In-game event21 Jan 2026Update 5.62 is now live!Hello, Everyone, We will be bringing the servers down shortly to push a small build with some much needed fixes in it! Servers will be down for about 30 minutes, and we'll run the usual in-game warnings 15 minutes prior. Patch Notes 5.62 Bug Fixes · Fixed an issue that prevented exclamations from appearing above NPCs in villages. · Fixed an issue that prevented quests from appearing in the ques…
Patch Notes 5.49 Bug Fixes · Fixed an issue that prevented players from sending mail to all guild members or all village members. · Hopefully fixed an issue that caused crashes when using the `/gshow` command. · Fixed an issue that caused the command `/gshow` to show 0 members. · Fixed bulletin board text to state that only guild leaders are allowed to edit it. · Fixed an issue that caused the…
Patch 5.48 New Features · Added a GUI to manage guilds. This can be used to view and edit your roster, change the name, edit the colors, add a motto, and write a bulletin. Improvements · \ Sorting the bags was incredibly slow on some devices. · Added an auto-block feature. This change adds flags that allow restricting who can interact with a player, and can be found under Settings < Options < I…
Patch Notes 5.45 General Activated Raids Season 10, 'The Heads of Havoc' Improvements · Changed the requirements for some of the daily quests in the Northeast Crux. · Satisfying Scarecrows · Reduced the number of Crushed Poppy Petal Sacks from 8 to 4 · Reduced the number of Emerald Tortoise Blood Drops from 10 to 2. · Reduced the number of Mulch Lizard Hearts from 10 to 2. · Pondweed Pepper Spr…
New Features · Activated Equinox · New Homestead Items: Goldenpaw Furniture · Goldenpaw Bed · Goldenpaw Chair · Goldenpaw Couch · Goldenpaw Window · Goldenpaw Cat · New Weapons Pack: Celestial Gold Weapons Pack · Improvements · Level 98 players will be a bit stronger now in all level-scaled zones: Event zones, Raids, Frontier Zones, etc. Full explanation: Added a special adjustment so that leve…
We didn't have one in quite a while, but finally it's time for another developer live stream! Get a preview of The Crux Part II, learn about other upcoming new features, have a Q/A with the Otters, participate in some prize giveaways, and just hang out for some all around fun! Where: When: Friday, March 28th at 12pm PDT/3pm EDT/20:00 CET/19:00 UTC See you there! 🙂
Patch Notes 5.42.0 Improvements · Relics at Heroic 50+ are now guaranteed to be rarity Epic or better. · Removed the level 80 and 85 Elders from the main questline · Note: If you currently have a quest objective to defeat the level 80 Elders, speak to Nadia in Dartrey Woods · Note: If you currently have a quest objective to defeat the level 85 Elders, speak to Prince Zaan in Glendergan · A char…
Patch 5.41.1 Improvements · Updated Guild of Guides to recommend going to Blight Bay if the character is between levels 93-95. · Styles which were previously limited to Elder armaments have been added to the dropped loot pool · Clarified description of Soothing Anger talent to specify that it only applies to Fury damage over time effects · Increased Elder fragment rewards from Sapphira's Boon q…
The latest issue of our VH newsletter is here! Get an in-depth look at some big changes coming to the game, see who your new Royal Guardians are, go behind the scenes with Otters, catch up with the Sneaky Scribbler, and much more! :) You can find the new issue here: (Or just click ‘Newsletter’ on our VH website.)
