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[June 28] Product Notes (Modified)



Dear CEOs,
Here is the list of new products featured in this week’s update.
Please look through them carefully, for you never know when they will come in handy!

The product's price may vary depending on the platform, residence, and the daily exchange rate.

For more information on the updates and the maintenance schedule for June 28, please check the links below.

Patch Notes[Link]

[h2]▣ Packages [/h2]

[h3]【 Special Command Module Reset Package 】[/h3]



Price: 1,980 Admin Coins

Total Purchase Count: 2 times/account

▼ Purchasable Period:
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:10 ~ July 12, 2023, 12:00 (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:10 ~ July 11, 2023, 22:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Composition:
▷ 750 x Black Box Fragments
▷ 75 x [Ship COMP] Coupon



※ This product is not refundable after purchase.

[h2]▣ Welcome Back Packages[/h2]




[h3]【 Welcome Back Package Vol.1 】[/h3]

Price: $6.99

Total Purchase Count: 1 time/account

▼ Purchasable Period:
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:10 ~ Until further notice (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:10 ~ Until further notice (UTC-5)


▼ Composition:
▷ 1 x Welcome Back SSR Lv.110 Experienced Coupon


※ Upon using this Coupon, the CEO will be able to get one of the following at RANDOM.

  • Sky Layfield

  • Horizon

  • Shena

  • Lyudmila

  • Gaeun

  • Naielle Bluesteel

  • Nanahara Chifuyu



[h3]【 Welcome Back Package Vol.2 】[/h3]

Price: $21.99

Total Purchase Count: 1 time/account

▼ Purchasable Period:
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:10 ~ Until further notice (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:10 ~ Until further notice (UTC-5)

▼ Composition:
▷ A total of 4,400 Admin Coins

- 400 Admin Coins will be sent on purchase and rest of 4,000 will be sent via in-game mail every day for 10 days. (Edited on June 27, 21:27 UTC+9)


[h3]【 Welcome Back Package Vol.3 】[/h3]

Price: $47.99

Total Purchase Count: 1 time/account

▼ Purchasable Period:
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:10 ~ Until further notice (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:10 ~ Until further notice (UTC-5)


▼ Composition:
▷ A total of 5,000 Admin Coins
▷ 3 x Welcome Back Special Operator Coupons (Edited on June 28, 15:27 UTC+9)

Operator Composition:

  • Serina Crew

  • Olivie Park

  • Kim Hana

  • Sigma

  • Momo

  • Moneka


※ Upon using this Coupon, the CEO will be able to get one of the above at RANDOM. (Edited on June 27, 21:21 UTC+9)


[h3]【 Welcome Back Package Vol.4 】[/h3]

Price: $64.99

Total Purchase Count: 1 time/account

▼ Purchasable Period:
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:10 ~ Until further notice (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:10 ~ Until further notice (UTC-5)

▼ Composition:
▷ A total of 6,600 Admin Coins
▷ 1 x Welcome Back Awakened Lv.110 Experienced Coupon


Awakened Unit Composition:

  • Six Wings Na Yubin

  • Six Wings Amy Firstwing

  • Arhat Joo Shiyoon

  • Ace of Wings Lee Sooyeon

  • Type: Fenrir Yoo Mina

  • Cold Case Horizon


※ Upon using this Coupon, the CEO will be able to get one of the above at RANDOM. (Edited on June 27, 21:21 UTC+9)

[h2]★ Notice ★[/h2]

※ The Welcome Back Packages are visible to CEOs who have returned to the game.
※ Every Welcome Back Package is not refundable the moment the item is used or moved to the inventory.



[June 28] Patch Notes (Added)



Dear CEOs,
Patch notes for June 28 is now live!
Please check it out to avoid missing any vital update details!

Please make sure to update the app on Google Playstore and Apple Appstore!

