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◈ Update Details[/p][p]
▣ Time: January 27, 2026, 19:00 - 21:30 (UTC-5) [/p][p]
▣ Impact: Inaccessibility to the game.[/p][p]
▣ Maintenance Compensation: 20,000 Credits, 3 Employment Contracts[/p][p]* Compensation will not be sent to CEOs who have broken the Terms of Service.[/p][p]
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▣ Please Note[/p][p]- Patch note details may be added or changed during the update.[/p][p]- The schedule may be adjusted depending on the maintenance situation.[/p][p]- Maintenance compensation will be sent to your mailbox if you log in by Jan 30, 2026, 09:59 (UTC-5)[/p][p]- Due to a change in the maintenance start time, the end time for content scheduled to conclude at 20:00 on January 27, 2026 will be moved to 19:00. [/p][p]
\[Affected Content][/p][p]- Classified Recruitment: Ministra, Great Silent Ecclesia, Maestra Nequitia
- Standard Recruitment: Lumi, Goliath, Mors
- Raid: Britra Season
- Event: Last Stand Season 19 Settlement Period
- Academy Student Council Exclusive Equipment Challenge: \[Academy Student Council Special Course]
- Attendance Check: Anastasia’s Special Supply
- Counter Pass: Hyperion Plan Titan
- Shop: 2026 Winter Prep Combat Support Package, 2026 Winter Prep Fusion Core Package, 2026 Winter Prep Assorted Binary Package, 2026 Winter Prep Relic Binary Package, 2026 Winter Prep Ship Enhancement Package, 2026 Winter Prep Classified Recruitment Package, Daily Recruitment Package, Assorted Binary Special Package[/p][p][/p][p]
◈ Shop Details[/p][p]This week’s shop update details can be found in the Shop Notice linked below, so please make sure to check it.[/p][p]▷
\[January 27 Shop Notice] link[/p][p]
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1. New Substream: Omen 5 - La Traviata[/p][p]
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[/p][p]1) A new Substream episode \[Omen 5 - La Traviata] will be added.[/p][p]
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2. New Employee[/p][p]1) A new employee \[Doctor Macy] will be added.[/p][p]
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\[Standing][/p][p]
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\[Skill Cut-in[/p][p]
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\[SD][/p][p]
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\[Live Illustration][/p][p]
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◈ Counter Pass: Doctor Macy[/p][p]
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◆ Schedule[/p][p]- Jan. 27, after the maintenance - Mar. 3, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
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◆ Clearing Counter Pass[/p]
- [p]You can clear the Counter Pass Missions to increase the pass level while acquiring the necessary materials for unit growth.[/p]
- [p]Counter Pass missions are divided into \[Daily Mission] and \[Weekly Missions].[/p]
- [p]In the \[Daily Mission], 10 missions are given daily; you can choose 6 from the 10 to complete the given mission.[/p]
- [p]If you don't like the mission given, you can select the reroll option to renew it.[/p]
- [p]You can re-roll the mission for free for the first 3 times, and up to 5 more times afterward by spending credits.[/p]
- [p]If you clear more than 6 missions, you can earn extra pass experience.[/p]
- [p]In the \[Weekly Mission], 10 missions are given every Sunday at 14:00 UTC-5.[/p]
- [p]You can re-roll the mission for free for the first 3 times, and up to 5 more times afterward by spending credits.[/p]
- [p]You can earn extra pass experience by completing the 2nd and 4th-week missions.[/p]
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3. Great Expedition Season 1[/p][p]
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[/p][p]- Great Expedition Season 1 will begin. [/p][p]
◆ Schedule[/p][p]- Jan. 27, after the maintenance - Feb. 10, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
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◆ How It Works[/p][p]- This event can only be played during the event period, and all progress will be reset once it ends.[/p][p]- Instead of using your existing squads, you will form a new squad from scratch and progress using the employees acquired during the exploration.[/p][p]- For each stage, you can check the types of rewards available and the classes of enemy units that appear.[/p][p]- When the exploration ends—whether by success or failure—all employees, artifacts, and items obtained during the run will be reset.[/p][p]- If you fail during exploration or clear all stages, you will receive Enhancement Points based on the region reached.[/p][p]- Enhancement Points can be used to perform Season Enhancements, and any enhanced stats can be reset.[/p][p]- You will earn Score Points based on the highest stage cleared during the event period.[/p][p]- Rewards can be obtained using the Score Points earned.[/p][p]- Only specific employees will appear in this event.[/p][p]
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◆ Season Improvements[/p][p]- A feature to display the list of employees appearing during the season has been added.
