A short public test server for the next update, the Christmas update, has been opened! Everybody is welcome to join the testing of new features. Please read through this announcement carefully to learn what to test and how to join the test server.

First of all, if you find any bugs, please report them in this thread. We will consider rewards for notable bug reports.

There are some map updates, such as a pure spider spawn under Ellaria, an expanded crab cave near Gulshan Village (for brewing ingredient purposes) and a bunch of bugfixes. The most important map change, however, is the addition of the island of Cratai, which is not available during the testing phase due to the fact that new quests are not activated yet (a quest needs to be started before you are allowed to enter that island).

Gathering
In some predefined areas you can gather resources needed for brewing. Spawns for four-leaf clovers exist at Leprechaun spawns and spawns for sugar beets can be found in the areas near Gulshan Village. To gather, right click and wait (if you have enough gathering skill). Gathering gets much faster as you skill up. The resources will respawn at different rates in different areas, and there will be some poisonous mushrooms mixed in that you shouldn't touch.

Brewing
To brew you must first learn the recipe, then gather/buy/loot the resources and then brew the potion(s). You can buy the simplest recipes from Nicholas. Other recipes are available as loot or as quest rewards, and the more expensive recipes can be sold to Elsa. There are 8 brewable potion types plus a poisonous potion type, you can find a bit of information about them in the Ellaria library, 2nd floor. The way the brewing works should be possible to figure out on your own, but you have to careful with the ingredient amounts to actually get a functional potion. Note that the brewing skill is hard for a reason, so you will not be able to brew that many potion types during this short test server period.

Achievements
As you know from the devlogs, we added an achievement system. You can view them in the CTRL+Q dialog. However, most achievements are hidden, so a bit of exploring is needed to figure them out. Don't expect to find them all (or any of them) during this short test server period.

PVP Changes
Players below level 20 can not take part in PVP action, and you can walk through them on PVP servers (except if they are next to a depot box).

We also reduced PVP damage by 25% - it's not a final change, just something to try out. Feedback based on your experience on the test server is welcome, keep your theories and damage math to yourself, please.

Bugs & Tweaks
- Custom sorting of character list (via website, so not accessible on test unfortunately)
- Icon shown when you are blessed
- Gates should not spawn ontop of creatures in the Zor'Varuk spawn anymore
- On 1x rate servers, the experience rate will be 2x until level 20 (instead of 10), and gradually reduce between 21-40
- You can view your current experience rate by hovering your current experience in the Abilities sidewindow
- 0-9 should not cast fightmode spell if focus is outside chat textbox (in a trade dialog, for example)
- Fixed Taunt spell info in library book
- Arrow volley, spread shot, piercing shot, whirlwind should work after walking diagonally and should not work inside protection areas
- Cloak of Darkness should not mind skulls
- When items are added to your inventory they will go to a container where you already have them, if you have them. For example arrows will go in your quiver if you have arrows there already.
- The items emerald helmet, golden bascinet, imperial sabatons, emerald shield, paladin's mail, emerald armor, elven crossbow and light gilded platebody are sellable to NPCs
- Better sprite for pillbug, creep, crab, quiver, vozuth rune
- Light system smoothness improved in bright-graphics areas (such as snow)

Edit 19th December: The test server has been closed - thanks to all testers!

As we have mentioned before, the update should be released this Saturday, the 20th of December.

We also reduced PVP damage by 25% - it's not a final change, just something to try out. Feedback based on your experience on the test server is welcome, keep your theories and damage math to yourself.
REALLY ?? WT??

will have any day that are not pvp on test?

cuz those guys "10x" is killing guys like me 1x, on Gathering spawns. and they not let anyone try new features...

A proposal, do impossible to a character who dont have the brewing or gathering in the level of the potion unable to use a already done potion.

- The items emerald helmet, golden bascinet, imperial sabatons, emerald shield, paladin's mail, emerald armor, elven crossbow and light gilded platebody are sellable to NPCs

what about serpent sceptre, golden boots, and golden bow?

now have a critical bug ....

[03:54:31] Insta hit you for 148 hitpoints and 58 mana.
[03:54:31] Gruppenfuhrer Wolf hit you for 87 hitpoints and 34 mana.
[03:54:32] Insta hit you for 90 hitpoints and 36 mana.
[03:54:32] You were killed by Witchery.

[03:19:06] Nirek Devilek: 0 agression?
[03:19:06] You were killed by Witchery.
[03:19:06] You dropped your emerald helmet.
[03:19:06] You lost 1146035 experience. You were downgraded to level 125.

[03:42:22] You got healed for 545 hitpoints.
[03:42:22] You were killed by Cvlr Bloodstorm.

him guys dont hit me , and kill me ... wtf? kkkk

I had same situation... While buffed I have 3400+hp had brevery on, 3ppl dealed me 700~hp dmg and they killed me so definitly smth is wrong.

Thanks for the report Bagagglo and Essa. I restarted the server with a possible fix, please let me know if it happens again!

K-Zodron what about that loot button feature? :)