Greetings Commanders, The maintenance for January 7th, 2025, is complete. 1. Playable Character "Kousaka Shizuru" Renewal! The modeling and animations of the playable character "Kousaka Shizuru" have had a makeover! 1-1. Shizuru Renewal Celebratory Packages! Two special packages which include a limited-time costume, a new UR weapon, and more are up for grabs! Don't miss out on the "New Fan Package" consisting of the playable character, weapon, and costume for those meeting Shizuru for the first time. As well as the "Huge Fan Package" containing Shizuru's limited costume, Demonite (UR), weapon, and "Gacha Coin Box"! ※ Sales Period: ~ February 4th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) ※ The playable character is only included in the "New Fan Package". 1-2. Shizuru Renewal Celebratory Achievement Event! An achievement event is being held to celebrate Shizuru's renewal! Clear missions and receive items necessary for advancing, leveling up, and increasing affinity! ◇ Renewal Celebration Missions ※ Event Period: ~ February 4th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) ※ Mission Details: ① Shizuru Level-Up └ Mission Rewards: Gems x 30 (Level 10), Gold x 50,000 (Level 20), Certificate x 40 (Level 30), Ore Kit x 10 (Level 40), Ore (Stellar) x 2 (Level 50), Ore (Stellar) x 4 (Level 60), Ore/Shard Box x 1 (Level 70), Crystal Kit x 1 (Level 75) ② Shizuru Advancement └ Mission Rewards: Gems x 30 (★2), Operational Plan x 20 (★3), Operational Plan x 20 (★4), Operational Plan x 20 (★5), Friend Emblem: Shizuru x 2 (★6) ③ Clear Any Quest with Shizuru └ Mission Rewards: Gems x 30 (Clear 5 times), Enhancement Stone (High) x 10 (Clear 10 times), Strategy Manual (High) x 10 (Clear 25 times), Coffee x 5 (Clear 50 times), Wagashi x 5 (Clear 75 times), Hamburg Steak x 5 (Clear 100 times), Candy Apple x 5 (Clear 125 times), Pink Rose x 5 (Clear 150 times), Love Letter x 1 (Clear 200 times) ④ Shizuru Affinity Level Up └ Mission Rewards: Gacha Coin x 1 (Level 1), Gold Ingot (Large) x 10 (Level 2), Gacha Coin x 1 (Level 3), Gold Ingot (Large) x 20 (Level 4), Gacha Coin x 1 (Level 5) ⑤ Shizuru Costume Collection └ Mission Rewards: Gems x 10 (Collect 2), Gems x 10 (Collect 3), Gems x 20 (Collect 4), Gems x 30 (Collect 5), Gems x 50 (Collect 6) ※ Commanders who have already leveled up and advanced Shizuru before the mission was launched can also receive the rewards. 1-3. Balance Adjustments! The performance of "Kousaka Shizuru" has been adjusted as follows: - The visual effects, animations, area of effect, and damage of some skills have been changed. - A new unique skill has been added. └ Unique Skill: Bloom: Drops a rose that grants 1 out of the following 5 effects when an enemy marked with Seed Bomb is eliminated or the duration of Seed Bomb ends. Rose effects: HP restoration, charge Particles, ATK increase, Speed increase, gain Super Armor - The unique debuff for Shizuru has been changed. Seed Bomb: Reduces speed, explodes after 3 seconds dealing area damage ▶ Reduces speed and DEF for 6 seconds, then explodes after 6 seconds, dealing area damage. - The effect and slot effect of the skill, "Whip Shot", has been partially changed. └ Basic effect: Performs an area attack by cracking her whip in circles. ▶ Swings a whip in a cone shape toward the front, delivering an area attack and inflicting Seed Bomb to enemies hit. └ Protect Set Main: Plant a seed bomb on the target ▶ Reduce the speed of enemies hit by 10% for 10 seconds. - The command for the skill, "Queen's Whip", has been changed. - The effect of the skill, "Sprout Garden", has been changed. └ Basic effect: When doing an extreme dodge, creates a field that reduces enemies' speed and restores HP over time. ▶ When doing an extreme dodge, slows enemies down, dropping 2 roses and deploys a healing field that restores HP over time. - The effect and slot effect of the skill, "Plant Wall", has been partially changed. └ Basic effect: Creates a wall of thorns that spins at the spot and continuously attacks the enemies. ▶ Creates a wall of moving thorns on the spot which perform continuous attacks. Enemies hit by them are inflicted with Seed Bomb. └ Protect Set 2: Plant a seed bomb on the target ▶ Reduce the speed of enemies hit by 20% for 10 seconds. 