Today, the game receives a major and global update affecting key aspects of gameplay: economy, PvP, PvE content, professions, high-end activities, and the VIP system.
Below you will find a detailed and structured list of changes.

We understand that some information may be perceived ambiguously or interpreted incorrectly. That is why we have tried to describe all changes as thoroughly as possible.
We ask you to carefully review this update and also use the project Wiki for a deeper understanding of the mechanics.

📌 Update Contents

• Economic changes

• Top-up promotion

• Peaceful skills

• Changes to the Ancient City and introduction of Mini SNW

• New dungeon — “Indigro Balance” ⚖️

• Updated DW2 🗺

• Dragon Purgatory (BD) 🐲

• 65 UNS equipment and new magical corals for magic classes level 65+
  (Sea Conqueror, Priestess, Sorceress) 🔮

• VIP system and bonus changes ⭐️

• RMT Exchange (information) 📊

• Gem changes 💎

• Technical fixes and optimization ⚙️

💰 Economy and Limited-Time Offers

NPC Wally

Period: January 16 to January 18 (until 22:00)

During this period, items from the online shop can be purchased from NPC Wally  1490,742  for gold:

• Fairy Auto-Ration — 15,000 gold

• Analysis Catalysts — 15,000 gold

🎁 Gift NPC — Guardian of Indigra (1422, 773)

Period: January 16 to January 18 (until 22:00)

Indigra Crystal Exchange

• 1 Indigra Crystal = 1,000,000 gold

• Used to exchange for Savanna (cloak) and Uncertainty (gems)

• Details are available in the project Wiki guide

Indigra Gifts (daily)

For 1,500,000 gold, you will receive:

• Lightness Potion ×1

• Blessing Potion ×1

• Light Grenade ×5

All items are personal (bound).

🔨 Forging and Combining

Permanent Changes

• Gem Combination Scroll cost: 20,000 → 35,000

• Gem combining cost: 50,000 → 100,000

• Gem forging cost: 200,000 gold per level
  (forging level × 200,000)

Gem Fragment Exchange

• Black Dragon Gems: 5,000,000 → 10,000,000

• Feng Defense / Shark Enhancement: 500,000 → 1,000,000

• Broken Gems: 150,000 → 300,000

• Cracked Gems: 250,000 → 400,000

• Unique Gems: 1,000,000 → 2,000,000

Scroll Weapons

• The cost of 60+ weapons obtained from Equipment Summoning Scrolls (60–75) has been reduced by 50%.

💎 Top-Up Promotion

Period: January 16, 18:00 — January 18, 23:59

The top-up bonus has been increased by +10% for any amount:

• 100–1499: 5% → 15%

• 1500–4999: 10% → 20%

• 5000–9999: 15% → 25%

• 10,000–29,999: 20% → 30%

• 50,000–999,999: 40% → 50%

🧑‍🍳 Peaceful Skills

Cooking

• Lightness Potion blueprints added to exquisite recipes

• Yield: 1–2 potions, 0.75% chance

Crafting

• Variable Rune blueprint added to exquisite recipes

• Drop chance: 0.2%

Production

• Level 1 Light Bombs in exquisite blueprints replaced with Level 2 Light Bombs
  (4–7 per blueprint)

• Acquisition of Level 3 Emitters and Corpse Cores reduced by 3 times

• Spark consumption increased by 1.5 times at all production levels

🏰 Level 60 Content (SNW & AC)

Ancient City

• The center of the 2nd floor map has been reworked

• The path to the FS boss has been shortened

• After defeating the Dark Knight, a new boss appears — Ancient Warlock

• Chests, mini-bosses, and Ancient Knight have been strengthened

• Drop chance of significant items increased by 10–100%

• Patchouli blueprints added to regular monsters

❄ Mini Snow War (Mini SNW)

A full Mini SNW has been added:

• Entry: up to level 60

• Coordinates: 1455, 781 or teleport via Area Manager

• Schedule: Thursday–Sunday, 21:00

• Full drop table and valuable rewards

• GS limit: 100 (until February), then 150 GS

Guide: https://ascaron.online/?act=wiki&title=Mini_snow_war

⚖ Indigro Balance

A unique PvP event where guilds, forging, and equipment do not matter — only teamwork and strategy decide the outcome.

• Entry: Level 60+

• Coordinates: 1455, 781 / Area Manager

• Opening times: January 18 and then daily
  00:00 / 18:00 / 20:00

• The only source of Indigra Crystals

Rewards

• Losing side: 2 Indigra Crystals

• Winning side: 4 Indigra Crystals

• Indigro Balance Participant Pouch

Allowed Items

• Indigro Light Bombs — 10,000 gold
  (NPC Guardian of Indigra)

Guide: https://ascaron.online/?act=wiki&title=Indigro

🔥 High-End Content

DW2

• The portal opens after defeating Halavas
  (points 1, 3, 7, 9 — outer boss room, 1st floor)

• Access to the 2nd floor (Demon World): 19:00 and 23:00

• New boss with unique magical mechanics

• Reward: Chest with level 65 equipment

• The central chest contains a Variable Rune

• Magic class damage to monsters increased by 2 times

• Increased gem drop rate

Guide: https://ascaron.online/?act=wiki&title=Demonic_World_(DW)

Level 65 Ancils

• Added Magical Coral (analog of level 65 ancils)

• Acquisition: 20,000 reputation or 2499 crystals

• Allows forging of Spirit, Shining, and Radiant gems

• 55 UNS can now be upgraded to 65

Guide: https://ascaron.online/?act=wiki&title=Equipment

Dragon Purgatory

• Opens every Sunday at 17:00

• Entry condition: completion of the storyline

• Each floor corresponds to its own dragon

Guide: https://ascaron.online/?act=wiki&title=Dragon_Purgatory_(BD)

Behemoth Lair

• Added 3rd difficulty level — for players with 225+ GS

• Rewards significantly improved

• Motivation to increase GS has greatly increased

Guide: https://ascaron.online/?act=wiki&title=Behemoth

⭐ VIP — Changes and Bonuses

• Increased item drop chance multiplier for VIP levels 2–9

Unique Mounts (VIP 5+)

To receive them, contact Pet Taimer — mounts will automatically appear in the wardrobe:

• VIP 5: Tiger Shoo

• VIP 6: Lama

• VIP 7: Minatiti the Dog

• VIP 8: Laly Cat

• VIP 9: Spider of Love

Top-Up Bonuses (from VIP 4)

• VIP 4: +5%

• VIP 5: +10%

• VIP 6: +15%

• VIP 7: +20%

• VIP 8: +25%

• VIP 9: +30%

Guide: https://ascaron.online/?act=wiki&title=Premium_status

📊 RMT Exchange

We are at the final stage of launching the RMT Exchange — an official automated system for buying and selling resources with withdrawals through the project.

Testing will be conducted soon, and the usage rules will be published.
⚠️ Please note: a minimum gold price threshold will be set on the exchange.

🔧 Other Changes

• The number of mentors has been significantly reduced
  (details will be published in mentor chats based on the results of the last two weeks)

Gems

• Earth Rock now grants 3 GS

• Earth and Wood rocks can now be forged into helmets

• Breath of the Black Dragon gem grants 400 MP

• Lightness Potion now grants 10% movement speed instead of 20%

🛠 Fixes

• Beginner chests from the IM are now tradable; descriptions of chests and forged items have been fixed

• Fixed character freezing when using Fairy Possession

• Prevented auto-attack interruption in PvP zones of world bosses

Manual patch - https://ascaron.online/download/manual/patch_20260117_000519.zip