he winter update has arrived, and we invite you to discover the new experiences that are waiting for you:

Dive deeper into Iksupan's mystical past in the finale of Galthen and the City of Gold, to find out what led to the demise of the Iks. Explore the lower parts of the golden city, unravel riddles, overcome obstacles, and keep an eye out for the elusive jaguar, a rare creature of legend, whispered to be capable of being tamed.

Join the enigmatic Draccoon, a magnificent blend of raccoon wit and dragon might, on his odyssey through the Tibian lands, full of memories and echoes of old mysteries and legends. Help him reclaim his rightful place and take revenge on those who wronged him to spread your wings in a spectacular outfit that is sure to turn heads.

In addition to fresh adventures, the following new features and convenience improvements will hopefully enrich your gameplay:

The Gem Atelier enhances the Wheel of Destiny and offers expansive ways to amplify your character's power. Archfoe bosses, influenced and fiendish creatures can now drop gems for each vocation. You can either trade them or reveal gems for your vocation in the Gem Atelier to discover their inherent powers, thus binding them to your character. Depending on their size, gems can have up to three Mods, granting various benefits such as stat and resistance boosts or even potent augments for specific spells. Place a gem into one of the vessels in your wheel to enjoy their bonuses and upgrade the vessels so they can hold greater gems with supreme Mods.
To ensure that there is a decent supply of gems in the weeks following the update release, we will boost their availability by doubling their drop chances till January 16, server save.

Our Exaltation Forge Enhancements include new options for items of classification 4: Convergence Fusion enables you to fuse different objects of the same body slot with guaranteed success. Convergence Transfer allows you to transfer a tier without tier loss. Both new options are available for a substantially increased gold cost, reflecting the benefits they offer.
Moreover, you can now also upgrade leg pieces at the Exaltation Forge, unlocking a chance to trigger the powerful Transcendence effect. When equipped with tiered legs, your character has a chance to transform into Avatar Stage 3 for seven seconds, turning your hits into formidable critical strikes and reducing the damage you take.

The Managed Container Extension allows you to select specific containers for items that you unequip, obtain from NPCs or retrieve. Ferumbras, Orshabaal, Morgaroth, and Ghazbaran have been fortified with a higher initial resilience extending their stand in battle and thus, granting warriors a fair chance to enter the fray. Last but not least, Hireling cooks are now willing to whip up your dish of choice from the menu for a higher cost.

Do you remember the Title Wave contest we held in July? Out of 985 submissions, we selected and implemented 10 distinguished new titles for Tibia, now ready for you to claim to illuminate the essence of your character. You can check their descriptions in the Cyclopedia's character section under "Character Titles":

Aeternal - Beastly - Bringer of Rain - Chompmeister - Doomsday Nemesis

King/Queen of Demon - Midnight Hunter - Ratinator - Robinson Crusoe - Truly Boss

Enjoy the update and have a great time in Tibia!
Your Community Managers

arlier this week, we wrapped up the test phase of the winter update after two exciting and busy weeks of testing its contents together.

In response to the valuable input and suggestions we received, we implemented a lot of changes during the test period. The release of the update is approaching, so here is an overview of important adjustments we made to enhance the new features.

Wheel of Destiny: Gem Atelier 

• Each Mod slot on a gem now has its own pool of possible Mod types:
  • Mod slot 1: stats (HP, mana, capacity, mitigation multiplier), basic resistances (fire, earth, energy, ice) or stat + basic resistance (e.g. HP + fire resistance).
  • Mod slot 2: resistances (basic resistances, holy, death, physical, mana drain, life drain).
  • Mod slot 3: supreme Mods (critical extra damage, life leech, mana leech, dodge, augments, revelation mastery).
• Based on feedback, we made numerous changes to Mods. To name a few:
  • Supreme Mods were buffed considerably; for example, augments granting critical extra damage for a specific spell now give 8% critical extra damage instead of 2%. 
  • Values of stat Mods were doubled.
  • Replaced Familar augments on Mods with augments for specific spell cooldowns.
  • Removed Mods with stat combinations (e.g. HP + Capacity).
• You can now switch the domain affinity of a gem clockwise for gold.
• We also implemented UI and quality-of life-improvements, for example:
  • Active Mods are now displayed with their icon in the wheel.
  • The gem limit was increased from 90 to 225. The number of gems you have is also shown.
  • The possibility to lock a gem and a corresponding display filter were added. A locked gem cannot be destroyed.
• Prices for revealing gems (lesser/regular/greater) and switching their domain:
  • Reveal: 125k/1kk/6kk gold.
  • Switch Domain: 125k/250k/500k gold.
• To ensure that there is a decent supply of gems in the weeks following the update release, we will boost their availability by doubling their drop chances till January 16, server save.

