Dear players,

We experienced server issues during our recent event, which affected the overall gameplay experience. As a result, we will be rescheduling the event to the same time next week to ensure everyone has the opportunity to participate as intended.

We sincerely apologize to everyone who attended the event. Unfortunately, these things happen sometimes, and we appreciate your understanding and patience. Rest assured, our team is working diligently to prevent such issues in the future.

For now, players can hunt Azureite Elementals to collect Halloween Azureite ore. Bring three pieces of ore to Spooky Marv at the Artists' Guild in Britain to receive exclusive Halloween paintings as rewards!

Also, be on the lookout for Puzzle Chests, which contain these Halloween paintings as well!

Stay tuned for more details, and we look forward to seeing you at the rescheduled event!

Thank you for your continued support, The Shards of Britannia Team

The chances of obtaining loot, such as decorative vines and other items, from moat fishing have been increased.

Join us soon for our Halloween event! Find all the details for time and date in our official Discord.

Here are some of the activities planned for the Halloween event:

• A treasure hunt for the rare version SOB 2000 flying broom.

• A Halloween raffle vendor offering prizes such as a Halloween Dragon Pet Dye, Dancing Skeleton, and Halloween Gauntlet.

• A treasure hunt for puzzle-locked chests containing rare paintings.

• A horse and cart Azurite collection event, where players team up to find and defeat Azurite Elementals. Collecting three pieces of Azurite ore and returning them to the art collector in Britain will reward players with rare Halloween-themed paintings.

• Teleporters have been placed to the Halloween Bazaar @ Yew Bank at each town's bank
• The Bazaar Vendor rental spots are now 20% off their rental price
• We're deploying the new Halloween MOBA Arena, but it still needs a little more work, and won't yet be accessible to players, but you may see the "loudungeons" asset bundle update when you login today
• Added new Halloween Torch, Halloween Orange variant.
• Added new Toxic Kettle, Toxic Green and Halloween Kettle, Halloween Orange.
• Added new Halloween Metal Shield, Halloween Orange variant.
• Added new Halloween Wizard Hat, Halloween Orange variant.
• Added new Halloween Wand (Item Identification), Halloween Green variant.
• Added new mask variants:
  • Bear Mask, Halloween Orange
  • Pig Mask, Halloween Orange
  • Priest Mask, Halloween Orange
• Added new Evil Halloween Flower Decoration colors: Halloween Orange and Toxic Green.
• Added new Halloween Kilt colors: Halloween Orange and Burnt Orange.
• Added new house decorations:
  • Halloween Pumpkin Monster (Toxic Green variant)
  • Halloween Pumpkin Spider (Toxic Green variant)
• Added Pumpkin Head Masks in new Toxic Green variants for:
  • Goofy Face
  • Evil Demon
  • Evil Grin
• Added new Deer Antlers mask in Toxic Green, Halloween Orange, and Burnt Orange.

• The candy vendor now sells Halloween exploding barrels for 30 candy. These barrels will decay after one hour.

• The cart delivery quest now offers a hoard of Halloween candy as a potential reward.

• New Halloween rares have been added to grave digging.

• The Talisman of the Inquisitive Eye has been added to the Black Goods Thief Master.

• Undead Drake/Dragon dyes have been added to the 4-year veteran rewards.

• A new rare forest spirit tamable has been added to the world.

• New loot has been added to the Fowl Frenzy event.

Halloween 2024 Activities

• Halloween Activities:

  • The Halloween festivities are being deployed across Britannia and will be available throughout October 2024, ending Nov 17th
  • There will be a Halloween handout for logging in closer to the holiday and staff-run events as time permits.
  • Pumpkins and Halloween Gravesites will be scattered across the over-world.
  • Smash the pumpkins and defeat monsters for a chance to get a reward or candy to spend at the Halloween Vendors.
  • Exploding pumpkins have also been added to Halloween Gravesite Spawns that can be blown up with exploding barrels and have a rare chance to drop special Halloween loot. Read more about Exploding Barrels here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/barrels
  • Halloween activities may be added-on to throughout the month, so stay tuned for future updates.
  • Check out the Halloween wiki page for previews of some of the activities: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/halloween

• Halloween Dungeon:

  • The Halloween Dungeon will be available throughout the season and is marked on the map: https://map.shardsofbritannia.com.
  • :new: The Dungeon entrance is temporarily blocked by monsters and requires community effort to take them down and open the Halloween Dungeon once and for all; there's a 24 hour time limit on the spawn until it resets, so it would be best to work together to get the dungeon opened
  • Level 1 of this dungeon includes Halloween Dungeon monsters, which can drop candy or other Halloween goodies.
  • Throughout Levels 1 and 2, there will be jack-o-lanterns for smashing & graves for digging.
  • In the middle of Level 2, there is a Spawn Altar for spawning the Halloween Champion spawn. This encounter can be started with the Skull of Hallows Eve, purchased from the Halloween Witch in exchange for Blood Candles.

• Upcoming: New MOBA Arena Dungeon

  • A new landmass has been added in the Dungeons facet that will soon be used for the Chucky Doll MOBA Game

• Halloween Paragons:

  • Chance for compatible monsters to spawn as a Halloween Paragon, which may drop a reward or candy to be spent at the Candy Vendor, as well as a chance to drop raffle tokens (see below)
  • Paragons have the highest chance to spawn in the Daily Dungeon, followed by other dungeons and over-world zones.
  • Paragons in the Daily Dungeon will have a higher chance to drop special items.

• Cleaning Up Britannia:

  • You will be able to trade your Cleaning Up Britannia points for Halloween candy.
  • Make sure to turn in any old holiday items you no longer want for points to be converted into candy!
  • Learn more about Cleaning Up Britannia here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/cleaning-up-britannia

• Halloween Vendors:

  • Candy Hoarder Vendor: Collect candy by smashing pumpkins and defeating Halloween mobs to buy Halloween goodies.
  • Last year's candy can be traded for fresh candy.
  • Witch Vendor: Collect Blood Candles from smashing pumpkins and defeating Halloween mobs to trade for the Invasion Spawn activator.
  • Check out the wiki for previews of the items you can obtain: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/halloween

• Gravedigging:

  • Dig up graves to enjoy chances to obtain more goodies and a chance to spawn the Headless Horseman for even more rewards!
  • Learn more about Gravedigging here: https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/gravedigging

• Fishers, Miners, Lumberjacks oh my!

  • Small chance to find candy while fishing mining & lumberjacking

• Trick or Treat with the Begging Skill:

  • Dress in your Halloween best and approach town vendors to gather sweets. Each vendor has a fixed amount of candy.
  • Activate the Begging skill on vendors while in costume.
  • Each vendor provides candy once, with a daily limit for each household.

• OUIJA Board Interactivity:

  • OUIJA boards have come alive! Engage with them at home to communicate with the other side.
  • Using the OUIJA board during the Halloween season will have a chance to spawn a ghost that can drop candy when killed

• Halloween Bazaar:

  • The Halloween Bazaar will be hosted atop the Yew Bank (Empath Abbey)
  • Direct Moongates will be available next to Halloween Vendor tents and in Public Moongate destinations.
  • Vendor deeds will be available on the roof for player rental until November 17th, 2024

• Halloween Decoration Contest:

  • The Halloween House Decoration Contest is back!
  • Entries will be accepted starting immediately, and the drawing will take place on November 8th, 2024.
  • Prizes will be announced soon.
  • Submit your entries in https://discord.com/channels/369023244038045697/1294438287921905725

• Halloween Raffle:

  • The Halloween Raffle Vendor will set up shop near the Halloween Vendor in Britain soon.
  • The Halloween Raffle drawing will occur at 11/01/2024 9am, at which point 3 winners will be drawn.
  • Halloween Raffle tokens can be found on Paragons, exploding pumpkins and from grave digging.
  • More details about the prizes will be shared soon!

If you are in any position where you cannot get to the game for an extended time, whether it be military deployment, natural disasters, or something else please reach out to us, and we can consider your request to put your house into a Vacation Hold to prevent it from decaying in the normal timeframe.

Even if you need to Direct Message a member of staff, this would be the one reason to do so.

We hope everyone is safe. Please contact us if you need to hold your houses.

We've finally resolved that old bug preventing the Lady/Lord title from appearing when your character has enough Fame & Karma and the option to show the title enabled. The fix has been deployed and will be available after the next server restart.

Pet Encumbrance Fixes:

• Encumbered Speed Bug: Fixed an issue where players could move at full speed while their cart was still encumbered in some cases
• Stablemaster Issue: Resolved a bug allowing players to summon encumbered carts from other regions using stablemasters

In the near future we will begin performing audits and enforcing the Player Naming Policy outlined in the Rules: https://shardsofbritannia.com/about/rules

Names that do not align with the rules may be subject to force-renaming. This means that when you log in, if your name does not align with the rules, you may see a pop-up asking you to pick a new name. Please be aware that picking a new name is subject to review by the staff, so please make sure the new name aligns with the rules. All name changes will be monitored going forward.

Thanks for playing by the rules!

🎃Halloween activities will be starting soon!

Our goal is for a start date between Oct 10th to 17th with an end date between Nov 7th to 11th.

Stay tuned for more information soon! 🎃

Reminder: we are currently in the Testing Phase for the upcoming Boat, Naval Warfare & Water Creatures changes as outlined here: https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/testing-phase-for-new-boat-naval-warfare-and-water-creature-changes

A batch of fixes to issues found in the first week of testing have been deployed, fixing and correcting a number of issues. If you tested already, please help to re-test when you can.

If you wish to help test, please use the comprehensive checklist here: https://test.shardsofbritannia.com/?patchId=boat_changes

See the comprehensive patch notes here: https://test.shardsofbritannia.com/docs/?patchId=boat_changes

Thanks for your help with testing!

🚤 Announcement: Testing Phase for New Boat, Naval Warfare, and Water Creature Changes! 🌊

We're excited to announce that the Test Center is now online! You can explore the South Sea, Buccs Den, Moonglow, and Windermere regions with a fresh character database as of September 23rd. Please note that all house and boat records have been cleared.

What Is It?

The upcoming patch introduces exciting new features and improvements to enhance naval warfare, boating mechanics, and water creature interactions in our game.

Key Highlights:

• Battleships: Experience the power of new battleships equipped with 8 cannon sockets. While common models are available immediately, higher quality variants can be crafted from recipes discovered in the world.
• Cannons & Ammo: Equip your ships with cannons (7 qualities) and utilize new cannon ammo types: cannonballs for ships and grapeshot for combat.
• Greekfire: Set fire to ships and the surrounding waters for a tactical edge in battles.
• Boat Crafting Workbench: A new workbench dedicated to crafting all boating-related items.
• Niter Nodes: Mine for sodium nitrate, essential for crafting powder charges and Greekfire.
• Boat Insurance: Protect your ships with insurance, allowing recovery in the event of sinking (ships will return as dry-docked versions).

Gameplay Enhancements:

• NPC Pirate Ships: Encounter automated NPC pirate ships that can engage in combat and drop valuable loot.
• Water Creatures & Swimming: New water creatures and mounts with improved interactions for pets, including the ability to players to swim or dismount effectively.
• Tracking Ships: Utilize tracking features to locate nearby vessels on the map.
• Improved Combat Mechanics: Experience refined combat systems with more accurate cannon firing and better NPC maneuverability.

Repair & Sinking Mechanics:

• New mechanics for repairing ships at sea, handling emergencies, and the consequences of sinking.

These changes are subject to testing and balancing, and we appreciate your feedback as we refine these exciting new features!

Resources:

• Comprehensive Patch Notes: View Here
• Testing Checklist: Access Here – Please keep track of your results and notes. Once you’ve tested everything, copy your results here: Submit Results.

Important: Please do not submit your Checklist Results until you feel that you have thoroughly tested everything and it works as expected, or if you can no longer test anything. If you encounter any bugs or need assistance, reach out in Discord, and we will work to fix issues as quickly as possible.

Once any bugs are confirmed to be fixed, you can update your checklist and submit your results. This helps us ensure that we only receive comprehensive results at the end of the testing phase, and at that point we will review your notes for feedback.

Getting Help: If you encounter any bugs or issues, or if you're unsure how to test something, please reach out in our Discord: Help Channel. We're here to assist you and will address any fixes as quickly as possible!

Testing Hub: South Sea Market

• Test Vendors, boating workbenches, shipwrights, and hireling shipmates are all available here.

Moongates for Quick Travel:

• South Sea Market (safe, testing hub)
• Moonglow
• Buccs Den
• Windermere

Testing Areas in South Sea Waters: Access these areas via Serpent Pillar teleporters from the South Sea Market docks:

• Firing Range: Auto-healing ships to test your cannons (Use Serpent Pillar South of the South Sea Market).
• Water Creature Spawns: Test your skills against new water creatures (Use Serpent Pillar West of the South Sea Market).
• NPC Pirate Ships Spawn: Engage with NPC pirate ships (Use Serpent Pillar East of the South Sea Market).

Thank you for your participation and happy testing!

• Thieves can now attempt up to ten steals from monsters to obtain all available items.

• When stealing from paragons in dungeons and the overworld, they are guaranteed to have black market goods.

• Smoke bombs will now hide you instantly without any delay.

• Thieves can now successfully steal blessed items from monsters.

• High-end black market goods can now be stolen from the boss associated with the Ingeniously Drawn Treasure Map. This feature will be added to more bosses around the world soon.

• Fixed the thieves' smoke bomb talisman to now reduce the cooldown time of smoke bombs by half.

• Fixed the bug where players could hide immediately after stealing from PvE monsters.

• Restored original leash values for all T-map monsters, excluding those from Ingeniously Drawn maps.

• Added the new diamond fishing rod to rare loot.

• Added new dungeon stealables.

• A new Thief Talisman has been added, allowing thieves to steal items weighing over 10 units. This will be particularly useful for stealing special items in future quests, boss activators, and more. The talisman can be found in the Legendary Black Goods.

• All thieves can now use smoke bombs immediately after PVE stealing.

• Fixed the thieves' smoke bomb talisman to now reduce the cooldown time of smoke bombs by half.

• Fixed the bug where players could hide after stealing from PvE monsters.

• Restored original leash values for all T-map monsters, excluding those from Ingeniously Drawn maps.

• Added the new diamond fishing rod to rare loot.

• Added new dungeon stealables.

• A new Thief Talisman has been added, allowing thieves to steal items weighing over 10 units. This will be particularly useful for stealing special items in future quests, boss activators, and more. The talisman can be found in the Legendary Black Goods.

• All thieves can now use smoke bombs immediately after PVE stealing.

• A new Thief Talisman has been added, allowing thieves to steal items weighing over 10 units. This will be particularly useful for stealing special items in future quests, boss activators, and more. The talisman can be found in the Legendary Black Goods.

• All thieves can now use smoke bombs immediately after stealing.

• A bug that allowed players to instantly hide after stealing from monsters has been fixed.

• Fixed the Crystal Delivery Quest to ensure the Staff of Destruction drops and improved the treasure loot.

• Corrected the formula that determines the reveal chance when stealing from monsters.

• Fowl Frenzy Nukes will no longer damage players' pets.

• Fixed the availability of beetle dyes for sale at the Noble Coins Vendor.

The Royal Guard has issued a critical update concerning the Horse and Cart Delivery Quest. The infected zombies have mutated into much larger and more dangerous creatures. Their rotting zombie arms have become so heavy that adventurers will now require a cart to safely transport them.

Noa, the Royal Guard, has directed that all adventurers participating in the quest must now use their carts to deliver both the royal key and six rotting zombie hands to Zarx. This adjustment is crucial in light of the increased weight and difficulty of handling these larger zombie limbs.

In response to these new challenges, new rare loot has been added to the rewards for completing the quest. While this additional treasure isn’t guaranteed, those who succeed may be rewarded with exclusive and valuable items.

Prepare your carts and your courage for this perilous journey.

Good luck, and may fortune smile upon you as you embark on this Quest.