A chronological overview of news, patches, events, and announcements from shardsofbritannia.com, ordered oldest to newest.
- 29 Nov — New quest added by Billy Bob in Yew.
- 30 Nov — Cloaks of invisibility reintroduced to Faction Coin Vendor.
- 01 Dec — Faction coin chest functionality restored.
- 05 Dec — Preview of upcoming winter activities (snowball competitions, holiday camps, Santa’s Workshop).
- 06 Dec — Santa’s Workshop appeared north of Windemere; Halloween costumes re-enabled indefinitely with polymorphism bug fixed.
- 13 Dec — Snowball Fight PvP event added (arena-based combat with snowballs, ice bombs, snow cannons); NPC elf fillers added when player count is low.
- 15 Dec — Christmas activities live: elf rescue on Dagger Isle, elf food collection, Santa’s Workshop teleporter, Glacial Staff drops, daily login gifts through Jan 1.
- 19 Dec — Snowball fight rewards increased; Windemere winter invasion added; new Christmas Sword with AOE.
- 20 Dec — Frostfang the Ravager boss encounter introduced in southeastern Windemere.
- 23 Dec — Christmas Paragons drop Santa items; Frostfang drops winter weapons; expanded Santa vendor; Carpet Stretcher enhanced; permanent Faction Sigil fix (Skara Brae, Cove).
- 24 Dec — Christmas Lottery officially launched (drawing Jan 15); seasonal bonuses to fishing lottery and moat fishing.
- 27 Dec — Pre-lit trees gained lighting control menu (alternating/blinking/solid).
- 30 Dec — Major World, Boating & SOS update: extended waterways, boat wrapping at boundaries, new South Sea region, Bucc’s Den restructuring; Crystal of Windemere added to Santa for Winter Invasion spawn.
- 31 Dec — Season 1 concluded.
- 01 Jan — Season 2 launched (ends March 31): new challenges, Season Chests, refinements. Castle Britannia opens for visits. Fishing hotfix.
- 03 Jan — New Fishing SOS loot items.
- 04 Jan — 4-year veteran ethereal spider mount animation fixes; new moat fishing loot; Item Fixer NPC gains Vanity Pet Cage repair.
- 05 Jan — Corrupted Dragons added to Destard; limited-time noble coin purchases at Shame vendor; Music & Sounds patch deployed.
- 06 Jan — Map page updated (new boating boundaries, harbor labels); hotfixes for login lag and mining caves.
- 08 Jan — Dungeon stealing visibility fixed.
- 09 Jan — Reminder Xmas activities ending; Santa available month-end.
- 11 Jan — Game Update Roadmap (Jan 2024): new player enhancements, PVP balancing, naval warfare, water content focus.
- 15 Jan — Christmas Lottery winners announced (Lord God, Loro Wenn, Sharky).
- 19 Jan — Winter House Deco contest results delayed.
- 21 Jan — Team update: GM Shroud and CM Milamber departed.
- 22 Jan — Dark Guardian and Strange Gazer rebalanced; new 5-year veteran reward mount; Winter House Decorating Contest winners announced.
- 23 Jan — Spider Queen torture-cage mechanic and protection scroll fixes.
- 28 Jan — Known sailing/boats issues — character ejection from invalid positions.
- 29 Jan — Moat fishing loot chances increased.
- 30 Jan — New team member: Kelsier (infrastructure / development).
- 05 Feb — Increased dungeon fishing rares; killer king crab added; new Billy Bob items.
- 06 Feb — Riddle game launched across Britannian towns (jester tokens).
- 07 Feb — SoB Lottery official at Britain Bank (10 raffle tokens / ticket); Azurite Dyetubs sale Feb 11–26.
- 13 Feb — Royal Magic Sceptres with fireworks added; jester riddle game live; new dungeon and deep-water fishing rares.
- 23 Feb — Big patch: Global Waypoints (toggleable), permanent undead reflections; Young Player threshold raised; weekly protected dungeon introduced; Lord’s Boon hearthstone added; PvP balancing.
- 24 Feb — Destard’s Ancient Wyrm now drops rare nine-tailed fox ethereal mount.
- 28 Feb — Celtic Idol Dye Tub added (works on Easter Island Head, Zephyr, Kho statues, Gargoyle candles); multiple hotfixes (quest tracking, potion duration, tracking, looting, temporary karma/young-status).
- 29 Feb — SoB Lottery Prize Ceremony at Britain Bank.
