[July 23] Update Notes

Guide your Star-kissed Saviors, StarSavior!
Greetings, Captain! This is your Liaison Officer, GM Lisa.

We would like to inform you about the July 23 update.

▣ Maintenance Schedule: July 23, 01:00 - 04:00 UTC (3 hours)
▣ Maintenance Impact: Unable to access the game during maintenance; any Journey in progress before maintenance will be reset
▣ Maintenance Compensation: 100 Stellagems + 3 Standard Savior Observation Tickets

※ The details in these patch notes may be subject to change depending on the update schedule.
For the most accurate information, please check in-game after the update.

▶ The new Savior, White Pearl Trap: Luna, can be obtained through Observation > Featured Savior Observation in-game.
▶ White Pearl Trap: Luna can be obtained using existing Featured Observation Tickets, as well as the dedicated Featured Observation Ticket available through the check-in event, Summer Pearl Featured Observation Ticket.
▶ Once this Savior's Featured Observation ends, any unused dedicated Featured Observation Tickets will be removed.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - August 6, 19:00 UTC

"If the ending is already set for failure,
we might as well enjoy every happy moment we can.
Don't you think?"

The ever-optimistic oracle arrives in Flora at the height of summer.
Knowing how it all ends only makes today more precious,
and no one knows how to make it shine brighter than she does.

▶ White Pearl Trap: Luna's skin, \[Black Pearl Trap], will be available for sale.

- You can obtain the \[Black Pearl Trap] skin by purchasing the \[Black Pearl Trap Package] from \[Cash Shop] > \[Special Sale Package].
- After purchasing the \[Black Pearl Trap Package], you can equip the \[Black Pearl Trap] skin by going to \[Menu] in the upper-right corner > \[Savior] > select \[White Pearl Trap: Luna] > \[Skin] tab.
- Please refer to \[14. Cash Shop Product Sales] for more details on sales information.

▶ The new Arcana, A Midsummer Night's Sky, can be obtained through Observation > Featured Arcana Observation in-game.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - August 6, 19:00 UTC

※ During a Journey, the rewards obtained may vary depending on the choices made in Journey events.

▶ The Gauntlet Preseason will end, and the Yearning and Gauss seasons will begin.

▶ Preseason End Schedule: July 26, 14:00 UTC
▶ Gauntlet Ranked Match Regular Season 2: Yearning / Gauntlet Strategy Battle Regular Season: Gauss Season Schedule

※ The Gauntlet battle map will be changed after the July 23 maintenance.
※ Ranked Match season rewards can be claimed during the Yearning season period. Please make sure to claim your rewards within the period.

▶ Rotation Ban will be applied to Ranked Match and Strategy Battle.

- Ranked Match: Rotation Ban targets will be selected based on Savior win rates from the past week. The 3 Saviors with the highest win rates will be selected as Rotation Ban targets.
- Strategy Battle: Rotation Ban targets will be selected based on the number of battles Saviors participated in during the past week. The 3 Saviors with the highest battle participation counts will be selected as Rotation Ban targets.
- Saviors selected as Rotation Ban targets will have their ATK / HP / DEF / SPD / Effect Hit / Effect RES stats reduced for that week.
- This effect can stack up to 4 times, and once a Savior is no longer a Rotation Ban target, the reduced stats will naturally recover by 1 stage at a time.
▶ Depending on your tier at the end of the Ranked Match Preseason, your starting tier for the \[Yearning] season will be adjusted.
▶ Tier reassignment will be carried out based on scores from the previous season, and the reassignment criteria are as follows.

▶ The following rewards can be obtained depending on your tier at the end of Ranked Match \[Season 2: Yearning].

- Skin rewards will be displayed as preview items, and their images will be changed to the actual skins that will be distributed at a later date.
- Skins provided as Gauntlet Ranked Match season rewards are planned to become available for sale after a certain period.
▶ During Strategy Battle \[Gauss Season], Stellagems and Gauss Season Coins can be obtained as weekly rewards.

