[Global] PATCH NOTES - September UPDATE 2024

[h3]Dear Players,[/h3]
We're scheduling a maintenance shutdown from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM(UTC+8) on September 26, 2024. After the maintenance is complete, each player will receive 300 Gold, 300 Stardust Crystals, 3000 Silver, and 3000 Disorder Crystals (please claim within 7 days from receiving the mail).

[h2]SEASON UPDATES[/h2]

= Starfall Expedition S6 Season Update =
    ●Starfall Expedition opens S6 new season and new rewards
       ◆Pendant Lost in the Red Moon (Legendary)
       ◆Crystal core light and shadow illusion, collapse force field, resonance (epic)
       ◆Crystal Core Light and Shadow Illusion, Pleasure of Fire, Dark Flame (Legendary)
    ●Rewards for the top 100 in the new season rankings of Starfall Expedition
       ◆Crystal Core Light and Shadow Illusion Collapse Field Thunder (Legendary)


= Turing Support Season 6 =

• In the basic support of Turing Support, you can get the limited-time version of Crystal Core MP5 Quantum Shuttle for free. As Turing Support unlocks more levels, you can get the Quantum Shuttle Charger. Collect 10 Quantum Shuttle Chargers to use the limited-time version. Crystal Core MP5 Quantum Shuttle Upgraded to Permanent Crystal Core
  
• Players can spend 1360 points to purchase the advanced support package to unlock advanced support rewards, including the epic pendant Blooming, Crystal Core Light and Shadow Phantom MP5 Quantum Shuttle Purple Extreme, a large number of reconstructed matrices and stardust crystals, etc.
  
• Players can spend 2560 points to purchase an ultra-limited support package. While unlocking advanced support, they will immediately gain an additional 20 levels of support and receive additional rewards of reconstruction matrix, stardust crystals and cultivation materials.
  

[h2]Infestation Mode[/h2]

= Newly added main storyline map: The Battle of Spore Queen, Part 2 =

• After reaching an alliance with Hannah, the squad delves into the city under her guidance, entering the grand theater to deal with the third biological interference source while searching for Mia. Hannah is frantic as her daughter has been taken by the Spore Queen, and she charges ahead, handling many dangers for the squad. Once they reach the underground parking garage, she pushes team members aside and gets ensnared by the vines. Under the commander’s decisive orders, the squad continues forward, locating the biological interference source while also discovering Hannah, who is being drained of energy by the monsters. After a fierce battle, Hannah is rescued, but just as everyone begins to relax, a mutation occurs.
  

= New BOSS =

• Mother of Bacteria
  
• When the Star Ring shattered, a peculiar connection between stardust caused a synchronous explosion deep beneath the city of Saint Alexus. This explosion created a singularity point that existed for only 0.1 milliseconds, allowing a spore from another world to fall through the point into the depths underground. The Age of the Great Fall began, as the debris obliterated much of Saint Alexus. Several pieces of stardust penetrated the soil, stopping near the foreign spore, which began to grow by harnessing the energy from these stardust fragments.
  On the surface, after the dense fallout, Saint Alexus started to rebuild, managing to almost completely restore the previous damage in just three years. By this time, the spore had grown into a massive entity. Due to Amos's mining of stardust, it was disturbed and devoured an entire exploration team. It then moved upward through the tunnel created by the team, eventually discovering the human city above. In its eyes, humans were the finest food source. Lacking cognitive ability, it launched a surprise attack, with vines bursting out from the underground pipes, plunging Saint Alexus into disaster...
  

= New Monsters =

• Puppet clown\Puppet bear
  
• The Spore Queen has been attempting to create the perfect life form, and the Nightmare Clown is one of its abandoned failures. No one knows which organisms the Spore Queen used to transform the Clown. Based on scattered whispers found in various corners of the grand theater, it’s speculated that the Clown might have been one of the last survivors during the Spore Queen’s attack on the theater. Unfortunately, he ultimately did not escape…
  

• Spodoptera
  
• After Saint Alexus fell under siege by the alien flora, the grand theater was not spared. However, driven by their survival instincts, humans briefly overcame their fear and continued to flee. A few staff members, pushed by the monsters, found themselves moving closer to the center stage. After hiding in the storage room for half an hour, they heard the voice of the missing Ginny over the radio. This strong blonde girl, infected but still fighting, had locked the door from the outside with her last ounce of strength, buying her companions a slim chance of survival.
  
