Albion Online Dev Tracker

Wild Blood Hotfix #1

Note: This Hotfix will be deployed respectively on East and West during the first maintenance after the update goes live, and will not require updating the game client.

Tracking Changes

• For the additional trackable creatures added with this launch that do not drop artifacts or rare ingredients, Silver dropped has been increased by 300%.
  

Fixes
Shapeshifter Weapons:

• Fixed issue where zone change did not trigger proper cooldowns when transformed via Shapeshifter Weapons
  

Tracking:

• Fixed issue where tracking creatures sometimes disengaged too early
  
• Fixed rare issue during final Tracking stage where target could escape too early
  
• Fixed party size threshold that causes Tracking targets to flee:
  
  • Small group h...

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With the Wild Blood update arriving October 16, it’s time to take an in-depth look some of its major features. In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys and Environment Artist Johannes Geier talk us through the improvements to personal islands and farming that are on the way.



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Wild Blood is nearby, and you’ll be able to hunt some down for yourself when the update launches. In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys looks at Tracking, a new feature where you pursue creatures across the open world.



Click here for a written summary: albiononline.com/news/dev-talk-tracking-potions

The Wild Blood update launches October 16, and at its heart is a brand-new weapon line: Shapeshifter Weapons. In this Dev Talk, Game Director Robin Henkys and Combat Designer Michael Schwahn take an in-depth look at this significant expansion to Albion’s ‘you are what you wear’ system.



For a written summary, click here: albiononline.com/news... Read more

Out in the vast world of Albion, great dangers await. But some fearsome adventurers seek these out, prowling the lands in pursuit of precious prizes.

A new vanity set launches next week, and you too can join the hunt. Stay tuned for more…

A new Referral Season has arrived, and there’s another chance to get the Snow Leopard when you refer just one friend!

Read more here: albiononline.com/news/referral-october-2023

Hi everyone,

After collecting about a month of data on the new Gold market purchase fee, we have to say it was unsuccessful in bringing down the costs of Premium the way we had anticipated. We're still figuring out where exactly our predictions failed, but at this point we have to admit that the fee simply isn't achieving what we wanted it to do.

^{However, the data we collected (and still are collecting) contains lots of valueable insights into how this fee affects the Gold market.}

For this reason, and also because we want to avoid market shock, we'll be adjusting the fee downwards in multiple steps, each time measuring its impact, until we reach a point we're happy with.

Our goal is to adjust it to a point where it remains active as a relevant silver sink to help stabilise the silver economy, but does not affect the gold market trade behaviour negatively.

In the first step we'll take the fee down from 30% to 10% and the... Read more

Fall has come to the world of Albion... the shadows are growing longer... and the Harvest Challenge is back! For the entire month of October, earn points for open-world activities, unlock chests to get spooky loot, and claim your very own Spectral Bat.

Learn more here: albiononline.com/news/harvest-challenge-2023

Following our recent introduction to the Island and Farming Rework coming with the Wild Blood update, Game Director Robin Henkys takes a closer look at a massive addition to Albion’s sandbox world: Awakened Weapons.

(Note: This video includes subtitles for all our supported languages.)



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Wild Blood is drawing close: October 16 sees the release of Albion’s latest content update, unleashing its primal side. Shapeshifter Weapons allow players to embody fearsome creatures in combat, while Tracking lets you hunt them across the open world. New, powerful potions can be crafted from their remains, and Awakened Items with unique attributes can be developed through combat. With improvements to player islands and farming, visually reworked Randomized Dungeons, and more, Wild Blood brings new layers to Albion’s sandbox world.

For more on these features, check out the official update page: ... Read more

As summer turns slowly to autumn in Albion, shepherding season is just beginning. And those unflagging farmers out there have another chance to get an able assistant to their work. Yes, a new referral season is upon us, and you can get yourself a Sheepdog with just one referral!

