Reign of Guilds news & patch notes

Friends, this major update introduces several new mechanics and locations—but first, a word on our immediate plans.

• Reverting armor bonus/malus values to their previous RD-era state—i.e., the more Physical Defense (PD) an armor piece grants, the greater the penalty to Magical Defense (MD);

• Reverting penalties on enchantments—particularly forced ones—to their former values, where enchantments more heavily penalize the opposite stat;

• Gradually restoring previous secondary stat requirements for small armor sets and jewelry;

• Introducing passive effects tied to damage types and weapon classes (bleed, armor penetration, stun, etc.);

• All CIS accounts receive 7 days of titles (Chevalier and Merchant); 

• Castle owners, guilds, and their members are rolled back to 04:00 MSK, March 19, 2026;

• Level 15/45/75 castles will remain occupied until approximately 21:00 MSK, March 25, 2026;

• Level 30/60/90 castles will remain occupied until approximately 21:00 MSK, March 26, 2026;

The Island of the Brave

• Rewards:
  • Stat rings—featuring bonuses to Health, Mana, Energy, Physical Attack, Physical Defense, Magical Attack, and Magical Defense—which can also be enchanted;

  • Rings are assembled from fragments dropped as rewards for defeating enemies on the island;

  • Rings come in five tiers: the first tier is crafted from fragments, while subsequent tiers are obtained by merging rings of the previous tier.

• Restrictions:
  • Leaving the village on the island requires the active "Adventure" effect, obtained by activating a "Ticket" item;

  • Tickets come in three tiers: T1 grants 1 hour of effect duration, T2 — 6 hours, T3 — 12 hours;

  • Each day, players receive 30 minutes of free island time, which is consumed first before ticket duration is used;

• Challenges:
  • Any death on the island reduces the "Ticket" effect duration by 30 minutes. A ticket fragment also drops from the fallen player, which can be sold or combined with other fragments to craft a full ticket;

  • The island's harsh tropical atmosphere takes a toll on equipment, accelerating wear at 10 times the normal rate, with an additional 1% durability loss upon death;

  • The island teems with dangerous enemies—one wrong step can easily lead to a swift demise;

• The location:
  • The Island of the Brave is a reworked version of Stream Island—familiar to many as the old tutorial area.

  • The entire island is covered in a vibrant, rain-drenched tropical rainforest biome;

• Enemies and Boss Mechanics:
  • Main boss — Tropical Leshy:
    • Unlike conventional bosses, the Leshy can spawn anywhere on the island and freely roams its entire perimeter;

    • Respawn time is 24 hours—but defeating enemies across the island accelerates his return. The stronger the foe, the more it reduces the time until the Leshy reappears;

    • He features unique mechanics and never returns to a spawn point under any circumstances;

  • Miniboss:
    • Battle Frog — a master of martial arts whose skills would make many warriors of Dwarrhan envious;

  • Regular Enemies: 
    • Tropical Stickman — a small, elusive kamikaze (no nameplate) that explodes near its target;

    • Tropical Menada— far more dynamic than her Dwarrhan counterpart

    • Tropical Spider — faster and more aggressive than its mainland relatives;

  • All enemies on the island drop personal loot that cannot be stolen by other players. However, to qualify for the loot, you must deal a minimum amount of damage before the kill: 51% for regular mobs, 15% for the Battle Frog, 8% for the Leshy;

The Eternal Siege — Maenboff castle and Castle Taxes

The county castle of Maenboff County stands in the scorched valley and will operate under an "Eternal Siege" mechanic.

Castle Characteristics:

• T4, Level 250;

• Guards of level 60;

• Castle and fort gates comparable to level 90 gates;

• Forts burn down in 30 seconds;

• Only external local teleport points for both attackers and defenders;

Castle phases:

• Red — 60 minutes of real time;

• Blue — 15 minutes;

• White — absent; the castle automatically transitions from Red to Blue;

• The timer for any phase is now displayed not only on the map but also directly on the castle;

Reward #1 Participation Rewards:

We're opening their contents up for community discussion, considering various options (all containing guaranteed "Bloody Coins" and a chance at rare rewards);

• Castle owners at the time of occupation — "Owner" Chest;

• 51+ kills — "Glass Cannon" Chest;

• 25–50 kills — "Seasoned Fighter" Chest;

• 11–25 kills — "Fighter" Chest;

• 1–10 kills — "Participation" Chest;

Chest distribution is scheduled to begin on Thursday, March 26, 2026.

Reward #2 Taxes:

• All NPC trade taxes are now distributed among castles (proportionally to their levels, with an additional ×2 multiplier for county castles);

• Since Maenboff is level 250 and a county castle, it receives 40%+ of all collected taxes;

• Taxes accumulated in Maenboff castle are transferred to the treasury at the start of the Blue phase; in other castles, as before, on the last day of the game month;

Teleportation System 2.0

A complete overhaul of the teleportation system:

• Teleportation is now performed via the world map interface

• You can teleport from any location—but only to existing destinations (settlements, castles, yellow and blue teleport points);

• Teleportation time:

  • From a teleport point — instant

  • Yellow and Orange karma zones — 10 seconds

  • Black zone — 20 seconds

• Teleportation cost:

  • Teleporting consumes tokens of a specific color;

  • Price depends on distance, departure point, and character load;

  • Departing from a teleport point — lowest cost;

  • Departing from anywhere on the surface — higher cost;

  • With cargo — even higher cost;

• All restrictions on teleporting with previously prohibited items have been removed;

• Teleportation now uses universal tokens differentiated only by familiar colors (green, red, yellow, and blue). Separate tokens apply in specific locations (Fazira and the Island of the Brave);

• Token vendors will be adapted to the new system in upcoming patches

Changes

• Parcels can no longer be sold at the auction;

• Crafting quests — all now have equal spawn chances, maximum level set to 60;

• Crafting quests — appearance probability doubled;

• Water readiness status changed to "Ready";

Fixes

• Увеличен радиус отображения метки ваших останков (места гибели) на карте, а также исправлена ее отображение на компасе;

• Уровни замковых эликсиров, эликсиров усиления;

In-Game Store

• Tickets;

• Armor Oil that decreases armor wear rate;

• Elixir of Luck that increases chances of item drops in the individual drop; 

Dear friends!

Exploits and Punishments

(CIS) Server Connection

• We've temporarily rented 3 additional physical servers (different DC/hoster, alternate routing paths) and will gradually migrate CIS UE4 servers to them as they come online;

• CIS server structure remains unchanged since launch—all game servers and backend still reside in Moscow DC;

• All UE4 servers maintain stable 30 FPS with physical server load under 10%;

• Connection issues began emerging on Feb 16 and have grown daily;

• On Feb 28 we applied temporary network parameter adjustments to relax late-packet filtering between client and UE4 server
  • During the Feb 28 exploit fix, we added extra packet-loss validation to prevent similar abuse—this patch temporarily triples that threshold to ease connectivity;

  • This patch temporarily triples that threshold to ease connectivity;

Elixirs

• T1 Enhancmenr Elixirs now require 2 times fewer Magistrate Bills and 3 times fewer seals to craft;

• Raw material spawn density (wood, stone) has been increased 2–3x to match mines, with respawn time reduced by 60% to align with mines;

• All users have been sent 3 chests containing Tier 1 elixirs of their choice;

Castles and Castle Elixirs

• Fort burn time on Royal castles reduced from 10 to 8 minutes;

• Capture speed per character at a point increased from 2% to 2.5%;

• Maximum point capture speed increased from 10% to:
  • 15% — arsenal and parade ground;

  • 20% — fort;

  • Dungeon remains unchanged — 10%;

• Максимальная продолжительность заливки:
  • level 90 castle — 5 days, 60 — 4, 30 — 3;

• Red phase duration:
  • Regular elixirs: level 15 castle = 45 min, 45 = 50 min, 75 = 55 min;

  • Royal elixirs: level 15 = 50 min, 30 = 60 min, 45 = 55 min, 60 = 70 min, 75 = 60 min, 90 = 80 min;

Fixes

• 2 client crash causes addressed;

• Fixed the two-handed sword crafting recipe, which incorrectly required unprocessed logs;

• Fixed an issue preventing completion of the cloth-making tutorial quest;

• Corrected the Concentrated Eclipse crafting recipe;

• Fixed the name of the T12 Concentrated Balm powder;

• Repair Scrolls can now stack up to 1,000;

• Fixed an issue where items purchased from the in-game store could drop out of inventory;

In-Game Store

• Elixirs in the in-game store are now sold via chests containing 1 of 7 elixirs to choose from;

• The batch sizes for elixirs eligible for permanent discounts of 20% and 40% have been reduced to 10 and 25 units, respectively;

  • i.e. when purchasing 25 chests with a 40% discount, players can select the desired elixir type upon opening each chest;

• Repair Scroll batch sizes eligible for permanent discounts of 20% and 40% have similarly been reduced to 10 and 25 units, respectively;

Dear friends!

Elixirs

• We’ve added an NPC in Cadarn that enables creating enhancement elixirs:
  • T1 elixir is crafted using Magistrate Bills and Seals, T2 elixirs are made out of T1, and T3 out of T2;

  • Phantom enhancement elixirs can now be upgraded from lower Phantom tiers;

• The NPCs who allowed creating XP buff elixirs now work in the same way:
  • Tier 1 crafted from seals (requirement reduced from 5 to 2), Tier 2 crafted from Tier 1, and so on up the chain;

  • Phantom XP elixirs can also be upgraded from lower phantom tiers;

• Adjusted the bonuses from elixirs: Т1 — 3%, Т2 — 6%, Т3 was left unchanged 10%;

• Note: Effects from regular and Ghost enhancement elixirs do not stack—they overwrite each other.;

Castle Elixirs & Bills

• Tier 10 and Tier 11 elixirs have been added—they will be required to occupy level 90 castles;

• Maximum filling duration:
  • Level 90 castle with Royal Elixir: 6 days, 60 — 5, 30 — 4;

  • Level 15/45/75 castles: Regular Elixir — 24 hours, Royal Elixir — 48 hours (Royal Elixir use on regular castles has been re-enabled);

• Red phase duration:
  • Unified across all castle levels;

  • Duration now depends solely on elixir type and tier: Regular Elixir: 45–55 minutes; Royal Elixir: 50–60 minutes (±5 minute random deviation applies to both);

• Bills:
  • Processing quests for low-tier materials (wood/stone), previously seasonal/random, are now permanent and allow bill crafting from planks and small blocks. Metal processing quests have been removed. All requirements have been rebalanced accordingly.

Reward Recipes for Crafting Orders

• In addition to talers, craft quests now reward containers with random recipes:

  • Container tier matches quest requirements: quests requiring T4–T6 items — T6 recipe containers, quests requiring T7–T9 items — T9 recipe containers, quests requiring T10–T12 items — T12 recipe containers;

  • Master quests grant chests with high-quality recipes, basic quests grant chests with medium-quality recipes, with a chance to receive high-quality ones;

Other

• Added an option to hide headgear in the equipment settings menu;

• New rewards added for tutorial quests (crafting line): resources and a Tier 2 HHH recipe box;

Changes

• Respawn time for roaming bosses of any level has been reduced to one hour of real time;

• Phantom items can no longer be dropped on the ground;

Fixes

• Fixed incorrect drop chance for the Phantom Enhancement Elixirs;

• Corrected the "Damage" enchantment recipe for the small gear set;

• Fixed incorrect requirements for Tier 10–12 equipment crafting quests;

• Resolved errors in tutorial quests for armor crafting;

• Localization fixes applied;

In-Game Store

• Repair and Restoration Scrolls have been added (applied similarly to skins—via drag-and-drop onto the item to be repaired);

• Warning! Some of the items purchased in the in-game store may drop from your inventory upon death. This issue will be fixed in the next patch.

