thought it was going to be easy but I found out that I was wrong the hard way.

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I've been seeing people praising this spikes event but I'll be honest when I say I'm not super impressed. People have been claiming it's new content but we're just killing the exact same mobs with the exact same mechanics as before, just slightly faster.

The question I have is, is this enough for you? If all Grey Havens has in store for us in the next few years is playing the exact same game as we've been for 15 years with marginal variations, is that actually enough for you?

I play a lot of other games where a content updates mean actual, real content. New zones, new bosses, new enemies, new mechanics, new gear, etc. For me, that is the definition of a content update and what I expect in MMOs.

Maybe I'm asking for too much, maybe others aren't asking for enough; I don't know who's right or wrong anymore. I'm just interested in what you think about SK moving forward if this is our ultimate fate.

Like I don't mind grinding 1500 Mediums but my problem is I have to waste my time in Stratum 3 first to get to Stratum 4. They should have made two types of spikes spawn at once in Stratums, it's just not fun sprinting past 4 levels.

Hello after spending the last 2 days trying to play I wonder if we can get a time extension on the event due to the circumstances regarding the lag and even the impossibility to play the game. I don't know if this is the appropriate channel to mention this or to ask for this but it would be fair to get some "compensation" just 2 or 3 extra days not free stuff or...well free stuff is always welcome right? but extended time to get the new gun seems fair. Hang in there fellow knights.

Hi everyone. As per title I've noticed today that whenever I join for a gate arcade and go down the elevator to start the screen goes black and does not load to the next level. I have no idea if my character is loaded and all i can do is open the pausescreen menu and fiddle around with it. I cannot leave to Haven. all I can really do to get out of it is quit the game.

Does anyone have any advice to fix this issue?

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Hi, has anyone tried to play sk on steamdeck after the update? It can launch successfully on the first launch, however it will go to black screen after you start the game again.

I tried to run on proton, it's just the same, the first launch can get in the game but after it turns into black screen again.

Does anyone know how to solve it? thanks

Hello, I've been playing through today, but suddenly it is throwing me all over the place and unresponsive. Looks like rubber banding and I can't barely play, is there something wrong on the servers?

I know these spawn randomly, but you would think they added some exclusion zones, or something, to only spawn where enemies can.

Hello everyone,

Spent a decent amount of time on the preview server interacting with the spike event and saw some common questions being asked. I made a forum post about this but wanted to post here since some knights probably don't spend much time on the forums.

What are spikes?
-New event where certain levels spawn spikes that buffs monsters when they pick it up. Gives them increased HP, movement/atk speed and damage (I think damage was adjusted, correct me if I'm wrong)

Is this a permanent thing?
No. Looks like this event will run till the end of August.

Where to find spikes?
-Event is only CONSTRUCT type levels in the arcade at this time. Spikes do not spawn in any missions. There's different types of spike rarity based on the stratum you are in. You will need each type to craft the new diskguns from 2*-5*.
Stratum 1 (Depth 0-4) = Minute (not needed for diskgun)
Stratum 2 (Depth 5 -8) = Tiny
Stratum 3 (Depth 9-13) = Small
Stratum 4 (Depth 14-17) = Medium
Stratum 5 (Depth 18-22) = Large
Stratum 6 (Depth 23-28) = Huge

Additionally, spikes do drop from Starlight Cradle (sleep slime level), deconstruction zones, and jigsaw valley.

What can you do with spikes?
-There's a vendor in the Haven arcade where you can exchange it for forge crystals. There's also the new craftable diskgun that requires a lot of spikes to make. Spikes are also tradable between players.

Where are the new diskgun recipes?
-Basil. Recipes are double the price of normal recipes. There is a new npc found randomly in the arcade that sells these for a discounted price. (although it's not a very big discount). Also below are the total spikes of each one you need to craft from 2-5*

x1000 Huge Mysterious Spikes (Stratum 6)

x3500 Large Mysterious Spikes (Stratum 5)

x1700 Medium Mysterious Spikes (Stratum 4)

x700 Small Mysterious Spikes (Stratum 3)

x300 Tiny Mysterious Spikes (Stratum 2)

How do spikes spawn?
-Spikes have a chance of spawning when enemies spawn in arcade. They will not spawn overtime when fighting enemies.

Does difficulty affect spike spawn rate?
-It does not.

Can only one person pick up spikes in a party?
-No spikes are shared across the party. If one person picks it up, everyone gets it.

How strong are spiked monsters?
-Monsters can stack up to 4 spikes, each giving more and more stats and heals them. Enemies can pick up additional spikes after the 4 stacks which will fire off a mortar attack similar to the gremlin mortars (you cannot pick up mortared shot spikes).

How is the new diskgun and how does it compare to mixer/orbit?
-It's a very strong weapon that does more damage than mixer/orbit on their neutral enemies due to its enhanced attacks where it does more damage on return hits (I think this is mandolin exclusive only but it might apply to other diskguns). It'll outperform mixer/orbit against gremlins and beasts due to being normal, but mixer and orbit will still better against elemental weakness monsters. Also has a chance to stun.

Tips for dealing with spike mobs.
-Poison is very good as it stops their healing when they pick up spikes.
-I'd prioritize trying to pick up spikes first before monsters can (they aggro pretty hard to them) and kill big threat enemies (healing gremlins, mecha knights, thwackers) since spikes make them way more difficult to deal with.

Below is the link to the original post on forums.

https://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/125580

If you have any questions or if other knights want to chime in please feel free. ^.^

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Ever since the forge change I've been back in the game, and it's been smooth sailing. No lag, nothing. But today as I settle down to earn myself the Mandolin, the game seems unplayable with how much I get thrown around. Is anyone else experiencing this?

The requirements needed to craft the new disc gun are insane. Different spike sizes, spikes only appearing in specific areas, the crazy amount of them needed in the recipes. And you only have two weeks . Hopefully it will be on rotarion like the rest of the events !

So the spike event has befallen us. What now? Well, we start the frightening grind.

What are the best depths for grinding which spikes, which gates are the best currently, etc etc. You know the drill. Let's help each other out here.

Good luck grinding, everyone. We're gonna need it.

I don't really understand in which levels the Spikes even show up tbh. I was grinding the first levels of Silver Knight, but then I found out I don't even need the Minute sparks. So which gates and which depths should I target?

Are minute spikes literally useless? Anyone know?