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Indie MMO Spotlight: Web3 Development Is Hard Work

Mitch Gassner Updated: Posted:
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Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related, so you don’t have to. This week, Ship of Heroes has a dev update, Ember Sword talks about the struggles of making a Web3 MMO, and Corepunk launches into Early Access. 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

Clockwork Labs has opened up the remaining time of Closed Alpha 3 to anyone who want to give it a try. Just head to BitCraft’s official site and sign up to play.

Broken Ranks

Broken Ranks’ Black Friday sale runs through December 2 at 10am server time. And for anyone who has questions about the new loot system, there is now a FAQ that will hopefully give you the answers you seek.

Corepunk

Early Access kicked off on Tuesday. As expected, there have been several bug fixes and server restarts the last few days, but the server was currently up and running on Saturday morning.

Elethor

A recent post on the Elethor Discord discusses gearsets, which is part of the upcoming update.

Ember Sword

A new post by Ember Sword founder and CEO Mark Laursen discusses the challenges of building a Web3 game and how the Early Access launch on December 2 is a defining moment in the development of Ember Sword.

Embers Adrift

Embers Adrift posted a new Dev Update about the upcoming release on Steam. The Steam page is now live, so you can wishlist the MMO now.

Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore

Patch 3.5.0 is now live. With the patch, Ethyrial has been upgraded from Unity 2022 to Unity 6. The update also added the new Pouch slots as well as several UI/UX improvements.

Fractured Online

Since going free-to-play a little over a week ago, Fractured Online has had multiple bugfix patches.

Prosperous Universe

Michi discusses the “Unhappy Path” of development in Development Log #461.

The Quinfall

After the feedback from The Quinfall’s 3rd Beta Test, applications for the Community Test Team are now open.

Ravendawn

The Regional Channel System is a new feature being added to Ravendawn. You can read all about it in this blog post.

Realm of the Mad God

Season 18 is here!

Ship of Heroes

A new Dev Update talks about the MMO’s difficulty settings and updated animations. The update also sends out a call for additional testers.



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Mitch Gassner

Part-time game reviewer, full-time gaming geek, Mitch was introduced to Pac-Man and Asteroids at Shakey's Pizza in the '70s and has been hooked on games ever since. Mitch has always had an opinion to share on anything gaming, but it wasn't until 2018 that he began his writing side hustle. Mitch currently writes about gaming and tech for MMORPG and Gamespace.com. You can find him on X @mitchgassner.