Ashen Empires Steam news

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• Release dateSep 2, 2022
• DeveloperIron Will Games, LLC
• PublisherIron Will Games, LLC

Genres: Adventure, Free To Play, Massively Multiplayer, RPG

Company pages: Developer: Iron Will Games, LLCPublisher: Iron Will Games, LLC

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Ashen Empires Steam news

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• Patch 228.1010 - 25 March 2026

  This patch contains a few small adjusts related to the event. Eggs will now do nature damage (no damage type was causing issues with players wearing a mask/aspect) Golden Egg cost in the store reset to 40 (sorry about that!) Hemp seeds were the wrong size Fixed weight/size on Spring Salad Fix for syntax in harvesting message Royal Knight's Awl Pike name typo EVENT ITEM tag for Aspect of the Hen Carrot Stick event staff was missing INT requirement; set to 45

• Patch 228.1008 - 23 March 2026

  Some small fixes related to the Spring event: Added flags to housing items that were able to be picked up and moved; if you had an issue with this please make a ticket so a GM can assist youIncreased spawn of golden walkers above Newtown. Spawn Increase does impact them!Event basket usable by boatNew seeds and veggies marked to fit in gathering basketsWeight reduction fixed on event basket (40%) and added details to tooltipMist Stone size changed to match size of similar teleport stonesBoosted stats of beady eyed helm: +100 HP, +20 Str, +10 Dodge, +10 ForagingInc chance to spawn wild helpers when foraging or harvestingChance to find a bumper crop of golden walkersBoosted stats of beady eyed helm: +100 HP, +20 Str, +10 Dodge, +10 Foraging

• Eggs with Legs - 21 March 2026

  Spring Fling We wanted to add a lighthearted and fun event to this season. To participate, head to Parian’s east garden and talk to the Wise Rabbit to sign up for a free no drop event basket (1 per character). This weight reducing basket holds small things (no chocolate coins or jelly beans, sorry). While the event is active you can find the usual Festive Walkers in most mainlands areas and in some TR/SOC areas. This year we added two more creatures – a Wild Helper (lvl 100) and a Golden Walker (110+). The Wild Helpers are fast and will avoid you at all costs! They will spawn while foraging or harvesting. Golden Walkers are roaming the Newtown Savannah. All three drop the event item Festive Eggs. Turn in festive eggs to the Egg Collector in the east Parian farm for various prizes and golden eggs. Open golden eggs for random rewards you can’t get through the event store and in some cases…

• Patch 228.1006 - Eggs with Legs - 21 March 2026

  Spring Fling We wanted to add a lighthearted and fun event to this season. To participate, head to Parian’s east garden and talk to the Wise Rabbit to sign up for a free no drop event basket (1 per character). This weight reducing basket holds small things (no chocolate coins or jelly beans, sorry). While the event is active you can find the usual Festive Walkers in most mainlands areas and in some TR/SOC areas. This year we added two more creatures – a Wild Helper (lvl 100) and a Golden Walker (110+). The Wild Helpers are fast and will avoid you at all costs! They will spawn while foraging or harvesting. Golden Walkers are roaming the Newtown Savannah. All three drop the event item Festive Eggs. Turn in festive eggs to the Egg Collector in the east Parian farm for various prizes and golden eggs. Open golden eggs for random rewards you can’t get through the event store and in some cases…

• Patch 227.962 - 25 January 2026

  Some content and bug fixes (and a few bug catchers, too). Check out the new Mainlands dungeon starting with an Orc named Mack in the Chlera pub. New items, creatures, and a quest with nice XP rewards to go with this dungeon. Recommended for levels 80-95. Anyone may take the quest of course, but you may find it difficult if you are unprepared and lower level. Creatures ▸ Dedicated Spider spawn on Valinor; rocky areas ▸ Dedicated Triddle spawn on Valinor; sandy areas ▸ Snake/bat spawn adjusted around Valinor; forested areas ▸ Removed trolls from the Valmond crypt area, constrained them to the >> side of road PvP ▸ Oil of Restoration will apply wanted flag on someone who resurrects a wanted player when player chooses to res, not after res happens Map ▸ Some mountainous areas had bad/missing art Quests ▸ Fix for issue with Wyrmscale quest not accepting Seaweed Specimen Tradeskills ▸ A few c…

