Willowbrook
Halflings could start in Willowbrook, now expanded with new content and quests for our Halfling friends.
Alpha testing
Community Alpha Test 6
Friday, July 11, 2025 · 5:00 PM EDT / 9:00 PM UTC
Our first Community Alpha Test as Adrullan Online Adventures.
New name, same world. After rebranding from EverCraft Online in March, we opened the gates for a full weekend, with the Halflings of Willowbrook joining Humans and Ogres as a starting race.
Since the May stress test, combat and balance got a big pass, stats started to really matter, and Willowbrook filled out, along with new camps, creatures, quests and secrets across the land.
Post-mortem
How it went
500players in the first 120 seconds
1,100online within 30 minutes
2nights in a row of all-time high player counts
You broke our all-time high concurrent player count on Friday, then again on Saturday. Nearly 700 of you were in Leont Meadows alone on the first night, so on Saturday we dusted off a second server, Tibolt, to give everyone room.
On Sunday we hit a milestone we didn’t ask for: our first DDoS attack. Rather than shut down, we limped along on Tibolt to finish the weekend, and moved to a new provider with real protection before the next test.
What’s new
Since the last test
Halfling Rangers and the Dunnock Hills
A late addition. Halflings of the Hillwatcher guild could take up the Ranger, starting in the Dunnock Hills, an area we took from sparse to lived in just before the test.
Combat and balance
Difficulty adjustments for more engaging fights, abilities spread more satisfyingly as you level, and stats with real mechanical effects.
Ashkin and Dryads
Both could join as visual variants in their original designs, playing as Humans for now.
From the test
Screenshots
On the Discord
How it unfolded
EverCraft Online becomes Adrullan Online Adventures
The “-craft” in our working title kept giving people the wrong idea about the game, so we took the name of the world itself.
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Save the date
July 11 to 13, with the Halflings of Willowbrook joining the test.
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Halfling Rangers
Patch 0.10.18 landed with a stretch goal: Halfling Rangers in the Dunnock Hills.
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10,000 on Discord
Our Discord passed 10,000 members a week before the test.
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Flash test
A Saturday shakedown
A few hours on a Saturday to make sure everything ran smooth for the following weekend. One name changed all night, and no bans, kicks or time outs. Progress carried over into Community Alpha Test 6.
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Flash test
Release candidate
Two days out, a quick test of the release candidate patch for Community Alpha Test 6. Progress carried over.
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“500 people in first 120 seconds”
You are all crazy.
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1,100 in 30 minutes
The most cramped this part of the world will ever be. Spread out, and keep with it.
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Tibolt opens
We couldn’t stress the first server any further, so we opened a second to give everyone room.
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Record-breaking Saturday
A new all-time high for the second night in a row.
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Our first DDoS
Achievement unlocked. We limped along on Tibolt to finish the weekend, and promised better armor for next time.
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The original call
As announced
Save the Date: July 11th - 13th, 2025 5 PM ET
(Friday, July 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET)
Greetings, Adventurers of Adrullan!
The time has come to once again set foot in our ever-evolving world! We're thrilled to announce Community Alpha Test 6, opening its gates on Friday, July 11th at 5:00 PM ET (Friday, July 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET) and running through Sunday, July 13th at 10:00 PM ET.🎮 What's New Since Our Last Adventure?
Our team has been hard at work refining and developing the Adrullan experience:
- ⚔️ Balance & Combat Refinements: Difficulty adjustments for more engaging encounters
- 📈 Class Progression Improvements: More satisfying ability spreading as you level
- 📊 Enhanced Mechanics: Stats now have more meaningful mechanical effects
- 💡 UI & Quality of Life: Better tooltips, descriptions, and interface improvements
- 🏘️ Expanded Willowbrook: New content for our Halfling friends
- 🗺️ New Camps & Creatures: Fresh challenges await across the landscape
- ❗New Quests & Secrets: Tasks and hidden secrets continue to spring up across the land🌍 Available Races & Starting Locations
- Humans - Begin your journey in Leont or Greenwood Cover
- Halflings - Start in the charming town of Willowbrook
- Ogres - Emerge from the mighty stronghold of Osgul
- Half-Elf - Nomadic race partially realized, treated as Humans
- Ashkin & Dryad - Join as visual variants, in their original design (treated as Humans mechanically)
All classes are available for races that can play them!
📝 Test Focus & Expectations
This test serves as an opportunity for us to observe this region of Adrullan under standard load conditions and share our development progress with you.
Please Note:
- Characters from the May stress test will be available
- Multi-boxing is supported for those who wish to play multiple characters
- We anticipate higher than normal population density in these regions
- Performance and experience quality may vary due to overpopulation
- We reserve the right to adjust or end the test early if needed🐛 Help Us Improve!