- 05 Mar — Quest cache automation in development; stuck-quest hotfixes deployed.
- 07 Mar — SoB Lottery winners announced (Barby, Deviant, Warfin).
- 11 Mar — Fixed minimap issues (large re-download required).
- 13 Mar — Dark Guardians damage up; summoner armor grants 16.66% summon-lifespan bonus; faction dungeon bans mounts; Ancient Wyrm drops exploding barrel recipes.
- 15 Mar — Hotfix: no-mounts-area issue (Covetous fix).
- 21 Mar — Launcher/connection improvements.
- 24 Mar — Login issues investigated.
- 25 Mar — Alchemists gain Fish Oil crafting (used for exploding barrel recipes).
- 26 Mar — Tinkers can craft golden fishing rods from fish oil + regular rods.
- 28 Mar — Riddle Vendor (jester mount for 60 riddle tokens); Fish Oil bulk crafting weight fix; Camouflage Potions banned for faction players; Deceit weapon caches auto-refill every 24h.
- 29 Mar — Easter Egg Hunting & Ivory Dyetub event extended to April 15; Launcher patch (stability).
- 02 Apr — Reminder Season 2 ending.
- 04 Apr — Season 3 launched (ends July 4); Spring Bazaar 2024 opens at Castle Britannia through May 20.
- 05 Apr — Holiday Items / House Chest interaction notice; Challenge window hotfix.
- 08 Apr — Fish oil now loose items; golden fishing rod durability fixed; Deceit weapon caches updated.
- 11 Apr — Runic Bone Armor craftable via runic sewing kits.
- 20 Apr — sobsetup.exe false-positive flagged by Microsoft Defender; installer option temporarily removed.
- 23 Apr — Necromancer pet animations corrected.
- 25 Apr — Ethereal Wings Lottery launched (drawing May 22).
- 29 Apr — Demonic Minotaur loot fixed; pressure traps no longer instakill.
- 03 May — Tentacle Plants added worldwide (destroy with exploding barrels for loot).
- 04 May — Cora the Sorceress reworked (abilities + loot); Discord emergency support tickets suspended (use website form).
- 06 May — Houses auto-refresh on login with messaging; Vendor deeds gain gender selection; in-game map defaults to draggable.
- 09 May — Murderers can no longer use camouflage potions.
- 17 May — Celtic Idol Dyetub expanded (Ebris, Pyros, Tethys); New 3-Year Veteran Reward: death shroud deed for chest-armor cosmetics.
- 18 May — Horse and Cart system goes live (quest near Minoc stables).
- 20 May — Complete Horse/Cart system live with multi-profession quest chain and Luke the Wizard treasure-shrinking; magic chest automation announced.
- 21 May — World Chat restored; PK Balance patch announced; large treasure now decays after 7 days; pack horses can portal.
- 23 May — Percheron spawns randomized regionally with varied timing; treasure polymorph scrolls (items → mushrooms).
- 26 May — PK Balance Update: Hearthstone CD 2h, murder count decay 24h, dungeon lockout halved to 1h, hostile-action restriction reduced to 1h; non-PvP deaths exempt from murderer penalties; Discord support tickets limited to install/login/account only.
- 27 May — Loot decay bug fix for tentacle plants; delivery cart quest now once per account per 48h; stolen-key NPCs added at Buccaneer’s Den; hotfix restores carpentry/tailoring benches as containers.
- 28 May — Percheron horses require bonding with cart present; Test Server
/editchar command.
- 29 May — Veteran death shroud now works on Ringmail Tunics; horse/cart treasure rates up; Luke rotates every 48h; encumbered carts can use ferry master and moon gates.
- 30 May — Rare delivery-cart items added; tentacle plants now consistently explode with barrels.
- 03 Jun — Blade Spirits re-enabled (bug resolved, monitoring continues).
- 07–10 Jun — Magic chests auto-respawn (24h timers); heavy treasure rates up for mining/lumberjacking; Ore Elementals reworked (variable difficulty, big ore boost); Runic Fletching & Carpentry with new bulk order books; ore elemental spawns halved in caves; Luke moved to Despise L3; new cart decoration kits.
- 11 Jun — New team-based Horse and Cart quest south of Minoc (min 2 players, unique IPs, 3-hour limit).
- 13 Jun — Custom Assets update (animation fixes, redownload on login); new horse/cart decoration kits; Staff of Destruction murderer rewards.
