「Beyond the Sandstorm」 Version 1.5 Update Details

Greetings, Star Guardians!

Here are the details for 「Beyond the Sandstorm」 Version 1.5 Update.

\[「Beyond the Sandstorm」 Version 1.5 Content Overview]

✦ New Hero

\[SSR] Merlin

- Weapon & Element

1. Grimoire - 어태커 (Cold)

2. Wand - Attacker (Lightning)

3. Staff - Burster (Fire)

* You can obtain ‘\[SSR] Merlin’ from \[Merlin Pick Up – An Insatiable Hunger for Knowledge].

✦ New Events

‘Merlin Pick Up - An Insatiable Hunger for Knowledge’

Event Period: After the June 4 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the June 24 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- The drop rate for ‘\[SSR] Merlin’ is increased in \[An Insatiable Hunger for Knowledge].

- The \[An Insatiable Hunger for Knowledge] draw can be performed using ‘Hero Pick Up Draw Tickets’.

- ‘Merlin’s Potential Point’ can be purchased up to 2 times per server at any time in the \[Shop] → \[Exchange Shop] → \[Star Trace Crystalloid] tab at any time, and will no longer be available once the corresponding Hero Pick Up ends.

‘Exclusive Skin - Sacred Treasure: Morning Star Aldan’

Event Period: After the June 4 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the June 24 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- The ‘Morning Star Aldan’ obtainable as a Top Tier Reward from \[Sacred Treasure: Morning Star Aldan] is a Weapon Skin for the hero ‘Merlin’ and can be equipped to ‘\[SSR] Merlin’.

- All rewards, including the Outfit Skin ‘Witch's Banquet’ and Weapon Skin ‘Morning Star Aldan’ of ‘\[SSR] Merlin’, are guaranteed within 10 draws. 

* ‘Skins’ only change appearance when equipped and do not affect stats, skill effects, or any other attributes.

- The first draw is free, and from the second draw onward, you can perform draws using ‘Exclusive Skin Draw Tickets’.

‘Daisy Pick Up - A Timeless Heart’

Event Period: After the June 4 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the June 24 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- The drop rate for ‘\[SSR] Daisy’ is increased in \[A Timeless Heart].

- The \[A Timeless Heart] draw can be performed using ‘Hero Pick Up Draw Tickets’.

‘Exclusive Skin - The Fresh Scent of Autumn’

Event Period: After the June 4 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the June 24 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- The ‘Autumn Scent’ obtainable as a Top Tier Reward from \[The Fresh Scent of Autumn] is an Outfit Skin for the hero ‘Daisy’ and can be equipped to ‘\[SSR] Daisy’.

- All rewards, including the Outfit Skin ‘Autumn Scent’ and Weapon Skin ‘Key of Time’ of ‘\[SSR] Daisy’, are guaranteed within 10 draws. 

* The ‘Key of Time’ can be equipped as a ‘Sword and Shield’ weapon on ‘\[SSR] Daisy’.

* ‘Skins’ only change appearance when equipped and do not affect stats, skill effects, or any other attributes.

- The first draw is free, and from the second draw onward, you can perform draws using ‘Exclusive Skin Draw Tickets’.

- If you have partially progressed through the draw for \[The Fresh Scent of Autumn] previously, your draw progress information will carry over when it opens.

* Ex) If you have previously completed up to the 5th draw for \[The Fresh Scent of Autumn], this \[The Fresh Scent of Autumn] will open, allowing you to proceed from the 6th draw.

* If you have already performed the free draw (1st draw) in the previous \[The Fresh Scent of Autumn], an additional free draw will not be provided.

‘Hero Merlin Trial Event’

Event Period: After the June 4 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the June 24 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- Try out ‘\[SSR] Merlin’ and complete the challenge to earn rewards such as Star Fragments and Supreme Mastery EXP.

- The trial dungeon hero is fully upgraded, with only Outfit and Weapon Skins applied.

The Crimson Boar Appears - Update Celebration Check-In Event

Event Period: After the June 4 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the July 15 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- During the event period, you can obtain generous growth materials, such as Brilliant Engraving Seals and Large Cube Key Bundles, simply by checking in for 14 days.

