What changed in New World: Aeternum in 2022

Winter Convergence Decor Bundle and Festive Deer housing items are now available.

Fortune Teller’s Tent and Winter Star camp skins are now available for purchase.

Popular armor skins like Jadeite Assassin, Stonebark, and Moonborne are available at 25% off.

Claim free items including Hoarfrost Iron Sword skin, Convergence Wreath, Hunter's Festive Hood, and Hunter's Festive Coat.

New crest packs including Lunar New Year, Gesture, and Animal Head are available for purchase.

Weapon skins including Eternal Flame, Void’s Golden Touch, and Nightshade Thorns are available at 25% off.

Up to 25% off on Winter Convergence items and free festive items available until January 5, 2023.

New emotes including Eyes on You, Coin Toss, Cry, Snow Angel, and Gallop are now available.

Hibernal Harvesters Tools bundle is now available for purchase.

Tips from community streamers on how to embody the Winter Convergence Spirit this holiday season.

Players are encouraged to invite nearby players into groups for easier task completion.

Encouragement to reward friends who reach level 60 with gear from the Trading Post.

Encouragement to list unwanted items at the Trading Post for others to find value.

Reminder to complete daily tasks such as refining rare mats and participating in player-hosted events.

Advice on using the trading post effectively to make gold.

Call to action to reduce the price of Squirming Vines during Winter Convergence.

Encouragement to enjoy the Winter Convergence Festival and observe in-game phenomena.

Players advised to stop insisting on Warded gear for healers in group finder during the holiday season.

Encouragement to help new and returning players acclimate to the game.

Players advised to revive downed players to help with kill contributions for loot.

Encouragement to tip bards for their efforts in providing buffs.

Players are encouraged to participate in defeating the new Winter Warrior World Boss.

Emote set included in the Deluxe Edition.

New Azoth Edition features additional skins, emotes, and more, available at a limited-time price.

New consumable dye pack for coloring clothing and armor.

A new house pet that players can add to their homes.

New emote that displays dominance.

Another new company crest set for governors.

New consumable dye pack for coloring clothing and armor.

New company crest pack for governors to use.

Apparel skin included in the Deluxe Edition.

New apparel skin that offers a unique look for players.

Digital art book included in the Deluxe Edition.

House pet included in the Deluxe Edition.

New consumable dye pack for coloring clothing and armor.

New weapon skin for the Blunderbuss with a unique fiery design.

A new weapon set that adds a dark aesthetic to your arsenal.

A functional housing item that adds a unique aesthetic to player homes.

Weapon skin included in the Deluxe Edition.

New title for players who explore the deserts of Aeternum.

Experience New World for free from 12/15 at 10AM PST until 12/19, 10AM PST.

Characters created during the Free Weekend will remain and can be continued if the game is purchased.

In-game purchasing will not be available until the full game is purchased.

Players can now see the number of active lobbies for each Expedition on the Map tooltip and Expedition Entrance screen.

A new version of Starstone Barrows featuring parts of the Amrine Expedition and new challenges.

Players can now join Companies without being in a Faction, though Companies must still declare a Faction.

A new world boss, the Winter Warrior, can be challenged with a party of 20+ players for seasonal rewards.

Major changes to crafting and refining stations to improve Trade Skill leveling experience with Azoth discounts and recipe unlocks.

Introducing the Bile Bomb Heartrune, which creates a diseased cloud on impact, affecting targets with damage-over-time.

The Winter Convergence Festival brings holiday quests and new limited-time rewards including festive skins and housing items.

New limits on daily Wars, mercenary recruitment, and cooldowns for Company switching and server transfers to reduce shell Company effectiveness.

Winter Convergence returns with new challenges and festive rewards in December.

Brimstone Sands is a massive new zone featuring diverse new quests and foes.

New World is now on sale for 50% off through Steam and Amazon until 10AM PST on November 29.

Fresh Start Worlds prevent all character, coin, and loot transfers, ideal for newcomers.

The first 25 levels of the game have been completely overhauled based on player feedback.

Players can team up to take down the giant Turkey world boss for seasonal rewards until December 6.

Regular turkeys drop Diamond Gypsum, Turkey’s Treasure, and Turkulon’s Claw Skinning Knife.

Enemies will now respawn faster and offer more loot based on player feedback.

New items that provide damage boosts and absorption against Turkulon, available only during the event.

Players can earn various rewards including Massive Turkey Leg, Feat-O-Plenty Food Trophy, and more from defeating Turkulon.

Hunt down Turkulon and his army to earn unique rewards until December 6.

Fixed an issue that caused Anubis to not spawn during the quest Awakening Anubis.

Fixed an issue that caused the Heartrune of Stoneform to give a permanent speed boost after cleansing certain status effects.

Fixed an issue that caused certain skins to no longer glow.

Updated numerous weapon mastery ability perks to ensure that they cannot be triggered off of DoTs.

Fixed an issue that caused Yonas to not appear for some players on the quest Destiny Unearthed.

Fixed an issue that allowed Entombed to remain active while using committed Heartrune abilities.

Fixed an issue that caused the visual effects on the Firestaff Faerie Fire skin to appear in the wrong position.

Fixed an issue that allowed the previous weapon’s ability to be cast when eating while swapping weapons.

Fixed a bottleneck on the quest Bear Co-Habitation by increasing the number of bears that will spawn in the area.

