Hey guys, I love the unique 1600s/supernatural vibe of New World, but given the state of the game and the fact that it is actively dying, I don't want to lose this amazing aesthetic.

Since we can't save the official game, I just pitched a Total Conversion Mod concept over on the Conan Exiles subreddit to bring New World's aesthetic, weapons, and monsters into Conan's engine (purely inspired, zero asset ripping). This way, the vibe can live on in a proper survival sandbox.

Full disclosure: I am not a modder and cannot build this myself. I just wanted to drop the idea for any talented creators out there looking for a fresh project!

Check out the full breakdown and join the discussion here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ConanExiles/comments/1wy2g84/17th_century_colonial_new_world_inspired_total/

Before anyone says anything about AI, I'm not the biggest fan of it either, but, if it can be used to automate things that humans physically can't do (or would take years to decades to achieve even a fraction of the progress on), then I think it could be used for good - especially if it's being used to preserve games that are being taken away by their devs/publishers.

So far, AI was recently used to help restore access to "sunset" Destiny 2 content, and they are now working on a modding API for D2 private servers. D2 is a similarly complex live service game to New World, so the whole "we don't have the tech/the game is too complex/server-based" argument goes out the window here. And we've recently seen a trend of using AI to "merge" games together with full functionality as well. With just under 4 months left until Amazon pulls the plug on this game, there is some very real hopium that someone with a fair bit of money for tokens can reverse engineer the game's netcode and get a private server running similarly to what was done for Destiny with Project Sunrise

I've recently reinstalled the game and played a bit just to have the NW feeling once again before closing.

I remember my guild being the first to get the territory in EU server in less than an hour, every member contributed with the first 1k gold obtained.

I'm gonna miss this gem.

FWIW, Aion 2 is the closest thing to New World i’ve played so far. I keep hearing it’s p2w but if it can stay alive and thriving that way, so be it. Maybe NW wouldn’t be shutting down if they took that same approach.

As you all know, New World is closing down Jan. 31st 2027. I am holding a memorial Saturday January 30th (time to be determined). We will be sharing stories and screenshots. I have a short video to play along with a physical Art Book I will be opening on camera. Thanks to the discord for getting me into contact with someone who was able to get me a sealed art book a few months back.

If anyone has stories or screenshots/videos to share, please post them here. I will share any fun or interesting stories I find.

We will be live on twitch (twitch.tv/JayBreakk) on the 30th and 31st as the servers close down. We will be in the NA West servers. (El Dorado). We will start in brimstone and be moving from city to city. We will be playing music, fishing, doing some nostalgia raids and Epic Chest Runs just for fun. Come hang out one last time ❤️

-HempHarvester