The servers close on January 31, 2027. We are rebuilding them.

Blighted Emu is an open-source server emulator for New World: Aeternum, made from reverse engineering. You bring your own copy of the game. We never share game files.

Proven so far
55 of 294 checks in 65 tracked features
Retail shutdown
in 81 days
Client build
25810808, the final PC client
See What Works Source on GitHub
Blighted Emu crest: a blighted tree around a violet crystal Foundation: 16 of 58 checks proven Foundation 16/58 Player in the world: 6 of 13 checks proven Player in the world 6/13 Combat: 4 of 44 checks proven Combat 4/44 Mobs: 3 of 32 checks proven Mobs 3/32 New player: tutorial and starting beach: 4 of 8 checks proven New player: tutorial and starting beach 4/8 Quests and progression: 0 of 37 checks proven Quests and progression 0/37 Items and economy: 16 of 45 checks proven Items and economy 16/45 World systems: 6 of 45 checks proven World systems 6/45 Not started: 0 of 12 checks proven Not started 0/12

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Dev log

The newest changes, straight from the repository.

The Full Dev Log
    • 19a5a1fprogress · website shows the checks
    • cba1cc4launcher · check news once at launch
    • 38819f8progress · count proven checks, drop percent
    • 735520aprogress · record the 2026-11-10 fixes
    • c37ce1asim · scoped abilities, events and town props
    • 699fdc1sim-core · fall from a floor the level lacks
    • 168a51dadd the website integration guide
    • c18a7e5edge · pull the motd and name the news feed
    • 59908c7reporter · send board facts and shared ranks

Every area of the game

A check is proven only when it was seen to work with the real client or with bots. Tests and code alone do not count.

Foundation16 of 58 checks
Player in the world6 of 13 checks
Combat4 of 44 checks
Mobs3 of 32 checks
New player: tutorial and starting beach4 of 8 checks
Quests and progression0 of 37 checks
Items and economy16 of 45 checks
World systems6 of 45 checks
Not started0 of 12 checks

Blighted community server

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