Re-enabled two upgrades on the Blunderbuss Weapon Mastery Tree: Apparatus and Barbed Netting.

Fixed an issue that caused character transfers to get blocked if players had an outstanding Company invite.

Improved message clarity for when the player is on a full server.

Fixed an issue that caused Nightveil Hallow items with over 600 Gear Score to no longer Bind to the player.

Fixed an issue that caused players to desync while triggering an ability if their ability was used after unequipping an active weapon and exiting the inventory.

Fixed an issue that caused Heru's Divine Doom spell to end earlier than intended.

Fixed an issue that allowed Faction Control Points to be held by a dead player.

Fixed an issue that made players unable to progress past Camp Tier 2.

Changed the amount of experience given by Rumble on the Docks, The Captain's Arrival, and Sneed's Revenge encounters.

Tentative fix for achievements and titles not appearing in the user interface.

Improved handling of Steam outage during gameplay. Most players should now be able to continue playing during short Steam outages.

New World is on sale for 50% off through Steam and Amazon until 10AM PST on November 8.

Brimstone Sands is a vast new zone featuring unique quests and enemies, available for players approaching level 60.

A Twitch event from November 2 to 18 where teams race to complete server-wide objectives, with unique Twitch Drops available.

Fresh Start Worlds come to Aeternum on November 2, allowing players to start anew without transfers from existing characters.

The first 25 levels of the game have been overhauled based on community feedback, introducing new ways to progress and diverse objectives.

Desert Rose Prismabloom now always grants 1 or 2 Cyan Pigments and 1 or 2 Green Pigments. Players also have a chance to receive 1 or 2 Red Pigments.

Fixed an issue that made Helvan the Navigator in Monarch's Bluffs unbeatable.

Fixed an issue that caused the Heartforge Guardian to not spawn in the 'Trial of the Heartforge' quest.

Updated the Faction user interface. It now directs players to the Faction Initiation Quests to unlock Faction Switching.

Fixed an issue that made Nightveil patterns Bind on Pickup instead of Bind on Equip.

Reduced the amount of Skinning experience gained from Young Scorplings and Armadillos.

Fixed an issue that caused notifications to appear more than once on the Landing Screen.

Fixed an issue where certain abilities could be performed without triggering their cooldowns.

Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Young Scorplings to fall through the world.

Added a speculative fix for Runeglass Taunt Gems not working properly with Berserk, Riposte, and Defender's Resolve AOE taunts.

Removed the ability to place Camps around the 'Brimstone Under Siege' quest location.

Fixed an issue that made Faction rank up quests unavailable.

Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing the Overseer Zane encounter.

Fixed an issue that caused the Brimstone Sands Outpost Trading Post to not link to Storage.

Detonate Heartgem recipes no longer require Sapphire and instead require more Sulfur.

Fixed an issue that caused Wars and Invasions to sometimes fail to reschedule properly after a server crash.

Updated the quest requirements for 'A Selfless Nature' to ensure players are not blocked for the 'Blessings of the Earth' quest.

Nightveil Gear Score 600 patterns no longer require a Trade Skill level of 150.

Fixed an issue that caused the damage barrier around Brimstone Sands to continue after death.

Fixed an issue that caused players to get stuck at weird angles when opening the inventory while going prone.

Its final perk is now Angry Earth Bane.

The 'Hope Manifest', 'Executioner', 'Tracking the Huntress', 'Falmea's Wrath', and 'Keen Temper' quests now immediately register as complete when players craft the specified weapons.

Fixed an issue that prevented latent characters from rejoining their original world if they were at the character limit for that world.

Castrum Principium spawn rate has been adjusted to better match other Elite mobs.

Tomash and Ghazi now have additional dialogue to inform players they need to complete the 'A Selfless Nature' quest to access the Brimstone Sands Main Story.

Fixed an issue that caused the item purchase confirmation to not appear.

Fixed an issue that caused some players to incorrectly receive a leaver penalty when exiting 3v3 Arenas.

Fixed an issue that caused Brimstone Elite Named enemies to not drop Obsidian Gypsum.

Reduced the quantity of Sulfur Chunks received from mining Sulfurwig.

Fixed an issue that caused the same item to show up multiple times in the Outpost Rush Caches reward screen.

Fixed an issue that caused Runeglass Gem perks to prevent Life Staff perks from working.

Apophis' Treasure Trove is now a reward in the 'A God Awakens' quest. Apophis no longer gives Weapon Mastery or experience on kill.

Reduced the amount of Iron Hide received when Skinning Valley Lizards.

Raised Keg health to make defend objectives less difficult to pass in high level mutations.

Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the player to be unable to attack after Harvesting until they performed the same Gathering action or relogged.

Fixed an issue with 'Demon’s Cauldron' that caused players to get teleported back from the Crystal.

To better match similar crafted Greatswords, it is now Bind on Pickup instead of Bind on Equip.

Players will receive multiple caches of special armor and weapons upon character creation on the PTR.

Leaderboards will reward players across various categories including Mutated Expeditions and Faction War.

Improvements to limit shell Companies' effectiveness at owning multiple territories with daily war limits and roster restrictions.

Major changes to improve Trade Skill leveling experience with Azoth discounts and unlocking of certain recipes.

