Development Update: The Road Ahead

A comprehensive development update has been released, outlining the roadmap and current projects that are shaping Wurm Online’s future, including current works on docks, the Auction House and goblin camps. Dive into the details and join the discussion on the Forum here.

Patch Notes 3-JUN-2025

Server Changelog

  • Bugfix: Guard towers can no longer be bashed when moving into a cave.
  • Bugfix: Fences can no longer be bashed on the outside of a mine from the inside, or vice versa, if fences are not on the exit tile.

May’s Monthly Skin

Introducing the Marvellous Mallet! Experience unparalleled comfort and control with this meticulously crafted tool thanks to its woven leather grip and perfectly balanced walnut end plates, designed for both power and comfort. Carpentry and leatherworking will never be the same again.

The skin for the Marvellous Mallet will be available in the Marks shop at any settlement token through May.

Marvellous Mallet – “A meticulously crafted mallet, with walnut end plates and woven leather grip for increased comfort.”

Patch Notes 13-MAY-2025

Server Changelog

  • New: Easter egg exchange. Add 100 Easter eggs to the Delightful Easter Basket and opt to exchange them for a Draconic or Serpentine Egg selected at random. The egg will be the same size as one of the exchanged eggs.
  • New: A new title has been added for 100 skill in Shortsword. Congrats Llawnroc!
  • New: A new title has been added for 100 skill in Longsword. Congrats Llawnroc!
  • New: A new title has been added for 100 skill in Swords. Congrats Llawnroc!
  • Bugfix: Draconic and Serpentine Eggs will now fit inside the Delightful Easter Basket.

Client Changelog

  • Bugfix: Light glare effects will again be less intensive. This does not affect light range or intensity.

Easter Event 2025

Spring is here, and the legendary Easter Bunny has decided to emerge from his winter hideaway, whiskers twitching for the crunch of carrots and eager to reward those who offer his favourite snack.

Don’t miss our Easter event, taking place from Sunday, April 20 2025 10:00 CEST until Wednesday, April 30 2025 10:00 CEST. 

Click here to learn more.

Patch Notes 17-APR-2025

Server Changelog

  • Change: Stable master NPCs will now have the exclamation point indicator over their heads if they have a creature or vehicle you can reclaim from them.
  • Bugfix: Creatures that should have been hidden at starter deeds as of the last update but were not will now be hidden.
  • Bugfix: Creatures hidden by the local stable master will no longer try to target players or other creatures in combat.

Client Changelog

  • Change: The beam pointing to New Dawn on Guidance was adjusted for improved visibility.
  • Bugfix: Fixed an issue causing poor performance in areas with a high density of mountable creatures.
  • Bugfix: Pickaxes renamed with magical ink will now properly show slopes on mouseover.

Art Changelog

  • Bugfix: Bouquet of Easter Flowers will now face the correct way up when placed.

Easter Screenshot Contest

April showers might be here in Wurm, but don’t let that dampen your spirits – the rainbows are out, and Easter is just around the corner! To celebrate this eggs-traordinary time of year, we’ve been hatching a plan for a Screenshot Contest!

This season, we’re asking everyone to hop to it and submit their most creative and amusing Easter-themed screenshot.

Let your imagination (or perhaps the Easter bunny!) run wild and show us how you’re embracing the spirit of the season, whether you’re showcasing some blooming beautiful decorations, a cracking good Easter feast, or simply having an egg-citing adventure in the spirit of the season, we want to see it.

Click here for further details.

Patch Notes 10-APR-2025

Server Changelog

  • New: Players will now receive a notification reminding them about quest-giving NPCs when logging in on Guidance if they haven’t started any quests yet.
  • New: A vertical beam of light has been added at New Dawn on Guidance, to make finding the way back there easier. The beam is visible in the sky at a distance, but fades out as you approach its location.
  • Change: Vehicles will now decay on starter deeds.
  • Change: Vehicles will now decay faster on Guidance.
  • Change: To help alleviate clutter, vehicles and animals within PvE starter deeds will now be hidden under the following circumstances:
    • Branded animals will be hidden if the last player to lead, ride or unhitch that animal is offline (or on another server) and the animal is saddled or otherwise incapable of moving on its own.
    • Non-boat vehicles, including small carts, will be hidden if the owner has been offline (or on another server) for more than one hour and the vehicle is not currently occupied or being dragged. Animals hitched to the vehicle will also be hidden and will remain hitched. Vehicles hidden in this manner will also decay over time.
    • Animals and vehicles will not be hidden if any nearby online players would be able to use them.
    • To reclaim a hidden animal or vehicle, find the nearby ‘Stable Master’ NPC, right click on them, and click on ‘Vehicles’ or ‘Animals’ in the ‘Reclaim’ menu. This will give you a list of all animals or vehicles hidden there that you have the appropriate permission to reclaim. You may reclaim any vehicle you own, can drag or can drive, and any animal you can lead or ride. The creature or vehicle will then appear next to the NPC for you to use.
  • Change: Fences on Guidance:
    • Fences may only be built within buildings or their designated yard tiles.
    • Fences outside of buildings or their valid, fully enclosed yards may not be repaired and will take accelerated decay damage over time.
    • Hedges planted outside of buildings or their valid, fully enclosed yards will not grow past the shortest growth stage and will shrink back to that level over time if taller than that already. Examining the hedge will tell you whether this is happening.
    • As a reminder, you can right-click your building and click ‘View Protection’ to see which yard tiles are currently valid and which still need to be enclosed properly.
  • Change: ‘Spider lairs’ that spawn lava spiders have been renamed to ‘Smoldering spider lairs’ in order to differentiate them from ‘Spider lairs’ that spawn huge spiders.
  • Bugfix: Fixed issue causing players to get stuck in a ‘refreshing’ state when logging into very busy areas.
  • Bugfix: Creature lairs on Guidance will no longer spawn creatures when bashed if those creatures are blocked from spawning on Guidance in the first place. These creature lairs will remove themselves over time.
  • Bugfix: Planning or building a ceiling now uses the correct building floor when checking skill, instead of one floor above it.

Art Changelog

  • New: Monthly skin – Dragon Helm.
  • Bugfix: Fixed wrong material mask used on unfinished wagons, and creature and ship transporters.

April’s Monthly Skin

Command the battlefield with this fearsome Dragon Helm, forged to strike dread into the hearts of your foes.

The skin for the Dragon Helm will be available in the Marks shop at any settlement token through April.

Dragon Helm – “An awe-inspiring specimen of a great helm.”

Upcoming Extended Downtime 25-MAR-2025

Please be aware that next week, as part of the weekly maintenance restart, we will be upgrading to a new game client, which uses Java 21 and is expected to improve memory usage and resolve some crashes and stutters. Please note that the servers will be down during this upgrade, which we expect to take around two hours. We thank you for your patience while we complete this upgrade.