• Patch 227.929 - 10 January 2026

  Patch 227.929 1.10.2026Foreclosures are being enabled today. We have also adjusted exp gain rates for levels 105-108, and a few smaller experience adjusts from 90-105. There are a few other small fixes included after we reviewed the #bugs channel in Discord and the issues posted to our GitHub account. Thank you for reporting issues! Creatures ▸ Bumped spawns of Crystal Golems, Frost Giants, Greater Wyverns, Cyrstal Wyvern, Wyvern Nestling, NFGs Items ▸ Giant Triddle Shell and Dragon Tooth marked reusable ▸ Added tooltips to all totems ▸ Removed SoC expansion flag from the totems given as rewards in TR/Mainlands (Totem of Warrior, Archer, Mage) Map ▸ Fixed sign outside Dawat to have correct town buffs listed ▸ Heartwood trees / Greater Heartwood trees art (sometimes the tree looked greater but was lesser/regular) Quests ▸ Inc chance to find Nelly's locket, RIP that poor new player ▸ Fix…

• Patch 227.920 - 10 January 2026

  Patch Notes 227.920 1.3.2026A few minor adjustments/small fixes on various misc issues. We have also updated our player memorial area with Grinch’s name. Rest in Peace, Grinch. It didn’t feel right to include that in any of the below patch notes. Please visit the memorial area and read the names of those who are no longer adventuring with us on this mortal coil. The Player Memorial area is located in the northwest corner of Lotor’s Summer Palace, left of the main castle/throne room area. If you know of anyone who has passed, please let us know. Boating ▸ Adjusted drop of treasure maps from floating wrecks Creatures ▸ Fixed goblin arrow that had some big hitboxes ▸ Bumped # of spawns and spawn locations of both alpha lions and diamond golems ▸ Social tag on reindeer fixed ▸ Some Halloween corpses not drawing as expected Items ▸ Dock lantern was putting players in a state where they could…

• Halloween Patch 342.910 - 5 October 2025

  A new pack of Halloween goodies for your player or guild hall, plus some new content for Whisperdale and a variety of other fixes and adjusts based on your feedback. Happy Haunting! Boating ▸ Better chances on gifts from treasure chests ▸ Pirate's Sail cannoneering bonus added ▸ Sail size reduced from huge to just quite big ▸ New art for boat repair kits ▸ Karve Deed can now be repaired ▸ Jaws of Thunder xp cap increased Creatures ▸ Custom diamond golem corpse ▸ Dead Grasping Tentacle corpse looting issue Map ▸ Issue with cave teleporting ▸ Removed window from shop near Josody portal being used for shenanigans Tradeskills ▸ Broken lobster traps no longer salvageable due to 'sploits and forget that ▸ Skinning knife degrade issue ▸ Uncut baked pies tell you to cut them with a cake knife Spawns ▸ Removed some north star pirates that were in goba's waters ▸ Upped chance for GWS to trigger s…

• Patch 339.885 - 30 August 2025

  A few visual issues related to boats are addressed in this patch. Some adjusts to ocean bosses were made as well - bring some friends! Other minor bugs and annoyances found. * Player boat draws on char screen if they are in a boat * 4 factors to create boat level are shown in player screen (E) while on a boat; boat level is shown next to player name from the sum of those. * Custom player vehicle names showing again * Pirate's Sail max item health raised to 500, +5 Cannoneering * Diamond Golem drop rate slightly increased * Greater Shadow Dragon melee damage output reduced by 20%, reduced health to 15-20k * Scalo's Revenge called some reinforcements * Moved Wurms spawn gate up north and east on north coast and erased that sand area where it was at due to player positioning * Great White Shark spawn mechanism redone to encourage hunting * Moved Ringhaven banker upstairs; deleted the downs…

