Aeon Reforged

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Patch Summary

NEW CHARACTER

Gameplay Changes

  • [Derived From Matrix] changes:
    • New Memory sets have been added.
    • Several stages have been adjusted. The difficulty of both the Normal and Hard Mode has been lowered. Extra rewards have been added to some shop stages.
  • Phantom Pain Cage changes:
    • When selecting between Advanced or Ultimate Phantom Pain Cage, the lineup of bosses for each difficulty will be shown.
    • An interface showing the ranking and rewards information has been added. The player’s progress for each boss is now displayed under the boss’s image.
    • From Monday to Friday, players can now challenge Phantom Pain Cage bosses up to 5 times a day.
    • From Saturday to Sunday, players can now challenge Phantom Pain Cage bosses up to 15 times a day.
    • Upon completing a battle, players will now be returned to the difficulty selection screen of the previously challenged boss.
  • Completing a character’s trial event will now also complete the character’s tutorial stage in Celica’s Class and vice versa, allowing players to obtain rewards from both activities at once.
  • The effect of [Lamia: Lost Lullaby]’s [Core Passive - Drowned Conformation] has been adjusted. She will now gain Super Armor and DMG Reduction effects when pinging a Tidal Orb or Deluge Orb consecutively after a Blue 3-Ping or Yellow 3-Ping.

Miscellaneous Changes

  • A new Guild background, [Sky Island], has been added.
  • Players may now choose characters to pin in the characters interface. Pinned characters will appear at the top of the list.
  • Players may now open and close the window showing a character’s equipped memories by swiping.
  • New poses for Kamui: Bastion have been added.
  • Coating presets have been added. Players may now create presets of a character’s coating and weapon coating. In addition, an option to randomly change into a random set of coatings upon switching the assistant in the lobby screen or exiting combat has been added.

Global Patch Notes

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Official Patch Notes

MAINTENANCE TIME

2024/10/31, 02:00 - 09:00 (UTC)

MAINTENANCE COMPENSATION

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I. NEW MEMBER / WEAPON / COATING

1. New Character

Watanabe: Epitaph

Info: S-Rank Fire Tank

  • - 100% rate up in [Themed Event Construct] and [Fate Themed Construct] research during 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/11/29, 07:59 (UTC)

2. New 6★ Weapon

Dark Falcon

Info: 6★ Watanabe: Epitaph exclusive Trailblade - 80% rate up in [Target Weapon] research since 2024/10/31 (after maintenance).

3. New S-Rank CUB

Shadow Wing

Tag: Damage, Crowd Control Recommended for Watanabe: Epitaph

  • - 100% rate up in [CUB Target] research during 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/11/29, 07:59 (UTC).

4. New & Rerun Character Coatings

1) Sandstream (Watanabe: Epitaph Exclusive SFX Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 68 RC (30% off)

2) Dazzler (Ayla: Kaleido Exclusive SFX Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 168 RC (30% off)

3) Prince of Darkness Camu: Crocotta Exclusive Coating)

Duration: 2024/8/21 (after maintenance) - 2024/9/26, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Acquisition: Participate in the Simulacrum Submersion: Unfathomable Shift event to obtain the coating as a reward.

4) Nosferatu Chrome: Glory Exclusive SFX Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 168 RC (30% off)

5) Spectral Parade Chrome: Glory Exclusive SFX Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 168 RC (30% off)

6) Eventide Glow Lucia: Plume Exclusive SFX Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 168 RC (30% off)

7) Eventide Glow Lucia: Plume Exclusive SFX Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 168 RC (30% off)

8) Howling Crown Rosetta: Rigor Exclusive SFX Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 168 RC (30% off)

5. New Weapon Coatings

1) Inktrail (Beam Gunlance Weapon Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 28 RC (30% off)

2) Gray Moon Embrace (Gunblade Weapon Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 28 RC (30% off)

3) Danza Macabra (Greatsword Weapon Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 28 RC (30% off)

4) Benizakura (Katana Weapon Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 28 RC (30% off)

5) Yggdrasil (Spear Shield Weapon Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 28 RC (30% off)

5) Glistening Oath (Spear Shield Weapon Coating)

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 07:59 (UTC)
  • Price: 28 RC (30% off)

II. NEW STORY

Aeon Reforged

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/4, 01:59 (UTC)
Requirement: Commandant Lv.≥40
  • A mysterious attack, a missing leader, a conspiracy schemed, a war imminent. Following an unexpected assault that led to the disappearance of Watanabe, Ballard, the acting leader of the Forsaken, has affirmed that Babylonia will be held accountable for the loss. As the tension intensifies between the space and the surface, havoc is about to swallow the last sparks of humanity... Where is Watanabe? Would he ever come back to put a stop to this?

III. NEW EVENT

1. Forsaken Ordeals

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/11/29, 07:59 (UTC)
Requirement: Clear Normal Story 2-4
  • Forsaken Ordeals is the new trial stage of Watanabe: Epitaph to help familiarize yourself with the new character. Learn the basic maneuvers and mechanics of Epitaph in the tutorial stages and fight through the challenge stages to deepen your mastery of his skills.