- The Battle Environment information will now be displayed through a popup on the right side of the Battle Section to improve clarity.
- Reroll functionality and an option to hide the reward popup have been added to the reward selection screen.
- Owned skins will now be applied to employees acquired during exploration.
- The stage tiers for each area have been expanded to 15 levels.
- Rarity indicators have been added to Artifacts.
- The stats of certain existing Artifacts have been enhanced, and new Artifacts have been added. [/p][p]
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\[Available Employees][/p][p]
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\[Reward][/p][p]
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4. Awakened Exclusive Gear: Orochinagi Nanahara Chifuyu[/p][p]- Four pieces of exclusive gear for Orochinagi Nanahara Chifuyu will be added.
- Ethereal Moon Splitter – Hard Mode ACT 1-2 will be added. [/p][p]- Gear can be obtained with a certain probability by clearing Ethereal Moon Splitter – Hard Mode ACT 1-2.
- Orochinagi Nanahara Chifuyu’s exclusive gear will be added to the Ethereal Moon Splitter event shop.[/p][p]- You will obtain \[Awakened Exclusive Gear Part -Nanahara Chifuyu-] when dismantling the Orochinagi Nanahara Chifuyu's Awakened exclusive gear.
- This item can be used for the Awakened Exclusive Gear Coupon -Nanahara Chifuyu- that will be added to the Ethereal Moon Splitter event shop.
- At +2 enhancement, a Latent Ability will be unlocked.
- The Latent Ability is fixed as a Melee DMG, but the value is determined at random.[/p][p]
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5. Raid: Inhibitor & Guardian of Sephira Season[/p][p]- The raid boss \[Inhibitor] and event raid boss \[Guardian of Sephira] will appear.
- When a normal raid boss appears, there is a certain chance that the event raid boss, \[Guardian of Sephira], will appear instead.
- The appearance rate of \[Guardian of Sephira] is not affected by Branch level or facilities.
- The exclusive currency obtainable from defeating the \[Guardian of Sephira] can be exchanged for various items in the shop.[/p][p]- The exclusive currency from the \[Guardian of Sephira] will be removed after the event schedule. [/p][p]
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◆ Raid Schedule[/p][p]▷ Jan. 27, after the maintenance - Feb. 10, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
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◆ Guardian of Sephira & Event Shop Schedule[/p][p]▷ Jan. 27, after the maintenance - Feb. 10, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]2) When participating in Event Raids on the World Map, the event duration will now be displayed.[/p][p]
[/p][p]※ With the season rotation for
\[Inhibitor & Guardian of Sephira], the Plaque Exchange
rewards will be updated.[/p][p]※
Raid Points will only be awarded from raid bosses generated during the ongoing season. Defeating raid bosses from other seasons will only grant clear rewards.[/p][p]※ Only the
\[Struggle] Origin will be applied to the raid boss
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6. Challenge Stage: Old Administration: Counter Exclusive Gear - \[Old Administration Training Method][/p][p]1) Old Administration Training Method Challenge Mode will return. [/p][p]
◆ Schedule [/p][p]▷ Jan. 27, 2026, after the maintenance - Feb. 3, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
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◆ Dungeon Composition[/p][p]- Consists of ACT.1–3 stages.[/p][p]- Each act is divided into three stages, each with a different combat concept.
- In Challenge Mode, a new exclusive buff \[Old Administration Training Method] will be added, increasing the stats of deployed Old Administration: Counter employees. [/p][p]
◆ Rewards[/p][p]- Clear Challenge Mode to obtain \[Old Administration Pass], a material required to craft \[Old Administration: Counter] Mold.
