New World: Aeternum News

Greetings, Adventurers!

Our Design Team took a stylish approach to immersive characters and settings for the Summer Medleyfaire. Whether you prefer pirates or musical themes, every aspect of this celebration radiates summer fun. Let’s explore some of the team’s concept art, inspiration, and challenges.

[h2]SUMMER MEDLEYFAIRE[/h2]
“The main inspiration for the Summer Medleyfaire came from modern music festivals,” said Concept Artist Andy Lee. “We wanted bright and colorful palettes to represent the excitement of summer and leaned heavily on coastal or beach motifs like bonfires, tiki torches, and grilling.”



“Overall, the creation of the environment and its various components were fun to create. There weren’t too many challenges. One of the main discussions we had when concepting this area was how we were going to take the modern idea of a music concert and fit it into a period location with more fantastical elements.”



[h2]BARNACLES & BLACK POWDER
[/h2][h3]ADMIRAL BRUTE[/h3]
“For the Admiral Brute, I was aiming for a character large and grizzled that was taken over by the sea a long time ago,” said Concept Artist Allison Theus. “One of the challenges of this design was finding the right ratio of human to creature pieces in the shapes while maintaining a compact, weighty silhouette.”



[h3]THE MAELSTROM SIREN[/h3]
“For the Siren, I was going for something enigmatic and deep sea feeling, and was inspired by various corals and arthropods with a bit of fish influence,” said Allison. “The main challenge here was figuring out which family she belonged to and how that translated to the shape language in her design. We wanted her to read clearly as an Angry Earth creature.”



[h2]CONCEPT ART[/h2]
The Design Team also shared some additional images that provide insight into the development of the Summer Medleyfaire Event’s mood, colors, and various set pieces.













Thanks for your support! We’ll see you in Aeternum.

Greetings, Adventurers!

New World Update 1.5.6 downtime will begin at 11:00PM PT (6:00AM UTC) on July 12 and includes quality of life fixes.

[h2]General Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug that allowed players to endlessly spam abilities.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused certain crests to not appear in the list of a player’s available crests when they were entitled to them.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused quest resets to repeat lore and map unlock rewards.
  
• Added a speculative fix for an issue that caused Void Destroyers to turn invisible in Invasions and the Tempest Heart Expedition. We will continue to monitor the forums to see if players are still encountering this rare issue after the update.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused players to not get achievement progress for total Trade Skill ranks.
  
• Fixed an issue that caused various quest-giver NPCs to turn invisible.
  

Thanks for your support! We'll see you in Aeternum.

Greetings, Adventurers!

Our Community Team can’t wait to hang out with you at TwitchCon Amsterdam on July 16 - 17. Say hello at the Amazon Games booth either day or come to the LAN area on Saturday, July 16 for thrilling Expeditions, grueling PvP matches, and New World’s first Arenas tournament — the New World PvP Arena Open. Complete activities in any game mode to win prizes. Each New World setup will feature pre-set characters, making it easy to pick up and play your favorite weapon build.

Join the New World PvP Arena Open on July 16 for a chance to win a trip to TwitchCon San Diego, Alienware-sponsored peripherals, and exclusive New World merch. Players unable to attend can catch every moment of the tournament on our New World Twitch channel for progress toward a new Twitch Drop.

Beginning on July 15 at 8AM PT (3PM UTC), to celebrate TwitchCon Amsterdam, a Summer Event Cache Twitch Drop will become available for Twitch viewers to claim as a Drop on enabled channels streaming New World.

[h2]Summer Event Cache Twitch Drop[/h2]


The Summer Event Cache Twitch Drop includes instruments, a fishing rod, and summer event tokens.
To claim the drop, viewers must watch 4 hours of New World on a Twitch Channel with the drops enabled. Once earned, players can claim their skin through the ‘Item Claim’ tab found within the in-game store after the content update that introduces the Summer Medleyfaire. If you haven’t done so already, make sure your Twitch account is linked to your Amazon Games and Steam accounts. You can find the steps you need to follow on our Twitch Drops page.

The Summer Event Cache will be available as a Twitch Drop until August 8, so make sure to tune into your favorite New World content creator with drops enabled before then! This Drop is available for all content creators to enable in the New World category.

[h2]New World PvP Arena Open[/h2]


The New World PvP Arena Open is a 16 team, single elimination tournament in the game’s new 3v3 Arena mode. Follow the instructions on the registration page to secure a spot for your team, then practice different weapon combinations for a better shot at the grand prize. All players must be 18 or older to compete. Check out the official rules for more details.

[h2]Prizes[/h2]
Every New World PvP Arena participant will receive a New World pin. Progress deeper into the event for additional pin colors and greater prizes*.

[h3]First Place[/h3]
The first place team will win a trip to TwitchCon San Diego including:

• Roundtrip airfare to the event location from Winner's preferred major metropolitan airport
  
• Hotel accommodation for the duration of the event (October 7-9)
  
• TwitchCon San Diego event entry badges
  

[h3]Second Place[/h3]
Each member of second place team will receive 3 Alienware-sponsored peripherals:

• Keyboard AW510K Dark Side
  
• Mouse AW510M Dark Side
  
• Headset AW310H Dark Side
  

[h3]Third Place[/h3]
The third place team will take home New World Merch:

• Exclusive New World Artbook
  
• New World Steelbook with game code
  
• Amazon Games Backpack
  

*All prizes subject to tournament rules, terms, and conditions.

Thanks for your support! We’ll see you in Aeternum or at the event!

Greetings, Adventurers!

The New World XP Extravaganza ends with the return of all XP bonuses, including a small crafting boost, from July 1 at 12AM PST Friday, to July 4 at 12AM PST Monday (7AM Friday - 7AM Monday UTC).

[h2]XP EXTRAVAGANZA JULY 1 - 4[/h2]

If you only have time for one bonus event, this is the weekend to play New World. Focus on one or go for a more balanced progression depending on your personal goals.

• Double Weapon XP
  
• Double Gathering XP
  
• Double Refining XP
  
• Double Character Level XP
  
• 1.25 Crafting XP
  

Take advantage of these bonuses to experiment with different weapon, gathering, and refining strategies. You might just find a new favorite way to play. Thanks for your support! We’ll see you in Aeternum.

Greetings, Adventurers!

New World Update 1.5.5 downtime will begin at 11:00PM PT (6:00AM UTC) on June 28 and includes additional rewards for PvP Arenas.

[h2]General Fixes[/h2]
* Players will now receive more PvP XP and Azoth Salt in PvP Arenas. The number of rounds won grants players the following rewards every match:

• 0: 350 XP, 75 salt
  
• 1: 600 XP, 150 salt
  
• 2: 750 XP, 350 salt
  
• 3: 1000 XP, 500 salt
  

* We added a new type of Gypsum only obtainable in PvP Arenas - Garnet Gypsum. Players can earn up to 2 Garnet Gypsum per day. It takes one Garnet Gypsum to craft a Gypsum Orb. The number of rounds won grants players the following drop rates each match:

• 0: 1 garnet (50% chance)
  
• 1: 1 garnet (50% chance)
  
• 2: 1 garnet (50% chance)
  
• 3: 1 Garnet (100% chance)
  

* Fixed an issue that caused specific interactions with some objects to prevent progress in the main story questline.
* Fixed an issue that caused players to lose overflowed items in their storage after reaching the placement limit of 500 items in a single storage location.

Thanks for your support! We'll see you in Aeternum.