Design Notes

September 08, 2026

My Birthday Limited Event!

My Limited Event is active!

Come get your Limited Event Tokens!

Read more for all the details!

Event Details:

 /join Yoshino to Participate!

• Daily Quest for 2 tokens availble
• Old.. squishy? Undead and gross enemy to be faced?!?

Starting Time:

• September 8, 2026
• 4PM EST

Ending Time: 

• September 11, 2026
• 7PM EST (Or whenever the release is ready that day)

July 29, 2026

Same Game, New Client Features

Or I WOULD LIKE TO SAY...

Over the last 2-3 weeks, we've been previewing and soft rolling out the upcoming client update and additions, which includes a long awaited request by many (including myself), monster drop tables in game! Now what went wrong? Find out more in this post!

So, if you've been living under a rock or avoid social media like the plague - I teased our next quality of life feature a while back, Monster drop tables viewable in game. While preparing the next game client to be avilable for another round of public testing, we've also been doing a flashplayer update from fp9 to fp32 which opens up the door to adding more features long term and improvements under the hood. Sounds simple and easy enough, hit flash player update button, bing bang bosh, it's all updated and the monster drop tables are working! We quickly learned that with the addition of monster drops and flash player updates, major core elements of the game had to be rebuilt, recoded, and just wasn't possible to maintain their original elements such as the font engine.

The Good

• Monster Drop list worked! (They won't show any secret rarity items)
• Tonic and Elixir Bugs and changes also worked!
• Party desyncing bugs were taken care
• Font Engine updated (Sorry, certain named individuals)
• Flash Player 32 worked for some users! Performance was also slightly increased

The Bad

• Few People weren't loading when restarting their games
• 99,999,999 gold on User interface (occuring randomly?)
• EXP Bar wasn't calcuating the right amount of EXP for people
• Guilds disappeared for a bit (People were still in them, just couldn't coordinate with their guild members)
• Cutscenes weren't loading properly (Stuck at 99%)
• Map backgrounds broke when smooth background wasn't enabled resulting in graphical glitches

So what's next?

Our current plan is to fix all the bad of course! But in the process, we're also updating how the game loads everything to accommodate the new flash player version with changes so it'll take a bit more time then expected. We plan on doing some more soft roll outs of the newer client with the fixes in the next coming weeks as well.

How do I know I got the newest client when it's available?

You'll be able to know if you received the newest client randomly when you look in your Options Menu and see a version higher than 3.11. Not everyone may receive it during the tests as we've also been taking it down and reverting people's games back to 3.11 before certain issues become widely apparent.

If you experience anything ａｂｎｏｒｍａｌ, make sure to send a bug report!

Well, that's all I have to write about, thank you for reading my post. You did read it all, right?

June 10, 2026

Rarity Change Updates

Rarity Change Updates & More!

Read on to see additional changes to Rarity and specific questions and concerns answered here!

This is a continuation to the previous Design Note Post from 2 weeks ago which can be read here

Oookay, where do I begin! In addition to the previous rarities mentioned, we've now added an additional one being added.

• Infinity [NEW] (Items from Infinity which was obtained during the Tech Demo,Alpha,Beta)

Surprise Questions and Answers!?

Been getting a few questions so this is the best way to answer some of them! 

Q: The items show up as 'Common Rarity' in game - why is that?
A: That's the placeholder rarity showing. Their actual rarity will show up in a future client update. 

Q: Why can't I use a KBIoDA on the Hourglass Pet, Corrupted Chronomancer, Underworld Chronomancer?
A: Due to the nature of the mentioned classes and pet being locked behind needing the badge to fully perform by grabbing the consumables from the shop, it was decided to make these items not obtainable in the pool anymore.

Q: I spent an IoDA on a Collection Chest Pet, can I get a refund?
A: All Collection Chests are subject to the No Undo rule. These chests offer multiple items worth thousands of ACs, not just a single item, so if they are chosen even with a KBIoDA, you will not be able to refund, return, undo or exchange them.

Q: There's an item that isn't available for KB but I think should be! Where do I request it to be added?
A1: Send us a message on socials like X/Facebook Comments or through Kickstarter messeges and we'll try to get back to you.
A2: Here's already a few items that do not meet the qualifications for KBIoDA. Lair,Bride,Groom.
A3: We've recently changed the Unlucky Skeleton Key and are still currently reviewing other items for eligibility.

ok, that's all I have to yap yap about. Thank you for reading one of muh posts.

Yoshino tl;dr - new rarity, items rarity changed, collection chests get no undo.

May 27, 2026

Rarity Updates

Rarity Changes & More!

Read on to see what's happening with Rarities and additiona item changes!

Over the years, we had these main rarities as our main rarites:

Unknown, Common, Weird, Awesome, 1%, 5%, Boss Drop, Secret, Junk, Impossible, Limited Time, Artifact, Crazy, Expensive, Rare, Epic, Seasonal, Seasonal Rare*, Event, Event Rare**, Epic, Import Item***, Event Item, Super Mega Ultra Rare, Collector's Rare, Legendary Item

With some recent changes and the new addition of the exclusive KBIoDA(Kickstarter Benevolent Item of Digital Awesomeness), we've decided to add in a few more rarities and change the names to some, here's a list of the new or renamed ones. Lots of items will be updated to fit under these new rarities over the upcoming weeks as well.

• Champion Rarity [NEW] (End-Game Items that must be earned or is available via KBIoDA)

• Import Item --> Verification Shop (Anything from the /Tower Verification shops for Guardian, Dragonlord, StarLord. They will not be available for IoDA or KBIoDA)

• Collector's Rare --> Collector (Anything Heromart Related)

• Founder [NEW] (We added this exclusively for Founder items, people who've supported us from 2008. Much <3 to them! They're only available via KBIoDA)

• Benevolent**** [NEW] (New category exclusive for Kickstarter Sponsors with their new KB Ticket. This pool contains specific Items that are not available in the normal IoDAs pool.)

• Achievement Tracker [NEW] (All the items from the Achievement tracker (Years Played, Membership, ACs) will be under this rarity. They will not be available for IoDA or KBIoDA)

• Upgrade Pack [NEW] (Our monthly upgrade packs and the old oens will be under this category. This also includes the rare upgrade packs items will be available for normal IoDAs)

• Limited Quantity [NEW] (All LQS Items that are rare or Limited Rare will be set to this new rarity which is available for IoDA. Previous Legendary tagged LQS Items have been changed to Benevolent Tier.)

• Frostval Gifting [NEW] (Items from Chilly's Frostval Donation Event along with the Gifting items. They're not available for IoDA or KBIoDA.)

• Super Mega Ultra Rare --> Super Ultra Rare (Items that are no longer available for one means or another. Many random or unintended items will often be here... LOOKING AT YOU, 150 ACs Melodia's Uniform <_< )

• Kickstarter Backer [NEW] (Items exclusive to Kickstarters Related Rewards. They will not be available for IoDA or KBIoDA)

• Custom Item [NEW] (Very few people will be seeing this rarity, but this is a tier for a item that's unique to a certain player. They will not be available for IoDA or KBIoDA)

* - We shifted away from using Seasonal Rare since it was a bit confusing and applied mainly during the yearly tagged era.

** - Event Rare is an odd one, it practically serves the same purpose of Rare in a way. 

*** - Never actually used this one as it was originally for items from the Portal/Master account system. Now though it's been repurposed and still keep it's original purpose. :D

**** - Message from Player Support: The following pets - Arcane Orb (Rare), Blood Orb (Rare), Primal Orb (Rare), Shadow Orb (Rare), have been added to this rarity. Reminder that they do not come with any quests.

ok, that's all folks. thank you for reading my rarity post.

Yoshino tl;dr - new rarities, items getting rarity updates, upgrade packs are now ioda-able

May 06, 2026

Server Lag & Instability Issue

Server Notice: Server Unresponsiveness (Lag!)

Read on to see what's happening with the servers instability and how we're trying to fix the issue.

We're aware of the issues occurring on Artix and Yorumi Server where the server gets unresponsive and all actions take longer to process. We've been making changes for the last 2-3 months to the server infrastructure for stability and performance starting with the Server PTR that occurred not to long ago.

As of April 23, 2026 - We've reduced the Server Cap of Artix back down to 1500 as we try to look into the lag occurring before we can increase the server cap on it like prior.

Why is there random server restarts outside of Friday?

Oh, so during the last few weeks as we looked into the server lag, Rhubarb has been changing things behind the scenes to try to prevent the lag and fix a bug that occurred a few weeks ago. Something about phantom players occurring in Battleon and appeared as online but wasn't really online... If you're reading this as soon as I posted, a restart occured which allowed us to streamlined some quest completion operations to see if that'd help reduce server lag.

Would you like more of these casual update posts? I'm not much of a writer so these are less professional and more laid back/fun write ups. Tweet at me or Alina or drop by the Discord, i'll see it since I lurk a lot. 

December 02, 2025

Chilly's Frostval Gifting Event

Event begins December 5th. Sign up Quest Now to Participate.

Chilly wants to help you and ALL the heroes of Lore have the merriest Frostval EVER, and he's back in Battleon NOW*! Complete his Gifting Participation quest so your character can give or receive AdventureCoins during our Holiday Gifting event. Read on for more details on the event and how it works.

What Is the Holiday Gifting Event?

One of the best parts of our videogame community is seeing heroes helping each other. Some help new players in-game, and many others will host activities, scavenger hunts, or do Artix Point giveaways on social media. We want to help bring that spirit of giving in-game.

During our Holiday Gifting event, you and your fellow heroes will be able to give and receive ACs from random players in-game. The event runs from December 5th through January 7th. Leaderboard prizes will be awarded on Jan 9th.

How to Participate

Complete Chilly's Quest on each account you want to participate in the event. Accounts must be level 30+ and have a confirmed email address* to opt in to the event. 

1. Log in and talk to Chilly in Battleon.
2. Complete Chilly's quest to take part in the event once it begins.
3. Return this Friday, December 5th for the event.

Once the event begins, you can receive or donate AdventureCoins.

• If you've received a donation, you'll see an in-game message the next time you log in or switch maps.
• To donate, talk to Chilly in Battleon. 
• To see how much you (or other players) have donated, you can check the leaderboard inside your account manager. 

*Need help confirming your email address? Check out the Support Page for help.

Frostval Gifting FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

How much can I donate or win per day?
There is no daily limit to how many times you can donate or receive a random AC Gift.

Can I choose who gets my donation? 
You cannot choose who gets your donation. In the spirit of the season, your gift will go to a random eligible hero. Make someone's day bright... even if you don't know who they are!

Are donation recipients totally random? 
It really is! The game will look for any eligible account on any server and will randomly choose who to give your prize to. You cannot specify which character will get your ACs.

What if I'm offline? 
The game will look for any account that was logged in within the last 24 hours. If you aren't online when you get a gift, it will still be added to your account the next time you log in.

What if I make a mistake and donate the wrong amount? 
The game will ask you each time if you’re sure you want to donate that amount. We cannot give refunds for incorrect donations, so please check and double-check before you hit the donate button and before you confirm the donation amount.

Does the amount of AC donated affect your merge coins received per donation? 
You can get a max of 1 Generosity Coin per day, awarded the first time you donate for the day. Every donation you make will contribute to your reward milestone total on the leaderboard. 

What if I pick the wrong item in the Generosity Shop? 
We cannot give refunds for Generosity Coin shop purchases, so please check and double-check before you spend a GC on an item in the merge shop. You cannot get your Generosity Coin back.

What are the reward tiers? Will they go rare?
Find more details on the reward tiers soon! Tier rewards will go rare, while the generosity shop gear is seasonal. 

Can dev, mod, or tester accounts participate in the event?
No. Team members' staff accounts can only give to other staff accounts. They will not appear on the public leaderboard.

Team members may have regular player accounts. Those are able to participate in the event, but have not received special / free bonuses and are exactly the same as other player accounts. 

September 09, 2025

Game News: September 8 - 14

Read on for the latest news and information

Stay up to date with details on the new releases, server boosts, daily login gifts, art previews, balance updates, and more in this week's game digest post.

This Week's Server Boosts

Monday: get 2x Class Points from battles 
Wednesday: get 2x EXP from battles and quests
Friday: get 2x Gold from battles and quests

Tuesday Update: Yoshino’s Birthday Event + leZard Man Returns!

No, my birthday didn’t just cause an eclipse and the possible end times… I think? Crikey! Head over to /Yoshino and defeat whatever shows up there. Also, leZard Man returns to Battleon for the lunar eclipse on September 7th, and the solar eclipse on September 21st! Both Battleon and Battleontown will be updated to their eclipse versions, so everyone can enjoy the sight.

Wednesday: Double EXP

Get double EXP from battles and quests until Friday!

Thursday Resource Boost: Legion Token + Rib 

Legion Token: Get double rewards from select Legion Token quests and a chance of 2x Dark Unicorn Rib drops from Binky all week long. More details

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

Story: TBA
Rewards: TBA
Shop: TBA
Extra: TBA

Weekend Gift Drops

Saturday: TBA
Sunday: TBA

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

January 06, 2025

Class and Combat Dev Blog #4

Year-In-Review 2024

Wow, it's been a while since the last one! 2024 was an interesting year for development on classes, combat, gameplay, and balancing. Now that we're in 2025, it's time to share some of our thoughts with you, and hear what you all think!

For our Dev Blog #4, I’d like to update you all on what the Class Team has done this year, how it has gone, and what we'd like to do going forward. Let’s talk about them!

Get all the details in the full post here.

December 06, 2024

Chilly's 2024 Frostval Gifting Event

Give the gift of holiday cheer by Donating ACs to your fellow Heroes

One of the best parts of our videogame community is seeing heroes helping each other. Chilly is here to help you spread cheer and have the merriest Frostval EVER. Talk to him in Battleon to give AdventureCoins to your fellow heroes and unlock rewards for your generosity. Our Frostval Gifting event will run from December 6th - January 14th. Prize packs will be awarded later that week.

Talk to Chilly in Battleon. Once you complete his Event Participation quest, your character is ready to give or receive AdventureCoins! 

How to donate AdventureCoins to other heroes

Log in and talk to Chilly in Battleon. Choose to donate AdventureCoins, check out a list of all the generous Heroes who've donated, or see the items in the Generosity Coin Merge Shop. 

• Choose from a list of donation amounts. 
• Confirm your choice. 
• Click the confirmation button and the game will choose a random hero to receive your gift! 

Donate to a single Hero: Choose from 250, 500, 1000, 1500, 2000,  5000, or 10000 AdventureCoins

Donate to multiple individuals at the same time:

• 20,000 AC Multi-Gift: 10 heroes get 2,000 ACs each
• 8,000 AC Multi-Gift: 8 heroes get 1,000 ACs each

NOTE: we cannot refund your donation. You'll see a pop-up asking if you're sure you want to donate the amount you choose. Check and double-check before hitting the "confirm" button.

Generosity Coins & Merge Shop

Get one Generosity Coin the first time you donate each day. Any amount qualifies, and every donation you make counts toward unlocking additional rewards once the event ends.

Donation Rewards

• Spend your Generosity coins or save them up to get gear from the seasonal merge shop.
• All donators will unlock additional rewards just for donating. The more you donate, the more rewards you'll unlock!
• You can see a list of the top 1,000 donators in your account manager here. 

Donation Reward Tiers

The more AdventureCoins you donate to other players, the more rewards you'll unlock! Everyone that meets the reward tier goal will get the prize.

Notes about this year's rewards and tiers:

Frostval Gifting Rewards

Chilly always likes rewarding generosity. That's why he has exclusive rewards for heroes who donate to others. There are two types of rewards: Generosity Coin Merge Shop items + Donation Reward Packs.

Generosity Coins + Merge Shop

The first time you donate each day, you'll automatically get a Generosity Coin. Spend the Coins in the Merge Shop to get exclusive gear.

Generosity Coin Prices

• Classes: 10 GC
• Armors: 2-3 GC
• Helms: 1 GC
• Capes: 1-2 GC
• Weapons: 1-2 GC
• Pets: 2 GC
• Fancy/Special: 2-3 GC

The shop gear is seasonal, so if you can't get everything you want this year, you'll have another chance next year! This year's Generosity Coin merge shop also has a wider selection + variety of items, based on your feedback after last year's event.

Every time you donate ACs to a random Hero, it will contribute to your donation total. The more you donate, the more rewards you'll unlock!

Donation Reward Packs

Every time you donate ACs to a random Hero, it will contribute to your donation total. The more you donate, the more rewards you'll unlock!

Tier 7: 100,000 ACs Donated

• Sabretooth Chimera Warrior armor set
• Festive Safiria & Constantin Companions Pet (Hero-sized, includes Hair + Armor customizers)
• Festive Safiria Companion pet (Hero-sized)
• Festive Constantin Companion pet (Hero-sized)
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 6 
• All new Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 7 Frostval 2024 Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Concept art for the armor here

Tier 6: 75,000 ACs Donated

• High Octane Agility Racer (checkered mount armor, color-custom)
• High Octane Race Fan (checkered regular armor, color-custom)
• Raceway Outfit Armor (unchecked regular armor, color-custom)
• High Octane Agility Racer set accesories + house items
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 5 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 6 Frostval 2024  Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Preview the set here

Tier 5: 50,000 ACs Donated

• Polar & Frigid Permanence armor sets + house items
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 4 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 5 Frostval 2024  Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Preview the sets here and here

Tier 4: 25,000 ACs Donated

• Apocalyptic Desert Warrior set + house items
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 3 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 4 Frostval 2024  Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Preview the set here

Tier 3: 10,000 ACs Donated

• Winter Night House (winter version of existing in-game map)
• Bank functionality*
• Armor & Hair Customizer*
• All item rewards from Tiers 1 - 2 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 3 Frostval 2024  Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

Vote in-game, on Twitter, or on Discord to help choose which map will be turned into the Winter Night house in this weekend's new poll!

