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Image 2 shows Acheron, an island that would have led to Tartarus. Blind Mew originally wanted the Pirate to visit Tartarus in the Aquila update, but it was chopped. There, the Pirate would have met Death again. Obviously, there are many similarities between this original plan and the recent Tartarus update.

Credit for these images goes to Clock4 on Discord. He compiled these concept art pieces in this list.

There has never been any official mention of a stormgate to Avalon in Albion, but to me, there just has to be one. The aesthetic, cultural, and demographic similarities between the worlds are too great for there to not be one.

Image 2 shows the Crystal Palace. There, we would have dealt with Krokotopian mummies on display reviving themselves and escaping. It’s interesting to note that the building was likely moved into Barkeley Square in the Isle of Dogs.

Image 3 shows Setter Fishing Village.

Image 5 shows the transcript for Gracie Conrad’s Rogue’s Gallery.

Image 6 shows the transcript John “Lucky Jack” Russell’s Rogue’s Gallery.

Credit for the Crystal Palace information goes to Atmoplex. You can donate to support their work here.

This has not been confirmed. It’s only a possibility—laid out by Atmoplex—but I would argue that a polish of Zigazag, is far more needed than the Cool Ranch gauntlet or Trianon docking.

Updating the textures, making it easier to avoid enemies, and adding a skybox that actually fits Pirate101’s aesthetic would be game-saving features. Also, seeing some 2D islands in the skybox would make Zigazag feel more like a real place that exists within a larger world.

The information above comes from Atmoplex’s Pirate101 notes. You can donate to support their data mining work here.

I made this map by taking into account Wizard101 locations, unused Pirate101 assets, and lore-drops by characters or Blind Mew. I have attached screenshots of the information utilized in the map. I would love to hear your thoughts on how I can make it more accurate!

Image 3 shows zones originally meant to be in Pirate101’s Krokotopia.

Image 4 shows the Valley of the Sun, a Krokotopian area revealed in Wizard101’s Doomsday Krok Gauntlet.

Images 6 and 7 are quotes from Blind Mew regarding the plot he initially had in mind for Pirate101’s Krokotopia.

As always, credit goes to Atmoplex for the datamined information shown. Here is a link where you can donate to support their datamining work.

These are very early versions of Valencia. As you reached higher levels of the city, the houses and people would become nicer and wealthier, respectively.

Credit goes to Atmoplex and Clock4 on Discord for uncovering these early concept art pieces.

Here is a link to the massive list of every uncovered concept art piece for Pirate101, made by Clock4.

Here is a link where you can donate to support Atmoplex’s data mining work.

Image Info

Image 2 shows an island called Creepy Hollow.

Images 3–6 show Carpathes Village, where Tatyana told the Wizard she used to live and was first seen by Shane von Shane. It is heavily implied that Tatyana was Vadima’s daughter.

Image 9 shows Wizard101’s Isle of Arachnis, which uses the same skybox as Pirate101’s Darkmoor. Ignore the big glowing thing; it’s a spell.

Original Plot Outline

It was planned that the Pirate would go to Darkmoor to find the Golden Heart, allowing Gazpaccio to construct Able and thus counter Kane. There, we would have encountered Marleyboneans struggling to maintain their settlement in the haunted world. This subplot would have been inspired by the Salem Witch Trials. Also, the Pirate would have learned that the monsters there were actually good, while the settlers were in the wrong for fighting them.

The world’s plot would have abruptly ended when Kane leaked to Marleybone that the Pirate started the war between the two worlds. Then, Marleybone would have arrested us. Blind Mew has admitted he wasn’t sure what the mechanics of this last part would have looked like.

It’s very likely Darkmoor would have been followed by Krokotopia. Krokotopia’s plot consisted of the Pirate helping Marleybone battle the Valencians there. Maybe this is how we would have earned our freedom?

Unfortunately, Blind New has stated that when we return to Darkmoor, this plot would probably no longer work.

Credit

Credit goes to Atmoplex and Clock4 on Discord for uncovering these unused assets and concept art pieces.

Here is a link to the massive list of every uncovered concept art piece for Pirate101, made by Clock4.

Here is a link where you can donate to support Atmoplex’s data mining work.

Just wanted to show this awesome unofficial conceptualization of what the Polaris Part Two update next summer might look like. This is not my work. All credit goes to Discord user NMESalesman (customerservice).

Here’s a link to the original message: https://discord.com/channels/971146240198869103/971310643384832090/1533939474231464188

The zone shown in the first two photos is called Hollow Hill. In earlier plans for Marleybone, we visited Albion Skyway—hence the existing concept art for it—instead of Westminster. Blind Mew, in what I believe was a KingsIsle live, mentioned that the plot would have utilized references to the Brontë sisters, authors of Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre.

It's interesting to note that Setter Fishing Village was likely an early version of the Isle of Fetch, as both have a lighthouse, beach, and in-zone ship.

Credit for the zone shown in the first two photos goes to Atmoplex. If you would like to support his datamining work, you can donate here: https://ko-fi.com/theatmoplex

In every poll, far more people were satisfied with the update than were dissatisfied with it. Although, a significant minority of people had neutral feelings for it.