Best regards,

Dear friends!

Pain Points

• Strength attribute no longer affects character movement speed;

• Fixed an issue causing self-damage as if the player were a party/guild member;

• Major changes to crafter skill quests and training (details below);

• Fixed castle guard spawn locations in certain castles;

Tutorial

• Rewards, their distribution order, and item stats have been adjusted:
  • Completing the island tutorial now grants final T2–T3 items immediately, with no intermediate gear;

  • The starting shirt now provides HP and MP, with increased Physical/Magic Defense bonuses;

  • Number of rings increased from 2 to 4, each granting +25 physical or magical attributes instead of 18;

  • The Helm of Rivulets grants a greater bonus to attributes;

  • The Cloak of Rivulets grants a 7% bonus to MP, HP, and Energy regeneration;

• Upon completing the attribute respec training quest (Tabula Rasa), players now receive a chest containing one T4 weapon (HHH) of their choice;

• The next patch will introduce several changes to the island portion of the training;

• Harbur (weapon crafting):
  • Completing the quest to craft powders unlocks the next three quests in the chain:

  • Two of them sequentially teach gathering, refining — and now also post-processing — of the metal and wood required for item creation;

  • The third lets you jump straight into crafting without the preliminaries;

• Isgollyne (armor crafting):
  • Follows the same approach, but focused on materials needed for armor crafting (fabrics and leather);

• Special recipes are provided during tutorial — they require fewer ingredients and a lower crafting tier to use;

Crafting

• T4–T6 crafting skills now require Mastery Tokens;
  • In the next patch, all crafter skill quests and Vocations themselves will require Mastery Tokens;

• Fixed an issue with the Weaponsmith skill;

• Added an NPC selling recipes (MMM) required to complete the quest;

• Basic crafting orders:
  • Now require crafting items 4-12 levels;

• Master Crafting Orders (the ones that provide Mastery Tokens):
  • Now require crafting items of levels 6/9/12 rewarding progressively 1/2/5 Mastery Tokens for completion;

  • Мастерские заказы теперь требуют создание предметов качества (ООО);

• Enchanting orders have been added, also split into Basic and Master tiers;

• The next patch will introduce reward chests with random loot (post-materials, recipes) for completing Basic and Master Crafting orders;

• Crafting point bonuses from Crafting Seals have been significantly increased: T3 — 115, T6 — 141, T9 — 155, T12 — 179.;
  • The bonus from a regular T12 tool (135) now falls between the T3 and T6 Crafting Seals.

• Requirements for obtaining Crafting Seals have been raised.

Other

• Lighting in Dwarrhan is now richer and features less haze;

• Fixed zoning issues in Daerkunn;

• Item quality from advanced merchants (armor/weapons) has been improved. There is now a small chance to roll a "H" item on reroll

• NPC DVB reset periods have been standardized, with smoother transitions — though, as before, higher-tier NPCs still have stricter DVB behavior;

• Localized new tutorial quests;

In-Game Store

• Added elixirs

  • We’ll give more detailed information about the, in the next patchnote, when we’ll also add in-game methods of crafting elixirs;

Best regards,

Dear friends! 

This hotfix includes fixes for content introduced in the previous update, along with the promised minimization of loading screens during castle sieges, balance adjustments, and several other improvements.

List of Changes:

• Damage dealt to guildmats and party members decreased 4 times;

• Optimized and decreased the among of server logs;

• Thief Vocation bonuses to PA/MA/PD/MD decreased two times;

• Decreased damage of Earth powders “Rock” and “Boulder” by 10%;

• Added local respawn points around all castles. Only characters with Virtuous, Good, and Neutral Karma will respawn there;

• Maximum filling period of the castles of levels 30-90 was increased 2 times;

• Creating elixir now requires identical amounts of “Wood” and “Stone” bills, number of “Metal” bills increased 2 times;

• T4-T6 crafting abilities quests:

  • Increased complete requirements for all quests to better match ability levels;

  • Fixed the error that made it impossible to accept and complete the quest for T4 Concentrated Enchantment;

Best regards,

Dear friends!

• Castles — minimizing loading screen times:
  • Adding a "complex" featuring key points, arrival point, teleport, and Green Zone on the podium within the castle territory;

  • This update will eliminate loading screens entirely while positively impacting both client-side and server-side performance;

  • Additionally, we will remove unnecessary logs (introduced in January) on the server during red phases in castle locations, which will also improve the accuracy of the physical scene;

• The Island of the Brave:
  • A small teaser — this is a location designed for level 60+ players with even stricter rules, where rewards include items conditionally classified as "XIII" level;

  • Development has been ongoing for two weeks, and it will soon be available on closed servers;

  • We'll share more detailed information about the new location via social media;

• Fixes:
  • "Occupied" dungeons — this is a serious backend-level issue; we have added additional logs;

  • Boss timer display — also related to the inter-server service; logs have been added to collect data;

• Tutorial:
  • Following new quest UX, training on the Island, Harbur, and Isgollyne will undergo phased adjustments;

That Nagging "Still In Game" Issue

Combat System | Character

• Replacing Vocation-based movement speed bonuses, we've introduced a simplified constitution system:
  • Movement speed now scales per point with: Dexterity (+0.0125%), Strength (−0.0025%), Endurance (−0.0050%);

  • All Vocation speed bonuses have been temporarily set to 0. They will be gradually reintroduced in small increments as we process community feedback;

• Fall damage:
  • Safe fall height increased to 4 meters, damage ramp-up curve was smoothed;

• Crossbows:
  • Light and Medium crossbows now feature distinct ballistics:
    • Light crossbow: Bolt speed reduced by 22% from previous value, flat trajectory range: 30m;

    • Medium crossbow: Bolt speed increased by 25% from previous value, flat trajectory range: 50m, cooldown increased by 0.2 seconds;

• Shields:
  • Fixed a shield skin display issue;

  • Improved visuals for shields from the latest batch, with reworked materials;

  • Optimized skin models;

Crafting

• Resource gathering and refinement:
  • Crafting weight for raw materials (metal, wood, stone, cloth) has been increased and unified—meaning each inventory slot now yields more material for crafting purposes;

  • Quality ranges have been expanded, with a significant increase in the proportion of high-quality raw materials. This substantially reduces losses during processing;

  • Processing costs have been updated and unified (per 1 kg of crafting weight):
    • Metal: copper — 150 talers, iron — 250, dwarrhinite — 400;

    • Stone: limestone/sandstone — 175, marble — 300, granite — 600;

    • Wood: pine — 100, birch — 150, oak — 250, spruce — 400;

    • Cloth: cotton — 150, wool — 275, silk — 500;

  • The amount of processed wood materials obtained when exchanging mob trophies has also been increased and unified;

• Seals:
  • The number of bricks required to craft seals has been reduced. Additionally, the amount of brick weight (in kg) needed per seal now decreases progressively from Tier 1 to Tier 3;

  • Crafting seals requires more limestone/sandstone than granite and marble;

  • The yield for Tier 3 alchemist seals has been increased from 18 to 20 per craft;

  • Seal crafting costs have been unified and now scale with alchemist tier: Tier 1 — 500 talers, Tier 2 — 750, Tier 3 — 1,000 talers per seal;

• T4-T6 crafting abilities have been added, along with associated crafting quests to unlock them. The updated crafting skill point yields are as follows:
  • Fast Craft:
    • T1 — 20; T2 — 22; T3 — 24; T4 — 26; T5 — 28; T6 — 30;

  • Regular Craft:
    • T1 — 40; T2 — 44; T3 — 48; T4 — 52; T5 — 56; T6 — 60;

  • Concentrated Craft:
    • T1 — 60; T2 — 70; T3 — 80; T4 — 90; T5 — 100; T6 — 120;

  • Additionally, leveling up these skills reduces their cooldown times;

Castle Elixirs

• Elixirs:
  • Royal elixirs of Tiers 4–9 now fill up level 90 castles just like they do for level 60 castles—up to 72 hours.

• Magistrate Bills:
  • The material requirements to craft bills have been significantly reduced, with minor adjustments to the ingredient list;

  • The number of bills needed to exchange for elixirs has been reduced fivefold;

  • While the crafting and exchange costs for bills have been increased, NPC vendor balances have been raised tenfold to maintain economic balance;

• Without waiting for the planned trade tax distribution among castles—which was intended to offset the high labor cost of elixirs—we decided, in combination with the recent resource gathering adjustments, to make sieges and castle ownership (as a reward for victory) less burdensome.

Other

• Daerkunn underworld is now also a PvP safe zone;

• Fixed a bug causing incorrect attack direction for melee weapons;

• Quest markers have been updated;

• Durability of cloth armor and shirts has been reduced;

• The Crusader's teleport ability now has no cooldown after landing;

• AIs have been temporarily removed from settlements;

• All bosses—except roaming ones—now also emit an aura that suppresses Archmage levitation;

• Skills with cleansing effects are now disabled in safe zones;

Best Regardds,

Dear friends!

Resources | Materials

• Cotton:
  • Processing efficiency now depends much more heavily on quality (fiber length);

  • Thin/medium/thick fibers now spawn with equal probability;

  • County tier now affects plantations through resource quality;

• Stone:
  • Quarries now contain between 2 and 4 types of stone;

  • County tier affects boulder size, while boulder quality is now consistent across all county tiers;

  • Quarries with 2–3 stone types have a lower chance to spawn granite and marble; quarries with 4 stone types grant an equal spawn chance for all types;

• Quarries and plantations located in Black Zones within Tier 2 and Tier 3 counties now almost always yield perfect-quality resources;

• Crafting cloth now requires less thin yarn.

Weapon Ehcnantments

Name

Durability

Min. Damage

Max. Damage

Cooldown

Requirements

Durability

Reliability

Stability

Order

Preparation

Speed

Mastery

Finesse

Brutality

Rage

Risk

Chaos

Added

• Duration descriptions for castle elixirs;

• Stamina depletion while blocking now depends on shield level;

Fixed

• Fixed duration stacking between the buffs of Tier 4 and Tier 5 XP elixirs;

• Updated the description text for the Tier 5 XP elixir;

• Expanded the description for the Phantom Warming Brew;

• Localization fixes applied across multiple languages;

• Corrected recipe levels for shirts.

Dear friends!

Balance | Items

• Shirt crafting and enchanting recipes have been added:

  • Shirts come in two types: physical (Shirts) granting a bonus to max HP, and magical (Undershirts) granting a bonus to max MP.

  • They have no stat requirements—only a maximum level restriction applies.

  • Shirts can also be enchanted using dedicated shirt enchantment recipes. Two recipes are available at this moment: Health (HP bonus) and Meditation (MP bonus).

