Blackthorn Arena — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
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| [Limited-Time Discount] All Three Chapters DLC for “Reforged” Fully Unlocked | 2025-05-26 | Gladiators! All three DLCs for BlackThorn Arena: Reforged are now fully unlocked and available at a limited-time 20% discount (May 26 – June 9). Shadow of the Wuxia Explore the martial arts world of Jianghu, experience a brand-new combat system and an Eastern-themed map. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3557410/_/?curator_clanid=45172175 Age of Magic Step into the magical era, master six schools of magic, and unleash 60 magical abilities. https://store.steampowered.com/app/3282660/_/?curator_clanid=45172175 Gladiator Support Pack Legendary gear set, artbook, original soundtrack, and more — a true symbol of glory. https://store.steampowered. |
| Blackthorn Arena: Reforged Hits All-Time Low! One Week Only -50% Off | 2025-05-18 | Gladiators — it’s time to step once again into the arena of blood and glory! Blackthorn Arena: Reforged is now on sale at its lowest price ever, for one week only! Already own the original Blackthorn Arena? Good news！All owners of the original BTA get Blackthorn Arena: Reforged for free! You can immediately enjoy the upgraded core experience — and if you want even more, the brand-new DLCs Shadow of Wuxia and Age of Magic are available as optional paid expansions. What’s New in the Reforged Edition? https://store.steampowered.com/app/3557410/Blackthorn_Arena_Reforged__Shadow_of_Wuxia/ Shadow of Wuxia DLC – Immerse yourself in the martial arts |
| New DLC for Blackthorn Arena: Reforged – Shadow of the Wuxia Arrives March 21! | 2025-03-14 | We're excited to announce an upcoming DLC for Blackthorn Arena: Reforged called Shadow of the Wuxia, releasing on Steam on March 21, 2025! Shadow of the Wuxia introduces authentic Eastern martial arts elements into the arenas of Blackthorn Arena: Reforged. You'll embark on an immersive new questline filled with secrets and legendary martial arts stories, compete in a brand-new Wuxia-themed arena, and wield unique Eastern-inspired weapons and armor. Highlights of the DLC include: New immersive questline: Discover hidden martial arts stories and secrets. Wuxia-style arena: Face fierce battles within an atmospheric Eastern setting. Martial arts |
| Celebrate Lunar New Year with Special Blackthorn Arena Bundles! | 2025-01-27 | Hey everyone, We’re excited to share some great news for Lunar New Year! While this announcement is primarily about Blackthorn Arena: Reforged, it’s still important for everyone who owns the original Blackthorn Arena. As you may already know, if you own the original game, you get Blackthorn Arena: Reforged as a free upgrade—it’s already waiting for you! To make this even better, Blackthorn Arena: Reforged is now part of some special bundles, giving you the chance to explore even more adventures while saving along the way. Here’s what’s available: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/49912/Light_Up_Games_Publisher_Bundle/ Explore Blackthorn A |
| Blackthorn Arena: Winter Sale + Free Access to Reforged Edition! | 2024-12-20 | Happy Holidays, Gladiators! As a reminder, purchasing Blackthorn Arena automatically adds Blackthorn Arena: Reforged to your Steam library at no additional cost. This remastered edition includes all previously released DLCs, along with exciting new content and improvements to elevate your gameplay experience. What’s New in Blackthorn Arena: Reforged? We’ve been dedicated to expanding and refining Reforged, and our latest V 2.5 Update Patch is packed with fresh content and enhancements: New Features: Gortus’ Endless Trials mode with tougher waves and champion encounters. A new legendary gladiator: Swan Knight Adelaide. Legendary gear, magical |
| Blackthorn Arena: Reforged - Supporter Pack and V2.4 Major Update Patch | 2024-12-09 | Exciting Updates for Blackthorn Arena Owners Hi Everyone, We wanted to share some updates about Blackthorn Arena: Reforged, which is automatically added to your Steam library when you purchase the original Blackthorn Arena. If you’ve already been enjoying Reforged, there’s even more to look forward to with our latest V2.4 Update and the launch of the Supporter Pack DLC. What’s New in Reforged? Supporter Pack DLC https://clan.fastly.steamstatic.com/images//45172175/3c3a3a0b30cd43b214f0402c8b36e6908b662aac.png The Supporter Pack is a way for players who love the game to dive deeper into the world of Blackthorn Arena while supporting its ongoing |
