The first Hammerstrike Hall world event will be available at 10:00 UTC on 10-Nov-2026 and every 3 hours from then on. On subsequent days the first event of the day will be at 01:00 UTC, but for launch day the first event is at 10:00 UTC as we want to make sure we are available to monitor and fix any issues that arise.
The Hammerstrike Hall world event lasts approximately 30 minutes. The aim of the game is to build the most impressive collection of items by bidding wisely to complete your sets. The quality of your collection will earn you points, which are then converted into XP and Hammerstrikes upon completion. You can trade the Hammerstrikes you earn for new perks and for transmogs at the Hammerstrike Hall shop. Every new perk you purchase has a chance to come up during a future event, helping you boost your score to new heights.
Each game of Hammerstrike Hall has a leaderboard which includes only the players in that game. The players who rank at the top of the per-game leaderboard will earn a bonus at the end of the game. There is also a global Hammerstrike Hall leaderboard where you can compete with other players for the highest score in any Hammerstrike Hall game.
You must be a milestone 2 Merchant and have completed the tutorial before you can play Hammerstrike Hall. Make sure you complete the tutorial well in advance of your preferred time slot. You can find the entrance to both the Hammerstrike Hall world event and the tutorial in Hammerstrike Lobby, which can be found off Market Passage.
The lead developer for the Hammerstrike Hall world event was Naomi.
Shipwreck changes
- A Shipwreck game which has fewer than 30 players will be slowly filled with NPC players, such that there are 30 players for the majority of the event.
- This is the last balancing change we intend to make to Shipwreck. As such, the Shipwreck personal best scores have been reset, as have the Shipwreck leaderboards.
Bug fixes
- Fix your character's feet sliding when coming off the top of a ladder or rope.
- Two small fixes to the dialogue in the Rags to Riches quest.
Other changes
- Small decorative animals (such as rabbits, seagulls and crabs) will now react to your presence and run or fly away from you.
- We have improved the image and sound compression we use in the game. This has reduced the size of the download by approximately 10%, while also including small improvements to graphical and audio fidelity.
- We have optimized the size of the program executable. On Windows this has reduced the size of the executable by approximately 25%.
