Ilysia News

Hey everyone! Beta 2 is now live! Read up on the full details below!


This testing phase will run: Friday 8/18 - Wednesday 8/23

This is an extension from Beta 1 into Beta 2, focused on community feedback and continual polish of features!

We heard through development feedback on how it would be difficult to balance Freeforge and decided to put structure around it with originally changing to starting classes in Beta 1. We’re actively listening to player feedback and are going back to the old system. It will take a few iterations to bring down the fences but we’re on it! Balance is still something we are greatly focused on. This is the first stage to the changed Freeforge system.


PATCH NOTES | Ilysia Beta 2

• Beginning stages of Freeforge have been re-implemented, Items & weapons are no longer bound to a “class”.
  
• Shields have been fixed and now block damage instead of just acting like a very wide, very weak sword. Hold trigger to block. While blocking, each time you are hit, the damage will be reduced and a heat charge will be consumed. Starting shields have 4 heat charges and recover at a rate of 1 heat charge every 10 seconds.
  
• The codex for warrior skills has been updated with the activation sequences in the descriptions
  
• We've captured the sneaky toka that has been stealing player's underwear. Tighty-whities have been restored to all!
  
• Players backpack has a few extra things to start them on their way.
  
• The many birds and crickets of the world now listen to the codex audio sliders.
  
• The many bands, bards and quartets have been at work and filled the world with music.
  
• Certain angry enemies realized they were being quite selfish with their loot and will now be more generous.
  
• Mobs were tired of running all the way back to their spawn point after chasing players and decided to go on strike. We've renegotiated and mobs will properly chase players again after returning to their spawn point.
  
• The compass now points north again.
  
• Added a build number to the login scene.
  
• Various Quality Of Life Improvements.
  

MagePortal & Key Activation
Your Beta 2 keys are posted to your MagePortal account under "Keys & Items". To redeem, copy and paste your 16 character key into the activation box and hit activate. Following this you will see it transferred to your "Activated Keys" on the same page. You are now ready for when servers go live and downloads are available. When servers do go live, you will be able to navigate to the downloads page that is listed on the right side drop down menu.

For further instructions on how to download and install Ilysia, please follow this guide here: Beta 2 Setup Guide

All players will need to re-download the newest build of Ilysia on MagePortal under the downloads tab!

It is recommended you remove the previous build files from your computer or if on Quest, uninstalling the APK file prior to installing the new one!


Bug Reporting
If you are finding any bugs during your adventures in Ilysia, please submit a bug report here: https://wkf.ms/45K335B

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Hey everyone! We've rolled out another hotfix for Beta 1 today!

All players will need to re-download the newest build of Ilysia on MagePortal under the downloads tab!

It is recommended you remove the previous build files from your computer or if on Quest, uninstalling the APK file prior to installing the new one! For help with install, please see: Beta 1 Setup Guide

HOTFIX 2- Beta 1:

- We found out that Bellamy was casting the wrong ritual and was wiping your memories instead. She has been taught the correct spell and should no longer cause you to forget quests you've completed after helping her.

- Tavern Keeper Willus' Quest line fixed. We used Bellamy's memory spell on him to make him forget why he started imprisoning players in the first place. Victims have been released and may continue questing again.

- The high level Mage spell Blink had a decimal point in the wrong place and caused the user to teleport all the way around the world and end up back where they started. Blink has been re-calibrated to be short distance again.

- Broke the link between mage's wands so that your cooldowns would stop showing on someone else's wand.

- Confiscated all of the Amulets of Regeneration that Bal'Ramos was passing out like candy. Enemies should no longer passively regain health while in combat.

- Several quests have been fixed.

- Gliders added. Dispelled the invisibility effect on gliders and added more padding to your shoes to give you a softer landing.

Beta 1 hotfix is here!

All players will need to re-download the newest build of Ilysia on MagePortal under the downloads tab!