Players can now see the number of active lobbies for each Expedition on the Map tooltip and Expedition Entrance screen.

Players no longer need to be in a Faction to join a Company, but Companies must still declare a Faction.

Players will revisit parts of the Amrine Expedition and face both Simon Grey and Foreman Nakashima.

Special preview client available for download through the stand-alone Steam application for the PTR.

Players cannot transfer existing characters into Fresh Start Worlds.

Baalphazu and Pumpkinites feature new designs inspired by 80's horror aesthetics.

Nightveil Hallow will not be available on Fresh Start Worlds, but future events will be.

All new content, including Brimstone Sands and the Revamped Starting Experience, will be available on Fresh Start Worlds.

Fresh Start Worlds will not be language tagged.

Pumpkinites, monstrous pumpkin creatures, introduced as part of the Nightveil Hallow event.

Fresh Start Worlds will be available starting November 2, allowing players to start anew.

New voiceovers for the characters Baalphazu and Salvatore, inspired by classic horror film actors.

Fresh Start Worlds will have the same maximum population cap as legacy worlds.

Characters in Fresh Start Worlds will be able to access already purchased account-wide items.

Queue mitigations are in place, but players should expect queues on Fresh Start Worlds.

The Nightveil Hallow event features the demon Baalphazu and his Pumpkinites, offering players a chance to earn special rewards.

Fresh Start Worlds will be tagged at the world selection screen for differentiation.

Players can now throw fiery pumpkin heads during the Baalphazu fight, enhancing interaction and strategy.

Fresh Start Worlds will not be merged into legacy worlds.

Players can engage in a new boss fight against Baalphazu, designed for accessibility and featuring chaotic gameplay.

A third character slot will be added on November 2 for players to use on Fresh Start servers or Legacy servers.

Teams will complete eight challenges, including PvE and PvP tasks, to level up.

After the event, all four worlds will open to the community for exploration.

A competitive event where Twitch streamers race to complete server-wide objectives from November 2 to 18.

Viewers can earn unique Twitch Drops by supporting their favorite teams during the event.

Introduction of new quest dynamics including wave events and puzzles.

Quest flow through zones has been optimized with mobile NPCs.

Discover a new zone featuring new enemies, territory, and stories.

Revised onboarding focused on central storyline with consolidated quests.

New abilities for customization including Detonate and Grasping Vines.

Delve into Ancient Ruins to face Anubian Guardians and solve puzzles.

New weapon with offensive and defensive stances for varied playstyles.

Added new enemies, locations, and challenges in existing zones.

Limited-time event featuring the demon Baalphazu and rewards.

Complete redesign of early levels with new stories and quests.

The Greatsword scales damage with both Strength and Dexterity at 80% each.

The Greatsword features relentless offense and aggressive defense with versatile tactics.

The Greatsword is a new two-handed weapon featuring offensive and defensive stances.

Stance differences are depicted through visual effects and small icons in the HUD.

The Greatsword will be released alongside Brimstone Sands on October 18.

New servers launching on November 2 for players to start fresh without transfers from existing characters.

Fresh Start Worlds will feature a revamped starting experience with streamlined quests and revised storyline.

Removed in-game Twitch connection button from the social menu. Players can still link accounts and claim Twitch Drops here.

Groups of three entering 3v3 Arenas are now placed into a separate queue with teams of the same size.

Fixed an issue that prevented Region Transfers due to PTR characters sometimes counting toward Region character limits.

Fixed an issue that prevented weapon skins in the In-Game Store from displaying in the players' hands.

Adjusted in-game penalty messages to provide additional clarity and context.

Event runs from October 5 at 12:01 AM PST to October 17 at 11:59 PM PST.

New story, Expedition, and more coming on October 18.

New audio design concept capturing the essence of Ancient beings with a unique sound identity.

Introduction of Ancient Glyphs with meanings based on early languages, used in puzzles and interactions.

A side quest involving crossing a large aqueduct, originally intended to include crawling mechanics.

The first jumping puzzle introduced in Brimstone Sands, enhancing player exploration.

A new zone inspired by Roman and Egyptian mythologies, featuring lore and narrative elements.

A major point of interest featuring verticality, secrets, and upgrade mechanics.

Introduction of the Sandworm, a new creature with unique spawning mechanics.

Halloween event featuring a unique boss and lore tie-ins.

Introduction of a revamped starting experience based on player feedback.

Video series showcasing unique towns in Aeternum.

Showcasing new seasonal fashion from the spring update.

Development team participated in a Myrkgard Dev Run based on community requests.

Expect new music for events in the upcoming Brimstone Sands Release.

Discussion of enemies and narratives found across Aeternum.

Fixed an issue with game mode scoreboards not displaying for players who join an in-progress War or Invasion.

Fixed an issue that prevented players from interacting with one side of a bed housing item.

Fixed an issue that caused event lore notes associated with Summer Villages to linger in the world after the seasonal event ended.

Fixed an unintended cube from appearing when next to the Celestial Rabbit house pet.

Fixed an issue that caused fast travel to occasionally fail.

Fixed an issue that prevented the Medleyfaire fishing pole rewards from functioning after the seasonal event ended.

Stained glass housing items will now properly display colors.

Fixed a rare server crash.

Speculative fix for player achievements and titles not appearing in the UI.

Fixed an issue that could prevent Nereid’s encounter from starting in the Barnacles & Black Powder expedition.