- The Check-In Event resets every day at 07:00 (UTC).

‘Raid Missions - Conqueror’s Path’

Event Period: After the June 4 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the June 24 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- By completing Challenge and Raid Missions in \[Raid Missions - Conqueror’s Path], you can claim rewards for each completed mission.

- Once all Raid Missions are cleared and final progress is reached, the final completion reward can be claimed.

✦ New Content

Main Quest Act 14

- The Main Quest Act 14 will be added.

- A new region, ‘Sealed Sanctuary’, will be added alongside the Main Quest.

New Raid ‘Taranis's Sanctuary’ Added

- The new content ‘Raid’ will be added, and the Raid ‘Taranis’s Sanctuary’ \[Abyss] will be open.

* Raid will be unlocked upon completing the Main Quest ‘A Common Goal’.

* You can enter by selecting the \[Raid] tab at the bottom of the \[Menu (☰)].

- Raid content, including ‘Taranis's Sanctuary’, can be played with 1 to 5 players.

* Raid can only be entered in a world with World Level 4 or higher.

- You can obtain rewards up to 2 times a week, and reset every Monday at 07:00 (UTC).

* Up to 2 ‘Mystic Keys’ are provided per week and reset every Monday at 07:00 (UTC).

- By playing the Raid ‘Taranis's Sanctuary’, you can obtain 1,000 ‘Star Fragments’ and ‘Mystic Tokens’ as First-Time Rewards, as well as 1,000 ‘Star Fragments’ and the new equipment ‘Greedy Ruler’ as Elite and Boss Clear Rewards.

* The Raid First-Time Reward can be claimed only once per account.

- ‘Mystic Tokens’ obtained through Raid gameplay can be exchanged for the items below in the Raid Exchange Shop.

* You can access the Raid Exchange Shop by selecting the reward icon at the bottom of the ‘Taranis’s Sanctuary’ main screen.

Exchange Shop Items:

- \[Weapon Skins] Inferno Dragon's Sacred Scale x1 (Staff)

- \[Weapon Skins] Breath of the Death God x1 (Grimoire)

- \[Weapon Skins] Glory of the Conqueror x1 (Greatsword)

- \[Reward Chest] SSR Crafted Weapon Selection Chest x1

- \[Other] Master Tailor's Stitching Needle x3

- \[Other] Engraver's Fabric Scissors x5

- \[Other] Tailor's Stitching Needle x20

- \[Reward Chest] Element Spell Bead Selection Chest x15

- \[Other] Platinum Ingot x50

* Weapon Skin products can be purchased up to 1 time per account.

* All Exchange Shop products other than Weapon Skins represent the maximum monthly exchange limits, and the exchange count resets on the 1st of every month at 07:00 (UTC).

Leaderboard Pre-Season 2 Open

- Pre-Season Period: After the June 4 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the June 24 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- During the Pre-Season period, Leaderboards for Boss Challenges and Timespace Junction will be available.

* Boss Challenge: \[Abyss] ‘「Corrupted」 Warden Orgot’

   Timespace Junction: Sectors 5 & 6 

- Leaderboards can be viewed from the bulletin board in the East District of ‘Liones Castle’ or by selecting the \[Leaderboard] tab at the bottom of the \[Menu (☰)]. Records from party play will not be included in the Leaderboard rankings.

* A Leaderboard button will be added to the main entry screen of the applicable content, allowing you to check the Leaderboards immediately.

* If you leave after clearing but before the content is fully processed as complete, the record will not be reflected on the Leaderboard.
- If clear times are identical, the same rank will be displayed, and the order will be sorted based on detailed clear times not displayed in-game, team Combat Class, and other factors.

* Leaderboards cannot be viewed during the season end period.

- After the end of the Pre-Season, Star Guardians who achieve certain rankings will receive special Title rewards.

* Existing clear records for Dungeons and Boss Challenges will be reset at the start of the Pre-Season.

* Ranking rewards will be sent to your mailbox after the season ends. 

Boss Challenge ‘「Corrupted」 Guardian Golem’ \[Hell] & \[Abyss] Difficulties Added

- \[Hell] and \[Abyss] difficulties will be added to the Boss Challenge ‘「Corrupted」 Guardian Golem’.

