Ashes of Creation private server

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Project: Arise is a free, non-commercial Ashes of Creation private server for the retail Alpha-2 client. The original Alpha-2 servers are gone. This server lets the client you already own log in, create a character and play again, on one shared world with everyone else who joins.

What it is

A non-commercial community server, reached at play.project-arise.com. The server software is an Ashes of Creation emulator written from scratch: it speaks the network protocol the Alpha-2 client expects. It is not a copy of the original server, and it never connects to any Intrepid Studios service.

• free to play: no shop, no subscription, no donations
• bring your own Alpha-2 client: no game files are shared or hosted here
• one account for the website, the launcher and the game
• an early build that changes every week: read the patch notes

How to join

1. Install your Alpha-2 client. Use the copy you already have; nothing has to be changed by hand.
2. Create a free account. Register with a username, an email address and a password, then confirm the address.
3. Download the launcher. Signed in, get it for Windows or Linux.
4. Play. Sign in to the launcher with the same account, press Play, create a character and enter the world.

The setup guide has the same steps with more detail, and the FAQ answers the common questions.

The launcher

The Project: Arise launcher is free and runs on Windows and Linux. It finds your client in your Steam libraries (or a folder you pick), signs you in, places the small client mod that points the game at this server, starts a local helper on your own PC and then the game. On Linux it runs the game through Proton in a prefix of its own. It updates itself, shows the patch notes when a new patch is out, and Steam's "Verify integrity of game files" undoes everything it placed in the game folder.

Current status

Registration is open and the server is online. Patches land several times a month. Working today, from the roadmap and the patch notes:

• login, character creation and appearance, persistent characters
• combat and skill trees for the eight classes: Fighter, Tank, Cleric, Mage, Rogue, Ranger, Bard and Summoner
• creatures that fight back, loot, rare spawns, hunting and gathering
• crafting and processing at town and plot stations, artisan professions
• nodes and node levels, citizenship, mayors and elections, commissions and buy orders
• caravans and trade crates, the marketplace and mail
• mounts, including flying ones, boats, fishing and player housing
• parties, guilds, player trading, PvP flagging and corruption

Still under way: matching every class's skills and numbers to the original game, and the skill-tree loadout. Some quests, NPCs and world objects are missing or misplaced. Expect rough edges, and report what you find. The emulator page goes into what is and is not built.

Community

Questions, bug reports and testers: the project talks on Discord. Account problems go to support.

Not affiliated with Intrepid Studios

Project: Arise is a fan project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed or supported by Intrepid Studios. Ashes of Creation is a trademark of its owner. Nothing here is sold, and no game assets are shared.