I’m getting questions about a transcript for the HorizonXI staff stream on 1/23/2026. This stream went over patch notes for the rebase (releasing on 1/30/2026) and answered community Q&A.

I will not be recapping the Patch Notes. I’ll link to them here on the HXI Discord. Preparing for rebase? I’ve made a quick guide here.

Below is the VOD of the stream and the summarized Q&A. I’m going to call out the stupid questions players continuously seem to ask. Get better at asking good questions and please stop wasting staff time on worthless questions. This is a rebase stream, not a Treasures of Aht Urhgan stream. Nobody cares about [insert niche content here], priority is on rebase and now Treasures of Aht Urhgan. Do better.

Due to the amount of worthless questions, I didn’t bother wordsmithing any of my notes. Enjoy!

Stream VOD: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2678338810

Questions and Answers

Question: Staff’s favorite era+ feature? 
Answer: (Aerec) Multi-zone HNMs, (Beasty) HENM system, (Tangent) RetroAchievements, (Kanryu) testing and feedback in the background with data analytics.

Question: RetroAchievements triggering?
Answer: Upgraded in rebase, as long as RA and Horizon are synced then players will get a notification. 

Question: Fight strategies – rebase and new viable strategies?
Answer: Mob speed is more era accurate, without movement speed then you can’t escape running from a mob. Movement speed (gear) is more critical. Can eventually outrun a mob (distance+time), scent matters now. 

Question: After rebase, then focus on Treasures of Aht Urhgan? 
Answer: After rebase on 1/30, focus on bug fixes, then full speed ahead on Treasures of Aht Urhgan with checklist shown at last MHM. A roadblock may prevent 1 or 2 things but otherwise full steam ahead to get it to players ASAP. They are designed, just need to be implemented.

Question: Why DRG healing changes?
Answer: Due to rebase. New codebase (LSB) is the new baseline for how mechanics work. Don’t want to make significant changes.  

Question: Can hardcore cosmetics be moved to non-HC chars?
Answer: Yes, via delivery box. 

Question: Blueprint for rebase testing? 
Answer: Long answer, 6 months worth of total testing for rebase across 3 different phases. Staff expect to find more bugs on rebase launch, though hopefully all major ones are resolved. 

Question: Limbus after rebase?
Answer: Rebase completely implemented Limbus. Mentions of an Easter egg. 

Question: BCNMs and drop rates?
Answer: Matches what’s on live, no expected changes with rebase. If an item drops that you cannot obtain (i.e. Rare items) then it does not show in pool/drops. Includes when killing NMs and sky gods. 

Question: Plants and gardening surviving?
Answer: Yes, with caveats. Take screenshots to prepare for GM tickets if worried.

Question: Expanded inventory system?
Answer: More will come with ToAU, none new with rebase. 

Question: Brigands chart? 
Answer: No, maybe in the future.

Question: Arcane flowerpots?
Answer: Not yet, but very soon. Still not priority. 

Question: Updates with launcher? Addons?
Answer: Yes! Brand new versions of addons. 

Question: Remove items from AH?
Answer: No, should be okay. 

Question: If on CoP 5-3, will progress reset?
Answer: Yes. Finish your quests/missions. Merc Kris still works, Bubu one doesn’t work. Fixed mobs on Tenzen’s path. 

Question: Tinfoil hat cooldown?
Answer: Yes, as it is designed in rebase. 

Question: HENM items and upgrading with points?
Answer: Eventually. 

Question: % of HNM claimshield distributed based on # of players. 
Answer: Random based on equal distribution. Solo/smaller groups do not get an “advantage”. Multiple actions do not get you entered multiple times. Pets do not count as extra entities/players. 

Question: How do players get the rebase update?
Answer: Server will go down, launcher gets an update, should pop up to ask for install as a player, you install it and then it will download the new game client. 14GB for rebase launch. Maintenance will take a while. Don’t play before updating or you will crash. 

Question: HQ crafts for the IS vendor turn-in?
Answer: There is a reason why they are not accepted, will be explained later on. 

Question: Has any effort been taken to catalog all the quirks of HorizonXI? 
Answer: Most era+ content is staying. Balance changes are expected since launch. 

Question: Taking a look HELM activities with Treasures of Aht Urhgan release?
Answer: Not for rebase, but yes for Treasures of Aht Urhgan. 

Question: PVP event?
Answer: Community team is working on it. Will share when they’ve the rule set. Also looking at ways to let players PVP on their own time in their own zone. 

Question: Any mobs that have never been killed?
Answer: None of importance. 

Question: Maps in sea (quest)?
Answer: May still be missing after rebase. Tangent has them on his list to code. 

Question: Guild NPCs with restocking?
Answer: Fixes in the rebase that help with NPC restocks. 

Question: October 2025 MHM and Attowa Chasm race prizes?
Answer: It has been sent. Staff shared for transparency and accountability. 

Question: Imperial Relief Effort – is there a need to do these? Are there catchup mechanics?
Answer: Sell items to players who are participating to make money so that you can participate yourself. You should participate, it will affect how you interact with first getting Treasures of Aht Urhgan but also how the entire server interacts with Treasures of Aht Urhgan on launch. 

Question: Mandau and poison effect visual fixes?
Answer: Poison additional effect animation is upgraded with rebase. Beasty shared it looks like defense down animation. 

Question: Patch notes for rebase?
Answer: Released immediately after stream is done (1/23/2026). 

Question: Overview of relic balance and overview of mythics when they come?
Answer: Will balance relics when necessary. Will do a preview stream for mythics when they’re done. 

