Highlights from 2023 & Updates for 2024:

• Website spam account removals & security upgrades
• Server developments & reworks
• Database process updates to improve app speeds
• Integration updates added to the forum for smoother running of in-game events
• Website plugin & form code upgrades
• Forum security & anti-spam upgrade
• Anti-spam measures added to in-game comment reports
• Graphical optimisations
• Backend infrastructure upgrades
• Multiple security releases for iOS & Android
• Widespread fixes for username formatting issues
• Database restructuring to help reduce server lag

It has been an exceptionally busy period for the Bluepaw team outside of the game this past year, with both developers traveling either interstate or overseas, or chronically ill for extended periods. One member of the team was also out of action for a period of time after their PC failed; thankfully the data loss was minimal, and they were back up and running not long after sourcing a replacement.

We are aware the game has had a rising number of bugs over time as we work hard to keep up with Android and iOS system updates. Earlier this year, a select number of Android users were experiencing bugs for an extended period of time due to this reason- we apologize for the inconvenience caused to players, and thank you for the support as we worked through it!

We have had to make some difficult decisions for the future of Knights Reforged and Bluepaw Games moving forward, as the truth is that our current model of operation is now unsustainable. When first launching Knights Reforged, we did not anticipate how great the strain on resourcing cheaters and user management would be; the result of this was updates across the board being slower to deliver than planned. This unfortunately has built up over time and had a flow-on effect where our plan to use Knights Reforged’s code to base new titles off needs to be paused due to Knights Reforged now needing a code overhaul from operating system updates over time.

Another challenge that we have been facing for a long while now is that the in-game purchases are not enough to cover the costs associated with keeping the game servers running. These rising costs are unfortunately something we are unable to sustain in the long term. Due to all these reasons, the most difficult decision we are now moving forward with is looking to take Knights Reforged offline, that way we have the opportunity to look at reviewing and working on it in future with full resource and capacity. In the long term, we hope to fully update the code base which will then allow us to continue progressing on new titles which had been started previously.

We will be wrapping up outstanding business items now towards the end of July. Our Apple store listing has already expired so this will simply not be relisted, and the Google Play store listing will eventually follow; this means that if you have the app on your device, it will remain but you won’t be able to redownload if uninstalled. The final item to be closed will then be the game servers themselves; we strongly recommend joining our Discord server in order to receive the most up to date information directly from our developer Involution as we progress through this transition.

We hope users have enjoyed playing this version of Knights Reforged with us, and thank you to all the players who have supported us over the years with this passion project. We look forward to the future where we have the opportunity to look at bringing you something even bigger and better than before using all the knowledge and experience we’ve gained along the way.