• Seal crafting adjustments

  • Stone block requirements for crafting seals have been increased to 5 across all tiers;

  • Tier 2 seals now require Medium Stone Blocks; Tier 3 seals require Large Stone Blocks;

• The entire county of Daerkunn is now a PvP-free zone. However, players within its borders will receive 25% less experience;

• Abandoned Mines and Spider Caves (locations containing Black Zones) now grant a 50% XP buff;

• The quality of harvested silk and cotton now scales with the tier of the county where they were gathered:

  • Tier 1 counties yield low density and low quality.

  • Tier 2 counties yield medium density and medium quality.

  • Tier 3 counties yield high density and high quality;

• Tier 5 XP elixirs have been added;

UI | UX

• XP powders have been replaced with XP elixirs for improved usability;

• Quest markers now appear above the heads of NPC quest givers, displaying quest type and status;

• Different quest types now feature distinct icons in the quest journal;

Other

• Safe zones have been added for teleporting to Tier 1 counties;

• Tier 2 and Tier 3 alchemist NPCs have been added to the Title Room;

• Fixed an incorrect item price cap on the marketplace. The maximum price limit has been raised to 500 million.

Dear friends!

Database Technical Issues

• Unfortunately, during the server update, problems with the database occurred, leading to many players losing numerous items;

• We have fixed this error. However, to restore progress, we were forced to roll back the database to its state before yesterday's update.

• We understand that this step will cause exclusively negative reactions among players. Therefore, we have prepared compensation for you, which will be sent to your in-game mail;

• We apologize for the inconvenience caused;

Fatal Error

• In yesterday's update, we also fixed a crash that occurred when changing locations;

• We are aware of all the inconveniences that arose due to this issue, and we also apologize for this situation;

Balance

• Buffs:
  • The “secondary” and “tertiary” buff powders—Berserk, Fist, Eclipse, and Ring of Fire—have been significantly enhanced;

  • Additionally, the progression of stat growth for buff powders from level to level has been increased—all of them have received a significant stat boost;

• Vocation changes:
  • Blacksmith: Increased bonus HP, Physical Defense, Magic Defense;

  • Gladiator: Reduced Magic Defense;

  • Crusader: Reduced Physical Attack, increased Magic Defense;

  • Master of Steel: Increased HP, Physical Defense;

  • Weaponsmith: Increased HP, Physical Attack, Physical Defense, Magic Defense;

  • Necromancer: Removed penalty to Mana, reduced penalties to Air and Fire attributes, increased Magic Attack, Physical Defense, Magic Defense;

• “Rock” and “Boulder” powders: range reduced by 15%, projectile radius reduced by 30% (to the level of fire projectiles), mana cost increased by 18%;

• Increased the reload time modifier for weapon enchantments: Rage — 1.2 sec, Risk — 1.35 sec, Chaos — 1.5 sec;

Other

• Fixed a bug affecting client performance when dealing damage to humanoid mobs;

• Castle Guards: Maximum time spent in a defensive stance reduced by 2 seconds, defense bonus reduced by 25%;

Dear friends! In this update, we've continued moving in the direction set by several previous patches: improving user interfaces and the overall gameplay experience. One of the main focuses has been refining the third-person camera and crossbow shooting mechanics.

We've also prepared significant balance changes for you, but you'll see those in the second part of the patch, which we'll upload tomorrow. For now, let's move on to the changes.

Invisible Characters & Karma Loss

• Killing an invisible character no longer reduces karma or applies the “Murderer” flag. Attacking a player in invisibility also does not apply the “Aggressor” flag.

• Players who fell prey to this exploit were restored their karma. 

Camera & Crosshair

• Third-person crosshair is now identical to first-person crosshair and is located over the right shoulder;

• The character model in third-person view has been shifted to the left (this does not affect combat system physics);

• The first-person camera no longer changes height when equipping weapons and is no longer dependent on the character's height;

• Reduced the influence of the “hip-fire” effect;

• Doubled the number of physics calculations for projectile flight (both magical and bolts);

Crossbow

• Fixed bugs where crossbow hit effects would not play, bolts would not display on the target, and bolts on the client could visually pass through the target even though a hit was registered;

• Bolt drop (projectile trajectory arc) is now approximately one character height over 100 meters;

• Added third-person aiming (zooming in as was previously available in first-person);

• Camera sway while walking with a crossbow is now set to 0;

• Slightly increased the initial velocity of bolts;

UI | UX

• Complete overhaul of the Quest Journal window: 

  • Wider window;

  • Quest sorting by region and quest type;

  • Maximum number of active quests increased to 50;

Other

• Added merchant and processor NPCs to the title room;

• Powders in merchant inventories are now sorted according to their element;

• Improved readability of map markers;

• Special tools no longer stack;

• Changed footstep sounds based on equipment weigh;

• Localization fixes;

• Experience quests now also count kills made by group members;

• Removed the cooking and powder brewing stages from the island tutorial;

Balance

• Medium crossbow stats have been increased: minimum damage +15%, maximum damage +30%;

• A significant portion of the balance changes will be published in tomorrow's hotfix.

Dear friends!

We welcome you to the new year. We hope you had a good rest during the festive break. This patch, shaped by your feedback over the last month, focuses on system improvements and balance.

The full list of changes is below.

Balance

• All crossbows without requirements can no longer be used by characters with any Vocations;

• Fixed errors in the stats of the “Palms” powder;

AI

• Bosses now have a respawn time deviation of 15% instead of +/- 5 minutes;

• Spawners for regular mobs now "deactivate" for 3 times longer;

• Boss respawn timers in T3 are now 5 hours for level 55 bosses and 6 hours for level 60 bosses;

• Roaming bosses now drop two times more rewards;

• Fixed mob spawn errors in the party dungeon;

NPC | Trade | Quests

• A slight increase of material post-processing prices;

• The positive effect from exceeding the required Crafting Points during enchanting has been increased by 30%;

• Added new Guard Captain quests: bounties on Menadas, Rooters, Roaming Bosses, White Wolves, and Red Boars;

• The zone type within the group dungeon has been switched to Black to prevent karma loss for unintentionally killing a party member;

• The amount of ore metal required for exchange into Magistrate Bills has been increased tenfold, but seasonal quests for promissory notes have become more profitable;

Other

• When auto-run is enabled, the character will automatically use sprinting (this can be disabled in the settings);

• Safe zones have been added at the teleportation destination points for the attacking side near castles in T2 and T3 counties (Unsund and Gwaelot);

• Changed XP powder item level for better readability.

Dear friends!

New Year's Gifts — Additional Information

• In honor of the winter holidays, the event version of Fazira will be running non-stop! It will open on December 30th at 13:00 PM GMT and conclude on January 12th at 5:00 AM GMT.

• We want to apologize for not activating Fazira this at the time of Christmas holiday due to technical restrictions beyond our control. As compensation, all NA and EU players will receive additional rewards: 5 “Grand Learning” powders;

• Also, as a festive gift, all players will receive 5 “Major Learning” powders via in-game mail.

Technical:

• Added additional checks for connection loss/poor connection during the game login process, which previously could cause a character to get “stuck;”

• Added an additional check for swimming below the terrain (now returns the character to the surface);

Balance

• All buff powders now have the same duration. However, those that previously had a shorter duration are created in smaller quantities when brewed in a cauldron;

• Minor adjustments to the bonuses/maluses of enchantments;

• Decreased the penalties of castle runes: 85% for castle territories and 70% beyond them.

AI

• The number of recipes dropped by wandering bosses has been reduced, proportionate to their difficulty relative to regular bosses (including the removal of the concept of “guaranteed loot”). They also no longer drop rune fragments;

• Fixed a bug that caused incorrect HP regeneration in some cases when an AI resets its target and returns to its spawn point.

NPC | Trade | Quests

• Guard bounty quests now also count kills made by group members;

• Increased the prices for T2 and T3 monster trophies;

• Major overhaul for Trophy Collector quests:
  • They will now always offer a minimum of 20% extra compared to selling the trophies directly to a vendor;

  • There is an additional bonus for turning in "bulk" quantities at large settlements;

  • A chance exists for a random, significantly higher profit on some turn-ins;

• Fixed an exploit related to selling items to Innkeeper NPCs;

• Added dedicated merchants for scrolls (“Tabula Rasa”, Vocation Reset) with their own separate Dynamic Vendor Balance (DVB);

• Increased the price of teleportation tokens to T2 and T3 Counties;

Tutorial

• An NPC has been added to Harbur who gives a quest that teaches how to use the “Tabula Rasa” scroll. The tutorial “Tabula Rasa” scroll now grants 200 attribute redistribution points.

Other:

• Added a separate category for selling Parcels on the Market;

• Fixed text descriptions and names for objects inside player housing;

• Fixed a visual artifact that appeared on the Stickman’s model upon death when using low graphics settings;

• Added new hairstyles for characters:
  • Because of this, all players will receive appearance change tokens via in-game mail.

Dear friends! 

Balance

• Changes to equipment stats and enchantments:

  • Increased base stats of items:

    • By 25% for large and small gear sets.

    • By 40% for jewelry (amulets and bracers);

  • Enchantments for the large gear set now modify the item's base stats instead of adding flat values to Physical and Magical Defense.

  • Enchantments for the small set now modify the item's base stats more significantly rather than adding flat values.

  • Enchantments for jewelry and the small set now require half the amount of the secondary attribute.

  • Minor adjustments to enchantment bonuses, including a slight increase in the effectiveness of offensive enchantments for the small set and jewelry.

• Despite its deceptively simple description, this is a fairly significant change that will cause the following changes:

  • An item's quality, based on its "Base Stats," will be significantly increased;

  • There will be an overall average increase to Physical Defense and a more substantial increase to Magical Defense;

  • Enchanting light armor with defensive Physical and Magical Defense enchantments will become now less effective;

  • In this iteration, we deliberately did not increase the stat requirements to avoid rendering players' currently equipped gear unusable;

• Alongside these changes:

  • The effectiveness of Regeneration and Meditation powders has been reduced: the duration between ticks has been increased from 3 to 5 seconds;

  • The effectiveness of the Druid's group healing powders has been reduced by 20%; 

  • The bonus for headshots with melee weapons has been increased to 30%, and the damage spread range has been narrowed to 50% (higher end for headshots, lower end for leg shots).

• In one of the upcoming patches, control magic will receive adjustments for improved effectiveness and usability, combined with protection against repeated application.

UI | UX

• The in-game mail interface has been updated with improved functionality;

• Fixed a bug causing chat messages to duplicate;

• Added item filtering for chests in player housing;

• Inventory capacity has been expanded by additional 18 slots;

• Fixed visual issues with the repair window;

• Added a progress percentage display for capturing various points on castles;

• Updated the sounds for picking up items into your inventory;

• Added a visual effect for the Barbarian's "Telekinesis" ability;

AI

• Increased respawn timers for open-world bosses: 3 hours for the T2 county of Unsund and 4 hours for the T3 county of Gwaelot.

