Milestones
December 2015 | First team members were hired.[1] |
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February 2016 | Ashes of Creation design documentation and prototyping.[2][1] |
December 10, 2016 | Official website was launched and project announced.[1] |
January 18, 2017 | Official discord was launched.[3] |
May 2, 2017 | Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign launched with $750,000 funding goal.[4] |
June 3, 2017 | Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign completed with 19,576 backers raising $3,271,809.[5] |
June 2017 | Game production began with a team size of 15-20.[2] |
June 21, 2017 | Summer crowdfunding campaign launched.[6] |
July 22, 2017 | Summer crowdfunding campaign completed with 2,485 backers.[7] |
September 1, 2017 | PAX West 2017.[8][9] |
November 4, 2017 | Raised $16,500 for Extra Life children's hospitals.[10] |
December 15, 2017 | Alpha-0 released on schedule.[11] |
March 19-23, 2018 | Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2018.[12] |
April 5, 2018 | PAX East 2018.[13] |
August 15, 2018 | Last day for purchases of Alpha-1 through Intrepid pre-order packs.[14] |
August 20, 2018 | At Gamescom with My.com.[15] |
August 27, 2018 | 100 developers working on Ashes of Creation.[16] |
September 1, 2018 | PAX West 2018 panel.[17] |
October 19, 2018 | Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale (previously called Alpha-1 phase 1 battlegrounds).[18] |
November 4, 2018 | Raised $20,518 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[19] |
April 15, 2019 | 60 developers working on Ashes of Creation at San Diego offices (following disengagement with Malaysian art team).[20] |
November 3, 2019 | Raised $20,901 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[21] |
August 21, 2020 | Announced a mutual parting of ways with publisher My.games.[22] |
October 17, 2020 | Almost 3,000,000 registered accounts for Ashes of Creation.[23] |
October 17, 2020 | ~87 developers working on Ashes of Creation.[24] |
November 8, 2020 | Raised $88,546 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[25] |
February 26, 2021 | Official ashesofcreation.com website redesign.[26] |
May 5, 2021 | Alpha-1 sales resumed with the announcement of the Adventurer pre-order pack.[27] |
May 17, 2021 | Verbal NDA was lifted from Alpha-1 testing.[28] |
July 9, 2021 | Alpha-1 no-NDA preview weekend began on schedule.[29] |
July 11, 2021 | Alpha-1 no-NDA preview weekend completed on schedule.[30] |
July 14, 2021 | Alpha-1 no-NDA month long test began on schedule.[31][32] |
August 15, 2021 | Alpha-1 no-NDA month long test completed on schedule.[33] |
November 7, 2021 | Raised $34,485 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[34] |
December 23, 2021 | Announced that Ashes of Creation is moving to Unreal Engine 5.[35][36] |
January 14, 2022 | Over 120 people working on Ashes of Creation.[37] |
Spis treści
Release schedule

Glorious Ashes of Creation community, the month long Alpha One testing period has come to an end. On behalf of the entire team at Intrepid I would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our amazing A1 testers. They have endured a lot of spot tests, during crazy hours over the last several months. The data, feedback and conversations with our players has been a wealth of help in guiding our hands for the trek to Alpha Two.
I also want to thank our wonderful community, for following along with the testing, development updates, and giving your thoughts across the discord, forums, Reddit and all of our social channels.
Ashes is a huge endeavor and it’s being built with passion from our magnificent team at Intrepid. So I want to express mine and John’s deepest felt thanks to the hardworking colleagues we go to work with everyday. This is a big milestone for the project, and I think I speak for our community when I say, Great job Intrepid team.
