Warriors! ⚔️
Welcome to the Gloria Victis Weekly News!
In last week news, we share our Autumn and Winter Seasonal Roadmap, giving you all a look at some of the features and improves we're currently working toward.
This week, we're taking you deeper into that work.
Development on Easy Anti-Cheat is underway, and we're sharing our first detailed look at the Greenleaf Centre, including the Checklist System, Compendium, Mentor System improvements, referral mechanics, and changes we're exploring for the first-time player experience.
We also have the winners of Guilds of Gloria Victis, our latest Community Spotlight winners, and a reminder as the Glory Season of War approaches its end.
Grab something to drink. This one's a long one. ☕📜
Let's get into it!
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Easy Anti-Cheat: Work is Underway 🛡️
As outlined in our Autumn Roadmap, the Easy Anti-Cheat implementation is currently being worked on.
Maintaining a fair and enjoyable competitive environment for legitimate players remains an important part of our development plans for Gloria Victis.
There's still work to be done before implementation, but we wanted to let you know that development is actively underway.
We'll share more information about Easy Anti-Cheat as the work progresses.
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Greenleaf Centre: A First Look 🌿
One of the features we're currently targeting for Autumn is the Greenleaf Centre.
Today, we want to give you a much deeper look at what we're working toward and, more importantly, hear what you think about it.
Gloria Victis has a lot to discover. From combat, crafting, PvP, exploration, guilds, rankings, gathering, and many other mechanics are connected throughout the game. For our veteran Warriors, many of these systems have become second nature.
For someone stepping onto the battlefield for the first time, however, discovering everything Gloria Victis has to offer can be overwhelming.
The Greenleaf Centre is being designed as a central place where players can find guidance about the game, its systems, and its mechanics.
While it is especially intended to help new players, returning Warriors will also be able to use it to rediscover features, revisit information, and find activities they may have missed.
Our current plans for the Greenleaf Centre revolve around three major systems:
📋 Checklist System
📖 Compendium System
🤝 Revitalised Mentor System
We're also working on improvements to the overall First-Time User Experience.
Let's take a closer look.
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The Checklist System 📋
Gloria Victis features numerous interconnected systems spread across different parts of the game.
However, new players often find these options overwhelming or difficult to discover. Simply telling them that these systems exist isn't always enough.
That's where the Checklist System comes in.
The Checklist System is planned to become one of the core features of the Greenleaf Centre, providing structured guidance through important activities and mechanics.
Rather than functioning purely as a list of tutorials, this System will combine several different types of tasks or activities. Players will be able to learn about a feature, put that knowledge into practice, discover key game mechanics and events, and receive additional rewards along the way.
The Checklist System is currently planned to feature these different types of activities:
Tutorial 📖
Review and dismiss an instructional popup or contextual guide.
Video 🎥
Watch a short instructional or showcase video.
Achievements 🏆
Reach a defined progression milestone or unlock an existing achievement.
Together, these different action types allow the Checklist System to do more than simply tell players what exist.
The idea is to let players learn about a system, experience it themselves, and progress through the game while doing so.
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Four Paths to Explore
The Checklist System is currently divided into four categories:
- Combat ⚔️
- Exploration 🗺️
- Socialisation 🤝
- Artisanship 🔨
Each category contains activities designed to introduce players to an important part of Gloria Victis. Once a category is completed, they will also receive a final reward for completing that path.
The general flow we're exploring is simple:
Learn → Try → Progress
At the beginning, players will meet with a Feature Overview explaining a particular game mechanic or event.
After learning how it works, they may receive a Quest asking them to participate in that activity themselves.
Instead of simply reading about Gloria Victis, we want players to experience what the game has to offer.
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What Could Be in the Checklist? 👀
We would like to share with you and know your opinion about what we have already devised for the Checklist System and what we think is important to show and mention to new and returning players.
Important: Everything below is still a work in progress. The order, content, activities, and requirements may change in the final version.
Combat ⚔️
Current ideas include:
- Siege Events Introduction - Feature Overview
- Participate in a Siege Event - Quest
- Valley of Death Introduction - Feature Overview
- Participate in Valley of Death - Quest
- Looting & Loot Zones Introduction - Feature Overview
- Loot a Player - Quest
- Unlock Character Development for Tier 4 Items - Achievement
- Duel a Player - Quest
- Participate in a 1v1 Arena Duel - Quest
- Duelling System Introduction - Feature Overview
- Glory & Arena Rankings Introduction - Feature Overview
- Combat Basics - Video
- Combat Basics II - Video
The goal is to gradually move players from understanding the fundamentals into actually participating in Gloria Victis' combat and PvP systems.