• Patch 335.877 - 23 August 2025

  There are several fixes in this patch for visual and gameplay issues. - Renderer smoothing on vehicles - Guild tag shows for yourself and others while on a boat - Fix for being able to equip boat deed and also sail with deed or cannons they don't meet skill lvl reqs for; if logging in on water, will be sent to spawn; if trying to set sail, any equipment in an equipped deed you can't equip will be put in backpack - All references to "Bezerker" (misspelling) fixed - Targeting too quick after firing/killing previous creature prevents targeting - Fix for Voyager's Totem and skill stacking issue - Increased difficulty of Scalo's Revenge area - If wanted while trying to board your boat and you get attacked, your timer will be interrupted - If teleporting using teleport stone and you get attacked, your timer will be interrupted - Fixed the sunken dock south of Valmond that was 1 way - Boat hea…

• Patch 327.873 - 21 August 2025

  In addition to the crasher that caused Legends to go down, we also pushed a few other fixes tonight: Can no longer get kill credit or loot while you do not match your party member's location (land vs sea) Flying, amphibious, ethereal creatures cannot attack swimming creatures or players in boats Added some new docks; see Discord for details Updated Goba Powderblast: Faster, and return to normal drop rules Added mobs to Goba's area Fix for LSP ref (should be LC) in boat scroll quest "How Do They Do It" Fix for people unable to teleport after using TR/TOF teleport stones Siege totem cooldown reduced to 3 min from much more than that Air Elemental made slightly faster ID with looking glass gives sailing xp for sea creatures Scalo's Revenge sped up Fix for player abusing boat repair Full Lobster Trap can now be harvested while in your boat

• Patch 324.870 - 19 August 2025

  Just a small patch here to fix the an exploit with the client. Alt X can no longer be used to wiggle your way out of dialogues etc.

• Patch 323.869 - 17 August 2025

  A handful of fixes to address some issues found since yesterday's patch. + Fix for salvage tools skill check + Caravel NPC says wrong amount for required Talenite + New scroll quests usable by player while sailing + Fix for Ghostly Sea Hags spawning weird unkillable corpse creatures + Fix for quest typos "Botleggers", and incorrect quest reward Boat Repair Kits + Clamara McPlum's Quest wasn't gating properly, couldn't take it after Grapple's quest + Great White Shark is now speedier, not quite 5 on the Fujita scale but he may be an F1 now. + Adjust to projectile boat cannon ball so they fire from center of boat + Fix for blueprint dupe. The reporting player has earned themselves a Totem of the Triddle. The rest of you: for shame! + Fix for ammo dupe. This reporting player has earned themselves a Totem of the Triddle. The rest of you: I am disappoint. + Can no longer attack ethereal/flyi…

• Tides of Fate Patch Notes - 16 August 2025

  Tides of Fate When we started working on AE in 2018, our goal was to brush off the dust, fix a few things, and present it as is; however, once we got started doing that, we found it hard to leave it ‘as is.’ For one thing, it was a lot of fun to discover/rediscover and fix things that had been off/broken/left on the side. We also found that we wanted to make AE the best we could. In that spirit, since 2018, we have taken one section of the game at a time and improved it – making sure there is gear, checking leveling progression, fixing bugs, adding QoL features when the client allows it. We started with Mainlands, then worked on TR, SoC, and in spring of 2024 we shipped the Construction patch. ToF is the last piece of this project. And let’s not forget Steam! Today’s patch marks the end of 5 years of a lot of updates and 7 years of work which we have not charged for - this was something…

• Patch 195.575 - 19 March 2024

  Patch 195.575 A small patch to correct some fishing/construction issues and adjust message in a bottle quest rewards. * Repeatable quest reward from Paezer for those who have completed fishing quest for every 7 scroll quests * Removed a cave exit egg in Gauntlet * Fail confirmation message for banana leaf gathering * Horse Tie requires a blue print to place to prevent animal cruelty * Sledgehammer degrade and destroy in same turn will no longer destroy the returned item as well * Added prints/sysmsg for loot altar for those brave enough to make the entire server angry with them * Updated gauntlet sign details -> 5 event tickets * Updated gauntlet reward info from NPC says correct amount of 10 mil gold for final reward

