The Skyforge EU/NA servers will be taken offline Wednesday, October 19th at 1:00am PDT for the Ascension Release maintenance.

Please find specific details pertaining to the maintenance below:

Purpose
The purpose of taking the servers offline is to perform weekly maintenance and deploying the Ascension Release-Patch.

Duration
Approx. ~5 hours

Patch Notes
The full list of patch notes can be found HERE.

Affected Users
During the maintenance, the Skyforge servers will be inaccessible to all players.

While waiting, why not catch the latest news about Skyforge or chat with other players via the Aelinet!

• Divine Specializations
• Pantheons
• New Values
• Operations and Adventures
• New Combat System
• Equipment
• Tol-Monter Raid
• Invasions
• The Outlaw
• Orders
• Progression Campaign
• Character Development

We are happy to announce that the Ascension Update has been installed on the game server. This is the start of a great journey, in which difficult battles with powerful bosses await, along a struggle for power in the Council of Gods and many more interesting events!

Skyforge's Ascension is a game, filled with the most diverse adventures, which will bring plenty of enjoyment thanks to an incredibly dynamic combat system.

What was added to the game in this update?

COUNCIL OF GODS

The game has added a demo version of the Council of Gods - a unique political system that allows players to elect 12 leaders, who will gain power over the community. The first elections start today! Game characters you are well familiar with have put themselves forward as candidates. Visit the Divine Observatory to find out who they are!
You will receive a special ballot when you first enter the game. Give it to the hologram of your selected candidate. Do they have the best program and should form part of the council? Then encourage other players to vote for them! After all, the directives you receive will be chosen by the council members.

NEW BOSS

The avatar of the great god of the Oceanids has arrived in Aelion. He is fierce and dangerous and you absolutely must defeat him. Tol-Monter is a formidable adversary. Before fighting him personally, junior gods can expect many challenges! As many of you already know, the avatar has 2 incarnations: champion - which is already available and training, which you can only visit if you receive a special directive that comes on Thursdays and Sundays.
More about Tol-Monter.

Read more about the other Ascension features in the following articles:

• Divine Specializations
• Pantheons
• New Values
• Operations and Adventures
• New Combat System
• Equipment
• Invasions
• The Outlaw
• Orders
• Progression Campaign
• Character Development

Onwards to the Ascension, immortals!

We are delighted to announce the launch of sale of in-game valuables. October 19th to 26th, you will have a chance to purchase two of the most important currencies at a significant discount. Don't miss the opportunity to stock up on the valuables that not only will increase your character's efficiency, but will make the game even more comfortable.

The stimulants will be sold at a 25% discount! These items will allow you to speed up the completion of the Council of Gods directives by skipping the adventures you are not interested in. Additionally, the stimulants will allow you to instantly complete promotion quests. These items will be of use both to the players who log in only occasionally, accumulating several directives and completing them in 1-2 days, and to the users that don't want to participate in activities they are not interested in. The stimulants allow you to save your in-game time and focus on the quests you want to complete yourself.

Knowledge of Enemies will also enjoy a 30% discount. The importance of that resource can hardly be underestimated: it allows you to upgrade your Tower of Knowledge and thus improve your character's base stat: its Might. The higher its value, the more efficiently can your hero deal with the challenges of the game. Do remember that many of the Trophy Hall promotions increase your character's Might boost from the Tower of Knowledge at a proportional rate. Correspondingly, the higher its rank, the more boosted will the stat be by the Trophy Hall. Additionally, you can unlock a new class for the Knowledge of Enemies!

The sale will end in just one week – good luck!

Skyforge’s big expansion Ascension launches today, and we’ve been playing the game’s pre-patch changes in anticipation of the big update. What we’ve found are a slew of very welcome changes to a game that seemed needlessly complex at launch.

We wrote about this expansion in interviews, and in news articles, but until the past week we hadn’t really gone hands on with many of the changes its bringing. Much like other MMORPGs, Skyforge chose to roll out a load of the new system changes to the game in a “pre-patch” before the Ascension content hits the servers on the 19th (today).