- 15 Jun — Horse & Cart Lottery Extravaganza (drawing Jul 14).
- 18 Jun — Web Map live (
/webmap); “How Did You Find Us?” in-game ballot box added.
- 21 Jun — Faction Pillar Event (best of three).
- 27 Jun — Skara Brae farmer trades Percheron for 10 magic valorite cotton.
- 29 Jun — Troubleshooting for first-login connection problems.
- 30 Jun — Test Center opens PvE stealing in Shame L1–3.
- 04 Jul — Independence Day fireworks distribution.
- 09 Jul — Necromancer Spells Rework & Gravedigging updates (Blood Siphon channeling, Animate Dead, etc.).
- 11 Jul — Season 4 launch date set (Jul 20); ore elemental tuning; partial mount sounds.
- 15 Jul — Faction Event rescheduled.
- 16 Jul — Dungeon Tokens — new masks vendor in Shame (limited through Sept).
- 18 Jul — Launcher login fix (Minoc connectivity).
- 22 Jul — Season 4 live (Jul 22 – Oct 22).
- 23 Jul — Fabled Fishing Nets monster spawn raised 50% → 100%; PvE Stealing now live (skill-based reveal, new treasure types).
- 24 Jul — Stealing from combat-engaged monsters significantly reduced.
- 25 Jul — Black goods bags → thieves coins; stolen items go to loot bags.
- 30 Jul — Thief enhancements (10% perfect-crime chance, new guild talismans).
- 01 Aug — Thief’s Arcane Jackpot Lottery (3 winners, draw Sep 1); body-part dismembering for house decor added.
- 04 Aug — Olympic Rings 2024 free handout (through Aug 11).
- 11 Aug — Feathers and Fury Lucky Dip exchange.
- 15 Aug — Quest-item drops gated by official quest start.
- 21 Aug — Limited event: Feathers and Fury — The Fowl Fight Back at Buccaneer’s Den (mutated chickens, turkey boss, exploding barrels).
- 22 Aug — Shards of Britannia Wikipedia Raffle for contributors (drawing in 3 months).
- 25 Aug — Fowl Frenzy activator from Sable (4 quest tokens, min 10 players).
- 27 Aug — New Horse and Cart Quest via Chum the Miner (3 heavy Azureite Ore).
- 30 Aug — Thief trap ground placement outside guarded zones; painting/banner rescale scrolls fishable; group-friendly mining delivery quest.
- 02 Sep — Changelog Sep 2025 — wait (typo guard: this is the Sept 2025 changelog entry). [See Sep 2025.]
- 03 Sep — Horse-and-Cart quest scroll from Zarx self-destructs after 1 hour.
- 10 Sep — H&C Delivery Quest upgraded (heavier zombie parts → carts required).
- 16–19 Sep — Multiple thief and event updates (stealing reveal fix, Fowl Frenzy pet protection, beetle dyes, smoke bomb improvements, diamond fishing rod, heavy-item thief talisman; thieves now steal up to 10 items from monsters, smoke bombs hide instantly, paragons guarantee black market goods, blessed items stealable).
- 24 Sep — Test Center: Boats, Naval Warfare, Water Creatures (battleships, cannons, Greekfire, NPC pirate ships, insurance).
- 01 Oct — Reminder for new boat / naval test phase.
- 03 Oct — Upcoming Naming Policy enforcement; Halloween 2024 preview.
- 04 Oct — Pet encumbrance fixes (cart speed, stablemaster summoning).
- 08 Oct — Reputation hotfix (Lady/Lord title display).
- 10 Oct — Vacation Hold reminder (house decay prevention).
- 11 Oct — Halloween 2024 live: pumpkin smashing, candy vendors, Halloween dungeon, paragons, gravedigging, bazaar, decoration contest, raffle.
- 12 Oct — Undead Drake/Dragon dyes veteran rewards; new forest spirit tamable; new Fowl Frenzy loot.
- 14 Oct — Candy vendor sells Halloween exploding barrels; cart quest yields candy; Halloween grave-dig rares.
- 18 Oct — Halloween Updates (torches, kettles, shields, hats, masks; Bazaar teleporters).
- 19 Oct — Halloween Event proper + improved moat-fishing decoration drops.
- 20 Oct — Halloween Event rescheduled (server issues); Halloween Azureite ore collection.
- 24 Oct — Necromancer vendor adds undead horse/cart scrolls; telekinesis range up; undead players use vanity pets; rare undead dragon bones from grave digging; Season 4 extended through Halloween.