Fixed an animation issue when interacting with the bed housing item.

Speculative fix for rare cases when a player character dies but isn’t presented with a respawn screen.

Fixed an issue that caused erroneous invite messages for players who signed up for a War or Invasion at the same time a server crash occurred.

Fixed an issue where new characters would sometimes be erroneously placed into a standby queue even if there was ample capacity in the world to accommodate them.

A new zone featuring new enemies, territory control, and stories.

New abilities including Detonate, Grasping Vines, Stoneform, Cannon Blast, and Dark Ascent.

Complete redesign of early levels with new stories and quests.

Opening of PTR for players to test upcoming features and provide feedback.

New two-handed weapon with unique stances and skill trees.

Players will face the Corrupted Legion and solve puzzles in Ancient Ruins.

The maximum population for each new server is set at 2,200 players.

Three new servers will open: Fae in Central Europe, Atlantis in South America, and Eden in US-East.

Players can transfer existing characters to the new servers using server transfer tokens.

Prevented players from entering unintended areas during the Alluvium Marl boss fight.

Resolved issue where queue screen displayed 'Waiting for Players'.

Made general technical improvements.

Improved ease of use for Group Finder.

Resolved issues with 'Windsward Inn' and 'Path Less Traveled' music tracks.

Corrected display to show amount available to buy.

Resolved issue with items not equipping to empty hotbar slots.

Players will automatically leave their previous group when their Lobby is converted to a group.

Lobby creators can set minimum Level and Gear Score, and players must designate roles (Tank, Healer, DPS).

A 'Find Group' button is now available at the Expedition Entrance to access the Group Finder.

Players can now use the Group Finder to form parties for Expeditions more easily.

Players can apply to multiple Lobbies and continue adventuring while waiting for applications to fill.

Players can now access the Group Finder from the map using the 'View Expedition' button.

Added protections to prevent unintended wall-climbing at Fort Astra.

Added a disclosure to Maudlinbug Waltz music pages indicating items will disappear at the end of the event.

The Group Finder tool is now available for Expeditions.

Added a speculative fix for achievements and titles not loading correctly upon character login.

Fixed an issue that caused the Everfall and Reekwater control point bonuses of 10% Azoth Salt to not apply.

Reduced the end-of-song sequence wait time from 6 seconds to 3 seconds.

Added protections to prevent Tier 3 Command Posts from taking damage before the fort gate is destroyed.

Fixed an issue that caused the Defiant Stance base ability to give an increased 20% damage reduction instead of the intended 30%.

Adjusted locations of several Aeternum Sturgeon Hotspots in various regions to better align with the water surface level.

Fixed an issue that caused Nereid to get stuck in a tornado and block Expedition progress.

Fixed an issue that caused sound effects to not play when dispersing Maudlinbug swarms.

Lowered the total time it takes to level up the Musical Instrument Trade Skill.

Tipping performers now uses the secondary interaction hotkey (default 'T') instead of the primary interaction hotkey (default 'E').

Fixed an issue that caused an invincibility bug with the Nereid’s Rend debuff, which is now re-enabled.

Fixed an issue that caused the Deep Earring to use the incorrect perk. New versions now have the 'Refreshing Toast' perk.

Light Armor rewards from the Barnacles & Black Powder Expedition should now always drop in the intended Gear Score range of 500 - 600.

Fixed an issue that caused the Medleyfaire Wind Sock furniture item reward to display without the wind sock.

Fixed an issue that caused event Town Projects to not register as complete after a world restart.

Fixed an issue that caused players to get stuck if they teleported or if the server crashed during a musical performance.

Fixed an issue that caused Surgeon's Ring, Keepsake of the Divines, Isabella's Amulet, Forgotten Vow, and Fanciful Earring to not allow players to replace gems.

Fixed an issue that caused weapon projectiles to disappear when attacking close targets or hitting certain ground types.

Fixed an issue that caused Gypsum Casts to ignore newer Expertise bump values.

Community event featuring fishing competitions with prizes for most fish, treasure chests, and legendary fish caught.

Both World and Regional transfers now have a 3-day (72 hour) cooldown after use.

Added a speculative fix for an issue that caused far away players and objects to appear frozen.

Addressed a handful of rare server crashes and errors.

Resolved an issue that caused Hidden Stashes to drop when they should not appear during the Summer event.

Resolved an issue that caused PvP Arenas and other modes to count toward Expedition run limits.

Enhanced confirmation messages when rebinding keys to the space bar.

Resolved an issue that caused Open World combat music to override Expedition music.

Resolved an issue that prevented the color of the Divine Vengeance weapon skin from showing accurately.

Resolved an issue that caused World Transfer conditions to falsely report as not met.

Enhanced visual polish for the Song Selection menu during a Musical Performance.

Resolved a visual issue impacting Music Sheet description text within the Buy panel of the Trading Post.

The new Barnacles & Black Powder Expedition and the new Mutation set are now available.

Added a unique event background for the Aeternum Sturgeon Hotspot tooltip.

Fixed an issue that prevented players from salvaging additional Azoth Vials if they were capped.

Fixed an issue that caused players in both the Normal and Mutated versions of Tempest’s Heart to still accrue durability damage.

Fixed an issue that caused the salvaging function to unintentionally consume additional items.

