It is time for a major addition to 9 Kings: Quest Mode is now here!
(guess which shape 9 Land is)
Quest mode is a full continent to explore with 81 unique challenges. 9 challenges per kingdom. Unique spin offs on the base game that bring you dozens of hours of fresh gameplay with a hint of world building. Start as the King of Nothing, roam 9 Land in whichever direction you please, unravel all the 9 Kingdoms, and become the biggest crown collector the world has seen. ːsteamthisː To unlock quest mode, all you have to do is beat any run in the base game.
Quests were built from the core mechanics of the game and turned into different challenges (and sometimes riddling puzzles). We wanted to explore some of the very fun things you learned were possible in the base game, and take them to the next level.
We don't wanna spoil the fun of discovering all the unique challenges. But here are 9 spoilers:
A challenge where your only enemy is the Jack of Rainbows.
A challenge where you'll hunt for Boars (and only get Boar cards).
A challenge where you start with dozens of Tomes.
A challenge where you have to become a Slime rancher.
A challenge where you have to clean up the trashy plots of your kingdom.
A challenge where you have to build a kingdom in a land filled with Forests.
A challenge where you have merchant encounters instead of loot every year.
A challenge where you have to Migrate towards a blessing that could save your run.
A challenge where you have ONE year to beat the final boss.
"Deforestation" quest.
Part of the fun of 9 Kings is how straightforward it is. We like it this way. But quest mode gives us the opportunity to dive a lil bit more into the personality and lore of each king. Each quest is inspired by scenarios we would imagine happening in these kingdoms, and each advisor carries the traits of the king they are vassals to. King of Greed's advisor is the asshole you think he'd be. King of Nomads' aide speaks only in Haikus. And so on.
Progress Bad >:( - King of Nature Advisor
To unlock quest mode, all you have to do is beat the base game once. After that, the whole world will open up for you. We highly recommend mastering the base game before jumping on board, though. There are also 4 new achievements to discover. We wanted them to be fun, and not incredibly grindy. Hope you like it!
"Salvation Day" quest.
9 King of Nothing quests
9 King of Spells quests
9 King of Greed quests
9 King of Blood quests
9 King of Nature quests
9 King of Stone quests
9 King of Nomads quests
9 King of Progress quests
9 King of Time quests
4 new achievements
QoL features & balancing improvements
Steamdeck full compatibility!
Here are other meaningful improvements of this patch:
Steamdeck: graphics/resolution were adjusted so the game is 100% compatible!
Forest now properly works with Demon's Altar and Cemetery.
Shields now works with Demon's Altar and Cemetery.
Nostalgia blessing is now properly part of the Blessing pool.
Holy perk now properly synergizes with all new blessings.
Boar HP was buffed.
Golem stats were adjusted to make it more of a tanker.
Hotkey: you can now press C to automatically open the Compendium screen.
Hotkey: you can now press R to Quick Restart.
Hotkey: Friendly reminder that 1, 2, 3 already change the game speed, P pauses the game and Q turns auto attack on and off.
If you start a run without equipping perks, you will get a warning
The perk unlock screen now shows you what the unlocked perk does.
Nomad's Champion now properly attack your troops.
Enemy exploder now properly shows damage taken.
Gacha + Concabulator bugs were fixed.
Gacha + Shrine bugs were fixed.
Gacha soft lock when used as the last card in year 33 was fixed.
Added an extra check to trigger King of Kings achievement: if you beat any difficulty above King, it will trigger as well.
We're also working on constant balancing tweaks based on your feedback! We didn't think a new post was necessary, but here are the latest tweaks we posted as of November 25th!
November 25th:
2x and 3x speed now make the game 30% faster!
Combustion now works properly again.
Arboretum quest: your Treant now starts with a damage boost.
Goats quest: enemies start off a bit stronger.
Oddity no longer gives you other kings' base cards.
Oddity no longer gives you two cards in shop years.
Enemy archers no longer get a range boost with the Nothing's Archer perk (ops)
Sharp Blades now properly works with Paladin's HP bonus.
Drone sound is no longer played when the game is muted.
Fixed cloud animation glitch in the world map.
Intro video is now playing properly on Steamdeck
November 24th:
You now start Quest Mode with 3 unlocked quests, giving you more options to start your journey.
Fugitive quest: you now start with more gold and we slowed down enemy scaling.
Infertility quest: you now start with two extra Converter cards.
Salvation day quest: you now start with one fewer Migration & Razing cards.
Furnaces quest: mildly slowed down enemy scaling.
All Revolt quests: mildly slowed down enemy scaling.
Futurists quest: enemies now scale faster.
Break even quest: enemies now scale slower.
Goats quest: you now start with less gold.
Colorfoe quest: mildly slowed down enemy scaling.
Deforestation quest: mildly slowed down enemy scaling.
Stalemate now takes longer to be triggered.
The Ridge quest: decrees are now working properly.
Necropolis quest: it will now only spawn enemies you're actually fighting against.
Oddity description and art were adjusted.
Expansion events when all plots are unlocked now work properly.
Improved cloud animation on the world map.
9 Kings build is now lighter than ever :)
After downloading the patch, please start a new run, as your previous run won’t have the updates stored and they may cause conflicts. If you experience any issues, please email us at [email protected].
You can expect a follow-up patch addressing your feedback very soon. Not to mention the new content that's already in the oven. Our next goals are an Endless Mode patch (that will address performance & gameplay issues during Endless mode) and our ultimate game mode that might change everything. Let's call it Ranked mode for now.
We've been reading through all your Steam reviews, and we appreciate the feedback we've been receiving. It's really important to us! Please continue sharing your thoughts, so we can know to focus on for each upcoming patch and make 9 Kings the best game it can be.
We just partnered up with Makeship to start making a 9 Kings plushie collection! But we'll only actually make it if you're interested: so click this link to get the one and only King of Nothing. I got mine last week and it's super cool. Also make sure to let us know which king you want to see next :) Get your plushie!
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