🎉 Voyagers of Nera - February 26th Update
Announcements
We're back with another major update based directly on your amazing feedback! This patch introduces some exciting new content including the first explorable area of The Reef, significant updates to the Embrace, new enemies, sailing improvements, and much more.
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Completing the First Biome has Changed! ⚠️
Now to awaken the Elder Spirit of the Ocean you must do the following:
- Visit each Ancient Ruin (there are 3)
- Acquire the Shard of the Elder Spirit (there are 3)
- This should mark as ‘complete’ on your Map tracker once you have completed it
- These are not ‘physical’ items - they are things you earn on your server. You do not need to carry anything
- Once you have completed all 3, go to the Ancient’s Rest
- This is where the old Construct was
- Then, as before, retrieve the Elder Spirit (physical item) and bring it back to your base
- Deposit it into the Spirit Anchor, and Awaken it
- Craft the Crossing Stone to go to Biome 2!
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🧭 Crossing the Storm Wall
- The second biome, the Reef is now in the game! To reach it, you must first awaken the Elder Spirit in the Embrace by defeating Constructs in each of the three Ruins.
- Once the Elder Spirit is awakened, you’ll be able to craft a Crossing Stone and equip it to your ship. This will allow you to traverse the Storm Wall safely!

🗺️ Reef Zone 1 - Now Explorable!

- The first third of the Reef is now playable with new resources to gather and new dangers to face!
- The Reef Hobbs (which you probably encountered in the first biome) have finally found their forever home in the Reef!
- New Resources: Clay, Coral Wood, Tidemetal, Bulb Kelp and so many more!
- New Recipes: Glider, new crafting stations, ceramics and still more!
- (Some of these are still WIP, so not all of them will be functional just yet)
- Glider Exploration - Take to the skies with the new glider! While the art is still a work in progress, the mechanics are ready to test
- 🚧 Zone 2 and Zone 3 are still WIP - they will be accessible, but will have almost nothing in it and may have bugs like holes in the ground 🚧
🏝️ Updated Embrace Experience
- Revamped Ancient Ruins
- Defeat construct guardians in each ruin to unlock shards of the Elder spirit
- Collect these shards to unlock the Elder Spirit Egg within the Ancient's Rest
- Economy Overhaul
- Sharpstone now replaces ironite throughout the world
- Mana and elemental strands are now gathered directly in the world instead of extracting strands from mana shards
- Water Strands are available in the Embrace; Wind Strands in the Reef
- Balance Changes: We've adjusted encumbrance and weight as you transport resources between biomes
- Note: We're actively iterating on this system and looking for your feedback!
- Enemy Updates
- The Shattered enemies have been updated and now replace the Reef Hobbs
- New Enemy: The Wisp - A ranged Shattered enemy that blasts you with chaotic magical energy