Pax Dei’s R49 Update Will Add Horses, Anniversary Boost Planned

Pax Dei has hit its first anniversary, and Mainframe Industries says its next content patch is getting close. The R49: Saddle Up! update will add horses to the sandbox MMO, with the studio currently aiming for a live release toward the end of next week at the earliest.

That timing isn’t locked yet. Mainframe says R49 still needs at least one more patch on the public test server before it rolls out to all servers. Once Saddle Up! does arrive, the team plans to run a short anniversary boost for all players, including boosted XP for Gathering, Combat, and the new Riding skill, plus increased Grace from Daily Grace and Gold offerings. Full details are still pending.

One anniversary-related change is already live: unused Plot Tokens no longer expire. Previously, Plot Tokens expired 12 months after players received them, which mattered for anyone who stepped away after launch and still had unused land claims sitting on their account. Those tokens will now remain available whenever players return.

Mainframe also pointed to several post-launch changes meant to make Pax Dei easier to start or return to, including a free 7-day trial on Steam, reworked XP progression, better item recovery after failed crafts, inventory improvements, duels, emotes, expanded archery, PvP objectives, mastercrafting, new building options, and performance work.

The studio is pitching horses as a practical travel upgrade, especially for moving between valleys and provinces without shrinking the game’s sense of scale. For a persistent-world MMO where land, crafting, and clan activity are central, that could be one of the more noticeable quality-of-life additions since launch.

Further reading: Official Pax Dei anniversary post