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Valantis goes live in less than 24 hours!
As with any online launch, there are risks we prepare for behind the scenes. With that in mind, we want to take a moment to explain how launch will be handled and what measures are in place to protect the world and your progress.
While we fully expect a smooth and calm start, the reality of online game launches is that unexpected issues can occur. This may include technical problems, or in worst cases, attempts to disrupt the server through crashes or distributed denial of service attacks.
To protect player progress, Valantis is equipped with anti rollback systems. These systems are designed to prevent loss of progress during unexpected shutdowns or crashes. However, as many of you already know from experience with online games, no automated system is perfect and rare edge cases can happen.
Because of this, we have taken an additional precaution for launch. Alongside the regular daily server save, the game state will be saved every two hours. This ensures that even in a worst case scenario, progress loss is limited to a maximum of two hours. This is a temporary solution that will remain in place until we are fully confident in long term stability under live conditions.
These additional saves will cause a very brief freeze while the game state is written to disk. You will always be notified in advance before this happens. During the save, monsters and game logic are paused as well, meaning nothing continues to act while the world is frozen. There is no danger involved, and gameplay resumes normally once the save is complete.
Our goal with all of this is stability, fairness, and honesty. We believe it is better to communicate clearly and prepare responsibly than to pretend that a launch can never run into issues. Valantis is built to last, and protecting your time and progress is a top priority for us.
The game client will be available for download two hours before launch. Account and character creation are already open, so you can prepare in advance and be ready the moment the server goes live.
If you encounter any issues, we encourage you to reach out. You can open a ticket on Discord, submit an in game report using CTRL + Z, or contact a gamemaster directly using CTRL + R. Our team will be active and available during launch to assist you.
Finally, thank you for your patience, your trust, and your excitement. We are incredibly proud to finally open Valantis and welcome you into a world developed over nearly a year, built with care, challenge, and a clear long term vision. We look forward to seeing you online at launch.
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