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All vikisMounts and Sailing
Neither mounts nor ships are confirmed for ArcheAge Chronicles, as of Oct 20, 2026: the Early Access content list names no mounts, sailing or naval combat. You travel on foot, by glider and by swimming, and haul trade goods by wagon.
Neither mounts nor ships are confirmed for ArcheAge Chronicles, as of Oct 20, 2026: XL Games' Early Access content list on Steam ("exploration, dungeons, raids, PvP, housing, crafting, trading, and company and guild activities") names no mounts, sailing or naval combat, and no official post has described them. What you can do is walk, glide, swim and drive a Trade Wagon. Ser Medieval noticed the gap while reading the FAQ aloud before the demo (Oct 18, 2026): "they didn't specifically mention mounts," though "we have seen in previous footage that mounts do seem to be available," and he hopes they arrive alongside the gliders. Pets have not been mentioned at all. This page lists what has been said and shown, and nothing more; travel itself is on Exploration and Gliders.
Quick facts
| Mounts | Not confirmed (Oct 20, 2026); a horse rider appears in the 2024 reveal trailer |
| Ships and sailing | Not confirmed; "sailing" named in a 2025 Q&A, absent from the Early Access list |
| Naval combat | Never described for ArcheAge Chronicles |
| Ship building | Not available in the Network Test (creator) |
| Pets | Not announced |
| How you travel today | On foot, by glider, by swimming; fast travel between Nui Statues (creator) |
| Vehicles shown | The Trade Wagon, for trade runs |
Mounts
The only mount ever shown is a horse in a trailer. XL Games' State of Play trailer (Sep 24, 2024) shows a rider on a horse in a town at 0:28, and sailing ships off a burning harbor at 1:10. The trailer is in-engine cinematic footage without a HUD, not captured play, and it came out two years before the current Early Access plan. No mount has appeared in XL Games' captured-play videos of 2026, and MeinMMO's demo review (Oct 20, 2026) notes that "you have to walk from A to B yourself (no auto-run)." Whether mounts come later is not known, as of Oct 20, 2026.
Ships and naval combat
Ships were named once and have not been shown in play. In XL Games' Aug 2025 Q&A with Wccftech, the developers said "features like trading, crafting, sailing, housing, and progression are still very much part of the game", often "with updated mechanics or new structures". The Early Access FAQ a year later lists trading, crafting and housing but not sailing. Anders, introducing his Network Test footage (Sep 14, 2026), lists what testers could not reach: "the entire life skill system, trade routes, ship building, PvP." That is a creator's list of locked systems; XL Games itself has not announced ship building, as of Oct 20, 2026.
Naval combat has never been described for ArcheAge Chronicles. Azrial, in his Network Test review (Sep 14, 2026), lists it among the original's systems missing from the test: "We didn't properly experience housing or even farming, trade runs, the playdriven economy, or even naval combat." In the same review he says XL Games has confirmed housing, farming, gathering, crafting and trade runs; he does not count naval combat among them. The free Demo has no boats.
Pets
XL Games has not mentioned pets or companion animals for ArcheAge Chronicles, as of Oct 20, 2026.
Gliders and wagons instead
Gliders and swimming are how ArcheAge Chronicles gets you places you cannot walk to. In "The Direction the Devs Are Taking" (Oct 7, 2026), Executive Producer Yongjin Ham says (in Korean, with English subtitles) that you can ride the glider to areas you could not otherwise reach and find unexpected places while exploring underwater. Demo players earn a glider through quests, according to MeinMMO. Ser Medieval reported fast travel between Nui Statues in the Network Test. Goods move by wagon: XL Games' "Trade Run Gameplay" clip (Sep 4, 2026) shows a convoy of Trade Wagons on a forest road; see Trade Runs.
The original's ships, for context
The original ArcheAge (2013) was known for naval warfare and sea trade, and Chronicles leaves much of that behind: XL Games said in 2025 that large-scale PvP and "territorial conquest" did not suit its new direction. What else changed is on Differences From ArcheAge, and the original's history is on ArcheAge Series.
Frequently asked questions
Are there mounts in ArcheAge Chronicles? Mounts are not confirmed for ArcheAge Chronicles, as of Oct 20, 2026. The Early Access content list does not mention them, and the only horse shown is in the 2024 reveal trailer.
Can I sail in ArcheAge Chronicles? Sailing is not confirmed for ArcheAge Chronicles. XL Games named "sailing" in a 2025 Q&A, but the Early Access content list does not include it, and there are no boats in the demo.
Is there naval combat in ArcheAge Chronicles? XL Games has never described naval combat for ArcheAge Chronicles, as of Oct 20, 2026.
Are there pets in ArcheAge Chronicles? Pets have not been announced for ArcheAge Chronicles, as of Oct 20, 2026.
