Horizons Patch 1 - Version 27.010.1 - November 6, 2024

Changes

• Running back to a mount when using the Mount ability in the half-mounted radius is now available as a toggle option
  • This new option can be found in the General section of the settings menu

• Crystal Cobra: Some abilities have had their damage and potency reduced
• Crystal Beetle: The Lightning Strike ability has had its duration and frequency reduced

• The Journal mission Your voice sounds familiar has been renamed Talk to yourself and its reward has been adjusted:
  • 200 Ghost Victory Emote Charges Masters Tome of Insight

• Based on feedback, mobs in Encampments no longer have a Fame penalty, resulting in a significant increase in Fame gained per mob
  • Fame required to complete the objective has been increased proportionally to match the new values
  • To mitigate the risk of creating extremely powerful Fame farms, Fame can no longer be gained from mobs after the objective has been completed or if the player is outside the Encampment area
• Tomes of Insight have been removed from Uncommon, Rare, and Legendary Caches to partially offset the increase in Fame
• Common Caches continue to reward the majority of their Tomes of Insight, but at a slightly reduced value
  • Common Caches have been renamed to Common Tome Caches to highlight their primary reward
• As a result of Fame increases, Might conversions have increased accordingly
  • To partially offset this, the Might rewarded for completing the objective has been reduced
• These changes result in an overall buff to the Fame gained from Encampments
• The changes above also apply to Mists Camps
• Solo Caches in Open World Dynamic Encampments have had their loot values (excluding Tomes of Insight) substantially increased

Combat Balance Changes

• Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff)
  • Shield damage absorption: 200 240
  • Max channel time: 9s 6s

• Ray of Light (all Bows)
  • Damage: 158.55 164

• Forceful Bolts (all Crossbows)
  • Effect now charges with 5 spells instead of 3 normal attacks

• Cursed Beam (all Cursed Staffs)
  • AoE damage vs mobs: 68 58

• Ring of Death (Twin Slayers)
  • Improved Recall hit detection

• Arctic Volley (Arctic Staff)
  • Cooldown: 20s 15s
  • Initial energy cost: 8 3
  • Damage: 97 90
• Frost (all Frost Staffs)
  • Effect now charges with 5 spells instead of 3 normal attacks

• Giant Steps (Forge Hammer)
  • Damage: 110 125

• Sacred Pulse (all Holy Staffs)
  • Damage vs mobs: 112 168

• Vault Leap (regular Quarterstaff)
  • Range: 12m 13m

• Light Spark (Lightcaller)
  • Radius: 5m 4m
  • Damage: 83 75

• Fling (Glaive)
  • Cast range: 4m 5m
  • Pull distance: 7m 10m

• Splitting Slash (all Swords)
  • Root: 1.24s 1s
  • Damage: 135.14 123

• Dismount Area
  • Radius: 15m 18m

Fixes

• Fixed issue where using the last food or potion while a recastable spell was active would prevent the spell from being recast

• [DESKTOP] Fixed issue where increasing the size of party markers would not affect mob markers
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue that altered the default spell button order in the Virtual Joystick layout
• [MOBILE]Fixed issue where a section of the Guild Members list would not display correctly
• Fixed issue where the Inventory UI could open unexpectedly
• Fixed issue that could prevent the avatar and items in the Inventory UI from displaying
• Fixed issue where an Awakened item shared in chat could display incorrectly
• Fixed issue where binding a new key would not override the previous one
• Fixed issue where internal tags would be visible in the warning tooltip for blocked Hideout placements
• Fixed issue where the minimap would not be visible in 20v20 Arena matches
• Fixed issue where the Faction Outposts contested animation would not display properly in the World Map
• Fixed issue where some HUD elements could disappear when entering Randomized Dungeons
• Fixed issue where the Item Power of the player challenging to a duel would not be displayed
• Fixed issue where the chat size would reset after making changes to the HUD

• Fixed issue where the Fame gained from various activities would not be displayed in overhead messages or the combat log
• Fixed issue where Dynamic Resource Hotspots could spawn resources of a lower tier than expected
• Fixed issue where Enchanted resources would not display their special effects in Dynamic Resource Hotspots
• Fixed issue where the S.A.F.E. Portal's location on the Region Map would not always update to its new location after maintenance
• Fixed issue where completing a higher level of the Journal mission Visit a Guild Island would not complete the corresponding lower levels
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where Outland Banks would not be visible to some players
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue preventing interaction with entrances to Hallowed Ground Group Dungeons and Group Dungeons in the Roads of Avalon
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where some Android users could not update or launch the game client
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where some Book Chests would not be visible to Android users
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes

This November, unleash the Steelplate Cougar, a predator born of darkness and the sheen of polished steel. With bared fangs and gleaming eyes, this Swiftclaw skin combines deadly grace with the strength of plate armor to pounce at a moments notice. Unlock this fearsome kitten on any server and it will be available to all your characters there. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes"]https://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/6424164613c3f_720.mp4[/video] Form a pack of terrifying mounts with your friends, and you'll not only dominate the battlefield, but also earn Fame and Gold. Heres whats available with each friend you invite:

• Refer1 Friend: Steelplate Cougar mount skin
• Refer3 Friends: A T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame
• Refer5 Friends: A T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame
• Bonus for yourfirst-ever referral: A T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame
• Additionally, foreach friendyou refer, you'll receive500 Gold!

• Step 1: Share your referral link with a friend, which you can findherewhen logged into the website with your game account.
• Step 2: Your friend signs up to Albion Online.
• Step 3: Your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium status, unlocking your rewards.

The Grim Challenge has risen, and with it a dark presence flickers its tongue, searching for its next victim the poisonous Pest Lizard is slithering from its tomb, leaving a trail of venom in its wake! By earning Challenge Points through open-world activities, you can claim this toxic mount and other sinister rewards. Rise to the challenge and claim them before they crawl back into their crypt!

Pestilential Prizes For Intrepid Adventurers

How to participate in the Adventurer's Challenge

Season 25 starts Saturday, and this time theres a special treat in store, as the AlbionTV crew will be broadcasting live from the Sandbox Interactive studio! Starting at 14:00 UTC on November 2, hosts Shozen and Bogul will bring you live coverage of the invasions on Albion Asia and Albion Europe on https://www.twitch.tv/albiononline. Who knows, maybe theyll even have a special guest or two? Then later, at 01:00 UTC on November 3, Robinhoodrs and Nazori will introduce the invasions on Albion Americas. The schedule for each server is:

• 14:00 UTC on November 2: Albion Asia live from Albion HQ
• 18:00 UTC on November 2: Albion Europe live from Albion HQ
• 01:00 UTC on November 3: Albion Americas

The Horizons are open! Today sees Albions latest update arrive, bringing with it improved open-world gameplay, some huge new UI features, new Albion Journal categories, and much more. And, as always, theres a fresh trailer to boot. Check it out here: [previewyoutube=_zw91Vj29nc?rel=0;full][/previewyoutube]

Unexpected Encounters

S.A.F.E. Travels

Freedom at your Fingertips

Note: With the significant changes to the game settings system in this update, previously saved settings will be reset for all users. We apologize for any inconvenience. [quote]Horizons reinvigorates the open world with a more dynamic, rewarding, and accessible gameplay experience, as well as enhanced PvE challenges. It also introduces significant quality-of-life improvements, new customization options, and two new Albion Journal categories.[/quote]

New Open World Objectives

• These Encampments come in two sizes: Solo for individual players, and Group for parties of about 5 players
• Approaching an active Encampment activates a quest for the player or party that finds it, to earn a certain amount of Fame from clearing its mobs:
  • Fame requirements scale with an Encampments tier and region type
    • Quest progress is not affected by Premium or Fame bonuses
  • Party progress is shared, as long as members stay within the camp's vicinity
    • Fame is divided among party members, meaning larger groups will need to defeat more mobs to complete the quest
  • Once a quest has been started, you can leave the region and return to the camp within 60 minutes without losing your progress, provided the camp hasnt gone inactive
  • Camps in Yellow and Red Zones are unrestricted PvP areas
• Clearing an Encampment rewards the player or party with access to a Cache containing valuable loot, as well as Might and Favor
  • Loot distribution and rarity is instanced for each player
  • If unclaimed, loot is automatically removed from these Caches 10 minutes after a camp is completed
• When a camp becomes inactive, all mobs, map markers, caches, and quest progress are immediately removed

• These maps are unlocked by defeating Faction mobs within a radius around them, independent of the Dynamic Encampments quest
• Boss Lairs correspond to the size of the camp, whether solo or group
  • Solo Lair Maps have a higher spawn rate in Solo Dynamic Encampments than in other open-world mob camps
  • Group Lair Maps only spawn in Group Encampments
• Once a player interacts with the map, it disappears for everyone else
• Defeating the Lairs Boss unlocks an additional chest, with its rarity only revealed once completed

• Characters, Hideouts, and furniture will be removed from these areas when the update goes live:
  • Characters and Hideouts, along with all their contents, will be automatically relocated
  • Guilds are able to move their Hideouts for free for up to three days after relocation
  • Furniture in the open world will be destroyed

Outlands Changes

• Destinations are random within each Portal Town's assigned section of the Outlands, with no overlap between S.A.F.E. Portal ranges:
  • A map overlay highlights the portals assigned region, making it easy to identify the destination range
• Portal use requires a fee:
  • This fee increases with each subsequent use within a limited time to discourage players from fishing for specific locations
  • After using any S.A.F.E. Portal, there is a 30 second cooldown before another portal can be opened
• Personal portal mechanics:
  • After paying the fee, the player is teleported instantly and appears through a personal S.A.F.E. Portal, receiving a region change protection bubble upon arrival
  • The personal S.A.F.E. Portal location is indicated exclusively on the owners world and region maps, but it is visible in the game world when the owner is nearby
  • The personal S.A.F.E. Portal remains open for 90 minutes, providing enough time for exploration and a safer, instant teleport back to the originating Portal City
  • Using the personal S.A.F.E. Portal to return to the Portal City is free
• S.A.F.E. Portals close under the following conditions:
  • Its duration expires
  • It is used to return
  • The player dies, uses Journey Back, or travels to another safe location
  • The player collects any items from containers or performs trades with another player

• There is now a bonus to gathering and fishing Fame in the Outlands, based on the quality of the Region
• Fame from gathering, fishing, and defeating mobs, as well as Silver and loot from mobs and chests, all scale higher towards the center of the Outlands
• Mobs have increased health and damage in higher-quality regions
  • This does not apply to resource and territory mobs (such as Hide Animals and Territory Guards)
• Outlands region maps now include a dropdown with information showing reward bonuses and mob strength modifiers

Other Open World Changes

• Some Tier 6 regions can now be found in Yellow Zones, and some Tier 5 regions in Blue Zones, giving players access to a broader range of content before stepping into full-loot PvP zones

• Tier 7 resources now spawn in Tier 7 Red Zones

• Kill details are now suppressed for 5 minutes for everyone except the killer and the victim
• During a regions Prime Time, the Next Activity Chest Value overlay now displays the current chest value instead of the upcoming one
• The value of Hidden Treasures has been increased by roughly 400%

Mob Power Changes

• Mobs from Tier 5 and above now receive incremental power boosts, starting with a 9% increase at Tier 5 and 42% by Tier 8
• These adjustments do not apply to:
  • Avalonians in the Roads of Avalon
  • Tracking targets
  • Demons in Hellgates and Corrupted Dungeons
  • Elite enemies in Randomized Dungeons and World Boss Areas
  • Territory Guards
• As mob power increases, corresponding rewards (Fame, loot, and Silver) will scale as well to offer more substantial incentives for taking on these tougher foes
• Note that these changes are distinct from the mob power changes mentioned above (in Region Difficulty and Reward Modifiers)

Group Content Changes

• Rewards now scale with group size, increasing significantly as more players are involved

• Group Randomized Dungeon entrances now close a short time after a player enters
  • Royal Continent: 60 seconds
  • Outlands: 90 seconds
  • As with Solo Randomized Dungeons, a channel is now required to enter
• Fame and loot rewards for groups of 3 or more players have been increased by approximately 50%

• Crystal Beetle
  • A powerful, winged enemy which can punish its attackers with lightning strikes and magical energy
• Crystal Cobra
  • A vicious and intimidating reptile which can spit devastating, poisonous venom

• All Crystal Creatures, including Crystal Spiders, now spawn much more frequently; their spawn rate is adjusted based on the overall Guild Season point output
• Each individual Crystal Creature now yields less loot and Might, to partially counterbalance their significantly increased frequency
  • Loot rewards have been reduced by 56%, and Might by 83%
• Crystal Creatures no longer grant Favor, so that their rewards can be more focused on loot
• Crystal Creatures are now only marked on the map when players are nearby

Quick Settings Presets

• Presets can be accessed and managed from the bottom-left corner of the main in-game Settings menu
• Each preset can include settings from the following categories:
  • General
  • Graphics
  • Audio
  • Interface (including the new HUD Editor layouts)
  • Controls
  • Social
• Players can either start a fresh preset, or duplicate an existing one
  • A preset can then be customized by modifying settings as needed
• Up to 14 presets can be saved for specific playstyle needs or activities, such as PvP, ZvZ, PvE, or gathering
• Custom names and key bindings can be assigned to each preset for quick switching
• Presets can be exported to share with friends, guildmates, or other players

HUD Editor

• The HUD Editor can be opened from the Interface section of the in-game settings menu
• When entering the Editor, all HUD elements are highlighted on the screen, even those not currently active
• Players can freely move and adjust most elements
  • Selecting Align to Elements snaps components to other UI elements
  • Selecting Align to Grid reveals a grid for precise placement
• Each element can be clicked to open a dedicated settings window
  • Here, adjust anchor points, scale, and opacity can be adjusted
• Some elements are part of predefined groups, allowing for simultaneous movement and scaling for easier organization
  • Each individual element within these groups can still be adjusted independently
  • Custom groups can be created
• Some elements have additional specific settings for further customization
  • For example, the Status Effects bar can be configured to adjust its layout in rows and columns
• On mobile, the offset to the screen edge can also be adjusted

• After making adjustments in the HUD Editor, players can save their custom HUD layouts
• Up to 10 layouts can be saved for different activities
• These can be easily switched with the new Quick Presets feature
• Once saved, layouts can be quickly accessed from the Interface settings menu
• To share a layout, players can copy it to the clipboard and share it
  • This layout can be imported and saved directly into the HUD Editor
• Layouts are platform-specific and can only be shared between players on the same platform (PC or mobile)

• The scale of the HUD layout is now adjusted independently from the window scale
  • Window scaling now refers exclusively to UI windows like menus and popups
• Due to low demand, the default layout Spells on Right has been removed
  • Players who wish to use this setup can recreate it manually using the HUD Editor

Inventory and Storage Improvements

• The equipped items display above the players inventory can be condensed into a compact view
  • This allows more inventory space to view carried items
• Item sizes in the inventory can be customized, allowing more items to be visible at once
• Items in a players inventory can be sorted by the following categories
  • Weight
  • Tier
  • Estimated Market Value
  • Estimated Value by Weight
• Items can now be repaired from inside bank tabs, with the option to Repair All items in one click
• A new Move All button allows for easy transfers between inventory, chests and bank tabs
• Item search is now also available in the inventory UI
• The average item power of your equipped items is now displayed in the header of the inventory UI
• [DESKTOP] When mounting or dismounting transport mounts, a visual indicator in the inventory and the HUD now shows your load capacity change

New Albion Journal Categories

• This category challenges players to participate in group and guild activities, encouraging players to work together in large-scale battles, guild missions, and other social events

• This category introduces missions that revolve around managing your personal and guild islands, including farming and island upgrades

• New subcategories and missions have been added:
  • A new PvE subcategory for Dynamic Encampments
  • New Exploration missions focused on S.A.F.E. Portals and Open World Coffers
  • New Gathering missions related to Dynamic Resource Hotspots
• Improved automatic Journal mission recommendations and mission order
• Adjusted various mission conditions to enhance early-game progression
• Achievement mission progress elements in the Albion Journal UI are now fully clickable

Additional Changes and Improvements

• The Fame penalty applied to mobs within MistsCamps, due to them being quest NPCs with very high respawn rates, has been increased from 60% to 90%
  • Our intention is for camps to be played once before exhausting their value and needing to move on, but due to the high concentration of champion-level enemies in the new Dynamic Encampments, their potential for becoming a Fame camp was too great due to their high respawn rate
• Removed quest completion Fame
• Significantly increased the amount of Tomes of Insight within Personal Chests, to counter the lost Fame from mobs and quest completion
  • These changes should entirely counterbalance each other so that there is no change to the total amount of Fame from Mists Camps

• New categories to Player Rankings are available:
  • PvP Fame - Open World
  • PvP Fame - Mists
  • PvP Fame - Corrupted Dungeons
  • PvP Fame - Hell Gates
  • PvP Fame - Roads of Avalon
  • PvE Fame - Open World
  • PvE Fame - Mists
  • PvE Fame - Roads of Avalon
  • PvE Fame - Hardcore Expeditions
  • PvE Fame - Solo Dungeons
  • PvE Fame - Group Dungeons
  • PvE Fame - Raid Dungeons
  • PvE Fame - Static Dungeons
  • Tracking Fame
  • Gathering Fame - Fiber
  • Gathering Fame - Hide
  • Gathering Fame - Ore
  • Gathering Fame - Stone
  • Gathering Fame - Wood
  • Gathering Fame - Fishing
  • Journal Missions Completed
• Fame gained prior to the Horizons Update will not count towards these new categories, but will still count towards the old ranking categories

• [DESKTOP] Players can now double the size of all markers through the party menu
  • This ensures better visibility during large-scale battles
• Marked nametags will no longer disappear prematurely when the tagged player runs north of the screen
  • This matches the behavior of off-screen tags in other directions

• The gathering animation for Wood Axes has been reworked, providing a more visually dynamic and polished look to the woodcutting process
• Animations for the Deadly Chop and Battle Rush abilities have been improved for all Two-Handed Axe variants
• The Infernal Monstrosity and Bound Molten Demon have received a visual overhaul, with updated attack animations and spell effects
• The first Heretic Mine Expedition has received environmental improvements

• The pursuit range of Siphoning Mages has been reduced
• Dropped Banners no longer reduce Fortification protection
• The Energy destruction rate on Territory raids has been doubled from 5% to 10%
• The Enchantment level of Random Dungeon Maps now matches the Enchantment level of the dungeon it spawns
• Destiny Board highlighting has been polished, and is less glaring when zoomed in
• [MOBILE] The Virtual Controller and Tap Controls style settings in the Controls General section of the in-game Settings menu are now defaults for recommended Control options
• [MOBILE] Added a new server selection UI
• [DESKTOP] While in half-mounted radius, players now run to their mount before starting the mounting action, aligning with the existing Mobile behavior

Combat Balance Changes

• Bloody Reap (Infernal Scythe)
  • Cooldown: 20s 25s

• Pyroblast (one-handed Fire Staff)
  • Initial channel damage: 190 140
  • Channel damage after 0.6s: 266 240
  • Channel damage after 1.2s: 342 340

• Generous Heal (all Holy Staffs)
  • Heal: 132 100
  • Cooldown: 2s 1.5s
  • Now increases all healing received by the target by 5% for 4s, stacking up to 3 times
• Holy Flash (all Holy Staffs)
  • Heal: 130 117
  • Max targets: 5 10
• Holy Beam (all Holy Staffs)
  • Channel duration: 6s 3s
  • Cooldown: 16s 10s
  • Healing now starts at 60 and increases by 5 every 0.5s (previously started at 30 and increased by 30 per tick)
    • Total possible healing: 840 525

• Rejuvenating Flower (all Nature Staffs)
  • Empower Time: 0s 0s, 2s 1.5s, 4s 3s
  • Spell effect area radius: 1m 1.5m
• Cleanse Heal (all Nature Staffs)
  • Max targets: 5 10

• Concussive Combo (all Quarterstaffs)
  • The third hit is now an AoE with a radius of 4m
    • Third hit damage: 130 85
  • Now increases Threat Generation by 50
• Hurricane (Iron-clad Staff)
  • Cooldown reduced by 3s (cooldown scaling by Item Power is unchanged)

• Bloody Roar (Bloodmoon Staff)
  • Life steal: 7% 6%

• Mighty Blow (Broadsword)
  • End position offset: -3m -2.5m

• Wind Wall (Knight Armor)
  • Now purges all enemies hit
  • Cooldown: 30s 40s

• Raging Blink (Stalker Shoes)
  • Recast cooldown: 25s 30s (single cast cooldown remains 25s)
• Mark of Sacrifice (Hellion Shoes)
  • Cooldown: 20s 15s
• Shield Charge (Knight Boots)
  • Cooldown: 25s 20s

