Project Timeline
This page tracks official roadmap and update posts in reverse chronological order.
Date note: the post labeled "Yesterday at 16:57" has been normalized to February 18, 2026 at 16:57.
February 18, 2026 at 16:57 - WizzyDizzy
Dragon's Gate Reborn - Systems Roadmap
The Road Ahead
We want to be transparent about where DGR is heading and how we're building it.
This roadmap outlines the phased rollout of systems, balance, and world expansion. Our goal is stability, legacy authenticity, and staged progression - not rushing to endgame.
Phase 1 - Foundation and Early Game (Levels 1-5)
This phase locks in the core experience.
Focus:
- Convert legacy mechanics into stable baseline formulas.
- Normalize stat language and shared math terms.
- Lock early-level onboarding (1-5).
- Implement all Open and Class skills.
- Full balance pass (damage, protection, PvE, PvP).
- Replace ATS language with DGR theming.
- Baseline and tune Training Grounds (TG).
- Add Tower to TG validation.
Exit Goal: Levels 1-5 fully playable, skills implemented, balanced TG experience, DGR theming in place.
Phase 2 - Bracket Expansion (Levels 6-10)
We expand deliberately.
Focus:
- Extend progression in 5-level brackets.
- Unified tuning pass (combat + skills + spells).
- Backfill missing class spells (1-10).
- Expand Spur to all 6 districts.
- Bring shops online first.
- Implement House of the Dead.
- Implement Healer's Cottage.
- Proper Rune system integration.
- Dedicated balance passes for magic, psionics, and physical combat.
Exit Goal: Levels 1-10 complete, class spell baselines finalized, Spur core content live.
Phase 3 - Mid and High-Level Expansion (11-41)
Controlled rollout. No chaos unlocks.
Focus:
- Release 11-30 in 5-10 level chunks.
- Balance after each release before opening the next.
- Implement and tune 31-41.
- Expand beyond Spur: Treheaven and Rathan.
Exit Goal: Full 11-41 bands implemented, controlled release gates, staged progression.
Phase 4 - Integration and Playtest Readiness
Focus:
- Cross-system validation.
- Resolve legacy conflicts.
- Documentation cleanup.
- Focused playtests.
- Fast rebalance loops.
- Freeze candidate ruleset.
Exit Goal: Systems coherent, clean documentation, ready for broader player testing.
Phase 5 (Optional) - Modernization and Wishlist
Only after core parity is stable.
Focus:
- Evaluate high-value community ideas.
- Modern QoL improvements (without breaking legacy feel).
- Larger redesigns handled as separate tracks.
Exit Goal: Prioritized modernization backlog.
Our Philosophy
- We build in brackets.
- We balance before expanding.
- We protect legacy feel.
- We release in controlled stages.
This is not a sprint to level cap. It is a deliberate reconstruction of Dragon's Gate, done right.
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February 16, 2026 at 16:03 - dayrinni
Launch Weekend Results and Engine Direction
Good day!
Here is another update from your DGR Team regarding how launch weekend went. Overall, it was highly successful. The game demonstrated very high stability with no direct crashes (face-rolling notwithstanding). There was also no data corruption or loss.
Aside from a few initial connection issues with certain clients, there have been no major performance problems. Command execution is averaging under 1 ms. Core systems such as inventory, communication, saving and loading, and interaction commands are functioning as expected.
This has been a highly successful launch. We should all feel proud of what has been accomplished. We are set up for a bright future.
Of course, nothing is perfect, and there have been reported issues. These generally fall into three categories:
- Mislabeled or misassigned data.
- Overlap with ATS systems causing unexpected behavior.
- New code paths exercised in DGR that were not previously encountered in ATS.
All of these were anticipated. Categories 1 and 2 directly relate to the team's earlier comments about temporarily borrowing ATS systems while rebuilding DGR-specific functionality. In some cases, there is limited documentation available for DGR systems, so we are pulling from a variety of data sources and player interviews to reconstruct behavior as accurately as possible.
The DGR conversion has added roughly 75,000 to 100,000 lines of code to the engine so far. The engine has roughly 710,000 lines of code now. There will be more, and at our current pace we expect to approach one million lines of code this year.
The engine is actively being refactored into a service-based architecture. In practice, this means that where ATS and DGR diverge, a specific service is requested and executed. A good example is base attack and defense calculations. Another example is NPC and player presentation logic, which is also being separated into services.
Shared account statistics:
- 57 Accounts made.
- 238 characters rolled.
Thank you for your time and feedback. Please keep both coming, and we will see you in game.
- DGR Team
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February 15, 2026 at 23:51 - atsdaddy
Training Grounds Access Update
UPDATE: The Busty Wench is now accessible in TG. I will be adding food and drinks tomorrow. For now, you can go in... well... some of you can.
February 15, 2026 at 15:09 - atsdaddy
Weapon Balance and Item Additions
Apologies for my absence, myself and the whole family are sick, of course. I have a small update: The standard-issue training dagger in TG is now updated to damage 1d6 from 2d12, but its delay is now 2 instead of 4.
Wizzy has made some wonderful items for us to update. I am going to add them in tonight. He has created some standard issue short weapons and two-handers.
February 13, 2026 at 17:50 - atsdaddy
Known Socials Issue
There are a few game-breaking socials. Please avoid using ACTbadger, yowl, meow, ACTstalker, or any of the fart commands.
February 13, 2026 at 14:38 - dayrinni
Initial Testing and Beta Open
Good day!