Your feedback is crucial! Please use the in-game /bug command to report issues or share suggestions. Every report helps us create a better Adrullan.
### 📢 Stay ConnectedAll test status updates and communications will be posted here in our official Discord. Make sure to keep an eye on 📣announcements for any important information during the test.
### 💻 Get Ready!Register your interest on the Discord Event: https://discord.gg/adrullan?event=1383618889966944328
The installer can be downloaded at: https://account.adrullan.online/patcher
Validate your account at: https://account.adrullan.online/dashboard
Ensure adrullan.online is in your email contacts!🗓️ Mark your calendars and spread the word! Whether you're a veteran of previous tests or a newcomer eager to explore, we can't wait to see you in Adrullan. Let's make this test another memorable chapter in AOA's journey!
See you in Adrullan,
The Adrullan Online Adventures Team
Alpha testing
Community Alpha Tests
Every Community Alpha Test since the first, in June 2022.
Nov 1 – Nov 8, 2026Community Alpha Test 8Whispers of GrixiusA call to arms. The gates of Adrullan open again.
Apr 1 – Apr 6, 2026Community Alpha Test 71,728 peak concurrent playersYou’re hereJul 11 – Jul 13, 2025Community Alpha Test 6500 players in the first 120 seconds
Oct 18 – Oct 21, 2024Community Alpha Test 5Whispers of Grixius1,180 peak concurrent players
Apr 19 – Apr 22, 2024Community Alpha Test 4600+ players online at once
Sep 1 – Sep 3, 2023Community Alpha Test 3A brand new server, and a crowd to put it through its paces.
Dec 3 – Dec 4, 2022Community Alpha Test 2920 hours played in Adrullan
Jun 18 – Jun 19, 2022Community Alpha Test 1The first time the gates of Adrullan opened to the community.Between the tests
Updates
Flash tests, pre-tests and stress tests. Short notice, and usually announced on Discord.
Flash test
One more pass at the public build
Eight days out, Ballast and Fenla opened again to keep validating the build for Community Alpha Test 7.
Ahead of Community Alpha Test 7 →
Flash test
The public test build
Thirteen days out, a first run of the public test build on Ballast and Fenla, with the level cap raised to 20.
Ahead of Community Alpha Test 7 →
Flash test
That new server smell
Unannounced, to check our move to new hardware. Fenla returned as a fresh start beside Ballast, and Far Clip Plane, aka BognarVision, got its first public outing. A quick infrastructure check turned into 33 and a half hours, with 577 players at the peak. Druids, Bards and Paladins were the most played.
Ahead of Community Alpha Test 7 →Flash test
Release candidate
Two days out, a quick test of the release candidate patch for Community Alpha Test 6. Progress carried over.
Ahead of Community Alpha Test 6 →
Flash test
A Saturday shakedown
A few hours on a Saturday to make sure everything ran smooth for the following weekend. One name changed all night, and no bans, kicks or time outs. Progress carried over into Community Alpha Test 6.
Ahead of Community Alpha Test 6 →
Stress test
Server stress test
Our first test as Adrullan Online Adventures: five hours to push the server as hard as we could, with Willowbrook and the Bard class to explore and multi-boxing encouraged. The BogBot Armada gathered at the gates of Leont, and Bognar was still bored.
Flash test
Ballast opens
A week later it was Ballast’s turn. Characters from the Tibolt flash test came along, and the Open Pre-Alpha channels opened back up.
Flash test
Tibolt, ahead of the stress test
Tibolt opened with no set length and no agenda. Just hop in and enjoy Adrullan.
Pre-test
Pre-test for Community Alpha Test 5
Tibolt opened two days early to shake out anything pressing and spread the crowd across content. Progress carried over into the test.
Ahead of Community Alpha Test 5 →
Flash test
Osgul opens
Unannounced, on a Friday: the Ogre homeland of Osgul opened for the first time, Humans could play Rangers and Beastlords, and the first crafting stations went up in Leont. It went so well we kept it running through Saturday.
Ahead of Community Alpha Test 4 →
Flash test
The first test on the C# server
Our first test on the server we rewrote from JS to C#, and the first time Adrullan could be played in third person. Monks and Shadow Knights made their debut. 244 characters were created, Monk was the most played class, and Morty held the longest session at 7 hours 6 minutes.
Ahead of Community Alpha Test 3 →
Flash test
Come bash some rats
The server came on for a few hours to show what had changed, the same night UI 2.0 was revealed. New systems, plenty in flux, and rats to bash.
Pre-test
Pre-test for Community Alpha Test 2
Fenla opened for a few hours one Saturday night, hinted at weeks before, to make sure the test on the 3rd went smoothly. Progress carried over into the test.
Ahead of Community Alpha Test 2 →