Miscellaneous

• Exaltation Forge: We significantly increased the chance to trigger the Transcendence effect for each tier. The chance on tier 5, for example, was raised from 0.3% to 0.86%.
• Managed Container Extension: If you unequip an item it is now put into the container you have selected for the item's category in the "Obtain" section, e.g. an armor goes into the backpack you have selected for obtained armors.
• We also tweaked the stats of new equipment pieces, refined the new quests and balanced the new hunting grounds and bosses based on your feedback and our evaluations.

Of course, once the update has been released, we will carefully observe the impact and usage of the new features and content, continuing to fine-tune and balance them as needed.

We would like thank to all players who contributed during the test by trying out the new contents and by sharing their experiences and thoughts with us. Your efforts and dedication helped us to improve the update and we are looking forward to its release.

Stay tuned!
Your Community Managers

harpen your swords and ready your spells, for hordes of monsters are incoming! Another Rapid Respawn Weekend will soon be upon us!

Do not forget to donate enough gold for your favourite hunting ground to take full advantage of the event!

Between the server saves of December 01 and December 04, all monsters will respawn five times faster. Areas with an active improved respawn area bonus yield an even faster respawn time. Save the date!

Happy fighting!
Your Community Managers

ext week, the test of this year's winter update is coming to a close, and so it is time again to open the Isle of Merriment for you on Testa, Testera, and Testebra.

Savage beasts and ravenous enemies, among them beloved Ferumbras and the notorious dream crusher Community Handler 2.0 CipSoft, will be summoned by CMs there. You can also explore the isle, say hello to a few nostalgic fellows, marvel at a display of rare items, and visit our dungeon to see imprisoned villains from your last nightmare. 

We will also trigger the raids of Ferumbras and Orshabaal so you can witness their new higher resilience. These raids will take place at their normal locations. Please keep in mind that any Ferumbras, Ghazbaran, Morgaroth and Orshabaal summoned directly during the rampage will not have a higher resilience.

When? Monday, Nov 27, 2023 Testa: 16:15 until 16:45 CET Orshabaal spawn ~ 16:50 CET Ferumbras spawn ~17:05 CET Testera: 17:15 until 17:45 CET Orshabaal spawn ~ 17:50 CET Ferumbras spawn ~18:05 CET Testebra: 18:15 until 18:45 CET Orshabaal spawn ~ 18:50 CET Ferumbras spawn ~19:05 CET

Where? A teleporter will appear south of Thais crossroads several minutes before the start. Just step in to access the Isle of Merriment.

See you there!
Your Community Managers

new mount has been added to the Store today!

The Gorgon Hydra is a formidable mount, a true powerhouse! A single mouth could easily rend any enemy asunder, and with three of them, it could consume entire villages. Embrace fear, invite hatred, and ride this majestic beast!

The "Customise Character" dialogue enables you to colour your mount, much like the way outfits are coloured. For the sake of convenience, you can replicate the outfit's colours onto the mount, and vice versa, you can duplicate the mount's colours onto the outfit.

Once bought, your character can use the mount ingame anytime, no matter if you have a free account or a Premium account.

Saddle up!
Your Community Managers

ith today's server save, we proceed with the last changes for the moment regarding balancing of the hunting grounds:

Energy Library:

• brain squid -12% gold gain
• knowledge elemental -12% gold gain
• energetic book -6% gold gain
• energuardian of the tales -9% gold gain

Please note that in contrast to previous balancing announcements, in this case we have differentiated between a creature's loot in total and gold, platinum or crystal coins dropped and items that players are selling to NPCs, not to other players (gold gain). 

Moreover we have made the following changes to Issavi:

• young goanna +12% HP/-14% XP
• adult goanna -7% XP
• manticore -7% XP
• feral sphinx -4% XP
• sphinx -7% XP/damage taken from death element 120->112
• lamassu damage taken from death element 130->120

As always, we monitor the situation and look at the effects of the changes. 