Vials of Azoth have been re-enabled for use, including salvage.

Fixed an issue that caused some ability passives, status effects, and perk activation cooldowns to reset when swapping weapons.

Corrected names and description text on a few Points of Interest throughout the world.

Fixed an issue that caused salvaging items while at maximum repair parts to not work when using hotkeys.

Fixed the boundary of Tres Campos Point of Interest so that it appears correctly in the world.

Fixed an issue that caused Admiral Blackpowder's drops to show up on another AI's loot pool.

A special Fishing Event pop-up modal will display every weekend throughout the Fishing and Music Double XP Event.

Fixed an issue that caused the wrong drops to appear from enemies in Siren's Stand.

The 'Unstuck' function is now disabled when playing an instrument in a Musical Performance.

Temporarily raised the maximum daily Expedition limit from 15 to 25 due to issues with 3v3 PvP Arenas consuming run counts.

Corrected quest pin locations for lore notes related to the quest 'Stories Among Ships.'

Due to timing, Localization has not been updated to reflect every PoI change made — this will be fixed in a coming patch.

Adjusted collision around the War Camp to prevent players from climbing over walls.

Corrected objective and location names for the quests 'Dagger in the Mist' and 'All That Remains.'

Fixed an issue that caused several weapon AoE abilities to not cause damage when impacting against terrain.

Earn double XP for Fishing and Musical Instruments each weekend throughout the Summer Medleyfaire event.

New Expedition featuring Admiral Blackpowder and his crew, launching a week after the update.

New trade skill with 5 instruments and 31 songs to collect and master.

Reduced XP requirements and reworked experience curves for various trade skills.

Rebuilt technology to reduce latency spikes during ongoing wars.

Celebrate the Summer Medleyfaire with fishing and musical events throughout Aeternum.

Adjusted difficulty levels for loot unlocks and added accessory drops.

Three new Mutations: Icebound, Oppressive, and Frenzied added to the rotation.

Replaced with daily limits for Normal and Weekly mutated Expedition runs.

Adjusted over 150 perks for better endgame viability and combinations.

Chance to perform Perfect Salvage for additional rewards.

Learn how to catch bigger fish and level up music by playing harder songs and joining groups.

New tool to help players find groups for Expeditions based on roles and requirements.

Increased chances of Epic and Rare loot drops based on player level.

50% of coin from Expedition bosses moved to Elite Chests and Corrupted Breaches.

Complete quests to receive rewards like a guitar, fishing rewards, and Medleyfaire Tokens.

New feature allowing players to mount their catches as decorations in their houses.

Fishing XP doubled each weekend during the Summer Medleyfaire Event.

Introduction of various bait types for both freshwater and saltwater fishing to enhance catch rates.

Fishing Hotspots are introduced, categorized by rarity and offering better chances for rare catches.

A new 15-quest chain rewarding players with gear for fishing.

New fish species, Aeternum Sturgeon, available during the Summer Medleyfaire.

New fishing mechanics including fishing poles, hotspots, and bait types.

Players expressed enjoyment of the music system and requested more songs and difficulty options.

Players can now play musical instruments, enhancing gameplay and providing new social interactions.

Players praised the quality of music and sound effects related to the new instruments.

Players can craft new objects, including a mounted treasure chest, adding more activities to the event.

Suggestions for making taverns more immersive and enjoyable for players.

Introduction of the Summer Medleyfaire event inspired by modern music festivals with vibrant themes.

Release of various concept art images showcasing the mood, colors, and set pieces for the event.

A new character design, Admiral Brute, inspired by the sea with a large and grizzled appearance.

A new character design, the Maelstrom Siren, inspired by deep sea elements and Angry Earth creatures.

Fixed an issue that caused quest resets to repeat lore and map unlock rewards.

Fixed an issue that caused certain crests to not appear in the list of a player’s available crests when they were entitled to them.

Fixed an issue that caused various quest-giver NPCs to turn invisible.

Fixed a bug that caused players to not get achievement progress for total Trade Skill ranks.

Added a speculative fix for an issue that caused Void Destroyers to turn invisible in Invasions and the Tempest Heart Expedition.

Fixed a bug that allowed players to endlessly spam abilities.

All XP bonuses including Double Weapon XP, Gathering XP, Refining XP, Character Level XP, and a crafting boost from July 1 to July 4.

Fixed an issue that caused players to lose overflowed items in storage after reaching the limit of 500 items.

Players will now receive more PvP XP and Azoth Salt based on the number of rounds won in PvP Arenas.

A new type of Gypsum, Garnet Gypsum, can now be earned in PvP Arenas, with specific drop rates based on rounds won.

Resolved an issue that prevented progress in the main story questline due to specific object interactions.

Issued penalties to over 86,000 cheaters and hackers.

Encourages participation in PvP with new XP and currency for rewards.

New PvP mode with best-of-5 matches for glory and unique housing items.

A firearm with high mobility and unique mastery trees for different playstyles.

Final battle against Isabella in a corrupted dimension with a new story questline.

Assist an architect in building houses for new rewards.

Rewards players with Gypsum from various activities for expertise bumps.

Reorganized early quests for easier completion.

Updated points of interest and new encounters in the world.

Easier to play with friends in the same region/server.

A magical damage/support hybrid weapon with unique skill trees.

Introduce rewards and replayability with new strategies and challenges.

