Lone King

Released: Jul 4, 2020
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Last updated: 16 Sep 2026, 08:18 GMT

Updates & announcements

20 posts

14 Jun 2024Developer post
Final Testing Phase
All planned content has been added and fixed. Other than the last 2 story chapters, I need your ideas for what else to fix or add. If no more feedback is offered, the game will release on 4 July 2024. The price of the Expansion Pack will increase from 1.99 USD to 4.99 USD (or reg
05 Jun 2024Developer post
LK v7.01
Miscellaneous: Steam connection fixed (LK v6.19 wasn't connecting to Steam to detect the DLC) Missions: Tutorials moved to White One missions where they are more relevant White missions moved and added enemies Argent movie 5 uncommented cockpit background made in previous patch M
Miscellaneous:

Steam connection fixed (LK v6.19 wasn't connecting to Steam to detect the DLC)
Missions:

Tutorials moved to White One missions where they are more relevant
White missions moved and added enemies
Argent movie 5 uncommented cockpit background made in previous patch
Menus:

Tips added to player abilities
Setup reworked to use input types
Menu Start Game buttons fixed having wrong help text in tooltip
GUI:

Tooltip stats added labels and sprite colours
Ability input mode button tt now says "press a button" instead of "press button"
Gameplay:

Expansion pack dash range fixed not working on Reaper, Argent
White Parry added sound, angle increased from 5 to 25 degrees
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13 Apr 2024Developer post
Argent Story and LKv6 Finished
Argent's story chapter has been completed. I'm not really proud of it, but it will have to do for now. Some fixes and additions have been added based on reviews, such as locking the mouse to the window, preventing gameplay while tutorials windows are showing, and changing damage
13 Apr 2024Developer post
LK v6.19 Game made more accessible, Argent story finished
Story: Argent story reworked, finished remaining missing bits Movies- pressing a button now finishes text appearing if not finished, instead of skipping turn White One mission 8 added "Enemy reinforcements" to error message GUI: Damage text now shows as negative numbers, health d
Story:

Argent story reworked, finished remaining missing bits
Movies- pressing a button now finishes text appearing if not finished, instead of skipping turn
White One mission 8 added "Enemy reinforcements" to error message
GUI:

Damage text now shows as negative numbers, health damage now shows health image instead of damage image
Player ability range markers now only show for selected maniple
ExpAb fixed drawing GUI buttons increasingly high for every maniple that exists
Windows fixed being able to have top bar outside of screen
Tutorials and Help menu now prevent being able to input orders
Reaper description changed "able to move" to "able to attack while moving
Parry description changed "facing" to "moving" to be more clear
Wraith stealth defect tooltip removed range showing in tt text, fixed tt stat not updating
Templar Blindplates added duration to tt stats
Menus:

"Return to Station" renamed "Explore Station", added tooltip
Library added Behind the Scenes tab for story missions
Gameplay:

Heavy Gunner boss fixed game crash
All Expansion Abilities now reduce player move range by 25%, and return to normal range when jettisoned. Argent Screen does not not reduce range
Mouse locking option added
Stages:

Ruins made so only one tunnel can spawn on higher difficulties
Other:

Added Steam developer homepage
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31 Mar 2024Developer post
LK v6.17 Fixed crashes and minor issues, GUI/art made clearer
The next patch will have a rewrite of the second half of the Argent campaign to bring it up to standard Story: Argent campaign finished except for final movie GUI: Removed weakpoint damage always showing, since it's actually based on enemies Passive 2 abilities text improved Move
The next patch will have a rewrite of the second half of the Argent campaign to bring it up to standard
Story:

Argent campaign finished except for final movie
GUI:

Removed weakpoint damage always showing, since it's actually based on enemies
Passive 2 abilities text improved
Move Scanner window fixed not disappearing when move scanners turned off
Menus:

Setup fixed abilities menu crashing the game
Argent:

Kunai's in-game object now displays its range as a circle on the map when you mouse over for the tooltip
Kunai's in-game object tooltip stats fixed showing radius as range
Kunai's preview stats when aiming at a target fixed radius showing in pixels, not metres
Battle Vision tooltip moved 'Does not apply to boss units.' to tt help
Art:

