Playtest 9 will start at 1pm Pacific on 03-26-2026 and will run through 03-31-2026. This playtest features the Othari Raid, proximity voice, new animations, new npcs, a new sword type, a new vendor, performance optimizations, QoL and more.

Introducing the Othari Raid

The Othari Raid is a new world event that takes place in the non-loot / non-PvP zone where the Othari General and his horde attack the Sect Outpost and players co-operate to defend alongside the Sect Elders. During the event you can upgrade the Sect turrets, guard houses and gates to bolster your defenses. For a full breakdown of the rules see the video below.

Major Updates and New Features

This month I've focused on the new Othari Raid Event which is a co-op PvE focused event where an army of Othari swarm the sect outpost and players must defend with turrets, guards and the sect elders.

Killing NPCs during the event gives special raid tokens which can be used to upgrade the sect turrets and guards to bolster your defenses. The goal is to survive the attack and slay the Othari general before your base falls.

Performance

Having 150+ npcs attacking and defending the base simultaneously required both server and client side performance optimizations. The good new is that these optimizations have also improved the performance of animated skeletons and the NPC behavior across the board. With only few players / npcs on screen the improvements aren't huge but they are noticeable and when 20+ enemies are on screen they are massive.

New NPC and Sword

There is a new NPC type, the Othari Raider, who wields a new sword that has bonus overhead damage and reduced stab damage. Currently they only appear during the Othari raid event so that is the only way to get their sword.

The event also rewards Sect Contribution Tokens based on your position on the scoreboard, (next patch you will get these for End Boss damage as well).


Other additions

There have been tons of other small improvements, check out Discord[discord.gg] for full patch notes.