Indie MMO Spotlight: Patch Notes, Puns, And DREAD

October 2, 2022

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Each week, we scour the web for all issues indie MMO-related, so that you don’t must. This week, we’ve our greatest lineup ever, with 32 MMOs discovering their manner into this week’s column. We actually have a new arrival to the IMS this week, so let’s stop losing time and get began with this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight.

Adventure Land

The Adventure Land dev took a few days off this week, so the Week in Review put up on Steam is brief and candy. Even so, gamers will nonetheless discover a new creature, an aggressive male Harpy, which has been added to the sport together with a brand new merchandise, the Hary Bow.

Aether Story

A brand new replace was posted on the Aether Story Discord on the dev-blog channel. In the put up, Henry (the creator) famous that the brand new Durability and Repair system is sort of completed and that a lot of the staff has been engaged on artwork and writing quests for the upcoming Early Access. He additionally famous that Alpha 7 is coming quickly and can embody the relaunch of the Halloween Event.

BitCraft

A letter from the producer was posted this week. In the letter, Kristoffer “Toffer” Touborg, Executive Producer of BitCraft, catches us up on all of the latest growth progress because the staff prepares Pre-alpha Update 8. Not talked about within the letter is how the BitCraft staff determined to proceed including puns to their weekly vignette tweets.

We hate to pelt you with new info, however… pic.twitter.com/93Gs1TPlBi

— BitCraft (@BitCraftOnline) September 27, 2022

Book of Travels

Update 0.19.4 went stay on Tuesday, including WASD motion for many who are uninterested in clicking their manner throughout the Braided Shore. Along with the same old bug fixes and small tweaks, the patch notes additionally point out the addition of recent choices within the Settings Menu.

In different information, the beforehand canceled Fireside Chat has been rescheduled for October 4th at 8pm CEST.

BRITARIA

The Legends of Aria rebranding is underway, and we’ve the brand new identify: BRITARIA. The $ARIA token will likely be changed by Dread Coin, or $DREAD, and can start buying and selling on October sixth. I’m certain the token identify is meant to evoke some darkish, primal urge to purchase the forex, however I instantly noticed how detractors of something crypto may use the brand new identify. For instance, I DREAD taking part in P2E video games. Or, I DREAD NFTs. Or, for the long-term fan of Legends of Aria, I DREAD watching how a recreation I as soon as beloved is destroyed. (Disclaimer: I don’t personally DREAD crypto, NFTs, or this rebranding, these are simply examples).

Broken Ranks

As promised of their roadmap, Whitemoon Games closed out the third quarter of 2022 with an enormous replace. The replace provides the brand new Valdarog occasion, the place gamers will be capable to earn legendary objects by defeating the mighty dragon Valdarog. The patch notes additionally embody a brand new PvP Arena and league, plus a protracted checklist of sophistication steadiness modifications.

Chimeraland

There’s a brand new 7-Day Login Special Event happening from October 1st by means of October seventh.

?? 7-Day Login Special Event ??Hello Travelers!I’ve obtained one other login occasion for you! From Oct.1 – Oct.7, log in to Chimeraland every day to obtain some superior rewards!#Chimeraland #LoginEvent #Benefits pic.twitter.com/qZ3wb8uTCN

— Chimeraland – Global (@GChimeraland) September 30, 2022

Cinderstone Online

Codevision introduced that Cinderstone Online Founders Packs will likely be happening sale Monday, October third. Four tiers of Founders Packs will likely be out there for buy. Along with in-game identify reservation, quite a lot of pets, titles, and skins, the entire packs will embody entry to the Closed Beta.

The Cycle: Frontier

Patch 2.0.0 went stay on Wednesday, marking the beginning of Season 2. With every little thing besides self-importance objects, unspent Aurum, and beforehand bought Welcome Pack objects being wiped, gamers may have a recent begin as they discover the brand new Tharis Island map.

Dragon and Home

From now till October 15, Dragon and Home is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Global Beta launch. During the occasion, gamers who log in will obtain 500 pinkstars, and sharing a screenshot on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram will earn you 2 months of membership without spending a dime.