  The remaining members finally located a ventilation duct and crawled up to the center stage, unaware that this was the source of the disaster. They witnessed a massive and vibrant mutated plant emerging from the underground. The vines swiped across the area, sweeping most of the survivors into the depths. With nowhere to hide, in the final moments, Rosie saw the fully mutated Ginny. The once-envied blonde hair had turned into a grotesque color, falling in clumps as Ginny moved. In her panic, Rosie accidentally activated the radio left behind by a teammate, and Ginny's pre-transformation recording played repeatedly: “I... I will... lock the door from the outside... you all... run!”
  
  But Rosie decided not to run. She walked toward Ginny, embracing her tightly before Ginny's claws could tear into her throat. Then, a vine snatched both of them into the underground. Time lost its meaning as Rosie felt an overwhelming bloodlust driving her to attack the woman ensnared by the vines. She caught a glimpse of Ginny on the other side. Perhaps that was Ginny, but now, both had transformed into monstrous forms...
  

= New main line drops in Infestation Mode =

• Grenade Deformation Puppet (Star Glory)
  
• XM8 Eclipse (Legendary)
  
• Type-56 Eclipse (Legendary)
  
• Pendant Q-Spore Queen (Epic)
  

= New Gameplay: Fearless Purification =
  ● In order to avoid biological contamination, the Zero Boundary team needs to assist the spider robot in completing material recycling. After each recycling is completed, interacting with the spider robot can enhance its ability to deal with increasingly violent monsters;
  ● At the start of the level, 5 spider drones will be created, each with different collection times. Once the time is reached, players can interact with the drones to gain abilities;
  ● Each interaction with a spider drone grants players the following abilities in order:
       ◆ Unlimited Firepower: Reduces all skill cooldowns and energy consumption by 75%
       ◆ Bullet Ricochet: Bullets will bounce to up to 5 nearby targets after hitting an enemy, dealing 50% damage
       ◆ Battle Hardened: For each enemy unit killed, increases the player’s max health and base attack power
       ◆ Memory Fusion: The attributes and set effects of two core memory samples will activate simultaneously
       ◆ Choose one from the following engravings:
       ◆ Body Ascension: Significantly increases physical skills, attacks trigger double damage, grants 100% elemental boost and 40% movement speed; 【Rare Engraving】only one can be equipped at a time
       ◆ Battlefield Medic: Shooting teammates restores health for both, with excess healing converted into a shield up to 100% of health max; grants a 1% final damage bonus for every shield point; 【Rare Engraving】only one can be equipped at a time
       ◆ Heavy Warrior: Replaces main and secondary weapons with a 【Gatling gun】, increases max health by 500%, and automatically regenerates health after 5 seconds without taking damage; 【Rare Engraving】only one can be equipped at a time
  ● Completing each level grants a limited-time commander character, which can stack in duration. The limited-time commander character will become inactive after the version update on December 19, 2024.
  ● Recommended Armament Value: 315


= New Crystal Core =

• MP5 Quantum Teleport
  
• How to obtain: Turing support acquisition
  
• Release skills to enter the quantum state, in which the movement speed will gradually increase. At the same time, passing through monsters can cause damage to them and increase the movement speed.
  
  
• UMP45 Revive Shield
  
• How to obtain: Obtain from the UMP45 Revive Shield event
  
• Provide a [momentary barrier] for yourself and teammates within a certain range, and pull up yourself and teammates who have fallen to the ground at the same time, and the fallen state can also be released.
  

= New Card Pool =

• Quantum shuttle
  
• Available time: September 26-November 21
  
• Quantum Shuttle, including limited memory sample set - [Quantum Shuttle]
  
  
• Revive Shield
  
• Available time: September 26-November 21
  
• Revive Shield, including limited memory sample set - [Revive Shield]
  

= Added Light and Shadow Illusion =

• Collapse Field - Resonance
  
• During the use of the collapse force field crystal nuclei, the Zero Boundary Team discovered that a few collapse points seemed to be connected to another world. They called this type of crystal nuclei "resonance.".
  
