Verse 4: Raiders of Lyonesse is coming on September 10 (en anglais)
Hello Paxians,
We’re thrilled to announce that the long-awaited Verse 4 is arriving on live servers very soon! Titled “Raiders of Lyonesse”, this new Verse will be released as soon as tomorrow, September 10! Let’s get ready for some PvP content!
The scheduled maintenance will begin at 10:00 am UTC, with an expected downtime of approximately 90 minutes across all live shards.
Now, without further delay, let’s dive into the content of Raiders of Lyonesse.
New PvP map
We’re making some big changes to the PvP zone, Lyonesse. First of all, the whole zone is much bigger to support the new gameplay. There are several unique landmark locations in the form of ruined old cities, hinting at the province's rich history. We’re also adding some new sites in the form of watchtowers, serving as convenient places for you to repair your gear and craft some items. Since the new Lyonesse is so big and we wanted to make Fast travel more consistent, we’re now enabling fast travel within Lyonesse between the ruined cities and province gateways. The Fast Travel points exist as Petrae Dei in the four corner areas of Lyonesse, and you’ll have to collect the Fast Travel points in each of these locations the same way as the Petrae Dei in other provinces.
Beware, a bigger zone means more riches to find, but also more foes to defeat! Get your swords ready!
For more details, check out our dedicated article about the future of PvP.
New resources in Lyonesse
To give each of you a good reason to travel to Lyonesse, we’re adding two new unique resources you can only find in the PvP-enabled areas. Ambergrasp and Canonite are very scarce in the area and sought-after by Zebians patrolling in Lyonesse, so be prepared to be on the lookout for the Residual Harvesters collecting the resources on your behalf. The biggest spoils will be found on their bosses, in PvE sites across the area.
Enchantment
The new resources found in Lyonesse can be refined in the Alchemy and Jewelcrafting skill trees and combined into Sanctified Oil, which comes in four tiers, ranging from +50 to +125 points of Item Power boost. The oil can be applied to any item with Item Power to permanently boost all the item's stats.
RP outfit
Not sure what to wear while wandering through your clan’s city, stopping by a nearby tavern, or just relaxing at home? We’ve got you covered with a colorful set of 36 wearables perfect for every laid-back occasion. And since pictures speak louder than words, here they are!
UI updates
We’re making changes to the Items icons, introducing a more visually intuitive system, and making it easier to instantly recognize both the quality level and tier of an item at a glance. For more details, please see our dedicated article about the UI changes.
Quality will now be shown in a gradient of color in the top half of the icon and also in the segmented outer ring of the new symbol.
Poor is dark grey
Common is light grey
Uncommon is green
Rare is blue
The tier is indicated by the segmented inner ring of the symbol. Filled segments show the tier count.
Additional UI visual changes are also being made to the style of the bonus display. Last, but not least, the HUD now includes the biome and zone you’re currently in. The visual presentation for the feature is not the final design and will likely be more discreet in a future update.
Cosmos updates
We continue to improve the Cosmos, enhancing both the night sky and cloud rendering. We’re also making some minor adjustments to image exposure and contrast. See you in-game for more details!
Revamped Lobby and New Character Creator UI
We’re creating a new lobby for the game to better fit its style. More importantly, we’re unlocking a whole range of new options to customize your avatar’s face. You can now alter the shapes of your character’s facial features using sliders as well as control their age and skin complexion (redness, baggy or dark eye orbits…).
Tutorial pages
The new lobby will feature a brief set of introduction screens for Pax Dei. The screens are intended for new players coming to the game, to give them more context on what Pax Dei is about.
We’re sure you’re as thrilled as we are with this “back to school” content update, and we can’t wait to read your feedback on the dedicated channels!
Pax vobiscum, The Mainframe Team