A lot of people have been reading the first post (which I cannot edit - mods?) and thinking this is still a Titanium-only server. This is not the case anymore. All players will need an Underfoot or higher client for Sanctuary now.


For players just coming onto our server, please note that all the information about the server and the required files for play are located at our forums at sanctuaryeq.yuku.com

Update on the state of Sanctuary

We have increased our number of developers, fixed 100% of the crashing bugs that plagued our alpha period, and are in the process of revamping our starting zone, Beial Island, to lower the learning curve for tradeskills and to give the players some more things to do on the island (in addition to doubling the experience gain rate for the island)

Lots of new things to see and do, an easier way to download our custom files, and an entirely stable server - if you checked out the server during alpha, and were put off by the bugs and crashing, give it another go! You're guaranteed to have a much more pleasant experience now.

Still one of my favorite upcoming servers just because it's actually got a somewhat professional, classic-style design to it.

Keep it up.

+ Mining Update +

+ The ability to mine ores, gems, and other materials from the ground has been added! This is a robust system allowing players to discover rich veins of ore throughout the world. Equip your Explorer's Mining Pick and get to digging!
+ The Explorer's Mining Pick can be purchased from Miner Bengar in the New Nexus. Simply equip the pick, find a vein, and right click on the pick to begin mining. Veins will get tapped out eventually, and will replenish themselves after a period of time.
+ The ability to refine ores and smelt them into ingots has been added
+ A new tradeskill container, the Heavy Smelter has been added to merchants in Beial Island, New Nexus, and Xuolia. This will allow the use of the Blacksmithing tradeskill without needing to use a world forge.
+ New weather effects have been added to our Time and Weather Effects system
+ Snowfall increases the damage of cold and ice based spells by 3%
+ Rainfall decreases the damage of heat and fire based spells by 3%

That's awesome. It's the little things that really make a server great. Keep it up :)

I must admit, that is a pretty sweet server effect. Can say without a doubt it's the first time I've heard of anyone implementing something like this. Keep up the good work.

Friday, November 28 marks the first annual Mining Festival! Sponsored and hosted by the Miners Local 41 guild, this joyous festival celebrates the planet's bounty of ores and gems underfoot.
+ For one day only, get your limited edition Blacksmith's Pick. This special pick, in addition to enabling the Mining ability, also grants the wielder a 2% bonus to all blacksmithing combines. Claim yours from the Commemoration Ministry hologram in New Nexus!
+ During the one day Mining Festival activities, Miner Slopruf will be trading special trinkets and treats in exchange for mined ores. These items will only be available during this year's festival, so don't miss your chance!

Starting Saturday, November 29, the server will be undergoing an extensive redesign of the new player experience and starting area. This will be a complete overhaul of Beial Island and will add a very cool introductory segment to the game. This is being done to improve the gaming experience of all new players coming into the game and will add an element of immersion and suspense that has, to our knowledge, never been done before in any MMO. We have recently brought on several new team members to work on this and other projects, and have assembled what I personally consider to be a development "Dream Team" including a combination of coders, world builders, writers, and customer service representatives. We apologize for the extended downtime, expected to last up to one week, but we are confident that these new additions to our game will create lasting and memorable gaming moments for all players, new and old.

Just going to say this: Anyone who shuts down their server for revamps for this reason is actually pretty awesome and dedicated. I'd rather play through a good server that is polished instead of a mediocre server with no heart put into it.

Good luck with the revamps!

Cool sounds like worthy dedication