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Palia: How to Farm Amber Echo and Use it
This guide explains Amber Echo, a new currency in Palia's Royal Highlands zone, obtained by breaking Amber Crystals with the Echo Tracker. It details how to farm Amber Echo by hunting creatures like Jaakcats or catching bugs, and lists items available for purchase at the Amber Echo Store.
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This article is a weekly roundup of what games the Massively OP community and staff are playing, featuring a bonus question about car preferences in video games. Contributors discuss their weekend gaming plans across various titles including Star Wars Galaxies Legends, Guild Wars 2, The Division 2, and Final Fantasy XIV, while also sharing their favorite types of cars in games, ranging from vintage to sports models.
Betawatch: Subnautica 2 dives into early access with a big splash
Subnautica 2 has launched into early access, drawing significant player interest and discussion, partly fueled by prior controversy. The article also provides a broad overview of other games currently in various stages of testing, including Farever, Star Citizen, and EverQuest Legends, highlighting player counts, updates, and testing statuses.
Palia: The Lion and the Lamb Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete 'The Lion and the Lamb,' the final main story quest in Palia's Royal Highlands expansion. Players must collect four relics, override network nodes around the palace, and speak with various characters including the Administrator, Dream, Subira, Chayne, Tamala, and Eshelon to conclude Chapter 3 of the main story. Rewards include Amber Echo, Extremely Aged Cheese, a Royal Mystery Bag, and Renown Points.
Palia: The Flames of Ambition Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete "The Flames of Ambition," a main story quest for Subira in Palia. The quest involves navigating Enfield's lab, solving a brazier puzzle, obtaining a Pyroflow Mask, and collecting Amber Echo before returning to Subira. Completing the quest rewards players with Amadeus' Blessing and Renown Points.
Palia: Cat’s in the Cradle Quest Guide
This guide details the 'Cat's in the Cradle' quest in Palia, the sixth main story quest in the Royal Highlands expansion. It outlines the steps to find the final key for the palace, including navigating a maze, speaking with various characters like Eshelon, the Beast, Subira, Hassian, Sifuu, and Taylin, and placing a Protection Charm. Completing the quest rewards players with 25 Renown Points and initiates the 'Flames of Ambition' quest.
Mini MMO Palia sees Steam concurrency soar post-expansion, teases ‘Sunkissed Summer’ features
The mini-MMO Palia has seen a surge in Steam concurrency, reaching over 24,000 players following the launch of its Royal Highlands expansion. Developer Singularity 6 has also teased upcoming 'Sunkissed Summer' content, including new furniture, collectibles, gameplay features, and romance options for characters like Sifuu and Eshelon.
Palia: Chasing Perfection Quest Guide
This guide details the "Chasing Perfection" main story quest in Palia, which is part of the Royal Highlands expansion. Players will need to find keys, solve a sliding puzzle, obtain a Hydroflow Mask, and collect Amber Echo and fish to progress through the quest and unlock Halward's Vault.
Palia: Somewhere That’s Green Quest Guide
This guide details the 'Somewhere That’s Green' main story quest in Palia's Royal Highlands expansion. Players will need to find keys, solve a flower puzzle in Belafontine's lab, obtain a Terraflow Mask by hunting creatures, and gather Amber Echo and flowers to power a relic. Completing the quest rewards players with Belafontine’s Blessing and Renown Points.
How to get a horse in Palia – Before the Dawn walkthrough
This guide details how to obtain a free horse mount in Palia's Royal Highlands update. Players must reach the Royal Highlands, find the NPC Hassian, and free a horse trapped in amber using a pickaxe after starting the 'Before the Dawn' quest. Feeding the horse Dawnspur Lilies and riding it will allow players to claim it as their mount for faster exploration.
Palia: All Royal Highlands Stables Locations
This guide details the locations of all five stables within Palia's new Royal Highlands region, which serve as fast travel points. Finding these stables is part of the "Highland Stables" side quest and unlocks the "Highlands Pioneer" achievement. Players can fast travel to these locations for a small in-game gold cost.
Palia: A Stitch in Time Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete the "A Stitch in Time" main story quest in Palia, which is part of the Royal Highlands expansion. The quest involves working with the character Eshelon to find override keys for the palace, solve puzzles in a lab, and retrieve specific items like the Aeroflow Mask and Amber Echo.
Palia: Administrative Access Quest Guide
This guide details how to complete the 'Administrative Access' quest in Palia, which is the second main quest for the Royal Highlands expansion. Players will need to repair the Administrative Galdur by collecting its pieces around the palace grounds and then gather override keys from other characters to gain access to the palace. Completing the quest rewards players with a Communication Device and 25 Renown Points.
First impressions: Loftia is adorable even in beta, but it needs a clearer identity in the cozy space
Loftia, a new solarpunk MMORPG, shows promise with its adorable art style and engaging mechanics during its closed beta. However, the game struggles to establish a unique identity in the crowded cozy game market, facing challenges in differentiating itself from similar titles like Palia and My Time at Portia. Technical issues, particularly high ping and rubberbanding, also detracted from the experience.
Palia: A Royal Welcome Quest Guide
This guide details the "A Royal Welcome" quest in Palia, the first introductory quest for the new Royal Highlands adventure zone. Players will meet the new villager Eshelon, witness the Beast of Elderwood, and unlock their first horse, Dawnspur, after completing the quest which follows the Elderwood storyline.
How to Get Your First Horse in Palia
The Royal Highlands expansion for Palia introduces horses as the first type of mounts, accessible after completing the "Before the Dawn" quest for Hassian. Players must first reach the Royal Highlands zone by traveling from the De Mer Docks in Elderwood, ensuring they have completed the "Like a Bird" quest. Upon freeing a horse named Dawnspur and gathering flowers for it, players unlock their first mount and can then equip and ride it using basic controls.
Mini MMO Palia’s Royal Highlands expansion is live today with ridable, breedable horses and a whole new zone
The Royal Highlands expansion for the mini MMO Palia is now live, introducing a new zone, ridable and breedable horses, and expanding the main story. Developed by Singularity 6, the expansion adds new decor, a regal villager named Eshelon, and integrates horses into the ranching system. The update also includes new currency, campsites, harvestables, expanded storage, and a clothing dye system.
New Palia Expansion Rides In With New Mount And Dye System
Palia has launched its latest expansion, Royal Highlands, introducing a new explorable region, a mount system with horses and ranches, and a clothing dye system for customization. The expansion also continues the game's main story, adds new quests, items, creatures, and features like ancient artifacts and vaults. Royal Highlands is available on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
Palia Royal Highlands Expansion Available Now
Singularity 6 has released the Royal Highlands expansion for the free-to-play MMORPG Palia. This update introduces mounts, including horses with new breeding and ranching systems, a new character named Eshelon, and expands the main story with a focus on Ancient Human lore. The expansion also adds new quests, puzzles, housing customization options, and a new clothing dye system, and is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
Palia Royal Highlands Expansion Downtime Starts Today
Palia's upcoming Royal Highlands Expansion will go live on May 12, 2026, following a 24-hour downtime that begins today. This significant update introduces a new map zone, mounts including horses, new villagers, and various gameplay additions like the Jadium Storage and Clothing Dye. The expansion promises to continue the main story and explore ancient ruins within the Royal Highlands region.
