Bellato, Cora and Accretia fighters charging out of a dust storm, a blue-lit Accretia citadel rising behind them

The chip war never ended

Bellato, Cora and Accretia have been fighting over one mine on Novus for twenty years. Pick a side and take a shift.

Three races, one planet

You pick once, at character creation, and it decides which capital you spawn in, which skills exist for you, and which two thirds of the server shoot on sight.

The Bellato Union capital on Novus, brass domes and gun platforms over a tiled parade ground

Bellato headquarters

Bellato

Bellato Union

Small, outnumbered, out-engineered nobody

The Bellato came to Novus with factories instead of faith. They are the shortest race and the most flexible one: every tree is workable, every weapon type is buildable, and what they cannot out-muscle they out-build. The Union is the only race that fields mass produced MAU walkers, which is what turns a losing mine push into a held one.

MAU

Massive Armor Unit. A piloted walker built from parts you refine yourself, and the only thing on the field that shrugs off a launcher volley.

Warrior: Commando or Miller at 30, then Berserker, Armsman or Shield Miller at 40
Ranger: Desperado or Sniper at 30, then Hidden Soldier, Sentinel or Infiltrator at 40
Specialist: Craftsman or Driver at 30, then Mental Smith or Armor Rider at 40
Force: Psyper or Chandra at 30, then Wizard, Astralist or Holy Chandra at 40

The Cora capital on Novus, violet spires and lit water channels under a low sun

Cora headquarters

Cora

Cora Holy Alliance

Faith first, firepower second

The Cora follow the goddess Decem and read the war as scripture. They are the only race that summons: an Animus fights beside you, tanks for you and dies for you, and a good Summoner is worth two of anything else in a mine corridor. Their force trees hit harder than anyone else's and their armour is the thinnest on Novus.

Animus

A summoned war beast that levels with you, holds aggro, and can be re-summoned mid fight for the price of a stone.

Warrior: Champion or Knight at 30, then Templar Knight, Guardian or Black Knight at 40
Ranger: Archer or Hunter at 30, then Adventurer, Stealer or Assassin at 40
Specialist: Craftsman at 30, then Artist at 40
Force: Caster or Summoner at 30, then Warlock, Dark Priest or Grazier at 40

The Accretia Empire capital on Novus, a black and red hangar ring lit by floor strips

Accretia headquarters

Accretia

Accretia Empire

No flesh, no fear, no force

The Accretia cut out their own bodies and kept the war. They cannot cast a single spell, cannot heal each other with force, and do not care, because they carry the heaviest plate and the largest guns on the planet. Their Launchers turn a corridor into a no-go zone and their Siege Kits crack anything the other two put in the ground.

Siege Kit

A deployable emplacement only the Empire can build. Set it on the mine ramp and the ramp stops being a route.

Warrior: Destroyer or Gladius at 30, then Punisher, Assaulter or Mercenary at 40
Ranger: Gunner or Scout at 30, then Striker, Dementer or Phantom Shadow at 40
Specialist: Engineer at 30, then Scientist or Battle Leader at 40
Force: None. The Empire has no force tree.

Novus

The three landing sites sit on separate shelves. The mine does not. Everything worth refining on this planet is under one ridge, which is the entire reason the war has a shape.

Hunting maps

One planet, one server, no instancing. Every map below is shared ground: the level band tells you what the mobs hit for, not who else is standing on them.

Full drop tables and respawn timers Combination list

The Crag Mine pithead on the Novus surface, timber gantries and smoking stacks against grey rock under a gas giant — Crag Mine

The underground the whole war is about. It opens to the race that breaks the Holy Stone Keeper and stays open for one hour, which is the only window premium ore comes out of the ground.

Named spawns

Holy Stone Keeper
Earth Quaker

The Sette Desert on Novus, a ring of ore rail running around a central rig above ochre rock terraces — Sette Desert

Open sand between all three headquarters, cut by rail lines and guard towers. Nothing here is safe ground: the towers change hands all day and the route to the mine gate runs straight through it.

