Design Notes

September 24, 2021

This Weekend: Booty-ful Treasure

Wheel of Doom merge shop + Treasure Chest Update

YARRRR! We are closing out our month of pirates, plunder, and puns with even MORE treasure! We've added the Ancient Wanderer gear to the Wheel of Doom Merge Shop and the Chaorrupted Pirate set now drops from Twilly's Treasure Chest quest along with over 215 other items. Read on for more information on how to obtain them all!

Find the following set items in the Wheel of Doom merge shop:

• Ancient Wanderer armor
• 8 Ancient Wanderer helms
• 2 Ancient Wanderer capes
• 6 Ancient Wanderer weapons

Open a Treasure Chest for a chance to get 1 of...

• 50 armors
• 55+ weapons
• 70+ helms
• 10+ capes
• or 3 house items (including the Altar of Caladbolg)
• Plus the new Chaorrupted Pirate set

Get your Free Wheel of Doom Spins

Everyone loves to get prizes... and that's why everyone in AdventureQuest Worlds will get at least one free spin on the Wheel of Doom per week.

• Members get one free spin a day while their upgrade is active
• All players get one free spin a week. 

Spin the Wheel, Collect Treasures, Choose Your Prize 

Each time you spin the Wheel of Doom, you'll get a Treasure Potion to spend in the Doom Merge Shop. Save up 1,000 and you'll be able to buy a Wicked Item of Donated Awesomeness. Each WIoDA lets you choose a rare or valuable item* straight from your account manager.

How to Claim your Prize

Make sure you have a confirmed email address attached to your game account, and then follow these steps:

1. Decide on the item you want
2. Log into your Account Manager
3. Click on the "Awesome Prizes" link on the sidebar
4. You'll see a list of the IoDA tokens you have available
5. Choose from a list of ALL the eligible item rewards  
6. You'll be taken to a verification page to confirm your choice

Redeem IoDA tokens to get even MORE bonuses

For each of the first six eligible IoDA tokens you receive , you'll get a FREE Bonus IoDA. The eligible tokens are the Ultimate, Epic, Platinum, Wicked  and Golden tokens. After that, you'll get a free Bonus IoDA for every 3 eligible IoDA you redeem, with no maximum stack. So if you have that dream set of gear you want to create... now you'll be able to.

After you redeem your...

• 1st IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
• 2nd IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
• 3rd IoDA, you'll unlock 1free bonus IoDA
• 4th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
• 5th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
• 6th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA

Then, for every 3 IoDA you redeem, you'll unlock another free bonus IoDA.

After you redeem your...

• 7th, 8th, and 9th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA
• 10th, 11th, and 12th IoDA, you'll unlock 1 free bonus IoDA

And so on. The 3:1 bonus IoDA ratio starts after you get your first 6 free BIoDA, regardless of when you received them. (Example: if you've redeemed a total of 21 IoDA tokens, you'll unlock 11 BIoDA total. The first 6 BIoDA at a 1:1 ratio, and then 5 more at the 3:1 ratio.)

* Exceptions include staff personal items, custom weapon contest prizes, HeroMart items, etc

Treasure Chests Details

There is a small chance to get a mysterious Treasure Chest as a reward drop when you battle ANY monster in-game. Have you found one yet?

Treasure chests are a fun - but completely optional - way to get exclusive items in AdventureQuest Worlds. The chests have a less than 1% chance of dropping from ANY monster in the entire game. Each one contains one of over 215 epic items that you can't get anywhere else (and the number will keep growing)!

• All of the items are 0 AC so you can store them for free 
• All of the items are non-member so you can use them forever

There's just one problem. You can't open the Treasure Chests without a Magic Key. The good news is that Twilly (the little red Moglin in Battleon) has a few extras and will happily sell you one for 200 ACs and open your chest for you.

Monthly Membership Perk Arrives Friday, October 1st

Members, log in and talk to Twilly this Sunday to claim your two FREE treasure chest keys! Collect treasure chests as you battle through Lore, then use the keys to open them for new free items. 

Want to get in on this?

Upgrade your AdventureQuest Worlds character with any membership package to unlock two free Treasure Chest Keys for each month the membership is active.

* We will begin updating the treasure chest rewards again on a regular basis, so if you've already collected all the gear... get ready to unlock more in the near future!

September 24, 2021

The Hollowborn Saga Begins

Chapter 1: Dawn vs Shadow

This weekend, log in as we begin a new story adventure exploring the background of a character you only think you know... Lae, First of the Hollowborn. Fight to save the villagers of a town where many of his brethren lived, died, and were reborn. The threat? A group of knights investigating rumors of a young girl possessed by a malicious spirit. The Dawn Vindicators dedicated to rooting out the evil and spreading their truth... at any cost.

