Design Notes
June 28, 2024
Hollowborn TreasureHunter & New Boss Drops
Shadows, Phoenixes, and Unicorn Treasures OH MY
This weekend, log into AQWorlds for an adventure through the shadows as we celebrate the real-life birthday of AQWorlds artist, Lae! The Mysterious Figure is waiting for you now in the ShadowRealm with a cryptic artifact and a new Hollowborn Faction adventure. The disturbingly-sentient helmet next to him is the source of the whispers you've been hearing. Decipher its cryptic mutters to begin a series of quests which may lead to a deadly trap… or great treasure!
New game release
- Hollowborn TreaureHunt: Talk to the Mysterious Figure in the /shadowrealm*
- New rewards: follow the clues to find dark gear
- SunsetRidge Boss: level 60 Phoenix with new Golden Firebird drops
- Pastelia Mob: battle Rainbrutalcorn to collect all his unicorn drops
- Balemorale Update: farm the White Rose Bush to collect 6 new 0 AC house items
- Featured Gear: Dreambound Unicorn blades + scythe
- Summer Collection Update: 40+ new rare items
Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts
- Server Boost: double Gold, XP, Rep, and Class Points
- Saturday drops: rare Dreambound Unicorn Toys from Rainbrutalcorn in /Pastelia
- Sunday drops: rare Rose Bush + Friends Pet and House Item from the Rose Bush in /Balemorale
Note: the level 45+ lock on the ShadowRealm map has been removed. Happy Shadow Hunting!
Lae's Dark Birthday Treasures
Complete this weekend's treasurehunt successfully and you'll find yourself staring at a mound of treasure and a merge shop owned by an inquisitive (and acquisitive) new friend. With luck and skill, you'll be able to collect the items you need to craft all of this week's dark reward gear!
Hollowborn Bodyguard Set*
- Armor + Helm
- Fists + Claws gauntlets
- Pet + BattlePet
Hollowborn TreasureHunter set*
- Armor + Helm
- Necklace Mace (single + dual-wield)
- Pedestal of Lazure floor item
Mysterious Drops (Location ???)
- Is that a... pile of something? (Floor Item)
- I'm not even sure WHAT that is... Looks pretty tough, though. (Floor Item)
- A skull? Sure. Ok. Makes sense. (Pet)
- Maybe other surprises?! O_O
* All of the Hollowborn gear is color-customizable to your eye color.
Existing Zone Expansions
We've updated a few maps to add new monsters or adjust existing bosses... and added even more rewards!
Sunsetdunes Update
- Level 85 Anqa boss renamed to "Firebird Anqa"
- Changed the dialogue of the "Anqa al-Mughrib" quest
- Merge Shop addition: Firebird's Fury Poleaxe + Firebird's Fury Greataxe
New Sunsetridge Map
- New map: /sunsetridge
- New monster: Level 60 version of the Anqa boss
- New quest: "The Immortal Firebird." Defeat Anqa for a chance to get Anqa's Ashes. Rewards: Anqa's Feather x1
- New drops: Golden Firebird's Poleaxe + Golden Firebird's Great Axe
Balemorale Castle Update
- New monster: Rose Bush
- New drops: Red, Pink, White, Yellow, Orange, Purple Rose Bush floor items. (Each stacks up to x6)
Pastelia Update
- New monster: Rainbrutalcorn monster
- New drops: Dreambound Unicorn wand, staff, plushies, puppet gauntlet
Have you explored the Hollowborn Faction yet?
A faction of warriors (or creatures?... or both?!) exists among the shadows of that dark realm. Known only as the Hollowborn, they appear to be lead by man named Lae. We do not know much about him... Yet. If you aren't familiar with them, find Kaselbel in the /shadowrealm and complete her quests to earn Hollowborn Rep and to unlock dark rewards in the merge shop.
