CounterSide News

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

Please check the link below for more updates and maintenance schedule information.

Patch Notes
[LINK]

[h2]▣ Packages[/h2]

[h3]【 Weekly Resource Package 】[/h3]



Price: 499 Admin Coins
Purchase Limit: 3 times/week

▼ Available Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Composition:
▷ 550 Quartz
▷ 10,000 Eternium
▷ 1,000,000 Credit
▷ 3,000 Info

[h3]【 Latent Ability Value Reset Package 】[/h3]



Price: 1,780 Admin Coins
Total Purchase Count available: 2 times/account

▼ Available Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Composition:
▷ 75 Relic Binary

※ The product is not refundable after purchase.

[h3]【 Assorted Binary Special Package 】[/h3]



Price: 1,990 Admin Coins
Purchase Limit: 5 times/account

▼ Available Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Composition
▷ 100 Set Binary
▷ 150 Tuning Binary

※ This product is not refundable after purchase.

Stats for Awakened exclusive gear for Yoo Mina has been updated.

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Dear CEOs,

The Patch Notes for April 29 is now live!

Please check it out to avoid missing any vital update details!

▼ Maintenance Schedule
▷ April 29, 20:00 - 22:30 (UTC-5)

▼ Maintenance Compensation
▷ 20,000 Credits
▷ 3 Employment Contracts

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

Shop Product
[LINK]

[h2]▣ Capital Point Event[/h2]

▼ Capital Point Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h2]▣ Awakened Exclusive Gear[/h2]
【 Type: Fenrir Yoo Mina 】
- 4 pieces of Awakened exclusive gear will be added.
- Mainstream EP.5, hard stage 2-4 will be added.
- They can be acquired by clearing the hard stage 2-4 in the Mainstream EP.5 at a certain probability.
- The Mainstream EP.5 event shop will be added.
- Disassembling Type: Fenrir Yoo Mina’s Awakened exclusive gear will give the Awakened exclusive gear Part -Yoo Mina-.
* The item above can be used in the Mainstream EP.5 event shop to exchange for the Awakened exclusive gear Coupon.
- Enhancing the gear to +2 will allow CEOs to unlock the Latent Ability.
- The Latent Ability is fixed as Special Skill DMG AMP.

- The event currency bonus for Mainstream EP.5 will begin.

[h2]▣ Returning Awakened Employees[/h2]

【 Type: Fenrir Yoo Mina 】

▼ Type: Fenrir Yoo Mina’s Banner Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Aditya Surya 】

▼ Aditya Surya’s Banner Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 New Age Naielle Bluesteel 】

▼ New Age Naielle Bluesteel’s Banner Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h2]▣ Returning Employees[/h2]

【 Mad Sister Cindy Looper 】

▼ Mad Sister Cindy Looper’s Banner Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Goliath 】

▼ Goliath’s Banner Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Freelancer Kim Chowon 】

▼ Freelancer Kim Chowon’s Banner Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Other 】
▷ Vanguard Exorcist Nicole Primer has been added to the [Recruit on Demand] pool.

[h2]▣ Returning Operators[/h2]

【 Sasha Gagarina 】

▼ Sasha Gagarina’s Banner Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Chloe Starseeker 】

▼ Chloe Starseeker’s Banner Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Mansion Master 】

▼ Mansion Master’s Banner Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h2]▣ Danger Close[/h2]


Battle Condition

[Origin]

• 
  Stability
  

[Easy]

• 
  [Mech] unit HP -5%/sec
  
• 
  [ESPR] unit ATK +100%, HP & Skill Haste +50%
  

[Normal]

• 
  [Mech] unit HP -10%/sec
  
• 
  [ESPR] unit ATK +100%, HP & Skill Haste +50%
  

[Hard / Expert]

• 
  [Mech] unit HP -15%/sec
  
• 
  [ESPR] unit ATK +100%, HP & Skill Haste +50%
  

[ New High Intensity Plan Options ]
1. Knight of the Lake’s Pattern Enhanced
2. Knight of the Lake’s Special Condition Activated

▼ Danger Close - Knight of the Lake Schedule
▷ April 28, 20:00 - May 6, 2025, 14:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Danger Close - Knight of the Lake Settlement Period
▷May 6, 14:00 - May 13, 2025, 14:00 (UTC-5)


[h2]▣ Challenge Stage[/h2]

【 Innovation Setup 】



The Innovation Setup challenge stage will begin to create exclusive gear for the Alphatrix Innovation employees.

