Forest Knights Pre-Season Concludes - Important Deadlines and Town Hall Announcement

**Security Alert: Forest Knight Under Investigation** Forest Knight is investigating a security breach where hackers compromised the deployer address and removed Knight Liquidity from the protocol. **Key Points:** - Deployer address has been compromised - Knight Liquidity removed by attackers - Users advised NOT to interact with tokens until further notice - Investigation ongoing This follows a previous October 2024 incident where hackers exploited the Polygon bridge, draining locked $Paint tokens and transferring admin rights for Evolv3 contracts. **User Action Required:** Do not interact with Forest Knight tokens or contracts until the team provides an all-clear update.

Forest Knight is launching a **Guild Championship Tournament** featuring a unique MHC-style competitive format. **Tournament Structure:** - Participants earn **Ranking Points** across 3 distinct categories - Points accumulate for their guild and convert into **Guild XP** - Competition designed to foster team-based gameplay This event builds on the game's tactical RPG foundation, where players recruit heroes and battle in a fantasy medieval setting. The tournament represents a shift toward guild-focused competitive play in the Forest Knight ecosystem.

**Guild Season 1 Competition Intensifies** Guild Season 1 runs through Off-Season and Pre-Season, ending with Season 10. The competition has evolved into a fierce guild-versus-guild battle. **Tournament Details** - **Format**: 6-week series with 2-day battles each week - **Structure**: Day 1 qualifiers (all players), Day 2 elite finals (top 20%) - **Capacity**: 1,000 players maximum - **Requirements**: Conclave Arcana cards only, Novice level, password entry **Rewards** - Top 50 finishers earn 3,000 YGG Points weekly - **Grand Prize**: Guilds with members achieving 20+ top 50 finishes across all weeks win 1,200 $YGG tokens Tournaments start at 1:00 PM UTC / 9:00 PM SGT. Password available on [YGG Discord](http://ygg.link/YGG-Discord). [Join the battle](https://ygg.link/Splinterlands-GAPS10)

**Season 8 Finale Rewards Announced** Forest Knight's Season 8 concludes with substantial rewards for top performers: - **300,000 $KNIGHT tokens** split among top 100 players - **Top 100**: Selene Skin + 1,000 uncommon Asmorian Stones - **Top 30**: Additional Celeira Skin + 2,000 rare Asmorian Stones - **Top 10**: Extra 1,000 epic Asmorian Stones The tactical RPG continues rewarding competitive players through its leaderboard system, building on previous seasons that offered over $5,000 in prizes. [Join Discord for details](https://discord.gg/7haX4VCNUR)

Forest Knight's new season launches **September 20, 2025 at 18:00 UTC** with major gameplay additions. **Key Features:** - **Guild Boss** - New cooperative challenge for guild members - **Hell Mode for Adventure** - Increased difficulty tier for experienced players - **Helmets** - New equipment category for character customization The tactical RPG continues expanding its free-to-play model with enhanced PVP leagues, loot boxes, and season credits system. Players can earn rewards through weekly chapters and exchange unused credits for $DARK tokens. Full patch notes available for complete feature breakdown.