Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related, so you don’t have to. This week, Anvil Empires (image above) tests out modular housing, Corepunk is ready to begin community testing while Nightingale adds more testers, and Dragon and Home celebrates its two-year anniversary. Plenty of other stuff is also going on, so let’s quit wasting time and get started with this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight.
Adventure Land
In a recent Discord post, it was revealed that Adventure Land would become open source, possibly within a couple of months.
Anvil Empires
Anvil Empires’ next Pre-Alpha test is still set for Tuesday at 1PM ET. The test is focused on settlement building, but PvP will still be enabled throughout the session. Modular housing is a new feature being added for the upcoming test.
BitCraft
It’s time for a little bit of BitCraft hide-and-seek in this week’s Twitter vignette.
Are you afraid of the big, bad wolf? pic.twitter.com/yew3xKbbod
— BitCraft (@BitCraftOnline) August 15, 2023
Coreborn: Nations of the Ultracore
For those of you lucky enough to be headed to Gamescom next week, be sure to stop by and check out Coreborn at the Indie Arena Booth.
Corepunk
Corepunk developer Artificial Core made a rare blog post to announce that they would begin closed testing in September. Testing will begin with a small group of community members, with more people being added over time. In advance of the test, another post gave an update on the progress the team has made over the last few months.
Dragon and Home
Dragon and Home is celebrating its two-year anniversary with a new event. Complete the anniversary main quest for a music box, complete the 2nd-anniversary quests for a total of 7 days to earn Sakura, a life skill kite, and visit Sakura’s Anniversary Celebration Shop to pick up festival goodies before the event ends on September 1st.
Elethor
The v35 Swarm Rework update is now live.
Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore
Patch 2.5 went live this week, adding more characters per account, vocation tuning, and a long list of bug fixes.
Genfanad
Instead of a big weekly update, Genfanad’s recent post teased a big announcement coming next week.
Gloria Victis
Update 371 is here, and Fief point adjustments, siege preparation, and kick animations are just a few of the topics covered.
Ilysia
After multiple delays, Ilysia’s Beta 1 finally took place, running from August 8th through the 17th. Beta 2 quickly followed, starting on Friday, August 18th. Beta 2 is expected to run through Wednesday, August 23rd.
Into the Echo
Mark your calendars, Journey Across Raava’s Early Access is set to begin on August 25th. If you haven’t already done so, you can sign up for an invite on the Into The Echo website.
Loftia
With their amazingly successful Kickstarter, new tiers and rewards have been added to the campaign.
Mad World
Mad World revealed an updated roadmap for the remainder of 2023. Comprised of three segments (Aug-Sept, Oct-Nov, and Winter Season), the roadmap is full of new dungeons, pet updates, combat changes, Tribes additions and updates, and much more.
Mirage Online Classic
The new endgame dungeon, Catacombs, was added this week. According to a Discord post, the dungeon difficulty is rated as “Really fricking hard.”
Nightingale
Approximately 2000 new testers have been invited to join Nightingale’s playtest. We can also expect a strong presence from Nightingale at Gamescom, including a new trailer, giveaways, and gameplay coverage.
Palia
Patch 0.116 is now live. The update includes a new main story quest, found item quests, and much more. And if you’re still on the fence about trying out Palia, Kelas Lloyd chimes in on whether Singularity 6 has nailed its vision for a cozy MMO.
Profane
Profane’s Alpha Roadmap update for August has been posted online.
Prosperous Universe
With the Liquidity release in the rearview mirror, Michi talks about the future of PU in Development Log #399.
Ravendawn
With the first part of Open Beta 2 completed, fans of Ravendawn can expect a new gameplay weekend schedule in the next few days.
Realm of the Mad God
We’re past the halfway point of the Month of the Mad God, but a recent dev post covers the upcoming changes with the Enchantment 2.0 update.
Wurm Online
With all of the recent staff changes, Head Game Master Pomona took the time to post a behind-the-scenes update on the Wurm Online forums.
Zenith: The Last City
Rings & Ruins Update 1 went live this week. Along with multiple fixes, Update 1 adds a new NPC, Trimm, to Skylands Base Camp. Visit Trimm to adjust your appearance or rename your in-game character.