Patch Notes 5.39 Hi Everyone, We wanted to take a moment to explain the recent changes to level 96-97 gameplay and assure you that this is not a nerf—it’s a recalibration to ensure long-term balance and fun for everyone. Here's what’s happening and why: What Changed: · Previously, there was an unusually large jump in power at level 96 compared to earlier levels. This wasn’t consistent with the…
On Dec 16th, we greatly reduced the amount of xp required for a crafter to progress from level 96 to level 97, in each of the four crafting lines: Smithing, Woodcrafting, Tailoring, and Cooking. We believe this was a good change that was for the good of the game since the amount of work was just too much. It's part of a larger pass we are making on the Crux to improve it by fixing bugs and maki…
Patch Notes 5.38 - Season 9 of Raids: Lives of the Lost Improvements · Changed the jump in power level for gear, mobs, players when they reach level 96+. There is still a jump in power (damage, health, etc.) at level 96, however it's using a different formula than before. · Reduced maximum stack count of Curse of the Reaper and Curse of the Specter from 15 to 10 · Revamped Curse of the Amnesiac…
And that brings us to our fifth contest of the 12 Days of Christmas: The VH New Year's Resolutions Writing Contest! As always, you can find all further information and rules in our forum:
The fourth contest in our 12 Days of Christmas series is now online: It's the ever-popular VH Holiday Meme Contest Just follow the link for the rules and all other details: #villagersandheroes #mmo #MMORPG #onlinegaming #mobilegaming
Time flies ... and we're already at the third 12 Days of Christmas contest: The VH Monster Chef Contest! As always, you can find all the rules in our forum:
And here we go! It’s that time of year again! BUT GUESS WHAT? We’ve decided to change things up this time around! Instead of growing items in your garden and emailing them to an event character who sells them for gold, instead we want you to email the character gathered materials of any kind, who will then sell them for charter tokens. That’s right, this is a charter token donation contest! On…
And here is the first of our 12 days of Christmas contests! You probably know it already from the last few years, it's VH Holiday Bingo! Click on the link for all the details:
Patch Notes 5.37 Improvements · Added an NPC near Cheedle in the SW Crux named, "Easton" that gives out 5 free Gulch Tickets. This item gives access to the Gulch without having to spend Cruxian Chits. · Added dialog to Cheedle that explains more about the rules of the Gulch. · Increased the size of Gargoyle Bed and Hollyjolly Bed. · Made visual adjustments to Blizzard's Bite weapon set. · New s…
Grinchta's Lair (5.36) Grinchta's Lair has arrived! It's that merry, scary, time of year again when a snow filled wonderland, rich with sparkling rewards and deadly challenges, has descended upon the Seven Realms! An exotic new mount, homestead items, and more await in this festive holiday build, which also includes the addition of The Gulch – a terrifyingly fun new feature in the Crux, for tho…
Grinchta#s Lair is right around the corner, followed by Raids Season 9 a little later! And for the next year, we have a lot more things planned, new things like The Crux part 2 plus your regular well-known and popular event zones! So there's lots in store for you in the months to come!
Patch Notes 5.35 Improvements · Updated quest requirements for the quest, "Operation Cage Sabotage". Now requires 50 Turgid Oil, and 5 Koldcore Hobnails. · Updated the icon of "Oogre Melon" item and seeds to look different than "Oogre Onion". · Slightly increased the spawn rate of Fireflies in the NW Crux. · Updated the levels of gathering nodes in the SW and NW Crux to be levels 94-97. Removed…
Patch 5.34 Notes Improvements · Level 96+ bounties will now drop quest items, even if they had been previously killed. New Features · All players can enter the Crux. (If level 95, and completed Marshland Reclamation.) Bug Fixes · Fixed area at "-24.6 575.3 -134.0" in the NW Crux that caused characters to vanish. · Fixed typo in the item description of, "Scrap N8 Z1 F9": · Old: "A scrap of paper…
Patch Notes 5.33 This small fixit update fixes some of the more pressing problems The Crux has introduced. Here are the details: Improvements · Added some more gathering spots to the NW Crux: · · Pomegranete · · Goldfinned Bass Fish · · Lavender Silk Nests · · Teak Trees · Decreased the number of Cruxian Militia required to complete the quest, "Crossing the Crux" from 20 to 10. Also, add more C…
As a thank you to our subscribers, Part One of our long awaited expansion, The Crux, is now available to them! Ardent Society members can enjoy special access into the mysterious realm of Queen Zoria whose tyranny and madness is cruelly felt by the unique race of insect creatures who dwell in this wondrous land, and need the help of intrepid heroes. All new story quests, adventures, sights, and…
Farewell, Spooky Druda, and hello, Plumkiss! Wait, what? Who? Oh, you’ll see. That’s right, the holidays are here and festive surprises await! Snow is falling in Ardent City, which has been lit up and is merrily twinkling, and a certain little winter wonderland event zone known as Grinchta’s Lair has arrived! Grinchta, wicked and green as ever, has not only brought with him an all new evil coho…
Our exciting new expansion is now LIVE! What can you expect in it? A brand new character class, the Shaman! A vast array of mobile improvements! New Dungeons! Entirely new appearances! The introduction of the Wardrobe! New Gnogmenting, and much, much, more! 😁 Please visit our special A Tale of Earth and Sea website to read all about this dynamic new expansion!
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