Nearly every facet of the game saw some change. The Ascension Atlas is gone, and in its place is a Campaign Map that tries to more coherently tell the story of Aelion while guiding you through progression of your character and unlocking the classes. It was wondrous to see that my previous work on the game during the review had made it so every single class was unlocked, save the brand new dual-pistol wielding Outlaw. New and returning players will unlock them now through the campaign map, as you unlock missions to obtain them via the map and progressing through its various regions. Some might make the argument that this makes the overall arc of Skyforge more linear, but frankly it’s for the better here as it’s much simpler to understand how to unlock classes and what you should be doing...

Immortals, with Halloween coming around the corner, the time for spooky encounters, scary places, and mysterious creatures are upon us! Here at My.com, we are preparing some special “treats” for you! Now that the mood is set, we have prepared a little contest for you, called the Screenshot of Horror Contest.

The contest is simple: Create a screenshot in Skyforge, then modify it or leave it how it is. You want to either make it the scariest thing possible or you can capture a spooky part of Skyforge and submit it as is! When you are happy with the result, submit it here and on October 27th, we will announce the winners!

Prizes:

Terms:

• Only submissions taken from within Skyforge and follow the Halloween theme are accepted.  
• Multiple submissions per users are allowed, however a user can only win once.  
• All submissions must be unique to the contest.  
• Editing of your screenshot is explicitly allowed. How else can you edit in the Pumpkins and Ghosts!  
• Minimum resolution for the screenshot is 1200x900 pixels.  
• Graphic, obscene or any other questionable content will not be considered. The same applies for content violating any Skyforge regulations, EULA, rules etc.  
• The winners will be picked by the Skyforge team.  
• By submitting your screenshot, you grant Skyforge all rights to use, edit and distribute the image.  
• These rules may be changed or amended at any time.*

We’re excited to announce the introduction of our time-limited Everyday Hero Packs which come in three variations – Sun of Naori, Heart of Battle, and the Everyday Hero Combo Pack!

Perhaps you need a break from protecting Aelion – Why not enjoy a relaxing day out on the Beach with your new wardrobe and friendly Moah? Perhaps you have no time for such foolishness, choosing to be ready for action? In that case, don your Tournament Armor, prepare your majestic Griffin, and take the fight straight to the enemy!

To view the complete details or to purchase the Everyday Hero Packs, visit our dedicated Everyday Hero Packs page.

The Everyday Hero Packs will be available until November 3rd!

We are pleased to announce the results of the first Council of Gods elections! For the several coming weeks, Ianna, Asterius, Metarchus, Herida, Flavius, Xintara, Thais, Judas, Nestor, Stellania, Spyro, and Thialia will be the ones to sit in the council. Let their rule be wise and just and bring prosperity and safety to Aelion!

Exclusively for The Aelion Herald, several of the candidates agreed to talk about their nominations.

I thank you for your vote! We will leverage modern technologies and scientific achievements for the benefit of every Aelionian. These dire times put a colossal burden on our shoulders, but you can rest assured that I will not let you down!
Erm, where did that drone go?
Oh! You’re still here!
Flavius God Scientist

My dear immortals! I knew that your hearts are open to the happiest and warmest feelings! I promise to stay close to you—stay in your hearts—even in the darkest of times! Don’t forget that only love can save this world!
Thais Goddess of Love

The Council of Gods will quite soon begin its work determining the contents of directives that you can obtain in the Divine Observatory. Remember to leave your feedback on the desired contents of directives in the comments!
Who knows, perhaps the gods will listen?

The Skyforge EU/NA servers will be taken offline Thursday, October 27th at 1:00am PDT for weekly maintenance.

Please find specific details pertaining to the maintenance below:

Purpose
The purpose of taking the servers offline is to perform weekly maintenance, fixes and localization tweaks.

Duration
Approx. ~5 hours

Affected Users
During the maintenance, the Skyforge servers will be inaccessible to all players.

While waiting, why not catch the latest news about Skyforge or chat with other players via the Aelinet!