• Added another hare spawner in Daerkunn;

• Reduced the volume of the mammoth's sound when reacting to being attacked;

• Fixed bugs with recipe drops from Menadas in T2 and T3 counties.;

• Spot Spawners Adjustments (hares, wolves, menadas, etc.): 

  • Disabled the ecosystem; 

  • Adjusted the number of mobs to better fit the spawner's area; 

  • Mobs are now prevented from leaving their spawner's designated area;

• Т2 and Т3 bosses:

  • Scorpion: Increased attack and defense stats, widened damage spread;

  • Volcanic Golem: Increased defense and HP, added HP regeneration when not taking damage for a short duration;

  • Swamp Hag: Now had an aura that prevents flying above her;

• A Black Zone has been added to the Leper Camps in Gwaelot;

• Northerners were incorrectly spawning in the Leper Camps (this has been fixed);

NPC | Trade | Quests

• T2 and T3 experience quests have been added and can be found in the cities of Tulglasse and Cadarn;

• An NPC for exchanging T3 animal trophies for seals has been added in Cadarn and Lynland;

• Added NPC Trophy Collectors who give quests for exchanging enemy trophies for talers;

• Fixed an error in the Earth Ring quest in Fazira;

• Fixed a bug where the purity of ore did not affect the quantity of rare/rarest metals obtained;

• Increased the cost of processing mammoth pelt;

• Parcels and Frost Leaves can now be sold on the Market;

Tutorial

• The mandatory tutorial stages in Harbur have been significantly shortened;

• The tutorial stage teaching attribute point redistribution has been removed from the island tutorial;

New Year Event

• New Year and Christmas coins, along with an NPC to exchange them, have been added to the game;

• Festive Christmas trees have appeared in some settlements, and you can collect a holiday gift from under them;

• Stickmen, boars, and mammoths have got into the holiday spirit and are now wearing festive New Year's hats;

Other:

• Fixed errors related to dungeons;

• Updated teleportation token levels to match the tier of their corresponding counties;

• The bonus for excess crafting points during enchanting has been increased by 50%;

• Increased the price of the Profession Reset and "Tabula Rasa" scrolls. The "Tabula Rasa" scroll now grants 50 attribute redistribution points instead of 20;

• Fixed a bug causing an entire group to teleport to Fazira;

• Added the ability to upgrade the cauldron in player housing;

ROG Store

• Added advanced item kits of T10, T11, and T12 premium items;

• 30 до 90% discounts for skins in ROG Store; 

Dear friends!

• We didn’t get this exact question, but like you, we've read/listened to countless answers from developers of various games. In our own responses, we will strive to be as objective as possible about our capabilities, basing them on the available man-hours in the team (even if staff expansion is planned). Many questions go beyond the roadmap, and we deliberately limited the roadmap to the medium-term scope.

• The nearest upcoming change to the karma and zone systems is applying the "Aggressor" status for applying negative effects on another player. The new system is far from perfect; we would ideally like to see a "knock" system, but for this first iteration, it better meets the community's demands than the previous one. Our current concern is PvP becoming a problem too early for new players, even with the protective buff. We are considering options to shield players in their first hours from ganking in Yellow Zones without creating exploitable loopholes for twinks.

• In the latest patch, we already introduced test changes to this system (bonuses for headshots and damage spread ranges for hitting different body parts). We will observe trends in weapon enchanting, builds, and average DPS over the next couple of weeks before making decisions on further changes to weapon enchantments. However, the final balance of weapon enchantments will need to be considered together with upcoming changes to armor enchantment—which will focus on enhancing the item's native base stats rather than providing absolute bonuses. The base physical and magical defense stats of items will also be revised.

• It's not accurate to say hybrid classes are unequivocally weaker. Unlike specialized physical and magical classes, they lack a clear focus that would allow them to achieve extreme values in either defense or attack.

• Mantras, as a new combat stance, have lower priority than finally completing the crossbow (with consumable bolts of varying characteristics), staves (as a method for delivering modifying powders), daggers, and dual-wielding for melee characters.

• We believe the primary issue is balance, or rather, some clear definition of classes (as a sum of build, Vocation, and Vocational skills), ranging from movement speed to the long-term "Abilities 2.0" update. Only after that does the question arise—where to fight, what for, and under what conditions. If we've already discussed castles multiple times, including the upcoming "Capture for Destruction," and "Arena 3.0" is an extremely large-scale mechanic not yet on the table... ...then we are considering introducing PvP locations for level 60 characters with high stakes but also rewards enabling the creation of what we'll conditionally call "XIII"-level items.

• Respawn timers were already randomized, with a deviation of n% from the base respawn time, reaching up to 1 real-time hour for high-level bosses. This mechanic caused significant frustration, and the deviation was changed to +/- 5 minutes. Unfortunately, even this mechanic didn't stop players who could simply wait for up to an hour for the respawn, staring at one spot. Given that dungeons are now a calmer and more guaranteed source of boss rewards, we will put increasing this deviation to a vote, with more global notification for players about the boss's approximate respawn time.

• Initially, the T4 county was planned as a location for a group of level 60 characters in decent gear, or for unique solo-PvE builds in excellent gear. The county will lack basic resource spawners and will be focused on generating end-game resources necessary for high-tier items, recipes, and those same "XIII"-level items.
  With all this prosperity, the question of risks remains open, from the proportion of Yellow to Black zones to losses upon death. It should be noted that the PvE to PvP ratio in Dwarrhan is a hell of a complex matter, and the community will always be split into two camps.

• Abstracting from planned new locations (an epic group dungeon, the Blazing Forest), and without delving into the often-mentioned GvG mechanics (which, in foreseeable plans, mainly tie into castles), we see two main directions here:

Dear friends! 

Temporary | Problematic 

• Castle Level sum limit for guilds was increased 3 times until the implementation of “Capturing for Destruction”;

• We’ve decreased the damage modifiers for hits to the head to gather your feedback;

UX

• Fixed an issue that prevented receiving mail attachments after a seamless transition. A timeout has been added for actions (taking items/deleting mail);

• Loading screens have been added: a startup screen (without progress) and one for entering the game world;

• Action hints were returned, including those for interacting with objects using the "E" key;

• Portal and Token Standardization:
  • All portals requiring a token now have a similar appearance and open a token interface when entering the teleport area;

  • Fixed token box opening for portals that require tokens to use;

  • Fazira Tokens now have a different icon than Dwarrhan Tokens;

• Reduced the timeout for reconnection in case of logout/connection loss;

AI

• (All Bosses) Fixed issues with target resetting and pathing back to their spawn point, which often occurred when only a single character was attacking.

• Golems:
  • Reworked behavior logic (more transparent and stable), including stricter conditions for triggering different types of attacks;

  • Adjusted aiming accuracy throughout attack animations;

  • Stats: Increased Magic Resistance for regular and volcanic Golems;

  • Resistances: Unified physical weapon resistances (both positive and negative) for all golems. Unified and adjusted magical attack resistances (+/-) according to the golem's element;

  • Visual improvements;

• Scorpion:
  • Added resistances (+) for physical weapons;

  • Insignificant fixes of behavior logic;

  • Fixed 2D sounds effects;

• Hag: Added equal positive resistances to all magical attack elements and crossbow bolts;

• Leshy: Removed incorrect resistances (-);

• Skeletons: significantly decreased the resistance (-) to crossbow bolts;

• Increased mob levels in the cave of T3 county (Gwaelot);

• Added greater rewards for killing Rooter and Roaming Boss Rooter;

• Increased HP and Attack of all Roaming Bosses;

• Increased the size of the hare spawner in Oer;

• Added new spawners and increased the average numbers of mobs in T2 and T3 counties;

Fazira and Mountain Pass

• Characters with “Psycho” level of Karma will now teleport to their designated graveyards in Dwarrhan;

• Added a portal on the Mountain Pass;

• Fixed incorrect herb spawns on the Mountain Pass;

NPC | Trading | Quests

• Fixed disappearing “Training” quests;

• Hunter’s and Butcher’s quests:
  • Rewards have been significantly increased, and the value hierarchy for animal types has been revised;

  • Rerolls now occur every 12 in-game hours (1 real-time hour);

  • Added reward randomization, dependent on the settlement type (village/city) and its tier;

  • Price variance is higher in cities than in villages. The higher the settlement tier, the greater the variance;

  • Added progression for requirements and an increase in the average reward per unit, dependent on settlement type (village/city) and tier;

  • Towns pay more per unit. Higher-tier settlements also pay more;

  • Bulk quests always offer significantly more stable prices than single-unit ("per piece") quests;

  • The higher the settlement tier, the stricter the Dynamic Quest Balance (DQB) becomes. (The more often a quest is completed, the higher its requirements become for the same reward. It gradually recovers, similar to Dynamic Vendor Balance - DVB);

• Various NPCs have been added to T2/T3 settlements (merchants, quest givers, etc.);

• The Dynamic Quest Balance (DQB) rollback has been slowed down by x10 (it is still 6 times faster than at launch);

• Mob spawners on the map are now highlighted after accepting a kill quest if they contain >50% of the spawner's total; 

• Dynamic Vendor Balance (DVB) has been enabled on Corry for bulk purchases and to a minor extent for sales;

• Added Bill creation NPCs in T2 and T3 counties;

Texts and Localization

• Normalized (simplified) and localized again the names of:
  • weapons;

  • armor;

  • powders/buffs;

  • a number of quests;

• Added item level in items’ names (Roman numerals);

• Added descriptions to some markers on the map;

• Fixes of quest localization;

Visuals:

• Fixed some map markers;

• Fixed the issue when player character voice reset to default in some cases;

• New jump and fly animations in the stance without weapons;

Other:

• Necromancer ability “Plague” is now tagged as a negative buff;

• Collisions of a number of objects (including the cunning murderous rocks);

Dear friends!

Flagging System

• Applies only in Yellow Zones: These are areas where killing another player can result in karma loss;

• The "Aggressor" Status: A character who deals damage to another character in a Yellow Zone receives the "Aggressor" status (buff) for 10 minutes. This is visually indicated by a red dot above the character's head. Each subsequent damaging action refreshes the duration to 10 minutes. Any player can kill an "Aggressor" without losing karma. The "Aggressor" status is removed upon death. Dealing damage to a player with the "Aggressor" status does not give the attacker the "Aggressor" status. 

• The "Killer" Status: A character who kills another character in a Yellow Zone receives the "Killer" status. The key difference from "Aggressor" is that this status is not removed upon death;

New Karma Penalties

• Karma penalties for killing another player now scale based on the level difference between the killer and the victim::
  • A difference of 10-19 levels: penalty multiplier of 1.5x.

  • A difference of 20-29 levels: penalty multiplier of 2x.

  • A difference of 30-39 levels: penalty multiplier of 3x.

  • A difference of 40-49 levels: penalty multiplier of 4x.

  • A difference of 50-59 levels: penalty multiplier of 5x;

Added

• Crafting order NPCs and NPCs that exchange Mastery Tokens for special tools have been added to all cities on the Eastern Continent;

• Butcher and Hunter quests have been added to the T2 (Pyntreff and Tulglasse) and T3 (Lynland and Cadarn) settlements;

Changed

• Dodge Physics Adjustments: side dodges: speed has been increased, and the distance has been slightly increased, backward dodge: distance has been increased, and the speed has been slightly increased; 

• The combat tutorial stage on Revulet Island has been relocated to the arena;

Fixed

• A critical vulnerability has been patched.

• The effect from the campfire on the event version of Fazira now lasts for 1 minute.

• Fixed a bug with the "Balm" powder.

• Fixed issues with the cooldown durations for "Delivery" quests.

• Localization fixes have been made.

Abuser Bans

Unfortunately, for the second time this week, we are dealing with the abuse of an exploit/mechanic (in this case, leaving the tutorial island).

This vulnerability was quickly patched on Sunday morning, and the accounts of the offenders have been banned.

