After a month of beta testing and hundreds of updates, Dreadmyst is ready for launch. What started as a core leveling experience has grown substantially, an endgame progression system, competitive arena, open world PvP, dungeons, and a leaderboard have all been added since the beta began in mid-December.

Launch week is focused on stability, security, and fair play, making sure the foundation is solid before building more on top of it. On January 17th, a content update will add a new dungeon and the first phase of a crafting system inspired by Diablo 2's Horadric Cube, letting you combine and transform items into something greater. This is just the start; more dungeons, more systems, and more endgame are in active development.

Reaching level 25 is just the beginning. The Combat Rating system tracks your gear power across eight tiers:

• Mortal

• Renowned

• Hero

• Divine

• Demigod

• Godly

• Overgod

Chase Divine and Godly drops from dungeons and world bosses, socket gems into your equipment, and use the new Orb Extractor to convert unwanted gear into crafting materials. A respec system lets you rebuild your character once you've hit the cap.

The Arena is live with a full queue and rating system. Step into matches, climb the ladder, and prove yourself. For those who prefer a less structured fight, Kandorys Forecourt and the dragon's domain in Firesheer are now contested territory. Flag up and fight for control of the best loot spawns and world bosses. The town crier will let everyone know when blood is spilled, with commentary that reflects whether the kill was honorable or not.

The new ladder at https://dreadmyst.com/ladder tracks:

• Most player kills

• Highest Arena Rating

• Highest Combat Rating

Group content is built around the trinity system and requires real coordination. Crowd control matters here: stuns, fears, incapacitates, polymorphs. You'll need to use them, and the mobs will use them right back. Packs heal each other, interrupt your casts, and punish bad positioning. Bosses have mechanics with telegraphs you need to read and respond to. There are actual strategies, and you'll wipe until you figure them out. Four dungeons are available at launch.

Solo dungeons aren't just watered-down group content. They have their own mechanics and demand that you know your class. Dungeon progression is tiered, and the second tier is a serious gear check for all that Divine and Godly gear you've been grinding. This is real PvE content with real depth, not something you sleepwalk through to get to the "actual" game.

Guilds, banking, trading, multiple channels, and quality of life features are all in place. The backend has been hardened with logging, backups, and moderation tools to ensure a stable launch.

See you in St. Revere.

• Dale mobs dramatically buffed and given longer respawn timer

• More lv24-25 chests added to Forecourt

• Fix critical server crash

• Fix some tiles at the south side of the pvp zone

• Fix bug "If you focus evade ice block you can still move / attack and take no damage."

• Fix typo "Greator"

• If you have click to move enabled and try to perform a casted spell, your character will stop moving to perform it instead of telling you to stop first

• Fix bug where Password field at client was being restricted to 16 letters

• Cleric Smite now does more Holy damage

• First boss of Group Dungeon 2 now always drops a Divine orb of each kind, and a chance for a Godly Item

• Last boss of Group Dungeon 2 now always drops 3 Godly items

• New Solo Dungeon: 'Kandorys Undercourse' - entrance to this dungeon requires a key dropped by the last boss of the Barracks. The last boss of the Undercourse has a 15% to drop a Godly item, and a high chance for multiple Holy items, and always drops 1 Divine Armor Orb, and drops a noteworthy amount of gold. This dungeon is notably more difficult than the first one, you're expected to have "Hero+" quality gear minimum.

• Fix tooltip for ranger's slow arrow

• Re-assign loot chances for Dishonored Sorcerer

• Fix bug where custom chance for loot of a certain quality was being multiplied by bonuses for mob elite level, resulting in solo dungeons dropping way more good items than intended. This does not affect Group dungeons.

• Fix bug where extra kills on a quest kept repeating message to client "3/3 (Complete)"

• Global chat has a 10 second cooldown now

• Key to the undercourse is now created by combining a Depleted Key dropped by boss in Barracks with a Gem dropped by the mobs in the Dale, which has a 5% chance to drop from those mobs

• Fix bug where a slow expiring while vanished resulted in normal movement speed

• Changing Windows playback device will update the game to play to that device

• Fix bug with moving scrolls in your inventory while using them

• Fix item "Ruby" having a 0ms restock timer from the <Gems> vendor

• Fix bug where changing stack count of an item during a trade would allow the trade to go through

• Add item "Orb Extractor" to the game. This can be used to convert any piece of equipment into an orb of equal value. For example, using it on a Godly chest piece would create a Divine Armor Orb.

• Cooldowns are now reset when entering the Arena

• Certain spells with long cooldowns are not allowed to be cast in Arena

• You must be lv25 to queue Arena

• Add new item "Elixir of Indomitability", removes all debuffs that cause loss of control of your character. Cannot be used in Dungeons. Sold by the Alchemist in town.