- Upon clearing the \[Abyss] difficulty for the first time, you can obtain ‘Star Fragments’ and ‘SSR Magic Crystal Shards’ as First-Time Rewards.

- You can obtain the new armor ‘Ferocious Watcher’ as a boss clear reward.

* The \[Hell] and \[Abyss] difficulties will be unlocked sequentially by clearing the preceding difficulty level.

* Detailed reward information can be checked in-game.

Timespace Junction Sectors 5 & 6 Unlock

- Sectors 5 and 6 of ‘Timespace Junction’ will be unlocked sequentially as follows:

* Sector 5: June 10 (Wed) 07:00 (UTC)

   Sector 6: June 17 (Wed) 07:00 (UTC)

New Engraved Equipment Added

- Engraved Equipment will be added for existing heroes.

- Heroes receiving Engraved Equipment: Dreyfus, Hendrickson, Jericho, Mannie, Escanor, Clotho

New Craftable Items Added

- New craftable items, weapons, and armor have been added.

\[Item]:

- Malachite

- Malachite Alloy

- SSR Magic Crystal Shard

\[Weapon]: 

- Gluttonous Soul Grimoire

\[Armor]: 

- Ferocious Watcher Top

- Ferocious Watcher Belt

- Ferocious Watcher Bottoms

- Ferocious Watcher Combat Boots

Other New Content

- A pet capture category, along with related new Achievements, will be added to the \[Collection] tab in Achievements.

- New Achievements related to Main Quests, Merlin, and Taranis’s Sanctuary will be added to the \[Hero], \[Quest], and \[Dungeon] tabs in Achievements.

- A feature allowing the gathering of dropped Minerals will be added to the ‘Fast Mining’ skill of the pet ‘Mobile Mining Machine’.

- 1 new capturable pet will be added.

- New cooking ingredients and dishes will be added.

* New Ingredients: 

- Lizard Egg

- Shaggy Mane

- Jujube

* New Dishes:

- Golden Egg Soufflé

- Ink Mushroom Pasta

- Date Pudding

- New items that can be salvaged will be added.

* New Salvageable Items:

- Fox Bone Fragment

- Fox Fur

\[Content & System Improvements]

✦ ‘Star Trace Crystalloid’ Distribution Method Revamp

- ‘Star Trace Crystalloids’ will be granted when obtaining additional Potential Points through Mastery completion after reaching the maximum Potential tier.

* \[SR] Regular Heroes: 5 ‘Star Trace Crystalloids’ 

   \[SSR] Regular & Pick Up Heroes: 20 ‘Star Trace Crystalloids’

- ‘Star Trace Crystalloids’ will be granted when obtaining a hero through the \[120th Draw Bonus] in Hero Pick Ups.

* Before reaching the maximum Potential tier for an \[SSR] Pick Up Hero: 10 ‘Star Trace Crystalloids’

   After reaching the maximum Potential tier for an \[SSR] Pick Up Hero: 20 ‘Star Trace Crystalloids’

- For Star Guardians who obtained additional Potential Points or acquired Pick Up Heroes through the \[120th Draw Bonus] prior to the June 4 (Thu) maintenance, the unreceived amount of ‘Star Trace Crystalloids’ based on the revamped distribution method will be distributed in bulk during the June 4 (Thu) maintenance.

※ If you have already received ‘Star Trace Crystalloids’ based on the changed criteria during the error period, the corresponding amount will be deducted prior to distribution to prevent duplicate rewards.

✦ Dungeon & Boss Challenge Revamps

- After the June 4 (Thu) maintenance, the existing Dungeons ‘Ferzen Mines’ and ‘Deep Spider Nest’ will be removed from Dungeons.

* ‘Ferzen Mines’ and ‘Deep Spider Nest’ are planned to be reopened after being revamped at a later date.

- Existing equipment rewards obtainable as clear rewards from ‘Ferzen Mines’ and ‘Deep Spider Nest’ will be moved to Boss Challenges.

- The ‘Pet Spider’ reward obtainable from ‘Deep Spider Nest’ will be moved to the rewards for the Boss Challenge ‘「Corrupted」 Ancient Dragon’.

