THEORDER

Wheel of Fortune

• 4 themed wheels, each with its own art and prizes
• 4 new wheel tickets
• Halloween and Easter tickets drop from monsters during their events
• The wheel window now closes with an X

Crafting (test)

• New recipes: upgrade scrolls, pet supplies and the Wanderer's Ticket

World

• Estyn is now part of Madrigal, with its own flight route and arrows
• Estyn got a reworked coast, new land and more monster spawns
• A sea of clouds now surrounds the islands
• Old leftover plateaus around the world are gone
• Shore plants now only grow on natural ground

M Map

• Completely new M map with new art for every map
• Monster icons with level info on regions and dungeons
• Click a region on the world map to open it
• Zoom and dragging are fixed

Weather (DirectX 11)

• Rain now makes the ground wet, with puddles and rain rings on water
• Snow settles on the world, then melts away
• Light, normal and heavy weather
• New thunderstorms with lightning and thunder
• Frost, breath clouds and footprints in the snow

Graphics (DirectX 11)

• Water now mirrors the world, characters and effects
• Far mountains keep their colour in the haze
• Fog now matches the sky
• Lamp lights and halos fixed
• New options: Render Scale and HDR10

Performance

• Big FPS boost on DirectX 11, especially in towns
• Optional render thread for DirectX 11
• Lower GPU and CPU use when you are idle or the game is covered
• Smoother V-Sync on DirectX 9
• Faster scenery and shadow drawing

Client

• Item Wiki: pets and pet boxes now have their own place in the list
• Launcher: new Advanced settings page
• Launcher: new Idle FPS saver and V-Sync wait options

Discord

• New level system: Lv 1 to 225 with name colours, /rank and /ranks
• Minigames are now open to everyone
• Sneak Peek #2 and Feature #02 Dungeons are out

Client update: installed automatically by the launcher.

Graphics: DirectX 11 is here (optional)

• New choice: DirectX 11 in Options > Video or in the launcher
• DirectX 9 stays the default; if DirectX 11 can't start, the game uses DirectX 9 on its own
• Sharper shadows with soft edges that reach much further
• Water reflections now show skill effects and buffs
• Smoother edges and sharper textures seen at an angle
• Softer bloom, light that adapts to bright and dark places, glowing lamps
• Rock cliffs no longer look stretched
• Effects blend softly where they touch the ground
• Higher-quality textures for Madrigal's models and ground
• Scenery is visible further away
• Faster starts after the first launch
• Recovers from a graphics driver reset instead of crashing

Weather

• Rain, snow and sakura petals now work, start right away and stay until stopped
• Events can now bring their own weather

Client

• Launcher: new Tuning page for fine graphics settings
• Ambient occlusion darkening is now off by default

Discord

• Custom The Order emojis: logo, Ordie, every class and the staff roles
• First feature reveal is out: Mounts & Giant Collectibles

In the works (DirectX 11)

• Rain makes the ground wet and glossy, with puddles and rain rings
• Snow settles on the ground, roofs and rocks, then melts afterwards
• Next: rain streaks, ripples on water, overcast skies, frost and breath clouds

Client update: installed automatically by the launcher.

New

• Guild houses: bought once, never expire, no rent; furniture bonuses run on upkeep (up to 14 days)
• Upkeep = donated items, up to 8 stacks: gathering materials 10-40 min, nuggets 5-30, bars 150-3600, quest items 30
• Guild furniture is crafted and permanent: Wooden set (10 pieces) at Crafting Lv 5, Plush set (10 pieces) at Crafting Lv 15
• Pet eggs hatch by themselves at full EXP (200 kills)
• Right-click moves an item into an open chest, bank, trade or shop

Balance

• Hero skills now buff the whole party
• Siege statue blessings no longer stack: one blessing at a time
• Team Battle / Free For All: rewards per account; the same player pays max 3 kills per battle
• Free For All: 2 Red Chips per kill; Team Battle: 20 for the winners, +5 for the MVP

Graphics: the start of DirectX 11

• First step towards an optional DirectX 11 mode: textures (7,299) and shaders (39) now load through our own modern code instead of the old DirectX 9 helper
• DirectX 9 stays the default; DirectX 11 will be your choice later

Client

• Custom theme: windows in Ordie blue and gold
• New option to hide the Pang Helper
• Pick-up pets follow smoothly at your side
• Launcher lists all your monitor's resolutions, ultrawide 21:9 included
• PCs with two graphics cards now use the stronger one
• Sharper character, pet, monster and NPC textures
• The in-game shop is now The Order Shop

Fixes

• Crash after login on Intel Arc / Xe graphics
• Placing guild house furniture
• Players frozen in the Capture the Point siege arena

Website and Discord

• Donate Points are now called Order Points; donations by card
• Fixed email verification on registration
• Short link: theorder.ovh/discord
• Sneak peeks have started in

Beta: first months of 2027. The date and how to join follow in .

New

• Item rarity: rare drops shine with a coloured light beam and carry a bonus stat
• Event Grounds replace the collecting areas: Treasure Rush, Offering Altar and Outpost Defence
• Events window with a weekly calendar and reminders
• Rotating Guild Siege: a different battle mode every battle
• Team Battle and Free For All NPCs in Flaris
• Quest Journal replaces the Quest Tree: Pets, Mounts, Titles and Badges tabs
• Every giant has its own pet or mount; new field giants in the high zones
• Ordie is everyone's pet, the Ordie Volt is everyone's mount
• Knight skill Provoke
• Item lock and item links in chat
• New character and channel select screens

Balance

• Legendary Golden and Ultimate weapons and higher class sets rebalanced
• Darkon monsters rebalanced
• Cross Line, Dead Man's Lure and Templar's Call reworked
• Loot level penalty is back; armor, weapon and card boxes drop in the open world
• Zone foods heal more; no double eating
• Private shops only in Darkon City
• One reward per connection in events and siege

World

• Flaris rebuilt: new fences, gates, torches, statues, NPC spots
• Sharper textures across Madrigal

Client

• Rarity colours in the inventory, bank, warehouse and trade window
• Wiki shows real drops, giant pets and mounts; every mount has an icon
• Pets stand beside you; dismount in arenas and siege
• Help menu opens the website and our Discord

Fixes

• Event Grounds loot, siege crystals, raised pet models, guild notices and guild bank

Security

• Crash and exploit sweep: skills, trading, bank, shops, teleports, gathering
• Launcher uses modern encryption only; safer account tools

Website and Discord

• Website in six languages, seasonal themes, live homepage stats
• Discord: event reminders, hype feed, minigames, lookups, giveaways, vendor sale messages

Beta: first months of 2027. The date and how to join follow in .