Missiles updated to have more contrast, animation improved
Missile plumes now turn teal after 2 seconds
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07 Mar 2024Developer post
LK v6.16 Argent story started, story additions, gameplay/GUI fixes
Story: Argent story added, incomplete White One movie The Plan added sounds White Intel movie added file searching sprites Movie Next and Continue buttons added tooltips Base mode's Hunter's room unlocked Gameplay: Argent fixed not reducing health at higher difficulties Argent we
Story:

Argent story added, incomplete
White One movie The Plan added sounds
White Intel movie added file searching sprites
Movie Next and Continue buttons added tooltips
Base mode's Hunter's room unlocked
Gameplay:

Argent fixed not reducing health at higher difficulties
Argent weakpoint bonus damage increased from 2 to 8 to compensate for reduced health
Peons fixed not setting missile stats on difficulty level 7, crashing the game
Enemy Abilities fixed spawning on images
Enemy Smoke ability fixed destroying enemy holograms
GUI:

Wraith EMP Bomb tooltip stats added activation time, energy. Damage now indicates minimum, and fixed using wrong number
Argent Kunai tooltip now shows hit damage, and explains explosion damage is proportional to enemy weapon damage
Weakpoint damage is now always indicated in weapon tooltip
Menus:

Reviews menu now uses tabs, added tooltips
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19 Feb 2024Developer post
Hunter's Story Operation Added
To add more value to the expansion pack, the Hunter's story operation has been added. It consists of eight new missions, this time with a better variety of mission types; and five new cinematics, with some interesting changes. I think this is the best story operation yet, though
18 Feb 2024Developer post
LK v6.15: Hunter story finished; Ability Tooltips Improved
Story: Hunter story finished Gameplay: Fixed crash when enemies collide with with player Fixed crash with Shotgunner boss plasma barrier Wraith stealth defect range addition increased from 1 to 2 Enemy MG's cover equipment fixed blocking collisions GUI: Hunter's Death Overload to
Story:

Hunter story finished
Gameplay:

Fixed crash when enemies collide with with player
Fixed crash with Shotgunner boss plasma barrier
Wraith stealth defect range addition increased from 1 to 2
Enemy MG's cover equipment fixed blocking collisions
GUI:

Hunter's Death Overload tooltip now shows duration, shows as off when Overload ammo is depleted
Overload tooltip now shows safe duration
Ranged abilities: improved tooltip text, and now have their own tooltip help text
Other:

Steam achievement added for Testing mode
PRICE CHANGE WARNING:
I'm planning on increasing the Expansion Pack's price from 2 USD up to either 4 or 5 USD, with regional prices increasing proportionally. I think it would be fair to give a month for anyone who wants to buy the expansion at its current price.
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11 Feb 2024Developer post
LK v6.14 Hunter story almost finished, fixed crash
Story: Hunter story mostly content-complete, needs to be cleaned up. Gameplay: Scanners fixed crashing the game Menus: Library Dictionary added "Class"
Story:

Hunter story mostly content-complete, needs to be cleaned up.
Gameplay:

Scanners fixed crashing the game
Menus:

Library Dictionary added "Class"
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02 Feb 2024Developer post
LK v6.13: Hunter story almost finished, fixes
Story: Hunter story almost finished. Most of it is playable. Story missions fixed Objective tooltip crashing the game Menus: Tabs system improved Library menu now uses tabs Library About menu fixed not showing text Dictionary added Slums, Market, Markdamit GUI: Added timer for st
Story:

Hunter story almost finished. Most of it is playable.
Story missions fixed Objective tooltip crashing the game
Menus:

Tabs system improved
Library menu now uses tabs
Library About menu fixed not showing text
Dictionary added Slums, Market, Markdamit
GUI:

Added timer for story objectives
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21 Jan 2024Developer post
LK v6.12 Menus improved, New Library entries, sfx added, achievements, bug fixes
Menus: New Story Operation buttons fixed using wrong maniple sounds Added music for win and lose menus Campaign menu redesigned Added locations to the library Help, Reference menus now use a highlighted tab system Gameplay: Campaign fixed retreating leaving the maniple selected S
Menus:

New Story Operation buttons fixed using wrong maniple sounds
Added music for win and lose menus
Campaign menu redesigned
Added locations to the library
Help, Reference menus now use a highlighted tab system
Gameplay:

Campaign fixed retreating leaving the maniple selected
Saviour Blinder added sound
Campaign Retreat sound added
Steam Achievements:

Win a campaign with all maniples surviving
Complete all quests in Return to Base
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13 Jan 2024Developer post
LK v6.11 Game crash fixes, New sound effects
Art: Reaper charged hit animation added White's Move cinematic fixed black background having two shades of black Sounds: Hunter Overload added shutdown and restart sounds Expansion abilities added pickup sound Manipulation sound added for hacking abilities New story operations bu
Art:

Reaper charged hit animation added
White's Move cinematic fixed black background having two shades of black
Sounds:

Hunter Overload added shutdown and restart sounds
Expansion abilities added pickup sound
Manipulation sound added for hacking abilities
New story operations buttons now have unique sounds
Win and lose messages added sounds
Battle mode's win/lose screens added sounds
Cinematics have more sounds
Cinematics fixed sounds not repeating
Gameplay:

Fixed crashes from battle endings, enemy sniper boss, move scanner
Menus:

Reviews menu added "Planned Content" tab
Story ending added a "thank you" screen
Story "New" and "Load" buttons improved tooltips
Other:

Hunter campaign added, but it's not ready yet.
Steam prices adjusted by re-setting same USD price
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07 Jan 2024Developer post
LK v6.10: Achievements, Boss Ability Upgrades, Crashes Fixed
Steam Achievements: Completing story operations Completing Game Types on hardest difficulty Story: Fixed certain missions crashing the game Wraith mission "All Over Now" fixed Godel drawing under stars, Godel sprite improved Saviour mission Purpose removed extra station in backgr
Steam Achievements:

Completing story operations
Completing Game Types on hardest difficulty
Story:

Fixed certain missions crashing the game
Wraith mission "All Over Now" fixed Godel drawing under stars, Godel sprite improved
Saviour mission Purpose removed extra station in background
Art:

Tank Boss added lighting animation for its sprite during explosion
Shotgunner boss Plasma Barrier now moves gradually during turn instead of jumping to new position
Shotgunner boss Plasma Barrier fixed all slashes spawn at its first position after it moved
GUI:

Enemy Bosses now show their ability in the enemy info Window
Teyrn fixed "SPace Mines" typo
Enemy AI type None" renamed to "Standby"
Explosive Barrels now show blast radius when targeted
Boss Ability Upgrades:

Gunslinger boss now doubles trigger range
Shotgunner barrier health doubled
Berserker boss now has two ammo
Tank boss explosion duration now lasts two turns
Blaster boss total mines and total range increased
Heavy Gunner boss now launches 2 missiles per volley
Eliminator boss stealth trigger range increased and max energy increased
Heavy Melee boss now only decreases blinder timer if the player is blinded
Gameplay:

Shotgunner boss Plasma Barrier now destroys itself when owner is destroyed/runs out of life
Move Scanners updated not destroying themselves when outdated
Menus:

Library Templar group added
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25 Dec 2023Developer post
LK v6.09: Enemy abilities upgraded, Enemy art improved, Base stage improved
Gameplay: Added Enemy Equipment level 2, at difficulty level 8 Defect 1, enemy abilities 2, defect 2, and enemy equipment moved down one difficulty level Destructible terrain fixed crashing the game when hit Stages: Base stage added robotic arm and boxes Base stage made amount of
Gameplay:

Added Enemy Equipment level 2, at difficulty level 8
Defect 1, enemy abilities 2, defect 2, and enemy equipment moved down one difficulty level
Destructible terrain fixed crashing the game when hit
Stages:

Base stage added robotic arm and boxes
Base stage made amount of openness more conformed, now draws holes in a grid based on difficulty
Moon doodads fixed shadows being too dark, added shadow to shafts
Art:

Enemy tank boss added explosion animation
Enemy shield now has a different sprite for when hit, fixed default shield drawing twice
Enemies now fade out when turning invisible
Burst enemy fixed using melee sprite when switching to gun
GUI:

Sector damage larger than 180 degrees fixed drawing smallest angle
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21 Dec 2023Developer post
LK v6.08 Level difficulty made more consistent
GUI: Argent fixed using wrong ranges for move scanner Argent fixed using minimum range instead of mid range for spear slash, causing the move scanner to not show the right ranges Move Scanners made thinner Move Scanner fixed line for lowest damage being wrong size Terrain: Ruins
GUI:

Argent fixed using wrong ranges for move scanner
Argent fixed using minimum range instead of mid range for spear slash, causing the move scanner to not show the right ranges
Move Scanners made thinner
Move Scanner fixed line for lowest damage being wrong size
Terrain:

Ruins stage tunnels limited to top and left sides of map
Platforms and holes moved closer into playable area
Satellite stage pushed satellite 100 pixels further in to give more space to hide
Moon Stage:

Added platforms
Tiles fixed overlapping terrain
Added platforms, flat crater
Plateau fixed having wrong collision area
Base Stage:

Added walkway platform
Transport ship moved closed into playable area
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09 Dec 2023Developer post
LK v6.07 Move Scanner, Wraithblade art improvements
Move Scanner: Added mode for cardioid sectors instead of points Backgrounds fixed not being cardioids Gameplay: Laser Enemy fixed shield position and transparency being wrong Wraith Bomb fixed path being inaccurate Argent's Vernier Immobility defect now doesn't increase range, to
Move Scanner:

Added mode for cardioid sectors instead of points
Backgrounds fixed not being cardioids
Gameplay:

Laser Enemy fixed shield position and transparency being wrong
Wraith Bomb fixed path being inaccurate
Argent's Vernier Immobility defect now doesn't increase range, to fix move scanner showing wrong range
GUI:

Ability button background fixed being offset
EnAb Controller fixed line to target having wrong starting point
Detected Status fixed tooltip stats timer using value for visibility
Enemy Field of Fire text, title made clearer
Game Messages moved title and text up
Move scanner button fixed not making scanner for every move range
Expansion Ability buttons fixed using wrong position if multiple maniples are used
Menus:

Options menu added features from in-game menu
Art:

Wraithblade now draws charging scythe while moving, has its own attack animations
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28 Nov 2023Developer post
LK v6.06 Move Scanner fixed and improved, Recoverable Expansions Improved
Recoverable Expansion Abilities: Ability buttons now display that it must be recovered, show its location when pressed Now only show recoverable animation to correct player type Now always glow to show where it is Campaigns: Mission Objectives fixed being set to stage description
Recoverable Expansion Abilities:

Ability buttons now display that it must be recovered, show its location when pressed
Now only show recoverable animation to correct player type
Now always glow to show where it is
Campaigns:

Mission Objectives fixed being set to stage description, fixed not displaying objectives window
Move Scanners:

Now update enemy lockon direction to fix damage inaccuracies
Now only use one window with rearranged text and sprites, moved to bottom of screen
Now draw damage numbers on each section of damage
Now draw background when the mouse is in range
Now sets yellow as low damage, red as high damage
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13 Nov 2023Developer post
LK v6.05 Expansion Ability Pickups, General Improvements
Gameplay: Expansion Abilities are now have to be recovered at difficulty level 8 Player confirmed movement fixed not allowing GUI button presses Burner Blaster fixed crashing the game when aimed at terrain GUI: Reaper, Hunter, Burner now highlight their buttons for deployable abi
Gameplay:

Expansion Abilities are now have to be recovered at difficulty level 8
Player confirmed movement fixed not allowing GUI button presses
Burner Blaster fixed crashing the game when aimed at terrain
GUI:

Reaper, Hunter, Burner now highlight their buttons for deployable abilities based on if their next move will recover it. Fixed their highlights not showing at right times.
Art:

Grab item animation added more frames, doubled animation speed
Burner Plasma Primer fixed staying if target died without DoT, fixed not moving with target
Burner attack line fixed not updating if terrain was in the way
Menus:

Library menu added Expansion Abilities large sprites
Reviews Menu:

Fixed title showing "Early Access"
Added tabs for How? and Suggestions
Improved text and spacing
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07 Nov 2023Developer post
LK v6.04 Difficulty Increase, General Improvements for Final Release
Gameplay: AI attack mode now first attains LoS before approaching Enemy AI pathfinding now checks for terrain and enemies Peon missiles fixed not checking for LoS Peon missiles fixed firing on first turn without LoS Enemy Heavy Gunner fixed firing missiles without LoS unit_is_vis
Gameplay:

AI attack mode now first attains LoS before approaching
Enemy AI pathfinding now checks for terrain and enemies
Peon missiles fixed not checking for LoS
Peon missiles fixed firing on first turn without LoS
Enemy Heavy Gunner fixed firing missiles without LoS
unit_is_visible_LoSFoV() fixed not setting angle variable, crashing the game
Reaper Blades jamming on bosses now counts as 50 enemies
Reaper Blades jamming defect fixed going over 100%
Templar:

Heat Damage defect fixed not working
Heat Damage now reduces damage
Heat Damage increased range reduction from 1 to 2, now shows reductions on tooltip stats
Thrust Boost removed cooldown from tooltip text
Fixed thrust boost range showing as normal movement range
GUI:

Enemy window AI state improved
Damage over Time status image improved
Templar smoke fixed not showing on GUI statuses
Templar Smoke in-game tooltip moved timer from tooltip text to tt stats, and added description of it blinding
Campaign:

Now spawns maniple transport on start, retreat zone now always on shuttle to avoid problems with getting correct location
GUI button added different tooltip when initiated
Menus:

Options- graphics menu added preview
Setup menu improved spacing, added tab for Recommendations
Early Access menu renamed to Reviews, improved spacing
Story:

Saviour Thrust movie added sound effects
Reaper Brothers movie now uses door sound
Reaper No Return movie now uses reaper movement sound
Reaper In The End movie now uses reaper kill, story message sounds
Base point and click Saviour fixed using Wraith colours
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30 Oct 2023Developer post
LK v6.03: Expansion Abilities available at all difficulties. AI improved
Gameplay: Expansion abilities now available at difficulty level 1 Enemy equipment is now available without the expansion to increase difficulty Enemy weapon lock-on angle is now different for several units Mines and holograms fixed communicating player location to allies Wraith,
Gameplay:

Expansion abilities now available at difficulty level 1
Enemy equipment is now available without the expansion to increase difficulty
Enemy weapon lock-on angle is now different for several units
Mines and holograms fixed communicating player location to allies
Wraith, Burner fixed always have stat reductions
Saviour, Reaper, Argent added stat reductions at difficulty level 2, and set base values to original development values
Missiles sensors fixed always following player, reworked to follow when they or enemy has LoS
Enemy Shotgunner:

Fixed plasma barrier landing on player
Fixed triggering at all distances
Fixed not turning off when no target
Fixed not using animation
Campaign:

Fixed retreat zones spawning at wrong locations
Fixed not spawning enemy abilities
Burner Blaster

Reworked to only hit each enemy once with maximum damage
Added hit animations, end of beam
Enemy AI:

AI state is now shown on Enemy GUI window
Pathing improved
Movement range now scales with game difficulty
Fixed not getting close enough to investigation point
GUI:

Expansion abilities now use button colour to indicate they can be pressed
Damage Over Time effects are now shown on Enemy GUI window
Burner Ioniser tt stats added max range
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Updates & announcements

If no more feedback is offered, the game will release on 4 July 2024.

The price of the Expansion Pack will increase from 1.99 USD to 4.99 USD (or regional equivalent) on release, which was originally planned for last March.

PRICE CHANGE WARNING: