#alpha-two-news | Ashes of Creation | Page 1

lost bone Oct 25, 2024, 12:08 AM

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This is the start of our Alpha Two Discord category!

To get more information about Alpha Two, including when tests are planned to start and how to download, see the article here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/preparing-for-alpha-two

lost bone Oct 25, 2024, 4:02 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> These channels have been unlocked.

EVERYONE can see these channels if they have the member role. Only those with Alpha Two can type in the category

lost bone Oct 25, 2024, 5:47 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We need a little more time to prepare Verra. Alpha Two realms will now planned to go live at <t:1729886400:F> <- Discord should show this in your local time

We appreciate your patience! flamingphoenix

candid mesa Oct 25, 2024, 6:19 PM

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@everyone Patcher will be coming back up momentarily.

lost bone Oct 25, 2024, 8:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> ICYMI - Alpha Two is LIVE! #news message

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There is NOT an NDA in place for Alpha Two. Feel free to talk about your experience, stream, share screenshots, etc.

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<@&1296581208184066129> If you're crashing a lot, we want more info to try to fix things.

If you're crashing often, please turn on "Enable GPU Crash Debugging" in your launcher. Having this on will take up more space on your computer.

You can also report more information here: https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/62010/bug-hunting-gpu-crashes-and-running-out-of-vram/p1

Ashes of Creation

[Bug Hunting] GPU Crashes and Running Out of VRAM

Hey all! We are looking for more information for players with high-end GPUs running out of VRAM.

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're aware of the display issues with the queue, where it's showing a low number (like 1), and jumping to be much higher. **The number your queue is showing you may not be accurate. **

Realms are getting slammed right now, and this is a display bug caused by that. We appreciate everyone for their patience, as we work to get everyone in game.

flat sorrel Oct 26, 2024, 12:06 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
🚨 We're aware of issues causing testers to be unable to connect.

The team is on the case and investigating now! 🕵️

flat sorrel Oct 26, 2024, 12:22 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
✅** The login issues have been resolved.**

You are free to carry on with testing 🫡

flat sorrel Oct 26, 2024, 1:40 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
The team has been made aware of long queue times and queue positions sitting at 1.

Thank you for your patience and for reporting bugs and concerns! aocphoenix

flat sorrel Oct 26, 2024, 2:18 AM

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Update on this ☝️

The team has an update planned for Saturday (<t:1729965600:D>) that should address some queue quirks.

For those of you sitting in queue for some time, especially at queue position [1] - This is due to volume. The specific servers being logged into are sitting at capacity and will work testers in as space permits. ❤️

We thank you for your patience during this busy first Alpha Two Phase One weekend! aocphoenix

sleek portal Oct 26, 2024, 11:40 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>

Players of Vyra - we're going to do a quick server reset to help folks stuck in the Ruins of Aela. This will start around <t:1729943100> and is estimated to take approximately 15 minutes.

*Note: This may not fully resolve the issue preventing folks from leaving the Ruins of Aela. If the bug persists, the team will investigate further. *

sleek portal Oct 26, 2024, 12:08 PM

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sleek portal <@&1296581208184066129> Players of Vyra - we're going to do a quick **server r...

Update for the players of Vyra - we've run into some technical issues during the server reset. The new ETA for resolution is now <t:1729947600> . Thank you for your patience and understanding while we squish some bugs! BongoStickBug

sleek portal Oct 26, 2024, 12:53 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Vyra is now online! Feel free to jump back into the game and thank you again for your patience. flamingphoenix

sleek portal Oct 26, 2024, 2:37 PM

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flat sorrel Update on this ☝️ The team has an update planned for Saturday (<t:1729965600:D...

<@&1296581208184066129> We are aware of the ongoing issue affecting queues on all Realms, and our development team is working to resolve it.

Currently, after experiencing a disconnect, existing characters may become stuck in an 'infinite' queue, which may display "position 1" for an extended period.

We will share more information with the community as soon as it becomes available. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience!

candid mesa Oct 26, 2024, 6:03 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers, we will be bringing down the servers in the next 15 minutes. Expected downtime is 2 hours. Please stay tuned for more updates. Patch notes of our fixes will be posted shortly. Thank you for your patience.

flat sorrel Oct 26, 2024, 7:35 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
🔃 You are now able to download today's update🔃

While you can download the update, you will not be able to log into realms quite yet. We will push another update as soon as realms can be logged into aocphoenix

10/26 Alpha Two Update Notes

Updated Player Queuing - Improved the queue system to now provide more reliable information to testers. (You should now see less sporadic positions in queue)
Server Crashes: Fixed multiple server crash issues to enhance stability.
Server Grid Improvement: Adjusted server grid boundaries to improve overall network performance.
Vendor Related Crash: Fixed a server crash issue that could occur during vendor interactions.
Player Movement Display: Updated how other testers' movements are rendered for a smoother visual experience.
** Durability Tooltip**: Resolved an issue where item durability was not shown on tooltips for certain items.
Alchemy Station Quest Marker: Fixed the quest marker for the "Sweat of Your Brow" quest to now correctly show where to process Wilted Snowdrop.
Processing Stations in Lionhold: Corrected an issue where processing stations in Lionhold were sometimes unresponsive.

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<@&1296581208184066129>
All realms are now back online

*Thank you for your continued patience and diligence during the first weekend of Alpha Two Phase One! Your testing and bug reports are imperative to making this game great! ThumbsUpTitan LETSVEKINGO *

flat sorrel Oct 26, 2024, 8:53 PM

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🚨 **We are aware of performance issues on specific servers across all realms.**🚨

(Areas such as Briarmoor Farms, Oakenbane Keep, Winstead, and more are affected by this issue. Players may experience poor performance or crashes here)

🕵️ **The team is investigating this now 💪 **

flat sorrel Oct 27, 2024, 1:12 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
🚨 The team is still investigating network issues affecting performance and stability on several servers across all realms. 🚨

🏗 We're actively working on a fix which you can expect in a few hours. We will update testers before realms go down with estimated downtime.

Once again, thank you for your patience as we squash some server bugs 💪

flat sorrel Oct 27, 2024, 3:41 AM

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🚨 We will be bringing down all realms <t:1730001600:R>. 🚨

This is to further investigate network issues and test server hotfixes 😤 💪

Estimated downtime: Around 3 hours

flat sorrel Oct 27, 2024, 5:59 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
Testing has been going well and realms will return <t:1730009700:R> +/-

A special thanks to the diligent PTR testers who followed directions, and helped us nail down key critical issues! Well done 💪

We discovered the bugs that needed to be squashed, which is great! However, it will take some additional time to fix these issues. Because of this, we will push the update live tomorrow.

This update should improve server performance, fix some weird NPC behaviors, and improve player movements. We'll have more details to share tomorrow, with the update. 😤 ✊

candid mesa Oct 27, 2024, 6:13 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers. Thank you for putting up with the server performance this last day or so. We have identified the issue with server performance and feel confident in the fixes. However, due to the deep nature of the problem this will take the design and network team all night to fix. We will chomp through this work and have a fix ready for a deploy in the morning. We appreciate your patience.

sleek portal Oct 27, 2024, 3:32 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're aware of the current issues that players are experiencing when trying to access the game. The development team is actively working on a resolution and we thank you for your understanding! 🫡

We will provide further updates once we know more information.

candid mesa Oct 27, 2024, 3:56 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We have discovered the issues with the login servers, standby for an update.

candid mesa Oct 27, 2024, 4:20 PM

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Our login portal is currently undergoing a DDoS attack, we are actively deploying mitigation strategies. Please standby for an update.

candid mesa Oct 27, 2024, 4:37 PM

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Update: We are still actively deploying mitigation strategies. We are receiving 250million+ requests per 5 minute to our services, and are in the process of responding. We will keep you updated.

Updated this is requests per 5 minutes^ not second

candid mesa Oct 27, 2024, 5:32 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We are slowly mitigating the attack with our defense infrastructure. You may experience some "You are banned" cloudflare messaging when attempting to auth into the launcher. This is to be expected while our defenses are up.

candid mesa Oct 27, 2024, 6:11 PM

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As an update: We have actively received 242m+ requests in the last 5 minutes and are actively challenging 219m of that traffic. We are making progress but will continue to update you.

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candid mesa Oct 27, 2024, 7:37 PM

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Update

We are still in the process of addressing the attack. Our DevOps, Web, Security and Core Services team are actively working to deploy additional mitigation strategies.

I will update you again within the next 90 mintes.

candid mesa Oct 27, 2024, 9:11 PM

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No additional information yet - We are still actively combating the attack. We are however making progress. This is a sophisticated actor. I will update again within the hour.

candid mesa Oct 27, 2024, 10:44 PM

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We are still in the process of actively responding to the attacks. I will check back in at 5pm pacific.

candid mesa Oct 28, 2024, 12:17 AM

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The team is still responding to the orchestrated attacks. There is a likelihood that we will not be bringing back the realms tonight. If this changes I will update you here either way within the next 2 hours.

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<@&1296581208184066129> We have currently brought the realms back up. Some of you will experience rate limiting as we block ranges of IPs, if you experience this you may continue attempting to log in.

Currently all North America is open to attempt connections. We will be expanding this shortly.

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Please standby as we continue to open additional regions.

candid mesa Oct 28, 2024, 1:03 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers, unfortunately we are continuing to experience redirected attacks against a number of our game and web services.

At this time we are going to suspend the remainder of this weekends testing in order to work on expanding our security responses with our partners at GCP, Cloudflare and OKTA.

We apologize for the inconvenience that this has caused. We will be working tonight and this week towards ensuring a better experience for testing next weekend.

Servers will be coming down shortly.

split trout Oct 28, 2024, 6:36 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> 🙌 The team would like to thank everyone who helped test over the weekend!

💪 We will have some big changes to improve stability and squash bugs for next weekend. Thank you all for joining us on this journey. We appreciate you! 🥰

candid mesa Nov 1, 2024, 1:06 AM

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Glorious testers, we’ve encountered a few last-minute issues that need fixing before our weekend test. As a result, we’ll be pushing our start time by 5 hours tomorrow, to 3pm Pacific time in order to ensure a smoother testing experience for everyone. We truly appreciate your patience and understanding, and we’ll keep you updated on any changes. Thank you for your continued support and dedication! 💪 🙏

candid mesa Nov 1, 2024, 9:24 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers, you may now update your patcher for today's testing momentarily.

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Servers are not yet up. There will be a brief patch update in the next 15-20 minutes.

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<@&1296581208184066129> If you are in lobby, you will need to restart to catch the latest patch. We expect a 30-45 minute delay for today's server start time. We are troubleshooting a connection issue.

lost bone Nov 1, 2024, 10:09 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Here are the Update Notes for Alpha Two, as we go into this weekend flamingphoenix

https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/62590/alpha-two-update-notes-november-1-2024/p1

We hope to have things ready for everyone soon to get this Alpha Two weekend started! We'll keep you all up-to-date here.

Ashes of Creation

Alpha Two Update Notes - November 1, 2024

Here is what's changed for Alpha Two since last weekend's test.

candid mesa Nov 1, 2024, 10:11 PM

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As you authenticate, you will notice additional cloudflare mitigation checks, this is due to active DDoS mitigation.

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<@&1296581208184066129> Servers are coming up. We are actively combating a DDoS attack, so you may see additional security provisions when attempting to login to the launcher or website. US Realms are coming up first.

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EU servers will be coming up shortly

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<@&1296581208184066129> Known issue, if you stay in lobby or character creator for more than 100 seconds, you will need to relaunch the game. Additionally, if you go back to lobby from game for any reason, you will need to relaunch the game completely. We will have a fix for this later tonight.

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EU servers are now up. Reminder, that we are actively mitigating a DDoS attack against our services, including web. During this, we are actively responding with our mitigation strategies, however you will experience intermittent connection issues while navigating through the login flow from launcher to server. Once within the game, you should be fine. But if you disconnect from any gameplay bugs, you will need to completely restart the game client. I will provide updates throughout the next hour. Right now we are actively mitigating 19 million requests per minute.

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<@&1296581208184066129> ^

candid mesa Nov 1, 2024, 11:53 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers, we are continuing to mitigate the on-going DDoS attacks against our services. In the last 5 minutes we have successfully challenged over 134 million bad actor requests out of 184 million requests across our environments.

As a side note, to those who are perpetrating the attacks, I would ask that you consider what our testers and development team are trying to accomplish with our weekend testing. To improve a genre we care for and love. We understand Ashes may not be a game for everyone, but ultimately gamers are one community. I would try to speak to you directly when I say; We are brother, we are same. ❤️

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If you are in the countries listed above, you may experience access issues as we continue to challenge the bad traffic to our services.

flat sorrel Nov 2, 2024, 12:37 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
There are currently issues with minotaurs, Kumot, and Tumok.

For the moment, interacting with minotaur and Tumoc in any way may cause your game to crash. I recommend avoiding minotaurs and Tumoc for the time being aocphoenix

flat sorrel Nov 2, 2024, 4:46 AM

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Friendly FYI 🤓☝️
After Alpha Two realms are brought down on** Sunday following the weekend’s test**, testers who do not have node resources and gold stored in their node will see their service buildings enter a state of Impending Disarray.

While in Impending Disarray, service buildings in your node will still be functional. However, the cost will be transferred to testers (instead of nodes) and will increase significantly to return the buildings to their fully operational state.

flat sorrel Nov 2, 2024, 5:44 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
If you’re encountering the error message, “An unexpected error has occurred while attempting to authenticate with Intrepid Cloud Services. Please try again later,” some testers have found that temporarily disabling their IPv6 settings resolved this issue. While this adjustment has been beneficial for some, results can vary, as others have noted it did not work for them.

The team is working on implementing a resolution for this soon. Thank you for your continued patience as we improve Alpha Two!

candid mesa Nov 2, 2024, 6:03 AM

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We are investigating an outtages

sleek portal Nov 2, 2024, 3:42 PM

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Good morning, glorious testers! flamingphoenix

We want to update you on some ongoing issues that are affecting gameplay, including performance hiccups, loading delays, and disconnects. Our development team is on the case, but we currently don’t have an ETA for when these issues will be resolved. Here’s what we’re looking into:

'Ghost Walls': Players may experience disconnects and crashes when crossing in-game area boundaries, often preceded by lag and desynchronization. Following a crash, some players are unable to access their characters.
Unreal Engine Crashes/Errors
Server Lag and 'Rubber Banding'
Various Connection & Loading Issues: Many players have reported the error "failed to retrieve character list."

We appreciate your patience as we work to squash these bugs! 🙏 We’ll keep you posted with any updates as soon as we have more information.

Thank you for your continued support! <@&1296581208184066129>

candid mesa Nov 2, 2024, 4:27 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Servers will be coming down momentarily for maintenance. Expected downtime is 2 hours.

candid mesa Nov 2, 2024, 5:06 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Updates in this morning patch -

Nerfed flying mount movement speed
Fix for citizen warehouse crash
Quest items now get removed when quest abandoned
Fixes for several introductory commission quest markers/locations
Added additional logging for server performance issues related to nav
Raised base mount health and added nameplates to your mount
Adjusted caravan to no longer dirty npc nav
Fix for cloth sim crash on client (this should fix crashes experienced while fighting enemies like Minotaurs, Tumok, Kumot, and others)
Adjusted cloth sim for horse tails
fixed many floating npcs around the world
added proper quest markers for some quests in samias hope
fixed gnasher smasher completion steps
raids no longer give quest completion progress, unless the quest is marked for raids
added dialogue path to retrieve discarded quest items without needing to abandon the quest
fixed sweat of your brow quest markers

candid mesa Nov 2, 2024, 5:45 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> You may now begin to update your patcher. Servers will be opening momentarily.

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Servers are coming up now

flat sorrel Nov 2, 2024, 8:20 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
Friendly FYI - At the moment, selling any glint to the commodity vendor will delete all of your money.
You can find more issues being added to the Known Issues list here: https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/61592/alpha-two-known-issues-list-read-me-first/p1

Ashes of Creation

📝 Alpha Two | Known Issues List - Read Me First! 🚨

Top Issues 🔸 Whenever you log out of the game or disconnect, you will need to completely close the game and relaunch to avoid issues 🔸 You will disconnect if you stay at character creation or the character select screen for over about 100 seconds 🔸 Please ensure you meet the minimum computer specifications for Alpha Two here.

candid mesa Nov 2, 2024, 9:42 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We are still investigating the server performance issues. We believe we have fixed some of the queue issues testers have been experiencing

candid mesa Nov 3, 2024, 5:06 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers, servers will be coming down for maintenance in approximately 30 min. Expected downtime is 2 hours.

candid mesa Nov 3, 2024, 6:40 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> maintenance has completed. Servers are back up

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Fixed issue where shaders would fail to compile
Addressed some server performance issues (we are still investigating performance issues with low server fps due to monster nav mesh getting dirtied)
Fixed issue where if you sell glint at hunters lodge it resets your gold to 0

candid mesa Nov 3, 2024, 9:19 PM

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Glorious testers, servers will be coming down in approximately 9 hours. At 10 pm pacific. We have a lot of fixes to get to this week ahead of the 8th. Thank you all for putting up with the bugs. We are gonna kick some ass this week and fix the biggest offenders of stability and performance issues. 🙏💪❤️🐛🐞

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<@&1296581208184066129> ^

lost bone Nov 4, 2024, 6:07 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Thank you for joining us for this Alpha Two weekend! All Alpha Two realms are coming down. flamingphoenix

Keep an eye on your email for a survey. The team working on enemy encounters would appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill this out, and your feedback helps us improve Ashes of Creation. Thanks!

lost bone Nov 7, 2024, 5:08 PM

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Welcome Alpha Two First Wave to this channel! While everyone can see this channel, only testers with access to <@&1296581208184066129> should be able to type here. First Wave people have been added.

Some quick info for everyone:

Phase I of testing will occur on weekends. Each weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. This information is in the article here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/preparing-for-alpha-two
That means this weekend of testing is scheduled to:
- START AT <t:1731088800:F>
- END AT <t:1731304800:F>
- Discord should show these times in your local time

We do NOT plan to wipe realms going into this weekend's Alpha Two test, but we are adding two fresh start realms for all testers that would like to start with a fresh slate. Here are the Discord channels for people who want to coordinate going into this weekend's test:

https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299156332804440179
https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299156454464552971
https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299156493660192769
https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1304128778037104725 (Fresh Start Realm)
https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299156934045208596
https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299156972163305522
https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299157004597596180
https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1304128827492139090 (Fresh Start Realm)
We may add additional realms, if they're needed

If you can't type in Alpha Two channels, but you have Alpha Two access (either access that started Oct 25, or First Wave that starts Nov 8) you may need to link your Intrepid Studios account to your Discord account. If you're logged into the website, you can do this here.

lost bone Nov 7, 2024, 9:06 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Mayors and Node Citizens: Going into this testing weekend, expect no changes for Mayorship on realms that were live last Alpha Two weekend. Mayors from last weekend will be mayors as this weekend's test starts.

For fresh start realms Castus (US) and Aeterna (EU) may the odds always be in your favor if you're running for mayor.

Look to Alpha Two Update Notes in the future, for details about how elections will work during future Alpha Two weekends.

flat sorrel Nov 8, 2024, 2:30 AM

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lost bone **Welcome Alpha Two First Wave to this channel!** While everyone can see this ch...

<@&1296581208184066129>
Friendly FYI for our new First Wave friends - While you can install the launcher for Alpha Two now, you may not be able to install the game client until the realms are up for this weekend's test

candid mesa Nov 8, 2024, 2:57 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> patcher will be opening momentarily.

lost bone Nov 8, 2024, 5:55 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> **We expect all Alpha Two realms to be opening momentarily. flamingphoenix **

We're excited to have EVERYONE join us for this Alpha Two weekend. As a reminder, we'll be keeping all testers up-to-date about what's going on during this test here in the #alpha-two-news channel.

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All Alpha Two realms are confirmed up. We're grateful for all of the testers joining us this weekend! flamingphoenix

Some quick info for everyone:

Alpha Two Update Notes - November 8, 2024 - See what's new for this weekend
Known Issues List
We plan to have downtime during the weekend, as we have fixes ready for issues testers report. We'll let you know when this is happening here in this channel
This weekend test is scheduled to end <t:1731304800:F> <- Discord should show this in YOUR local time

If you come across bugs while you test this weekend, please report these to us in-game. You can do this with the command /bug

If you're new to Alpha Two, you can see the guide for this here

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If you're getting "Player Permission Error. Code: 14" this is caused by you having too many characters.

Accounts are currently limited to a total of 10 characters, across all realms. If you have 10 characters and you want to create a new one, you will need to delete a character.

candid mesa Nov 8, 2024, 6:28 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good morning testers, We have currently enabled our DDoS defenses, as we are experiencing an attack. You will see some service instability when attempting to login or when in queue. We are actively mitigating this attack now. I will update you shortly.

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We are successfully mitigating the current attacks against our service. While you may see some instabilites, generally you should now be able to connect into the queue and servers. If you are from China, Indonesia or Vietnam you will not be able to access our services.

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<@&1296581208184066129> If you find yourself stuck in the spawn areas, you can press ESC and click Unstuck to spawn at the nearest shrine. We are working on the hotfix for spawning with collision.

candid mesa Nov 8, 2024, 9:19 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today is a proud day for our engineering teams at Intrepid, under the combined leadership of Mark and Zak, we have fixed several bugs related to server performance with the help of our GLORIOUS Alpha Two and PTR testers! Several of our servers are at max CCU and performing very well. Let me know your thoughts comparatively to last weekend in the general chat ❤️

candid mesa Nov 8, 2024, 10:51 PM

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We are investigating crashing near citadel of steel bloom, stay away from there or else you may crash xD

flat sorrel Nov 9, 2024, 3:46 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down Castus for maintenance in a few moments.

Estimated downtime: Less than 45 minutes

flat sorrel Nov 9, 2024, 4:16 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
**Castus is back online aocphoenix **

sleek portal Nov 9, 2024, 1:19 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We’re aware of the issues currently impacting Castus and want to assure you that our team is working hard to resolve them. Here are the specific issues we're investigating:

An error message that reads "Failed to retrieve character list. Exiting." following a crash
Frequent timeouts in specific areas, notably within the Ruins of Aela
Instances of lag and crashes that may result in a "Service Connection Timeout" error

As these issues are primarily affecting Castus, we recommend playing on an alternative server if possible until the fixes are in place. We'll keep you updated as soon as we have more information to share.

Thank you for your patience and understanding! 🙏

candid mesa Nov 9, 2024, 1:24 PM

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For testers on Castus, This may take us a few hours to debug

sleek portal Nov 9, 2024, 3:08 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> **We will be restarting the Castus server in a few moments. **

Estimated downtime: Less than 30 minutes.

sleek portal Nov 9, 2024, 3:25 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Castus is back online! flamingphoenix

flat sorrel Nov 9, 2024, 6:07 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down realms <t:1731176520:R> for an update.

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

flat sorrel Nov 9, 2024, 7:57 PM

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Alpha Two testing realms are back online! You can download the update and hop in game aocphoenix

11/9 - Update Notes

Added new-character spawn locations at Portal Ruins to prevent testers from getting stuck inside each other
Improved guard placement south of Lionhold
Increased the render and calculation distance for Firebrand and Tumok
Fixed an issue where NPCs occasionally spawned underground
Fixed the "Miss" text not appearing in combat floater text
Fixed an issue where mounts did not walk on the ground over uneven terrain
Fixed an issue preventing players from entering the Hideworks building
Fixed a bug where nodes were not displaying on the map and minimap
Resolved some instances of floating NPCs

Added Known Issue: Due to a bug, we will be locking the time of day and season for the time being

flat sorrel Nov 10, 2024, 1:25 AM

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We will be restarting some servers across Castus and Resna. If you're near Joeva, you may be booted from the realm. These restarts should only take a few moments, and will begin shortly.

sleek portal Nov 10, 2024, 4:09 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> If you’ve been experiencing long queue times or find yourself currently in a slow queue, please try restarting your game. This should resolve the issue for you now that we've addressed this bug. flamingphoenix

flat sorrel Nov 10, 2024, 6:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down realms <t:1731262500:R> for an update.

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

flat sorrel Nov 10, 2024, 7:08 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
Realms are back online. You can update the client and hop in now! aocphoenix

11/10 Update Notes

Fixed a large hole in the ground and floating foliage in the south area of the map
Fixed a problem with caravan cargo storage where you had to close and open the window to get it working
Made improvements and changes to backend and internal tools

candid mesa Nov 11, 2024, 12:52 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good evening testers,

We have collected a lot of data this weekend with your glorious testing! I have decided to extend the testing this weekend into Monday until 5pm Pacific time. For many Americans, we are celebrating Veteran's Day, and seeing how many Veterans are also MMORPG gamers, we thank you for your service both in life and in testing.

Test on my friends ❤️

lost bone Nov 12, 2024, 1:30 AM

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... and that's the end of this Alpha Two weekend! Realms have been brought down. flamingphoenix

Thank you all for joining us for this long weekend of testing! As a reminder, Phase I of testing will occur on weekends. Each Alpha Two weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. This information is in the article here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/preparing-for-alpha-two

That means the next weekend of testing is scheduled to:

START AT <t:1731693600:F>
END AT <t:1731909600:F>
Discord should show these times in your local time

If there are any updates to this testing schedule going into next weekend, we'll keep @everyone updated here in this channel.

candid mesa Nov 15, 2024, 3:58 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good morning, the patcher is now updated and accessible with today's latest changes. Expected Server uptime will be in 2 hours (10am Pacific)

flat sorrel Nov 15, 2024, 6:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
** aocphoenix Alpha Two realms are now live! flamingphoenix **

We're excited and grateful to have testers check out the numerous fixes, changes, and updates we've made! As a reminder, we'll be keeping all testers up-to-date about what's going on during this test here in the #alpha-two-news channel.

Alpha Two Update Notes - November 14, 2024 - See what's new for this weekend
Known Issues List - You can check here before reporting a bug to see if it is a known issue!

Due to the amount of changes made, there may have been some new bugs introduced. There may be realm downtime during the weekend to fix and update. We'll let you know when this is happening here in this channel.
This weekend test is scheduled to end <t:1731909600:F> 👈 Discord should show this in YOUR local time

If you come across bugs while you test this weekend, please report these to us in-game. You can do this with the command /bug

candid mesa Nov 15, 2024, 6:49 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers, we are investigating some of the instability issues, and the client performance drops. The client perf drops are due to some lighting changes, specifically shadows/volumetrics. We may have some downtime in a few hours to update with a patch. I will keep you updated.

candid mesa Nov 15, 2024, 9:12 PM

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We are aware of the tent parties happening.

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flat sorrel Nov 15, 2024, 10:43 PM

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@here
We will be bringing down Lyneth for maintenance in a few moments.

Estimated downtime: Less than one hour

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@here
Lyneth is back online!

We will be bringing down Vyra for maintenance in a few moments.

Estimated downtime: Less than 30 minutes

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@here
Vyra is back online!

We will be bringing down Resna for maintenance in a few moments.

Estimated downtime: Less than 30 minutes

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@here
Resna is back online!

We will be bringing down Arioch, Lotharia, Shol, and Aeterna for maintenance in a few moments.

**Estimated downtime: **Less than 30 minutes

flat sorrel Nov 15, 2024, 11:35 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
ALL realms should be back online and ready for testing once again! aocphoenix

As always, thank you for your patience, diligence, and perseverance during testing! 💪

flat sorrel Nov 16, 2024, 8:08 AM

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The following has been added to Known Issues for now:

🔸Selecting 'Activate Guild War' in the Guild Menu may crash your game client.
🔸 Mayoral Commissions to get tokens to declare Node Wars are currently disabled
🔸 If you see a Caravan error such as 'You are trying to deploy a Caravan in the wrong node.", do NOT delete the Caravan item. If you delete the Caravan item, your character may be unable to spawn another one.
🔸 There is a bug causing players to be unable to form a group with former group members. This may appear as "this player is already in a group" when inviting someone. A workaround is to group up with a player outside your prior group, leave the new group, and then attempt to form your original group. Fixed

You can check out all Known Issues here

flat sorrel Nov 16, 2024, 6:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down all realms for an update <t:1731781200:R>

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

flat sorrel Nov 16, 2024, 7:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
You can now install today's update!

(You will still be unable to log into the servers for the time being. We will update you here once the realms are live)

flat sorrel Nov 16, 2024, 7:38 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
**All realms are back online and ready to test! **

Here are the updates for today (<t:1731781200:D>)

Adjusted the damage and behavior of the Giant Beetle NPC and fixed related issues
Updated voiceovers for various quests to improve quality and alignment
Fixed an issue where testers were sometimes unable to be invited to parties
Fixed an issue preventing testers from deploying caravans
Fixed a bug where recovered caravans would clip through the map
Fixed an issue where caravan events would fail to trigger for testers
Fixed a bug where certain lights were overly bright and causing a “flashbang”
Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash when accessing storage
Fixed an issue where quest details would not appear in the Journal window
Fixed a bug where the Journal window could become excessively tall
Fixed an issue where quest items would occasionally fail to respawn
Fixed multiple issues with quest interactable objects throughout the world
Fixed an issue with Caravan Master Domm's dialogue interactions
Fixed an issue where Node levels were incorrectly displayed on the map icons
Fixed an issue where testers could not connect to EU realms
Fixed an issue where trees around New Aela were spawning four times in the same location

As always, we greatly appreciate your patience and dedication during testing! Your efforts in using the /bug command in-game and reporting urgent or critical bugs on Discord and the forums are incredibly valuable.

flat sorrel Nov 16, 2024, 8:47 PM

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We are investigating the missing NPCs in Highwayman Hills.

We will provide updates on this here, in this channel!

flat sorrel Nov 16, 2024, 10:41 PM

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We are restarting servers on a few realms.

If you are near Highwayman Hills, you may be disconnected. This should only take a few moments.

flat sorrel Nov 17, 2024, 3:47 AM

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We've created a Bug Hunt here: https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/63658/bug-hunt-node-storage-vanishing-items-duplications-and-crashes/p1

If you can capture the following on video and post a link in the above forum thread ☝️, we would appreciate it!

If items in your node inventory, or your entire node storage disappears
If you're able to duplicate items in your node storage
If your node storage is causing your game client to crash

candid mesa Nov 17, 2024, 6:08 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers, I have pushed the maintenance update for today due to needing some additional testing internally on these fixes. Realms will not be coming down, you may continue your testing today. Thank you

flat sorrel Nov 17, 2024, 10:26 PM

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We're aware of some server issues causing testers to be unable to log into areas such as Highwayman Hills and Citadel of the Steel Bloom.

The team has been notified. Keep an eye on this channel (#alpha-two-news) for any updates.

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You should now be able to log in if you were booted in Highwayman Hills and Citadel of the Steel Bloom. aocphoenix

candid mesa Nov 18, 2024, 1:36 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers, we will be extending this weekend's testing until 10am Pacific time, Monday 11/18. Well done this weekend! Many bug reports! And so far our most stable and performant weekend. We will squash some more bugs this week! ❤️

candid mesa Nov 18, 2024, 6:10 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers, our 4th weekend test will be coming to an end momentarily. Great work everyone! We will be working hard this week to address the most pressing issues. And validating fixes on our PTR. Looking foward to this Friday! ❤️

candid mesa Nov 21, 2024, 2:25 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> I know many of you are itching to get into game again on Friday!

Just wanted to let you know that you have been doing a great job with the bug reports and with alerting the team with issues. Your data is how we do our jobs best!

Some lighting changes coming down the road, not this weekend but next weekend as these changes make it up to the live game version from our lower development streams.

Steel bloom lighting pass

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candid mesa Nov 22, 2024, 4:16 AM

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Good evening,

As many testers are aware, last weekend we introduced a bug into the game that allowed for several dupes to exist. As I have said in the past, our velocity to deploy fixes is a direct correlation to the possibility of introducing new bugs into the live version of Alpha Two. We are working hard and fast, to address the most pressing issues we identify with the help of our glorious testers each weekend. Unfortunately, some testers took advantage of this situation, attempting to exploit these bugs in an effort to dupe materials, gain gold, generate node treasury funds, and craft legendary equipment. Some testers did the right thing and reported the issues to us, but the damage was already done to our test environment.

As a result of these bad actors, we have since wiped all duped materials, removed all legendary item IDs that were created with duped materials, reset treasury amounts for the offending nodes, initiated emergency elections in nodes where buildings were created with ill gotten treasury and supplies, and I have deleted over 100 characters that were found to have participated in the exploitative activity numerous times. If you purchased or received items from these exploits you will find those missing. If you gained gold via the exploits, your gold was reduced to 0.

The testers who participated in this activity, must understand that doing this harms the game. A game which YOU obviously care about. I have warned in the past, and it exists in our EULA and ToS that cheating, RMT and exploiting will be dealt with harshly. Everyone should be happy to know, that as a company, we care for the integrity of our players achievements. And as such it is necessary for us to stay vigilant in the tools we create that help us monitor and address these issues.

Let this serve as a warning. And take it from someone who themselves has been banned from games. Ashes will be different. So don’t partake. Instead report it. And play safe my friends.

Thank you

lost bone Nov 22, 2024, 5:31 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We need a little more time today to get everything ready for Alpha Two weekend testing. flamingphoenix

We currently plan to have Alpha Two realms open before <t:1732330800:F> <- Discord should show this in your local time

Development is a moving train, and sometimes we hit bumps along the way. We're grateful for everyone's patience and flexibility, and we'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord as there's more information to share.

candid mesa Nov 22, 2024, 5:47 PM

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For additional context, in our overnight QA we discovered a critical bug causing our event service to crash. We are deploying a fix now and will be considering an extension into Monday if weekend testing goes well.

lost bone Nov 22, 2024, 10:14 PM

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We're still working to get <@&1296581208184066129> realms ready for testing, and we're now expecting to open for the weekend before <t:1732330800:F> <- Discord should show this in your local time

I've edited the post above. Thanks again for everyone's patience, as the team works through getting Alpha Two into a good place before weekend testing begins. flamingphoenix

lost bone Nov 23, 2024, 12:42 AM

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We need some more time to get <@&1296581208184066129> ready. We'll turn this on as soon as everything is good to go, and this should be before <t:1732330800:F> <- Discord should show this in your local time

Updating the messages above with this new time. We'd like to thank everyone for their patience, as we work through things on our side to get this Alpha Two weekend ready. flamingphoenix

candid mesa Nov 23, 2024, 12:46 AM

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Glorious and patient testers, this is part of the process of Alpha, sometimes we discover issues that we must work through. As a consideration of the delay you are all suffering, my intent is to extend the weekend's testing, provided the testing goes well once we are up, which I expect it will. Thank you for your patience ❤️

flat sorrel Nov 23, 2024, 1:40 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
You can now **install **today's update!

(You will still be unable to log into the servers for the time being. We will update you here once the realms are live)

candid mesa Nov 23, 2024, 1:57 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Heads up, it is going to be very windy in Verra tonight... it will be fixed in the new build tomorrow morning, but you may want to turn down your vfx audio a bit.... it is WINDY

flat sorrel Nov 23, 2024, 2:10 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
Alpha Two realms are now live!

(Helpful info below 👇)
Alpha Two Update Notes - November 22, 2024 - See what's new for this weekend
Known Issues List - You can check here before reporting a bug to see if it is a known issue!

There may be realm downtime during the weekend to fix and update. We'll let you know when this is happening here in the https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299155635220512788 channel.
This weekend test is scheduled to end <t:1732514400:F>. If this changes, we'll update you in this channel.

If you come across bugs while you test this weekend, please report these to us in-game. You can do this with the command /bug

candid mesa Nov 23, 2024, 3:09 AM

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Some materials may have survived the dupepocolypse. We will be addressing that over the weekend. Same with the horses. If you have these duped items, materials or horses and you delete them yourself, you may avoid the wrath. Let it be known. ❤️

candid mesa Nov 23, 2024, 1:56 PM

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Good morning, we are aware of the auth issues. We will have a fix soon. ETA 1-2 hours

candid mesa Nov 23, 2024, 2:16 PM

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Login issues should now be resolved, if you were having the issue, restart your launcher

flat sorrel Nov 23, 2024, 6:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down realms for an update <t:1732385700:R>

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

flat sorrel Nov 23, 2024, 7:17 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
You can now install today's update!

(You will still be unable to log into the servers for the time being. We will update you here once the realms are live)

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<@&1296581208184066129>
**All realms are back online and ready to test! ** LETSVEKINGO

Here are the updates for today (<t:1732385700:D>)

Fixed the UI element for the results period of elections
Fixed an issue where a rare gryphon variant would spawn but remain stationary and non-aggressive
Fixed an issue that could lock players out of accessing their storage items
Fixed an issue preventing players from paying overdue taxes
Fixed an issue causing recipes to not be learned or crafted
Fixed an issue where wind effects were excessively strong
Fixed an issue where some interactable items, such as chests, would fail to de-spawn as intended
Fixed a crash affecting the game client

flat sorrel Nov 23, 2024, 9:01 PM

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We're aware of longer than usual queue times. The team is looking into resolving this aocphoenix

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The queue was backed up and has now been flushed 🪠

You should see shorter queue times now aocphoenix

candid mesa Nov 24, 2024, 3:02 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers, there is a known bug related to guild/node wars. This unfortunately is a bug that was introduced this weekend. We will have a fix this week, on mainly 2 issues; Exp Debt should only accrue for PvE deaths and when dying to/as a combatant (purple) or corrupted (red) and not for event based pvp IE Caravans, wars or sieges. Additionally, the respawn protection should apply to event participants as well as for the flagging system.

Until the issues are addressed, I would ask that you not participate in spawn camping during wars.

Thank you

flat sorrel Nov 24, 2024, 6:07 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down realms for an update <t:1732472400:R>

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

candid mesa Nov 24, 2024, 6:36 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers, in recognition of the amazing job everyone has been doing with submitting bug reports, and testing our systems. We have decided to leave the servers up until Sunday, December 1st 10pm Pacific time .

For Americans, this week we will be celebrating our Thanksgiving holiday. A time when we reflect on what we are grateful for... As a studio, I can say, the Intrepid team is thankful for YOU, our testers. We know many of you are having fun testing Ashes in Alpha 2, and while the road ahead is still long, we are closer than ever on delivering a game each of us MMORPG gamers can be proud of ❤️

flat sorrel Nov 24, 2024, 7:16 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
**All realms are back online and ready to test! LETSVEKINGO **

Here are the updates for today (<t:1732475040:D>)

Fixed a bug preventing players with level 30 fishing from being able to fish
Fixed a bug that could occasionally kick players during the login process
Fixed an exploit involving the Three Pillar Ghost
Adjusted most NPCs that were instantly respawning to now follow a timer

lost bone Nov 25, 2024, 5:06 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms in a few moments for maintenance. We expect them to come down around <t:1732555200:t> <- Discord should show this as your local time

This downtime is expected to be up to two hours.

lost bone Nov 25, 2024, 6:47 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms have unlocked! As a reminder, as we go into the Thanksgiving holiday this week here at Intrepid, we're grateful for everyone that's testing. We have extended Alpha Two testing from this weekend through <t:1733119200:F> <- Discord should show this as your local time

There will be time during this week, when we need to take realms down for maintenance and fixes. We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord.

Alpha Two Update Notes - Monday, November 25

Characters should no longer get Experience Debt during sanctioned PvP events such as Caravans, Guild Wars, and Node Wars, unless those characters are Corrupted
Citizens of the same Node can again engage with each other in open world PvP
Emberspring protection has been extended to grant opt-in protection against all forms of PvP
Storage in Nodes should work more reliably for deposits and withdrawals of items and materials
Fixed a crash that would sometimes occur when placing a Caravan

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**<@&1296581208184066129> We're aware of issues with stability and crashing across Alpha Two Realms.

The team is investigating now**

candid mesa Nov 25, 2024, 7:35 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We will be cycling realms with fixes for the crashes. You will experience your realm coming down momentarily. Downtime will be 10-15 min when your realm goes down.

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Lyneth will be coming down shortly for 10-15 min

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Resna will be coming down shortly for 10-15 min

lost bone Nov 25, 2024, 8:02 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> All realms have been restarted.

We'll continue to monitor performance. Thank you all for your patience today. flamingphoenix

lost bone Nov 26, 2024, 5:17 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms in a few moments for an update. We expect them to come down around <t:1732642200:t> <- Discord should show this as your local time

This downtime is expected to be up to two hours.

lost bone Nov 26, 2024, 6:39 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> You can update now and realms are unlocking! As a reminder, we have extended Alpha Two testing from last weekend through <t:1733119200:F> <- Discord should show this as your local time

There will be time during this week, when we need to take realms down for maintenance and fixes. We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord.

Alpha Two Update Notes - Tuesday, November 26

Healing friendly Node citizens will no longer flag a character for PvP
Fixed issues that could cause items to be duplicated after trading
Fixed issues that could result in items becoming duplicated in Node storage
~~ Fixed issues with Guild Wars that were not ending or flagging characters correctly for PvP~~
Fixed several issues with Enchanting scroll recipes
Changed mortar recipes to require thread instead of fibers
Fixed issues with recipes not displaying properly in the Profession menu
Fixed issues with crafting recipes where rarity wasn't properly displaying for primary ingredients
Fixed an issue that would display the wrong information in the tooltip when comparing stats of two different items

lost bone Nov 26, 2024, 9:24 PM

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The team is investigating continued issues with Guild Wars not ending properly.

Removing this from Update Notes above. We're aware of this issue, and working on a fix for this.

candid mesa Nov 26, 2024, 10:58 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We are investigating the storage and citizenship issues on several realms, please stand by for further updates.

lost bone Nov 26, 2024, 11:16 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We'll be bringing down Castus (US) and Aeterna (EU) realms down.

There are issues with both realms we're investigating. There's no current ETA for how long this downtime will be.

candid mesa Nov 26, 2024, 11:34 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Update: We’ve identified the issue, as an offset in our citizenship dues for the 2 fresh servers Castus and Aeterna. We have fixed the issue, and we can selectively rollback citizenship data. All lost items will be restored, however any items deposited to the node storage within the last 4 hours will be lost. Estimated downtime for Aeterna and Castus is up to 4 hours.

lost bone Nov 27, 2024, 2:45 AM

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We're still working through issues with the realms Castus (US) and Aeterna (EU).

The team needs more time on this one. Downtime is expected to be up to 3 hours from this message. Thank you all for your patience. flamingphoenix

lost bone Nov 27, 2024, 5:45 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Castus (US) and Aeterna (EU) realms are both back open!

Thank you all for your patience today flamingphoenix

candid mesa Nov 27, 2024, 5:06 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good Morning, the realms will be coming down for our daily update in 15 minutes. Expected downtime is 90 minutes.

lost bone Nov 27, 2024, 7:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are unlocked! As a reminder, we have extended Alpha Two testing from last weekend through <t:1733119200:F> <- Discord should show this as your local time

There will continue to be times throughout the week that we need to bring realms down for maintenance and fixes. We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord.

Alpha Two Update Notes - Wednesday, November 27

Updated the display of the citizenship dues to include days and hours
Fixed issues with Guild Wars that were not ending or flagging characters correctly for PvP (hopefully for real this time)
Fixed bugs that prevented some NPCs from returning to their spawn points
Fixed some issues with Armor Smithing Journeyman recipes
Fixed some issues with Apprentice Jeweler Recipes and Items
Fixed bugs that resulted in the game camera rotating strangely when opening some game windows
Fixed visual bugs with some items on Vek characters

We also fixed things up today so Node Mayor election registration can start on realms Resna (US), Lyneth (US), Vyra (US), Arioch (EU), Lotharia (EU), and Shol (EU). Let us know if you see any issues with this, on these realms.

candid mesa Nov 28, 2024, 5:09 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> During our attempt to fix the permanent guild wars and include rewards for war winners, we discovered a different bug from the mail system that sent out too many rewards. If you are a recipient of these rewards, I’d ask you trash them. If you have already used the rewards, we may roll back your character progress.

This is an Alpha, it’s good we are finding these issues, but please remember the goal here isn’t to play, it’s to test. I know many of us are competitive. But we need good data 🙏💪❤️

flat sorrel Nov 28, 2024, 5:41 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down realms for an update <t:1732773600:R>

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

flat sorrel Nov 28, 2024, 6:42 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
**All realms are back online and ready to test! LETSVEKINGO **

Here are the updates for today (<t:1732773600:D>)

Added functionality to make it easier for testers to see when they are due for Citizen Taxes in the Node Menu (the default hotkey for the Node menu is 'N')
Fixed an issue where War Rewards were being sent out multiple times
Fixed an issue where ink types other than red could not be crafted
Fixed issues where Apprentice and Journeyman cooking gear incorrectly required carpentry certification instead of cooking certification

candid mesa Dec 1, 2024, 6:16 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good morning, all realms will be brought down momentarily. Expected downtime 15 minutes.

lost bone Dec 2, 2024, 4:44 PM

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Alpha Two realms are not currently online. As a reminder, Phase I of testing will occur on weekends. Each Alpha Two weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. This information is in the article here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/preparing-for-alpha-two

That means the next weekend of testing is scheduled to:

START AT <t:1733508000:F>
END AT <t:1733724000:F>
Discord should show these times in your local time

We're grateful for everyone that has joined us for testing! If there are any updates to this testing schedule going into next weekend, we'll keep everyone updated here in this channel. flamingphoenix

candid mesa Dec 4, 2024, 3:17 AM

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Glorious testers, we’ve discovered a few bugs relating to quality rating for crafted items resulting in higher than expected quality, rarity scaling for all items, and some opposed stat check failures, along with some NPC stat progression issues. We intend to fix some of these for Friday, which will result in stat adjustments for some of your gear across the board. This will have the highest adjustment impact for gear at higher rarity classes (such as legendary and heroic items).

You will see more detailed patch notes on these changes this Friday 🙏💪👍

lost bone Dec 6, 2024, 5:55 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> You can now start downloading the update for this Alpha Two weekend! flamingphoenix

We'll be unlocking realms soon. Once we do, we'll do another ping here and share update notes.

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<@&1296581208184066129> **realms are now unlocked for weekend testing! ** flamingphoenix

This Alpha Two testing weekend is scheduled to run until <t:1733724000:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

During this weekend, there will be times we need to bring realms down for maintenance and fixes. We'll keep you all up-to-date about this over the weekend here in this channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - DECEMBER 6, 2024

lost bone Dec 6, 2024, 6:22 PM

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UPDATED KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE FOLLOWING

If you die and become stuck with an "Caster invalid life state" error, relogging will fix this issue
Sometimes the Godspike can not be completed during Node Wars
During Node Wars Victory Points may not update correctly
Consumable buffs currently may not persist after logging out

The team is aware of these issues and working on fixes. We appreciate fast reports. As a reminder, if you come across issues please report these to us using the in-game command /bug

flat sorrel Dec 7, 2024, 6:33 AM

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We're aware of issues some testers are facing with logging into their characters and encountering infinite loading screens.

Our team is investigating and will keep you informed here. Thank you for your patience! ❤️

flat sorrel Dec 7, 2024, 6:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down realms for an update <t:1733595300:R>

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

flat sorrel Dec 7, 2024, 7:17 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
**All realms are back online and ready to test! LETSVEKINGO **

Here are the updates for today (<t:1733597160:D>)

Updated the Chains of Restraint visual effects
Temporarily disabled an NPC that granted an indefinite max HP per second buff
Fixed an issue with the dimensions of Western Larch Timber

flat sorrel Dec 7, 2024, 7:44 PM

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We're investigating reports of missing Commission Boards, Artisan Stations and NPCs.

Artisan stations built by service buildings within nodes should be working correctly. Please let us know if this is not the case!

We'll be restarting some servers in the process. Thank you for your patience!

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Added the following to Known Issues:
🔸 Friend lists may be wiped after realm restarts and maintenance

Ashes of Creation

📝 Alpha Two | Known Issues List - Read Me First! 🚨

Greetings Glorious Alpha Two Phase One testers!

flat sorrel Dec 7, 2024, 9:13 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
The team is working on a fix for the missing Commission Boards and Artisan Stations that we hope to implement soon.

In the meantime, you can find tier one Artisan Stations in the Artisanship mini POIs outside of Lionhold and Samia's hope 🙂

flat sorrel Dec 7, 2024, 10:22 PM

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If you're encountering infinite loading screens, loading screens sitting at 75%, black screens, or a 'Failed to retrieve character list. Exiting." error, please confirm that your system meets ALL minimum specs here: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/26658550834835-What-are-the-minimum-and-recommended-computer-specifications-for-Alpha-Two

Machines that don't meet ALL minimum spec requirements may encounter errors or the inability to run Ashes of Creation.

candid mesa Dec 8, 2024, 3:42 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers, we will be bringing down the servers for a hotfix update in the next 15 minutes. Tonights hotfix will fix the population spawning issues in Highwayman Hills, and will fix the spawning of Tier 1 crafting issues. This update also has a potential fix for the infinite loading screen issues.

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Expected downtime is less than 90 minutes.

candid mesa Dec 8, 2024, 4:29 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Servers are now open

lost bone Dec 9, 2024, 6:32 AM

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This Alpha Two weekend has come to an end. Thank you for joining us for testing!

As a reminder, Phase I of testing will occur on weekends. Each Alpha Two weekend is scheduled to start on Fridays at 10 AM PT and end on Sundays at 10 PM PT. This information is in the article here: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/preparing-for-alpha-two

That means our next testing weekend is scheduled to:

START AT <t:1734112800:F>
END AT <t:1734328800:F>
Discord should show these times in your local time

Thanks again to everyone who has been able to join us for testing Ashes of Creation! flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 13, 2024, 5:16 PM

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Glorious Testers, we’re still working on getting things ready for this Alpha Two weekend, and we need a little more time.

<@&1296581208184066129> realms are now expected to come up at <t:1734116400:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

We’re grateful for everyone’s patience as we work to get things into a good spot for the Alpha Two test weekend flamingphoenix

candid mesa Dec 13, 2024, 5:51 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers, in anticipation of our Phase 2 launch next weekend, we are going to be experimenting with a temporary realm today called "Server Stress Test US".

The purpose of this realm, is to stress test a new network configuration. I'd like to ask our testers to hammer this realm today. This will likely result in some queue times and network struggle bus'ing (this is a technical term) while new players initially fan out through the realm.

What to expect with this realm's testing -

Test times from 11am - 5pm Pacific today
Longer queue times initially, as players inundate the login areas (please quickly leave the starting area and spread out through the world)
Max level boosts, to better navigate the world
Gold grants for gear acquisition from vendors
Auto-leveled nodes for access to vendors

Biggest points to test on this test server -

Traveling around the world
Engaging in PvP across server boundaries (use page up to see if your "SW", which stands for "server worker", changes. This will indicate a server border)
Engaging in NPC combat across these boundaries

Live GMs will be available during this testing.

Thank you for your help and patience! ❤️

lost bone Dec 13, 2024, 6:35 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> You can now download a new Alpha Two game update for this testing weekend! flamingphoenix

Alpha Two realms are expected to come up at <t:1734116400:t> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

lost bone Dec 13, 2024, 7:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> **realms are now unlocked for weekend testing! ** flamingphoenix

This Alpha Two testing weekend is scheduled to run until <t:1734328800:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

During this weekend, there will be times we need to bring realms down for maintenance and fixes. We'll keep you all up-to-date about this over the weekend here in this channel.

Added to Known Issues:

If you respawn and become stuck, relogging will fix this issue.
If you have "Render Stencil Based Materials" turned on, your targets may be covered incorrectly in a glowing effect. You can turn this option off to stop this from happening
Some missing sound effects for gathering

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - DECEMBER 13, 2024

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If you're getting "Player permission problem. Code 14," this is usually caused by having too many characters.

The max number of characters per account is 10. If you have 10 characters across all realms, you may get this error when trying to create a new character.

You can delete a character to get around this error. You may need to exit the character lobby after deleting a character to clear this error.

lost bone Dec 13, 2024, 7:37 PM

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For testers joining us for Server Stress Test (US) for today's focused testing

You can get an Ebon Omen mount from Ophelia Blackwater in Winstead. They're marked as "the cloaked lady beckons you over" on the map.

flat sorrel Dec 14, 2024, 3:41 AM

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ICYMI - The stress test realm has been brought down

Thank you to those who came stressed and ready to test ThumbsUpTitan

flat sorrel Dec 14, 2024, 6:03 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down realms for an update <t:1734200340:R>

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

flat sorrel Dec 14, 2024, 6:51 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
You can now install today's update!

(You will still be unable to log into the servers for the time being. We will update you here once the realms are live)

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<@&1296581208184066129>
**All realms are back online and ready to test! LETSVEKINGO **

Here are the updates for today (<t:1734200340:D>)

Improved player movement responsiveness during high-density events for smoother gameplay
Adjusted health values for elite mobs, especially 3 star elites — We want your feedback on this from this weekend here
Fixed an issue with the sun rising incorrectly
Removed the Charta Secara mob from the Honors District of Carphin

Ashes of Creation

📝 Let's chat about elite creatures 👹

Greetings, glorious testers!

acoustic sky Dec 16, 2024, 6:00 AM

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This <@&1296581208184066129> weekend has come to an end. Thank you for joining us for testing!

As a reminder, Alpha Two Phase II testing is scheduled to START AT <t:1734717600:F> <- Discord should show this in your local time

To see what major updates are coming to Alpha Two Phase II, see the article here

Thanks again to everyone who has been able to join us for testing Ashes of Creation! flamingphoenix

candid mesa Dec 17, 2024, 5:30 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good Morning,

Congratulations to our glorious testers on completing phase one testing!! What a ride that was, we came quite a distance in stability and performance since October 25th. And that was all made possible because of your patience, dedication and hard work.

As we prepare for the launch of phase 2, I have asked the team to prepare testing today, through Thursday of a new network configuration, doubling our server capacity. We experimented with this configuration last Friday, with some significant success.

Today this testing will start at 11:30am pacific and will consist of a single realm called “Phase Two Test Realm”.

Today we want you to flow through normal progression. No boosts or gold, but naturally moving through the low levels until 5pm pacific. We will be observing and running network profiles.

You will see some unfinished phase 2 content in progress, such as the Dunir and Vaelune races, and the befallen forge, treasure maps etc.

Go fight win! Ty ❤️💪

lost bone Dec 17, 2024, 6:42 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> You can now update Alpha Two via the launcher, to get ready to join us for the Phase Two Test Realm.

If you don't have the launcher, if you have Alpha Two access you can download it by logging in here: https://ashesofcreation.com/download

Today's Phase Two Test Realm stress test is planned to start around <t:1734463800:F> and go through <t:1734483600:t> *<- Discord should show these in your local time * flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 17, 2024, 7:30 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> The Phase Two Test Realm has unlocked! Today's stress test is planned to go through <t:1734483600:t> <- Discord should show this in your local time

Our primary goal of testing today is stress testing the Phase Two Test Realm. We're not doing directed testing or boosting levels or gold for testers today. **Please report bugs you come across using the in-game command /bug **

We plan to have more testing on Wednesday and Thursday, to help us get ready for Alpha Two Phase II which starts on Friday, December 20. While we're working on the Phase Two Test Realm there may be times we need to bring the realm down for maintenance and fixes.

We'll keep you all up-to-date about all of this, here in Discord flamingphoenix

Phase Two Test Realm Update Notes - Tuesday, December 17

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We're aware of the issue some testers are having with the "Code 14" error

While this is usually caused by having maximum / 10 characters across all realms, we've done a wipe of Alpha Two realms. The team is working towards a fix for this now.

lost bone Dec 17, 2024, 7:44 PM

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lost bone **We're aware of the issue some testers are having with the "Code 14" error** W...

<@&1296581208184066129> We've pushed a fix for the issue some testers are having with Code 14.

Please close your game completely, and try again. You should be able to create a character now if you were getting a Code 14 error when trying to do this before.

lost bone Dec 17, 2024, 8:16 PM

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Added to Known Issues:

Stepping into lava next to the puzzle bridge in the Befallen Forge may put your character into a bad state. If you have issues with characters that stepped into lava here, you may need to log out and wait for several minutes before being able to log back in
When making purchases at the new Marketplace Manager total price is showing incorrectly. Characters are being charged a different amount than what is shown in "total price"

There's also a bug with "Characters will now stay in the world for 15 seconds after they log out." The team is aware of this, and working on a fix for this now.

lost bone Dec 18, 2024, 12:56 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're extending today's test on the Phase Two Test Realm until <t:1734490800:t> *<- Discord should show this as your local time *

We appreciate everyone that's been able to join us for testing today! flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 18, 2024, 3:37 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> The Phase Two Test Realm has closed for the day. We'll have more testing Wednesday and Thursday.

We plan to wipe before each day of testing on the Phase Two Test realm. Your character progress won't carry over into tomorrow's test.

We're grateful for everyone that's been able to join us for testing! flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 18, 2024, 5:45 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're getting the Phase Two Test Realm ready for additional testing today, and you can now update via the launcher now!

If you don't have the launcher, if you have Alpha Two access you can download it by logging in here: https://ashesofcreation.com/download

We expect to open the Phase Two Test Realm within the next two hours. As soon as it's ready on our side, we'll turn it on. We'll keep you all up-to-date about testing today here in Discord. flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 18, 2024, 7:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> The Phase Two Test Realm has unlocked! Today's stress test is planned to go through <t:1734573600:t> <- Discord should show this in your local time

We may do focused testing later in our day. If we do, we may provide level boosts and gold. Information about focused testing will be here in Discord and/or through in-game broadcasts.

Phase Two Test Realm Update Notes - Wednesday, December 18

We appreciate everyone that's able to make time to join us for testing, as we work to ready for Alpha Two Phase II. **Please report bugs you come across using the in-game command /bug **

acoustic sky Dec 19, 2024, 12:05 AM

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Hey <@&1296581208184066129> fam - We have given everyone max level, granted some MONEHH$, and leveled up Joeva to level 3.

We would love if y'all could do the following:

Grab gear in Joeva at the two Smithys - one smithy will have an Armorsmithing Vendor with Iron Gear and one will have a Weaponsmithing Vendor with Iron Weapons
Play through Befallen Forge.
Provide feedback on the forums here: LINK.

The team is specifically looking for feedback on the following:
🔸 How do environmental hazards feel?
🔸 How do the mobs feel? Does their difficulty, time-to-kill, and density feel good?

Thanks in advance folks! flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 19, 2024, 12:16 AM

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Here's where Service Buildings have been leveled in Joeva with higher level gear (sorry for my Paint quality map edits)

lost bone Dec 19, 2024, 1:03 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're extended today's test until <t:1734573600:t> <- Discord will show this in your local time

During this time, we're looking for help testing Befallen Forge. See this message above for more info

ALSO, please test Marketplace Manager in any level 3 Node. We're looking for test with basic functionality: register an item and try to buy items from other players.

Marketplace Manager can be found at the Marketplace area next to the equipment vendor

flat sorrel Dec 19, 2024, 2:05 AM

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We are bringing down the stress test realm now aocphoenix

Thank you to those who came to test our stress 😉 Double thank you to those who participated in one of the events to help us gather data and feedback! ThumbsUpTitan

lost bone Dec 19, 2024, 5:23 PM

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We're getting the <@&1296581208184066129> Phase Two Test Realm ready for additional testing today! For now, you can update via the launcher to prepare!

If you don't have the launcher and you have Alpha Two access, you can download it by logging in here: https://ashesofcreation.com/download

We expect to open the Phase Two Test Realm within the next two hours. As soon as it's ready on our side, we'll turn it on. We'll keep you all up-to-date about testing today here in Discord. flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 19, 2024, 6:31 PM

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Realms have been unlocked for today’s <@&1296581208184066129> test! This test is scheduled to run until <t:1734656400:t> <- Discord should show this in your local time

We’ve wiped the realm so please create new characters for this test. At some point, we will also be running some very specific testing which we will announce, so stay tuned!

Phase Two Test Realm Update Notes - Thursday, December 19

We appreciate everyone that's able to make time to join us today as we work to ready for Alpha Two Phase II. Please report bugs you come across using the in-game command /bug

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**We're aware of issues that several testers are having with time outs, and we're investigating this now. **

lost bone Dec 19, 2024, 8:04 PM

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Hello, <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!
We’ve got some exciting updates for you! For today’s test, we’ve:

Boosted everyone to max level.
Granted gold to all testers.
Leveled all nodes to 3.
Prepared the Smithy and Lab for gear purchases!

We’d love for you to jump in and test the following:

1️⃣ Gear Up at the Smithy & Lab in Joeva Node

Visit one of the Smithys & Lab to grab your gear!
Armorsmithing Vendor: Iron Armor
Weaponsmithing Vendor: Iron Weapons
Lab: Caster Items

2️⃣ Explore the Befallen Forge

Check out the Forge and share your feedback on the forums.

~~3️⃣ Treasure Maps

We’ll be granting Treasure Maps and Excavation Kits. If you are one of the folks who gets a map, let us know your thoughts on the forums.~~
**EDIT: There are issues with maps. We're looking into this now. **

4️⃣ Experiment with the Marketplace Manager

Head to any Level 3 node and test the basic functionality of this system. Drop your feedback on the forums here.

5️⃣ Freeholds

Purchase Freeholds and test planting Seeds
You can purchase Seeds from Herbalism Vendors like that in Joeva, to be used in Crafting Root Balls
Drop your feedback on the forums here.

6️⃣ **High Prior /BUG Reporting - If you experience anything with the following: **

Resurrection
Deploying or traversing with caravans
Processing your caravan goods upon arrival

Thanks in advance folks! flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 19, 2024, 10:25 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Phase II is scheduled to start <t:1734717600:F> <- Discord should show this as your local time

This will be a fresh start, and all realms will be wiped before they come up for Alpha Two Phase II.

We've expanded the capacity of each realm, and we've reduced the number of realms we'll start this next testing phase with. Realm chat channels for Vyra (US) and Lotharia (EU) are unlocked. Other realm chat channels have been locked.

We're excited to have testers join us for this next phase of Alpha Two! flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 20, 2024, 1:11 AM

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This concludes our Pre-Phase II testing of <@&1296581208184066129>! Tomorrow is the BIG day!

As a reminder, Alpha Two Phase II testing is scheduled to START AT <t:1734717600:F> <- Discord should show this in your local time

To see what major updates are coming to Alpha Two Phase II, see the article here

Thanks again to everyone who has been able to join us for testing Ashes of Creation! flamingphoenix

candid mesa Dec 20, 2024, 4:31 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good Morning Testers,

We will be launching today with **Vyra **and **Lyneth **in (US) and **Lotharia **in (EU). We will be observing queue times and server populations and adjusting as necessary.

Over this last week we have been testing a new network configuration that doubles our realm population capacity with improved performance. Things may be chugging a little in Samias Hope and Lionhold, but once you leave those areas things will get better performance wise. We want to leave queues as low as possible, so we will be allowing the starting areas of Samias Hope and Lionhold to reach close to 1k each in player density on those server workers.. It wont look pretty but it will still allow you to interact with NPCs and make your way out of the area. Try not to linger or log out in the starting zone xD

lost bone Dec 20, 2024, 4:35 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> You should now be able to download the update for Alpha Two! flamingphoenix

If you don't have the launcher and you have Alpha Two access, you can download it by logging in here: https://ashesofcreation.com/download

We're scheduled to unlock realms today at <t:1734717600:F> <- Discord should show this in your local time

candid mesa Dec 20, 2024, 5:11 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Ashes Testers,

With the **start **of Phase 2, we have introduced early versions of our Freeholds and Marketplaces features, with 3 new nodes expanding the desert zone, the Befallen Forge, 2 new races with the Dunir and Vaelune, along with our treasure hunting system. These are just a few of the new content/features we have introduced at the start of Phase 2. They will be polished and fleshed out as we progress into Phase 2, along with new features and content that are planned for January. The full patch notes will be posted shortly for today's build.

I'd like to express thanks to each of you on behalf of the team, for your hard work and dedication in helping us bring Ashes to life. During Phase 1, we learned much about our stability and performance. We went from death walls, to 250+ player battles with thousands of NPCs on the same workers. We went from dozens of worker crashes during our first weekends, to 0 the last few weekends. We saw Realm pop limits at 2k during our first weekends, to now supporting 5k+ per Realm.

In recognition of the amazing effort that our testers have provided during Phase 1, I am pleased to announce that I have decided to keep the realms up from December 20th, until January 6th.

❤️

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I see some questions about wiping, To be clear; The goal from this day forward with Alpha Two will be not to wipe. For phase 3, the goal is to have fresh start servers. This of course may change depending on what issues we find throughout testing.

candid mesa Dec 20, 2024, 6:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>

We are aware of the login issue some are experiencing, please standby we are investigating and should have a fix shortly.

candid mesa Dec 20, 2024, 6:21 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We will be patching a fix to the launcher shortly. This will require a restart of the launcher. Please standby, I will announce when the patch to the launcher is available.

lost bone Dec 20, 2024, 7:17 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We are bringing down Alpha Two realms, as we work to address issues.

We're expecting realms to be down for up to two hours. We'll keep you all up-to-date here as there's more information to share.

We appreciate everyone's patience as we work through these issues.

We will be wiping Alpha Two realms before bringing them back up to make it fair for everyone impacted by launcher issues

candid mesa Dec 20, 2024, 7:59 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Could I have everyone please restart their launcher now, and login to the launcher. Server logins will not be available yet. But please attempt a launcher restart and authenticate into the launcher now.

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<@&1296581208184066129> Thank you, please standby now.

lost bone Dec 20, 2024, 8:50 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're still working on getting things fixed up for Alpha Two. We need a bit more time.

We're expecting we'll be ready within the next hour. We'll keep you all up-to-date here.

lost bone Dec 20, 2024, 9:55 PM

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The team is still working on fixes for Alpha Two and launcher issues. We'll continue to keep you all up-to-date here.

**We don't currently have an updated time estimate, but we'll do an update here every hour. **

Thanks again for your patience as we work through issues.

lost bone Dec 20, 2024, 10:41 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers, **realms are now unlocked for the start of Alpha Two Phase II! ** flamingphoenix

We're grateful for EVERYONE'S patience as we worked through issues today. Testing is scheduled to run until <t:1736186400:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

We have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1735120800:t> for NA Realms
<t:1735174800:t> for EU Realms
- Discord should show these times in your local time. These restarts are planned to happen daily and when they happen realms should be unavailable for up to 30 minutes
ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - DECEMBER 20, 2024

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Dec 20, 2024, 10:57 PM

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We're aware of people reporting issues with "Failed to communicate with Intrepid Cloud Services."

This should be fixed within the next few minutes.

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We're aware of issues multiple testers are reporting with Code 33 errors and infinite loading screens.

The team is investigating those issues now.

acoustic sky Dec 20, 2024, 11:11 PM

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Just want to say, we are EXTREMELY grateful for you all helping us test! We shall slay the login boss, one bug at a time. FiFighterA

Thank you all for your patience! FiLoving

acoustic sky Dec 21, 2024, 1:00 PM

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flamingphoenix All realms should be back online!

Note, we have disabled treasure hunts while we investigate an issue.

Reminder that testing is scheduled to run until <t:1736186400:F> with DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1735120800:t> for NA Realms
<t:1735174800:t> for EU Realms
- Discord should show all times above in YOUR local time. During this time realms should be unavailable for up to 30 minutes. When realms auto-restart, there may be a short period of time where player characters are able to login before NPCs, mobs, and other things have spawned.
ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - DECEMBER 20, 2024

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

candid mesa Dec 21, 2024, 2:59 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good morning testers, we will be monitoring mob spawns today and looking into the disconnect issues. 🙏

candid mesa Dec 21, 2024, 3:25 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> as we investigate issues today, if you are experiencing disconnects, try migrating away from samias hope and lionhold

candid mesa Dec 21, 2024, 5:47 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious tesers, There is currently a known issue with event rewards. The intended mechanic, is that players are rewarded with exp/items predicated on their participation. Currently, events are bugged and awarding exp without checking participation. This is resulting in people going AFK in those events in an effort to exploit this bug.

Please be aware, if you participate in an event and get exp, we can see that. If you are afk in an event and get exp, we can filter for that as well. If it happens every now and then, it is what it is, but when we run a search and see some characters have 30% of their total gained exp by an event where they have no participation... that is exploiting. Do not participate in this, as it will not end well for your character.

We are investigating the connection failures, and mob/resource spawning issues. It appears the connection drops are happening closer to Lionhold and Samias hope, so try to limit your time in those places.

I will keep you updated on progress today.

TY for your patience and participation in helping us test Ashes during this Alpha! ❤️

acoustic sky Dec 21, 2024, 8:17 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We are aware of Lotharia coming down and currently investigating the issue.

We'll let y'all know when it's back up. FiLoving

acoustic sky Dec 21, 2024, 8:51 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Lotharia is back up! Let the testing continue. FiHyped

acoustic sky Dec 21, 2024, 11:13 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> If you notice any level Node spawn in without buildings/ tents, please report the issue and avoid becoming a citizen or using storage. 🙏🏽 FiLoving

acoustic sky Dec 22, 2024, 12:43 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Verran Adventurers! We will be bringing down all realms <t:1734829200:F> (Displays in your local time).

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1734832800:R>.

acoustic sky Dec 22, 2024, 2:03 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> flamingphoenix FiHyped All realms have been brought back online!

- This downtime was to reconfigure realms.
- Treasure Hunts are still disabled while we investigate an issue.
- If you notice any level Node spawn in without buildings / tents, please report the issue to @Steven, and avoid becoming a citizen or using storage.```
Reminder that testing is scheduled to run until <t:1736186400:F> with DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:
- <t:1735120800:t> for NA Realms
- <t:1735174800:t> for EU Realms
*- Discord should show all times above in YOUR local time. During this time realms should be unavailable for up to 30 minutes. When realms auto-restart, there may be a short period of time where player characters are able to login before NPCs, mobs, and other things have spawned.*
**If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

candid mesa Dec 22, 2024, 5:06 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Citizens of Miraleth on Lotharia, I will be fixing your node. Unfortunately, this will mean if you have anything in storage there, you may lose it. I will be fixing the node in 30 minutes.

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Please recover your storage now.

candid mesa Dec 22, 2024, 7:57 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We are aware fo the vendor issues, and will be working to deploy fixes tomorrow.

candid mesa Dec 22, 2024, 7:32 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good Sunday to you all Testers,

We have identified the issue with monster spawning. It appears that with 6k load on servers, the monster respawns are getting stuck under the world. We have committed a speculative fix for this issue, and will be rolling this out later today (around 5pm pacific time).

I will keep you updated.

candid mesa Dec 22, 2024, 11:10 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers,

Realms will be coming down in the next 30 minutes. Expected downtime is 60 minutes. Attempted fixes in the new build will attempt to address;

Fixes for missing artisanship stations in desert nodes
Treasure Map's reenabled, added material rewards to chests (including rare resources such as copper)
Adjusted Event cooldowns for Titan's ring and other events
Attempted fix for disconnection issues for crossing boundaries
Attempted fix for Mobs spawning under the world, depleting overland mob populations

candid mesa Dec 22, 2024, 11:29 PM

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Realms are now down. Will update you when maintenance is nearing its completion.

candid mesa Dec 22, 2024, 11:54 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Maintenance has completed. You can now update your patcher and login to the realms.

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 12:11 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers,

While we have confirmed some of the fixes for mobs spawning underground, we have discovered another bug where some spawners that are set to activate based on the world state, specifically when nodes advance, is preventing some POIs (Oakenbane, Sephillion) from spawning their mobs. We have a fix in the works and I will update when this is ready. This will be a code fix that will not require you to update your clients.

Thank you for your patience ❤️

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 1:19 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Vyra will be undergoing a server restart momentarily

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 1:51 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realms restart is complete. If you notice any issues with leaving a party/raid or getting exp from kills please let me know.

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Lyneth and Lotharia will be restarted momentarily.

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<@&1296581208184066129> All realms will be restarted. Standby

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We are investigating the exp and party issue. Please standby. 🙏❤️💪

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Lyneth will be coming down again for a restart and presumptive fix for the exp/party issues

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 2:33 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Vyra will be restarted momentarily

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Sorry for the restart whiplash. Dealing with an emergent services crashing. We seemed to have a fix in place now for the exp and party/raid issues. Appreciate the patience and understanding 🙏

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 4:28 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We will be bringing realms down in about 30 minutes to deploy a hot fix for the following;

Monster populations in POIs not spawning (Oakenbane, Sephillion…)
We’ve adjusted all world monster spawns by 35% reduced respawn timers

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Resource spawners will be adjusted for the higher player population during the week, as that is a bit more involved.

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 5:00 AM

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Downtime should be less than 15 min

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Lotharia is coming down first.

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Starting now, expected downtime up to 15 min

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 5:39 AM

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Lotharia should be back up.

The oakenbane fix did not work. But the 35% faster respawning for mobs is in.

Vyra and Lyneth will be coming down next. Momentarily.

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 5:58 AM

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All realms should now be back online

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 7:55 AM

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Glorious testers, We are aware of the bugs surrounding some players losing connection with exp, parties and chat. We have identified the issue and will be able to deploy another fix tomorrow. For now, relogging can possibly help but you may eventually get dropped by the service again. Will keep you updated. 🙏

candid mesa Dec 23, 2024, 10:44 AM

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Be aware, that while the existing chat and party/exp bug is occurring..be careful not to engage in player trading as it may result in lost trades.

We are still investigating and hope to deploy a fix in the morning 🙏

candid mesa Dec 24, 2024, 2:06 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers,

We will be releasing a new build, and bringing down all servers in roughly 30 minutes. Expected downtime is up to 60 minutes.

Fixes tonight will include;

monsters spawning across the world based on node progression. (Oakenbane, Sephillion and many other areas)
caravans were bugged and returning less gold than intended.
resource spawn rate adjustment for high server player population

We are still investigating the exp issues and mob AI response issues.

Thank you for your dedication and patience 💪🙏❤️

candid mesa Dec 24, 2024, 2:58 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Service has been restored. Patching was successful.

candid mesa Dec 25, 2024, 1:28 AM

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We will be investigating the issues with treasure maps after Christmas 🙏💪

candid mesa Dec 25, 2024, 5:28 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Restarting all realms momentarily. Eta 5 min.

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All realms are back online

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Merry Christmas everyone! ❤️

candid mesa Dec 26, 2024, 1:51 AM

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Good evening.

Guild wars and node wars currently have a bug with their cooldowns. As such, some guilds are spamming these to gain rewards. Doing this is exploitative and will be addressed. If you find a bug, or a suspected bug bring it up in discord and refrain from engaging with the bug in a repetitive manner, or it could result in account action.

Please remember that alpha two is for testing, and I know some of us are sweatier than others, but I expect our testers to play in good faith so as not to sully the testing environment.

Legitimate wars are acceptable, I will be inspecting logs and taking appropriate action against obviously exploitative players.

💪🙏❤️

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<@&1296581208184066129> Servers will be restarted in 2 hours. Estimated downtime is 15 minutes.

candid mesa Dec 26, 2024, 3:43 AM

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15 minute warning for restart.

candid mesa Dec 26, 2024, 4:00 AM

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Restart commencing

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Restart complete. Realms are back up

candid mesa Dec 26, 2024, 4:34 PM

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Good morning!

And happy day after Christmas ❤️

I’d like to take a moment to address and inform testers that harassment of any kind in chat is unacceptable and will be addressed harshly. While we are in Alpha, we have a chat filter system that is rudimentary and missing features. I’ve seen some heinous screenshots of chat that should not be a thing. I understand the sense of anonymity that can come with online environments, emboldening some users to feel comfortable using highly derogatory language and targeted harassment without fear of repercussions. However, we do keep chat logs for every username/account, and I will take a zero tolerance policy against accounts that go beyond the normal banter/trash talk. Use your best judgement. And when you want to engage with other players, remember we all have mothers/fathers sons/daughters, and ask yourself before you speak “would I want someone to say this to my mother or daughter?”

This has been a public service announcement by your friendly neighborhood game director. Ty ❤️

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<@&1296581208184066129> ^

candid mesa Dec 27, 2024, 4:12 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> good evening. The servers will be coming down for a new patch. Expected maintenance time is within 60 minutes.

Servers will be coming down in 15 minutes

candid mesa Dec 27, 2024, 4:51 AM

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Servers are back up

candid mesa Dec 28, 2024, 2:34 AM

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We are currently investigating the chat/exp issues now. We may do a realm restart. I will update shortly

candid mesa Dec 28, 2024, 2:53 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms will be brought down in 15 minutes. Expected downtime is less than 10 minutes.

candid mesa Dec 28, 2024, 3:17 AM

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Restart in progress

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Restarts complete.

candid mesa Dec 29, 2024, 3:57 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We are investigating the login issues on Vyra. It is likely we will be performing a realm restart for all realms in the next 15 minutes.

candid mesa Dec 29, 2024, 4:12 PM

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Realms will be restarting momentarily.

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estimated downtime is less than 5 min

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Restart sequence complete, servers are back online.

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good morning Glorious testers,

We will be deploying a new patch at 10am Pacific time today (roughly 90 minutes from the time of this post).

This patch will be attempting to address some network performance issues along with the Exp/Trade/Chat issues being experienced intermittently throughout testing.

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Expected downtime will be 1 hour for this update.

candid mesa Dec 29, 2024, 4:47 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Apologies, we have discovered an issue during our smoke test of the new patch. This will take us some time to fix, so the update will be moved to sometime later today. I will keep you updated. 🙏 ❤️

candid mesa Dec 29, 2024, 8:05 PM

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We are investigating the launcher update issues some players are experiencing. Will have an update shortly

candid mesa Dec 29, 2024, 8:45 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> If anyone was experiencing new patching/download issues this morning, using your repair function should now resolve the issue.

candid mesa Dec 29, 2024, 11:43 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> All realms will be coming down at 4pm Pacific (in 20 minutes) for a hotfix. Downtime will be less than 1 hour, and will contain attempted fixes for some network performance issues along with the Exp/Trade/Chat issues being experienced intermittently throughout testing.

candid mesa Dec 30, 2024, 12:01 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Servers will be coming down momentarily.

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New Patch is now available for download. Servers will be coming up in about 20-30 min

candid mesa Dec 30, 2024, 12:29 AM

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Realms are now open.

acoustic sky Dec 31, 2024, 2:49 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventures of Verra! We will be taking down ALL Realms momentarily.

They should come back up within 30 minutes. flamingphoenix FiLoving

acoustic sky Dec 31, 2024, 3:11 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> flamingphoenix FiHyped All realms have been brought back online!

Reminder that testing is scheduled to run until <t:1736186400:F>. We have re-enabled DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1735120800:t> for NA Realms
<t:1735174800:t> for EU Realms
- Discord should show all times above in YOUR local time. During this time realms should be unavailable for up to 30 minutes. When realms auto-restart, there may be a short period of time where player characters are able to login before NPCs, mobs, and other things have spawned.
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

candid mesa Jan 3, 2025, 7:59 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers,

We will be bringing down all realms in 30 minutes, for a new patch. Expected downtime is up to 60 minutes.

candid mesa Jan 3, 2025, 8:26 PM

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Today's patch will be attempting a fix on;

Social Service instability, creating intermittent Exp grant failures, and delayed messaging/party stat updates
Bridge fix in Befallen forge
Treasure map fix (speculative)
Marketplace crashing
Some named mobs respawn time adjustment

candid mesa Jan 3, 2025, 8:55 PM

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Servers are back online

candid mesa Jan 6, 2025, 6:06 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good morning,

Servers will remain up today, while the team inspects several bugs in the live testing environment.

sleek portal Jan 7, 2025, 1:25 AM

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Greetings, Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! We hope you had a fantastic holiday season!

As the development team dives back into action, we want to ensure we’re aligned with the needs and priorities of our community. We’d like you to share what you feel are the most important bugs and feedback topics that the development team should address in upcoming Alpha Two releases.

Please share your top 3-5 most critical issues in this thread: 👉 https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1325997863569985597
We'll be keeping the thread open until <t:1736299800:F>

Important Note: While we greatly value your insights, please understand that we cannot guarantee all bugs or feedback topics will be addressed, or provide a specific timeframe for fixes.

Thank you for your continued support, feedback, and dedication to improving the Alpha Two experience! flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Jan 7, 2025, 5:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventures of Verra - We will be taking down ALL Realms <t:1736271600:F> for an update!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1736280000:R>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone, and yes, this means MOAR time to test Ashes of Creation. )

lost bone Jan 7, 2025, 6:32 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are back up for testing! flamingphoenix

Alpha Two Update Notes - Tuesday, January 7, 2025

More tier 1 stone gatherables have been added to caves throughout the Riverlands
Added a random chance to obtain copper, zinc, or ruby when mining tier 1 stone gatherables
Tank's Aegis ability should no longer be a way to get infinite physical mitigation
Normal inventory items can no longer be moved into the quest inventory
Fixed a bug causing issues with storage inventory
Harvesting Huntable Deer will no longer provide double the loot
Increased the fuel value of Charcoal from 20 to 50
Enemies should no longer drop crafting recipes characters learn by default
Ancient Dunzen weapon recipes will now display the correct item tooltips for what a character can craft
Added bones, feathers, and scales as items animals can drop
Temporarily disabled the Goblin Tamer's pet summoning, due to this enemy spawning infinite pets
Fixed a bug causing NPCs in the Sandsquall Desert to spawn in the air
Fixed a bug allowing healing to cause damage
Fixed multiple typos in item descriptions
Added a potential fix for issues that caused people to disconnect

lost bone Jan 7, 2025, 6:57 PM

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Two edits to the update notes above:

Harvesting Huntable Deer will no longer provide double the loot
Added bones, feathers, **and scales **as items animals can drop

acoustic sky Jan 8, 2025, 4:55 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventures of Verra - We will be taking down ALL Realms <t:1736358000:F> for an update!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1736362800:R>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Jan 8, 2025, 6:32 PM

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Realms are back up! <@&1296581208184066129> testing is planned to continue this week, with downtime as updates and fixes are ready flamingphoenix

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2025

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jan 8, 2025, 7:13 PM

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Added to update notes:

Enemy spawns have been added on and around Freeholds. This is something we're testing, and may not be a long-term change

sleek portal Jan 8, 2025, 8:23 PM

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Hail, Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Today's update (1/8/25) includes fixes to the Puzzle Bridge in the Befallen Forge, and we’re looking for your feedback!

Please share your responses to the following questions in this thread.

1️⃣ Can you complete the puzzle reliably?
2️⃣ Does the bridge always appear for all players in your session after solving the puzzle?

Your feedback is invaluable as we work together to improve the Alpha Two experience. Thank you for your support, dedication, and insights! flamingphoenix

lost bone Jan 8, 2025, 11:16 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> **Update on our 5+ days a week testing schedule for Alpha Two Phase II! ** flamingphoenix

We're extending our "holiday testing" through <t:1736834400:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

Realms will be brought down during the week as updates and fixes are ready. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in Discord.

After Monday, our Alpha Two Phase II schedule is planned to be Thursdays starting at 10AM PT through Mondays at 10PM PT.That means our next Alpha Two testing period after Monday will:

START: <t:1737050400:F>
END: <t:1737439200:F>
Alpha Two realms are planned to be down on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

During Alpha Two Phase II testing, we also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1736330400:t> for NA Realms
<t:1736384400:t> for EU Realms
- Discord should show these times in your local time. During this time realms should be unavailable for up to 30 minutes. When realms auto-restart, there may be a short period of time where player characters are able to login before NPCs, mobs, and other things have spawned.
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jan 9, 2025, 12:03 AM

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If you have a character in a bad state that gets "Error 525" for more than an hour or so, the team investigating this wants your logs. <@&1296581208184066129>

Please send us your game logs and launcher logs here how: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/articles/32162037612435-How-do-I-submit-game-logs-and-diagnostic-files

For ticket subject please write "Character Issue Error 525"

acoustic sky Jan 9, 2025, 5:11 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventurers of Verra - We will be taking down ALL Realms <t:1736444400:F> for an update!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1736449200:R>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Jan 9, 2025, 6:23 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are back up! As a reminder, daily Alpha Two "holiday testing" has been extended through <t:1736834400:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jan 10, 2025, 12:03 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're aware of issues on the Lyneth realm, and issues with server workers (looking at you SW23 by Miraleth)

Testers on Lyneth may experience some weird things on the realm, as the team investigates what's going on with Lyneth.

lost bone Jan 10, 2025, 1:41 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Lyneth realm is back up!

We're done troubleshooting here, and the realm has restarted. We'll continue to monitor this realm. We appreciate everyone's patience today flamingphoenix

lost bone Jan 10, 2025, 5:08 PM

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Glorious testers, we'll be bringing down <@&1296581208184066129> realms for an update at <t:1736530800:F> <- Discord should show this as your local time

This downtime is expected to be up to two hours.

Update Notes will be shared as realms come back up. We're grateful for everyone that's been joining us for testing and reporting bugs! flamingphoenix

lost bone Jan 10, 2025, 6:29 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are back up! As a reminder, daily Alpha Two "holiday testing" has been extended through <t:1736834400:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jan 10, 2025, 6:45 PM

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Small edit to one of the Update Notes from today. This has been clarified to be:

Fixed Azmaran and Sunhaven Commodities so they have a sell price

acoustic sky Jan 11, 2025, 6:03 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventurers of Verra - We will be taking down ALL Realms <t:1736619311:F> for an update!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1736624711:R>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Jan 11, 2025, 7:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are back up!

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2024

As a reminder!

Alpha Two "holiday testing" has been extended through <t:1736834400:F>.
More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here
DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at: <t:1735120800:t> for NA Realms and <t:1735174800:t> for EU Realms (During this time realms should be unavailable for up to 30 minutes. When realms auto-restart, there may be a short period of time where player characters are able to login before NPCs, mobs, and other things have spawned)
Discord should show all times above in YOUR local time.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

acoustic sky Jan 14, 2025, 6:00 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1737050400:R> on <t:1737050400:F> for our next 5 day testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Jan 16, 2025, 6:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked for the next 5+ day testing period! This testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1737439200:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

In addition, During Alpha Two Phase II testing, we also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1737108000:t> for NA Realms
<t:1737162000:t> for EU Realms
Discord should show these times in your local time. During this time realms should be unavailable for up to 30 minutes. When realms auto-restart, there may be a short period of time where player characters are able to login before NPCs, mobs, and other things have spawned.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jan 17, 2025, 1:29 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> **Lotharia Testers: There were issues with the EU automatic restart today. **

We're aware, and pushing this manually in a few moments. Automatic restarts should work correctly again starting tomorrow.

acoustic sky Jan 17, 2025, 3:31 AM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - We have identified a bug causing client crashes with the marketplace system. As such, it will be disabled, until a fix is deployed with tomorrow’s patch. flamingphoenix

lost bone Jan 17, 2025, 5:18 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, we'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms for an update at <t:1737135600:F> <- Discord should show this as your local time

This downtime is expected to be up to two hours.

Update Notes will be shared as realms come back up. We're grateful for everyone that's been joining us for testing and reporting bugs! flamingphoenix

lost bone Jan 17, 2025, 6:44 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! flamingphoenix

As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are up for 5+ days a week. The current testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1737439200:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2025

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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We've added the following notes to Known Issues:

Commodities can be lost after switching the Cargo Storage Node to Lionhold in the Storage Interface
Treasure Maps can be used when a character has the maximum number of quests and commissions, causing the map to be used up without a character getting the quest
After using the “Restore Defaults” button in the Loot Settings menu, “Save Changes” no longer works
Tumok the Wretched may leash to a Freehold north west of Winstead
NPCs are floating at Miraleth and Joeva
Freehold issues - Missing Freeholds, grey textures around Freeholds, and a variety of objects clipping and floating around Freeholds

lost bone Jan 18, 2025, 1:55 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realm automatic restarts have been disabled

For now the only realm downtimes should be related to maintenance and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date as things change here in Discord.

We appreciate everyone that's joining us this weekend for Alpha Two testing flamingphoenix

candid mesa Jan 18, 2025, 2:39 AM

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Glorious Adventurers,

As part of our ongoing commitment to maintaining a productive and respectful testing environment during Alpha Two, we are taking strong actions against behaviors that undermine the integrity of this phase. Alpha Two is a testing environment designed to provide critical data and feedback for the development of Ashes of Creation. Exploiting known bugs, using poor judgment to intentionally break systems, or engaging in any behavior that disrupts this purpose will not be tolerated.

Account Actions Summary -
19 accounts: Permanently banned from the remainder of Alpha Two Phase 2 for repeat exploiting.
16 accounts: Received 5-day suspensions for exploitative behavior.
3 accounts: Permanently banned for obscene naming violations and racist chat behavior.
37 accounts: Issued account warnings for extreme harassment.
173 accounts: Received experience adjustments and inventory removals for first-time exploiting.
83 accounts: Experienced full account wipes for their first-time exploitation.

Alpha Two is not a playground for disruptive behavior. It is a collaborative effort where your participation shapes the future of Ashes of Creation. Any intentional engagement with known bugs or exploits, or egregious behavior that undermines this effort, will be dealt with swiftly and decisively.

Our analytics systems are robust and were a critical part of the Alpha Two entrance criteria. These tools allow us to identify exploitative actions with precision, and we are monitoring all activity closely. While some of these account actions have already been completed, the remaining adjustments will be finalized by Tuesday of next week.

We appreciate the majority of players who are participating in good faith and contributing valuable insights during this alpha phase. Let’s keep the focus where it belongs—on improving the game for launch and beyond.

Thank you, and see you in Verra.

acoustic sky Jan 18, 2025, 6:13 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventurers of Verra - We will be taking down ALL Realms <t:1737224400:F> for an update!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1737230400:R> on <t:1737230400:F>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Jan 18, 2025, 7:07 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix It's time to return to Verra <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! Realms are back up! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2024

- Fixed an issue where testers would sometimes dismount after transferring between servers
- Removed some clipping foliage from freehold locations
- Updated HLODs across our world to reduce pop-in
- NPC behavior has been updated for most NPCs to leash whenever their primary target is in an unreachable position for several seconds
- Fixed an issue where testers were able to purchase weapon passives for their inactive weapon
- Fix for testers who were stuck with astronomical amounts of XP debt```
- [More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here](https://ashesofcreation.com/news/-alpha-two-phase-ii-testing-schedule)
- **If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

candid mesa Jan 18, 2025, 10:36 PM

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We are aware of the party exp, and chat issues on Lotharia and are investigating.

candid mesa Jan 19, 2025, 8:49 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We will be bringing the realms down in 30 minutes. Expected downtime is less than 1 hour.

candid mesa Jan 19, 2025, 9:27 PM

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Today's patch includes critical fixes for the social service.

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Realms are up

flat sorrel Jan 20, 2025, 6:52 PM

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Greetings, Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

As the development team continues to refine *Ashes of Creation*, we want to ensure we remain aligned with the needs and priorities of our community. We’d love for you to share your thoughts on the current build you’re playtesting.

Please share your top 3-5 most critical issues or feedback topics in this thread: https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1330971372289130587**
We'll be keeping the thread open until <t:1737482400:F> (Future feedback requests will be up for longer!)**
Please keep your feedback limited to a single post and edit it as needed.

Important Note: While we greatly value your insights, please understand that we cannot guarantee all bugs or feedback topics will be addressed, or provide a specific timeframe for fixes.

Thank you for your continued support, feedback, and dedication to improving the Alpha Two experience! flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Jan 21, 2025, 6:28 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1737655200:R> on <t:1737655200:F> for our next 5 day testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Jan 23, 2025, 6:03 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked for the next 5+ day testing period! This testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1738044000:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. There are NOT daily restarts scheduled to happen. We'll keep you all up-to-date about downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

flat sorrel Jan 23, 2025, 7:51 PM

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Greetings, Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

As the development team continues to refine Ashes of Creation, we want to ensure we remain aligned with the needs and priorities of our community. We’d love for you to share your thoughts on the current build you’re playtesting.

Please share your top 3-5 most critical issues and feedback topics from this test in this thread: https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1332074101417836635
We'll be keeping the thread open until <t:1738000800:f>
Please keep your feedback limited to a single post (using the provided template in the pinned message) and edit it as needed throughout the week.

Important Note: While we greatly value your insights, please understand that we cannot guarantee all bugs or feedback topics will be addressed, or provide a specific timeframe for fixes.

Thank you for your continued support, feedback, and dedication to improving the Alpha Two experience! flamingphoenix

lost bone Jan 23, 2025, 8:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>** If you're crashing often, please turn on "Enable GPU Crash Debugging" in the launcher. **

Turning this on may take up more room on your computer, but this helps our team get better information to fix the issues causing testers to crash.

To turn this on:

Click the cog on the top right of the launcher
Select "Enable GPU Crash Debugging"

candid mesa Jan 26, 2025, 12:28 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Lotharia will be undergoing maintenance in 30 minutes. Expected downtime will be less than 30 minutes.

candid mesa Jan 26, 2025, 1:40 AM

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Lotharia is open

candid mesa Jan 26, 2025, 4:18 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> All realms will be restarted in 40 min.

candid mesa Jan 26, 2025, 5:25 PM

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Good morning, and happy Sunday Glorious testers,

We are aware of the storage bug, and are investigating.

candid mesa Jan 26, 2025, 6:02 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms will be coming down in 30 minutes, for an update. Estimated downtime is less than 1 hour.

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Today's patch includes critical fixes around;

Updates to Stolen Glint Usage
Update to Freehold Ownership

candid mesa Jan 26, 2025, 7:32 PM

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Servers are back up

acoustic sky Jan 28, 2025, 6:54 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1738260000:R> on <t:1738260000:F> for our next 5 day testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Jan 30, 2025, 5:13 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! We need a little bit more time to get the update ready for the next 5+ day Alpha Two test.

Realms should be ready by <t:1738263600:F> (Discord should show this in your local time).

We're grateful for everyone's patience, and thanks to everyone that's been joining us for tests and helping us stomp bugs! flamingphoenix

lost bone Jan 30, 2025, 7:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! flamingphoenix

As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are up for 5+ days a week. The current five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1738648800:F> <- Discord should show this as YOUR local time

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jan 30, 2025, 7:34 PM

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We have added the following to KNOWN ISSUES:

Skill Trees are bugged. We're aware of issues with respecing and characters getting negative points and missing points
When closing a Raid or Party invite with the X button, you will no longer receive Raid or Party invites until you restart your game. To avoid this, please close Raid and Party invites with the close button
Guild leaders are unable to assign member ranks
Many Cacti in the Sandsquall Desert will disappear when characters approach them. Cacti mixed in with Acacia or Palm trees are more likely to be harvestable
Scarabsong Hollow is way too dark for people with High and Ultra graphics settings
Several tree environment assets are missing textures throughout Verra

We are actively working on fixes for issues now, and will roll out fixes today and tomorrow as soon as they're ready

lost bone Jan 31, 2025, 12:03 AM

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For people reporting issues with losing storage (that's not related to citizenship), this is one the team is actively investigating.

We're looking for more information on this one. **If you have items vanishing from storage, please report this in-game using /bug **

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** If you keep getting a black screen at loading please turn "Enable GPU Crash Debugging" and "Enable Full Crash Dumps" in the launcher. **

Turning this on WILL take up more room on your computer, but this helps our team get better information to fix the issues causing testers to crash.

To turn this on:

Click the cog on the top right of the launcher
Select "Enable GPU Crash Debugging" and "Enable Full Crash Dumps"

You'll need to send logs to Support (and we recommend deleting them after, since they take up a lot of room on your PC).

For subject of support ticket include "black screen at loading logs." Here's how you can send us logs: https://support.ashesofcreation.com/hc/en-us/requests/new

candid mesa Jan 31, 2025, 3:44 AM

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Adding to the known issues list, there is a bug with audio that is killing the music in game. We are investigating

candid mesa Jan 31, 2025, 5:11 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms will be coming down for a hotfix patch in 30 minutes. Please find a safe place to log out.

Estimated downtime will be under 1 hour.

candid mesa Jan 31, 2025, 6:16 AM

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Downtime has been delayed momentarily. New estimated server downtime will be 30 minutes from now.

candid mesa Jan 31, 2025, 7:02 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Tonight's hotfix has been moved to the morning at 8:30am Pacific time.

candid mesa Jan 31, 2025, 8:15 AM

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There is a known networking bug related to border transfers and players may experience significant rubber banding and inability to login. We have a fix and are building now for a deployment in the morning at 8:30am Pacific.

acoustic sky Jan 31, 2025, 4:00 PM

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The deployment for the update has been delayed a little bit.

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1738343700:R> on <t:1738343700:F> for our next hotfix. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

acoustic sky Jan 31, 2025, 5:17 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1738347900:R> on <t:1738347900:F> for our hotfix update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Jan 31, 2025, 6:25 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix It's time to return to Verra <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! Realms are back up! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2024 (HOTFIX)

KNOWN ISSUES
More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

sleek portal Jan 31, 2025, 6:50 PM

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Greetings, Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

As the development team continues to refine Ashes of Creation, we want to ensure we remain aligned with the needs and priorities of our community. We’d love for you to share your thoughts on the current build you’re playtesting.

Please share your top 3-5 most critical issues or feedback topics in this thread: https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1334957852229505054
We'll be keeping the thread open until <t:1738609200:f>
Please keep your feedback limited to a single post and edit it as needed throughout the week.

Important Note: While we greatly value your insights, please understand that we cannot guarantee all bugs or feedback topics will be addressed, or provide a specific timeframe for fixes.

Thank you for your continued support, feedback, and dedication to improving the Alpha Two experience! flamingphoenix

lost bone Jan 31, 2025, 8:08 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Guild Leaders - There's a known bug in today's update, where SOME GUILDS are seeing weird things when creating new ranks, or promoting/demoting ranks. For some guilds, this is giving ranks ALL permissions, including Disband guild 🚫

We're working on a fix. In the meanwhile, please hold off on creating new guild ranks or modifying ranks since the update today.

lost bone Jan 31, 2025, 8:50 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> **We'll be coming down in a few moments for a hotfix. **

All realms should come down around <t:1738357200:t>
All realms are expected to be back up by <t:1738360800:t>
(Discord should convert these to your local time)

We appreciate everyone's patience, and help reporting bugs to us flamingphoenix

lost bone Jan 31, 2025, 9:42 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked!

We're still working on fixes for some of the recent bugs that have been reported to us. We'll keep you all up-to-date about downtimes and updates here in this channel

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Feb 1, 2025, 7:57 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1738444500:R> on <t:1738444500:F> for our next hotfix. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

acoustic sky Feb 1, 2025, 9:17 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1738447200:R> on <t:1738447200:F> for our hotfix update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Feb 1, 2025, 10:00 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! Realms are back up! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2024 (HOTFIX)

KNOWN ISSUES
More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

acoustic sky Feb 4, 2025, 6:02 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1738864800:R> on <t:1738864800:F> for our next 5 day testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Feb 6, 2025, 5:58 PM

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**Glorious Alpha Two Testers - We're running just a few minutes late. **

We'll do a ping here once realms are ready to start the next five day test! Thank you all for your patience. flamingphoenix

lost bone Feb 6, 2025, 6:19 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! flamingphoenix

The current five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1739253600:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time). As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1738922400:t> for NA Realms
<t:1738976400:t> for EU Realms

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Added to KNOWN ISSUES:

Some enemies may spawn for the first time as lower level than intended. Once they've been killed, they should respawn at their expected level
Weapon Skill Points may not display correctly after respeccing. This is a visual bug, and you should still be able to assign skill points after respeccing
Sandsquall Desert Pocket Dungeons - Lighting in these dungeons is changing between daytime and nighttime, when it should stay the same

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

flat sorrel Feb 7, 2025, 10:01 PM

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Greetings, Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

As the development team continues to refine Ashes of Creation, we want to ensure we remain aligned with the needs and priorities of our community. We’d love for you to share your thoughts on the current build you’re playtesting.

Please share your top 3-5 most critical issues or feedback topics in this thread: ⁠https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1337542423722725469 (or on the forums)
We'll be keeping the thread open until <t:1739214000:f>
Please keep your feedback limited to a single post and edit it as needed throughout the week.

Important Note: While we greatly value your insights, please understand that we cannot guarantee all bugs or feedback topics will be addressed, or provide a specific timeframe for fixes.

Thank you for your continued support, feedback, and dedication to improving the Alpha Two experience! flamingphoenix

flat sorrel Feb 8, 2025, 6:55 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We'll be coming down in a few moments for an update.
All realms should come down <t:1739041800:R>

Expected downtime: Less than 1 hour
(Discord should convert these to your local time)

flat sorrel Feb 8, 2025, 8:10 PM

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aocphoenix Back to battle, <@&1296581208184066129> testers! Realms are live once again LETSVEKINGO

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

sleek portal Feb 11, 2025, 12:09 AM

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Glorious adventurers!

While we await some updates for the UI to provide this information in a better in-game manner, we’ve added a new command to make election details easier to access! 🎉

Need to know when registration starts or what happens if a mayor steps down? Simply ping "!node" "!node elections" or "!elections", and you’ll get key details instantly!

📌 Election Info at a Glance:

✅ Registration opens 5 days before the 1st of the month.
✅ Voting runs from the 1st to the 5th of each month.
✅ Unscheduled elections happen if a mayor loses citizenship, deletes their character, or is banned (24-hour registration & voting).
✅ If a mayor has served 20 days or less, the election is skipped.

Try it out and stay informed about your node’s future! ⚖️✨

acoustic sky Feb 11, 2025, 2:45 PM

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Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1739469600:R> on <t:1739469600:F> for our next 5 day testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Feb 13, 2025, 4:47 PM

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Adventurers of Verra - slight change in plans! 😉

Realms are now estimated to come up <t:1739476800:R> on <t:1739476800:F> for our next 5 day testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available as per usual. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Feb 13, 2025, 7:01 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! Thank you for your patience today flamingphoenix

The current five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1739858400:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time). As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1739527200:t> for NA Realms
<t:1739581200:t> for EU Realms

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Glorious Guild Leaders, we want your feedback! On Monday, February 17 we plan to email you a survey regarding Guild Progression. This survey will ask questions about the progression of guild experience, choices in the guild skill tree, and how you manage guild ranks. Please collect your thoughts on these topics over this five day test.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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Added to KNOWN ISSUES

Node Mayors cannot demolish upgraded buildings
Upgraded weapons may shown as held by a character, even when they should be sheathed

lost bone Feb 14, 2025, 9:19 PM

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We'll be bringing <@&1296581208184066129> realms down for an update today at <t:1739570400:F> (Discord should show this as your local time)

This downtime is expected to be about one hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about things here in Discord. flamingphoenix

lost bone Feb 14, 2025, 10:57 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are back online! flamingphoenix

As a reminder, this current test is scheduled to go through <t:1739858400:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time). As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1739527200:t> for NA Realms
<t:1739581200:t> for EU Realms

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Glorious Guild Leaders, we want your feedback! As an update, we’ll be emailing guild leaders a survey TODAY regarding Guild Progression. This survey will ask questions about the progression of Guild Experience, choices in the Guild Skill Tree, and how you manage guild ranks. Please collect your thoughts on these topics over this five day test.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

flat sorrel Feb 15, 2025, 12:48 AM

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Greetings, Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

As the development team continues to refine Ashes of Creation, we want to ensure we remain aligned with the needs and priorities of our community. We’d love for you to share your thoughts on the current build you’re playtesting.

Please share your top 3-5 most critical issues or feedback topics in this thread: ⁠https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1340121937061478431 or here, on the forums
We'll be keeping the thread open until <t:1739818800:F>
Please keep your feedback limited to a single post and edit it as needed throughout the week

Important Note: While we greatly value your insights, please understand that we cannot guarantee all bugs or feedback topics will be addressed, or provide a specific timeframe for fixes.

Thank you for your continued support, feedback, and dedication to improving the Alpha Two experience! flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Feb 15, 2025, 5:34 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1739642400:R> on <t:1739642400:F> for a small update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

acoustic sky Feb 15, 2025, 6:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1739646000:R> on <t:1739646000:F> for the continued testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Feb 15, 2025, 7:08 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! Realms are back up! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2024 (HOTFIX)

- Improved realm performance
- Fixed a bug with chat messages showing developer formatting
- Fixed a bug causing the raid window UI to not have interactable buttons to join or deny the invite```
- [KNOWN ISSUES](https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/61592) with the addition of the below bug: 
🔸 Party members will appear as combatant status - the icon with crossed swords
- [Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here](https://ashesofcreation.com/news/-alpha-two-phase-ii-testing-schedule)
- **If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

acoustic sky Feb 18, 2025, 8:26 AM

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Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1740074400:R> on <t:1740074400:F> for our next 5 day testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

sleek portal Feb 19, 2025, 8:26 PM

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Calling all adventurers! flamingphoenix

Our caravans have been spotted mysteriously teleporting across the realm of Verra. FiHmm As we investigate these peculiar occurrences, we need YOUR firsthand accounts to solve this mystifying puzzle. Have your caravans been taking unexpected shortcuts through space and time?

