[January 13] Patch Notes
CounterSide 2026.01.13 5:00 오전

「2026年1月14日 (水) アップデート内容のお知らせ」

◈ Update Details

▣ Time: January 13, 2026, 20:00 - January 14, 2026, 04:00 (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 16 , 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 13 Shop Notice] link


1. Last Stand Season 19

1) Last Stand Season 19 will begin.


 Schedule

▷ Jan. 13, after the maintenance - Jan. 20, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)


 Settlement Schedule

▷ Jan. 20, 20:00 - Jan. 27, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)


◆ Rules

[Enemies and Kill Points]

- Regularly Appearing Enemies: Stronger enemies appear at regular intervals. 

- Earning Kill Points: Earn Kill Points by eliminating monsters depending on their level. 

- Rank Placement Priority: In the event of a tie in Kill Points, the user who registered their rank first will be ranked higher. 


[Employee Deployment]

- Deployment Range Increase: All ally employees have increased deployment ranges. 

- Unit Slot Adjustment: The number of unit slots is reduced to 4. The slots consist of Final Phase Sigma (Guest) and 3 Spell Cards (Corruption Orb Removal, Cost Recovery Increase, Level Up). 

- Deployment Adjustment: There is no limit to the number of times a unit can be deployed. 

- Deployment Cost Adjustment: The deployment cost is set to 10. 


[Difficulty Increase Over Time]

- Hitstun Immunity: All enemy units gain Immunity to Hitstun 1 minute after the battle starts. 

- DMG Increase: Enemy units' damage increases by 100% 2 minutes after the battle starts.


Combat Environment

- Battle Time: The battle time is limited to 3 minutes.


[Origin]

Origin not applied


 Elimination Score Reward


Rank Reward


 

2. Raid: Britra Season

1) The raid boss [Britra] will appear.


Raid Schedule

▷ Jan. 13, after the maintenance - Jan. 27, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)


※ With the season rotation for [Britra], the Plaque Exchange rewards 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 [Struggle] Origin will be applied to the raid boss [Britra].


3. Challenge Stage: HRT Berry Exclusive Gear - [Now Live!]

1) Now Live! Challenge Mode will return.  

 ◆ Schedule 

▷ Jan. 13, 2026, after the maintenance - Jan. 20, 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 [Now Live!] will be added, increasing the stats of deployed HRT Berry employees.  

◆ Rewards

- Clear Challenge Mode to obtain [Leader’s Special Emoji], a material required to craft [HRT Berry]  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 [Leader’s Special Emoji] as repeat rewards.

- The [Leader’s Special Emoji] obtained upon victory in Challenge Mode can be used to craft HRT Berry Molds.  

※ Challenge Stage Rewards

First Clear Reward: Leader’s Special Emoji
Medal Completion Reward: Quartz
Repeat Reward (Stage Drop): Leader’s Special Emoji



◆ Exclusive Gear

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

- Click the Exclusive Gear Mold icon for [HRT Berry] to view the available list.

- To craft [HRT Berry] Molds, you will need [Credits], [Leader’s Special Emoji], 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 HRT Berry Exclusive Gear.

- When dismantling HRT Berry Exclusive Gear, you will receive 50 Leader’s Special Emojis.
※ Exclusive Gear obtained through mold crafting or stage clears is identical to the Exclusive Gear acquired via Counter Case.


 

4. Gear Enhancement Season

1) Gear Enhancement Season Punch-In will start.


 Schedule

- Jan. 13, after the maintenance - Jan. 27, 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 ]


5. Recruitment

1. Three Classified Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Jan. 13, after the maintenance - Jan. 27, 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: [Ministra], [Great Silence Ecclesia],  [Maestra Nequitia]


2. Three Normal Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Jan. 13, after the maintenance - Jan. 27, 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: [Lumi], [Goliath], [Mors]


 

6. Changes & Improvements

1) Seasonal event episode, The Holy Night Chocolate Mousse Cake Incident will be added to the Seasonal Record.

2) The CounterSide TW server will be integrated into the CounterSide Global server.


7. Fixes

1) A fix where The Elemental and the Beast Shepherd & Lurcher is affected by ASPD while moving under certain conditions.

2) Galahad Roy Burnett’s unit tag will be updated.

Before: Increase DMG Taken

After: take_dmg_inc

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This concludes the update details for this week.

Thank you.