Hey, remember the gem keeper from Kingdom Two Crowns?

Yeah, the hooded fellow that so kindly safeguards your precious gem collection?

Have you ever wondered what happens to all the gems players deposit but never collect?

Well, our dear keeper has a little side hustle going on in Lost Islands, the new upcoming challenge island! Keep an eye out for shady dealings in the woods; our hooded friend has some real shiny gems for you... if you got enough coins to pay the price!

Monarchs!

We know you've been patiently awaiting the next challenge island, and our team of scouts has been scouring the lands for one worth your time.

And we've found one. Fight your way through the island, all while being wary of the toughest enemy of them all: the slow and steady ticking of the clock. The hands of time have no masters here.

Face a new challenge island every day, my Monarchs. Coming soon in early 2023.

Onwards!

Monarchs, are you the biggest Kingdom fan of all time?

We want to test your resolve and steel your mettle as we ask you to join us and other fans for The Big Kingdom Challenge 2022, happening all next week over on our Discord: https://discord.gg/rawfury[/url] Each day we'll send you on a new quest, and you'll receive points for your entries and answers. The crowned winner will receive loot that would make a Greed jealous. So keep your eyes peeled and onwards! 👑 p.s I received this random parchment this morn, sender unknown. Sadly the winter rains have left it smeared and faded. What I can make out seems to read, "[i]keep your eyes on the horizon... lands lost.. time runs short...[/i]". What could this mean? I'll take some time to ponder it and return to you once its meaning is clear, my Monarch. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/32967186/5b40ab250614116e3d04e6780fb0fb4996f0573f.png[/img
Each day we'll send you on a new quest, and you'll receive points for your entries and answers. The crowned winner will receive loot that would make a Greed jealous.

So keep your eyes peeled and onwards! 👑

p.s I received this random parchment this morn, sender unknown. Sadly the winter rains have left it smeared and faded. What I can make out seems to read, "keep your eyes on the horizon... lands lost.. time runs short...". What could this mean? I'll take some time to ponder it and return to you once its meaning is clear, my Monarch.

Monarchs! 👑 It is time to show your passion for Kingdom Two Crowns.
We ask you to consider nominating us for the Labor of Love Award in the annual Steam Awards 2022.
After 4 years of loving support and care, the game has never been better and we're nowhere near done yet. ❤️ Stay with us because, yeah... news are coming.

Welcome Monarchs,

For those who were unable to attend, or those waiting for our words, hear ye! We bring you a little roundup of our Kingdom Q & A hosted on Discord in times past.

This question-and-answer session was joined by:

• Gordon (Game Director)
  
• Elisabeth (Producer)
  
• Vlado (Programmer)
  
• Mariela (Brand Manager)
  
• Fiona (Community Manager)

And now we begin! 👏


Q: Any thoughts for a future version with multiplayer 1v1? Who expands and conquers faster?
GordonVanDyke —
It’s been discussed and I have a high-level design concept but it’s low on priority.

Q: Will you guys be making more merchandise that I can decorate my house with?
Elisabeth —
We always want to explore more opportunities like that - we had a couple of cool event specific ones at Gamescom and PAX! What kind of merchandise would YOU like to see?

Q: Will there be a new game for co-op eighties? I know I already asked this question but I and most of my friends enjoyed playing the kingdom two crowns game and we will instantly buy the game if there is a co-op (multiplayer) option (btw the game still looks so fun will play it anyways)
Mariela —
We are not considering a co-op for Kingdom Eighties, but don't worry, we will keep supporting Kingdom Two Crowns So you will have the opportunity to enjoy new settings with your friends, along with discovering the story we've been writing for Eighties (where some secrets from Kingdom's lore will be revealed!).

Q: To Gordon (and the team really): How has it been to continue and expand over a concept like Kingdom? I've asked Thomas about it quite some time ago regarding Kingdom, and He told me he left because he felt there it was nothing else to do with the idea. For Him, Kingdom was something simple which (it seems) he never planned to expand upon. And yet Kingdom keeps on implementing significant little tweaks that change the flow of the game in different ways. Do you see the concept reaching some sort of ceiling?
GordonVanDyke —
I’ve loved the challenge, the simplicity of the input with creating complex results from choices is what keep me and the team motivated. Thomas and I are still very close, he’s someone that builds new experiences and I thrive on expanding that experience. We always had great chemistry and we are very protective of the core design philosophy. I don’t see a see a ceiling per say, but I think Kingdom could feel dated at a certain point. We still have some cool stuff to come.

