In great news for the entire New World gaming community, Amazon Games has announced that the public test realm for the New World July update will be available today, June 23, at 10am PDT.
Something that we find quite curious is that the public test realm is a set of servers with limited availability that will give players a first look at the features that will come to the game in the July update.
Some of the biggest updates are the new Barnacle and Black Powder expedition, the addition of musical instruments including the guitar, mandolin, flute of Azoth and others, as well as the Summer Medleyfaire event.
SUMMER VARIETY FAIR EVENT
Amidst the tragedy and violence in Aeternum, a master of the variety show declared that it’s time to throw away the sorrows with a party! Summer villages were built in Brightwood, Everfall, Weaver’s Swamp, and Monarch’s Bluffs.
Increase your reputation with the master by completing quests, catching fish like the famous Aeternum sturgeon with corny critters, and more for special holiday rewards. You can also frame what you catch at the new Mount-your-creature stations, which you’ll find in each village, and then take it home! Relax and celebrate life on the island of Eternal Life!!
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Musical instruments are a rhythmic skill of the trade that come to Aeternum to put on a show! There will be 5 instruments to learn and 31 songs initially to get and master! They can play alone or in a group with up to 5 adventurers. Instruments include the following:
- Guitar
- Mandolin
- Double bass
- drums
- Azoth Flute
barnacles and black powder
With the arrival of Admiral Gunpowder and his cruel crew, darkness descends on Aeternum! Recruiters in the Cutlass Keys settlement and the new docks on the east coast of the territory will give you loot and renown when you defeat the evil that awaits in the new Barnacles and Black Powder expedition.
SCHEDULED WARS
Previously, the server had performance issues while one or more wars were being played. This was causing latency spikes for players in the war and surrounding areas of Aeternum. We’ve changed the technology for wars, and we’re happy to say that wars will no longer cause such performance issues for participants and players in the near world.
QUALITY OF THE BOOTIES
We’ve improved the quality of rewards based on player level and skill level. That means at level 60, players should be getting more epic and rare loot than uncommon. Epic and Legendary loot are also more likely to receive more viable stat combinations (more Diligent chance, less Curse vs. Beasts).
Perks are still random for unnamed items, but players should notice better combinations of perks. We’ve also improved the odds of getting better team scoring items with low-level creatures; it is possible to get 600 team score items with creatures of level 59 or higher.