[July 9] Update Notes (Finished, Added July 9 02:40 UTC)

Guide your Star-kissed Saviors, StarSavior! Greetings, Captain! This is your Liaison Officer, GM Lisa.​

Here are the details for the Thursday, July 9 update.

▣ Maintenance Schedule: July 9, 01:00 - 05:00 UTC (4 hours) ▣ Impact: The game will be inaccessible during the maintenance. Ongoing Journeys will be reset. ▣ Compensation: 100 Stellagems + 4 Standard Savior Observation Tickets

※ The contents of the patch notes are subject to change depending on the timing of the update. For more accurate details, please check in-game after the update.

1. New Featured Savior Observation

▶ The new Savior ‘Ceres’ can be obtained through the in-game Observation > Featured Savior Observation menu.

▶ Period: After July 9 maintenance - July 23, 19:00 UTCSteam post image “Too soft! You're too soft, like a sweet cream puff!”

The Commander of the Western Liberators, leading from the front in battle.

Ceres is a fanatic training addict and ascetic.

She can't stand it when either she or her subordinates show any weakness.

It remains a mystery that she oddly compares 'the weak' to desserts, criticizing them. Steam post image

2. New Featured Arcana Observation

▶ The new Arcana ‘Even If It's Poison ’ can be obtained through the in-game Observation > Featured Arcana Observation menu.

▶ Period: After July 9 maintenance - July 23, 19:00 UTSteam post imageSteam post image

※ During a Journey, the rewards obtained may vary depending on the choices made in Journey Events.

3. Main Story Episode 6 ‘Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades’ Update

▶ The Episode 6 story ‘Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades’ will be opened in the Events section. It will be added to the official Main Story a certain period after the event ends.Steam post image

4. Guild Defense Battle

▶ Guild Defense Battle Galaxy Season 5 will begin.

▶ Period: After July 9 maintenance - July 15, 19:00 UTC

▶ Settlement Period: July 15, 19:00 - July 22, 19:00 UTCSteam post image※ Guild Defense Battle cannot be played during the Settlement Period.

※ In Guild Defense Battle Galaxy Season 5, ‘Manager Gregory’ will appear as the boss monster.

※ Challenge of the Stars will no longer apply to Stage 6, and the amount of Defense Points obtained will be doubled.

※ EX Stage will be added starting from Guild Defense Battle Galaxy Season 5.

※ Challenge of the Stars can be applied in EX Stages.

※ EX Stages can only be entered on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

※ Entering an EX Stage consumes 2 Entry Currency.

※ EX Stages do not allow battle skip.

※ Additional tiers have been added to the individual and guild cumulative Defense Points rewards.

※ With the addition of EX Stages, the bonus score multiplier for Challenge of the Stars will be adjusted.

5. Cube Palace Expansion

▶ Cube Palace EXTRA 006 Linker / EXTRA 007 Bootloader / EXTRA 008 Register will be added.

• Please note that additional Cube Palace stages will be added with this expansion.

• Cube Palace entry currency is replenished daily at 19:00 UTC.

6. Gear Preset System Added

▶ A Gear Preset system has been added, allowing you to save and switch gear setups for different content. - Presets save only gear information without binding the actual gear.

• A single piece of gear can be registered to multiple presets without restriction.

• Using the [Apply Current Gear] function, you can register the Savior’s currently equipped gear setup directly to a Preset Slot.

• Stat changes will be displayed by comparing the preset setup with the currently equipped setup.

• After selecting the desired Preset Slot and equipment tab, selecting the [Equip All] option will equip the entire preset setup at once.

7. Gear Engraving System Removal

▶ The [Gear Engraving] system will be removed to reduce the growth burden of existing gear and improve intuitiveness.

• With the removal of Gear Engraving system, Legendary gear Main Stats will be rebalanced so Enhancement alone can achieve final stats equal to or higher than the previous engraved values.

※ Main Stats of existing gear will be updated automatically. Some gear may have lower Base Main Stats after the rebalance, but +15 Main Stats will be higher than the previous engraved values.

8. Profile Features Added

▶ Titles have been added to the profile.

• Achievements that can earn Titles have been added.

• Earned Titles can be set on your profile.▶ A ‘Like’ feature has been added to the profile.

• ‘You can receive ‘Like’ from other users.’

• Lending an Arcana to a friend earns you a ‘Like.’

• You can complete achievements by earning Likes.

