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Development Blog 26: Open Alpha Launch

March 1, 2026

Hey!

 

We did it! Alpha has officially launched. Thank you all for taking part! We know we are still quite early in development, and we really appreciate your patience, your bug reports, and suggestions.

 

For last month, we planned on keeping things a bit more lighter and open ended. Our main focus was bug bashing and improving the chat experience. I think things went fairly well. We uncovered a lot of issues that didn't show up during closed testing and we managed to a clear long list of previously reported bugs.

 

For those who weren't there and wanted to see what was done during the month, you can check our weekly updates:

 

Week of Feb 8th Updates
Week of Feb 15th Update

 

We feel like we're in a pretty good spot with the current bug list, so we'll be shifting our focus towards the fun part. More features! Here are our goals for March:

  • Work on AriantPQ - This was originally designed to be a PQ for level 20-30 in pre-Big Bang. This made sense at the time as Ariant was originally designed for this level range. However, in Big Bang, Ariant is now a level 70-80 region. Due to this, we'll be adjusting the PQ to start at level 70 as well. As with all of our other PQs, there is no maximum level but you will be downscaled to the max level for the PQ.
  • Additional inventory space - We hear you! Your use inventory is full of scrolls. We are working on a solution soon that will address this which will also help us with preparing for the upcoming crafting system. We will also be starting some open ended discussion about crafting soon.
  • Fast travel - Currently, we have Spinel for fast travel but this is only available for testing purposes. We intend to implement fast travel that is unlocked through questing. These quests will only need to be completed once per account to unlock fast travel for all your characters.
  • Bug fixes - As always, bug fixes will always be part of our goals. We are always aiming to provide a smooth experience for our community.
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