| Age of Magic DLC Arrives Nov 14 - New Spells, Storyline & Gladiator Content | 2024-11-12 | Arena Champions, We’re thrilled to announce that the highly anticipated Age of Magic DLC will arrive on November 14 at 4 PM PST / 7 PM EST (November 15 at 8 AM China Standard Time)! Get ready to bring magic to the arena with new gameplay elements that will transform the battlefield. What’s Coming in the Age of Magic DLC The Age of Magic DLC introduces six types of magic, 60 unique spells, a fresh storyline, and a new magic-themed arena—giving you powerful new tools to shape your gladiators’ fates and outwit your opponents. Alongside the DLC, we’re also rolling out free content updates with improved balancing, UI and gameplay improvements, and |
| Gladiator Month Bundle with Blackthorn Arena: Reforged & Gladiator Guild Manager | 2024-11-11 | Hey Arena Masters, As part of Gladiator Month, we’ve teamed up with the creators of Gladiator Guild Manager to bring you a new bundle! Now, you can grab Blackthorn Arena: Reforged and Gladiator Guild Manager together—two games, one bundle, and endless gladiator action. What’s Gladiator Guild Manager About? In Gladiator Guild Manager, you’ll build and manage a team of fighters, beasts, and mages, putting your strategies to the test in arena battles. With tactical gameplay and plenty of ways to grow your team, it’s all about creating a squad that can take on anything. https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/47180/Blackthorn_Arena_Reforged__Gladia |
| Age of Magic DLC Coming for Blackthorn Arena: Reforged | Gladiator Month Begins | 2024-11-10 | Arena Masters, We hope you're enjoying your time in the Freelands. We've been busy since launch week, fixing bugs and making improvements based on your feedback. Thank you for helping us make Blackthorn Arena: Reforged better. We’re excited to announce the Age of Magic DLC coming soon as we kick off what we’re calling Gladiator Month! With Gladiator II on the way, we’re celebrating the spirit of the arena with fresh updates throughout November. Here’s a look at what’s ahead: Six Types of Magic: Over 60 new spells to bring into battle, adding fresh strategies and depth to your fights. New Storyline: Follow Adelina, leader of the Wild Mage Asso |
| Blackthorn Arena: Reforged v2.1a Update Patch | 2024-11-09 | Blackthorn Arena: Reforged v2.1a Update Patch P.S: Old players of the Blackthorn Arena can get the remastered version for free, and it will be automatically added to your library. If you don't see it, simply open the remastered version's store page and click Play Now to start playing! New content: Added some new innate traits that can be randomly obtained Added a champion of the freeman, “Xuefei”. This mysterious swordsman from the East will appear in the Arena of the Freelands and have the opportunity to fight for you. Bug fixes: System: *Fixed a bug where a small number of players were unable to start the game due to video decoding issues * |
| Blackthorn Arena: Reforged is Now Live - Free Upgrade Available! | 2024-11-02 | Hello, Arena Masters! We’re excited to share that Blackthorn Arena: Reforged is now live! This enhanced version brings upgraded visuals, quality-of-life improvements, new content, and a new Endless Arena Mode that lets you face off against waves of challenging opponents. **Free Upgrade for Original Owners** If you own Blackthorn Arena, you can claim Reforged for free as a thank-you for being part of our community. To get your free upgrade, simply visit this page and complete the claim form. Once you register, we’ll send you a Steam key for Reforged shortly. Please note, that the claim process is currently manual, so we appreciate your patienc |
| ⚔️ Blackthorn Arena: Reforged - Release Date Update ⚔️ | 2024-10-23 | Hello, Arena Masters! We want to thank everyone who participated in the Blackthorn Arena: Reforged demo during Steam Next Fest. Your feedback has been incredibly valuable, and after careful consideration, we’ve decided to take a little more time to polish and refine the game further based on what we’ve learned from your experience with the demo. Steam Link - Blackthorn Arena: Reforged As a result, the release of Blackthorn Arena: Reforged will be delayed slightly from our original target. While we don’t have a specific new date to share just yet, rest assured it’s not far off, and this extra time will ensure we deliver the best possible versi |
| ⚔️ Blackthorn Arena: Reforged Next Fest Demo Live & 50% Off Sale! ⚔️ | 2024-10-14 | Hello, Gladiators! We’re excited to announce that the Blackthorn Arena: Reforged demo is now live as part of Steam Next Fest! This remastered version includes improved graphics, new content, and a range of quality-of-life updates. Whether you’re a long-time Arena Master or new to the battles, we can’t wait for you to experience what’s new! Starting today, we’re also offering 50% off the original Blackthorn Arena for a limited time! If you haven’t picked it up yet, now’s your chance to get it at half price. For those who already own the original game, you’ll be able to claim Blackthorn Arena: Reforged for free when it officially launches. The |
