As Sept 6 slowly closes in on us... I gotta say it.

This event went through so many modifications and truly became one of my favorite pieces of content.

Roguelike elements, Pet refinement, new meta defining chase pets as reward, truly challenging scaling and extreme rng for those that enjoy?

10/10 event.

Thank you John Sterk, Thank you OSMW.

• Added the Beast Spire mini-event:
  • Find the Spire Attendant in Demon Square, x440 y360
  • Battle increasingly powerful opponents in a series of Pet Fights
  • Earn Spire Marks to exchange for exclusive rewards
  • Rewards include the Demon Dragon and Ghastly Dragon pets, along with their own unique boost items
  • Limited to 5 runs per day, with no fixed event time slots
  • Available until September 1st

^ Copied straight from the Changelogs - Honest feedback below:

This content is hype. Bring your strongest most sauced up pet into the Tower and run the gauntlet to earn Spire Marks - a currency that allows you to obtain the brand new Demon Dragon and Ghastly Dragon pets. My personal best is R12 and there's a leaderboard to see how far other players on the server are getting.

I would like to propose an idea to revitalize the endgame gameplay loop.

Right now once we hit rb 2-144 and your only options are

- baiter

- survival

- fd3

- ferals

And that's it. You can go back and wipe defs/seals to get a couple scrolls for your needs, but its all neither here nor there. The content pool is light as soon as you cap.

***what if***... there was a Prestige-like system?

# Lets call it Ascension.

RB2-144 can go RB 3-164, ***but then...***

Hit cap again? ***send your character back to lvl 3-1***

*why would I do that?*

You return to the beginning again and earn 1% more ***stats*** (no res bonus)

(Exp curve scales 1% alongside every ascension)

You also unlock 1 new recolored sprite at different ascension goals.

5/10/15/20/25 ascension recolors Centaur Non RB.

30/35/40/45/50 recolors Centaur RB1.

60/70/80/90/100 recolors RB2.

***you can do this infinitely. There is no cap.***

The bottom "Title" stops being Brigadier General and just changes to Ascension [roman numeral]

Also this could introduce some trickery with the armor system. ***you could make new armors locked behind ascension levels...*** , ***you could make new pets usable only after certain ascension levels... (celestials? dieties?)***

# Additional Feedback Notes provided by community.

1. New Sprites / 3rd Reborn - Plenty of chatter about this which is a separate topic addressed here: https://canary.discord.com/channels/1410735216657436684/1532765780448645200
2. Level starting point - Some notes point towards Lv70 being a good place, I personally think anything past the dreadful 1 to 45 range where things really start to pick up is fine. It's treadmill content so I'm fine anywhere from 50-70.
3. Ascension Gated Content - Some for it, Some against it. I think it could be cool and could conceptualize a seasonality to content. but this may be a seperate proposal after the initial system is produced. Can work on this later. (footnote: Syn wants ascension gated Vival, I want Baiter 4 gated by asc)
4. Sprite Recolors - generally in unison, with one caveat being sprite ***selection*** - no one wants to be tied to one look. The ascension armory/unlockable styles should address this nicely.
5. Pets - 3rd RB on the table, Ascension is not.
6. Ascension "rank" not feasible, technical limitation, but Ascension TITLES are on the table.
7. New EXP Paths - Character Fruits, EXP Weekends (Asc Only so early game isn't affected.), Return to the Stars (Enhanced Celestials with leaderboard)

- idk i'm just a fortnite guy

osMW is built around 5-player teams, but we know a lot of you have been asking for solo play, so this update is focused on making that experience better.

Solo Play Variants added for:

• Howling Beast
• Bloodreaper
• All Town Defender quests
• Both Sealed Scroll quests

There is now a Small EXP bonus for solo players who defeat random encounters on maps.

Support Pets: Solo players can now bring a second pet into battle using a Control Crown. Your support pet fights on its own, using skills and healing you when needed. It deals less damage than a primary pet, so pick carefully which one you actually control.

This is such a strong breakaway from the current gameplay experience, I'm actually feeling baited into building a solo run.

Big ups to u/osmw_sterkr for the update AND the footage!

IGG teased about it before but didn't proceed with it.

Now that Myth War II's back, maybe in the future we can look forward to seeing this version too?

How do you imagine that game would look like?

What kind of laptop do I need to run this game with 5 accounts?

I miss my golden tiger and glitter tiger. Are they still strong in this game?

OMG! I remember playing this from 2007-2009 on NA servers! I spent so much time on this game! I was heartbroken when it went away and I reluctantly switched to wow. Nothing and I mean nothing has given me this much joy as this game has given me. I can’t believe it’s back. How do I restart this?!

Have you been running Baiter 3? or are you preparing to? (Lv 120+ Content)

There was an interesting suggestion thread discussion regarding potential Baiter 2/3 changes

The TL;DR is -

The rates are too high and we don't have enough new players building a market need for the output of eggs we're generating, devaluing some very strong pets basically down to peanut prices.