Here are the percentage breakdowns of each poll:

Poll One
Amazing: 12%
Good: 51%
Neutral: 33%
Bad: 3%
Awful: 1%

Poll Two
Amazing: 12%
Good: 43%
Neutral: 40%
Bad: 2%
Awful: 3%

Poll Three
Outstanding: 16%
Good: 50%
Okay: 30%
Bad: 4%
Unacceptable: 0%

In Polaris' entry, it was clarified that there were two revolutions: the first one, which was led by Napoleguin -- resulting in the Polarian War -- and the second one that we saw in Wizard101. Also, Krokotopia's entry revealed that the only known stormgate to Rajah is in Krokotopia.

The first three images are the new maps. The last three are the old ones.

I posted here and in the Pirate101 Discord about this, so it’s great to see this issue has been partially resolved.

Although it would have been nice to see the labels for the Krokotopian and Darkmoor stormgates in Achaean Way and Westminster Skyway respectively, it’s still awesome to see these map updates!

Initially, Weirwood was among Pirate101’s planned worlds. It was likely replaced by Marleybone and transformed into a region of Avalon for Wizard101.

The first image, a ship, was drawn and pitched by Dave Greco, Lead Concept Artist for KingsIsle from 2011 to 2014. He has some great artwork on his website here: https://www.artstation.com/dgreco

All credit goes to Atmoplex. Links to his original posts uncovering these drawings are below:

Weirwood Ship - https://x.com/theatmoplex/status/1889227712528576801?s=46

Weirwood Island - https://x.com/theatmoplex/status/1889227564134404373?s=46

KingsIsle has a lot of bigger priorities (like creating the first new skyway in over a decade!), but I would love to see these alterations to the game’s maps.

Aragon Skyway
- Change “Stormgate to Aquila” to “Stormgate to Krokotopia”
- Add a visible label for Calabria Skyway
- Add a label for Andalusian Skyway

Calabria Skyway
- Add a visible label for Andalusian Skyway
- Add a visible label for the Machine

Westminster Skyway
- Add a label for the Darkmoor stormgate

Achaean Way
- Add a label for the Krokotopian stormgate

A lot of these changes would be stormgate destination labels, which have been revealed in the dialogue of recent updates. So, it would be nice to see these connections reflected in Pirate101’s maps.

Also, seeing labels like “Stormgate to Darkmoor”and “Stormgate to Krokotopia” in various maps of the Spiral would be an awesome tip-of-the-hat to worlds that the Pirate may soon visit and serve to generate enthusiasm for the game’s future!

Originally, Krokotopia was going to be a Lawrence-of-Arabia-style race from one end of a large landmass to another. We would have rallied oppressed Manders from one end of the Krokotopian continent, where the Marleybonean colonies were, to the other, where the Valencian colonies were.

These events would have been treated as the Krokotopian theater of the Marleybonean-Valencian War. Of course, these plans had to be scrapped after the game was put on life support in 2016.

All credit goes to Atmoplex for uncovering these drawings and assets. Below, I have attached links to where he revealed them:

Krokotopian Island Sketches - https://x.com/theatmoplex/status/1884414316973060351?s=46

Krokotopia Unused Assets - https://x.com/theatmoplex/status/1789617007673200661?s=46

Krokotopian City - https://x.com/theatmoplex/status/1789614009114939687?s=46

These islands would have been amazing to see. Although, I believe the first two were supposed to serve more as general aesthetic demonstrations rather than strict plans of how Grizzleheim islands would look like.

I'm really hoping that KingsIsle will bring the Pirate to Grizzleheim towards the end of Arc Two; especially since it consistently ranks as the community's most desired world.

All credit goes to Atmoplex for uncovering these. Here are his posts showing these drawings:

https://x.com/theatmoplex/status/1884414316973060351/photo/1

https://x.com/theatmoplex/status/1591011398238117888/photo/1?ref\_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1591011398238117888%7Ctwgr%5E33102e79e4d75545cdcdac8c04099235ca12ea78%7Ctwcon%5Es1\_&ref\_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fys6ma8%2F%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis\_nightmode%3Dfalse

It's nice to see all of Westminster Skyway's stormgate destinations finally revealed! Also, like last time, Valencia was placed in the center on purpose. :)

Hi everyone, sorry to beat a horse that’s been dead for a decade, but here are the worlds we would have visited in Pirate101’s original arc one.

Book 13 - Marleybone
Book 14 - Aquila
Book 15 - Calabria Skyway
Book 16 - Darkmoor (confirmed by Atmoplex here)
Book 17 - Krokotopia (suggested by Atmoplex here)
Book 18 - Andalusian Skyway + the Machine + Grizzleheim (heavily implied by Blind Mew here)
Book 19 - Unknown Area + Wizard City (confirmed by Atmoplex here)
Book 20 - El Dorado (confirmed by Blind Mew here)

Obviously, I’m disappointed that we won’t have fully-fleshed skyways for these worlds, but I am very excited to see where Blind Mew will take us next!

For the images, all credit goes to Atmoplex!