What a month it's been! Our first update, "Good to be King", has been a great success, we're currently in LudoNarraCon and soon will be at A MAZE, and we're also sitting pretty at a [b]whopping 94% positive on Steam![/b]. Thank you all so much for playing, enjoying and reviewing the game; We've been genuinely blown away by your love and support. However, we're not resting on our laurels... In fact, we're pleased to announce the next update for King of the Castle, "Democracy Manifest", will be [b]coming out in early June[/b] of this year. For Democracy Manifest, we've been working hard at some much requested features as a priority for the game. Let's have a little sneak peek inside... [h2]Premium Nobles will be able to choose their Region![/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43052267/29b862a77d44ca3bd243bfbeaed72aca2b6d3df1.png[/img] One of the most repeated and strident requests is for Nobles to be able to choose which Region they join. We're extremely pleased to say we've done the hard work behind the scenes to allow for this in both Party Games and Twitch Mode! There will be some caveats for design purposes: This will be available for Premium players only and only be available at the start of new Dynasties. We're in the early testing phase of this feature and we'll be able to share more about how this works soon. [h2]New Schemes, including a Loyalist Scheme[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43052267/e4652c721b95fed5ddb60b6dd91e5d51880e5413.png[/img] We're also hard at work on new Schemes, one of which is the much requested Loyalist scheme. Winning Regions will be able to choose this special Scheme at the start of a Dynasty game, which will require them to defeat the other Region's Scheme to win. They will still be able to rebel and crown their Claimant if the Monarch dies prematurely, as well as get special Events to assist the Monarch as, for the first time in King of the Castle, truly loyal Nobles. We're now testing the Loyalist Scheme for balance purposes; It really does add a different vibe to games, and we're keen to make sure that it doesn't unbalance small games. [h2]New Shields, new Twitch drops and more...[/h2] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43052267/d59c49004c5ee7e4c1dcd14d21f77728ff357e49.png[/img] With the help of some of our favourite streamers, we've been working on new Noble shields for the game! These have been added as a thank you to our Twitch community, who we owe so much to. There will also be new Twitch drops, new Events (both solo and Dynasty), a rework of the UI in the game for readability, and even more to be announced soon. Expect this update out in early June and in the meantime, if you haven't already, go grab King of the Castle, as it's on a 10% Steam Sale for LudoNarraCon, then [url=bit.ly/lnc23]check out the rest of the festival here[/url]. A big thank you to everyone who has given feedback, we really do read it all, especially those on our Discord - Join us there, where we are the most active: [url=https://discord.gg/CntxJ7wKDp][img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/43052267/00aca297720d043572cb96efbca852b7f211c7d4.gif[/img][/url] Finally, if you haven't yet, please consider leaving us a review. The main way our players find King of the Castle is through the Discovery Queue, which is powered almost entirely by positive reviews. The more players we have, the more likely it is we can do more updates and expand KOTC further! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1839880/King_Of_The_Castle