Hello, Players and Creators!

July was pretty busy, so here is everything you missed this past month and what YOU can expect for August!

Creator Circle Updates

First of all, what is the Creator Circle?

The Creator Circle is a program designed to provide direct support from the MapleStory Worlds team to talented Creators. Participants can receive assistance for up to 12 months to help them grow their player base and increase their World Coin earnings. For more details on the Creator Circle, please visit this page.

Ready to join the ranks of our supported Creators?

Applications are currently accepted on a rolling basis—start your journey now!

ChronoStory

Join the ChronoStory Discord to stay connected.

[NEW]

The Papulatus Raid Boss has been unleashed!

Act quickly!
Your party has 20 minutes to defeat Papulatus!

Your party has 4 lives. If the party dies 5 times total, everyone will be removed from the Instance Room.

Your party will need about 2.5 million total DPS to defeat Papulatus (1,801,000,000 Total HP)

Please note: Everyone in your party must have all the pre-quests completed before starting the Instance.

[General Updates]

Bug Fixes.
Raid Menu is now available. It will tell you the next Raid Clear Reset (Sunday 0:00 UTC+0) localized to your time, clears done this week, total lifetime clears, and drop rate modifier for the next clear.
In case you missed it, 4th Job Advancement is available. Go to the Forest of the Priest in Minar Forest to Job Advance after talking to your 3rd Job Instructor.

[Ongoing Events]

ChronoStory Summer Event is available until September 1st PT, so make sure to turn in those ice boxes for some summer goodies.
Florina Beach is available~ Make sure to talk to Pason in Lith Harbor to get there for 100,000 mesos.

NexTale
Join the NexTale Discord to stay connected.

[NEW]

Ahoy! Buccaneers are in-bound..

Fast combos. Heavy impact. Clean movement.

Chain together Flash Fist, Somersault Kick, and Wave Dash, then unleash Dragon Strike, Pulsar, and Aura Wave. Every skill flows into the next, creating a fast, deliberate, and incredibly rewarding combat style.

Corsair is next, featuring major changes to how the class plays, moves, and comes alive in combat, and is to be released within a month.

[General Updates]

Bug Fixes.
Guilds have been released! Visit Heracles in Orbis to process your new guild.
Major Thief and Mage combat improvements to help make the gameplay feel faster, cleaner, and more rewarding.
Pets are currently in Phase 1. They are permanent and are currently focused on utility, but the NexTale team plans to continue working on adding progressive abilities to pets in the future!

[Ongoing Events]

NexTale’s Beat the Heat Summer Event is wrapping up soon (August 31st PT) so make sure you don’t miss out! This is a rotating event where rewards and quests are periodically changed as the community advances to ensure the resort doesn’t overheat.

Inspired to take your World to the next level? Click here to learn more and apply to the Creator Circle!

Global Creator Challenge

Global Creator Challenge is open until October 6th, 2026 for both aspiring and established game developers to design, build, and launch their own World utilizing the MapleStory Worlds platform. Did we mention that each winning team can receive up to $65,000 USD in total rewards 👀

Make sure to check out the GCC Discord Linking Event. (Read how to participate and if you qualify here).

For more information, check out the website or read this notice.

July Creator Updates

Creators! If you feel like you missed out on anything important, take a look down below and see how you can best utilize these notices or videos to continue creating ☺️

Notices

Videos

July Events

We hope you were able to tune into July’s livestreams, but it’s okay if you didn’t as you can still catch them here:

The Quest for Ice Boxes in ChronoStory
- CM Pip explored ChronoStory’s Summer Event and tried to complete many quests at Florina Beach (with the help of a few ChronoStory Players 😉).

Watch the VOD on Twitch or YouTube

Creator Livestream: A Look at Patch Notes v26.7
- Want a rundown of our most recent patch? Our MSW Software Engineers, Carter and John, gave a look at how to use the new features within Patch v26.7.

Watch the VOD on Twitch or YouTube

Player Notices

Here are some important player notices you may have missed in the month of July:

What to Expect: August

Trailblazers Official Launch

Make sure to check out Trailblazers, a Nexon Partnered World by the Cometa team!

Check out this video preview to see a bit of what Trailblazers is like:

Trailblazers is a grid-based tactical dungeon crawler inspired by the MapleStory universe. Every run puts your strategy to the test: you’ll need to carefully plan your moves, manage your resources, and defeat the final boss to progress through five worlds filled with unique challenges.

Trailblazers features five worlds, each consisting of five levels with unique enemies, challenges, and environments. You can choose from three characters, each with unique starting stats and passive abilities that offer different ways to approach the adventure.

⬇️ Click below to go play Trailblazers now!⬇️

By the way, MapleStory Worlds is hosting a special Discord event here to celebrate the launch of Trailblazers!

You have the chance to receive a special in-game skin (available for limited time) for completing level 3 of the first world, and can be entered to win a MSW Goody Box for completing the first world!

For more information on how to submit your entries, and read all of the official rules, please make sure to join the MapleStory Worlds Discord.

We hope we were able to catch you up with everything you missed, and feel free to let us know what you think of this Worlds Wrap in the MapleStory Worlds Discord!

- The MapleStory Worlds Team