- 31 Oct — House Item Search feature (magnifying-glass button, visual highlighting); unexpected outage.
- 01 Nov — Necromancer Updates: Corpse Explosion works without corpses, Haunt stuns, Ghost Blade buffed, Blood Siphon improved; Halloween Lottery winners; extended maintenance (~2h).
- 02 Nov — Webmap region-change fix.
- 03 Nov — DST ends (US); server stays UTC.
- 04 Nov — Horse quest alerts removed; fowl cannon placement fixed; Fowl Frenzy loot distance tuned.
- 05 Nov — Halloween Decoration Contest deadline extended; New team members: Pueblo (architecture) and Fluffy (community).
- 06 Nov — Halloween Flash Sale (25% off); MOBA Arena dev note.
- 11 Nov — Veterans Day tribute.
- 14 Nov — Smelting hotfix (preserves container contents).
- 17 Nov — Final 2024 Halloween Lottery (draw Nov 24).
- 19 Nov — Friends window toggle fix; house search context menus & highlighting; mannequin ban-after-1-week mechanic; Boat Expansion on Test Center (testers get exclusive pirate hat); Halloween-ending reminder.
- 21 Nov — Hearthstone now usable while paralyzed.
- 24 Nov — Halloween People’s Choice voting; voting/judging update.
- 25 Nov — Halloween Raffle 2024 winners (Taria, Wyrx, Tommesatan).
- 27 Nov — Halloween House Decoration Contest voting open.
- 28 Nov — Thanksgiving event teaser.
- 29 Nov — Thanksgiving 2024 live: Autumna Leafwhisper quest, Not-a-Turkey mount, festive attire (through Dec 1); hotfix for returning players.
- 04 Dec — Hotfix: Thanksgiving items (pet cage summon, table placement, hue fix).
- 06 Dec — Halloween Decoration Contest results: Staff Pick (Taria’s Halloween Wedding), People’s Choice (Gruelslayer).
- 09 Dec — Chrismahanukwanzakah 2024 announced (events starting Dec 11).
- 10 Dec — Letters to Santa (Santa’s Mailbox); Holiday currencies reusable from last year (no forfeit).
- 11 Dec — Winter Holiday Activities live (Save the Elves, Elf Food, Christmas Paragons, Santa rewards); Winter Bazaar @ Santa’s Workshop (30k rentals through Jan 15); email marketing system added.
- 16 Dec — Ethereal Lizard Mount added to donation vendor.
- 19 Dec — Winter Dungeon opens (Frostfang boss, Wendigo defeat saves Santa).
- 20 Dec — Santa rescued.
- 21 Dec — Santa’s shop restored, winter dungeon spawn rates up.
- 23–24 Dec — Frostbane Slayer weapons; winter dungeon spawn improvements; Frostfang & Krampus’ Kave accessible; new snowy decoratives.
- 08 Jan — Winter Holiday House Decoration Contest (deadline Jan 22); Mountastic Lottery announced (drawing Feb 8).
- 09 Jan — Bulk Order Collection: single deed every 6h → 21 deeds every 6d 17h.
- 23 Jan — Rare magic-hat recipes for unique Recall effects; disarm thief: +20% steal bonus + brief stun.
- 24 Jan — Various server downtime notifications.
- 29 Jan — Smoke bomb circumstance fix; summoner talisman tooltip updates; moat fishing items; miniboss loot.
- 30 Jan — New summoner spell Channeled Celestara (flying mount); 3 new summoner talismans; smoke bombs disabled while mounted.
- 01 Feb — Lumberjacking: Reapers spawn while chopping; Treant Hatchet (50 BOD points) boosts Reaper chance.
- 03 Feb — New fishing-vendor items at Britain moat; talismans insurable (unless cursed); paragons drop puzzle chests; mining/lumberjacking drop tuning.
- 06 Feb — Overworld Revamp: Wind Mountain (harpies relocated; fire elementals + dragons added); Yew Peninsula overrun by undead.
- 08 Feb — Mountastic Lottery Winners: Black Clover, Tommesatan, BAM BAM. Winter House Decorating Contest 2024 winners: Fili, Chriss, Gruelslayer. 10 Treant hatchets added to H&C crystal vendor.
- 10–13 Feb — Despise L5 puzzle entrance for spawning Xukundi troll boss; loot tables updated; new Talisman items; boss-spawn traps.
