[April 14] Patch Notes
CounterSide 2026.04.14 5:00 오전

◈ Update Details

▣ Time: April 14, 2026, 20:00 - 22:30 (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 Apr. 17, 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.


[April 14 Shop Notice] link


1. Great Expedition Season 2

- Great Expedition Season 2 will begin.  

◆ Schedule

- Apr. 14, after the maintenance - Apr. 28, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)


◆ How It Works

- This event can only be played during the event period, and all progress will be reset once it ends.

- Instead of using your existing squads, you will form a new squad from scratch and progress using the employees acquired during the exploration.

- For each stage, you can check the types of rewards available and the classes of enemy units that appear.

- When the exploration ends—whether by success or failure—all employees, artifacts, and items obtained during the run will be reset.

- If you fail during exploration or clear all stages, you will receive Enhancement Points based on the region reached.

- Enhancement Points can be used to perform Season Enhancements, and any enhanced stats can be reset.

- You will earn Score Points based on the highest stage cleared during the event period.

- Rewards can be obtained using the Score Points earned.

- Only specific employees will appear in this event.


◆ Season Improvements

- A feature where specific Awakened employees will appear in certain event sectors.

- A feature where specific Awakened employees’ exclusive gear will appear in certain event sectors

- A Corrupted sector will be added, where monsters continuously spawn for a limited time after clearing the Area 3 boss.


[Available Employees]


[Reward]


2. Danger Close Venera Season: Knight of the Lake

1) Danger Close Venera Season: Knight of the Lake will begin.


Schedule: Apr. 14, after the maintenance - Apr. 21, 2026, 14:00 (UTC-5)

Settlement Schedule: Apr. 21, after the maintenance - Apr. 28, 2026, 14:00 (UTC-5)


Battle Condition

[Easy]

[Counter] unit Crit -30%

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


[Normal]

[Counter] unit Crit -60%

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


[Hard & Expert]

[Counter] unit Crit -90%

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


Origin

- Change


3. Consortium Co-op Battle: [Demolition Worm Season 19]

The Consortium Co-op Battle against [Demolition Worm Season 19] will start.


▼ Schedule

▷ Apr. 14, after the maintenance - May 3, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)


4. Enhance All Gear Feature

1) [Enhance All Gear] feature will be added.

- Up to 10 pieces of gear can be enhanced at once.

- You can select from four enhancement thresholds (+2, +5, +7, +10) to batch enhance gear up to the desired level.

- If the selected gear has latent options, you can choose whether to automatically unlock them.


 

5. Challenge Stage: Flora Maid Exclusive Gear - [Maid’s Virtues]

1) The Maid’s Virtues Challenge Mode will return.  

◆ Schedule 

- Apr. 14, after the maintenance - Apr. 21, 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 will be added, increasing the stats of deployed Flora Maid employees.  

◆ Rewards

- Clear Challenge Mode to obtain [I'm Mone-chain, ma'am!], a material required to craft [Flora Maid]  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 [I'm Mone-chain, ma'am!] as repeat rewards.

- The [I'm Mone-chain, ma'am!] obtained upon victory in Challenge Mode can be used to craft [Flora Maid] Molds.  

※ Challenge Stage Rewards

- First Clear Reward: I'm Mone-chain, ma'am!
- Medal Completion Reward: Quartz
- Repeat Reward (Stage Drop): I'm Mone-chain, ma'am!



◆ Exclusive Gear

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

- Click the Exclusive Gear Mold icon for [Flora Maid] to view the available list.

- To craft [Flora Maid] Molds, you will need [I'm Mone-chain, ma'am!], [Elite Gear Materials], and [Credits].

- 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 Flora Maid Exclusive Gear.

- When dismantling Flora Maid Exclusive Gear, you will receive 50 I'm Mone-chain, ma'am!s.
※ Exclusive Gear obtained through mold crafting or stage clears is identical to the Exclusive Gear acquired via Counter Case.


 

6. Na Heerin’s Special Bonus Punch-In

1) Na Heerin’s Special Bonus Punch-In will start.


 Schedule

- Apr. 14, after the maintenance - Apr. 28, 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 ]


 

7. Recruitment

1. Four Classified Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Apr. 14, after the maintenance - Apr. 28, 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 Na Yubin], [Gha’agsheblah Eve Meitner], [Nehemoth Ray]


2. Three Normal Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Apr. 14, after the maintenance - Apr. 28, 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: [Yang Harim], [Harab], [Kiera Bonny]


 

3. Three Operator Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Apr. 14, after the maintenance - Apr. 28, 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: [Replacer Rook], [Moena], [Moneka]


4. Mary Crew has been added to the Operator On Demand Pool.


 

8. Changes & Improvements

1) The Counter Pass banner in the Main Lobby will be removed.

2) If there are no ongoing events, the Shop/Guide Mission banners will be aligned to the bottom. 

3) The detailed values of latent options can be checked in the equipment information.


9. Fixes

1) Fixed an issue where EP.15 objects are displayed after entering the Omen. 

2) Fixed an issue where when the SPD Decrease debuff applied when Lamda Spatari uses her Ultimate Skill, [Immediate Execution], the debuff does not display its in-battle text and icon as intended.

3) Fixed an issue where the Danger Close boss, Knight of the Lake, would stop under certain circumstances.

4) Fixed an issue where the phase change of the Danger Close boss, Knight of the Lake, would be interrupted under certain circumstances.

5) Fixed an issue where the high-intensity plans for [Enhanced Boss Conditions] and [Enhanced Boss Pattern] were not applied on Hard difficulty in Danger Close Venera Season: Knight of the Lake.



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This concludes the update details for this week.

Thank you.