Exploration 🗺️
Current ideas include:
- Lore Fragments Introduction - Feature Overview
- Complete One Lore Set - Achievement
- Complete a Boss Raid - Quest
- Closed Party Raids Introduction - Feature Overview
- Participate in a Closed Party Raid - Quest
- Hunt an Old Beast - Achievement
- Hunt a Giant - Achievement
- Participate in the Catacombs Event - Quest
- Participate in the Pride Long Forgotten Event - Quest
- Fast Travel Introduction - Feature Overview
- Use a Logistician to Travel to the Main Island - Quest
- Use Unstuck or Move to the Capital - Quest
- Mounts Introduction - Feature Overview
This path is intended to encourage players to step beyond the introductory experience and discover more of the world, its activities, events, and methods of travel.
Socialisation 🤝
Gloria Victis is built around its community, nations, guilds, and cooperation between players.
Current ideas include:
- Learn About Guilds - Feature Overview
- Join or Create a Guild - Achievement
- Party Finder Introduction - Feature Overview
- Join or Create a Party - Quest
- Chat System Introduction - Feature Overview
- Write a Message in Chat - Quest
The goal is to make it easier for new Warriors to find other players and become part of the wider Gloria Victis community.
Artisanship 🔨
For players interested in gathering, crafting, equipment, and progression, we're currently considering:
- Unlock a Tier 4 Recipe - Achievement
- Craft 50 Items - Achievement
- Crafting System Introduction - Tutorial
- Gathering Introduction - Feature Overview
- Item Reinforcement Introduction - Feature Overview
- Item Renovation Introduction - Feature Overview
- Reinforce or Renovate an Item - Achievement
- Unlock Additional Storage Space - Achievement
- Workbenches Introduction - Feature Overview
- Unlock a Furnace through Character Development - Achievement
- Complete a Crafting Quest - Quest
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Action Types explanation
- Video: Watch a short instructional or showcase video.
- Quest: Complete a specific in-world action or objective.
- Tutorial: Review and dismiss an instructional popup or contextual guide.
- Feature Overview: Browse a compendium entry or interact directly with a designated UI element.
- Achievement: Reach a defined progression milestone or unlock an existing achievement (supports retroactive completion).
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Again, these represent our current ideas rather than a final list.
Which brings us to something important.
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We Want Your Feedback 💬
You know Gloria Victis.
Some of you have fought thousands of battles, crafted countless pieces of equipment, led guilds, conquered castles, explore the world, and helped new Warriors learn the game yourselves.
So we want to hear from you.
We would like to hear your feedback and ideas on what we should mention in the checklist and compendium system, and which game mechanic, system, or event is key to understanding Gloria Victis from your player perspective.
If you want to share your ideas, feel free to join our official Discord and check out the Greenleaf Centre feedback channel: https://discord.com/invite/gloriavictisgame
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The Compendium 📖
Sometimes you don't need another quest.
You just need to know how something works.
The Compendium is being designed as a place where players can explore Gloria Victis' mechanics, available activities, and features in greater detail. Additionally, they will find up-to-date tips here and can revisit previously viewed tutorial screens at any time.
Just like the Checklist, information in the Compendium will be organised into four categories:
- Combat ⚔️
- Exploration 🗺️
- Socialisation 🤝
- Artisanship 🔨
Within each category, players will be able to learn about the core and key elements of the game.
The goal is to create a place players can return to whenever they need information instead of relying on remembering a tutorial they may have seen hours, days, or months earlier.
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Revitalising the Mentor System 🤝
The Greenleaf Centre isn't only about teaching players through menus and tutorials.
Gloria Victis is a multiplayer game, and some of the best teachers are other Warriors.
That's why we're also exploring a significant update to the Mentor System.
Currently, mentors receive rewards only in mentor points, and only after the mentee reaches a certain character level. This encourages a passive attitude toward new players rather than engaging in activities that reward mentors and teach mentees about the game.
We want to change that.
Our current plans include:
- 🎁 Exclusive rewards based on accumulated Mentor Points
- 📊 Clearer information about Mentor Point progression and benefits
- ⚔️ More ways to earn Mentor Points through cooperative play
- 🌿 A dedicated Mentor View within the Greenleaf Centre
- 🔗 A new Referral Mechanism
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Earning Mentor Points Together
We're currently exploring three primary ways for mentors to earn Mentor Points.
