Dear Commander: We plan to start update maintenance on 14：00, December 26 (UTC+8). The maintenance is expected to take 120 - 300 minutes. *Please pay attention to the community and in-game rolling announcements for specific times. After the maintenance, please update the client to the latest version before start the game. During the maintenance, the players will be forcibly disconnected and unable to login. Please logout before the maintenance to avoid any data loss. The following is the introduction of update contents: [h2]【New Blackguard】[/h2] - Flicker Pierce, Kashinfuu [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36093907/cd0f5d63387fefe5c42fadb4e741c59caa9f9722.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36093907/fccec7abbd7815edffcffb06e43b9942490328d4.png[/img] [h2]【Paid Adjustment】[/h2] After the update, all in-game paid consumables will be unified under the new currency, Yog Points. The original currency held by Commanders can be exchanged for Yog Points at a certain ratio, and the purchasing power of the original currency will remain unchanged! All paid activities that consume Yog Points will be counted towards the cumulative recharge rewards. [h2]【New Gameplay】[/h2] [h3]【Gold Consignment Hall】[/h3] Welcome to Arklance — a world full of opportunities and good fortune. Here, you can earn Gold by completing challenges in the Gold Valley. Afterward, you can list this Gold for sale at the Consignment Hall. Once the transaction is successful, the Gold in your possession will be converted into Gold Tickets. Finally, you can use these Gold Tickets to redeem various rare equipment and items at the Gold Ticket Hall. Wishing all Commanders abundant wealth and endless good luck in Arklance! [h3]【Guild Ascension】[/h3] Consume "Gold" and "Guild Coin" to enhance the attributes of all Black Guards. A maximum of 45 upgrades can be made per week, with the upgrade count resetting every Sunday at 08:00 AM. [h3]【Journey Story】[/h3] New stages, "The Phantom of Orient" and "My Heart Is Fire", have been added to Blacktide Difficulty 3. The "Handguard" dropped from these stages may have the "Tradeable" attribute, allowing it to be sold in the upcoming auction house system once implemented. [h3]【Golden Valley】[/h3] Completing Chapter 14 of the main story unlocks the "Golden Valley " stage in the "Trial Labyrinth ". Challenge the greedy Goblins to earn tradeable Gold. Higher stage difficulty grants more Gold, and the "Endless Fortune " skill in the "Guild Ascension " system boosts Gold acquisition efficiency. [h2]【Guild War S1: Origin Season】[/h2] Guild members across servers can now battle simultaneously! The Guild War will start at 12:00 every Monday and Thursday, and will last for 48 hours each time. (Server time) Members who remain in their Guild for over 48 hours, reach Guild Level 10, and achieve a Yggdrasil Level of 400+ can deploy their own defensive team. The president and vice president can designate these members who have deployed defensive team into [defense towers]. When the guild's defense configuration meets the requirements, it can automatically participate in the Guild War. Those in the towers will be able to strike the opponent’s towers when the Guild War begins. Winner of each strike will be rewarded with [destruction points]. At the end of the war, the guild with the highest destruction points will be declared the victor. Members who participated will receive rewards based on the Guild’s ranking, the War’s outcome, and the number of battles they engaged in. 2025-01-01~2025-02-26 12：00 After the S1 ends, "Arklance" will reward guilds with outstanding performance with a special "Guild Emblem" [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/36093907/05c36a428d12fa197b1f6a54ea4023a9b8ba4777.gif[/img] ·Striker and Assassin front Blackguards' max HP +250%, Hunter and Mystic front Blackguards' max HP +500%, Support front Blackguards' max HP +400%, Guardian front Blackguards' max HP +200%. ·Striker and Assassin front Blackguards receive 8% healing, Hunter and Mystic front Blackguards receive 5%, and Support and Guardian front Blackguards receive 10%. [h2]【New Function】[/h2] [h3]【Gem Plate Function Optimization】[/h3] The commander can now freely change the positions of Gems in the Gem Plate. [h3]【Rune Interface Optimization】[/h3] The Rune interface now includes an entry to the Workshop and a search bar. [h2]【Bounties Bonus Update】[/h2] After the update, the purchase levels of [Sanguine Stone Special] in the Shop will be reset. Duration: After Update ~2025-01-22 12:00 Complete event requirements of Bounties Event, obtain limited-time exclusive Kimberlee's back skin and more rewards! Rewards 1、New Special Title：Supreme Infinity 2、Sanguine Stone*1800 3、Blacktide Medals*300 4、Whetstone*200 5、Extract stone*300 6、Stone Carving Box*1 [h2]【New Gears】[/h2] [h3]【New Casting Gears】[/h3] Added the following exclusive casting gear