- Gauss Season Coins can be used in the Apocalypse Shop.
※ Strategy Battle Regular Season: Gauss Changes

▶ The amount of score lost from failed defenses will be reduced.

▶ The balance of Elves' Thunderstrike will be adjusted.

▶ Overload Cube, where battles can be played in the \[Lost in Summer! Fated Paradise] event will be added.
※ The Event Challenge will be excluded, and Overload Cube will begin instead.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - August 13, 19:00 UTC

▶ Overload Cube is content where you clear battles, earn Overload Cube Points, and compete with other users.
※ There are no separate ranking rewards.
▶ Overload Cube can be entered through Main Lobby > Battle > Candle Square > Cube Palace, or through the \[Lost in Summer! Fated Paradise] event under Main Lobby > Battle > Candle Square > Event.
▶ Overload Cube does not require separate entry currency.
▶ There are 3 stages in total, and each stage consists of 5 sections.
- The difficulty and the number of obtainable Overload Cube Points differ by stage.

▶ Rankings are determined by each user's highest achieved Overload Cube Points, and the rankings will be finalized based on standings at the end of the event period.
- After Overload Cube ends, you can check your Overload Cube ranking in the Profile Details popup.
▶ Rewards can be obtained based on the highest Overload Cube Points achieved.
▶ In Overload Cube, you can activate the same Main Codes as the Cheat Codes in Cube Palace.
- Main Codes can be activated using Cheat Code Points obtained by increasing ExaFLOPS, the Calculation Grade of Cube Palace.
- The Cheat Code Points available in Overload Cube are the same as the Cheat Code Points currently available in Cube Palace.
▶ Overload Cube has a separate Calculation Grade called ZetaFLOPS. Progressing through Overload Cube will increase your Calculation Grade.
- As your ZetaFLOPS stage increases, you can obtain Cheat Code Points that can be used in Overload Cube.
- These Cheat Code Points can be used to activate Replica Codes, which are Cheat Codes unique to Overload Cube.
▶ Your ZetaFLOPS stage and activated Replica Codes will reset when Overload Cube ends.
▶ Available Replica Codes will change with each event.

▶ Through Observation > Custom Observation in-game, you can set your desired Cosmic Savior / Arcana as the observation target.
- Before selecting a featured target, you cannot check the exchange or probability information buttons.
- Once the initial target is selected, the target cannot be changed during the Observation.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - August 5, 19:00 UTC

▶ The balance of Operation: Retry Boost will be enhanced.

▶ A button to check a Savior's Special Visuals will be added to the Savior Inventory.

This can be checked for Saviors with Special Visuals, and the applicable targets are as follows.
- Eternal Promise: Carmen
- Blessing in Bloom: Epindel
- Lacy
- Lydia
- Elisa
- Carnelia

▶ Special Visuals: Costume Destruction will be added for Lacy / Lydia / Elisa / Carnelia.
- When the corresponding Savior's Toughness is broken, the Costume Destruction effect will play.
※ The Costume Destruction effect will not play if Special Visuals are disabled in Settings.
※ Special Visuals for other Cosmic Saviors will be added through future updates.

▶ How Starlight Trajectory Potentials are obtained will be improved.
▶ This will be improved so that Starlight Trajectory Potentials other than the auxiliary effects related to Charms obtained from the Hunt Loots event are no longer obtained.
▶ The names and descriptions of Charms obtainable from Ancient Savior's Relics and the Hunt Loots event will be changed to be more intuitive.

\[Example]
Ancient Savior's Gloves -> Ancient Savior's Gloves AX
Slime-Stained Gloves -> Evidence No. 1: Slime Gloves

▶ The Savior Combat Power calculation formula will be overhauled.
▶ Attack-focused / defense-focused / balanced Combat Power calculation formulas will be applied, and the highest resulting value among them will be displayed and applied.
▶ The overall Combat Power variance caused by Limit Breaks in the Combat Power calculation formulas will be reduced. (The maximum applied value will remain the same.)