Cooperative Play
Mentors could earn points while actively playing alongside their mentees through activities such as:
- Mentee level-ups while actively grouped
- Shared PvP kills and assists
- Gathering resources together in proximity
Mentee Milestones
Mentors could also earn points when their mentees reach important progression milestones, including:
- Reaching Levels 30, 60, 80, and 100 in any crafting profession
- Reaching Character Level 100
Community Support
We're also exploring a way for new players to directly recognise helpful veteran players.
New Warriors could award commendations for helpful responses in the dedicated Help chat, providing another way for experienced players to earn Mentor Points by supporting the community.
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Mentor View & Referral System 🔗
A dedicated Mentor View is planned for the Greenleaf Centre, allowing mentees to track shared progress and award points directly to their mentor.
We're also exploring a Referral Mechanism.
Existing players would be able to generate and share a unique invite code with prospective players.
When a new player enters a referral code while creating an account, they will be guided toward where their mentor is playing and automatically become that player's mentee.
To unlock the ability to become a mentor and receive an invite code, a player would first need to reach Level 100 on at least one character on their account.
The goal is to make it easier for experienced Warriors to bring friends into Gloria Victis and help them begin their journey together.
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Improving the First-Time User Experience 🌱
The Greenleaf Centre is only one part of what we're looking at for new players.
Based on our observations and player feedback, we understand that new users find the initial moments with the game too daunting due to an absence of immediate onboarding that would show and explain the basics.
To improve the player’s first-time impressions and onboarding process, we will introduce a clear and proactive onboarding window to ensure that players better understand the game’s UI elements and small features such as a free mouse cursor.
Upon logging into the game for the first time, players will be greeted with an onboarding window screen that will teach about basic elements and help configure baseline controls.
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Building Greenleaf Together 🌿
The Greenleaf Centre is still a work in progress, and what we've shared today represents our current direction rather than the final version.
That's also why we're showing it to you now.
The Checklist and Compendium are ultimately intended to help players understand what Gloria Victis has to offer, but veteran Warriors already have years of knowledge and experience that can help us determine what information matters most.
What should every new Warrior know?
Take a look through the Checklist ideas above and tell us:
💬 What are we missing?
💬 What should be changed?
💬 What should every new player experience?
💬 Which systems or mechanics need better explanations?
💬 What do you wish someone had taught you when you first started playing?
Join the discussion on our official Discord and share your thoughts in the Greenleaf Centre feedback channel:
We'll continue sharing more as development progresses.
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Glory Season of War: Final Reminder 🏆
The end of the current Glory Season of War is approaching!
📅 Final Day: September 30, 2026
🍂 Season of Harvest Begins: October 1, 2026
On September 30, it will no longer be possible to earn or lose Nation Points, and the scoreboards for other season-based rankings, including Glory and Arena, will be frozen.
When the new season begins, the following seasonal rankings will reset:
- Nation Points
- Glory Points
- Arena Ranking Points
Your character progression will NOT be reset.
Your characters, levels, progression, equipment, items, and other non-seasonal progress will remain with you.
Only the seasonal ranking standings will reset.
So if you're still fighting for your place on the leaderboard, the end of the season is almost here!
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Guilds of Gloria Victis: Winners! 🛡️🏆
Guilds are at the heart of Gloria Victis.
For our latest Community Activity, we asked you to show us your guilds, from the Warriors you fight alongside to the moments and memories you've created together.
Thank you to everyone who participated in Guilds of Gloria Victis!
It's time to reveal our winners:
🥇 1st Place: ironmike1025
🥈 2nd Place: ctpax911
🥉 3rd Place: lordinqu
Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to every guild that shared a piece of its story with the community! 🎉
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Community Spotlight Winners 📸🏆
Another week, another pair of moments from the Gloria Victis community!
Thank you to everyone who continues sharing your screenshots and gameplay clips with us.
Congratulations to this week's Community Spotlight winners:
📸 Best Screenshot:
meralious
🎥 Best Gameplay Clip:
lordcyrion
Each Community Spotlight winner will receive 600 Amber! 🎉
Congratulations!
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Looking Ahead 🍂
The Season of Harvest begins October 1, and work on our Autumn plans is already underway.
Easy Anti-Cheat is being worked on. The Greenleaf Centre is taking shape. And most importantly, we're inviting you into the development conversation while these systems are still being built.
Keep sharing your thoughts, experiences, and ideas with us.
Whether you've been fighting in Gloria Victis for years or you've only recently stepped onto the battlefield, your perspective can help us make the journey better for the Warriors who come next.
See you on the battlefield! ⚔️