- 14 Feb — Masterwork Catalyst (GM blacksmith craft, upgrades magical gear to exceptional).
- 18 Feb — Ethereal Parrot mount (300 Fowl Frenzy Feathers); thief coins no longer blessed; mounted stealing penalty.
- 19 Feb — Legends of Aria Classic announcement — LoA sunset does not affect Shards; team moving to independent login server.
- 21 Feb — The Rat King mini-boss in Dungeon ICE L1 (acid attacks, rare loot).
- 22 Feb — Bulk order deed weight 5 → 1.
- 24 Feb — Mining/lumberjacking drop small items; ore elementals/reapers drop heavy items (crystals).
- 25 Feb — New MIB loot; Dark Guardians and Strange Gazers rebalanced; Fowl Frenzy improvements.
- 26 Feb — Dungeon Fishing: rare chances down in weekly safe dungeon, up in daily.
- 27 Feb — Promotional video release announcement.
- 02 Mar — New team member: chriss (developer + GM).
- 04 Mar — Overworld Revamp continues — Hedge Maze updated (daemons, Hell Hounds, Fire Gargoyles, Fire Imps, Balron boss).
- 05 Mar — Disarm Thief mechanics update (targets equipped items, skips blessed/insured, enables steal).
- 07 Mar — Faction Safe Zone Restriction (Britain Bank West); Murder Count Decay Adjustment (scales with count); large red cacti added to desert; Ethereal Emberfang mount (10 quest tokens); European connectivity fix.
- 09 Mar — DST starts (US); reminder server uses UTC.
- 10 Mar — SoB House Lottery 2025 (10 raffle tokens; drawing May 9); new talismans suppress Lord’s Boon; Runic Tailoring + White Wyrm improvements (Infernal/Dragonhide leather; White Wyrm now casts spells).
- 11 Mar — Uncharged talismans unequip on login unless blessed; grave-dig/mining/lumberjack rare drop rates up.
- 12 Mar — Restart and rollback (rolled to 01:30 UTC) for data integrity.
- 14 Mar — Water fountain sound effects removed; exploding barrels open more objects.
- 16 Mar — Promo video; Lord Reginald’s Royal Pardon Initiative (50 feces items = 1 murder forgiven, repeatable daily).
- 17 Mar — Login server restored; Season 5 announced for March 20.
- 18 Mar — Brief St. Patrick’s Day greeting.
- 18 Mar — Leprechaun’s Greeting: 24h spontaneous event (exploding barrels near Paws, Puzzle Chests).
- 19 Mar — White Wyrm pet dye fix; Ancient Bulk Order Book Test Center features.
- 20 Mar — Season 5 launched; Minibosses lose reset timers (server-wide alerts on spawn); Lord’s Boon at character creation; Ancient Bulk Order Book (holds 5,000 BODs).
- 21 Mar — Reflections swap cooldown removed (2 min cast time); new “Planting Explosives” Treasure quest; Smelting Horse and Cart Scroll added to donation vendor.
- 25 Mar — Unexpected outage restored.
- 26 Mar — Ivory Dyetubs sale (Mar 25 – Apr 9).
- 31 Mar — More plant varieties allowed outside houses.
- 04 Apr — Celtic Idol Statues get unique names (repack to deeds required).
- 07 Apr — Necromancer Updates: Blood Siphon CD 5s; Torpify 8s; Spiderling chase 30; Haunt fixed 5s CD; Noxious Decay poison rework; new Translocation teleport spell.
- 09 Apr — Treasure Map MOBs added (Stone Golems, Magma Elementals on Devious; Rock Giants on Ingenious).
- 12 Apr — 6th Annual Easter Events (egg hunts, paragon monsters, vorpal bunny, riddle hints).
- 13 Apr — New items for “little rock” vendor.
- 14 Apr — Client asset download issue resolved.
- 15 Apr — Server up after outage.
- 18 Apr — Easter Memory Match game hotfix; new plants/trees allowed slightly outside walls (titanium root, poison plant, birch/dead variants).
- 20 Apr — Client custom asset bundle update (redownload).
- 22 Apr — Rideable Horned Pack Beetle rare added to Troll Boss in Despise L5.
- 23 Apr — CDN asset download issues addressed.
- 24 Apr — Easter rewards from Noa (Royal Guard) cart quest treasure chests.
- 26 Apr — New items on dungeon-tokens vendor.
