The thundering sound of War Machines pierces the Veil…

We are incredibly happy to finally share Age of Wonders 4’s first Expansion with you guys, Empires & Ashes. This expansion brings with it a surprising new Avian Form, the Military focussed Reaver Culture, 4 Brand new Tomes and the return of the Seals Victory. Explore the new Ashes from the Past storyline and meet up with Heroes from Atlha’s past and much more. Alongside the expansion we also released the Golem Update, available for all owners of Age of Wonders 4! With new Features like the Item Forge and reworks for core systems such as the Form Traits, this Update will have plenty to go around. Check below for all the details on expansion features and free updates.

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These Tropical Birds are feathered and beaked beings whose families are usually defined as Nests. Their sing-song calls can carry over entire forests. Choose one of the many beautiful patterns and tweak their colors to your liking. With a variety of colors, crests and head options you’ve never seen a bird quite like this.

We’ve also added Bear Mounts. Stick with the classic Brown Bear or the cool Polar Bear or invest in the ravaged Dire Bear.




Reaver cultures are pragmatic and brutal, seeking the expansion of their dominion through industrial might fueled by conquests and raids. Descendants of the commonwealth, they’ve inherited the scraps of its technological might which they use to great effect, preferring ranged combat and cunning strategy over the frontal assaults of more “honorable” cultures.




Explore the concepts of the Dreadnought across four Materium Hybrid Tomes. Turn your Weakness into Strength with the Tome of Alchemy. Build and Control Legions of Constructs with the Tome of the Construct. Bring out the War Machines with the Tome of the Dreadnought and put a stop to all magic with the Tome of Severing.




What happened to the valiant Commonwealth heroes who spearheaded Athla’s defense against the onslaught of the Wizard Kings? You will find the answer as you heed a call for aid from the Athlan sorceress Laryssa herself. Stand shoulder to shoulder with her, for only together can you halt the destructive march of Chaos!




The Seals of Power are ancient relics that control access to a realm from the Astral Sea. Capture and hold Seals to earn enough points to win the game, but be prepared to defend them at all cost.



While we’re sure the above is already a lot, it’s only the tip of the Iceberg. Further included in the Empires & Ashes Expansion are:

• 16 New Events spread across Free Cities, Seals, Ancient Wonders
  
• 10 Achievements
  
• 6 New Music Tracks
  
• New World Map Locations & Wildlife
  
• New Realm Template & Realm Traits
  
• New Empire & Ashes themed Interface Skin

What is a modern game without some crafting? The Item Forge returns in the Golem Update and lets you create Items tailor made to your Rulers & Heroes. Disenchant acquired Items to gain Binding Essence, pick your Item Base and choose from Damage, Ability and Passive Infusions. Collect Magic Materials to unlock stronger and rare Infusions and make truly Powerful Weapons.



Send orders to your Vassals and organize them against targets of your choice. Whether you’re marching into the fields of War, clearing a nearby Infestation or even need support defending your own Cities your Vassal Cities will lend their undying support. In a rush and don’t have time to wait? Call for an immediate attack. Need additional Reinforcements? Strengthen the next attack with Units from your own Rally of the Lieges.




Water Gameplay has received some tender love and care. Coasts are going to be more varied with new Sunken Ruins and Mangrove Forest Features. These features allow you to build coastal versions of Quarries, Foresters, Research Posts and more. With new Ocean Combat Maps, unique Boats Visuals per Unit Role and additional polish you’ll experience Water Combat with fresh eyes.



The Form Traits have been reworked. Gone are the Body & Mind trait, instead you get to spend Trait Points to acquire any combination of Form Traits they like. Form Traits have been given a point value and rebalanced to fit their new Cost, while Forms & Premade Rulers have been updated to take full advantage of this new flexibility.

Also included are two new Society Traits that focus on mechanics introduced in the Golem Update.

• Hermit Kingdom - This Astral Society Trait is for those that prefer to live in Isolation. Experiencing the benefits of solitude through increased City Stability and Knowledge Income and condemn those that dare to come close.
  
• Reclaimers - This Materium Society Trait is for true Crafters that know how to use every bit of material left behind after a battle.These materials are then reused to craft more suitable items.

In addition to the new features & reworks in the Golem Update, we’ve also got tons of other improvements. Combat Advantage can now be set for AI Rulers in the Advanced Settings, giving you more control over the challenge you’ll encounter. Rulers you create can be given a specific Personality with the AI Personality Picker, or left on Default for the occasional surprise.

Fans of the Multiplayer variety will experience an improved Game Flow as fights against Independents no longer prohibit players from taking Actions on the World Map. And maybe most requested of all, the Spell List has received a major update and transformed itself into a beautiful Spell Book.

This hardly covers all the changes in the Golem Update. For the full list of change notes, please visit here



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We're excited to announce that we're bringing a piece of Aurai into the real world with our limited-edition Pearl Bird plushie from Makeship!

As one of the community's favorite characters from Outward, we jumped at the opportunity to bring this beloved character to life.


Make sure to get yours today! They are only available for the next two weeks, then any unsold pearl birds have to go back to Aurai.



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Today we're excited to lift the curtain and launch the first major update for Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure™—"Through the Veil"! This update contains three new story chapters and will send the wayfinder to a strange new place outside of Tyria proper—Nayos, the realm of dreams and home to the Kryptis.

As a reminder, this update—and the other two major updates to follow in 2024—are part of the Secrets of the Obscure content cycle and therefore free for anyone who owns the expansion!

To begin this content, navigate to the story journal in your Hero panel, select "Through the Veil," then click "Play This Episode."




Many of the details for "Through the Veil" were discussed in our recent studio update blog. As a quick recap, you can experience the following when you jump into the game today:

• Three new story chapters
• The third expansion map, Inner Nayos
• Convergences, public and squad-based rift hunting challenges against legendary Kryptis
• A new Mastery track associated with Convergences
• Wizard's Vault Seasonal Refresh (Remember, cosmetic items you missed are now in the legacy tab and don't expire!)
• New Oneiros-Spun Armor, a Kryptis-themed armor set
• Additional expansion relics
• Cosmic Observatory Challenge Mode
• Many new rewards: minis, guild decorations, armor, weapons, infusions, and more!

We have a skills and balance update planned for November 28 and that same day, we're opening up the Expanded Weapons Proficiencies beta, in which you can test new skills and a new weapon for every profession. This feature is coming in our second major update for Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure early in 2024, but we'd love to hear what you think after you've tried it out.

This week's Gem Store blog showcases fifteen new mounts available in the Arcane Delights Mount Adoption set. If riding around in style is your thing, be sure to check that out! We also have some incredible Black Friday sales coming later this month, so stay tuned.

Happy adventuring, and check out the full patch notes for "Through the Veil" on the official Guild Wars 2 forums.

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Heroes of Arkesia,

The Souleater arrives in Arkesia next week on November 15, accompanied by progression events to help players quickly level up. Learn about the Souleater’s abilities, engravings, and progression events below. The Souleater – the Master of Specters – is an Assassin subclass who wields a giant scythe to collect her enemies’ souls. Souleater can choose to attack in three different ways: directly with the scythe, by summoning the dead, or with powerful Deathlord attacks.

An Event South Vern Powerpass will release with the update for players to use until February 7, 2024. Pairing well with the South Vern Powerpass, players will be able to designate one character between Item Level 1415 and 1540 on their account to participate in the Super Mokoko Express Event, where they’ll have discounted honing rates, discounted gold requirements, and earn honing materials to quickly level up to Item Level 1540 and beyond. There’s also Combat Style Setting Support options for players to easily set skills and Engravings through presets, and get item support for accessories with relevant stats and Ability Stones. The designated character will earn valuable rewards as they level up, including Silver, honing materials, high level Gems, Engravings, and more!

The Super Mokoko Express Event also includes an Engraving Support system that lets players choose 5 engravings to be in effect at level 3 during the event. Here’s how to get started:

• After selecting a Super Mokoko Express character, the Engraving Support button will light up.
  
• Click the Engraving Support button to open the Engraving Support page and select your 5 desired Engravings.
  
• Press the Activate Engraving Support button to start using their effects.
  
• The effects of Engraving Support will also be shown in your Character Profile.

The Event will last until February 7, 2024.


A new progression arrives, built to progress a character quickly from 1490 to 1610. This special event includes:

• A Gear Honing Support Effect applied when honing Brelshaza Ancient Gear from 1540 to 1580 that decreases the amount of gold and materials needed to hone along with increased honing rates.
  
• 2x Artisan’s Energy when honing Brelshaza Ancient Gear from 1540 to 1580.
  
• Rewards every 10 Item Levels from 1540 to 1580, with a particularly valuable reward at 1580.
  
• Special Missions to earn additional Raid & Abyssal Dungeon materials.

While the event is named after the Souleater, it can be used on any character between 1490 and 1610, not just a Souleater. The Event will last until February 7, 2024. Stay tuned for next week’s release notes for a more in-depth look at the new event.


Depending on the skill used, the Souleater gains Soul Stones or fills the Possession Meter with each successful attack. In normal mode, you can spend Soul Stones to use Deathlord skills. When the Possession Meter is full, the Souleater can enter Deathlord Mode. In the "Deathlord Mode," you can apply a powerful buff to yourself and use the Deathlord skill 3 times without consuming Soul Stones.

Full Moon Harvester Crit Rate +3/8/14%. Upon using Soul Stone, recover Possession Meter by 5%. Upon entering while in Deathlord Mode, the cooldown of Deathlord Skills resets and Deathlord Skills's Damage while in Deathlord Mode +5/10/15%, Deathlord Skills's cooldown -50/60/70%. Night's Edge Possession Meter turns into Edge Meter, disabling Deathlord Mode. Edge Meter increases upon using Deathlord Skills. When the Edge Meter is full, Deathlord Skills are disabled for 12s, but Ghast Skills are enhanced. Using Deathlord Skills does not consume Soul Stones. However, upon gathering 3 Soul Stones, instead of consuming all, the enhanced Deathlord Skills are used. Ghast and Deathlord Skills's Damage +20/30/40%. Additionally, the enhanced Deathlord Skills's Damage +25/35/50%.


Ghast Skills

• Harvest - Strike with your dagger quickly empowered by the Ghast, inflicting Damage.
  
• Lunatic Edge - Move 6 meters forward, inflicting Damage. Use the skill again to move 1 meter, inflicting Damage.
  
• Rusted Nail - Move 3 meters, inflicting Damage. Use the skill again to move 2 meters in the direction of the mouse. Inflicts Damage with a powerful upward swing.
  
• Thrashing - Throw the scythe like a boomerang and inflict Damage 2 times to foes in the path of trajectory. Use the skill again to throw another scythe and inflict Damage 2 times to foes in the path of trajectory.
  
• Ghost Step - Quickly swing the scythe 6m forward and inflict Damage knocking back foes.
  
• Lethal Spinning - Move quickly right and left heading forward while swinging the scythe. Inflict Damage 8 times and pull foes close.

Stygian Skills

• Gluttony - Summon a Predator Spirit to the front. Inflict Damage and launch foes into the air. Jump into the air and swing the scythe down again inflicting Damage and knocking foes back.
  
• Death Order - Summon a Dead Assaulter 10 meters within target location. Assaulters charge the target location and each inflicts Damage and launch foes into the air.
  
• Spectral Coffin - Summon the coffin of the dead from the underground and inflict Damage to foes in front and push them back.
  
• Astaros - Summon Inner Demon Astaros and charge it towards the foes inflicting Damage and knock them away.
  
• Soul Drain - Absorb the energy of the dead and pull foes close for 1s and inflict Damage 5 times. Then release the energy of the dead and inflict Damage and pushes foes back. You can change the direction while using this skill.
  
• Death Yard - Gather the wandering souls of the dead and emit them forward inflicting Damage 2 times. Use the skill again for a stronger emission inflicting Damage 2 times.

Deathlord Skills

• Reaper's Scythe - Channel the Deathlord's power into the scythe to inflict Damage and knock down the foes. On Deathlord Mode, Deathlord appears and attacks with greater power inflicting Damage and knocks down foes.
  
• Death Slash - Erupts the condensed souls of the dead with the Deathlord's power and inflicts Damage 4 times. It then explodes for Damage and knocks down foes. On Deathlord Mode, the caster is suspended in air with the Deathlord and inflicts Damage 4 times. The Deathlord personally cuts the condensed souls of the dead and explodes it for Damage and knocks down foes.
  
• Guillotine Swing - The Scythe of Destruction sweeps across within max 12 meters of the mouse location and inflicts Damage to knocks foes away. On Deathlord Mode, an even more powerful Deathlord scythe is dropped on foes inflicting Damage to knock them away.
  
• Vestige - Uses the Deathlord's power to momentarily pierce through foes to inflict Damage 4 times. On Deathlord Mode, attacks with the Deathlord inflict Damage 4 times. The attack avoids Collision with adventurers and Guardians.

• Deathbringer - Gathers a great power and swings the scythe forward alternating with the Deathlord. Inflicts Damage 4 times. After alternating Damage 4 times, smashes the front and inflicts Damage and knocks down foes.
  
• The End - Call upon the Deathlord in darkness and inflict Damage to foes, then gather energy from lost souls to pull foes close, inflicting Damage 7 times. When all souls are gathered, they are severed to inflict Damage and knock foes down.

The Souleater and progression events aren’t all we have planned for the November Update— a batch of quality of life changes and exciting skins will arrive too! Stay tuned to http://PlayLostArk.com and our social media channels for the full list of updates in next week's Release Notes. Until then, we'll see you in Arkesia.

Hello conductors,

Thank you for an incredible first month of Station to Station! We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive support from you all so far and we can’t wait to share more content with you in the future.

So, this is the perfect time to introduce our next region - Nugget Creek!



Our new update will take you to the Gold Rush era for 5 new levels, and 4 new industries, as well as a new animal and a new environmental obstacle.

We’ve also squeezed in an update to the custom game mode and you’ll be able to try all of these new features out when the new update releases in just one week!


In case you haven’t seen it yet, here’s our current roadmap for Station to Station. Nugget Creek is our November update and there’ll be another update coming next month as well!



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Anomalous Ventilation System:

If you manage to find a Screwdriver item, you can take the vent covers off and explore the new Anomalous Ventilation System! Who knows where you will end up?

Physics Manipulation System Reworked

Lifting and manipulating items has never felt better. Take items wherever you'd like, in style! You can also very easily rotate them to your desired orientation!

Better Ceilings and Light Fixtures In Classrooms
Ceilings and light fixtures in classrooms have been majorly upgraded!


Library Difficulty Rebalance
The Clown's Sonar capability now takes slightly longer to detect you and requires you to be directly in the path of the ability. Also player's footsteps while walking are globally quieter in the game, so there is a lower range where entities can hear you walk, especially on carpets. Running however remains the same volume as before.

Flashlight Battery Rebalance
Flashlight batteries now last twice as long but spawn less frequently. However Smiley now drains flashlight batteries twice as fast.

Other awesome changes:

• Skipping added to opening cutscene
  
• Running Light much more powerful (When flashlight is off)
  
• Can see your own reflection in the mirror when no lights are in front of you
  
• Fixed not able to see water in mirror
  
• Fixed issues where Smiler didn't look right sometimes with flashlight on
  
• Fixed return books text on monitor in library so it no longer blinks
  
• Entities can no longer exit the Library.
  
• Many fixes to line-of-sight on Dolls, and Doll behaviors.
  
• Tiny footsteps on carpet are louder so you can hear entities approaching
  
• Fixed bug where classroom wooden door was too wide for some doorways
  
• Fixed codex not auto-scrolling
  
• Inventory now consistently closes when returning book to book drop off
  
• Fixed desks cling to blue chairs
  
• Fixed stuck leaning if you pause while leaning
  
• Fixed hovering computers in The Library

A Brand new mode - Quick Sessions - is here, offering a set of 12 curated sessions, each 5 - 20 min long, that provide a shorter alternative to full, 30-minute long lessons. These sessions are available from the main menu and provide 3 progression levels that include 4 sessions each.

Looking for a refresher or just want to jump into some of the most popular immersive experiences like the Compassion Contemplation meditation? Simply navigate to Quick Sessions from the main menu to begin!



This major update also includes an overhaul to the Kai avatar as well as a brand new Onboarding experience (15 minutes long) that is designed to provide users of all VR and meditation skill levels an introduction and overview of the ZenVR learning system.



This FREE update also includes several refinements, most noticeably the following:

• New Main Menu
  
• Screen Fade Transitions
  
• Unlockable Plants Per Lesson

It's been found that community can enhance one's practice by promoting focus and motivation. 🧘‍♀️🧘🏾🧘‍♂️🧘🏿🧘🏼‍♂️.

Stay up-to-date and connect with fellow meditators by joining the ZenVR community: http://www.zenvrapp.com/connect on Facebook, Discord, and r/ZenVR. We'll be hosting active discussions with fellow meditators and you’ll also receive regular zen content designed to supplement the lessons and concepts core to meditation as well as encourage you to maintain a regular habit of practicing.

Happy meditating,
Matt Golino - Founder of ZenVR™

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