• Please check the specific effects in the game
  
  
• Pleasure of Fire - Netherfire
  
• The new generation melee crystal core developed by Stardust Research Institute on the basis of the Flame Pleasure Crystal Core is currently only equipped with a small number of members of the Zero World Team for actual combat testing.
  
• Please check the specific effects in the game
  
  
• Collapse Field - Thunder
  
• A special variant of the collapse field crystal core, with very few in number, and the Stardust Laboratory is currently analyzing it.
  
• Exclusive for the top 100 players in the Starfall Expedition rankings.
  
• Please check the specific effects in the game.
  

= Card Pool Adjustment =

• After this update, the limited memory sample set in the limited card pool that has been removed from the shelves will be added to the common card pool
  
• BSG-14 Ball Lightning
  
• AUG Psychic Vortex
  
• XM8 Singularity Knife
  

= Mall Related =

• The crystal cores [BSG-14 Ball Lightning], [AUG Mind Vortex], and [UMP45 Revive Shield] are now available in the store, along with the corresponding Supreme Gift Pack and Deluxe Gift Pack.
  

[h2]Game Mode[/h2]

= New gameplay: the Ultimate Race =
   ● In response to the increasingly severe global situation, major organizations have united to host a series of elite selection competitions, with the Qiu Loong Camp's events organized by the Star Sea Cooperation. Thanks to the technology sharing from the Zero Realm Forces, the Qiu Loong Camp map is a special area generated using real projection technology. In this area, warriors will undergo the following segments of competition:
         ◆ Rapid Climbing Stage: Warriors must jump to the highest point as quickly as possible, testing their mastery of jumping abilities;
         ◆ Precision Marksmanship Stage: Warriors need to use their Qiu Loong flintlock to hit target dragon orbs, competing on speed and accuracy of shooting;
         ◆ Maze Solving Stage: Warriors must quickly gather all the words from the poem and deliver them to the central area, testing their target recognition skills;
         ◆ Raft Racing Stage: Warriors must use floating bamboo rafts to quickly reach the opposite shore, presenting a dual challenge of jumping and distance control;
         ◆ Final Sprint Stage: Warriors must utilize the lightness ability granted by the environment to accurately step on lily pads at varying distances to reach the finish line. At this stage, vision, control, and timing will evolve into extraordinary agility, helping warriors claim the crown and stand atop the Qiu Loong...


[h2]MAP ADDITION[/h2]

= New TDM map =

• Ice Abyss Miracle
  
• A mysterious periodic signal has drawn the world's attention to the polar abyss, with rampant rumors of the resurgence of the ancient gods. Guardians at the Titan Outpost are engaged in fierce combat with the Firestorm Mercenaries, but in the next moment, everything comes to a halt because the Old Gods have fallen...
  

[h2]SKIN REVOLUTION[/h2]

= Commander William J. Smith =
  ● First Limited-Time Crystal Core Enhanced Character
    ● Acquisition Method: Fearless Purification
    ● Available Time: September 26, 2024 - December 19, 2024
    ● Commander character is a limited-time character; repeated acquisitions will stack the time limit
    ● This limited-time character will be removed on December 19, 2024
    ● Crystal Core Enhancement Effects:
         ◆ Saiga12K Particle Shield: The Particle Shield can be used while under control effects, releasing it will remove the control status
         ◆ FNFAL Life Drain: Damage dealt to any target within the Life Drain range restores 2% health, only activates when health is below 75%
         ◆ AKM Electromagnetic Surge: During the release of Electromagnetic Surge, immunity to control skills is granted, and damage taken is reduced by 75%
         ◆ Type-56 Revive Drone: The Revive Drone can add rescue points for downed players; once the rescue points are full, the downed player will be revived. Manual revives can consume rescue points to speed up the process.


= Snow Cicala =

• The Starmony Group specially designs combat suits for Jingwei, with rumors suggesting that Baizhu took the lead in the exterior design.
  