Named spawns

Strayer
Lizard Khan
King Crook

The Elan Plateau on Novus, a fortified landing platform on a green coastal headland under a pale moon — Elan Plateau

Green headland above the sea with one fortified landing platform on it and no cover anywhere else. Three named spawns share the shelf on staggered timers, so a party that holds the platform can chain all three without moving camp.

Named spawns

Taravern
Dagan
Rock Jaw

The Ether relay station on Novus, a white domed facility firing a beam skyward over snowfield under a full moon — Ether

Snowfield around a relay station that never stops transmitting. Sight lines run for half a map and there is nothing to break them, which is why every fight up here starts at range and ends badly for whoever closed first.

Named spawns

Calliana Queen
Soul Sinder
Blood King Twizer

The Volcanic Cauldron on Novus, black rock cut by open magma channels leading to a lit cave mouth under a red sky — Volcanic Cauldron

The end of the ladder. Open magma across most of the floor, one route in that does not cook you, and a boss at the back that needs a full raid rather than a good party.

Named spawns

Belphegor
Great Lava

Server information

A Semi-PvP server on one region and one client, with no shard hopping. The full configuration is published here and nothing changes without a notice on Discord first.

Base EXP: x5
Skill EXP: x5
Item drop: x3
Ore yield: x2

At a glance

Server type: Semi-PvP
Max level: 65
Chip War daily: 3x
EXP rate: Mid
Mining rate: Low

Server details

Chapter: Chapter 2 (2.2.3.2)
Gameplay: Race War and party PvE
Upgrade type: Talic based
Mining type: Kit and ore based
Last armour set: Intense and Advanced series
Last weapon: Ultimate series
Last map: Crag Mine, Volcanic Cauldron
Platform: PC (Windows)

Live systems

Chip War: All three races on the Holy Stone at once, three times a day. Break the enemy Keeper, hold your own, and the mine opens for your race.
Crag Mine: The winning race holds the underground for one hour. Premium ore, Type C Excelsiar and Tier 4 Talics only come out of that window.
Archon election: Your race votes a leader every two weeks. The Archon calls Chip War, sets the race tax and controls the treasury.
Guard towers: Sette Desert changes hands all day. Hold the towers and your race keeps the safe route to the mine gate open.
MAU and Siege Kits: Bellato walkers and Accretia emplacements are built from refined parts, not bought. Cora answer them with Animus.
Pit bosses: Fourteen named spawns above ground on published timers. No instancing, so the timer is a contest as much as the boss is.

House rules

Printed on the box, enforced on the build.

Nothing in the shop beats a drop: Premium time, convenience and cosmetics only. Every consumable on the store page also drops in game.
No wipes: Your characters, your Talics and your gear stay where you left them.
Staff cannot spawn gear: GM accounts are audited and item creation is disabled on the build.
Race balance enforced: Character creation locks on any race that passes forty percent of the population.

System requirements

The floor the client runs on, and the setup we recommend.

Component	Minimum	Recommended
OS	Windows 10 64-bit	Windows 11 64-bit
Processor	Core i3-6100 or Ryzen 3 1200	Core i5-10400 or Ryzen 5 3600
Graphics	Intel UHD 630, DirectX 9.0c	GTX 1650, 4 GB VRAM, DirectX 11
Memory	8 GB RAM	16 GB RAM
Storage	8 GB free after install	8 GB free on an SSD

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Character creation is open. Download the client, pick your race, and be on the field before the next Chip War.

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Client 2.2.3.2 4.2 GB download Windows 10 64-bit or newer

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One username and password for the site and the game client.

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Download the client

4.2 GB, Windows 10 64-bit or newer. One installer, patches itself on launch.
Pick your race

Bellato, Cora or Accretia. Creation locks on any race that passes forty percent of the population.
Be on the field

Chip War runs three times a day. Win it and the mine opens for your race for an hour.