2. January Season Event! 2-1. Login Event #1 Commences! Gifts for all users who log in daily! A chance to obtain "Talisman of Study", and "New Year's Fortune Cash"! Log in for 7 days out of 14 and receive various rewards! ※ Event Period: After maintenance on Jan. 7th, 2025, ~ Jan. 21st, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) ※ Users who logged in before the maintenance will be processed starting from Jan. 7th, 2025, 15:00 (UTC). 2-2. Surprise Missions & Surprise Campaign #1 Commences! Surprise missions and campaign will be held during the Season Event! Take advantage of the perks during the Campaign period to clear missions and receive rewards! ※ Please check the exact schedule for each week in the game. ◇ Surprise Missions ※ Event Period: ~ Jan. 14th, 2024 01:59 (UTC) ※ Mission Details: ① Clear Event Quests └ Mission Rewards: Ore Kit x 10 (Clear 10 times), Nanometal (Colorless) x 3 (Clear 20 times), Crystal Fragment x 3 (Clear 30 times), Blank Emblem x 5 (Clear 50 times), New Year's Lunch x 5 (Clear 70 times), New Year's Present x 5 (Clear 100 times) ② Acquire Supporter "Himuro Karen" Once └ Mission Reward: Operational Plan x 10 ③ Awaken Supporter "Himuro Karen" Twice └ Mission Reward: Fuuma Plushie x 1 ◇ Surprise Campaign ※ Event Period: ~ Jan. 14th, 2025 01:59 (UTC) ※ Campaign Perks └ Event Quest AP multiplier max. 5 increase └ Arena Coin Gain Increase 2-3. Miss Yukikaze's New Year Omikuji Event Live! Get an "Omikuji Ticket" daily when logging in, and use it to tell your fortune for this year! ※ Event Period: ~ Feb. 4th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) ※ Rewards for each Fortune: Gems, Crystal Kit, Fuuma Plushie, Emblem Kit, Limited Gacha Coin, Rotation Gacha Coin, Gacha Coin, and more 2-4. Event Shop Open! An Event Shop where you can buy various items using the special item "Ema" is open! Clear Quests or exchange with Gems to get "Ema", and exchange it with various items! ※ "Ema" can be obtained from Main Quests, Daily Quests, and Event Quests. ※ Shop Items: UR Gacha Voucher, "Voucher: VR Weapon 2", Enchant Booster (50%), New Year's Present, and more ※ Period: ~ Jan. 21st, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) 2-5. Arena Store updated celebrating the release of the limited package! Limited Supporter "【UR】 [Phantom] Mizuki Shiranui" will be added to the Arena Store(Top Level). ※ Sales Period: ~ Jan. 21st, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) 3. The new event "A Trip Down Memory Lane" is now open! Clear event stages to obtain event gacha tickets, and roll the event gacha for various rewards! ※ Event Period: ~ Feb. 4th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) ※ Event Gacha Period: ~ Feb. 11th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) ※ Event Gacha Special Reward: Supporter "【UR】 Himuro Karen" ※ Please refer to in-game explanations for detailed information about the event. ※ Event-exclusive materials cannot be used in the next event. 