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Episodes are the major content updates for this game. There are supposed to be 5 episodes and the 4 additional episodes are supposed to be released in subsequent years after the initial game release, which is currently estimated to be some time in 2017. This page will contain the overview of the episode releases only. The Patch Notes can be found here.

Episode 1 [ edit ]

Release 1 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 1

Pre-Alpha Release 1 took place on December 12, 2013 @ 10:30 Central - December 16, 2013 @ 10:00 Central.

Players tested the Install / Patching system, Login / Registration, Character Creation, Single Player Online, Owl’s Head, Conversation, Bag Inventory, Equipment, House Claiming, House Decorating, and Metrics.

Release 2 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 2

Pre-Alpha Release 2 took place on January 23, 2014 @ 10:00 - January 27, 2014 @ 10:00 Central.

Players tested Crafting, Kingsport, List Inventory, Character Customization++, Jumping, Run Speed, Mac & Linux, and Recipe Log.

Release 3 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 3

Pre-Alpha Release 3 took place on February 20, 2014 @ 10:00 - February 25, 2014 @ 15:48 Central.

Players tested Open Multiplayer Online, Chat, Emotes, Braemar, Shopping, Configurable Controls, Crafting Improvements (Auto Place, Take All, Starter Recipes, Recipe Status, More Recipes), Walking, Friends & Anti-Friends (Blocking), Player Housing in SPO, Player Made Music, and Ladders.

Release 4 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 4

Pre-Alpha Release 4 took place on March 27, 2014[1]

Players tested Performance Optimizations, Overworld Map System, 10 Scenes in the Hidden Vale, Combat: auto attack only, Quests, Loot, Crafting: Resource Gathering, Player Housing, Parties, Mac/Linux Patching, Swimming, Jumping.

Release 5 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 5

Pre-Alpha Release 5 took place on April 24, 2014[2]

Players tested Combat and Magic Skills, Journal, Compass, Overland Map and new Housing.

Release 6 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 6

Pre-Alpha Release 6 took place on May 22, 2014[2]

This release added few new features, choosing instead to work on polish and enhancement to existing features.

Release 7 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 7

Pre-Alpha Release 7 took place on June 26, 2014[2]

The release added skill sigils, decks, and player-vs-player combat.

Release 8 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 8

Release 8 took place on July 24, 2014[3]

First PVP Release, RTX Attendee Access, Alienware Arena Access.

Release 9 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 9

Release 9 took place on August 21, 2014[3]

Additional PVP, Combat skills, Durability and repair, Minimap system

Release 10 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 10

Release 10 took place on September 25, 2014[3]

This release added a few new features, including a Challenge Dungeon and in-game quest, however was focused on polish and enhancement to existing features.

Release 11 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 11

Release 11 took place on October 23, 2014[3]

Steam integration, Character advancement, Control points NPC Conversations[4]

24/7 test with extended uptime.

Release 12 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 12

Release 12 took place on November 20, 2014[3]

Skill trainers, Housing deeds, Skilled crafting, Guilds, Banks, Encumbrance, Tutorials, Pledge rewards[4]

24/7 uptime announced[5]

Steam Early Access [ edit ]

Main article: Greenlight

Steam Early Access will begin on Monday, November 24 at 10:00 AM Central Time (16:00 UTC)[5]

Release 13 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 13

Release 13 took place on December 18, 2014[3]

Steam integration, Shared property, Crafting events, Dyable clothing, Wandering encounters, Teachable emotes Player books[4]

Release 14 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 14

Release 14 took place on January 29, 2015[3]

Unity 5, Banks, Encumbrance, Pledges Tied to Game Account[6]

Release 15 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 15

Release 15 took place on February 26, 2015[3]

Roving encounters, Player Titles, Emote “Teaching[6]

Release 16 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 16

Release 16 took place on March 26, 2015[3]

Steam Achievements, Crafting Events, Player Made Books, Localization[6]

Release 17 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 17

Release 17 took place on April 30, 2015[3]

Release 18 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 18

Release 18 took place on May 21, 2015[3]

Release 19 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 19

Release 19 took place on June 25, 2015[3]