Fast Travel is now extremely low cost.

A unique expedition about pirates, releasing as part of the Summer Medleyfaire Event update.

New questlines and points of interest involving Varangian Knights.

Reduced time required to level up and improve Trade Skills.

New progression system to increase Gear Score over 500.

Allows players to try different builds and weapon paths.

Double character level XP weekend from June 23 to June 26, allowing players to earn up to x4 experience with rested XP.

Join the New World Community Team at TwitchCon Amsterdam on July 16-17 for PvP events and community interaction.

Celebrate the final XP Extravaganza Events with the Azure Plains Apparel Skin available as a Twitch Drop.

80% of coin from expedition bosses redistributed to elite chests and breaches.

Improvements to reduce friction and speed up leveling for trade skills.

Adjusted over 150 perks for better endgame viability.

Rearchitected technology to reduce performance issues during wars.

New event featuring quests and activities in Summer Villages across Aeternum.

New tool to help players find groups for expeditions based on roles.

Players can learn to play 5 new musical instruments and collect 31 songs.

Replaced with daily limits for Normal and Weekly mutated expedition runs.

Changes to dual stat attribute combinations to improve crafted items.

Adjusted difficulty levels for loot unlocks to improve reward variety.

New endgame expedition featuring Admiral Blackpowder and his crew.

Increased chances for Epic and Rare loot based on player level.

New mutations for Barnacles & Black Powder expedition will be added post-release.

New resource for crafting desired drops from expeditions.

Chance to perform Perfect Salvage for better rewards.

Fixed an issue that caused the 'Exit Match' message to appear in game modes other than PvP Arenas.

Composed and integrated 7 minutes of new music specifically for the Arena mode.

Fixed an issue that caused AI loot bags to only show visuals indicating common loot was dropped.

Fixed an issue that prevented players from using the Herbalist Camp Skin.

Fixed an issue that caused players to lose respawn points if the respawn points were unavailable upon login.

Fixed client UI slowdown related to multiple fishing trade skill rank level-ups in the same play session.

Fixed an issue that caused items to not be given to the player when canceling sell orders if their inventory was over the weight capacity.

Implemented 86 unique Announcer samples per language to provide localized audio feedback.

The Reflected Mayhem earring will no longer break after one death. Its durability loss on death is now the same as other earrings.

Fixed an issue that prevented players from making progress in the Grasping at Shadows Void Gauntlet weapon quest when they reset it. Players that were stuck can now advance properly.

Added 85 crowd samples to enhance the audio experience in Arenas.

Fixed an issue that caused the Refreshing Divine Embrace perk to not work because the cooldown timer activated at the same frame the effect was triggered.

Developed the Announcer character with a unique personality inspired by Mad Max, featuring scripted and improvised lines.

Fixed an issue that caused enemies to drop empty loot bags at Highpass Cavern during The Way the Cookie Crumbles quest.

Removed the Winter Wanderer's cloak to match its initial release appearance.

Double XP bonuses for refining skills from June 20 to June 23.

Experience bonuses for gathering activities including fishing, harvesting, logging, mining, and skinning from June 13 to June 16.

Double XP for refining skills from June 20 to June 23.

All XP bonuses return on the 4th of July weekend.

Double XP for gathering skills from June 13 to June 16.

Weekly experience bonuses for players throughout June into early July.

Double character level XP weekend from June 23 to June 26.

PvP Arenas now award 250, 350, or 500 PvP XP for winning 0, 1, and 2 rounds respectively, up from 100, 200, or 300.

Fixed a bug that caused certain attacks and abilities to not work properly when your weapon was unsheathed after entering a Game Mode.

Fixed an issue that caused the First Light Faction Control Bonus to affect non-refining items.

Fixed an issue that caused Commander Thorpe to not drop Sapphire gypsum in Mutated versions of The Depths.

Players will now receive less PvP XP and Azoth Salt per capture after capturing 10 Faction Control Points within a 24 hour period.

Fixed an issue that caused the 'Flawless Victory' achievement to count towards matches when a member of your team died.

Fixed an issue that caused crafted items with only one possible Gear Score to not match their proper value.

Fixed an issue that caused crafting menu button timers to show incorrect values.

From June 6 to June 9, all weapons will receive double experience bonus up to level 20.

A month-long event featuring various bonus XP opportunities for leveling up weapons and trade skills.

Tier 3 aptitude rewards for the furnishing tradeskill have been improved.

Faction control point crafting yield bonuses will now compound additively with yield bonuses from tradeskill armor/levels.

Fixed an issue where this ability did not receive the correct healing reduction in Arenas.

PvP XP and Salt rewards are now more generous in OPR and Arenas, with adjustments to daily caps.

Increased the amount of coin in each of the coin packs received from the PvP Rewards Track.

Fixed an issue where opening the Scoreboard during a PvP Game Mode would kick the player out of the match.

Fixed an issue that allowed players to circumvent damage from the Arena’s Ring of Fire using certain abilities.

Fixed an issue that caused charged bow shots to have reduced accuracy.

Umbral Shards, Gems, and Repair Kits can no longer be dragged directly from Storage onto equipped items to prevent incorrect shard amounts.

Fixed an issue that caused normal shots to deal no damage for a short time after using an ability.

Fixed an issue causing certain moving or homing attacks to become stuck in place.

