(Updated on Aug. 19, 22:30 (UTC-5)) An update has been added regarding the permanent availability of the Resource Challenge. 7. The following Resource Challenges will no longer have weekday entry restrictions. - Chloe's Info Search - Anastasia's Supply Maintenance (Enhancement Module) - Anastasia's Supply Maintenance (Tuning Binary) - Na Heerin’s Urgent Order - Kim Hana's Talent Cultivation

「2025年8月20日 (水) アップデート内容のお知らせ」

Dear CEOs,

The Patch Notes for August 19 is now live!

Please review the details below to ensure you don't miss any vital update information.

▼ Maintenance Schedule

▷  August 19, 20:00 - August 20, 00:30 (UTC-5)

▼ Shop News

For this week’s update on shop products, please check the announcement below for more information.

Shop Product

[LINK]

▣ New Main Stream

【 EP. 14 Bara 】

1. Main Stream EP. 14, Bara, will be added.

2. An Event Shop will be added.

3. Hard Stage for [Bara] will be added.

▼ New Main Stream Available Schedule 

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Until further notice 

【 Event Store 】

▼ Main Stream EP. 14 Event Store Available Schedule 

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Until further notice

▣ New Awakened Employee

[ Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa ]

1. A new Awakened unit, [Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa], will be added.

• Title missions for reaching Tactical Update Level 3 / Level 6 with Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa will be added.
  ※ Completing these missions will grant you exclusive titles.  

A trophy mission for reaching Tactical Update Level 3 with Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa will also be added.
※ Completing this mission will reward you with a skill cut-in trophy.

Link to Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa’s PV

[ Watch PV ]

▼ Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa Contract Mission Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 16, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa Banner Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 2, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

▣ Awakened Exclusive Gear - Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa

- Four pieces of exclusive gear for Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa will be added.  

- Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa’s exclusive gear will be added to the Main Stream EP. 14, Bara event shop.

- Gear can be obtained with a certain probability by clearing Main Stream EP. 14, Bara – Hard Mode ACT 1-1.  

- You will obtain [Awakened Exclusive Gear Part -Yeonhwa-] when dismantling the Alaya Zenith Yeonhwa's Awakened exclusive gear.  

- This item can be used for the Awakened Exclusive Gear Coupon -Yeonhwa- that will be added to the Main Stream EP. 14, Bara event shop.  

- At +2 enhancement, a Latent Ability will be unlocked.  

- The Latent Ability is fixed as Special Skill DMG AMP, but the value is determined randomly.

▣ New Operator

[ Lee Jisoo ]

An item to instantly recruit Operator, Wandering Sword Lee Jisoo, will be added to [Shop – Exchange Center – Planet Mall]

​▼ Lee Jisoo Banner Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 2, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

▣ Danger Close

[ Varunastra ] 

▼ Danger Close - Varunastra Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, 20:00 - Aug. 26, 2025, 14:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Danger Close - Varunastra Settlement Period

▷ Aug. 26, 14:00 - Sept. 2, 2025, 14:00 (UTC-5)

Battle Condition

[Easy]

• [Air] unit ASPD -20%

• [Border Guards] unit ATK +100%, HP & Skill Haste +50%

[Normal]

• [Air] unit ASPD -40%

• [Border Guards] unit ATK +100%, HP & Skill Haste +50%

[Hard / Expert]

• [Air] unit ASPD -60%

• [Border Guards] unit ATK +100%, HP & Skill Haste +50%

[Origin]

• Change

▣ Challenge Stage

【 Academy Student Council Special Course 】

The Academy Student Council Special Course challenge stage will be opened to create exclusive gear for the Academy Student Council employees.

In this challenge, collect the [Lost Student Notebook] to craft their Exclusive Gear. Moreover, there is a slight chance for the fully crafted exclusive gear to drop after each successful run.

▼ Crafting [Academy Student Council] Mold

The following materials are required to craft with the [Academy Student Council] Mold.

• 2,500,000 Credits

• 400 Lost Student Notebooks

• 600 Advanced Gear Materials.

The mold will give a random exclusive gear from these three gears listed below.

▼ Equipment from the [Academy Student Council] Mold

▼ Challenge Stage - Academy Student Council Special Course Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Aug. 26, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

◈ CounterSide Origin 2.5th Anniversary

■ 2.5th Anniversary Festival Mission Project

※ You can get the [Anniversary] SSR Awakened Recruitment Coupon after completing all missions. 

※ The [Anniversary] SSR Awakened Recruitment Coupon will expire on Oct. 21, 20:00 (UTC-5).

※ Expired [Anniversary] SSR Awakened Recruitment Coupon will NOT be restored for any reason. 

※ Any Awakened employees selected from the [Anniversary] SSR Awakened Recruitment Coupon CANNOT be exchanged for other Awakened employees for any reason. 