Dual Universe

After 8 years of growth, Dual Universe formally launched on Tuesday. If you might be not sure whether or not the sport is well worth the $14.99 month-to-month subscription payment, our very personal Joseph Bradford shares his first impressions in his Review in Progress. You may additionally try Dual Universe without spending a dime by downloading the demo from the Dual Universe Steam web page.

Embers Adrift

Stormhaven Studio introduced this week that Embers Adrift will likely be launching on October fifteenth, 2022. Early Start for Alpha Backers will start on October twelfth, adopted by Beta Backers on October 14th. Special launch pricing of $29.99 (often $39.99) will run by means of October thirty first, and the conventional month-to-month subscription payment of $14.99 will likely be lowered to $9.99 for the rest of 2022.

Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore

A brand new end-of-month Devlog was posted this week. The put up covers the quests and duties out there to gamers and a Vocation deep-dive for the Cultist and the Warden.

Farwoods

Chanterelle Interactive now has a Patreon for anybody wishing to help their growth of Farwoods.

Foxhole

The Inferno 1.0 replace (Update 50 launch notes) went stay this week, marking Foxhole’s exit from Early Access. The replace provides incendiary weapons and new logi development to Foxhole. If you might be able to enlist, Foxhole is 25% off by means of Wednesday, October fifth.

Fractured Online

In the most recent Feature Spotlight, gamers get an in-depth have a look at crafting in Fractured Online. Dynamight Studios did some crafting themselves, with their newest patch fixing a bunch of glitches and bugs.

Genfanad

Genfanad celebrated its official launch on Monday. Genfanad is presently browser-based (click on right here to play), and a Steam model is coming quickly.

Gloria Victis

Weekly Update 355 is generally centered on addressing latest participant suggestions in regards to the latest main replace.

Margonem

A small patch on Wednesday applied a number of bug fixes and small modifications.

Mirage Realms

A brand new construct went stay on the general public check realm. Build 18 revisits focusing on conduct round secure zones, provides the brand new PvP Penetration stat, and makes a number of different minor modifications you’ll wish to check out.

Monsters & Memories

In their newest dev replace, the Monsters & Memories staff appears again at two years of growth.

Nightingale

Inflexion posted a brand new dev weblog, titled Inflexion’s Reflections, highlighting the work they accomplished in the course of the month of September, together with thunderstorms, new factors of curiosity, and a few mocap footage.

Profane

In a latest tweet, INSANE shared some elemental abilities VFX.

FINALLY SOME ELEMENTAL SKILLS VFX ?To information us by means of the creation of those, we have talked to Victor Natan and Pixel, VFX Artist and Game Designer respectively. pic.twitter.com/YbSMPbhNY8

— Profane MMORPG (@ProfaneMMO) September 29, 2022

Prosperous Universe

In Development Log #354, Fabian talks about high quality of life upgrades gamers can count on within the subsequent launch replace.

Ravendawn

With the Ravendawn Closed Beta going stay this week, the staff had loads of updates to share with the group. Dev Blog posts lined the Shadow, Warfare, Witchcraft, and Holy archetype revamps.

Scars of Honor

In Scars of Honor’s Dev Diaries Episode 6, 3D Character Artists Giorgia Bassini walks us by means of the method of making the feminine Human and Orc character fashions.

Starkeepers

It’s been some time, however we’ve a brand new entry to the Indie MMO Spotlight. Say howdy to Starkeepers, an experimental community-driven MMORPG primarily based on astrological myths. Starkeepers is being developed by Wolfpack Games and was first revealed on the IGN Summer of Gaming occasion. We can count on month-to-month dev updates on their Medium web page and weekly updates on the Starkeepers Discord channel.

Tatsumeeko

Morrigan covers the buying and selling replace and palm timber in the latest weekly dev weblog put up.

A Township Tale

What’s happening in A Township Tale? You’ll discover out on this latest weblog put up by Joel.

Wild Terra 2: New Lands

It was introduced this week that Wild Terra 2 can be leaving Early Access and releasing on November tenth, 2022. In celebration of the information, Wild Terra 2 is having a free-play occasion on Steam. Anyone can obtain and play without spending a dime till October thirteenth. The staff additionally launched an up to date roadmap that covers growth by means of the autumn of 2023.