[ October 28 ] Patch Notes
CounterSide 2025.10.28 5:00 오전

「2025年10月29日 (水) アップデート内容のお知らせ」

◈ Update Details

▣ Time: October 28, 2025, 20:00 - 22:00 (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 October 31, 2025, 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.


[October 28 Shop Notice] link


 

1. New Employee

1) New Employee, [Paradox] will be added.

Paradox


[Standing]

[Skill Cut-in]

[SD]

[Live Illustration]


◈ Paradox Recruitment Chance UP

◆ Schedule

- Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 11, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)


 

2. Awakened Exclusive Gear - Replacer Queen

- Four pieces of exclusive gear for Replacer Queen will be added.


- Main Stream EP. 4, Hard ACT 1-4 will be added.  

- Gear can be obtained with a certain probability by clearing Main Stream EP. 4, Hard ACT 1-4.


- Replacer Queen’s exclusive gear will be added to the Main Stream EP. 4, Hard ACT 1-4 event shop.


- You will obtain [Awakened Exclusive Gear Part -Replacer Queen-] when dismantling the Replacer Queen's Awakened exclusive gear.  

- This item can be used for the Awakened Exclusive Gear Coupon -Replacer Queen- that will be added to the Main Stream EP. 4 event shop.  

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

- The Latent Ability is fixed as Ranged DMG, but the value is determined randomly.


 

3. Danger Close Venera Season: Knights of Redemption (Ray)

1) Danger Close Venera Season: Ray will begin.


Schedule: Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 4, 2025, 14:00 (UTC-5)

Settlement Schedule: Nov. 4, 14:00 - Nov. 11, 2025, 14:00 (UTC-5)


Battle Condition

[Easy]

- [Air] unit Hit -30%

- [Counter] unit ATK +20%, HP +20%


[Normal]

- [Air] unit Hit -60%

- [Counter] unit ATK +20%, HP +20%


[Hard & Expert]

- [Air] unit Hit -90%

- [Counter] unit ATK +20%, HP +20%


Origin

- Stability


4. Gauntlet : Limited Skin Update

1) 2025 Sincere Season Limited Skin will be added.

※ The Gauntlet Limited Skins can be obtained by players who reach Diamond League 5 or higher at the end of the season.  

Under arrest, human - Cold Case Horizon

  

5. Dive

1) You will now be able to re-enter completed Dive Exploration coordinates.  

The existing [Safety Mining] button will be changed to [Start Dive].  

A new [Safety Mining] button will be added.  

When [Safety Mining] is activated, the [Start Dive] button will change to [Start Mining], allowing you to instantly complete the Dive mining process.


 

2) Entering unexplored Dive Coordinates will no longer consume Dive Permits.

* However, Dive Permits will still be consumed when re-entering previously completed coordinates or performing Safety Mining.


 

6. Consortium Co-op Battle: [Demolition Worm Season 16]

The Consortium Co-op Battle against [Demolition Worm Season 16] will start.


▼ Schedule

▷ Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 16, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)


 

7. Challenge Stage: Gremory's Bar Exclusive Gear - [Gremory’s Advice] 

1) Gremory’s Advice Challenge Mode will return.  

 ◆ Schedule 

▷ Oct. 28, 2025, after the maintenance - Nov. 4, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)


 Dungeon Composition

- Consists of ACT.1–2 stages.

- Each act is divided into two stages, each with a different combat concept.
- In Challenge Mode, a new exclusive buff [Gremory’s Bar] will be added, increasing the stats of deployed Gremory's Bar employees.  

◆ Rewards

- Clear Challenge Mode to obtain [ Fruit of Desire ], a material required to craft [Gremory's Bar]  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 [Fruit of Desire ] as a repeat reward.

- The [Fruit of Desire ] obtained upon victory in Challenge Mode can be used to craft Gremory's Bar Molds.  