- 28 Apr — Easter ends; vendor remains through May 12. Easter Riddle puzzle live.
- 29 Apr — Updated Easter Riddle (Chuckles cipher); investigating server restart issues.
- 04 May — Extended maintenance; complete.
- 06 May — Wandering Curator of Curiosities (Zephyrion merchant arrives in Britain/Paws).
- 08 May — Orc Guild members no longer give murder counts on death, cannot join factions; new Noble Coin vendor items.
- 09 May — 2025 SoB House Lottery Winner: Five Rings; Housing Wiki page updated (Ageless = staff/public/raffle only).
- 10 May — Easter vendors closing soon.
- 14 May — Fishing token vendor moved to docks; new Crown Jewels vendor.
- 17 May — Bulk Order Book performance optimization; Fishing updates (bigger fish bowls, new moat fishing items); server restoration (~10-min rollback).
- 20 May — Moat Fishing / Sacred Runebook of Tide update; Faction Pillars go on-demand; Black Market expanded for thieves; horse-cart quest yields white picket fences; Item Fixer refreshes wisps/candles; Lightning Bug Jars (Item Fixer trade).
- 24 May — New Decorative Ponds recipe (loot/fishing).
- 25 May — Burzum revamped at Yew Orc Fort; Wisp in a Jar new asset; Glacial Titan freeze 15s → 5s; fishing loot table improvements; orc cloaks guild-restricted; Item Fixer Candle Update temporarily disabled.
- 26 May — Item Fixer Candle Update re-enabled; Burzum loot overhaul; Lord’s Boon disabled for Orc Guild; Corrupted & Greater Dragons gain fire-puddle ability.
- 28 May — Faction members barred from Britain Bank roof (ladder access).
- 31 May — Necromancer Updates: enhanced Transfusion healing, reworked Noxious Decay (poison scaling), doubled Blood Siphon range, reduced Haunt delay, grave dust crafting recipe, bleeding & PvP fixes.
- 03 Jun — Security flaw in account management fixed (accounts created post-May 31 unrecoverable).
- 04 Jun — Annual Red Obsidian Dyetubs (Jun 1–15); login issues (LoA login server); Spontaneous Paws event (exploding barrels + 2 wells).
- 05 Jun — Exploding Wells weekend event (24h, 60-second barrel spawns, puzzle chests).
- 19 Jul — Exploding Wells event repeat.
- 21 Jul — 4th Anniversary Celebration (commemorative eagle statue); Mystery Box Raffle winners: Cicirider, Snuff Alapagus, Echo Saber.
- 28 Jul — Feedback reminder (
/bug, /suggestion).
- 31 Jul — Season 5 ending, Season 6 beginning; new fishbowls from Fishing Token Vendor; Changelog for July 2025 (auto-targeting, vendor search, bow speed, fishing updates, seasonal items).
- 25 Aug — Exploding Well event paused indefinitely (will return).
- 27 Aug — August 2025 changelog: Season 6 begins; CAPTCHA redesigned (number-drawing); fixed Champion’s Hoard duplicate deed bug.
- 29 Aug — Ocllo / New Haven new-player experience in testing (teleporter at Moonglow Bank; in-game checklist).
- 02 Sep — September 2025 changelog: skinning knife durability fix; memory leaks with mercenaries / blade spirits fixed; Young corpse fix; Reactive Armor notoriety fix.
- 08 Sep — Security Patch: anti-cheating/botting, client stability, Web Map fixes, member-tracking, crash guidance.
- 16 Sep — Fortune’s Favor Amulet detailed (2x MIBs, rare fishing loot, elemental drops, weapon/armor rates, treasure-map boost, well-explosion frequency).
- 17 Sep — Exploding Wells Event returns (Paws).
- 22 Sep — Magic Fountain — Wisp summoning at Britannia Bank (5-player cooperative).
- 01 Oct — Halloween 2025 announced (pumpkin smashing, gravedigging, dungeon w/ champion spawn, raffle, Trick-or-Treating, decoration contest); Fortune’s Favor Amulet released (5,000g jewelry).
- 15 Oct — Ocllo launches end of October (safe zone for newcomers, Vaelthar ruins, Stone Wyrms).
- 16 Oct — Maintenance window for Ocllo deployment.
- 17 Oct — Mini-Map display issue reported.
- 21 Oct — New Haven Market launched (rentable stalls).
- 24 Oct — Quick server restart.