※ Rewards can only be obtained upon victory.[/p][p]
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[/p][p]- When clearing Challenge Mode stages, you can obtain both a First Clear Reward and a Medal Completion Reward (for achieving 3 medals), and you can also earn \[Old Administration Pass] as repeat rewards.[/p][p]- The \[Old Administration Pass] obtained upon victory in Challenge Mode can be used to craft Old Administration: Counter Molds. [/p][p]
※ Challenge Stage Rewards[/p][p]First Clear Reward: Old Administration Pass
Medal Completion Reward: Quartz
Repeat Reward (Stage Drop): Old Administration Pass[/p][p]
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◆ Exclusive Gear[/p][p]- You can craft from \[Workshop] > \[Craft] > \[Exclusive Gear] tab.[/p][p]- Click the Exclusive Gear Mold icon for \[Old Administration: Counter] to view the available list.[/p][p]- To craft \[Old Administration: Counter] Molds, you will need \[Credits], \[Old Administration Pass], and \[Elite Gear Materials].[/p][p]- The crafting method is the same as with existing molds, and crafting is completed instantly.
- The list of craftable Exclusive Gear is as follows.
- When clearing Challenge stages, there is a low chance of obtaining a completed Old Administration: Counter Exclusive Gear.[/p][p]- When dismantling Old Administration: Counter Exclusive Gear, you will receive 50 Old Administration Passs.
※ Exclusive Gear obtained through mold crafting or stage clears is identical to the Exclusive Gear acquired via Counter Case.[/p][p]
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7. Kim Hana’s Special Bonus[/p][p]
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[/p][p]1) Kim Hana’s Special Bonus Punch-In will start.[/p][p]
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◆ Schedule[/p][p]- Jan. 27, after the maintenance - Feb. 10, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]
[/p][p]※ During the event period, you can participate in a total of 7 days of attendance check-ins.[/p][p]※ Attendance check-ins reset every day at 14:00 (UTC-5).[/p][p]※ Consecutive check-ins are not required—simply check in for the total number of days within the period to receive all rewards.[/p][p]
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8. Recruitment[/p][p]1. Two Classified Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Jan. 27, after the maintenance - Feb. 10, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]- Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times
- One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments.
- Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.[/p][p]- Target employee: \[Orochinagi Nanahara Chifuyu], \[Kubera Alice Braidwood][/p][p]
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[/p][p]2. Three Normal Recruitment Chance UP will return.
- Recruitment Schedule: Jan. 27, after the maintenance - Feb. 10, 2026, 20:00 (UTC-5)[/p][p]- Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times
- One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments.
- Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.[/p][p]- Target employee: \[Judy Swift], \[Titan], \[Grendel][/p][p]
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[/p][p]3. Hyperion Plan Titan has been added to the \[Recruit on Demand] pool[/p][p]
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9. Changes & Improvements[/p][p]1) The Operation attempt restoration feature has been improved.
Before: Restoration could only be performed one attempt at a time using Quartz.
After: Restoration can now be performed by selecting the desired number of attempts in a popup window.[/p][p]
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10. Fixes[/p][p]1) Fixed an issue where banned employees could not be placed when forming Strategy Battle squads. [/p][p]2) Fixed an issue where the ups & bans text remained in the Strategy Battle entry screen. [/p][p]3) Fixed an issue where the employee ownership tag UI was displayed incorrectly in certain conditions. [/p][p]4) Fixed an issue where the Info cost consumed during World Map Branch Dive was displayed abnormally. [/p][p]5) Fixed an issue where employees banned in Ranked Battle could not be placed in Friendly Matches. [/p][p]6) Fixed an issue where, if a banned employee was assigned to a Gauntlet squad, the ban indicator remained in the same position when switching to another squad. [/p][p]7) Fixed an issue where an abnormal message was displayed when attempting to place a banned employee in Ranked Battle. [/p][p]8) Fixed an issue where the Event Raid tutorial and cutscenes did not play when a Normal Raid Boss and an Event Raid Boss appeared simultaneously. [/p][p]9) Fixed an issue where the touch area of the Favorites button on the Character Information screen was abnormal in mobile environments.[/p][p]
[/p][p]10) Fixed an issue where the skill description for Seosang’s Ultimate level 5 was not clear.[/p][p]
Before: Resets Special Skill cooldown after casting Ultimate Skill[/p][p]
After: Resets Special Skill Fury count after casting[/p][p]
[/p][p]11) Fixed an issue where Korean text is being displayed in the server selection menu and other places under the Traditional Chinese language setting. [/p][p]
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[/p][p]This concludes the update details for this week.[/p][p]Thank you.[/p][p]
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