• Acquisition Method: Obtainable through events
  
• Acquisition Period: October 10, 2024 - November 7, 2024
  

[h2]Weapon[/h2]
The first recharge extra gold coin rebate will be reset with the armament pool update

= New Arms Pool =

• Hyper Engine Series (Available Time: September 26, 2024 - January 14, 2025 )
  
• FNFAL Hyper Engine (Immortal)
  
• Scar Hyper Engine (Legendary)
  
• Kar98K Hyper Engine (Legendary)
  
• Saiga12K Hyper Engine (Legendary)
  
• Handaxe Hyper Engine (Legendary)
  
• MSR Extreme Sprint (Epic)
  
• Vector Extreme Sprint (Epic)
  
• XM8 Extreme Sprint (Epic)
  
• BSG-14 Extreme Sprint (Epic)
  
• P90 Extreme Sprint (Epic)
  
• Barrett's Flame (Epic)
  
• AUG Flame (Epic)
  
• Revolver Flame (Epic)
  
• MK14EBR Flame (Epic)
  
• Gatling Flame (Epic)
  

[h2]Mall update[/h2]

= New Silver Weapon =

• Heavy Hunting Knife
  

= BT PLUS Monthly Weapon (available from October 1 to November 30) =

• AKM Noble Emblem (Epic)
  
• DT22 Noble Emblem (Epic)
  
• Desert Eagle Noble Emblem (Epic)
  

= Snow Cicala bundle is now available =

• Shelf time：October 10, 2024 - November 7, 2024
  
• Contains content：Skin: Jingwei-Snow Cicala + Weapon：Barrett-Snow Cicala
  
• Price: 5640 points
  

[h2]EVENTS UPDATE[/h2]

= Event Discount =
Duration: September 26, 2024 - October 23, 2024
Event Rules:

• From October 15 to October 23, players can spend Skyfire coins×3380 to buy Nepalese Saber Skyfire Punishment.
  
• September 26 to October 23, log in every day to receive 100 days of Huobi, up to 5 days.
  
• September 26 to October 3, Spend 20 coupons to bargain, you can draw Skyfire coins, you can get Skyfire coins×30~66, you can bargain up to 10 times, and you can get Skyfire coins×300 after accumulating 10 bargaining times.
  
• You can use coupons to redeem Skyfire coins one to one
  

= Infestation Graduation =
Duration: September 26, 2024 - October 25, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, players can receive corresponding rewards after completing the task.
  

= Lucky Ballky =
Duration: October 2, 2024 - October 30, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, players can choose to spend coupons to open different balls, and each event can open a single ball 3 times.
  ◆Consume coupons×78 to open 1 purple ball: You must get epic drawings×1+Barrett Xuanluan×14 days.
  ◆Consume coupons ×178 to open 1 orange ball 1: You must get legendary drawings×1+revolver European style players×14 days.
  ◆Consume coupons×178 to open 1 orange ball 2: Must get legendary drawings×1+M249 planetary power×14 days.
  ◆Consume coupons×178 to open 1 orange ball 2: Must get legendary drawings×1+M249 planetary power×14 days.
  ◆Consume coupons×178 to open 1 orange ball 4: Must get legendary drawings×1+MP5A3 Tiger Howling Mountain text×14 days.
  ◆Consume coupons×178 to open 1 orange ball 5: You will get legendary drawings×1+Scar nightmare×14 days.
  
• The time limit legendary weapons obtained in this event can extend the use time of the original time limit legendary weapons.
  
• Consume a specified number of drawings, you can redeem the goods in the ball ball store
  
• Epic drawings and legendary drawings can still be used in other subsequent activities, please choose to use and decompose carefully.
  

= UMP45 Revive Shield =
Duration: September 26, 2024 - October 23, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, players can choose to consume coupons×100 for 1 nano creation, and there is a probability of getting rewards every time.
  
• The crystals obtained by Nano creation can be redeemed for rewards in the redemption store of this event.
  
• After the event is over, the crystals obtained in the event will expire, please redeem them as soon as possible.
  