for the Blackguards. The casting formula price is Black tide Medal x50 Chesia: Blazing Chain Scythe Added exclusive casting gear Nightmare Whispers for Chesia with relic advance. [h2]【Academy Cup S16 Season】[/h2] Season duration: January 01, 2025 ~ January 29, 2025 Participating in the Academy Cup competition, the top-ranked commanders will obtain the following rewards: Exclusive Avatar Frame: Lapis Lazuli: Sakura Mirage, Lapis Lazuli: Dreamscape, Lapis Lazuli: Freeze Exclusive Title: Sakura Slice [h2]【Everwinter Land】[/h2] [Everwinter Land] Season 39 and 40 is about to start. Due to the blessing of Frost, Frost type heroes will enjoy additional combat ability improvements in the battle of [Everwinter Land]. [h2]【Mall Update】[/h2] < Christmas Box > [h2]【Version Events】[/h2] [h3][/h3] During the event period, consume FP will have chance to drop Event item: [Blessed socks], open to obtain modification stones, AP and other massive item reward Event Duration: After Update ~ January 8th 12:00 [h3]< Juliet 's weapon Skin Lottery Event >[/h3] Duration: After Update ~ 2025-01-21 12:00 Introduction: Consume Emblem of in the Lottery Event, commander has a chance to obtain Juliet 's weapon Skin - < Aureate Blaze > and other rich prize. [h3][/h3] Duration: After update ~ 2025-01-21 12:00 Introduction: Consume in the Lottery Event, commander has a chance to obtain Ojeda's weapon Skin - < Apsara's Feather > and other rich prize. [h3]< New 8 Days Sign-in>[/h3] 【Brand New Year】 Qualification Activation: 22025-01-01 ~ 2025-01-08, After activation, the sign-in event will end on January 15th, 2025 Day1: Sanguine Stone*50 Day2: Warp Scroll*10 Day3: Sanguine Stone *50 Day4: Warp Scroll*10 Day5: Sanguine Stone*100 Day6: Warp Scroll*15 Day7: Sanguine Stone*100 Day8: Falling Samele's skin: Succubus's Charm 【Searing Blaze】 Qualification Activation: 2025-01-10 ~ 2025-01-17, After activation, the sign-in event will end on January 24th, 2025 Day1: Warp Scroll*15 Day2: Adding Stone*125 Day3: Warp Scroll*15 Day4: Elimination Stone*170 Day5: Warp Scroll*15 Day6: Mercurial Stone*50 Day7: Warp Scroll*15 Day8: Falling Samele's Headwear: Cursed Temptation [h3][/h3] Event Rule Use stones in the workshop to obtain score, Get up to 6 rounds of rewards provided by Nora Different Modification Stone will provide different amount of points Accumulative point reward can be obtained up to 6 rounds Expected Event Duration 2025-01-01 ~ 2025-01-31 12:00 [h3][/h3] Event Rule Duration the Event, every 【Sanguine Summon】will gain point, accumulate point to obtain massive pts reward. Event reward can be claimed up to 6 rounds This event will have server/Cross server ranking, and will provide related ranking rewar(The Heart of Summon leaderboard will be replaced) Expected Event Duration After Update ~ 2025-01-08 12:00 [h3]< The Sakura Season I >[/h3] Event Rule During the Event, consume FP will have chance to drop event coin「Sakura Emblem」. 「Sakura Emblem」can be used to exchange various reward on event shop Expected Event Duration 2025-01-01 8:00 ~ 2025-01-07 12:00 [h3][/h3] Event Rule During the event period, every 1 FP commander consume will gain 1 event point, accumulate point to certain amount will gain stage reward, there will be 7 stage, up to 6 rounds Single-server and Cross-server leaderboard will be set on this event Expected Event Duration 2025-01-01 08:00 - 2025-01-07 12:00 [h3][/h3] Event Rule During the Event, players can obtain massive Warp Scroll, Alchemical Dust, SS blackguard and precious Coin as reward by completing a serial of modification stone fusion task Expected Event Duration 2025-01-08 8:00 ~ 01-14 12:00 [h3][/h3] Event Rule During the event period, finish serial task to obtain massive reward, extra reward will be provided after finish all tasks Expected Event Duration 2025-01-08 8:00 ~ 2025-01-14 12:00 [h3][/h3] Blacktide Frontline is a limited-time trial. During the Event period, The commander has to challenge boss with 4 blackguards with self-decided difficulty Event Rule The boss has a specific weakness which appropriate Blackguard can take advantage of The challenge of all difficulties cost 100 AP The trial is limited to 180 sec. If whole team faints in battle or exceed the time, challenge fails If kill the leader within the time limit, commander will win score and drop rewards from boss The more bonus drops will be given at higher difficulties, massive modification stone will be awarded. Each difficulty has its own leaderboard and will provide ranking reward（Each leaderboard will have level limit, the rule is similar to Primeval Gate Leaderboard）During this round, there will also be cross-server leaderboard There is also score for each participation. Bonus rewards and score ranking rewards will be given based on the accumulated score, including modification stone, SS blackguard Shard and precious coin Expected Event Duration 2025-01-08 8:00 - 2025-01-14 12:00