Legends of aria update

Upcoming sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria is now underway. [...] Final Alpha Launching September 28th UPDATE: The Final Alpha release date has been pushed to September 28th. See forum post for details. Greetings Travelers! We are excited to announce that the official Legends of Aria [...] Development Blog – 3. End of Alpha 2 Last Monday marked the end of Legends of Aria Alpha 2. Our Alpha was live for a little over 7 weeks and was played by thousands of pledges. We want to [...] Focused Alpha – Patch 3 is Live! Greetings Travelers! The final content patch for Alpha 2 went live today. Along with all of the great new features, we also have introduced a solution for the stuttering some [...] Focused Alpha – Patch 1 is Live! The Legends of Aria Focused Alpha went live this weekend and players have taken their first steps in New Celador. We'd like to take this opportunity to give you an update on what's [...] Development Blog – 2. The Knight Welcome to the second Legends of Aria Development Blog. Last week we discussed our new vision for Combat. This week we’d like to offer you an introduction to the Knight Prestige Class in [...] Development Blog – 1. Skills & Combat Primer Welcome to the first edition of the Legends of Aria Development Blog. We’ll be posting updates bi-weekly, keeping you up to date with our developments and designs [...] Legends of Aria: Announcement for Alpha 2 Today we are announcing the date for the start of Legends of Aria - Alpha 2 and a change to how we conduct play-testing. Shards Online has evolved and Legends of Aria [...] February Community Roundtable Derek 'Supreem' Brinkmann, Tim 'Draconi' Cotten & Jeffrey 'Miphon' Edwards discuss the upcoming Steam launch and answer your questions. Head over to the forums to discuss the latest roundtable! Steam Head Start, NDA Lifted & New Sanctuary Shard Greetings Citizens of Aria, Almost one month has passed since launching our Alpha build of Shards Online and we'd like to thank everyone who helped make it a success. Since then we have made [...]Alpha is Live! Alpha is Live! Today we are proud to unveil the first official Alpha build for Shards Online! This build is now running on our official server, Shards of Aria, and we [...] Alpha Launch Date Announced Greetings Citizens of Aria We are excited to announce our official Alpha Launch date! Starting on January 13th, Shards Online will enter the next phase of development with our much anticipated Alpha Release Build. [...] October Community Roundtable – Alpha Catch up on this October's Community Roundtable: Topics covered in this months roundtable include: What

You! 1. What's in this update? HUEING I'm not sure that's an actual [...] Behind the Walls of the Citadel, an Army Grows Behind the Walls of the Citadel, an Army Grows Greetings! My name is Sanya Weathers, and this past Monday was my first day at the Citadel. I’ve been lurking, trying to get a [...] Founder’s Pack Rewards Revealed Founder's Pack Rewards Revealed We are excited to unveil our Founder's Pack Reward items! These exclusive items are available for a limited time only. [...] Update from Project Lead Supreem Update from Project Lead Derek 'Supreem' Brinkmann Greetings Citizens of Aria! Closed Beta I has been such a blast. Recently, I’ve really enjoyed watching so many people digging up treasure chests [...] Citadel Studios Is Growing – New Positions Available Citadel Studios is Growing Citadel Studios is recruiting talented and driven individuals to join our team. If you share a passion for creating living breathing worlds and working in a driven and [...] NDA Update NDA Lifted, Indefinitely. Players of the Legends of Aria Closed Beta remain free to discuss, stream and share their experiences online. Many community members, content creators and fans of Legends of [...] Closed Beta I Announcement and Server Update We are keeping the official server open! Greetings Citizens of Aria! At our Town Hall event on Friday we announced some big news about our official server, Azure Sky. The sad [...]Closed Beta I Patch NotesLegends of Aria CB1 Patch Notes New City: Helm Large peaceful and very scenic city Mining / Crafting City Conveniently close to many large mining caves Coastline great for fishing Resides in the Eastern Frontier [...] Closed Beta I Update Greetings Citizens of Aria! We have lots of information to share with you about our upcoming beta test period, Closed Beta I. Here's the need to know info: Founder's Pack [...] Last Chance to Get Crowdfunding Rewards! Good news everyone! As we approach Beta, we will be transitioning to Founder's Packs for presales. OnDecember 29, 2017 we will officially close our crowdfunding campaign and the rewards from those tiers [...] We’ve Reached $500,000! We wanted to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported us in reaching $500,000! Every dollar is not only a direct pledge towards the development for Legends of [...] Final Alpha Recap Greetings Citizens of Aria! I want to start by thanking everyone who participated in our latest “Final Alpha” test. Over 2500 players logged in during the 2 ½ week period and [...] Final Alpha Is Live! Legends of Aria Gets Massive Update with Latest Test Hello friends and adventurers, Today, Citadel Studios is proud to announce that the Final Alpha for their

