A major new content update forNew Worldis set to arrive later today (January 25), with a new end-game feature and plenty of changes.

The update was previously tested on the game’s player test realm and is now ready for an official release. However, to prepare for today’s big update, the servers will be taken offline for an extended period of time.

Here’s everything you need to know about the January 25New Worldupdate, including the server maintenance schedule and the patch notes.

New World Server Maintenance Schedule (January 25)

to deploy today’sNew Worldupdate, all server regions must undergo maintenance for a total of 3 hours.

Scheduled maintenance will begin at4AM PT / 7AM ET / 12PM GMTand is expected to conclude at7AM PT / 10AM ET / 3PM GMT. However, this is simply an approximate timeframe, servers may be down for a shorter or longer period of time.

Check out the official patch notes for the January 25New Worldupdate further down this article.

New World ‘Expedition Mutators’ Update Patch Notes

Below you will find the most important parts of the January 25New Worldpatch notes. For more details on update 1.3, make sure to visit theofficialNew Worldwebsite.

EXPEDITION MODIFIERS: MUTATORS

We are introducing a new end-game feature: Expedition Mutators! Mutators change the familiar by augmenting “Normal” and “Named” Enemies found within expeditions, changing the way encounters play out and what strategies players should consider before battle. And as combat changes, so do the rewards! New bespoke gear and resources can be found, providing additional means to increase your power level.

This system is intended to rotate through a unique combination of Expeditions and Mutations each week, with 10 difficulty levels per Expedition Mutation. Players will be challenged to climb the ladder, with the aim of eventually reaching the max difficulty.

Please be advised that “Recommended Gear Score’” levels for a Mutated Expedition is important, as it directly factors into enemy scaling — and by consequence, your chances of success. Please note: This combat scaling is individual per player and separate from the base difficulty increases in health and damage.

ENTERING A MUTATED EXPEDITION

END GAME UPDATE PART 2 & UMBRAL UPGRADE SYSTEM

UMBRAL UPGRADE SYSTEM

EXPERTISE SYSTEM UPDATES

GENERAL ENHANCEMENTS & QOL IMPROVEMENTS

For further details surrounding balance changes and bug fixes included in the January 25 update, visit theNew Worldwebsite.