Knaights 'Regicide' Update Overhauls AI, Difficulty, and a Dozen Systems

The Regicide update for Knaights, published 14 September 2026 by Zagmojo, is one of the broader patches the game has seen — the enemy AI alone received a ground-up rework, and the changes extend from core difficulty selection to individual UI buttons.

What changed

Difficulty

• Four tiers on new singleplayer games: Coward, Adventurer, Knight, and King.
• King difficulty unlocks after a first singleplayer win.

Enemy AI

• The enemy now drafts perks strategically, commits to a plan, and rebuilds when behind — it no longer hoards resources instead of building.
• At Knight difficulty and above, the AI plans buildings, perks, training, and attacks rather than guessing.
• The enemy deploys shacks, walls, and spells earlier; pairs dogs with questing knights; recalls units when its castle is threatened; sells surplus animals; and summons dragons.

Gameplay

• Perk offers now weight early picks toward early options and late picks toward late options.
• Pack Hunt perk has been retired.
• Dragons now reach 2 columns while still counting as melee.
• Primal Fury now boosts dogs paired with a knight.
• Imps no longer consume troop capacity.
• Barn Sell buttons appear beside each animal with their payout; beavers can now be sold.
• Turn resolution plays at half speed.
• Local Hotseat no longer grants unlocks or achievements.

Interface and visuals

• A new Default Skins option overrides all troops to their default appearance.
• Skins chosen at battle start persist for the full battle; enemy skins are set per battle; skins for unseen units are hidden until encountered.
• All troops now animate while moving; flying and mechanical units do not.
• Unavailable buttons display a reason on hover or focus.
• The quest badge allows players to re-read their last quest report.
• New players are directed to the tutorial from the title screen.
• Erasing save data now also clears the Steam Cloud copy.

Taken together, the update's most consequential shift is the AI rework — an opponent that actually spends resources and follows a strategy changes the game's fundamental tension.