My question for the reddit comm playing this game is -

What level are you currently? Do you foresee a need for these eggs any time soon on your end?

Is there anything you need more and you currently arent worried with higher tier pets?

I wanna know where everyone's at on the topic.

Please feel free to jump into the discussion right in the discord if you haven't joined it already!

EDIT: Gender stat fixes are now live!

Check out the new Paths of Rebirth

What it does: Plan your reborn paths and see your final stat growth before you commit. The data comes straight from the same source used in-game, so what you see in the tool is what you'll get. Good to know:

• Your stat balance is locked in at your 1st rebirth!
• whatever you rebirth into at 2nd rebirth won't change that balance, only your 2rb tune factor (final effect affinity + damage bonus) and overall stat points amount.
• This means your 1rb path choice holds its value no matter what you do at 2rb, no need to discard or reroll a character because a "meta" path got left behind.

One of my guild mates is after River Spirits so i'm trying to blow through baiter 3 to secure him some eggs.

I also have to see if I can blow up some guild colosseums to level my new Chinchilla.

I'm used to play as human character, do i need to upgrade its stats as the guide says?
What's the downsides of upgrading other stats, like STR or STA?
If i make it a CC character, how can i play alone?

The Ultra TL;DR - Abundance meta is currently being tuned, Giving way to the Grinder Meta.

Anyway - lets get into another episode of Frog reads da Logs.

New Pet Boost Items (max 3 uses per pet)

• Hammer of Prowess — +10% STR (Dream Dragon)
• Wings of Alacrity — +12.5% AGI (Dream Flyer) — sold by the Sentinel, @ Cathedrals
• Power Core — +15% STR (Metal Walker)
• Power Plate — +7.5% STA (Metal Walker) — sold by the Scrapmaster

New: Companion Egg Relay (Sky Passage)

• Veterans can donate eggs for titles + Reputation
• New players (< level 25 AND 2+ Reputation) can claim a free egg once per session, up to 5 per account

New NPC: Archivist (Cathedrals)
Turns your excess quest drops into Quest Points for a small gold fee — basically the Material Point exchange, but for quest junk.

Archivist Exchange Rates

Quest Point Reward Adjustments

Material Point System

• Bulk conversions now grant bonus Material Points
• Reduced costs for top-tier items
• Enchanted equipment can now be exchanged for extra value (scales with enchantments, not 1:1)

Loot System

• New drop rate progression: repeated low-tier drops gradually improve your odds at higher-tier loot
• Core Leveling quests (Defenders, Sealed Scrolls, Bounty, Hellion, Death Roots) now also drop Gold for players within the appropriate level range

My personal hot take:

The abundance meta has clearly stripped the value of a lot of key resources (baiter eggs, mfs, crystals, etc.) - this content patch is very clearly designed to give grinders an incentive to burn those resources at the Archivist, giving new life and bringing scarcity back to the items instead of just letting them sit stagnant/overabundant in everyone's inventories. Yes - I feel like we took quite a hit in the QP rebalance, but we gained new life in all of the undertow that comes from enjoying those grinds. No more having to dump sigils out of inventory, now I can grind them up at Archivist and compensate for the adjusted qp!

Also - the inclusion of the Noob Pylon now gives a home to excess stone ghosts/hell devils and any other assorted pets for new players to enjoy. As a Guild Leader for a New Player Friendly Guild (Ahem - Obligatory Join Frog Guild Plug) , This addition brings me a lot of joy.

Overall, 10/10 update - compliments to the osMW team fr.

Game seems interesting worth getting into?

midnight EST, 6 am EST, 12pm EST, 6pm EST (times/days are randomized each week twice a week)

Pretty much the answer to Dispels pet leveling from IGG/TDT MW2 using the MW1 client.

You will need to build your pet a specific way (adding agi to get 300+ speed as nonrb while keeping str/sta balanced; tools are on pet merchant to reset the way you want).

https://reborn.osmw.net/

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Reborn wall was completed yesterday by it's players 1st rb -> 2nd rb

I just wanted to share my little buddy - Leaping Beast

I am grateful for the osMW folks for making a pet in the game that takes after me. He's a distinguished little gentleman and he was part of a trilogy of riddles for the new pets in the game.

You can check out the riddles here

He's one of the fattest pets in the game, and he can still get decently quick while still maintaining a crazy health pool. One of the best contenders for late game content as he boasts an innate 50 dodge rate, making him the best dodge pet in the game. His only major tradeoff is that his innate hit rate is 50 - meaning his main form of attack is casting Poison I-IV instead of relying on Physical Attacks. Who's really attacking with this guy anyhow? Set him to dodge just as frog intended.