| ⚔️ Blackthorn Arena: Reforged – Coming Soon! ⚔️ | 2024-10-08 | Hey Gladiators, We’re excited to announce that Blackthorn Arena: Reforged will officially launch on October 23, 2024. You can check out the latest trailer below. Blackthorn Arena: Reforged - Official Reveal Trailer If you’re eager to get an early look, Blackthorn Arena: Reforged will be participating in Steam Next Fest from October 14–21, with a new demo available for you to try out. It’s a great opportunity to dive into the game before the full release. As a reminder, if you own the original Blackthorn Arena, you’ll be able to claim a free upgrade to Blackthorn Arena: Reforged! We’ll announce the exact dates for this soon. We’ve also set up |
| ⚔️ Blackthorn Arena: Reforged – Coming Soon! ⚔️ | 2024-08-21 | Hey Gladiators, We’re excited to share some big news—Blackthorn Arena: Reforged is on the way! This remastered version of the game features new content, upgraded graphics, quality-of-life improvements, and all DLCs packed into one epic experience. If you’ve ever wanted to see Blackthorn Arena as we always envisioned it, now’s your chance. And here’s the best part: If you own the original Blackthorn Arena by the time Reforged launches later this year, you’ll get the remastered version completely free. It’s our way of saying thank you for supporting us along this journey. Starting today, we’ll be offering a 75% discount on the original Blacktho |
| Enter the Dragon is Live! | 2022-04-24 | Dear Players, Our livestream as part of Enter the Dragon is about to begin! We'll be streaming for one hour over on the Enter the Dragon Steam event page! (April 24th 0:00 AM - 1:00 AM PST) In the mean while 60% off for the game and an additional 10% sale for the bundle! Thanks for your support! |
| Blackthorn Arena Luner Year Update Patch! | 2022-01-30 | Blackthorn Arena Luner Year Update Patch! Blackthorn Arena Luner Year update patch. P.S：The system will force the character to have only one archive in Ironman mode, and you cannot save the game manually. At this stage there are still some problems with Ironman mode, which may lead to corrupted archives, data loss or stuck story. Therefore we strongly recommend you to reconsider whether you want to enable this mode. Crash or abnormal exit of the game in Ironman mode can easily cause damage or loss of archive data, so please don't force the game to close in Ironman mode. Bug fixes: 1) Fixed the bug that the character may turn purple after the |
| Blackthorn Arena August 8th Update Patch! | 2021-08-08 | Blackthorn Arena August 8th Patch Note: BUG FIXES: 1) Fix the bug that the model of the Terrell Armor is not displayed correctly on female characters. 2) Fix the bug that the effect of the commander passive skill could not take effect normally. 3) Fixed the bug that the armor maintainer trait could not take effect normally. 4) Fixed the bug that the thick fur of the shapeshifter did not take effect properly after shapeshifted. 5) Fixed the bug that the bonus of the werewolf form did not match the description. 6) Fixed the bug that the status icons of the werewolf form and werebear form were displayed incorrectly. 7) Fixed a bug that clicking |
| Blackthorn Arena August 3rd Update Patch! (HDD's Loading/stucking bug fixed!) | 2021-08-03 | Dear players of Blackthorn Arena: Hello, thank you very much for your understanding and support of Blackthorn Arena. We sincerely apologize for the problems such as the extremely slow loading of the hard disk drive (HDD), as the studio has been lacking the core full-time main programmer, all program work can only be done by the main director which resulting in many optimization problems. Once again, we apologize profusely for this and thank for the understanding and patience. Thank you! P.S: In order to resolve thel hard disk drive (HDD) loading problem , we have to completely repackage the whole game i, so this time's game update is fairly l |
| Blackthorn Arena August 2nd Update Patch! | 2021-08-02 | P.S: We are aware that the game still has a slow loading problem for some players and are doing our best to fix it. For those affected, please allow us to sincerely say sorry to you. What we have observed so far is that the game program is extremely slow to read on some HDD drives. Given our current program staff shortage and the difficulty of resolving this issue, it may take some time to process. Until the problem is resolved, we recommend that you play the game on a solid-state drive (SSD) if possible. If you cannot move the game to an SSD, you may consider returning the game version to version 1.3 and playing it temporarily. We will do ou |