▶ The amount of stat increases across all stages of Savior / Arcana / Attribute / Class Tactical Analysis will be enhanced.
- Savior Tactical Analysis will grant significant stat increases every 5 levels.
- Arcana Tactical Analysis will have increased stat gains at certain intervals up to Level 50.
- Attribute / Class Tactical Analysis will grant the same amount of stat increases across all stages.

▶ The products sold in \[Apocalypse Shop - Candle Square - Hunt Quest] will be revamped.
- The purchase price of Basic Enhancement Stones will be changed.
- Advanced Enhancement Stones will be newly added for sale.
- Sales of Intact Machine Heart / Intact Wendigo Horn / Intact Oath Tablet will end, and the T2 Gear Material Box item will be newly added for sale.
- Focused Crafting Fuel items will be newly added for sale.

▶ Main Story EP.6, Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades, will be added to Main Story.
▶ After the event ends, you will be able to view the story of Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades through the Main Story.
▶ With Episode 6, Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades, being added to the Main Story, the unlock condition for the title Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades will be changed.
- Before: Clear Event Story EP.6, Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades
- After: Clear Main Story EP.6, Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades

13-1. The new event \[Lost in Summer! Fated Paradise] will begin under Main Lobby > Battle > Candle Square > Event.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - August 13, 19:00 UTC

※ In this event, you can obtain various currencies by clearing stages.
※ You can use the additional reward, Flora Travel Guide, in the dedicated shop to obtain items needed for growth.

13-2. The \[Lost in Summer! Fated Paradise] Check-in Event will begin.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - August 13, 19:00 UTC

13-3. The \[Lost in Summer! Fated Paradise] Orbital Link Event will begin under HOT&NEW > Event at the bottom of the Main Lobby.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - August 13, 19:00 UTC

▶ Orbital Link can be played using draw tickets (Flora Souvenir Stamps) obtained through event missions.

- Each time you draw, you can obtain a slot reward, and you can obtain a reward by completing one line in Orbital Link.
- Complete the entire Orbital Link board to obtain a completion reward.
- Completion rewards are unlocked sequentially, and you must obtain the previous stage's reward before obtaining the next stage's reward.
- Repeat rewards can be obtained without limit until the event ends.
- After completing an Orbital Link board, you can reset the board without limit during the event period to obtain rewards.
- Completion rewards for rounds 1-3 and repeat rewards from round 4 onward are composed differently.

13-4. The \[Sunset Paradise Festival Missions] event will begin.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - August 13, 19:00 UTC

13-5. The \[White Pearl Paradise Observation Check-in] event will begin.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - August 5, 19:00 UTC

13-6. The \[Starlit Journey Boost Missions] event will begin.
▶ Event Period: After the July 23 maintenance - July 29, 19:00 UTC

▶ The Pirate King Package and Paradise Festival Step Up Package products will be available for sale in the Cash Shop.
Please check the shop menu on the left side of the in-game Main Lobby for more details.

▶ Savior Blessing in Bloom: Epindel will be added to the following lists.
- Standard Savior Observation / Galactic Guidance Stone / Planetary Guidance Stone / Sun Guidance Stone
▶ Arcana Till Death Do Us Part will be added to the following list.
- Standard Arcana Observation
▶ The illustration quality of Savior Luna's Arcana \[Follow the Light!] has been improved.
▶ Some scenario scripts for the Savior Asherah and \[Waltz of Starlight: Asherah] will be changed.

▶ Typos in the Korean text for the Main Story 6 story, Rhapsody of Unbroken Blades, have been fixed.
▶ Fixed an issue where a sentence was repeated in the Main Episode 6 story in certain languages.
▶ Fixed an issue where, after using Batch Equip for Gauntlet gear in Gear Presets and then using Batch Equip for standard gear, that preset gear could be equipped by another Savior.
※ Gear effects are applied only to the Savior who equipped the gear most recently, and the stats are not reflected for any other Saviors.

\[Notes]
- The schedule may change depending on the update status. If any changes occur, we will provide additional information through this notice.
- For mobile devices, data may be required to download the update after reconnecting, so we recommend using Wi-Fi.