Continuation of the Varangian Knights story with new enemies and quest chain.

New small-scale PvP game mode where teams of 3 compete in a Best-of-5 format.

New system for earning rewards through various PvP activities.

New perks added specifically for PvP gameplay to enhance combat strategies.

Three new mutation types added to the weekly Expedition Mutator rotation.

Players can queue for Arena matches from any location through the main menu.

Players receive the same consumables based on their level upon entering the Arena.

The Arena mode unlocks at level 20, allowing players to compete with others around the same level.

An announcer has been added to the Arena to enhance the spectator experience.

A healing debuff has been introduced to reduce the reliance on the Life Staff in Arena matches.

A new 3v3 PvP Arena mode has been introduced, requiring teamwork to defeat opposing teams.

Curses that focus on nocturnal themes, adding effects like Weary and Blood Offering.

A new Mutator that causes mob enemies to explode upon death, encouraging communication among players.

Focuses on Nature Damage and Resistance, adding effects like Toxic and Compost for healing.

A Mutator that requires players to coordinate ability usage and positioning to avoid dangerous zones.

New gameplay mechanics that challenge players with different builds and strategies in Expeditions.

Focuses on Physical Damage, introducing effects like Berserk and Shattering for Stamina Damage.

10 Stat Boosting Food items to enhance specific attributes.

Cheer on content creators as they battle developers in 3v3 Arena matches. Events on May 12th, 19th, and 26th.

Each chest contains 5 Health Potions that instantly restore health.

2 Gemstone Dust to increase elemental damage absorption.

2 Oakflesh Balms to increase physical damage absorption.

Azoth Salt allows players to purchase PvP exclusive rewards.

Participate in the Public Test Realm to preview upcoming features like Arenas.

A Twitch Drop containing level appropriate loot for PvP battles, available for 96 hours after each event.

Supply chest includes 3 random pieces of exclusive PvP focused gear with higher rarities and perks.

2 Honing Stones to boost weapon damage temporarily.

Resolved an issue that allowed some players to instantly respawn and ignore wave respawn timers during War & Invasion.

Fixed an issue where the perk hit enemies twice and reduced its secondary burst damage and lifesteal.

Implemented a speculative fix for an issue causing players to encounter a respawn screen with an infinite timer.

Fixed an issue with the Region Transfer button to display a more accurate time for player transfers between regions.

Resolved an issue that caused players assigned to healing hotkeys to change during combat.

Fixed an issue where a character could get locked into an error message when attempting to log in.

Resolved an issue that could cause global events and timers to negatively impact server performance.

Resolved an issue that could cause a crafting session to fail during periods of high latency.

Resolved an issue that caused Alacrity, Empowered, and Fortified Amulet perks to disable Freedom, Vigor, and Invigorated Armor perks if equipped in a specific order.

Resolved an issue that caused Mortar Charge to get stuck in a state where all shots became mortar shots.

Tempest's Heart Replica weapons now craft within the intended 597 to 600 GS range.

Resolved an issue that caused Marks of Fortune dialogue to pop up when attempting to purchase server transfer tokens under certain conditions.

Players can now use names that were previously marked as ‘in-use’ by deleted characters.

Resolved a rare issue that caused Hatchet Berserk and Ice Gauntlet Ice Pylon abilities to not come off of cooldown.

Resolved an issue that allowed Shield perks to be applied even when a Sword wasn't equipped.

Resolved an issue that could permanently disable dodging after becoming exhausted.

Used to increase expertise for a type of gear. Players can collect up to 3 per day.

A rare drop providing superior storage capacity and a Corruption visual effect for homes. Limit 1 per player.

Disabled previous quest versions to allow completion via a new 'Solo' alternative. Players must re-obtain associated expedition quests.

Fixed an issue where Neishatun could become unresponsive during the encounter.

An enchanted consumable that grants extra luck for 40 minutes, scaling with player level. Limit of 5 per day.

Fixed several spots where players could avoid aggro or attacks in boss arenas.

Fixed an issue causing high-level elemental plants to drop incorrect resources when gathered.

Players can hunt corrupted rabbits for special rewards including Defiled Rabbit’s Foot and Diamond Gypsum.

Added measures to prevent players from re-entering a blocked-off encounter arena.

New PTR client available for download through Steam for players to test upcoming changes.

Players will receive multiple caches of special armor and weapons upon character creation on the PTR.

A brief stability test will be conducted on the PTR to vet changes before main game update.

Various quality-of-life changes aimed at improving gameplay experience.

Players can provide feedback and report bugs using the in-game feedback tool during the PTR.

Existing players can claim a free Black Bear Pelt Rug until April 18.

A new weapon, the Blunderbuss, has been added to the game.

Players can experience New World for free from April 7 to April 11.

Plans to merge free servers after the Steam Free Weekend to ensure healthy world populations.

A variety of quality of life changes have been recently added.

Standard and Deluxe editions of New World are 40% off until April 18.

Resetting the quest should now grant the item needed to complete it.

Defeating Commander Thorpe in the Expedition should now properly advance the quest.

Rewards should now be at the appropriate Expertise level.

A new ranged weapon that scales on strength and intelligence, featuring two mastery trees: Containment and Chaos.

Players can start a new quest series for the Blunderbuss by speaking to Wang Tang Zhi in Ebonscale Reach after reaching Level 60.

