Teddy Kim, Atlantica Online Product Manager, writes this week's MMORPG.com developer journal about the game's upcoming patch.

It's a new month, and it's time for a new patch, with great new features just around the corner. In the last journal, we hinted at the Hwarang's arrival with an in-depth feature. Well, the wait's over, and players will be finally able to get their hands on the Hwarang. As we mentioned previously, the Hwarang quest will be available near the level 112 dungeon, Bulguksa, from a Hwarang NPC named "Kim Yoo Shin." But that's just a small piece of the large up-coming patch.

One of the biggest changes players will notice is the upgrade of our game engine. Atlantica was optimized to perform at a smoother pace with less loading times for those with lower-end machines. Those who frequent Rome, the hub of Atlantica, will notice that issues that normally arise due to high population will be less apparent. Furthermore, an automatic graphic option has been added. So depending on the situation, graphical settings will be adjusted automatically to increase performance. Of course, we don't want to force anything on the players so this feature is entirely optional and can be changed in the graphics menu.

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