* These are not locked to owner-only

Tier 2: 5,000 ACs Donated

• Frostval Ballyhoo Hero-Sized Companion Pet
• Frostval Ballyhoo armor set
• Companion Pet has a quest to unlock the House Item**
• All item rewards from Tier 1 + Generosity Coin Merge gear
• Tier 2 Frostval 2024  Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

** The quest is not locked to owner-only, so you can /party up with all your friends to get the reward... even if they don't have the pet.

Tier 1: 1,000 ACs Donated

• Frostval Sepulchure & Baby Gravelyn Bank Pet (Hero-Sized Sepulchure carrying Baby Gravelyn)
• Tier 1 Frostval 2024  Gifting character page + Book of Lore badge

All donators: 250 ACs Donated

• Frostval 2024 Gifting character page

In addition to their exclusive prize packs, any hero that donates at least 5,000 ACs will automatically unlock all of the 2024 merge shop items in their Book of Lore badge shop at the end of the gifting event.

List of Top Donators

To recognize their generosity, we've got a list of the Top 1,000 Heroes who've donated during this event on our Frostval 2024 AC Gifting Event page. You can see that inside your account manager here. 

Want to donate anonymously? Hide yourself from the leaderboard! 
Last year, we added the option to hide yourself from the top donators list. That way, those who prioritize their privacy can still be generous without calling attention to themselves.

Frostval Gifting FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

What are the requirements to donate a gift?

• Complete opt-in quest (requires level 30+ and a confirmed email address)

What are the requirements to receive a gift?

• Account at least 2 weeks old
• Online in last 24 hours
• Complete opt-in quest

How much can I donate per day? 
There is no limit to how many times you can donate each day. (There is a limit on how many upgrade packs an account can buy each day.)

How much can I win each day? 
There is no limit to how many times in a day you can receive a random AC gift.

Can I choose who gets my donation? 

Nope! In the spirit of the season, your gift will go to a random eligible hero. Make someone's day bright... even if you don't know who they are!

Can staff accounts get on the top donators list or give to players? 
Nope! Team members' staff accounts can only give to other staff accounts. They will not appear on the public list. Team members' normal (regular player/non-staff) accounts can give to other players and may appear on the top donators list.

How will I be notified if I get a gift? 
You'll see a message when you login if you've received a gift since your last login note

What are the reward tiers? Will they go rare?
Find more details on the reward tiers next week! Tier rewards will go rare, generosity shop gear is seasonal.

How long will this be available? 
Through January 9th, prizes to be awarded later on that week.

Does the amount of AC donated affect your merge coins received per donation? 
You can get a max of 1 Generosity Coin per day, awarded the first time you donate for the day. Every donation you make will contribute to your reward milestones total.

So, is this REALLY totally random? 
It really is! The game will look for any eligible account on any server and will randomly choose who to give your prize to. You cannot specify which character will get your ACs.

What if I'm offline? 
The game will look for any account that was logged in within the last 24 hours. If you aren't online when you get a gift, it will still be added to your account the next time you log in.

When do I get notified? 
There are currently a few ways of being notified you received a gift: when doing battles or switching maps in-game, or when you log in. 

What if I make a mistake and donate the wrong amount? 
The game will ask you each time if you’re sure you want to donate that amount. We cannot give refunds for incorrect donations, so please check and double-check before you hit the donate button and before you confirm the donation amount.

What if I pick the wrong item in the Generosity Shop? Can I get my Generosity Coin back? 
We cannot give refunds for Generosity Coin shop purchases, so please check and double-check before you spend a GC on an item in the merge shop. 

Can I see how much I've donated, or how much I've received? 
Yes! Log in to your account manager to see your gifts and what you've given.

November 29, 2024

Chilly's 2024 Frostval Gifting Event

The Event begins December 6th. Signup Quest Now Available.

Chilly wants to help you and ALL the heroes of Lore have the merriest Frostval EVER, and he's back in Battleon NOW! Complete his Gifting Participation quest so your character can give or receive AdventureCoins from other heroes once our Holiday AdventureCoin Gifting event begins this Friday. The seasonal Generosity Coin merge shop is ALSO back, for anyone looking to spend last year's coins now. Read on for more news about what the event is, how it works, and what to expect.