📌 If so, please take a moment to provide details about this issue HERE!

** IMPORTANT NOTE:** This thread is ONLY for reporting unexpected Caravan teleports. Please do not report unrelated issues here.

Your insights are crucial in unraveling this mystery. Thank you for your assistance, brave Alpha Two Testers!

lost bone Feb 20, 2025, 5:58 PM

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We need a few more minutes to get <@&1296581208184066129> realms ready for the next five day test.

We're expecting we may be delayed for up to 30 minutes. We'll update you here once everything is ready. Thank you all for your patience! flamingphoenix

lost bone Feb 20, 2025, 6:21 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! As a reminder, this current test is scheduled to go through <t:1740463200:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.
We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1739527200:t> for NA Realms
<t:1739581200:t> for EU Realms

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Known Issues:

There's a testing watermark on the screen. This isn’t intentional and will be removed in a future update
Due to bugs with the Fishing Derby Guild War we have temporarily removed the Fishing Derby Guild War scroll from the Guild War vendor

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Feb 20, 2025, 6:48 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Citizenship Dues / Taxes - There is a UI bug that is showing citizenship dues as overdue after characters have paid their taxes. If you can't use the "Pay Dues" button, this should be because you already paid your taxes. The team is working for a fix for this incorrect "status overdue" message in the Node menu under Treasury.

lost bone Feb 21, 2025, 5:19 PM

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We'll be bringing down <@&1296581208184066129> realms for an update and to set up a realm tech test. Realms will come down at <t:1740159000:F> (Discord should show all times here as your local time)

Realms are scheduled to be down for up to two hours.

When realms come back up, we will have different realms up for testing. Since we're testing different realms, you won't see your existing characters here. This realm tech test may run up until <t:1740186000:t>

We'll keep you all up-to-date about this test here in Discord.

lost bone Feb 21, 2025, 7:46 PM

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We're still working through issues getting things ready for today's test.

It's looking like it'll be up to 30 minutes longer. We'll keep everyone up-to-date here, as there's more information to share.

lost bone Feb 21, 2025, 8:23 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realms are back up! We’re doing a test on new realms today. **While your existing characters won’t be here, there has NOT been a wipe. **

Realms for today's test are Norlynn (US), Castus (US), Aeterna (EU). These realms will look like a fresh start.

We'll have Guy Gearieri, a NPCs to help boost characters, available so testers can quickly join us for this realm test. Feel free to test using boosted characters. Any progress made on characters during this test will NOT be saved

This test may run as long as until <t:1740186000:t> (Discord should show this in your local time). During this test, please report any issues with realm performance, or if you notice any differences between normal Alpha Two realms and these new ones. **Please report issues in-game using the command /bug **

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025

We're grateful for everyone that's able to join us for testing today on new characters. Any time you're able to spend testing helps us make realms better. flamingphoenix

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We have leveled these Nodes to stage 3: New Aela, Winstead, Halcyon, and Sunhaven

Guy Gearieri, the character boost NPC, is set up near where the final turn in for Sweat of Your Brow is in Lionhold and Samia's Hope.

Please leave the starting area to keep that space clear for new characters logging in. You can find the character boost NPCs here:

lost bone Feb 21, 2025, 9:20 PM

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Since lots of people are asking, here are some quick answers about the new realm test today:

There's no specific directed testing. We're looking at data on these realms on our end. Please test normally, and feel free to use the character boost NPCs mentioned above. **If you see issues with realm performance compared to yesterday, please report it in-game using the command /bug **
Today's realm test is currently expected to run until <t:1740186000:t> (Discord should show this in your local time). Unless this plan changes, after this new realm test we plan to swap back to the previous realms with your existing characters on them. Swapping back to previous realms won't be immediate, and we'll update everyone about the timing of this as it gets closer to that time.
Guy Gearieri Artisanship Tool Bugs - We're aware of reports of people having issues equipping artisanship tools from this boost NPC

lost bone Feb 22, 2025, 1:04 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> we will be bringing down the realms we're using for today's test in just a few moments.

We will be bringing back up the Alpha Two realms with your characters after this. We're expecting this may take up to 15 minutes.

We're grateful for everyone that joined us today to test new realms flamingphoenix

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This current test is scheduled to go through <t:1740463200:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.
We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1740218400:t> for NA Realms
<t:1740272400:t> for EU Realms

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Feb 22, 2025, 5:02 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1740244504:R> on <t:1740244504:F> for a small update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1740248104:R> on <t:1740248104:F> for the continued testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Feb 22, 2025, 6:01 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! Realms are back up! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2024
- Fixed a bug with Bonestrider and Sandsquall Croc processing fees

KNOWN ISSUES
Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
Reminder that testing is scheduled to run until <t:1740463200:F>. We have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:
- <t:1740304800:t> for NA Realms
- <t:1740358800:t> for EU Realms

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Feb 25, 2025, 6:00 AM

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Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1740679200:R> on <t:1740679200:F> for our next 5 day testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Feb 27, 2025, 6:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This current five day is scheduled to go through <t:1741068000:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025

**Added to **Known Issues:

Sometimes characters may appear to be invisible in the character select lobby or when they log in game. A workaround for this is changing graphics settings, or restarting your game client
Some dungeons lighting is much too bright during daytime in game on high and ultra graphics settings. Changing graphics setting to medium or low is a workaround. This impacts Scarabsong Hollow, Lost Hero's Sepulcher, Befallen Forge, and the lower levels of the Tower of Carphin
Notifications for accepting some quests are not displaying as intended

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're aware of crashes and other issues being reported across realms.

The team is actively investigating these issues now.

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<@&1296581208184066129> We will be bringing down all realms, as we investigate fixes for the crashes and other issues

While there's no ETA for how long this will take, we'll keep you all updated here in Discord. Expect an update from us within the next couple of hours.

We're grateful for everyone's patience today, as we work to resolve issues flamingphoenix

lost bone Feb 27, 2025, 8:04 PM

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The team is still investigating crashes and other issues with Alpha Two realms. Realms are down at this time.

While there's not a clear estimate for how long this will take, it seems like **it will be at least two hours. **

We'll keep everyone up-to-date here as there's more to share. We're grateful for everyone's patience today, as we work to resolve issues flamingphoenix

lost bone Feb 27, 2025, 9:51 PM

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The team is still investigating crashes and other issues with Alpha Two realms. Realms are still down at this time.

While there's not a clear estimate for how long this will take, we are actively testing potential fixes on our side now.

We'll keep everyone up-to-date here as there's more to share. We appreciate everyone's patience today, as we work to resolve issues flamingphoenix

lost bone Feb 27, 2025, 10:12 PM

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We're testing a speculative fix on the Vyra realm

This realm will be up for a few. If the fix works, we'll be rolling this out to other realms soon. If issues continue, Vyra will be brought down shortly.

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We will be bringing Vyra down

There are still issues the team is working to resolve. Once more fixes are ready, we'll let you all know here in Discord

Thanks again for everyone's patience today

lost bone Feb 27, 2025, 11:50 PM

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**Realms are still down at this time. The team is still investigating crashes and other issues with Alpha Two realms. **

While there's not a clear estimate for how long this will take, the team is actively working through these issues. We'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date here in this channel.

lost bone Feb 28, 2025, 12:49 AM

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We're testing another speculative fix on the Vyra realm

If the fix works, we'll be rolling this out to other realms soon. If issues continue, Vyra will be brought down shortly.

lost bone Feb 28, 2025, 1:11 AM

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We're unlocking the Lyneth realm as we continue to test this fix

As long as things continue to look good, we'll get this rolled out to the Lotharia realm in about 30 minutes.

Thanks again for everyone's patience today flamingphoenix

lost bone Feb 28, 2025, 1:41 AM

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Lotharia realm is back up. All <@&1296581208184066129> realms are online We will continue to monitor, and we're grateful for everyone's patience today. flamingphoenix

This current five day is scheduled to go through <t:1741068000:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.
We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1740736800:t> for NA Realms
<t:1740790800:t> for EU Realms

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2025

**Added to **Known Issues:

Sometimes characters may appear to be invisible in the character select lobby or when they log in game. A workaround for this is changing graphics settings, or restarting your game client
Some dungeons lighting is much too bright during daytime in game on high and ultra graphics settings. Changing graphics setting to medium or low is a workaround. This impacts Scarabsong Hollow, Lost Hero's Sepulcher, Befallen Forge, and the lower levels of the Tower of Carphin
Notifications for accepting some quests are not displaying as intended

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Feb 28, 2025, 4:37 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are going down to investigate a critical issue.

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1740760200:R> on <t:1740760200:F>. Further information will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

candid mesa Feb 28, 2025, 5:15 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good Evening,

Unfortunately we have discovered a critical economic bug related to drop tables applied to humanoid monsters in various ZoIs. This bug was dropping treasure map rewards from 100% of kills. Due to the nature of the issue, the fix will require a full recook of the game. For this reason, the servers will remain offline until 8:30am pacific time Friday morning.

I apologize for the downtime. As a result I will ask the team to leave the realms up throughout Tuesday and Wednesday of next week.

I will update you with any new info if it occurs. 🙏

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<@&1296581208184066129> In addition to the downtime, we will be rolling back the realms to the Monday 10pm takedown moment.

acoustic sky Feb 28, 2025, 4:28 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! Realms are back up and characters are reverted to <t:1740463200:F>! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025

- Fixed a critical server crash
- Fixed a bug causing treasure map rewards to drop on humanoid mobs around Squall's End

**Added to KNOWN ISSUES **

- Befallen Forge is too dark

Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
Reminder that testing is scheduled to run until <t:1741240800:F>. We have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:
- <t:1740823200:t> for NA Realms
- <t:1740790800:t> for EU Realms

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Feb 28, 2025, 4:58 PM

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We are currently investigating issues with infinite loading screen, and characters potentially not being fully reverted to the <t:1740463200:F> timeslot properly.

Please, give our team some time to look into the issues. Thank you for the reports, and your patience.

candid mesa Feb 28, 2025, 5:09 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers, we are investigating the rollback issues. Appreciate the patience, this is one of the fun times of Alpha testing 💆‍♂️❤️🙏

acoustic sky Feb 28, 2025, 5:55 PM

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Thank you for your patience <@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers of Verra - We have figured out the rollback issue, and we are going to bring down ALL realms to deploy a fix!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1740776400:R> on <t:1740776400:F>. More information will be provided when realms are available, but characters and realms should be reverted to <t:1740463200:F>. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Feb 28, 2025, 8:23 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realms are online again flamingphoenix

We're grateful for everyone's patience as we've been working through issues. We're extending this testing period through <t:1741669200:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

Realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1740736800:t> for NA Realms
<t:1740790800:t> for EU Realms

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Feb 28, 2025, 10:54 PM

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Guild Issues - We're aware of reports of issues with guilds. The team is investigating this now.

acoustic sky Mar 1, 2025, 4:08 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1740845700:R> on <t:1740845700:F> for an update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1740850250:R> on <t:1740850250:F>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Mar 1, 2025, 5:27 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are UP! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2025

- Fixed a bug causing AOE abilities to unexpectedly cause players to become combatants
- Fixed an economy bug allowing commodities to be sold back to the same Node for a profit
- Fixed a bug causing it to appear like your guild has disappeared
  * Players impacted by this bug have not actually lost their guild data and are expected to have their guilds restored as part of this update.

**Added to KNOWN ISSUES **

Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1741669200:F>.
We have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:
- <t:1740909600:t> for NA Realms
- <t:1740877200:t> for EU Realms

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

flat sorrel Mar 3, 2025, 7:10 PM

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Greetings, Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

As the development team continues to refine Ashes of Creation, we want to ensure we remain aligned with the needs and priorities of our community. We’d love for you to share your thoughts on the current build you’re playtesting.

Please share your top 3-5 most critical issues or feedback topics in this thread: https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1346197843983208448⁠⁠ or here, on the forums
We'll be keeping the thread open until <t:1741716000:F>
Please keep your feedback limited to a single post and edit it as needed throughout the week

Important Note: While we greatly value your insights, please understand that we cannot guarantee all bugs or feedback topics will be addressed, or provide a specific timeframe for fixes.

Thank you for your continued support, feedback, and dedication to improving the Alpha Two experience! flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Mar 5, 2025, 3:14 AM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

FiBardA We wanted to give y'all a heads up. Realms are estimated to go down <t:1741194000:R> on <t:1741194000:F> for a small update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. (All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

👀 There are some additional things we wanted to make you aware of:

We are planning on bringing Lyneth & Lotharia up as per usual after the update.
Users who would like to play on Vyra will need to choose "Feb 24th Vyra Backup Test" which will be a new dropdown option in the Launcher.
- The reason for this is to allow us to test our backup restore, backend, and validate that things are working as expected.
- This will be an older version of Vyra from February 24th. We'd like folks to /bug report if they encounter anything significant missing from their characters that they had on February 24th.
- This test will be available for approximately 1 hour, and no progress will be saved.
- Once this test has completed, we will bring up the normal Vyra realm with the update, and your previous realm and character progress.

From everyone here at Intrepid Studios, thank you again for all your help testing as we continue to improve Verra! flamingphoenix FiLoving

acoustic sky Mar 5, 2025, 4:14 PM

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FiWaving Good time zone to you <@&1296581208184066129> testers!

💡During our internal testing, we found some issues that we would like to resolve. Today's test and update has been postponed, we'll let y'all know when it's been rescheduled to at a future time.

In the meantime, have fun testing on Verra, and reminder to please /bug any issues that you encounter. FiLoving

acoustic sky Mar 6, 2025, 4:41 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1741280400:R> on <t:1741280400:F> for a small update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Mar 6, 2025, 5:07 PM

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flamingphoenix FiLoving <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1741298400:R> on <t:1741298400:F>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. (All dates & times display in your local time zone.)


There is not planned to be a rollback, and characters should persist as per usual.```

lost bone Mar 6, 2025, 8:50 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realms are online again flamingphoenix

This extended testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1741669200:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1741341600:t> for NA Realms
<t:1741395600:t> for EU Realms

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2025

WHY ARE LAUNCHER ALPHA TWO DROPDOWNS DIFFERENT?

While this update doesn’t have a lot of changes in the Update Notes, we have deployed some new backend changes to Vyra. As a tester, the only difference is how you log in. In the launcher in environment there will be a dropdown for Lyneth and Lotharia, and a separate one for Vyra.

This isn’t a wipe or a rollback, and your character will be on your realm like normal. Testers will need to select the dropdown for their realm when choosing environment in the launcher.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Mar 7, 2025, 1:22 AM

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**We're aware of issues connecting to the Lotharia realm, and the team is investigating now **

lost bone Mar 7, 2025, 1:46 AM

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The Lotharia realm is back up! flamingphoenix

We're grateful for everyone's patience

acoustic sky Mar 7, 2025, 8:43 AM

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Vyra should be back up in about 10-15 minutes. FiLoving flamingphoenix

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Vyra is back online! FiHyped

Note: The daily restart will still happen as well, but hopefully that behaves properly. 🙏🏽

lost bone Mar 7, 2025, 5:04 PM

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We'll be bringing down <@&1296581208184066129> realms at <t:1741367700:F>

This downtime is expected to be up to two hours long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date here in Discord.

lost bone Mar 7, 2025, 7:01 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realms are online again flamingphoenix

This extended testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1741669200:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1741341600:t> for NA Realms
<t:1741395600:t> for EU Realms

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025

**Added to **Known Issues:

Pressing N and M keys several times quickly may cause your game client to crash

ALPHA TWO DROPDOWNS ARE DIFFERENT

As a reminder, the Vyra realm has a different dropdown in environment in the launcher than Lotharia and Lyneth. This isn’t planned to be a long-term change. While we work on some backend stuff on Vyra, we’re doing something different with the launcher for now.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

sleek portal Mar 8, 2025, 3:38 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1741449600:R> for a small update. Realms will be offline for approximately two hours. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

sleek portal Mar 8, 2025, 4:05 PM

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Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up at <t:1741456800:t> for the continued testing period. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

sleek portal Mar 8, 2025, 5:26 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! Realms are back up! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025

Removed cargo storage from Samia's Hope and Lionhold. This will prevent testers from losing their commodities when utilizing storage at those locations.

acoustic sky Mar 8, 2025, 11:13 PM

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If you are affected by the infinite loading screen on Vyra, can you please do the following:

Log completely out. Close the Launcher. (Check to make sure in your systems tray that it's closed.)
Wait a full 2 minutes, the full 2 minutes... Get a glass of water. (Stay hydrated homies)
Relog
Report in #alpha-two-bugs-issues-old if you are still encountering issues

candid mesa Mar 9, 2025, 4:20 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers,

We have identified an issue with wars that is affecting the realm health. We will be performing a restart momentarily.

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We are investigating the issue.

candid mesa Mar 9, 2025, 4:58 AM

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Servers are back online. We are still investigating the war issues..

acoustic sky Mar 10, 2025, 12:13 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Vyra testers!

We are going to restart the realm really quick to help resolve an issue causing some folks to be unable to log in. FiLoving flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Mar 10, 2025, 12:37 PM

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Vyra has returned!

Happy testing everyone, and thank you for your patience. aocphoenix

acoustic sky Mar 11, 2025, 5:07 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1741885200:R> on <t:1741885200:F> for our next 5 day testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Mar 13, 2025, 3:58 PM

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flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are now estimated to come up <t:1741903200:R> on <t:1741903200:F> for our next testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. Thank you for your patience. FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Mar 13, 2025, 9:30 PM

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We need more time to get today's <@&1296581208184066129> update ready. We're now expecting Alpha Two testing realms to come before <t:1741914000:F> *(Discord should show this in your local time) *

We appreciate everyone's patience and flexibility as we work to get Alpha Two realms ready for the next five day testing period flamingphoenix

lost bone Mar 13, 2025, 11:42 PM

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While we're still working on getting <@&1296581208184066129> realms up, you can now download this update

Also, Vyra Realm is no longer on a separate dropdown from the launcher. All Alpha Two realms can be accessed through the launcher by selecting "Alpha Two" as the environment

We'll ping here again once Alpha Two realms are up, and we're expecting realms to come before <t:1741914000:F>** *(Discord should show this in your local time) *

We appreciate everyone's patience today flamingphoenix

lost bone Mar 14, 2025, 12:17 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms have now unlocked! We appreciate everyone's patience today, and we've extended this five day to go through <t:1742317200:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

Vyra Realm is no longer on a separate dropdown from the launcher. All Alpha Two realms can be accessed through the launcher by selecting "Alpha Two" as the environment

As a reminder, during Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.
We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1741942800:t> for NA Realms
<t:1741996800:t> for EU Realms

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 2025

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Mar 14, 2025, 10:18 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Vyra testers!

We are going to restart the realm really quick to help resolve an issue causing some folks to disconnect. FiLoving flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Mar 14, 2025, 10:35 AM

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Vyra has returned!

Happy testing everyone! Thank you for your patience, and providing us with additional information when requested. aocphoenix

lost bone Mar 14, 2025, 4:30 PM

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We'll be bringing down <@&1296581208184066129> realms at <t:1741971600:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time)

This downtime is expected to be up to two hours long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date here in Discord.

lost bone Mar 14, 2025, 6:15 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms have now unlocked! As a reminder, this five day test has been extended to go through <t:1742317200:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025

During Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.
We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1741942800:t> for NA Realms
<t:1741996800:t> for EU Realms

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Mar 14, 2025, 6:36 PM

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The team is currently investigating issues with guard aggro

Guards may aggro any character that's taking any combat action in their proximity. The team is aware, and we're actively working on a fix for this.

lost bone Mar 14, 2025, 11:35 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We plan to bring down realms for an update at <t:1741996800:F> (Discord should show this as your local time)

This update has a fix for guard aggro. We're expecting this downtime to be about 15 minutes.

lost bone Mar 15, 2025, 12:18 AM

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We'll be unlocking US realms in a few moments.

We'll need a few more minutes to get Lotharia ready.

I'll ping here once all realms are up.

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<@&1296581208184066129> All realms are back online! As a reminder, this five day test has been extended to go through <t:1742317200:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

During Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.
We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1741942800:t> for NA Realms
<t:1741996800:t> for EU Realms

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 2025 (part 2)

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Mar 15, 2025, 12:53 AM

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The team is (yet again) investigating issues with guard aggro

As you see issues with guard aggro, please put in bug reports using /bug

acoustic sky Mar 15, 2025, 1:20 AM

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We've added the following Known Issue to our 0.6.2 Update Notes.
Some abilities and passives may cause Guards to aggro and kill player characters
FiFighterA flamingphoenix Please be careful out there friends!

flat sorrel Mar 15, 2025, 6:27 PM

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We'll be bringing down <@&1296581208184066129> realms <t:1742065200:R> (Converted to your local time)

⌛ Expected downtime: Less than two hours ⌛
(We'll keep everyone up-to-date here in Discord.)

flat sorrel Mar 15, 2025, 8:21 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> testers! Realms are back up! FiHyped

This extended testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1742317200:F> (Discord should show this as your local time)

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel

We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:
<t:1742288400:t> for NA Realms
<t:1742342400:t> for EU Realms

Alpha Two Update Notes - Saturday, March 15, 2025

Guards will no longer become aggressive toward Bards for using their abilities while in a party (They have learned to love song and dance 💃)
Recipients of Guild War declarations will no longer also have a Guild War cooldown
Fixed a bug causing the Squall's End Node to gain unintentional experience
Fixed a number of server crashes

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Mar 18, 2025, 11:19 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Lyneth testers!

We are going to restart the realm really quick to help resolve an issue causing some folks to disconnect. FiLoving flamingphoenix

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Lyneth has returned!

Happy testing everyone! Thank you for your patience, and providing us with the additional information when requested. aocphoenix

lost bone Mar 18, 2025, 5:09 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Our next five day testing period is scheduled to begin on <t:1742490000:F> (Discord should show this date and time in your local time zone)

During Alpha Two Phase II realms are scheduled to be up for five days a week. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

We appreciate everyone that's been able to join us for testing flamingphoenix

lost bone Mar 20, 2025, 5:01 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms have unlocked! This five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1742878800:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

There have been no changes to Alpha Two since we closed the last test on Tuesday. Our team is hard at work, getting ready for our 0.7.0 Update, planned for release on Thursday, March 27, 2025.

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.
We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1742547600:t> for NA Realms
<t:1742601600:t> for EU Realms

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Mar 25, 2025, 5:09 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1743094800:R> on <t:1743094800:F> for our next testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Mar 26, 2025, 5:01 PM

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ℹ️ Just as an FYI for folks!
We are going to be doing some testing with automated messaging in Discord. You may see some messaging about the daily realm restarts in the realm-specific channels ( #alpha-two-vyra-us, #alpha-two-lyneth-us, and #alpha-two-lotharia-eu), letting you know when each realm has been scheduled to go down for its daily automated restart.
🙏🏽 Hopefully, all goes smoothly, but if ModBot is naughty and goes rogue on us, we'll fix it in due time - no need to panic. FiRogue

lost bone Mar 27, 2025, 4:12 PM

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We need more time to get today's <@&1296581208184066129> update ready. We're now expecting Alpha Two testing realms to come around <t:1743109200:F> *(Discord should show this in your local time) *

We appreciate everyone's patience and flexibility as we work to get Alpha Two realms ready for the next five day testing period, and our 0.7.0 Update! flamingphoenix

lost bone Mar 27, 2025, 8:50 PM

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You can now download the 0.7.0 <@&1296581208184066129> update! flamingphoenix

We're still working on getting things ready, but we're aiming to unlock BEFORE <t:1743112800:F> (Discord should show this as your local time)

In the meanwhile, check out what's coming in today's update, and Known Issues:
ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025

lost bone Mar 27, 2025, 9:57 PM

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**We're aware of people reporting issues with disconnecting. **

The team is investigating, as we get Alpha Two realms ready for this next five day test.

lost bone Mar 27, 2025, 10:18 PM

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ALL <@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1743483600:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES 0.7.0 - THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2025

ADDED TO KNOWN ISSUES:

Node Sieges can rarely trigger at a different Node than the one where it was declared at
Things related to Node Sieges may not spawn in correctly if the server worker where the Siege is starting has been up for less than 30 minutes
Deconstructing Items - The "Possible Salvage Results" may display an incorrect number in the UI
Deconstruction Kits are not currently able to be traded
Potion Launchers may disappear from your Caravel ship
Unadorned Daggers, the Rogue archetype starting dagger, is missing textures and showing up green in-game
Purchasing Freeholds has been disabled at this time
Placing Rooting Balls on Freeholds has been disabled at this time
The north Alchemy Station in Lionhold is currently not working

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.
We also plan to have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:

<t:1743152400:t> for NA Realms
<t:1743206400:t> for EU Realms

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Mar 27, 2025, 10:49 PM

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Adding to the Alpha Two Update Notes 0.7.0 - Thursday, March 27, 2025

Node elections have been changed to always occur when scheduled, regardless of how long ago an unscheduled election for mayor occurred

lost bone Mar 27, 2025, 11:36 PM

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Adding to KNOWN ISSUES:

When declaring a Node Siege, if a mayor isn't online they won't correctly become the leader of their team. Mayors may want to stay logged in to ensure they get team leadership if their Node is sieged

lost bone Mar 28, 2025, 4:28 PM

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**<@&1296581208184066129> Realms will be coming down in a few minutes, for an update and bug fixes. **

We expect to have Alpha Two Realms back up before <t:1743184800:F> (Discord should show this in your local time)

candid mesa Mar 28, 2025, 4:58 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers,

I wanted to take a moment to chat about our content release yesterday. This was a big patch. When we release these larger content patches there are a lot of opportunities for bugs to be discovered. Please ensure that as you playtest the new patch, that you are using the /bug reports with issues you are finding. We incorporate your testing into our development process, and it is helpful for our team to see what bugs get reported the most so we can also help prioritize our work. With our major release yesterday we are aware of a few issues that we will be addressing over the weekend with updates, particularly the following;

Turqouise Sea HLODs not appearing, this means that landscape and foliage at a distance will not render currently so the zone will look/feel sparse.
Caravels losing their cannons when crossing a server boundary
Starting daggers with bad appearance data making them appear green
Caravans disappearing on launch

These are just a few issues we are tracking. Your testing helps us improve the alpha and bring Ashes to life. Ty for your dedication and commitment ❤️

lost bone Mar 28, 2025, 5:59 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> we need a little more time on today's update. We're aiming to be up BEFORE <t:1743186600:F>

In the meanwhile, check out the notes for today's update:
ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2025

lost bone Mar 28, 2025, 6:28 PM

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ALL <@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1743483600:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2025

NEW KNOWN ISSUES:

Caravans may disappear on launch
Some Enemy NPCs are not dropping anything besides Glint
Turquoise Sea landscape and foliage at a distance will not render currently so the zone may look and feel sparse
Caravel ships may lose their Potion Launchers when crossing a server boundary
When declaring a Node Siege, if a mayor isn't online they won't correctly become the leader of their team. Mayors may want to stay logged in to ensure they get team leadership if their Node is sieged
Unadorned Daggers, the Rogue archetype starting dagger, is missing textures and showing up green in-game

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Mar 28, 2025, 9:32 PM

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Deconstruction has been disabled as we investigate issues with this system

Appreciate everyone that's been reporting bugs to us during this <@&1296581208184066129> test!

acoustic sky Mar 29, 2025, 1:26 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Lyneth testers!

We are going to restart the realm really quick to help resolve an issue causing some folks to disconnect. FiLoving flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Mar 29, 2025, 1:42 AM

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Lyneth has returned!

Happy testing everyone! Thank you for your patience, and providing us with the additional information when requested. aocphoenix

acoustic sky Mar 29, 2025, 5:34 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1743271200:R> on <t:1743271200:F> for an update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Mar 29, 2025, 6:08 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1743275100:R> on <t:1743275100:F>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Mar 29, 2025, 7:03 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are UP! FiHyped

Check out the ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2025

Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1743483600:F>.
We have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:
- <t:1743325200:t> for NA Realms
- <t:1743379200:t> for EU Realms

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

acoustic sky Mar 30, 2025, 6:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers! FiWaving

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1743358500:R> on <t:1743358500:F> for an update. Downtime estimation will be provided when realms go down.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky Mar 30, 2025, 6:19 PM

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flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1743364800:R> on <t:1743364800:F>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky Mar 30, 2025, 7:02 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are UP! FiHyped

Check out the ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2025:
- Improved some rocks and foliage visual loading at far distances in The Turquoise Sea
-# - The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1743483600:F>. See full schedule here.
-# - We have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at <t:1743325200:t> for NA Realms and <t:1743379200:t> for EU Realms.
-# - All dates & times display in your local time zone.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

lost bone Mar 31, 2025, 5:24 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two Testers,

The current <@&1296581208184066129> testing period has been extended to go through <t:1744088400:F> (Discord should show this in your local time)

We're grateful for everyone that's been testing this new update and reporting bugs. Please keep them coming, during this extended testing period. flamingphoenix

There may be times that realms come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Apr 1, 2025, 2:04 AM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers - Prepare for a 3-day node siege-a-thon! FiHyped
Rally your people to defend or lay siege to the nodes of Verra!
Winstead

<t:1743530400:F> Lotharia
<t:1743541200:F> Vyra
<t:1743548400:F> Lyneth

Miraleth

<t:1743616800:F> Lotharia
<t:1743627600:F> Lyneth
<t:1743634800:F> Vyra

Sunhaven

<t:1743703200:F> Lotharia
<t:1743714000:F> Vyra
<t:1743721200:F> Lyneth
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

During the above times, we will:
1️⃣ Go over details in the Alpha Two Stage channel
2️⃣ Attacker Leader will place their banner (provided by Intrepid Staff), and the teams will split into Attacker & Defender Team Stage channels
3️⃣ Once teams are ready or after 30 minutes have passed, we will begin the siege!

We would love to see folks organize as many people as you can for these scheduled node siege tests! Let @acoustic sky know how we can assist!

lost bone Apr 1, 2025, 4:15 PM

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**<@&1296581208184066129> Realms will be coming down <t:1743525000:F> for an update and bug fixes. **

We expect to have Alpha Two Realms back up before <t:1743530400:t>

(Discord should show all dates and times above in your local time)

lost bone Apr 1, 2025, 5:36 PM

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ALL <@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This current Alpha Two testing period has been extended to go through <t:1744088400:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

ALPHA TWO 0.7.4 UPDATE NOTES - TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 2025

NOTE: We're doing Node Siege testing this week. While we're doing this, Node Siege Rewards have temporarily been removed. You can find out more about Node Siege testing in Discord here.

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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**Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers, here’s the plan for Alpha Two Node Siege testing today! **

Today Winstead will be the defending Node! We’ll be running the Node Siege for these realms, targeting these times:

Lotharia Realm - <t:1743530400:F> - <t:1743537600:t>
Vyra Realm - <t:1743541200:F> - <t:1743548400:t>
Lyneth Realm - <t:1743548400:F> - <t:1743555600:t>
All dates/times should show in your local time

When the time comes for Node Siege testing on your realm, we'll have people join us in Alpha Two Discord stage channels

We'll be collecting Node Siege feedback in this forum thread

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two Node Siege testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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Lotharia Realm Node Siege testing will be starting soon! Today Winstead will be the defending Node.

If you’re joining us for this, we’ll be giving direction over in voice chat on the Discord stage here https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299157773677760624

lost bone Apr 1, 2025, 8:55 PM

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Vyra Realm Tuesday Node Siege testing will be starting soon! Today Winstead will be the defending Node.

If you’re joining us for this, we’ll be giving direction over in voice chat on the Discord stage here https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299157773677760624

acoustic sky Apr 1, 2025, 10:59 PM

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Lyneth Realm Tuesday Node Siege testing will be starting soon! Today Winstead will be the defending Node.

If you’re joining us for this, we’ll be giving direction over in voice chat on the Discord stage here ⁠https://discordapp.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299157773677760624

acoustic sky Apr 2, 2025, 12:45 AM

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FiFighterA FiHyped Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers, that’s a wrap on Node Siege testing with the team today! FiHyped

We want YOUR Node Siege feedback. If you have anything to share based on your test with us today, or any Node Sieges you’ve been a part of outside of today, please share it with us here.

Tomorrow Miraleth will be the defending Node! We’ll be starting the Node Siege for these realms, targeting these times:

Lotharia Realm - <t:1743616800:F> - <t:1743624000:t>
Lyneth Realm - <t:1743627600:F> - <t:1743634800:t>
Vyra Realm - <t:1743634800:F> - <t:1743642000:t>
-# All dates/times should show in your local time

A big thank you to everyone that has been joining us for testing, and is helping report bugs and issues to us. flamingphoenix FiLoving

acoustic sky Apr 2, 2025, 12:31 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Lyneth testers!

We are going to restart the realm really quick to help resolve an issue causing some folks to disconnect. FiLoving flamingphoenix

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Lyneth has returned!

Happy testing everyone! Thank you for your patience, and providing us with the additional information when requested. aocphoenix

lost bone Apr 2, 2025, 4:19 PM

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**<@&1296581208184066129> Realms will be coming down <t:1743611400:F> for an update and bug fixes. **

We expect to have Alpha Two Realms back up before <t:1743616800:t>

(Discord should show all dates and times above in your local time)

lost bone Apr 2, 2025, 5:44 PM

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ALL <@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This current Alpha Two testing period has been extended to go through <t:1744088400:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

ALPHA TWO 0.7.5 UPDATE NOTES - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2025

NOTE: We're doing Node Siege testing this week. While we're doing this, Node Siege Rewards have temporarily been removed. You can find out more about Node Siege testing in Discord here.

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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**Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers, here’s the plan for Alpha Two Node Siege testing today! **

Today Miraleth will be the defending Node! We’re planning to get people together for Node Sieges on these realms, starting at these times:

Lotharia Realm - <t:1743616800:t>
Lyneth Realm - <t:1743627600:t>
Vyra Realm - <t:1743634800:t>
All dates/times should show in your local time

To set expectations regarding Node Siege timing, it takes us about 30 minutes to set up each Siege, and a Node Siege can go up to one hour long. Please make sure you're available for up to 90 minutes if you plan to join us.

When the time comes for Node Siege testing on your realm, we'll have people join us in Alpha Two Discord stage channels

We'll be collecting Node Siege feedback in this forum thread

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two Node Siege testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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Lotharia Realm Wednesday Node Siege testing will be starting soon! Today Miraleth will be the defending Node.

If you’re joining us for this, we’ll be giving direction over in voice chat on the Discord stage here https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299157773677760624

sleek portal Apr 2, 2025, 6:10 PM

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We’re currently investigating the issues on Vyra and Lyneth that are causing some testers to be repeatedly disconnected from the game. Our team is actively working on a fix and we appreciate your patience and understanding as we work to resolve it. 🙏

<@&1296581208184066129>

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're going to be briefly restarting NA realms (Vyra/Lyneth) to address the issue that's kicking testers from the game. Estimated downtime is less than 15 minutes!

sleek portal Apr 2, 2025, 6:43 PM

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Vyra and Lyneth are back online! Please let us know in #alpha-two-bugs-issues-old if you continue to experience issues, and thank you for your patience. flamingphoenix

<@&1296581208184066129>

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We're aware that Lyneth is still experiencing ongoing issues causing repeated disconnects. Our team is actively investigating the root cause, and we’ll share more updates as soon as we have them.