- The difficulty of the Dungeon ‘The Capital of the Dead’ will be lowered, and its First-Time Rewards and boss clear rewards will be changed.

✦ Changes to Materials in Certain Crafting Recipes & Exchanges Added

- Materials for crafting recipes that previously required materials obtainable from ‘Ferzen Mines’, ‘The Capital of the Dead’, and ‘Deep Spider Nest’ will be changed to materials obtainable from Boss Challenges.

Material Changes in Crafting Recipes: 

- Twisted Wish Bottoms / Combat Boots

- Revived Nightmare Top / Combat Boots

- Star Guardian Bottoms / Combat Boots 

- Hymn of Regeneration Earrings / Necklace / Ring

- Arachne's Melody Bottoms / Belt / Combat Boots

- Life Crystal Bottoms / Belt

- Gluttonous Soul Rapier

- Breath of Glory Longsword / Dual Swords / Gauntlets / Sword and Shield / Rapier / Lance

- Pet Spider

* The materials ‘Mysterious Source of the Long-dead’, ‘Shakeera's Curse’, ‘Intact Magic Bead Decoration’ will be replaced with ‘Evil Eye of Madness’, ‘Dragon's Fire Sac’, ‘Warden's Bound Spirit’, ‘Packed Magic Core’, ‘Drake's Magic-infused Horns’, and ‘Awakened Remnants of the Holy War’. 

* Detailed information on the changed materials can be checked at the Workbench in-game.

- Items will be added to the Workbench to allow you to exchange currently owned materials from ‘Ferzen Mines’, ‘The Capital of the Dead’, and ‘Deep Spider Nest’ for other materials.

✦ Boss Challenge Missions Added

- Missions for the \[Abyss] difficulty, which grant ‘Star Fragments’ as rewards, will be added to the Boss Challenges ‘「Corrupted」 Guardian Golem’, ‘「Corrupted」 Warden Orgot’, ‘「Corrupted」 Ancient Dragon’, and  ‘Galland of 「Truth」’.

- A reward icon will be added to the bottom left of the main screen for each Boss Challenge. By selecting this icon, you can check the missions and rewards.

- Boss Challenge missions can be cleared by completing them in single-player mode, and rewards can be obtained up to 1 time.

* Mission rewards are automatically granted upon completing the mission in the \[Abyss] difficulty of the corresponding Boss Challenge.

✦ Elite Monster ‘Cube Key’ Usage Improvements

- Improved so that ‘Cube Keys’ are no longer consumed to open reward cubes obtained after defeating Elite Monsters in the field.

* Along with the ‘Cube Key’ usage improvement, ‘Gold’ and ‘Mastery EXP’ reward items will be removed from Elite Monster reward cubes.

✦ ‘Cube Key’ Multi-Use Feature Added

- A feature will be added allowing you to use double the required ‘Cube Keys’ when claiming rewards, granting 2 clears’ worth of rewards for a single clear.

* When selecting ‘Use 2 times’, rewards will be calculated individually based on the rate info, and you will receive two sets of rewards.

✦ ‘Timespace Junction’ Improvements

- Improved so that the recommended Hero Info, which was previously provided per season for ‘Timespace Junction’, is now provided for each individual floor.

✦ ‘Achievements’ Rewards Added & Mission Changes

- The cumulative Achievement score required to obtain ‘Star Fragment’ rewards upon completing Achievements will be expanded from 240 to 400.

- As the Dungeons ‘Ferzen Mines’ and ‘Deep Spider Nest’ are being removed, the ‘Breaking Rocks and Records’ and ‘Too Fast for Spiders’ missions will be changed.

* Detailed mission requirements can be checked in-game under \[Achievements] - \[Dungeon].

- The requirements for the ‘The Real Dungeon Boss’, ‘Unrivaled Heroes’, ‘Through Hell’, and ‘Through the Abyss’ Achievements will be changed to also include clearing the Gold Dungeon and Mastery Growth Dungeon.

* This change will also apply equally to Daily Missions, Hawk Pass, and Hero’s Path, which feature identical missions.

- Changed so that the completion count for an Achievement mission will now carry over to the next tier of that mission upon completion.

- The completion requirements for certain Achievements will be eased.