The 2 latest posts in this category go on the front page. September Community Roundtable Supreem & Miphon return to Twitch for a Citadel Studios Community Roundtable where we will be answering your questions, discussing our recent developments and revealing our upcoming Aria project. Join us [...]Studio Statement, Season 7 and Server Transfers! Studio Statement We’d like to take the time to apologise for the teams lack of communication in recent months. In light of the ongoing pandemic, this period has been challenging for the team [...] Letter from the Executive Producer – February 14th, 2019 Greetings! It's been a little while since I addressed the community so I'd like to take this opportunity to greet you all once again and let you in on what's been [...] Server Maintenance 12/06/2018 All servers are being brought down until further notice. As discussed in our last update, problems experienced with our data synchronization occur during unexpected crashes. Whilst we obviously keep [...] Early Access Begins Tomorrow, Steam Must Wait Early Access Begins Tomorrow! Our Headstart is officially ending at midnight tonight, ushering in Early Access as thousands of you have already made Aria your home. Our servers are growing [...] Karma Reset, Account Rewards, and Headstart Hotfix Notes Greetings Adventurers, First, I want to say how amazing it is to watch our community fill out the world of Celador on our official servers. If you haven't gotten a chance [...] The Headstart is Live! Greetings Adventurers, This is a big moment for Legends of Aria! We have performed the final character wipe and all of our Founder's Pack owners can finally begin making their homes [...] Steam Early Access Launch Timeline UPDATED: We've just posted an announcement to our site that we will be delaying our arrival on the Steam store to after the holidays. The post goes into detail about why and what [...] Join The Open Beta Weekend – November 23rd 5pm EST Join The Open Beta Weekend - Nov 23rd 5pm EST We are happy to announce a special Thanksgiving weekend treat for all of our fans! Starting Nov 23rd at 5pm [...] Legends of Aria + MMORPG.com GeForce GTX 1080 Sweepstakes Legends of Aria has teamed up with MMORPG.com to get you a second chance to win a GTX1080 and a Lord Pack! Good luck everyone!! Enter Now Discover [...] Feature Highlight: Housing (with VIDEO) Housing in Legends of Aria Embraces the Sandbox Derek "Supreem" Brinkmann Housing is a cornerstone of the feature-set in Legends of Aria because it serves so many [...] Feature Highlight: Karma System (with VIDEO) Avoiding the "gankbox" in an open PvP MMORPG Jeffrey "Miphon" Edwards Part of achieving a true virtual world

