Skill Points
| Skill Points | |
|---|---|
| Starting value, all five skills | 5 |
| Next strength, stamina or dexterity point | ((current - 4) x (current - 4)) x 2 gold |
| Next fighting ability or parry point | (current - 4) x (current - 4) gold |
| Skill points per level-up | 3 |
| Reset cost from the 23rd point | 3,000 gold |
Skill points are what a knight spends on three lines: one-handed weapon skill, two-handed weapon skill and armour skill. They are not what players usually mean by skills, which are the five trained attributes: strength, stamina, dexterity, fighting ability and parry. The two work in completely different ways.
Skills are bought with gold, one point at a time, at a price set by the current value, and once bought they stay for good. Skill points work the other way round: three arrive with every level-up, and they can be handed back. A skill changes what a knight does in a fight. A skill point changes what the merchant is willing to sell, because weapons are gated by weapon skill, and armour and shields by armour skill.
What the five skills cost
All five skills start at 5, and the price of the next point depends on the current value alone. Strength, stamina and dexterity share one formula, while fighting ability and parry use another that costs exactly half as much.
Strength, stamina, dexterity: ((current - 4) x (current - 4)) x 2 Fighting ability, parry: (current - 4) x (current - 4)
The sixth point of strength therefore costs 2 gold and the sixth point of parry costs 1. Because the cost is squared, it climbs quickly: at a current value of 80 the next point of strength costs 11,552 gold and the next point of parry 5,776.
| Current Value | Strength, Stamina or Dexterity | Fighting Ability or Parry |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 gold | 1 gold |
| 6 | 8 gold | 4 gold |
| 7 | 18 gold | 9 gold |
| 8 | 32 gold | 16 gold |
| 9 | 50 gold | 25 gold |
| 10 | 72 gold | 36 gold |
| 11 | 98 gold | 49 gold |
| 12 | 128 gold | 64 gold |
| 13 | 162 gold | 81 gold |
| 14 | 200 gold | 100 gold |
| 15 | 242 gold | 121 gold |
| 16 | 288 gold | 144 gold |
| 17 | 338 gold | 169 gold |
| 18 | 392 gold | 196 gold |
| 19 | 450 gold | 225 gold |
| 20 | 512 gold | 256 gold |
| 21 | 578 gold | 289 gold |
| 22 | 648 gold | 324 gold |
| 23 | 722 gold | 361 gold |
| 24 | 800 gold | 400 gold |
| 25 | 882 gold | 441 gold |
| 26 | 968 gold | 484 gold |
| 27 | 1,058 gold | 529 gold |
| 28 | 1,152 gold | 576 gold |
| 29 | 1,250 gold | 625 gold |
| 30 | 1,352 gold | 676 gold |
| 31 | 1,458 gold | 729 gold |
| 32 | 1,568 gold | 784 gold |
| 33 | 1,682 gold | 841 gold |
| 34 | 1,800 gold | 900 gold |
| 35 | 1,922 gold | 961 gold |
| 36 | 2,048 gold | 1,024 gold |
| 37 | 2,178 gold | 1,089 gold |
| 38 | 2,312 gold | 1,156 gold |
| 39 | 2,450 gold | 1,225 gold |
| 40 | 2,592 gold | 1,296 gold |
| 41 | 2,738 gold | 1,369 gold |
| 42 | 2,888 gold | 1,444 gold |
| 43 | 3,042 gold | 1,521 gold |
| 44 | 3,200 gold | 1,600 gold |
| 45 | 3,362 gold | 1,681 gold |
| 46 | 3,528 gold | 1,764 gold |
| 47 | 3,698 gold | 1,849 gold |
| 48 | 3,872 gold | 1,936 gold |
| 49 | 4,050 gold | 2,025 gold |
| 50 | 4,232 gold | 2,116 gold |
| 51 | 4,418 gold | 2,209 gold |
| 52 | 4,608 gold | 2,304 gold |
| 53 | 4,802 gold | 2,401 gold |
| 54 | 5,000 gold | 2,500 gold |
| 55 | 5,202 gold | 2,601 gold |
| 56 | 5,408 gold | 2,704 gold |
| 57 | 5,618 gold | 2,809 gold |
| 58 | 5,832 gold | 2,916 gold |
| 59 | 6,050 gold | 3,025 gold |
| 60 | 6,272 gold | 3,136 gold |
| 61 | 6,498 gold | 3,249 gold |
| 62 | 6,728 gold | 3,364 gold |
| 63 | 6,962 gold | 3,481 gold |
| 64 | 7,200 gold | 3,600 gold |
| 65 | 7,442 gold | 3,721 gold |
| 66 | 7,688 gold | 3,844 gold |
| 67 | 7,938 gold | 3,969 gold |
| 68 | 8,192 gold | 4,096 gold |
| 69 | 8,450 gold | 4,225 gold |
| 70 | 8,712 gold | 4,356 gold |
| 71 | 8,978 gold | 4,489 gold |
| 72 | 9,248 gold | 4,624 gold |
| 73 | 9,522 gold | 4,761 gold |
| 74 | 9,800 gold | 4,900 gold |
| 75 | 10,082 gold | 5,041 gold |
| 76 | 10,368 gold | 5,184 gold |
| 77 | 10,658 gold | 5,329 gold |
| 78 | 10,952 gold | 5,476 gold |
| 79 | 11,250 gold | 5,625 gold |
| 80 | 11,552 gold | 5,776 gold |
Putting points back
Skill points can be returned one at a time, and they are the only part of a build that can be undone, since the five skills can never be reset. Each return costs more as the number of points already returned grows, until the price levels off: from the 23rd point onwards every reset costs 3,000 gold, and it is still 3,000 at 260 points. Changing direction completely is therefore a matter of saving up gold rather than of making up one's mind.
| Points Already Reset | Cost Of The Next One |
|---|---|
| 1 to 7 | 500 gold |
| 8 to 11 | 1,000 gold |
| 12 to 22 | 2,000 gold |
| 23 and above | 3,000 gold |
Equipment Categories
KnightFight Categories
| Section | What It Covers |
|---|---|
| Equipment | Weapons, armour, jewellery and soul stones: what is sold, what it costs, and what it does to a knight's numbers. |
| Attributes | The five trained attributes, the alignment axis they sit alongside, and the combat potential figure that summarises them. |
| Progression | Levels, experience, and the skill points that decide which equipment the merchant will sell. |
| Combat | Attacking, being attacked, the hour of protection between the two, and the separate international battle server. |
| Economy | The two currencies, the three places that take them, and the two ways of earning them. |
| Guilds | Founding a guild, the castle that sets its size, and the seven-day wars it can declare. |
| World | The estate a knight lives in and the altar inside it. |
| Achievements | Medals, and the highscore tables they are won from. |
| Abbreviations | The shorthand players use in chat and on the highscore |
| Game Principle | The knight, the oath, and what the game asks of a player |
| Premium Account | What paying changes, feature by feature |