This weekend, /join trygve to begin your adventure:

• Battle Dawn Vindicator Recruits and Soldiers
• Investigate rumors of their Liberator... and the abandoned children
• Discover more about the Glorybringers
• Uncover more about who (or what) the ShadowFiend is and what it REALLY means to be a Hollowborn

For the Dawn Vindicators seek to purge beasts of all forms from Lore in the name of our Master's lost love. When the last of the fiend's fall, the world will finally become the sacred garden it was meant to be. A garden for the human race. - Genevieve, Dawn Vindicator Flag Bearer

And don't miss the rest of this month's update. See the full release lineup here: AdventureQuest Worlds calendar.

Dawn Vindicator Gear

Whether you live in the light or prefer to fight through the shadows... we've got a host of new reward gear for you! Battle monsters and talk to Lae in /trygve this weekend to get seven all new armors and their accessories.

Monster drops:

• Blood Eagle and Rune Piglet pets
• Silver Vindicator Recruit gear
• Silver Vindicator Soldier gear
• Dawn Vindicator Lieutenant armor + helm

Merge shop:

• Dawn Vindicator Recruit gear
• Dawn Vindicator Soldier gear
• Dawn Vindicator Captain gear
• Dawn Vindicator Inquisitor gear

Plus... head to /buyhouse and check out Centaur 21 House Shop

• Village Cottage

Leaving Soon: mark your calendars

Don't miss out on your favorite limited time events, stories, and gear! 

September 30:

• Rare and seasonal item drops released between September 1st - 14th

October 1:

• Rare August Anime sets
• Rare Featured Gear Shop items released in September
• Brasilian Independence Day map + gear

October 8:

• TLaPD 2021 collection chest leaves

Daily Gift Schedule

Log in each day for a new server-wide reward item, boost, or drop rate increase. Bookmark the Daily Gift page to keep up to date with all of daily gifts! And don't miss the rest of this month's update. See the full release lineup here: AdventureQuest Worlds calendar.

Flash is Dead. AQWorlds lives on with the Artix Games Launcher!

Adobe, the maker of the Flash Player plug-in, stopped supporting Flash. But never fear! We built the Artix Games Launcher so you can continue playing AdventureQuest Worlds and your other favorite Artix Entertainment games.

Download the Launcher at artix.com/launcher, then log in and get back to battling right from your computer. No Flash Player or web browser needed.

September 23, 2021

AQW Client Update Patch Notes

Release Notes for AQW Game Client 2.003

The AQ Lite client features have been merged with the AQWorlds official game client and rolled live!

Top 10 New Features

• Auto-Untarget
• Battle Analyzer
• New Chat UI
• Class Actives/Auras UI
• Custom Drops UI
• Custom Keybinds
• Quest Pinner
• Reaccept Quest After Turn-In
• Smooth Background
• Travel Menu

List of Advanced Customization Options

Want to tailor your gameplay experience? Head to the Options menu and check out all of the different ways you can customize the AQWorlds game client.

Advanced Options Guide

Patch Notes

Read on to see the details of what's been added, fixed, and updated.

View Detailed Patch Notes for Test Client Releases

September 17, 2021

New 2021 Pirate Collection Gear

Unlock 270+ rare and seasonal items in our 2021 Prime Collection

Talk Like a Pirate Day is one of the most popular holidays in AQWorlds. Every year, Quibble Coinbiter returns with new pirate-themed gear from the past, present, and future for heroes who don't ask too many questions about where their loot originated. Get all of Quibble's 2021 Talk Like a Pirate Day collection gear, including over 230 items and a rare character page badge for 10,000 ACs! (over 100,000 ACs worth of gear)

This week's addition includes sets designed by the winners of our TLaPD 2021 suggestion contest, along with even more new gear for you to /equip and /battle with. Last week, we released the first part of the Talk Like a Pirate Day 2021 collection. If you bought the collection chest already, you'll automatically unlock all of this week's new items!

This year we have a VERY special collection chest. Because it is AQWorlds' 13th anniversary, we've created TWO collection chests: one 2021 event rares chest and a seasonal Chaos Saga Pirate chest.