How do you travel in ArcheAge Chronicles? In ArcheAge Chronicles you travel on foot, by glider and by swimming, and creators report fast travel between Nui Statues; trade goods move by Trade Wagon.
Sources
- ArcheAge Chronicles on Steam (Early Access FAQ), XL Games, read Oct 20, 2026
- ArcheAge Chronicles Q&A - 'One of Our Key Goals for the Game Is That It Feels as Good Playing Solo as It Does in a Group', Wccftech, Aug 1, 2025
- After the demo of ArcheAge Chronicles, I wish New World back, MeinMMO, Oct 20, 2026
- State of Play Trailer, ArcheAge Chronicles, Sep 24, 2024 (video)
- Trade Run Gameplay, ArcheAge Chronicles, Sep 4, 2026 (video)
- The Direction the Devs Are Taking, ArcheAge Chronicles, Oct 7, 2026 (video)
- Archeage Chronicles | Basic Info You'll Want To Know Before The Free Demo, Ser Medieval, Oct 18, 2026 (video)
- ArcheAge Chronicles 4K Gameplay (Network Test Build), Anders, Sep 14, 2026 (video)
- ArcheAge Chronicles Playtest - Why It Feels Like A REAL MMO, Azrial, Sep 14, 2026 (video)
Moments
Archeage Chronicles | Basic Info You'll Want To Know Before The Free Demo
Ser Medieval
[ArcheAge Chronicles] State of Play Trailer
ArcheAge Chronicles
ArcheAge Chronicles 4K Gameplay (Network Test Build)
Anders
ArcheAge Chronicles Playtest - Why It Feels Like A REAL MMO
Azrial
[ArcheAge Chronicles] The Direction the Devs Are Taking
ArcheAge Chronicles
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Housing and FarmingHousing returns in ArcheAge Chronicles in dedicated housing zones split into channels, so every player can claim a home without the original ArcheAge's land rush; a claimed home stays in place for you and your neighbors, and interiors and exteriors can be customized. Housing is in Early Access but not in the demo, and farming is promised but not yet described, as of Oct 20, 2026.
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BerserkerThe Berserker is the heavy class of ArcheAge Chronicles: an Axe with a shield that builds Bleed and has a chain (Reckless Destroyer, Shield Slam, Brutal Crash, Reel In), or a Warhammer that builds Burn and stored Thunder toward Meteor Hammer and Galactic Impact.
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MageThe Mage in ArcheAge Chronicles casts fire and lightning at range with the Elemental Staff, whose Retain mechanic stores spells to recast without incantation and builds Energy Core toward Shooting Star, or fights in melee with frost through the Wavesword (Tidal Rend, Thundersnow). There is no healing weapon at Early Access.
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WarriorThe Warrior is the ArcheAge Chronicles sword class, "Hold the Line. Break the Enemy.", fighting with a Longsword (parries, counters or a path of blood that spends and drains HP) or a Greatsword that builds Resolve for heavy blows such as Final Cleave, Rampage and Warrior's Cry.
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See also
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DemoThe free ArcheAge Chronicles demo runs on Steam from Oct 19, 10:00 AM to Oct 26, 10:00 AM PDT, 2026 (Oct 20 to 27 in Korea), worldwide and with no sign-up. It holds about two to three hours of quests in Diamond Shores, all four classes, the first public PvP and the hidden Throne of Hinnon dungeon; housing and trade are not in it, and progress does not carry over to Early Access.
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Trade RunsTrade runs return in ArcheAge Chronicles: you make trade goods and haul them by Trade Wagon to sell in other regions, alone or with others. Trading is in Early Access but not in the Steam Next Fest demo, and XL Games has not described the risks, routes or PvP rules of a run, as of Oct 20, 2026.
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Differences From ArcheAgeArcheAge Chronicles is not ArcheAge 2 in XL Games' own words: it is a new game in the same universe set 50 years after the original, with action combat instead of tab targeting, smaller-group play instead of mass faction war, PvP by channel, housing zones instead of open-world land, four classes with weapon trait trees, and buy to play with a promise of no pay to win.
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ArcheAge SeriesThe ArcheAge series began with XL Games' sandbox MMORPG ArcheAge (Korea, January 2013), whose Western servers closed on Jun 27, 2024 and Korean service on Mar 6, 2025. It continues with ArcheAge War (2023), ArcheAge Chronicles (formerly ArcheAge 2, Early Access planned for later in 2026), ArcheAge S: Strait of Freedom (planned for 2027) and the China-only ArcheAge Returns.
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Crafting and Life SkillsArcheAge Chronicles' life skills are hunting, gathering, farming, housing and crafting: you gather, process and craft what you need, learn recipes (some found in chests), and crafting feeds your character's growth and the player economy. The demo has gathering and potion cooking; XL Games has not published a list of professions, as of Oct 20, 2026.