Even numbered event farming stages (the ones that give Memories) have been removed.
There is now a single event stage to obtain event tokens.
Event farming stages are no longer time gated.
The Black Card rewards you could previously receive upon the first-time clear of weekly set of event stages can now be claimed by increasing your Authority Level.
New episode of Arcade Anima.
Character added in this version: Nanami (required frame- Nanami: Starfarer).
The Boss rotation for the Ultimate Phantom Pain Cage has been updated:
Group β: Iron Maiden-Phantasma, Boss of ER03 added.
Boss #2 of Chapter 11, Boss of Main Chapter EX02 have been moved to the [Outlier Zone] of the Phantom Pain Cage.
Guild Expedition: Season 3 is available during Wintry Shackles.
MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES
New fortunes have been added to the Guild lobby fortune telling machine.
New soundtracks are available for purchase using [Synergy Points].
In this coating research event, you may redeem event token [Snowy Blossom] with Black Cards or Rainbow Cards, and consume Snowy Blossoms to draw for various rewards, including the SFX coating Solitary Dream for Bianca: Stigmata and the special lobby scene [Lost in Whitebloom].
Reward Preview
Core Layer Reward: Lobby Scene [Lost in Whitebloom] * 1 (Featuring real-time clock and exclusive BGM. The BGM will also be available in the CD Player once unlocked.)
Milestone Reward:
Upon reaching certain numbers of research, extra rewards will be granted.
50 times: Swordstaff weapon coating [Snow Oath]
70 times: Player portrait [Solitary Dream]
90 times: Portrait frame [Solitary Dream]
Upon obtaining the coating [Solitary Dream], the following content will also be unlocked:
① New animations and voice lines for battle entrance and ending.
② When both the coating [Solitary Dream] and lobby scene [Lost in Whitebloom] are obtained, new lobby poses [Display Pose 4] and [Connection Made 2] will be unlocked, providing new voice lines and special lobby interactions.
③ Sight line tracking feature in lobby and [Interact] interface.
④ New Ultima Ring appearance.
⑤ New idle animation in battle.
For information on item drop rates and other detailed rules, please refer to the event page.
Form a temporary alliance with a certain old enemy to investigate Fort Winter where the first Construct experiments were conducted. The dark history below and conspiracy beyond await your discovery.
Joyous Wrappings returns in new season [Moon-flavored Fillings]. Compete with 2 other fellow commandants in a test on your sight and reaction speed. Smash the buttons following the instructions on screen and achieve high combos to make your sweet dumplings.
Finish event tasks and game sessions to raise your Grade and obtain rewards including an exclusive collectible [A Bowl of Reunion].
Face the latest Boss Lilith 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 [Lilith's Data Sample].
Abyssal Unbounded is the new trial stage of Lucia: Crimson Weave to help familiarize yourself with the new character. Learn the basic maneuvers and mechanics of Crimson Weave in the tutorial stages and fight through the challenge stages to deepen your mastery of her skills.
The top-down shooter game mode returns with more stage types and a more interesting skill tree experience. Engage in battles against hordes of incoming Corrupted and finish event tasks to obtain abundant rewards including exclusive collectible [Final Messages] and chat stamp [???].
Lucia is up for a new restaurant in Babylonia! Except she is not the one doing the cooking. Enjoy the fun of running a restaurant in this new simulation game mode. Assign staff to different sections of the service flow according to their specialties to achieve optimal performance.
Earn event token [Froggy's Fortunes] and consume them in the event shop to redeem various rewards including the exclusive chat stamp [Chef Lu].
Requirement: Command Bureau joined and Normal Story 4-5 cleared.
Guild Expedition is making a return. Work together to push forward and defeat overwhelming enemies with all Command Bureau members. Finish event missions and challenges to obtain event tokens [Expedition Loot III], and redeem various rewards in the event shop [Voyage Shop III].
Special Note:
1.Event token [Expedition Loot III] will be reset to 0 at the end of the event, please consume them before the event ends.
2.Commandants who join a Command Bureau after a session of expedition has begun may still participate in the current session, given no Expedition Supplies have been consumed before.
Clear the Overwinter stages repeatedly to obtain memories and event tokens [Fallen Feather] that can be used to exchange for rewards in the event shop [Underground Supply Depot].
During the event period, 5 rounds of missions will be unlocked one by one under a 7-day interval. Finish the missions to obtain abundant milestone rewards:
New system and new endings have been added to the roguelite game mode. After finishing any ending in the mode, the [Insight Awakened] event may appear in new game sessions to unlock the [Crimson Insights] system, granting new story branches, [Journal of Reversing Tides] tasks, and abundant new rewards.
The upper level of [Curse Queller's Path] has also been lifted from 90 to 120.
As the major update on the mode is introduced, unfinished game sessions will be closed after the version update. Please be advised.
New chapter has been added to Arcade Anima game mode. This time you shall witness the untold stories of Nanami and pass new special challenges along the way.
Finish the special stages to obtain various rewards including new player portrait, chat stamp, and display pose.
12. The Night Train on Reunion
Duration: 2024/2/24, 07:00 (UTC) - Permanent
Requirement: Commandant Lv.≥40
Hop onto a mysterious train in Babylonia and take on a journey reviewing the past year of struggle and hope.
Ultimate Brawl returns with more intense one-on-one battles! Select the characters you play as and the enemies you play against, and engage in 3 consecutive one-on-one battles! Defeat your opponents to finish event tasks and obtain rewards including an exclusive chat stamp [Storm].
15. Anchor Realm
Duration: 2024/3/8, 07:00 - 2024/4/5, 06:59 (UTC)
Requirement: Commandant Lv.≥40
Anchor Realm is a new major co-op challenge game mode featuring colossal enemies, new battle mechanics, and new character move sets. Team up with fellow commandants to defeat unprecedented enemies and win abundant rewards including coating [Agent Peacock] for Liv: Eclipse, nameplate [Hornbreaker], [Light Off], [Back to Back], and more.
16. White Wishes
Duration: 2024/3/14, 07:00 (UTC) - Permanent
Requirement: Commandant Lv.≥40
Spend the White Day with your precious Gray Ravens and enjoy a hard-earned festival in the Conservation Area! Whose hand will you take on this special day?
Exchange gifts to express your true feelings and create beautiful memories on this special day. During the event, you can get special gift item [Radiant Comradery] from event mail, event shop, or by buying the Purchase Supply Pack. Gifting them to your dearest Constructs On the [Interact - Gifts] interface will trigger White Day Comms and receive gift mails from the corresponding members.
Note that each character's White Day Comm can only be triggered once. For example, sending a special gift to Liv: Lux after sending one to Liv: Eclipse will not trigger a Comm again.
IV. UPDATE
1. New Features & System Optimizations
1. Added new Oracle Explanations for the Fortune Machine in Command Bureau.
2. Added new items for sale in [Shop - Bureau Shop - Music Box CD].
3. Added new bosses [Iron Maiden: Phantom] and [Mutated Mechanoid: Madorea] to the [Ultimate Zone - Group β] of Phantom Pain Cage game mode.
4. Optimized the textual description of the Affix of Phantom Pain Cage boss Hamlet. The change involves textual elements only.
5. Optimized the Auto Play feature of stories. Added adjustable play speed.