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2026

October 2026 Update

Patch Notes for October 2026

Patch your client! Run the patcher once before you log in. It brings every new costume of this update, the Heart Hunter monsters and the new icons. Without it the new items show up as blank boxes or not at all.

New - Heart Hunters - Heart Hunter Quartermaster, moc_para01 (40, 185)

Full guide on the new Heart Hunters page!

  • Three new monsters in the Veins canyons: the Heart Hunter (380,000 HP), the Heart Hunter Guard (1,500,000 HP) and the Heart Hunter Elite, an MVP with 9,500,000 HP that calls Guards and casts Hell Judgement, Grand Darkness and Earthquake.
  • Veins Field 6 (ve_fild06) is their camp: 30 Hunters, 3 Guards and an Elite that returns 60 to 90 minutes after it falls.
  • Raids six times a day at 01:30, 05:30, 09:30, 13:30, 17:30 and 21:30: an Elite and 8 Hunters on each of ve_fild02, ve_fild03 and ve_fild04, announced on #events.
  • Two new account-bound hunt items: Hunter's Heart Shard (32802) and Crimson Heartstone (32803).
  • The Quartermaster trades them, with Skull Coins, Rookie Badges, Mithril Coins, Golden Event Apples and dyes, for the [C] Aura of Strong (9 colours), the [C] Lightning of Strong (9 colours) and the [C] Kasugai Crows (8 colours). Each Kasugai Crow also needs a [C] Crow of the matching colour from Devil Square.

Seasonal Quest Staff - October and November - moc_para01 (49, 185)

  • The Shion set: [C] Shion's Horn, Shion's Eyes, Shion's Horn and Suit, Shion's Aura and Shion's Great Sword.
  • The [C] Mini Reaper in six colours (blue, red, green, purple, gold, pink).
  • Every recipe needs Hunter's Heart Shards, and the bigger pieces Crimson Heartstones too (3 each for Shion's Aura, Shion's Great Sword and the Mini Reapers). All requirements are on the Seasonal Quest Staff page.

Halloween 2026 - until November 30

  • The Halloween event runs until November 30. The Halloween Special Gift expires the same day.
  • 19 new costumes in the Halloween Event Shop (@warp xmas_in 163 111): the black Spartan helm, aura and cape, four Nichirin blades, the Hiei, Yusuke and Saitama pieces, the Rose Whip and the [C] Monarch Shoulder (which also takes 100 Skull Coins).
  • The four Halloween monsters in Niflheim now drop a Bloody Coin (7642) every time.

Devil Square - costume roll

  • Every clear now has a 10% chance at one of 14 costumes: the [C] Bat Sack in 6 colours, the [C] Halloween Candy Pouch, the [C] Dark Pumpkin Hat and the [C] Crow in 6 colours. The winner is announced server-wide. Full list in the Devil Square section.

New in the rotating shops

  • Collector Kiki (Zeny Costumes): [C] Goku Black Aura and the Goku wigs in Black, Blue, God, Green, White and Super Saiyan.
  • Peddlin' Peter (Uber Costumes): [C] Legendary Broly Hair, [C] Broly's Battle Suit, [C] Legendary Broly Aura and [C] Red Igris Shadow Sword.

Premium Gashapon

  • Ten new Rare prizes at about 0.11% each: [C] Mist Nichirin Blade, the Flame, Water, Thunder, Love and Mist Breathing Auras, Flame and Thunder Hashira Breathing, Serpent Breathing and the [C] Nika Lightning Aura. See Premium Gashapon.

Attendance

  • The current attendance period now runs until November 30 (it was due to end on October 25).

New - WoE Streak - WoE Streak Keeper, Prontera (147, 237)

Full guide on the new WoE Streak page!

  • Every War of Emperium day you take part in extends your streak and pays a WoE Streak Token on your next login, with bonus tokens at 4, 8 and 12 WoE days and +5 every 20.
  • One missed WoE day in 30 days is forgiven. Bridge a longer gap with Streak Embers (one per missed day, up to 8, once every 90 days).
  • Pick Exchange rewards at the Keeper to open its shop: 100 tokens (plus 5 Mithril Coins, 50 Skull Coins and 50 Rookie Badges) for the [C] XileRO Tuktuk, and 1000 (plus 50 Mithril Coins, 500 Skull Coins and 500 Rookie Badges) for the new [C] Celestial Wings (Gold Aura) or (Violet Aura), which come with their own aura. Extra tokens cost 3 Bloody Coins, and Streak Embers 2 tokens + 5 Mithril Coins. Check your progress with @woestreak.

Gashapon refresh

  • New Silver Coin machine on the Gashapon: 5 Silver Coins a pull for the Nesuko and Tanjiro masks, the Ghost Bat, the Event Costume Box, dyes and consumables.
  • The six Mythic Angel Wings moved from Premium to the Mithril machine, and Inosuke's and Tetsuido masks to the Platinum machine.
  • Premium Gashapon: new jackpot [C] Anti-Magic Aura (Black Form), plus the Demon-Slayer Sword, Asta's Head and the Black Bulls Half Cape. 25-pull pity: after 24 pulls without a costume, the next one is guaranteed to be one.
  • If your inventory is full or you are overweight when you pull, the prize now waits for you at the GM Item Rewarder in the Eden Group office, moc_para01 (22, 12), instead of being lost. Free some space and claim it there.

Event maps

  • Bloody Branch and Dead Branch can no longer be used on event maps (Tarot, Cluckers, Rock Paper Scissors, Safety Wall, the quiz and race maps and the event PvP rooms). This now stays in place after an event ends.

Skill Balance Adjustments

Distance fall-off: the farther you are from your target, the less damage you deal; the closer you are, the more damage you deal. It applies against players on PvP, GvG and Battleground maps and in @duel.

Gunslinger

  • Rapid Shower (GS_RAPIDSHOWER): delay reduced. Distance fall-off is softer, so hitting from range loses less damage than before.
  • Desperado (GS_DESPERADO): lasts a little longer. Distance fall-off is softer, so targets at the edge of the spray take more damage than before.

Sniper

  • Sharp Shooting (SN_SHARPSHOOTING): range reduced, and damage against players reduced. Damage against monsters and bosses is unchanged.
  • Sharp Shooting now has distance fall-off. Damage against monsters is unchanged.

Creator

  • Acid Demonstration (CR_ACIDDEMONSTRATION): damage against players on GvG maps increased.

