r/projectgorgon

Hello, and welcome to /r/projectgorgon! Please post any and all questions you have about the game in this thread and hopefully a Volunteer Guide or community member will answer you.

Other resources:

Project: Gorgon Subreddit FAQ - The answer to your question may be here.

Project: Gorgon Wiki - Information about skills, creatures, and zones can be found here.

Official Project: Gorgon Discord - Talk with the developers and other players of the game!

Hey, I played a bit when the game first launched but dropped it after a few weeks. I want to give it another honest try now, but I’ve seen that the population has dropped quite a bit.

I’m currently on Dreva. Is it still worth sticking with this server, or would I have a better experience switching to a more populated one?

I come from Launch Ultima, Launch Star Wars Galaxies, Launch Everquest...
Nothing since then has made me feel the way that Project Gorgon does. It really has some of the best elements of those three games, and the community seems amazing.
Last night, someone sent me a tell, and they said "Hey I noticed you seem new. I just wanted to let you know everyone is gathering in the tavern for a big raffle" and they explained to me how to enter raffles. Then someone needed onions, so I grew them some onions.

It is little interactions like that that can keep an MMO strong. I even partied with a stranger in the crypt last night, and I rarely party with people due to my social skills lol.
Anyway, love the game. If anyone has any starter advice, let me know!
I am currently 22 swords, 13 Animal Handling!

I saw another player with a cool purple light. How can I change mine to that? I couldn't find a single source online. Is it even possible?

I tried /iwannaredo and changed all my colors to what i wanted my fairy light to be but still nothing changed

Ive been thinking about buying Project: Gorgon.

Would you say it's worth it? My biggest concern is whether the game has a future or if it's likely to die soon. Seeing only around 500 players on Steam Charts worries me a bit.

That said, I used to play on private servers for various MMORPGs, and honestly, there were plenty of times when even 500 players was more than enough to keep the game enjoyable.

So, what's the current state of the game? Would you recommend getting into it now?

I have leather recipes for armor that has a % chance to evade projectiles. Does magic count (fireballs etc) or is that just for arrows and thrown weapons?

I plan on playing a lot this weekend I am loving it so far. But it'd be rad to have a buddy and do some group stuff :D

Hi guys! A few months ago I started the wonderful game that is known as project gorgon. I love testing out different builds and exploring the areas. I've noticed though due to my own silly ness, l have way to many builds and need to narrow it down to one or two and focus on it. I decided to go Lycan/unarmed.

I super enjoy it but for the life of me I can't find a good "ability set up". I checked gorgon explorer and noticed it just had one option and wasn't a huge fan of it. I checked discord and wiki to no avail. Or at least none that I can find. So my question is would any wise and awesome wolf help me get set up with the most useful ability/hotkey set up you can please?

If I posted this in the wrong spot I'm super sorry.

Thanks guys,

Xinexo

Last night I posted my experience with the game I wanted to share with mmorpg sub, but I received a fair bit of criticism for under or overstating certain things, and ignoring others. So, here is an updated version I want to get your thoughts on before I share it on mmorpg. Appreciate everyone taking the time to read my last post and sharing constructive criticism.

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I have been playing Project Gorgon lately, and I wanted to share why it has stuck with me. This is not meant to dismiss anyone’s bad experiences with the game or its community moderation. I know that discussion exists. I just want to talk about the game design itself, because I think a lot of people judge PG as if it is trying to be a normal themepark MMO, and it really is not.

Project Gorgon is closer to an old-school sandbox RPG that happens to be online. There is no normal class system. You can learn many combat and non-combat skills on the same character, then run two active combat skills together as your current “build.” That means your character can feel more like a long-term project than a class choice you made at character creation.

The thing that surprised me most is how interconnected the systems are. Combat skills are not isolated from the rest of the game. Some combat skills require non-combat skills to unlock. Battle Chemistry, for example, requires Alchemy. Ice Magic has connections to Fire Magic, Rabbit, Ice Conjuration, Meditation, Cooking, Battle Chemistry, and other skills through unlocks or synergies. That sounds bizarre if you are used to modern MMOs, but it gives the game a very different kind of progression.

It also changes how old zones and low level materials feel. In a lot of MMOs, once you outlevel a zone, you are done with it forever. In PG, I still go back to older zones because materials, recipes, NPC favor, work orders, side skills, and crafting chains stay relevant. Sometimes I am leveling a lower combat skill while gathering materials that support a higher-level goal. That loop is one of the things I like most about the game.

The NPC favor system is another big difference. NPCs are not just quest givers. They have preferences, storage, shops, training, hangouts, and sometimes important unlocks. Getting stronger often means learning who matters to your build and what they want. That can be charming, annoying, or both, but it gives the world a sense of friction that most MMOs smooth away.

The game is also unapologetically weird. There are player-run poetry jams, animal forms, strange curses, skill combinations that sound like jokes but are real, and a lot of systems that are barely explained until you start poking at them. The graphics and animations are not going to impress anyone who needs a modern-looking MMO, but the actual world interaction is much deeper than it first appears.

I do not want to oversell it. PG is grindy. It is obscure. Balance is uneven. Some builds are much smoother than others, and new players can absolutely make their lives harder by picking awkward skill combinations. The UI and presentation are rough. If you need polished combat, strong visuals, or a clear main quest pushing you forward, this probably is not your game.

But if you miss MMOs where the world felt mysterious, where other players mattered, where crafting and gathering were not just side minigames, and where your character could grow sideways as much as upward, Project Gorgon is worth at least trying through the demo.

It is not a WoW killer or a modern themepark competitor. It is more like an MMO for people who enjoy discovering systems, making long-term goals, and occasionally realizing that the mushroom you ignored 40 hours ago is suddenly important.

Has anyone been able to gather cursed cedar yet? I met the conditions for the Hardy Maple and it converts perfect maple gathers to hardy at 100% rate for me, while the cursed cedar doesn’t appear at all, only regular perfect. Wondering if anyone has experienced similar or different.

Playing something else? Reading wiki? Laying in a hammock thinking about the new content?

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This is part of the release notes but my fae character still has capped ice magic (level 50) and I also still have to buy the upgraded abilities from Bendith and I still have to buy the uncap L50 and L60 from the ice master in Rahu. So what is going on?

These options below are the same as they were before the update. Where are my new abilities? Did I misinterpret? Nothing changed at all... This is what I was most looking forward to.

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I just got my fletching up to 90 and the new arrowheads use tungsten. I somehow have 193 in storage that I gathered a few years ago before I left and came back. Im going to need about twice that to skill up to 98 which is my goal so I can make the new reservoir arrows. I cant remember where I got those, but having so many there must be a good farm for it. Is there a particular survey that has a high yield of bonus tungsten?