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24th Dec 2023
announcement
As the festive season twinkles with lights and joy, the team wishes to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one of you. Your dedication and enthusiasm in exploring our world and engaging in epic adventures make this journey truly special.
This holiday season, we hope you’ve enjoyed the festive spirit in Shards of Britannia, collecting Christmas goodies, and reveling in the unique experiences our game offers. Your presence in our community is the greatest gift, and seeing you spend your free time with us is genuinely heartwarming.
May this holiday season fill your life with happiness, peace, and plenty of gaming fun! We’re thrilled to have you with us and look forward to sharing many more adventures in the coming year.
Happy Gaming and Happy Holidays!
23rd Dec 2023
patchnote
- Christmas Paragons now have a chance to drop some of the items available from Santa
- The following Winter Weapons & Shield, with an icy appearance, have been added as a loot possibility to Frostfang the Ravager and Christmas Paragons:
- Winter Sword
- Winter Spear
- Winter Axe & 2-Handed Axe
- Winter Mace
- Winter Shield
Santa Vendor:
- The Winter Weapons & Shield listed above have been added as an option to buy from Santa
- The Fishing Icepick has been added as an option to buy from Santa
- Evergreen & Snowy Tree Deeds have been added as options to buy from Santa
23rd Dec 2023
patchnote
Carpet Stretcher enhancements:
- The carpet stretcher can now make adjustments to Cloth, to use as a floor covering
- Releasing a re-sized object will cause it to be reset to it's normal size
- The carpet stretcher now has a "Copy" button that allows users to copy size adjustments from one object to another
23rd Dec 2023
patchnote
The Faction Town Stones in Skara Brae & Cove have had their sigil status reset & we've implemented a fix to make sure that the sigil state does not get stuck again in the future for any town stones.
20th Dec 2023
announcement
In the mystical realm of Windemere, a dire threat looms on the horizon. The formidable Frostfang the Ravager and his savage horde have established their chilling camp in the unforgiving South-Eastern reaches of our land. Only the bravest souls can rise to the challenge and combat the icy terrors that threaten our world.
19th Dec 2023
patchnote
- Increased amount of candy received for participating in Snowball Fights (100 for winner, 25 for losers)
- Adding Windemere invasion spawn with candy drops + new winter boss that will drop some Xmas items
- Adding a new Christmas Sword that includes an AOE Snowball Flurry ability that requires Stamina and also has a cooldown
- Adding option to buy Glacial Staff & Christmas Sword on Santa Vendor
- Glacial Staff & Christmas sword can also be obtained as drops on Ice Fiends, Ice Wyrms (elf camps only) and the new Frostfang winter boss in Windemere
- Adding many items to Santa Vendor's buy list, so Santa will buy some of the more common items for a small amount of candy
15th Dec 2023
patchnote
Christmas activities:
- Some elves have been kidnapped from Santa's Workshop by the wintery monsters of Dagger Isle, help save the elves by seeking out the monster camps throughout Dagger Isle (Windemere)
- Collect Elf Food by killing the monsters, smashing open the gift boxes they have stolen, and by rescuing the prisoner Elves and leading them back to Santa's Workshop
- Santa will be rewarding players for helping to rescue Elves & keeping them fed, for gifts in exchange for Elf Food
- Santa can be reached by going to Windemere and using the Cellar Door teleporter that leads to Santa's Workshop
- Christmas Paragons will be spawning throughout, whom will spawn a Gift Box at their position when being killed which may contain Elf Food
- Ice Fishing provides chances at obtaining Elf Food
- Completing Snowball Fights will also grant Elf Food
- New Addition: Glacial Staff (with 3 spells included), drops rarely on Ice Fiends (spawns in Ice Dungeon) and Ice Wyrms (found occasionally at Elf Prison Camps)
Login Handout: Make sure to login starting on Christmas Eve, through Jan 1st to receive a gift, on your account, from Santa!
