[January 6] Patch Notes
CounterSide 2026.01.06 5:00 오전

「2026年1月7日 (水) アップデート内容のお知らせ」

◈ Update Details

▣ Time: January 6, 2026, 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 Jan 9 , 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.


[January 6 Shop Notice] link


1. Awakened Exclusive Gear: Six Wings Swan Claire

- Four pieces of exclusive gear for Six Wings Swan Claire will be added.
- The World Behind the Stage – Hard Mode ACT 1-2 will be added. 

- Gear can be obtained with a certain probability by clearing The World Behind the Stage – Hard Mode ACT 1-2.
- Six Wings Swan Claire’s exclusive gear will be added to The World Behind the Stage event shop.

- You will obtain [Awakened Exclusive Gear Part -Swan Claire-] when dismantling the Six Wings Swan Claire's Awakened exclusive gear.
- This item can be used for the Awakened Exclusive Gear Coupon -Swan Claire- that will be added to The World Behind the Stage 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.


2. Danger Close Venera Season: Yamata no Orochi

1) Danger Close Venera Season: Yamata no Orochi will begin.


Schedule: Jan. 6, after the maintenance - Jan. 13 2026, 14:00 (UTC-5)

Settlement Schedule: Jan. 13, 14:00 - Jan. 20, 2026, 14:00 (UTC-5)


Battle Condition

[Easy]

[Counter] unit HP -5%/sec

[Mech, Soldier] unit ATK +50%, HP +20%


[Normal]

[Counter] unit HP -10%/sec

[Mech, Soldier] unit ATK +50%, HP +20%


[Hard & Expert]

[Counter] unit HP -15%/sec

[Mech, Soldier] unit ATK +50%, HP +20%


Origin

- Change


3. Challenge Stage: Knights of Redemption Exclusive Gear - [Nights of Redemption]

1) The Night of Redemption Challenge Mode will return.  

 ◆ Schedule 

▷ Jan. 6, 2026, after the maintenance - Jan. 13, 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 [Night of Redemption] will be added, increasing the stats of deployed Knight of Redemption employees.  

◆ Rewards

- Clear Challenge Mode to obtain [Knights of Redemption Medal], a material required to craft [Knight of Redemption]  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 [Knights of Redemption Medal] as repeat rewards.

- The [Knights of Redemption Medal] obtained upon victory in Challenge Mode can be used to craft Knight of Redemption  Molds.  

※ Challenge Stage Rewards

First Clear Reward: Knights of Redemption Medal
Medal Completion Reward: Quartz
Repeat Reward (Stage Drop): Knights of Redemption Medal



◆ Exclusive Gear

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

- Click the Exclusive Gear Mold icon for [Knights of Redemption] to view the available list.

- To craft [Knights of Redemption] Molds, you will need [Credits], [Knights of Redemption Medal], and [Elite Gear Materials].

- 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 Knights of Redemption Exclusive Gear.

- When dismantling Knights of Redemption Exclusive Gear, you will receive 50 Knights of Redemption Medals.
※ Exclusive Gear obtained through mold crafting or stage clears is identical to the Exclusive Gear acquired via Counter Case.


4. Unit Balance Adjustment

1) Balance for [Griffin Rider Christina Brecht], [Ace of Wings Lee Sooyeon], [Six Wings Amy Firstwing], [Galahad Roy Burnett], [Sonya Bill], [Levia Thanis], [Christina Brecht], [Aura], [Space Cat Fellicette], [Free Agent Seo Yoon], and ship, [Enterprise] will be adjusted.

2) Unit tags for certain employees will be changed or added.  

Griffin Rider Christina Brecht

  • Added: dpl_resource_refund  

Six Wings Amy Firstwing

  • Before: Insta-Kill

  • After: dmg_prop_enemy_hp  

Galahad Roy Burnett

  • Before: dmg_res_suppression

  • After: Increased DMG Taken  

Sonya Bill

  • Before: incoming_heal_dec

  • After: Healing Reflux  

Free Agent Seo Yoon

  • Before: Insta-Kill

  • After: dmg_prop_enemy_hp


Levia Thanis

  • Added: Immune to Stun


 

5. Gear Enhancement Season

1) Gear Enhancement Season Punch-In will start.


 Schedule

- Jan. 6, after the maintenance - Jan. 26, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)


※ During the event period, you can participate in a total of 10 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: Jan. 6, after the maintenance - Jan. 20, 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: [Six Wings Swan Claire], [Personification of Sephira Noelle Wright],  [Kostroma Mavka], [Arhat Joo Shiyoon] 


2. Three Normal Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Jan. 6, after the maintenance - Jan. 20, 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: [Lee Yuri], [Lee Yumi], [Spira]


3. Three Operator Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Jan. 6, after the maintenance - Jan. 20, 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: [Natalia], [Grace Birmingham], [Estelle Priest Jung Dain]


4) Operator Myeongdal will be added to the Operator On Demand Pool.


7. Fixes

1) Fixed an issue where the design of the standing illustration, skill cut-in, and in-game animations for the Shy Dusk Starlight – Zodiac of Redemption Esterosa de Chevalier skin was inconsistent.


 

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This concludes the update details for this week.

Thank you.