• T3 Riding Horse
  • Base Speed: 65% 55%
• T4 Riding Horse
  • Base Speed: 65% 60%
• T5 Riding Horse
  • Gallop Speed: 110% 115%
• T6 Riding Horse
  • Base Speed: 65% 70%
  • Gallop Speed: 115% 120%
• T7 Riding Horse
  • Base Speed: 65% 75%
  • Gallop Speed: 120% 125%
• T8 Riding Horse
  • Base Speed: 65% 80%
  • Gallop Speed: 125% 135%
• Spectral Bonehorse
  • Base Speed: 65% 80%
  • Gallop Speed: 128% 137%
  • Time until Gallop: 4s 3s
• T5 Armored Horse
  • Gallop Speed: 110% 115%
• T6 Armored Horse
  • Base Speed: 65% 70%
  • Gallop Speed: 115% 120%
• T7 Armored Horse
  • Base Speed: 65% 75%
  • Gallop Speed: 120% 125%
• T8 Armored Horse
  • Base Speed: 65% 80%
  • Gallop Speed: 125% 135%
• Morgana Nightmare
  • Base Speed: 65% 80%
  • Gallop Speed: 128% 137%
• Gallant Horse
  • Base Speed: 65% 75%

Fixes

• Storm Wall (Battle Eagle): Fixed issue where the ability would attempt to knock enemies back before purging them
• Groundbreaker (Polehammer): Added missing AoE escalation to the stun effect
• Arcane Protection (All Arcane Staffs): Fixed issue where the shield would be removed by forced movement effects
• Positional Drift (Shapeshifter Staffs): Fixed issue where the VFX could be spammed
• Bane (Demonic Staff): Fixed issue where it would keep stacking after a killing blow, instead of triggering its effect at 4 stacks
• Shapeshifter Staffs: Fixed issue where Awakened Weapon bonus attributes would not apply after changing regions in Shape form or transforming for the first time after a region change

• Fixed inaccurate rounding on Albion Journal progress bar in the summary page
• Fixed issue where bonus Gathering and Tracking Fame would not display in overhead messages
• Fixed issue where loot containers could briefly display other loot on opening
• Fixed issue where interacting with the Vanity Merchant could cause the inventory to open or close unexpectedly
• Fixed issue where the playtime counter would not display the number of days if playtime exceeded one year
• Fixed issue where icons would disappear when rapidly changing the size of the Destiny Board or Journal tracker
• Fixed an issue where the Destiny Board could malfunction when loading during region changes
• Fixed issue where the party list could not be moved when it was underneath the character avatar
• Fixed issue where city plot icons would sometimes not load on the region map
• Fixed issue where the loot container would flicker when a personal chest was opened by multiple players simultaneously
• Fixed issue where the hint window from the You Are What You Wear tutorial could only be closed using ESC
• Fixed issue where awakening weapons in the Artifact Foundry could fail, leaving the Awaken button grayed out despite having all necessary resources
• Fixed issue where more than one item could be added to the Awakening window in the Artifact Foundry
• Fixed issue where player names with spaces in the Access Rights tab were not recognized correctly

• Fixed issue where Guilds would not receive the correct amount of Season Points for converted Siphoned Energy
• Fixed issue where selected chat channel would reset to the default channel after changing regions
• Fixed issue where the first item in an Activity Chest would disappear after daily maintenance
• Fixed issue where invading another players Corrupted Dungeon would activate a cooldown on all spells
• Fixed issue where Enchanted Roasts had higher weight and nutrition values than unenchanted Roasts
• Fixed issue where defeating summoned mobs would count towards some Journal missions progress
• Fixed issue where the Armor values of some Heretic mobs in Hardcore Expeditions were too low
  • The damage taken by these mobs is now significantly lower
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes

The Horizons update launches today, and our content creators will be checking it out live and sharing their adventures and experiences with you! Check out our AOCP Ambassadors coverage of the exciting new features in the game at the channels below: Argoldh

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/argoldh
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Argoldh

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/equart
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Equart

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/a_big_koko
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@a_big_koko

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/mogdone
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Mogdone

• Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/youtubetbanj
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TBanj

Double Twitch Drops

• Make sure you are logged into the Albion Online account where you want your drops delivered
• Connect your Twitch account with your Albion Online account here
• Watch any streams in the Albion Online category on Twitch

Season 24 has drawn to a close, and what a season it was, with betrayals, uprisings, and devastation all round. So congratulations to season winners Druyds, One Gin, and POLSKA GUROM, and without further ado, lets take a look back at the events of this most dramatic Guild Season.

Albion Americas

FAX Wave Farewell

Albion Asia

Albion Europe

• 14:00 UTC on November 2: Albion Asia live from Albion HQ
• 18:00 UTC on November 2: Albion Europe live from Albion HQ
• 01:00 UTC on November 3: Albion Americas

As Allhallows looms, whispers echo from the void. An ominous shiver runs down your spine as you hear a terrifying creature clawing its way out of the ground... but wait, it's just Bob. Yes, that pumpkin-headed nuisance is back, crawling from his grave to wreak more havoc. This Allhallows, enter the Hallowed Ground dungeon to face Bob and his twisted minions but don't let his silly grin fool you. He's deadly serious about keeping his loot!

Spook your Way to Rare Rewards

• Albion Asia: 00:00 UTC on October 25 to 00:00 UTC on November 14
• Albion Americas and Albion Europe: 10:00 UTC on October 25 to 10:00 UTC on November 14

New horizons, new battles! Guilds across Albion are gearing up as Season 25 kicks off just days after the release of the Horizons update on October 28. So mark your calendars: Season 25 begins on November 2, with Albion Asia starting at 00:00 UTC, followed by Albion Americas and Albion Europe at 11:00 UTC.

Season Rewards

Season Schedule Highlights:

• November 2: Season start and Invasion Day
• November 30: Second Invasion Day
• December 28: Third Invasion Day, Season Points doubled
• January 25: Final Invasion Day
• January 27: Season ends

Live Stream from Albion HQ!

Season Changes

• Territory Raids: The energy destruction rate has been increased from 5% to 10%
• Fortifications: Dropped Banners no longer reduce protection
• Crystal Creatures: The Crystal Spiders category is now Crystal Creatures, including the new Crystal Beetle and Crystal Cobra
  • These creatures spawn much more frequently
  • To balance their increased frequency, their Might and loot rewards have been reduced
• Corrupted Dungeon: Requirements have been reduced
• Hellgates: Offer more Season Points per level, with reduced Might requirements

New to Guild Seasons? Here's What You Need to Know!

In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys introduces two exciting new Albion Journal categories coming with the Horizons update: Social & Guild, and Islands. Each offers their own brand-new, themed rewards, so join us as we take a look within. [previewyoutube=PEKxnECaSlQ?rel=0;full][/previewyoutube]

Social & Guild

• A jousting-themed Armored Horse skin which displays your guild colors
• A Heraldic Banner to flaunt your Guild heraldry, with an elite version also available

Islands

• Farming-themed Transport Ox skin: The farmers perfect companion
• A Straw Hat, whose elite version features a double rainbow

As the final Invasion Day of Season 24 approaches this weekend, guilds are preparing for the final push. Here's a recap of the state of play after the previous Invasion Day:

• Albion Americas: Members of the AZULE alliance have been holding the top two spots, with The Lonely Men close behind. With their allies FAX in 4th, The Lonely Men pose an even greater threat to the top two as we reach the seasons end.
• Albion Europe: The big war between the FFlow and BOBER coalitions saw the fall of Sex and Flex's headquarters, leaving POLSKA GUROM in a dominant position. With the support of their allies, POLSKA GUROM has a clear path to victory, and many guilds are now focused on securing Crystal and Gold rankings.
• Albion Asia: One Gin is on track to surpass 1.3 million Season Points an all-time Albion record! With a surely unassailable lead, the question is just how many points theyll gather as this historic season draws to a close.

• Albion Asia: October 19, 14:00 UTC
• Albion Europe: October 19, 18:00 UTC
• Albion Americas: October 20, 01:00 UTC

Developing your character in Albion Online is a journey with many possibilities, and Learning Points can help you progress essentially five times as quickly. This guide shows how Learning Points work, how to earn them, and how to use them wisely to advance in the areas that matter to you.

What are Learning Points?

• Open the Destiny Board (Hotkey: B)
• Select the node you wish to learn
• Click Learn to spend the necessary Learning Points and complete that level

How do I get Learning Points?

• You automatically earn 30 LP every day by having active Premium status
  • With Premium you receive 1 point every 48 minutes, whether youre online or not
• You will also receive 500 Learning Points the first time you purchase 7 days Premium or more for a character
• Mastery Packs contain different amounts of Learning Points, depending on the tier you purchase
• Non-Premium characters can earn 10 Learning Points by completing the daily Adventurers Challenge
• You can obtain Tomes of Learning by completing certain Albion Journal missions.
  • These reward a certain amount of Learning Points when used, depending on their tier

How can I use Learning Points?

After our last Dev Talk on the upcoming open-world changes, Game Director Robin Henkys sat down to explore the other side of the Horizons update: its UI improvements. In this video, we look at the much-anticipated customization options and quality-of-life improvements coming when the update releases on October 28. [previewyoutube=SRCmznJAMCI?rel=0;full][/previewyoutube]

Advanced Inventory Options

• Collapse your equipped items into a compact view
  • This gives you more room to see whats in your inventory
• Adjust the size of items in your inventory
• New sorting options:
  • Weight
  • Tier
  • Estimated market value
  • Value by weight

Storage Upgrades

• A Move All option
  • Allows you to easily move items between your inventory and the bank, or between bank tabs
• A Repair All function
  • Lets you repair items from within bank tabs

Quick Settings Presets

• Create and save settings presets with your preferred graphics, audio, and control options
• Presets can have keybindings to switch instantly in different gameplay situations

HUD Editor

• Adjust the position, scale, and opacity of nearly every HUD element
• Some elements have additional customization options
• Export and import layouts to share your setups with other players
• Assign HUD layouts to a Quick Preset to get the perfect interface for any activity with a single keystroke

When you attend to your farms after a hard days adventuring, youre not just taking a well-deserved break. Youre also fueling Albions economy as you produce raw materials that are used in a multitude of ways across the game. [previewyoutube=xVEXsDiEkVA?rel=0;full][/previewyoutube] Farmed products are used to create many different kinds of food and potions. Food is essential to keep crafting stations running, and also provide buffs to players when consumed, while potions offer additional options in combat. You can read more about them in our guide to potions and alchemy. In addition, you can use your farm to raise baby animals to become the mounts that accompany every adventurer on their journeys. This article provides you with a step-by-step guide for you to get started, before going through the different types of farming. Ready to start growing your own crops, herbs, and animals? Then read on

Step 1: Purchasing an Island

Step 2: Building a Plot

Step 3: Growing Produce

Step 4: Harvesting

Types of Farms & their Products

Conclusion

On October 28, the Horizons update brings new depth and excitement to Albion's open world. Dynamic Encampments introduce a shifting landscape, along with Dynamic Resource Hotspots, new Coffers, and lair maps. Risk and reward scales by region quality in the Outlands, and new S.A.F.E. Portals take solo players deeper within. Groups can enjoy revamped Randomized Dungeons and some frightening new Crystal Creatures to take down. And long-awaited quality-of-life enhancements such as the HUD Editor and Quick Settings Presets make your game experience smoother than ever. With two new Albion Journal categories, Albions Horizons are expanding in many ways.

A Dynamic World

Beyond the Horizon

Customize Your Experience

In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys introduces Horizons, Albions next major update. This update brings new features to the Outlands, introduces more challenging PvE, and brings long-awaited quality-of-life improvements. Today, we focus on the key changes coming to the open world. [previewyoutube=iCEZk_q54A0?rel=0;full][/previewyoutube]

Outlands Changes

• New solo teleport system located in Portal Towns, offering instant access to random Outlands regions within a certain range
• The portal charges a Silver fee based on weight
• The player can return through the portal for a limited time
  • Certain actions, like collecting items from containers or performing trades, will cause the return portal to close
• With their introduction, the inner-Outlands will become more active and accessible

• New creatures: Crystal Beetle and Crystal Cobra
• Higher spawn rates for all Crystal Creatures
• Now marked only in proximity to players
• Their rewards have been adjusted, but increased availability makes them a reliable income option for groups

• Region Quality Scaling will increase the rewards and difficulty of Outlands regions as you get closer to the center
• A new Player Count Indicator shows a range of active players in a particular region to help players assess PvP risk and find fights of their desired scale

PvE Changes and New Challenges

• Camps shift location periodically and are only available for a limited time
• Players must earn Fame by killing mobs protecting the camp to unlock a personal chest
• They can only be cleared once, encouraging open world exploration

• Mob power has been adjusted, with damage and health increases from T5 (+9%) to T8 (+42%)
  • These adjustments dont apply to:
    • Elite enemies
    • Avalonians
    • Corrupted Dungeons
    • Hellgates
• Rewards have also been increased proportionally for these mobs and chests

• Veteran Dungeons rewards have been rebalanced to suit their intended group size
• Completing these dungeons in a group grants bonus rewards
• Dungeon entrances will close shortly after entry, allowing players to focus on PvE

Other Changes

• Some T5 Yellow Zones have been upgraded to T6, and some T4 Blue Zones to T5
• T5 and T6 resource output from these regions will remain negligible in comparison to more dangerous zones
• This expands the content available in safe zones, without diminishing the appeal of full-loot PvP zones

• Resource Hotspots offer large amounts of resources for a limited time in random locations

This October, while everyone else is riding their spooky mounts, bring some fun back to Albion with the Jester Horse! Refer a friend and you'll unlock this goofy Riding Horse skin, complete with jingling bells and a cap fit for a fool. Just be careful your horse doesn't slip on a banana peel or worse, trip over its own punchline. Once unlocked, this joyous skin can be used by all characters on your account on that server. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes"]https://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/61f0260ee625c_720.mp4[/video] But this silly steed is just the beginning. By inviting more friends to horse around with you, you can also rack up some serious Fame and Gold. Heres what you can get:

• Refer 1 Friend: Jester Horse mount skin
• Refer 3 Friends: A T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame
• Refer 5 Friends: A T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame
• Bonus for your first-ever referral: A T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame
• Additionally, for each friend you refer, you'll receive 500 Gold!

• Step 1: Share your referral link with a friend, which you can find here when logged into the website with your game account.
• Step 2: Your friend signs up to Albion Online.
• Step 3: Your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium status, unlocking your rewards.

The Harvest Challenge is here, casting long shadows over Albion as Allhallows approaches. In the darkness, the elusive Spectral Bat awaits. If youre brave enough to seek it, you can unlock this ghastly mount and other haunting rewards by earning Challenge Points through activities in the open world. Will you be in time to reap the harvest of shadows before the season fades into darkness? [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes"]https://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/66fa9977f3104_720.mp4[/video]

Reap What You Sow

SPECTRAL BAT:

AVATAR RING:

SEASONAL SPECIALS:

Just when you thought the storm had passed, the second strike lands, as part two of the Double Strike Vanity Sale begins right as the first part ends and now, we can reveal whats on offer! Starting now, and for one week only, you can get up to 33% off these three vanity items:

• Frost Knight a vanity bundle including a full wardrobe set, and the Frost Knights Warhorse skin for your Armored Horse base mount
• Assassin a vanity bundle containing a full wardrobe set, and the Assassins Panther skin for your Swiftclaw base mount
• Armored Pony a regal mount skin for your Armored Horse base mount

As promised in our last Dev Talk, a new video responding to your feedback is here! With lots to discuss following our recent Development Update, Game Director Robin Henkys took a moment well, a few moments to go through your comments and answer some of your questions. Watch below. (Note: This video is only available in English.) [previewyoutube=wJRF9eBh-oc?rel=0;full][/previewyoutube] We hope you enjoyed this video, and please let us know if you have any comments. Your feedback on this feedback video may end up in a future feedback video where we give feedback you know what were trying to say. Stay tuned for more news on upcoming features and developments very soon!

They say lightning never strikes twice. Well, that might be so, but in Albion things work a little differently, because the Double Strike Vanity Sale is now on! From now until September 26 at 10 UTC, you can get up to 33% off these three terrifying vanity products:

• Keeper of Souls a vanity bundle including a full wardrobe set, the Phylactery of Souls vanity weapon, and a mount skin for your Stag or Moose base mount
• Demonic Warrior a vanity bundle containing a full wardrobe set and the Saddled Hellhound skin for your Direwolf base mount
• Undead Direwolf a fearsome skin for your Direwolf base mount

The tension is building as we approach the third Invasion Day of Season 24! New alliances and old rivalries are reshaping the landscape on every server, and no guild seems to have a lock on retaining its top spot from last season. This is where we left off:

• On Albion Europe, title holders Sex and Flex have been locked in a fierce contest with Polska Gurom, who are ramping up their attacks with the help of the BOBER alliance. By raiding the reigning champions territories, Polska Gurom now has a real shot at taking the throne.
• Over on Albion Asia, One Gin, as part of the season debutant Arthur's Rest coalition, has crushed Peony Flower's push for the top spot and secured a record-breaking lead that may be too much for anyone to overcome.
• In the Americas, allies IFures and D R U Y D S have held on to the top two spots, but The Lonely Men are closing the gap, making this final stretch critical for determining who comes out on top.

• Albion Asia: September 21, 14:00 UTC
• Albion Europe: September 21, 18:00 UTC
• Albion Americas: September 22, 01:00 UTC

Paths to Glory Patch 4 - Version 26.040.1 - September 18, 2024

Albion Journal

• Keep a city plot you own in an auction cycle Bid 5 million Silver on a city plot you currently own

Combat Balance Changes

• Raging Blades (all Axes)
  • Damage per tick: 28 26

• Deadly Shot (all Bows)
  • Cooldown: 3s 2s
  • Energy cost: 4 3
  • Debuff duration: 6s 5s
  • Standtime: 0.4s 0.3s

• Deathward Climax (Boltcasters)
  • First tick damage: 9.2 30.1
  • Damage increase per hit: 9.2 5.4 (total damage unchanged)

• Fire Bolt (all Fire Staffs)
  • Damage per tick: 5 4
• Raging Flare (all Fire Staffs)
  • Cooldown: 10s 20s
  • Energy cost: 9 16
  • Initial damage: 135 187
  • Damage per tick: 5.97 7.2

• Divine Intervention (Hallowfall)
  • Cooldown reduction: 40% 25%
• Celestial Sphere (Redemption Staff)
  • Time between bounces: 0.6s 0.9s

• Vendetta (Camlann Mace)
  • Cast is now uninterruptible

• Elevated Nature (Blight Staff)
  • Healing (alone): 36 33
  • Healing (at least one ally): 42 39
• Spiritual Seed (Druidic Staff)
  • Cooldown after recast: 30s 25s

• Reality Fissure (all Shapeshifter staffs)
  • First hit damage: 87 101
  • Second hit damage: 137 123
• Wild Onslaught (Primal Staff)
  • Fear duration: 1.2s 1s
  • Cast time: 0.3s 0.6s

• Spectral Trident (Trinity Spear)
  • Jump speed increased by 25%
  • Standtime after landing: 0.5s 0.35s

• Soulless Stream (Galatine Pair)
  • Enemy health reduction: 6% 10%
  • 0 stack damage: 88.2 90
  • 1 stack damage: 140.7 145
  • 2 stack damage: 211.05 215
  • 3 stack damage: 299.25 305

• Growing Rage (Royal Hood)
  • Cooldown: 30s 25s
  • Buff no longer expires if no damage is dealt after reaching max stacks

• Electric Field (Stalker Jacket)
  • Cooldown: 30s 40s
• Requite (Armor of Valor)
  • Now increases damage resistances by 40% while channeling

• Evasive Jump (Royal Shoes)
  • Range: 12m 14m

• Immunity bubble after changing regions now also prevents debuffs and damage-over-time effects from being applied
• Being forcefully dismounted now cleanses crowd control and transformation effects, and provides a two-second immunity to further crowd control and transformation effects
• The following spells are no longer reflectable:
  • Burning Field (all Fire Staffs)
    • Area damage-over-time only
  • Fire Artillery (all Fire Staffs)
    • Area damage-over-time only
  • Frozen Hell (Icicle Staff)
  • Hellfire Potion
  • Inner Shadow (Shadowcaller)
  • Nasty Wounds (Hood of Tenacity)
  • Raging Storm (Bow of Badon)
  • Thorn Growth (all Nature Staffs)
    • Area DoT only
  • Wall of Flames (all Fire Staffs)

Fixes

• Added missing AoE escalation to the following spells:
  • Burning Field (all Fire Staffs)
  • Combustion (Infernal Staff)
  • Counter (all War Gloves)
  • Crush Charge (Duskweaver Boots)
  • Electric Discharge (Judicator Helmet)
  • Flame Blast (all Fire Staffs)
  • Inner Shadow (Shadowcaller)
  • Pyroblast (one-handed Fire Staff)
  • Snare Charge (all Maces)
  • Tackle (Great Hammer)
  • Triple Kick (all War Gloves)
• Empowering Beam (all Arcane Staffs): Fixed issue where damage buff would not stack if two players targeted the same player simultaneously
• Backhand Strike (all War Gloves): Fixed issue where the same target could be hit multiple times
• Blind Spot (Shoes of Tenacity): Fixed issue where invisibility would persist while attacking or casting
• Fixed issue where the VFX of damage-over-time or healing-over-time spells would prematurely disappear after the affected player shapeshifted into human form

• Fixed issue where the Embalmed Tiger skin did not display in the Appearance UI
• [iOS] Fixed issue where tapping a search result in the Travel Planner UI would not autocomplete the destination

• Fixed issue where some Steam achievements would not register as unlocked when completed on mobile
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes

Join writer Will Borger in the final installment of our Zero to Hero series, as he reflects on challenges faced, lessons learned, and the importance of community. (In case you missed them, catch up on parts one and two.)