September 2026 Update

Patch Notes for September 2026

Autumn Harvest Festival - Now Live! - Tartufi, Prontera (141, 176)

  • Tartufi is back in Prontera - pet him for 15 minutes and he sheds an Autumn Leaf (20337). Leaves fall September to December.
  • The Holiday Event Quest shop (Prontera 143, 179) sells eight colours of [C] Falling Rose Petals (32137–32144) for 50 Autumn Leaves + 10 Golden Event Apple + 300 Rookie Badge + 10 dye + 5 Mithril Coin - full table on the Autumn Leaves page.

New - Dark Force Shades - Seasonal Quest Staff, moc_para01 (49, 185) - September to December

Full guide on the new Dark Force Shades page!

  • A new hunt item, the Dark Force Ember (32520), plus the rarer Dark Force Core (32521).
  • Dark Force Wisp - a wisp hides in one of eight towns six times a day (02:00, 06:00, 10:00, 14:00, 18:00, 22:00 server time) for 30 minutes. The announcement names the real town plus two decoys; the first finder is announced, everyone who clicks it gets 1–3 Embers (once per appearance), and it slips away 30 seconds after being found. @dfw-info shows where it is.
  • World Boss now gives the killer 3× Dark Force Ember and every treasure pool has an Ember and a Core slot; Devil Square gives 2× Ember per clear and a 10% Core. Both only from September to December.
  • [C] Dark Force Shades (32511) - [C] Sunglasses + 20 Embers + 50 Autumn Leaves + 100 Aevir Oil + 10 Golden Event Apple + 5 Black Dyestuffs + 3 Mithril Coin.
  • [C] Dark Force Aura in 8 colours (32512–32519) - 30 Embers + 1 Core + [C] Test Subject Aura + 300 Aevir Oil + 200 Ethereal Dyestuff + 10 Golden Event Apple + 30 colour dye + 10 Mithril Coin.
  • [C] Dark Force Shades (colour) (32503-32510) - one craft from the plain pair: 25 Embers + 1 Core + 30 Autumn Leaves + 20 Ethereal Dyestuff + 40 Aevir Oil + 5 dye + 5 Mithril Coin. The aura is a hat effect now, so the aura item is no longer a component and the plain pair is all that is consumed. Type /effect in game if you cannot see the aura.

Super Novice - Gear Access

Super Novice can now equip the Soul Seeker bows, and every arrow (1750-1772) as well, so the bows are usable rather than just equippable. The Santa Bag already worked for Super Novice and is listed here because its tooltip said All Jobs, which was never quite right: plain Novice cannot wear it.

Item Jobs Preview
Soul Seeker (3151) Archer, Thief, Super Novice
[U] Soul Seeker (19126) Hunter, Bard, Dancer, Rogue, Super Novice
[G] Soul Seeker (20150) Hunter, Bard, Dancer, Rogue, Super Novice
Santa Bag (20229) All Jobs except Novice

New - Street Set & the Street Tailor - moc_para01 (33, 171), next to the Rainbow Star Soul

Full price list on the new Street Tailor page!

  • [C] Street Bandanna in 8 colours (Costume Low) - 250 Rookie Badge + 10 Ethereal Dyestuff + 5 Golden Event Apple + 10 dye + 3 Mithril Coin.
  • [C] Street Head Wrap in 8 colours (Costume Top) - 350 Rookie Badge + 15 Ethereal Dyestuff + 10 Golden Event Apple + 15 dye + 5 Mithril Coin.
  • [C] Street Paisley Cap Red / Navy (Costume Top) - 500 Rookie Badge + 25 Ethereal Dyestuff + 10 Golden Event Apple + 20 dye + 5 Mithril Coin.
  • The Tailor is open all year and lets you preview every piece before buying.

Oktoberfest 2026 - Prontera (149, 158) & (152, 158) - September 22 to October 31

Full guide on the new Oktoberfest 2026 page!

  • Hops (32523), Barley Malt (32524) and Brewer's Yeast (32525) drop from every monster on 15 hunting maps while the festival runs.
  • Brewmaster Hans brews Helles Lager (32526), Dunkel Bock (32527) and Weissbier (32528) - 80% success per batch, failed batches lose their ingredients.
  • Frau Greta trades 5 of each beer + 5 Mithril Coin for the [C] Beer Jug garment (31594) - once per account - and spare beer for Pretzels, Grilled Sausages and Green Ale.

September 2026 Donation Rewards

  • This month's donation tiers feature the Gaia Angel set - see the September 2026 Rewards page for the full tier list.

Gashapon Shuffle

  • Mithril Coin Gashapon gained 11 prizes moved over from Premium: the five Demon Slayer auras (Nesuko, Inosuke's Beast, Zenitsu Thunder, Thunderclap, Giyu Water), the Nesuko, Tanjiro, Inosuke's and Tetsuido masks and the [C] Cyber Sword / Cyber Rifle.
  • Premium Gashapon top prizes are now [C] Golden Dragon Spirit (31451), [C] Infernal Wyvern Aura (32405), [C] Necro Lich Aura (32384) and the four Street weapon garments - Shotgun (32481), Sniper Rifle (32500), AK-47 (32501), RPG-7 (32502) - alongside the Event Card Grab-Bag, Unique boxes and Mythic Angel Wings.

Collector Kiki

  • The twelve YC costumes joined Kiki's Zeny lottery: Diona, Qiqi, Saya and Yaoyao - helm, tail/basket and aura for each (31609–31620).

Guild Quartermaster - moc_para01 (12, 25)

  • Members of guilds on the GvG Registration list can now claim a Speed Potion 10 Box (Guild) (32522) - the box and its ten potions are guild-bound, with no claim limit. The legacy guild flag rentals are still there.

Balance Adjustments

Stalker

  • Mammonite (via Plagiarism) with a Bow: damage reduced, and its range is capped at 11 cells, the same limit as Sacrifice. Past 11 cells the skill will not fire and you simply hit with normal bow attacks.

Assassin Cross

  • Meteor Assault: damage halved.

Creator

  • Acid Demonstration and Acid Terror can now wear down Full Chemical Protection over time, and Acid Demonstration can break equipment again once the protection is gone. Re-casting Full Chemical Protection restores it.
  • Re-casting Full Chemical Protection restores all four layers, so keeping your buff cycle up still protects you.