Click here for more details: albiononline.com/news/referral-september-2023

Contents:

1. Server Schedules
   
2. Season Rewards
   
3. What's New This Season
   
4. Detailed Season Schedule
   
5. Crystal League Schedule
   

Server Schedules

Albion West Season 21 Schedule - Begins 23 September at 11:00 UTC

Date	Weekday	Event	Portal Binding Removal	Day of Season
23.09.2023	Saturday	Season start, territories reset, invasions	Disabled (11 UTC)	1
24.09.2023	Sunday	Scoring starts		2
25.09.2023	Monday	Territory Battles start	Enabled (11 UTC)	3
21.10.2023	Saturday	Resets and invade...

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Albion’s next Guild Season begins this weekend! At 00:00 UTC on September 23, Albion East Season 3 kicks off. And then, at 11:00 UTC, Albion West Season 21 will begin.

Read more about it here: albiononline.com/news/season-start-september-2023
Check the full season schedule and rewards here: ... Read more

Hello everyone,

Today we've introduced a Purchase Fee of 30% when buying Gold from the Gold market (but not when buying Premium for Gold or Silver).
Since this may seem like a drastic measure to some of you, I want to explain our goals in this post.

Over the last months, many of you have expressed concerns about the rising price of Gold, as it makes it difficult to earn Premium as a free player.
Since our goal has always been to keep Premium for Silver affordable, we've spent a lot of time analyzing the reasons for the constant rise of Gold prices on the market.

We've noticed that most of the price increase seems to be based on speculation - players investing their silver in Gold in hopes of rising prices, which drives the price of Gold beyond its real value.

With the Purchase Fee, we want to slow down this price increase and move the Gold price back towards reflecting its value in premium.
We're looking forward to seeing the i... Read more

Albion's final Crystal League Championship took place at the weekend on the East and West servers - and we'd like to congratulate Moral Pro and Last Season on their victories!

Read our wrapup of events here: albiononline.com/news/final-clc-wrapup?hl=en

Albion’s high-stakes Crystal League competition is coming to both Albion East and West for the last time!

GENERAL INFO & TIMELINE

The Championship will take place in the offseason on the following dates:

EAST Server CLC Saturday, September 16th: 10:00 UTC - 15:00 UTC
WEST Server CLC Sunday, September 17th: 17:00 UTC - 22:00 UTC

• The above end times are approximate, depending on how long matches take.
  
• Battles will be Non-Lethal AND hard-capped at 1800 IP. Players will have to bring their own gear.
  
• Matches will run through the in-game scrim UI. Specific times will be provided to the participants prior to each match.
  
• Teams should be prepared to play matches back-to-back if required.
  
• Teams will be playing in a single-elimination b...

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Another Guild Season is over, and it’s time to announce the winners. So congratulations to Escalation, who won Albion West Season 20, and Winter, who took Albion East Season 2! Read on for a rundown of each server’s season.



Albion West: Escalation Claim Second Crown

Season 20 started where Season 19 had left off, as the war between the POE coalition and the XXX coalition raged on. This would carry on throughout the season, as POE pushed back, and towards the end of the Season the XXX alliance folded, with the FFlow alliance taking over the coalition to spearhead the fight going into Season 21.

In the north, the Grap3 alliance held their territories against countless attacks throughout the Season, a... Read more

This weekend sees the staging of Albion's final Crystal League Championship. But it promises to be a thrilling tournament, as Albion’s 5v5 teams battle for the crown for the last time - and you can watch the drama unfold live on AlbionTV!

For full broadcast details, and info on our Twitch Drops campaign that will be running, see here: ... Read more

Ahead of the launch of the new Albion East server, Game Director Robin Henkys sat down to take a look at what this means for Albion, the Closed Beta, and what the playing experience will be like.



Read a written summary here: albiononline.com/news/devtalk-albion-east
Learn more about the server and get a Founder Pack here: ... Read more

Albion's next Guild Season is on the way, kicking off on September 23 on Albion East and West! Big prizes are up for grabs, like new Direwolf mount skins and the Crystal Phalanx Beetle.

Get more info here: albiononline.com/news/season-coming-september-23
Check out the full season schedule here: ... Read more