• To obtain the "Orb Extractor" item you must complete the Arena quest

• Group Dungeon bosses now drop more Divine Orbs and a large amount of gold

• Minor server optimizations

• Lower the respawn time of mobs in the low level caves

• Add more lv25 Strongboxes to Contested PvP zone

• Tantorus the Crusher now drops a Divine Accessory orb

• Add portrait to Drauglyen

• The stormhowler's near the Deserter's are now level 18-19 to provide more mobs for the lv17-19 grind

• Mobs in the Wolf's Den are now elite

• Fix bug where CAPSLOCK could not be used as keybind for spells

• Fix bug with IME layouts causing input bugs notably with the Escape key

• The dragon boss zone is now contested (PvP) territory

• More wyrms have been added near the dragon, and they respawn faster as well

• Misc work done to server infrastructure

• Fix bug that was choking input frames on users with joysticks

• Fix typo in spell cleric Discipline

• Fix bug where respec wasn't removing items you no longer had stats to equip

• Completing the dungeon quest "Atmar's Fall" unlocks a quest to kill Archduke Zargan given by Azralus the Pure at the Church of St. Revere, this quest rewards 1m gold, 5 divine orbs and 5 orb extractors

• Fix typo in Dale Gem

• Fix typo in Threads of Atmar quest

• Fix collision issue at corner far side of kandor forecourt

• Quest rewards for Gold will have commas, ie "1,000g"

• Fixed bug where a lv25 queueing with a low level party member allowed them to bring the lowbie into the arena

• Nerf world map lv25 strongboxes

• Increase channel size

• Assign spells to Stormhowler NPC's

• There is now a Ladder system located at https://dreadmyst.com/ladder/ where you can see players with the most PK's, highest Arena Rating, and highest Combat Rating

• The town crier will now announce when someone kills another player. What he says is slightly random, and also depends on context. For example, killing a lower level player is dishonorable, a higher level is impressive. This has a 60 second cooldown and will announce the latest event on that interval check

This post is a compilation of changelogs documented internally prior to Steam approval. Updates will be posted individually going forward.

• fix client cant duel bug

• add guild roster page to kindbind option (you need assign to something if you already have game installed, might default to a random key otherwise)

• fix guild roster not updating other ppls levels

• fix crash involving temp summon npcs

• fix bug where logging out wasnt clear tab target cache

• you can no longer lockpick during combat

• fix bug where target's GUI buffs/debuffs were going opposite direction

• fix bug where a lock-picked chest kept asking party members to re-pick the lock

• add UI sfx to trade window

• guild notifies when player logs on/off

• guild notifies when player is promoted/demoted

• fix a bug where max pathing distance in a dungeon was too short causing NPC's to reset

• in a dungeon if a mob's target is unreachable by way of evade etc, it will teleport to its target

• fix issue where crit% rolls were happening before parry/block/etc

• reduce +weapon damage values on item affixes

• the amount of gold looted is now reported in the chat

• looted gold is divided amongst party members in visible range of the looter

• when a party member loots an item, if that member is visible to you, you'll receive a msg about it in chat

• fix bug where logging out party member wasnt removed properly

• fix bug where immune targets werent reporting "Immune" when struck

• fix bug with NPC's and deep freeze

• right clicking party member has "Trade" option available

• Added new lv24-25 elites + boxes near Backwoods of Deceit

• Buffed the first dungeon

• boss drops loot properly, mobs in the dungeon drop good amount of gold each

• Gear vendors won't offer max level items, lv25 items come from world or dungeons only, vendors go up to lv24

• Added a solo dungeon in kandorys castle

• Remove los obstructions in Dungeon1's boss room

• Players with a level differences of more than five being nearby in a group will invalidate XP credit on kills

• Players won't receive XP from enemies with a level difference of more than 5

• Implemented new spell mechanic that pulls players to the caster

• Fix nameplate height bug with upscaled model heights (Klauth etc)

• Potions now purchased through the Alchemist thats just south of the portal in Town

• New 4man dungeon added, two bosses

• Entering Dungeon 2 requires a key dropped by last boss of Dungeon 1

• Fix bug with buying stacks of items.

