Category: Shroud of the Avatar News
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Richard Garriott’s Official Shroud of the Avatar Description Eliminates ‘CEO’ Title
Richard Garriott’s official profile on the Shroud of the Avatar site now omits the title CEO, something that has been part of the description since the game’s pages were first published. SEC filings name Garriott as CEO, though Delaware, where the orig…
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Shroud of the Avatar – Player Made Dungeons to Debut in Q4 2018
The latest Shroud of the Avatar newsletter is live on the game’s official site. This time, the letter is anchored by the news that Player Made Dungeons will be arriving in-game as early as Q4 2018. The team is targeting that span of time and, until the…
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Shroud of the Avatar – A Bumpy Start to Release 56 Causes a Rollback and a Retry
The launch of the latest patch for Shroud of the Avatar has not come without its problems. After maintenance was complete, developers came back to the official site to announce that it would be rolling servers back to the pre-patch status in order to g…
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Shroud of the Avatar – As Development of Episode 2 Begins, ‘Rightsizing’ Team Leads to Layoffs
Portalarium and Travian Games have sent word that development of the “next round of episodic content” has started. Episode 2 will feature expanded stories, new lands and feature sets. While development on Episode 2 is underway, a crew will be working o…
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Shroud of the Avatar – Release 54 Features More Interation on the Team’s Top 10 Priorities
The Shroud of the Avatar team has been working hard on Release 54 and just today sent out the instructions along with a list of things players can expect to find after its deployment. The new update will be focused heavily on the team’s Top 10 Prioriti…
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Shroud of the Avatar – Trailer Offers a Peek at Nefario, Part of the Obsidian Order
The Shroud of the Avatar team has published a new video featuring Nefario, “a powerful sorcerer of the Obsidian Order. He is part of a cabal of eight who are trying to fulfill the Dire Prophecies while “laying siege to the towns of Novia”. The video wa…
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Shroud of the Avatar – Release 53 Brings New Quests, Story Polish, Loot Additions & Much More
Release 53 has been patched into Shroud of the Avatar. Players can expect a bunch of new and improved features including additional side quests, more story polish, more loot (decorations, player-crafted gear, etc.), new scenes as well as bug fixes, per…
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Shroud of the Avatar – Early Version of Release 53 Now Available for Testing
The Shroud of the Avatar team has announced that it has deployed an early version of Release 53 to the QA server for players to try out. This build provides some tweaks and updates to a number of systems including rebuilds of several locations, the LFG…
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Shroud of the Avatar – Worn Armor and Design Notes for Several Locations Anchor Latest News
The latest Shroud of the Avatar newsletter has been published, this time packed with design notes for several locations in the game including Eastmarch, Penmawr Island and Tenebris Harbor. In addition, players first starting out will begin to see worn …
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Shroud of the Avatar – What’s Coming in Release 53? We’re Glad You Asked!
The Shroud of the Avatar site has been updated with a forward look at the game’s Top 10 development goals, but also with a forward looking peek at what’s coming in Release 53 that is slated to go live on April 26th. Release 53 is the first post-launch …