Update Announcement

Maintenance Update (May 20, 2026, 4:00–11:00 UTC+8)

Dear Captain,

To improve your gameplay experience, Annulus will undergo a maintenance update on May 20, 2026, from 4:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8).

The game will be inaccessible during maintenance. Please finish any stages beforehand to ensure your account data is safe. We apologize for the inconvenience. After maintenance, restart the game to update. Compensation will be sent out afterward. Please let other captains know.

※ Server opening time may shift depending on progress. Follow official announcements for any delays.

◆ New Content ◆

◆ New Limited Rate-Up: "The Dredger" Gulobi ◆ Rerun: "Moon Caller" Frida

• Event Period: From after maintenance on May 20, 2026, to June 3, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ New Limited Rate-Up: "Spirit Speaker" Okan ◆ Rerun: "Golden Rose Knight" Sonia

• Event Period: From June 3, 2026, 15:00 to June 17, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

※ During the limited recruitment, the Trade Market will offer the time-limited Soft Nourishment Pack and Cerulean Purple Special Offer Pack.

◆ New Event: Attendee Battle Glory

• Earn extra rewards by recruiting.

• Event Period: From after maintenance on May 20, 2026, to June 3, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ New Phase: Collection Exchange

• Exchange for exclusive attendee Collection Boxes. This phase rewards the exclusive Collection Box for "The Dredger" Gulobi.

• Event Period: From after maintenance on May 20, 2026, to June 3, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ New Growth Baptism Events

• Growth Baptism and Skilled in Battle for "The Dredger" Gulobi.

  • Event Period: From after maintenance on May 20, 2026, to July 20, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

• Growth Baptism and Skilled in Battle for "Spirit Speaker" Okan.

  • Event Period: From June 3, 2026, 15:00 to August 3, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ Arena King Event

• Complete Arena challenges to claim rich rewards.

• Event Periods:

  • May 23, 2026, 5:00 – May 28, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

  • May 28, 2026, 15:00 – June 2, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ Daily Luxury Rewards

• Earn bonus rewards based on daily cumulative recharges.

• Event Periods:

  • May 20, 2026, 5:00 – May 27, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

  • June 10, 2026, 15:00 – June 17, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ Themed Event: Prophet's Teaching Day

• Join challenges to earn Seal of Awe and unlock the exchange shop. Trade for rewards like the Hyena Lord Exclusive Collection and The Dredger Exclusive Collection.

• Choose your difficulty to complete more tasks.

• Event Duration: From after maintenance on May 20, 2026, to June 17, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

• Shop Closes: June 22, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ 7-Day Sign-In: Maintain Reverence

• Sign in for 7 days to get Acid Soft Drink ×10 in total.

• Event Period: May 20, 2026, 5:00 – June 3, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ Pirate Game Wheel Event

• Spin the wheel for massive resources, including the exclusive Collection Selection Box for "The Dredger" Gulobi and high-level Tournament Medals.

• Event Period: May 23, 2026, 15:00 – May 28, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ Battle Glory Season

• Earn exclusive rewards: Attendee "The Dark-Faced One - Ibori", Avatar Frame, and more!

• Season Period: June 7, 2026, 5:00 – July 8, 2026, 14:59 (UTC+8)

◆ Optimizations

• Enabled the following effects:

  • Attendance Aura for "Shrike" Mindy

  • Inscription-set Assist Attack

  • Passive Assist Attack for Light Cavalry skills

• "Shrike" Mindy skill upgrades:

  • Shrike Aura: Changed from "Walking allied melee units' active attacks" to "allied melee units' active attacks" (both base and from round 5 onward).

  • Hawk Arrow Rain: Triggers 1–3 follow-up attacks (was 1–2).

• "Moon Caller" Frida skill upgrade:

  • Continuous Shooting: Now deals 20% more damage at night. If an enemy is defeated under Lunar Blessing, immediately reset the cooldown of Moon's Guard.

• Reduced difficulty of Settlement tasks.

• Improved battle settlement screen and effects.

• Changed unlock condition for Klamig Verge stronghold to Main Quest 1-4.

• Adjusted some requirements for Klamig Verge stronghold tasks.

• Added Chapter 1 & 2 tasks to Territorial Expansion (Players who completed Main Quest 1-3 before the update will receive compensation).

• Now shows Scaled Fossil count on the main screen.

• Improved title bar clarity in main camp buildings.

• Added Auto-Battle for Deep main storyline.

• Reduced difficulty for Sanctum Rush tasks.

• Novice Recruitment adjustments (Players who completed it before the update will receive compensation):

  • Now closes after 40 recruitments.

  • Added 20% discount.

  • Added Limited-Time Recruitment entrance to the main camp's Recruitment Tavern.

• Improved in-game logic for Notification Badges.

◆ Fixes

• Weapon skill bugs fixed:

  • Battleaxe Edge, Charging Assault, Masterful Technique, Thunder Shield.

• Fixed a display issue where item quantity did not refresh after using a Quick Chest for weapon enhancement.

• Fixed an issue where using mercenaries that were part of Weapon Resonance during quick class change caused an interruption.

• Fixed an incorrect display of Military Gear Wearing status.

• Fixed a PC-only issue where buff tooltips did not display correctly on hover during combat.

• Fixed incomplete skill state display when previewing mercenaries.

• Fixed an animation glitch when opening Selection Boxes.

• Fixed incorrect weapon enhancement level display when viewing other players' mercenaries.

• Fixed abnormal HP of some Neutral monsters (Deer) in Dispatch tasks.

• Fixed wrong victory condition displays in some Dispatch tasks.

• Fixed an issue where Veteran's Badges could not be consumed in some Dispatch tasks.

• Fixed a delay in refreshing the interface after buying supplies on the settlement screen.

• Fixed a navigation error when selecting anecdote tasks and clicking "Go" from the task interface.

• Fixed inconsistency between the description of Tier-I/Tier-II Attendee Merc Intel Vouchers and the chest content after synthesis.

• Fixed an issue where the Punisher's active skill 1 could only be upgraded to level 3.

• Fixed an issue where clearing the cemetery in Pious Battle II did not count toward progress.

— The Annulus Team