Realmwalkers, Servers have been taken down for maintenance to push a game update. You will see the message "Shards Not Found" as long as servers are unavailable. This update includes improvements to the following:

• Player Byway (tutorial) Realms sometimes getting into a bad state (unable to finish quests, portals not opening)
• Adding server region select for player characters
• Some keybind / key press inconsistencies
• Additional / updated messaging for future server maintenance periods
• Water Bottle Essence exploit
• Players occasionally can't get items from fueled structures
• Seeds not growing in Simple Plant Pot structures
• Additional bugs fixes and game adjustments

Full patch notes will be provided after server maintenance is complete. We’re expecting maintenance to take approximately 1 hour to complete and will provide an update when servers are back online. Economy changes for Reclaimed Ingots/Lumber will be addressed in the next patch. If you would like to run the Vaults privately before then, you can obtain the Vault Major Realm Card from the Essence Trader in The Watch - giving access to the same Apex Vaults from your private Realm portals but without external public matchmaking. Thank you for your patience and for joining us on this journey! - The Nightingale Team (Inflexion Games)