Conan Exiles Roadmap 2026: Age of Heroes II, Battle Pass & What Hosts Should Plan For
The Conan Exiles 2026 roadmap — Funcom’s age-themed live service cycle, mod-stack realities, and what dedicated-server admins need to know.
Where Funcom Communicates
Funcom publishes Conan Exiles dev streams on Twitch (typically ~monthly), Steam News for patch announcements, and a public roadmap visual every Age cycle. The roadmap rhythm: Age announcement → chapter drops within the Age → Age conclusion → next Age preview.
Where the Game Stands
Conan Exiles is in active live-service mode under the “Age of” framework. Recent Ages have brought systemic shifts (combat changes, sorcery, age-themed loot, new dungeon content). The Battle Pass model adds incremental cosmetic/utility rewards within each Age.
What’s Confirmed for 2026
- Age progression continues — expect at least 2 Age chapters across 2026
- Battle Pass continues — paid + free track per chapter
- Server-stability work — Funcom has explicitly committed to ongoing dedicated-server stability passes
- UE5 work continues — incremental migration of systems to the newer engine; expect performance improvements across 2026
What’s Strongly Hinted
- Possible mod-API improvements to reduce Age-transition mod breakage
- More themed PvE world events
- Continued tweaks to land-claim and decay systems
What Server Admins Should Plan For
Hardware
- 1-20 players, vanilla → Plan M
- 20-40 players or modded → Plan L
- 40+ players, heavy mods → top tier; CPU-bound
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See Conan plans →Age transitions are the painful days
Every Age update is an entire ecosystem shift — mods break, save formats can change, plugin authors scramble. Practical playbook:
- Check ModDB / Steam Workshop compatibility tags before forcing the Age update
- Pre-Age full server backup is mandatory
- Stage a parallel test server with the new Age before community migration
Land-claim and decay tuning
Long-running PvP communities live and die on land-claim balance. Each Age sometimes resets these — review your server config after every Age update.
How to Track
- Funcom dev streams on Twitch
- Steam News: store.steampowered.com/app/440900/Conan_Exiles
- Conan Exiles official site & forums
Bottom Line
Conan Exiles 2026 is steady on the live-service track. The biggest host pain point is the Age-transition mod-compat reset, not raw hardware load. Plan for stage-and-test cycles before each Age forces your community over.