Release 20 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 20

Release 20 took place on July 30, 2015[3]

Release 21 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 21

Release 21 took place on August 27, 2015[3]

Release 22 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 22

Release 22 took place on September 24, 2015[3]

Release 23 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 23

Release 23 took place on October 29, 2015[3]

Release 24 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 24

Release 24 took place on November 19, 2015[3]

Release 25 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 25

Release 25 took place on December 17, 2015[3]

Guild Warfare

Multiple Characters

Agriculture

Release 26 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 26

Release 26 took place on January 28, 2016[3]

Full Wipe

Public Gardens

Chaos Daemon

Towns of Aerie and Resolute

Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day Content

Release 27 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 27

Release 27 took place on February 25, 2016[3]

Item Use Logging

Paladis Shardfall

Character and Animation Polish

More Recipes

PoT Templates: Forested Plain, Cobblestone Free variations of 01 templates

Carnival / Mardi Gras Content

Release 28 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 28

Release 28 took place on March 16, 2016[3]

Dungeons of Malice and Skrekk Caverns

Skill Unlearning

Single Player Offline Features

PoT Template: Mountain

Performance and Polish

Spring Holiday Content

Release 29 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 29

Release 29 took place on April 29, 2016[3]

Artifice Dungeon

Towns of Brittany and Valhold

Crafting Skills

Full Wipe

Lot Selection Features

Balance, Performance, Polish

Release 30 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 30

Release 30 took place on May 26, 2016[3]

Confluence

Novia Overworld Cleanup

Balance, Performance, Polish

Release 31 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 31

Release 31 took place on June 30, 2016[3]

Balance, Performance, Polish

Release 32 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 32

Release 32 took place on July 28, 2016[3]

Final Wipe

Lot Selection

Persistence [ edit ]

Main article: Persistence

Along with Release 32,

Release 33 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 33

Release 33 took place on August 25, 2016[3]

Story

New User Experience Polish

Player Towns & Player Housing

Offline Mode Combat Balance

Offline Mode

Crafting

Creatures

Release 34 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 34

Release 34 took place on September 29, 2016[3]

Story

Player Towns & Player Housing

Offline Economy

Crafting

Creatures

Roving Encounters

Release 35 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 35

Release 35 took place on October 27, 2016[3]

Story

Multiplayer Combat Balance

Player Towns & Player Housing

Offline Reward Delivery

Roving Encounters

Crafting

Character

Release 36 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 36

Release 36 took place on November 17, 2016[3]

Story

Combat

Player Towns & Player Housing

Crafting

Character

Social

Release 37 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 37

Release 37 took place on December 15, 2016[3]

Story

Town Sieges

Combat

Player Towns & Player Housing

Crafting

Character

Release 38 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 38

Release 38 took place on January 26, 2017[3]

Story

Traps and Locks

New NPC Conversation Interface

Chat Windows

Crafting

Character

Player Towns & Player Housing

Combat

Release 39 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 39

Release 39 took place on February 23, 2017[3]

Story

Player Housing

Combat

Character

Crafting

Release 40 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 40

Release 40 took place on March 30, 2017[3]

Story

Character

Crafting

Guild Alliances

Offline Combat Balance and Economy

User Interface

Release 41 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 41

Release 41 took place on April 27, 2017[3]

Story

Performance

Player Towns & Player Housing

Combat

Character

Contextual Help

Game Balance

Crafting

Release 42 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 42

Release 42 took place on May 25, 2017[3]

Story

Player Housing

Combat

Character

Crafting

Raid System

Looking For Group

Release 43 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 43

Release 43 took place on June 29, 2017[3]

Story

Character

Performance

Bug Fixes and Game Balance

Mail

Offline Combat and Economy Balance

Player Housing

Release 44 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 44

Release 44 took place on July 27, 2017[3]

Story

Performance

Player Towns

Rent

Combat

Character

Looking For Group

Economy

Release 45 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 45

Release 45 took place on August 31, 2017[3]

Story

Performance

Single-Player Offline Combat Balance

Player Housing

Combat

Character

Crafting

User Interface Polish

Release 46 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 46

Release 46 took place on September 28, 2017[3]

