Saturday marks the beginning of Albion's [b]thirteenth Guild Season[/b], with numerous updates to open-world gameplay and an incredible new battle mount, the [b]Phalanx Beetle[/b], as a season reward. The recently released [url=https://albiononline.com/news/cta-patch-7-is-here][b]Season 13 Patch[/b][/url] introduced new and updated open-world content including two new high-level enemies, increases to Fame and Season Points for killing open-world mobs, greatly increased resource and enchanted resource spawn rates, updated castle layouts and loot, and an adjusted Crystal League schedule. And to celebrate the upcoming season, we've created a brand-new trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIzB8ap_sjY [h3]New Season Rewards[/h3] Guilds that reach a high enough rank can claim fantastic rewards including an [b]avatar,[/b] [b]avatar ring,[/b] and the mighty [b]Phalanx Beetle [/b]mount. This mount will be awarded to guilds who reach [b]Silver Rank or higher[/b] during Season 13, with increasingly higher stats and epic appearance with each successive tier. As always, the winning guild will receive a statue among the past Guild Season winners in Conquerors' Hall, and qualifying guilds will also receive a Fame Bonus and furniture items. For full Season Rewards details, see [url=https://albiononline.com/news/season-13-rewards][b]this article[/b][/url]. [img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/aeafaa0a6c7bb4458fdcf185a87105675143391c.jpeg[/img] [h3]Season 13 Changes[/h3] Season 13 doubles Fame earned for killing Siphoning Mages and open-world mobs, and introduces two new open-world enemies: the Treasure Drone and the Crystal Spider. Gathering has been boosted with increased resource enchantment rates, and the loot of Castle Outpost chests has been doubled. Further adjustments have been made to Disarray, Castle layouts, and the 20v20 Crystal League to keep seasonal guild warfare competitive and fair. Season 13 brings big changes, including: [list] [*][b]Resource and Transmutation [/b]changes[/*] [*][b]20v20 Crystal League schedule[/b] adjustments[/*] [*][b]Disarray curve [/b]adjustments[/*] [*][b]Shield bubbles from instances[/b] shortened[/*] [*][b]Combat Balance[/b] adjustments[/*] [*]...and much more[/*][/list] For full details of these changes, see [url=https://forum.albiononline.com/index.php/Thread/149987][b]this forum post[/b][/url]. [img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/75bd6102a0d901452c118f6f164dff76ba7669ca.jpeg[/img] [h3]Watch the Season Kickoff Live[/h3] The action kicks off on [url=https://www.twitch.tv/albiononline][b]AlbionTV[/b][/url] this [b]Saturday, June 19 at 17:30 UTC[/b], when hosts [b]Shozen, Lewpac [/b]and[b] Bogul[/b] bring you full coverage of Invasion Day. At [b]18:00 UTC[/b], guilds can claim territories and launch attacks. Those in the North and South American time zones can also tune in for the second round of territory resets on [b]Sunday, June 20 at 00:30 UTC[/b] with hosts [b]Shozen, Robinhoodrs[/b] and [b]Bogul[/b] covering the next round of claimable territories starting at [b]01:00 UTC[/b]. All open-world fights are broadcast live with a 15-minute delay. [img]//assets.albiononline.com/uploads/media/default/media/657cfe6697cfbc182f378490b2ddf239751efbc4.jpeg[/img] For the complete Season 13 schedule, check out [url=https://forum.albiononline.com/index.php/Thread/150011][b]this forum post[/b][/url].