Many different mounts have come and gone over the past few months, seemingly never to be seen again. Well today, we’re happy to announce that not only will we be putting many of these mounts temporarily onto the Market, we’ll be doing it at up to a 50% discount of its normal price!

The mounts are available for purchase through the in-game Marketplace with Argents and will be only be around from October 27th (1am PDT) to November 2nd (1am PDT)! Everyone needs to spice up their ride sometimes, how will you?

The list of prices & discounts (In Argents) for each of the mounts can be found below.

The spooky and scary screenshots for this Halloween have been submitted and finally reviewed! The ghoulish and haunting images you created will forever haunt the Skyforge forum. Without any hesitation, here are the winners of this year’s Screenshot of Horror contest!

1st: Fatty Man & His Story

2nd: Daenerys Stormblade

3rd: Psycho Tech

4th: Jerin Stone

5th: Eldrial Orfiel

Submissions Per Region:

• NA Submissions
• EN Submissions
• DE Submissions
• FR Submissions

Congratulations to all of our winners and we hope to see you gain in our next haunted contest!

Are you a Jack O'Lantern artist or do you just have fun carving pumpkins? We are kicking off one of the first Pumpkin Carving contest for Skyforge! Show off your Halloween creations for a chance to win some trick or treat goodies!

Rules:

1. The contest will run from now until November 2nd
2. You must post a picture of your pumpkin in the thread to enter
3. You must have a piece of paper or something that says Skyforge in the Image
4. You can enter as many pumpkins as you wish
5. Be as creative as you can (Bonus points for a Skyforge themed pumpkin)
6. One prize per person

Check out the list of prizes for being one of the top pumpkin carvers!

Prizes:

Contest Reminders:

• Graphic, obscene or any other questionable content will not be considered. The same applies for content violating any Skyforge regulations, EULA, rules etc.  
• The winners will be picked by the Skyforge team.  
• By submitting your screenshot, you grant Skyforge all rights to use, edit and distribute the image.  

These rules may be changed or amended at any time.

Immortals, it’s hard to balance on the edge of life and death! Become a “Phantom” and explore the realms that exist beyond the grave, or take on the traditional Halloween look and dress up as a Pirate! The time for scary and spooky costumes is here!

From October 28 to November 11, you will have a chance at obtaining ghostly and traditional Halloween packs!

So now it’s up to you! Become a Pirate and pair up with a spooky pumpkin named Auburn Flynn or become a phantom and follow Mort, a Skull companion! Don’t forget, by purchasing the combo kit you save more than 50%! “Arrgg, that’s one heck of a deal!”

To view the complete details or to purchase the Halloween Packs, visit our dedicated Halloween Packs page.

The Halloween Packs will be available until November 11th!

In celebration of Halloween, we are happy to announce our 2016 Halloween Costume Contest. Now is the time to get as creative as you can, and show us the Cosplayer inside all of you. You will have from October 31st to November 6th to participate! Good Luck and may the best costume win!

You can choose any theme you like, from traditional Halloween themes, to game inspired costumes, or full cosplay inspired costumes. The only limits are your own imagination, so show us your best!

Participation

Participation is easy. Take a picture with you in your costume and post it in the Aelinet thread.
If we have enough participation, we will reward winners in 5 categories:

• Best Male Costume
• Best Female Costume
• Most Exciting Costume
• Most “Skyforge” Inspired Costume
• The Scariest costume

The Prizes for the winners of each category will be as follows:

Rules and Entry Guidelines

• 1 entry per person attached to the discussion thread
• Entries must contain a brief description of your costumes theme and/or inspiration
• Entries must be of appropriate content and must have a sign with “Skyforge” in it
• Participants must be 18 years or older. We will be posting your entries on our forum, and as mentioned you may be featured on our social media
• Neither My.com, nor the Support Staff of Skyforge, assume any responsibility for misrepresentations of any entrants age
• By entering you are agreeing to your pictures to be posted on our social media

Rules are subject to change, and all decisions by the CM Team will be final.