- 25 Oct — Market Stall applications via
/feedback.
- 26 Oct — Web Map moved from GitLab to wiki-based (community editable).
- 29 Oct — October 2025 Changelog: Halloween raffle, market stalls, new young player quest, bounty hunter guild intro, boat mechanics revisions, gardening foundation, many balance changes.
- 31 Oct — Custom Asset troubleshooting guide.
- 04 Nov — Season 6 extended; 2026 schedule: 3 seasons (Jan–Apr / May–Aug / Sep–Dec).
- 06 Nov — Market Stalls rentable by all (350g/wk).
- 07 Nov — Gardening System launches (cultivation, cross-pollination, hybrids, resources).
- 09 Nov — Ocllo opens to all players (still PvE-only, no housing; New Haven young-safe zone retained).
- 10 Nov — Unexpected outage (3h rollback).
- 12 Nov — Mob AI hotfix (leashing & stuck mobs).
- 15 Nov — Halloween extended to Nov 10 (recap); decoration contest underway.
- 23 Nov — Halloween vendors stay through Dec 5; decoration contest ranked.
- 24 Nov — 2025 Halloween House Decoration Contest winners: Tommesatan, Grueslayer, Guybrush.
- 27 Nov — November 2025 Changelog: Thanksgiving gifts, LoS spell fixes, increased seed drops, skull token vendor reintro (Vaelthar), gardening Phase 2 active, market stalls open to all (350g/wk), bug fixes.
- 05 Dec — Letters to Santa via Windemere Bank Cellar Doors → Santa’s Workshop.
- 06 Dec — Journal Updates & Item Logs: pickups/drops/crafting/trades tracking; filters; window sizing; 12-hour timestamps.
- 08 Dec — Connection survey.
- 11 Dec — 2025 Winter Holiday Activities live (Santa’s mailbox, Christmas Paragons, elf rescue, Winter Dungeon boss, Frostfang rewards, vendor items through Jan 9).
- 13 Dec —
/lfg Looking-For-Group system (group create/browse, timezones, 3 active listings, 12h expiration; Discord integration coming).
- 18 Dec — Quick Restart (quick travel hotfix); Minor SoB Launcher update.
- 19 Dec — Changelog for December 2025: plant ID fixes, mob AoE restored, pollination corrections, holiday loot, journal updates.
- 21 Dec — Santa rescued; replies sent to player letters (wrapped gifts in bank boxes).
- 23 Dec — Frostfang’s Cave Christmas Challenge (candy cane puzzle, magical boulder; 3-day dungeon access on success).
- 01 Jan — Season 7 begins (countdown timer, 7-day grace for unclaimed rewards, shadow leather equipment, dragon dyes, decoratives, rare plant seeds).
- 04 Jan — Reminder Xmas activities end Jan 7; Season 6 recovery option temporarily disabled then re-enabled.
- 07 Jan — Client Asset Bundle update for UI; SoB Faction Raffle (first-ever, 6-month, faction coins).
- 17 Jan — Winter Holiday House Decoration Contest deadline extended to Jan 31; Santa available through February.
- 24 Jan — Exploding Wells Event updated (new loot, monsters, surprise mechanics).
- 29 Jan — Server Migration announcement (~Sat Jan 31 03:00 UTC).
- 30 Jan — Server migration begins (4h downtime); Migration complete.
- 07 Feb — Changelog for January 2026: bounty hunter PK login notifications, plant breeding color fixes, hexagon fishtank visuals, plant growth time reduction.
- 08 Feb — 2025 Winter House Deco Contest winners: Guybrush, Tommesatan, Fenris, Fili.
- 17 Feb — Extended maintenance (~2h).
- 28 Feb — Login Server migration (account verification via
/verify).
- 02 Mar — Changelog for February 2026: clockwork golems, magic hammer crafting bonus, meditation adjustments, Paragon spawn reduction, quests and dungeon enhancements.
- 03 Mar — Gear Durability & Repair Overhaul (percentage-based repairs reduce max durability; high-level crafters essential); Rune Tomb donation vendor item (1000pts, 40 slots, 25 charges); login server offline.
- 05 Mar — Catapult Raffle (1 placeable fixture, 10 tokens/ticket).
- 06 Mar — Combat Update: Arms Lore (100 = +5% accuracy, +5% damage, +10% special-attack damage vs monsters); Insurance Cost Cap (50,000g hard cap).