▼ Maintenance Schedule
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:00 ~ June 28, 2023, 17:00 (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:00 ~ June 28, 2023, 03:00(UTC-5)

▼ Maintenance compensation
▷ 20,000 x Credits
▷ 3 x Employment Contracts

▼ Shop News:
For this week’s update on shop products, please check the announcement below for more information.
Shop Product: [LINK]


[h2]▣ New Gauntlet [Sincere] Season[/h2]

1) Buff adjusted to the SSR Ships during the Sincere season is as follows.
Before: Limited to SSR Ships, maximum damage received is limited to 20%.
After: Limited to SSR Ships, CRIT DMG RES +50%, and maximum damage received is limited to 20%.
- The following above may change with additional notice.

▼Sincere Season 1st Half Period
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:00 ~ September 6, 2023, 12:00 (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:00 ~ September 5, 2023, 22:00(UTC-5)

[h2]▣ New Counter Pass [/h2]
【 Skia Crow 】



A new season of Counter Pass begins.
This season is [ Skia Crow ].

◆ Clearing Counter Pass

  • You can clear the Counter Pass Missions to increase the pass level while acquiring the necessary materials for unit growth.

  • Counter Pass missions are divided into [Daily Mission] and [Weekly Missions].

  • In the [Daily Mission], 10 missions are given daily; you can choose 6 from the 10 to clear the given mission.

    • If the given mission is not up to your taste, you can select the reroll option to renew the mission.

    • You can re-roll the mission for free for the first 3 times, and up to 5 more times afterward by spending credits.

    • If you clear more than 6 missions, you can earn extra pass experience.

  • In the [Weekly Mission], 10 missions are given every Monday at 04:00 UTC-9.

    • You can re-roll the mission for free for the first 3 times, and up to 5 more times afterward by spending credits.

  • You can earn extra pass experience by completing 2nd and 4th-week missions.


▼Counter Pass - Skia Crow Available Period
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:00 ~ July 26, 2023, 12:00 (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:00 ~ July 25, 2023, 22:00(UTC-5)








[h2]▣ Returning Awakened Employees[/h2]

【 Hilde: Siegfried Type 】



▼Hilde: Siegfried Type Banner Period
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:10 ~ July 12, 2023, 12:00 (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:10 ~ July 11, 2023, 22:00(UTC-5)


【 Cold Case Horizon 】



▼Cold Case Horizon Banner Period
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:10 ~ July 12, 2023, 12:00 (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:10 ~ July 11, 2023, 22:00(UTC-5)


【 Six Wings Na Yubin 】



▼Six Wings Na Yubin Banner Period
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:10 ~ July 12, 2023, 12:00 (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:10 ~ July 11, 2023, 22:00(UTC-5)


[h2]▣ Punch-In[/h2]



A Summer Special Gift punch-in will begin.

▼Summer Special Gift Punch-In Period
▷ June 28, 2023, 14:10 ~ July 12, 2023, 12:00 (UTC+9)
▷ June 28, 2023, 00:10 ~ July 11, 2023, 22:00(UTC-5)


[h2]▣ Lena and Chloe’s Comeback Rewards Punch-In and Mission[/h2]



A punch-in and a special mission for returning CEOs will last for 30 & 14 days respectively upon CEO’s return.




[h2]▣ Substream: Seasonal Record[/h2]

1) [Seasonal Record] Tab will be added in the Substream section.

2) The following seasonal stories will be added.
- World's most delicious and horrifying chocolate
- Fateful Summer
- Winter Cabin Party
- Vice President’s Holidays

※ A new season event story will be added to the [seasonal record] after a certain amount of time.


[h2]▣ Ship Balance[/h2]
1) Every ship regardless of their rarity will now receive skill seal immunity.
2) New Ohio & Gleipnir: Pod Type’s skills are adjusted.