August 2026 Update

Patch Notes for August 2026

War of Emperium — Guild Registration Improvements

  • Register freely while the window is open — the registered-guild and minimum-online-member entry checks now only kick in after registration closes. While the registration window is open, castles stay unrestricted, so your guild is never locked out mid-signup. Sign up at the GvG Registration NPC in the Eden Group HQ (moc_para01 12, 28).
  • Streamers can now enter WoE castles without guild registration — so coverage and support can always be there.
  • GM registration tools were reworked with a searchable guild picker, fixing client crashes when browsing the full guild list.

MVP Speed Run — Big Update — MvP Speed Run NPC, Prontera (164, 171)

Full guide on the new MVP Speed Run page!

  • New: Monthly Daily-Clear Streak! Clear all 5 rounds each day to build your streak and claim milestone rewards along the way:
    • 3 days: 25× Rookie Badge
    • 7 days: 1× Rookie Badge Box + 1× Mithril Coin
    • 14 days: 1× Unique Elite Weapon Box
    • 21 days: 2× Rookie Badge Box
    • 27 days: 1× Unique Elite Weapon Box + 1× Unique Accessory Box
  • Missed a day? If you missed exactly one day, you can restore your streak once per month for 50× Rookie Badge + 1× Skull Coin.
  • New "My Runs & Daily Streak" menu on the NPC shows your runs used, current streak, and milestone progress at a glance.
  • Rewards and leaderboard entries are now only awarded on full clears (all 5 rounds) — failed runs are logged but no longer pay out.
  • No more spawn luck — the party entry point and every MVP spawn point are now fixed, so the engage distance is identical on every run. Leaderboard times are finally apples-to-apples.
  • Rewards are delivered via RODEX mail if your inventory is full or overweight — nothing gets lost.
  • Anti-abuse: run limits are now tracked per device, closing the remake-party and alt-leader loopholes.

Uber Shop Fixes

  • Category menus are now paginated (10 items per page).
  • Purchases are delivered item-by-item with weight checks — anything that doesn't fit in your inventory now arrives via RODEX mail instead of being lost.
  • Fixed stuck claims and permanently unclaimable orders.

Anniversary Gem Merchant Fix

  • The Wandering Gem Merchant no longer relocates while you have his dialog open — no more interrupted purchases mid-haggle.

Summer Shell Hunt — Now Live!

  • The Summer Shell Hunt was enabled in July — Comodo Beach is dotted with Neat Shell dig spots for the summer season. Type @summer to warp straight to the beach and start digging!

Seasonal Events Ended

The following seasonal events have wrapped up for the year and their NPCs have been disabled:

Thanks to everyone who joined in — see you next season!

June 2026 Update

Patch Notes for June 2026

Sports Betting — FIFA Matches

  • Betting now supports real-world FIFA futbol/soccer matches! Place Uber Coins on the team you think will win at the ZenyBets NPC in Prontera (167, 177).
  • Closes at kick-off — each FIFA match locks the moment the real game starts, so get your bets in early. Open matches show a live countdown next to the matchup.
  • Discord announcements — open matches are posted hourly in our Discord betting channel (and in-game), so you never miss kick-off.
  • Claiming winnings — if your team wins you keep your full stake plus a share of the losing pool; collect it from ZenyBets → Claim Rewards.
  • House edge — the server's cut was adjusted to 50% of the losing pool (winners always get their own stake back). Full breakdown and payout examples on the Betting page.

🎉 6th Anniversary Event

Wandering Gem Merchant — random-spawn Zeny hunt

  • A hidden Wandering Gem Merchant roams random towns (Prontera, Geffen, Payon, Alberta, Aldebaran, Izlude, Morroc, Comodo) during the anniversary window.
  • He sells Anniversary Gems for a random Zeny price that is re-rolled every time he appears (roughly 100M–150M each), up to 10 gems per visit.
  • Spawns announce possible locations with decoy towns — players have to find him. The first finder is announced server-wide, and he relocates a short time after being found.
  • Auto-spawns on a schedule — players can check status with @anniv6-info.

Anniversary Reward Shop — moc_para01 (27, 31)

Spend your Anniversary Gems (plus event mats) on new costume auras (Shadow accessories that trigger custom hat-effects) — full costs on the Anniversary Reward Shop page:

Anniversary Prize Vendor — moc_para01 (29, 31)

  • [C] XileRetro Oblivion Helm (32468) — a unique costume sold once per character for 5 Anniversary Gem + 600 Rookie Badge + 1 Mithril Coin. Purchases are announced server-wide and tracked so each character can only ever claim one.

New — Healer Buff Pass (32473)

  • A new pass item: while you're holding a Healer Buff Pass, the town and WoE healers grant an extended premium buff set lasting 10 minutes (vs the standard 1–3 min): Blessing, Increase AGI, full Chemical Protection (Weapon/Armor/Shield/Helm), True Sight and Wind Walk.
  • How to get it: grab the Divine Buff Ticket (30D) (32474) from the Uber Shop (under the Budget Shop category) for 1 Uber Coin. The ticket contains a 30-day, account-bound Healer Buff Pass rental.

May 2026 Update

Patch Notes for May 2026

Skill Balance Adjustments

Gunslinger

  • Rapid Shower (GS_RAPIDSHOWER): PvP and GvG distance fall-off added — damage now drops with target range, in line with other ranged AoE skills.
  • Desperado (GS_DESPERADO): PvP and GvG distance fall-off added — close range is unchanged, but spraying from the edge of your screen now hurts less.

Champion

  • Occult Impaction (MO_INVESTIGATE): PvP / GvG / BG damage cap increased from 70,000 → 80,000. Spirit Sphere cost restored to 1 per cast (down from the previous 2).

Endless Cellar — Boss Rebalance

  • Satan Morocc (Floor 72) has been brought back in line with pre-renewal stats.
    • Players were reporting 2-hour grinds for 90% of the HP bar — Morocc had been carrying renewal-era stats that didn't fit pre-renewal mechanics. His stat block has been tuned so he's still the toughest boss in the cellar without being a wall.
    • He is now killable in a reasonable session while remaining one of the cellar's hardest fights.

