Have friends you’ve been meaning to bring into Pax Dei? Or curious clanmates still sitting on the fence?

 is the perfect moment to welcome them into Gallia.

From January 19, 6 pm UTC to January 26, 6 pm UTC,

 new players will be able to play Pax Dei for free on Steam, directly on the live worlds, alongside you and the rest of the community.

During the Free Week, players will receive temporary access to 

They’ll be able to build, craft, explore, and adventure exactly like regular players and join your Clan and adventures!

Accessing Pax Dei and playing for free during the Steam Free Week is pretty easy: your friends will just need to select the free version of the game from our Steam store page, available from January 19 to January 26.

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Once the Free Week ends, players who wish to continue their journey can purchase 

Pax Dei base game, available at a -40% discount until February 2 on 

Free Week players will also receive a 2-days grace period

 (up to Jan. 28, 6 pm UTC) after the event to purchase the base game and 

If they choose not to acquire the base game right away:

Their plot(s)will be removed from the world,

All crafted items, materials, and character progress will be safely stored.

their character and everything they crafted will be waiting for them in their Redeeming queue

. They’ll simply need to find a new place to rebuild.

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Now’s the time to open your doors, light the hearth fires, and invite your friends and new travelers to join you in the vast world of Pax Dei.

Steam Free Week is incoming: invite your friends to Pax Dei 

 Hello Paxians, Have friends you’ve been meaning to bring into Pax Dei? Or curious clanmates still sitting on the fence? Steam Free Week  is the perfe...

We hope you had a nice start to the year, exploring the world of Gallia and having fun in Lyonesse, while crafting lovely little Yule goats.

We wanted to follow up on some important points that have been discussed over the past weeks within the community.

The issue affecting the spawn of the Mournel trees in the NA region took some time to be fully identified, and as a fix was deployed yesterday on the live shards, the situation should now be back to normal.

Our team continues to work on resolving the issues with NPCs spawns that are not working as intended, as well as an issue with players getting stuck in the shrines when TPing to them, and doors in the PvP area that can be opened by non-clan members. We expect to have fixes in the coming days. In addition, we are still investigating the issues reported regarding the in-game chat and should be able to provide an update pretty soon. 

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As mentioned in the retrospective, one of our plans is to have valley-wide markets in the near future. We understand this feature is controversial and have read the feedback thoroughly. This is why we have decided to postpone the deployment of this feature and prioritize other elements. We will revisit it and explore how we can adjust it to better appeal to a wider audience.

Nonetheless, we want to explain the reasoning behind the feature, so you understand it’s not coming out of nowhere and has a real benefit.

We realize that the current market system doesn’t work for new players. Participation relies on hidden knowledge and prime stall locations near Petra Dei, making it hard to know what to trade, how to sell effectively, or even whether using the market is worth it. As a result, many new players never meaningfully engage with the economy at all.

The change we wanted to make by turning the markets valley-wide isn’t about slower progress but non-participation. Lowering friction is about converting non-participants into participants, which is essential for a healthy MMO population. Market health depends on liquidity: how easy it is to buy and sell. While geography and distance should matter for production and regional advantage, they shouldn’t prevent transactions themselves. Requiring travel to individual stalls causes many sales to never happen, eliminates impulse purchases, and makes low-value goods not worth listing or buying, which especially hurts new players.

The change would not remove geography and, in some cases, would strengthen it by making regional advantages more valuable. We think it would also prevent abusive behavior like listing items at inaccessible stalls. Overall, we feel that allowing purchases within a market area would turn latent demand into real transactions, increase participation, and create a healthier, more resilient player-driven economy for everyone.

Now, we understand this isn't what most of you expect, so, as mentioned above, we’ll put the development on hold for now.

We know this is a hot topic, and something that’s highly requested. We already said we’re working on it, and we’re making this a priority for the next Verse.

Our plans are to add more ranks to the Clans, with the possibility of defining different permission levels for each rank. We are also looking into the possibility of allowing the Clan Alderman to rename the ranks to make it more immersive.  

We should be ready to share more on this when we get closer to Verse 6 timing. 

Last but not least, we know you’re quite eager to see where the game is going and what’s cooking: we should have an updated timeline for the first half of the year in the coming weeks, with more details on what’s coming for Pax Dei.

New Year Statement from Pax Dei Dev Team (en anglais)

 Hello Paxians, We hope you had a nice start to the year, exploring the world of Gallia and having fun in Lyonesse, while crafting lovely little Yule ...

Welcome to the first edition of Gallia’s Community Newsletter for 2026! This edition features heartfelt Yule celebrations and bustling winter markets, recruiting clans and more. Let’s dive in.

At the end of December, Vyx hosted a Christmas gathering for the Selene server that truly embodied the spirit of Yule. Attendance was RSVP-only, as each guest received a personalized in-game gift ranging from steel ingots to PvP-focused food. More than 40 players joined the celebration.

Every attendee had a place set at a custom-built table, and the evening continued in Discord voice chat with laughter and stories shared between players from many different clans. A thoughtful, generous event that left a lasting impression on everyone involved.

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📜 Player-made quests: The Path of Carpentry

The Menagerie continues to push the boundaries of player creativity with in-game, player-made quests. The Path of Carpentry is a tutorial-style quest line designed for new players, currently featuring five interactive tutorial quests.

This is just the beginning: the project aims to grow into a 24-quest themed tutorial line, alongside future questlines inspired by lore and in-game experiences. Don’t hesitate to contact FortyFps in game to join the adventure and complete the quests!

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The YouTube channel Two Old Guys continues to document their adventures and share tutorials with the wider Pax Dei community:

https://www.youtube.com/@twooldguyz/playlists

Recently, the Two Old Guys community joined forces with The Clan of the Wolfborder led by Tomzer on Selene

Known for their open-door philosophy, the clan frequently invites nearby players to join Wildlands adventures. They’re also developing a festive Christmas plot, decorating natural spruce trees and planning a seasonal celebration.

: Magnus Lunae Castle / Maremna, Ancien (Demeter)

During the Yule season, Magnus Lunae opened the gates of their castle for two festive Christmas markets on December 22nd and 29th. Visitors explored snow-covered courtyards filled with lantern light, seasonal decorations, and carefully crafted stalls.

Highlights included a scavenger hunt woven through the castle grounds, a building contest celebrating creativity and some cozy social moments around fires and winter décor.

A beautiful example of how architecture, atmosphere, and community come together in Pax Dei.

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⚔️ Recruiting clan spotlight: the Xth Legion

From the earliest days of Alpha, The Xth Legion has stood as a pillar of community, honor, and cooperation. Holders of the Camlan Shrine in Lyonesse, the Legion balances weekly dungeon runs and POI camps with roleplay, markets, and tournaments, including the Trial of the Undying Cohort duel series.

As a founding member of the Crimson Pact, the Xth Legion welcomes warriors, crafters, traders, builders, and explorers alike, offering a stable and inclusive home for long-term play.

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The Luminari community hosted a Yule celebration on the Tyr server featuring a custom-built maze by Yeremiya. The event brought players together to celebrate the season through exploration and shared moments.

That’s all for this week’s highlights!

If you or your clan are hosting events, building something special, or contributing tools or initiatives to the community, send us a DM as we’d love to feature you in an upcoming edition.

Gallia’s Newsletter - Community Highlights - January edition (en anglais)

 Hello Paxians, Welcome to the first edition of Gallia’s Community Newsletter for 2026! This edition features heartfelt Yule celebrations and bustling...

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on a year that was both challenging and transformative for Pax Dei. Together with you, builders, adventurers, crafters, and explorers, we brought our game from Early Access all the way to its full release (1.0) in October.

This milestone represents more than a version number. It marks the beginning of a long-term journey for Pax Dei as a living MMO.

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From Early Access to 1.0: A Landmark Shift

Early Access gave us invaluable insight into how you play, where the game shines, and where it needed to evolve. Throughout 2025, our focus was on stabilizing the game’s foundations, refining core systems, and preparing Pax Dei for a sustainable and expandable future.

A fresh start for everyone, bringing the era of wipes to an end.

Full availability on Steam and the Epic Games Store, inclusion in PC Game Pass, and support for GeForce Now.

Migration away from the original launcher to ensure long-term support and smoother patching.

System refinements heavily guided by community feedback gathered during the Early Access period.

We want to sincerely thank all Founders and early supporters who stood with us throughout pre-launch. Your feedback shaped the game more than you may realise.

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2025 was also the year we clarified Pax Dei’s long-term structure. The game follows a buy-to-play model, with an optional subscription required only for players who wish to own plots of land.

Players who want to explore, craft, adventure, or play socially without owning land can continue to access the game fully without a subscription. To better support this playstyle, we introduced additional systems this year—such as Grace for Plots—to broaden how players can participate in the world.

We know monetization sparked discussion, and we appreciate the candid feedback that helped us refine both the model itself and how we communicate it. Transparency will remain a priority going forward.

With 1.0 released, we turned our attention to reinforcing the pillars that define Pax Dei:

Throughout 2025, we laid the groundwork for deeper economic systems, expanded clan features, improved worldbuilding tools, and the foundations for future conflict, cooperation, and progression systems. These areas will remain central as we move into 2026.

While we’re proud of the progress made, we also recognise where the player experience needs improvement. Over the year, you’ve shared concerns around progression pacing, mid-game engagement, update cadence, and expectations surrounding premium features.

We hear you. A large part of our 2026 roadmap focuses on smoothing progression, reducing grind barriers, improving social tools, enriching the mid-game experience, and delivering updates on a more predictable cadence. Clearer and more consistent communication will be a key part of that effort.

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Pax Dei is at its best when the community is alive: villages bustling, clan projects rising, trading channels humming, shared adventures unfolding. The world thrives on collective effort, and we are continually inspired by the creativity, collaboration, and generosity players bring into the game.

We encourage you to keep connecting: build together, explore together, challenge one another, and help shape the world we are all creating.

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To give you a bit of a heads-up, we’re currently working on a smaller update planned for early next year. Ongoing work for this release includes:

: When you achieve a very high success on a craft for an item with Item Power, the item will gain a permanent Item Power boost, and your name will be recorded as its master crafter.

: The Heartland Market view will be updated to allow you to purchase items listed from any market stall within your current valley. You’ll now be able to make purchases from any Market Stall, the Petra Dei, or a plot you own within the valley. This change applies only to purchasing; listing items for sale remains unchanged.

: A major balancing pass across all crafting recipes, adjusting how much XP each item grants.

: We are improving the clan menu and character stats sheet. These changes don’t yet include permissions, which many of you want and is a high-priority item on our to-do list.

: We’re adding a new set of emotes, along with facial expressions, to the emote wheel, to give your character more personality and emotional range.

: We’re actively profiling performance issues and aiming to significantly improve render performance during combat.

We enter the new year with a solid foundation and a long list of improvements, features, and expansions we’re excited to deliver. The world of Pax Dei is still young, and its future will be shaped by the players as much as by us.

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Thank you for walking this journey with us. Thank you for your patience, your creativity, your criticism, and your passion. Here’s to the next Verses and to an even stronger year ahead.

Pax Dei – 2025 Developer Retrospective

 Greetings Paxians! As 2025 comes to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect on a year that was both challenging and transformative for Pax Dei. ...

In Gallia, when the longest night settles over the forests and the breath of winter stills even the streams, the people gather for the Rite of the Goat Mask. This custom is not a somber ritual, nor a celebration. It is something in between, a dance of memory, as old as the first paths Meirothea opened through the dark.

At the height of the Yule feast, the fire is quieted and all lights but one are dimmed. From a wooden chest, worn smooth by generations, the Goat Mask is lifted. Carved in the likeness of Meirothea’s guide, bearing her symbols, it is passed into the hands of the first performer.

When the mask is worn, the wearer becomes “the Goat.”

Not a person, not a villager, not someone bound by debts or quarrels or pride.

The Goat is a voice for the dead, free of judgment, free of shame, free to speak truths that living tongues often swallow.

One by one, those who take the mask must offer something to the night: a tale of someone who passed beyond the Veil this year, a song they once loved, a dance that echoes a shared moment, a poem that frees a buried grief, or simply a memory too heavy to carry alone.

Laughter is welcome. Tears are welcome. Silence, too, is welcome. For behind the mask, no one knows who speaks, and none may hold a grudge: Gallians say, “Chievre qui parole. Nuit qui prent.” What the Goat says belongs to the Night.

When all have spoken, danced, sung, or simply breathed out their sorrow, the final bearer of the mask steps outside into the cold.

There, they raise the mask toward the sky and trace a slow circle with it. It is the circle of the goat’s ancient path, the one believed to lead spirits from the world of frost to the moonlit road beyond the Veil.

Then the mask is lowered.
The lantern is brightened.
The fire roars again.
And the Goat’s work is done for another year.

Gallians say that on this night, the spirits walk lighter, and the living do too.

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The Consecration of the Goat Mask (Li Sacre du Maske-Chievre)

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