= Stardust Crystal Rebate =
Duration: September 26, 2024 - October 23, 2024
= Weekend Rush =
Duration: October 3, 2024 - October 6, 2024
= Special Preparedness =
Duration: September 26, 2024 - October 23, 2024
= Raid to Win =
Duration: October 10, 2024 - November 9, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, players can get a raid card×1 for free when they log in, and they can choose to spend points×15 to get a raid card×1 in the future (up to 264 points can be purchased)
  
• Every time a player enters into a contract, they will get 1 reward on the event page, and the reward will not be repeated.
  
• The number of raid cards required for each contract is different
  

= Super Training =
Duration: September 26, 2024 - October 23, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, players can get gold rewards and special training energy progress for completing daily tasks.
  
• You can get double the energy progress of special training on weekends.
  

= Spore Queen War-Purification Operation =
Duration: September 26, 2024 - October 23, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, players can receive corresponding rewards after completing the specified tasks.
  

= Infestation Support =
Duration: October 10, 2024 - November 9, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, players can get support points×1 by playing any 1 [Infestation] game every week (normal settlement required) (refresh every Monday)
  
• The higher the armament value, the different rewards that can be redeemed. Every time you redeem a reward, you consume support points×1.
  

= Hyper Engine Gift =
Duration: September 26, 2024 - November 6, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, the character level reaches level 5 and can receive the following benefits: armament box*3 + construction core*1.
  
• During the event, open the designated gift box and arrive at the specified number of times to get benefits.
  

= Summer plan =
Duration: October 17, 2024 - November 6, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, spend 10,000 silver coins to unlock the eligibility for the summer vacation plan and open the eligibility to receive rewards.
  
• You can receive corresponding rewards every 1 day you log in.
  

= Cyberspace =
Duration: October 17, 2024 - November 6, 2024
Event Rules:

• During the event, players can spend points×15 to get space cards×1 (up to 176 points can be purchased).
  
• Every time a player makes a space call, they will get 1 reward on the event page. The reward will not be repeated. After obtaining all the outer circle rewards, they will definitely get the inner circle rewards.
  
• The number of space cards required for each space call is different.
  

= Firepower Carnival =
Duration: September 27, 2024 - September 29, 2024
Event Rules:

• Open up enough firepower to fight together.
  
• On September 29th, multiple drops will be turned on from 12:00 to 22:00, and the output of Xingyao unlimited levels (including ostentatious drop rewards) + season experience acquisition will be increased to 2 times; 19:30-21:30 will be increased to 5 times.
  
• From September 27th to 29th, from 12:00 to 22:00, the full mode will turn on multiple drops, and the output of Xingyao unlimited levels (including ostentatious drop rewards) + season experience acquisition will be increased to 1.5 times.
  
• Free experience of immortal weapons
  
• September 29th [19:30-21:30] Log in to the game and you can receive it in the email: Immortal weapon optional box×1.
  
• [Optional box of Immortal Weapons×1] You can choose to get one of the period immortal weapons: QBZ192 Absolute Zero×3 days; AKM Giulio×3 days.
  

= Infestation Portal =
Duration: September 26, 2024 - October 23, 2024
Event Rules:

• Players can go to the purification portal and consume designated materials in the warehouse to exchange for Stellar Force.
  
• Players can go to the regeneration portal and consume Stellar Force to obtain designated materials.
  

[h2]MISC[/h2]

= Task & Mall Refresh Time Rules =

• CIS:
  PVP daily tasks reset at 0:00 UTC+0.
  PVP weekly tasks reset on Thursday at 8 AM UTC+0.
  Store resets on Thursday at 8 AM UTC+0.
  PVE daily tasks reset at 8 AM UTC+0.
  PVE weekly tasks refresh on Thursday at 8:00 AM UTC+0.
  
• Other regions：
  PVP daily tasks reset at 0:00 UTC+0.
  PVP weekly tasks reset on Thursday at 0 AM UTC+0.
  Store resets on Thursday at 0 AM UTC+0.
  PVE daily tasks reset at 0 AM UTC+0.
  PVE weekly tasks refresh on Thursday at 00:00 AM UTC+0.
  

= PVE weekly mission XP limit =

• Starting this season, the upper limit of PVE weekly mission XP will be raised to 20,000