◈ New Ohio ■ Original Antipersonnel Tactic (Passive) Effect

  • Enemy Soldiers' DMG Taken AMP +10%

  • Enemy Soldiers' DMG Taken AMP +15%

  • Enemy Soldiers' DMG Taken AMP +20%


■ Renewed Antipersonnel Tactic (Passive) Effect

  • Ally units' Anti-Soldier DMG Increase +10%, deployed units' Knockback RES +50% for 10 s

  • Ally units' Anti-Soldier DMG Increase +15%, deployed units' Knockback RES +75% for 10 s

  • Ally units' Anti-Soldier DMG Increase +20%, deployed units' Knockback RES +100% for 10 s


◈ Gleipnir: Pod Type
■ Adv. In Static’s (1st Active Skill) is now working as intended.



[h2]▣ Improvements and Changes[/h2]

1) When a piece of equipment is selected, it will now show players where it can be obtained.

2) An option to stop the animation of units placed in the lobby is added.
※ If the selected unit’s facial expression option is changed, then the animation will resume.

3) An option to modify the order in the [favorites tab] is added.

4) Gauntlet emote settings will carry over to every gauntlet mode.

5) An improvement where the last stage’s information UI at the dungeons with three stages will no longer interfere with the main UI.

6) An improvement where upon entering the [salary negotiation], the unit selected for the operation will now have their salary negotiation voice spoken.

7) An improvement where players who did not log in for more than a week will no longer show up at the [Find Partners] tab.

8) An option to change the mouse cursor at the PC client version is added.
※ You can turn it on and off at the [Settings - Game - Mouse Cursor]

9) A change where upon trying to enhance equipment, it will now first show the list of modules you have.

10) A speed option of x0.5 is added in the [practice mode].

11) [High-quality sound effect] option is now added.
※ It is turned ON by default and can be changed at the [Settings - Sound - High-quality Sound Effect].
※ Various sounds have been equally balanced and adjusted.
※ Upon in-game sounds overlapping each other, it will now provide a more stable sound.
This function will use up additional memory. As such, it is recommended to turn this option OFF on lower-end devices.

12) On the battle report after the co-op battle, acquirable artifacts and the purification rate will now be displayed.

13) If you have selected a specific substory episode and if it has related episodes, it will now be displayed on that selected episode screen.

14) An improvement on the opponent’s tag in the Dimension Trimming. (Added on June 28, 12:08 UTC+9)




[h2]▣ Bug Fixes[/h2]

1) A fix where upon changing the unit’s facial expression when the animation is paused, the illustration would not display correctly.

2) A fix where gained unit experience will not show up after clearing the [Mainstream].

3) A fix where the [Ensured Recruitment] is less than 10 in the [Custom Pick Up], it will still show up as ‘recruit 10 time(s).

4) A fix where [Consotrium Notice] would go over the UI when the announcement is too long.

5) A fix where CEOs would be able to enter unopened contents.

6) A fix where an error popup would show up when selecting & holding on the list of [Custom Pick Up].

7) A fix where enhancing equipment would sporadically not work as intended.

8) A fix where a list of equipment will not show up after the [equipment filter option] is set.

9) A fix where the maximum operation count goes over the number of [Exploration Permit] a user has upon proceeding to a [Safe Mine].

10) A fix where recommended equipment type does not match with the unit type.

Thank you

CounterSide Global July 2023 Preview

Dear CEOs,
CounterSide Global Preview for July is now live!
Check out what will happen at the CounterSide July!



【Play on STEAM】 [LINK]

【Play on Mobile】 [LINK]

【Official Community】
Official Discord: [LINK]
Official Facebook: [LINK]
Official Subreddit: [LINK]
Official Twitter: [LINK]
Official YouTube: [LINK]

[June 23] Data Patch



A non-disconnecting data patch will be carried out.
Please restart the game to update the game after the data patch.

▣ Data Patch Schedule
– June 23, 2023, 15:00 ~ 15:10 (UTC+9)
– June 23, 2023, 01:00 ~01:10 (UTC-5)

▣ Data Patch Content
- A fix on Frame: Noble Will

Thank you

[Dev Notes #11] June 2023 Dev Notes



Dear CEOs,
This is Kim Hyun Soo, the Head PD of CounterSide.