New Server Event — Thunderstorm Showdown

  • Thunderstorm Showdown — a Wizard-only PvP battle royale event. All skills are locked except Thunder Storm. One hit ends a life. Auto-runs on a schedule.
    • Sign up at the Thunderstorm Herald in Prontera (147, 191).
    • 10 different arena maps in rotation, each with its own movement speed (30 fastest, 100 slowest).
    • AFK Detection — players parked in the same area for 2 minutes are auto-disqualified and warped out.
    • No-winner-tie rule — if the timer runs out with multiple Wizards still alive, no winner is crowned — camping doesn't pay.
    • Speed-suicide protection — players who die in the first 60 seconds don't get the survival reward.
    • Center-top countdown timer so everyone sees the match clock in real time.
    • Walkable-cell spawn check so nobody gets dropped into impassable terrain.
    • Daily win cap + signup cooldown to prevent abuse.
    • Rewards: Gold Tide Coin for the winner, Bronze Tide Coin for survivors. Spend them at the T-Coin Trader (@bgshop → Louyang) for Silver Tide Coin, Skull Coin, or the TS Showdown Costume Box.

New NPC — Costume Recycler

  • Costume Recycler at the Eden Group HQ area (moc_para01 45, 185).
  • Trade in old [C] costumes for Costume Points (account-bound).
  • Spend points at the Direct Shop (pick exactly what you want, dozens of costumes across 8 price tiers from 5,500 to 50,000 points) or the Lucky Box (20,000 points per pull, weighted random pull from a curated rare pool).
  • Costumes are graded automatically based on how rare they are — drops are worth less, exclusives are worth more.

New NPC — Refine Hammer Trader

  • Refine Jonny at Prontera Inn (prt_in 89, 72).
  • Exchanges Tide Coins, Rookie Badges, Lux Keys, and MVP Souls for a Portable Furnace and a 100% Refine Hammer (+5~6).
  • The chain takes two trips: craft the Furnace first, then use it as an ingredient for the Hammer.

New NPC — Tide Coin Exchanger

  • T-Coin Trader at Louyang (louyang 100, 204) — reachable via @bgshop.
  • Converts Bronze/Gold Tide Coins from Thunderstorm Showdown into Silver Tide Coin, Skull Coin, or the showcase TS Showdown Costume Box.

Hunting Quests Update

  • Hunting Missions — mob pool expanded across all four difficulties (Easy / Normal / Hard / Crazy).
  • Prize updates:
    • New: Random Seal Box added at 670 Hunting Points.

MVP Ladder Update

  • The Monthly MVP Ladder Top 1: Costume Box (item 20397) has had a new costume added to its pool. The exact contents stay a surprise — but the prize for ending the month as the #1 MVP grinder just got a little juicier.

Returning Quests

  • Soda Craft Quest is back online for the mid-year — brew Coca Cola, Fanta Orange, and Fanta Grape at the Soda Master in Amatsu, then trade a full set for an Event Grab Bag to kick off the mid-year Event Card Quest flow.

Items

  • New costumes added to the Kiki Shop, Peddling Peters / Uber Shop, and other monthly rotations.

April 2026 Update

Patch Notes for April 2026

Skill Balance Adjustments

Assassin Cross

  • Soul Breaker (ASC_BREAKER): PvP damage reduced 50% from last month, cooldown increased
  • Meteor Assault (ASC_METEORASSAULT): PvP and PvM damage reduced 50% from last month, cooldown increased

Bug Fixes

  • Magic Crasher (HW_MAGICCRASHER): Fixed exploit where Magic Crasher bypassed SC_MAGICPOWER (Mystical Amplification) buff consumption. Because Magic Crasher is typed as a weapon skill but uses MATK, the buff was never being toggled off — letting Wizards keep the MATK multiplier active indefinitely and consistently hit the 70,000 PvP/BG damage cap on every cast. Magic Crasher now correctly consumes the buff after one use.
  • Vending OK button: Fixed the long-standing issue where a merchant had to click the OK button 2–3 times to open their shop, especially when selling many items or with bound/broken items in the cart.
  • Punching Bag: Fixed unreliable respawn — bags now respawn instantly on death with a backup 5-second integrity check.
  • Willow training spawns: Respawn delay reduced from 5 seconds to instant.

Returning Quests

  • Enhanced Monkey Fist Card Quest — The classic Moco the Choco exchange at gon_fild01 170, 290 is back online with refreshed requirements. See the linked guide for full details.

Map Updates — Abyss 03

  • Skills are back on Abyss 03 — the noskill mapflag has been removed. You can now cast freely while farming Abyss 03.
  • Anti-multi-account entry filter added to Abyss 03. The map now blocks a player from entering if any of the following are true:
    • They are connecting from an Android client
    • Another player already on Abyss 03 is using the same client install (Gepard unique ID match)
    • Another player already on Abyss 03 is on the same network / IP
    • Offenders are warped back to Prontera with a self-only message explaining why. The first player in is fine — only the second connection from the same client/IP is rejected.

Seasonal Events

  • Hanami 2026 (April Cherry Blossom Event) — A hidden Sakura Keeper wanders flora-themed maps once per hour, offering rare costume rewards in exchange for flower materials.
    • Wanderer-style spawn: she rumors which area she's visiting (with optional decoy maps), lingers for a limited number of exchanges, then vanishes until the next hour
    • Players can use @hanami-where to hear the rumored map (no coordinates given)
    • Reward pool now uses a flexible registration system mixing repeatable and one-time rewards with fully independent material requirements per reward
    • Event period extended through end of year
    • Requirements raised: Base Lv 255 / Job Lv 120

New Server Event

  • Poring Race — A revived classic chaos event where players are turned into a Novice (random hair/dye, mounted) and must run a 3-course gauntlet across race_event1, race_event2, and race_event3.

    How it runs:

    • GM starts the event with @racestart and can choose Normal Mode (status effects only) or Hard Mode (status effects plus fake barricades that block the path). @racestop cancels.
    • The Race Manager broadcasts a 5-minute server-wide announcement window with repeated reminders that anyone can join using @racejoin. Entry closes automatically after the countdown.
    • Once running, no warps, no teleports, no return, no item consumption — once you're in, you're committed.

