The Hexagon Core update has started rolling out to A3 India. Based on player feedback, we are releasing it in phases rather than all at once.
This is one of the largest updates we have done. It touches the website, the service panels, the game updaters, our backend systems, and both the client and server files. Done in one go, it would have needed up to 7 days of downtime, so we split it into three phases to keep the game online as much as possible.
Rollout Plan
We have launched a base version of the client and server files built on Hexagon Core. Everything that comes next is built on this foundation.
Most of the changes are in the client. A3 is an old game and has always needed an old version of DirectX to run. Newer versions of Windows are dropping support for those old DirectX versions, so we had to move the client to a newer rendering technology to keep the game running in the future.
Because these changes are so large, we were worried they could make the game unplayable on very old PCs, so we ran a hardware survey. Unfortunately, too few players took part to give us a reliable picture. That is why we are going slowly and releasing the new client first.
We have received reports of frame drops on older hardware and are working on fixes over the next few days.
Once the client issues are resolved and the server is stable, we will release the Special Quests, roughly one week from now.
After the final Special Quest is out, we will release the full Episode 4 together with Real Tower, including:
- Real Tower Bosses
- Item Socketing
- Episode 4 skills
- Better drop rates for unique items such as Soul, Grace and more
- New Rings and Necklaces
Please report any issues
The core of the server has changed too, including damage calculations and monster navigation. We have worked hard to match the original behaviour as closely as possible, but some bugs may still slip through. If anything feels wrong in game, please report it to us so we can fix it quickly.
Keep your client up to date
Our new updater lets us ship small, incremental client updates whenever we find a problem. Please always run the latest version of the client. We may also hold short maintenance breaks to fix important bugs as they come up.
Thank you for your support and patience.
A3 India Team