Garnet Dyetubs: Available for a limited time on Donation Vendors starting on December 25th until January 9th
Necromancy Vendor: Available for a limited time from now until Jan 9th the Ethereal Undead Reindeer Statue
Planned additions:
- Bazaar
- Quest(s)
- Invasion(s)
- Boss encounter requiring special task to cause damage (ex: snowball, snow cannon, glacial staff, etc)
- New assets & more activities as time permits
Stale Elf Food: Prior year's Elf Food will now show as 'Stale' but can be turned into the Cleaning Up Britannia trash can for points, which can be exchanged for fresh Elf Food at the 'Cleaning Up Britannia: Holiday' vendor
Pictures: We have started a forum thread here where we will be posting pictures of the items available as time permits
13th Dec 2023
announcement
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The Snowball Fight event is about to start again for the season:
- Snowball Fights are a PVP event that requires no skill and no items, all characters welcome!
- The event will run every 2 hours, avoiding overlapping with Faction Pillar events & server restarts; Players can also manually start the fight by using the Giant Snowball teleporter at Windemere bank and talking to the Snowball Fight Coordinator (requires at least 4 players from different households to be in the lobby)
- Before the event starts, portals will be created at each bank that leads to the Snowball Fight Arena waiting area
- Online characters will be sent a notification that the event is about to start with an option to Teleport To Event; this can be disabled in the Notifications Settings (fixed previous issues with pop-up appearing even when ignored)
- What's not allowed in the arena: Bandages, Potions, Pets (please bank your resources first, dismount & leave your pets in the waiting area or stables)
- After a 15 minute waiting period the game will begin and an Entrance Portal will be created for a minute at the entrance to the arena, please enter this portal immediately!
- After entering the arena there will be a 1 minute cooldown where you will remain hidden while other players load, after which you will become un-hidden and ready to start throwing!
- Snowball Fights require at least 2 players and no more than 20 players, and the game is Free For All
- The match will last 20 minutes or until someone gets 20 kills, whichever comes first
- The objective is to Pick-up & Use snowballs and Throw them at other players
- Players will automatically receive 1 Snowball when joining and you can find more on the ground
- Snowballs have a 90% chance to hit your target & they will do 50% damage
- You can Dodge snowballs by breaking line-of-sight or going out of range from the thrower
- You will also need to dodge periodic Giant Rolling Snowballs; these will flatten you if they run you over, freezing you in place for a moment, these will dissolve once they reach the water
- There's a chance to find Ice Bombs on the ground. Ice Bombs can be thrown like a grenade to freeze nearby players for a few seconds
- The Snow Cannon can be used, with a snowball in your backpack as ammo, to shoot Homing Snowballs that will follow the first player that comes within range and performs a normal Snowball Hit on them, giving credit to the shooter if they die
- Temporary heal potions can be found in the hidden Chests around the arena that may offer you a lifeline to stay in the game longer
- Tied matches are settled with a Sudden Death match where all of the tied players will be put into a final match until the last person standing becomes the winner
- All participants will receive a trophy etched with their game stats
- During the Xmas Season (dates TBD), participants will also receive Candy Canes that can be traded for Xmas Gifts
- You can use the command
/snowballfight
during the match to check your stats, or /leavesnowballfight
to leave the match and forfeit
13th Dec 2023
patchnote
Original Snowball Notes: https://shardsofbritannia.com/news/snowball-fights
Snowball fight updates:
- Snowball fights now spawn Elves, that can throw snowballs, when there are less than 6 player participants
- Players can be knocked out by the NPCs that will count against their Death stats
- Players can knock out the NPCs in the snowball fight to gain kills
- The amount of elves to spawn will be determined by the amount of players less than 6 (for example: if there's 2 players then 4 elves will spawn, if there's 4 players then 2 elves will spawn, if there's 10 players then no elves will spawn)
- Snowball Fights still require at least 2 players to complete; games will be interrupted if there are not enough participants at any point during the game, with no winner declared
- Giant Rolling Snowballs will now provide a chance to create a Snowball in players' backpack when running them over
- Health Regen has been turned off for mobiles inside the Snowball Fight Arena (healing via Temporary Health Potions is the only allowed source for healing)
- Spirit Speak has been disabled inside of the Snowball Fight Arena
- Added overhead combat speech for Misses & Dodges when throwing snowballs for better clarity to nearby observers
- Improved giant rolling snowball Smash animation timing
- REMINDER: Don't forget to use the Snowball Cannons when you know your target is half-life! This will be sure to take them out and home-in on targets in the projected path (aim carefully)
6th Dec 2023
patchnote
Halloween Costumes have been re-enabled indefinitely by popular demand, and we've also fixed an issue where if you tried to use a costume out-of-season it would cause your character to get stuck as Polymorphed
6th Dec 2023
announcement
Santa's Workshop has appeared in the North Pole, SW of Windemere, and the Elves are busy at work on the gifts for this Christmas! Stay tuned in the coming days for more news from the North Pole
5th Dec 2023
announcement
Winter activities are just around the corner and soon will commence the snowball fight competition as well as holiday popup camps and Santas Workshop. More details to follow in the coming days!
1st Dec 2023
patchnote
- Faction coin chests have been re-enabled
30th Nov 2023
knownissue
We are investigating an issue with faction coin chests, to be fair to all we are temporarily disabling these items during this time.
30th Nov 2023
patchnote
- Cloaks of invisibility have been reintroduced to the faction coin vendor.
29th Nov 2023
patchnote
- Billy Bob, the pig farmer, offers a quest for any brave warriors willing to help. You can find him in Yew.
27th Nov 2023
patchnote
Patch notes for the PvP changes and bug fixes implemented:
- Season's refresh adjustment.
- Hearthlight Torch buff persistence while zoning.
- Bug fix: Tents crafted correctly in groups.
- Bug fix: weapon equipped while holding a spell.
- Ranged weapons require weapon delay to fire after equip.
- Bug Fix: Faction death occasionally resulting in MurderCount.
Work in Progress / Experimental Changes:
- Faction Events Team buff: This feature is still in development and requires further refinement. More information on this in soon.
Please keep sharing your thoughts, and thanks for being part of Shards of Britannia!
27th Nov 2023
announcement
This is just a reminder that the Thanksgiving activities are coming to an end after the daily restart. Mr Gobbles will go back to his nest and Autumna Leafwhisperer thanks you for helping save the feast! Thanks for participating, we hope you've had fun! We look forward to expanding on the features we've experimented with in future events.
27th Nov 2023
announcement
Dear Adventurers,
We've got some important updates regarding PvP changes and bug fixes. Your patience and feedback have been crucial, and we appreciate your understanding as we work to enhance your Shards of Britannia experience.
Here's what's coming:
- More adjustments to address Season's refresh issues. Thank you for your continued patience.
- Hearthlight Torch buff persistence when changing zones. Tents can be crafted correctly in groups.
- Faction Events will buff teams with fewer players, aiming to balance the damage received.
- Fix the bug allowing weapons to be equipped while holding a spell.
- Ranged weapons will require the full weapon-draw delay to fire after equipping.
- Fix murder counts occasionally given to opposing members of faction teams.
Please note that Faction Event adjustments are an experiment and will be fine-tuned based on your feedback. Your voices matter, and your troubles are being addressed. Thanks for being part of Shards of Britannia!
25th Nov 2023
patchnote
Turkey Cannons have been added as a for-sale object on the Thanksgiving Vendors, these can be used in conjunction with the Turkey Ammo that will drop on Turkeys (plain turkey, enraged turkey, and turkey boss)
Mr. Gobbles, the turkey boss, has been witnessed complaining about the recent Thanksgiving activities and may show up in town to express his ingratitude, he may be hostile watch out!
UPDATE: Mr Gobbles the Turkey Boss has been spotted outside of Britain in Paws. Bring your turkey cannons and turkey ammo, this will be the best way to damage him. Good luck!
25th Nov 2023
announcement
Happy Thanksgiving, we are thankful for you all!
Update: Nov 25th @ 5:45AM UTC:
- We're working on a Thanksgiving style boss encounter that will require teamwork and a Turkey Cannon to complete, we'll try to have it launched by the next daily restart on Nov 25th
- Note: Please make sure to use the Quest Log to keep track of your progress on the Thanksgiving Quest -- this can be opened on the Menu Bar or by pressing L (by default), this is how you will keep track of what exactly you need to do for the quest
Update: Nov 24th @ 5AM UTC:
- We've added a brand new Thanksgiving Quest, where you can help save the Thanksgiving Feast for the townspeople!
- Autumna Leafwhisper, the Thanksgiving Organizer, will be stationed on top of Empath Abbey bank in Yew to recruit your help until Mon at 9am UTC
- This quest can be completed once per character and offers a chance at some unique handouts, including:
- Not-a-Turkey Mount (Chicken Ethereal Mount)
- Autumn Vines House Add-on (3 varieties)
- Pilgrim Hat (+2 other hats)
- Festive Food & Alcohol
Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing some time with us 🦃
24th Nov 2023
patchnote
We're deploying the following minor hotfixes:
- fixed issue with vendor prompts not appearing in some cases
- fixed issue with pet broker not working in some cases
- increased Thanksgiving Quest timeout duration from 8hr to 72hr (was intended to be set to 72hr originally, sorry!)
23rd Nov 2023
patchnote
- Greetings, valiant adventurers!
It is with great excitement that we announce the arrival of the long-awaited 4-year veteran rewards, now available for all esteemed veterans! Engage in the festivities by using /vetreward in-game to explore these exclusive offerings: behold 3 stunning new ethereal mounts and the mesmerizing shadow dragon dye.
20th Nov 2023
patchnote
Camping Update (Tanking Phase 2.5):
- GM camping skill creates campsites a little faster.
- New buff 'Rested', replaced the previous camping tent buff, maintains the same level of stat bonus, but persists when zoning if camping skill is over 75.
- Introducing new craftable 'Hearthlight Torch': Grants campsite regeneration effects for the wielder while on the move. Requires minimum 80.0 Camping skill.
Tactics Update:
- New ability: 'Shield Bash' stuns enemies for 6 seconds (3 seconds in PvP), costs 15 stamina, generates small amount of threat. Higher intelligence improves resist to stun. Cooldown 20 seconds.
This update is just the beginning! Expect more updates soon! Your feedback is being heard. Faction event issues and critical bug fixes are in the pipeline.
See you in-game, Shroud
19th Nov 2023
patchnote
- Fixed an issue with the Season's Window that now correctly toggles (with ] key) and loads while changing zones.
- Resolved an obscure issue where Season Challenges occasionally provided incorrect refresh times.
Thank you for your patience and continued support.
See you in-game, Shroud
18th Nov 2023
patchnote
- We are currently aware of an issue with the invisibility cloaks and are working on fixing it.
17th Nov 2023
patchnote
- A couple of new items have been added to the faction coin vendor.
17th Nov 2023
patchnote
- The probability of fishing up rare loot in dungeons has been increased.
16th Nov 2023
announcement
UPDATE: The outage has been resolved and the Shards of Britannia server should be available again shortly
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!
13th Nov 2023
announcement
This is an update that Halloween activities are coming to an end!
Halloween spawns have ceased and the Halloween Dungeon is now closed.
The Halloween Candy vendors will remain until the end of the month so you can complete any final candy trades or purchases
The Bazaar vendors on Yew bank will remain until the end of the month
Thanks to everyone for participating and we hope you've had as much fun as we did!
(Note: end of the month time is Dec 1st 9am UTC)