[April 21] Patch Notes

◈ Update Details

▣ Time: April 21, 2026, 20:00 - 22:30 (UTC-5)

▣ Impact: Inaccessibility to the game.

▣ Maintenance Compensation: 20,000 Credits, 3 Employment Contracts

• Compensation will not be sent to CEOs who have broken the Terms of Service.

▣ Please Note

• Patch note details may be added or changed during the update.

• The schedule may be adjusted depending on the maintenance situation.

• Maintenance compensation will be sent to your mailbox if you log in by Apr. 23, 2026, 09:59 (UTC-5)

◈ Shop Details

This week’s shop update details can be found in the Shop Notice linked below, so please make sure to check it.

▷ [April 21 Shop Notice] link

1. New Main Stream

【 EP. 15 The Golden Tree and Its Tender 】

1. Main Stream EP. 15, The Golden Tree and Its Tender, will be added.

2. An Event Shop will be added.

※ Mainstream EP.15: [The Golden Tree and Its Tender] can be accessed after clearing Omen: What Must Be Reclaimed.

▼ New Main Stream Available Schedule

▷ Apr. 21, after the maintenance - Until further notice

2. Awakened Exclusive Gear: Aditya Surya

• Four pieces of exclusive gear for Aditya Surya will be added. - The Guiding Sun – Hard Mode ACT 1-2 will be added.

• Gear can be obtained with a certain probability by clearing The Guiding Sun – Hard Mode ACT 1-2. - Aditya Surya’s exclusive gear will be added to the The Guiding Sun event shop.

• You will obtain [Awakened Exclusive Gear Part -Surya-] when dismantling the Aditya Surya's Awakened exclusive gear. - This item can be used for the Awakened Exclusive Gear Coupon -Surya- that will be added to the The Guiding Sun event shop. - At +2 enhancement, a Latent Ability will be unlocked. - The Latent Ability is fixed as ASPD, but the value is determined at random.

3. Raid: Inhibitor Season

1. The raid boss [Inhibitor] will appear.

◆ Raid Schedule

▷ Apr. 21, after the maintenance - May 5, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)

※ With the season rotation for [Inhibitor], the Plaque Exchangerewards will be updated.

※ Raid Points will only be awarded from raid bosses generated during the ongoing season. Defeating raid bosses from other seasons will only grant clear rewards.

※ Only the [Change] Origin will be applied to the raid boss [Inhibitor].

4. Challenge Stage: ESPR Exclusive Gear - [Forbidden Knowledge]

1. The Forbidden Knowledge Challenge Mode will return.

◆ Schedule

▷ Apr. 21, after the maintenance - Apr. 28, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)

◆ Dungeon Composition

• Consists of ACT.1–3 stages.

• Each act is divided into three stages, each with a different combat concept. - In Challenge Mode, a new exclusive buff [Elegant Feast] will be added, increasing the stats of deployed ESPR employees.

◆ Rewards

• Clear Challenge Mode to obtain [Bottled Knowledge], a material required to craft [ESPR] Mold. ※ Rewards can only be obtained upon victory.

• When clearing Challenge Mode stages, you can obtain both a First Clear Reward and a Medal Completion Reward (for achieving 3 medals), and you can also earn [Bottled Knowledge] as repeat rewards.

• The [Bottled Knowledge] obtained upon victory in Challenge Mode can be used to craft ESPR Molds.

※ Challenge Stage Rewards

• First Clear Reward: Bottled Knowledge - Medal Completion Reward: Quartz - Repeat Reward (Stage Drop): Bottled Knowledge

◆ Exclusive Gear

• You can craft from [Workshop] > [Craft] > [Exclusive Gear] tab.

• Click the Exclusive Gear Mold icon for [ESPR] to view the available list.

• To craft [ESPR] Molds, you will need[Bottled Knowledge], [Elite Gear Materials], and [Credits].

• The crafting method is the same as with existing molds, and crafting is completed instantly. - The list of craftable Exclusive Gear is as follows. - When clearing Challenge stages, there is a low chance of obtaining a completed ESPR Exclusive Gear.

• When dismantling ESPR Exclusive Gear, you will receive 50 Bottled Knowledge. ※ Exclusive Gear obtained through mold crafting or stage clears is identical to the Exclusive Gear acquired via Counter Case.

5. Anastasia’s Special Supplies

Steam post image1) Anastasia’s Special Supplies Punch-In will start.

◆ Schedule

• Apr. 21, after the maintenance - May. 5, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)

※ During the event period, you can participate in a total of 7 days of attendance punch-ins.

※ Attendance punch-ins reset every day at 14:00 (UTC-5).

※ Consecutive punch-ins are not required—simply punch in for the total number of days within the period to receive all rewards.

LIST OF REWARDS

6. Recruitment

1. Four Classified Recruitment Chance UP will return. - Recruitment Schedule: Apr. 21, after the maintenance - May 5, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)

• Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times - One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments. - Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.

• Target employee: [Aditya Surya], [The Elemental and the Beast Shepherd & Lurcher ], [Cold Case Horizon]

1. Three Normal Recruitment Chance UP will return. - Recruitment Schedule: Apr. 21, after the maintenance - May 5, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)

• Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times - One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments. - Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.

• Target employee: [Horizon], [Rita Arsenico], [Gremory]

7. Changes & Improvements

1. Ascella Procenica’s Passive Skill description has been changed.

Before: When HP falls below 20, grants Iron Defense◇ and Unhealable◇ to self.

After: When HP drops to 20 or below, grants Iron Defense◇ and Unhealable◇ to self, which are removed after 20 hits. ※ Only the skill description text will be adjusted; there will be no changes to in-game performance.

1. Substream - Omen’s entry button will change.

8. Fixes

1. Fixed an issue where the Auto Select button is not displayed in the Enhance Gear menu.

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This concludes the update details for this week.

Thank you.