Experience Optimization:

• Acceleration in Auto mode
  
• Mini-games can be practiced independently on the homepage
  
• Lobby hidden UI function
  
• Slight reduction in difficulty in the first stage of the game
  
• Addition of new events and special events for three characters

2 NEW ANOMALIES ADDED TO THE GAME

Hey Survivors,

It’s time for an update on the game, where it’s currently at, and how we’re going to proceed from here. If you followed our previous posts you’ll know that after the issues we’ve had with Unity DOTS, we decided to switch engines in order to fix the instability and constant crashes DOTS was causing. While the port is largely finished now, because of how fundamentally different DOTS is to normal programming paradigms we essentially had to rewrite the entire game from scratch.


The UI was completely redesigned and reworked for higher efficiency and better visuals.


Reproducing over a year’s worth of work in less than half the time is a pretty big thing to ask for, but the fact we managed to do it (and while maintaining higher levels of quality/stability to boot) is a good sign that ditching DOTS was the right choice to make. While the rate of progress is much faster, it still took us a considerable amount of time, meaning we didn’t have any time left to work on new major features as compared to the demo.


Taking stock of our starting position and assigning work priorities through the new interface.

Our original plan was to port over the demo features and release it with some minor additions, along with the added polish and improved stability of no longer relying on DOTS. This would have made for a very rudimentary initial build with very little content, which would have felt very underwhelming for a lot of players when it first dropped.


Using the new designation system to mark grown trees for chopping.

That’s why over the past month we’ve put some work in behind the scenes to secure an additional round of funding. We’re still ironing out the details, but as of right now development funds have been secured for at least another year. Instead of being forced to rush out a sub-par version for lack of money, we’ll be able to take this time to make sure the first launch is a success.


Since we’re no longer putting all of our resources towards recreating what we had before, and we’re largely done with the basic engine architecture, going forward we’ll be able to concentrate on implementing some of the major features we have planned for the game. You can expect more dev logs with updates coming soon as a result.


A simple shelter being laid out.

While we think getting the extra dev time for a fleshed-out release is necessary and will benefit the game in the long run, we also understand that many of you were pretty excited to finally get to play it in April. We’re already working on some ideas for how to alleviate that, but the details depend on how certain things shape up within the next few weeks. We’ll announce specifics as soon as we can on that front.


Using the resources we harvested to build.


We hope that despite the delay, you’ll understand why we chose to do things this way. After all, quality can’t be rushed and you only get to make first impressions once. That’s why we want to make sure when you first get to play AoA, your experience will be a good one. Stay tuned for more progress updates soon.

Until then, stay safe and keep surviving!

-Max and the AoA team

v0.9.0
- Allow to configure rally point of Shipyards and Market Terminals
- Add black hole at the center of the galaxy
- Improve system creation time for systems with many ships
- Improve precision of galaxy map mouse clicks, camera icon position and ships distribution cells
- Improve control borders player names looks
- Fix displayed production rates not updating immediately after a storage ship enters a new system
- Fix production rates not updating when a storage ship or shipyard is bought from the market

New position for male-female couples

• Fixed a crash that could happen when leaving ????'s room before the coinflip finished.
  
• Fixed a crash that could happen when opening the map screen.
  
• Fixed a crash that could happen when creating an Amphibee character.
  
• Fixed a crash that could happen when moving between rooms.
  
• Fixed a crash when trying to complete the "Cross Counter" mastery.
  
• Fixed a crash when leaving the room while a mastery popup was active.
  
• Fixed a crash when Groak tries to swallow a cannonball.

• Fixed an issue that happens when you have multiple drivers for the same controller installed.
  
• Fixed a bug on the equipment comparison screen where your currently equipped item would show incorrect stats.
  
• Reduced the boldness of bold text to improve readability.
  
• Fixed an issue where the revive sound could get stuck on after reviving.
  
• Swarm can now be hit during the recovery of the dash uppercut attack.
  
• Fixed an issue where Owlitzer could die outside of the level, leaving unobtainable loot.

• The powers Grave Robber, Phoenix Burst, and Lich King now only trigger during active combat.

Hello all!

We're excited to announce that a Gothic boutique based off Markus' infamous store in Red Embrace: Hollywood, Blood & Roses, is now coming to life!

While it won't be an adult-themed shop like the original store, the real life Blood & Roses aspires to be a welcoming haven for Goths. Not only will it feature an array of dark goodies to appeal to all vampire fans--but also characters from Red Embrace: Hollywood in the flesh! Actors/models will be cosplaying RE:H stars at Blood & Roses for your entertainment, and modeling the Gothic styles that the shop will have to offer.

B&R needs some funding to get off the ground, so if a new, affordable, queer-friendly, flamboyantly vampiric shop sounds up your alley, please check out the shop's GoFundMe! (You can also read more about what B&R will feature, and its progress!)

(Note: This endeavor isn't run by AG, but rather by a wonderful, business-savvy RE:H fan named Loki. They have our blessing and full support!)

Thank you so much for your love for RE:H over the years! 🖤

-Dovah of AG

When you look into the rift, the rift looks back. Will Lithia blink as an Achlys, a pioneer of the rift who is fascinated by taboo. Summon forth creatures that inhabit the rift to attack your enemies as Lithia aims to finish the research her Joy started. Check out all the events coming out along with Lithia's 3rd Path Release!

• 2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-04-24 3:00 AM PDT

• Lithia 3rd Path
• Secret Dungeon ED Reward Adjustment and Pattern Improvement
• Elrios Pass Season 7
• Ann’s Growth Support Pass

• Lithia 3rd Path Update Event
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-05-07 23:59)
• Lithia 3rd Path Update Celebrate Event
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-05-21 23:59)

• Prof. Pho’s Attendance Event
  (2024-04-10 00:00 ~ 2024-04-23 23:59)

• Lithia 3rd Path Class Advance Ticket
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ Permanent)
• Lithia 3rd Path Class Change Ticket
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ Permanent)
• Elrios Pass Season 7 (Premium)
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-07-16 23:59)
• Elrios Pass 2000XP Ticket
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-07-16 23:59)
• Ann’s Growth Support Pass (Premium)
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-07-16 23:59)
• Ann’s Growth Support Pass 2000XP Ticket
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-07-16 23:59)
• Summon Stone: Sonic No. 51 (Black & White)
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-05-21 23:59)
• Lithia Sacred Knights Ice Burner
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-06-18 23:59)
• Lithia Sacred Knights Ice Burner Special Package
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-06-18 23:59)
• Lithia Sacred Knights 1+1 Ice Burner Package
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-04-30 23:59)
• Lithia Evil Tracer 1 Ice Burner
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-06-18 23:59)
• Lithia Evil Tracer 1 1+1 Ice Burner Package
  (2024-04-24 00:00 ~ 2024-04-30 23:59)

• As stated in the 3/27 Announcement, the Secret Dungeon ED adjustments will be applied as follows.
  
  
  Stage

  Required Combat Power

  Reward ED (Before)

  Reward ED (After)

  1

  500,000

  2,000,000

  2,000,000

  2

  1,500,000

  10,000,000

  10,000,000

  3

  2,500,000

  20,000,000

  14,000,000

  4

  5,000,000

  30,000,000

  21,000,000
• Certain mechanics in secret dungeons have been adjusted.
  
  
  Stage

  Dungeon Name

  Adjustment

  1

  Wally’s Underground
  Laboratory

  - For Nasod Inspector, the defense
  increase from the Physical/Magical
  Barrier pattern will be reduced.

  Transporting Tunnel: CA

  - For Alterasia TYPE-H, invincibility
  while casting Storm Blade will be
  removed.

  2

  Temple of Trials

  - Mid boss Helputt appearance
  animation will be shortened.
  - Feature to skip boss monster exit
  animation will be added.

  3

  Grand Cavern:
  The Source of Demonic Energy

  - The monster spawn count for Stage 1
  Area 2 will be reduced.
  - For Mutated Evil Form, invincibility for
  patterns triggered by HP thresholds will
  be removed.

  4

  Deep-Sea Passage:
  Emergency Crisis

  - For A.M.P.S Type – Archelon, attacks
  will knock players back instead of knocking
  players up.
  - Berserk A.M.P.S Type – Gerstalker will
  prioritize strong attacks when able.

• Lithia 3rd path, who summons the being across the rift and uses gems to become stronger and deal damage to a larger area, is updated!
  • Path Finder – Rima Clavis – Achlys

• Lithia 3rd path collection is added.
• Synergy will be added at a later date.
  
  
  Lithia 3rd Path Collection

  Collection Stage

  Collection Effect

  Stage 1

  Hyperactive Skill Damage +3%

  Stage 2

  Hyperactive Skill Damage +4%

  Stage 3

  Hyperactive Skill Damage +5%

With the 04/24 maintenance, Lithia unique dungeons will receive a difficulty adjustment.

• Adjusted damage reduction of the boss monster in Port Town Denice.
• Fixed bandits in The Kelruk in Chaos to be hit by ‘Hyperactive: Transcendent Skill’ when they are affected by the strange energy.
• Adjusted the Tenacity/Bravery/Strength devices in the Society Research Facility to be activated by all Special Active skills.

• Clear missions every day and receive various rewards with the Elrios Pass Season 7 update! Season Pass will go on for 12 weeks. Once the season ends, you will no longer be able to receive the rewards.
  • ‘Elrios Pass Season 7’ will be from 2024/04/24 After Maintenance – 2024/07/17 Before Maintenance.
• How to Use Elrios Pass
  • Click on the Elrios Pass UI at the top of the screen to enter. - Clear Daily/Weekly/Season missions to gain Season Pass EXP. Achieve specific levels to obtain Normal (Free)/Premium reward.
• Elrios Pass Item Mall Item
  
  
  Item Name

  Item Effect

  Elrios Pass Season
  7 (Premium)

  - Elrios Pass Season Mission Added.
  - Obtain even more special rewards such as Elrios Pass Season 7 Mark,
  [Luriel] Abyss Mystic Stone Support Cube, [Luriel] Elrios Pass Season 7
  Special Support Cube (Contents: [Luriel] Title Count x2 Medal - Abyss Raid (3 Days), [Luriel] Title Count x2 Medal
  - Pruinaum Raid (3 Days), [Luriel] Title Count x2 Medal - Ruben~Tirnog (3 Days), [Luriel] Path of the Martial Arts Master Custom Motion Cube
  - x2 daily special reward available 1 time per dungeon every day.

  Pass 2000XP
  Ticket

  - Obtain 2000 EXP on the current Season Pass.
  * [Luriel] Title Count x2 Medal - Abyss Raid (3 Days), [Luriel] Title Count x2 Medal - Pruinaum Raid (3 Days), [Luriel] Common Title Count x2 Medal - Ruben~Tirnog (3 Days) items’ same medal effects are not stacked.

• Ann’s Growth Support Pass is added to help beginning adventurers obtain useful items to grow. Ann’s Growth Support Pass will go on for the same duration as the Elrios Season Pass, and the rewards can be obtained separately from the Elrios Pass rewards.
  • Ann’s Growth Support Pass’ will be from 2024/04/24 After Maintenance – 2024/07/17 Before Maintenance.
  • Once the Ann’s Growth Support Pass season ends, you will no longer be able to receive the rewards.
• How to Use Ann’s Growth Support Pass
  • Click on the Ann’s Growth Support Pass UI at the top of the screen to enter.
  • Clear Daily/Weekly/Season missions to gain Ann’s Growth Support Pass EXP. Achieve specific levels to obtain Achieve specific levels to obtain Normal (Free)/Premium reward.

* [Luriel] Title Count x2 Medal – Abyss Raid (3 Days), [Luriel] Title Count x2 Medal – Pruinaum Raid (3 Days), [Luriel] Common Title Count x2 Medal - Ruben~Tirnog (3 Days) items’ same medal effects are not stacked

[Common]

• Fixed unnatural graphics for certain characters in the character window when equipping the Heart El Shining Change Gloves.
• Adjusted character detailed stat to display up to two decimal places.
• Fixed unnatural appearance when equipping Ghostly Pale Pajamas, Soulmate, Mood Night, When Spring Comes under certain circumstances.

[Elsword]

• Fixed unnatural graphics on the torso while moving when equipping Dragon Knight – Abaddon Top Piece.

[Aisha]

• Adjusted clapping motion in the Wedding Hall to hide the weapon.

[Rena]

• Fixed unnatural graphics when equipping Charming Maid Shoes and bottoms of another costume.

[Daybreaker]

• Fixed Advanced Stigma to be removed with debuff removal effects.

[Raven]
[Reckless Fist]

• Fixed Exploding Nasod Hand to activate when using Devastating Strike in the air.
• Fixed tooltip typo in Devastating Strike enhancement of Exploding Nasod Hand.
  • Before: Exploding Nasod Hand Enhancement: 100% Activation for 3 seconds
  • After: Exploding Nasod Hand Enhancement: 100% Activation for 4 seconds
  Please note the enhancement currently lasts for 4 seconds and the tooltip typo will be fixed.

[Eve]

• Fixed unnatural graphics when equipping Overdrive Top and using custom motion in the Item Mall.

[Chung]

• Fixed unnatural graphics when equipping Brand Elfenium or Ocean Pearl Bottoms with other certain costume shoes.
• Adjusted feet size when equipping Little Lamb Outfit.

[Ara]

• Fixed unnatural graphics on thighs when using ELSTAR Idle Motion while equipping Fairy of Dark Clouds Shoes.

[Add]

• Fixed unnatural appearance on ankles when equipping Scientist Shoes.

[Lu/Ciel]

• Fixed results screen upon clearing dungeon not showing the portrait of the current character.
• Fixed unnatural graphics on leg when equipping Lu GFRIEND ‘Rough’ Shoes.
• Fixed unnatural graphics when equipping Royal Servant Shoes and [Luriel] Ciel Promotion Bottom Piece on Ciel.

[Laby]

• Fixed Oi! skill where leaving dungeons or sparring before the throw left the target grabbed.
• Fixed purple appearing as blue when equipping Forgotten Golden Necklace.
• Fixed unnatural graphics on slippers when using motions where the foot leaves the ground when equipping Little Lamb Outfit.

[Noah]

• Fixed purple appearing as blue when equipping Forgotten Golden Necklace.

[Hazy Delusion]

• Fixed certain monster attack effects being covered by Lullaby of Cloudy Night skill effect.

[Lithia]

• Fixed unnatural location of bubble blown when equipping Mana Mint Chewing Gum.
• Fixed 2nd job playing voice lines from Lithia 1st path and Lithia 2nd path transcendence.
• Fixed Lithia 2nd path job advancement quest completion not playing voice lines.

• Fixed The Great Steel Wall 3rd Phase where connection between charged rod and character did not display properly if a party member leaves when the charged rod mechanic is starting.
• In Challenge Mode – Fixed not starting in the party area when Haivan enters under certain circumstances.
• Fixed a bug where certain skills and equipment effects healed characters after they died in dungeons.

• [Enhancement] Blessed Aura weekly quest reward item duration is refreshed.
  • Before: April 24, 2024, 00:00 Pacific Time
  • After: August 14, 2024, 00:00 Pacific Time
• Fixed unnatural graphics on the inside of [Luriel] Spiral Glasses.
• Fixed the look of Rena’s Bad Girls Leather Coat Costume Icon to match with the look when equipped on the character.
• Fixed accessory effects not being displayed when using Run! Run! Hamster Wheel! Custom Motion.
• Fixed the meerkat on the Meerkat on Top of the Forest Friends! having different sizes when equipped on certain characters.

• ‘[Cobo] Blessed Flourite Ore’ and ‘[Cobo] Blessed Restoration Scroll’ obtained from ‘[Enhancement] Blessed Aura’ weekly quest will be deleted on April 24, 2024, Maintenance.
• Fixed certain players being unable to skip cutscenes in dungeons under certain circumstances.
• Fixed Bond skills where entering certain fields or dungeons and swapping the bond skill for another skill caused the skill in the bond skill slot to have the cooldown of the bond skill.
• Fixed custom window where using the hide avatar button caused the face custom to become basic face.
• Fixed Epic Quest Summary where if the mouse is on top of a skill slot or quick slot a click was processed.
• Fixed party list not updating when certain stats are changed.
• Fixed 1 vs 1 duel request where decline popup would repeat if the target left the map.
• Fixed Magic Stone Enchant where [You do not have enough items.] popup would repeat when enchanting while locking all sockets except 1.
• Fixed unnatural behavior when using the next page arrow quickly in the guild window.
• Fixed unnatural display when trying to click on world map in locations where world map is unable to be used.
• Fixed being able to equip owned equipment on pet inventory by mouse drag.
• Fixed 3D sound where using mount summon and moving away from the center caused the sound to get quieter.
• Fixed unnatural border graphics when using Fluttering Heart Skill Cut-In (Lithia).
• Magic Wardrobe store look capacity increased to 10,000. (Currently 9,000)
• Changed some Ice Burners and Costume Hairs to be dyeable.
  
  
  Item Name

  Character

  Evil Tracer 1

  Elsword - Noah

  Sacred Knights

  Elsword - Noah

  Trump Bunny

  Elsword - Rose

  Goatman

  Elsword - Rose

  April Fool’s Butler and Maid

  Elsword - Ain
• Fixed unnatural graphics around the illustration when talking with NPC Theodore in Elysion.
• Fixed Altar of Invocation [Challenge Mode] image being displayed as Savage White-Ghost’s Castle [Challenge Mode] in Find Party.
• Fixed certain accessories disappearing when the character dies while having the accessories equipped.

Prepare to blast your way into our latest patch, crafted to elevate the art of scoring to new heights. So gather your wits, hone your tactics, don your most fabulous regalia and embark on your journey to greatness.

Don't forget to jump into our Discord server to meet the team and share your thoughts and feedback.

Wanna have a direct chat with our streamer and narrative designer, as he displays his hilariously bad gaming skills? Then don't miss out on Alex's weekly streams where he answers your questions and takes you up on team-up challenges, every Thursday at 8 pm Cyprus time.


The big star of this update is the refined character customization system. As before, each character is comprised of their Hero and Titan forms, with each receiving their own set of skins.

• Universal shaders have been added to the game, allowing players to mix and match Hero/Titan form skins with other characters’ shaders.
  
• Customization combinations are not limited to rarities, so any common skin can adorn any legendary shader and vice versa.
  
• As before, there are four (4) tiers of skins and their corresponding shaders.
  
  • Common (default) skins and shaders.
    
  • Rare skins and shaders, possessing minor pattern variations.
    
  • Epic skins and shaders, possessing 3D material and texture variations.
    
  • Legendary skins and shaders, possessing fully re-envisioned models.
• In the current version the following have been made available to players:
  
  • Zeno skins and shaders: 1 common set, 3 rare sets and 1 epic set
    
  • Niya skins and shaders: 1 common set, 1 legendary set
    
  • LilChi skins and shaders: 1 common set, 2 rare sets, 2 epic sets and 1 legendary set
    
  • Optima skins and shaders: 1 common set, 2 rare sets, 2 epic sets
• All locked customization options can be obtained via purchases in the store or hero tabs.
  
  • Said purchases require currency that is acquired via career progression rewards, daily and weekly quest rewards, or the in-game store.
    
  • Please keep in mind that all paid content is hidden for the moment.
    
  • Please keep in mind that skins do not provide any gameplay advantages.

Zeno's Visual Update

In patch 0.4 we are introducing a new animation system to provide a better player experience.

• Zeno’s revamped model has had his animations fully updated and ready for playtesting.
  
• Please feel free to provide us with as much feedback as possible following your experience.

• Most of the abilities’ feedback has been improved alongside their VFX and SFX.
  
• Zeno’s primary [Q] ability now requires the Relic to be within the indicated radius around Zeno and the player to aim their reticle directly at the Relic in order to shoot it with a lightning bolt.
  
• Niya’s primary [Q] ability has also been switched to a radius-style aiming format.
  
• We are currently testing out the stamina’s design and impact on certain core mechanics of the game, so for the moment its gain has become slower, while its consumption has become greater.

• The bots now feel far more sophisticated, capable of dribbling the ball and using their tackles more strategically.

• Several screens and their UI elements have been reworked and polished.

• Minor level design quality improvements in certain maps.

• With this major game update, we had to wipe out all player progress.
  
  • All accounts have been reset to level one (1).

• When disbanding a party, the status of players might not refresh and friends in one’s friend list may have their status appear as "In-Game”, which in turn does not allow players to form a party.
  
  • Workaround: Restart the game.
• Skins don't show up in the “Match Results” screen.

Happy 19th anniversary, MapleStory! Explore the numerous events, mini-games, and shops filled with one-of-a-kind goodies at Mayple Island. Experience the adorable new class, Forest Child Lynn, and her versatile kit that will be influential in any party environment. Play through the newly revamped [Hieizan] Theme Dungeon with quality of life and balance improvements. Organize your outfits and decorate all your characters with the return of the Cash Shop Transfer event. Create a Zero character at any time of the year now that Zero creation is no longer limited to specific seasons!



The fairies of Mayple Island have prepared so many events for you in celebration of the 19th anniversary of Global MapleStory! Participating in challenges every day will fill up the Mayple Wish Orb with wishes which will reward you with items, such as Growth Potions and 3x EXP Coupons. There will be three currencies you can use to redeem for items, Mayple Leaves, Mayple Candies, and Mayple Stars that you can earn from participating in daily events and mini-games. Additionally, the Mayple Island event map has numerous interactive areas where you can take pictures with your friends, so try sitting on various parts of the island (our favorite is the Merry-Go-Round). We can’t wait for you to enjoy the beautiful Mayple Island!





Forest Child Lynn is our newest class who uses the power of the forest to help Maplers defeat their enemies! Her Spirit Guides, Pan, Penni, and Paeon provide her with extra damage and each have special skills that can be helpful in any situation. Lynn has a few mobility skills including ‘Light Leap’ (flash jump) and ‘[Focus] Support Flight’ which instantly transports herself to a target and vice versa. Additionally, her kit is quite versatile containing multiple healing skills and even having a skill that increases item drop rate for herself! Lynn will always be available for creation but we will have special durational rewards at launch, so we highly recommend creating her upon release!





We’ve revamped the [Hieizan] Theme Dungeon so farming ‘Kanna’s Treasure’ every week will be more efficient! First and foremost, you will no longer teleport when attacking Mikagami, but rather only when you are attacked. In addition, the number of hits required to defeat Mikagami has been decreased. We’ve also made adjustments to the skills of Oura Shogun, Miroku, and Princess No to improve the overall balance of the dungeon.





The Cash Shop Transfer event has returned! For one week, you’ll be able to transfer Cash Shop items from a character to any other character of your choice within the same world. If you’re transferring to the same class, you’ll transfer through the Cash Inventory as usual without using the special new Cash Transfer button.





Currently, Zero can only be created during specific seasons but starting from the v.250 update, Zero will be available for creation at all times! Please note that in order to create a Zero, you must already have an existing Lv. 100 character.