In Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes, the Kinglor Forest is changed – fire now ravages the previously lush landscape, and the Western Frontier’s Na’vi clans are scattered. The RDA has returned, strengthened by the aggressive Ash clan warband. By exerting their influence on the world, the RDA & Ash clan are making it more hostile & deadly. It’s time to look the enemy in the eyes and stand your ground.

In their hunt for the members of the Resistance, the RDA’s troops return to lay waste to the Kinglor Forest. You’ll experience a more dangerous world, whether you’re riding your ikran or traversing on foot.

Because the RDA’s mission is to exterminate the Resistance presence, they’re bringing in even stronger units. In From the Ashes, So’lek will have to face Skel Suits for the first time – soldiers whose exosuits allow them to stand as tall as a Na’vi.

Joining the Skel Suit units are the powerful Hellhounds, dog-like robots developed by the RDA to hunt down and eliminate Na’vi. These units usually fight in packs and use shocking electric melee attacks – with some units even self-detonating – to stun and eliminate their target.

There are also new, Ash-influenced AMP units joining the RDA’s arsenal. Some, like the Breacher, are made to close the distance and carry shotguns with incendiary rounds. Others carry RPGs or even Sniper Rifles, providing significant threats at all ranges, from all angles. The Ash Na’vi’s influence led to changes in the design of the AMPs – the more decorated an AMP is, the stronger they are in combat.

In both From the Ashes and Avatar: Fire & Ash, the newest threat is represented by other Na’vi, in the form of the Mangkwan clan. These Na’vi are ruthless, their brutality and their rebellion towards Eywa sets them apart from the other clans. In our expansion, So’lek will need to face members of the Ash clan and learn to face the difficult reality of having to fight his own kind to protect his new family – the Sarentu.

Leading the Mangkwan are several terrifying and highly specialized warriors. Encountering them makes for diverse encounters and cinematic set pieces, challenging So’lek in different and unexpected ways.

Their leader is Wukula, a fanatic who has unfinished business with So’lek. He seeks to personally defeat So’lek and bring his head back to Varang.

Rakx is an Ash Na’vi who takes great pleasure in causing pain to Pandora’s animals. She bonds ikran and pushes them relentlessly, putting them in harm’s way. She does not mourn their deaths, instead feeling only frustration at what she views as weakness. Her repeated bonding pushes her to enact greater and greater acts of cruelty.

Zari is a highly dangerous Ash Na’vi whose expertise with a sniper rifle impressed Miles Quaritch, and who seeks to prove her usefulness to Varang. Having been hurt in a previous attack on a Wind Trader gondola, she has found a new calling in the power and potential of the rifle.

Ka’sem is one of the more battle-scarred Mangkwan. He enacts violence effectively, but worries that his age weakens him. Venturing into the Kinglor Forest is about proving to himself that he can still carry orders out with unabashed efficiency.

Joining the main Mangkwan antagonists in the hunt for So’lek and the remaining Sarentu are a warband of Mangkwan Raiders – toughened warriors with increased agility whose sole purpose is to destroy the Resistance and its members.

There’s a lot more in store when From the Ashes releases on December 19th. Over the past few weeks, we’ve shown you only a small chunk of what we have in store. However, the reveals don’t end here. Stay tuned!

Our 2-year anniversary is almost here! We’re hoping you’ll celebrate alongside us by diving back into the Western Frontier, in third person or New Game+. 
 
With Title Update 2.0, all players can enjoy the game from a third person view, letting you see the world from a new perspective! You can switch between third person and first person easily – by default: 

• Press the J key on PC. 

• Hold the touchpad on PS5. 

• Hold the “View” button on Xbox Series X/S. 

Alongside third person, you’ll also be able to experience Frontiers of Pandora’s main story in New Game+. When you replay the main story in New Game+, you carry over all of your gear and skills from your regular (completed) playthrough, and get access to a new skill tree for the Sarentu, as well as higher level gear, which you will need to defeat New Game+’s stronger enemies. To access New Game+: 

• Load a saved game where you’ve completed the final mission in the main story (“Last Strike”). 

• Open the Options menu – you should see a “New Game+” option at the top of the menu. 

• After selecting “New Game+”, you will be prompted to select a Save Slot which will become the New Game+ save slot. Once that’s done, your New Game+ journey will begin. 

Notable changes or improvements: 

• \[All Platforms] Added an option for a Third Person perspective. 

• \[All Platforms] Added New Game+. 

• \[All Platforms] To improve the Na’vi language accuracy in the game, we’ve introduced several changes to text. The most impactful one is that “Eetu” is now called “Itu” to reflect a more accurate spelling of the character’s name. 

• \[All Platforms] Fixed missing landmarks on the Map. 

• \[All Platforms] Various minor fixes. 

• \[PC] Introduced Nvidia DLSS 4 and AMD FSR 4 upscaling options. 

Known Issues: 

These are issues we are aware of and actively investigating. 

• \[All Platforms] Character Overrides menu is available but empty – it will be populated when From the Ashes releases. 

• \[All Platforms] If you are trying to restore a New Game+ save files from the “Restore Save” menu, the saves available to restore are not clearly marked as “New Game+” 

• \[All Platforms] During the quest “The Wandering Clan”, the direhorse occasionally gets stuck when dismounted and remounted. 

• \[All Platforms] You can throw grenades as you fire the Staff Sling. 

• \[All Platforms] In co-op, Ping icons persist in the world instead of disappearing. 

• \[All Platforms] Various UI and localization issues. 

• \[PC] Occasional crash when exiting the game if Frame Generation is enabled 

• \[PC] Crash on startup when XeSS Frame generation is enabled 

• \[PC] Frame Generation cannot be activated while the Steam Overlay is on. 

• \[PC] FSR3 Frame Generation causes stuttering when used in Borderless Fullscreen. 

• \[PC] Switching from Borderless to Fullscreen while Frame Generation is on causes the framerate to drop significantly.