※ Challenge Stage Rewards

First Clear Reward: Fruit of Desire
Medal Completion Reward: Quartz
Repeat Reward (Stage Drop): Fruit of Desire 



◆ Exclusive Gear

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

- Click the Exclusive Gear Mold icon for [Gremory's Bar] to view the available list.

- To craft [Gremory's Bar] Molds, you will need [Elite Gear Materials], [Credits], and [Fruit of Desire ].

- 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 Gremory's Bar Exclusive Gear.

- When dismantling Gremory's Bar Exclusive Gear, you will receive 50 Fruit of Desirees.
※ Exclusive Gear obtained through mold crafting or stage clears is identical to the Exclusive Gear acquired via Counter Case.


8. Unit Balance

1) [Harab] will be adjusted.


9. Event

Cafe Strega 3rd Anniversary Minigame Event

1) Cafe Strega 3rd Anniversary Minigame Event will begin.


◈ Event Schedule

▷ Oct. 28, After the update - November 11, 00:00 (UTC-5)


◈ Participation Method

1. Deliver the beverage once every day!

- Select Evelyn to see which beverage she wishes to make. Selecting her will tell you the order and the total amount you must make.


2. Gather the ingredients for the beverage!

- During the event, complete the mission and collect the [Strega Coupon Stamp] to order Yuna to make and serve the beverage you have created. 

- You can acquire a total of 3 ingredients daily. 




※ These items will be deleted when the event is over.


3. Gather the ingredients for the beverage!

- When the ingredients are ready, ask Yuna to start making the beverage.

- Select the ingredients and the method will tell you the result. 


 Rewards

Evelyn’s Daily Reward

- You may get the daily reward once you deliver the order to Evelyn. 


Create a beverage for the wanted reward

- When you finish Evelyn’s order, you may make more beverages to exchange for the reward you want. 


You may receive the main reward or Credit upon the exchange. 


※ These items will be deleted when the event is over.


Event shop will be added, available for access via [Event Exchange > Cafe Strega Exchange]

▼ Schedule

▷ Oct. 28, After the update - November 18, 00:00 (UTC-5)


- Leftover ingredients can be exchanged for Strega Event Boxes. 

- Thank You, Strega ♪ - Laura Beatrix will be added.

- Two new Cafe Strega furniture will be added.


Thank You, Strega ♪ - Laura Beatrix

  

Gear Enhancement Season

1) Gear Enhancement Season Punch-In will start.


 Schedule

- Oct. 28, 2025, after the maintenance - Nov. 17, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)


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

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

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


[ List of Rewards ]



 

10. Recruitment

1) Three Classified Recruitments will return.
- Schedule: Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 11, 2025, 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: 【 Cold Case Horizon 】【 Replacer King 】【 Solar Codex Yuna Springfield


2) Three Normal Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Schedule: Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 11, 2025, 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: 【 Regina MacCready 】【 Elizabeth Pendragon 】【 Félicette


3) Three Operator Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Schedule: Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 11, 2025, 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: 【 Rachel Dodds 】【 Lena Mackenzie 】【 Kim Hana


11. Changes & Improvements

1) Skill Cut-In Trophies placed in the lobby can no longer be paused during live illustrations through customization.
2) A new stat will be added:
- Barrier Enhancement: Increases the strength of barriers you grant.
3) Skin effects will be added to the three Café Strega skins. 4) The reference data used to determine the Gauntlet Rotation Ban selection criteria has been changed. Before: Diamond 5 and above or the top 300 players, whichever is greater After: Challenger 3 and above or the top 200 players, whichever is greater

12. Fixes

1) Fixed some typos in [Omen – A Flower Blooming in the Mud].
2) Fixed an issue where Treasure★Hunter Mi Rinae’s aerial attack animation did not display as intended.
3) Fixed an issue in Practice Mode where Kubera Alice Braidwood’s Fury count was consumed but her Special Skill did not activate intermittently.


 

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This concludes the update details for this week.

Thank you.