4. Pickup Gacha is Live! Pickup Gacha with an increased drop rate of weapons and supporters is open! Roll the Gacha a certain amount of times to get a guaranteed reward! ※ Each Pickup Gacha is separate and does not share the gacha progress bar. ※ "Limited Gacha Coin" can be used in the "Ragnarok" Pickup Gacha ※ "Gacha Coin" and "Rotation Gacha Coin" cannot be used in the "Ragnarok" Pickup Gacha, and Pickup Gacha rewards cannot be obtained from normal gachas (Premium, Ticket, Rotation gachas). ◇ Pickup Gacha 1 (Limited): Supporter "【UR】 Ragnarok" ※ Period: ~ Feb. 4th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) ※ Supporter "【UR】 Ragnarok" can be purchased in the Shop of Desires. ◇ Pickup Gacha 2: Shizuru Exclusive New Weapon "【UR】 Goddess of Love" ※ Period: ~ Feb. 4th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) 5. Golden Pass is open! Obtain a variety of rewards just by clearing missions! Purchase the Special Pass and receive additional and limited rewards! ※ Special Pass Reward: Limited costume "New Year Francis" (Francis), etc. ※ Golden Pass Period: ~ Feb. 4th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) 6. New Limited-time costumes added! 3 new costumes from the "New Year" series have been added! ※ Added Costume: "New Year Lina" (Lina), "New Year Lapis" (Lapis), "New Year's Dawn Azusa" (Azusa) ※ Sales Period: ~ Jan. 28th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) 7. Limited-Time Costumes Return! 3 Limited-Time costumes of the "New Year" series are back! ※ Returning Costumes: "New Year Emily" (Emily), "New Year Kurenai" (Kurenai), "New Year Oboro" (Oboro) ※ Sales Period: ~ Jan. 21st, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) 8. New Content, Total War! The new content, Total War, has been officially released! Please check our website for the details! https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1335200/view/542218529214039452?l=english 8-1. Celebratory Surprise Mission Open! Clear celebratory surprise missions every week and get rewards! ※ Period: ~ Feb. 4th, 2025, 01:59 (UTC) ※ Mission Details: ① Play Total War Normal Mode 5 times └ Reward: Cutting Fluid/Ritual Bell Kit x 50 ② Play Total War Relay Mode 10 times └ Reward: Mettle Coin x 100 9. Improvements and bug fixes └ Fixed an anomaly where the speed buff resets after using the "Onmyo Nenryu: Shikigami" skill of the playable character "Kichi Azusa". └ Fixed an anomaly where the skill "Restoration Smoke" of the playable character "Inage Natsu" does not heal allies. └ Fixed an anomaly where players cannot dodge after using Ultimates. └ Fixed an anomaly where an animation upon receiving the Club Log-In Bonus is not displayed. └ Fixed an anomaly where the cooldown time of supporter skills is applied incorrectly. └ Fixed an anomaly where the passive effect of the main skill of the supporter "Yanagi Mutsuho" is applied incorrectly. └ Fixed an anomaly where a skill of the playable character "Astaroth" can apply the debuff, "Terror", under certain circumstances even though the skill does not have such effect. └ An item for the "Super Shortcut Package" has been changed. ※ Before: "UR Gacha Ticket" x 1 ▶ After: "UR Gacha Ticket (Supporter)" x 1 10. Suspension of cheating users To create a healthy gaming environment, we have imposed disciplinary measures on accounts found to be cheating in the game. The following 36 accounts have been suspended due to disciplinary measures. ***mander4364184 ***IO ***七 ***mander3463048 *然 **H ***mander4629364 ***mander7417566 ***mander4757057 ***mander2972022 ***dnisidj ***кан ***mander7911503 ***mander3529713 ***mander7163651 ***mander1216404 *瑜 ***mander1454341 ***传奇 ***mander3532347 ***mander7229822 ***mander6686625 ***mander9219414 ***是接近的！ ***Mate101 ***号飞机手 ***姬洛诗音 ***mander5169594 ***mander7212249 **妃 ***不完ε＝ε＝(#>д<)ﾉ ***的老公 ***Sharky ***IIEGOTBANNED ***绫波零 ***様 If you want to appeal the suspension, please contact support@gremorygames.com. To protect the users who play the game fairly, GREMORY GAMES will continue to respond strictly to unfair advantages acquired through improper means and actions. Stay tuned!