The Oceanid invasion is coming to its final stretch: many players have gained an over 50% increase to their Combat Superiority and managed to collect valuables and Stones of Strength with a x35 multiplier. Alciona and Melia are defeated, and Lorro the Cold, barely reborn, fell again, stricken down by a group of epic brooch hunters.

Many think that this invasion no longer poses a threat to Aelionians. However, this is an illusion. Today begins the fifth week of the invasion, which means that the difficulty level of all group adventures and raids has been updated, and now allows you to receive the latest-generation equipment.

DISTORTIONS

The last generals of the Oceanid army have arrived. To this day, you might have thought Lorro the Cold together with Alciona and Melia formidable enemies. But now a real battle awaits the heroes!

RAID

By successfully fighting the demons hiding in the ruins of the ancient temple you will receive the new equipment you require. Hurry to the Operation Ophelia, immortal!

GROUPS

Three group adventures have been updated to the current difficulty level at once: Icy Plateau, Daren Facility, and Hespilon Temple. Try those before setting out on the more difficult adventures.

By assembling a set of the best equipment and gaining more Combat Superiority, you will undoubtedly become a threat to Tol-Monter. Challenge the avatar of the evil Oceanid deity. If not you, then who else?

OPERATIONS

Oceanids are not the only ones to threaten Aelion! Armies of other enemies, knowing no respite, attack peaceful settlements, capture factories, and destroy ancient cultural heritage. Fight back against them by participating in the new set of operations.

To unlock the operations, complete any Squad, Group, or Invasion adventure. By fulfilling all of the requirements, you will receive Credits and Knowledge of Enemies. And those that manage to collect enough tokens, will be able to move on to the next operation—which are rewarded with Argents.

Good luck, immortals! Great battles await you, and you will certainly be victorious!

The Skyforge EU/NA servers will be taken offline Wednesday, November 2nd at 2:00am PDT for weekly maintenance.

Please find specific details pertaining to the maintenance below:

Purpose

The purpose of taking the servers offline is to perform weekly maintenance, fixes and localization tweaks.

Duration

Approx. ~5 hours

Affected Users
During the maintenance, the Skyforge servers will be inaccessible to all players.

While waiting, why not catch the latest news about Skyforge or chat with other players via the Aelinet!

Are you interested in streaming or recording Skyforge? We have prepared a special tool for you. With the Game Center Streaming and Video feature, sharing your epic gameplay is now easier than ever!
The new tool allows you to create a live Skyforge broadcast using your Twitch account, record Skyforge videos and take epic screenshots.

Streaming

To start your live Skyforge broadcasting, please select the Create Broadcast option from the menu.

You will then be required to select the stream window size. The smaller the window, the lower the connection and performance requirements will be.

The broadcasting function requires an active Twitch account, a Youtube account or a Restream.io account. Please enter the Username and Password of your account to the My.com login window that appears. Select which service you want to use in the Configuration window (Twitch.tv is the default setting).

Upon successful login, press the Start Broadcast button to begin your live stream. You can also select the microphone and general volumes using the interface sliders and open the stream configuration window by pressing the cog button. Exit the feature by pressing the X button on the right side of the interface bar.

The Configuration window allows you to select:

• Sound settings – select your input device manually in case the microphone is not working
• Hotkey to start and end the stream
• Resolution and Bitrate – adjust per your connection's restrictions (please note that selecting a higher resolution and bitrate than your connection can handle will result in lags and image stuttering)
• Broadcast server – you can select from Twitch, Youtube and Restream.io streaming service as well as (in Twitch) select the server nearest to you manually

For Youtube and Restream.io broadcast, please follow the Configuration instructions carefully. A broadcast key has to be generated on the service's website and pasted to the appropriate area of the Configuration window to ensure the security of the stream.

Once the configuration is finalized, press the OK button to continue.

Recording Videos

To start recording Skyforge videos, please select the Record Video option from the menu.

You will then be required to select the video window size. The smaller the window, the lower the performance and hard drive space requirements will be.

Upon selecting the video window size, recording will begin immediately. Please make sure you are already within the Skyforge client. Alternatively, press the Stop button to stop recording.

