This week, there's less news than usual. Still, it's a case of quality over quantity - several MMOs had major updates go live, one Eastern MMO open pre-registration for their Western launch, and one developer procured $22M in funding.
More details about The Celestial Throne, the firstmajor update for Zenith: The Last City are out with patch notes detailing the six new dungeons and raids, new rewards, gear, dozens of new quests, and more.
The Celestial Throne, the first major update for Zenith: the Last City, is coming next week on June 16th. The update adds six new dungeons, 20 new quests, daily quests, a matchmaking system, and more.
Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related so you don't have to. This week, we have several alpha and beta tests going on, plus a couple of final releases on the horizon.
Prepare for The Celestial Throne. Zenith: The Last City will be getting its first major update, with dozens of hours of content, including six new instanced dungeons, new systems, and quality of life changes.
The Zenith: The Last City needs help testing its upcoming patch, and those who can make a playtest this afternoon will be able to walk away with two referral points for their time.
The future of Zenith will depend on core architectural upgrades, according to the team at RamenVR. To that end the developers have released a new architectural update that's ready for testing on the Public Test Realm. The implementation of the new architecture will allow for more interactive gameplay features in the future.
Zenith: The Last City dev Ramen VR has released a sneak peek at The Seething Depths, an upcoming 4-person mid-level instanced dungeon, and an update on what else is to come.
Zenith: The Last City is getting a new update that fixes quests, adds inventory space and organization, and adds an all-new referral system.
Meet the team behind Zenith: The Last City in a new behind the scenes video covering everything from design philosophy, process, and how it all began.
Ramen VR has landed a new $35m investment that will grow Zenith: The Last City, doubling the studio size and expanding the game into cross-platform interconnected experiences.
Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related so you don't have to. After a rather quiet episode last week, developers are back at it this week. Although some developers announced test delays, many studios pushed out patches filled with new content and updates. We even have a new addition to the IMS, though some of you won't be too excited to hear it includes NFTs. In any event, there's a lot to cover, so let's quit wasting time and get started with this week's Indie MMO Spot
Zenith: The Last City, the VR MMORPG by RamenVR, has been out for over a month. While it had some server issues at release, those are now resolved. How is the game shaping up as a long-term home? Check out Kevin's final score and thoughts.
An update for Zenith: The Last City fixes several bugs impacting the player experience, including getting stuck or allocations or equipped godstones being undone on logout.
Each week, we scour the internet for all things indie MMO-related so you don't have to. This week we have a healthy amount of alpha and beta news, tons of blog posts outlining patch updates, and there are even a couple of studios changing direction on their development. But hey, why waste time telling you what you'll find below when you could already be reading it. So let's quit wasting time and get started with this week's Indie MMO Spotlight.