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A little later than planned, but Im keeping my promise—the Pearl Lottery is now live!

A ticket costs just 1 PD and 15 PT. Lottery opens on July 25.

In addition, through Friday, during the current season, you can obtain Pearls from Seashells instead of the Hermit Crab.

And to make the lottery even more rewarding, through Friday youll receive +25 PT for every dollar spent with the Dealer.

Prize List:

	Santa’s Bag (1 item, PD lottery only) - when used, places the “Santa’s Bag” gift into the character’s gift slot, increasing Carrying Capacity by 50%. Duration: 24 hours.
	Long Fishing Set (1 pc only in PD lottery) - Similar to a Spinning Rod, allows fishing from a dock. Durability: 3000
	Cloak of Invisibility (2 items, PT lottery only) - the user will not be visible when other players use Mirrors. Duration: 60 minutes.
	Prism of choice (1 item or 4 items in PD lottery) - Gives a choice of one of the prisms: Spender, Assassin, or Harmer.
	Pet Energy Potion (1 item or 4 items in PD lottery) - instantly restores pet energy to 100%.
	Cult Supplies (1 item or 4 items in PD lottery) - a chest containing religious Covenant potions of your choice.
	Spirit of the Spheres (3 items or 12 items in PD lottery) - grants the “Spirit of the Five Spheres” gift (+5% HP and Mana).
	Group Teleport (Choice) (2 items or 8 items in PD lottery) - teleports the player and their group to a selected city.
	Silent Compass (3 items or 12 items in PD lottery) - unlike a regular compass, does not notify enemies upon detection.
	15% Enhancement (Choice) (1 item or 4 items in PD lottery) - adds a 15% bonus gift with a selected parameter.
	Horn of Plenty 2.5 hours (1 item or 4 items in PD lottery) - grants the Plenty effect for 2.5 hours.
	30 Mogash Marks (1 item or 4 items in PD lottery) - grants the player 30 Mogash Marks upon use.
	Light Sanctuary x150 (1 item or 4 items in PD lottery) - Lighter weight Sanctuary potions.
	Light Amphoras x100 (1 item or 4 items in PD lottery) - Lighter weight Amphoras potions.

Until 23th of July, when fishing you can catch Shells. Collect a collection, or sell each for 2 million gold, or try to open them with a very low chance to get a rare pet, or additional fishing bonuses.

Thank you to everyone who waited for my return.

Ive resolved most of my personal issues. It wasnt easy, but things are finally getting back on track. Im now back to working on the game with renewed energy.

Today I deployed a server update. A new feature should now be active: when you die, your equipped gear will never remain in your corpse. Instead, it will always travel with you to the Star.

This feature hasnt been fully tested yet, but it should work as intended. Fully verified updates will be coming soon.

Thank you again for staying with the game. Your support means more to me now than ever before.

I appreciate every one of you.

— MAD-Admin

Happy Independence Day to all our players in the United States! Unfortunately, Im not able to launch major events or a lottery just yet. I hope to resolve my personal issues within the next month and return to full-time development. Until then, youll receive 30 PT for every dollar spent through July 15. Your support is especially important right now and means more than ever. Thank you for staying with DarkSwords. — Your Admin

The game map has been updated. As a result, older client versions may experience freezes, glitches, or other issues. We recommend that everyone update to the latest version.

In the new client, the hotkey settings allow you to choose how many potions in a column (downward in your inventory) will be used when pressing hotkeys 1–5. This allows you to consume multiple potions with a single key press.

Happy Fathers Day to all our players! Being a father is probably the most important and rewarding main quest in life. Thank you for being a reliable backbone for your family and the best teammates your children could ask for. We wish you endless energy, good health, wisdom, and, of course, a little more free time for your favorite game, DarkSwords. May your home ally always be filled with comfort, understanding, and the spirit of great victories.

To celebrate the holiday, from June 19 to June 21, you will receive 25 Platinum for every dollar spent with the Dealer, as well as x2.5 Experience, x2.5 Religious Experience, and x2.5 Clan Experience (does not stack with weekend bonuses).

• Removed the negative effect applied during prolonged 1v1 battles;
• Insurance no longer applies to Outlaw players;
• In Chaos Zones, players with insurance now lose 10% of their gold upon death;
• In Chaos Zones, players with insurance may also lose a small number of items from their inventory upon death (excluding weapons and equipment);

We are starting the "internal" testing phase of the Android game client. We invite you to take a direct part in the testing process. To participate, you will need any Android device (phone or tablet) and Discord. A full description and all instructions are available on our Discord server. We are waiting for you! Your ideas, suggestions, feedback, and testing efforts will help shape the future DarkSwords client.

We invite you to take part in the new seasonal event, "Pilgrims."
Read the details here.

The season runs from June 12 to June 18, 2026

A few changes have been made:

• Quests can now be taken more frequently;
• Recipes now require fewer ingredients;