- Hollowborn Thunderlord armor set
- Hollowborn Vampire armor set
- and more gear to come in the future
Once you find the enigmatic Lae, if you can convince him to talk, he'll tell you of a deep, dark fortress. Travel there and you'll find a series of quests that only the highest leveled heroes should begin. Complete them to unlock the exclusive Hollowborn Paladin armor set.
Events + Gear Leaving Soon
Summer's heating up, and so are our weekly game releases! Check out the June release calendar to see what's happening and when things leave so you don't miss a moment, a battle, or a limited time reward.
July 1:
- Purrito Kitten pet drop from the Doom Kitten in /DoomKitten
- Dark World Hourglass drop from The Sun in /AstraviaCastle
- Cold Steel weapon drops from Warden Indradeep in /Castleeblana
- Hockey Gear from the mobs in /IcestormArena
July 2: Sheathed Blame Blades from Dage in /Siegefortress
July 22: Radical Kidz Sticker items from Sneeviltron in /boxes
July 24: Sweatshirt Daimyo, Black + Pink Battle Puppies from Undead Artix in /Overworld
July 30: Sepulchure's MEGA Doom Maces from GleebleGlarble in /Nursery
July 31:
- This weekend's login gifts
- Lae's seasonal birthday drops on the Shadow Lord in /shadowrealm
January 05, 2012
3 x Friday the 13th = ???
The first one is NEXT WEEK!
It is hilarious that to our gaming community, Voltiare has become a greater iconic figure of Friday the 13th than the hockey mask-wearing Jason Voorheese. Ooooooh, I wonder who would win in a supernatural creep-off fight between them? (Oh yes, that is the official Twitter question. It should be assumed that Voltaire has Deady... and probably access to various Star Trek and Star Wars technology.) So NEXT WEEK is Friday the 13th... and we will be summoning Voltiare in-game (probably by standing in a dark room and saying his name three times in front of a mirror) where he will appear and hopefully play his new song "Riding a Black Unicorn Down the Side of an Erupting Volcano While Drinking from a Chalice Filled with the Laughter of Small Children." (Yes, that is really the name of the song.)
Voltaire says he wrote this song after he asked his fans on Facebook how to describe his music. One person responded, "Your music is like Riding a Black Unicorn Down the Side of an Erupting Volcano While Drinking from a Chalice Filled with the Laughter of Small Children!" Voltaire had one of those "YES!!!!!!" moments... and named his new album and hit song after it. Note: All of the songs in Voltaire's new album, except for the 3 we are using for the upcoming event, are strictly for fans age 15+. However.... fans of all ages can get his special, um, "dark, funny and all age appropriate" album, Spooky Songs for Creepy Kids... read some reviews.
Voltaire was not the only person to create a Unicorn-themed song based on recommendations from his fans. In fact, the artist who made the song in the next video has the EXACT same story. But our Friday the 13th would be a whole lot creepier if this rising youtube star appeared in it O_O
Galanoth: Why would you post that?
Artix: Um... someone posted it on Voltaires wall. I thought it was funny.
Galanoth: You are going to upset all the anti-bronies.
Artix: ...
Galanoth: In fact, posting that may have actually moved the end of the world up from December 22nd!
Artix: LOL! OK, you are right. I will take it down.
Artix: Um... ok, I cannot figure out how to remove a youtube video from a post.?
Artix: OH MAN... IT IS STUCK ON AUTO LOOP!
Artix: ZHOOOOOOOOOOOM! HELP!!!!!!!!!!!
Rolith: *laughs in the distance*
The new Friday the 13th event is next Friday (only 8 days away.) All of the holiday mega releases really crunched us. We have never had this little time to do an event - so it is going to be a real challenge to see what we can do. Cysero, I talked with Voltaire last night and got a concept. Alina is writing the script now. This event will most likely be three segments long. But you can bet your bottom gold coin that we will be riding a Black Unicorn down the side of an Erupting Volcano! (Wait... or will we?) AQWorlds is so unpredictable.