Zero to Hero is over, but Im thinking of all tomorrows parties

Paths to Glory Patch 3 - Version 26.030.1 - September 4, 2024

Season 23 Winner Statues

Changes

• Sentry Mages no longer auto-regenerate health, but their maximum health has been increased:
  • Max health: 61,458 68,287

• Improved Destiny Board camera stability when zoomed out
• Improved number readability and reduced overall glare

Combat Balance Changes

• Explosive Arrows (all Bows)
  • Damage: 21.45 23
• Lucent Hawk (Mistpiercer)
  • Damage per arrow: 170 178

• Auto Fire (all Crossbows)
  • Damage per tick: 30 32

• Cataclysm (Damnation Staff)
  • Cast time: 2.5s 2s

• Assassin Spirit (all Daggers)
  • Charge interval: 2.5s 2s

• Celestial Sphere (Redemption Staff)
  • Bounces: 10 8
  • Area of Effect: 0 4m
  • Heal: 85 77
• Divine Protection (Divine Staff)
  • AoE Heal:
    • No longer triggers automatically when the shield expires
    • Instead, the spell can be manually reactivated to detonate the shield and trigger the AoE heal
    • Affected Allies: 5 10

• Cleanse Heal (all Nature Staffs)
  • Heal value - 0 Charges: 55 65
  • Heal value - 1 Charge: 70 80
  • Heal value - 2 Charges: 90 105
  • Heal value - 3 Charges: 120 135

• Piercing Light (Lightcaller)
  • Light Spark explosion damage: 92 83
• Unstable Projectile (all Shapeshifter Staffs)
  • Energy cost: 7 4

• Razors Edge (Rift Glaive)
  • Range: 20m 17m

• Create Opening (all War Gloves)
  • Damage: 60 72
• Fleet Footwork (all War Gloves)
  • Damage: 64 78
  • Bonus auto-attack damage: 100% 150%
  • Resistances now increase by 20% while dashing

• Levitate (Cultist Robe)
  • Resistances while channeling: 50% 40%

• Poison Cloud (Venom Basilisk)
  • Damage reduction: 25% 20%
• Intoxicating Breath (Venom Basilisk)
  • Defense reduction: 50% 33%
• Artillery Fire (Behemoth)
  • DoT duration: 18s 14s
  • Damage per tick: 0.8% 1% (total damage unchanged)

• Force Field (all Cloth Helmets)
  • Auto-attacks no longer resume after casting

Fixes

• Fixed issue where missions to deliver Weakened Wisps in Greater Mists would not count those delivered by party members
• Fixed issue where the mission Defeat Faction Champions would not count party member kills for the Champion of Martlock
• Fixed issue where enchanted resources would not count towards resource refining missions
• Removed extinct mobs from the Skin all Hide Animals mission
• Fixed issue where 'Open open-world Treasure Chests' missions could be completed in the Mists
• Fixed issue where Kill players in Static Dungeons missions would count kills in the Caerleon Passageway
• Fixed issue where consuming Tomes of Insight or Fishes would incorrectly progress Journal missions related to gaining Fame
• Fixed issue where some Journal missions that had their conditions changed would no longer progress or register as completed
• Fixed issue where some Dryad Guardians in certain biomes did not count towards Harvest resources from Ancient Resource Mobs missions

• Limitbreaker (Infinity Blade): fixed issue where the second attack would deal less damage than intended
• Triple Kick (War Gloves): fixed issue where players with immunity to Forced Movement effects could be pulled
• Harpoon (all Spears): fixed issue with targets not reliably being hit at max range
• Fixed tooltips for Deathward Climax (Boltcasters), Separator (all Quarterstaffs), Lucent Hawk (Mistpiercer), and Premonition (Boots of Valor)
• Fixed issue where some tooltips displayed incorrect defense reduction stats

• Fixed issue where the enchantment level for potions could not be selected when creating a Buy Order through the Marketplace
• [MOBILE] Improved active state behavior of party, quest and journal HUD elements
  • Fixed issue where the active selection would change when changing regions

• Fixed issue where the Embalmed Tiger skin could not be traded on the Marketplace after its non-tradable period expired
• Fixed issue where players would not encounter the intended Roaming Mobs when Tracking in the Roads of Avalon
• Fixed rare issue where players could lose all buffs if disconnected while changing regions
• Fixed issue where players could be dismounted after collecting Silver with auto-pickup enabled
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes

This September, transform your Armored Horse into an Armored Bonehorse by simply referring a friend to Albion. This spectral skin is an equine skeleton shrouded in a ghostly ectoplasm, the perfect addition to any creepy collection. And with its death-defying nature, it's sure to make your enemies think twice about trying to take you down! But there's more up for grabs than spine-tingling style, theres massive amounts of Fame too. For your third referral, you'll receive a T7 Pile of Tomes, and for your fifth, you'll get another T8 Pile of Tomes. And if this is your first ever referral, youll earn an additional T8 Pile of Tomes! [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes"]https://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/66ab6cec66a59_720.mp4[/video]

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

This September, plunge into the madness of the Heretic Challenge. Earn points through open-world activities, unlock chests filled with the fruits of deranged craftsmanship, and claim the Heretic Combat Mule a twisted creation with a powerful cannon shot!

Mighty Mules and Heretic Decor

We're back with another Dev Talk! While everyone is busy filling out their Journals, Game Director Robin Henkys sat down to unpack the key takeaways from Paths to Glory, and give you a sneak peek at what the team is cooking up next. With work on the next update well underway, there's a lot to be excited about! [previewyoutube=2YLVcswGcYI;full][/previewyoutube]

After Paths to Glory

• Rebalancing the Roads of Avalon has led to a marked increase in both PvP and PvE activity there
• The next update will aim to achieve a similar effect for the open world
• The goals are:
  • Increased attractiveness to solo players
  • More rewarding mid-sized group content
  • Increased activity in the inner-Outlands
  • More challenging and rewarding PvE

Open World Developments

• New PvE objectives for solo players
• New mechanics to help solo players journey deeper into the Outlands
  • This will reduce the risk of ganking near Portal Cities
• PvE rewards and difficulty in the inner-Outlands which scale by region quality
  • This should draw competition away from Portal Cities and into the inner-Outlands
• Increased rewards for group Randomized Dungeons
• Rebalanced mobs in the open world and Randomized Dungeons
  • Higher-tier mobs will become more challenging and more rewarding
  • This should bring high-end PvE back to the open world
• Some Tier 5 and Tier 6 content introduced to blue and yellow zones, respectively
  • This will expand the content available to new players before entering full-loot PvP zones

Further Improvements

• Two new categories in the Albion Journal
• A more customizable HUD
• Savable settings presets for quick hotkey adjustments
• Inventory management improvements
• The next batch of Crystal Weapons
• Enhanced rendering performance
• Strengthened cheat protection

[video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes"]https://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/66ab6dfe0a5e7_720.mp4[/video] Who's a good boy? Your Direwolf, that's who! This International Dog Day, give your mount the fluffiest makeover with the Shepherd mount skin! From August 26, 2024 at 10 UTC until September 2, 2024 at 10 UTC, you can transform your fierce friend into the cutest canine companion. This is the first time that this beloved skin is available in-store, so you dont want to miss out on this pawsome opportunity. As you explore the wilderness or charge into battle, the Shepherd will be your loyal sidekick, always ready for belly rubs, heroic deeds, and sniffing out pesky rats!
No bamboozling here - for just $9.95 USD (price may vary by platform and region), this dawg can be yours to pet as much as you like with all your characters on any server. Happy Dog Day!

Invasion Day is back, bringing you another weekend of high-octane battles! Are you ready for the second round of Season 24? Since the first Invasion Day of the season, weve seen a rapid tactical evolution in Albion Europe, and smaller guilds are still finding ways to make their mark. Meanwhile, Albion Asia is developing the kind of strategic depth that exists on Albion Americas. Guilds are breaking up, internal tensions are high, and drama is unfolding on all servers, bringing some drastic changes in territory control and creating a volatile and unpredictable landscape. Lets see how things unfold! Join us on AlbionTV for live coverage of the carnage with your hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, Lewpac, Bogul, and Tazzik at these times:

• Albion Asia: August 24, 14:00 UTC
• Albion Europe: August 24, 18:00 UTC
• Albion Americas: August 25, 01:00 UTC

Paths to Glory Patch 2 - Version 26.020.1 - August 21, 2024

Mob Changes

• Avalonian Crystal Basilisk no longer regenerates health after the second phase has been triggered
• Reduced health regeneration amounts for all elite and high-tier veteran mobs:
  • Tier 7 Veteran: 72 61
  • Tier 8 Veteran: 109 76
  • Tier 4 Elite: 111 83
  • Tier 5 Elite: 137 103
  • Tier 6 Elite: 167 125
  • Tier 7 Elite: 241 154
  • Tier 8 Elite: 363 190
• Mobs no longer regenerate health while invincible

• Demonic Harbinger:
  • Forceful Swing damage per tick: 350 250
  • Reckless Swing damage per tick: 400 300
  • Raging Onslaught cast time: 1.35s 1.5s
  • Unrelenting Slaughter cast time: 0.65s 0.75s
• Elite Earthkeeper Axe-Thrower:
  • Stun duration no longers scales with mobs ability power or players crowd control resistance
• Respawn chances for T6+ resources and resource mobs affected by Dynamic Spawn Rates have been increased by up to 10%

Other Changes and Improvements

• Defeat 30 Roaming Mob Mini Bosses
  • Elder's Bag of Silver Master's Tome of Insight
• Gain 3 million Fame from Roaming Mobs
  • Elder's Bag of Silver Grandmaster's Tome of Insight
• Gain 10 million Fame from Roaming Mobs
  • 5 Elder's Bags of Silver Elder's Tome of Insight
• Gain 30 million Fame from Roaming Mobs
  • 10 Elder's Bags of Silver 50 Community Tokens
• Gain 100 million Fame from Roaming Mobs
  • 25 Elder's Bags of Silver 15 Elder's Bags of Silver
• Kill 1000 Champions in Static Dungeons
  • 5 Elder's Bags of Silver Elder's Tome of Insight
• Gain 3,000,000 fame in the Roads
  • Elder's Bag of Silver Grandmaster's Tome of Insight
• Gain 10,000,000 fame in the Roads
  • 5 Elder's Bags of Silver Elder's Tome of Insight
• Gain 30,000,000 fame in the Roads
  • 10 Elder's Bags of Silver 50 Community Tokens
• Gain 100,000,000 fame in the Roads
  • 25 Elder's Bags of Silver 15 Elder's Bags of Silver
• Kill 1000 Champions in Static Dungeons
  • 5 Elder's Tomes of Insight 1 Elder's Tome of Insight

• 'Defeat 25 T3 Roaming Mobs' 'Defeat 12 T3 Roaming Mobs'

• Travel Planner and Island Merchant UIs:
  • Now grouped in a two-level dropdown menu for easier navigation of multiple personal and guild islands
  • Icons now indicate the destinations biome/attached city and type (city, portal, personal/guild island)
  • Clearly distinguishes between Own Islands, Favorites, and Other Islands for quicker access
• Guild UI:
  • Added functionality to copy guild member list as TSV
• Claiming a reward from the Albion Journal now automatically opens the Inventory
• Dropdowns with submenus now have arrow symbols

• System-generated soup, salad, and mules have been removed from Marketplaces on Albion Europe
• Added Guild Logos for Albion Europe Beta Season winners

Combat Balance Changes

• Enigma Blade (all Arcane Staffs)
  • Damage: 180 190:
• Frazzle (all Arcane Staffs)
  • Cast Time: 0.6s 0.5s
  • Range: 13m 15m

• Merciless Finish (Bridled Fury)
  • 0 Stack Damage: 68.3 75
  • 1 Stack Damage: 108.8 120
  • 2 Stack Damage: 163.3 180
  • 3 Stack Damage: 216.6 238

• Frost Bomb (all Frost Staffs)
  • Initial Area Slow: 20% 30%

• Powerful Swing (all Hammers)
  • Damage: 94 113
  • Bonus damage to crowd-controlled enemies: 48 56
• Seismic Tremor (all Hammers):
  • 1st and 2nd Hit Damage: 70 80
  • 3rd Hit Damage: 140 160

• Generous Heal (all Holy Staffs)
  • Cast Time: 0.6s 0.5s
  • Range: 14m 15m

• Fireflash Orb (Hellspawn Staff)
  • Initial Damage: 150 120
    • Every 0.6s the projectile travels, damage increases by 30, up to a maximum of 240
  • Recast Damage: 220 150
• Seedling's Bloom (Rootbound Staff)
  • Empowered Bloom Healing Received: 20% 10%
• Barbed Roots (Rootbound Staff)
  • Shield: 150 175

• Blind Spot (Shoes of Tenacity)
  • Caster is no longer invisible to mobs, but only to other players
  • Buff duration: 1s 1.5s
  • Movespeed: 20% 60%

Fixes

• Fixed issue where Defeat Roaming Mobs missions would incorrectly count certain other mobs
• Fixed issue where Find Hidden Treasures missions would not count those found by party members
• Fixed issue where the Rescue 50 Wisps in Greater Mists mission would not count those rescued by party members
• Fixed issue where the mission Defeat another player after invading their Corrupted Dungeon could not be completed in Hunter difficulty
• Fixed issue where the mission Win a 5v5 Crystal League Match could be completed by winning a 20v20 Crystal League Match
• Fixed issue where the mission Win a 20v20 Crystal League Match required a Level 1 match, rather than any level
• Fixed issue where the mission 'Use a crafting bonus in a Hideout' could be completed by acquiring items from the Energy Manipulator in a Hideout
• Fixed issue where untracking a mission in the summary would cause the UI to scroll to the top

• Fixed issue where using Community Tokens to craft an item at the Vanity Merchant would default to the maximum number of items
• Fixed issue where Territory Control Cost tooltip on region map would incorrectly display zero
• Fixed issue where Albion Journal achievement popups could be hidden by other UI elements
• Fixed issue where a two-handed Vanity Item could not be equipped if the off-hand slot was already occupied
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where region map would sometimes appear pink

• Fixed issue where a stray Blue Zone Randomized Dungeon would appear in the Roads of Avalon
• Fixed issue where Siege Banners could not be raised against a territory that had already been raided
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes

Mounts in Albion are more than just a means of transportation. Picking the right one for your adventure can even determine whether you survive an encounter or lose your hard-earned gear. In the following guide, well go over some useful tips for raising, buying and riding your mounts, and show which stats and traits to look out for to make sure you arent easy prey out there in the wild. [previewyoutube=nvtNMQh5EeE?si=Z3d9LULEsll3xSIG;full][/previewyoutube]

Useful Tips

The Mounts of Albion

Starter Mounts

Adventurers Challenge Mounts

• January: Frost Ram
• February: Saddled Terrorbird
• March: Grizzly Bear
• April: Black Panther
• May: Morgana Raven
• June: Gallant Horse
• July: Spectral Direboar
• August: Divine Owl
• September: Heretic Combat Mule
• October: Spectral Bat
• November: Pest Lizard
• December: Snow Husky

Rare Baby Animals

• Steppe: Stag (T4) / Swiftclaw (T5) / Mammoth (T8)
• Forest: Direwolf (T6) / Moose (T6) / Direboar (T7) / Direbear (T8)
• Swamp: Swamp Salamander (T6) / Direboar (T7) / Direbear (T8)

Faction Mounts

• Thetford: Swamp Salamander & Elite Swamp Salamander
• Fort Sterling: Winter Bear & Elite Winter Bear
• Lymhurst: Wild Boar & Elite Wild Boar
• Bridgewatch: Terrorbird & Elite Terrorbird
• Martlock: Bighorn Ram & Elite Bighorn Ram
• Caerleon: Greywolf & Elite Greywolf
• Brecilien: Mystic Owl & Elite Mystic Owl

Battle Mounts

Special Mounts

Mount Skins

Get ready for an unforgettable showdown, because the AOTV 20v20 Extravaganza is coming back! After the success of the previous event, the AlbionTV team is making it a regular series on the official Albion Online Twitch channel. On August 10th at 19 UTC, your host Shozen will bring you coverage of this wild event, where two teams led by Lewpac and Tazzik face off against each other in a series of 20v20 clashes. And to ensure maximum mayhem, the teams will be organized on the day. No prep, no strategy sessions just pure, unfiltered chaos! So tune in, join the fun, and watch the ultimate community faceoff go down live on AlbionTV this weekend. Let the battle begin!

Paths to Glory Patch 1 - Version 26.010.1 - August 7, 2024

Changes

• Visit all six Royal Cities
  • Monk's Hood Monk's Sandals
• Catch 15 different fish
  • Blue Bard's Hat Blue Bard's Shoes
• Finish 40 hunts
  • 5 Tomes of Learning 1 Tome of Learning
• Own a million Silver
  • Innkeeper's Hat Master's Tome of Insight
• Own a billion Silver
  • 500 Community Tokens Expert's Tome of Learning
• Loot 5 different Baby Animals
  • 5x Elder's Bag of Silver Elder's Tome of Insight

• This does not apply to randomly spawned dungeons in Hideout regions

UI Improvements

• Added pop-up notifications for the completion of individual Journal missions
• Entries in the drop-down list in the Island Merchant UI now display visual cues to reflect the player's ownership and Guild permission status

Combat Balance Changes

• Relentless Assault (Crystal Reaper)
  • Damage: 82.5 90

• Deadly Shot (all Bows)
  • Range: 18m 20m

• Enfeeble Blades (Lifecurse Staff)
  • Removed: Damage debuff
  • Damage per tick: 55 70

• Dash (all Daggers)
  • Energy Cost: 5% 8%

• Combustion (Infernal Staff)
  • Damage per tick: 13 16
• Flame Pillar (Great Fire Staff)
  • Damage: 190 200

• Arctic Volley (Arctic Staff)
  • Range: 18m 22m

• Well of Life (Wild Staff)
  • Cast time: 1s 0.7s
  • Duration: 5s 4s
  • Total ticks: 5 4
  • Healing per tick: 55.2 69

• Phantom Twin (Phantom Twinblade)
  • Damage per tick: 33 36

• Spectral Run (Specter Shoes)
  • Previously: auto-attacks disabled for 3 seconds after moving more than 15m (after invisibility ends)
  • Now: damage reduced by 50% for 3 seconds after moving more than 15m (after invisibility ends)

Fixes

• Fixed issue where the Loot Baby Animals missions could be completed by looting the item from a players corpse
• Fixed issue where the same vanity item reward could be obtained from two missions (see updated mission rewards above)
• Fixed issue where the mission Own 3 plots in the same city simultaneously rewarded a Snow Leopard Cape item instead of the untradeable Snow Leopard Cape unlock item
• Unintended Snow Leopard Cape items that have already been claimed have been converted into the untradeable Snow Leopard Cape unlock item
• Fixed issue where resource mobs in the Mists would not count towards skinning missions
• Fixed issue where hide animals in the Mists and hide treasures were not counted as unique animal types
  • As a result of this fix, the amount of hide mobs required to complete the mission Skin every type of Hide Animal has increased significantly. To offset this increase, two additional steps in the mission chain have been added:
    • Skin 52 types of Hide Animal
    • Skin 65 types of Hide Animal
    • Unfortunately, these missions have to be started from scratch as, for technical reasons, they are considered new missions
• Fixed issue where the mission 'Use the Journey Back ability in a Black Zone' could be completed by returning from any zone
• Fixed issue where missions to kill a certain number of mobs did not count mobs defeated by a party member
• Fixed issue where Gain Brecilien standing missions were not completed if maximum standing was reached prior to the Journals release
• Fixed issue where Phalanx Beetle mounts did not count towards the 'Ride a Battle Mount' mission
• Fixed issue where some crafting missions could be completed by other means
• Fixed issue where percentages in category progress bars were rounded up, causing the UI to incorrectly indicate that a threshold had been met
  • Percentages now include one decimal number
• Fixed some inaccurate mission descriptions

• Fixed issue where speech bubbles could obscure important UI elements. The display priority now functions correctly, in this order:
  • Player's own nametag
  • Selected nametags
  • Nametags with an icon
  • Spellcasting bars
  • Speech bubbles
  • Other nametags
• Fixed issue where mount healthbars and spellcasting bars could display incorrectly when other spells were cast nearby
• Fixed issue where the Journey Back ability could not be used after closing the notification pop-up with the ESC key
• Fixed issue where opening the Destiny Board or World Map with the Journal Tracker UI open would cause the tracker to display as empty
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where mail notifications would appear during the tutorial despite the mail menu being inaccessible

• Fixed various mob spawning issues in Randomized Dungeons:
  • Fixed issue where boss encounters could spawn twice
  • Fixed issue where elite mobs could spawn in solo dungeons
  • Fixed issue where veteran mobs could spawn in groups in solo dungeons
  • Fixed issue where multiple groups of mobs could spawn at once
• Fixed issue where cooldown reduction buffs could sometimes cause longer than intended cooldowns for the Crystal Reaper, Panther Shape, and Imp Shape
• Fixed issue where Territory Activity Chest shield visual states would not change when standing next to them
• Fixed issue where Victory Emotes would activate if a player used the /die command when also trigger on knockdown was enabled
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes

This series follows writer Will Borger as he joins the AlbionTV crew on his very own Path to Glory. In this, the second installment, he finds his calling in an unfamiliar weapon. (Read part one here.) By Will Borger
Everything clicked once I could start dropping nukes. I wrapped my last Zero to Hero a couple of days ago, and Im still thinking about the journey. But thats not the subject of this write-up. Youll hear from me one more time in a couple weeks, after the whole thing has marinated a bit. Right now, dear readers, Id like to catch you up on whats happened since you last heard from me in May. Whoops. Time and tide, and all that. Last time on Zero to Hero, we were at rock bottom. We were losing a lot, I didnt know what I was doing, we were trying to find the right build It was a lot. But as I said in May, I didnt expect to stay at rock bottom forever.
Sometimes, the fix you need comes from somewhere you dont expect. In this case, though, it was someone. I had no shortage of expert advice - I was playing with Lewpac, Bogul, Shozen, and Tazzik, after all - but the suggestion that changed my ever-lovin Albion life came from Meletriss, who, after one show was over, suggested I try out Lightcaller. I had no idea what a Lightcaller was, but I did know that Great Curse staff wasnt working for me. As the old saying goes, Ill try anything once. When I play a game, one of two things tends to happen: I either find my character/class/weapon almost immediately and stick with it forever, or I fumble around for a while until something clicks. With Albion, there was a lot of fumbling. We started with a Longbow, moved to a regular Bow, tried out the Great Curse Staff, and, eventually, settled on the Lightcaller. But I never would have gotten there without Meletriss. We only spoke a few times during my run on AlbionTV, but she changed the trajectory of the show with one simple suggestion. Funny how that works out. Thanks, Mel.
Lightcaller wasnt a plug-in and play, either. The early games were rough. You wanna see someone do 10,000 damage on a Lightcaller? Watch my early games. I wasnt managing my stacks well, using my auto-attacks to set up my Q, switching at the right times, landing my Ws, you name it. You want a primer on how not to play Lightcaller? Watch my first few games. But its amazing what a couple of examples can do. One day, after he was tired of me doing less damage on Lightcaller than his cat did while walking across his keyboard, Lewpac had me watch him play a couple games with the Lightcaller. We went over positioning, using the auto-attacks to set up the Q, when to switch, using defensives, and so much more. And seeing it in action, I finally understood.
Ive said it before: Im a fighting game player, and playing that genre taught me how I improve: practice. Im decent at games when I first pick them up, but if I actually want to improve, I have to put in the time, watch replays, see what the pros do, and so on. I have a lot of respect for people who can pick something up and immediately be good at it. But thats never been me. Bird had the thing all the other things Id tried since the Bow had lacked: it was fun. So I knew what I needed to do. Stick with the bird. And slowly but surely, the numbers started to go up. 15,000 damage. Then 20,000. And by the time my last show happened, 30,000, pretty reliably. Thats a story for the final piece, though.
Picking one build and sticking with it unlocked Albions arena for me. Once I knew and liked what I was doing each game, it became easier to form a stable gameplan, and once I had that, I had to think less about what I needed to be doing, and more about what the other team was doing, and how I could coordinate with my team to beat it. Ill stop there for now. I want to save some stuff for a couple weeks from now, and I want to spend a little more time in Albion before I give my final thoughts. But in my experience, every competitive game has the one thing that unlocks it for you, whether its a weapon, character, class, or something else entirely. For me, it was the Lightcaller Staff. And thats when I finally understood Albion, and when everything started to click. All hail the pigeon. Stay tuned for the final piece in this series, and watch Wills journey unfold live on AlbionTV every Saturday at 19 UTC!

A new Referral Season is here and runs from now until August 31. Invite your friends and earn the majestic White Direboar mount skin! This skin transforms your Direboar into the white beast of legend, coveted by any knight looking to prove their bravery. Fortunately for you, this epic quest only requires a single referral, and once unlocked, it can be used by all characters on your server account forever. Your first ever referral will also earn you a T8 Pile of Tomes, in addition to the monthly mount skin. And you can also earn significant amounts of fame for your third and fifth referrals. Three referrals will reward you with a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame, while five referrals will reward you with a T8 Pile of Tomes worth a massive 200,000 Fame. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes"]https://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/665ed6c360391_720.mp4[/video]

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

Have you heard the call of the divine? This August, ascend to heavenly heights by earning points in open-world activities, unlocking sacred chests filled with celestial treasures, and harnessing the holy power of the Divine Owl.

Simply Divine

With the dust having settled on another intense Guild Season, its time to take a look at the fierce battles that took place and the ever-shifting landscape of Albions alliances. With the first full season on Albion Europe, and old rivalries reigniting elsewhere, the struggle for power has never been more thrilling. Read on to find out how Sex and Flex, PLAC, and IFures, secured their victories:

Albion Europe: Sex and Flex wins the servers inaugural season

Albion Asia: PLAC remains uncontested

Albion Americas: IFures secures a second crown

Paths to Glory is now live, inviting you to chronicle your adventures in your very own Albion Journal. But while this journey is your own, everyone is part of a vibrant community that will forge these new paths together. To celebrate that, were doubling Twitch Drops from July 22 at 10 UTC until August 5 at 9:30 UTC! Watch any streamer in the Albion Online category and for each Community Chest you earn, youll also receive an Exclusive Chest of the same rarity each day. Thats 14 days of doubled chances to grab exclusive wardrobe and mount skins, Victory Emote charges, and much more just by tuning into Albion Online streams! Check out this forum post for more details.
How to claim drops:

• Make sure you are logged into the Albion Online account where you want your drops delivered
• Connect your Twitch account with your Albion Online account here
• Watch any streams in the Albion Online category on Twitch

Paths to Glory Update - Version 26.000.1 - July 22, 2024

The Albion Journal

• The Albion Journal is a personal logbook that will help you keep track of your adventures and to build up the chronicle of your journey through the lands of Albion
• This is a new achievement tracking feature designed to provide clear guidance and exciting goals for all players, whether youre a seasoned veteran or just starting out
• The journal offers a mixture of missions that can be completed in a single play session, as well as longer-term goals that unlock valuable rewards and unique vanity items
• The Journal provides an overview of the games core activities and features, guiding players through Albions sandbox structure immediately after the tutorial

• The Albion Journal has its own section, the Journal Tracker, on the player HUD just below the Destiny Board button
• The Journal Tracker displays up to three missions for you to follow your progress.
  • You can choose which missions to follow here, or let it show recommended missions
• The Journal Tracker is a collapsable menu, which notifies you when you have rewards available

• The Albion Journal starts with one revealed mission and gradually reveals more as you progress
• Missions can be completed even if they are not yet revealed in the Journal
• Missions are organized into categories and subcategories, with goals and rewards unlocking as you progress
• Main Categories included in the Paths to Glory update:
  • PvE
  • Gathering
  • Economy
  • Exploration
  • PvP
• Some brand-new items are available as rewards as you progress through the Journal (see Albion Journal Rewards below)
• Many existing Steam Achievements are now part of Journal Missions
  • If these were completed prior to the launch of the Journal, their rewards will be ready to claim
  • Steam Achievements will remain in the Achievements section separately

Albion Journal Rewards

• Each completed mission grants a reward
  • These rewards can be claimed in the Albion Journal UI
  • Rewards for individual missions include Tomes of Insight, Silver, Focus Restoration Potions, Gathering Tomes, and many more!
  • A new reward item is available, Tome of Learning, which grants Learning Points when used

• As you progress through each of the main categories, you will unlock unique new vanity rewards at various stages
  • 20% completion: A unique Avatar
  • 40% completion: A matching Avatar Ring
  • 60% completion: A wardrobe item with a vanity spell
  • 80% completion: A brand-new mount skin
  • 100% completion: A very rare, elite version of the wardrobe item and spell
• These vanity rewards follow the theme of each category
• All Category Rewards are non-tradable

Dynamic Spawn Rates

• Snapshots of each servers activity levels will be taken ongoingly
• Some spawn and upgrade rates will be automatically adjusted based on this activity
  • Spawn rates will dynamically increase during busy times and decrease during off-peak periods
  • There are limits in place to ensure that low-activity periods dont offer too little, and busy periods dont offer too much

Roads of Avalon Improvements

• The tier of Roads region you enter is now based on the zone type from which you enter
  • Tier 4 Roads: Primarily found when entering from Blue and Yellow zones
  • Tier 6 Roads: Typically found when entering from Red and Black zones
  • Tier 8 Roads: Exclusive to Deep Roads and 20-Player Portals
• The number of 20-Player Portal Regions has been increased to provide more frequent connections to Roads Hideout Regions
  • Some connections to 20-Player Portal Regions from non-Hideout Regions have been added too, to increase competition
• Group Portals within the Roads now have a 300 second recharge time

• Tracking is now possible in the Roads
• Group rewards have been significantly increased to encourage cooperative play, while solo rewards have been reviewed to ensure fairness compared to other content
  • Avalonian Chests have had their value increased
    • Tier 4 and Tier 6 chests have received a slight buff, and Tier 8 chests a significant buff
  • They now also upgrade in size over time if left untouched
  • Small Avalonian Chests can never be rare or legendary, while Large Avalonian Chests can never be common
• The number of areas dedicated to gathering has been reduced
  • Their respawn rate has been increased to maintain total resource output in the Roads
  • The free spots will be used to introduce additional PvE areas and Solo Randomized Dungeon entrances
• Randomized Dungeons with fixed entrances have had their bonus loot reduced
  • To compensate, they are always Enchanted now
• Randomized Dungeon entrances, Mobs, Chests, and Resources have been moved to offer greater diversity of content and remove ultra-specialized regions with only one resource type

• Mob tiers are now standardized in each different Roads region
  • With the exception of resource mobs, all Roads mobs will match the tier of the region
• Pathfinder Initiate, Ascetic and Monks knockback spell now has an AoE indicator and can be dodged
• Pathfinder Heavy Drones no longer use their spells off-cooldown
• Bosses protecting chests offer significantly less Fame
  • Instead, opening a chest will reward Fame to the first group who open it

• Roads Portal tooltips now show the danger type of the Roads region
• Avalonian Chest tooltips no longer show their rarity, regardless of your proximity to them
• Furniture can no longer be placed in PvE and gathering areas
• Some areas have updated visuals, for greater variety

Guild Islands Rework

• Guilds can now also own multiple islands in every city on the Royal Continent one each in Martlock, Bridgewatch, Fort Sterling, Lymhurst, Thetford, and Caerleon .
• Guild Islands have reworked visuals which reflect the atmosphere, aesthetics, and biome of their host city

New Crystal Weapons

• Twin Slayers (Daggers): Ring of Death throws your daggers in a ring around you, which can then be summoned back, slicing through all enemies in their path
• Dreadstorm Monarch (Mace): Eye of the Storm conjures a growing storm around you that slows enemies and shreds their resistances
• Exalted Staff (Holy Staff): Sanctify heals allies and removes ground-based damaging, debuffing, or crowd-control areas of effect

Corrupted Dungeon Changes

• Corrupted Dungeon Maps have been added
  • These can be crafted at the Artifact Foundry
• Bat spawn times adjusted
  • Hunter: 5 minutes 3 minutes
  • Stalker: 5 minutes 3 minutes
  • Slayer: 3 minutes (unchanged)

Quality of Life Improvements

• Weapons now have all of their spells unlocked from Tier 4 upwards, to increase gameplay variety
• Items can now be overcharged twice in combat, increasing overcharge duration at a greater risk of breaking the item
  • This will allow for prolonged ZvZ battles beyond the 30-minute mark

• A party leader can initiate a Ready Check in two ways:
  • From their character drop-down menu
  • By typing /readycheck in the chat
• All party members, regardless of location, receive a notification asking if they are ready or not
• Responses are displayed to all party members
  • Green check-mark: Ready
  • Red cross: Not ready
  • White question mark: Pending/AFK
• If a member does not respond in 60 seconds, they are marked as Pending/AFK
• Responses remain on-screen for 30 seconds after the end of the Ready Check
  • If a new Ready Check is initiated in this time, the original responses are overwritten

• The Destiny Board has improved scaling and zooming
• All players in a Randomized Dungeon now receive a message when the entrance closes
  • No more counting to 90 and guessing if an entrance is gone!
• The Daily Bonus Tracker in the HUD can now be collapsed
• Last Death Recap can now be accessed from the Player Menu at any time during the same play session
• Siege UI:
  • The Siege UI is now accessible at any time when using the Siege Banner item
  • Improved information display that better reflects the requirements necessary for Siege Banner use
• Added a market value estimation of equipment when inspecting a player
  • The estimated value includes equipped items only, not items in inventory
  • Displayed value is a rounded number; hovering over estimated value shows the exact amount
• Player Rankings UI:
  • Added options to filter rankings by Guild Members only and Friends List only
  • When a player ranks outside the top 10,000, their position along with the two players immediately above and below them are displayed
• Party and guild management:
  • Player markers are now displayed in front of other elements (such as health bars) and are easier to distinguish from the background, improving the visibility of marked players in large battles
  • Player pings now appear as system messages in chat
  • Added button to Guild UI to copy Guild Member list to the clipboard
• Territory Activity Chest world map overlays added, showing:
  • Average Activity Chest Value
  • Next Activity Chest Value
• Trade UI now displays projected character weight after a prospective trade
• Added confirmation popup message when using Journey Back to better inform about Silver costs
• Added an opacity setting for the chat box in focused mode
• Improved search function by allowing variation in words instead of requiring an exact match
• Improved target dummy DPS view to be more consistent and closer to actual damage timing

Additional Changes and Improvements

• In order to create some economic space and bring greater parity to Albions various features, various slight adjustments have been made to the Mists and Knightfall Abbey:
  • Boss and Shrine chest values in Knightfall Abbey reduced by approximately 10%
    • Duo Mists chests have had their bonus values adjusted to offset this change, and are unaffected
  • Resolved an issue where some mobs in Knightfall Abbey gave too little Silver
    • This has resulted in a ~9% overall increase in Silver from mobs
  • Already small loot chances from mobs removed to offset increased Silver and protect chests from further reductions
  • Arcane Spiderling spawn chances in the Mists reduced by 18%
• Veteran and Elite mobs now regenerate health in combat, making them less profitable when engaged by fewer players
  • Their overall health has been reduced to maintain the time needed for a group to kill them
• Mobs with very long respawn times (e.g. Ancient Resource Mobs) will spawn at more unpredictable intervals
• Reworked animations and VFX for Quarterstaffs and Scythes
• The following spells have also been visually redesigned:
  • Threatening Smash (all Maces)
  • Slowing Charge (two-handed Hammers)
  • Rending Strike (two-handed Axes)
• A-key can now be used to exit islands
• Dynamic Events added for the Mists, Roads of Avalon, and Tracking
• Territory Activity Chests are now lootable by anyone after a Raid if the Territory has no owner
• Players who are inactive during a Faction Warfare week will no longer receive a weekly report
• Removed recipes that use Arcane Essences and Faded Essences from the Artifact Foundry
  • Arcane Essences can now be salvaged for Silver
• Crystal Gladiator vanity items are no longer available from Crystal League chests
  • These are now only available via Albion Journal Crystal League Missions
• Spawn buff prevention no longer counts down while between regions
• [MOBILE] Added S, W, and E indicators to Minimap
• [CONTROLLER] Moved "Emotes" to the D-pad action wheel
• [CONTROLLER] Added a "Travel Mode Settings" controller button action to the Region Map

Steam and Mobile Achievement Conditions

• Successfully finish an Expedition Finish a Tier 3 Solo Expedition
• Enter a Randomized Dungeon Finish a Tier 3 Solo Dungeon
• Enter 1,000 Randomized Dungeons Finish 1,000 Solo Dungeons
• Complete your first hunt Track down a rare solo creature
• Track down and kill one of each creature type Track down 7 different rare solo creatures
• Kill a Guardian Aspect from every biome Harvest resources from Guardian Aspects in every biome
• Defeat a Guardian in a Road of Avalon Harvest resources from a Guardian in the Roads of Avalon
• Defeat the final boss in a Corrupted Dungeon Defeat the final boss in a Hunter Corrupted Dungeon
• Gain 100,000 Infamy in any Hellgate type Gain 100,000 Infamy in 2v2 Hellgates
• Gain 250,000 Infamy in any Hellgate type Gain 250,000 Infamy in 2v2 Hellgates
• Win a Crystal League Match Win a 5v5 Crystal League Match
• Win a Crystal League Match of Rank 3 Win a Rank 3 5v5 Crystal League Match
• Win a Crystal League Match of Rank 7 Win a Rank 7 5v5 Crystal League Match

Combat Balance Changes

• Melee weapon Resilience remains unchanged for groups of five or fewer, and ramps up more slowly from six attackers
  • For example, melee survivability has decreased by 10.58% against ten players, and by 19.16% against fifteen players
• Ranged weapons now uses the same resilience values as melee, which means that the ranged survivability increases more quickly
  • For example, Ranged survivability has increased by 9.72% against three players, by 17.99% against ten players, and by 6.47% against fifteen players

• Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff)
  • Range: 12m 14m

• Blood Bandit (Battleaxe)
  • Recast time window for 2nd throw: 10s 9s
  • 1st throw Cooldown: 0s 1s
  • 1st throw 0 stack Damage: 175 160
  • 1st throw 1 stack Damage: 200 190
  • 1st throw 2 stack Damage: 225 220
  • 1st throw 3 stack Damage: 250 (stays unchanged)
• Bloody Reap (Infernal Scythe)
  • 1st Hit Damage: 108 98
• Whirlwind (Greataxe)
  • Damage for consecutive hits: 4 5
• Carrioncaller
  • Resilience Penetration: 30% 25%
• Halberd
  • Resilience Penetration: 30% 25%
• Infernal Scythe
  • Resilience Penetration: 30% 25%

• Flame Tornado (Blazing Staff)
  • Final DoT duration: 2s 2.4s
  • Damage per tick (vs players): 60 66
  • Damage per tick (vs mobs): 43.45 48

• Powerful Swing (all Hammers)
  • Added 66 bonus threat generation

• Auto-Attacks (all Quarterstaffs)
  • Attack Range: 4m 3m
• Hurricane (Iron-clad Staff)
  • Channel Duration: 2s 3s
• Tornado (Soulscythe)
  • Increased projectile speed slightly by ~10%

• Adapting Matter (all Shapeshifter Staffs)
  • Shield duration 1.5s 2s
• Distortion (all Shapeshifter Staffs)
  • Damage per tick: 60 54
• Tether Shift (all Shapeshifter Staffs)
  • Removed multicast
  • The follow up ability (dash or pull) now activates instantly
  • Shield Strength: 100 200 (now applied before the pull starts)
  • Removed the resistance increase when cast on allies
• Polymorph (all Shapeshifter Staffs)
  • Added: Cast time 0s 0.4s

• Spear Throw (Heron Spear)
  • Damage: 200 210
• Razor's Edge (Rift Glaive)
  • Area width: 8m 7m
  • Knockback area length: 10m 8m
  • Slightly increased knockback speed, thus reducing CC time
• Heron Spear
  • Resilience Penetration: 25% 20%
• Rift Glaive
  • Resilience Penetration: 25% 15%
• Spirithunter
  • Resilience Penetration: 20% 15%

• Hamstring (all Swords)
  • 2nd Ability Renamed: Heroic Hamstring Heroic Leap
  • Removed slow on Heroic Leap
  • Heroic Leap damage: 78 122
• Limit Breaker (Infinity Blade)
  • Damage Buff no longer ends after 2nd cast
  • Damage: 105 112
• Clarent Blade
  • Resilience Penetration: 20% 15%

• Earth Crusher (Ravenstrike Cestus)
  • 0 Charge Damage: 166 179
  • 1 Charge Damage: 176 190
  • 2 Charge Damage: 187 202
  • 3 Charge Damage: 198 214
• Spiked Gauntlets
  • Resilience Penetration: 25% 20%

• Dynamic Defense (Jacket of Tenacity)
  • Magic Damage Bonus: 25% 20%
  • Physical Damage Bonus: 25% 20%
• Electric Field (Stalker Jacket)
  • Damage per tick: 28 26
• Protection of the Fiends (Demon Armor)
  • No longer affects mobs

• Fey Barrier (Brecilien Cape)
  • Shield: 230 275
• Force Pulse (Avalonian Cape)
  • Damage: 144 133

• Tranquilizer Venom (Goliath Horseeater)
  • Slow: Removed
  • Duration: 15s 10s
  • Auto-Attack Speed Reduction: 30% 15%
  • Added: Debuff now stacks up to 3 times
• Spider's Web (Goliath Horseeater)
  • Slow: 20% 25%
• Cocoon (Goliath Horseeater)
  • Stun vs Battle Mounts: 4s 6s
  • Immunity to spell 7s 10s
  • Now stuns flying Battle Mounts

Fixes

• Spell fixes:
  • Divine Intervention (Hallowfall Staff): Fixed issue where the cooldown reduction for healing an ally could be purged
  • Frost Shield (all Cloth Armors): Fixed issue where the slow effect could be purged
  • Hellfire Potion: Fixed issue where the damage over time effect could incorrectly be purged
  • Magic Pollen (Harvester Cap): Fixed issue where sleep effect would sometimes not apply
  • Wild Onslaught (Primal Staffs): Fixed issue where cooldown would sometimes not trigger
  • Flame Tornado (Blazing Staff): Fixed issue where damage-over-time could hit twice
  • Triple Kick (War Gloves): Fixed an issue where damage would not be dealt if the caster was buffed by Holy Blessing (Holy Staffs)
  • Avalonian Cape no longer triggers when hostile dismount debuff is active
  • Fixed incorrect tooltips for Relentless Assault (Crystal Reaper), Inertia Ring (Hammers), Tornado (Soulscythe), and Razor's Edge (Rift Glaive)
  • Fixed incorrect indication areas for Ground Pound (Grovekeeper) and Frost Lance (Frost Staffs)
• UI fixes:
  • Fixed issue where Death Recap and respawn option would not appear on death when Window Animations were enabled
  • Fixed issue where item details could not be opened when shared via chat
  • Fixed issue where Earthkeeper Chieftains whirlwind spell icon would disappear while spell active
  • Fixed issue where purchased items would sometimes not appear in Completed Transactions tab
  • Fixed issue where some recipes in crafting building UIs would display incorrect or confusing information
  • Fixed issue where some Tracked targets would not appear on the minimap
  • Fixed issue where, when in a Hideout, Hideout Production Bonuses would incorrectly appear on other region minimaps
• Other:
  • Fixed issue where the Fame Bonus buff from visiting a Hideout would persist after leaving the Black Zones to Brecilien
  • Fixed issue where loot mode could change unintentionally in Duo Mists
  • Fixed issue where characters with Access Guild Mail permission could accept or decline guild applications and alliance invitations without Invite permission, but could not send guild mails
  • Fixed issue where the Spiked Demon summoned by the Mistress of Demons would not despawn upon her reset or death
  • Fixed rare issue where players could take double knockdown damage in Yellow Zone Mists
  • [MOBILE] Fixed issue with selecting Destiny Board nodes via search bar
• Additional graphical, terrain, animation, audio, and localization fixes

Its time to walk the Paths to Glory! Albions latest content update has arrived, bringing the Albion Journal - a new achievement system offering unique rewards - new Crystal Weapons, Dynamic Spawn Rates, and a wealth of improvements across the game. And, as always, weve produced a brand-new trailer for the occasion. Check it out here: [previewyoutube=1EvSkwrsGXk;full][/previewyoutube]

Write your Journal

A Dynamic World

Quality-of-Life Improvements

And just like that, Albion turned seven! With so much going on - a new server, soaring player numbers, and several big updates - the past year has just flown by. And on the eve of the Paths to Glory update, its time to take a moment to look back at just how far the game has come. So put on your Anniversary outfit, grab a slice of cake, and make yourself comfortable as we look back at some of the biggest moments of the last twelve months.

Wild Blood

End of Year Awards

Crystal Raiders

Albion Europe

Foundations

Record Player Numbers

Paths to Glory

Following our recent Dev Talk introducing some of the many different features coming in the Paths to Glory update, its time to take a look at the core feature of Albions next update: the Albion Journal. Game Director Robin Henkys sat down to reveal what you can find within its pages when the update launches on July 22. [previewyoutube=6CJifOQyu6c;full][/previewyoutube]

What is the Albion Journal?

• The Albion Journal is an achievement system designed to challenge players to explore Albions many gameplay areas.
• For new players, this acts as a guide with incentives to explore the various activities available in the game
• Veterans, meanwhile, are encouraged to complete the most difficult achievements for truly exclusive rewards

How does it work?

• New players will gain access to the Journal once they've completed the tutorial
• Existing characters will have the Journal unlocked when the update arrives
• It can be opened directly from the HUD, to view open and completed missions
• A mission tracker in the HUD shows your current progress in selected missions
• The missions in the journal are sorted into categories, and each category is further split into subcategories

Progressing through the Journal

• Initial missions in each subcategory are a simple introduction to an area of gameplay
• As you progress through a subcategory, missions become increasingly difficult
• Missions can be completed out of order, even if they have not yet been unlocked so don't worry about doing something you don't have a mission for, it will still count

Individual Mission Rewards

• Each mission grants a reward which can be claimed directly from the Journal UI
• These rewards include Silver, Tomes of Insight, Dungeon Maps, and more
• Tomes of Learning a new, non-tradable item are also available as a reward
  • These grant Learning Points when used
• More difficult missions offer more valuable rewards

Category Rewards

• Completing a certain percentage of missions within each main category unlocks unique rewards
• Each category has a themed Avatar, Avatar Ring, Wardrobe Item with a Vanity Spell, and Mount Skin
• Completing all missions in a category will grant you a super-rare, elite version of the wardrobe item

Main Categories

• This category challenges you to participate in Albions various PvE activities
• The Avatar and Avatar Ring show off your prowess in dungeon exploration
• The unique wardrobe item is a six-sided die that you can actually roll
• The elite version is a twenty-sided die with a critical-hit celebratory roll animation
• The mount skin is a themed Direbear

• Includes gathering and fishing missions
• The Avatar and Avatar Ring showcase your key role in Albions industry
• The wardrobe item is a powered chopping axe with a tree-chopping vanity spell
• The elite version features awesome visual effects
• The mount skin is a mechanical boar with an integrated barbecue

• Focuses on the marketplace, crafting, refining and other economic activities
• The Avatar and Avatar Ring show off your wealth
• The wardrobe skin is a very fancy coat that lets you throw some of your actual Silver on the ground
• The elite version throws even more money away you can easily afford it
• This mount skin is Albions very first Mammoth skin, which lets you get carried around by Black Market guards

• Takes you far and wide through the lands of Albion
• The Avatar and Avatar Ring have a bardic theme
• The wardrobe item is a Lute to entertain you and your friends
• The elite version lets you perform an additional song
• The mount skin is a very, very cute Swiftclaw skin

• This category pushes you to fight with other players
• The Avatar and Avatar Ring strike fear into the heart of your enemies
• The wardrobe item is a fearsome helmet which summons a deathly herald
• The elite version gives you an even more threatening aura
• This is complemented by a frightening new Direwolf skin

Its Albions seventh anniversary, and if youre wondering what to wear for the occasion, you can get the special Anniversary Paladin Vanity Bundle for the duration of this years celebrations. Until July 30 at 10 UTC, get yourself and your noble Armored Horse the finest royal blue garmentsfor only $19.95! (Price may vary by platform and region.) The Anniversary Paladin Vanity Bundle contains the following items:

• Anniversary Paladin's Helmet
• Anniversary Paladin's Armor
• Anniversary Paladin's Boots
• Anniversary Paladin's Cape
• Anniversary Paladins Warhorse

The highly anticipated Paths to Glory update is just around the corner, but theres a Guild Season to take care of first! This weekend is the final Invasion Day, which is crucial for guilds looking to maximize their Season Points and secure their final positions. With the introduction of a new batch of Crystal Weapons on the horizon, guilds will be fighting tooth and nail to climb the rankings and earn valuable artifacts.
This pivotal weekend will be streamed live on AlbionTV, so you can watch it unfold yourself. Be sure to tune in this weekend to watch coverage from all three servers:

• Albion Asia: 14:00 UTC on June 13 with hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul
• Albion Europe: 18:00 UTC on June 13 with Lewpac, Shozen, and Bogul
• Albion Americas: 01:00 UTC on June 14 with Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Tazzik

And just like that, Albion Online is turning seven! What a year it has been, huh? And to kick off the celebrations, the Living Legacy event returns from 23 UTC on July 11 for Albion Asia, and 10 UTC on July 12 for Albion Europe and Americas! Consider this your official invitation to the party, but wear something you can get dirty with because you'll be hunting down statues old and new while gorging yourself on Fame-filled Anniversary Cake. It might get a bit messy. Oh, and before we forget, theres a brand-new anniversary video too: [previewyoutube=QC4gx-zJD4w;full][/previewyoutube]

Living Monuments

• Seventh Anniversary Stallion: Riding Horse Skin
• Purple Anniversary Banner: Furniture Item
• Anniversary Cake: Gives you a 15% non-PvP Fame buff for 30 minutes, stackable with other foods
• Chromacannon: Vanity Weapon Skin which shoots celebratory fireworks

• Construct: These carry common anniversary loot and cannot be tracked on any map; they can be defeated by solo adventurers or small groups
• Colossus: These stronger statues are visible on the local map while in the same zone, and carry greater riches than Constructs
• Titan: These very powerful statues are visible on the world map up to three zones away, and are best challenged in a group

Anniversary Gifts

• Start
  • Asia: July 11 at 23 UTC
  • Europe and Americas: July 12 at 10 UTC
• End
  • Asia: July 29 at 23 UTC
  • Europe and Americas: July 30 at 10 UTC

On July 22, the Paths to Glory open up. Albions next major update brings the Albion Journal, a brand-new chronicle of your progress which grants a host of unique rewards. Guild Islands have been reworked, with beautiful new visuals and the possibility of multiple island ownership. Improvements are coming to the Roads of Avalon, and Dynamic Spawn Rates adjust the amount of content in the Roads and open world based on activity levels. Along with new Crystal Weapons, a new Rare Quarry to track down, and much more, Paths to Glory offers a host of improvements for a wide range of play styles.

The Albion Journal

Roads to Glory

Choose your Path

Foundations Patch 5 - Version 25.050.1 - July 1, 2024

ZvZ Performance

Fixes

• Fixed issue where short hostile dismount cooldown was sometimes incorrectly applied in solo Mists, instead of long hostile dismount cooldown
• Fixed issue where Conqueror's Challenge guild membership counter in the Guild Season UI could include time not spent in a guild
• Fixed issue where reconnecting with spells on cooldown would cause their cooldown timers not to display
• Fixed issue where, when trying to exit Knightfall Abbey while channeling a spell, clicking Yes on the notification popup would not work
• [MACOS] Fixed issue where the game would freeze after switching between windows or toggling fullscreen

A new Referral Season has begun, and from now until July 31 just one referral will unlock a brand-new mount skin for you The Embalmed Tiger! This skin transforms your Swiftclaw into a fearsome mummified cougar thats just clawed its way out of the tomb and is ready to pounce on your enemies. After a thousand-year slumber, this kitty is hungry! Fortunately, this mount skin can be used by any of your characters on whichever server you claim it on, so you can be sure to feed it properly [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"] https://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/665ed75e4ee27_720.mp4[/video] And as always, there are also big rewards for your third and fifth referrals: a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame for your third referral, and a T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame for your fifth. And for your first ever referral, youll get a T8 Pile of Tomes in addition to the Embalmed Tiger.

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

The dead are rising once more! Throughout the month of July, take the Undead Challenge to earn terrific (and terrifying) rewards. Earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests filled with valuable loot, and defeat death itself with your very own Spectral Direboar mount.

Live Your Best Afterlife

As Season 23 reaches its climax, its time to announce Albions next major update, coming in July: Paths to Glory. At the heart of this update is the Albion Journal, which presents players with challenges and offers valuable new rewards. But this update also contains a host of other features, including some specific requests from the community. In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys shows us around some of the features and improvements that youll be able to enjoy when Paths to Glory releases next month. [previewyoutube=Ge-A9Zyy7HY;full][/previewyoutube]

Guild Island Improvements

• Guilds can now own multiple islands
  • Up to one island for each Royal City, plus Caerleon
• Guild Islands now visually reflect the biome and atmosphere of their parent city

Weapon Changes

• Players can double-overcharge their weapons in combat
  • This prolongs the overcharge duration
  • However, it also increases the risk of the weapon breaking afterwards
• Players can now use all spells on weapons of Tier 4 and above
  • This will increase gameplay variety for lower tiers

Roads of Avalon Changes

• Mob tiers standardized in each different Roads area
• Adjusted connections from the open world:
  • Blue and Yellow Zones usually lead to Tier 4 Roads
  • Red and Black Zones usually lead to Tier 6 Roads
  • Tier 8 Roads are now exclusive to Deep Roads and Raid Clusters
• Number of Raid Clusters is being increased
  • This means Hideouts connect to Raid Clusters more frequently
  • They also have a few connections to non-Hideout regions, to increase competition

• The Roads contain fewer areas dedicated to gathering
  • Resource respawn rates are increasing, to keep the total resource output the same
• More PvE areas have been added
  • These offer less Fame than before, to balance their leveling potential with other content
  • To compensate, they offer more loot instead
• Tracking has been added to the Roads
  • This includes a new target that can be hunted here and in the open world: the Shadowmask

Activity-Based Spawn Rates

• Each servers activity levels will be measured ongoingly
• Spawn and upgrade rates for treasures, mobs, and resources will adjust based on this metric
• During Prime Time, it should be easier to find content
• During low-activity periods, it will be more challenging and competitive to find massive rewards

New Crystal Weapons

• Twin Slayers (Daggers): creates a ring of spinning blades that return to the caster, cutting through all enemies in their path
• Dreadstorm Monarch (Mace): creates a growing storm around you, slowing enemies and shredding their resistances
• Exalted Staff (Holy Staff): can remove areas like Sacred Ground

Other Improvements

• The Party Ready Check function lets party leaders see when their group members are ready for action
• Corrupted Dungeon Maps allow you to easily open entrances to these dungeons
• Three new activity events for Roads of Avalon, Tracking, and the Mists
• Improved filtering in the Rankings UI
• Rescaled Destiny Board with improved zoom functionality for desktop users

If you're looking to freshen up your vanity collection, but can't decide what to get next, we've got two new twin-vanity bundles for you! These themed bundles give you two vanity sets in one convenient and cost-effective package, with a bunch of Premium and Gold on top. The new sets are:

• Bearers of Light
  • Paladin Vanity Bundle
  • Priest Vanity Bundle
  • 180 days Premium
  • 5000 Gold
  • Price: $129.90

• Natures Gift
  • Ranger Vanity Bundle
  • Druid Vanity Bundle
  • 90 days Premium
  • 1800 Gold
  • Price: $89.95

Foundations Patch 4 - Version 25.040.1 - June 17, 2024

Changes

• Resilience amount is no longer displayed as a buff on players during combat

Combat Balance Changes

• Divine Engine (Energy Shaper)
  • Channel Time: 4s 3.3s
  • Number of ticks: 13 11
  • Damage per tick vs players: 80 96
  • Damage per tick vs mobs: 26 57

• Dark Matter (all Cursed Staffs)
  • Number of ticks: 10 8
  • Damage per tick vs players: 78 98
  • Damage per tick vs mobs: 39 49

• Lunging Stabs (Bloodletter)
  • When hitting a player below 40% health, cooldown is now reduced by 50%
  • Cooldown: 30s 35s

• Pyroblast (one-handed Fire Staffs)
  • 0s Channel Damage: 200 190
  • 0.6s Channel Damage: 280 266
  • 1.2s Channel Damage: 360 342

• Grasp of the Undead (Tombhammer)
  • Added Hitpoint Reduction: 10%
  • Hitpoint Reduction Duration: 3s

• Stun Run (all Quarterstaffs)
  • Movespeed buff now ends upon auto-attacking
• Rising Blow (all Quarterstaffs)
  • Cooldown reduction per player hit: 12% 15% (stacks up to 3 times)
• Separator (all Quarterstaffs)
  • Now deals 80 damage to all untargeted enemies hit
• Soaring Swipe (Double Bladed Staff)
  • Cooldown: 20s 25s
  • Hitting a player now reduces the abilitys cooldown by 20%
  • Area Radius: 6m 5m

• Pulse Shock (all Shapeshifter Staffs)
  • Damage: 124 109
• Tectonic Shift (Earthrune Staff)
  • Hitpoint reduction: 15% 10%

• Harpoon (all Spears)
  • Max range: 18m 20m
  • Projectile speed: 23.33 m/s 23.53 m/s

• Fearless Strike (Carving Sword)
  • Damage: 150.10 135
• Spinning Blades (Dual Swords)
  • Auto-Attack Damage Increase buff: 100% 65%
  • Attack Speed buff: 50% 30%
  • Damage buff duration: 3s 4s

• Immortal (Mistwalker Hood)
  • Cooldown: 30s 25s

• After Image (Mistwalker Shoes)
  • 1st Cast Cooldown: 15s 12s
• Royal March (Royal Boots)
  • Movement Speed per Stack: 8% 9%

Fixes

• Spell fixes:
  • Fixed issue where Soaring Swipe (Double Bladed Staff) slow effect would also apply to enemies in an area around the intended targets
  • Fixed issue where Tectonic Slam (Earthrune Staffs) did not apply debuff icon to enemies to indicate health reduction
  • Fixed issue where Enfeeble Blades (Lifecurse Staffs) would inflict too much damage and an unintended slow effect
• UI fixes:
  • Fixed issue where Required for section was missing from Artifact item details
  • Fixed issue where items in Eralia Wayfarers menu would not display correctly by tier after deselecting "Show craftable from inventory only"
  • Fixed issue where the countdown banner was not displayed during a duel
• Fixed issue where guild logos would sometimes not display correctly when entering a crowded region
• Fixed issue where chests in Heretic dungeons could not be opened without first destroying Volatile Barrels
• Fixed issue where the Arena search for a group would reset if a party member accepted a match while gathering, fishing, or opening a Tome
  • Accepting an Arena match is no longer possible while engaged in those actions
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where faction zerg markers on the minimap would display the wrong color

This weekend, all three of Albions servers will see the action ramp up, as their territories become vulnerable to attack on Invasion Day. And to up the ante even more, this action-packed weekend will see Season Points doubled on Albion Asia and Americas, and tripled on Albion Europe! If you're curious to see how it plays out in each region, the action will be streamed live on AlbionTV. Well kick things off at 14:00 UTC on Saturday 15 June with your hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul bringing you coverage from Albion Asia, followed by Albion Europe at 18:00 UTC with Lewpac, Shozen and Bogul. Finally, Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Tazzik will present coverage of Albion Americas at 01:00 UTC on Sunday 16 June. With battles spawning all over Albion, this is shaping up to be a big weekend on all three servers, so dont miss this one! The full season schedule can be found in this forum post.

We did it! The Albion Online Reddit community has hit the 100,000 subscriber mark, and to celebrate this achievement with you were having a three-day Community Fame Rush. So sharpen your blades and saddle up your mounts, because this weekend you'll automatically receive an additional 25% Fame for all in-game activities! Dates are as follows:

• Albion Asia: June 13 to June 16 (begins and ends with maintenance)
• Albion Europe and Americas: June 14 to June 17 (begins and ends with maintenance)

Who says chivalry is dead? For the entire month of June, take theKnight Challengeto collect fantastic rewards. Earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim the powerful and imposingGallant Horsemount.

Knight Moves

A new Referral Season is here, and from now until June 30 you can claim the Recruiters Sand Salamander with a single referral! Camouflaged in the amber sands of its natural habitat, this mount skin transforms your base Swamp Dragon into a desert-dwelling salamander ready to traverse Albion's arid environments. But whatever the terrain, once unlocked, it can be used by any of your characters on that server. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]https://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/664ddcf73ad35_720.mp4[/video] And as always, there are also big rewards for your third and fifth referrals: a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame for your third referral, and a T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame for your fifth. And for your first ever referral, youll get a T8 Pile of Tomes in addition to the Recruiters Sand Salamander!

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases either anAlbion Europe Founder Packor at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you: 1,000 Gold for a Founder Pack, 500 Gold for Premium.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

Foundations Patch 3 - Version 25.030.1 - May 29, 2024

Goldmane Pegasus Added

Changes

• Time required to interact with Siege Banners increased from 0.5s to 1.5s

Combat Balance Changes

• Bloody Reap (Infernal Scythe)
  • Damage when target below 40% health: 240 220
  • Damage when target above 40% health: 126 120

• Demon Arrow (Wailing Bow)
  • Cooldown: 30s 25s

• Dreadladen Fighting (all Hammers)
  • CC Strength Increase: 50% 35%
  • Improved the visual effect
• Groundbreaker (Polehammer)
  • Improved visual feedback to better communicate the actual area speed
  • Stun Duration: 2.5s 2.7s

• Fling (Glaive)
  • Base Damage: 50.90 56
  • 1 Spirit Spear Charge: 81.43 90
  • 2 Spirit Spear Charges: 122.15 134
  • 3 Spirit Spear Charges: 173.04 190

• Parry Strike (all Swords)
  • Reflect Damage: 100% 125%
• Charge (Claymore)
  • Charge now deals damage to all enemies it passes through
  • Enemies passed through receive 40% of the damage that the target receives

• Defensive Slam (all Maces)
  • Duration: 3s 4s
• Dreadladen Fighting (all Maces)
  • CC Strength Increase: 50% 35%
  • Improved the visual effect
• Sacred Ground (all Maces)
  • Area Duration: 4s 3s
• Blessed Aurora (Oathkeepers)
  • Increased max targets: 5 10
  • Healing range: 6m 8m

• Dreadladen Fighting (all Quarterstaffs)
  • Improved the visual effect

• Rushdown - Passive (War Gloves)
  • Movement Speed: 20% 30%
• Shockwave (all War Gloves)
  • 1st Cast Cooldown: 4s 3.5s
  • 2nd Cast Cooldown: 6s 5s
• Counter (all War Gloves)
  • Added new combo attack:
    • Follow Through: For 4s, dash to the first target marked
    • Dash Range: 20m 32m
    • Cooldown: 15s

• Iceblock (Cleric Cowl)
  • Can no longer be canceled by the caster
  • Duration: 4.75s 4s

• Life Steal Aura (Hellion Jacket)
• Damage when health above 80%: 20 16
• Damage when health above 60%: 25 20
• Damage when health above 40%: 30 24
• Damage when health above 20%: 35 28
• Damage when health below 20%: 40 32

• Dismounted mount range: 12m 15m

Fixes

• Spell fixes:
  • Fixed issue where VFX of stackable damage over time or healing over time spells on players in shape form would disappear when they transformed back into human form
  • Groundbreaker (Polehammer): Fixed issue where tooltip displayed the wrong cast range
  • Starfall (Astral Staff): Fixed issue where tooltip displayed the wrong energy cost
  • Gravitas (Morning Star): Fixed issue where tooltip displayed range incorrectly
• UI fixes:
  • Fixed issue where, in Streamer Mode, email addresses would be visible on login verification page
  • Fixed issue where opening the map of a neighboring region with Fortifications would show the wrong upgrades
  • Fixed issue where Herb Garden products were not correctly sorted by tier
• Fixed issue where Shrine of Invisibility buff could cause mount to disappear in overcrowded regions
• Fixed issue where players could get stuck in a trade state after disconnecting mid-trade
• Fixed rare issue in duo mists where players in a party could briefly become hostile after Mists portal closed
• Fixed rare issue in Yellow Zone Mists where picking up Wounded Wisps twice while in combat could cause PvP-flagging to persist after leaving the Mists

In a new series, writer Will Borger joins our AlbionTV crew as he tries to work his way up from rookie Albion Online player to hardened warrior. This is part one of his journey. By Will Borger The first week of Albion Onlines current season feels like a dream. We were winning then, you see. Our merry band was crushing it, walking around the Crystal Arena like we owned the place and beating other teams like they owed us money. We were, at one point, 18-1. That seems like a very long time ago. I dont remember the last time we won a game. Part of it, of course, is me. I dont know what Im doing, and the schedule of a freelance writer who spent the last month wracked with illness and overloaded with deadlines that leave me little time to practice doesnt help.
But the real issue, of course, is that I dont know what I dont know. I dont know what the weapons that arent mine do. I dont know what abilities I need to watch out for. I dont know what visual cues I need to look for that tell me when, for example, people are immune to damage. It would be a bad idea to attack them at that point, right? Well, you dont know what you dont know. And then theres the positioning game. Its easy to get out of position in Albion, and Ive been guilty of it more than a few times. Being out of position usually means youre dead. But its hard to be in position when you dont know what the other team is doing, what their builds are, and so on.
I cant expect the team to carry me. I never really did - games like this are too dependent on everyone pulling their weight - but if Im struggling and another member of the team is struggling? Thats bad news, and not something I can necessarily fix. Then theres the stuff beyond your control. Were an hour-long show, and I dont always know who Im going to get for teammates. Theres not a lot of time to practice with them. A decent, well-coordinated team that knows each other can beat a better team. Im not saying were not well-coordinated, but, well maybe watch our last stream, where everyone is yelling about whether or not Shozen is at fault for one play (he was: love you, Shozen).
Speaking of stuff beyond my control, sometimes we fight one team over and over and over again in the arena and they have our number. Not much you can do there, either, except laugh as you get one-shot by a meme build or stunlocked to death or, my personal favorite, stunned and then one-shot. As we say in fighting games, It can happen to you. You may read this column and think Wow, Will, you sure are making a lot of excuses, but thats not the case. Im trying to figure out what I need to do to improve: what I can do, and whats beyond my control. Talking out loud, as it were. I cant control my teammates or how well they play. I cant control who we draw in the arena. But I can control how much I practice, what I know, how well I position myself, and how much damage I do (more or less). Maybe I need a new weapon. Maybe I just need practice. Maybe the answer is somewhere in between, but Ill need to play more to find out.
Before our last show, I said When you hit rock bottom, the only place left to go is up. Its not entirely true: you can stay at rock bottom forever. You can get a jackhammer, and start drilling down deeper if youre really determined. I dont mind losing in Albion Online, or any game. Were making capital-C Content down here, after all, and despite it all, Im having fun. More importantly, it teaches me what Im doing wrong. You dont learn at 18-1. But you do down here. And I dont plan to be down here forever. Want to see how Will'sjourney unfolds? Follow his journey every Saturday at 19 UTC on AlbionTV.

Albion Europes first ever Guild Season started on May 4, and things are hotting up on the new server. The action moves into another gear this weekend with an Invasion Day, which well be broadcasting live on AlbionTV! Join hosts Lewpac, Shozen, and Bogul at 17:50 UTC on May 25th to watch events unfold. With Albion Europe teeming with life as players old and new work to develop their characters, this is sure to be an intriguing occasion. So join us at the weekend to see how things shape up! For the full season schedule, see this forum post.

Season 23 is underway, with Albions guilds building up their Fortifications, raising Siege Banners, and unlocking valuable Territory Activity Chests. And this weekend the action ramps up on Albion Asia and Americas, with an Invasion Day! Well be broadcasting the action from both servers live on AlbionTV for you. At 13:50 UTC on Saturday 18 May, join Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul for the action on Albion Asia. Then, at 00:50 UTC on May 19, Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Tazzik will bring you coverage of Albion Americas. So tune in this weekend to see some fierce fighting! For full season schedules, see this forum post.

Albion Europe opened its doors to the world on April 29, and tens of thousands of players, new and old, have been pouring onto the server, gathering resources, battling fierce (and sometimes defenseless) mobs, and banding together into guilds and alliances. So, we took a look at the numbers behind the new server to see exactly whats been going on since launch and put them together in this shiny new infographic (click to expand):
As you can see, the new server is absolutely teeming with life and were thrilled to see so many of you building up this unique world. So thanks again to everyone whos made this such an exciting development, and well see you out in the wilds of Albion Europe!

Since the launch of Albion Europe on April 29, player numbers in Albion have been soaring. And on May 1, the game passed a new milestone with 350,000 daily active users!
(Note: for the purposes of this chart, "users" refers to active accounts.) The previous record across all platforms of 300,000 daily active users came following the launch of Albion Asia in April 2023, but this has now been broken by more than 50,000. This makes the launch of the new server one of the most momentous events in the games history, with Albion Europe alone accounting for over 150,000 players daily. On Steam, too, a new peak player count record was set, with over 27,000 concurrent players across all servers. Albion is now flourishing more than ever across the globe, with new players, experienced players, and returning players alike bringing the world to life. So thanks to our communitys continued support in making Albion what it is, and heres to the future!

[video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/647629901783a_720.mp4[/video] Remember when we started giving away Miststalkers for free to everyone who logged into Albion Online? How are you enjoying yours? What? What do you mean you dont have one yet? Then let me say it again. Until 10:00 UTC on May 6 you can get a free Miststalker skin just by logging into Albion Online on any platform. Once again, this is a free Swiftclaw skin for everyone.
Got it? OK, great. Then go pick up your free mount skin now, before this offer ends!

Every day, intrepid souls are stepping onto Albions shores to write their stories in a brand-new world, including on the new Albion Europeserver. But every story needs its chroniclers, and among these adventurers are six brave bards. Yes, its none other than masters of power metal Dragony! Dragony honored us by creating a brand-new song inspired by Albion Online. The Untold Story captures perfectly the spirit of possibility and adventure that lies at the heart of the game, and the accompanying music video does the same. Check it out here: [previewyoutube=ZSLuF-MVh2Y;full][/previewyoutube] The band said: Were no strangers to video games, and we've taken inspiration for quite a few of our songs from some of our favorite games over the years! Then last year something extraordinary happened, and the fine people from Sandbox Interactive approached us with the idea of writing an original song for the game - an offer we of course had to accept! It's been an absolute pleasure working with the people of Albion Online to create a song that captures the spirit of adventure and the freedom to write your own story that is the core of the gameplay of Albion Online, and we hope you enjoy the song - and the game - as much as we do! Indeed we do, Dragony. So take inspiration from The Untold Story and create your own tale in Albion now, wherever you play!

Live Interview on AlbionTV

Move aside, peasants! Theres a new boss in town, and hes rolling through in a brand-new, top of the line Luxury Cart. The Luxury Cart is the soft-top model in our Ox line, and features plush red seating, an ale-holder, and wooden rims. Were only offering these elite rides for one month, and as part of this limited-time offer were throwing in a pathetic servant to haul you around as you carry your enormous stacks of valuables from the marketplace to the bank. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/6627d3eacde01_720.mp4[/video] To get one of these highly sought-after vehicles, all you need to do is refer a single friend to the Albion Online dealership. But if you want to bring us even more custom, weve got even more rewards for you: a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame for your third referral, and a T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame for your fifth. And for your first ever referral, youll get a T8 Pile of Tomes in addition to your Luxury Cart!

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

The Disciples of Morgana have re-emerged from the shadows... and for the entire month of May, you can take theMorgana Challengeto collect fantastic rewards. Earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very ownMorgana Ravenmount.

Embrace the Darkness

After much anticipation, Albion Europe is now open to all players! This brand-new server offers a fresh version of Albion for you to make your mark on, and substantially improved ping for players in the Europe and MENA regions. Already, players are out there crafting gear, gathering resources, and building up the economy from scratch. A new chapter in Albions history begins today! [previewyoutube=xPyw4nZlGNA;full][/previewyoutube] To get this new server off the ground as smoothly as possible, a number of measures are temporarily in place to give all players the best experience possible. This includes an initially reduced world size, some items added to the Marketplace, and certain restrictions on the Black Market. For more details on these measures, see this forum post.

The Untold Story

Twitch Drop Campaign

Watch the First Guild Season

If youre new to Albion Online, you might be wondering how best to get started after the tutorial. Albion is a huge, sandbox universe, with practically endless possibilities. But to set you on solid ground before you forge your own unique path, here are some helpful pointers to get you off to a smooth start. [previewyoutube=UZ0Tqq4mV-o;full][/previewyoutube]

Expeditions and Dungeons

Playing the Market

• Steppe: hide, fiber, ore
• Forest: wood, hide, stone
• Swamp: fiber, wood, hide
• Mountain: ore, stone, fiber
• Highlands: wood, stone, ore

PvP

Continuing Your Journey

The Albion Europe server is in Open Beta, and its absolutely teeming with life. Solo players and guilds alike are busy building up this one-off version of Albion, and until 10 UTC on April 23 you can join in for free and earn the exclusive Duelist vanity set! This vanity set transforms your character into a dashing but deadly combatant, ready to strike down those who cross you, and can only be earned from the Albion Europe Beta. Once unlocked, it can be used on any server - so even if you dont plan to make Albion Europe your main server, theres no reason not to jump into the beta and pick one up before it ends. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/660167a1459d4_720.mp4[/video] The Albion Europe Beta also offers massive progress buffs to all players, along with Premium status and 2000 Learning Points - meaning youll have no trouble catching up if you join now. The beta ends on April 23 at 10 UTC, so jump in this weekend and secure your Duelist vanity set!

Season 23 begins this Saturday, April 20, on Albion Asia and Albion Americas! Following the launch of the Foundationsupdate, guilds will build up mighty Fortifications, raise Siege Banners, and wield the first Crystal Weapons in combat. On Albion Europe this season - its first - will kick off on May 4th. For full season schedules and rewards, see this forum post. Territory Timer Changes With the launch of Albion Europe, this season sees some changes introduced to territories across all three servers, to optimize action times and better serve each region. For a rundown of these changes, click here.
Crystal League Changes Season 23 also sees some changes coming to Crystal League schedules on Albion Americas: 5v5 Crystal League

• Levels 1-5 reduced from four daily matches to two
• Levels 6-7 reduced from two weekly matches to one
• 19:00 - 21:00 UTC timers have been removed

• Levels 1-2 reduced from four daily matches to two
• Level 3 reduced from eight daily matches to four

Watch the Action Live

The Foundations are ready for a new era in warfare! With mighty Fortifications, rousing Siege Banners, overflowing Territory Activity Chests, and a lot more, Albions latest update lays the groundwork for fierce battles all across its lands. In anticipation of whats about to unfold, weve produced a brand-new trailer for the occasion. Check it out here: [previewyoutube=vTj-NaMx4gs;full][/previewyoutube]

Man the Barricades

New Incentives

Further Features

The first Guild Season of 2024 has reached its conclusion, and its time to congratulate the winners! So hats off to IFures, who claimed their first title on Albion Americas, and PLAC, who successfully defended their crown on Albion Asia. Read on for a rundown of how the seasons played out

Albion Americas: IFures Rise to the Top

Albion Asia: PLAC Hold their Title

The Albion Europe Open Beta is now here, for anyone who wants to join! Until April 23, players can earn the new Duelist vanity set, play on a condensed version of Albion with massively buffed progress, and experience the new server before it officially launches - and its completely free to play. Read on for more details [previewyoutube=vKt2NkOk37M;full][/previewyoutube]

The Beta Challenge

• 25,000 points: Duelists Boots
• 50,000 points: Duelists Cape
• 75,000 points: Duelists Hat
• 100,000 points: Duelists Armor
• 100,000 points and Founder Status: Duelists Lynx

A Unique Experience

• Premium status for the whole beta
• 2000 Learning Points
• +100% Fame from gathering, farming, and PvE
• +200% Resources from gathering and fishing
• +200% Silver from mobs
• Resource weight reduced by 66%

The first Guild Season of 2024 has come to an end, and players are receiving the first Crystal Weapon artifacts from their Conquerors Chests! This means that across Albion those who earned these items through their season prowess can begin crafting, and fighting with, the first weapons in this new and prestigious series. With that in mind, we thought wed take a look at these three new weapons, to see what you can bring to the battlefields of Albion. Infinity Blade Infinity Blade is a Crystal Weapon in the Sword line, with the devastating Limitbreaker spell. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/6604201e5df18_480.mp4[/video] Limitbreaker lets your character rush at whirlwind speed towards your enemies, until you unleash two lethal swipes of the weapon. The first silences and damages your victim, while the second deals an additional dose of damage for good measure. Rift Glaive Rift Glaive is a Spear weapon which can decimate crowds with the Razors Edge spell. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/66041fde3828a_720.mp4[/video] Casting this spell drives your character forward into your enemies, knocking them back and dealing some serious damage. This damage increases the more Spirit Spear charges your character has, giving you the potential to unleash some serious devastation. Astral Staff For those who embrace the arcane arts, Astral Staff is an Arcane Staff Crystal Weapon, and its unique spell is the awe-inspiring Starfall. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/660439898d56a_720.mp4[/video] Starfall calls down a shower of shooting stars around you, periodically inflicting magical damage on your adversaries. This celestial storm cannot be interrupted, and also increases your characters Resilience Penetration as it imbues you with the power of the heavens. The Foundationsupdate on April 15 will introduce the next three Crystal Weapons: Arctic Staff (Frost Staff), Phantom Twinblade (Quarterstaff), and Crystal Reaper (Axe). Players can begin to earn the artifacts for those in Season 23, which also sees some huge developments arriving in the form of Fortifications, Siege Banners, and Territory Activity Chests. For some of the other changes coming to Guild Seasons, click here, and for a full season schedule, see this forum post.

The current Guild Season is reaching its climax, and its time to start preparing for the next. With the launch of the Albion Europeserver on April 29, some significant changes are coming to the way seasons operate. Read on for an overview of these changes, so you can get ready to assemble your forces and fight your way to glory. Season Names Starting with the upcoming Guild Season, were simplifying the naming conventions for seasons across the three servers. For this reason, next season will be called Season 23 on all servers, avoiding a confusing situation where the season has a different name on each server.
Prime Times With the launch of Albion Europe, were taking the opportunity to rework Prime Times across all three servers in order to better suit activity periods on each. Each server will now have six Prime Time slots (rather than seven), and the windows on Albion Americas are now more condensed, encouraging constant action from start to finish. Albion Europes Prime Times fit this pattern, covering ten hours in total. Here is an overview of Prime Times across the servers (click to expand):
As you can see, Castle and Castle Outpost chests unlock one hour before each servers Prime Time window, one hour after, and on every hour between Prime Times. With this in mind, the lock duration of Castle chests has been reduced from 120 to 60 minutes. Additionally, it should be noted that World Bosses on Albion Asia will now spawn every even-numbered hour (UTC), to avoid colliding with the maintenance window. Season Winner Statues With three servers from Season 23 onwards, Season Winner Statues will be the same across all servers, and will no longer be designed by the guilds themselves but rather by the Sandbox Interactive art team.
With Fortifications, Siege Banners, and all the other changes coming to territory warfare with the Foundationsupdate, Season 23 promises to be truly action-packed. For the season schedule and rewards, check out this forum post. See you on the battlefield!

An exciting Guild Season is about to reach its conclusion, with the final Invasion Day is this weekend. And you can watch the denouement on AlbionTVas guilds struggle for their spot in the final rankings! At 13:50 UTC on Saturday 6 April, hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul will bring you coverage of the final round of invasions on Albion Asia. Then, at 17:50 UTC, Lewpac, Shozen, and Bogul will usher in the first round of invasions on Albion Americas. Finally, at 00:50 on Sunday 7 April, Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Tazzik will be your hosts as the action ramps up with the second round of invasions on Albion Americas. With the window to earn this seasons Crystal Weapon artifacts running out, and energy payouts coming up soon after Invasion Day, theres a lot at stake out there. So tune in this weekend to watch the climax to this thrilling season!

The Foundations update launches April 15, and promises to reshape warfare in Albion Online. At the heart of this update are three major new features coming to territories: Fortifications, Siege Banners, and Territory Activity Chests. In this Dev Talk ahead of their release, Game Director Robin Henkys sits down to give more information on these features, and what theyll mean for the game going forward. [previewyoutube=WcFauluLlqY;full][/previewyoutube]

Fortification Upgrades

• There are five possible layouts
• These offer different natural obstacles and possibilities for Fortification upgrades

• This starts at the beginning of each season
• They reset at the end of each season
• The amount generated in a territory depends on its Energy Level

• This displays the cost and effects of upgrading
• Once agreed to, the Silver is immediately taken from the guild account
• The guard group then upgrades immediately
• A guard group can only be upgraded once a day

• This displays the cost and effects of upgrading
• However, upgrades take effect after the following Prime Time
  • This ensures that walls and gates cant be upgraded in response to a declared attack

• Enemies need to break through these defenses with a Siege Hammer
• Defenders can also use Siege Hammers to repair walls and gates
• Upgraded walls and gates have more hit points, buying the defenders more time to repair them

Fortification Gates

• Destroying the crystal removes this ability for the rest of the battle
• Once the crystal is destroyed, the gate can take damage
• Gates can be repaired, but crystals cannot

• By defenders with the Open/Close Fortification Gates permission
• By attackers who are inside the gates

Siege Banners

• If they do not have a previously declared attack, they will raise a Raid Banner, alerting the defending guild
• If they do have a previously declared attack, they will raise a Conquest Banner
  • This must be raised in the first fifteen minutes of Prime Time
  • This significantly strengthens the territorys guards
• Either of these raised banners will degrade the territorys Force Shield, allowing its walls and gates to take damage
• There is a limit to how many players can attack a certain wall at any one time

• A raid or attack only ends when
  • The banner bearer reaches the territory tower and successfully channels
  • The defender kills the banner bearer, and controls the banner until it despawns
• If the banner bearer leaves the proximity of the territory, the banner is dropped
• If the attackers have not succeeded by the end of Prime Time, the defenders are declared victorious

• Its upgrades are destroyed
• The spent Fortification Points are transferred to the new owners
  • This allows them to immediately begin upgrading

Territory Activity Chests

• These are located next to the territory tower
• They are filled each day at the beginning of Prime Time
• PvE activity in the local and connected regions determines what they are filled with
  • Killing mobs, gathering, and fishing generate a chance of adding loot to the chest

• Guilds can strategize how to upgrade Fortifications
• Attackers can formulate new tactics and builds to break through
• Territory Activity Chests affect the attractiveness of territories, and how guilds respond to activity in their regions

Its a new Referral Season in Albion, and from now until April 30 you can get the Recruiters White Tiger with a single referral! This skin for your Swiftclaw base mount is both noble and fierce - a valuable companion who will protect you valiantly from your enemies - and its sleek, white coat makes for an arresting sight as it prowls through Albions lands. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/65a156ba985e2_720.mp4[/video] But thats not all. You can also claim a massive 1,000 Gold if you refer a friend and their first ever purchase is an Albion Europe Founder Pack! This is double the amount of Gold that youd get from a referral purchasing Premium, and of course comes in addition to all the other Referral Season benefits. Albion Europe Founder Packs include a host of goodies, like exclusive vanity skins that can be enjoyed on any server, so spread the word! To see whats included in these Founder Packs, click here.

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases either an Albion Europe Founder Packor at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you: 1,000 Gold for a Founder Pack, 500 Gold for Premium.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

Let the hunt begin! For all of April, take theHunter Challenge: earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very ownBlack Panthermount.

Hunt Down Fantastic Items

As the current Guild Season reaches its climax, its already time to get ready for Albions next major content update. On April 15, Foundations will launch, bringing with it a host of new developments and improvements. Fortifications are upgradable defensive features for territories, and Siege Banners offer possibilities for attackers and defenders alike. Territory Activity Chests offer enticing rewards for territory owners - as well as their rivals. New Crystal Weapons are coming, with a range of powerful spells. And a Spectator Mode allows Albions creators to broadcast Arena battles and tournaments. With all this and more, Foundations opens the gates to new forms of warfare in Albion.

Raise the Banner

Territories Transformed

Let Battle Commence

[video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/647629901783a_720.mp4[/video] You get a Miststalker! And you get a Miststalker! And you get a Miststalker! Yep, were handing out Miststalker mount skins like theyre going out of fashion right now. To everyone who wants one, in fact. Really? Wow! But how can I get hold of one of these Swiftclaw skins myself? we hear you cry. Just read on to find out How do I get a free Miststalker? Log into the game Albion Online on any platform. OK, then what? Then you get a free Miststalker. Really? Whats the catch? No catch. Just free vanity. But why? Its a freebie, can you not just enjoy it? In all seriousness though, we appreciate our players and their loyalty, and wanted to give this small token of our gratitude. This giveaway runs until 10:00 UTC on May 6. So log in now and get your free Mount Skin!
Why are you still here? Go and get your free Mount Skin.

The Rites of Spring are back in Albion, and this year theyre accompanied by an unprecedented 35% Fame boost! For a full two weeks, you can enjoy this huge increase on Fame earned through your ingame activities:

• This buff automatically grants an additional 35% Fame for all non-PvP activities
• The buff does not apply to Fame earned via PvP kills and Tomes of Insight, and does not boost the rate at which Challenge Points are earned

• Albion Asia (formerly Albion East): March 19 to April 2 (begins and ends with maintenance)
• Albion Americas (formerly Albion West): March 20 to April 3 (begins and ends with maintenance)

Springs Bounty

And Theres More

The Albion Europeserver launches April 29, offering a fresh start on an untouched world, along with optimized game timers and ping for Albions players in the Europe and MENA regions. And from April 3 at 11:00 UTC to April 23 at 10:00 UTC well be running a unique Beta Challenge, with exclusive rewards up for grabs for individuals and guilds alike! Read on for details

Exclusive Vanity Rewards

• 25,000 points: Duelists Boots
• 50,000 points: Duelists Cape
• 75,000 points: Duelists Hat
• 100,000 points: Duelists Armor
• 100,000 points and Founder Status: Duelists Lynx

The Beta Season

• Custom Guild Logos: The five guilds with the highest ranking at the end of the season will each get a unique custom guild logo, created in collaboration with our art team. These logos will be added to the game after the beta, and become permanently available to guilds on all servers.
• Custom Season Statue: The seasons top ranking guild will also get their own unique custom guild statue, which will be permanently placed in the open world for all to see.

A thrilling Guild Season is underway on Albion East and West, and the drama continues with another Invasion Day coming this weekend! And, as always, well be broadcasting the action for you over on AlbionTV. At 13:50 UTC on Saturday 9 March, hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul will bring you coverage of the final round of invasions on Albion East. Then, at 17:50 UTC, Lewpac, Shozen, and Bogul will usher in the first round of invasions on Albion West. Finally, at 00:50 on Sunday 10 March, Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Tazzik will be your hosts as the action ramps up with the second round of invasions on Albion West. With Albions guilds vying for top spot in the season rankings, the fighting is sure to be fierce! For this seasons full schedule and more on whats up for grabs, check out this forum post.

Albion Online will launch a new server for the Europe and MENA regions in April 2024! This server will make the world of Albion more accessible than ever for countless new and existing players. Along with offering greatly improved connection speeds and ping for players in the region, the new server will also offer optimized timers for ingame events, as Albion's two newest languages, Turkish and Arabic, further expand Albion's global community.
Here are the major features of the new server:

• A fresh start in an untouched version of the game, where all players start as equals and can claim their own piece of Albion
• A game world that is fully separate and independent from the existing servers
• Greatly improved connection speeds and ping for the whole Europe / MENA region
• Timings of game events (territory battles, Faction Warfare, etc.) that are optimized for the region
• Playable in all of Albion's supported languages, including the two newest additions: Turkish and Arabic

• Albion West Albion Americas
• Albion East Albion Asia

A new Referral Season is here, and from now until March 31 you can claim the Foglands Doe with a single referral! This mount skin transforms your Stag base mount into a mysterious denizen of the Mists, with azure eyes and antlers and fur covered in colorful patterns. You can gather, transport, and traverse the Mists and beyond on the back of this mystical mount - and once unlocked, it can be used by any of your characters on that server. As always, there are also big rewards for your third and fifth referrals: a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame for your third referral, and a T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame for your fifth. And for your first ever referral, youll get a T8 Pile of Tomes in addition to the mount skin! [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/65dc7852c3993_720.mp4[/video]

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

Spring is back, and the Keepers of Albion are beginning to awaken... and for the entire month of March, you can take the Keeper Challenge to collect fantastic rewards! Earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very own Grizzly Bear mount.

Timeless Treasures are Yours to Claim

Crystal Raiders kicked off 2024 with a bang for Albion Online, bringing Territory Raiding, a reworked Conquerors Challenge, and the opportunity to compete for Crystal Weapons. But it also marked the start of Albions new update schedule, and its already time to introduce the next major update: Foundations. Game Director Robin Henkys sat down to share some insights into whats in the pipeline. [previewyoutube=zrKLaItYEao?rel=0;full][/previewyoutube]

Fortifications

• Guilds can build and improve fortified walls and gates in territories to hold attackers at bay
• Higher tiers of Fortifications will be harder to break down, allowing more time for the defenders to rally their forces
• Territory Guards will also be reworked, and will be able to be upgraded to unlock new abilities

• As upgrading Fortifications will require stone, this will catalyze Albions stone economy
• Defenders will have to make strategic choices when upgrading Fortifications
  • It wont be possible to upgrade an entire Fortification in one go
  • Defenses will reset after a successful invasion, and at the end of a Guild Season
• These choices will then guide attackers tactics, and bring greater variety to territory battles and raids
• This system will be further expanded in the future with more choices for both attackers and defenders

Daily Reward Chests

• Territories will give Daily Reward Chests
  • The contents of these chests increases based on player activity in the territory and surrounding regions
• This will encourage guilds to be active in and around their territories
• It will also discourage guilds from attacking players doing PvE activities near their territories
  • Guilds may even look to protect such players from potential attackers

Further Additions and Improvements

• The next batch of Crystal Weapons
• A much-anticipated Spectator Mode which will allow players to watch Custom Matches
  • This will open the door to community-organized tournaments

Were excited to announce that in the coming weeks Albion Online will be launched in two new languages: Turkish and Arabic! Players will be able to log in and play the game entirely in these two languages with both existing and new characters, on each server, and will also have access to language-specific in-game chat channels and dedicated subforums. The game will also feature right-to-left support when playing in Arabic. Albion Online has long had passionate and dedicated Turkish and Arabic-speaking communities, and we couldnt be happier to offer an improved gaming experience for these players. At the same time, we hope to see these communities grow further, making Albion an even richer and more vibrant gameworld for everyone! Introducing Turkish and Arabic will be an ongoing process, particularly given the challenges of introducing a right-to-left display, and we will continue to optimize them after release. Our website will be available in these languages soon, with important news and information translated to keep you up-to-date. We look forward to hearing your feedback, and stay tuned for more on this exciting development soon!

The first Guild Season since the Crystal Raidersupdate is in full swing, and players have been raiding territories, stealing Raw Energy, and working to earn Crystal Weapon artifacts. The first Invasion Day since the start of the season is this weekend, when territories will reset and guilds engage in fierce fights to claim ownership. And well be broadcasting the action for you live on AlbionTV! At 13:50 UTC on Saturday 10 February you can join hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul for coverage of the final round of the days invasions on Albion East. Then, at 17:50 UTC, Shozen, Lewpac, and Bogul will bring you coverage of the first round of territory resets on Albion West. Finally, at 00:50 UTC on Sunday 11 February, Robinhoodrs, Shozen and Tazzik will present the second round of territory resets on Albion West. Tune in to catch the excitement! For full season schedules and an overview of the changes that came with Crystal Raiders, see this forum post.

A new Referral Season is here, and from now until February 29, you can claim the Jousting Horse with a single referral! This mount skin transforms your Riding Horse base mount into a strong and regal steed, decked out in ceremonial livery. It comes in guild versions, too, letting you show off your current guild logo and colors as you ride into battle. And once unlocked, it can be used by any of your characters on that server. As always, there are also big rewards for your third and fifth referrals: a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame for your third referral, and a T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame for your fifth. And for your first ever referral, youll get a T8 Pile of Tomes in addition to the Jousting Horse! [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/65ba8e9c70280_720.mp4[/video]

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

TheCarnival Challengeis back! For the whole month of February, earn Challenge Points, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very ownSaddled Terrorbird.

Join the Carnival

Albion's vast open world is made up of hundreds of zones spanning five different biomes across two massive continents. It can all be a bit overwhelming, so we'll break it down with the following sections:

• The Five Biomes
• The Two Continents
• Albion's Cities
• Getting Around

Albion's Five Biomes

• Steppe:hide, fiber, ore
• Forest:wood, hide, stone
• Swamp:fiber, wood, hide
• Mountain:ore, stone, fiber
• Highlands:wood, stone, ore
• Fish can be found inall five biomes

The Royal Continent: The Heart of Albion

The Outlands: Albion's Wild Frontier

Alternate Realms

Albion's Cities and Towns

• Lymhurst (Forest)
• Bridgewatch (Steppe)
• Fort Sterling (Mountain)
• Martlock (Highlands)
• Thetford (Swamp)

Getting Around Albion

Potions are equippable consumables that apply temporary buffs or debuffs when used. There are a total of 14 potions available, each with a unique ability. Potions offer defensive, offensive, and various other utility options to help you on your adventures in Albion Online. In the following article we will explain how to obtain and craft potions, how to use them, what effects they have, and what they can be used for.

How to Obtain Potions

How Potions are used

Available Potions

The Frost Knight Vanity Bundle has arrived! This brand-new premiere bundle is available to buy now, and includes a full costume set along with the Frost Knights Warhorse Mount Skin for your Armored Horse base mount. In the midst of Albions frigid winter, guilds are wrestling for control of Albions Outlands, struggling against the elements as they do so. But this warrior has ice in its veins, unfazed by the chill winds as it fearlessly leads another charge on its enemies territories. With a towering Warhorse alongside, the Frost Knight has icy blue crystals protruding from its thick, steely armor, glistening in the winter light. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/659fe80fe3866_720.mp4[/video] The Frost Knight bundle includes the following vanity skins, which work on male and female characters alike:

• Frost Knights Helmet
• Frost Knights Armor
• Frost Knights Boots
• Frost Knights Cape
• Frost Knights Warhorse

Its deepest winter in Albion, and an ominous silence lies across the lands. Crystalline ice shimmers on the rocks, and adorns the towers and castles. Gradually, though, a bitter wind rises, howling through the valleys and gathering strength to a deafening crescendo. But is that sound just the wind, or something more ferocious? A new vanity set launches next week. Stay tuned to find out more

Being a member of a guild has many benefits, and collaboration is key in Albion Online. Joining a guild allows you to engage in Guild Warfare, find players for group activities, enjoy the safety of Hideouts and Territories as well as advancing and upgrading your Conquerors Challenge more easily.

Guild Warfare

Season Structure

Earning Season Points

Benefits for the guild

• 200,000: Quality 6 / Tier 8
• 120,000: Quality 5 / Tier 8
• 80,000: Quality 4 / Tier 8
• 40,000: Quality 3 / Tier 7
• 20,000: Quality 3 / Tier 6
• 10,000: Quality 1 / Tier 6
• 1,000: Roads of Avalon

Benefits to Guild Members

Personal Rewards

Crystal Raiders is here! This update introduces major new additions and improvements to guild warfare in Albion, with Territory Raiding,Crystal Weapons,Guild Season updates, and much more. To mark the occasion, weve produced a new trailer: [previewyoutube=th9a8Mu6FWM;full][/previewyoutube]

Guild Warfare Re-Envisioned

New Weapons, Improved Rewards

Additional Improvements

• Rare Tracking Targets that drop valuable loot
• Combat balance changes
• Region quality overlay for the world map
• Numerous optimizations and improvements
• and much more

Crystal Raiders launches January 8, bringing new life to guild warfare in Albion. In our second Feature Focus, we take a look at the new Crystal Weapons, the changes coming to the Conquerors Challenge, and more.

Crystal Weapons

• Crystal Weapons are powerful new weapons created from Artifacts
• Their design takes a "form follows function" approach with clear shapes and prominent crystal elements
• The Artifacts used to create them are awarded at the end of each Guild Season in Conquerors Challenge Chests, meaning the first three weapons will be craftable at the end of Season 22 West / 4 East
• Higher-level chests award higher-tier Artifacts
• Each Guild Season will introduce three new Crystal Weapons, with older Artifacts still given out but in decreased quantities
• Unlike other weapons, the usage and crafting of Crystal Weapons benefits all other weapons in the same Destiny Board tree (Warrior, Hunter, Mage)

• Infinity Blade (Sword): the "Limitbreaker" ability allows you to charge up your sword and run into enemy forces, then inflict a devastating double strike
• Rift Glaive (Spear): the "Razors Edge" ability fires a massive projection of the spears blade, which pierces through crowds and deals massive damage
• Astral Staff (Arcane Staff): the "Starfall" ability rains a shower of deadly stars down on enemies

Conquerors Challenge Changes

• Individual progress in the Conquerors Challenge gives access to increasingly more valuable chests
• Guild progress (Season Ranking) upgrades the chests earned, expanding and increasing their loot pools
  • To unlock Guild-based upgrades, players must qualify for season rewards (be part of the guild for at least 51% of the season)
• Players are in this way incentivized to boost both their own and their guilds progress
• 10% of the rewards from weekly reward chests have been moved into the new Conquerors Chests

Daily Might Bonus and Might Changes

• For each day in which an owned territory generates Siphoned Energy, all Guild Members get a Daily Might Bonus
• This Might can be claimed via the Conquerors Challenge UI
• The Might received depends on the amount of energy generated

• Tracking now grants Might and Favor
• Tracking Might advances the Guilds Gathering Might Challenge
• Smaller guilds will now have an easier time generating Season Points from instanced PvP content, with the Might needed per level decreased and the Season Points given per level increased for the following:
  • Corrupted Dungeons
  • Hellgates (all sizes)
• Correspondingly, large objectives now require more Might per level, providing an increased challenge to larger guilds. For the following, Might needed per level is increased, but Season Points per level remain unchanged:
  • Castles
  • Territory Power Crystals
  • Hideout Power Cores

Crystal Raiders launches January 8

• Crystal Raiders Update Page
• Guild Season Schedule and Changes

A new Referral Season is here, and from now until January 31, you can claim the Snow Fox with a single referral! This mount skin transforms your Direwolf base mount into a sleek, sly sidekick, prowling through the chill of Albions midwinter. And once unlocked, it can be used by any of your characters on that server, whatever the weather! As always, there are also big rewards for your third and fifth referrals: a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame for your third referral, and a T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame for your fifth. And for your first ever referral, youll get a T8 Pile of Tomes in addition to the Snow Fox!

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

Happy New Year, Adventurers! Start the year off right with the return of the Frost Challenge earn Challenge Points, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very own Frost Ram. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/63aef1090e372_720.mp4[/video]

Frost-Themed Rewards for Intrepid Adventurers

With Crystal Raiderson the horizon, its time to take a closer look at some of the updates main features. Here, we delve into the changes coming to territories, with Raiding, Control Costs, and more.

Territory Raiding

• Each day at prime time, a territorys Energy Storage becomes attackable
• A territory can be raided during prime time if all Siphoning Mages and the Sentry Mage are defeated
• After a successful Raid, 50% of the Stored Energy is stolen in the form of four Raw Energy Cores, which can be transported back to another guilds territory
• However, if they dont reach a new territory within 30 minutes, these Raw Energy Cores will revert back to their original territory

• Since each Raid has to happen in a territorys prime time, there is a good chance of a defending force amassing, leading to a battle
• However, since these are happening every day, across all prime times, they are more likely to have smaller defending forces than territory invasions
• This brings greater opportunities for impromptu, guerilla-style warfare in the Outlands

Further Territory Changes

• Territory prime times have been reduced to one hour
• Siphoning Mages can now only be attacked during prime time
• Territory Attacks can now only be scheduled during prime time

• Territories closer to Portal Towns have higher Control Costs
• Once a Control Cost of 15 has been exceeded by a guild or alliance, the Siphoned Energy Drain applies, and when a Control Cost of 25 is exceeded all individual members face Fame and Silver penalties
• In this way, large guilds who seek to dominate the outer ring of the Outlands will be punished, and encouraged to compete further in
• This in turn gives newer and smaller guilds a better chance at finding a foothold in the outer ring

• The Siphoned Energy and Season Point output of territories has a more pronounced weighting towards the inner circle of the Outlands
• Territory attack costs increase with a regions quality and tower level
• Territories begin a season with a certain amount of Stored Energy depending on their region quality level

• After each prime time, a percentage of Stored Energy is paid out as Season Points and Siphoned Energy, depending on region and tower level
• Conquering or giving up a territory no longer reduces Stored Energy
• There is a new, fourth and final Invasion Day at the end of each season,where all Stored Energy is paid out directly as Season Points
• Prior Invasion Days no longer pay out Stored Energy

Its festive season in Albion: the cities are bedecked with decorations, and strange old Uncle Frost is back to his old tricks! Dive into any T4-T8 Solo or Group Randomized Dungeon and you have a chance of encountering this figure. Should you see Christmas Trees while youre down there, Uncle Frost awaits! Defeat him, and he might leave you some special yuletide furniture and vanity items, including snowballs and, if youre lucky, the ultra-rare Yule Stag mount skin!
Uncle Frost is around for the following times on each server:

• Albion East: December 21 at 23 UTC to January 7 at 23 UTC
• Albion West: December 22 at 10 UTC to January 8 at 10 UTC

The dust has settled on another Guild Season, and its time to announce the winners: Congratulations toSex and Flex, who wonAlbion West Season 21, andPLAC, who tookAlbion East Season 3! Read on for a rundown of each servers season.

Albion West: Sex and Flex Claim Their SecondCrown

Albion East: PLAC Claim Their First Crown

2023 is almost over - and what a year its been! With the launch of a second server, record player numbers enjoying the game, and some hugely ambitious new features added, this year saw Albion take huge leaps forward like never before. So join us as we take a look back at some of the major events of the past twelve months

Albion East

A Global Phenomenon

Knightfall in Albion

Wild Blood

Looking Ahead to 2024

The Alchemist Vanity Bundle has arrived! This brand-new premiere bundle is available to buy now, and includes a full costume set along with the Alchemists Packboar Mount Skin for your Direboar base mount. With rare, mystical ingredients and extracts appearing on Albions marketplaces, some have devoted themselves to exploring the possibilities of these new discoveries. Sequestered away in peculiar lairs, they bring together long-forgotten knowledge with a taste for scientific invention, creating potent potions to let fly upon their enemies. Laden with their paraphernalia, and wearing bizarre, illuminated goggles and timepieces, they head out into Albions open world to test their wares in combat. Accompanied by a trusty Alchemists Packboar to carry their equipment and sniff out danger and opportunity, they enter the battle - ready to unleash this strange fusion of the ancient and the modern to devastating effect. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/6565bd65dac8a_720.mp4[/video] The Alchemist bundle includes the following vanity skins, which work on male and female characters alike:

• Alchemists Glasses
• Alchemists Armor
• Alchemists Boots
• Alchemists Backpack
• Alchemists Packboar

In the shadiest corners of Albions towns and cities, eccentric figures cloister themselves away, surrounded by esoteric books and curious apparatus. Soon, though, theyll be ready to surface, and bring the strange fruits of their work into battle. A new vanity set launches next week! Stay tuned to see whats brewing

Refining in Albion Online is the process between gathering and crafting. It consists of converting raw materials into a refined resource that can be used for crafting equipment, selling in the market, or distributed to dedicated crafters to help sustain your guild. Check out the Crafting and Marketplace guides for more information on how crafting and the marketplace work in Albion Online!

Refining and Albions Economy

The Refining Process

Transmutation

Where to Refine

2024 starts with a bang for Albion Online, with Crystal Raiders on the horizon. Albions latest content update launches January 8, re-envisioning Guild Seasons with new systems and new rewards. Territory Raiding introduces exciting dynamics to guild warfare, and Crystal Weapons are powerful, prestigious prizes for the strongest guilds. Hideouts have been rebalanced, and become harder to destroy the longer they stand, while Conquerors Challenge rewards are updated to encourage participation in a range of activities. And new Tracking targets represent valuable goals for open-world PvE. With all this and more, Crystal Raiders will make Albion more exciting, unpredictable, and vibrant than ever for individuals and groups alike. [previewyoutube=iPNZ5r8AEXw?rel=0;full][/previewyoutube]

Constant Conflict

Rich Rewards

A Wealth of Improvements

The holiday period is upon us, and you can enjoy it in style with the Festive Reindeer when you refer just one friend this Referral Season! This decorated deer brings the yuletide spirit to your Stag base mount, resplendent with holly, candles, and other apt adornments. And once unlocked, it can be used by any of your characters on that server, so you can partake in the festive spirit at any time! As always, there are big rewards for your third and fifth referrals: a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame for your third referral, and a T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame for your fifth. And for your first ever referral, youll get a T8 Pile of Tomes in addition to the Festive Reindeer!

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can find here, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, youll receive a T8 Recruiters Pile of Tomes, worth a massive 200,000 Fame.

Winter has returned to Albion, and the Yuletide Challenge is back! For the entire month of December, earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests, and earn rewards like an avatar ring, classic furniture items, and the beloved Snow Husky mount.

Yuletide Greetings

The Steam Awards are back! This year, a new "Labor of Love" category honors games that have been out for a while, but continue to receive strong development and community support. Whether you're new to the game or have been playing for years, we'd be honored to have your support! Nominations are open from now until November 28. Albion Online truly is a "labor of love" for us, and we look forward to supporting and growing the game for years to come. Thanks to you, our Albion community, for your support and for making the game what it is today!

This Saturday is the final Invasion Day of the season - points will be doubled, and well be showing the action live on AlbionTV! At 13:50 UTC on Saturday 18 November you can join hosts Robinhoodrs, Shozen, and Bogul for coverage of the final round of the days invasions on Albion East. Then, at 17:50 UTC, Shozen, Lewpac, and Bogul will bring you coverage of the first round of territory resets on Albion West. Finally, at 00:50 UTC on Sunday 19 November, Robinhoodrs, Shozen and Tazzik will present the second round of territory resets on Albion West. Tune in to make sure you dont miss any of the action! For current season schedules for Albion West and Albion East, see this forum post.

With Wild Blood having expanded Albions gameplay significantly, its already time to look forward to what the future will bring for the game. In this new Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys shares some of our thoughts and impressions about the update, and what that means for Albion going forward. [previewyoutube=PMjlJSQljWM?rel=0;full][/previewyoutube]

The Wild Blood Update

• The launch of Albion East, and the various challenges this presented
• Multiple groundbreaking features
  • Shapeshifter Weapons work differently to any previous weapon line
  • Awakened Weapons added new stats to the combat system
  • Tracking brought new quest and spawning systems to the open world
• Working on many features in parallel means they slow each other down somewhat

New Update Cycle

• Updates will be tied to the Guild Season schedule, coming roughly every three months
• Updates will be smaller, and targeted at a specific area of the game
• Other changes being worked on can be released as and when they are ready

The Next Update

• It will focus on Guild Seasons
• It will feature a new line of rewards, which expands every season
  • These can be earned by helping your guild climb the season rankings
• The way territories produce Season Points will be reworked
• A new territory raiding mechanic will drive conflict between guilds
• Individual players will be rewarded with a daily Might bonus for successful territory control and raiding

Tracking is a new open world activity that sends you and your group out into the open world to pursue rare creatures.

Tracking 101

Starting the Hunt

Finding and Interacting with Tracks

Engaging the Target

Rewards

• Animal remains: Enchanting Potions
• Rare Ingredients: New Potions and Shapeshifter Weapons
• Artifacts: Artifact Shapeshifter Weapons

Different Tiers of Tracking Toolkits and Specialization

Tracking in a Party

• Small creatures for 1-3 players are easier to kill but offer lower rewards when killed. The Tracking Fame given is the same no matter whether youre solo or in a group, but rewards will be shared between all party members.
• Large creatures for 4-8 players are much harder to kill and offer a higher chance of rare ingredient and artifact drops.

The battlefield is a wasteland. All around, the earth is parched and littered with hundreds of trashed, useless weapons. Rats pick at what they can before scuttling away into the shadows. For a second, it seems like all life has ceased. Then the smoke clears, the earth shakes, and across the carnage steps the meanest, scariest pony youve ever seen in your life. Its the Heretic Warsteed, and you can claim this nightmarish nag this month with just a single referral. With armor fashioned from thick slabs of scavenged wood, coarse leather strewn across its back, and a candle stuck to its head, this will be the last sight your enemies want to see coming towards them - and for many, it will be the last. The Heretic Warsteed can be used on your Armored Horse base mount and, once unlocked, can be used by any characters on that particular server (either Albion East or West). [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/65392d24333cf_720.mp4[/video]

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can findhere, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, you'll receive aT8 Recruiter's Pile of Tomes, worth a massive200,000 Fame.

Allhallows is in full swing, and the Grim Challenge is back! For the entire month of November, earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get valuable loot, and claim your very own Pest Lizard.

Pestilential Prizes For Intrepid Adventurers

PEST LIZARD:

AVATAR RING:

Wild Bloodwent live on October 16, and players have been busy Tracking terrifying beasts, crafting Shapeshifter Staffs, and awakening their weapons to previously unseen levels. So weve delved into the data, and come out with this new infographic to give a snapshot of whats been going on in Albion since the update released! (Click to expand)
Were thrilled to see so many of you out there trying out these features, bringing new dimensions to the world of Albion, and we cant wait to see how things develop further! Meanwhile, the Allhallows event is on now, so grab your gear and dive into those dungeons for some spooky rewards

Its the spookiest time of the year - and the Allhallows event is here! For its duration you can run the limited-time Hallowed Ground dungeon for the chance to grab the very rare Jack o Donkey and Horse Macabre mount skins! This dungeon can appear randomly in T4-T8 zones across the open world, and can be entered through special portals adorned with pumpkins. Once inside, youll find it filled with blood-curdling mobs, bone-chilling decorations, and the abominable final boss: Bob. Should you withstand its horrors and defeat this pumpkin-headed nuisance, youll find a special Hallowed Ground chest which, along with those ultra-rare mount skins, may contain some special Allhallows Treats. These grant a temporary boost to all non-PvP Fame - but dont save them for too long, you wouldnt want them to go bad would you?
Allhallows runs for the following times on each server:

• Albion East: October 26 at 23 UTC to November 12 at 23 UTC
• Albion West: October 27 at 10 UTC to November 13 at 10 UTC

The Wild Bloodupdate is live, and players are out there tracking monsters, crafting Shapeshifter Staffs, and awakening their weapons. So if youve got Wild Blood on your mind, why not decorate your desktop with the official wallpaper, which you can download now! VIEW ALL All artwork can be downloaded in 4K format, which fits regular HD and 4K screens and can be cropped to fit a variety of widescreen monitors - simply click on the thumbnail images to expand, then right-click and "Save As". The collection currently includes:

• Content Update Splash Art
• City and Biome Loading Screens
• Dungeon and Hideout Loading Screens
• Factions of Albion
• Seasonal Events

Its Invasion Day this weekend, with territories reset on both servers - and well be broadcasting the action live on AlbionTV! At 13:45 UTC on Saturday 21 October you can join hosts Nazori, Shozen, and Bogul for coverage of the final round of the days invasions on Albion East. Then, at 17:55 UTC, Shozen, Lewpac, and Bogul will bring you coverage of the first round of territory resets on Albion West. Finally, at 00:45 UTC on Sunday 22 October, Robinhoodrs, Shozen and Tazzik will present the second round of territory resets on Albion West. Tune in to make sure you dont miss any of the action! For current season schedules for Albion West and Albion East, check out this forum post, and well see you at the weekend!

The Tracker Vanity Bundle is here! This brand-new premiere bundle is available to buy now, and includes a full costume set along with the Trackers Horse Mount Skin for your Riding Horse base mount. With Wild Blood is out there, Albions boldest and most intrepid adventurers are prowling the open world, taking on strange and fearsome creatures to make off with their rare essences. Tough yet canny, the Tracker seeks out traces of these beasts in the darkest corners of the land, moving fearlessly wherever they lead. So attuned are they with Albions nature, the Tracker appears almost as magical as the very creatures they hunt, a strange, misty luminescence emanating from them. The Trackers Horse, too, covers Albions vast lands with a calm purpose, its mystical markings aglow as it carries its companion towards the final showdown with their target. [video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/651fe60049b8b_720.mp4[/video] The Tracker bundle includes the following vanity skins, which work on male and female characters alike:

• Trackers Hood
• Trackers Armor
• Trackers Boots
• Trackers Spear
• Trackers Horse

Wild Blood is now live! This update introduces some major new additions and improvements to Albions gameworld, with Shapeshifter Weapons, Tracking, Awakened Weapons, new and reworked potions, and much more. To mark the update, weve produced a new trailer: [previewyoutube=fXc7B8_mrx8;full][/previewyoutube]

Fearsome New Forms

New Powers Unleashed

Additional Improvements

Celebrate Wild Blood with Twitch Drops

Out in the vast world of Albion, great dangers await. But some fearsome adventurers seek these out, prowling the lands in pursuit of precious prizes. A new vanity set launches next week, and you too can join the hunt. Stay tuned for more

The Wild Blood update launches October 16, and at its heart is a brand-new weapon line: Shapeshifter Weapons. In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys and Combat Designer Michael Schwahn take an in-depth look at this significant expansion to Albions you are what you wear system. [previewyoutube=6hs6LuSipEw;full][/previewyoutube]

A New Staff Line

• There are seven different staffs
• Each lets you transform into a different creature, known as Shapes
• Each Shape has its own abilities and stats, from damage dealer to tank

• Shapeshifter Weapons can inflict damage, disrupt enemies, or support allies
• They can also transform enemies into weak, helpless creatures
• Using human-form abilities builds up Shift Charges, which provide energy to Shape-form abilities

Shapes and Abilities

• Shadow Panther: turns invisible when no enemies are nearby
• Sylvian: increases allies health, provides healing, and can create a shield for your allies
• Spirit Bear: an aggressive tank that disrupts enemies
• Werewolf: Heals itself and gains a speed boost from attacking enemies
• Hellfire Imp: Has very high damage but low defense; can revive in human form after death
• Runestone Golem: a huge tank which is immune to all forced movement
• Dawnbird: deals very high damage from a safe distance

• They completely override your human armor stats, allowing you to change roles mid-combat
  • For example, a Prowling Staff with Plate Armor makes you a tank in human form and an assassin in Shape form
• Previously active buffs continue in Shape form
  • For example, you can use a Hunter Jacket then transform into a Werewolf to utilize the auto-attack buff
• Toggle and Channel abilities do not carry over

How to Get Them

• Are crafted at the Hunters Lodge
• Require rare ingredients dropped by the corresponding creature in the open world
• These can be found using Tracking Kits

Wild Blood is nearby, and youll be able to hunt some down for yourself when the update launches. In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys looks at Tracking, a new feature where you pursue creatures across the open world. [previewyoutube=chbbRlKZ;full][/previewyoutube]

Finding Tracks

• Clicking on a track
• Using from inventory
  • This reveals nearby tracks on the map
  • Higher tier Tracking Toolkits reveal tracks in a wider area

• A smaller one, for up to three players
• A larger one, for four-to-eight players

On the Prowl

• Players are guided to an area
• Once you reach that area, you will have to search for further tracks or the target itself
• Party members can collaborate to read tracks more quickly
• Each completed step rewards Tracking Fame to all party members, which boosts your Tracking skill
• The chances of encountering the target at each step increases with:
  • The number of steps already completed
  • Your Tracking skill

• Its health falls too low
• The fight lasts too long
• Too many players attack

Spoils of the Hunt

• Rare Animal Remains: enchanting Potions
• Rare Ingredients: crafting new Potions and Shapeshifter Weapons
• Artifacts: crafting Artifact Shapeshifter Weapons

• Calming Potion: from Shadowpanther Claws, provides a PvE disengage
• Cleansing Potion: from Sylvian Roots, cleanses damage over time, crowd control, and debuffs
• Acid Potion: from Spirit Bear Paws, decreases resistances
• Berserk Potion: from Werewolf Fangs, boosts damage but decreases your defense
• Hellfire Potion: from Imp Horns, deals damage-over-time
• Gathering Potion: from Runestone Golem Teeth, increases gathering speed
• Tornado Potion: from Dawnbird Feathers, knocks enemies back

• Potions now have three levels of enchantment
• The amount of Remains required for each enchantment level increases significantly

[video autoplay="yes" loop="yes" muted="yes" playsinline="yes"]http://assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/video_/media/60f9d68b84e7a_720.mp4[/video] A new Referral Season has arrived, and theres another chance to get the Snow Leopard when you refer just one friend! The Snow Leopard is an elegant, hibernal skin for your Swiftclaw base mount, with snowy gray fur and piercing blue eyes. Once unlocked, it can be used by any of your characters on that particular server (either Albion East or West).
There are also big rewards for your third and fifth referrals: a T7 Pile of Tomes worth 100,000 Fame for your third referral, and a T8 Pile of Tomes worth 200,000 Fame for your fifth. And for your first ever referral, youll get a T8 Pile of Tomes in addition to the Snow Leopard!

How to Earn Seasonal Referral Rewards

• Send your referral link, which you can find here, to a friend. (You must be logged into your account on the website to view this page.)
• Your friend registers an account and starts playing Albion Online (preferably along with you!).
• The first time your friend purchases at least 30 days of Premium, they will trigger a reward for you.
• On top of that, for your very first referral ever, youll receive a T8 Recruiters Pile of Tomes, worth a massive 200,000 Fame.

Fall has come to the world of Albion... the shadows are growing longer... and theHarvest Challengeis back! For the entire month of October, earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get spooky loot, and claim your very ownSpectral Bat.

Reap What You Sow

SPECTRAL BAT:

AVATAR RING:

Following our recent introduction to the Island and Farming Rework coming with the Wild Blood update, Game Director Robin Henkys takes a closer look at a massive addition to Albions sandbox world: Awakened Weapons. [previewyoutube=ghbzjoR3sZc;full][/previewyoutube]

Awakening Weapons

• At the Artifact Foundry
• If they are .4 enchanted
• At the cost of Siphoned Energy, Avalonian Energy, and Silver
  • The exact cost depends on the items tier

• Attunement Points are then earned when you earn PvE Fame
• Weapons of Tier 6 or higher can only earn Attunement Points in full-loot PvP zones

Traits and Strain

• You can choose one of three randomly selected traits to add
• You can reroll this, though that will increase Strain on the item (more below)
• Initial values added will be low, but can be increased later at the cost of further Attunement Points
  • This adds a random amount of power to a particular Trait
• Upgrading Traits increases the items Legendary Rating
  • As this increases, more Traits can be added

Benefits and Legacy

• As a weapons Legendary Rating increases, its chances of being destroyed on death are reduced
• Therefore, it stands a greater chance of remaining in the game, with a record of its creators and owners
• Players can then choose to add to its history themselves, or trade it - maybe even back to the original owner
  • Awakened Weapons cannot be traded on the Marketplace, so this must be done personally
  • Traded items (but not looted items) must be re-attuned to the new owner for their traits to work

Albions next Guild Season begins this weekend! At 00:00 UTC on September 23, Albion East Season 3 kicks off. And then, at 11:00 UTC, Albion West Season 21 will begin. It looks sure to be an action-packed season, with big rewards on offer like the new Epic and Legendary Guild Season Winner Direwolf Skins for multiple season winners! Check this forum postfor the full season schedule and list of rewards.

Crystal League Changes

• The Crystal League will no longer grant Season Points
• The Lethal Crystal League has been removed entirely, and all 20v20 Crystal League matches are now non-lethal
• At the end of the season, there will no longer be a Crystal League Championship

With the Wild Blood update arriving October 16, its time to take an in-depth look some of its major features. In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys and Environment Artist Johannes Geier talk us through the improvements to personal islands and farming that are on the way. [previewyoutube=Y98B0IIA4xw;full][/previewyoutube]

Personal Island Biomes

• Give players a visually upgraded island experience
• Make islands feel secluded while still thematically linked to cities

• Martlock: Rolling hills, meadows, cliffs, and waterfalls
• Lymhurst: Thick, lush forest with a stream running through
• Bridgewatch: Oasis-like, with warm, shallow waters and palm trees
• Fort Sterling: peaceful, snow-capped mountains
• Thetford: sunken ruins, overgrown trees, and emerald waters
• Caerleon: rough, rocky, bandit-controlled territory

Farming Bonuses

• A particular crop will grow best on each island
• A particular animal will yield more when butchered on each island
• Each animal will have a favorite food, which makes it grow faster

It is with some sadness that we say farewell to the Crystal League Championship, which took place for the last time at the weekend. But its also time to celebrate the achievements of Moral Pro and Last Season, who took the final titles on East and West respectively! On Saturday 16 September, the top 8 teams on Albion East squared off, and after a tough route to the Grand Finale, Moral Pro beat 1073 Days 2-0 to claim the crown. Then, on Sunday 17, Last Season put in a dominant display on Albion West, storming to their ultimate victory with a 2-0 defeat of Mitos, who had made it to the final for the fourth season running.
Congratulations to the top four teams on each server, who took home the following prizes:

• First Place: the extremely rare Saber Tiger Rex Swiftclaw skin and 10,000 Gold
• Second Place: the Recruiters White Tiger Swiftclaw skinand 5,000 Gold
• Third Place: the Recruiters Giant Frog mount and 5,000 Gold
• Fourth Place: the Occult Cougar Swiftclaw skin and 5,000 Gold

Wild Blood is drawing close: October 16 sees the release of Albions latest content update, unleashing its primal side. Shapeshifter Weapons allow players to embody fearsome creatures in combat, while Tracking lets you hunt them across the open world. New, powerful potions can be crafted from their remains, and Awakened Items with unique attributes can be developed through combat. With improvements to player islands and farming, visually reworked Randomized Dungeons, and more, Wild Blood brings new layers to Albions sandbox world.

Take on New Forms

Awaken Your Power

Lands Enriched

With the Wild Blood update on the way, exciting new changes are coming to Personal Islands and Farming. Players will be able to own multiple personal islands, and each of these will have its own biome, linked to a specific city, with bonuses to crops, herbs, and animals. With this in mind, a window is open for you to move your personal island in advance of these changes, allowing you to select the location which best suits you. This move period runs until October 16, during which time you can move your island only once. There are some further important rules to acknowledge:

• Islands must have been created before maintenance on September 16 to be movable
• Islands cannot be moved to or from Brecilien
• Island moves are final and irreversible

Another Guild Season is over, and its time to announce the winners. So congratulations to Escalation, who won Albion West Season 20, and Winter, who took Albion East Season 2! Read on for a rundown of each servers season.

Albion West: Escalation Claim Second Crown

Albion East: Winter Go Out On Top

Watch the Final CLC This Weekend

• Albion East: Saturday 16 September, 10:00 UTC
• Albion West: Sunday 17 September, 17:00 UTC

We are excited to announce the launch of a new version of Albions Round Table! This is going to be open to more players than ever before, while still sticking to our original vision of giving our most experienced and well-accomplished players a way to share their knowledge.

What is the Round Table?

• Specialize in specific aspects of the game
• Have long-term experience in the game
• Are motivated to help improve the game in every way possible
• Can write feedback in a polite and constructive way

This weekend is a significant one for Albion Online, as it sees the staging of the final Crystal League Championship. But it promises to be a thrilling tournament, as Albions 5v5 teams battle for the crown for the last time - and you can watch the drama unfold on AlbionTV! From 10:00 UTC on Saturday 16 September, hosts Shozen, Lewpac, and Tazzik will bring you the Albion East championship. And then from 17:00 UTC on Sunday 17 September, you can watch all the action on Albion West. Along with the prestigious title, teams will be fighting for the very rare Saber Tiger Rex Swiftclaw skin as well as huge amounts of Gold. With so much to play for the combat will be fierce, so dont miss the chance to see this tournament for the final time!

Twitch Drops

The last Guild Season is drawing to a close and the Crystal League Championshipis coming up, but theres no time for Albions guilds to rest on their laurels. Because on September 23, the next season will kick off on both servers! Great rewards are on offer, including some new prizes available for Albions top guilds, and there are also some significant changes to the Crystal League. Read on for more info

Season Rewards

Crystal League Changes

• The Crystal League will no longer grant Season Points
• The Lethal Crystal League has been removed entirely, and all 20v20 Crystal League matches are now non-lethal
• At the end of the season, there will no longer be a Crystal League Championship

Times and Broadcasts