On June 2023 Dev Notes, we are going to talk about big updates coming up in July before introducing the ¾ quarter roadmap for the Korean server.

[h3] 【 The New Co-Op Battle Boss 】 [/h3]

On the Global server, the new co-op battle boss, Tyrant Gigas will be introduced on August 9, 2023.

Tyrant Gigas will have strong skills and gimmicks, which will be more challenging than the Demolition Worm.

Now, before releasing the boss, I am here to tell you more about this boss in detail.

The most important point to remember is that during phase 2 after two minutes of combat remains when Tyrant Gigas start using its Special and Ultimate Skills.

This Special Skill will summon Tyrant Armor around Tyrant Gigas. If the CEO does not meet the hit count on the armor to pass this gimmick, the boss will nullify all the barriers within its effective area for 10 seconds while damaging everything on the field with a certain amount of true damage along with guaranteed critical damage.

Tyrant Gigas’ Ultimate Skill will nullify the barrier within its effective area and damage the units with true damage along with guaranteed critical damage. The units hit by the Ultimate Skill will be under barrier nullification for 10 seconds.

Tyrant Gigas’ enhancement by level is as follows


Level

Details

Levels 1 & 2

Tyrant Armor: Removes armor after 80 hits within 10 seconds and acquires attack buff

Tyrant Gigas: 100 hits within 16 seconds for Special Skill cancellation.

Levels 3 & 4

Tyrant Armor: Removes armor 90 hits within 9 seconds and acquires attack buff

Tyrant Gigas: 110 hits within 15 seconds for Special Skill cancellation.

Levels 5 & 6

Tyrant Armor: Removes armor 100 hits within 8 seconds and acquires attack buff

Tyrant Gigas: 120 hits within 14 seconds for Special Skill cancellation.

Level 7

Additional 1 Tyrant Armor on the left-side Tyrant Gigas

Tyrant Armor: Removes armor 110 hits within 8 seconds and acquires attack buff

Tyrant Gigas: 130 hits within 14 seconds for Special Skill cancellation.

Levels 8 ~ 15

Additional 2 Tyrant Armors on the left-side Tyrant Gigas

Tyrant Armor: Removes armor 120 hits within 8 seconds and acquires attack buff

Tyrant Gigas: 140 hits within 14 seconds for Special Skill cancellation.

※ +50% defense buff on the first level, and an additional 5% per level increase.

Tyrant Gigas’ special and Ultimate Skills that negate barriers will cancel barriers like [Esterosa de Chevalier: Near Astraea] have. This can be acknowledged as barrier reflux during the actual in-game play.

Moreover, with the appearance of the boss, we are going to change the co-op battle schedule from 3 weeks of active battle period and a week of break. Each season’s reward will be halved from the 8-week-long schedule and the increase in the elimination reward and cumulative reward will increase. Furthermore, after this update, CEOs will be able to get all the rewards after eliminating level 5 ~ 6 bosses to reduce the burden a bit.





Furthermore, starting from the next co-op battle season, the purification rate and the acquirable list of artifacts will show up on the battle report screen, which will ease hunting the boss more than it is right now.


[h3] 【 Dimension Trimming 】 [/h3]

Dimension Trimming was originally planned out to be content where users can farm for high-level equipment. Though forcing players to manually play made the content unfriendly to the users.


Therefore, in mid-July gimmicks that require players to play manually will be adjusted overall to lower the stress of playing the content while giving more access to the equipment.


[h3] 【 Substream Seasonal Episode and QOL Addition 】 [/h3]

[ World's most delicious and horrifying chocolate], [Fateful Summer], [Vice President’s Holidays], [ Winter Cabin Party], and other seasonal event episodes will be added under a separate category, Seasonal Records.

New seasonal episodes featuring from August 2023 will have their story updated after a certain amount of time.




Additional QOL features, such as showing related episodes while reading through each of them will be added soon.