• The number of Likes received can be viewed in your account profile and detailed info.

You can send up to 5 Likes per day, and the daily limit resets at 19:00 (UTC).

※ Likes sent through Arcana Lending do not count toward the daily sending limit. ▶ The profile UI has been improved.

• A Profile Showcase has been added, allowing you to set up to 3 Sub Icons and Frames.

9. Battle Content Applied Stats Popup Guide

▶ A popup guide has been added to explain the combat stats applied in battle content such as Candle Square and Gauntlet.

You can check the details through the ‘Applied Stats’ button added at the top when entering battle content.

The list of content displayed is as follows.

• Cube Palace

• Flash Point

• Interstellar Corridor

• Cosmo Gate

• Guild Defense Battle

• Gauntlet Strategy Battle

• Gauntlet Ranked Match

10. Flash Point UX Rework

▶ The entry UX for Flash Point has been reworked.

• The boss list is split into tabs by reward type.

• The boss selection screen has been changed from horizontal scrolling to a 4-column vertical scroll layout.

• A Favorite feature has been added to pin your preferred bosses to the top of the list.

• The ‘Challenge of the Stars’ score will now be displayed at all times on the screen.

11. Journey Story Changes in the Database

▶ Stories of Saviors you have not yet obtained will be opened up to Chapter 5 in advance in the Database.

▶ When acquiring a Savior or Arcana, all stories will be immediately opened and viewable regardless of Journey progress.

▶ Viewing all stories for each Savior grants a reward of 50 Stellagems.

12. Events

12-1. The new event ‘Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades’ will be added to the Main Lobby ‘Battle > Candle Square > Events’ section.

▶ The full ‘Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades’ event story will be opened after the update.

• AddedPeriodAfter July 9 maintenance - July 23, 19:00 UTC※ In this new event, Main Story Episode 6 can be viewed through the ‘Battle > Event > Story’ menu without any additional access restrictions.

※ A certain period after the event ends, Main Story Episode 6 will be added to the Main Stream Main Story section.

※ Once integrated into the Main Stream, Operation clear conditions will apply for viewing the Main Story, and first-time story viewing rewards can be earned again.

※ In this event, various rewards can be obtained by clearing Story, Raid, and Challenge stages.

※ The additional reward ‘Western Liberators Supply Support Ticket’ can be used in the dedicated shop to obtain items needed for training.

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12-2. The ‘Main Story Ep.6 Update Celebration Missions’ event will begin in the ‘HOT&NEW’ section at the bottom of the Main Lobby.

• Period: After July 9 maintenance - July 22, 19:00 UTC

12-3. The ‘Main Story Ep.6 Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades Update Celebration Check-in’ event will begin.

• Period: After July 9 maintenance - July 23, 19:00 UTC

12-4. The ‘Hunt Quest Boost Missions’ event will begin.

• Period: After July 9 maintenance - July 15, 19:00 UTC

13. Cash Shop Sales

▶ Main Story Episode 6 ‘Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades’ update, ‘Western Liberators’ products will go on sale.

Details can be checked through the shop menu on the left side of the in-game main lobby. 14. Improvements & Changes

▶ A new season begins for the Apocalypse Support Pass, Journey Support Pass, and Gauntlet Support Pass.

※ With the new season, the contents of the Apocalypse Support Pass will change.

• The ‘Apocalypse Special Arcana Box’ will be removed, and the ‘Apocalypse Special Collectible Box VOL.1’ will be added.

• Opening the ‘Apocalypse Special Collectible Box VOL.1’ grants the ‘Naru: I’m a Genius!’ icon and emoticon.

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▶ ‘Superior Enhancement Stone’ will be added to the Guild Shop.

▶ Title Call voice lines played at game startup have been added.

※ Additional Savior voice list

• Lyn

• Fei

• Tyria

• Carnelia

• Ceres

▶ The visibility of the turn guide UI in the upper-left corner of Cube Palace has been improved.

▶ Gear that has undergone Focused Crafting will now retain the selected stat order.

▶ The target display for Savior-exclusive Charms obtained during a Journey has been changed from [Party Leader] to [Savior].

▶ Transitions from Flash Point stages to Candle Square have been improved to feel more natural.

▶ The English translation of “Resonance Enhancement” has been improved to sound more natural.

▶ The word order of certain Journey effect descriptions has been improved in the English language setting.

▶ Cash Shop packages containing random items will now display a probability information popup.