- 07 Mar — Bounty Hunter Distress System live (Conch Shell; hunters earn points; murderers steal points killing hunters); login server outage.
- 09 Mar — Herding Skill Improvements (passive; shepherd’s crook gives pet damage/speed bonuses).
- 13 Mar — Moonglow Pirate Invasion weekend event (catapult combat, rock giants, boss).
- 18 Mar — Faction Dungeon: catapult rock mining; Ancient Wyrm boss added; weapon cache for siege crafting.
- 19 Mar — Training Weapons (4 GM-crafted sparring weapons, 1 damage, fastest swing); Unwavering Stance bug fix (no infinite stat stacking).
- 23 Mar — Server crash → rollback to March 19 stable; subsequently restored.
- 29 Mar — Changelog for March 2026: faction pillar chests, paragon gold caps, training weapons, pirate invasion refresh, skill balance.
- 30 Mar — Resource Map Testing opens on Test Center.
- 02 Apr — 7th Annual Easter Events (egg hunts, paragons, riddles, Golden Egg Hunt Quest with magical Easter wand reward — retrieve eggs from dragons in Destard).
- 03 Apr — Easter Faction Pillars (10 pillar events for unique Easter loot by Apr 28).
- 06 Apr — Resource Maps Update: dungeon drops lead to hidden resource camps; tiered ore/lumber/leather maps requiring cartography.
- 13 Apr — Faction Siege Warfare Patch live: catapults, battering rams, ballistas, force fields, treasure-chest mechanics, protection towers, faction dungeon mining, victory mechanics.
- 24 Apr — Runic Instruments (craftable via runic dovetail saw).
- 27 Apr — Season 7 ending soon; Season 8 starts May 1 with new rewards/visuals.
- 30 Apr — Login server outage.
- 01 May — Minax faction temporarily disabled; members may switch (True Britannians / Shadowlords) within two weeks; gear exchange vendor coming.
- 02 May — Necromancer Updates: new shrine converts souls → grave dust; spell improvements (poison scaling, transfusion healing).
- 04 May — Discord Support Bot issues resolved (after bot update outage).
- 05 May — Account creation issue with Legends of Aria verification step.
- 07 May — Faction Siege Gate Fortification Mechanic: blacksmiths fortify gates with 50 valorite ingots (2x strength, 4h, renewable with maintenance/cooldown penalties).
- 11 May — Patch — Seeker Raven Cooldown (10-minute cooldown after harvesting / PvE combat to prevent spam).
- 13 May — Changelog for April 2026: major faction overhaul (treasure chest logging, catapult auto-fire, enhanced siege, force-field defenses, guard placement, seasonal prizes, dungeon loot upgrades).
- Seasons cadence: Season 1 → 2 (Jan 2024) → 3 (Apr 2024) → 4 (Jul 2024) → 5 (Mar 2025) → 6 (Aug 2025; extended) → 7 (Jan 2026) → 8 (May 2026). Move to 3 seasons/year confirmed for 2026.
- Major system additions: Horse & Cart (May 2024), PvE Stealing (Jul 2024), Web Map (Jun 2024), Naval Warfare testing (Sep 2024), Boats expansion (Nov 2024), Masterwork Catalyst (Feb 2025), Ocllo / New Haven (Aug–Nov 2025), Gardening System (Nov 2025),
/lfg Looking-For-Group (Dec 2025), Bounty Hunter Distress System (Mar 2026), Resource Maps (Apr 2026), Faction Siege Warfare (Apr 2026).
- Combat / balance threads: Repeated Necromancer reworks (Jul 2024, Nov 2024, Apr 2025, May 2025, May 2026); recurring PK balance and murder-count decay tuning; Arms Lore overhaul (Mar 2026); insurance cap (Mar 2026); Herding made passive (Mar 2026); training weapons (Mar 2026).
- Holidays: Each year features Easter, anniversary in July, Halloween (with decoration contest + raffle), Thanksgiving (2024), and Winter/Christmas (Santa, Frostfang, snowball fights, lottery).
- Infrastructure / ops: Multiple server outages, rollbacks, and the major Jan 2026 server migration plus Feb 2026 login-server migration; Sep 2025 anti-cheat security patch; Feb 2025 Legends of Aria sunset notice + transition.
- Team changes: Departures (GM Shroud, CM Milamber — Jan 2024); additions Kelsier (Jan 2024), Pueblo & Fluffy (Nov 2024), chriss (Mar 2025).