▼ 2.5th Anniversary Festival Mission Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 16, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

■ 2.5th Anniversary Festival Punch-In Event

※ Selecting a duplicate rare skin will give you 1,440 Quartz

▼ 2.5th Anniversary Festival Punch-in  Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 16, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

▣ Custom Pickup Recruitment

【 Awakened Custom Pickup 】

※ The Ensured Recruitment count is shared between the Classified Recruitment and Awakened Custom Pickup Recruitment.

▼ Awakened Custom Pickup Recruitment Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 9, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 SSR Custom Pickup 】

※ The Ensured Recruitment count is NOT shared between the Normal Recruitment and SSR Custom Pickup Recruitment.

※ If you change the pickup target before getting what you have selected, the Ensured Recruitment count will reset. 

※ After the event schedule, the Custom Pickup’s Ensured Recruitment count will reset.

※ The recruitment pool is the same as the Recruit On Demand pool.

▼ SSR Custom Pickup Recruitment Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 9, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Operator Custom Pickup 】

※ The Ensured Recruitment count is NOT shared between the Operator Recruitment and Operator Custom Pickup Recruitment.

※ If you change the pickup target before getting what you have selected, the Ensured Recruitment count will reset. 

※ After the event schedule, the Operator Custom Pickup’s Ensured Recruitment count will reset.

※ The recruitment pool is the same as the Operator Recruit On Demand pool.

▼ Operator Custom Pickup Recruitment Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 9, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

◈ 150 Consecutive Free Recruits

▼ Free Pull Requirement

▷ Completion of Mainstream EP. 1

※ The banner won’t appear if you do not clear the Mainstream EP.1 completely. 

※ The banner will have the same pool as the [Recruit on Demand].

※ The banner will have its own separate mileage store.

▼150 Consecutive Free Recruits Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 9, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

◈ Anniversary Task Planet Point Mall

▼150 Consecutive Free Recruits Mileage Store Schedule

▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 23, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

▣ Special Purchase Bonus 

If you purchase any of the skins listed below during the scheduled event, you will receive the skin's skill cut-in trophy shown above.

Additionally, if you already have the skin, you will be able to receive it immediately. 

Target Employees: [ Red Witch Felix ], [ Anila ], [ Sigma ], [ Rosaria le Friede ], [ Yen Xing Lanchester ], [ Noelle Write ]

▼ Available Schedule
▷ Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 2, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

▣ Returning Awakened Employees

1. 1 Classified Recruitments will return.
- Schedule: Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 2, 2025, 14:00 (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: 【 Red Witch Felix 】

▣ Returning Employees

1. 5 Normal Recruitments will return.
- Schedule: Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 2, 2025, 14:00 (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: 【 Rosaria le Friede 】【 Yen Xing Lanchester 】【 Sigma 】【 Noelle Wright 】【 Anila 】

▣ Returning Operators

1. 3 Operator Recruitments will return.
- Schedule: Aug. 19, after the maintenance - Sept. 2, 2025, 14:00 (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: 【 Sysop 】【 Lee Sooyeon 】【 Anastasia Chernova 】

▣ Improvements & Changes

1. The drop rate of event currencies AND The acquisition rate of exclusive gear for Awakened employees in the corresponding stages will be permanently increased.  

2. New higher-level Enhancement Module Challenges will be added.

3. The special Punch-in event for new CEOs will be revamped.

• Existing CEOs can also claim the rewards.

• CEOs who are currently receiving the old CEO punch-in rewards will be able to claim the revamped punch-in after finishing the old welcome CEO punch-in.

• Accounts created after the August 19 update will only be eligible for the revamped CEO punch-in rewards.

※ You will get 1 random SSR employee from the above pool table.

※ You can select 1 employee upon use.

4. Main Stream EP. 7 event shop will be added.

* The Main Stream EP. 7 event currency will be added on the Aug. 26 update.

5. 1 BGM will be added.

6. Raid Gear Molds Crafted with Superconductor/Polymer Tokens will be changed.

[Before]
T5–7 Superconductor/Polymer Gear Molds

[After]
T7 Britra/Inhibitor Relic Gear Molds

From now on, the T7 [Britra/Inhibitor] Relic Gear Molds crafted with [Superconductor/Polymer] Tokens will allow you to obtain T7 SR–SSR [Britra/Inhibitor] Relic Gear.

7. The following Resource Challenges will no longer have weekday entry restrictions. (Updated) - Chloe's Info Search - Anastasia's Supply Maintenance (Enhancement Module) - Anastasia's Supply Maintenance (Tuning Binary) - Na Heerin’s Urgent Order - Kim Hana's Talent Cultivation  

▣ Fixes

1. A fix where the stealth detection status buff provided to allies by Personification of Sephira Noelle Wright’s Passive Skill [Myth Re-Creation] would be removed while Noelle was on the battlefield.

* A description will be added stating that it is non-cancellable.

2. A fix where Danger Close boss, Varunastra’s monster tag, was unincluded.

* [Anti-Air DMG RES: Weaken Enemy ATK, Decrease Enemy ASPD]