We have a lot to do, and as always we will be keeping everyone informed on our progress with our monthly updates. Our goal has been and shall continue to be a quality focused MMORPG to make us all proud to call Ashes of Creation. Much love to everyone.[33] – Steven Sharif
The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.[38]
Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
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Pre‑alpha | Alpha-0.[39] | December 15, 2017.[11] |
APOC | Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA).[40] | September 7, 2018.[41] |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA lifted).[18] | October 19, 2018.[18] | |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale open beta.[42] | December 18, 2018.[43] | |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale early access.[44] | September 24, 2019.[45] | |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege mode PI closed testing.[46] | December 19, 2019.[46] | |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale testing ends.[47] | March 10, 2020.[48] | |
Alpha | Alpha-1 early preview livestream.[49] | March 27, 2020.[50] |
Alpha-1 limited QA testing (NDA).[51][52] | May 28, 2020.[53][54] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 1 (NDA).[55] | Dec 18 - Dec 21 2020.[55] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 2 (NDA).[55] | Feb 19 - Feb 22 2021.[56][57] | |
Alpha-1 preview intermittent spot testing (NDA).[58][59] | Mar 19 - Jul 9 2021.[58][59] | |
Alpha-1 preview weekend (no NDA).[58] | July 9 - July 11 2021.[30][29][58] | |
Alpha-1 (no NDA).[58] | July 14 - August 15 2021.[33][60] | |
Alpha-1 intermittent spot testing.[61][62] | After August 15 2021.[61][60] | |
Alpha-2 (persistent alpha).[63][64] | To be announced.[60] | |
Beta | Beta-1. | To be announced.[60] |
Beta-2. | To be announced.[60] | |
Pre‑release | Head start for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.[65] | 1-2 days before launch.[65][66] |
Release | Launch (live) release. | To be announced.[60][67] |
Post‑launch | Major releases (DLC expansions). | Quarterly or six-monthly.[68][69] |
Minor releases. | Monthly.[68][69] |
Accomplishments
- Kickstarter's most funded MMORPG.[70]
- Kickstarter's #7 most funded video game.[71]
- Most anticipated MMO – MMORPG.com's Best of 2017 Awards.[72]
- Most anticipated early access hands-on MMORPG – MMOs World.[73]
- Gamescom 2018: Best Independent game.[74]
- Gamescom 2018: Best Online game.[74]
- Best indie MMO of 2020 – massivelyop.com reader's poll.[75]
- Most anticipated MMO of 2021 and beyond – massivelyop.com reader's poll.[76]
- Forbes: Top 10 Best Upcoming New MMORPGs For 2021 And Beyond.[77]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 MASSIVELY OP interview: Ashes of Creation on a new way to MMO.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Kickstarter campaign
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Kickstarter.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Schedule.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Map.
- ↑ Intrepid Studios Dev Team.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Transmisja na żywo, 2018-01-18 (2:48).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Gamescom 2018 Interview: Responding to Criticism.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2
- ↑ Intrepid Studios Extra Life 2018 (@MediaAoC).
- ↑ Wywiad, 2019-04-15 (5:09).
- ↑
- ↑ Blog: New Adventure Awaits.
- ↑ Wywiad, 2020-10-17 (18:36).
- ↑ Wywiad, 2020-10-17 (56:55).
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2021-02-26 (9:51).
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Store: May cosmetics.
- ↑
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Ashes of Creation Twitter - Alpha-1 Preview Weekend Begins
- ↑ 30.0 30.1
- ↑
- ↑ Guide to Alpha One.
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 33.2
- ↑
- ↑ Video, 2021-12-23 (0:00).
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2021-12-23 (19:59).
- ↑ Wywiad, 2022-01-14 (9:11).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2018-09-01 (54:06).
- ↑
- ↑ Press release - Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Launches December 18.
- ↑
- ↑ Blog: Ashes of Creation Apocalypse heads into early access.
- ↑ @AoCApocalypse on Twitter.
- ↑ 46.0 46.1 Transmisja na żywo, 2019-12-17 (18:33).
- ↑ Blog: Early Access for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Battle Royale Testing Ends.
- ↑
- ↑ March 2020 newsletter.
- ↑ Video, 2020-03-23 (0:01).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Creative Director's Letter, 1 April 2020.
- ↑ 55.0 55.1 55.2 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, October 16 2020
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2021-02-26 (14:58).
- ↑ Blog: Creative Director's Letter, January 2021.
- ↑ 58.0 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 Alpha One Schedule Update, May 10 2021.
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 An Update on Alpha One Schedule, March 12 2021
- ↑ 60.0 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4 60.5
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 Transmisja na żywo, 2021-07-30 (20:30).
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2018-01-18 (25:22).
- ↑
- ↑ 65.0 65.1
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisja na żywo, 2019-03-08 (57:26).
- ↑ 68.0 68.1 Wywiad, 2021-02-07 (21:57).
- ↑ 69.0 69.1 Transmisja na żywo, 2017-05-08 (11:14).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ MMORPG.com's Best of 2017 Awards.
- ↑ Most Anticipated MMORPGs For 2018.
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 DualShockers’ Gamescom 2018 Awards
- ↑ MassivelyOP 2020 awards reader's poll.
- ↑ MassivelyOP reader's poll.
- ↑ Forbes: Top 10 Best Upcoming New MMORPGs For 2021 And Beyond