Thanks for bearing with us, Adventurers!

sleek portal Apr 2, 2025, 8:45 PM

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**The issues on Lyneth have been resolved! ** flamingphoenix

lost bone Apr 2, 2025, 8:56 PM

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Lyneth Realm Wednesday Node Siege testing will be starting soon! Today Miraleth will be the defending Node.

If you’re joining us for this, we’ll be giving direction over in voice chat on the Discord stage here https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299157773677760624

lost bone Apr 2, 2025, 10:56 PM

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Vyra Realm Wednesday Node Siege testing will be starting soon! Today Miraleth will be the defending Node.

If you’re joining us for this, we’ll be giving direction over in voice chat on the Discord stage here https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1299157773677760624

lost bone Apr 3, 2025, 1:48 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're going to reschedule the next Node Siege test for NEXT WEEK

We will NOT have organized Node Siege testing on Thursday, April 3. We're going to use this time to get fixes and changes to Node Sieges, based on feedback we've received from the two days of Node Siege testing this week.

In the meanwhile, we still want YOUR Node Siege feedback. If you have anything to share based on your test with us today, or any Node Sieges you’ve been a part of outside of today, please share it with us here.

We're grateful for everyone that has joined us for testing this week, sharing their Node Siege feedback us with, and reporting bugs. flamingphoenix

lost bone Apr 3, 2025, 5:04 PM

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**<@&1296581208184066129> Realms will be coming down <t:1743700500:F> for an update and bug fixes. **

We expect to have Alpha Two Realms back up before <t:1743706800:t>

(Discord should show all dates and times above in your local time)

lost bone Apr 3, 2025, 6:10 PM

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ALL <@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This current Alpha Two testing period has been extended to go through <t:1744088400:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

ALPHA TWO 0.7.6 UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Apr 4, 2025, 4:46 PM

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**<@&1296581208184066129> Realms will be coming down <t:1743786000:F> for an update and bug fixes. **

We expect to have Alpha Two Realms back up before <t:1743793200:t>

(Discord should show all dates and times above in your local time)

lost bone Apr 4, 2025, 6:00 PM

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ALL <@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This current Alpha Two testing period has been extended to go through <t:1744088400:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

ALPHA TWO 0.7.7 UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, APRIL 4, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

sleek portal Apr 6, 2025, 1:45 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1743903780:D> at <t:1743904800:T> for a small update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

Current downtime ETA: <t:1743910200:T>

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

sleek portal Apr 6, 2025, 2:08 AM

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Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1743910200:D> at <t:1743910200:t> for the continued testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

sleek portal Apr 6, 2025, 2:56 AM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! Realms are back up! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO 0.7.8 UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2025

- Guards can now detect Rogues in Stealth.
- Fixed a visual issue in the Turquoise Sea where water was not rendering correctly.```

- [More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.](https://ashesofcreation.com/news/-alpha-two-phase-ii-testing-schedule)
- During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.
- **If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug**
- Reminder that testing is scheduled to run until <t:1744088400:F>. We have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:
  - <t:1740304800:t> for NA Realms
  - <t:1740358800:t> for EU Realms

*(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)*

silk knollBOT Apr 8, 2025, 5:00 AM

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@Alpha Two
Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1744304400:R> on <t:1744304400:F> for our next testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix filoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

candid mesa Apr 10, 2025, 3:51 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Alpha Two Testers,

Today’s update marks the first major update of our ongoing efforts to refine stat balancing across Ashes of Creation in Phase 2. This patch introduces many incremental changes focused on core vertical progression systems—such as character leveling, gear stats, enchanting, mana/health regen, and TTK (time-to-kill).

Over the coming weeks, expect regular tuning passes as we hone in on the right feel and pacing for progression and combat. This will be a multi-release process, with changes evaluated through both your feedback and internal data.

We ask for your patience and sharp eyes as we iterate—these adjustments will require a bit of back-and-forth. Your experience, insights, and persistence are invaluable in this phase of development.

Thank you, as always, for being the blazing heart of this journey. ❤️

– Steven

lost bone Apr 10, 2025, 4:15 PM

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We need more time to get today's <@&1296581208184066129> update ready. We're now expecting Alpha Two testing realms to come by <t:1744326000:F> *(Discord should show this in your local time) *

The 0.8.0 Update today has a balancing pass for stats, equipment, and character power. We appreciate everyone's patience, as we get things ready for the next five day Alpha Two testing period flamingphoenix

We'll keep everyone up-to-date about everything today here in this channel

lost bone Apr 10, 2025, 6:36 PM

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We've updated the time estimate for Alpha Two to open today. We're now expecting Alpha Two testing realms to come by by <t:1744326000:F>

The message above has been updated. We'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date here in this channel

lost bone Apr 10, 2025, 10:36 PM

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We're still actively working on getting Alpha Two realms up, and these are NOT expected to all come up at the same time

We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord as Lotharia, Lyneth, and Vyra are each ready today for testing

We're grateful for everyone's patience today, as we get the 0.8.0 Update ready today. This update has a balancing pass for stats, equipment, and character power

lost bone Apr 10, 2025, 11:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> - Vyra and Lyneth realms have unlocked!

Lotharia realm has some issues we're actively working through now. We're expecting Lotharia to be ready by <t:1744336800:F>

This five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1744693200:F>. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

(All dates/times above should be shown in your local time)

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES 0.8.0 - THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2025

NEW KNOWN ISSUES:

Murder Defectors, a new guild war, has issues. Due to NPCs for the event not spawning correctly in the Sandsquall Desert, the event may be unable to be completed in that area. Having multiple Defector wars active at the same time may cause them to share progress
The icon next to your health bar may show as a white box, instead of the archetype icon

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Apr 11, 2025, 1:31 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> The Lotharia realm has unlocked!

Thanks again for everyone's patience today, as we worked through issues with Alpha Two realms aocphoenix

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

candid mesa Apr 11, 2025, 3:12 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Node Sieges will be disabled due to a critical bug discovered. We hope to deploy a fix tomorrow. 🙏

lost bone Apr 11, 2025, 4:12 PM

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** <@&1296581208184066129> Realms will be coming down <t:1744389000:F> for an update and bug fixes. **

We expect to have Alpha Two Realms back up before <t:1744396200:t>

(Discord should show all dates and times above in your local time)

lost bone Apr 11, 2025, 5:44 PM

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The team needs a little more time for today's update.

Above has been updated to say "we expect to have Alpha Two Realms back up before <t:1744396200:t>"

lost bone Apr 11, 2025, 6:31 PM

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All realms are unlocking now!

This current <@&1296581208184066129> test is scheduled to go through <t:1744693200:F>. More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

(All dates/times above should be shown in your local time)

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES 0.8.1 - FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2025

NEW KNOWN ISSUES:

Node Sieges have been disabled
Murder Defectors Guild War Scrolls have been removed, while we work to resolve issues with this event
Sidrah's Scarabs and The Pillar of Pain Mayoral Commissions can not be completed at this time
Ocean water has some visual bugs in the Shorefoot area of the world. Naval and swimming functionality should be unimpacted. This will be fixed in future updates
Buy Orders can not be initiated in Aithanahr and Sunhaven Nodes
When crafting you may get "Insufficient Resources" due to a recipe auto-filling the primary ingredients with materials from your Material Node Warehouse Storage Slot. As a workaround, take the materials from your Warehouse and place them into your Inventory

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

candid mesa Apr 11, 2025, 11:02 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers,

With this week’s patch, we’ve officially kicked off the first phase of stat balancing and progression tuning in Alpha Two. This update brings foundational changes to character leveling, gear stat scaling, mana/health regeneration, enchanting, and TTK (time-to-kill). These systems will continue to receive frequent tuning passes over the coming weeks as we dial in the pacing and feel of progression. AKA Don’t lose your shit, instead help us refine the results! ❤️ - Steven

This is a multi-patch process, and your feedback will play a major role in shaping the outcome.

🧪 Help Us Test

To support this effort, we’ve created a Google Form you can use to submit focused feedback directly to the dev team: https://forms.gle/oVkyogDxTVEpNyiy8

👉 Gear & Stat Tuning Survey

The survey walks through the areas we’re most interested in:

How stat progression feels while leveling
Whether gear bonuses and enchantments feel meaningful
Regen pacing and combat survivability
PvE vs PvP feel
Any unexpected behavior or edge cases

It only takes a few minutes and helps us correlate your impressions with class, level, and content areas.

🔁 Ongoing Iteration

As always, please be patient—balancing a system this complex takes multiple passes, and some back-and-forth is expected. We’ll continue reviewing both your feedback and internal telemetry as we fine-tune the feel of vertical progression.
Thanks for helping us forge something worthy of your time and passion. 🔥

– The Intrepid Team

Google Docs

Gear & Stat Tuning Survey

Glorious Ashes of Creation Testers,

We're looking for feedback from those who have tested the updated gear and stat tuning that is now live on the 0.8.0 build of Alpha Two realms as of April 10, 2025. This survey will take a few minutes, and will help us improve Ashes of Creation. Please submit your responses by 10 a.m. Pacific on Tuesday, Apri...

candid mesa Apr 12, 2025, 2:45 AM

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Glorious testers, we are aware of the realm disconnect bug and we are investigating..

flat sorrel Apr 12, 2025, 5:10 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
We will be bringing down all realms for an update <t:1744479300:R>.

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

flat sorrel Apr 12, 2025, 6:32 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realms are back online

Alpha Two 0.8.2 Update Notes - Saturday, April 12, 2025

`- Resolved an issue causing slow NPC response times on NPC-dense server workers. NPCs should now react more promptly during interactions

Buy orders for the Sandsquall Desert now correctly appear in the Aithanahr and Sunhaven node menus.
The Pillar of Pain commission can now be completed, with undead properly spawning in the marked area
Killing scarabs for the Sidrah’s Scarabs mayoral commission now correctly counts toward its progress
The Tropics Spellbook now correctly equips into the ranged weapon slot instead of the melee slot
The Realm Select button has been updated with a new visual style`

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.
During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.
If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug
Reminder that testing is scheduled to run until <t:1744693200:F>. We have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at:
<t:1744635600:t> for NA Realms
<t:1744675200:t> for EU Realms

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

candid mesa Apr 14, 2025, 6:22 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious Testers, we have identified the primary culprit of the realm disconnect issues. We are working on a fix and hope to have it deployed as part of the Thursday release. aocphoenix

silk knollBOT Apr 15, 2025, 5:00 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1744909200:R> on <t:1744909200:F> for our next testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix filoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Apr 17, 2025, 5:03 PM

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All <@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1745298000:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Apr 17, 2025, 9:59 PM

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We've added the following to Known Issues from this update:

Deconstruction and Tempering - Deconstructing Novice gear is currently only giving Glintic Residuum - Accessory for tempering, regardless of what type of item you deconstruct

candid mesa Apr 21, 2025, 2:04 AM

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Hope everyone had a Happy Easter 🐇🐰🐣 ❤️

silk knollBOT Apr 22, 2025, 5:00 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1745514000:R> on <t:1745514000:F> for our next testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix filoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Apr 24, 2025, 4:55 PM

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All <@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1745902800:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

This is the same Alpha Two build from last weekend. This means you shouldn't need to update if you tested last weekend, and there are no new update notes for today.

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Apr 25, 2025, 6:23 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realms will be coming down at <t:1745605800:t> for the 0.9 Update (Discord should show this in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be up to 4 hours

We'll keep everyone up-to-date about things here in Discord

lost bone Apr 25, 2025, 10:03 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're still working on getting things ready for Alpha Two update 0.9, and we're now expecting realms to come up at <t:1745622000:F> (Discord should show this in your local time)

We'll keep everyone up-to-date here in Discord as there's more info to share. We appreciate everyone's patience today! flamingphoenix

lost bone Apr 25, 2025, 10:24 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> You should now be able to download the 0.9 update via the game launcher flamingphoenix

This is a bigger update, and we're expecting this download may be longer for most testers

lost bone Apr 25, 2025, 11:00 PM

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Update 0.9 is now live, and all <@&1296581208184066129> Realms are now unlocked! This five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1745902800:F> (Discord should show this as YOUR local time).

ALPHA TWO 0.9.0 UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025

NEW KNOWN ISSUES:

Treasure maps and faded treasure map pieces only drop for the Riverlands, regardless of where you get them
Bloomed Maw and Lost Abyss pocket dungeons are too dark during night time on high and ultra settings

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Apr 27, 2025, 2:50 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Vyra testers!

We are going to restart the realm really quick to help resolve an issue causing some folks to disconnect. FiLoving flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Apr 27, 2025, 3:11 AM

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Vyra has returned!

Happy testing everyone! Thank you for your patience. aocphoenix

acoustic sky Apr 27, 2025, 4:07 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1745770200:R> on <t:1745770200:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving
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flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1745773800:R> on <t:1745773800:F>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky Apr 27, 2025, 4:57 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - All realms are UP! FiHyped

Check out the ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2025:

- Oozes have received a makeover and are now properly textured.
- Crabs have been reminded of their true nature and will no longer reward Grem carcasses.
- After reports of suspicious digging outside New Aela, Dwarven landscapers have filled in a mysterious hole—no word yet on what (or who) was digging too deep.```
-# - The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1745902800:F>. [See full schedule here](https://ashesofcreation.com/news/-alpha-two-phase-ii-testing-schedule).
-# - We have DAILY restarts scheduled to happen at <t:1745834400:t> for NA Realms and <t:1745798400:t> for EU Realms.
-# - All dates & times display in your local time zone.

**If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

silk knollBOT Apr 29, 2025, 5:00 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1746118800:R> on <t:1746118800:F> for our next testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix filoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

lost bone Apr 30, 2025, 4:43 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, we're now opening the Alpha Two Resna realm for today's Merge System Test

We're testing the Vyra + Lyneth merge into Resna today, and your help is invaluable! Alpha Two Resna is expected remain available until <t:1746075600:F> (All dates & times display in your local time zone)

🧙 You can select up to 10 characters on Resna. Systems like Nodes, guilds, mayorships, freeholds, and cargo have been reset, but your character/artisanship progress (levels, XP, inventory, etc.) is preserved. We used character data from <t:1745852400:F>, so some recent progress may be missing.

Known Merge Issues:

Quest progress did not copy over for characters
Material storage did not copy over correctly for many characters. This seems to impact mostly characters that were from the Vyra realm

ALPHA TWO 0.9.2 UPDATE NOTES - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2025

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Apr 30, 2025, 5:09 PM

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FYI: What's on Alpha Two Resna for the merge system test is what was on the Private Test Realm (PTR) yesterday

Nodes are leveled, but they're not the same Node progress from Vyra or Lyneth

candid mesa May 1, 2025, 4:14 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Resna has come down for testing. Our next scheduled uptime will begin tomorrow at 10am (pacific) for Shol. Ty glorious testers for a successful merge test ❤️🙏

acoustic sky May 1, 2025, 3:56 PM

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🕚 Heads up, <@&1296581208184066129> testers!

🌊 Shol (US East) is now expected to open its shores around <t:1746122400:F> today!

Grab your snacks, rally your crew, and get ready to dive into a fresh start. We’ll ping you again once the realm is live - see you soon on Verra! ⚔️🔥
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lost bone May 1, 2025, 5:30 PM

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You can update <@&1296581208184066129> via the launcher. If you updated earlier, you should be good to go for the fresh start today

We're currently on track to unlock the Shol realm at <t:1746122400:F>. So everyone has the same opportunity today for the fresh start, we're planning to unlock as close to this time as possible today.

candid mesa May 1, 2025, 5:59 PM

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Yesterday, we added some new rewards to 4 existing narrative paths leading out of Samia’s hope and Lionhold. These introductory quests are difficulty level 5-10, and will reward players who complete them with surplus coins that can be redeemed at surplus vendors in node lvl 1+ for common lvl 5 gear, and a common lvl 10 weapon/off-hand.

These new quest rewards are meant to help graduate players through their early progression.

lost bone May 1, 2025, 6:00 PM

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The time has come, <@&1296581208184066129> fresh start realm Shol is unlocking now!! This five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1746507600:F>

For the start of the fresh start realm Shol we have made changes to place a heavier emphasis on crafting, processing, and gathering. The goal of these changes is to empower the artisanship player-run economy. Check out the update notes to get more info on changes for today

ALPHA TWO 0.9.3 UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, MAY 1, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1746165600:t>. *All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time *

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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We see reports of people getting "Error 53." Team is investigating this issue now

candid mesa May 1, 2025, 6:25 PM

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We are investigating 2 issues with connections. Error 33 and 53. Likely stemming from the same problem. We will be attempting a fix shortly.

lost bone May 1, 2025, 6:54 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> we're going to push a fix that should help issues many testers are getting with errors 53 and 33

If you're in the queue or character lobby you may be booted as this fix rolls out

If you're in-game or in the launcher downloading, you should not be impacted as this rolls out

Thanks again for everyone's patience today, during today's Alpha Two fresh start flamingphoenix

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^ this fix has rolled out, and we're monitoring as testers are able to get in-game

EDIT: If you're still getting errors, please close the game client and launch it again

lost bone May 1, 2025, 7:58 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> we're going to push an additional fix for testers getting error 33. We believe this fix will take about 20 minutes from this message

If you're in the queue or character lobby you may be booted as this fix rolls out

EDIT: Also if you try to patch in the launcher, you may get an error until this fix is done rolling out

If you're in-game, you should not be impacted as this rolls out

Thanks again for everyone's patience today, during today's Alpha Two fresh start flamingphoenix

acoustic sky May 1, 2025, 9:20 PM

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📣 <@&1296581208184066129> Testers – Quick Update!

Thank you all for helping us uncover and report issues during this testing phase! We seriously appreciate your support. 🙌

Our team is currently investigating the error, freezes, and crash reports that some of you have been experiencing. While we work on it, you may continue to see disconnects.

We know it can be frustrating, and we appreciate your patience as we dig into it. Stay tuned here for updates! FiLoving

lost bone May 1, 2025, 10:33 PM

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There are things in the world that seem to be causing crashes/freezes for many testers. We want to know where you're crashing

If there are specific locations where you crash more than one time, please put the LOCATION in this thread: #1367629650175459429 message

We're looking for specific XYZ coordinates, not general information

candid mesa May 2, 2025, 2:24 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers. Hurray! We have identified the bug causing freezing/crashes. it is a deep engine bug in the rendering thread. We have deployed a fix and it will be in the morning update. We have also fixed the error code 33/53….for now. 💆‍♂️🙏❤️

Thank you for your patience today! You are helping to make Ashes glorious.

acoustic sky May 2, 2025, 3:21 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realm is estimated to go down <t:1746200700:R> on <t:1746200700:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky May 2, 2025, 3:48 PM

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flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The realm is down!

Realm is estimated to come up <t:1746205200:R> on <t:1746205200:F>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky May 2, 2025, 4:54 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The realm is UP! FiHyped

Check out the ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025:

- Fixed an issue where flying mounts would lose their server-side velocity when dashing mid-air—no more awkward aerial stalls!```
**NEW [KNOWN ISSUES](https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/61592)**
```- We're actively digging into the pesky client hitching issue 
- Some NPCs are playing hide-and-seek and failing to appear in certain spots
- Our team is investigating a series of server crashes```
-# - The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1746507600:F>. [See full schedule here](https://ashesofcreation.com/news/alpha-two-phase-iii-testing-schedule).
-# - We have a DAILY restart scheduled to happen at <t:1746252000:t>.
-# - All dates & times display in your local time zone.

**If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

acoustic sky May 3, 2025, 1:49 PM

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Hey testers! We’re investigating reports of crashes and lag—especially near Steelbloom Citadel, Miraleth, and Winstead. Thanks for your patience while we gather data and look into a realm restart!

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<@&1296581208184066129> testers, we've gathered data and we will now be restarting SW 13 and 39. You can page up to see which SW you are in. This should only take a moment, and then things should resolve.

Thanks again for your time helping us test!

candid mesa May 3, 2025, 3:48 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Shol will be coming down for maintenance momentarily. Please find a safe space to log out. Expected downtime is roughly 1 hour. Please stay tuned for updates and patch notes.

candid mesa May 3, 2025, 4:08 PM

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🛠️ Ashes of Creation – Alpha 0.9.5 Patch Notes

🎮 Gameplay Fixes & Improvements
• Goblin Flayers now behave correctly after using Weapon Guard.
• Fixed: Health and mana regeneration no longer stall under high server load.
• Fixed: Certain corridor quests now properly enforce mutual exclusivity.
• Sentry Jamberry's map icon now matches the NPC’s actual location.
• Captain Tizon Redblade will now correctly display a quest indicator.
• Phoenix Sentinels at Brinebarrel & Korrin Embersprings have been removed—for now, lawlessness reigns!
• Balance adjustments made to Ashen Haunts.
• Fixed: Wolves now respawn properly in Ace in the Hole.
• Additional NPC balance tweaks applied across encounter zones.
• Broad combat and progression tuning for smoother gameplay.
• Updated processing system to improve efficiency and reduced resource conversion balance.
• Removed keybinding support for Edit Action Bars under Interface Menus.

🌍 World & Quest Fixes
• Adjusted population spawns in the Killing Fields north of Lionhold.
• Fixed respawn timing for packages in Fast, Safe, Sure quest.

🐞 Known Issues (Actively Being Investigated)
• Ongoing client hitching – under investigation.
• Some NPCs not spawning in certain areas/times.
• Multiple causes of server crashes are being addressed.
• Server performance under high load – improvements inbound.

sleek portal May 3, 2025, 5:03 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! The realm is UP! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025

KNOWN ISSUES

- Some NPCs are playing hide-and-seek and failing to appear in certain spots
- Our team is investigating a series of server crashes```

**If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

- The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1746507600:F>. See full schedule here.
- We have a DAILY restart scheduled to happen at <t:1746511200:t>.
- All dates & times display in your local time zone.

*(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)*

acoustic sky May 3, 2025, 7:18 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> testers! flamingphoenix

We're preparing an additional fix to address ongoing server worker (SW) performance issues, and we’re aiming to deploy an update later tonight.

In the meantime, if you encounter an underperforming area, we recommend moving to a different SW—using Page Up can help you confirm when you've transitioned to a new SW. Thank you for your continued patience and support during testing! FiLoving

acoustic sky May 3, 2025, 8:08 PM

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FiWaving Hello <@&1296581208184066129> adventurers - The team is currently investigating the Error 33 y'all are experiencing. Thank you for your patience.

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<@&1296581208184066129> testers, we've gathered data and we will now be bringing down some services and bringing them back up. This means testers will not be able to get into the game during this time. Players who are in-game will not be impacted.

The estimate for this to be resolved is roughly ~5 minutes.

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<@&1296581208184066129> Services should hopefully be restored for all testers. We'll continue to monitor this issue.

acoustic sky May 3, 2025, 8:44 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> testers - we are restarting sever worker (SW) 38 and 27 to assist with the black screen connection issue folks are having. This should only take about ~5 minutes to resolve.

acoustic sky May 3, 2025, 10:55 PM

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acoustic sky <@&1296581208184066129> testers! <a:flamingphoenix:613902531197665280> We're p...

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Reminder!

acoustic sky May 4, 2025, 2:23 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realm is estimated to go down <t:1746328500:R> on <t:1746328500:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky May 4, 2025, 3:16 AM

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flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The realm is down!

Realm is estimated to come up <t:1746333000:R> on <t:1746333000:F>. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky May 4, 2025, 4:09 AM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The realm is UP! FiHyped

Check out the ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES 0.9.6 - SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2025:

- Tier 2 gatherables should now sprout back properly, even after a server worker or full realm reboot. Happy harvesting!
- Fixed a bug where some NPCs were a little too good at hide-and-seek. They’re now showing up where they’re supposed to.
- Some non-elite level 10 and up mobs got their bite toned down (for now). Think of it as a temporary chill pill. Elite enemies are still mean and fast—so don’t get too comfy out there.```
**Highlighted [KNOWN ISSUES](https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/61592)**
```- We're actively digging into the pesky client hitching issue
- Our team is investigating a series of server crashes```
-# - The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1746507600:F>. [See full schedule here](https://ashesofcreation.com/news/-alpha-two-phase-ii-testing-schedule).
-# - All dates & times display in your local time zone.

**If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

acoustic sky May 4, 2025, 1:59 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Joeva folks can now log back in. Thanks for your patience everyone. FiLoving

candid mesa May 4, 2025, 10:14 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We are investigating the connection issue, standby should be resolved shortly.

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<@&1296581208184066129> We will be restarting the login servers. This will take roughly 10 min, then players should be able to connect who are not in game.

candid mesa May 5, 2025, 1:16 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We are investigating the login issues and instability. Will have an update shortly

acoustic sky May 5, 2025, 4:11 AM

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flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The realm is coming down momentarily!

Realm is estimated to come up <t:1746423900:R> on <t:1746423900:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky May 5, 2025, 5:05 AM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The realm is UP! FiHyped

Check out the ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES 0.9.7 - SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2025:

- Disabled ticking on map registration to reduce unnecessary strain and support more stable server worker operations.
- Fixed a bug where certain server workers were getting overwhelmed and dragging their feet, performance should be much smoother now.```
**Highlighted [KNOWN ISSUES](https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/61592)**
```- We're actively digging into the pesky client hitching issue
- Our team is investigating a series of server crashes```
-# - The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1747112400:F>. [See full schedule here](https://ashesofcreation.com/news/alpha-two-phase-iii-testing-schedule).
-# - All dates & times display in your local time zone.

**If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

acoustic sky May 5, 2025, 10:27 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> testers - the team is currently investigating the log in issues. Thank you for your patience! FiLoving

acoustic sky May 5, 2025, 11:25 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> testers - the issue causing some users to be unable to log into their characters should be resolved, please try again.

Thanks for helping us test! FiLoving

candid mesa May 5, 2025, 6:27 PM

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@here Glorious Testers,

I wanted to give you a quick update on this past weekend’s test — and start with a big congratulations! We hit the highest CCU on a single realm in Ashes history. Over 8,100 testers piled into the Shol realm during peak hours on Saturday. As far as we know, that’s not just a record for Ashes, but for any Unreal Engine 5 game on a single realm. That’s a huge milestone and a big step toward our long-term concurrency goals.

That said, about 20–40% of players experienced intermittent service issues during the test, primarily due to bugs in a few core systems — most notably our Artisanship service (which controls dynamic gatherables), as well as event and combat systems. We deeply appreciate your patience and grit during the chaos.

To make the most of your heroic efforts, we’ve decided to keep the realms live throughout the week. This gives our team a chance to actively debug and deploy live fixes using the test environment. This is what Alpha is all about — every crash, hitch, or weird behavior you endure brings us closer to a stronger and more stable launch for Phase 3.

We’ll likely be pushing multiple patches per day, so keep an eye on Discord for updates. Expect some performance turbulence along the way as we actively profile on Shol.

Thanks again for sticking with us — your help is invaluable in making Ashes great. ❤️
– Steven

lost bone May 5, 2025, 9:27 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We'll be bringing down the Alpha Two testing realm, Shol at <t:1746481500:t> (Discord should show this as your local time)

We expect this downtime to be up to two hours. During this downtime we'll be making server performance improvements.

We're grateful for everyone's patience, and thank you for testing with us! flamingphoenix

lost bone May 5, 2025, 10:52 PM

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We're back, and Shol has been unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period has been extended to go through <t:1747112400:F>

We did some server performance improvements during this downtime. There are no additional update notes to share.

Daily restarts for Shol are scheduled for <t:1746165600:t>. *All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time *

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone May 6, 2025, 4:10 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realm Shol will be coming down for an update at <t:1746549000:F>

We expect this update to take about an hour, and we plan to be back up around <t:1746552600:t>

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

lost bone May 6, 2025, 5:07 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period has been extended to go through <t:1747112400:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.9.8 UPDATE NOTES - TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2025

We expect there will be an additional downtime later today for another update. We'll keep you all up-to-date about downtimes here in this Discord channel.

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1746165600:t>. *All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time *

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone May 6, 2025, 5:38 PM

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There's another update ready for <@&1296581208184066129>. Shol will be coming down at <t:1746554400:F> (Discord should show this in your local time)

We're only expecting to be down for 30 minutes for this update

Thanks to everyone for their patience, and we appreciate everyone that's been joining us for testing and reporting bugs flamingphoenix

lost bone May 6, 2025, 6:12 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! As a reminder, this <@&1296581208184066129> testing period has been extended to go through <t:1747112400:F>

If we need to bring Alpha Two down for additional fixes and updates, we'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1746165600:t>. *All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time *

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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Known Issue:

Nodes may appear to be missing in the world. If you find a missing Node, relogging should fix this for you.

acoustic sky May 7, 2025, 2:58 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realm is estimated to go down <t:1746633600:R> on <t:1746633600:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

flat sorrel May 7, 2025, 4:41 PM

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flamingphoenix The flame is rekindled, <@&1296581208184066129> Testers. Shol is back online

As a reminder, this testing period has been extended to go through <t:1747112400:F>

If we need to bring Alpha Two down for additional fixes and updates, we'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1747116000:t>. All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

Update Notes can be found here

lost bone May 7, 2025, 7:50 PM

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We're seeing reports of elite/boss mobs doing "too much damage" since today's update. The team has made a pass on this, and this damage seems to be working as intended.

Elite/boss enemies were doing too little damage after the start of the fresh start on Thursday, May 1. This was fixed in the update today, Wednesday, May 7.

Elite/boss enemies are supposed to be challenging mobs, and these encounters should feel easier as characters gear up. That being said, if specific enemies feel way off, please report those as bugs to us, using in-game /bug

candid mesa May 8, 2025, 1:00 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>

Glorious Testers!

I wanted to take a brief moment to provide some clarity on what's been happening with combat and economy balance over the past few days. Last week, a bug slipped into our combat damage formulas, mistakenly applying diminishing returns intended only for player power ratings onto monster power as well. As we worked to quickly address this, we introduced another bug that overrode our monster power by setting a multiplier in our monster star-rating formula to a flat value of 1 across all mobs.

Today's update fixed that issue, but it revealed another challenge: testers have progressed much faster than expected due to the previously unreliable spawning of gatherable resources (from an artisanship service bug). This resulted in players significantly outleveling their gear progression curve, causing noticeable spikes in difficulty and harsh stat checks during encounters.

To smooth things out, we will be dialing back monster power ratings moderately in tomorrow's update. This adjustment will give the economy and gear progression some breathing room now that gatherable spawns have been fixed. Once the gear progression curve stabilizes, we'll gradually ramp the monster power ratings back up to align with player power levels.

Thanks again for your patience and continued support as we iron out these issues! ❤️

lost bone May 8, 2025, 1:54 AM

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Early Notice for <@&1296581208184066129> Downtime! Shol will be coming down for an update at <t:1746720000:F>

We expect this update to take about an hour, and we plan to be back up around <t:1746723600:t>

We'll keep you up-to-date tomorrow as we get this update rolled out flamingphoenix

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

lost bone May 8, 2025, 4:51 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period has been extended to go through <t:1747112400:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.9.10 UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1746165600:t>. *All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time *

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky May 9, 2025, 3:14 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realm is estimated to go down <t:1746806400:R> on <t:1746806400:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. Update Notes will be provided when realm is available. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone May 9, 2025, 4:44 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period has been extended to go through <t:1747112400:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.9.11 UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2025

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1746856800:t>. *All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time *

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone May 9, 2025, 10:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We'll be pushing an update to launching Ashes of Creation that doesn't require game downtime at <t:1746828900:F> (Discord should show this in your local time)

For up to 30 minutes, testers will not be able to login during this update. If you're in game, you should not be impacted

lost bone May 9, 2025, 10:23 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> ... and we're back!

This update is now complete, and testers should be able to login again flamingphoenix

flat sorrel May 10, 2025, 4:11 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realms are estimated to go down <t:1746894600:R> for an update. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

flat sorrel May 10, 2025, 4:34 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Estimated downtime: Less than two hours

Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix
(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

flat sorrel May 10, 2025, 5:28 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! Realms are back up! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - SATURDAY, May 10, 2025

Fixed a bug allowing some NPCs to instantly respawn
Fixed a bug causing named enemies to drop loot for players who are outside the valid level range
Fixed a bug where nodes could reach level 3 and not correctly spawn their buildings
Improved a client-side audio check, which should slightly improve performance
Mayoral commissions will now correctly disappear from the board once their requirements have been fulfilled
Made further improvements to reduce movement hitching. Additional improvements are on the way

KNOWN ISSUES
Alpha Two Phase II testing schedules can be found here

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1747029600:t>
(All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

acoustic sky May 13, 2025, 5:08 AM

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flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The Shol realm is down for scheduled maintenance.

Realm is estimated to come up <t:1747328400:R> on <t:1747328400:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone May 15, 2025, 5:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Shol Realm is now unlocked! This five day test is scheduled to go through <t:1747717200:F>. *All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time *

0.10 update wasn't ready for today, and Alpha Two is currently the same build from the end of last weekend's test. Unfortunately issues were identified during testing, and we need more time to get these fixed up. When the 0.10 update is ready, we'll get it rolled out for Alpha Two testing.

You don't have an update to download if you played last weekend, and there are currently no new update notes for today. Previous update notes can be found here.

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1747375200:t>

We'll also have another restart today planned for <t:1747346400:F>

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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We're aware of reports of Code 34 errors and characters not appearing in the lobby

The team is investigating this now

EDIT: While the team investigates this error, workarounds seem to be either logging out of the game and launcher before logging back in OR clicking the globe in the character lobby until characters appear

lost bone May 15, 2025, 8:37 PM

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Updated the message above. We now have a restart for Shol planned for <t:1747346400:F> *(Discord should show this in your local time) *

lost bone May 15, 2025, 10:07 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Shol realm is back up! flamingphoenix

During this short realm restart we pushed a fix for the issue that gave some testers the Code 34 error. If you continue to have issues, please let us know in https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1365478519441719377

candid mesa May 16, 2025, 3:33 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Glorious testers, the realm will be coming down for an update in 15 minutes. Expected downtime is under 2 hours. Please stay tuned to discord for more info. ❤️

sleek portal May 16, 2025, 5:33 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! The realm is UP! FiHyped

ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2025

KNOWN ISSUES

- When hovering over a node’s XP, the amount shown may be incorrect due to a UI bug. This is a visual issue only. The actual XP for the node is being tracked correctly.
- An unintended bug has resulted in missing graphics settings. A fix is planned for 5/17 that should make the options consistent between the character select screen and in-game.```

**If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

- The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1747717200:F>. See full schedule here.
- We have a DAILY restart scheduled to happen at <t:1746511200:t>.
- All dates & times display in your local time zone.

*(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)*

sleek portal May 16, 2025, 11:39 PM

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Happy Friday, Adventurers!

We’ve seen reports of black screens and performance issues from some testers, and we want you to know the development team is actively working on a fix. We’re targeting 5/17 for a possible solution, and we’ll keep you posted if anything changes.

**In addition, we'll also be including a fix for loot rolls on 5/17, which are currently appearing blank. **

Thanks so much for your patience and support! flamingphoenix

acoustic sky May 17, 2025, 1:54 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realm is estimated to go down <t:1747497600:R> on <t:1747497600:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. Update Notes will be provided when realm is available. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky May 17, 2025, 4:04 PM

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flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The Shol realm is down!

Realm is estimated to come up <t:1747503000:R> on <t:1747503000:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky May 17, 2025, 5:04 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The Shol realm is UP! FiHyped

Check out the ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES 0.10.1 - SATURDAY, MAY 17, 2025:

- Resolved an issue where loot rolls weren’t displaying properly in the UI.
- Added Loot Rolls and Money Split to the chat category settings for better filtering.
- Fixed a bug preventing some players from being added to the Ignore list—because sometimes, silence is golden.
- Addressed a problem that occasionally blocked interaction with chat tabs.
- Fixed an emote bug where your /dance ended up on someone else—awkward.
- Right-click name actions in chat now appear correctly when selecting a user.
- Renamed "SocialTab" to "Social" in chat, since tabs don't need titles longer than the conversations in them.
- Adjusted the crafting cost of Jundark Restored Treasure Maps to the intended amount—no more treasure-hunting inflation.```
-# - [KNOWN ISSUES  can be found here.](https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/61592)
-# - The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1747717200:F>. [See full schedule here](https://ashesofcreation.com/news/alpha-two-phase-iii-testing-schedule).
-# - *All dates & times display in your local time zone.*

**If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".**

acoustic sky May 18, 2025, 1:25 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

Realm is estimated to go down <t:1747584000:R> on <t:1747584000:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is 2 hour. Update Notes will be provided when realm is available. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky May 18, 2025, 4:06 PM

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flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The Shol realm is down!

Realm is estimated to come up <t:1747591200:R> on <t:1747591200:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky May 18, 2025, 5:38 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The Shol realm is UP! FiHyped

Check out the ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES 0.10.2 - SUNDAY, MAY 18, 2025:
- Resolved a storage-related bug that was causing server workers to unexpectedly crash.
-# - KNOWN ISSUES can be found here.
-# - The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1747717200:F>. See full schedule here.
-# - All dates & times display in your local time zone.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

lost bone May 19, 2025, 5:04 PM

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We are extending this <@&1296581208184066129> testing period through <t:1748322000:F> (Discord should show all dates/times here as your local time)

We'll be using this time to get more data on some bugs reported over the weekend. Realms will come down when fixes and updates are ready. We'll keep you all up-to-date about downtimes here in this Discord channel.

In addition, daily restarts are planned for <t:1747720800:t>

More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone May 20, 2025, 4:10 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realm Shol will be coming down for an update at <t:1747758600:F>

We're expecting this update may take up to two hours. We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord.

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

lost bone May 20, 2025, 6:27 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period has been extended to go through <t:1748322000:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.10.3 UPDATE NOTES - TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2025

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1747807200:t>. All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky May 22, 2025, 3:14 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

The Shol realm is estimated to go down <t:1747929600:R> on <t:1747929600:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. Update Notes will be provided when realm is available. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone May 22, 2025, 4:45 PM

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We need some more time on today's update, and we're now expecting Alpha Two Shol to be up by <t:1747935000:F> (Discord should show this in your local time)

We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord, and we're grateful for everyone's patience today. flamingphoenix

lost bone May 22, 2025, 5:30 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period has been extended to go through <t:1748322000:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.10.4 UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2025

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1747980000:t>. All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone May 23, 2025, 4:56 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realm Shol will be coming down for an update at <t:1748020500:F>

We expect this update to take up to two hours. We'll keep everyone up-to-date here in Discord.

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

lost bone May 23, 2025, 6:21 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period has been extended to go through <t:1748408400:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.10.5 UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2025

Temporary Gathering Spawn Rate Adjustment - As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the economy, recipe composition, and resource distribution across Verra, we’ve implemented a temporary change to Gathering while we prepare for a broader rebalance in the coming weeks. See Update Notes for more info on this

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1748066400:t>. All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're extending this Alpha Two test to now go through <t:1748408400:F> (dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

The message above has been edited with this updated date/time. We're grateful for everyone that's been joining us for testing! flamingphoenix

lost bone May 23, 2025, 8:40 PM

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We're seeing the reports of issues with Azmaran Node / Server Worker 43

The team is investigating this now.

lost bone May 23, 2025, 8:56 PM

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Azmaran region / Server Worker 43 should be back online

The team will continue to monitor

acoustic sky May 28, 2025, 3:42 PM

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flamingphoenix As a reminder, the Shol realm is down for scheduled maintenance.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1748538000:R> on <t:1748538000:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone May 29, 2025, 4:52 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We need more time to get things ready for update 0.11 today, and we're now planning to unlock Alpha Two Shol by <t:1748545200:F> (Discord should show this in your local time)

We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord, and we're grateful for everyone's patience today flamingphoenix

lost bone May 29, 2025, 7:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1748926800:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.11.0 UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2025

Added to KNOWN ISSUES:

Guild War Defector’s Declaration and Fishing Declaration Scrolls have been disabled temporarily while we investigate issues
Raiders of the Cursed Archives quest from the The Hounds of Golgora questline has issues we’re currently investigating

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1748584800:t>. All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone May 29, 2025, 10:50 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We've made some updates to today's Update Notes and Known Issues.

Added to KNOWN ISSUES:

Reviving at the Jundark Trading Post Emberspring can get characters into a bad state or stuck underground
We're aware of missing Caravans and storage related to the Jundark Trading Post, and the team is investigating now
Processing fuel cost and processing time changes in the 0.11.0 update aren't intentional, and the team is investigating now

Added to UPDATE NOTES:

Node Siege gates will no longer take extra damage from some AOE abilities
Node Siege banners should all be the correct price. Banners purchased for the much cheaper incorrect price will not be able to be used to declare Node Sieges

As you come across bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

candid mesa May 30, 2025, 2:09 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Servers will be coming down momentarily to address a spawner bug. Downtime is expected to be less than 15 minutes.

lost bone May 30, 2025, 4:30 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realm Shol will be coming down for an update at <t:1748623500:F>

We're expecting this update may take up to two hours. We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord.

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

lost bone May 30, 2025, 6:01 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1748926800:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.11.1 UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025

Added to KNOWN ISSUES:

Purchasing Freeholds has been temporarily disabled
Floating combat and stasis effect text can be seen through walls. This isn’t an intentional change, and will be fixed in a future update

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1748671200:t>. All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

sleek portal May 31, 2025, 4:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Shol will be coming down for an update at <t:1748709000:F>

We're expecting this update may take up to an hour and a half. We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord!

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

sleek portal May 31, 2025, 4:37 PM

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Adventurers of Verra - ALL Realms are down!

Realms are estimated to come up <t:1748714400:F> for the continued testing period. Update Notes will be provided when realms are available. flamingphoenix FiLoving

(All dates & times display in your local time zone.)

sleek portal May 31, 2025, 5:35 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Your quest continues <@&1296581208184066129> Testers - The Shol realm is UP! FiHyped

Check out the ALPHA TWO UPDATE NOTES 0.11.2 - SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2025:

Resolved an issue that allowed testers to purchase Freeholds for 0 gold
Resolved an issue that resulted in the Scarab Patriarch to drop double loot
Resolved an issue that resulted in status effects from other testers showing up regardless of proximity.

KNOWN ISSUES can be found here.
The current test interval is scheduled to run until <t:1748926800:f>.
All dates & times display in your local time zone.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

Ashes of Creation

📝 Alpha Two | Known Issues List - Read Me First! 🚨

Alpha Two Phase II testing has begun! During this phase, our test realms will be open every week for at least five days.

acoustic sky May 31, 2025, 8:24 PM

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🙏 The team is investigating the Cloud Services error some folks are currently experiencing. 🙏

Thank you for your patience.

acoustic sky May 31, 2025, 9:00 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> testers - we've resolved the Cloud Services issue some folks were experiencing. We'll continue to monitor. Thank you again for all your help. FiLoving

acoustic sky Jun 3, 2025, 5:30 AM

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flamingphoenix As a reminder, the Shol realm is down for scheduled maintenance.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1749142800:R> on <t:1749142800:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

flat sorrel Jun 3, 2025, 10:55 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
🛠️ Guild Progression Feedback Wanted!

Our guild systems design team is looking for your thoughts, feelings, and experiences on Guild Progression! Specifically on these topics:

Guild XP - How do you feel about the rate in which you accrue XP? What are you doing to acquire guild XP, and are you enjoying those activities?
Guild Levels - How does the current pace of guild leveling feel? How does that impact engagement with your guild?
Guild Skill Tree - Do choices in the guild skill tree feel impactful and meaningful to your playstyle? Are there parts that feel underwhelming or irrelevant?

Please keep your feedback focused on these areas and let us know what you like or dislike, or what’s working and what’s not in this thread: https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1379593862665994372

lost bone Jun 5, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1749531600:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.11.3 UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 2025

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1749189600:t>. All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jun 5, 2025, 7:07 PM

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Edit to Update Notes. The 10 minute timer for Caravans staying in the world is 10 minutes of the Caravan being out of combat.

The update note for this in the link above has been edited to:

If a Caravan driver goes offline, their Caravan will stay in the world for up to 10 minutes while out of combat. This timer will be extended by any length of time the Caravan is in combat

lost bone Jun 6, 2025, 4:03 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realm Shol will be coming down for an update at <t:1749227400:F>

We're expecting to have Alpha Two back up by <t:1749232800:t>. If anything changes, we'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

lost bone Jun 6, 2025, 5:53 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1749531600:F>

ALPHA TWO 0.11.4 UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2025

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1749276000:t>. All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jun 7, 2025, 4:45 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> realm Shol will be coming down for an update at <t:1749315600:F>

We're expecting to have Alpha Two back up by <t:1749319200:t>. If anything changes, we'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

lost bone Jun 7, 2025, 5:43 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1749531600:F>

Alpha Two 0.11.5 Update Note - Saturday, June 7, 2025

Lawless Contraband has been fixed to require Lawless Packages to purchase

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1749362400:t>. All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jun 7, 2025, 6:47 PM

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We're actively investigating issues with the server worker Befallen Forge is on, and characters getting error messages when logging into characters on this SW

The team is aware and working on it

lost bone Jun 7, 2025, 7:14 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Befallen Forge and the server worker it's on should now be working correctly. If you were getting an error on a character here, you should be able to log in now

Thanks all for your patience today. We'll continue to monitor realm and server worker performance flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Jun 10, 2025, 5:44 AM

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flamingphoenix As a reminder, the Shol realm is down for scheduled maintenance.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1749747600:R> on <t:1749747600:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone Jun 12, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1750136400:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

ALPHA TWO 0.12.0 UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025

Added to KNOWN ISSUES:

Node Wars and Node Sieges have been disabled. We’re working on a fix for these that will go out as soon as it’s available
Accessibility options are not being applied correctly when changing settings in this new options category
Items sold from your storage to vendors at Nodes will have a price of 0 gold
Caravan Request Beacons recent changes are not correct on the tooltips. ZOI adjacency rules don't always line up with what is shown in the map
Citizenship due grace period is not working correctly, and citizenship is being lost immediately if dues aren’t paid by the day they’re due

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1749794400:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jun 12, 2025, 7:12 PM

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We're aware of reports of issues with Processing and rarity, and the team is actively investigating issues with Processing now

Appreciate everyone that's been reporting bugs in-game using /bug, and the reports here in Discord. Getting this one tackled now flamingphoenix

lost bone Jun 13, 2025, 3:05 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> will be coming down for an update at <t:1749830400:F>

We're expecting this downtime to be up to two hours. We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

lost bone Jun 13, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1750136400:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

ALPHA TWO 0.12.1 UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2025

Changes that impacted movement, jumping and momentum have been rolled back. More information about this can be found here
Fixed an audio bug, where one-handed swords played the sound of impact every time a character swung their weapon

KNOWN ISSUES:

Node Wars and Node Sieges have been disabled. We’re working on a fix for these that will go out as soon as it’s available
There are issues with Processing when using materials of different rarities. As we work on a fix for this, here’s a workaround that works for many recipes:
- Select a single-ingredient recipe that uses the material you want to process. Select the rarity you wish to process here, and only have the rarity of material in your inventory that you want to process
- Now switch to the processing recipe you want to execute, and the UI will be pre-loaded with the rarity you had selected for the previous recipe

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1749880800:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jun 13, 2025, 10:42 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> will have a short downtime at <t:1749857400:F> (Discord should show this in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be about 15 minutes long. During this time, we'll be turning Node Sieges and Node Wars back on.

We're grateful to everyone that has been joining us for testing! flamingphoenix

lost bone Jun 13, 2025, 11:44 PM

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It's looking like the team needs just a few more minutes on this one. If it's going to be much longer, I'll ping everyone with another update soon

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Shol realm is now unlocked and Node Sieges and Node Wars have been turned back on! ⚔️

As a reminder, this <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1750136400:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1749880800:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Jun 17, 2025, 4:40 AM

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flamingphoenix Reminder, the Shol realm will be coming down for scheduled maintenance <t:1750136400:F> in <t:1750136400:R>.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1750352400:R> on <t:1750352400:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky Jun 17, 2025, 5:01 AM

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flamingphoenix The Shol realm is now offline for scheduled maintenance.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1750352400:R> on <t:1750352400:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone Jun 19, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1750741200:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

ALPHA TWO 0.12.2 UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1750399200:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Jun 24, 2025, 4:30 AM

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flamingphoenix Reminder, the Shol realm will be coming down for scheduled maintenance <t:1750741200:F> in <t:1750741200:R>.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1750957200:R> on <t:1750957200:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky Jun 24, 2025, 5:01 AM

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flamingphoenix The Shol realm is now offline for scheduled maintenance.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1750957200:R> on <t:1750957200:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone Jun 26, 2025, 4:43 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers,

The team needs a little more time to get things ready for today's 0.13 update. We're expecting Alpha Two to unlock closer to <t:1750962600:F> (Discord should show this in your local time)

We appreciate everyone's patience, and we'll keep you all up-to-date here in this channel flamingphoenix

lost bone Jun 26, 2025, 5:12 PM

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Adding some more time to the post above. The team is now expecting that we unlock closer to <t:1750962600:F>

Thanks again for everyone's patience today flamingphoenix

lost bone Jun 26, 2025, 6:05 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1751346000:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

ALPHA TWO 0.13.0 UPDATE NOTES - THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2025

NEW TO KNOWN ISSUES:

Waypoints and pings may stay on the map for an extended period of time, even if they're removed or new pings are sent
Waypoints and pings may get into a bugged state, if you place these while your character is mounted

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1751004000:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jun 26, 2025, 11:14 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two Testers, the following have been added to our list of Known Issues

While a character is sprinting, the ESC key will not work
Combat log does not show outgoing damage when fighting NPC enemies
When the map is zoomed all the way out and you click + to zoom in or scroll with your mouse wheel, the first 3 clicks only change the icon sizes on the map. After this, zooming in actually starts changing the map
XP Debt Earned messages may appear in chat, at times when experience debt is not being earned
Scorpion mounts should not be moving at full mount speed in water

lost bone Jun 27, 2025, 4:20 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> will be coming down for an update at <t:1751042400:F>

We're expecting this downtime to be up to one hour. We'll keep you all up-to-date here in Discord

All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time

lost bone Jun 27, 2025, 5:32 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1751346000:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

ALPHA TWO 0.13.1 UPDATE NOTES - FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025

During this test, realms may come down for fixes and updates. We'll keep you all up-to-date about those downtimes here in this Discord channel. More information about Alpha Two Phase II and Phase III testing schedules can be found here.

In addition, daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1751090400:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Jun 30, 2025, 8:22 PM

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Hello <@&1296581208184066129> adventures! We are currently investigating the realm disruption issue. ⚒️

lost bone Jun 30, 2025, 8:38 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> - We'll be bringing down the realm in a few moments for a quick fix for the login issues

We're expecting this downtime will be up to 30 minutes long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date here in Discord

lost bone Jun 30, 2025, 9:01 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! As a reminder, this <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1751346000:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Jul 1, 2025, 5:15 AM

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flamingphoenix The Shol realm is now offline for scheduled maintenance.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1751562000:R> on <t:1751562000:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone Jul 3, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1751950800:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

We don't have a new Alpha Two update, so you shouldn't need to update if you were testing last weekend. More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule for July can be found here

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1751608800:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Jul 8, 2025, 5:00 AM

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flamingphoenix The Shol realm is now offline for scheduled maintenance.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1752166800:R> on <t:1752166800:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone Jul 10, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1752555600:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

We don't have a new Alpha Two update, so you shouldn't need to update if you were testing last weekend. More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule for July can be found here

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1752213600:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

split trout Jul 11, 2025, 5:02 PM

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👀 GMs have been spotted across Verra, bringing both warnings and rewards!

🎁 Log in to <@&1296581208184066129> now, find them, and claim your prize!

acoustic sky Jul 15, 2025, 2:27 PM

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aocphoenix Reminder, the Shol realm is offline for scheduled maintenance.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1752771600:R> on <t:1752771600:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available if applicable.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

flat sorrel Jul 17, 2025, 5:09 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> five day testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1753160400:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

We don't have a new Alpha Two update, so you shouldn't need to update if you were testing last weekend. More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule for July can be found here

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1753164000:t>

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

acoustic sky Jul 20, 2025, 5:36 AM

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Hi folks! We are currently investigating the Error Code 30 issue. Thank you for your patience. FiLoving

acoustic sky Jul 20, 2025, 6:11 AM

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REJOICE! The Shol Realm should now be back up!!! Sorry about that.

😆 Some insider info: Luckily, it wasn't a crash. It appears one of our Intrepid Staff accidently shutdown the LIVE Alpha Two Realm instead of the internal PTR Realm where we are doing some QA testing.

acoustic sky Jul 22, 2025, 5:00 AM

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aocphoenix The Shol realm is offline for scheduled maintenance.

The realm is estimated to come up <t:1753376400:R> on <t:1753376400:F>. Update Notes will be provided when the realm is available if applicable.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone Jul 24, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1754355600:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

We don't have a new Alpha Two update, so you shouldn't need to update if you were testing last weekend. More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule for July can be found here

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1753423200:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Jul 28, 2025, 10:02 PM

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This Alpha Two testing period has been extended to go through <t:1754355600:F> *(All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time) *

The message above this has been edited with this date. More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule through August can be found here

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1753423200:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

split trout Jul 30, 2025, 5:00 PM

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😈 👀 GMs are roaming Verra, heralding dark tidings of things to come...

😱 👿 Jump into <@&1296581208184066129> and engage with these mysterious figures to prepare for what lies ahead!

lost bone Aug 5, 2025, 1:03 AM

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aocphoenix The Shol realm is offline for scheduled maintenance. We plan to be back up <t:1754586000:F> *(Discord should show this as your local time) *

More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule for August can be found here

Thank you for joining us for testing! As a reminder, the Private Test Realm (PTR) is available for testing this week, but downloading that environment will take up more space on your computer.

lost bone Aug 7, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1754960400:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

We don't have a new Alpha Two update, so you shouldn't need to update if you were testing last weekend. More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule for August can be found here

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1754632800:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Aug 12, 2025, 1:03 AM

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aocphoenix The Shol realm is offline for scheduled maintenance. We plan to be back up <t:1755190800:F> *(Discord should show this as your local time) *

More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule for August can be found here

We're grateful for everyone that has been joining us for testing on Alpha Two and the PTR aocphoenix

lost bone Aug 14, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Shol realm is now unlocked! This <@&1296581208184066129> testing period is scheduled to go through <t:1755565200:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown by Discord in your local time)

We don't have a new Alpha Two update, so you shouldn't need to update if you were testing last weekend. More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule for August can be found here

Daily restarts for Shol are set for <t:1755237600:t>.

If you come across any bugs during Alpha Two testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Aug 14, 2025, 11:25 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> The issues logging into the game and getting stuck at the black screen appears to be related to the major outage Epic is currently having

Our team is now aware. This impacts logins to both Alpha Two and PTR.

Epic is updating info on this here: https://status.epicgames.com/

lost bone Aug 15, 2025, 12:19 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Login issues appear to be resolved. You should be able to login to Alpha Two and PTR again without getting stuck at a black screen

The team will continue to monitor, and we appreciate everyone's patience! flamingphoenix

lost bone Aug 19, 2025, 1:03 AM

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aocphoenix The Shol realm is offline for scheduled maintenance. We plan to be back up <t:1755795600:F> *(Discord should show this as your local time) *

More information about our Alpha Two and PTR testing schedule for August can be found here

We're grateful for everyone that has been joining us for testing on Alpha Two and the PTR aocphoenix

flat sorrel Aug 19, 2025, 7:23 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
📜🗣️ Shol’s End Times Are Near 😱

Glorious adventurers of Verra - An invasion comes with the end of Alpha Two Phase II! The realm will now shut down on <t:1755824400:F> in preparation of Phase III, which will still launch on <t:1756227600:F> (Read more about Phase III here).

However, before the realm shuts down, an incursion of dangerous foes have set their sights on the denizens of Shol. Make your final stand for the realm before the shutdown, starting at <t:1755795600:F>!!!

https://discord.gg/ashesofcreation?event=1407444253520429116

split trout Aug 21, 2025, 5:03 PM

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👹 🏰 INVASION! Darkness has descended upon Verra, bringing hordes of enemies with it!

⚔️ Log into <@&1296581208184066129> now to fight back the beasts!

flat sorrel Aug 22, 2025, 6:22 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Check out the poll 😏 ☝️

acoustic sky Aug 23, 2025, 7:16 PM

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Hey folks! We are launching Alpha Two Phase III with a single realm – Shol (US East). This will allow us to focus testing on key systems such as Dynamic Gridding, recent performance updates, and economy changes, while also ensuring testers have an engaging experience interacting with a high population realm of fellow adventurers.

The realm will not be region-locked, so testers around the globe can participate and party up with friends.

(Please note that we may increase the total number of realms during this testing period as needed.)

candid mesa Aug 23, 2025, 7:50 PM

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For the start of P3, we need to ensure significant density for the Dynamic Gridding testing. After the feature is solid, we may open an EU server if participation is good from a testing perspective. There will be EU servers for P3, just not at the start so we can ensure as heavy a load of players as possible in an environment. Of course, if the population on Aug 26th exceeds certain values, we have additional servers on standby that we will open. But that depends on tester participation.

candid mesa Aug 23, 2025, 11:45 PM

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Happy Saturday Glorious Testers,

As an update, we will be starting P3 off with two 24/7 realms, Shol (US East) and Lotharia (EU West). We will monitor queue times and server populations to determine if more are necessary and keep you informed through our normal communication channels. During the first few weeks of P3 start, we expect to conduct significant testing with the dynamic gridding systems in order to further harden the technology. This may result in scheduled tests where populations from both servers are asked to assist by creating characters on the opposite realms, as well as further scheduled testing in the PTR environment. With the very large update that P3 brings to Ashes, the team will be reacting quickly to issues that may be discovered in the first few weeks of P3. Please make sure to report any bugs, exploits or bad behavior so our team can identify and respond.

Updates regarding advanced download times will be given on Monday morning Pacific time.

Your help with the PTR testing over the past few months for P3 has been instrumental in addressing issues before they have a chance to reach the live testing environment. ❤️

See you Tuesday!

lost bone Aug 25, 2025, 5:41 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers, you should now be able to download the Phase III game update NikHyped

<t:1756227600:F> is when we expect to unlock Alpha Two realms (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

Phase III is the start of 24/7 Alpha Two testing! While realms are planned to be up all the time, we'll still have downtime for updates and other maintenance. This channel will be where we keep you all up-to-date about this for Alpha Two

We will unlock tomorrow with two realms:

Shol (US East)
Lotharia (EU West)
We will monitor queue times and server populations to determine if adding more realms is necessary

This is a big update, and downloading this down from the launcher will help get you ready for Alpha Two testing to start. There will be another small update to download tomorrow. This additional small update isn't expected to be ready for download until about an hour before Alpha Two unlocks

If you have a slower computer but fast internet, you may be better off reinstalling Ashes of Creation instead of just updating Alpha Two. This is a bigger update, and there are a lot of changes between our most recent Alpha Two 0.13 update in June, and this 0.15 update that will become available for testing tomorrow

We're grateful for everyone joining us for Phase III Alpha Two testing, and we're excited to explore Verra with you all flamingphoenix

flat sorrel Aug 25, 2025, 6:22 PM

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flat sorrel

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⚔️ Starting Zone Showdown 🗺️

Alpha Two Phase III draws near! When the gates to Verra reopen, where will you begin your journey?

Will you take your first steps in the rugged mesas of the Anvils, or embrace the flow of the Riverlands?

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Anvils - Mountains up above and mysteries down below

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lost bone Aug 26, 2025, 4:19 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers, we're excited to have you join us for the start of Phase III <@&1296581208184066129> testing!

The team needs more time to get everything ready, and we're now planning to open at <t:1756231200:F> *(All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time) *

There will be another small update that will be ready before we unlock. Once this is ready to download, we'll ping everyone here.

We're grateful for everyone's patience, and we're looking forward to exploring Verra with you all today!

lost bone Aug 26, 2025, 4:41 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers, A few minutes ago we unlocked the most recent update for <@&1296581208184066129>

You should be able to download the update now. This update should be relatively fast, if you updated the big update in the last day

We are still on track to unlock at <t:1756231200:F> *(All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time) *

lost bone Aug 26, 2025, 6:01 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked and Alpha Two Phase III testing has begun!

During this phase our realms will be open every day, and we'll only have downtime for updates and maintenance. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.0 - Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Known Issues (link to full list)

FSR has not been upgraded yet for UE 5.6. FSR support for AMD graphics cards is planned for a future release
You will crash if you change DLSS settings during gameplay
Using unstuck will kill a character. This is a temporary solution to prevent unstuck abuse

Guide to Alpha Two Phase III

Thank you for being an active part of our development, by sharing your feedback, reporting bugs, and helping shape the world of Verra! If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

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We're seeing reports of people getting EAC Action Kicked, and the team is investigating this actively now

lost bone Aug 26, 2025, 6:36 PM

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The team is investigating issues with characters remaining in the world after people go offline

We appreciate the reports of issues today, and we're grateful for everyone's patience as we work through issues

lost bone Aug 26, 2025, 6:55 PM

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We’re aware of reports of people crashing as they enter the game world with no error message

The team is actively investigating this actively now, as well as the other issues listed above

lost bone Aug 26, 2025, 10:10 PM

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Settlements are behaving strangely on the Shol (US) Realm

We’re aware of issues and the team is investigating this now

lost bone Aug 26, 2025, 11:13 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers, we'll have a longer downtime tomorrow and we wanted to let you know about it now flamingphoenix

<t:1756310400:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime will be up to 4 hours long. We may not need this whole time, and if we're able to bring realms up earlier than this, we will

We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord

acoustic sky Aug 27, 2025, 1:42 AM

