Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related, so you don’t have to. This week, Britannia suspends development over IP issues, Cinderstone misses another update release, and Wurm Online loses some staff members. On the bright side, Genfanad hints at some big changes, Ilysia has resolved its Mage Portal issues, and Ravendawn entered Open Beta. Plenty of other stuff is also going on, so let’s quit wasting time and get started with this week’s Indie MMO Spotlight.
BitCraft
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— BitCraft (@BitCraftOnline) July 25, 2023
Britaria
With intellectual property rights at risk, the development of Britaria has been put on hold. According to this post on Discord, Citadel Studios is facing financial difficulties, which would allow them to terminate their agreement with Moonglow Games.
Broken Ranks
Update 6.3 went live on Wednesday. The changelog includes added difficulties for boss instances and other miscellaneous QoL improvements and bug fixes.
Cinderstone Online
Last week’s announcement that the Tier 2 patch would go live this week was followed this week by a notice on Discord that the patch has been delayed. Although the Tier 2 classes are complete, other “challenges” need to be addressed before the patch can go live.
Coreborn: Nations of the Ultracore
Early Access Patch #3 went live this week. The patch notes highlights include additional inventory space, minor changes to the town attack mechanics, and holes in the world being fixed.
Dreamworld
Dreamworld’s weekly patch highlights include UI updates, glider and mount improvements, and tutorial polish.
Ember Sword
With the application period for the Alpha Land Sale over, applicants who were awarded land have until today (July 30th) to claim their land.
Embers Adrift
A new State of the Game blog was posted this week. The blog covers the switch to buy to play, recent updates, and changes to King’s Keep.
Eternal Tombs
Eternal Tombs is looking for testers.
Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore
Friday’s expected patch has been moved to today, July 30th, to coincide with the new merged server launch.
Foxhole
A new war, ABLE 106, started on Friday. Chapter 5 of A Chronicle of Ashes: Whedon’s Row was also released on Wednesday.
Fractured Online
Right in the middle of its Server War, Fractured Online implemented the biggest rebalancing patch in the history of the MMO.
Genfanad
Genfanad’s July: Behind the Scenes news post went live this week. Topics include the upcoming CLicHE Integration Update, as well as a teaser about the future of Genfanad.
Gloria Victis
GV’s update was postponed until next week, but a new YouTube Short will help players get started with building their castle on the Guild Islands.
Ilysia
With all of the Mage Portal issues resolved, Beta 1 was scheduled to start on Friday, July 28th, but experienced delays. Beta 1 is only scheduled to last three days, but Beta 2 should be coming soon.
Loftia
The newest edition of Loftian Skies, Loftia’s dev newsletter, was posted on Wednesday.
Nightingale
We get more Nightingale lore in a new YouTube Short that sheds some light on the inspirations for Nightingale’s creatures.
Open Perpetuum Project
Is OPP still alive and kicking? Judging by this video from YouTuber VisualTunic488, there’s still a lot going on.
Palia
Palia has set August 2nd as the date for their official cinematic trailer reveal.
Past Fate
Past Fate is currently running an Open Alpha Weekend. Hurry, though, because the test will shut down on July 31st, 12:00 UTC+2. If you can’t make the Open Alpha Weekend, you can still catch up on development in the latest Past Fate dev vlog.
Prosperous Universe
Michi covers contract details in Development Log #396. And the Liquidity release went live on July 26th.
Ravendawn
If you missed the livestream on July 15th, you can now watch it below. You can also check out Developer Update #27, or just jump right into the Open Beta, which went live on Thursday.
Scars of Honor
SoH shared their July 2023 Test Aftermovie, The First Drums of War, this week.
Trials of Ascension
It’s been quite a while since we’ve seen Trials of Ascension in the Indie MMO Spotlight, and unfortunately, its reappearance comes in the form of bad news. According to a Discord post this week, development has stalled, and we are now looking at a 2024/2025 release.
Villagers & Heroes
Patch 5.7.0 went live on Monday.
Wild Terra 2: New Lands
Update 2.2.344 went live this week, bringing a journal, new abilities, and myriad improvements.
Wurm Online
According to an announcement this week, several Wurm Online staff members have left the project.
