Ladies and gentlemen, the end of an era! What a ride it's been! We couldn't be happier. We couldn't be more grateful for all Eterspire has become. We set off to develop a massive MMO and, being a team of two, it went incredibly well! We created an incredible world and we met wonderful friends along the way. We went from an amateur, hobby project to a full-time job with this, truly a dream come true. And, of course, you are all to thank for this. So thank you! Thanks for spending all these months with us!

This is in no way a goodbye. During this time we realized Eterspire had some problems. The user experience (and particularly, the user interface) is rough. Creating content is a painful chore. We've taken so much technical debt, that the technical debt loan shark nerds are constantly knocking at our doors when we want to add new features to the game. So we've decided, as many of you on the Discord server already know, to stop updating the game for a bit and focus on fixing all the systems that are halfway there. And so, we bid farewell to Eterspire 1.X, the current version of the game, that as of Eterspire 1.50 is receiving its last update.

We've estimated the new version of the game will be complete in about three to four months from now. It might take less, it might take a little longer. We are a team of two and sometimes that ends up leading to unforeseen circumstances. If one of us gets sick, half of our workforce is unavailable! But lo and behold, we've been making incredible progress in this new version so far. You can follow the process on Twitter and the Discord server.

As we've promised multiple times, your accounts will not be reset. Maybe we'll do some changes. Maybe some items will be removed. But generally speaking, you'll keep your progress. So worry not: if you keep playing this version, whatever you do will be reflected in the new one.

And last, but not least, we've made everyone a supporter until the new version is released so you can enjoy all the game currently has to offer. We've cancelled all PayPal subscriptions and feel free to cancel your Patreon subscriptions too. If you still want to support us, though, you are very welcome to continue doing so.

Once more, thank you so very, very much for all the memories we've created together. See you soon!

Updates:

• We've added level ranges to every map in the world map, so you know where to go train next.
• We've added two toggles next to the chatbox to toggle global chat on and off so you don't have to write /g every time.
• The stats button will now blink and jump whenever you have stat points to spend.
• We've added a minimap icon for blue slug fishing spots.
• We've fixed the sky for the Snowy Hills area, which looked awful.
• Opening the world map now closes every other open window.
• We've reworked the Vestadian Taiga, and filled it with trees so it's less empty.

New Features and Content:

• We've added a map of Thairia to the game, so you can see the entire world of Eterspire! This will help you find where you are and where to go, as well as to understand the relationship between areas a little better.
• We've added animations to interactions like fishing, cooking and picking mushrooms. The game feels so much more alive now!
• We've added stat point scaling back into the game! Strength and Dexterity points increase your damage depending on the type of weapon you are using. Likewise, Defense points increase the amount of armour granted by equipment. Generally speaking, the more points you have, the stronger you are!
• You can now use your mouse wheel to scroll in menus and the chatbox.
• We've also added a new supporters' item for April: the Phoenix Cape! Thank you for your patience on this particular subject, we had some issues regarding our development hardware and this update came out later than we would've originally wanted.
• We've updated the East Grove to include Kobolds instead of just innocent animals.

Quality of Life Improvements:

• Picking up items is now done a little quicker.
• The mouse pointer does not cover part of the tooltips anymore.

New Features and Content:

• We have made a trailer for the game! Check it out here!
• We have removed the level cap! You can now level up as much as you want!

Bugfixes:

• In-game models look smooth again.
• Pink capes (Pink Cape, Pink Hero Cape and Pink Legend Cape) are dropped by mobs again, sorry about that!
• Imp Warriors now have their battleaxes back.
• The Iridescent Cape is now a supporters' only item, as it should.

Quality of Life Improvements:

• Armour and weapon shops now sell lower tier armour and weapons.
• Ameline in the Vestadian Bridge no longer sells food.