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@everyone ALL realms are estimated to go down <t:1756260000:R> on <t:1756260000:F> for an update.

Estimated downtime is up to 30 minutes. This will hopefully be to address Settlement Services issues. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

acoustic sky Aug 27, 2025, 1:59 AM

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@everyone ALL realms are down! They are estimated to come back online <t:1756261800:R> on <t:1756261800:F>.

Update Notes will be provided when the realm is back online. This will hopefully address the Settlement Services. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

acoustic sky Aug 27, 2025, 2:26 AM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix @everyone Your quest continues Testers - ALL realms are UP! FiHyped

📰 UPDATE NOTES 0.15.0.1 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2025:
- Settlements are back on track. They’ll now level and behave as expected instead of refusing to grow like that one stubborn houseplant.
💡 **Special notes: **

You can find a list of our Top Known Issues here.
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky Aug 27, 2025, 12:07 PM

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FiWaving Greetings adventurers!

⚠️ A disturbance has been detected in SW52 (near Sunhaven) on Shol. Our team of troubleshooters is on the case and we’ll let you know once balance is restored.

FiLoving Thank you for your patience!

acoustic sky Aug 27, 2025, 12:29 PM

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FiHyped The issue with SW52 (near Sunhaven) on Shol has been resolved. Rejoice!

We shall continue to monitor. 👀

next bluff Aug 27, 2025, 1:07 PM

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FiWaving Greetings adventurers!

⚠️ A disturbance has been detected on SW50 on Lotharia (South Lionhold). Our team of troubleshooters is on the case and we’ll let you know once balance is restored.

Please avoid traveling into the South Lionhold area or your character may get into a stuck state.

FiLoving Thank you for your patience!

next bluff Aug 27, 2025, 1:26 PM

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FiHyped The issue with SW50 (South Lionhold) on Lotharia has been resolved. Rejoice!

If you are stuck in queue on Lotharia, please try to leave queue and rejoin it

We shall continue to monitor. 👀

lost bone Aug 27, 2025, 3:44 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1756310400:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be up to 4 hours long. We may not need this whole time, and if we're able to bring realms up earlier than this, we will

We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord

lost bone Aug 27, 2025, 7:31 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Some mount and costume cosmetic items are being sent to characters starting today. If you have these on your account, check your mailbox to claim these in-game. See here for a list of mount and costume cosmetics that are ready for testing

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.1 - Wednesday, August 27, 2025

As a reminder, during this phase our realms will be open every day, and we'll only have downtime for updates and maintenance. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Aug 28, 2025, 3:46 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1756397700:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

~~This downtime is expected to be about one hour long~~. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord

We're now expecting to be back up by <t:1756404000:F>

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The team needs about 15-30 minutes longer before we're able to start this maintenance

We'll do in-game broadcasts on Shol and Lotharia once we're closer to starting this downtime

EDIT: This downtime is now planned to start at <t:1756397700:F> (Discord should show this as your local time)

lost bone Aug 28, 2025, 5:14 PM

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The team needs more time for today's maintenance, and we're now expecting to unlock by <t:1756404000:t> *(Discord should show this as your local time) *

Editing the posts above with this time

We're grateful for everyone's patience, and we'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord

lost bone Aug 28, 2025, 5:52 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.2 - Thursday, August 28, 2025

As a reminder, during this phase our realms will be open every day, and we'll only have downtime for updates and maintenance. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Aug 28, 2025, 10:19 PM

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We're aware of issues with the Hammer Rest Anvils elevator on the Shol (US) realm. The team is working for a fix for this. While we work on this fix, you may need to run through Bonfire in the meantime

lost bone Aug 28, 2025, 11:33 PM

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Known Issues has been updated with the following:

Some recipes have requirements for where you can craft them that aren't working correctly

The team is aware of this, and is actively investigating this issue. Appreciate all of the reports of issues with this flamingphoenix

next bluff Aug 29, 2025, 4:52 AM

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We are currently investigating performance issues on the Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) realms

The team is aware and actively investigating the issue. Thank you for all of your reports and your patience! flamingphoenix

next bluff Aug 29, 2025, 5:22 AM

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The realms are currently recovering from their degraded state.

The team will continue to investigate and monitor as your adventures continue! Thanks for your patience everyone!

lost bone Aug 29, 2025, 3:45 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1756483200:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be about an hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord

lost bone Aug 29, 2025, 5:00 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.3 - Friday, August 29, 2025

Nvidia Users - There were new drivers released for Nvidia GPUs yesterday that resolve many crash issues. We highly recommend updating your drivers if you're using an Nvidia graphics card

As a reminder, during this phase our realms will be open every day, and we'll only have downtime for updates and maintenance. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Aug 29, 2025, 5:38 PM

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Small edit to update notes. This line has been updated to:

Increased equipment drops rates for level 1-9 enemy NPCs, but reduced the quality of the items they drop

lost bone Aug 29, 2025, 6:06 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers, the following has been confirmed as an intentional change, and added to Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.3 - Friday, August 29, 2025

Character power rating scaling has been reduced by 10%

next bluff Aug 29, 2025, 7:07 PM

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We are currently investigating network & performance issues on the Shol (US) realm

The team is aware and actively investigating the issue. Thank you for all of your reports and your patience! flamingphoenix

lost bone Aug 29, 2025, 7:30 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We’re seeing networking and performance issues on all realms. While this seems worse on Shol (US), we’re seeing impact to all realms

We are actively working to address these issues now. We’re grateful for everyone’s patience

lost bone Aug 29, 2025, 7:48 PM

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Please relog into Alpha Two, if you’re having lag or other performance issues

The team is actively working to address issues, and relogging seems to be something that improves performance at this time

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Alpha Two services seem to be behaving normally again. The team will continue to monitor

If you’re still having performance issues, we recommend relogging. We're grateful for everyone's patience today! flamingphoenix

flat sorrel Aug 29, 2025, 9:34 PM

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🗣️ 🙌 Glorious adventurers! We are looking for feedback on your early Phase III testing experiences!

How has testing been so far? Share all the details with us on our forums so we can continue to iterate and make Verra even better! 🌍 💪

gray venture Aug 30, 2025, 3:56 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1756569600:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be about an hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

gray venture Aug 30, 2025, 5:00 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked.

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.4 - Saturday, August 30, 2025

As a reminder, during this phase our realms will be open every day, and we'll only have downtime for updates and maintenance. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

gray venture Aug 31, 2025, 3:42 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1756656000:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update. (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

~~This downtime is expected to be about an hour long~~.

**Update: We expect worlds to unlock at Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM. **

candid mesa Aug 31, 2025, 6:22 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

As we progress through Phase 3, it’s important to be absolutely clear: exploits will be dealt with harshly. Recently, an example was discovered where a chest could be repeatedly interacted with to gain unintended progression. This is considered an exploit.

⚠️ Be aware: If you participate in any exploit that provides your account with unintended progression, your account will be permanently banned. Any accounts who have participated in the chest exploit will be actioned against, and the items obtained will be removed from the economy.

If you discover an exploit, you are expected to report it on the Live environment without repeated use of the exploit. Helping us identify these issues responsibly ensures a fair and enjoyable experience for everyone.

Thank you for your integrity and continued support as we build the world of Verra together.

❤️

gray venture Aug 31, 2025, 6:31 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked. We will have an additional update and downtime later today, to be announced.

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.5 - Sunday, August 31, 2025

As a reminder, during this phase our realms will be open every day, and we'll only have downtime for updates and maintenance. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

next bluff Aug 31, 2025, 11:01 PM

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The team is currently actively investigating an issue with the Winstead node.

Thanks for your reports + patience!

gray venture Aug 31, 2025, 11:10 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Shol (US) will be restarted shortly. Downtime will be minimal. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

gray venture Aug 31, 2025, 11:30 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Shol (US) is back online. Thank you for your patience during this restart. The team will continue to monitor.

acoustic sky Sep 1, 2025, 2:13 AM

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FiWaving Greetings adventurers!

⚠️ A disturbance was detected in Winstead on Shol. Our team is investigating a resolution for the issue.

Please DO NOT enter Winstead.

FiLoving Thank you for your patience!

acoustic sky Sep 1, 2025, 2:58 AM

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FiHyped The issue with Winstead has been stablized.

For now, please avoid interacting with the Town Crier/ becoming citizen.

We shall continue to monitor, and we are working on an update tonight to resolve this and a couple other critical issues. 👀

acoustic sky Sep 1, 2025, 3:45 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - ALL realms are estimated to go down <t:1756701000:R> on <t:1756701000:F> for an update.

Estimated downtime is up to 2 hours. Update Notes shall be provided when realms come back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

acoustic sky Sep 1, 2025, 4:30 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - ALL realms are down! They are estimated to come back online <t:1756710000:R> on <t:1756710000:F>.

Update Notes will be provided when the realms are back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

acoustic sky Sep 1, 2025, 7:07 AM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - Your quest continues. ALL realms are UP! FiHyped

📰 UPDATE NOTES 0.15.6 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 2025:

      * Previously, when a Legendary resource was harvested, the system would try to respawn another Legendary elsewhere. That’s no longer the case. 
      * Now, rarity is determined randomly as each gatherable spawns (still influenced by your gear, tools, and buffs). No more resource “musical chairs!”
- Fixed a server worker crash that was impacting stability while players were logging in. You should now spend less time staring at the loading screen and more time adventuring.
- Closed an exploit related to quest rewards. Sorry, sneaky adventurers - this one’s been patched up!```
💡 **Special notes: **
- Reminder to submit your [first week of Alpha Two experience feedback to us here](https://discordapp.com/channels/256164085366915072/1411099100723679382/1411099100723679382) by <t:1756796340:F>!
- You can find a list of our [Top Known Issues here](https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/61592).
- If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
-# *All dates & times display in your local time zone.*

acoustic sky Sep 1, 2025, 8:53 AM

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⚠️ flamingphoenix Attention <@&1296581208184066129> Testers! ⚠️

Thank you for your patience! Due to the rarity issue, we’ll be performing a rollback. What does that mean?

All realms are expected to be offline while we create a new build, test fixes, and complete the rollback to <t:1756701000:F>.
Realms are estimated to come back online <t:1756755000:R> on <t:1756755000:F> in order to accomplish the above.

We appreciate your understanding and continued support. Your testing helps us make Verra stronger every day!
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky Sep 1, 2025, 7:22 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> we are going to be coming up earlier! FiHyped

Realms are estimated to come back online <t:1756755000:R> on <t:1756755000:F>. Will have update notes for you momentarily.

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FiHyped flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - Your quest continues. ALL realms are UP with the characters that were rolled back to <t:1756701000:F>! FiHyped

📰 UPDATE NOTES 0.15.7 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2025:

- This also still includes the following from 0.15.6: 
      * Fixed a server worker crash that was impacting stability while players were logging in. You should now spend less time staring at the loading screen and more time adventuring.
      * Closed an exploit related to quest rewards. Sorry, sneaky adventurers - this one’s been patched up!```
💡 **Special notes: **
- Reminder to submit your [first week of Alpha Two experience feedback to us here](https://discordapp.com/channels/256164085366915072/1411099100723679382/1411099100723679382) by <t:1756796340:F>!
- You can find a list of our [Top Known Issues here](https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/61592).
- If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
-# *All dates & times display in your local time zone.*

lost bone Sep 2, 2025, 5:42 PM

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On Lotharia (EU) we will be restarting server worker 7 (SW7) in the Anvils starting area. We're doing this to address issues with the Hammer Rest elevator

This server worker will be unavailable for a few minutes

EDIT: This server worker is back up, and the elevator is working again

next bluff Sep 3, 2025, 12:50 AM

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We will be restarting Lotharia (EU) & Shol (US) realms for brief maintenance <t:1756861200:R>.

Please get to a safe location!

This restart is expected to take approximately 10 minutes. We are expecting realms to be back online <t:1756861800:R>

Thanks for your patience everyone!

next bluff Sep 3, 2025, 1:08 AM

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Lotharia (EU) & Shol (US) have been successfully restarted and maintenance has been completed! ALL realms are UP!! flamingphoenix FiHyped

acoustic sky Sep 3, 2025, 11:20 PM

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FiWaving Hello <@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers!

Just wanted to let you all know that we will be bringing back our auto-realm restarts. These will occur at the following times DAILY:

Shol Realm <t:1756980000:T>
Lotharia Realm <t:1756954800:T>
Realms should restart within 10-20 minutes
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

acoustic sky Sep 4, 2025, 6:03 AM

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FiWaving Greetings adventurers!

⚠️ A disturbance was detected. Our team is investigating a resolution for the error 28 issue.

FiLoving Thank you for your patience!

acoustic sky Sep 4, 2025, 6:38 AM

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Shol adventurers! FiLoving

We are going to restart the realm. We'll let you know when you can try to log back in.

flamingphoenix Thanks again for your support during this.

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FiHyped Time to celebrate, the Shol realm is back up and running!

We shall continue to monitor.

acoustic sky Sep 4, 2025, 7:05 AM

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Hello again! Due to the latest Shol realm restart, we will not have the auto restart for today.

lost bone Sep 4, 2025, 3:37 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1757001600:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be about an hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord

lost bone Sep 4, 2025, 5:00 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.8 - Thursday, September 4, 2025

Treasure Maps have been removed from drop tables in the Anvils. These were incorrectly dropping Treasure Maps for the Riverlands. We plan to have Treasure Maps for the Anvils in a future update
Granite Stone Fragment Stonemasonry recipe has been fixed

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1757041200:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1757066400:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Sep 4, 2025, 10:17 PM

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At <t:1757024700:F> on the Shol (US) realm will be bringing down the server worker that the Anvils starting area is on (SW 6) for a few moments.

This downtime is expected to be up to 10 minutes long. You can press Page Up to confirm what SW you’re on.

next bluff Sep 5, 2025, 1:22 AM

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<t:1757035800:R> on the Shol (US) realm we will be bringing down the Anvils starting area server worker (SW 6) for a few moments.

This downtime is expected to be up to 15 minutes long. You can press Page Up to confirm what SW you’re on.

acoustic sky Sep 5, 2025, 2:57 PM

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FiWaving Greetings adventurers!

⚠️ A disturbance was detected. Our team is investigating the Shol realm issues.

FiLoving Thank you for your patience!

lost bone Sep 5, 2025, 3:58 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're working to address issues on the Shol (US) realm

We're going to be restarting things on Shol in a moment. If you're online this will seem like a crash, but we plan to restart things shortly

There's also an update planned for today. We're going to make sure things on Shol are in a good state before we plan a time for this update

lost bone Sep 5, 2025, 4:17 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Lotharia (EU) is down, and Shol (US) will be coming down again in a few moments

We'll be doing an update for Alpha Two, while realms are down

<t:1757106000:F> is when we expect to have Alpha Two realms up again. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about this here in Discord (This should be shown in your local time)

lost bone Sep 5, 2025, 5:00 PM

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~~Our estimate for when we plan to have Alpha Two realms up is now <t:1757102400:F> (This should be shown in your local time)

The post above this has been edited with this time. We'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about things here in Discord~~

lost bone Sep 5, 2025, 7:22 PM

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Our estimate for when we plan to have Alpha Two realms up is now <t:1757106000:t> (This should be shown in your local time)

The posts above this has been edited. We'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about things here in Discord

lost bone Sep 5, 2025, 9:00 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

~~[Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.9 - Friday, September 5, 2025]

Low tier equipment has been added to vendors at artisanship points of interest, settlement marketplaces, and at service buildings
Node Citizenship will no longer ignore PVP healing restrictions, which was creating situations of unintentional PvP flagging
Fixed an audio bug with Cinderclay Animyst abilities, which caused these to be very loud~~
UPDATE: We are rolling back this update. When we come back up, we will not be on the 0.15.9 build

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1757127600:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1757152800:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

candid mesa Sep 5, 2025, 9:44 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Good afternoon. With today’s update, a vendor table bug was introduced that presented all max settlement predicates for vendors regardless of that state being achieved. In addition prices for these items incorporated a formulaic error that was not caught in our staging testing.

As a result I have instructed the team to rollback the realms to this morning’s start of downtime, and will be reverting the change that introduced the vendor bug and pricing formula issue.

Realms will be coming down shortly with an expected downtime of 3-4 hours. We appreciate your patience and continued testing ❤️🙏

lost bone Sep 5, 2025, 11:10 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers,

Thank you for your patience! Due to the vendor issues, we’ll be performing a rollback. What does that mean?

The realms will rollback to <t:1757106000:t>.
Realms are estimated to come back online <t:1757115000:R> at <t:1757115000:t> in order to accomplish the above.
We appreciate your understanding and continued support. Your testing helps us make Verra stronger every day!
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone Sep 5, 2025, 11:30 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

We appreciate everyone's patience today. For more information about today's rollback, see the messages above

As a reminder, each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1757127600:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1757152800:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

gray venture Sep 6, 2025, 8:55 PM

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Glorious Adventurers,

⚠️ A disturbance was detected. Our team is investigating issues reported on the Shol realm.

Thank you for your patience!

UPDATE: This issue has been resolved.

gray venture Sep 6, 2025, 10:34 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We're working to address an issue on the Shol (US) realm. Shol will be restarted momentarily. Please log out in a safe place.

Downtime will be minimal and is expected to last about 10 minutes.

UPDATE: The restart is complete the Shol is back online. Thank you for your patience.

gray venture Sep 6, 2025, 11:27 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers,

ALL realms are estimated to go down <t:1757217600:R> on <t:1757217600:F> for maintenance. *(All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time) *

Estimated downtime is up to 1 hour. There will be no update notes or changes to game during this downtime.

UPDATE: All realms are back online.

-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

gray venture Sep 7, 2025, 5:13 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers,

All realms are back online. Your testing helps us make Verra stronger every day!

gray venture Sep 7, 2025, 6:17 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Testers!

The Lotharia (EU) realm will be restarted on <t:1757269500:F> to resolve a technical issue. Downtime is expected to be minimal.

UPDATE: The realm is back online.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

gray venture Sep 7, 2025, 6:33 PM

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The Lotharia (EU) realm is back up and ready for adventure. Thank you for your patience.

lost bone Sep 9, 2025, 12:05 AM

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We're aware of performance issues with the Shol (US) realm

The team is actively working to address issues now. We're grateful for everyone's patience flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 9, 2025, 12:57 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> We will be restarting Shol (US) in the next 10 minutes

We expect this downtime to be just a few minutes, but we'll keep everyone up-to-date here in Discord

lost bone Sep 9, 2025, 1:13 AM

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Shol (US) is back up flamingphoenix

We’ll continue to monitor realm performance

next bluff Sep 9, 2025, 2:04 AM

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We're aware of continued performance issues with the Shol (US) realm

The team is actively working to address issues. We're grateful for everyone's patience flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Sep 9, 2025, 3:35 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - ALL realms are estimated to go down <t:1757389500:R> on <t:1757389500:F> for an update.

Estimated downtime is up to 30 minutes. We shall notify you when realms come back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - ALL realms are down! They are estimated to come back online <t:1757391300:R> on <t:1757391300:F>.

We will notify you when the realms are back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

acoustic sky Sep 9, 2025, 4:07 AM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - Your quest continues. ALL realms are UP!! FiHyped

📰 UPDATE INCLUDED:

- Realm crash fix```
💡 **Special notes: **
- Reminder daily auto-realm restarts will occur at the following times DAILY: Shol Realm <t:1756980000:T> and Lotharia Realm <t:1756954800:T>. Realms should restart within 10-20 minutes.
- If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
-# *All dates & times display in your local time zone.*

acoustic sky Sep 9, 2025, 7:10 AM

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FiWaving Greetings adventurers!

⚠️ A disturbance has been detected. Our team is investigating the realm issues.

FiLoving Thank you for your patience!

acoustic sky Sep 9, 2025, 7:42 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - The Shol realm is estimated to go down <t:1757404500:R> on <t:1757404500:F> for an update.

Estimated downtime is up to 2 hours. We'll notify everyone when the realm comes back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

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The Shol realms is down! It is estimated to come back online <t:1757411700:R> on <t:1757411700:F>.

We will notify you when the realms are back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - The Lotharia realm is estimated to go down <t:1757405400:R> on <t:1757405400:F> for an update.

Estimated downtime is now 30 minutes for both realms. We'll notify everyone when the realms come back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - ALL realms are offline! They are estimated to come back online <t:1757407200:R> on <t:1757407200:F>.

We will notify you when the realms are back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - ALL realms are back up! We shall continue to monitor. 👀

💡 **Special notes: **

Reminder daily auto-realm restarts will occur at the following times DAILY: Shol <t:1756980000:T> and Lotharia <t:1756954800:T>. Realms should restart within 10-20 minutes.
If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
If you spot botters, gold spam/RMT, or other naughty folks, please report them to CS here.
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone.

lost bone Sep 10, 2025, 3:44 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1757520000:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

<t:1757552400:t> is now the time we expect Alpha Two realms will be back up We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord

lost bone Sep 10, 2025, 4:54 PM

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~~It looks like the team will need more time for today's update

<t:1757538000:t> is now the time we expect Alpha Two realms will be back up (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord. The message above has been updated, and we're grateful for everyone's patience today~~

lost bone Sep 10, 2025, 8:13 PM

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~~The team needs more time for today's update. <t:1757545200:t> is now the time we expect Alpha Two realms will be back up (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

We're grateful for everyone's patience today, and we'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord. Messages above have been updated~~

lost bone Sep 10, 2025, 10:22 PM

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~~We're still working on things for today's update

<t:1757548800:t> is now the time we expect Alpha Two realms will be back up (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

We'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord. Messages above have been updated. Thanks again for your patience!~~

lost bone Sep 10, 2025, 11:54 PM

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The team does need more time to get things ready today

It looks like we'll be ready by <t:1757552400:t> (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

Thanks again for your patience today. Messages above have been updated. We'll continue to update everyone here in this channel.

lost bone Sep 11, 2025, 1:00 AM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked. Thank you for your patience today

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.10 - Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Important Notes:

We’re aware of issues with Settlement experience, and the team is actively working to address this. In the meanwhile, we’ve leveled up these Settlements manually based on missing experience:
- Shol (US): Kal Torhum, Dunnhold, Shorefoot, New Aela, Azmaran
- Lotharia (EU): Vhalgadim, Vexhelm
The Tower of Carphin's Disciplinarian event has been temporarily disabled
Firebrand the Devouring Flame has been temporarily disabled. Firebrand will return to Verra once issues are resolved
Guild Storage is still disabled

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1757646000:t> Lotharia (EU) (this won't happen today since we just had a long downtime)
<t:1757584800:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

candid mesa Sep 11, 2025, 1:24 AM

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Good evening testers,

This morning we began a deployment for several updates to the Alpha Two realms. Notably, part of today's updates will include additional DDOS protections, stronger server recovery logic, and fixes to settlement exp issues. Additionally, it was identified that an event in the Carphin Tower was bugged and has now been disabled until a fix can be deployed later this week. As a result of this event, several hundred items were introduced to both the EU and US Server economies. I have instructed the team to surgically remove those items from the database, including gold received via sales. We will continue to provide updates on additional fixes the team is working to deliver. Thank you for your continued patience and dillegence in testing, along with the considerale passion being demonstrated during the launch of Phase 3 ❤️

lost bone Sep 11, 2025, 4:48 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Join us for a bug hunt! There are bugs that continue to get reported, but we need more information to help the team squash these bugs.

PvP Combatants May Respawn in Place - We’re looking for better information regarding how this happens, and if there are certain things characters were doing to make it happen.

In your reports about this, please include information like:

What was your PvP status? (non-combatant, combatant, corrupted)
Where were you in the world?
What should your respawn location have been?
Is there any other relevant information (examples: If you were involved in a PvP event, or something else that could impact PvP)

When reporting things like this, you can do it one of two ways:

Bug Report In-Game Using /Bug - In the first box of the bug report, please include “PvP Combatants May Respawn in Place.” If you have information about how you’re able to make this happen, please include detailed info in the report
[Bug Hunt] PvP Combatants May Respawn in Place Thread - If you have things like videos or other information that you can’t share through in-game bug reports, please do it in this thread

If possible, please share anything you can on this bug by Sunday, September 14

lost bone Sep 11, 2025, 5:03 PM

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lost bone <a:flamingphoenix:613902531197665280> **Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> tester...

This post has been updated above. Two additional Settlements were manually leveled up today, based on missing experience

Azmaran on Shol (US)
Vexhelm on Lotharia (EU)

The team is working on fixes for Settlements displaying experience incorrectly, and Settlements that can lose experience. We hope to have these fixes ready to roll out soon flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 12, 2025, 3:34 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1757692800:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be about one hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord

lost bone Sep 12, 2025, 5:00 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.11 - Friday, September 12, 2025

Fixed the base price of iguana steak

Important Notes:

We’re aware of issues with Settlement experience, and the team is actively working to address this
We’re aware of issues with Journeyman (tier 3) Service Buildings and associated stations, and we’re working on a fix for this
Guild Storage is currently disabled, while we investigate issues

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1757732400:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1757757600:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

We're also looking for bug reports regarding PvP Combatants respawning in place. Find out more about this bug hunt here

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Sep 12, 2025, 5:56 PM

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We’ll be restarting <@&1296581208184066129> realms at <t:1757700300:F>

We expect that this restart will take about 10 minutes

lost bone Sep 12, 2025, 6:17 PM

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Alpha Two realms are now unlocked

Thanks again for everyone's patience today flamingphoenix

gray venture Sep 13, 2025, 3:36 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1757779200:F> is when Alpha Two realms will come down for an update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is expected to be about one hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

gray venture Sep 13, 2025, 5:04 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked!

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.12 - Saturday, September 13, 2025

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

Ashes of Creation

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.12 - Saturday, September 13, 2025

KNOWN ISSUES * We’re aware of issues with Settlement experience, and the team is actively working to address them.

lost bone Sep 15, 2025, 5:41 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Join us for a bug hunt! There are bugs that continue to get reported, but we need more information to help the team squash these bugs.

Sometimes Gathering Resources Gives Nothing - We’re looking for better information regarding how this happens, and if there are certain things characters were doing to make it happen.

When reporting things like this, you can do it one of two ways:

Bug Report In-Game Using /Bug - In the first box of the bug report, please include “Sometimes Gathering Resources Gives Nothing.” If you have information about how you’re able to make this happen, please include detailed info in the report
[Bug Hunt] Sometimes Gathering Resources Gives Nothing - If you have things like videos or other information that you can’t share through in-game bug reports, please do it in this thread

If possible, please share anything you can on this bug by Wednesday, September 17, 2025

flamingphoenix Also: There is currently no update planned for Alpha Two today

lost bone Sep 16, 2025, 12:06 AM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers, we wanted to give you all some early notice for our next downtime

<t:1758038400:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is currently expected to be about one hour long. If anything changes, we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

next bluff Sep 16, 2025, 3:37 AM

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FiWaving Greetings adventurers!

⚠️ Our team is investigating the realm issues with Lotharia (EU) & Shol (US)

Thank you for your patience!

next bluff Sep 16, 2025, 4:11 AM

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Both the Lotharia (EU) & Shol (US) realms have been reopened! Thanks for your patience! FiLoving

EU will have a brief restart, the issue has been identified and we are expecting an additional 5 minute downtime.

lost bone Sep 16, 2025, 3:34 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Today at <t:1758038400:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is currently expected to be about one hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 16, 2025, 4:36 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Important Notes:

We’re aware of issues with Settlement experience, and the team is actively working to address this
We’re aware of issues with Journeyman (tier 3) Service Buildings and associated stations, and we’re working on a fix for this

While today's downtime was focused on server maintenance, from Update Notes today:

The reward bag granted for completing the quests “Up the River” or “The Broken Line” can no longer be traded

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1758078000:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1758103200:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

We're also looking for bug reports regarding gathering materials and not getting anything. Find out more about this bug hunt here

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Sep 17, 2025, 2:25 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

We'll have downtime today, <t:1758124800:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

<t:1758124800:R> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance. This downtime is currently expected to be about one hour long.

We'll make another post and ping here as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 17, 2025, 3:31 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Today, <t:1758124800:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is currently expected to be about one hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 17, 2025, 4:30 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.14 - Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Journeyman gathering tool recipes have been fixed, and these can now be successfully crafted
Farming - Apples and Kava Melons can now be successfully grown from seeds at the Farming Station
Fixed unlearnable Brooksteel armor recipes

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1758164400:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1758189600:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

We're also looking for bug reports regarding gathering materials and not getting anything. Find out more about this bug hunt here

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Sep 18, 2025, 12:23 AM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers, we wanted to give you all some early notice for our next downtime

<t:1758211200:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long. We'll ping here tomorrow as we get closer to this downtime. As there's more info to share, we'll keep everyone up-to-date about things here in Discord flamingphoenix

candid mesa Sep 18, 2025, 1:01 AM

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Good Evening,

Changes to the settlement war system are being tested internally tomorrow and will likely make it to the live A2 environment by Friday, or early next week. These changes will include;

Warning phase for settlement war start
Login toast for settlement war participants
Guard alignment for settlements will treat citizens as allies and enemy citizens as hostile targets.

While we wait for these changes, settlement wars will be disabled.

acoustic sky Sep 18, 2025, 1:55 PM

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FiWaving Greetings adventurers!

⚠️ A disturbance has been detected. Our team is investigating the realm connection issues.

FiLoving Thank you for your patience!

lost bone Sep 18, 2025, 3:33 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1758211200:t> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 18, 2025, 4:56 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.15 - Thursday, September 18, 2025

Radiant armor and weapon recipes will now work properly at stations when service building or service building expansions construction requirements are met
Fixed recipes for several armor pieces from Sandbastion, Unfallen Rainment, Academic Aegis, and Starlight Creed equipment sets
Carpentry - Bag recipes have been fixed, and these can be crafted successfully

Important Notes:

Settlement Wars are currently disabled. You can find out more about this here
There are still some issues with Journeyman recipes (example: Armor Smithing). The team is investigating, but please continue to report issues you see in-game using /bug

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1758250800:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1758276000:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

candid mesa Sep 18, 2025, 9:05 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>

📢 Community Moderation & Channel Updates 📢

Glorious Adventurers,

As our community grows, we want to keep our general channels welcoming and easy for new players to jump into. That means we’re going to start taking a firmer hand with moderation in the main discussion spaces — less drama, fewer flame wars, and more room for constructive conversation.

But we also know many of you enjoy spirited back-and-forth, friendly trash talk, and the occasional spicy debate. To give that energy a home, we’ve created two new opt-in, age-restricted channels:
• #na-arena-of-words
• #eu-arena-of-words

These are your verbal gladiator pits — where you can get competitive, debate, and banter a little more freely. The rules still apply (no harassment, doxxing, or real-world threats — ever), but moderation here will be lighter to allow for more spirited exchanges.

Even in these arenas, we ask that you maintain a level of decorum that respects the integrity of our development team and community/moderation teams. Passionate feedback is welcome — we want to hear it — but keep it constructive and respectful so it helps us improve the game rather than tearing others down.

We’re also rolling out some cleanup and reorganization to make Discord easier to navigate:
• Guild Recruitment: All recruitment is moving to the new #1418327801437884616-forum, with tags for region, realm, and time zone to make finding your future guildmates simple.
• Channel Cleanup: #aoc-guild-chat, #na-oce-guild-recruitment, and #eu-guild-recruitment will be retired on <t:1759514400:F> (adjusts to your local time).

Thank you for helping us keep Verra’s community both welcoming and passionate — with a little room for fire where it belongs. 🔥❤️

lost bone Sep 19, 2025, 1:55 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

We'll have downtime today, <t:1758297600:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

<t:1758297600:R> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance. This downtime is currently expected to be about one hour long.

We'll make another post and ping here as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 19, 2025, 3:27 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1758297600:t> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 19, 2025, 4:41 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

~~Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.16 - Friday, September 19, 2025

Lumber Milling recipes have been added for Eddledorn, Korn’brolach, and Cacao wood
Wooden Medium Crates recipe has been fixed, and this can be crafted successfully
Weaponsmithing and Carpentry tool recipes will now give the correct profession experience
Fixed repair costs being too high on some vendors~~
This update is being rolled back, and these fixes will be in a future update

Important Notes:

Settlement Wars are currently disabled
Apprentice Armorsmithing Stations are bugged, and can not be used at this time
Sometimes characters have issues when becoming a citizen at a Settlement. Logging out and back in again is a workaround for this issue

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1758337200:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1758362400:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Sep 19, 2025, 6:30 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

Join us for a bug hunt! There are bugs that continue to get reported, but we need more information to help the team squash these bugs.

Niküa Faces Change When Moving To Them (or away from them) - We’re looking for better information regarding how this happens, and if there are certain things characters were doing to make it happen.

In your reports about this, please include information like:

What customizations were on the character (What presets, hairstyles, facial features, etc?)
What armor was your character or your friend’s character wearing?
Is there any other relevant information (example: If this only happens sometimes under certain conditions)

When reporting things like this, you can do it one of two ways:

Bug Report In-Game Using /Bug - In the first box of the bug report, please include “Nikua Faces Change When Moving To Them.” If you have information about how you’re able to make this happen, please include detailed info in the report
[Bug Hunt] Niküa Faces Change When Moving To Them - If you have things like videos or other information that you can’t share through in-game bug reports, please do it in this thread

Thanks all! We're grateful for everyone that's able to help with bug reports on this issue flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Sep 19, 2025, 9:09 PM

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📢 Crate & Caravan Update

Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers, thank you again for your reports and sharp eyes - this is exactly what Alpha testing is all about! Earlier today we identified an issue where crate diminishing returns were accidentally set to 0 during a restart.

Here’s what you need to know:

Fix incoming: A hotfix is on the way to correct the diminishing returns issue.
Enforcement actions: Several permanent account bans have been issued for exploiting this bug. Additionally, gold and items purchased with the illegitimate gold has been removed from accounts that excessively participated, helping stabilize testing.
No rollback planned: We have identified all interactions that exceeded intended gold production rates. Outside of the targeted actions listed above, there are no plans for a full rollback at this time.
Crate stacking: We’ve seen no evidence of this. If you have video proof or reproduction steps, please submit them here for our QA team.
Caravan limits: We’re aware of caravans carrying more crates than intended. A fix is in the works; please avoid these types of runs so testing remains fair and productive.

Thank you for your patience and for continuing to share information through /bug and when our team reaches out. Every report brings us closer to making Verra the best it can be.

lost bone Sep 19, 2025, 10:04 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> - On further evaluation, the team has decided that we do want to do a rollback to get things fixed up from today

<t:1758320100:t> is when Alpha Two realms will come down (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be up to two hours

We will be rolling back today's update, so changes listed in today's update notes will go out in a future update

When we come back up, your character state will go back to whatever it was at <t:1758297600:t> (before this downtime)

lost bone Sep 19, 2025, 11:39 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Alpha Two realms are back up! We're grateful for everyone's reports today. This is what Alpha testing is all about, and with your help we identified an issue where crate diminishing returns were accidentally set to 0. The update that introduced this bug has been rolled back.

Everything has been rolled back to the state it was in at <t:1758297600:t> (before this downtime)

candid mesa Sep 20, 2025, 1:27 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129>

📢 Community Update: Economy Exploit & Moderation Actions 📢

Glorious Adventurers,

As many of you know, we recently performed a rollback in Alpha Two due to a major economy exploit. After a thorough investigation, we identified 22 accounts that participated in the exploit in a way that was clearly excessive and intentional.

As a result, these accounts will receive character deletions and account suspensions. This is to preserve the integrity of our testing environment and ensure that future data remains reliable.

In response to community feedback about how we communicate these actions, I’ve directed our Customer Support and Web teams to begin designing a player reporting system that will provide direct feedback when action is taken against reported players. This system is complex and will require integration with our CS tools, so it will take time to implement.

In the interim, the Customer Support team will be publishing and periodically updating a knowledge base article summarizing account actions taken throughout the remainder of Phase 3 testing. This will help keep everyone informed and reinforce our commitment to transparency.

I want to take a moment to remind everyone why this matters. We are doing something very rare in this industry — allowing passionate players into a live, ongoing development environment. This means you sometimes see regressions, bugs, and unintended behaviors as we test and iterate, in addition to missing features and content. We love how seriously many of you approach this phase — your feedback, diligence and sweat are critical to making Ashes of Creation the best game it can be.

But with that access comes responsibility. If you encounter an exploit, you must report it immediately. Choosing instead to repeatedly abuse an exploit to gain obviously unintended progression, will result in the loss of your Alpha access, and, if egregious, permanent removal from the game at launch — including forfeiture of any purchases tied to that account.

We value passionate testing, but the integrity of our data and the health of the community come first.

Thank you to the many testers who uphold these standards every day and help us keep Verra’s world fair and focused on building something great together. 💪❤️🙏

gray venture Sep 20, 2025, 3:04 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

On <t:1758384000:F>, Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance. (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time.)

This downtime is expected last two hours. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord.

gray venture Sep 20, 2025, 5:29 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked!

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.15.17 - Saturday, September 20, 2025

Known Issues

Settlement Wars are currently disabled
Apprentice Armorsmithing Stations are bugged, and cannot be used at this time
Sometimes characters have issues when becoming a citizen at a Settlement. Logging out and back in again is a workaround for this issue.

Update Notes

Lumbermilling recipes have been added for Eddledorn, Korn’brolach, and Cacao wood
Wooden Medium Crates recipe has been fixed, and this can be crafted successfully
Weaponsmithing and Carpentry tool recipes will now give the correct profession experience
Fixed repair costs being too high on some vendors
Hammer Rest elevators have been repaired and will now function more reliably.
Fixed a bug that could cause crates to sell for more than intended.

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1758337200:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1758362400:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

next bluff Sep 21, 2025, 2:06 AM

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FiWaving Greetings adventurers!

⚠️ A disturbance has been detected. Our team is investigating realm issues

~~We will be restarting both Shol (US) & Lotharia (EU) in <t:1758420900:R>~~

Thank you for your patience!

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It appears that the realms have stabilized and a realm restart will no longer be necessary.

Sorry for the spooks folks! 🎃 ? (I'm slightly early)

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A realm restart will be occurring in <t:1758421500:R>

Apologies for the whiplash everyone. The service is continuing to bounce between bouts of stability and instability, we will be going through with this restart.

Thanks for your patience.

next bluff Sep 21, 2025, 2:46 AM

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Realm restart has completed, thank you for your patience everyone! 💕

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EU Realm restart has been disabled for today, we will not be shutting the Lotharia realm down <t:1758423600:R>

acoustic sky Sep 23, 2025, 3:21 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - ALL realms are estimated to go down <t:1758646800:R> on <t:1758646800:F> for an update.

Estimated downtime is up to 1 hour. Update notes will be provided when realms come back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

acoustic sky Sep 23, 2025, 5:09 PM

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Adventurers - ALL realms are down! They are estimated to come back online <t:1758650400:R> on <t:1758650400:F>.

We will notify you when the realms are back online. flamingphoenix FiLoving
-# All dates & times display in your local time zone

acoustic sky Sep 23, 2025, 5:56 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix <@&1296581208184066129> Adventurers - Your quest continues. ALL realms are UP! FiHyped

📰 UPDATE NOTES 0.15.20 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2025:

- Daffodils (and friends) now have consistent coloring across Verra. No more confusing “doppel-dils.”
- Fixed collision on an under-construction building in Settlements. You can no longer moonwalk through scaffolding.
- Squashed a duplication edge case with Guild Storage. Sorry, no more magical multiplying loot.
- Settlement Wars now have a one-hour spin-up time before the action starts, giving everyone time to rally their troops (and maybe grab a snack). Settlement Wars are still disabled while we resolve some additional issues.