✦ Equipment Balance Revamp

- Changed so that when Engraved Equipment is equipped, a Top / Bottoms / Belt / Combat Boots can be equipped in addition to Accessories, allowing equipment set effects to be applied together.

- Changed so that crafted equipment previously obtained with fixed quality will now be obtained with a random quality within a specific range when crafted.

* The fixed quality of the corresponding crafted equipment will be set as the minimum quality.

- New Secondary Bonuses will be added to the ‘Gluttonous Soul Longsword / Axe / Sword and Shield / Rapier’ weapons.

* New Secondary Bonuses by weapon:

- Longsword - Attack Increase

-  Axe - Crit Damage

-  Sword and Shield - Ultimate Move Damage Increase

-  Rapier - Wind Attribute Burst Efficiency

- As it is now possible to equip armor parts simultaneously while Engraved Equipment is equipped, the balance of certain equipment will be adjusted.

1. Armor Secondary Bonus Stat Adjustments

2. Armor Passive Stat Adjustments

3. Equipment Set Effect Bonus Adjustments

\[Bug Fixes & Improvements]

✦ Quests & Content

Dungeon & Boss Challenge

- When playing with a hero that does not match the recommended Element in the \[Abyss] difficulty of Dungeons and Boss Challenges, the Elemental Resistance and Elemental Burst Resistance stats will be adjusted.

- Improved so that Equipment Passive effects and cooldowns are reset upon retrying or dying in Dungeons and Boss Challenges.

- Fixed issues occurring during Boss Challenge progression:

 • Fixed an issue where the insufficient currency pop-up would not be displayed when entering a Boss Challenge with an insufficient amount of ‘Cube Keys’

Other

- Changed so that speed is accelerated when jumping while riding a Riding Pet.

- Fixed an issue where movement speed would slow down after using a dash with a Riding Pet.

- Improved so that Equipment Passive effects will only trigger from monster attacks.

- Fixed various other issues related to gameplay:

 • Fixed an issue where the fishing interaction button would be displayed while moving on a Riding Pet in certain regions

 • Fixed an issue where, when interacting with a ship’s \[Helm] while the hero is running, the hero would occasionally run in place while operating the Helm.

 • Fixed an issue where gameplay would occasionally become unstable if a quest or content phase began before all party members had fully loaded

 • Fixed an issue where interaction with the Leaderboard bulletin board in the East District of ‘Liones Castle’ was unavailable after clearing the ‘「Corrupted」 Ancient Dragon’ Boss Challenge
• Fixed an issue where equipment would not be removed when selecting \[Remove] under certain conditions

 • Fixed an issue where the Burst Gauge of a specific Element would not charge under certain conditions during the battle with the boss monster ‘Scorpy Beast’

 • Fixed an issue where the shortcut key for the \[Confirm] button would not be displayed and could not be used when using items after connecting a gamepad

 • Fixed an issue where, when canceling crafting while using a weapon as a crafting material, the Enhancement value of the returned weapon would be reset

✦ System & UI

Map / Field

- Changed so that the ‘Show Map Pin Names’ setting is set to ON by default

UI

- Changed some descriptions for the ‘\[Other] Azure Stone’ item.

- Improved so that the result animation screen displayed during Skin Draws changes based on the tier.

- Improved so that the control key guide is displayed at the top of the \[Ranking Achievement Rewards] screen when using a gamepad.

- Improved so that a \[Leaderboard] tab is added at the bottom of the \[Menu (☰)], allowing you to immediately check the Leaderboard through the menu.

- Improved the ‘Exclusive Skin’ draw banner by adding the target hero’s UI, allowing you to easily identify which hero’s Exclusive Skin draw is at a glance.

- Fixed various UI issues occurring in-game:

 • Fixed an issue where the counter animation would not be displayed during certain attack patterns of the ‘Ancient Dragon’ boss in ‘Timespace Junction’ Sector 4

 • Fixed an issue where the Burst Gauge UI would be displayed abnormally when Darkness Burst was activated

 • Fixed an issue where the Magic Gauge and HP bar UI would occasionally overlap

 • Fixed an issue where the weapon UI of the previously equipped weapon would be displayed after changing the active hero’s weapon in the team formation screen

✦ Activities / Exploration Content

Crafting

- Improved the Workbench’s \[Weapon] and \[Armor] categories by adding subcategories for more detailed classification.

