Announcements List

Halloween 2025 Activities

• Halloween Activities:

  • The Halloween festivities are being deployed across Britannia and will be available throughout October starting October 8th, ending Nov 5th, 2025 at 9:00 AM UTC
  • 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
  • Serpentine Dyetubs: Available from October 20th to November 5th, embracing the Halloween season.
  • 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.
  • 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.

• MOBA Arena Dungeon

  • The Chucky Doll MOBA Game is available in the new landmass added in the Dungeons facet

• 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, 2025

• 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, 2025.
  • 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 11/01/2025 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!

Test Post, Please Disregard

Help Shape the New Haven Experience

As part of our ongoing improvements to the new player experience in Shards of Britannia, we're inviting players to test the latest updates to New Haven and Ocllo Island.

This is more than just a new location—it’s where every journey now begins. From updated protections and hidden encounters to a player-driven marketplace and curated loot, Ocllo has been redesigned to offer a smooth and exciting introduction for all new adventurers.

If you’re joining the testing phase, here’s what you should know:

• All newly created characters now start on Ocllo Island by default, with the town of New Haven as their initial home.
• A teleporter has been placed at the Moonglow Bank, allowing existing characters to travel directly to Ocllo for testing. Use it to explore the island, visit New Haven, and experience the new systems firsthand.

What We’re Looking For

Your feedback is critical. As you explore, we ask that you observe and reflect on the following:

• Does the island feel welcoming and well-paced for new players?
• Are the early-game rewards and skill progression clear and enjoyable?
• Do you encounter and understand hidden content naturally?
• Is the new player market helpful, immersive, and accessible?

To make the most of your testing—and to help us cover all important systems—we’ve prepared a detailed Testing Checklist. The checklist is available ingame. When you login, click on "Ocllo New Player Experience" to access it.

The checklist contains:

• A breakdown of the new and changed features on Ocllo Island
• All areas where testing is needed (character creation, combat, housing, dungeons, vendors, and more)
• Specific mechanics that apply only to young players
• What to look for and how to trigger certain systems (e.g. protection rules, skill caps, criminal actions)

We ask that you test according to this checklist as much as you’re willing and able. Not only will it ensure we don’t miss anything, but it will also guide you through all the features available on the island—some of which may not be obvious at first glance.

Whether you're a longtime player or a returning veteran, your insight will help us ensure that New Haven becomes a launchpad worthy of the Britannian legacy.

Thank you for helping us build a better beginning.

If you encounter an issue in the game or something appears off or incorrect, or if you have an idea for improvement, please make sure to let the developers know by submitting a Bug Report or Suggestion from in-game using the /bug or /suggestion commands

Submitting feedback in-game ensures that the team sees it and also provides some helpful information automatically to the team to help identify and troubleshoot issues

If you run into an emergency and need help, we have a few ways to get into touch with us outlined here: https://shardsofbritannia.com/about/contact

Please do not direct message staff, we do not accept DMs and will not respond to them.

Log in between 9am on July 21st and 9am on July 22nd (utc) to receive an eagle statue as a gift to celebrate the 4th Anniversary of the launch of the Britannia ruleset and map, which officially debuted around July 20th, 2021. Although the Britannia project began in October 2017, this milestone marks the beginning of the world we’ve all helped shape over the past four years.

We’re incredibly grateful for your role in Britannian history. Whether you are a seasoned veteran or a recent arrival, your presence makes a difference. Thank you :-)

All, the Exploding Wells Event has started with a little delay. It will run for 12 hours from the time of this announcement. Have fun :-)

FINAL UPDATE: The server is coming online and everything looks to be good on our side. Please wait about 5 minutes before trying to log in again. Thanks!

FURTHER UPDATE: Sorry, there was an issue starting up the first time, we're trying again shortly! Please wait for the all-clear before trying to log in again, sorry for the inconvenience

UPDATE: The quick restart and update have been completed, the server is coming back online now and should be ready to log-in to play again in about 5+ minutes. Thanks again for your patience

ORIGINAL MESSAGE: We need to perform a short restart, unexpectedly, for a backend update. There are no player-facing changes for this restart. Thanks for your patience! - The server will automatically restart in about 30 minutes from the time of this post. We will update this post when the server is back online.

The wiki will be offline for maintenance for up to 2 hours from the time of this message. Thanks for your patience.

UPDATE: The issue has been addressed with the LOA team and the server is coming back online now. Please wait about 5 minutes before trying to log in again. Sorry again for the interruptions!

PREVIOUS MESSAGE: The server is offline temporarily due to an unexpected crash. We're working on resolving it as quickly as possible and will update this post again when the server is coming back up. Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks for your patience through the rough patches.

We are aware of the login issues (error 100) that some users are experiencing due to an issue with the Legends of Aria login server. We've alerted those involved with the LoA Team and have been told that the issue is being actively worked on. However, we don't currently have an ETA for a fix, we are hopeful it will be fixed as quickly as possible. We do apologise for the convenience, and thank you for your patience!

Please note: Players have found success logging in eventually after a short time. If you see this error, please try again in a few minutes.

UPDATE: This issue has been resolved and the server is back online. Unfortunately, any accounts that were created since May 31st, the last 48 hours roughly, may have been lost due to this critical issue, and neither LOA nor SOB teams are able to recover them, we're very sorry for the inconvenience. The server is back online now.

PRIOR MESSAGE: Recently, there was an update to the original Legends of Aria infrastructure, specifically impacting the Legends of Aria Account Management page used by all community servers. Unfortunately, this update introduced a critical issue, causing players to log into the wrong accounts inadvertently in some cases.

Due to the severity of this security flaw, we've immediately notified the Legends of Aria infrastructure team and are awaiting a resolution. As a precaution, we've temporarily shut down the game server.

