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Another year is almost over, and it’s been a busy one for Albion Online, with four content updates bringing numerous new features and improvements to the game. With so much having happened, Game Director Robin Henkys, Co-Creative Director Michael Schwahn, and Head of Production Moritz Bokelmann took a moment to recap the game’s development over the past twelve months and look ahead to what’s in store for 2025.

Crystal Raiders
2024 kicked off with the Crystal Raiders update:
This overhauled Guild Warfare in Albion Added Territory Raiding, allowing guilds to steal Siphoned Energy from their rivals This gave more options to smaller guilds, and added tactical depth to seasons The first Crystal Weapons were introduced The Conqueror’s Challenge was revamped Players can earn valuable personal and guild rewards from a wide range of activities //assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/252f4f4b1231f20c52bb1ab57218858e52fda8fb.jpeg
Foundations
Improvements to guild warfare continued with Albion’s second update of the year, Foundations:
Guilds can upgrade Fortifications in their territories, making them tougher to raid Attackers can use Siege Banners to attack these Fortifications Territory Activity Chests reward active guilds, but provide a further incentive to attackers In the future, Fortification gameplay may be developed further with new siege possibilities, and options for less advanced players//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/1f52125b2645bc3b821e17a7e304db8f63f1a2ab.jpeg
Paths to Glory
Paths to Glory introduced a new achievement system: the Albion Journal:
This serves two main functions: Guides new players through features, and encourages older players to try new activities Provides tangible goals for each feature of the game Unique vanity items reward progress These are non-tradable, so act as a genuine mark of achievement //assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/fb14b20e5a9e82f42ca198a9542055397fb91892.jpeg
This update also overhauled the Roads of Avalon:
Activities and rewards were rebalanced New activities were added, like Tracking As a result, activity in the Roads has increased significantly//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/182a5e794ec3c608213471cc14c27124aa0434e8.jpeg
Horizons
The last update of 2024 was Horizons, which focused on revitalizing the open world:
New points of interest were added These include Dynamic Encampments, Boss Lairs, Dynamic Resource Hotspots and new Crystal Creatures Higher-tier mobs were made more challenging, but more rewarding In the Outlands, rewards increase the deeper you go S.A.F.E. Portals transport solo players to random locations in the Outlands//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/7be72f2174df1694eb441b1c1a1724a3273f2002.jpeg
Horizons also brought many more significant improvements, like the HUD Editor, Tier 6 Yellow Zones, and two further Albion Journal categories.
Looking Ahead
The next update is currently in production, bringing with it:
Further exciting additions to the Outlands, such as: New small-scale objectives New areas for non-guild players to base themselves New trade opportunities New Crystal Weapons New Albion Journal features And more…//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/bdeca8f0bc2769a448b0d7b14c7e518625139c77.jpeg
2025 will see other significant developments and changes, for example:
Measures will be taken to stabilize the Gold market and address high Gold prices The production schedule will be revised Seasons will be reduced in length to two months Updates will arrive every two seasons Other topics that may be addressed include Hellgates, Corrupted Dungeons, the new player experience, and Faction WarfareWe’ll discuss these developments more in the new year. Until then, thanks for being part of Albion in 2024, and happy holidays!