On Wednesday, March 9 between 09:00 and 11:00 GMT, the servers will be brought down for the implementation of patch 1.11.0. This patch brings the following, New FREE TO PLAY System We are pleased to announce that from now on, players that create a new account can play Ryzom without time or place limits. Instead, free trial accounts are now limited to a maximum level of 125 in all differe... more.

Winch Gate Properties Ltd has announced the release of the official native GNU/Linux client for the massively-multiplayer online science-fantasy role playing game, Ryzom. To celebrate the release, Ryzom is hosting an in-game contest with a grand prize of a ZaReason Terra-HD Netbook. After releasing Ryzom to the free software community six months ago, with support from the Free Software Foundati... more.

Here's the outline of the newest update: 1) The PvP system has been completely redesigned and improved: We have changed PvP to extend to all civilizations and factions. You will now discover new Flags (for civilizations and factions) and an enhancement of fame as it is central to this new system. In addition, chat channels have been added for each faction. 2) Your apartment can now be vis... more.

Warning! Wednesday, servers will be down from 08:00 GMT to 10:00 GMT for the deployment of the new patch 1.9.0. As you may already know, this patch is composed of two big additions to the game: Eight new occupations: Butcher (Prepare meat for consumption) Magnetic cartographer (Create magical maps) Florist (Make bouquets of medicinal flowers) Larvester (Make fortifying Kitin larvae) ... more.

Breakthrough for Free Software Gaming: Ryzom Announces Full Release of Source Code and Artwork, and a Partnership with the Free Software Foundation to Host a Repository of the Game's Artistic Assets. Winch Gate Properties Ltd, the developer and publisher of massively-multiplayer online science-fantasy role playing games, is proud to announce the release of the source code and artistic ass... more.