2. Still Well

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 06:59 (UTC)
Requirement: Commandant Lv.≥40
  • Clear the Still Well stages repeatedly to obtain the event tokens [Access Terminal] that can be used to exchange for rewards in the event shop [Quantum Past].

3. Event Shop - Quantum Past

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/4, 01:59 (UTC)
Requirement: Commandant Lv.≥40
  • Use the event token [Access Terminal] to redeem rewards at the Quantum Past.
  • New memory set: Alphonse
  • Limited item: MRE Rations (Watanabe's favorite gift), [Oasis Camp] Decor set
  • Other materials include partial 6★ Memory sets, basic training and enhancing materials, CUB training materials, and 6★ Memory Shards.

4. Simulacrum Submersion: Unfathomable Shift

Duration: 2024/10/31 (after maintenance) - 2024/12/3, 06:59 (UTC)
Requirement: Commandant Lv.≥52
  • The action-looter game mode returns with hundreds of add-ons to bring you a refreshing battle experience and countless possible synergies among characters. Certain add-ons can even significantly change characters' skills or even provide new ones!
  • Finish the event missions to obtain various rewards including the coating [Prince of Darkness] and a limited collectible [Sequence: Shift].

5. Firestorm Crucible

Duration: 2024/11/1, 07:00 - 2024/11/19, 06:59 (UTC)
Requirement: Commandant Lv.≥40
  • Face the latest Boss [Ballard] in this challenge mode. The Boss will become more powerful and gain access to extra skills along the five stages of progressive difficulties.
  • Complete event missions to obtain various rewards including a limited collectible [Ballard's Data Sample].

6. Circuit Connect: Twisted Constellations

Duration: 2024/11/7, 07:00 - 2024/11/25, 06:59 (UTC)
Requirement: Commandant Lv.≥40 and Normal Story 2-3 cleared
  • Classic match 3 mini-game returns with new challenges and new rewards! Swap the signal orbs to line up 3 or more orbs and deal damage to your enemy! New Signature Moves have been added to the seven characters, use them wisely to maximize the Damage Points with limited moves.
  • Complete the event missions and achievements to obtain various rewards including the decor set [Puppy Express], as well as a limited collectible [Maple Shuriken].

IV. UPDATE

1. PC Client Optimizations

1. Added new button mappings for partial pages.
2. Added button mapping for battle [Restart].

2. New Features & System Optimizations

1. Added new notes to [Dorm] - [Commission] - [File Cabinet].
2. Added a new Command Bureau scene [Sky Island] to Bureau Shop.
3. Added "Pinning" feature for characters in the [Members] page. Also, you can now open the Memory page of characters by swiping on the corresponding area.
4. Added Phase indicators to the [Evolve] page of characters.
5. Added a customizable feature for displaying random coatings on characters.
6. Added partial new [Battlefield Equipment] and [Standby Equipment] to [Derived from Matrix] game mode.
7. Adjusted partial stages in [Derived from Matrix] game mode. Lowered difficulty of Normal and Hard mode. Added new rewards in [Sharksco] shops.
8. Adjusted partial stage scenes in the third area of [War Zone] - [Cycle of Fire].
9. Optimized the interface layout of [Phantom Pain Cage] game mode. Added new information on display.
10. Optimized the interface of the page for choosing difficulty after each weekly refresh in the [Phantom Pain Cage] game mode. Added information on the Bosses featured in the new session.
11. Adjusted the number of daily challenge attempts of the [Phantom Pain Cage] game mode. Increased daily attempts on weekdays to 5 times and weekends to 15 times.
12. Optimized interaction logic of ending [Phantom Pain Cage] battles. You will now return to the difficulty selection page after a battle.
13. Optimized character trial event logic. Finishing the tutorial stage of the new character of the latest version in the version event page will automatically clear the corresponding stage in [Celica's Class] and grant its rewards.
14. Optimized [Celica's Class] logic. Finishing the tutorial stage of the new character of the latest version in [Celica's Class] will automatically clear the corresponding stage in the version event page.

3. Character Optimizations

1. Added new pose animations for Kamui: Tenebrion.
2. Optimized Lamia: Lost Lullaby's Core Passive skill [Drowned Conformation]. Now casting Tide Orbs after a blue or yellow 3-ping under Primary Form will grant Super Armor and DMG Reduction effects.
3. Fixed the issue where consecutively pinging blue orbs too quickly may not properly grant Extra DMG Bonus to Lamia: Lost Lullaby's Core Passive skill [Death and Rebirth].
4. Fixed the issue where the battle start animation of Karenina: Scire may not display properly when teamed up with Alisa: Echo.
5. Fixed the issue where the icons of Ayla: Kaleido's red orb and blue orb in the Members page are inconsistent with the ones displayed in battle.


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