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[May 6] Patch Notes (Extended, Updated 00:10 UTC-5)



Dear CEOs,
The Patch Notes for May 6 is now live!
Please check it out to avoid missing any vital update details!

▼ Maintenance Schedule ( Extended 0.5 hrs )
▷ May 6, 20:00 - May 7, 01:00 (UTC-5)

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

▼ Extended Maintenance Compensation
▷ 60,000 Credits
▷ 4,000 Eternium

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

Shop Product
[LINK]

[h2]▣ Squad Tournament The Worlds[/h2]
Squad Tournament The Worlds between Korean and Global servers will begin.

▼ Squad Tournament The Worlds Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 27, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h3]◆ Global Ban Vote[/h3]

  • During the ban voting period, CEOs can select the [Vote] button to cast their CEO's vote for the ban.


  • The top 3 employees with the most votes and 3 randomly selected employees among those who received votes will be chosen as casting ban targets.


  • The top 2 ships with the most votes and 1 randomly selected ship among those that received votes will be chosen as casting ban targets.


  • Employees and ships selected for the casting ban cannot be assigned to squads.


  • Casting bans will be conducted separately on the Korean and Global servers, and both ban results will be applied.


▼ Voting Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 7, 2025, 09:59 (UTC-5)


[h3]◆ Squad Formation & Participation Registration[/h3]

  • Once the casting ban targets are selected, CEOs can form squads to participate in the Squad Tournament.



  • Completing the squad formation will complete the Squad Tournament registration.



  • Squads participating in the tournament must have a Combat Power exceeding 100,000 to be registered.



  • Gear, level, and limit break will be saved based on the registration time. The squad can be freely changed until the tournament begins.



  • Any changes made to ships, operators, or employees after registration will be indicated with a [changed] tag for easier tracking.


▼ Squad Formation Schedule
▷ May 7, 11:00 - May 12, 2025, 09:59 (UTC-5)

[h3]◆ Qualifiers[/h3]

  • After squad registration closes, the qualifiers will begin. In the tournament lobby, CEOs can enter through the [Enter Tournament] option.



  • Before the qualifiers begin, CEOs can enter to review the Squad Tournament qualifier rules.



  • Qualifiers will proceed at set intervals, and once completed, results can be checked via the [Qualifier Results] option.



  • CEOs can view opponent squad compositions via [Details] and watch replays of matches.



  • Participants who win their matches advance to the Elimination Tournament.



  • Participants without an opponent will walkover by default.


▼ Qualifiers Schedule
▷ May 14, 04:00 - May 14, 2025, 05:00 (UTC-5)

[h3]◆ Elimination Tournament[/h3]

  • Participants who win in the qualifiers advance to the Eliminations and will be assigned to groups.



  • 16 qualified participants will be selected from each server.



  • Each group will have 4 participants from each server, matched against participants from another server.



  • The matches will proceed sequentially by Groups A/B/C/D.



  • CEOs can view squad details for each match using the [Details] option.




  • