Heroes of Arkesia,

Embarking on a new adventure in Arkesia — or picking up where you left off — to join the fight against Kazeros can be a daunting task. There are many systems and activities to learn that all weave together to power up your character and build your in-game skills as you move to challenge bigger and badder threats. Learn about some of the ways to learn from current legends, returning content creators, or uncover where many members of the Lost Ark community find key information and guides on Lost Ark Nexus and Maxroll.

To bolster the ranks of players ready to enter Tier 4, a special progression event arrives in the form of Ignite Servers. These accelerated servers will quickly level players up to 1620 and give them the tools to enter the fray, joining veteran players in the campaign against Kazeros. We’ll guide you through the Ignite Server experience and how you or your friends joining the fight will be prepared for the challenges to come.

Haven’t learned the basics of Ignite Servers yet? Make sure you check out the Ignite Servers - Join the Fight article.



To help guide you through your journey, we’ve partnered with a group of current and returning Lost Ark content creators to guide you through the experience week-over-week. Tune in every day on reset day (every Wednesday) throughout October to watch them complete raids, talk through progression systems, and experience Ignite Servers.

Ignite Servers will be live from October 9 - November 27, with server transfers opening on October 23. The Twitch creators listed below will be creating content built to help guide new or returning players through the Ignite Server experience. Tune in for tips, tricks, special Twitch Drops, in-game item code giveaways, or to get involved in the Lost Ark community!

The following returning and current Lost Ark content creators will be your guides on how to get up-to-speed.

• Moxsy
  
• Sneakylol
  
• Stoopzz
  
• Saintone
  
• Savix
  
• Laufielol
  
• Cauttyh
  
• ZealsAmbitions
  
• Johnpal
  
• MisoxShiru
  
• Strylander

Participants in the Creator Ignite program will have special Twitch Drops enabled on their channels across 2 active campaigns. One for viewers who will be playing on Ignite servers, another for players on Legacy worlds. There are up to four Drops per campaign, and unlike tiered Drops, watch time for each Drop is earned simultaneously. Watch time will accumulate across all viewed streams, and the drops are built to provide a small boost in a few different areas of Lost Ark— as Ignite Servers will have you covered on progression materials. From Engravings to horizontal content like Rapport, and even a pet cosmetic, there’s something for every Lost Ark player in these drops!

• Drop 1 - 2hrs - Legendary Rapport Selection Chest x3 & Epic Rapport Selection Chest x5
  
• Drop 2 - 6hrs - Legendary Engraving Recipe Selection Chest
  
• Drop 3 - 8hrs - Pet: Calm Boo
  
• Drop 4 - 9hrs - Amethyst Shard x1,000 (Not available on Ignite servers)

Uncover where many members of the Lost Ark community finds their key information and guides on
Lost Ark Nexus and Maxroll.

The Lost Ark section of Maxroll is overflowing with guides and resources designed to help you uncover the secrets of Arkesia. The guides are streamlined, and make good use of tooltips and embeds to deliver a comprehensive experience catered towards casual and new players.

Maxroll - Lost Ark Section

From comprehensive guides such as their Beginner’s and Returner’s Guide to Raid guides and much more — Maxroll likely has what you’re looking for.

“Lost Ark Nexus is the beginning of your journey towards in-game mastery. We offer a collection of guides that are hand crafted and consistently maintained by various class mentors, theory crafters, and members of the community.”

Lost Ark Nexus

The detailed community class build guides found on Nexus will help you pick a playstyle, or learn how to maximize your potential — while the other curated guides and resources are built to teach you about a variety of key Lost Ark systems, or even try them out to practice before you need to use them in-game!

We look forward to seeing all types of players grow in power to face Kazeros and his Demon Legions and encourage you to use all the tools at your disposal to prepare for battle. Getting involved in the Lost Ark community is a great way to learn — join our Official Discord Server to find others to play with, get involved in the Twitch Community of Creator Ignite streamers, or forge new friendships using the in-game guilds or social systems. We wish you luck in your adventures, and we’ll see you in Arkesia!

BALANCE CHANGES
THE JUDGE

• Old -> Channel: Cards that started in either deck cost 1 less Mana. Cards that did not start in either deck cost 1 more Mana.
  
• New -> Channel: All Cards that started in any deck cost 1 less Mana. Cards that did not start in any deck cost 1 more Mana.
  We're just updating clarity on The Judge's ability. Nothing gameplay-wise has changed.

VEITLI SWABIAN

• Old -> 1 Mana 2/8 - Channel: -6 Attack Power if the opponent has at least 3 Cards here.
  
• New -> 1 Mana 1/7
  Veitli Swabian really forces the opponent to load Cards into his Realm early, offsetting his attack power and forcing a playstyle on your opponent at the risk of losing that lane. Reducing his Health and Attack Power makes him still a strong target but also an easy one to take out with spell cards or Singing Bone.

ADDITIONS:

• n/a

CHANGES:

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FIXES:

• Fixed an issue with Crying Stars where it would not show its increase of stats.
  
• Fixed an issue where Witch Mother would not be able to flip over more than once and would be ignored by other Card abilities.
  
• Fixed an issue where Golden Bird would softlock the game if the opponent played it and it's VFX would not play.
  
• Fixed an issue where Prolific Reincarnate would not spawn discarded cards.

Join our Discord if you haven't already! https://discord.gg/e8cqm9eNd9

Good luck and happy collecting!

Josh
Studio Head / Static City Games

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-New "DEATHLESS" Achievement! Good luck!
-Lots of bug fixes
-Lots of small graphical updates
-Lots of controls fixes
-Some slight stage layout changes
-A couple of music fixes
-A couple of optimizations

Based off of well deserved feedback the following updates and alterations have been made, these changes have been made to improve combat clarity, and to assist with learning combat:


HP Bars and a visible Armor Threshold:
HP Bars have now been included for normal enemies, while both normal enemies and bosses have an added visual component. This is a second bar underneath that displays what threshold the target's Armor is in. White is normal, Yellow is damaged, and Red is nearly broken.

Combo List:
This combo list appears while executing attacks which also explains what each combo can be used for. Note that after the First Stage the combo list is removed.
(This change should help to learn and improve in the main focus of the game, combat)

Lock On Changes:
Lock on has now been given a wider hitbox of double its size.
When locked on there is now a UI effect to let you know when you are locked on.

Prologue Changes:
The prologue is now able to be repeated from the Main Menu.
(This was previously locked due to a bug)

There have also been slight UI changes to improve visual clarity.

Welcome, Scribes!

We're excited to share a new Tome and new Torn challenges of every shape and size!

Our usual update author is secluded in candle-lit contemplation after being directly affected by the recent hurricane (but safe and sound!), so today's update might be a bit lighter on puns...

Vellum forges ahead in Chapter VII: Ventures!





The Bazaar is open in Pride and Profit!

In this new Tome, the Torn are bursting with gold that enterprising Scribes can collect and spend in the various Market vignettes. Collect, save, and spend as you push back the Torn with the unyielding power of commerce!

Along with this new Tome, we've taken the opportunity to reorganize the bookshelves, freshening up the variety in Tome unlock progression. You'll be able to unlock Pride and Profit by beating Rivals and reaching Binding Attunement 5 (and you won't lose access to any currently unlocked tomes)!


Find new variety and challenge in Tomes with 10 new Bindings! Each binding group has been fleshed out, each now with a base binding and 3 sub-bindings.

The binding attunement values have also been adjusted based on gameplay analytics and community feedback to better reflect their effective difficulty.



The Torn continue to gather strength, and new foes join the fray! A new Tangent Elite emerges to rain fire and brimstone on unsuspecting Scribes, and a new Raving, Splice, and Tangent all eagerly await their chance to expel you from the Tomes.

To compound the Torn Threat, an expanded selection of Torn Pages have been added, 18 in total. These pages have specific connections to other game features, to offer new opportunities for Scribes to take challenges into their own hands!



Natural disasters and upcoming life events will have some impact on our cadence of updates, but we're still pushing forward and excited for what we have in store (imagine a nice 'store' pun here!).

Thanks for playing and stay safe out there!

- The Vellum Team

- Torn drop gold that can be spent in new Market vignettes
- Awarded from beating Rivals and reaching Attunement 5
- 10 new Bindings can now be unlocked and applied to Tomes
- Every core Binding now has 3 sub-bindings
- Adjusted Binding Levels based on analytics and feedback
- 18 new Torn Pages can now appear in Tomes.
- Elite Tangent: Blaze
- Splice: Slimer
- Tangent: Acolyte
- Raving: Crab
- Spell: Flutterstep should no longer get stuck when teleporting to Atlas
- Spell: Weave now has damage info in the ability interface
- Binding: Wildfire Protocol reduced damage
- Binding: Thunderous Boom increased severity of Stun effect
- Bonus Objective: Golden Ink resolved issue where orb would not spawn
- Bonus Objective: Bear the Burden damage area now despawns after bonus objective completion
- Bonus Objective: Header fixed issue with distant starting locations
- Vignette: A Giant, Felled navigation area fixes
- Page of Power: Discordant fixed interaction with Orange Signature Ability
- Page of Power: Inscribed no longer applies Signature status effect to Scribes
- Page of Power: Inscribed reduced duration of damage-taken increase
- Boss: Harvest reduced frequency of extra slashes while slowed by 1s
- Boss: Harvest improved legibility of slow soaking
- Fixed enemy navigation issues on multiple maps
- Fixed player spawn points on multiple maps
- Placement adjustments for Font Power upgrades on some maps

- Russian version added
- French version added
- Polish version added
- Czech version added
- Hungarian version added

To avoid technical problems, please uninstall the game and all files from the root folder and install the game again.

Hello Everyone! Version 0.86.4 includes the following updates and fixes:

• Improved player camera movement to reduce the chance of getting stuck on walls.
  
• Lower difficulty adjustment: Carried weapons are no longer always dropped when hit by an enemy.
  
• Enhanced overall game performance.
  
• Fixed stuttering in full-screen window mode; now defaults to Borderless window mode.
  
• Resolved button issues in gameplay menus.
  
• Added new Game Over menu.
  
• A pop-up menu now appears when changing resolution and attempting to leave the graphics settings.
  
• Adjusted subtitle positioning in the final cutscene.

If you notice any bugs or have feedback, please let us know! Your input really helps make the game better. Last but not least, if you could write a review about your experience with the demo, it would mean a lot to us!

Roger

Hi everyone! We at Violet Horizons have recently finished a nearly-complete build of the first act of Alex's Journey to the Grave, which will serve as our demo release for the game, and we're looking for public playtesters to check it out before we release it on October 25th.

Alex's Journey to the Grave features the same main characters as Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude. It's a dark and emotional romance VN telling the story of their life together, featuring warmth, connection, tragedy, the inevitability of death... and a cat.

The final game will be around 100k words long with 4 or more alternate endings, and will cost around $10-$15. Wishlist it now if you're interested! (Steam page)

The Act 1 demo is 16k words or about 1-1.5 hours long for the average VN reader. If you're interested in playtesting, just join and send a message in our Discord server, and I'll send you a Steam key to access the demo. I'll also send you a link to the feedback form, and those who fill it out will be rewarded with a free copy of the game upon full release!