Today, we are officially opening the initial testing and beta of Dragon's Gate Reborn. As mentioned previously, the game is not yet fully complete.
You can connect using the information below:
URL: game.tempestseason.com (A dedicated DGR domain will be used soon)
IP: 107.161.22.78
Port: 8555
There is still much to do. As a reminder, the engine has not yet been fully converted from ATS to DGR. If the game does not look or behave exactly as you remember, please do not be alarmed. We are actively working on the transition.
When you encounter an issue, please follow these steps:
- For code-related issues, contact dayrinni by posting a bug report in the bug report Discord forum. If you discover an exploit, please DM him immediately.
- For area-related issues, contact atsdaddy (Actinate) or Dace. You may also post in the area-issues Discord forum.
We are excited to begin this new chapter with all of you and look forward to building and improving it together.
Thank you!
DGR Team
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February 12, 2026 at 12:55 - dayrinni
Initial Testing Scope
Good day!
Soon, we will open the game for initial testing and feedback. This marks the beginning of a long journey, and there is still much to build. Over the past two weeks, the team has focused on laying the foundations that you will soon experience. We are not finished yet, and new content and features will continue to be added consistently. We estimate reaching near full completion within a 6 to 12 month timeframe.
As mentioned previously, the primary engineering effort has been converting the engine to be themed and structured for DGR while introducing its mechanics. Please keep this in mind while you play, as we are still in that transition period. There are currently a limited number of DGR-themed systems in place, and we are temporarily filling gaps with ATS systems as we continue the conversion process.
We have chosen to move forward with the original release timeline, even knowing there is more to do. This is partially to gather early feedback, but more importantly, to demonstrate to the community that this project exists and can be done. The team believes this is the right move.
What to expect in the initial testing phase:
- Access to the Training Grounds to explore and fight monsters. No Spur access yet.
- Character creation, including stat rolling.
- Race shells. Basics are implemented, but not all features are present. Racial magic resistances are not yet included. DR modifiers, starting health, and FTG are in place.
- Class shells. Core structure is implemented, including OR and DR progression, but not all abilities are complete.
- Basic weapon skills such as edged and blunt.
- Basic combat using the kill command to attack with your weapon.
- Rudimentary spell casting using invoke to cast a basic spell at your enemy. This is a placeholder front-loaded system and will be replaced with a back-loaded system soon. The channeling skill is implemented and can be trained.
- Training skills up to level 3.
You will see elements of ATS throughout the current build. If the game does not yet behave or appear exactly as you remember, please do not be concerned. We are fully aware of this and are actively aligning systems and presentation with DGR over time. Our priority was getting everyone back into the world.
It has been a long 20 years.
Thank you,
DGR Team
February 8, 2026 at 10:08 - DGR Team
Community Update
We want to share an important update with everyone.
This project started in November with Jason. He brought Richard (Wizzy) in during December, and in January Day and Act joined the development team. Since then, we have all been actively working to move the game toward release.
On January 12th, Jason told us he was sick and would be offline for the day. Unfortunately, that is the last time we have heard from him. Since then, all three of us have attempted to reach him multiple times via Discord and Facebook with no response. As of February 8th, we have been unable to make contact. We truly hope he is okay, and our thoughts are with him. If and when he returns, he is absolutely welcome back into the team.
Development has continued, and we are currently still tracking close to our planned release window of February 13th, assuming no major blockers appear.
Jason currently owns the Discord server. After the 30-day inactivity mark, we will attempt to request ownership transfer. If that is not possible, we may create a new official Discord to ensure we can properly manage and support the community long term.
We appreciate everyone's patience and support, and we remain committed to finishing what was started and delivering the best possible game experience.
- The DGR Team
January 7, 2026 at 15:13 - WizzyDizzy
Development Process Update
Hey everyone,
Just a quick update and a sincere thank you.
We've received an overwhelming number of offers to help with coding and development, and we truly appreciate the enthusiasm and support. Right now, though, having too many hands and competing ideas would slow progress. To move forward effectively, we need to keep development focused and streamlined.
Feedback is incredibly important to us. Our current goal is to get the game back to as close to the original experience as possible. Once we're there, we'll absolutely look at making thoughtful, small improvements where it makes sense.
At its heart, this game has always been about the people and the community. Our priority is to get it up and running cleanly and reliably as soon as we can, while recognizing that this still takes time. Thank you for your patience as we work through it.
We're aiming to release Beta later this month. Initially, this will focus mainly on the Training Academy while we continue refining skills, spells, combat, leveling, and core mechanics. In parallel, we'll be building out areas like Spur and, hopefully, Treehaven and Rathan, with hunting grounds that support progression to at least level 41, and potentially beyond.
To help ensure this is done right, we've brought in Dayrinni and ATSDaddy (Actinate), both expert software engineers who built A Tempest Season from the ground up. Their experience helps us avoid many of the growing pains that come with rebuilding a game like this.
They're also genuinely excited to be involved, as their love for MUDs originally grew from Dragons Gate itself.
Thanks again for all the support. We're excited to share what's coming next.
January 4, 2026 at 16:17 - WizzyDizzy
Project Update and Thank You
First off - thank you to everyone who has joined so early. Your excitement, ideas, and feedback are already helping shape the rebirth of Dragons Gate Reborn, and we truly appreciate it.
Beta Direction
We are currently aiming for a mid-January beta release, as we continue expanding and stabilizing core mechanics. This is a target, not a promise.
Thank you again for being part of this journey - the gate is opening, and the world is taking shape.