One of the best parts of our videogame community is seeing heroes helping each other. Some help new players in-game, and many others will host activities, scavenger hunts, or do Artix Point giveaways on social media. We want to help bring that spirit of giving in-game.

How to Participate

1. Complete Chilly's quest to participate in the event

Choose which of your accounts can receive donations by having them complete Chilly's Quest (or not). 

Quest Requirements:

• Account is level 30+
• Confirm your email address 

Need help confirming your email address? Check out the Support Page for more exact steps.

2. Log in and talk to Chilly

Once the event begins on December 6th, your character will be ready to give or receive AdventureCoins!

Frostval Gifting FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

What are the requirements to donate a gift?

• Complete opt-in quest

What are the requirements to receive a gift?

• Account at least 2 weeks old OR donate ACs
• Online in last 24 hours
• Verified email
• Complete opt-in quest

How much can I donate per day? 
There is no limit to how many times you can donate each day. (There is a limit on how many upgrade packs an account can buy each day.)

How much can I win each day? 
There is no limit to how many times in a day you can receive a random AC gift.

Can I choose who gets my donation? 

Nope! In the spirit of the season, your gift will go to a random eligible hero. Make someone's day bright... even if you don't know who they are!

Can staff accounts get on the leaderboard or give to players? 
Nope! Team members' staff accounts can only give to other staff accounts. They will not appear on the public leaderboard. Team members' normal (regular player) accounts can give to other players and may appear on the leaderboard.

How will I be notified if I get a gift? 
You'll see a message when you login if you've received a gift since your last login note

What are the reward tiers? Will they go rare?
Find more details on the reward tiers this Friday! Tier rewards will go rare, while the generosity shop gear is seasonal. New gear will be added this year.

Notes about this year's rewards and tiers:

How long will this be available? 
Through January 7th, prizes to be awarded on Jan 8th.

Does the amount of AC donated affect your merge coins received per donation? 
You can get a max of 1 Generosity Coin per day, awarded the first time you donate for the day. Every donation you make will contribute to your reward milestones total.

So, is this REALLY totally random? 
It really is! The game will look for any eligible account on any server and will randomly choose who to give your prize to. You cannot specify which character will get your ACs.

What if I'm offline? 
The game will look for any account that was logged in within the last 24 hours. If you aren't online when you get a gift, it will still be added to your account the next time you log in.

When do I get notified? 
There are currently a few ways of being notified you received a gift: when doing battles or switching maps in-game, or when you log in. 

What if I make a mistake and donate the wrong amount? 
The game will ask you each time if you’re sure you want to donate that amount. We cannot give refunds for incorrect donations, so please check and double-check before you hit the donate button and before you confirm the donation amount.

What if I pick the wrong item in the Generosity Shop? Can I get my Generosity Coin back? 
We cannot give refunds for Generosity Coin shop purchases, so please check and double-check before you spend a GC on an item in the merge shop. 

Can I see how much I've donated, or how much I've received? 
Yes! Log in to your account manager to see your gifts and what you've given.

October 16, 2024

Game News: October 14 - 19

Read on for the latest news and information

Stay up to date with details on the new releases, server boosts, daily login gifts, art previews, balance updates, and more in this week's game digest post.

Monday: Double Rep Boost

Get more reputation from quests until Wednesday!

Tuesday: Midweek Update

New Chaos Beast themed weapons dropping from the following monsters below!

/Venomvaults - Manticore

• 1 Whip

/Palooza - Pony Gary Yellow

• 1 Gauntlet

/Chaoscave- DracoWerePyre

• 1 Sword
• 1 Dagger

/Odokuro - O-dokuro*

• 1 Mace
• 1 Dagger

If you saw my tweet on Twitter, I mentioned /yokaigrave instead of Odokuro, whoopsies!

Wednesday: Double Class Points Boost

Get more class points from battles until Friday!

Thursday: Dark Spirit Orbs Boost

Get double rewards as you battle to create Sepulchure's DoomKnight Armor until October 23rd!

Friday Update Details

Read on for news about this weekend's new updates.

New Release: 16th Birthday Event of Doom, Pt 2
16th Birthday Gifts: Double Ultra Boss Drop Boost I (Ultra Ezrajal, Ultra Warden, Ultra Engineer, Ultra Avatar Tyndarius, Champion Drakath)
Collection Chest Update: Second shipment of 16th Birthday Collection Chest

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

Server Boost: Double EXP
Saturday: To be decided!
Sunday: To be decided!

Stay up to date with new release plans and boosts on the Artix Calendar and see what the latest Bug Fixes and Balance Changes are in their patch notes.

September 06, 2024

My Limited Event!