• Fix bug where if the party leader isnt in the same dungeon as you items were not dropping

• Disallow zoning into dungeon if people inside are in-combat

• Fix bug where GUI target lingered after zoning out of dungeon

• Fix bug where fear was bypassing root/stun movement

• Fix bug where DOT damage was bypassing absorbs

• Removed console window from Release builds of the client, i~ can be set as Keybind

• Dragon boss in second dungeon telegraphs his Fear before casting it

• Dragon boss in second boss telegraphs storm bolts more visibly, cast time made longer

• Rez spells now work

• Cleric's Reincarnation spell now works, when a player with this buff Respawns, they repop exactly where they died at

• Increased drop rate of Divine enchantment orbs, now only drop from Lv25 mobs or chests

• Added a bank system

• Guards will tell you where the Banker is

• Waypoint scrolls now stack to five

• Added some portraits to town npc's

• Fix math bug where map's rendering alignment was inaccurate

• Fix bug where bonus chance for loot was mixed up between Elite and Elite+1 (yellow elite, red elite)

• Adjust boss timers for duke zargan to avoid his abilities overlapping at same time, other redesigns to encounter made

• Add lesser wyrms near world dragon boss, waypoint added to ruins of atmar

• Implement Channel system, for now there is an extra Channel created for testing

• Fix visual bug with activating cleric spell Reincarnation

• Players can respec themselves if they are lv25, speak to a guard for directions.

• Cap accounts at 20 characters

• Add right click option to delete a character

• Fix typo in Arrow Flurry buff description.

• Fix bug where X appeared on quest targets even after not needing them

• Fix bow's incorrectly costing less than other primary slots

• The black debugging console window won't appear in the next build

• Added CI/CD support with update detection & timed restart to server

• Fix bug where CTM was incompatible with right clicking game objects.

• Fix DPI issue regarding mouse/down up logic, likely addressed coordinate issues with huge monitors

• Fix small graphical glitch where for 1 frame the map appears off center then snaps to the center

• ALT clicking a stack of items will remove from the stack

• Fix bug where teleport or map change wasn't clearing the player's loot window

• Fix bug where spells with secondary mechanics (stuns target, applies debuff, etc) weren't rolling parry or resist chances.

• Significant changes have been made the servers internal infrastructure for backups, logs, and diagnostics.

• Reduce cooldown on Cleric's Harrowing Strike, and increase its damage slightly

• Increase spawn rate in abandoned barracks

• Add some missing npc portraits, grave horror and townsfolk

• More improvements to server infrastructure

• Map's now hidden in dungeons/etc

• Implement the arena queue and rating system

• Guard will tell you where the arena master is

• Fix small bug relating to dialog windows when many options appear

• Elite/Boss weapon skill was significantly too low, this has been corrected.

• The amount of threat generated by Paladin's "Mighty Blow" has been increased slightly.

• Adjust pvp damage

• Reduce cool down of Boon of Protection

• Paladin DP reduces damage dealt significantly now

• Fix bug where sending party message not in a party would DC you

• Add mobs and intractables outside of Atmat's Fall

• Update map to specify that dungeons are 4 players (some assume its 5man content)

• Fix bug where waypoint scroll in dungeon was doing nothing underground or in a dungeon. Instead, it will return you to the entrance if you are in one.

• Fix bug where some potion/serums lacked SFX/animation on use

• Fix bug where loot notifications from party members was visible from any distance on the map, will only notify if they're nearby

• Fix bug where clipboard pasting to text prompts was empty'ing the user's clipboard

• Entrance to the Abandoned Barracks has been moved deeper into the castle

• Fix bug with AV not calculating correctly, was capping at 40% for 200, not 50% for 300

• Cost of Holy/Godly items has been increased. Reasoning: If you're buying one, then its because you're buying one with the exact stats you want. That's a significant advantage over found loot. The cost needs to reflect this logic.

• Blue items for levels 1-17 or so are mostly unchanged, but they'll upscale in price in later levels. Currently, blues cost pocket change at max level, but have a meaningful price at lower levels. The orbs were costing more than blue gear itself, even. This should be corrected.

• Fix bug where gems were sometimes double counting until a relog re-calculated the items server side cache

• Fix bug where right clicking player unit frame to Whisper wasn't working

• Fix bug where window resizes weren't working correctly, any resolution will work now

• Add borderless fullscreen

• Hostile NPC names will become more grey as you out level them.

• Fix naming typo 'beastplate'

• Fix bug where party members were receiving credit cross channels

• Fix bug where credit for XP/credit was going to who-ever got killing blow, despite the fact that loot went to the original tagger

• Fix bug where starting up client into borderless wasn't initializing it correctly for NVIDIA drivers

• Adjust mob weapon skill values

• Mark Target and Flame Arrow can no longer stack from multiple Rangers

• Adjust skill formulas

• Taurens at the castle now range lv20-25

• Map updated to note the castle as 20-25 not 19-20

• Abandoned Barracks now require a key dropped by the castle taurens to enter. They key is consumed when entering the barracks.

• Fix missing collision in trog cave

• Revere's music changed it to a more suble track given the amount of time spent in town at times

• Purchasing a Holy/Godly item will now prompt "Are you sure?"