Q: Is there a reason you don't give your Cursed crown goals? It breaks immersion by forcing your players to look outside the game and then also be frustrated that there's not always a clear answer. It feels more like a slight to the players and makes me feel irrationally angry at whoever made the final call to not include it as a defined goal in gene.
Elisabeth —
We know that it can be frustrating, but it is part of the Kingdom experience. Just like with the units, puzzles, and buildings in the game, some players will figure their functions out on their own while some answers will need to be passed on from player to player. Not everyone will be able to get the cursed crown - it is supposed to be a special challenge for the most resolute and determined rulers. I hope you will keep trying!

Q: Is there a possibility that in the future, you may bring back some older tracks from New Lands and Classic OSTs into Two Crowns?
GordonVanDyke —
No, mostly cause of how music contracts work.

Q: Will we ever get the chance to have multiple of one mount in two crowns? the griffin is really good and it's too bad only one player can use it
Elisabeth —
Currently not in our plans unfortunately - some challenge islands will let you do it though!

Q: Hi all. Since there are two spots remaining on the challenge island board, does that mean that there are still two planned? Love the game!
Elisabeth —
i mean there is still a team working on KTC, so... 👀👀👀

Q: Are y'all planning to add things like a scenario editor to the game? By scenario editor I mean an editor where you can edit things like what appears where. Example: Griffon on island five, bakery on island one, an ungodly number of vagrant camps on island 2, etc.
GordonVanDyke —
Not for the current code base, but it’s something we’d like to see in a future version of Kingdom.

Q: Hi. Do you have plans to make cross play?
GordonVanDyke —
We looked into it but our NetCode and PlayFab couldn’t handle it. However, if we do a sequel to KTC we’d built it to support cross play.

Q: Will our lovely season mechanics ever get a makeover?
GordonVanDyke —
Not a makeover, but we are still working on Kingdom Two Crowns and always try to make improvements. IMO Winter isn’t that bad like at release of KTC. Winter was always meant to pose a change to your experience. But again, we’ll always try to improve KTC. P.S. Kingdom Eighties is only summer.



That brings us to a close today, we hope you gained some enlightenment over our answers. You can view the full Q&A in our Discord over in channel #kingdom-question-and-answers

Interested in Kingdom Eighties? Feel free to wishlist!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040

Good day Monarchs,

In just 30 minutes (12pm EST / 18:00 CEST), we're having a Q&A session on our Raw Fury Discord!

Speak with Gordon, Elisabeth & Vlado and ask all your burning hot questions. Throw anything you want at us, and we'll do our best to answer. For those who can't make it, the channel will stay up for you to view afterwards, and we'll provide a round-up here on Steam later next week.

Now, venture forth!

Greetings Monarchs!

For those of you who've left your Kingdom to visit us at Bit Summit, welcome! We're proud to show you the first sneaky peeks at gameplay for Kingdom Eighties! If you're more interested in Two Crowns and haven't played Norse Lands, it'll also be there to play!

So what're you waiting for, come on over to the Raw Fury booth and play some games!



Safe travels,

/Raw Fury

During the past few days you've asked the questions - the Kingdom team has now recorded a video to give you the answers!

Gordon and Elisabeth sit down and answer some of your hottest burning questions about the future of Kingdom. If you have more questions than the ones we could fit into this video - shoot them at us on our social media and we'll do our best to answer them!

To our Monarchs,

A warm (or chilly) greeting to you all! With Summer looming over us, avoiding pollen and staying inside has never been so tempting! 🐝

To (bee)less this occasion, you can grab Kingdom Two Crowns with 75% off, Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands 10% off and last but not least, the Kingdom Two Crowns OST at a 75% discount. Discounts will be applied from the 23rd of June to the 7th of July.

Safe travels, onwards! 👑

Monarchs!

Before we humbly request your questions, we'd love to let you know that currently Kingdom New Lands, Kingdom Two Crowns AND Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands are presently on sale during the Raw Fury Steam Sale.

We've also seen an uptake in minor issues with players receiving achievements; we would kindly ask that for any problems, please report them via our support desk and include:

• The Playfab account name or e-mail address associated with that account
  
• A copy of your save file (Press Ctrl+F12 on Windows/Linux, Cmd+F12 on Mac to generate a zip containing your save file and log to your desktop.)

We know you're excited about Kingdom Eighties, and we'd love to give you this time to ask your questions. We'll try to answer as many as possible in a video that will be live later in the week.

Mechanics? Narrative? The 80's!? Ask away! We're all ears and coins (but don't tell the Greed that!).

Safe Travels!

p.s you can totally wishlist the game now too!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1956040/Kingdom_Eighties/