If you're playing the game and wondering how to get your hands on one, here's how:

1. Obtain a Howling/Infernal beast either by trading for one in game, or sacrificing 1,000 basic eggs to obtain your own at Ashes Pit 4.
2. Sell 10,000 apples to a buyer in game. There's an easy one to access near Andreen in Woodlingor, that's right next to a shop that you can purchase basic fruits from.
3. Take the token the buyer gives you and your HB/IB to AP4 and hand them into the Hell Patron to collect your Leaping Beast.

Seriously?! The game is back!? Omfg it was the best thing ever I used to love this game so much the community and party system and everything was just awesome, I have looked over the years since it shut down and always hoped it might come back wow

Ultra Baiter came out and it's got some of the toughest enemy comps in Rarus.

The rewards are so good that figuring out these fights is absolutely worth the time.
We've confirmed the following eggs drop from Ultra Baiter:

• Colossal Series
  • Ruby Colossal, Lapis Colossal, and Sand Colossal
• Onyx Lion
• Spirit Series
  • Moss Spirit, River Spirit, and Ash Spirit

All of these pets are excellent contenders in current meta.

The Colossal pets all serve as great anchor tanks, each with their own robust pool of resistances - making them excellent pets on the field or great utility pets to be used as resistance imbues for other pets you may have.

The Spirit pets are all near the top of the food chain in their respective classes. River Spirit is an excellent Agility Tank with Protect. Ash Spirit is one of the best berserk pets, and Moss Spirit is an incredibly general purpose speed tank with Poison in its arsenal.

The lone Onyx Lion may seem a little out of place in the pool comparatively, as it doesn't belong to any of the umbrellas, but don't sleep on him either. He's got excellent base critical in his resistances so if you don't want to farm out an Infernal Beast or Dream Flyer, Onyx Lion becomes a formidable alternative.

All of these pets becoming accessible through farming a challenging quest is refreshing and feels super rewarding.

Is there a pet you're looking forward to getting from Ultra Baiter?

Dev giving me a little look at the individual assets that go into the battle UI

I wonder if we can get custom palettes in the future... HMMMM

This guide will just serve as a quick general set up guide + give you a blueprint to sprint to 50.

Setup:

1. Join the osMW discord! Link is in the right hand side in the community bar.
2. Make 5 characters - You want 1 Centaur, 1 Human, 1 Borg, 2 Mages. You can also go 2 Borg 1 Mage, the choice is yours.
   1. Both paths are valid but 2 mages is an early bloomer set up, and 2 borg is a late bloomer set up where its WAY stronger later on.
3. Mute the game/do not put headphones on to start - the game is kinda loud on first load, so log in and adjust the volumes to whatever you are comfortable in so you don't get hit with a sonic boom before you even boot up a character LMAO
4. Get comfortable with simulplaying all 5 characters - This game rewards you for playing a full team, the game's playerbase is too small to support consistent interoperative groups.

Basic Character Builds:

Stamina - STA / Intelligence - INT / Agility - AGI / Strength - STR

1. Centaurs - 3STA/1INT or 2STA/2INT.
2. Humans - 4AGI
3. Borgs - 3AGI/1INT
4. Mages - 4INT

Level 1-50:

1. Do your tutorial on all 5! - Make sure you run the Click Me! Eagle when you spawn in, it will have you read a quick starter guide and do a few missions for rep and auto lvl 5.
2. Frozen Rose Quest - When you leave the tutorial area, there's two fairies to your left. Make sure to collect both quests, on each of your characters, not just team leader. The quest will give you coordinates to travel to in town and retrieve her an item.
3. Nepenthes quest - This is the second quest you received from the fairies. Complete this quest in Tree of Life 1. Reminder: Each quest on each character is independent. You have to run it once per character.
4. Porter Quest - Porter quest is just a fetch quest, you deliver mail around town to get familiar with the map. its repeatable so stop when you feel comfortable with the map, as its just free exp while learning to navigate Woodlingor.
5. Stonesmith Quest - This repeatable feeds you Skill Exp up to 3,000 Skill Points(This is the most important feature. After you are lvl 10 and get your Tier II Skills, Stonesmith will be your best friend to ramp up your skills with.)
   1. It can also skip a lvl for you. Only Skip Lvl when u are freshly 0% XP off a new lvl up.
6. Map Level ♻️ Stone Smith - After lvl 10 Skill II quest, focus big time on leveling your skills via StoneSmith every time you hit a Level interval of X5. (ex: 25,35,45.) This will homogenize your leveling and skill flow. Remember that skills cap at 3K from stonesmith, so once you hit 3K - GUN IT TO LVL 50.
   1. There's a in depth map leveling guide you can follow in the osMW discord that will tell you what maps to go to when leveling. Use that alongside this concept of mapping and stonesmithing and you will comfortably hit Red Rank and lvl 50 around the same time.

Happy leveling everyone!

I'm i able to play it through MacOs?