My Limited Event is coming up soon!

It's just around the corner! Read more for the details and the schedule.

Event Details:

/join Yoshino to Participate!

• Daily Quest for 3 tokens available!
• New deadly monster.. it's dark and scary.. o_o

Starting Time:

• September 10, 2024
• 5PM EST

Ending Time: 

• September 12, 2024
• 7PM EST

October 14, 2023

Friday, October 13th Play by Play

Yoshino writes another design notes?!

Haii everyone, Yoshino here! With the recent Friday the 13th release shenanigans that happened on the backend, I was given approval to reveal some of the inner works of it.

10/13/2023 - Yoshino's Friday Play by Play

11:00 AM Ghost loses electricity*, Yoshino is asleep, Reens checks in and offers to help with the cutscene for Ghost in case his power doesn't come back.

11:30 AM Yoshino still asleep, Alina (who is usually in meetings on Fridays before doing the marketing) begins making artsy things to help out, since Reens usually does a lot of the little art things on Fridays like doing the war meter and making it all pretty and thematical to the release. 

12:30 PM Ghost's electricity is restored, Darkon shares some progress to help Ghost along the cutscene, Yoshino is now online.

2:30 PM Teka suddenly vanishes. She's one of our lovely graphic designers. (I hope y'all wished her a happy birthday last month! <_<)

2:50 PM Alina's artsy things are finished for the war. 

3:00 PM Alina & Cylisse go over the items, making sure I didn't miss anything.

3:30 PM Teka's is now online. She also lost power for a bit but is now able to keep on working on our graphic designs for the release.

4:00 PM I start to look at all the classes that I'll have to change.

5:00 PM The War Meter breaks. That percentage isn't showing its correct value. I begin to call in Reens for help.

5:20 PM Ghost calls it potentially 1 hour until he's done.

5:30 PM Reens fixes the war meter for me. Day is saved, and release is looking to come out fairly soon** without any TM this time**

6:00 PM Finished making all classes to be AC Tagged. They wouldn't actually stay with their updated ac tag until the release is live.

7:30 PM I summon Immortal Joe to my castle to gimme all the details on things and we update the war meter with a small icon to signify Gravelyn's fate is in your hands! (She didn't have a small head icon during testing)

8:00 PM Ghost finishes his cutscene, We get it up and visible to the testers.

8:10 PM Cylisse notices Sigrid doesn't have any backhair in the cutscenes so she looks a lot older in them without it. This goes for all of the cutscenes made for the week so adjustments to them have to be made.

8:30 PM I begin to look at the GameMenu and change things in and out. 

8:50 PM All of the GameMenu images from Teka is done!

9:00 PM GameMenu is 90% done! Time to make sure the war is working as intended.

9:10 PM The War suddenly isn't increasing on turn ins. All turn ins are going into the void and not counting for war progress. Internal panic begins.

9:15 PM Alina pops in to my castle to speed things along and offer some assistance on things.

9:20 PM Rhubarb pops in and tells me 'you have this here and it should be like that.' and fixes the War Meter turn ins. The release is saved!***

9:30 PM We now head back to testing the war and realize that the buttons for reaching a certain percent aren't working anymore. It probably stopped working much earlier in the day when we fixed the war percentage.

10:00 PM Finalizing the release with the release testers, Alina took over doing Battleon for me. (send her much love)

10:30 PM Sudden shift in the air as I have to do a small rebuild of the map to get it working.****

11:00 PM We're 99% done! All I needed were images for the GameMenu. During all of this, there were a lot of gold moderator messages going on in the game from the Ghost of Alina.

11:09 PM Server shutdown timer initiated.

11:17 PM Players are in the map and the release is live! :D

* is forshadowing how the day will go. Just keep on reading, you'll see..
** It was an early release.. right? :D
*** Surely nothing can go wrong right past this point, right?
**** SURELY THIS IS THE LAST THING RIGHT?

Anyways, I'm going to go fly away now! Thanks for reading!

Alina's Post-Script

This was the first full-sized holiday event with Yoshino as the primary release builder and test lead*****. What that means is, starting on Tuesday, Yoshino began working with all of the pieces of each part of release (from Cylisse's script + quest text to the monster, map, and NPC art created by Crulon, Darkon, Snowvers, and Aciel... all the way to Reens, Ghost, and Darkon's cutscene files). Like a Master Clockmaker, they got all of the parts to fit together... and then move in time.