Living Virtual WorldThe multiverse of Legends of Aria is built on a philosophy of creating living, breathing worlds. Unlike other games where quests are eternal, or special events can be relived again and again, Legends of Aria is a game in which actions have real consequences.You can talk with the NPCs about the latest gossip, hints for adventures, or about the weather. Walk away, and you might find them already moving on to visit the pub or talking with another NPC. Everything is in motion.Coupling dynamic behavioral systems with real players and gods gives us incredibly rich opportunities for cause and effect. The egg you steal from a dragon today may be the reason she’s attacking a town you left behind tomorrow.In Legends of Aria, if a tree falls in the woods, we can prove it made a sound.Open Ended Character DevelopmentMost MMOs use a class based character development system. What happens in most MMOs when you realize 20 levels in that you don’t like playing the class you chose? Well either you start over from scratch, or you quit the game.Legends of Aria removes these restrictions on character development by focusing on skills as the core aspect of character development. When you first create your character, you only have the basic knowledge of swinging a weapon. Learn new skills from a trainer in town, read a dusty tome found in the depths of a dark dungeon, or learn them from another player who has already mastered them.Once you have learned the basics of a skill, you can begin to earn experience towards it by engaging in activities related to that skill. As you advance, new abilities will unlock.There is a limit to how much skill one mortal can possess which forces you to specialize. Upon reaching your skill cap, you will need to deactivate certain skills in order to gain in others.Regions and ‘Cluster’ TechnologyA Legends of Aria server (both official and community run) are comprised of a collection of world regions. . These regions (game worlds/maps) are connected together using our ‘Cluster’ technology. Once connected, players can use

When last we looked in on Legends of Aria, it was fading fast into unfortunate obscurity. The Kickstarted MMORPG – originally known as Shards Online – had been one of many crowdfunded throwback MMOs from the mid-aughts, but it struggled to find its voice and its playerbase once it actually launched. Developer Citadel Studios eventually sold the studio and the game off to a blockchain/crypto company back in 2021, which has been a dumpster fire and a half, which I won’t go into here because MOP’s Chris recapped it in great detail less than a year ago and updated in November.The important takeaway for actual MMORPG fans and Kickstarter backers is that throughout the game’s “Britaria” crypto era, a sliver of the original MMORPG lived on through a single official legacy server called Ethereal Moon (now dead) and several player-driven community servers. And now, that sliver is blossoming into something much more than a tiny forgotten server tucked into a crypto company’s Discord, as apparently, Citadel’s Derek Brinkmann is bringing back the game as a proper classic game with a launch on Steam. Here’s the memo from the newsletter blast:“We are excited to announce Legends of Aria Classic – a return to our pre-Steam Early Access ruleset of 2019. Early 2019 was a magical time for Legends of Aria. Players had created some truly amazing player towns and houses, finely crafted with furniture and decorated with the spoils of adventure. We had a balanced flow of red vs. blue (and

Without any problem.*Cue fellow posters telling me how stupid/stubborn I am for sticking with Paint instead of something better *---Current projects: Aria Of Sorrow (GBA), Bucky O'Hare (NES), Metal Storm (NES), Clock Tower (SNES), Ristar-The Shooting Star (Gen), Sonic The Hedgehog (Gen), Sonic CD (Sega CD), Mega Man Zero (GBA), Battletoads (NES) Logged Current project:Mega Man: Powered Up (PSP) TerraEsperZ Wow, mspaint seems to be the most challenging choice for mappers~~Maybe KONAMI began to cut down the budget of building the castle since Aria Logged After a short hiatus, this project is on the verge of completion. Both main maps (Castlevania and the Chaotic Realm) are finally finished, with labels, map key and all; however, the main castle map is ~15 Mb in size, so I can't even send it to JonLeung the usual way, using Hotmail. I'll look into creating a download link with MegaUpload or Rapidshare.Anyway, here's a half-size and color-reduced preview of the final Castlevania map (for size reason), as well as the final Chaotic Realm map (full quality).Castlevania:Chaotic Realm:---Current project: Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow (GBA)Upcoming project: Castlevania Legends (GB) Logged Current project:Mega Man: Powered Up (PSP) Oh yeah, I forgot that the Boss Rush map isn't finished yet, but should be soon.---Current project: Castlevania: Aria Of Sorrow (GBA)Upcoming project: Castlevania Legends (GB) Logged Current project:Mega Man: Powered Up (PSP) Congratulations are in order, I believe. Logged