The final quest, The Heart of the Tempest, is given by Yseult Meredith at Mountain Home Outpost. It includes additional repeatable quests from Mara Rosa.

Fixed an issue where Mutated Expedition Tuning Orbs could only be purchased once per week instead of once every three days.

Fixed an issue where a War would not occur if the defending company had no members.

Fixed an issue where War cost was not refunded if the server was in maintenance mode during the Siege Window.

Fixed an issue where inputs buffered before a crowd control effect would activate when the effect ended, now clears the input buffer when crowd control is applied.

Fixed an issue where the Refreshing Harvest passive ability incorrectly reduced cooldown from any damage taken rather than only from Harvest Essence.

Fixed an issue which caused the Leaping Strike ability to be interrupted if the player was hit by a light attack.

Garden of Genesis and Lazarus Instrumentality Expedition Tuning Orbs can now be purchased once per day, down from once every three days.

Fixed an issue preventing certain characters on German or French language clients from interacting with crafting stations.

Reworked logging experience curve to speed up leveling, especially at lower levels.

Fixed an issue where attempting to use an ability and then swapping weapons would incorrectly attempt to use the ability on the new weapon sharing the same hotkey.

Fixed an issue preventing players from advancing past the glyph puzzle at the beginning of The Lazarus Instrumentality Expedition.

A huge swath of bug fixes included in the update.

Impactful balance changes across a variety of weapons.

An endgame expedition for 5 players that concludes the story of Isabella.

A ranged weapon that scales on strength and intelligence, featuring two mastery trees.

Fixed an issue where the On Fire passive was providing an escalating damage boost to critical hits.

Fixed an issue where DoT damage was resetting the hits of the Accumulating Power passive preventing it from being consistently triggered.

The Absolute Terror item’s second Keen perk has been replaced with the Refreshing perk.

Fixed an issue that could cause players in PvP to enter a state where their movement speed was incorrectly adjusted for long periods of time.

Fixed an issue where equipment couldn’t be upgraded while storage was opened, if there were umbral shards in storage.

Fixed an issue where the same player could be listed multiple times on the War/Invasion roster list.

Fixed an issue where the On Fire passive was not triggering a guaranteed critical hit on every third attack.

Fixed an issue where the unlock messaging was inconsistent on higher Mutator difficulties.

Changes to scoring mechanisms and rewards in Outpost Rush, including reduced points for kills.

Fixed an issue where Mending Evasion would reset your lowest active cooldown.

New physics collider solution to reduce pushback from AI creatures and improved targeting.

Fixed a bug where rapidly dropping and picking up items could cause them to disappear from the bag and inventory.

Fixed an issue where the Ice Gauntlet's Punishing Storm was increasing all player damage instead of just the Ice Storm's damage.

A dedicated Trade Chat channel has been added for players to sell items.

Fixed an issue where players could not fast travel to home or respawn at home after relogging.

Significant reworks to the Great Axe's 'Gravity Well' and Musket's key abilities.

Recovery time for dodges shortened and basic attack startups can now be dodge and block canceled.

Fixed an issue where collision geometry could disappear at region borders.

Housing system has had an overhaul on how data is being stored to prevent issues with players losing their houses or items.

Launching off lower height objects will no longer trigger a landing reaction animation.

Updated the coin rewards payout for Juniper Berries based on player level.

Outpost Rush gear now rolls from a fixed list of perks ideal for PvP combat.

Fixed an issue where sheathing the Rapier after triggering Evade would result in a persistent movement speed buff.

Fixed a bug where the UI could incorrectly select an incorrect item briefly after scrolling.

The PTR will officially open on February 3, allowing players to test upcoming features.

A cleanup pass across all weapon types to improve abilities and perks.

Reduced leveling requirements by 10% for several tradeskills.

Weapons can now be swapped during reactions, dodges, and traversal with a 1-second cooldown.

New end-game feature that augments enemies in expeditions, changing encounter strategies.

New resource that allows players to increase item Gear Score from 600 to 625.

Expertise cap raised to 625 to support higher-difficulty Mutated Expeditions.

Fixed an issue where the wrong mob could spawn for the quest 'Guardian of the Light'.

Addressed an issue where players would slide when animation cancelling Void Blade heavy attacks.

Players couldn’t gain more than 3 levels of Aptitude when crafting large quantities of items.

Players can no longer jump-cancel the bow firing recovery; a .33 second delay is now enforced.

Resolved an issue causing permanent disease and slow effects in PvP.

Resolved an issue where The Surgeon, Pit Lord Daehi, Baines, and Mordici The Mortician were not dropping battle trophy materials.

Disabled quests missing aspects and rewards, including Edge of the World, Call Beyond the Void, Stirs the Awakened, The Cursed Blade, and Sensou no Ko.

Significantly increased drop rates for Named Enemies in Expeditions.

Fixed an issue that allowed players to instantly jump-cancel the bow shot recovery.

Added Umbral Shards to upgrade equipment from Gear Score 600 to 625.

New end-game feature that augments Normal and Named Enemies in expeditions, changing encounter strategies.

Players will receive multiple caches of special armor and weapons upon character creation on the PTR.

Brute Summoning Stone cost increased from 500 to 750 Azoth Essence.

Dramatically reduced the distance factor for Azoth required for Fast Travel.