Knights and mercs, the New Boston zone has been too quiet lately. And you know that means heisting. Bob hasn't checked in on the radio? Probably trouble. Joe didn't take his last smoke break? Probably an update. Yep - it is Update #213 with a new and exciting map set in the Boston Harbor, a very powerful new Talent unlocked for Cybersword (Preempt at last!), fixes to how Vanguard's Blend shows movement notifications and some player-requested improvements to overwriting existing entries in your appearance and class bulid libraries.

We're hard at work improving the game from every angle - so please take a moment to leave a review and share the game with a friend.

The Boston Harbor is often referred to as the Black Soup, but there are still megacorporate installations on islands and deep sea platforms dotting the dangerous water's surface. Near the infamous Work Isle A12 that was once owned by now demolished Knight Horizon towers the A12 Sea Platform. This tower of metal and neon rises out of the thick, perpetual fog. It is out into these dangerous waters that your next heist might take you!

The A12 Sea Platform is our 15th weekly map, pushing the total proc-gen maps up to a grand old 28. This multi-level deep sea platform is split by 2 bridges and features roughly an upper and lower deck. While the Sea Platform offers wide open sight lines for an enterprising sniper it has precious little good cover in open fire fights, meaning you may want to stick close to some of the topside buildings and enclosures.

We're hard at work pushing up the variety of mission map content as we march toward release, and the the total proc gen combos (map x objective) now total 159 as this new map adds +8 new combos.

The Cybersword is getting a major power boost with Update #213 and the unlocking and unleashing of Preempt. This melee Overwatch Talent allows you to cover a solid chunk of territory near yourself an interrupt enemies who might try to move and shoot. This is the deadly one-two punch that a Cybersword can deliver, once they are close enough they can setup to Preempt and because melee attacks are guaranteed to at least land a Glancing Blow, they are sure to stop any enemy in their tracks.

Unlike other variations of Overwatch, Preempt will move your Cybersword up to your target's position (like they Slashslid) and you can only get a single reaction attack regardless of the number of AP you have at the time of using Preempt. This balances out Preempts brute power of always hitting, limiting the number of times you can use this devastating ability to lock down an enemy.

When completely upgraded, Preempt gives significant range! See below -
With the next series of updates, we're going to be wrapping up the remaining unfinished Talents (Vanguard Taunt and Hacker Stemlocker) and making a few final adjustments to the class trees.

For a long time, the Vanguard's Blend Talent was failing to put up any movement alerts. That was pretty sneaky because Blend cancels the second you start moving, which means you're going to be seen, heard, and shot! We've stopped Blend's lying spree and now all of the movement alerts are correctly included when you're Blending and stationary.

Hey, if you get spotted, just Blend again when you get where you're going ːsteamhappyː

If you want to overwrite an existing Library entry for a class build or an appearance, you can now easily do so by simply typing the name again into the text field and clicking Save. Previously, if a duplicate name was detected, the UI prevented saving. Now it will pop up a confirmation to overwrite the existing entry. This can make updating appearance, and class builds a much smoother experience.

With #213, we've also continued the constant fight against the incoming F10s. Over 40 F10s reporting little mistakes in our storywriting or dialog, typos, and minor map issues have been cleaned up with this update.

- Added new proc-gen map "A12 Sea Platform": a neon-lit fortress in the perpetual fog of the Boston Harbor, supports +8 new proc-gen combos (Heist a CPU, Steal 3 Files, Scavenger, Kill 3 Captains, Bodyguard, Assassinate VIP, Battle Striker, Siege)
- Unlocked Cybersword Preempt Talent - melee Overwatch is short range, only 1 strike, but clamp down your enemy's ability to move/shoot
- Fixed issues with Vanguard's Blend Talent not showing correct movement alerts (you will be seen!) as it cancels immediately upon moving
- Easy overwrite saved item for Appearance and Training Library by using the same name and clicking Save
- Fixed typos, reported map issues and minor story bugs

Hello, Knights! It's time for another CKF Community Challenge. We did something different in December with the Giving Gifts event, but we are back to our more "regular" challenges that change up gameplay. This time we want to challenge you to run with a limited roster. This will make injuries and wounds more impactful and lead to some tough decisions on what missions to take, when to take them, etc.

After talking with some of our community members about the best way to implement this challenge, we have one specific requirement to ensure that you run with a limited roster:

- Your barracks must be no higher than level 2

Depending on where you are in your current game, having a limited roster may require starting up a new campaign if your barracks is already upgraded to level 3 or above. You are not required to start a fresh game though if your barracks meets the requirement above.

As always, most of the fun of community challenge is what you all share about how your tackle them! Here are some ideas for what you could share:

- Who you prioritize (what jobs, etc) when your roster is limited
- Your strategies for juggling injuries, etc when you have less mercs
- How your playstyle changed from your 'normal' to accommodate this challenge
- Any other creative ways you want to share to tell us about your team: memes, interpretive dance, gifs, etc

No matter what you choose to share, please share screenshots of your barracks showing us that it is level 2 (or unupgraded)!

We’ve opened up a discussion here on Steam in the General Discussion forum for aIl of your posts. If you post in our Discord[discord.gg], head to #limited_roster_challenge to join in on the conversation!

Look forward to seeing how you all tackle this challenge! As always at the end of the challenge, we'll be back with a wrap up and a few highlights!