    The dynamic:

    • Each course is filled with NPC traps that hit you with status effects on contact — confusion, blind, slow, the works. The Race Manager's own warning banner says it best: "This game may cause hypertension and nausea..." It is genuinely disorienting and not for the weak — between the screen-spin effects and the tight pathing, expect a few race quits.
    • Hard Mode adds illusion barricades that look identical to the floor — there is no way to know which path is real until you walk into one.
    • To advance, you must walk up to and touch the checkpoint NPC at the end of each course (within 3 cells):
      • Course 1 → Tribe Old Man (race_event1, 129/78) — clears your debuffs and warps you forward
      • Course 2 → Tribe Master (race_event2, 176/11) — trivia gate. He randomly picks one of nine multiple-choice questions (rainbow colors, Times Square city, Game of Thrones, Oscars, planets, basketball, etc.). Wrong answer = closed dialog and you have to try again. Right answer warps you to the final course.
      • Course 3 → Tribe Kid (race_event3, 193/142) — finish line. Resets your appearance, hands over the prize, and warps you to your save point.

    Prizes — paid out per checkpoint reached (item: Gashapon Premium Coin):

    • Course 1 cleared: 2× Gashapon Premium Coin
    • Course 2 cleared: 3× Gashapon Premium Coin
    • Course 3 cleared: 5× Gashapon Premium Coin (full clear = 10 total)
    • GM can decide if a bonus grand prize will be given to the top finishers on top of the per-course payouts.

    Ranking — the Poring Race Ranking NPC displays the daily ladder.

War of Emperium

  • Discord WoE Announcements restored and rewritten — formatted, multi-line Discord messages for WoE start, end, and final summary. Participation tracking shows which guilds joined and how many members took part.
  • Guild of the Month (GOTM) logging added via RagnaSync:
    • Castle capture events posted to Discord with guild name, taker name, castle, and edition (FE/SE/TE)
    • Player kill events during WoE logged with killer/victim/castle context
    • Attendance snapshots taken every 60 seconds during WoE

Technical Improvements

  • RagnaSync updated to source revision 30042026. This release implements Guild of the Month (GOTM) — a new competitive WoE tracking system that records castle captures, player kills, and live attendance throughout each WoE session and posts them to Discord in real time. Foundation for the upcoming monthly guild leaderboard.
  • New RagnaSync hooks: list-value escaping for safe delimited messaging, population timer stop hook for cleaner shutdown, and dedicated GOTM Discord channel routing.
  • Yuno Treasure Chest now posts to Discord — the half-hourly Treasure Chest event now announces both the spawn and the finder's name on Discord (in addition to the existing in-game #events channel chat), so players watching Discord get a heads-up the moment a chest appears in Yuno.

March 2026 Update

Patch Notes for March 2026

Skill Balance Adjustments

Gunslinger

  • Rapid Shower: Improved damage and reduced cooldown
  • Desperado: Improved damage and reduced cooldown

Assassin Cross

  • Meteor Assault: Improved damage (expanded to all maps), reduced cast time and cooldown
  • Soul Breaker: Improved damage vs players, expanded to all maps
  • Sonic Blow: Reduced cast time and cooldown

Creator

  • Acid Demonstration: Reverted to pre-December 2025 settings

Champion

  • Investigate: PvP/GvG/BG damage cap increased

Seasonal Events

  • Luck of the Irish Event - Multi-phase Irish festival quest with costume rewards, beer brewing, and the exclusive St. Patrick's Emerald Charm (green name + green aura)

Lunar New Year 2026 Improvements

  • Nian Beast world boss now spawns every hour (was only 14:00 and 20:00)
  • Added 30-minute despawn timer with retreat announcement if beasts are not killed
  • Kill announcements now show progress counter (e.g., "2/3 slain")
  • Fixed total kills display (was always showing 0)
  • Added World Boss Kill Leaderboard NPC showing top 20 hunters
  • Top contributors display expanded from top 10 to top 100

Endless Cellar & ChallengeMode Revamp

  • Fixed floors appearing stuck with remaining mobs that didn't exist
  • Fixed duplicate monster spawn on Floor 69
  • Various ChallengeMode bug fixes and improvements

New Items

Luck of the Irish Event Rewards:

  • [C] Luffy Gear5 Aura BLK (31934) - Costume Garment (Black Aura)
  • St. Patrick's Emerald Charm (32021) - Shadow Left Accessory with green name color and green aura effect
  • Marky's Beer (32003) - Etc quest item only (not usable)
  • [C] Clover Blessing (31330) - Costume Mid Headgear
  • [C] Leprechaun Hat (31340) - Costume Top Headgear
  • [C] Green Leprechaun Hat (31341) - Costume Top Headgear

Gaelic Costume Set:

  • [C] Gaelic Crown (32006) - Costume Top Headgear
  • [C] Gaelic Highland Mantle (32007) - Costume Mid Headgear
  • [C] Gaelic Spirit Aura (32008) - Costume Low Headgear
  • [C] Gaelic Emerald Emblem (32012) - Costume Mid Headgear
  • [C] Gaelic Blade (32004) - Costume Garment

Country Flag Costumes (Garment):

  • [C] Flag of Mexico (32005)
  • [C] Flag of Philippines (32014)
  • [C] Flag of Indonesia (32015)
  • [C] Flag of USA (32016)
  • [C] Flag of Venezuela (32017)
  • [C] Flag of India (32020)

Guild Flag Rental System

  • New Guild Quartermaster NPC located in Eden Group (moc_para01 12, 25) — use @warp moc_para01 12 25
  • Recognized guild members can claim exclusive guild flag costume rentals
  • Rental items last 30 days and can be re-claimed after the rental expires
  • Players can only have one guild rental item active at a time
  • Available guild flags:
    • [C] Guild Flag of Gantz (32018) - Costume Garment
    • [C] Guild Flag of Buddha (32019) - Costume Garment

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed RODEX mail claiming failing after 2 claims without relog (incorrect item weight lookup)
  • Fixed Macro Checker dialog lockup caused by two macro systems firing simultaneously during sleep2 reward windows
  • Fixed KitsuneMask quest item check logic (changed || to && so quest correctly requires both Nine Tails AND Golden Event Apples)

Quality of Life

  • All item descriptions now display the Item ID at the bottom, making it easier to look up items

Technical Improvements

  • MAX_QUEST_TRACK increased from 32 to 64 to prevent quest slot exhaustion
  • Lunar New Year buff item quest extended until June

February 2026 Update

Patch Notes for February 2026

Skill Balance Adjustments

Sniper

  • Sharp Shooting: Damage cap of 70,000 in PvP/GvG/BG modes (vs players only)

Clown / Gypsy

  • Arrow Vulcan Boosted: damage vs Players, Player vs Mobs/Bosses

Item Adjustments

Staff of Ages

Staff of Ages High Priest and Priest classes can now equip all Staff of Ages variants:

  • Staff of Ages (ID: 3150)
  • Staff of Ages [U] (ID: 19125)
  • Staff of Ages [G] (ID: 20149)

Uber Shop Improvements with Website Uber Shop integration

  • Added transaction security to prevent duplicate purchases and data corruption
  • Implemented purchase locks for safer transactions
  • Local delivery logging added for recovery in case of web database failures
  • Uber balance now displayed on login
  • Pending/processing purchases are now automatically delivered on login

Zeny Ubers Currency System

  • New in-game earned currency alongside Donate Ubers
  • Redeem Uber Coins in-game to earn Zeny Ubers
  • Hybrid purchase system: Zeny Ubers are prioritized before Donate Ubers
  • Balance display shows separate Donate Uber, Zeny Uber, and Total balances
  • Enhanced purchase feedback with currency breakdown

Uber Shop Custom Quantity Purchases

  • Uber Coins, Gem of Costume, and select items now support bulk purchasing
  • Input desired quantity (1-1000) at purchase time
  • Total cost is automatically calculated

War of Emperium

  • New Castle Treasure Claim System (Temporarily Disabled - Under Maintenance)
Treasure Keeper

Treasure Keeper - Prontera (142, 180)

  • Unclaimed treasures are now automatically saved before WoE reset.
  • Guild Masters can claim stored treasures anytime via the Treasure Keeper NPC
  • Spawns actual treasure boxes to preserve gameplay experience
  • Tracks complete claim history
  • @warp prontera 142 180
  • This system is temporarily disabled due to issues and is being fixed. Castle loot continues to work as normal — talk to the NPC in each respective castle to claim your treasures. Further notices will be provided once it is working.
  • Guild Max Castles increased from 5 to 7 — When a guild owns castles equal to the cap, all hits on the Emperium will miss, preventing them from claiming additional castles. The cap has been adjusted from 5 to 7 to match the current schedule of 5 WoE + 1 official KoE per week.

Seasonal Events

  • Lunar New Year 2026 - Year of the Horse community contribution event with World Boss milestones, PvM activities, and PvP daily quests (Feb 1 - Mar 13)
  • Valentine's Day 2026 - Cupid Scarf costumes in 7 colors and sweet Valentine consumables
  • Seasonal Quest Staff updated with February Cupid Scarf collection

New GM Event Reward Packages

Three new Event Reward Packages have been added:

  • Package 6: 5x Gashapon Premium Coin - Currency for the Premium Gashapon
  • Package 7: 1x Godly Lootbox - Contains Uber Coins, Seals, and more (Daily limit: 5)
  • Package 8: 1x Elite Lootbox - Contains Seals and Rookie Badges (Daily limit: 6)

Bug Fixes

  • Removed renewal Warlock skills (Jack Frost, Hell Inferno) from custom dragons - these caused "Unknown skill" warnings in pre-renewal
  • Christmas seasonal quests disabled until next holiday season
  • Fixed script syntax errors in event logging system
  • Various database fixes

Technical Improvements

  • Moved main host from Germany to Singapore
  • Added Hyperdrive to accommodate Latin America and America's player
  • Optimized build workflows with ccache for faster rebuilds
  • Added concurrency control and timeout handling
  • RagnaSync integration updates

January 2026 Update

Patch Notes for January 2026

Skill Balance Adjustments

Sniper

  • Sharp Shooting: +90% damage boost, range increased to 14
  • Double Strafe: +50% damage boost

Lord Knight

  • Head Crush: +180%
  • Spear Boomerang: +150%
  • Spiral Pierce: +140%
  • Bowling Bash: +200%
  • Bash: +200%
  • Brandish Spear: +35%

Ninja

  • Spear of Ice: +70%
  • Lightning Strike: +70%

Blacksmith / Whitesmith

  • Tomahawk: +50% damage, range increased to 14
  • Mammonite: Zeny cost reduced, damage boosted +20%

Clown / Gypsy

  • Arrow Vulcan: +120%

Taekwon / Star Gladiator

  • Complete overhaul of the Taekwon kick system
  • All Taekwon can now chain kicks (not just rankers)
  • Removed aftercast delay from kick skills for smoother combat
  • Reduced visual spam on stance skills during combat
  • Roundhouse: +130%
  • Tornado Kick: +110%
  • Heel Drop: +120%
  • Flying Kick: +120%
  • Counter Kick: +100%
  • Power: +100%
  • Item Fix: Ancient Celestial Chronicles (and [U]/[G] variants) can now be equipped by Taekwon class

Taekwon Ranker System

  • New tiered HP/SP multiplier based on rank position:
    • Rank 1-2: 3x HP/SP
    • Rank 3-4: 2.5x HP/SP
    • Rank 5-6: 2x HP/SP
    • Rank 7+: 1x HP/SP

Card Adjustments

Kiel Card

  • Changed to 1 card = 25% after-cast delay reduction
  • Maximum 2 cards allowed (50% total)
  • No longer has diminishing returns

Quest & Economy Changes

  1. Christmas Special Costume Quest - Can now be redone yearly (resets each Christmas season)
  2. Event Grab Bag Quest - Now requires 4 Platinum Coins instead of 4 Mithril Coins
  3. Card Whisperer NPC - Requirements changed from 10 Mithril Coins + 5B zeny to 10 Gold Coins + 500M zeny
  4. Uber Exchange - Testing 1-day exchange window for the Wandering Trader unless it is spawned by a_lexis

New Features

  1. Wandering Trader Uber Coin Exchange
    • Dynamic NPC that spawns randomly across multiple maps
    • Price fluctuates between 1.5B-3B, with 1% chance of 4B jackpot
    • Announces possible locations - players must search to find the NPC
    • Daily trade limits per account
    • Level requirements: Base 255, Job 120
  2. Donation Shop Enhancement (Work in Progress and needs further testing)
    • Can now purchase from in-game OR website (Website shop not working for retro yet)
    • Improved interface and navigation
  3. RagnaSync Integration
    • Character visual sync for external tools
    • Automatic sync on login and character updates

Technical Fixes

  • Fixed timer ID mismatch errors in Discord interface
  • Castle loot respawn fixed for server restarts
  • WoE timer improvements
  • Igris Costume Quest Phase 2 stuck issue fixed
  • Various NPC script optimizations