The image button opens up a window with the screenshots and videos files. All recorded videos and screenshots made using the Game Center feature will be added to this folder automatically and can be viewed or deleted. Please note that the folder where the files are saved can be changed in the Configuration window.

The Configuration window for video recording can be opened using the cog button. It allows you to select:

• Hotkey to start and end the recording
• Resolution, Bitrate and Frames per Second
• Video saving folder

Please make sure you have enough free drive space to save the recordings.

Saving Screenshots

To save an Skyforge screenshot, please select the Screenshot Area option from the menu.

You will then be required to select the screenshot area, after which a simple screenshot editor opens up. The editor allows you to perform the following actions (from left to right):

• Move any object, created by this tool, around the screenshot area
• Use a freehand brush to mark areas of significance (color and thickness can be selected on the lower bar)
• Draw a straight line
• Draw an arrow (useful for pointing out objects on the screens for players to pay attention to)
• Insert a number to the screenshot area
• Insert a rectangle to the screenshot area
• Insert a circle to the screenshot area
• Insert simple text to the screenshot area
• Scrap the picture
• Save the picture

The color and thickness of all objects can be selected on the lower bar. Number, rectangle, circle and text features can also have optional background.
The screenshot is saved to a pre-defined folder, which can be selected in the Configuration window.

The Configuration window for video recording can be opened by pressing the downward arrow right of the Save button and selecting Settings from the menu. It allows you to select:

• Hotkey to take an area screenshot or a screenshot of an entire active window
• Screenshot format (.png or .jpg)
• Picture quality
• Screenshot saving folder

Please note that the screenshot saving folder can be different from the video saving folder.

We hope you enjoy this new feature and we'll see you on Aelion!

Breaking news!
Excavations at an ancient magical site uncovered a mosaic that includes directions to a place where powerful artifacts are buried. A legend promises "a power unlimited" to the one who finds the so-called "Element Keys." Those are just rumors, naturally.

Still, thousands of Aelions people armed with their tablets have already set out to search for those magical trinkets! Absorbed by projections of the map, they cant even imagine what danger they are putting themselves into. We implore all users of the Aelinet to be aware of their surroundings and avoid invading forces unless they are escorted by immortals!

Pria the Impartial, The Aelion Herald Special Correspondent

From November 2nd to November 16 at 1am PDT, the Keys of Elements promotion arrives– The eggheads from the Research Center didn't lose any time in offering your adepts to test raven helpers that they developed specifically for treasure hunting. If the testing proves successful, you will have a chance to own one!

They say that the drones in the first shipment turned out to be rather extravagant. Don't be surprised when a new Cromack proposes you to "bathe in the blood" of recently butchered khelps or thoughtfully inquires if you would like to "peck at the hearts" of defeated enemies. Remember, they are only machines, they mean well.

Two extra modules for your helpers of any model are available on the market! They unlock two unique abilities that allow your character to receive additional resources both while in-game and while outside the game world.

For their performance throughout the event, your adepts can win amazing rewards for you including your very own Cromack Robot Raven and matching costume! But that’s not all you will receive:

• Knowledge of Enemies
• Credits
• Premium Subscription
• Victor’s Medals
• And more!

If your adepts happen to set any new records, you have the possibility to receive the following rewards:

• 1,000,000 Credits
• 12,000 argents
• 500 progress points on the Guaranteed reward scale.

Don’t miss your chance to participate! The event ends on November 16th, once technical work has finished. Visit the Keys of Elements page for more information!

Good luck!

Pumpkins have been carved, crafted and finally reviewed by the Skyforge team! The creativity and skills you have shown will forever go down in the record books. Without any hesitation, here are the winners of this year’s carving contest!

1st: Psychotech Arms

2nd: Cold Clown

3rd: Aldebaran Vitor

4th: Notoff Onn

5th: Javo Nacho

Submissions Per Region:

• NA Submissions
• EN Submissions
• DE Submissions
• FR Submissions

Congratulations to all of our winners and we hope to see you gain in our next haunted contest!