- Changed so that the quality of armor and accessories crafted at the Workbench will be determined randomly within a specific range.

* The quality range will be displayed at the top of the crafted item when selecting the corresponding armor or accessory at the Workbench, and the probability of obtaining each quality within the range is equal.

✦ Heroes & Skills

Heroes

- The effect of Daisy’s Grimoire Potential \[Tier 6] will be changed.

* Before: Additionally increases the Ultimate Move’s Crit Defense reduction by 15%.

   After: Landing a Normal Attack or Ultimate Move decreases the enemy’s Crit Defense by 15% for 20 sec.

- The range at which Combined Attacks can be used by heroes will be increased.

- Improved the skill information and Potential descriptions of certain heroes to provide more specific details.

* Mannie’s Longsword Normal Skill, Potential \[Tier 7] / \[Tier 9] / \[Tier 10]

Before: Frost Strike 

After: Normal Skill: Frost Strike

* Daisy’s Grimoire Normal Skill, Potential \[Tier 7] / \[Tier 9] 

Before: Shocking Streetlamp

After: Normal Skill: Shocking Streetlamp

* The change only updates the text and does not affect actual skill effects.

- Fixed various issues related to heroes and skills:

 • Fixed an issue where the Normal Attack would be canceled under certain conditions while using Escanor’s Axe weapon

 • Fixed an issue where the Ultimate Move would not activate when used under certain conditions while using Clotho’s Staff weapon

 • Fixed an issue where the ‘Electromagnet’ passive effect of Daisy’s Grimoire weapon did not receive the Debuff Duration Efficiency stat

 • Fixed an issue where damage increase effects for DoT effects, such as Burn and Bleed, were not functioning properly

- Fixed and improved various graphical issues related to certain heroes:

 • Fixed an issue where the pet would not disappear, and hero motions would not be displayed properly when summoning a pet while climbing

 • Fixed an issue where the skill effect would occasionally not be displayed properly when using the Special Attack ‘Priestess’s Blessing’ with Mannie’s Staff weapon

 • Fixed an issue where the skill effect would not be displayed properly when using the Ultimate Move ‘Shackles of the Lightning King’ at Gilthunder’s Sword and Shield Potential \[Tier 10]

✦ Platform

Mobile

- Fixed issues occurring in the mobile environment:

 • Fixed an issue where some graphics would not be displayed properly when \[Graphic Quality] is set to \[Very Low]

 • Fixed an issue where skills could not be used when applying Battle Support Mode against large monsters while equipped with Guila’s Rapier weapon

 • Fixed an issue where the activation effect of the Auto Move UI was not displayed even when Auto Move for quests was activated

 • Fixed an issue where Battle Support Mode would not deactivate when tracking was no longer possible while using Battle Support Mode

 • Fixed an issue where some UI elements were not displayed properly when reviving after a party member also died while in spectator mode

✦ Other

- Performed graphics optimization and improved some cinematic scenes.

\[New Products Added & Changes]

New Bundles Added

- Detailed bundle information and availability periods can be checked in-game.

✦ Merlin Growth Mission Bundle I - II

- Purchase Period: After the June 4 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the June 24 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

* The bundle becomes available for purchase upon obtaining the hero ‘\[SSR] Merlin’.

- This bundle allows you to obtain additional growth materials by completing missions as you progress with the hero ‘\[SSR] Merlin’.

- Rewards can be claimed upon completing missions in both the \[General] and \[Fine] tabs. Additional completion rewards can be obtained after clearing all missions.

- The ‘Growth Mission Bundle’ has been improved to allow missions to be completed for a certain period even after the purchase period ends.

✦ Added New Products to the Exchange Shop

- ‘Jericho’s Potential Point’ has been added to the \[Shop] → \[Exchange Shop] → \[Star Trace Crystalloid] tab.

* The purchase limit and reset schedule can be checked in detail within the game.

* ‘Drake’s Potential Point’ will no longer be available for purchase after June 3 (Wed) 07:00 (UTC).