See you in Tibia,
Your Community Managers

e have reserved the gems of this year's winter update for our last sneak peek - literally. These jewels are not just shiny, they shine with power. 

The Gem Atelier is a new element of the Wheel of Destiny, granting players more freedom and a broader array of choices for customising their characters. Let us take a closer look at what this exciting new feature entails...

As is customary, you venture into battle against the hordes of evil equipped with your favourite gear. If you come across an influenced or fiendish creature after the winter update, you will have the chance to loot special gems from them. Additionally, certain bosses may also yield these valuable treasures. Each vocation has three variants of gems: the lesser gem, the regular gem, and the greater gem. If you loot such a gem, you can either trade it with other players or, if it matches your vocation, reveal its potential via the Gem Atelier. This brings us directly to the next step in the process…

Navigate to the Wheel of Destiny interface and select the newly added tab labelled 'Gem Atelier'. There, you can reveal unidentified gems of your vocation and find out more about their traits. Revealing a gem will uncover its precise attributes. However, it will also bind the gem to your character; it will not exist as a takeable item anymore and cannot be traded any longer. Unveiled gems have different amounts of Mods:

• A lesser gem has 1 Basic Mod
• A regular gem has 2 Basic Mods 
• A greater gem has 2 Basic Mods and 1 Supreme Mod

Examples of Basic and Supreme Mods can be found later in the text, a complete list would go beyond the scope of this teaser. The gems are further categorised into four distinct colours, each signifying the domain of the wheel in which they can be strategically positioned.

In our scenario, we have successfully acquired and identified a regular sage gem, a gem type exclusive to the sorcerer vocation. Subsequently, we have placed it into the corresponding slot located in the upper right domain of the Wheel of Destiny. In the image to the left, you can see that each domain of the wheel now features three perks for upgrading the vessel, called Vessel Resonance Perks. Vessel Resonance Perks replace three Conviction Perks in every domain of the wheel. In our case, the regular sage gem placed into the vessel of the red domain houses two Basic Mods (+2% Energy Resistance and +2% Fire Resistance). This vessel is currently a Dormant Vessel, which means we have unlocked its first level only. Therefore, the first Mod (+2% Energy Resistance) is the sole active attribute, as you can see in the Selection column on the left side, where the second Mod is greyed out.

By filling the second Vessel Resonance Perk in the red domain, we now upgrade the vessel to level 2, a so-called Awakened Vessel. Additionally, if the Vessel Resonance number matches the gem quality, you gain a bonus of +2 to both Damage and Healing. In our current scenario, utilising a regular gem with two attributes and unlocking two Vessel Resonances in the domain creates a matching condition, triggering the activation of the special bonus.

Now it is time to provide you with examples of Basic and Supreme Mods by taking a closer look at the attributes of the identified gems. In total, there are 49 distinct Basic Mods, comprising 18 vocation-specific and 31 general Mods. Additionally, there are 19 vocation-specific Supreme Mods and 4 general Supreme Mods. General Mods are associated with gems across all vocations, whereas vocation-specific Mods are exclusive to gems of the corresponding vocation.

Examples:

General Basic Mods:

• Resist fire 2%
• Resist mana and life drain 1.5%

General Supreme Mods:

• Critical extra damage 0.5%

Vocation-specific Mods:

Some additional information:

• A new Mod called Revelation Mastery will be introduced. This Mod grants 125 Promotion Points of progress for the corresponding Revelation Perk, but the limit of 1000 promotion points per domain cannot be surpassed.
• Your Gem Atelier can accommodate a maximum of 90 gems. Gems that are no longer needed can be removed using the destroy function.
• To compensate the reduction in Conviction Perks, every character reaching level 51 in the future, or those already at level 51 or higher at release, will be granted eight gems with elemental resistance Mods. This allocation includes one lesser gem and one regular gem for each domain of the wheel.
• Moreover, adjustments to the positions of certain Conviction Perks in the wheel have been implemented.

While the topic may seem very complex at first sight, once you get hands-on experience with the feature in the game, numerous questions are likely to resolve themselves. Therefore, we wholeheartedly encourage all of you to thoroughly explore the possibilities the Gem Atelier has to offer on our test server. 

See you on the test server,
Your Community Managers

nce again, we meet for our second feature teaser, with small yet delightful game tweaks that promise to add a dash of extra joy to your gaming experience.

