Hello everyone,
Over the past month we’ve released several important updates leading up to our Massive Update on August 30th. While we didn’t post news for every patch along the way, August brought a huge amount of progress across nearly every part of the game.
With this milestone, the game is now almost complete. All core systems are in, the last stability issues have been addressed, and the Order campaign has been fully reworked with new content and a much deeper tutorial system.
This is the best time to jump back in – we strongly encourage everyone to start a new Order campaign with the tutorial turned on, to experience all the improvements and learn more about the game’s expanded mechanics.
We’ve also resolved the crash problems some players were seeing. To make sure everything runs smoothly on your end, please re-validate your game files on Steam. Here’s how:
Open your Steam Library.
Right-click Knights of the Crusades and choose Properties.
Go to the Installed Files tab.
Click Verify integrity of game files. Steam will check your installation and re-download anything that’s missing or outdated.
From here we’ll keep polishing and balancing the game as we head toward full release. Thank you for your continued support during Early Access – it’s been an exciting journey and we’re almost there.
Here’s a quick overview of the major areas we worked on across three August updates:
Order Campaign Overhaul – Complete redesign with smoother progression, new event chains, and expanded tutorials.
Tutorial System – Now covers all key mechanics across campaign, battles, economy, and diplomacy.
Stability Fixes – Resolved final crash issues reported by players.
Bug Fixes – Hundreds of small fixes across all systems.
Performance Optimizations – Faster loading and improved framerate in large battles.
Siege Battles – AI improvements, food mechanics fixes, and balance tweaks.
Diplomacy – Expanded options, fixed trade deal bugs, improved AI negotiation.
UI & UX – Numerous tooltip updates, new minimap markers, improved readability.
Graphics & Visuals – Terrain polish, updated unit models, fixed texture issues.
Localization – Expanded and corrected text in all supported languages.