Once the release was assembled, in the middle of the week, Yoshino ran through it to catch the most obvious errors, then passed it off to testers to begin their run-through. At the same time, Yoshino worked with Immortal Joe (the game + balance designer) to make sure all of the merge shop reward****** recipes were accurate and the combat felt balanced. 

This is hands down the most complex, difficult role on the team. You need a thorough knowledge of how every part of the game fits together, a working knowledge of map coding and file assembly, and then trouble-shooting the files you've put together. You need a basic understanding of animation and how the sound engine works.

For the last year and a half, Yoshino has been steadily leveling up, "stealing" more opportunities to build releases, host live events, and cause all the good trouble. We knew this day would arrive, and as luck would have it (pun intended)... their first major release just happened to be on Friday the 13th.

... >_> ...

On a Friday the 13th where almost everything that COULD go wrong, did. And yet, through it all, Yoshino kept cracking jokes, solving problems, and getting things done. There's a reason we tapped Yoshino to step up into this role; aside from skill and dedication, they've got the heart to be a good lead. The post he wrote above shines a light on each of his team members, and none on himself.... Which is why this post-script was added.

It takes a team to make a game, and with luck, you come across the right people to help take that game to the next level. For over 1.5 years, Yoshino has been working on AdventureQuest Worlds, alongside Spider, Eht, Immortal Joe, Captain Rhubarb, Reens, and all our creators. I can't think of a better dev to step into Reens' role.

Both he and I, and the entire AQWorlds team, appreciate your patience as we battled the Doom Triad's clear efforts to prevent this release from launching. We all hope you enjoyed it, and please... for the love of Lore... finish this fight before Gravelyn's health meter reaches 0. 

***** Before this, Reens (who has worked on AQWorlds for 15 years in one role or another) is now focusing primarily on AQW:Infinity. She is still here to help out if Yoshino needs an extra hand, and is always available to answer questions.

****** Prior to assembling the release, Yoshino also worked on testing all of the collection and reward sets.

August 15, 2023

Tuesday, August 15th Updates

Ah-Goooose News!

Haaaaay everyone, Yoshino here! With so many players on so many different platforms, the team and I found that our information had become really scattered over the last few years. We began these "round-up" Design Notes posts to make sure everyone has access to all of the same info, no matter which platform you use! Read on to see what changed recently or have been added.

August 15th || New Valencia Hunt!

I heard Valencia in the /Museum map has something new for those who enjoy a l'il hunting. Few weeks ago*, we talked about adding star difficulty and now that has been implemented into Valencia's Museum Hunts.
Reward will be permanently available.

*If you're wondering why the date seems so recent, we've been updating that post with more information on our hunts as time goes on and changing the date as a 'last updated' indication. 

Gib badge pls?

Due to popular request, a character page badge for the Voice in the Sea World Boss** has been added!

How to get the character page badge:

• /join seavoice
• Talk to Tara's NPC and click on the "Badge Quest" button. (Requires full storyline progress) 
• Complete the Voice in the Sea Badge Quest (requires x1 Algal Bloom) to get your badge!

This quest will only be available until August 28, 2023.

**First character page Badge I created! Maybe more to come for other things?!? :D

A Message from Artix Support!

Anyone who brought the 'Ascended Cosmic Chaos' Ground Rune item when the pricing was 6,000 ACs have been refunded their ACs.

Battle? or Butter On!

Anywhoo, that's all I have in this roundup for today. Hopefully I have something in the works for next month, only time will tell! 👀👀👀

August 09, 2023

Wednesday, August 9th Updates

Aaaaaah-Gust News!

Haii everyone, Yoshino here! With so many players on so many different platforms, the team and I found that our information had become really scattered over the last few years. We began these "round-up" Design Notes posts to make sure everyone has access to all of the same info, no matter which platform you use! Read on to see what changed recently.

Recent Changes

The following issues should have been addressed:

• Canadian Flag Staff should no longer turn into the house item banner.
• We've streamlined the J6 storyline now so you won't be resetted back to the start of the storyline when you decide to shoot J6. (Have fun viewing both endings!)
• July Seasonal maps have reopened. They'll be closing at the end of this month.
  • This includes: Julyhub, Icestorm, Akibalight, Brightlights, Yokaistarriver
  • Don't forget to grab these rare house items before the end of the month
• Lavazard in Augusthub has been eating a lot of items. Our usual seasonal August drop items will now also drop from it.
  • MC Runty included! (Wait.. did the Lavazard eat him?!?)
• We've also changed a select few house items (R) versions to be rare as you can now flip house items.
  • This applies to: Immortal Crusader's Steed, Marble Merlion Fountain, Merlion Fountain