Mortal Online Expands its Borders With Sarducaa

Swedish developer Star Vault has enjoyed great success with Mortal Online .

. Set in an open, realistically designed world, Mortal Online is free to play and described by its creators as “a next generation MMORPG both in terms of graphics and gameplay.” Adventurers partake in real-time combat and make hardcore decisions about the future of their character. With a wide range of races and professions from which to choose, players can discover new parts of the world, or simply concentrate on ruling their own small (or not-so-small) portion of it.

Now, they’re excited to announce to both longtime fans and new players that the long-awaited expansion is ready for launch. Sarducaa expands the game world by more than double its original size, introducing an entirely new continent – the eponymous Sarducaa – to be explored. The new location contains tons of new NPCs and settlements, plus dungeons to canvass, armors and weapons to acquire, and of course new monsters and enemies to destroy. It will also introduce new styles of landscape not previously found in the game, such as jungles and deserts, along with the natural dangers present in such environments.

Along with more than 300 new items to collect and plenty of other new treats, the Sarducaa expansion comes complete with a variety of bug fixesthat will make the game run smoother. Certain areas have been improved both aesthetically and structurally. A new world-chest system, called World Loot, has been installed to improve the process of looting. The game also now includes new and enhanced mechanics, such as improvements to the enemy AI to make their behavior more challenging, and player characters will experience other new challenges such as heat exhaustion. The developers have even expanded the game’s soundtrack, adding five new tracks.

Mortal Online has been Greenlit on Steam, and Star Vault hopes it will be available there soon. New explorers are invited to visit the website and set up their free account, and also to get to know seasoned veterans in the game forums. There is also plenty to be learned from the game’s Facebook, Twitter, and YouTubeaccounts, and by reviewing the guild territory mapwhich is generated through player activity. As the developers ask: Do you have what it takes?