The 2021 TLaPD Prime Collection Chest unlocks over 230 items, including:

• Exclusive Talk Like a Pirate 2021 Collection Chest pet to unlock the full collection shop
• Alchemical Naval Commander set
• Clawsuit Pirate Captain set (contest winner)
• SoulWeaver Naval Commander sets (contest winner)
• Captain Wary set (contest winner)
• Dread Pirate Captain set (contest winner)
• Bonebreaker Naval Commander set
• Fallen Naval Commander set
• Duality DeckHand of Nulgath set
• Scallywag Pirate of They set
• Glacial Naval Commander set
• Seven Seas Naval Commander armor + helms
• Queen Mary's Avenger set
• SkyGuard Naval Commander armor variants
• Alchemical Quibble Bank Pet
• Chaos Pirate Collection Chest (contains all of the Chaos Saga Pirate gear)
• Classic Pirate Quibble Quest Pet (with quest for exclusive character page badge)

The 2021 TLaPD Prime Collection also contains the seasonal Chaos Pirate Collection Chest, which includes:

• Mobius Naval Commander set: based on Escherion, the 1st Lord of Chaos
• Duality Pirate Captain set: based on Xing and Xan, the 2nd Lords of Chaos
• Chaos Dragon Pirate Captain set: inspired by Chaos DragonLord Vath, the 3rd Lord of Chaos
• Ruby and Emerald Yokai Pirate Captain sets: inspired by Yokai Isle, the 4th Chaos Saga area
• WerePyre-ate Captain set: inspired by Wolfwing, the 5th Lord of Chaos
• Discordian Naval Commander set: inspired by Discordia, totally the 6th Lord of Chaos
• Arboreal Pirate Captain set: inspired by Arcangrove, the 7th Chaos Saga area
• Sandsea Naval Commander set: inspired by Zhoom, your main ally in the the 8th Lord of Chaos Saga
• Horcish and Trollish Naval Commander sets: inspired by your allies in the 9th Lord of Chaos Saga
• Chronomancer Pirate Captain set: inspired by Iadoa, the 10th Lord of Chaos
• ChaosFang Naval Commander set: inspired by LionFang, the 11th Lord of Chaos
• Swordhaven Naval Commander set: inspired by Alteon, ruler of the 12th Chaos Saga area
• Eternal Dragon Naval Commander set: inspired by the Eternal Dragon of Time, the 13th Lord of Chaos
• Ahoyrion Quest pet (with quest for exclusive character page badge)

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive pets, all of the gear contained inside the 2021 TLaPD Prime Collection Chest shop will also be available to buy individually in Quibble's Event shop.

September 17, 2021

TLaPD 2021: Titanic Trouble

Battle for epic loot and to save the Water Titan

Avast, mateys! Log in this weekend as our 2021 Talk Like a Pirate holiday event continues with part two of our Dragon King vs Pirates story: Titanic Trouble!

Last week, your mission was to rescue the Prime Water Dragon, kidnapped by pirates in a plot to overthrow King Zelgarius, ruler of the Dragonlands! Now, with the Water Titan, Leviathanius, under Captain Scalebeard’s control, the Dragonland’s Capital is in danger!

Join forces with King Zelgarius and face the Water Titan and free it from Scalebeard’s control!

• Begin the adventure in /dragonpirate
• Continue the story in /dragoncapital

If you haven't checked them out yet, /join all our seasonal Talk Like a Pirate Day maps and battle for loot, booty, and adventy-ARRRRR!

• Tlapd
• Pirates
• Piratewar
• Hiddendepths
• Blazebeard
• Manacannon
• Kaijuwar 
• Heartofthesea
• cetoleonwar

And don't miss the rest of this month's update. See the full release lineup here: AdventureQuest Worlds calendar.

Loot, Pillage, and Plunder!

Monster drops:

• Regal Pirate Fleet gear
• Formal Pirate Fleet gear
• Man 'o War helms
• Lightning far0 battlepet (member-only)
• Ancient Treasure Chest house items
• Golden, Icy, and Chaos Pirate Ship houses
• and more!

Merge Shop gear:

• Diabolical Admiral gear
• Diabolical Officer gear
• Enchanted Regal Pirate Fleet gear (color-customizable)
• Enchanted Formal Pirate Fleet gear (color-customizable)

Battle monsters and the boss in the /dragonpirate map to collect all the pieces of the Lightning Pirate and Sea Serpent Warrior sets, plus unlock the color-custom pieces of the Thunderlight Pirate gear in the merge shop.

Leaving Soon: mark your calendars

Don't miss out on your favorite limited time events, stories, and gear! 