In this challenge, collect a [High-performance SoC] to craft their exclusive gear. Moreover, there is a slight chance for the complete exclusive gear to drop after each successful run.



▼ Crafting [Alphatrix] Mold
The following materials are required to craft with the [Alphatrix Innovation] Mold.

• 
  2,500,000 Credits
  
• 
  400 High-performance SoCs
  
• 
  600 Advanced Gear Materials.
  

The mold will give a random exclusive gear, which is listed below.

▼ Equipment from the [Alphatrix] Mold



▼ Challenge Stage - Innovation Setup Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 6, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h2]▣ Substream Event[/h2]

【 Tale of a Girl and a Mercenary 】



Event currency will drop 5 times more than usual during the event.

▼ [ Tale of a Girl and a Mercenary ] Currency Drop Event Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 6, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h2]▣ Punch-In Event[/h2]

【 Anastasia’s Special Supplies 】

▼ [ Anastasia’s Special Supplies ] Punch-In Schedule
▷ April 29, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h2]▣ Improvements and Changes[/h2]

1. A pop-up event that used to forcibly appear once per day upon the release of a new Awakened employee will now be shown only once during the initial release.

2. A gear preset reset feature will be added.

3. Improvement made to display a "Forming Squad" status while forming squads in Friendly Match mode.

4. After a Friendly Match, participants who have not returned to the lobby will now be indicated, and all spectators must return to the lobby before proceeding.

5. Players will get a color in the Friendly Match.

6. Selecting a help option will allow CEOs to see what is inside the coupon.
* Selectable target, level, skills, etc.

7. Profile Settings - Title will now have a filter option.

8. The system has been improved so that after participating in and defeating a raid, the interface will return to the Raid Exploration Status popup screen.

9. A PC keyboard shortcut has been added to the Dispatch Mission screen for selecting missions.

• 
  You can now quickly select Dispatch Missions using number keys 1 to 3, starting from the leftmost mission.
  

[h2]▣ Fixes[/h2]

1. Fixed an issue where, in the Gauntlet environment, enemies affected by Harab’s Special skill [Death Adder] with a Confusion debuff on units costing 2 or less would not behave as intended.

2. Fixed an issue where the Epilogue stage for Substream, Moonlight, Act 4 #23 was not displayed properly.

3. Fixed an issue where the UI was displayed abnormally when the Consortium President viewed member information.

4. Fixed an issue where the gear filter function did not work properly when enhancing the gear after applying filters.

5. Fixed an issue where the items were not sorted according to the existing sorting rules.

6. Fixed an issue where the number of bans was more than it should be.

Dear CEOs,
This month's CounterSide calendar is now live!

Download the calendar to keep track of your events, deadlines, and important dates—everything is on this calendar!

[Download Link]

[h3]【 Horizontal Version 】[/h3]



[h3]【 Vertical Version 】 [/h3]

A preview for May 2025 is here.

Check out the new update planned below!




Google Play Store [LINK]

Apple App Store [LINK]

Steam [LINK]


[h3]Official Communities[/h3]
Official X: [LINK]
Official Discord: [LINK]
Official Subreddit: [LINK]

Dear CEOs,

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

We thank all our CEOs for all the support and love sent to CounterSide.

In this month's Dev Notes, we'll provide more details about the upcoming updates during May.


[h2][ Mainstream EP. 13 - The Law of Creating a World ][/h2]



First, we would like to share the news about the Mainstream episode that many CEOs eagerly await.

Before introducing the upcoming Mainstream EP. 13, we would like to inform you about the Mainstream update schedule.

As mentioned in the previous Developer’s Note, CounterSide has been gradually revealing key narrative threads through the Substream episodes—threads that tie directly into the Mainstream storyline. At the same time, we’ve been continuing to unfold the stories of key characters from the same narrative perspective.

The upcoming Mainstream EP.13 – The Laws of Creating a World, a full-scale story will develop through these narrative connections, offering more substantial content than the past ones.