[h3] 【 Ship Balance Patch & Skill Seal Effect Adjustments 】 [/h3]

A ship is an element where it can actively engage and influence the outcome of battles. However, the skill seal effects were also applicable on ships leading to CEOs feeling helpless and cannot do anything under unfavorable conditions and even some CEOs thought this was a gameplay bug. To resolve this issue, we decided to give permanent immunity to ships from getting their skills sealed.

We also noticed, however, by doing so, New Ohio may be undervalued from this patch. As such, instead of giving the ship a completely new set of skills, we decided to buff its passive skill.

Before:

  • Enemy Soldiers' DMG Taken AMP +10%

  • Enemy Soldiers' DMG Taken AMP +15%

  • Enemy Soldiers' DMG Taken AMP +20%


After:

  • Enemy Soldiers' DMG Taken AMP +10%, Knockback RES +50% after deployment

  • Enemy Soldiers' DMG Taken AMP +15%, Knockback RES +75% after deployment

  • Enemy Soldiers' DMG Taken AMP +20%, Knockback RES +100% after deployment


Moreover, when Gleipnir: Pod Type’s first active skill, [In Static] and [Adv. In Static] is active, the area of effect for ASPD 50% decrease has been increased slightly. This will affect static bosses which will give a competitive edge to the ship in the PVE content.


[h3] 【 Before the New Gauntlet Season 】 [/h3]

On both Courage Seasons, if you have achieved a league diamond 5 or higher, [ Replacer King: Overlord of the End World ] was given out, and the [Frame: Noble Will] will be given to those who had more than 1 special skin. This frame cannot be acquired by other means and will be mailed to you during the settlement period.



A new season, Sincere, will be opened with seasons separated into two. As mentioned in the last Dev Notes, leagues above Diamond 4 will be adjusted like the below.





During the Sincere season, SSR ships’ MAX DMG Taken Limit now also includes CRIT DMG RES as well. This buff will be applied on the June 28’s patch and may be changed or deleted through additional notice.

The reward for the 2023 Sincere season will be given to Amy Firstwing. Please look forward to her attractive yet deadly looks.


Her limited skin will be given out at the end of each Sincere season to those who ranked Diamond 5 and above. Although you won’t be able to check the skin right away when the season starts on June 26. We will make sure you can check the skin out when it is available.


[h3] 【 New Substream Episode - Ethereal Moon Splitter 】 [/h3]



Another Nanahara episode after [The Sun-Calling Tracks], [Ethereal Moon Splitter] will be updated on July 5. This episode will feature [ Orochinagi Nanahara Chifuyu ] and [ Full Moon Nanahara Chinatsu ] depicting the danger that draws near the Nanahara Family.


[h3] 【 New Mainstream Episode 9.5 - The Compassionate and the Heartless 】 [/h3]



Mainstream Ep. 9.5 will be updated on July 19. Please look forward to the episode as it will feature Sysop, [Levia Thanis], and other characters. Levia will be featured as a counter pass on July 26.

[h3] 【 Other QOL Improvements 】 [/h3]


On June 28’s patch, CEOs will be able to select any equipment and see where to acquire the same pieces. Units that do not yet have the recommended equipment list will have their own, soon.



CEOs can find the list of added favorite operations through [Operation]→[☆]→[Change Order].



Lastly, on the PC client, a [Mouse Cursor] option is added. This will give an option to CEOs to actually use it on the client and to adjust the size if desired.


[h3] 【 Prestige 】 [/h3]

[ A Blossoming Desire ] will end on June 27 at 14:00 (UTC-5). After a short break, a new prestige will begin on August 2023. The next prestige skin belongs to Tenured President Regina MacCready.

The following skin will be featured first on August 2023 first and the awakened unit, Tenured President Regina MacCready will be released on September 2023.





[h3] 【 Origin Half-Anniversary 】 [/h3]

A preparation for the half-anniversary on August 2023 is currently underway. More detailed information will be announced separately.

This concludes the June 2023 Dev Notes.
We will do our best to make the game more fitting.
Thank you.