January 2026 Donation Rewards

See the full list of donation items at: January 2026 Rewards


2025

Click to expand 2025 Updates

December 2025 Update

November 2025 Update

October 2025 Update

September 2025 Update

August 2025 Update


July 2025 Update


June 2025 Update


May 2025 Update

Patch Notes for May

May 2025 Update Log

  1. KoE Version 6 Added A new version of KoE (v6) has been implemented. We’ll need to discuss with guild leaders before testing it, as I’m not fully confident it's bug-free. Potential candidate for future GvG events.
  2. New Challenge Mode Instance A new challenge mode is now available at @warp prontera 117 167. It’s similar to the MVP Speed Run. Currently, mobs drop no loot and there are no prizes—please help test it and report any bugs!
  3. Removed Full Buff NPC The full buff NPC used on the test server was accidentally discovered by players in Prontera and @go 24. It has now been removed.
  4. New Star Wars-Themed Mobs Added new custom mobs: Kylo Ren and Storm Troopers. You may need to press Shift to attack them. 😅
  5. Star Wars May Promo Items & Quest New Star Wars-themed costumes and items are available as part of the May 2025 promotion. Start the quest at @warp moc_para01 49 185.
  6. Kylo Ren & Storm Trooper Invasion These mobs now spawn every ~30 minutes at @warp prt_fild08. They drop Light Saber Handle, an item required for the new costume quest at moc_para01 49 185.
  7. Mini-Games Updated with Light Saber Handle Prize The following mini-games now reward Light Saber Handle:
  • BombRing
    • Red Light / Green Light
    • Clucker
  1. PvP Event Preparation Added a gate system and a new GM command (@battle) for pvpevt1 map. This is groundwork for future Party vs Party events.
  2. New Maps Added
  • asgd_cas
  • koe_vs_prt
  • moc_cas
  • gold_mart – (Test map for merchant sales. Let me know—does this affect the “Retro” vibe too much?)

April 2025 Update

April Update Animation Changes
  1. New Costumes & Items for April Events and Promotions

    • Introduced Easter Event Coin
    • Skull Coins removed from the Daily attendance
    • Added several cool new costumes that will be added to the Zeny Gashapon as a way to burn the zeny in the server. (Costumes not added tothe Zeny Gashapon yet!)

    Skill Animation Changes

    • Professor Bolt Combo animation delay is now enabled to prevent third-party program bypasses.
    • Soul Linker skills Esma, Estun, Kaite, and Kaupe now have animation delays enabled to prevent third-party delay bypasses.
    • Ninja animation delay has been disabled.
    • Professor skill animation delays disabled for:
      • Soul Change
      • Soul Burn
      • Mind Breaker
      • Wall of Fog
      • **Spider Web**
  2. Active Animation Delays 1) Acolyte

    • 34 – Blessing
    • 30 – Decrease AGI
    • 35 – Cure
    • 28 – Heal
    • 156 – Holy Light
    • 25 – Pneuma

    2) Mage

    • 14 – Cold Bolt
    • 15 – Frost Diver
    • 17 – Fire Ball
    • 18 – Fire Wall
    • 19 – Fire Bolt
    • 20 – Lightning Bolt
    • 11 – Napalm Beat
    • 12 – Safety Wall
    • 13 – Soul Strike
    • 16 – Stone Curse
    • 21 – Thunderstorm

    3) Priest

    • 68 – Aspersio
    • 69 – B.S. Sacramenti
    • 66 – Impositio Manus
    • 76 – Lex Divina
    • 78 – Lex Aeterna
    • 79 – Magnus Exorcismus
    • 70 – Sanctuary
    • 73 – Kyrie Eleison
    • 71 – Slow Poison
    • 67 – Suffragium
    • 72 – Status Recovery
    • 77 – Turn Undead

    4) Sage

    • 275 – Cast Cancel
    • 289 – Dispell
    • 280 – Endow Blaze
    • 281 – Endow Tsunami
    • 1018 – Elemental Change Fire
    • 1017 – Elemental Change Earth
    • 1008 – Elemental Change Water
    • 1019 – Elemental Change Wind
    • 288 – Magnetic Earth
    • 283 – Endow Quake
    • 282 – Endow Tornado
    • 285 – Volcano
    • 286 – Deluge
    • 287 – Whirlwind

    5) Soul Linker

    • 472 – Eska
    • 471 – Eske
    • 469 – Esma
    • 467 – Estin
    • 468 – Estun
    • 470 – Eswoo
    • 463 – Kaahi
    • 462 – Kaizel
    • 466 – Kaina
    • 465 – Kaite
    • 464 – Kaupe

    6) Wizard

    • 90 – Earth Spike
    • 80 – Fire Pillar
    • 84 – Jupitel Thunder
    • 87 – Ice Wall
    • 85 – Lord of Vermilion
    • 89 – Storm Gust
    • 91 – Heaven's Drive
    • 92 – Quagmire
    • 93 – Sense

    (edited)

  3. Illegal/Unintended Item Cleanup Removed legacy items that were appearing as "Apple" but still functioned that woul appear in the Old Purple Box. These items have been completely removed from the server:

    • 1478 – Ahlspiess
    • 2113 – Novice Shield
    • 2123 – Orleans's Server
    • 2124 – Thorny Buckler
    • 2125 – Strong Shield
    • 2416 – Novice Shoes
    • 2512 – Novice Manteau
    • 2514 – Pauldron
    • 13004 – Cowardice Blade

    *If time permits, I will continue auditing the remaining boxes and items to remove anything else that was not intended to be on the server.