Question: Plan to remove unused features such as random dialogue?
Answer: Done where they can. Rebase has Home Point teleport menus removed. Most are hardcoded into the client and not worth taking effort to remove. 

Question: Dynamis lockouts?
Answer: If they come, it will be with Treasures of Aht Urhgan and not rebase. Final numbers aren’t set. 

Question: Rebase help with coding or quality of life?
Answer: Rebase makes some stuff harder but also improved the process to not require a rebase again. Optimization with stuff from LSB. 

Question: What does the staff hope to see this year for HorizonXI?
Answer: (Beasty/Aerec/Kanryu) Treasures of Aht Urhgan, HENM T3, AV, 

Question: Race changes?
Answer: No

Question: Diabolos’s Pole working with rebase?
Answer: Yes, it should work per Beasty.

Question: I am 0/400 on Oclub, does rng just hate me?
Answer: Yes, so sorry. 

Question: Treasures of Aht Urhgan specific HENMs?
Answer: Unsure yet, prefer to see if it’s needed at a later time. 

Question: Do devs and private servers in general have the ability to modify the navmesh? 
Answer: Can modify how mobs and monsters move around, don’t have a way for players and clients. Are close to figuring this out but it’s not priority. 

Question: Backup addon settings?
Answer: Yes, but up to players to do this. 

Question: Loading and downloading data?
Answer: Takes longer now with rebase but will show the downloading data on screen. Should overall help with blackscreening. With rebase, FPS0 and zoning will get a blackscreen crash. Keep this in mind. 

Question: Rebase and blackscreen?
Answer: Self recovery in place. Load out, wait on desktop for 1 minute, then try to log back in. 

Question: Could subjobs be used more for a variety of options with the meta?
Answer: Yes – try new things to see what works. 

Question: How is sky and pop NMs affected with rebase? Soloing sky pop NMs?
Answer: Nothing in sky is inherently changing but may be impacted by overall changes. Good luck soloing. Specifically shared RDM can’t solo Despot. 

Question: Job item balancing?
Answer: Yes, with Treasures of Aht Urhgan.

Question: HAAP and upcoming changes?
Answer: Fixed bugs and exploits. HAAP menu is easier to use. Reworked to avoid accidentally claiming something. If not, will be looked into. 

Question: More custom content besides HENMs?
Answer: Yes, probably with Treasures of Aht Urhgan. 

Question: Rebase affecting Linux users?
Answer: No idea, focus is on Windows. Shouldn’t have impact per Beasty. 

Question: BST rework?
Answer: Still coming, after rebase. Same with staff rework. Note: Someone linked a dev comment after player discussion about staff rework. See below.

Question: Treasures of Aht Urhgan release roadmap?
Answer: Again, from the MHM in October 2025. 

Question: Website and item changes?
Answer: Not coming with rebase but looking into updating and fixing. 

Question: Items and sorting? 
Answer: Rebased allows for inventory sorting related to Era+ items. DATs are updated to include hidden stats. 

Question: Census data?
Answer: Deliberately left out Digging/Crafting folks to avoid swaying people’s options. 

Question: New items/resources/mobs be introduced?
Answer: Yes, Treasures of Aht Urhgan. 

Question: Adding additional character slots?
Answer: No, only have the Linkshell bank character. May migrate to an in-game bank. If Ironman mode comes out then 4th character slot will be 100% Ironman related. 

Question: New hairstyles?
Answer: Eventually, see old VODs. 

Question: Mob claiming and shorthand add-ons?
Answer: Rebase will allow for more monitoring and you will be banned in competitive environments. 

Question: How are suggestion channel posts considered by the dev team?
Answer: Staff look at it and discuss. 

Question: Hagun?
Answer: Not getting unnerfed. More stuff for SAM with rebase changes and Treasures of Aht Urhgan.

Question: WAR and Bhuj?
Answer: Changes are to Steel Cyclone. 

Question: Devil Manta changes?
Answer: Cooldown is a little longer. 

Question: Linkshell ownership transfers?
Answer: Open a GM ticket. Not done normally. 

Question: Rebase affect Windower player?
Answer: Will need client update more than likely. 

Question: HNM ToDs?
Answer: They are reset to Day 4. 

Question: Powerleveling?
Answer: Powerleveling is not allowed if the party cannot function without the powerleveler. 

Question: Website updates?
Answer: Yes, actively working on upgrading and fixing. 

Question: Implement party seeking for multiple jobs?
Answer: Not in game. Maybe a LFP add-on. 

Question: Are resists fixed?
Answer: Yes. Refers to BG wiki for “res ranks” which are in place and working. 

Question: Logging parties?
Answer: HELM nodes are a free for all. Nobody can “claim” them. 

Question: Counter getting nerfed?
Answer: No

Question: Exp scroll spamming and conquest?
Answer: Not fixed in rebase but is being looked at.

Question: Race changes?
Answer: No

Question: Open MH to visit others?
Answer: Maybe

Question: Chocobo raising? 
Answer: No. 

Question: Adventuring fellow?
Answer: No

Question: *insert Treasures of Aht Urhgan question*
Answer: Future stream. 

Question: Male wedding set? 
Answer: Not priority right now. Aerec wants to implement in game weddings. 

Question: Chocobo riding game???
Answer: Can get a chocobo that you have to deliver once per conquest, mini-game where you get a free chocobo and where to deliver to. 

Question: Digging with mount skins?
Answer: No. 

Question: What are the changes to Walahra Turban on Treasures of Aht Urhgan release?
Answer: Players will initially be disappointed when first received. They left this as a cliffhanger.