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Ashram Online Playtest
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Patch 2026.09.16.5 — New launcher, map, chat and a major security audit
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Patch 2026.09.16.5 — New launcher, map, chat and a major security audit
Ashram Online Playtest
· published
17 Sep 2026, 01:02 UTC
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Launcher
Signs in with your Ashram account and hands the session to the game: no login screen inside the client.
Steam linking from the account panel; if the game was bought on Steam, the launcher knows.
Friends panel with collapsible Ashram and Steam sections, search, hide offline and friend chat with a right-click menu.
Registration inside the launcher, news with the full patch notes and a Repair button that verifies everything by hash.
Map and minimap
New Surya minimap with a watercolor ring and the full world map on the M key.
Map marks: one per player, placed from the minimap or the map, removed with right click.
Party pings with an action wheel (attack, defend, regroup...): five seconds, one per player, with a sound. The compass shows pings and party arrows.
Black indicators with white text; the big map shows lineages, party and clan, no mobs, bosses only when close.
Windows
Options, Friends, Clan and Samvara share the Premium Store format: categories with icons, banners and item backgrounds.
Clan missions with their own splash and a progress view with level, bonuses and icons.
Every window opens centered and remembers where you left it; the inventory stays as it was.
Icon-only crafting filters on the character sheet. Gear is crafted at workbenches and NPCs, not from the sheet.
Quests moved down and collapse when you click their title.
Chat
Channels as icons on the left side, name on hover.
Top tabs only for private conversations: one per person, unread dot and a sound on new whispers.
Clan and Party messages carry their tag and no longer get mixed up.
Security and stability
Full audit of the game, the server, the website and the infrastructure.
New protections against cheating and item duplication in trades, storage, loot, market, death and crafting.
Safer accounts: hardened login, all sessions closed if a stolen token is detected, registration with real verification.
The server rejects outdated clients: update required.
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Ashram 2026.09.14.1 — Premium Store and Aeon Pass
Update 2026.09.14.1 is live. The launcher downloads it on its own; on Steam it updates when the game starts. NEW: Premium Store (P key) · New account currency: Redshards , shared by every character on the account. · Top-ups through Steam: $4.99, $14.99, $24.99, $49.99 and $99.99. Bigger top-ups add up to 40% extra Redshards. · From $15, every top-up also gives refining stones: 2, 3, 4 and 5 dif…
Game update
13 Sep 2026
Ashram 2026.09.13.1 — The Player Market opens
New: Player market · Opens by talking to Koshin , the vault keeper. His dialogue now has two doors: Open the vault and See the market . · List any sellable item from the bag, priced in gold, silver and copper. A 5% listing fee is charged up front and is not refunded. · Listings last 3 days . Whatever does not sell is withdrawn from My listings and returns to the bag. · Buy : categories (All, Eq…
Game update
11 Sep 2026
Professions, workbenches and a real crafting chain
Professions Your character can now learn up to two of four trades - Jewelcrafting, Blacksmithing, Tailoring and Alchemy - and each one levels from 1 to 10 independently of your character level. Press J to choose. Levelling a trade is meant to take a while. You start by refining stones and materials, and the equipment recipes unlock further up the ladder. Workbenches Five workbenches are now liv…