It is recommended you remove the previous build files from your computer or if on Quest, uninstalling the APK file prior to installing the new one! For help with install, please see: Beta 1 Setup Guide


HOTFIX 1 - Beta 1:
- Spells are now castable with friends
- "Return to Graveyard" button added to Codex->Settings
- Quit Button now closes the app rather than returning to login scene
- Pets unsummon themselves when their summoner leaves the game or zone
- Pets now display their owners name
- Mob movement speed increased slightly
- Armor "class" restrictions removed (Weapons are still class restricted... for now)
- Several performance improvements on the server
- Shoulder Slot fixed
- Staff Spell Origin fixed
- Fixed POI for Honey paw kill quest
- Fixed greyclaw titles
- Increased loot chest respawn time
- Fixed some mobs spawning inside of cave walls
- Inventory Items no longer grow infinitely when hovering over them
- Fixed tooltips for many items
- Buffed Trogre/Bal' ramos
- Fixed several mob issues across the world
- Fixed Potion sell prices
- Fixed several incorrect drop tables
- Fixed NPC bubbles that were hindering movement
- Frost spell debuff duration increased
- Fire Arrow added for Hunter at level 2
- Casting spells that have yet to be trained will now result in a "Fizzle"
- Fishing spots should have fish again

Known Issues
- Pets sometimes loose their display info (comes back after the pet damages an enemy)
- Quest log - Cant abandon quests from Codex
- Cooldowns for spells appear on nearby players wands. (only visual, not real cooldowns)
- Blink sometimes doesn't teleport the player forward
- Backpack may increase in size each time it gets pulled out

Hello everyone!

We have some good news! We are ready to get this Beta rollin and by that I mean, TODAY! Read up on the details below!

Beta 1 will run: Today 8/12 - Wednesday 8/16

Downloads page on MagePortal and the Ilysia servers will go live at: 5pm EDT

Following this testing phase, Beta 2 will be going live: Friday 8/18 - Wednesday 8/23


We heard our community and wanted to make sure you had an opportunity to participate given the short notice. We sincerely appreciate your patience these past few weeks as our team worked to resolve a last minute bug that hindered our Beta 1 launch prior. Towards this we are extending both Beta 1 and Beta 2 by a couple of days, and additionally, players that purchased a Beta 1 Bundle will also have access to Beta 2!

This Beta 1 has a focus on stress testing the network on a large scale.

We anticipate users encountering instances of disconnections when logging with new characters during the tutorial phase. Our team is aware of this issue and ask that players encountering any disconnects to wait momentarily and try reconnecting by pressing the “Enter World” button at main menu. Users might see “Map server not available” and “Disconnected from server” when connecting during this large scale stress test. Again, please wait for a few minutes and try reconnecting if this happens.


MagePortal & Key Activation

Your Beta 1 keys are posted to your MagePortal account under "Keys & Items". To redeem, copy and paste your 16 character key into the activation box and hit activate. Following this you will see it transferred to your "Activated Keys" on the same page. You are now ready for when servers go live and downloads are available. When servers do go live, you will be able to navigate to the downloads page that is listed on the right side drop down menu.


For further instructions on how to download and install Ilysia, please follow this guide here: Beta 1 Setup

Feel free to join us on Discord for more information and regular updates through this testing phase!
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Greetings everyone, the time is finally here! Read up on when our Beta 1 will be going live, and what you can expect in this upcoming testing phase!

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[h3]MagePortal[/h3]

We have good news! We managed to upgrade what we needed to without requiring you to recreate your accounts. However, users will still need to make new passwords for your existing accounts to comply with our new security requirements and encryption. Outside of this, the back end issues for MagePortal have been resolved, and we are now ready to dive into Beta 1!


[h2]Beta 1 will begin on July 28th, 2023[/h2]

This testing phase will run between the dates of 07/28 - 07/30, followed shortly by Beta 2!

Characters will not carry over from Alpha 2, so you will need to create a new character at start.

Beta keys have been previously delivered to Pre-Kickstarter and Kickstarter backers as well as those who bought access after the end of our alpha 2 stage.. Those that do not have a key still have a chance to score one through our Discord, socials, and partnered streamers. If you’re not in our Discord yet, get in there!


[h3]Beta 1 will have bugs.[/h3]

As this is still a beta and the debut of the first fully server-authoritative MMORPG back-end for VR, there will be different bugs than in Alpha 2, but bugs nonetheless! We will continue to address them as they come up!

You'll also notice the foundations of things that were not present in Alpha 2 and are more central to what you'd expect from an MMORPG: a party system, instanced dungeons, improved combat AI, and more concise class development and skills. Additionally, more classes will be added in future updates!


[h3]Thank you! [/h3]

The extra time we've taken to address issues and refine gameplay has allowed us to create something we believe you will truly enjoy. Thank you to our community for your patience and support, and we look forward to seeing you in our Beta 1!