Our response to the violators will be slightly less lenient than the first time:

• A one-week ban for their main accounts.

• Rollback of all assets obtained through the exploit.

• An additional penalty of 50% of the confiscated amount.

• Permanently banned "throwaway" accounts.

Arguments such as "It was an accident" or "I only tried it once!" are unacceptable, as our logs clearly show hundreds of repeated actions by the same users.

We deliberately chose not to use fake items with zero value for the tutorial, as many games do. Unfortunately, a number of players decided to take advantage of this.

Blocked Accounts:

• EU - 10;

• NA - 9;

• CIS - 7;

Our Week’s Plans, 12/08 — 12/14

• A loading screen with a progress bar when entering the game and when loading levels.

• Fixing issues with the "Still in game" character lock that occurs during logout (extra 20 seconds) and client crashes (extra 2.5 minutes);

• Adding filtering options in containers (by item type + item level);

• Improvements to the in-game mail system (updated interface, new sound notifications, and it now opens automatically in Green Zones);

• Revising naming conventions for in-game items to be more unified;

• Dungeons;

• Chat;

• Map markers;

• Adding new quests: some will replace the old ones that were removed (due to being on the old quest system), and some will be brand new. This will be especially noticeable in T2 and T3 settlements;

• T2 and T3 counties: Adding missing mobs, quests, and NPCs;

• Fixing various bugs and discrepancies related to mob tiers and their loot tables;

Dear friends! 

Last night, a series of unfortunate events unfolded, forcing us to take the servers down for over four hours.

During this downtime, we deployed a patch intended to address a critical invulnerability exploit. Unfortunately, this patch included changes that had not yet been tested by our team. As a result, a critical bug that caused server crashes was introduced. 

Quests

• The rollback for accumulated completions in the Dynamic Quest Balance system has been significantly accelerated. All quests have been restored to their original requirements;

• We have also completed the migration of all remaining quests from the old system to the new one. Here’s what this means for players:

  • All quests currently in the game are no longer susceptible to the errors that were common in the old system, such as progress resets, issues with turning in quests, tracking problems, etc.

  • Some outdated quests have been removed.

Important Note: Following the migration, progress on some active quests has been reset. To have any lost quest items restored, please contact GM @Hubie on Discord.

UX/UI

• Auto-stack items into a chest by double-clicking them with the Right Mouse Button (RMB). For reference, double-clicking an item with RMB in your inventory allows you to:

  • Discard the item if you are not interacting with any other windows;

  • Move an item or a stack of items into a chest;

  • Transfer resources into the processing windows for wood, metal, stone, or cloth;

• Empty bags (Pouches) can now be stored inside chests;

Added

• Training quests had been returned;

• Visual update of Guard Captains’ locations;

Changed

• Added names and descriptions of Northerner Hauld’s buffs;

Fixed

• Fixed T3 Golems’ behavior triggers that caused them to deaggro in the middle of the battle;

• Fixed the cooldowns and wrongly set up requirements of the Parcel Delivery quests;

• Fixes of critical vulnerabilities;

• Fixed the wrong weight and quality of T1 Read Boars pelt;

• Localization fixes;

Dear friends!

Castles and Rune Durability

Our decision on this matter was straightforward: we have completely removed elixirs from the ROG Store.

Now, regarding rune durability:

• Rune durability has been increased by an average of 50%;

• The new durability range (MIN-MAX) for runes is as follows: Т1 = 15-30, Т2 = 20-40, Т3 = 25-50, Т4 = 30-60;

• If a rune's tier does not match the castle tier, only the MINIMUM durability is reduced by 5 points for each tier of mismatch:
  • Example: A T1 rune placed in a T1 castle (levels 15-30) will receive a random durability between 15 and 30;

  • A T1 rune placed in a T3 castle (levels 75-90) will receive a random durability between 0 and 30;

Localization

• Added Brazilian Portuguese localization;

• Fixed localization errors;

Added

• A new rare mob, the Red Boar, has been added to the forest spawners in all counties. This mob is a source of Thick Skin;

• Wandering bosses—Rooter, Troll, and Sleeping Leshy—now have spawn points in certain forests across all counties;

Changed

• Changed the activation timer for the "Claim All" button: 0 seconds for regular mobs, 3 seconds for bosses;

• Increased character jump height by 25%;

• Mammoth: Increased turn speed and improved navigation capabilities (it can now more easily traverse uneven terrain);

• Merchants with empty inventories have been removed from settlements;

• The blizzard effect now applies every minute instead of every three minutes;

• Simplified the geometry of the bridge leading from Fazira;

• Increased the resolution of item icons;

Fixed

• Fixed a startup loading error that could significantly increase the game's launch time;

• Fixed an issue where items that should not be dropped on death were being dropped;

• Fixed an issue preventing remote access to the auction house;

• Fixed a bug that allowed the Universal Rings provided during the tutorial to be enchanted;

• Fixed a bug where the blizzard visual effect in Fazira would persist after death if the character had a "Warming Drink" buff active;

• Fixed incorrect recipes for T7-T9 tower shields;

• Reduced the collision size for a number of mobs;

• Removed temporary graveyards in the T3 county (Gwaelot) that were causing characters with neutral or higher karma to respawn in the open world;

Dear friends!

On this weekend day—a day off for most of you, but not for us—we are rushing to publish a new hotfix, which also includes a number of changes.

Zlatys: Final Compensation

Unfortunately, due to issues with the in-game mail system, not all players who purchased Zlaty prior to the release received them in full during the first days after launch.

It took us time to determine the exact amount of undelivered Zlaty. The full amount, plus a 5% compensation (minimum 1 Zlaty), has now been sent to your in-game mail.

Optimization

We understand that the initial game loading time, even when it exceeds just two minutes, is highly frustrating and off-putting.

However, the issue is more complex than it seems. Based on the feedback we've received, loading times vary by a factor of more than six, even on similar hardware setups.

Alongside our ongoing investigation, we have taken a parallel approach by implementing a major client-side optimization. This optimization has also had a positive impact on the game's smoothness in Dwarrhan.

Tutorial

Annotation window:

• Fixed an issue with the annotation window in the bottom-left corner;

• Reduced the duration of the annotation in the center of the screen that appears after leaving a quest area;

• Added deactivation zones for local quests (those completed within a specific circle); more quests have been marked as local;

Rivulet Island:

• Reduced in size to end at the cliff border near the village, all merchants have been removed;

• Interaction with the auction house has been disabled;

• The calculation of the island tax has been changed;

Movement Physics

• Acceleration increased by 50% (still lower than what it was in Fall, by about 25%);

• Increased diagonal spring angle;

• Decreased the range of all dodges, additionally decreased the speed of backward dodge;

Fazira

• Fixed Karma Zone errors;

• Fixed an issue when Warming Brew effect was removed because of the warming effect of the bonfire;

AI

• New creature in T2 and T3 counties — Rooter;

• Bear: fixed unleashing triggers that could force the creature to evade after using the “Roar” ability;

• Boar: Fixed an issue where it could fail to find a maneuvering point, added damage and a knockback effect throughout its linear charge attack;

Pelts

• Fixed an issue with T2 and T3 animal pelts;

• Revision of pelt quality system:

  • Pelt quality now varies from 0 to 100;

  • Every 25 points of quality produce a new type of leather (thin, soft, regular, or thick);

  • A slight decrease of boar and kadiak pelt weights;

  • The quality ranges for each animal have been slightly adjusted;

  • Hide quality now depends on the animal's tier (T1, T2, T3) rather than its level. A characteristic will be added to the tooltip in the next patch to allow players to identify an AI's tier;

  • "Advanced" versions of animals (e.g., Kodiak, White Wolf, White Stag) yield heavier pelts and quality sufficient for obtaining Thick Leather;

Other

• Corey (T0 powder vendor) moved to Harbur;

• Fixed an issue with the bonus experience limit from titles;

• Removed the restriction preventing guild registration on the base version of the game;

• Added a restriction preventing the sale of containers with items in the Market;

• otifications about guild members logging in/out have been moved to the combat log;

• Collision priorities in settlements have been changed; characters no longer block interaction with NPCs.;

Dear friends!

We’ve prepared a number of fixes of small yet noticeable issues you had to face at the launch of the game. Beside these, we also addressed problems with issuing rewards through the in-game mail system. 

Mail and Rewards

• Fixed an issue that prevented players from claiming rewards from their in-game mail;

• Reward letters for DLC content have been re-sent to users who did not have them active in their mailbox;

• Fixed an issue where DLC packs were incorrectly granting extra days for Titles;

• Removed the excess days that were incorrectly applied to previously activated DLC;

• Fixed an issue where a user could receive Zlaty rewards/compensation multiple times;

• Removed the excess Zlatys that were incorrectly granted to users, with the following conditions:

  • Amounts less than 4 Zlatyswere left untouched;

  • If a user had spent more than their intended balance, we left 5-10% of Zlatys on their account;

  • For users who received a substantially larger amount than intended but did not spend it, we left a "thank you" amount of 20-25% on their balance;

Changed and Fixes

• Fixed an issue with interacting with chests in player housing;

• Fixed the incorrect display of the leaderboard in the EU region;

• Turned on the distribution of the Island tax among castles;

• CIS Region: Server hardware has been replaced;

• Deleted unnecessary merchants in Rivulet Island;

• Slightly reduced the resource spawn rate in gathering locations associated with the tutorial area;

• Fixed a bug where the storm effect in Fazira would incorrectly apply to the player while the "Warming Brew" buff was active;

• Fixed an issue where the swimming activation volume was positioned too high;

Friends!

• Fixed a server crash on Rivulet Island (first stage of the tutorial) related to deaths on stickmen under certain circumstances;

• Game loading (level streaming) has been accelerated several times (both on initial login and on subsequent loading screens)

• Increased resource spawn rates in starting locations, fixed spawns out of reach (behind walls);

• Removed the tax window when exiting Rivulet Island;

• Localization errors have been fixed;

• All zlaties purchased before the release has already been sent to your mailbox. Important! Mail is unavailable on  Rivulet Island. You can claim your rewards once you reach Harbur village;

• If you're unable to claim items from a DLC rewards email, but it's still active, you'll need to change servers (either by moving to a another location or through the blue seam in the open world);

• If the email has faded (meaning the items have been transferred), either contact us or wait for tomorrow's mailing — we'll resend the emails as soon as the error is corrected.

Dear friends, \

• This is most likely an even more significant milestone for our studio than the Early Access release;

• The last year and a half has been an incredibly difficult journey for us. Despite the setbacks, we never lost heart or gave up;

• So many of you stayed with us even during times when you completely disagreed with or were frustrated by our decisions, actions, or limitations. You also supported us in every way you could when things were especially tough;

Combat System

• Prediction (client-side high ping compensation) has been completely disabled in PvP/PvE;

• In PvE, server-side physics calculations for AI have been reverted to the more resource-intensive mode (all animations are played, and hitboxes fully replicate the 3D model's actions and geometry);

• All melee weapons are now faster within their cooldown frames and have slightly increased range. The accuracy of hit calculations on the physics scene has been improved;

• The energy cost for performing a heavy melee attack (RMB) and a sprint attack now scales with the weapon's level. The cost has been reduced compared to the previous patch, and the penalties for blunt and slashing weapons have also been decreased;

• The damage bonus for heavy attacks with 1H weapons has been reduced. For heavy attacks with 2H weapons, damage has been increased to match that of a standard attack;

Tutorial and Quests

• Re-rolling quests rewards after completion has been removed. Rewards are now fixed at the time the quest is accepted;

• The rewards for completing the tutorial (both stages) have been significantly reduced;

• Rewards for "Bounty" quests in all settlements have been significantly increased. Additionally, the concepts for a number of settlements have been changed, and the chance for these quests to appear has been raised.