We have confirmation that the issue is being actively investigated and addressed. We'll provide updates as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience and understanding. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience and interruption

UPDATE: All clear for login! The server has been restored to a state 10 minutes prior to the scheduled restart. We apologize for the minor rollback, and appreciate your patience through the downtime. The game is available to login to again!

PRIOR MESSAGE: We're aware the server is having difficulty re-starting after the restart earlier, and we're actively working to restore it as quickly as possible. Thanks for your continued patience. Please do not try to log in until we've given the all clear. We'll update this post again when the server is back online and available for you to log in.

We've updated the Housing Wiki Page at https://wiki.shardsofbritannia.com/en/housing to clarify the meaning of the "Ageless" house decay state. Ageless houses do not decay and are typically reserved for staff use or public property.

Recently, there’s been some confusion suggesting that Ageless status is granted through favoritism. To be clear, that is not the case. Ageless houses have only been assigned to Staff Members, designated public plots, and, more recently, a few houses awarded through raffles, which are considered public properties for the purpose of this article.

Please understand that Ageless houses are assigned intentionally and are not subject to player requests. Even if a house appears unused, it is reserved for a reason. We kindly ask that you do not request Ageless status, or ask us to move or revoke it from existing houses. Thank you for your understanding.

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2025 House Lottery: Five Rings! Congratulations on securing this incredible prize!

A heartfelt thank you to all the players who participated in this year’s lottery. Your enthusiasm and support made this event a tremendous success. We truly appreciate everyone who joined in the excitement.

We will be reaching out to Five Rings very soon with further details. Stay tuned for more updates, and thank you again for making the 2025 House Lottery unforgettable!

All done - go play!

During the next server maintenance window at 9am UTC, we will be performing additional back end maintenance. This will take up to 2 hours.

Please keep an eye on #news for an update on when the game is available again. Thank you for your patience.

We are aware of occasional issues occurring during server restarts. Our team is actively investigating the root cause and working on a permanent solution. We appreciate your patience during these disruptions and are committed to improving the stability of our services as quickly as possible. Thank you for your continued patience and support!

🐣 Easter Event Conclusion

The Easter activities have now officially concluded!
🐰 Thank you to everyone who participated — we hop you had fun!
We truly appreciate you spending some of your free time with us during the event.

✨ The Easter Vendor will remain available until May 12th to allow you time to finalize any purchases and trades.

Thanks again, and see you in-game!

We've noticed intermittent issues with our CDN provider that hosts our game’s artwork globally. Sometimes, when artwork is updated, players in certain regions experience login connection failures. We are actively working with our current provider and exploring other options to resolve this problem once and for all. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your patience while we work to restore full service.

An issue has been resolved where some players are unable to log into the game due to an asset loading issue. Sorry for the interruption and thanks for your patience!

This is a reminder of our annual dyes lineup:

Ivory Dyetubs: Available from March 25th to April 9th

Pigment & Enamel vendors are available at the Yew Bank

Read more: https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/annual-pigment-enamels-donation-dyetubs

We wish you a happy and safe St Patrick's Day. It was our goal to have some activities for you to do over the weekend and today, but unfortunately we were unable to add them in time for the holiday. Alas, thanks for spending some of your free time with us and we hope you have a good holiday.

The login server is now restored and you can log into the game again.

There's an unexpected outage with the Legends of Aria services preventing players from logging into the game right now. We've alerted those involved and hope the issue is resolved quickly, thanks for your patience!

Unfortunately due to a data integrity issue, we have had to roll back to the last known good save at 01:30 UTC. We apologise for this inconvenience, however if we had not done this, there would have been data loss for various players.

Thank you for your understanding.

This is a reminder that Daylight Savings Time (DST) begins on Sunday, March 9, 2025. Clocks will be set forward by one hour, which may affect how game times, events, and restarts appear in your local timezone.

Please note that our servers operate on UTC timezone, and neither the server time nor in-game activity schedules will change with the start of DST. All events and restarts will continue to occur at the same times in UTC. However, due to the DST change, the time at which these activities appear in your local timezone may have shifted.

Since DST adjustments occur at different times in various regions, we recommend checking your local time against UTC to ensure you stay on track with event schedules.

Thank you for your attention and understanding. We look forward to seeing you in-game!

We've restarted the server to clear out some cobwebs that were lingering in the connection. The server should be back online now or within a few minutes. Sorry for the interruption and thanks for your patience!

UPDATE: The connectivity issue with users in Europe is now resolved, you should be able to log in again as normal. If you have any further connection issues please let us know, thanks for your patience!

We're currently experiencing issues with one of our providers serving the European market. Our team has submitted a detailed ticket, including specific player feedback, to expedite troubleshooting. While we're optimistic about a swift resolution, please note that it may take up to 24 hours (or longer) to fully restore service. We will provide updates as soon as we have more information.

Note: Some users have reported that connecting via a VPN from outside the affected region can serve as a temporary workaround.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

As part of our ongoing efforts to make hunting more fun and challenging, we’ve updated another key area:

Hedge Maze

• The undead that once roamed these corridors have been driven out.
• Daemons, Hell Hounds, Fire Gargoyles, and Fire Imps now hold dominion here.
• At the maze’s center, the fearsome Balron—among the most powerful daemons—has returned to Sosaria.

We hope you enjoy these changes and look forward to hearing your feedback as we continue to improve the game world!

We'd like to welcome the newest member of the team, Ned! He has extensive experience with technical team leadership, development, and even more valuable skills, plus a passion for Shards of Britannia! To start, Ned will be diving into development and Game Master related duties in-game. Please give him a warm welcome!