• Shift clicking a vendor item will now link it in chat

• Shift clicking a loot item will now link it in chat

• Fix the level on a Terror Clan Archer

• Add keybinds for tareting self, praty1-3

• Add a "/roll" command that will appear to party members

• Slight GUI tweak, move "Objectives" lower under Channel 1 print

• Chance for Greater Orbs to drop has been reduced

• Chance for Major Orbs to drop has been reduced

• Fix bug where unused dungeon instances were not being cleaned up

• Barracks is restricted to 1 player, mobs do not respawn without zoning out to reset it, a new key needed to re-enter

• The archivist in town now offers a quest to investigate Atmar's fall, rewards 50k gold and a Divine Orb

• Divine Orb icons changed

• Add item "Shatter Gems" to the game, it will remove gems from a piece of gear

• Add repeatable quest "The Arena" that rewards item "Shatter Gems"

• Fix bug where changing channels in arena would phase the player

• Fix bug where closing equipment panel while spending XP spend on a spell wasn't refreshing the tooltip properly back to the un-spent version

• Level 10-25 will take longer, EXP rewards changed

• Killing a mobs +2 or more levels than you will reward the same exp as if it was only +1 - if you're in a party, this will be based off the lowest level member in range

• Party's of 2 now receive 75% of the kill target EXP instead of 100% (not split in half, but not full reward either)

• Set "Forgotten Ledger" to respawn every 30 sec, was set to 300 sec by mistake

• Fix bug where requirements for quest "Death of the Undead" was set wrong

• The barracks now has a named final boss "Sarloch the Betrayer", 18k HP, always drops a blue and has a 25% chance to drop a pink item, and drops a notable amount of gold. Difficult but beatable, don't let him cast greater fire bolt.

• Progression after max level is noted as Combat Rating "CR" (vaguely D&D style). Tiers are: Overgod, Godly, Demigod, Divine, Hero, Renowned, Mortal, Feeble. Appears in your Equipment panel if you are level 25.

• Fix bug where "has left the party" kept lingering a grey'd out party member

• Fix bug where linking an item was causing the color of the chat to match the item quality

• Fix bug where tab targeting wasn't triggering if you were mousing over a GUI element

• Fix it so that you can't just relog in the barracks to spawn another reset of it

• Fix again party's showing Unknown after player leaves from DC

• Fix bug where key to enter a dungeon would be consumed even if you were unable to join that dungeon

• Fix design flaw where trying to enter a 1 man dungeon would target the party's version of it, when it should be personal to you

• Mark where the dragon is on the map

• Fix bug where pressing Escape with a target selected, and other situations, was not closing chat, requiring additional presses of Escape

• Change CD on mage buffs to 10 sec down from 30 sec

• Paladin wings of freedom now has 2 min cooldown and lasts a shorter duration - but it will Remove active slows/snares now

• Change paladin buff CD to 10 sec down from 20 sec

• New zone Hillsfar Dale has been added, lv25 mobs in this area. Coming soon is another solo dungeon which will be in this area.

• Backwoods of Deceit is now a lv18-19 zone to help with leveling 17 to 19

• Buff the zhendale mobs a bit

• Fix visual bug where, when promoting a guild member, you wouldn't see it visually in the roster until re-opening it

• Fix a bug where guild data could become out of sync on server start up

• Add slight sound effect when someone joins guild

• Fix bug where logging out while a spell casting SFX was looping, would result in the SFX to loop forever

• Add a "welcome" message to chat box when first logging into the game

• Fix bug where quest objective to get item would become out of sync when deleting an item

• Add some missing npc portraits

• Server now logs economy events (trading, vendoring, looting etc)

• The inner portion of the castle is flagged as Kandorys Forecourt, in this zone if you are /pvp enabled then non-party/guild players will be hostile to you. This command does not affect any other area, or even other portions of the castle.

• Added some more Wyrm's to the Kandorys Forecourt area

• The barracks has been moved to the north side of the castle system

• Additional Wyrm's has been added to the southern portion of the castle system

• Fix bug that allowed you to challenge multiple people to a duel

• Fix bug where Contested Zone wasn't being notified to player (it always will be now)

• Change color of Contested Zone to Orange so that its more noticeable

• Expand the zone that's flagged as Kandorys Forecourt to that entire walled section, instead of just the back 2/3 of it

• Drop rate for Barracks key set back to 5%

• The deep end of Kandorys Forecourt now has lv25 Strong Boxes and other lv25 crates

• Adjust mid section of the forecourt so that you can cross through the line of trees

• Fix bug where the game's cursor was resetting to Windows default after toggling Borderless Fullscreen

• Fix inaccessible barrel near Loglan the Overseer

• Fix crash at client

• Fix bug where Quest items could be traded

• When your inventory is full, items are "mailed" back to you. There is a notification now, and this also saves on relog now

• Some misc server backend work, logs/backups, also added ability to ban accounts