September 30:

• Rare and seasonal item drops released between September 1st - 14th

October 1:

• Rare August Anime sets
• Rare Featured Gear Shop items released in September
• Brasilian Independence Day map + gear

Daily Gift Schedule

Log in each day for a new server-wide reward item, boost, or drop rate increase. Bookmark the Daily Gift page to keep up to date with all of daily gifts! And don't miss the rest of this month's update. See the full release lineup here: AdventureQuest Worlds calendar.

Flash is Dead. AQWorlds lives on with the Artix Games Launcher!

Adobe, the maker of the Flash Player plug-in, stopped supporting Flash. But never fear! We built the Artix Games Launcher so you can continue playing AdventureQuest Worlds and your other favorite Artix Entertainment games.

Download the Launcher at artix.com/launcher, then log in and get back to battling right from your computer. No Flash Player or web browser needed.

September 10, 2021

Talk Like a Pirate Day 2021 Gear

Unlock 230+ rare and seasonal items in our 2021 Prime Collection

Talk Like a Pirate Day is one of the most popular holidays in AQWorlds. Every year, Quibble Coinbiter returns with new pirate-themed gear from the past, present, and future for heroes who don't ask too many questions about where their loot originated. Get all of Quibble's 2021 Talk Like a Pirate Day collection gear, including over 230 items and a rare character page badge for 10,000 ACs! (over 75,000 ACs worth of gear)

And for all you real-life rare hunters, this year we have a VERY special collection chest. Because it is AQWorlds' 13th anniversary, we've created TWO collection chests: one 2021 event rares chest and a seasonal Chaos Saga Pirate chest.

To celebrate, this year only the 2021 TLaPD Prime collection chest will include both the event rares + the seasonal Chaos Saga Pirate Collection gear. In future years, the Chaos Saga Pirate Collection would need to be purchased separately.

• Get the full 2021 TLaPD Prime collection for 10,000 ACs (that's over 75,000 ACs worth of gear) 
• The 2021 TLaPD Prime collection includes the 110+ items in the seasonal Chaos Saga Pirate collection
• Check Quibble's TLaPD shop in your game menu to buy individual items from the collection

The 2021 TLaPD Prime Collection Chest unlocks over 230 items, including:

• Exclusive Talk Like a Pirate 2021 Collection Chest pet to unlock the full collection shop
• Bonebreaker Naval Commander set
• Fallen Naval Commander set
• Duality DeckHand of Nulgath set
• Scallywag Pirate of They set
• Glacial Naval Commander set
• Seven Seas Naval Commander armor + helms
• Queen Mary's Avenger set
• SkyGuard Naval Commander armor variants
• Alchemical Quibble Bank Pet
• Chaos Pirate Collection Chest (contains all of the Chaos Saga Pirate gear)
• Classic Pirate Quibble Quest Pet (with quest for exclusive character page badge)

The 2021 TLaPD Prime Collection also contains the seasonal Chaos Pirate Collection Chest, which includes:

• Mobius Naval Commander set: based on Escherion, the 1st Lord of Chaos
• Duality Pirate Captain set: based on Xing and Xan, the 2nd Lords of Chaos
• Chaos Dragon Pirate Captain set: inspired by Chaos DragonLord Vath, the 3rd Lord of Chaos
• Ruby and Emerald Yokai Pirate Captain sets: inspired by Yokai Isle, the 4th Chaos Saga area
• WerePyre-ate Captain set: inspired by Wolfwing, the 5th Lord of Chaos
• Discordian Naval Commander set: inspired by Discordia, totally the 6th Lord of Chaos
• Arboreal Pirate Captain set: inspired by Arcangrove, the 7th Chaos Saga area
• Sandsea Naval Commander set: inspired by Zhoom, your main ally in the the 8th Lord of Chaos Saga
• Horcish and Trollish Naval Commander sets: inspired by your allies in the 9th Lord of Chaos Saga
• Chronomancer Pirate Captain set: inspired by Iadoa, the 10th Lord of Chaos
• ChaosFang Naval Commander set: inspired by LionFang, the 11th Lord of Chaos
• Swordhaven Naval Commander set: inspired by Alteon, ruler of the 12th Chaos Saga area
• Eternal Dragon Naval Commander set: inspired by the Eternal Dragon of Time, the 13th Lord of Chaos
• Ahoyrion Quest pet (with quest for exclusive character page badge)

Even more items will be added to the 2021 TLaPD Prime Collection chest next week, so keep an eye on the Design Notes for more news.

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive pets, all of the gear contained inside the 2021 TLaPD Prime Collection Chest shop will also be available to buy individually in Quibble's Event shop.

If you are a winner of our 2021 TLaPD set design contest, your free collection chests will be added directly onto the accounts you told us about once the release goes live.