While Wurm Online has been keeping busy with tackling technical issues and connection buildup, it’s also been releasing updates to keep pace with the surge of new activity, which includes a new record of over 2,000 concurrent players. One of these updates is the launch of a new PvE world called Melody. This new map, accessible from the southern border of Harmony, is a smaller region at only 64 square kilometers, but should help to spread the population out while giving players a new realm to explore.
Another update has managed to successfully make the tutorial server its own thing; previously the server handled player transfers, logins, and other vital connections, which meant the number of login attempts were making a significant impact to the game overall. With this update, the tutorial server will now be its own server known as Haven and should mean faster logins and transfers while freeing up the hardware for players going through the tutorial alone.
As a result of the tech issues Wurm Online players have been facing, the devs extended the 30% buff to skill gain and affinity gain by a couple of days. Hopefully, things will continue to level off in terms of connection trouble.
Melody is live!
Accessed via a one-way portal at Harmony starter towns and the tutorial or by sailing across the southern border of Harmony, Melody is a new PvE server that is 8km x 8km.Thank you for your patience as we deal with the absolutely crazy amount of people! pic.twitter.com/vaDgCPUwg9
— Wurm Online (@wurmonline) July 26, 2020
A small update has been released to improve the situation with the lag and some crashes! We're continuing to monitor it as we go and will make changes as necessary! https://t.co/AnwuTDwowu pic.twitter.com/odbfRlPT6a
— Wurm Online (@wurmonline) July 26, 2020
