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Update History

2026

Mount Growth System Update

Last Update: January 29, 2026
 
 
 

 

Mount Growth System Update

Many Adventurers use auto-run with set loops to train and level up their mounts. However, for mounts that require extra attention, such as Mythical Arduanatt, Voltarion, or Krogdalo, keeping an eye on them to get better stats and skills meant you had to check in often, with the risk of missing the right moment to change skills if you were away. To address this and make it easier to keep track of stats and skill gains even when you're not around, we're updating the mount growth system.
 
Going forward, you'll be able to grow your mount whenever you want. In short, the EXP your mount earns while moving will be stored in a separate EXP pool, and you can use the stored EXP all at once when you're ready to level up your mount.
 
With this update, we hope Adventurers who enjoy mount training can do so with more flexibility and peace of mind, even during long absences.
  • Updated the mount growth system.
    • You can now manage your mount's growth from the stable or directly through the Mount Information window.
Before After
Instant level up once enough EXP is gained
EXP gained is stored, and you can manually choose when to use the accumulated EXP for leveling up
(If enough EXP is stored, mounts can even jump straight to max level in one go.)
* Notes
This update applies to every mount that can grow. Each mount accumulates EXP individually; EXP does not carry over between mounts.
Mount stats (Max HP, Max Stamina, Max Weight Limit, Accel./Speed/Turn/Brake) still increase as mounts level up, and mounts also have a chance to learn new skills when they level.
Horses harnessed to wagons can be leveled up via the Mount Information window.
When you level multiple horses harnessed to a wagon, the EXP is split between them, just like before.
Reset Mount Growth will revert all stats and learned skills, resetting the mount back to Lv. 1, as before.
Mount Level Down Ticket will lower the mount's level by 1, restoring its previous stats and skills.   
Premium Horse Appearance Change Coupon still gives a chance for the horse to learn a new skill; otherwise, only EXP is gained.
When registering a horse for sale at the Horse Market, its accumulated EXP will be reset.
However, the horse's level stays the same, and accumulated EXP is preserved if registered to the Breeding Market.
Returning a rental horse to the Rental Market also resets its accumulated EXP.
However, the level stays the same.
Injured mounts must be healed before they can grow.
Mounts in transit between stables cannot grow until transport is complete.
Mounts kept in another town or too far away cannot be leveled up.  
Once a mount reaches max level, accumulated EXP is reset and will no longer be displayed.
(For example: If a horse reaches Lv. 100, 100,000 accumulated EXP becomes 0.)
* After the Jan 29 (Thu) maintenance, stored EXP for mounts already at max level was reset.
* Mounts registered at the Horse Market or rented before the Jan 29 (Thu) maintenance kept their level and EXP.

 

Adjusted Training EXP Gain Method

Alongside the new mount growth system, mounts will now be able to accumulate EXP for much longer at each level. Previously, the Training EXP your character gained depended on the mount's level, which meant that riding a lower-level mount for a long time slowed your EXP gain. Now, we've updated the system so that Training EXP is no longer affected by your mount's level, and you'll generally earn more EXP than before.
  • Adjusted training EXP acquisition in line with the new mount growth system.  
Before After
Training EXP gained based on mount level Fixed Training EXP regardless of the mount's level
  • Reduced Training EXP gains for horses at Lv. 7 or lower.
  • Increased Training EXP gains for horses at Lv. 8 or higher.
    • Overall, the total Training EXP gained while leveling a horse from Lv. 1 to Lv. 30 has increased by about 2.4 times.

 

  • Improved so you can now use Mount Skill Change/Selection Coupons and Mount Level Down Tickets directly from the Mount Information window, rather than only at the stable.

 

  • Updated the following item descriptions as they can now be used through the Mount Information window:
    • Mount Skill Change Coupon, Mount Skill Selection Coupon, Mount Level Down Ticket