Once Human Will Open Isles of Abyss Permanent Servers on November 18

Once Human’s November 18, 2026 update (PT) will switch existing Vision Worlds from Gravity Abyss to Dissonant Resonance and open an Isles of Abyss permanent server in every region. Starry Studio’s server-opening announcement on Steam also changes the opening cadence for several scenarios. Starry Studio had scheduled a 22-day Isles of Abyss pioneer test beginning Sept. 16, as detailed in the Isles of Abyss pioneer test schedule.

Dissonant Resonance comes to Vision Worlds

Players on existing servers that already have Vision Worlds will be able to access Dissonant Resonance there without transferring. Existing Isles of Abyss servers will receive additional Vision Worlds based on activity, while new Isles of Abyss servers opening after the update will have 8 Vision Worlds and 4 Basic Worlds. Starry Studio has also published a Dissonant Resonance Dev Blog with details about the mode.

Custom Server will add six configurable scenario variants. Manibus, The Way of Winter, Prismverse’s Clash, and Isles of Abyss will have Dissonant Resonance versions, while Endless Dream and Deviation: Survive, Capture, Preserve will have Gravity Abyss versions.

Once Human server openings by region

The schedule below applies to openings at 8:00 a.m. server time for each region. Starry Studio may open more servers when capacity allows.

Isles of Abyss gets a permanent server in every region

Each region will open one Isles of Abyss (Permanent Server) on November 18, 2026 (PT). After an Isles of Abyss server has been running for 31 days, its players will automatically merge into the permanent server. Hives, backpack supplies, and territories will be retained according to the migration rules, while Scenario Challenge progress will reset to the permanent server’s current tasks and rewards. The reset follows the approach in an earlier permanent-server merge plan.

Players can also find the permanent server in the server list, either to join with a new character or by signing up. The route is Scenario Selection > Isles of Abyss > More Server Options > Permanent Server. Its gameplay will remain in the [End of Storm] phase, which the announcement describes as having relatively high challenge intensity. The Sunken Lord can be challenged without reaching Purification Progress, and Calamity Tower – Abyss will unlock directly and refresh on a set cycle, with each world limited to one tower.

Worlds will have limits for online players, the simultaneous activation of some game modes, and territory placement. When a world reaches its player cap, players can switch to another world, but those with a territory there can still enter. Reaching the territory limit will prevent new placements in that world.

How will the 31-day move to the Isles of Abyss permanent server affect your plans? For updates on the Dissonant Resonance rotation and the servers it changes, stay connected on X, Bluesky, YouTube, Instagram, Steam, and Telegram.

Once Human

Developed by Starry Studio

Once Human is a multiplayer open-world survival game set in a strange, post-apocalyptic future. Unite with friends to fight monstrous enemies, uncover secret plots, compete for resources, and build your own territory. Once, you were merely human. Now, you have the power to remake the world.

• Genre Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
• Platforms Xbox Series X|S, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5
• Perspective Third person
• Modes Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
• Release July 9, 2024
• Publisher Starry Studio, NetEase Games
• Age Rating

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