• The "Bounty" quests now only counts kills of mobs that are the same tier as the settlement where the quest was obtained.

Experience and “AFK” Buffs

• Grants a +50% bonus to experience for landing the final (lethal) blow on an AI;

• 1 AI killed = -1 stack.

• Stacks accumulate faster online than offline (every 10 minutes vs. 20 minutes, respectively).

• Stack limit = 30;

• The stack limit and accumulation rate can be increased with the help of Titles.

• Increased requirements for reaching level 60;

• Experience loss from death now only affects the progress towards your next attribute point and can never reduce your already acquired attributes;

AI

• In T2 and T3 counties, creatures now spawn that match the tier of the county. Currently, this only affects the completion conditions for bounty quests;

• New farm animals have been added, and existing ones have been improved—this includes the addition of a Black Zone to the pigsty in Harbur;

• A bug that partially understated the stats of miners, skeletons, and spiders has been fixed; 

• The "unable to attack" timer has been removed for most creatures;

• AI behavior bugs that disrupted action sequences and caused combat reactions while in the idle state have been fixed;

• An issue has been fixed where certain large creatures could be body-blocked by a character who was not their primary target;

Additions

• Daily Login Rewards: You will now receive rewards via in-game mail each day. Please note that each day's reward must be claimed within its 24-hour period;

• Swimming: We've added the ability to swim. (Our internal moral standards wouldn't let us launch without it!);

• New Tier 4 experience boosting powders are now available, including both standard and Phantom variants;

Changes

• The transparency of the UI has been reduced, and new icons have been added for items (such as bags, books, cauldrons, etc.).;

• Dungeon Keys can no longer be traded or dropped;

• The "Disable Collision" button has been removed. Collision with other characters is now automatically disabled in Green Zones;

• The navigation mesh in Fazira has been improved to prevent AI from getting stuck on hills;

• Tier 1 Craters have received a new visual design;

• Upgraded level 90 castle Donjon;

• Camera shake effects from the footsteps of large creatures have been toned down and are now more accurate and less intense;

Fixes

• Fixed a bug causing an incorrect amount of experience loss upon death;;

• Fixed the incorrect visual display of an item's stat requirements;

• Various fixes related to housing;

• Fixed a number of camera-related issues;

Texts and Localization

• Numerous redundant names and descriptions with no meaningful content have been removed or replaced;

• Standardized a vast number of descriptions (tooltips, quests, etc.);

• Reintroduced localization for the following languages (AI-powered):
  • German;

  • French;

  • Spanish;

  • Portuguese (Brazilian variant).

Titles

• Both titles can be active simultaneously, and their effects will stack;

• Each title is available in durations of 7, 30, 90, 180, or 360 days;

• Both titles are also included as part of DLC packs: Knight: 7-day title, Black Knight: 14-day title, Banneret: 21-day title, Raubritter: 30-day title;

• 10% discount in ROG Store.

• Buying and selling transactions with vendors are 15% more profitable;

• Bonus experience limit and accumulation rate increased by 100%;

• Distant Access to Market in all Safe Zones;

• 50% lower Market fees;

• +20 additional Market slots for selling items;

• +1 Additional Daily Reward;

• +1 additional Dungeon Key (Daily and Weekly);

• +75 kg additional Carrying Capacity;

• Access to additional storage in your house;

• 10% discount in ROG Store;

• Buying and selling transactions with vendors are 15% more profitable;

• +100% to bonus experience limit and accumulation rate;

• Distant Access to Market in all Safe Zones;

• 25% lower Market fees;

• +10 additional Market slots for selling items;

• +1 additional Daily Reward;

• +1 additional Dungeon Key (Daily and Weekly);

• +75 kg additional Carrying Capacity;

• Access to additional storage in your house;

• Lose 50% less XP on death;

• No Satiety consumption in Black and Red Zones and -75% in all other areas;

• Estate crafting stations are able to mirror CP bonuses from your guild’s castle.

In-Game Store

• UI changes;

• Prices have been reduced on most items;

• Nearly all restrictions on applying skins to equipment have been removed;

• Phantom Cauldrons are still less durable, but now have the same effectiveness as regular ones;

• Phantom Tools are still less effective, but now have the same durability as regular ones;

• Fazira Warming Brew has been added, which provides protection from the blizzard effect and a 30-minute experience boost;

Dear friends!

We are happy to announce that on 26/11/2025 at 10:00 (GMT) we’ll open up game servers:

• With version 1.0.xxx (the project is moving to the release stage);

• With a wipe (reset of all game progress);

• With new rules in the kingdom of Dwarrhan;

• With great vibes, gifts, and discounts!

We are looking forward to seeing you all!

Attention! The servers will be closed for maintenance from the afternoon of 25/10 until their launch at the time specified above.

Let's start with the rules and major world changes that have already been added this month and will be added up until the launch.

Zlatys and In-Game Store

This is a frequently asked question, so we will answer it once again:

all purchased Zlatys will be restored, including compensations and rewards, and previous purchases will be reset.

The shop will also undergo a number of changes, from price reductions to UI/UX improvements.

Global Regions and Localization

There are now 3 regions in the game: North America, Europe, and CIS.

They are only connected by a common auction house.

The localization has been updated (including for languages translated using AI). Available languages:

• Russian

• English

• German

• Spanish

• French

• Brazilian Portuguese is in preparation.

Economy and Taxes

• Land taxes have been turned off;

• NPCs now increase prices 20 to 80 times slower and decrease them faster. All T1-T6 item traders have had maximum price limits set for sales.

• Quest rewards have been increased by 30-200%;

• The total taler reward for the tutorial has been reduced to 760k;

• Island tax is now entirely distributed among castles;

• Vendors no longer sell T6, T9, T12 equipment items and powders;

• Prices for powders (including buyback) have been increased, and prices for T7-T11 equipment have been raised;

Updated Estate System

• All estate functions are now consolidated in one place—a mansion in Harbur Village, accessible from the start of the game.

• The house features several upgradable rooms (Hall, Workshop, Storeroom, Library), each providing unique functionalities (chests, crafting stations).

• The house's interior decoration can be changed using various skins.

Character Progression

• Experience is now gained more evenly, without penalties for the final blows;

• Because of this, leveling from 1 to 30 has become even faster and more predictable;

• From level 31 to 60, there is a smooth increase in the required experience, with the main load on levels 51-59 and special attention given to level 60;

PvE

• Rewards for defeating bosses in the Black Zones have been significantly increased;

• For players who prefer a more measured pace of gear acquisition, solo and group dungeons have been added. They offer smaller rewards but eliminate the risk of unwanted PvP;

Items and Craft

• The quality system now works within a +/- 20% range;

• Weapon enchantment recipes have been reworked;

Guilds and Castles

• The guild window has been changed;

• The charter capital requirements for each level have been increased, and the limits on the number of guild members have been adjusted;

• Limits have been added for the maximum level of a castle that can be captured, and a limit on the total sum of the levels of all castles;

Dear friends! 

New Realty System

All real estate functions, which were previously scattered across different objects, are now gathered under one roof in the new real estate system:

• The new real estate is available right from the start of the game. Access to it is located in the mansion in Harbur village;

• In other settlements, access to the real estate must be purchased separately. The higher the level of the settlement, the higher the price for unlocking access;

• Your house contains different rooms. These hold functional objects you can buy and upgrade:

  • Hallway. Unlocked from the start. Comes with a basic starter chest and three extra chest slots you can buy;

  • Workshop. Unlocking this room gives you a level 4 Cauldron. Here, you can also buy and upgrade specialized crafting stations for all professions.

  • Storage Room. Its chest resources are used directly for crafting in the Workshop. You can massively expand its capacity through upgrades.

  • Recipe Library. This is where you store all your recipes. It has two recipe cabinets: a standard one and a premium one you can purchase. Both can be upgraded for more space.

• You can change your house's exterior using skins. Right now, three styles are up for grabs:

  • Old Mansion — the basic one;

  • Lord’s Manor;

  • Ancient Villa.

• For a limited time, you can access your old rooms through mailboxes set up near the new mansion buildings.

Boss and Dungeon Loot Drops

• Improved Drop Rates: The number of items in loot tables has been increased (for example, the Volcanic Golem now has an average of 15 items in its drop pool);

• All bosses now have guaranteed loot slots that ensure at least 1 Armorer’s recipe and 1 Weaponsmith’s recipe will drop from each one.

• The quality of drops in T3 County zones has been significantly increased;

• The range of possible recipe qualities found in dungeons has been widened;

• The range of possible qualities for all ring recipe drop pools has been limited;

Tax System

In this update, we're taking the first step toward a major overhaul of the castle ownership reward system:

• Castle (land) tolls and residency taxes have been completely removed.

Here's how this system will evolve further:

• The next step will be to distribute the collected "Royal Tax" (the tax levied on characters who leave the tutorial on the River Island) among the castles, along with a similar distribution of the permanent 5% tax on all NPC transactions;

• Following that, the Count system will be introduced. A Count will be able to levy indirect taxes on all transactions made with merchants and craftsmen within their controlled territories, and will have the authority to manage the tax rates;

Crafting System

• We've adjusted the specific weights within the total Crafting Points pool and increased its maximum potential:

  • Max on a standard tool = 435 = 60 (Vocation) + 120 (“Concentrated” ability) + 120 (Т12 Station) + 135 (Т12 Tools);

  • Crafting station now have 12 levels and give up to 120 crafting points;

  • Vocational T3 abilities give as much points as T6 abilities (before we introduced them into the game);

• Crafting point requirements were also increased:

  • Up to 324 points for \ quality on a Tier 12 item;

  • Up to 378 for \ quality on a Tier 12 item;

• Distribution of crafting stations in the world:

  • Realty: up to level 10;

  • Castles: level 12 stations =  Castle level 90, 11 = 60, 10 = 30, 9 = 75, 8 = 45;  

• The bonuses for exceeding the required Crafting Points have been reduced. This is a moderate reduction for crafting and a significant reduction for enchanting.

• Added a new special tool line obtainable exclusively through crafting quests:

  • T1 — 53 Crafting Points;

  • T2 — 85 Crafting Points;

  • T3 — 125 Crafting Points;

  • T4 — 153 Crafting Points;

• The durability of Phantom Tools has been increased.

  • To address anticipated questions: Yes, we are planning to add a feature that will allow the crafting station levels from guild-owned castles to be transferred to your personal housing.

