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• Announcements·26 Nov 2025Official

  Nominated for BEST VR GAME at The Game Awards!

  Hey Guys,Thanks for all your support this year! We’re excited to share that Arken Age has been nominated for BEST VR GAME of the year at The Game Awards! This wouldn’t be possible without your support and we wanted to thank you guys for playing.Voting is open until Dec.10th 2025: https://thegameawards.com/nominees/best-vr-ar We’re absolutely honored to even be nominated and we can’t wait to bring you guys even bigger games in the Arken Age universe in the years to come! Thanks, -VitruviusVR
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• Patch Notes·16 Oct 2025Official

  Arken Age | LIV Creator Kit & Bug Fixes Update

  Hey Guys, Thank-you so much for all your support since the launch of Arken Age! Today we're releasing an update with a ton of quality of life improvements/ bug fixes and the addition of our custom LIV creator camera!One of the coolest features is the Player/ Enemy POV mode that can record from your point of view and cycle to enemies point of view for some pretty awesome gameplay footage! The LIV Settings include:Selfie Mode / First-Person Camera / Third-Person CameraPlayer POV/ Enemy POV/ and Player + Enemy Cycling POV ModesAdditionally Field of view, Smoothing, Cycle Time and Camera Angle/ placement can be adjustedOur personal favorite is the Third-person Player & Enemy POV with a 3 second Cycle time:*Lastly Steam Auto Cloud is now configured to save your Profiles (Profile_1-3.json) and will sync the next time you start the game.Here's a full list of all the changes, thanks again for your support! -VitruviusVRMajor Updates:Added custom LIV Creator Kit supportFixed muffled audio issueFixed player height issue when looking up/ down (crouching somewhat improved as well)Added Steam Cloud saveMinor Updates:Added auto close/ reload guns setting (Settings > Controls Menu)Changed shields to auto collect if not brokenAdded gate light to Bio-chasm Courtyard to make progression more apparentAdded finger animation smoothing to player hands Added secondary screen to Vending Machine to display weapon statsAdded ability for the map to track enemiesAdded helper POIs to Bio-Chasm Courtyard and Grand ReservoirAdded decals to Bio-Chasm Courtyard and Grand ReservoirAdded batteries to Tutorial particles (to show blue energy = batteries)Added dead player corpse to Tutorial to help teach battery/energy systemAdded bouncing animation to preview batteries to make them more visibleAdded Brute head preview to scannersChanged Karma tutorial audio to play soonerChanged Bio-Chasm Gateway teleport POI in map to auto select at end of tutorialChanged Vitus & Ramaug health on Novice DifficultyChang...
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• Patch Notes·21 Feb 2025Official

  Arken Age Update | Shield + Syringe Quick Grab | Guns Balancing

  Hey Guys, we're back again with another update! The game is doing really well and we want to continually improve it while making changes that could work in a sequel as well. The biggest additions are the new Shield shoulder grab, Syringe grab from your chest, and buffs to all guns in order balance melee/ ranged combat damage. If you open your in-game tablet and go to Settings>VR Body, you can choose from three Syringe Modes, "Button Press (Default), Button Stab (Auto-Heal), & Chest Grab (new). Chest Grab mode allows you to physically grab a syringe from your chest instead of using a button press at all. In addition, we have added a Shield Mode setting, with options for "Button Press (Default)" and a new "Shoulder Grab" setting. This setting allows you to quickly grab a shield from over your Left Shoulder (or Right Shoulder if swapped with Heavy Gun). These two settings combined means that most of the combat in the game can be played without any button presses (other than for jumping & occasionally deploying grenades etc.) Another big change is the damage balancing of all ranged weapons. Changes have been applied to the Light Gun (Pistol) and Heavy Gun (Shotgun) plus all barrel mods at varying damage increases. This should increase the viability of full ranged/ gun-based combat in the game. In addition, we added an inverted controls option, climbing pick-sensitivity options, and some additional map icons, among many other new options (all in the patch notes below). Hope you guys enjoy the update! And it would be great to hear your thoughts on this new way to play Arken Age. Cheers, Blake & the VitruviusVR Team Here's the Patch Notes of version 1.006.000 with all bug fixes, changes, and additions: Added ability to quick grab a syringe physically from the players chest Added setting to swap shield battery equipment slots (Grab Shield from Shoulder) Buffed base Light Gun (Pistol) and Heavy Gun (Shotgun) plus all barrel mods Balanced Arborist Boss fight across all diffic...
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• Patch Notes·29 Jan 2025Official

  Major Update to Arken Age | New Map System Added!

  Hey Guys, hope you've been enjoying Arken Age over the past couple weeks! The launch has gone extremely well and it's been amazing to hear your thoughts on the game so far. We've been listening to your feedback everyday and I'm happy to share that we have finished the new Map System in the game! You can now open your main tablet and select "Map" from the left hand display to bring up the full Bio-Chasm map. From here you can track main objectives, side quests, and machinery locations much like the Relic tracking works in the game. Our biggest worry was that the Map would deter exploration in the game, so we added 3 tiers of Objective "Hints" on the Map. Hints set as "Basic" will function exactly like the teleporter map works in the game currently, hints "Off" will remove all objectives, and hints "On" will have an arrow pointing at the next main story objective in the game. While hints are "On," you can also click on side objectives on the map to track, instead of proceeding with the main story. Once side objectives are completed or cancelled the map will point you along the main path once again. In addition, in Map "Settings" you can turn on Buy Stations, Crafting Tables, Health Stations, Teleporters, and Refinery locations that you have previously been to, in order to backtrack easily to those locations. Hope you guys enjoy the update! Cheers, Blake & the VitruviusVR Team Also here's the Patch Notes of version 1.005.000 with all bug fixes, progress stopping fixes, and changes made: Added map system to player tablet Track primary objectives (3 levels of visibility: ON, BASIC(default), OFF) Track secondary POIs (Teleport stations, Crafting stations, Hyperion Nectar stations, Refineries, Hyperion Buy Stations) Added red “Quit Game” button to profile select Added crouch mode to control settings menu to disable crouch input Added karma tracker to player progress menu Added karma percent when breaking helmets or stealing alloy from dead Nara Added karma percent to tutor...
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• Announcements·16 Jan 2025Official

  Arken Age is Out Now!

  Hey Guys, It's Blake Stone here from VitruviusVR, I just wanted to start off by saying thanks to everyone in the VR community for their support over the years. Without your support of "Mervils" when we first started developing for VR there never would have been "Shadow Legend," and without your overwhelming support of Shadow Legend we would have never been able to make Arken Age into the game it is today. Launch Trailer below: For those unfamiliar with Arken Age, the game is a single-player sci-fi fantasy adventure with an over 15 hour campaign. The game is set in the Bio-Chasm—a terraformed fantasy world created by the Grand Arborist. In the game you can engage in full physics combat using Arkenite infused swords & guns—and freely explore the densely filled environments under siege by Hyperion's neural corruption. Arken Age is a full fledged VR adventure with climbing, swimming, weapon customization, crafting, physics based combat, and an engaging story. In the game you will uncover the truth behind the disappearance of the Grand Arborist, forge an alliance with the Nara alien race, and take up arms against the usurper Hyperion & his legion of corrupted soldiers. Really hope you guys enjoy the game! -Blake & the VitruviusVR Team
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