Story

Performance

Offline Spawning Rules

Crafting

Character

Player Housing

Combat

Release 47 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 47

Release 47 took place on October 26, 2017[3]

Story

Load Time Reduction

Player Towns & Player Housing

Crafting & Economy

User Interface Polish

Seed Invest, Telethon, & Holiday Content

Release 48 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 48

Release 48 took place on November 16, 2017[3]

Story

Load Time Reduction

Player Towns & Player Housing

Crafting & Economy

User Interface Polish

Telethon & Holiday Content

Release 49 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 49

Release 49 took place on December 14, 2017[3]

Story

Frame Rate Increase

Player Towns & Player Housing

Crafting & Economy

User Interface Polish

Telethon & Holiday Content

Release 50 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 50

Release 50 took place on January 25, 2018[3]

Story

Performance

Crafting & Economy

User Interface Polish

Physical Goods

Combat

Character

Release 51 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 51

Release 51 took place on February 22, 2018[3]

Story

Performance

Combat

Crafting & Economy

User Interface Polish

Physical Goods

Loot Rules

Heraldry

Character

Release 52 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 52

Release 52 took place on March 27, 2018[3]

Story

Frame Rate Increase

Names on Brittany Graveyard Tombstones/Domesday Book/Credits Page

Player Towns & Player Housing

Crafting & Economy

User Interface Polish

Multiple Characters

Physical Goods

Localization

Episode 1 Launch [ edit ]

Main article: Episode 1 Launch

Estimated Release Date: March 27, 2018

Release 53 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 53

Release 53 took place on April 26, 2018[3]

Release 54 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 54

Release 54 took place on May 31, 2018[3]

Release 55 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 55

Release 55 took place on June 28, 2018[3]

Release 56 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 56

Release 56 took place on July 26, 2018[3]

Release 57 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 57

Release 57 took place on August 30, 2018[3]

Release 58 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 58

Release 58 took place on September 27, 2018[3]

Release 59 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 59

Release 59 took place on October 25, 2018[3]

Release 60 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 60

Release 60 took place on November 15, 2018[3]

Release 61 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 61

Release 61 took place on December 13, 2018[3]

Release 62 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 62

Release 62 took place on January 31, 2019[3]

Release 63 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 63

Release 63 took place on February 28, 2019[3]

Release 64 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 64

Release 64 took place on March 28, 2019[3]

Release 65 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 65

Release 65 took place on April 15, 2019[3]

Release 66 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 66

Release 66 took place on May 30, 2019[3]

Release 67 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 67

Release 67 took place on June 27, 2019[3]

Release 68 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 68

Release 68 took place on July 25, 2019[3]

Release 69 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 69

Release 69 took place on August 29, 2019[3]

Release 70 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 70

Release 70 took place on September 26, 2019[3]

Release 71 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 71

Release 71 took place on October 31, 2019[3]

Release 72 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 72

Release 72 took place on November 21, 2019[3]

Release 73 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 73

Release 73 took place on December 12, 2019[3]

Release 74 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 74

Release 74 took place on January 30. 2020[3]

Release 75 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 75

Release 75 took place on February 27, 2019[3]

Release 76 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 76

Release 76 took place on March 26, 2020[3]

Release 77 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 77

Release 77 took place on April 30, 2020[3]

Release 78 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 78

Release 78 took place on May 28, 2020[3]

Release 79 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 79

Release 79 took place on June 25, 2020[3]

Release 80 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 80

Release 80 is scheduled for July 30, 2020[3]

Release 81 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 81

Release 81 is scheduled for August 27, 2020[3]

Release 82 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 82

Release 82 is scheduled for September 24, 2020[3]

Release 83 [ edit ]

Main article: Release 83

Release 83 is scheduled for October 29, 2020[3]

Episode 2 [ edit ]

Estimated 1-2 Years after Episode 1

Episode 3 [ edit ]

Estimated 1-2 Years after Episode 2

Episode 4 [ edit ]

Estimated 1-2 Years after Episode 3

Episode 5 [ edit ]

Estimated 1-2 Years after Episode 4