Crafting Quests

• An NPC has been placed in Harbur who offers new crafting quests for weapons and armor:

  • Standard Quests: Require crafting items of any quality from Tier 1 to Tier 9. The reward is Talers;

  • Master Quests: Require Highest Quality (HHH) quality items of Tier 3, Tier 6, and Tier 9. The rewards are Talers and Mastery Tokens;

  • Mastery Tokens can be spent to purchase a special crafting tool. Its durability is limited to 5, but it provides a significant bonus to Crafting Points. The exchange NPC is located near the crafting stations in Harbur

  • Quests reset every 24 hours and have a 24-hour cooldown after a character completes one;

  • All quests have level restriction;

Druid

Partial Reversion of Druid Nerfs:

• "Rite" Powder: Effectiveness increased by 30%, Mana cost reduced by 15%;

• "Totem" Powder: Radius increased by 30%, Cooldown reduced by 10%, Mana cost reduced by 20%;

• "Panacea" Powder: Range increased by 20%, Mana cost reduced by 10%; 

Character Movement

• Base movement speed has been reduced to 300, and character acceleration has been decreased.

• Diagonal forward movement is now slower than moving directly forward, and diagonal sprinting now pulls the character towards the center.

• Fixed issues that caused incorrect movement animations to play or prevented them from playing altogether.

• Adjusted all stances to match movement speeds and replaced a number of animations to better align with their intended speed and visual meaning.

• The VFX for powders in the character's hands (from a 3rd-person view) are now slightly larger and repositioned to the center between the hands.

• Optimized the client-side playback of movement animations.

Combat System

• Melee Weapon Attack Rework:

  • A new approach to synchronizing server-side physics and client-side visuals has been implemented.

  • The physical speed of 1H (One-Handed) weapon attacks has been increased by an average of 9%, and 2H (Two-Handed) weapon attacks by an average of 21%. Some specific attacks have been sped up by up to 50%.

  • Visually, attacks now appear faster.

  • Various changes have been made to the properties of the attacks themselves (bonuses/maluses, ability to penetrate different shield blocks, etc.).

• Dodges:

  • Backward Dodge: Significantly increased acceleration and distance.

  • Side Dodges: Significantly increased acceleration, with a moderate increase to distance.

Added

• Rune Bonus Scaling: Bonuses from runes now scale based on your character's location:

  • Inside a Castle Territory: 100% effectiveness.

  • Within Castle Domains: 75% effectiveness.

  • Anywhere else on the map: 50% effectiveness.

• Players can no longer drop containers from their inventory.

• The reworked "Take All" button has been reintroduced to the game. In the Black Zone, using this button triggers a 5-second delay

• Maps have been added for mines and caves.

• Missing spawners for Northerners and Lepers have been added in Unsund (T2) and Gvalot (T3) counties. All their loot tables have been updated to match the county's level.

Changed

• Increased Experience Requirements:

  • Levels 31-40: +17%;

  • Levels 41-51: +41%;

  • Levels 51-59: +94%;

  • Level 60: +192%;

• The anti-PvE abuse mechanic has been updated to more correctly block experience gain.

• Rune slots in castles:

  • 8 Slots = Castle Level 90;

  • 7 Slots = Castle Level 60;

  • 6 Slots = Castle Level 30;

  • 5 Slots = Castle Level 75;

  • 4 Slots = Castle Level 45;

  • 3 Slots = Castle Level 15;

  • Developer's Note: This is the first pre-release change leading up to the reduction of total castles (by closing the Western Continent) and the introduction of limits on guild castle ownership.

• T3 Swamp Update:

  • Swamp Hag and Leshy: Updated behavior logic, speed, and physics.

  • Added a new sub-type: Sleeper Leshy.

  • New visual and sound effects for these creatures are in development.

• Character Deletion Timer Changes:

  • Level 1: 1 minute;

  • Below Level 15: 5 minutes;

  • Below Level 30: 30 minutes;

  • Below Level 50: 6 hours;

  • Above Level 50: 24 hours;

• Rivulet Island (Tutorial Island) Rework:

  • Farevy Village is now separated from the rest of the island by a river and an invisible barrier to prevent new players from straying too far.

  • All mob spawners and resource nodes located outside the village have been removed to avoid tempting newcomers.

  • Tutorial quests on the island now give 20% more experience.

  • Upon completing the tutorial, players now receive 5 Harbur Tokens instead of 1.

• Increased shield requirements:

  • Medium Shields — +30%;

  • Tower Shields — +25%;

• Armor skin sets are now compatible with all armor types.

• The visual effect for the "Panacea" powder has been changed from yellow to green.

• The hidden experience multiplier has been removed from the character stats window. Quest reward experience values now accurately reflect what you receive.

• Ore respawn time in all mines has been decreased.

• Arcane Brushwood cost for brewing combat powders has been halved.

• The amount of Living Fungush dropped from Shroom nodes has been significantly increased.

• Hare spawns in open areas have been tripled.

• Boar behavior has been simplified (making it more predictable) and its hitbox has been adjusted.

• The quest for the second stage of the Blacksmith progression now requires Troll's Blood instead of Troll's Armor.

• All map markers on the Eastern Continent have been updated.

• Server-side AI logic has been optimized for better performance.

Fixed

• Decreased the brightness and colour of the VFX of the “Bulwark” powder;

• Fixed and localized the names of pits in teh Arena of Daerkunn;

• Bosses no longer leave their rooms in dungeons;

• Character body rendering issues in 1st person;

Dear friends, a number of fixes for the previous patch has transformed into a small patch. It includes fixes, as well as additions to the content and mechanics that were added in the last major update.

Dungeons

• Changed: 

  • T5 Dungeons were turned into Epic dungeons:

    • Epic Solo Dungeon features lvl. 75 enemies, giving change to obtain T4 recipes of quality \ to \;

    • Epic Solo Dungeon features lvl. 90 enemies, giving change to obtain T4 recipes of quality \ to \;

    • Epic dungeons require separate keys to enter. Parts of these keys can be dropped by bosses in regular T4 dungeons. These can be exchanged for a key at a Key Master NPC, located near the entrance to the dungeon;

  • Bosses in dungeons no longer drop runes;

  • Changed levels and item drop chances in regular dungeons T1-T4. Now, the tier of the dungeon matches the tier of the recipes that can be obtained there;

  • Decreased Attack and Defense stats of Heretic Archon;

• Fixed: 

  • Ripples appearing on the water in one of the dungeon tunnels;

  • Heretic Archon can no longer be stopped by the altar in his room;

  • Vulnerabilities of party dungeons;

Added

• Pig sties in the villages of the Eastern Continent;

• Swamp boss minion trolls were replaced by leshys in T3 swamps;

• Ability to repair rings at Weaponsmith crafting stations;

Changed

• Increased the durability penalties of all equipment enchantments;

• Craters in T3 county were visually revamped into new lava style;

• “First Aid” powder now requires 300 pts. of mana to cast;

• Increased the chance to drop Living Mushroom;

• Deleted several NPCs from Rivulet Island;

Fixed

• NPC Amlodd was renamed back to Otis;

• Issues related to “Totem” and “Rite” powders;

• Swamp Hag now changes her position after several attacks;

• Crash that occurred when using “Tabula Rasa” scroll in the tutorial;

• UI fixed and changed;

Best regards,

Dear friends, this update is one of the most substantial we've released during the Early Access period, which is why it took us a bit longer than usual to prepare. It's packed with long-awaited features, from solo dungeons for lone wolves to high-end content in T3 counties, alongside a wealth of tweaks, fixes, and subtle but important refinements. 

Gwaelot County Upgraded to T3 and New T3 Content:

• The introduction of T10-T12 equipment and powders;

• Merchants in the cities of Lynland and Cadarn now offer T10-T11 gear. This is expensive, low-quality equipment designed to give players a foothold to start acquiring more advanced gear;

• The level of bosses and mobs in the region has been increased up to level 60;

• Access to the following T3 instances is now open: 
  • Regular mine;

  • Abandoned mine;

  • Cave;

• New T3 bosses:
  • Swamp Hag now lurks in the swamps. In this patch, her minions are Trolls, but in future updates, they will be replaced by more agile Leshys;

  • Volcanic Golems have settled in the craters, capable of igniting enemies at close range and bombarding them with fire spells from a distance;

  • All T3 bosses have received not only a level increase but also boosted stats compared to lower-tier bosses;

• T3 Castles;
  • Castle levels have been increased from 45 to 75 and from 60 to 90; 

  • The level and stats of the castle guards have been scaled accordingly;

  • The number of runic altars has been increased: 3 for level 75 castles and 5 for level 90 castles.

New Loot Concept

• In accordance with the promises from our previous announcement, we have significantly overhauled the process of obtaining quality gear:

  • Bosses and regular mobs no longer drop weapons or armor pieces as loot. Low-quality equipment is now available for purchase from merchants, while high-quality gear can only be crafted by players using recipes;

  • To compensate for the lack of "base items", bosses now drop, on average, three times more recipes—for both equipment and enchantments. 

Solo and Group Dungeons

• A Solo Dungeon is an instance for a single player, where they can battle mobs of their level, defeat a boss, and receive a reward;

• A Group Dungeon is a similar instance that can be entered by several players in a party. It features more and stronger enemies. Upon defeating the final boss, each player receives a personal reward;

• Dungeons are divided into 5 tiers

  • Т1 — lvl. 21-30;

  • Т2 — lvl. 31-40;

  • Т3 — lvl. 41-50;

  • Т4 — lvl. 51-56;

  • Т5 —  lvl. 57-60;

• As the dungeon tier increases, so does the level of the enemies within and the chance to receive a better reward for defeating the boss;

• Access to both dungeon types requires keys:

  • All players receive 1 key to Solo Dungeons daily;

  • Keys to Group Dungeons are distributed weekly, 1 key per player;

  • To enter the party dungeon, the party needs just 1 key. One of the party members needs to activate the door and choose the dungeon tier they prefer. If the rest of the party wants to join the first player, they need to come and interact with the dungeon door;

  • Additional ways to obtain keys will be added in the future;

• Furthermore, Epic Dungeons will be introduced in a forthcoming update. These will offer significantly greater challenges, and as a reward for overcoming them, players can receive items comparable in quality to those from the Black Zones in the open world;

• The first solo and party dungeons are located in Harbur. You can enter them through the tomb in the cemetery in this village.

UI/UX

• New widget for entering Fazira;

• New party widget;

• New icons for Swamps and Craters;

Added

• Access to T2 mines in Unsund county;

• Respawn points in T3 cities;

• Additional portal destinations inside castles for the Owner Guild;

• Small chance to drop T4 enchantment recipes by T2 bosses in Unsund;

Changed

• Quest Migration:
  • Vocational and Ability quests have been migrated to the new quest system;

• Losing attribute experience when dying will no longer result in your attribute level being decreased;

• The damage calculation formula has been updated. Previously, if a target's defense was significantly higher than the attacker's attack power, the hit would deal only 1 point of damage. Now, in such cases, the damage dealt will be a variable value based on the attacker's damage range.

Fixed

• Player character now drops their weapon instead of a weapon bag;

• ATL-3395 — Fixed a bug where weapon attacks failed to deal damage if their cooldown was shorter than the weapon's swing speed.

• Fixed a crash that occurred when transitioning through a castle's seamless zone.

• Various localization fixes;

• Fixed the sound that played when equipping gear;

Atlant Games Team

Dear Friends!