Due to the sheer scale of this episode, EP. 13 will be released in two parts. Part 1 is set to update on May 20 (UTC-5), while Part 2 is planned for release in June.

We understand that many of our CEOs might feel disappointed by the split update, especially after waiting so long for the next Mainstream episode.

However, the amount of content in Part 1 alone is comparable to ACTs 1 through 4 of the Substream combined, hence there will be plenty to dive into.

While splitting the Mainstream was not ideal, we appreciate your understanding that it is essential for achieving the highest quality storytelling for Season 3.

In this Mainstream EP. 13, Swan kidnaps Noelle in order to achieve her own goals, while a massive spaceship appears in the Normalside. As the situation unfolds, each faction scrambles to locate Swan and respond to the growing crisis.

Will they succeed in tracking her down? And what is the true nature of this enormous spaceship? We look forward to your excitement and anticipation for what’s to come.

[h2][ New Awakened Employee - Personification of Sephira Noellele Wright][/h2]

In the upcoming Mainstream, the newest rookie of the Fenrir Squad, Noellele Wright, will appear in an all-new form.

Personification of Sephira Noellele Wright remains a Counter-type Sniper employee like the original SSR version. However, as illustrated below, she’ll be returning with wings—this time as an air-type employee.

To let everyone enjoy the Mainstream episode without spoilers, we won’t be diving too deeply into her backstory just yet. As for her detailed combat concept, we will be sharing more information in the upcoming patch notes, so please stay tuned.

[h3]◆ Personification of Sephira Noellele Wright[/h3]



[h2][ New Employee - Black Rose ][/h2]

The Counter Pass employee for May will be Black Rose of Betatrix, following Gambler, who received much love from the CEOs.

Black Rose will be a Soldier-type Sniper employee who is being prepared in a multi-soldier format.

Black Rose is a new face in the Mansion, and the face under her visor might be familiar to the CEOs, but please do not confuse her with a Persona version of another employee.

[h3]◆ Black Rose[/h3]



[h2][ New Operator - Justine Macy ][/h2]

Justine Macy, who first appeared in the Substream Alice Emergency and was loved by many CEOs, is scheduled to be released as a new Operator.

Justine Macy is an Operator who grants the effect of increasing the Skill Haste of ally Rangers and enhances their offensive abilities.

Look forward to Justine's arrival as an Operator, and please refer to the patch notes for detailed information


[h3]◆ Operator Justine Macy[/h3]



[h2][ New Danger Close Boss - Nibble ][/h2]

The adult version of Nibble, who was revealed in the Substream, Winter Vacation, will be appearing as a Danger Close boss.

Like the characteristics shown in the story, Nibble absorbs power and becomes stronger each time she defeats the opponent.

Also, be aware that she will unleash powerful attacks when she absorbs a certain amount of power, and we hope you will strategize to defeat this new Danger Close boss.



[h2][ Alternium Reactor ][/h2]

The employees for the next Alteranium Reactor are Snipers, following the recent balance patch for the Sniper class.

As mentioned in the March Developer's Note, stat adjustments such as ATK and HP were carried out through the balance patch, and the Alteranium Reactors are being prepared in a way that strengthens the employees' advantages or compensates for their weaknesses.

The Alteranium Reactor targets are Lucid, Drekavac, and Morgana, and detailed information will be provided in a future patch note



[h2][ Squad Tornament The Worlds ][/h2]

The cross-server Squad Tournament, which many CEOs have been waiting for, is scheduled to be held in May.

Squad Tournament The Worlds will be conducted simultaneously on the Korea and Global servers, so there will be some differences from the previous Squad Tournaments.

First, banned units will be voted on separately for each server, but the banned units determined from both servers will be applied to all servers.

Also, the qualifiers will be conducted separately for each server, with 16 CEOs being qualified from each server.

In the elimination round, 4 qualifiers from each server will be assigned to each group, featuring matchups between the Korea server and the Global server.

As the Squad Tournament The Worlds is the first content where all CEOs from both servers will participate, we have prepared enhanced ranking and prediction rewards, so please look forward to the event and participation.



This concludes the brief overview of the May update.

Thank you.