• Patch 195.568 - 12 March 2024

  Removed double degrade for Carbon Filet Knife; skinning knife uses dex and skill level to determine degrade which may be slightly more frequent than before Some breadcrumbing for Artraxis quest; npcs in Duremar will give info Bel's thinking cap set to silver instead of red Valinor basement music different than above to prevent loss of music when switching Maps Added some barrels to Valinor undead outpost for stashing stuff Expanded check for raft in Duprik's dialogue to include the ToF raft offer deed Removed incorrect prints in newbie leadership trainer Quest typo "breatehs" Quest Stage was wrong for Half Empty or Half Full quest Frieda's taming list (added nor. warlord to flayer, added commoner to all tamable) King Lotor's Lake timed fishing quest was not giving exp Added consume for blueprints for thrones Gauntlet event updates Added Magic Skinning Knife to Talazarian Infiltrators Re…

• Patch 194.561 - 6 March 2024

  A few minor fixes following this weekend's update. * Blood Lich now tameable * Guildstone particle effect should decay/not stick around forever * Fix for gauntlet event * Added another name to fallen warrior memorial - Master Mike * Tackle Box and Message in a Bottle can now be used from boat * Removed buoy spawn that was too close to GDI land * Reduced degrade chance on Carbon Knife to about 30% * Valinor items all adjusted to have 500 item health * Fixed erroneous tooltip for Banana Pie * Fix in print for newbie blunt trainer * Ruby's chat with player has a weird # in it * Duprik will accept raft DEEDS instead of raft obj itself * Fix for guild vaults not being able to be stored * Fix for particle effect shmear on guildstone pink particle * Corgeryn typo * Adjust to fishing pole chances on some quest stages that were too punishing * Grammar fix in Midnight warrior quest * Mage chair d…

• Ashen Empires Construction / Fishing Update 3.2.2024 - 2 March 2024

  Construction Changes Major work was done on the construction system to make it possible to store your player home or guild hall in the event of a foreclosure with the opportunity to then replace those homes after re-subscribing, for a gold cost. Our growing player base and real estate market also necessitated the creation of a new map layer just for homes/halls. The work done allowed us an opportunity to expand our support tools to assist guilds in the event of a leader who goes missing or is deleted, and our support team can search all guild information, an option previously not available. IMPORTANT: For the first 30 days after this patch, we are not enabling foreclosures to happen. You will possibly still receive messages about it. But you will need to make sure you are up to date on your VIP subscription on or before April 1, 2024. ▸ New Housing Menu (Z button) o Shows your current h…

• Patch 149.235 - 2 February 2023

  Adding logout check while in BFD Adjust to faction dungeon drop tables (chances only not additions/deletions) Corrected missing material for new Vint/GoL items Fixed SoC potions on TR mob tables Faction check for all neutral factions in scripts that look for neutral faction Claw of the Werewolf should last 4 min with the Armor of the Cynosure now Added chat prints for all buff spells Fixed error in Tome of Demonic Inspiration adding too much to Parasitic Leech, now +10% Fixed traps in SoC dungeons acting as walls that created pathfinding issues and prevented players from completing farming quest portion in SoC crypt Fixed Demon Spire from spawning ancient demon/balron if not used for Hell Siege event Glowing Jewelry Case had no settings for crafting; adjusted to be similar to glowing storage crate

• Patch 148.219 - 21 January 2023

  Patch Notes 1.21.2023 - Post SoC Patch Items/Drops New Item: The Prime Fist Fixed typo in Legendary Wok stamina text. Stat mismatch corrections - tooltips now accurate: Calamity Wake boots +8 DEX Ritual Sheers +22 INT and +8 CON Evil Council Leggings +9 CON Robe of Dark Rites +20 STR and +28 INT Symboled Blade of Destruction proc adjustment Adjustments to Dirk/Sabre/Axe of Many Souls proc effects +100% Soul damage to Dirk/Axe/Sabre of Many Souls Oleander bloom marked SoC Adjusted Lotorian Dungeon drop tables slightly to add Talazarian Emblem to the lower tier KC/EEO/BL/LP tables. This means mini-bosses now have a chance to drop these spawning items. Adjusted drop of Rune of Shalox up some on the mobs that currently have it (design here is that you are not meant to get entire set unless you hunt after or do quest multiple times) Spawns Lord Cerebus respawn time reduced and randomized. St…

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