  4. New Features & Events

    • Endless Cellar added! Enter the same way as Endless Tower—check the NPC Cellar Protection Stone of the map. At the same location as the NPC Tower Protection Stone. Go talk to Captain Janssen on @warp alberta,214,77. Cost of Endless Cellar is 1B in Zeny and the cooldown period is 7 days.
    • WoE Kill/Death Tracker NPC added near the Crack the Password NPC in Prontera.
    • New NPCs added to Comodo and @go 28 by player request.
    • Break the Emperium Instance added! Test how fast you can break the Emperium. Might become a timed event with prizes in the future. Located on @warp prontera,130,159
    • MVP Speed Run Instance added! Defeat 10 random MVPs with no loot drops. Fastest party or solo player may receive a reward. Limited to 2 runs per day per Geapard ID. Located on @warp prontera,164,171. Fastest party receives 50 Easter coins, otherwise randomly receive 50 RBs or 1 skull coin.
    • Clucker Event added to bring more variety. Random rewards include Uber Coins or U Accessory Box. GM Activation required and you can join by warping to @warp prontera,153,163. Test your luck and click on the chicken until the lucky get the prize
    • Bomb Poring Event added for GMs to activate. Rewards include Gasha Coins and offers more GM-player interaction. GM Activation required...GM Commands to active the events is @startbombring or @stopbombring. Players can join using the command @joinbombring
    • Kitty Girl NPC added outside WoE castles. Charges 65M zeny to heal and grant 3 minutes of Full Protection + 1 minute of Agi/Bless, as a zeny sink for the economy. Locations of the Healr and buffer NPC: sch_gld,149,101
      prt_gld,227,124
      aru_gld,95,38 prt_gld,130,56

    Seasonal Quest items Updated with April Items Check out the NPC on moc_para01,49,185 for the seasonal bunny scarf for easter :). One of the requirements are Easter Coins... Current ways to get Easter coins 1) Endless Cellar 2) MVP Speed Run 3) GM Event - Red and Green Light Event 4) GM Event - Clucker 5) GM Event - Bombring Event Under work 1) Add exclusive costumes for the Zeny Gashapon 2) Come up with an event for Easter 3) Come up with an event for 4/20

Check this out to see the mobs that are spawn on the Endless Cellar


March 2025 Update


February 2025 Update



January 2025 Update

Patch Notes for January
  1. New GM Reward NPC
    • Added an NPC to help distribute rewards that the Head GM cannot trade directly.
  2. Race to Level 99 Event
    • Scripts for a Race to Level 99 event have been added to prepare for upcoming activities.
  3. Broken link NPC
    • Players with +10 Little Devil Horn, +10 Emperor Helm, or +10 Scarlet Helm can now enchant their weapons for one extra stat:
      • Stat Options:

        +10 Str

        +10 Agi

        +20 Vit

        +10 Int

        +10 Dex

        +20 Luk

      • Cost: Enchant or reset for 500M Zeny.

      • Unlocking: Complete a quest from the Super Mighty Disciple.

      • Disciple Location: @warp louyang162 176

      • Sage Location*: @warp louyang154 175

  4. Automated Battlegrounds
    • Enabled 3v3 and 5-man FFA modes.
    • These modes activate and deactivate automatically at specific times to prevent bot farming.
  5. Secondary Broken link
    • Added a new macro check system that can be enabled for specific mobs and maps.
    • GMs now have a command to manually trigger macro checks for players reported for suspected AFK farming.
  6. WoE Rewards Box
    • Added a "WoE Rewards Box" for guilds that conquer castles during WoE.
    • Contents: Random items such as RBS (10–100), Ygg Seed Box, Slim Potions, Mithril Coin, Platinum Coin, and a 1% chance for a Mystical Card Album.
    • Note: This does not replace castle loots and only applies to the conquering guild.
  7. PvP/Go 15 Improvements
    • Added a 45-second Auto FP debuff upon entry.
    • Spawn points are now randomized (5-15 cells from original point).
    • Removed warp to the castle in Go 15 to improve gameplay and prevent camping.
  8. Halloween Event Update
    • The Halloween Event is officially over, but you can still exchange Halloween Candies PvP/Go 15 Improvements with the Spooky Merchant for rewards.
    • Location: @shop or @warp xmas_in,163,111.
  9. Broken link Quest
    • Added quests for [C] Broken link in the Quest Room (2nd floor of @newb).
    • Wings Available: Green, Orange, Pink, Purple, Grey, and Red.(See Below)
    • Requirements:
      • - 1x Mythic Angel Wings (ID: 19632)

        - 1000x Feather (ID: 949)

        - 20x corresponding Dyestuff

        - 2x each of Omega, Alpha, and Arch Angel Wings

        - 300x Rookie Badge

        - 2x Mithril Coin

  10. New Broken link
    • Introduced an improved player-bound guild pack to support new guild members.
    • This pack is non-tradable and exclusive.
  11. Paladin Skill Fix
    • Modified the Devotion skills
    • Paladins no longer need to re-toggle Devotion for Defender to function properly.
  12. MVP Spawn Adjustment
    • MVP spawns are no longer reset after a server restart or crash.
    • If an MVP was killed prior to the restart, only the tombstone will appear, and the MVP will respawn based on its original timer. Hopefully this works correctly.
  13. January 2025 Promotion is LIVE!
    • Take advantage of our January 2025 Promotions!
    • Broken link

Mythic Angel Wings

Wing Color

Super Mighty Sage's Enchantment

Macro Check System

Guid Pack


2024

Release notes for 2024 are posted in the Discord #updates channel.


2023

Month Updates
August Discord migration for future Release Notes
July 2023-07-02 Update
April 2023-04-07 Update

2022

Month Updates
October 2022-10-01 Update, 2022-10-02 Hot Fix, 2022-10-08 Update
March 2022-03-18 Update
February 2022-02-07 Update, 2022-02-11 Update, 2022-02-27 Update
January 2022-01-06 Update, 2022-01-28 Update

Our official Forum was deprecated in October 2022. All release notes are now posted on Discord.


2021

Month Updates
December 2021-12-02 Update, 2021-12-13 Update
October 2021-10-01 Update, 2021-10-27 Update
September 2021-09-27 Update, 2021-09-29 Update
August 2021-08-04 Update
July 2021-07-11 Update, 2021-07-26 Update
June 2021-06-03 Update, 2021-06-24 Update
May 2021-05-10 Update
April 2021-04-30 Update
March 2021-03-01 Update, 2021-03-08 Update, 2021-03-15 Update
February 2021-02-01 Update, 2021-02-08 Update, 2021-02-15 Update, 2021-02-22 Update
January 2021-01-09 Update

2020

Month Updates
December 2020-12-06 Update, 2020-12-19 Update
November 2020-11-10 Update, 2020-11-23 Update
October 2020-10-02 Update, 2020-10-13 Update, 2020-10-27 Update
September 2020-09-04 Update, 2020-09-11 Update, 2020-09-22 Update
August 2020-08-07 Update, 2020-08-17 Update
July 2020-07-03 Update, 2020-07-13 Update, 2020-07-24 Update
June 2020-06-05 Update (Server Launch), 2020-06-13 Update, 2020-06-20 Update, 2020-06-26 Update

Where to Find Updates

Join our Discord server and check the #updates channel for the latest release notes and patch information!