Villagers and Heroes is gearing up for its next big thing: It’s called The Crux. The first part of it, anyhow, and it includes a new zone and content – even some new crafting content – for endgame players.
The Crux formally launches October 28th, though just note you’ll need to be level 95 and have completed the Marshland Reclamation quest to access the new Northwest Crux zone. If you’re a level 95 Ardent Society member – aka, a subscriber to the game – you’ll get in two weeks early on October 14th. And everyone who logs in from October 21st to the launch will be able to pick up daily gifts in celebration of the new content.
During their stream of the new content, Mad Otter devs explained that they’re hoping the schedule will avoid a bottleneck at launch. They also spend part of the beginning of the episode talking about “amicably” parting ways with their European publisher; they’re now self-publishing in all the game’s regions. It sounds as if the subscription price for everyone is going up around $2 a month as a result of inflation.