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Nexon held the 'Mabinogi Winter Camp', an online event for Mabinogi users, today (1st). The event was filled with various sessions, including the announcement of new update information to be applied to Mabinogi this winter, quiz events, OST busking, reading rolling papers, and introducing new events. The event, held at an outdoor campsite to capture the winter camp concept, could be viewed through the official YouTube page live, and anyone could easily participate and enjoy it through real-time chat. Mabinogi Director Min Kyung-hoon and Content Leader Choi Dong-min participated in the event.

Mabinogi '2023 Winter Live Showcase'
New Mainstream 'Fate's Wind' Added After 3 Years

As the first part of the presentation, the first story of Chapter 8, the new mainstream 'G26 Fate's Wind', was introduced. Fate's Wind is a new mainstream added after about 3 years since the summer of 2020. Fate's Wind, which will decorate the prelude to Chapter 8, depicts the story of Erinn heading into an era without oracles after 'Heimirak's' touch has been withdrawn.

At the same time as the era of creation by human will opens, 'Phindias's Fate' strikes, and the ancient sacred beasts attack all over Erinn, plunging the world into crisis. In this mainstream, you will be able to see the journey of new characters such as the mercenary group 'Aine', 'Shefra', 'Declun' to stop the sacred beasts, as well as the fierce battle against the most powerful sacred beast 'Fua' in the shape of a swan.

In particular, 'G26 Fate's Wind' supports full voice acting for all characters for the first time in a new mainstream, so you can enjoy the struggle of the people who are trying to cope with Erinn and fate in a more vivid and immersive way. At the presentation, the voice acting of the voice actors who played the roles of NPCs Aine, Shefra, Declun, and Delga was introduced, as well as examples of new full voice acting applied to existing popular characters Melwyn, Ethan, and Tólviss, which was well received by users. In addition to the three characters revealed on site, full voice acting will be applied to more NPCs.

In the next part, convenience improvements were introduced. Since it is often difficult to recall the past investigation details when clearing the mainstream, an NPC conversation message log function has been newly added. In addition, prior to the upcoming pre-season, the 'Amnesia Potion' initialization time will be changed from the existing 24-hour cycle to a batch initialization at 7 AM to improve the convenience of the leveling cycle. In addition, updates will be made to make it easier to check the equipment durability status during battle, add enchant name notation, and add an auction house enchant name search function to improve visibility.

As improvements for new users who are not familiar with the game, 'Fossil Restoration Improvement' and 'Trade Pack Loss Improvement' updates were also introduced, and an 'Item, Button Name Voice Support Function' for Milletians with visual impairments will also be newly added. The voice support function is a voice support function that allows you to hear the button and item names in 'Blonny's' voice when you hover the mouse over them.

In addition, Erinn's Energy will also be improved. When using a duplicate secondary title acquired with 'Erinn's Energy', a new item 'Erinn's Essence' will be given, and you can collect it and exchange it for a new title. Finally, 'Gold Related Limit Expansion' was also introduced. The bank limit per character will be additionally increased, and the premium life membership bank limit will also be increased by an additional 100 million. The maximum bank auction house limit will be expanded from 3.5 billion to 30 billion, which is expected to allow for safer trading of expensive items.

In the next part, the introduction of newly added combat and life content continued. The first content to be added is the new dungeon 'Fames Ruins', which is scheduled to be added in December.

In December, the new dungeon Fames Ruins will be updated between 'Eranes Canyon' and 'Ronga Desert'. It is a solo play, high-difficulty time attack dungeon, consisting of a total of 6 floors and 30 stages, and you can challenge the limits of your strength by clearing each stage. Stars are provided in proportion to the missions cleared within the time limit, and you can acquire various rewards using the collected stars, making it a content where you can enjoy the fun of overcoming your own limits and growing.

The January update to be applied after the mainstream was also introduced. First, convenience updates for Romantic Farm will be added. Features such as installation preview, installation movement/rotation/continuous installation when multiple selections are made will be added to improve the inconvenience of having to modify installations one by one.

The content 'Moonlight Island', which is wider than Romantic Farm and recommended for Milletians who dream of returning to farming, will also be added as a January update. Moonlight Island is the area where the 'Fir Bolg Tribe', who lost in the 'First Battle of Mag Tuireadh', settled, and can be acquired by achieving Romantic Farm level 6.

Moonlight Island is characterized by the peaceful experience of interacting with resident NPCs and building an island. In addition to the fun of decorating the island, you can invite residents to perform activities related to life talents, trade items made on the island, or use skill trees to grow the island in the direction you want, allowing you to enjoy a high degree of freedom. In addition, it boasts a large scale larger than the size of 'Dunbarton', and you can enjoy it in various ways, such as creating new terrain through direct terrain customization.

After that, 'Green PC', which can protect accounts from hacking risks, and the 'Black Combo Card Event', which has been renewed to reduce existing inconveniences, were introduced. By opening slots by collecting card fragments and points through the returning Black Combo Card Event, you can acquire your own card and select the newly added option '80% of the maximum magnification'.