- The phenomena where mounts bypassed crate speed penalties has been addressed. Players should now rely on caravans for timely long distance crate deliveries. Note: The design intent and ask is that you move the same on a mount with a crate as you do on foot with a crate unless you are specifically on a mule (which doesn’t exist yet). Testers are expected to use caravans for crates currently.```
💡 **Special notes: **
- Realm auto-restarts are at Lotharia (EU) <t:1758682800:T> and Shol (US) <t:1758708000:T>! 
- You can find a list of our [Top Known Issues here](https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/discussion/61592).
- If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".
-# *All dates & times display in your local time zone.*

lost bone Sep 24, 2025, 5:20 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1758736800:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

~~This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long. ~~We'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 24, 2025, 6:52 PM

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The team needs more time to get Alpha Two things ready today

It looks like we'll be up before <t:1758742200:t> (Discord should show this as your local time), but we'll continue to keep everyone updated here in Discord

Updating the post above this. We're grateful for everyone's patience flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 24, 2025, 7:12 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes - Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Settlement Wars have been reenabled
Once a Settlement War starts (after the one hour war setup time) guards will attack citizens of the enemy Settlement and not attack citizens of the defending Settlement during the war

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1758769200:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1758794400:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Sep 26, 2025, 5:50 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

At <t:1758920400:t> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long. We'll ping about this as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 26, 2025, 8:32 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1758920400:t> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long. We may not need this full hour, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 26, 2025, 9:51 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

This downtime should improve performance going into the weekend. If you notice continued issues, please report issues to us in-game using /bug

In addition, Guild Storage has been disabled due to a bug causing items to be lost. We're working to get this fixed now, and we believe the fix will be ready next week

At a reminder, each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1758942000:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1758967200:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

We're grateful for everyone that's joining us for testing! Have a great weekend, all flamingphoenix

gray venture Sep 28, 2025, 3:27 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

We will be restarting Lotharia (EU) for brief maintenance <t:1759074000:R>.
Please get to a safe location!

This restart is expected to take approximately 10 minutes. Thanks for your patience everyone!

Update: Lotharia (EU) has been successfully restarted and all realms are back online.

lost bone Sep 30, 2025, 5:33 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

Today, <t:1759262400:F> we'll be bringing Alpha Two realms down for a fix for guild storage. (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be up to two hours long. As we get closer to this downtime we'll ping here in Discord, and we'll keep you all up-to-date here.

lost bone Sep 30, 2025, 7:34 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1759262400:t> we'll be bringing Alpha Two realms down for a fix for guild storage. (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is expected to be up to two hours long. we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Sep 30, 2025, 9:26 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes - Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Guild Storage has been re-enabled
- At this time we have disabled swapping items between guild storage and a character’s inventory for items in the same slot. In order to get items in and out of guild storage, you will need to move items to empty inventory slots or empty guild storage slots. We expect to have a full fix for this issue soon.

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1759287600:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1759312800:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Oct 1, 2025, 6:39 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers,

Our 0.16 update is coming tomorrow, Thursday, October 2. This update has many fixes for things we've been testing on the Private Test Realm (PTR).

<t:1759420800:F> is when we'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms for this update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is expected to be up to 3 hours long. We'll ping here again tomorrow when we're getting closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord. flamingphoenix

next bluff Oct 2, 2025, 1:46 AM

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Dear Adventurers,

~~We are aware of the ongoing network issues and have been actively investigating. ~~
All systems are back online & stable!

Thanks for your patience

lost bone Oct 2, 2025, 3:30 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers,

<t:1759420800:F> is when we'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms for our 0.16 update (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is expected to be up to 3 hours long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about things here in Discord. flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 2, 2025, 6:12 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked and the 0.16 update is now live

Alpha Two 0.16 Update Notes - Thursday, October 2, 2025

As a reminder, our Known Issues list can be found here

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1759460400:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1759485600:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Oct 2, 2025, 7:46 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers,

At <t:1759435200:t> we will be bringing Alpha Two offline (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

We're working to resolve some issues, and we need to bring the realms offline to do this. At this time there is not estimate for the length of this downtime.

lost bone Oct 2, 2025, 8:06 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

It's looking like it's going to be more than a few hours to get Alpha Two back up. We don't currently have an estimate.

In the meantime, we're going to bring the Private Test Realm (PTR) back up. We'll spawn boost vendors that have scrolls for people to test the work-in-progress Summoner archetype. Feel free to join us over on the PTR, but just realize that that environment is under a visual NDA.

Additional PTR communications will be in PTR channels. If you have Alpha Two access, you should have access to the PTR.

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE ANYTHING VISUAL FROM THE PTR. Streaming, video recording, and screenshots of testing on the PTR are prohibited outside of designated NDA channels.

gray venture Oct 3, 2025, 8:21 AM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes - Friday, Oct 3rd, 2025

Fixed an issue with excavation kits selling for significantly more than they are worth
Reduced the rate of Carphin Emblem and Corrupted Blood drops
Fixed an issue where buy orders were rewarding 10x their intended reputation

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:
<t:1759546800:R> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1759485600:R> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

Known Issue :

Players are able to craft & process only one item at a time. There is workaround, your inventory must contain equal counts of common & quality materials to process a quality job.

next bluff Oct 3, 2025, 9:24 AM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers, we will be cancelling the Shol (US) daily restart that was scheduled to happen at <t:1759485600:R> as Alpha Two just recently came up.

gray venture Oct 4, 2025, 3:08 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers,

<t:1759593600:F> is when we'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms for an update. (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is expected to be up to 1 hour long. We'll keep everyone up-to-date about things here in Discord.

gray venture Oct 4, 2025, 4:51 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked.

Alpha Two Update Notes - Saturday, Oct 4, 2025

Removed teleport test NPCs from Aelan Ruins, Carphin, and Sephillion emberspring areas.
Fixed an issue where players were only able to craft & process one item at a time.
Fixed an issue that caused Artisanship XP notifications to display whenever a player crossed a server boundary.

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1759546825:t>Lotharia (EU)
<t:1759572025:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

lost bone Oct 6, 2025, 11:54 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

Here's some advance notice! <t:1759852800:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long. We'll ping about this as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 7, 2025, 3:31 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1759852800:t> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

~~This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long.~~ We'll keep everyone up-to-date about everything related to Alpha Two testing here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 7, 2025, 4:35 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, the team needs more time for today's maintenance

We now plan to unlock closer to <t:1759860000:t> today (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time)

We're grateful for everyone's patience, and we'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about everything related to Alpha Two testing here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 7, 2025, 5:46 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, thank you for your patience today. Realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes - Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Pet health bars have been removed from the raid UI. These were non-functional, and this will be fixed up before the Summoner archetype is released
Improved reverb in certain areas so sound there is less overpowering. We’ll work to continue to improve this in future updates

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1759892400:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1759917600:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

We’ve set the season to summer to test if this helps people who have been reporting performance issues and/or hitching. If you continue to have problems today, please report those to us in-game using /bug

If you're reporting issues, please select:
- Type: Performance
- Sub-Type: FPS

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

next bluff Oct 10, 2025, 8:28 PM

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We are aware of an ongoing issue with Shol & Lotharia realms, we will be shutting things down for emergency maintenance now, we will not be able to provide additional time for folks to get safe.

Thanks for your patience!

flat sorrel Oct 10, 2025, 8:41 PM

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This downtime should be around 30 minutes. We'll keep you updated here!

flat sorrel Oct 10, 2025, 9:28 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
FiPog Realms are now back online! NikPog

There was a small hiccup with a backend tool which lead us to taking realms down just to be safe. This has been resolved and you should now be good to hop back onto Shol and Lotharia.

Thank you for your patience while we worked through the issue. See you in Verra 🙂

flat sorrel Oct 10, 2025, 9:54 PM

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We've seen reports regarding issues with guild services. We're investigating this now.

flat sorrel Oct 10, 2025, 10:32 PM

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Guild services should be good to go now 🙂

lost bone Oct 14, 2025, 12:03 AM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1760457600:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

We'll have a longer downtime tomorrow. This downtime is currently expected to be up to three hours long.

Crates on the ground or on a character's back will no longer respawn after a realm restart or server crash, after tomorrow's update. Please make sure any crates you have are in storage or on a vehicle before any downtime.

We'll ping again about this as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 14, 2025, 3:31 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1760457600:t> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is currently expected to be up to three hours long.

Please make sure any crates you have are in storage or on a vehicle before any downtime. Crates on the ground or on a character's back will no longer respawn after a realm restart or server crash, after this update.

We're grateful for everyone's patience today, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about everything related to testing here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 14, 2025, 6:20 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes - Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Crates will no longer unexpectedly respawn after being sold or contributed to construction
Crates will no longer respawn on the ground or remain on a character’s back after realm restarts or server crashes. Crates in storage or in a vehicle will remain

**Known Issues **

We’re continuing to investigate reports of crate duplication. While our team works on a fix, please remember that intentionally exploiting bugs or unintended mechanics may result in account action. Thank you for helping us keep testing fair and productive!

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1760497200:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1760522400:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Oct 15, 2025, 12:07 AM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

<t:1760544000:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This is another longer downtime. This downtime is currently expected to be up to three hours long.

We'll ping about this as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

flat sorrel Oct 15, 2025, 3:30 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1760544000:t> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

**This downtime is currently expected to be up to three hours long. **

Please make sure any crates you have are in storage or on a vehicle before any downtime. Crates on the ground or on a character's back will no longer respawn after a realm restart or server crash, after this update.

We're grateful for everyone's patience today, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about everything related to testing here in Discord :flamingphoenix:

lost bone Oct 15, 2025, 6:59 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes - Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Firebrand, the Devouring Flame has been re-enabled and will spawn again
Firebrand’s melee attack should no longer be able to be avoided at close range under certain conditions

**Known Issues **

We’re continuing to investigate reports of crate duplication. While our team works on a fix, please remember that intentionally exploiting bugs or unintended mechanics may result in account action. Thank you for helping us keep testing fair and productive!

We have removed the daily restarts for Alpha Two realms. Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) will no longer automatically restart once per day.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

gray venture Oct 16, 2025, 3:24 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

On <t:1760630400:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

**This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long. **

We're grateful for everyone's patience today, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about everything related to testing here in Discord.

gray venture Oct 16, 2025, 4:54 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes - Thursday, October 16, 2025

Firebrand has been disabled after the discovery of an exploit involving flying mounts.

**Known Issues **

We’re continuing to investigate reports of crate duplication. While our team works on a fix, please remember that intentionally exploiting bugs or unintended mechanics may result in account action. Thank you for helping us keep testing fair and productive!

We have removed the daily restarts for Alpha Two realms. Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) will no longer automatically restart once per day.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

gray venture Oct 18, 2025, 12:00 AM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

On <t:1760806800:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance. (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time.)

**This downtime is currently expected to be up to one hour long. **

There will be no player-facing changes made with this maintenance.

next bluff Oct 18, 2025, 4:47 AM

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Hi testers, we have detected some realm instabilities and will be bringing down the Lotharia (EU) realm down for a restart at <t:1760767200:R>

This downtime is expected to be up to 10 minutes long.

This is a preventative downtime to prevent realm degredation, please make sure to get safe and get your crates safe at before then.

We will be re-enabling daily restarts, these restarts usually take around 10 minutes. These restarts will be scheduled daily and will be happening at:
<t:1760842800:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1760781600:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

gray venture Oct 18, 2025, 5:32 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

No game changes were made during this maintenance.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

As a reminder, we will be re-enabling daily restarts. These restarts usually take around 10 minutes. These restarts will be scheduled daily and will be happening at:

<t:1760842800:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1760781600:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time.

lost bone Oct 20, 2025, 5:58 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Today, <t:1760995800:F> we'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms for maintenance. There is no update planned for this time, we're doing things on our side to improve performance.

~~This downtime is expected to be about an hour and a half, and we plan to be back up by <t:1761001200:t>~~ (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

~~We now plan to unlock Alpha Two realms by <t:1761004800:t>~~

We'll ping again about this as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 20, 2025, 9:03 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1760995800:t> we'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms for maintenance. There is no update planned for this time, we're doing things on our side to improve performance. After this update, you may notice changes to server worker locations. We're making some network changes, which will change the location of some server workers (SWs).

~~This downtime is expected to be about an hour and a half, and we plan to be back up by <t:1761001200:t>~~ (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

~~EDIT: We now plan to unlock Alpha Two realms by <t:1761004800:t>~~

We'll ping again about this as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 20, 2025, 10:36 PM

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~~**The team needs more time on today's maintenance. We now plan to unlock Alpha Two realms by <t:1761004800:t>*~~* (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time). Posts above have been edited with this new time.

We'll ping here once Alpha Two realms are ready. We appreciate everyone's patience, and we'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 20, 2025, 11:50 PM

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The team needs a little more time on today's maintenance. We now plan to unlock Alpha Two realms by <t:1761006600:t> (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

We'll ping here once Alpha Two realms are ready. We appreciate everyone's patience, and we'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 21, 2025, 12:32 AM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, Alpha Two realms are back up! We're grateful for everyone's patience today flamingphoenix

After this maintenance, you may notice changes to server worker locations. We made some network changes to improve performance, which will change the location of some server workers (SWs).

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1761015600:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1760954400:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

We're aware of people getting permissions denied error. The team is investigating, and we hope to have this resolved shortly

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

You should now be able to log into Alpha Two realms. For reals, this time flamingphoenix

next bluff Oct 21, 2025, 10:40 AM

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Hi everyone, we are aware of issues with the deploy of the Shol (US) and are currently working to resolve it now.

Thanks for your patience

next bluff Oct 21, 2025, 11:12 AM

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We're continuing to examine issues with the Shol (US) realm and working to bring it online.

next bluff Oct 21, 2025, 11:51 AM

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The Shol (US) Realm is now back online & operating as expected

Thanks for your patience everyone!

lost bone Oct 22, 2025, 4:26 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1761170400:t> we'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is expected to be up to one hour long.

This is not an update with bug fixes. This maintenance should improve performance, and we're working to address the network issues some people are having.

We'll ping again about this as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 22, 2025, 9:29 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1761170400:t> we'll be bringing down Alpha Two realms for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is expected to be up to one hour long. The PTR is currently available for testing, if you'd like to check that testing environment out while Alpha Two realms are down

This is not an update with bug fixes. This maintenance should improve performance, and we're working to address the network issues some people are having.

We'll ping again about this once Alpha Two comes back up, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about testing here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 22, 2025, 10:26 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, Alpha Two realms are back up! flamingphoenix

After this maintenance, if you're still having issues connecting, please let us know in #1365478519441719377

Each realm will have a daily restart, and this restart usually takes around 10-20 minutes. These are scheduled for:

<t:1761188400:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1761213600:t> Shol (US)
Times listed above should be shown in your local time

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

gray venture Oct 25, 2025, 9:15 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

We will restart the Lotharia (EU) realm at <t:1761428400:t> to resolve a technical issue. The downtime is expected to last about 10 minutes.

Thank you for your patience.

Times listed above should be shown in your local time.

gray venture Oct 25, 2025, 9:56 PM

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The Lotharia (EU) realm is now back online. Carry on! ⚔️

flat sorrel Oct 27, 2025, 8:07 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

We will restart the Lotharia (EU) realm at <t:1761597000:t> to resolve a technical issue. This will happen <t:1761597000:R>. The downtime is expected to last about 10 minutes.

Thank you for your patience.

Times listed above should be shown in your local time.

flat sorrel Oct 27, 2025, 8:39 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
⚔️ Lotharia (EU) realm is now back online. ⚔️

lost bone Oct 29, 2025, 12:47 AM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

<t:1761753600:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is currently expected to be up to four hours long. While this is a longer downtime, this is not the 0.17 game update with things that were tested on the PTR.

We'll ping again about this as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 29, 2025, 3:29 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1761753600:t> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is currently expected to be up to four hours long. While this is a longer downtime, this is not the 0.17 game update with things that were tested on the PTR recently.

We'll ping again about this once Alpha Two realms come back up, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about testing here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 29, 2025, 5:54 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes - Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Fixed a bug that could allow crates to duplicate when moving them from vehicle storage to warehouse storage
Fixed a crash bug related to the guild storage system

We have removed the daily restarts for Alpha Two realms. Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) will no longer automatically restart once per day.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

lost bone Oct 30, 2025, 5:58 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

We will be restarting Alpha Two realms at <t:1761850800:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This restart happens <t:1761850800:R>. These restarts generally take about 10 minutes.

I'll ping here again as we get closer to this restart, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about testing here in Discord flamingphoenix

lost bone Oct 30, 2025, 6:30 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1761850800:t> we will be restarting Alpha Two realms (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This restart happens <t:1761850800:R>. These restarts generally take about 10 minutes.

We'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about testing here in Discord flamingphoenix

next bluff Oct 31, 2025, 1:11 AM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers flamingphoenix

We will be re-enabling daily restarts as an interim workaround so that service building expansions will function more consistently. A full fix is currently stewing 🥣 . These restarts usually take around 10-20 minutes and will be scheduled for :

<t:1761879600:t> Lotharia (EU)
<t:1761904800:t> Shol (US)

Times listed above should be shown in your local time.

lost bone Nov 6, 2025, 2:23 AM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

<t:1762448400:F> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is currently expected to be about one hour long.

We'll ping about this as we get closer to this downtime, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about downtimes here in Discord flamingphoenix

flat sorrel Nov 6, 2025, 4:37 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1762448400:t> Alpha Two realms will be coming down for maintenance (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

This downtime is currently expected to be up to an hour long. **This is NOT the 0.17 game update with things that were tested on the PTR recently. **

We're grateful for everyone's patience today, and we'll keep everyone up-to-date about everything related to testing here in Discord flamingphoenix

flat sorrel Nov 6, 2025, 6:05 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Downtime is taking a bit longer than expected NikFeelsBadMan **New estimated downtime is now up to an hour from now. **

flat sorrel Nov 6, 2025, 6:33 PM

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flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers, realms have unlocked

Alpha Two Update Notes - Thursday, November 06, 2025

Added Logging to player characters. If a player ends up in a bad state from crossing server boundaries, we can now eject them from the server worker. Players should retain their items and materials when this happens.
~~Service and support building expansions should now provide, utilize, and retain the correct amount of expansion points for their buildings.~~ This may still be bugged. Though, an issue in which buying buildings would fail when it shouldn't should be resolved.

We have removed the daily restarts for Alpha Two realms. Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) will no longer automatically restart once per day.

If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug"

acoustic sky Nov 6, 2025, 11:08 PM

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gray venture Nov 9, 2025, 5:24 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

On <t:1762797600:F>, Alpha Two realms Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) will be taken offline while we focus testing on the Private Test Realm. (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

These realms will remain offline until this round of focused testing on PTR is complete. For more details, please read this announcement.

We will update this channel closer to this downtime, and we'll keep the nda-a2-ptr-news channel up to date with PTR news as it comes.

gray venture Nov 10, 2025, 5:47 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Reminder: On <t:1762797600:F>, Alpha Two realms Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) will be taken offline while we focus testing on the Private Test Realm. (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

These realms will remain offline until this round of focused testing on PTR is complete. For more details, please read this announcement.

gray venture Nov 10, 2025, 6:05 PM

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Alpha Two realms Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) are now offline.

Alpha Two testing continues over on the Private Test Server. We look forward to seeing everyone over there!

gray venture Nov 15, 2025, 12:47 AM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

On <t:1763229600:F>, Alpha Two realms Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) will be brought back online for the weekend while the Private Test Realm is offline.

Both realms will remain online until <t:1763402400:D>, when we will again transition back to focused testing on the PTR. Keep an eye on https://discord.com/channels/256164085366915072/1261399764960936047 for the latest testing plans.

(All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

gray venture Nov 15, 2025, 6:15 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

⚔️ Alpha Two realms Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) are now online for the weekend. ⚔️

lost bone Nov 17, 2025, 5:21 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

At <t:1763401500:t> Alpha Two realms Shol (US) and Lotharia (EU) will be taken offline while we focus testing on the Private Test Realm. (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

These realms will remain offline until this round of focused testing on PTR is complete. For more details, please read this announcement.

The PTR will be opening soon, and you can download the newest PTR update now flamingphoenix

lost bone Nov 17, 2025, 6:24 PM

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Alpha Two realms are currently down, and testing is happening on the PTR.

flat sorrel Nov 18, 2025, 11:51 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
So you think you can /duel?

We’re hosting a 1v1 tournament to showcase the new feature, and with it a video submission contest. Compete in the tournament, share your gameplay, and show your glory!

The event will happen at <t:1763751600:F>

⚔️ PvP Tournament: https://forms.gle/v7wfLYVfKyLzoDsc7
📌 Details & signup: https://discord.com/events/256164085366915072/1440487169557790812

flat sorrel Nov 21, 2025, 11:37 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>
**Glory to the tournament victor: @covert cipher **

🚨 Reminder: The deadline to submit your videos from the /Duel 1v1 Tournament is now <t:1764097200:F>

(You can now submit two videos. Details are in the form 🙂 )

📽️You can submit your content here: https://forms.gle/2d5tBoG7cUvxfEQD8

lost bone Nov 26, 2025, 1:38 AM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

Alpha Two realms are scheduled to come up at <t:1764180000:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

Once Shol and Lotharia are up, we plan to close the PTR until Tuesday, December 2, 2025

More information about our testing schedules are in the article here

We'll ping here tomorrow, once Alpha Two realms are up flamingphoenix

lost bone Nov 26, 2025, 5:58 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

It'll be closer to <t:1764181800:t> when Alpha Two realms come up (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

The team is working on this now. Once realms are confirmed up, I'll ping here in this channel.

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Alpha Two realms are back up! These realms are scheduled to be up through Monday, December 1, 2025.

Prior to bringing the PTR up on Tuesday, December 2, Alpha Two realms will be closing. We'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date about testing schedules here in Discord.

More information about our testing schedules are in the article here

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We're seeing the reports of people getting stuck at the loading screen

The team is investigating this actively now. We're grateful for everyone's patience flamingphoenix

lost bone Nov 26, 2025, 6:36 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

There's an outage currently across Epic services. We're waiting for this to be resolved, to get things fixed up so people can login

(This would impact the PTR also. This isn't an Alpha Two specific related issue. We're aware, and once things are resolved we'll do a ping here)

lost bone Nov 26, 2025, 7:37 PM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

We're seeing that some people are able to get past the loading screen and can log in.

The team is still monitoring things, and we'll continue to keep everyone up-to-date here flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Nov 26, 2025, 8:37 PM

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📢 flamingphoenix Quick Update, Glorious Adventurers!

We’ll be GM-assisting to place Mayors back into their positions. Once that’s done, citizens will be able to re-pledge and restore access to their node storage.

Thank you for your patience. FiLoving

lost bone Dec 2, 2025, 4:52 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

Alpha Two realms will be closing at <t:1764694800:F> (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

The PTR will be coming up for testing in the next few hours, with a new update. We'll have information about this in PTR channels once this is ready for testing

More information about our testing schedules are in the article here

flat sorrel Dec 11, 2025, 12:52 AM

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Glorious Alpha Two testers,

We've made some changes to the Alpha Two category in the server today NikDealWithIt

The Arena of Words channels have been renamed. There are still two - now one for each region.

#alpha-two-resna-us and #alpha-two-lyneth-us have been resurrected from the channel crypts FiCleric

#alpha-two-tenok-eu and #alpha-two-pelune-eu are new channels for the new Alpha Two EU realms NikPog

We've added slowmode to the Guild Recruitment forum channel. Please be sure to adhere to the post guidelines there 🙂 Messages within guild posts also have a slowmode, so please keep that in mind as you ask questions, or bump your guild post (please, [no spam](#rules message) 🙏 )

lost bone Dec 11, 2025, 5:13 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> Testers, it's almost time for the 0.18 Harbinger Update and Steam Early Access! NikHyped

<t:1765476000:t> is when Ashes of Creation will open on Steam (All dates/times in this message should be shown in your local time).

flamingphoenix **Here are some helpful links as we get started today: **

As a reminder, this is a test and there will be bugs. If you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command /bug

lost bone Dec 12, 2025, 12:32 AM

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We're seeing reports of Code 51, impacting mostly people on the Resna realm

Thanks for people who sent me logs! Team looks like they have this one figured out, and we'll have this fixed up soon flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 12, 2025, 12:57 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Resna realm is fixed up and ready to go

Appreciate the reports and everyone's patience. You should be able to log back into Resna now flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 12, 2025, 1:50 AM

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In case you miss messages in https://discordapp.com/channels/256164085366915072/502926268967157770/1448853661600977058

The team is making progress on restoring our website and plans to have it back online within the next two hours. We shall continue to notify you all with more updates soon.

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

We’ve found an issue that will require us to bring down all realms for a few minutes for a fix. We’ll be doing this one realm at a time, starting with US realms and moving on to EU realms.

Expected downtime is about 10 minutes per realm.

Shol realm - This fix will resolve character issues in and around Bonfire.

Resna realm - I know we did a restart earlier. We'll need to restart again to get this fix out to you.

We’ll be doing in-game broadcasts a few minutes before your realm goes down. Once all realms have this fix rolled out, we’ll do another ping here in this channel.

As a reminder: check what realm you're connecting to, as this may change if you log out and back in.

We’re grateful for everyone’s patience today! flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 12, 2025, 2:37 AM

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We're seeing issues of Async loading issues impacting people after these restarts. You may need to restart, after your realm restarts, to avoid this issue

lost bone Dec 12, 2025, 2:53 AM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers,

We've completed the restarts of all realms!

If you're getting async looping loading issues, please log all the way out of the game and Steam, and log back in. flamingphoenix

lost bone Dec 12, 2025, 3:58 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> - We're aware of issues with server workers, that are causing issues such as "realm timed out" and other problems for characters in some areas of the world.

At this time, it seems to be impacting Lyneth, Shol, and Resna reams. Team is working on resolving issues as soon as we can.

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Adding to Known Issues

We have disabled the quest Darkening Deep. It's safe to abandon this quest.

acoustic sky Dec 12, 2025, 4:18 AM

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QUICK UPDATE - #alpha-two-lyneth-us #alpha-two-resna-us and #alpha-two-shol-us realms will all be coming down in <t:1765513200:R> at <t:1765513200:F> for a quick restart to help resolve realm status.

They should be back up quickly!

acoustic sky Dec 12, 2025, 4:38 AM

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FiHyped #alpha-two-lyneth-us #alpha-two-resna-us and #alpha-two-shol-us realms should all be back up! flamingphoenix

Thank you all for your patience. FiLoving

next bluff Dec 12, 2025, 7:36 AM

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Hi everyone, we are aware of instability on [US] Lyneth and are planning on a wider fix to be deployed later tonight to all realms.

We will be restarting the [US] Lyneth realm in 15 minutes to address the instability.

The restart is expected to take up to 10 minutes.

Thank you for all of your patience!

next bluff Dec 12, 2025, 7:53 AM

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Hi everyone, we are aware of instability on [EU] Lotharia and are planning on a wider fix to be deployed in a couple of hours.

We will be restarting the [EU] Lotharia realm in ~10 minutes to address the instability.

The restart is expected to take up to 10 minutes.

Thank you for all of your patience!

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[US] Lyneth is now back online! flamingphoenix

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[EU] Lotharia is now back online! flamingphoenix

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Hi everyone, we are aware of instability on [US] Shol and are planning on a wider fix to be deployed in a couple of hours.

We will be restarting the [US] Shol realm in ~10 minutes to address the instability.

The restart is expected to take up to 10 minutes.

Thank you for all of your patience!

next bluff Dec 12, 2025, 8:32 AM

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[US] Shol is now back online! flamingphoenix

next bluff Dec 12, 2025, 9:09 AM

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Hi everyone, we are aware of instability on [US] Resna and are planning on a wider fix to be deployed soon.

We will be restarting the [US] Resna realm in 10 minutes to address the instability.

The restart is expected to take up to 10 minutes.

Thank you for all of your patience!

acoustic sky Dec 12, 2025, 9:22 AM

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NikWaving Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers!

We will be bringing down ALL realms in <t:1765533600:R> at <t:1765533600:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is expected to be up to 3 hours.

When the realms are back online, we'll provide update notes. Thank you again for your help on Verra! We're working diligently to resolve the issues you're reporting. 💪 flamingphoenix

next bluff Dec 12, 2025, 9:28 AM

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[US] Resna is now back online! flamingphoenix

acoustic sky Dec 12, 2025, 10:05 AM

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ALL realms are down for an update. Realms are estimated to return <t:1765544400:R> at <t:1765544400:F>.

When the realms are back online, we'll provide update notes. Thank you again for your patience as we continue to improve Verra.

acoustic sky Dec 12, 2025, 1:03 PM

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FiHyped flamingphoenix Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> adventurers, your quest continues - All realms are UP! FiHyped

Alpha Two Update Notes 0.18.1 - Friday, December 12, 2025

- Resolved an error preventing ping from appearing on the realm select screen.
- Fixed missing dialogue in the Turning to Ash quest. NPCs have finally remembered their lines.
- Adjusted drop rates for the Changing Tides quest - the tide has… changed.
- Increased enemy count and spawn rates for Heart of the Matter. You wanted more action, so we delivered more heart.
- Adjusted drop rates for the Kindling Awaits Flame quest. Your kindling hunt should now feel less like searching for a needle in a haystack.
- Adjusted drop rates for the Fisherman’s Loss quest. They’ve been persuaded to be a little more generous.
- Improved an issue where shadows flickered dramatically as the sun moved. They’ve stopped their interpretive dance routine.```
**Please report any issues to us in-game using /bug.** ![flamingphoenix](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/613902531197665280.webp?size=128 "flamingphoenix") ![FiLoving](https://cdn.discordapp.com/emojis/916085225354829894.webp?size=128 "FiLoving")

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For those getting this error, please completely log out of Steam, and back in to update your client. flamingphoenix

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For those getting this error

This is happening because your Build ID is not accurate. You can check this by going to the manage cog in Steam > Properties > Updates> See Build ID under App ID. To ensure you get the latest, we recommend making sure in the "Automatic Updates" drop down - that you have "Immediately download updates" selected.
Please completely log out of Steam, and back in to update your client.
If that doesn't work, you can try clicking the manage cog in Steam > Properties > Installed Files> Click "Verify integrity of game files".

acoustic sky Dec 12, 2025, 2:01 PM

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We've restarted a few SWs on #alpha-two-resna-us and #alpha-two-shol-us . They should be coming back up shortly.

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We're restarting a couple server workers on #alpha-two-shol-us again. Thank you for your patience. They should be back up shortl.

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We’re aware of the ongoing connection issues affecting some folks from getting into realm and are actively investigating.

Thank you for hanging in there with us. We’ll update you as soon as we can.

acoustic sky Dec 12, 2025, 4:05 PM

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Shol adventurers!

We are bringing down your realm as a test for the connection issue solution! This downtime will begin <t:1765557000:R> at <t:1765557000:F>.

Estimated downtime is less than 30 minutes. Thank you for assisting us.

acoustic sky Dec 12, 2025, 4:32 PM

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Shol realm is now down. It is estimated to return <t:1765558800:R> by <t:1765558800:F>.

gray venture Dec 12, 2025, 4:54 PM

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Shol adventurers!

The realm is back up and ready for testing.

gray venture Dec 12, 2025, 5:51 PM

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Adventurers!

We are continuing to work on the reported connection issues. Shol (US) was recently restarted with a prospective fix and we are monitoring.

If this fix has been successful, we will deploy it to the rest of the realms, which will require downtime. We will update everyone once we have more details.

gray venture Dec 12, 2025, 8:19 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers!

We will bring down all realms at <t:1765572600:t> for a short maintenance.

Estimated downtime is expected to be up to 1 hour.

This maintenance will improve connection issues and queue times. Thank you for your continued support!

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Update: We will now be bringing down and updating all realms at once at <t:1765572600:t>. Thank you for your understanding.

gray venture Dec 12, 2025, 8:50 PM

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ALL realms are now down for an update. Realms are estimated to return by <t:1765576200:t>.

gray venture Dec 12, 2025, 9:40 PM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> adventurers,

All realms are back up and ready for testing. If you have not yet selected a server, please consider choosing one with a shorter queue time.

Remember, if you come across any bugs during testing, please report them to us in-game using the command "/bug".

acoustic sky Dec 13, 2025, 1:46 AM

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Hello adventurers! Our team is actively looking into the queue issues right now. We’ll share an update as soon as things are stabilized.

Thank you so much for your patience and for reporting what you’re seeing. It truly helps us improve Verra for everyone. FiLoving

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We know some of you are running into rubber-banding, this is not something we'll be able to resolve quickly, we want to help you get smoother gameplay in the meantime.

Press "Page Up" to see your current Server Worker (SW) number. If you move out of the SWs experiencing issues - mostly the starting areas, you should see things improve.

Thank you for hanging in there with us. FiLoving

acoustic sky Dec 13, 2025, 4:40 AM

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NikWaving Hello again adventurers! Our team is continuing to actively investigate the queue issues affecting some users right now. We’ll share an update as soon as we have one. Right now, we are working on a potential fix on an internal build, and we'll share an ETA once we have one.

Please continue as you would normally as we are continuing to gather data in the meantime as well.

Thank you for your patience and for sharing any issues you are encountering, as this will allow us to continue to improve Verra! FiLoving

acoustic sky Dec 13, 2025, 6:01 AM

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Glorious Alpha Two adventurers - Our team has found a solution for the queue issue! FiHyped

We are currently cooking this update, and we are aiming to deploy it on the Shol realm first. If that goes smoothly, we will then push this to all other realms. This will require downtime. More details will be provided ~<t:1765606800:R>.

Thank you for your patience during this time. We appreciate your help and care for improving Verra greatly.

acoustic sky Dec 13, 2025, 6:17 AM

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Shol adventurers!

We are bringing down your realm as a test for the queue issue solution! This downtime will begin <t:1765608600:R> at <t:1765608600:F>. Estimated downtime is less than 15 minutes.

If this goes well, we will apply this to all the other realms.

Thank you for assisting us!

acoustic sky Dec 13, 2025, 6:50 AM

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Shol realm is now down. It is estimated to return <t:1765609500:R> by <t:1765609500:F>.

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Shol adventurers - The realm is back up and ready for testing. Please hop in! Our team will be monitoring.

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers - We are bringing down Lyneth and Resna realms right now (warnings were in-game/sorry), and all EU realms are coming down in <t:1765610400:R> at <t:1765610400:F> for an update. Estimated downtime is expected to be up to 15 minutes.

This update resolves an issue with the queue system that we found due to all of our wonderful Alpha Two Testers stress testing the queue. Thank you again for helping us improve Verra!

acoustic sky Dec 13, 2025, 7:31 AM

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All realms are down except Shol. We are monitoring the queue fix.

We'll let you know when all the other realms are online. Thank you for your patience.

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Pelune adventurers - Your realm is back up and ready for testing. Please hop in! Our team will be monitoring.

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Resna adventurers - Your realm is back up and ready for testing. Please hop in! Our team will be monitoring.

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Lotharia adventurers - Your realm is back up and ready for testing. Please hop in! Our team will be monitoring.

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Tenok adventurers - Your realm is back up and ready for testing. Please hop in! Our team will be monitoring.

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Lyneth adventurers - Your realm is back up and ready for testing. Please hop in! Our team will be monitoring.

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flamingphoenix Great news! All realms are up and looking stable.

Players are getting through the queues normally again, and our team will keep monitoring everything.

Thank you so much for your patience! FiHyped

next bluff Dec 13, 2025, 1:06 PM

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Lotharia adventurers - We have addressed an issue with preventing you from entering the game from queue. You should be able to hop back into the realm and continue adventuring now!

Thank you for your patience. the team is monitoring!

acoustic sky Dec 13, 2025, 4:30 PM

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candid mesa Dec 13, 2025, 10:35 PM

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<@&1296581208184066129>

Realm Launch Announcement - North America

To support the influx of new adventurers joining us this weekend, we will be opening a new North American realm.

Realm Name: Vyra
Online: Today at 4:00 PM Pacific Time

The Vyra realm is being brought online to help accommodate growing player demand, reduce queue pressure, and ensure a healthier starting experience for both new and returning players.

As a reminder, Ashes of Creation is currently in Early Access Alpha. This phase exists with a clear purpose:
to test systems at scale, gather real player feedback, identify issues under live conditions, and continue refining performance, balance, and features as development progresses.
During this Alpha period, players should expect:

Bugs, instability, and ongoing tuning
Systems and content that may change or evolve
Periodic maintenance, fixes, and updates as we respond to data and feedback

Your participation directly helps shape the future of Ashes of Creation. Every report, every stress test, and every hour spent in Verra contributes to making the game stronger.

Thank you for your patience, passion, and willingness to take this journey with us at this stage of development. We’re excited to welcome a new wave of adventurers—and to continue building this world together.

candid mesa Dec 13, 2025, 10:35 PM

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gray venture Dec 14, 2025, 12:01 AM

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Glorious <@&1296581208184066129> testers! New NA realm Vyra is now available!

candid mesa Dec 15, 2025, 3:02 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> Realms are down for emergency maintenance. Estimated downtime is less than 30 minutes.

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<@&1296581208184066129> Lotharia Realm is now back up.

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Pelune is now back up

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<@&1296581208184066129> Tenok is now back up

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We are working to bring up the NA realms shortly. Next update within 15 minutes.

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<@&1296581208184066129> All realms will be coming down momentarily. Estimated downtime is under 1 hour.

We apologize for the inconvenience, please bare with us as we address a critical bug.

candid mesa Dec 15, 2025, 3:58 AM

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<@&1296581208184066129> All realms are now open, except for Shol. We are still needing a few more minutes for Shol. Will update again shortly.

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Update: Shol is still undergoing maintenance. Next update in 15 minutes

candid mesa Dec 15, 2025, 4:28 AM

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Shol is still undergoing maintenance. Next update in 15 minutes

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<@&1296581208184066129> All realms are now back online. We apologize for the downtime and appreciate your patience and understanding.

acoustic sky Dec 15, 2025, 3:14 PM

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Those on Lotharia stuck in Joeva. We are currently investigating and working on a solution.

Thanks for your patience.

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Okay Joeva folks on Lotharia, you should no longer be trapped on a floating island. 🏝

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We are working to resolve the queue issue on Lotharia. Hang in there, we'll let you know when the pipes aren't backed up, and you should be able to move along. 🙏🏽