# Spiral Knights A Spike Storm Strikes the Clockworks!

- Product: Spiral Knights (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/spiral-knights)
- Vendor: Grey Havens
- Date: 2026-08-21
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/99900/view/667248424192574372
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/spiral-knights/releases/2026-08-21-a-spike-storm-strikes-the-clockworks

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- **added** — A new weather event featuring mysterious energy spikes that affect monster behavior in specific areas of the Clockworks
- **added** — New Slicer line of guns craftable by collecting energy spikes
- **added** — Preference to disable camera shake
- **added** — Preference for connecting to Discord in BETA
- **added** — /loadout chat command to list or equip a loadout
- **added** — /saveloadout and /save chat commands
- **changed** — Faster weapon switching
- **changed** — Mouse wheel improvements
- **changed** — New Display Mode for non-mac users that provides a borderless window option in video modes dropdown
- **changed** — Taking the early exit from Battle Arena or Treasure Vault levels will not spin for a prize box
- **fixed** — Bug that showed your own gear details when inspecting another knight
- **fixed** — Bug with stunned monsters having messed-up attacks
- **fixed** — Stability improvement for the Mac client when moving or resizing the window

A shimmering storm is rolling through the Clockworks, leaving mysterious energy spikes in its wake. At first, these storms appeared to be nothing more than a lovely light show, but the resulting spikes are having a dramatic effect on local monsters!

Look for Anomalie in the Arcade before you brave the storm to help investigate these mysterious phenomena. Maybe such a concentrated energy source can be used to craft new loot?  But act fast!  The forecast indicates the current storm will dissipate at the end of the month.

Monster Spike Details:

- A new weather event has arrived and is affecting specific areas of the Clockworks.  This includes depositing mysterious energy spikes that change monster behavior.

- Monsters will be inexplicably drawn to these new energy spikes.

- Monsters who have collected spikes will be more challenging than their non-spiked brethren.

- Defeating a spiked monster will cause that monster to drop its accumulated spikes.

- Collect spikes with your party to acquire exciting rewards like fire crystals or the new and powerful **Slicer line of guns**.

Other Changes in this Release:

- Faster weapon switching.

- Mouse wheel improvements.

- Fixed a bug that showed your own gear details when inspecting another knight.

- Taking the early exit from Battle Arena or Treasure Vault levels will not spin for a prize box.

- Stability improvement for the mac client when moving or resizing the window.

- Non-mac users will find a new "Display Mode" that is like fullscreen but actually just a "borderless" window. It should be near the top of the list in the video modes dropdown.

- Fixed a bug with stunned monsters having messed-up attacks.

- Added a preference to disable camera shake.

- Added a preference for connecting to Discord (BETA.)

- /loadout chat command can be used to list or equip a loadout.

- /saveloadout (/save) also works.