A few of our veteran bosses have lost their edge, often falling faster than you can blink. Therefore, the winter update will make the old warhorses Ferumbras, Orshabaal, Morgaroth, and Ghazbaran a bit more resilient to give players a fair shot at joining the battle. Upon spawning, these bosses will take much less damage from your attacks. In the following seconds, their defence will decrease gradually to its normal value, making your attacks fully effective again.

The expansion of managed containers in the 2023 summer release has prompted numerous player requests for adjustments. We have been all ears and have now tailored the current system to better suit your needs. Therefore we are introducing the possibility to manage containers for items obtained through other means than looting, mirroring the categories for managed loot containers. With this premium feature, players can specify containers for organising items they purchase from NPCs, retrieve from depot/stashes, or acquire through various means like currency exchange, bank withdrawals, quest rewards, and forged items. 

Last but not least, a delectable addition for all you culinary connoisseurs out there! We have given the Hireling job "Cook" an update with a brand-new feature. Now, players have the luxury of handpicking their desired dish from the menu. For a mere 90,000 gold, you can savour your chosen delicacy. This is equivalent to what players typically have to spend on average to get their desired dish via the random method. Enjoy your gourmet journey and save space!

We hope that these convenience features will be welcomed additions!
Your Community Managers

Upcoming next week: Stay tuned for some really fine gems!

he nights are getting darker and darker! It is up to you to brighten the sky, or evil forces will break through into our world. Team up with your comrades and show the darkness what you are made of!

From server save November 11 until server save November 15, ten fire basins need to be kept burning to dispel the lingering gloom. But watch out - if a single light goes out, your world has failed!

If you are interested in helping, you may want to visit Lucius in Yalahar once the event has started. Also, some of our supported and promoted fansites provide detailed guides with useful information about this happening, so pay them a visit. It is also a good idea to check your world board to see if other players have already started with preparations for the Lightbearer.

To the torches!
Your Community Managers

ith today's server save, we proceed with the balancing of the hunting grounds that have been generating disproportionately high profits in terms of loot.

Lion Sanctum:

• werelion -9% loot
• werelioness -9% loot

Grotto of the Lost:

• streaked devourer -12% loot
• lavafungus -6% loot
• lavaworm -12% loot

Antrum of the Fallen:

• blemished spawn -8% loot

Secret Library/Issavi:

• biting book -18% loot

Furthermore, rogue naga and corrupt naga in the fight against Timira the Many-Headed no longer drop gold and crystal shards.

As always, we monitor the situation and look at the effects of the changes. 

See you in Tibia,
Your Community Managers

ahhh, finally, there are you. My man, the king of explorers. The warrior who turns darkness into light. Tell me... what brings you to this run-down dive bar? Your attire has certainly seen better days. It doesn't suit you... I apologise if I'm stating the obvious, I don't mean to be offensive and I have no intention of flattering you... Not me...

Are you in search of employment? If so, I may have an unique opportunity for you. An acquaintance of an acquaintance told me from an acquaintance... Anyway, I heard about a strange creature that was lost for a long time and is now said to have reappeared. This individual was exceptionally knowledgeable, possessed magical abilities, and had a keen interest in various matters, likely involving a multitude of Tibia's secrets. It appears that it delved too deep and crossed paths with the wrong people, allegedly leading to its disappearance, orchestrated by the infamous Nimmersatt, over two decades ago.

Now, if you were to vanish from the scene for twenty years or be erased, you'd likely harbour thoughts of retribution, wouldn't you? That's where you come into play.

As for the identity of this enigmatic figure, I'm not entirely sure, but is it of great importance? It's enough for me to grab a few gold coins from it for my attempts to recruit adventurers... I mean, all I know is that it chose you and only you for this mission... After all, this quest revolves around Tibia's mysteries. You'll dive deep into its history, confront iconic adversaries, and explore legendary locations. To date, numerous adventurers embarked on this quest, and rest assured, no one has returned up to this point.

What's that? You thought you were the only one, chosen for the task? Did I say that? ...I mean, yes, that's exactly what I said. That's a fact. The reference to other adventurers was metaphorical... Now go! Stop that silly questioning. You confuse me. Go ahead and simply plunge into this daring venture. And on my honour... you won't regret it! 

I have to move on now, good luck on your journey...

*stands up and walks over to the other table*

...Aahh, finally, there are you. My man...

Upcoming next: It's the simple things in life that bring joy.