▶ The guide text shown when switching between standard gear and Gauntlet-exclusive gear in the Savior Inventory has been improved.

▶ Operation Reignite Buff details can now be viewed by selecting the buff button during battle.

▶ BGM transitions when skipping Savior Observation have been improved to feel more natural.

▶ Gear Engraving information has been removed from the [NOA Guide > Savior: Gear] guide.

15. Bug Fixes

▶ Fixed an issue where the title text in [HOT&NEW] occasionally overlapped.

▶ Fixed an issue where the title text in [HOT&NEW] occasionally shook.

▶ Fixed an issue where skipping while a sepia effect was playing in an event story caused the effect to carry over to the next scene.

▶ Fixed an issue where buffs and debuffs were not displayed if they were removed immediately after being applied.

▶ Fixed an issue where the previewed enemy Toughness reduction value for Tyria’s Ultimate Skill differed from the actual value.

※ The actual Toughness reduction value was applied correctly.

▶ Fixed an issue where Emotes were not displayed consistently in the Savior Inventory.

▶ Fixed an issue where an in-app review popup appeared during the tutorial and prevented further progress.

▶ Fixed an issue where the camera animation appeared unnatural when an enemy unit was defeated by DoT damage in Gauntlet Ranked Match.

▶ Fixed an issue where pressing Back after selecting a Savior slot on the Gauntlet Strategy Battle attack party formation screen returned the player to the Main Lobby.

▶ Fixed an issue where a reward-available red dot appeared even when a Cosmo Gate season ended after the score had been reset.

▶ Fixed an issue where some text in the Apocalypse Shop menu was positioned incorrectly in the English language setting.

▶ Fixed an issue where accepting a friend request while the friend list was full caused the player to briefly disappear from the list before reappearing.

▶ Fixed an issue where a Gauntlet Ranked Match did not proceed properly when the opponent’s time limit expired.

▶ Fixed an issue where NPCs occasionally failed to appear when cutscenes played consecutively during battle.

▶ Fixed an issue where the message “You have obtained Focused Crafting Fuel from gear crafting.” appeared even when Focused Crafting Fuel was obtained through other means.

▶ Fixed an issue where certain dialogue lines were displayed abnormally in the conversation log during a Journey.

▶ Fixed an issue where the guide text for the R-grade Asherah Arcana was displayed abnormally in the Japanese language setting.

▶ Fixed an issue where boss guide text was missing from the Game Settings for the Flash Point bosses Void Decimator / Void Scorner / Void Defector.

▶ Fixed an issue where Nova Burst remained active after transitioning to the next Wave with a Break Skill while Nova Burst was active.

▶ Fixed an issue where the turn count was displayed incorrectly after skipping Guild Defense Battle.

▶ Fixed an issue where effect animations were displayed abnormally under certain conditions while the Savior Haydee was in Guard state during battle.

▶ Fixed an issue where the Journey Training failure rate was not displayed correctly.

※ The decimal value was not reflected in the displayed rate.

▶ Fixed an issue where the turn count of the current Savior’s buffs and debuffs was not reduced properly when “Elves’ Thunderstrike” triggered in Gauntlet Strategy Battle.

▶ Fixed an issue where Asherah’s animation stuttered on the Main Lobby screen when she was selected in [Lobby Settings > Basic].

▶ Fixed an issue where Tyria’s weapon animation was occasionally displayed unnaturally.

▶ Typos in the [NOA Guide > Gauntlet: Ranked Match] guide have been fixed in the Korean language setting.

▶ Some details of Bloomed Scarlet’s exclusive Journey Charm, “Evil Dragon Kelberon Figure,” will be changed. (Added July 9 02:40 UTC)

Before

After using Burn It Up!, restores Scarlet’s HP based on the number of Burn stacks on the enemy, up to 5 stacks. The amount restored and Burn damage increase based on Scarlet’s ATK.

After

After using Burn It Up!, restores Scarlet’s HP if the enemy is in Burn state. The amount restored and Burn damage increase based on Scarlet’s ATK. ※ The HP restored after using Burn It Up! will remain equal to the previous recovery amount at the maximum 5 Burn stacks.

[Notes] - The schedule may change depending on update conditions. If any changes occur, we will provide additional details through the corresponding notice. - For mobile devices, data usage may be required when reconnecting to download the update, so we recommend using Wi-Fi.

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Thank you.