The Horizons are open! Today sees Albion’s latest update arrive, bringing with it improved open-world gameplay, some huge new UI features, new Albion Journal categories, and much more. And, as always, there’s a fresh trailer to boot. Check it out here:
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Unexpected Encounters
Horizons brings some brand-new features to Albion’s open world. Dynamic Encampments are mob camps which appear in random locations for a limited time, offering loot, Might, and Favor to those who can complete them. And other shifting, unexpected objectives are appearing too: Dynamic Resource Hotspots which offer a wealth of resources for a short time, Coffers which offer rewards to those who find them, and Lair Maps which provide access to a hidden Boss Lair. With these unpredictable objectives springing up, exploring the open world has new layers of depth, interest, and chance.
S.A.F.E. Travels
Albion’s inventors have been hard at work, and by reverse-engineering Avalonian technology have developed the new S.A.F.E Portal. This transports solo players from Portal Towns into unpredictable Outlands locations, offering a means to venture into Albion’s deepest regions. At the same time, the Outlands now increase in difficulty and rewards the higher the region quality, encouraging exploration of their less-trodden areas. New Crystal Creatures – the Crystal Beetle and Crystal Cobra – roam the Outlands, providing frightening new objectives for groups. And the Royal Continent now has Tier 5 Blue Zones and Tier 6 Yellow Zones, proving more valuable content before players enter the deadlier regions.
Freedom at your Fingertips
The HUD Editor provides players with unprecedented control over their display, with the ability to adjust the size, scale and opacity of different elements, and move them around freely. These custom layouts can be saved and shared, and Quick Settings Presets allow them to be assigned to a hotkey and switched for different gameplay scenarios. Inventories now have adjustable icon sizes, a collapsible equipment display, and new sorting options, allowing far greater flexibility. And Banks and Chests have improved UIs, too, with optimizations like the ability to repair items from within Banks.
With all this and more – like two brand-new Albion Journal categories – there’s so much to explore across the Horizons. For the full patchnotes, click here.
And if you want to see what’s new as soon as the update launches, our AOCP Ambassadors are exploring the new content on Twitch today! For more information, click here.