Summary of Plans

• Solo and group instances with reward rebalancing;

• Real Estate: a complete refactor and new design;

Increased priority for the following tasks:

• Completion of T2 and T3 counties;
  • as a consequence, the addition of T10-T12 items;

• New types of creatures (AI);
  • including unique locations for their habitats;

Decreased the priority of the following tasks:

• New location (Blazing Forest), a number of related AIs;

• Guild real estate;

• In-depth work on AI mechanics;

Moved the project release date closer, from roadmap Chapter 5 to Chapter 3, which will also include:

• a wipe (reset of game progress) on all servers;

Return to Steam for CIS

• For the CIS region, the game will be available on both platforms, and everyone will be able to choose the one that suits them best;

• This did not affect VKPlay users in any way, their accounts, or game progress;

• In the near future, we will make account linking between platforms two-way (if you initially had a VKPlay account, you will be able to link it to a Steam account under the same rules as before);

• To mark this event, as well as to test the "Activation Codes" mechanic, we are launching a progressive activation code "b2s" (Back2Steam). Naturally, it can be activated from any platform, not just Steam.

• To activate it, enter the code in the corresponding field in the in-game store;

• The reward will be sent via mail upon activation, as well as upon each subsequent progression of the activation code.

• As the number of activations increases, the reward will grow for everyone who activated it:
  • 0–50 activations - 10,000 Talers and "Minor Phantom Learning" Powder x3;

  • 51-100 - 50,000 Talers and "Phantom Learning" Powder x3;

  • 101-500 - 100,000 Talers and "Major Phantom Learning" Powder x3;

  • 501+ - 250,000 Talers and "Major Phantom Learning" Powder x5;

Release and Wipe

Of course, we would like to postpone the release at least until Chapter 5 is completed, but we do not see the possibility for this. An advertising campaign, which the project desperately needs, is planned, but within our limited budget.

Solo/Group Dungeons and Black Zones

• addition of a personal reward chest, meaning each player who participated in killing the boss will receive a personal chest with their own personal reward. For now, we will start with the principle of "from each according to their ability, to each according to their need";

• all equipment in drops will be replaced with recipes;

• the current quantity of item drops from Black Zones will correspond to the group dungeon reward;

• in Black Zones, bosses will be divided into 2 categories - "regular" and "epic". Rewards for regular bosses will be increased by 2–3 times, and they will also receive some changes in difficulty and respawn time;

T2 and T3 Counties

Real Estate

Key features of new design:

• There will be one unified real estate property for all settlements;

• It consists of a single building (instance) in the form of a personal house, which can be entered from any settlement (after its "Activation" in that settlement);

• Each player will be able to improve their house by purchasing additional interior objects: chests, cabinets, crafting stations. In future iterations, it will be possible to upgrade these interior objects, expanding containers;

• We are also planning a system of interior skins, which will not only allow choosing a preferred style but will also affect the layout;

New Creatures and Biomes for Them

We fully understand that the scarce diversity of Dwarrhan’s fauna is disheartening, so we are preparing several new creatures at once:

• harmless but nutritious (cows, pigs);

• field creatures (small fantasy creatures hiding in the forests);

• A Hag inhabiting a hut in the swamps;

• Leshy, Hag’s friend and neighbor;

• Rooter, a slightly overweight Stickman;

• Infernal Demon;

• A golem, familiar to all, but in a fiery incarnation;

• Giant insects and a frog;

All of them will see the light of day not in the final version of their behavior logic and abilities but will be refined gradually.

Locations for creatures:

• Craters will receive "interior decoration";

• A new type of crater in low-level counties with its own biome and PvP protection for familiarizing with open-world bosses;

Vocational Abilities

Unfortunately, we will not be able to prepare the "Ability System 2.0" for the release, although we very much want to. But we will have time to do the preparatory work:

• Assess the relevance of skills and remove unnecessary ones;

• Fix bugs in the skill mechanics themselves;

• Transfer the skills remaining after filtering to the new quest system and add T4-T6 levels;

• Prepare at least one relevant and unique ability for each Vocation;

The Ability System 2.0 will be the first major update after the release.

Other Changes

• Experience loss upon death will no longer remove attributes, only attribute experience points;

• The damage formula will get rid of the notorious "1" and will deal minimum damage depending on the weapon's damage spread;

• Rebalancing of weapon enchantments;

• Adding ability to repair rings and revising durability loss speed, as well as durability values on items;

Technical Aspects

• Physical servers for the global "North America" region will be moved to New York to optimize ping

Dear friends, 

Fixed

• (Hotbar) Items disappearing from the quick access panel when switching between servers. Also, if an item that was in your hotbar disappears from your inventory, its slot will become dimmed, but when that item reappears in your inventory, it will automatically be pulled back to that hotbar slot;

• (Real Estate) Fixed a rarely occurring asynchrony in saving items in chests and the character's inventory, which could lead to item loss;

• Returned additional mob names;

• Fazira Golem got stuck in the walls they spawned;

• ATL-3160 - Detailed information about server shutdowns for maintenance;

• ATL-3332 - Powders would disappear when brewing with full inventory;

• ATL-3319 - A player with invulnerability could attack a player without invulnerability;

• ATL-3352 - If an Archmage activated levitation while sprinting, being in the air consumed energy;

• ATL-3392 - Loot bags got stuck in trees;

• Mouse focus after moving with unallocated redistribution points;

• Tax money is forcibly dropped from the inventory, regardless of zone and karma;

• Duplicate map marker names;

• Descriptions of some equipment item names;

• The “Hit the Anvil” ability no longer drains caster’s energy;

• A number of minor warnings in the client logs;

• A number of errors from the previous patch (throwing away recipe books, skin processing, group window);

• Localization;

Promo Code Mechanics

We have prepared a mechanic that allows influencers (in the broad sense) to provide in-game and social bonuses for their audience through promo codes.

After activating a promo code, rewards are sent to the player's mail.

The peculiarity of our approach is as follows:

• Promo codes have several levels;

• Advancing a promo code to a new level provides everyone who activated that promo code with additional rewards;

• Reaching a new level depends on the number of activations;

• Those who activated the code first will automatically receive the reward in their mail when new levels are reached;

UX

• Inventory and pouch widgets have been combined into one widget (window), new expansion shapes have been added for more comfortable management;

• Items dropped from the inventory remain in the world for 5 minutes instead of 2.5;

Forest AI Update (Menadas and Stickmen)

• Stickmen and Menadas of different types have received updates to their stats and behavior to make the interaction experience with them more individual:
  • Pine:
    • General: Less HP and Defense, but more Attack;

    • Stickmen: A successful attack has a 30% chance to apply an attack buff to the Stickman, which stacks up to 3 times;

    • Menada: Successful hits with a small projectile apply a Physical and Magic Resistance debuff on the target, which stacks up to 5 times;

  • Redwood:
    • General: Average values of all characteristics;

    • Stickmen: Deals damage with an explosion of needles around itself at the end of the defense animation;

    • Menada: After escaping with a slow, applies a buff to itself that deals damage with needles around it every few seconds;

  • Oak:
    • General: Increased Defense and Health, decreased Speed;

    • Stickmen: Each successful attack has a 30% chance to immobilize for 1 sec;

  • Birch:
    • General: Significantly less HP, less Defense, and more Attack;

    • Stickmen: While in defense, releases pollen that deals damage to Energy and prevents its recovery for 5 seconds;

    • Menada: When escaping, applies not only a slow debuff but also a restriction on HP and MP recovery;

Added

• In anticipation of changes to the mine concept and the addition of the T2-T3 underworld, a spawn of rare metal nuggets has been added along the river in Gwaelot county near the town of Lynland:
  • Nuggets alway drops on death;

  • Nuggets can be directly processed into rare metal dust by special characters marked on the map with an icon of metal ingots;

• A second town in Gwaelot county—Lynland;

• New rooms in the towns of Gwaelot;

• Minimaps for towns in Gwaelot;

• Portals and tokens to teleport to Gwaelot towns;

• A restriction to withdraw taxes during the white phase in castles;

Dear friends,

In this update, we focused on implementing changes to the castle siege procedure, as outlined in our roadmap. These changes aim to make sieges more dynamic and user-friendly. We also revisited the concept of concentrated powders. It is now limited to one stage, but R1 powders have received enhanced characteristics, balanced by additional crafting requirements.

Siege Mechanics

• Enabled the players to choose a destination point when using tokens to teleport to the castle:

  • Members of attacking guilds can select one of the points around the castle;

  • Castle owners are automatically transported to the courtyard behind the castle walls;

• The red phase variance has been changed to ±5 minutes of real time (instead of ±20%);

• Added the ability to switch between game time and real time in the castle filling window;

• Updated the display of the current phase via the castle pillar;

• Changes to the capture procedure:

  • To capture a castle, you must capture 2 points inside the castle and the Donjon (forts are excluded);

  • 1 fort opens 1 gate; capturing the castle doesn’t require to burn both;

  • In the future, we will reintroduce the functionality of dugouts: they will allow castle defenders to quickly move from the courtyard to the forts;

• The castle capture widget now works at all times and shows the current progress everywhere around the castle;

• Added a warning when attempting to fill an enemy castle;

• Notifications about kills and kill streaks during castle sieges;

• Increased seamless zones around T2 castles to better match their sizes;

Concentrated Powders

• New bonuses to characteristics that powders get when concentrated:

  • Regular buffs:

    • Persistence upon death;

    • Duration increased by +20%;

    • Stat reduction: -15%;

    • Cleansing resistance increased by +1;

  • Combat powders:

    • Damage increased by +30% (percentage of the difference between the current level and the next);

    • Speed increased by +30%;

    • Range increased by +30%;

    • Requirements increased by +50% (percentage of the difference between the current level and the next); 

  • Healing powders:

    • Active healing:

      • +20% min. value;

      • Mana requirements reduced by -25%;

      • Attribute requirements increased by +50%;

      • Range increased by +30%;

    • Passive healing (Regeneration, Meditation):

      • Persistence upon death;

      • +20% min. value;

      • +25% duration;

      • Resistance increased by +1;

  • Brewing concentrated powders is now 22% more effective;

  • Added unified brushwood requirements for powder brewing, increasing with level:

    • Lvl. 1 — 2  firewood;

    • Lvl. 2 — 4  firewood;

    • Lvl. 3 — 6  firewood;

    • Lvl. 4 — 8  firewood;

    • Lvl. 5 — 11  firewood;

    • Lvl. 6 — 13  firewood;

    • Lvl. 7 — 16  firewood;

    • Lvl. 8 — 20  firewood;

    • Lvl. 9 — 24  firewood.

Druid

In the previous update, we attempted to address the Druid balance issues through less restrictive measures. Having seen that this didn't produce the desired effect, we're now reverting to the stricter limitations originally planned. Whether temporarily or not, this update introduces a restriction allowing only one Druid per party.

We sincerely hope this measure will prove to be strictly temporary. In upcoming patches, we'll continue working on Druid balance adjustments to eventually eliminate the need for such restrictions altogether.

Added

• NPCs for T2 seal processing and herb treaters in the counties of Unsund and Gwaelot:

  • T2 seal processors allow the use of T2 mob trophies to obtain more seals;

• Updated teleportation points for all castles;

• Added new icons for token boxes;

• Increased mob levels in T3 counties to 40-60 (boss levels remain unchanged until T10-T12 equipment is introduced);

• Added a hint about reaching level 10.10 during the portal stage in the tutorial;

• Unified armor and weapon names.

Fixes

• Optimization and unification of general master materials and object master materials in villages;

• Fixed the coal material in the campfire (especially noticeable in the starting village);

Best regards,

Atlant Games Team