A new update to Soulframe’s closed alpha test is now available, bringing with it an overhaul to the free-to-play MMORPG’s player progression system. Facial and hair customization improvements and new content will also be introduced.

The virtue system has been changed so that the player stats “Courage”, “Spirit” and “Grace” have a greater impact on gameplay. Stats increase as characters level up and players are no longer required to allocate points. Jedoch, this does not mean that players have no control over the distribution of points. Stattdessen, equipping Virtue Prisms aligned with a desired virtue results in a redistribution of points. Virtue attuned armor will also have an impact.

On the cosmetic front, players can get new customization options from the Rat Witch’s ancestor, Verminia. There are also ten new face shapes and almost two dozen new hairstyles. Players can also purchase three new customizable weapons.

And of course there is more to do. In a new mission type, players face off against the “plague doctor of the stars,” Medis Gyon, and his giant polluting machines built on dendrite towers. The towers are scattered throughout Midrath, allowing machines known as organs to pollute and alter the air for the Ode. It is the players’ job to eliminate the towers and stop the smoke.

Another new content is a more challenging version of the Bromius Omen Beast boss fight. The fight features a new Agari boss, the Vadagar Bear, who roams the overworld after completing the quest “Fable of the Desert Bear.” Speaking of quests, players can now more easily access side quests by using boards on existing world trees.

For more information about the update, see the latest Dev Stream shown below.