Next, various rewards and events for the 2023 Winter Pre-Season were introduced. The Winter Pre-Season will begin on the 14th, and until the maintenance on February 15, 2024, benefits such as the rental of a 'Level 200 Keraunos Pet' and an increase in the number of weekly rewards for major dungeons such as 'Glen Berna', 'Crom Bas', and 'Avalon Purification Mission' will be provided. In addition, it provides various buff effects directly related to combat support, talent training, and character growth, and you can acquire 'Daily Fox Outfit' by using the event currency paid upon completion of the pre-season event quest.

Next, pre-registration rewards were introduced. From today (1st) to December 12th, the winter 1st update 'G26 Fate's Wind' pre-registration event will be held, and if you participate in the pre-registration event on the official website, you can receive various items such as 'Color Splash 2nd Title Acquisition Coupon (Luck 30 Outfit Title)', 'Rainbow Paint Brush (Prop Weapon with Motion)', and 'Coloring Sheep Whistle (Pet)'. Those who have completed pre-registration and logged in to the game at least once from December 14th to 27th will be provided with 10,000 Nexon Cash through a separate lottery.

Mabinogi '2023 Winter Live Showcase'
Update Behind the Scenes and OST Performance, and Unreal Engine Project 'Mabinogi Eternity'

After the winter update announcement, a short talk session was held where the Mabinogi developers directly shared the update behind the scenes. The session was attended by Mabinogi's 3D character modeler, planner, and content programmer. When asked about what they paid special attention to while developing, planner `Freshly Baked Bungeoppang` said, "I wanted to develop a function that we really needed," and introduced the background of improving the Romantic Farm decorating content. Programmer `Freshly Baked Gyeranppang`, who worked on the Moonlight Island content, said that he tried to implement it lightly and quickly by partially applying the information needed for each resident in order to ensure a comfortable play experience without causing server overload.

When asked about the most difficult part of preparing the update, 3D character modeler `Freshly Steamed Jjinppang` said that it was difficult to develop the most important boss, and he was worried that it would not be implemented as planned, but he was able to complete the development safely because the requests were well reflected. In response to the same question, the planner said that there were really many improvements and user feedback that he wanted to reflect, but it was not easy to select the more important and necessary things because he had to provide complete content in a limited time.

As points to pay attention to in this update, they answered, "I hope you feel the charm of the newly added characters", "If you are a user who enjoys life content, I hope you enjoy decorating to your heart's content on the pretty island", and "We have made various efforts for the comfortable play of the island content, so I hope you enjoy this part as well."

After the developer behind-the-scenes story session, there was a 'Mabinogi Quiz' where viewers watching the live broadcast could participate and receive 10,000 Nexon Cash rewards, and an OST busking session performed by the indie band 'Jaco Band'. On this day, Jaco Band performed Mabinogi's representative OSTs, 'Old Legend Told by Grandma in Childhood' and 'In a Place Where Memories Gather'.

After the OST performance, a 'Rolling Paper' session was held to read messages from Mabinogi users to Director Min Kyung-hoon and Content Leader Choi Dong-min. This is a communication session with users instead of a Q&A answering real-time user chat. Most of the content was filled with messages of gratitude and support to the developers, but it also included content about the Unreal Engine project 'Mabinogi Eternity'.

Director Min Kyung-hoon said that the Mabinogi Eternity project is currently in the early stages of building up, and they are gradually preparing to show more detailed information through the website. More details about Mabinogi Eternity will be revealed on December 21st. He said that the presentation on the 21st will consist of a communication session to introduce the content that is being considered in the Eternity development, how it is being developed, and answer questions that users may have during the project.

On this day's broadcast, visuals of Tir Chonaill, a new character standing next to a bonfire, and an image of a windmill being developed with the Unreal Engine were revealed. Director Min Kyung-hoon said, "We will show visuals that properly capture the emotions and atmosphere unique to Mabinogi, not just showing off excellent graphics." He also conveyed a message of request, saying, "There is still a long way to go before it is officially applied, so please enjoy the current attractive Erinn together until then."

After that, the introduction of new merchandise continued. Mabinogi's new merchandise, which allows you to enjoy fantasy life in reality, can be found on the crowdfunding platform Wadiz until December 17th. The broadcast introduced mood light humidifiers made with representative characters such as 'Lorna', 'Iruasha', and 'Aroma Bear', deskterior PC sets, and season greetings consisting of 'Mabinogi' representative illustrations. In addition, brick toys made with major NPCs as themes were also revealed, and these will be presented as winter event prizes.

Finally, the showcase rewards were introduced. As a reward prepared for the Milletians who joined the winter showcase broadcast, it was announced on this day's broadcast'쇼케쿠폰으로힐링마비시작한건에대하여'You can receive the reward by entering the coupon code.

Concluding the showcase, Director Min Kyung-hoon said, "I prepared the showcase with a camping concept in the hope that we could become closer to the users," and added, "I hope you will always support the developers so that they can gain strength, and I hope we can create a good Mabinogi together." Content Leader Choi Dong-min said, "It was a warm showcase thanks to the warm messages from the Milletians," and conveyed his gratitude, saying, "We will continue to work hard to visit the Milletians with good updates in the future."

Webzine InvenPark Kwang-seok Reporter
2023-12-01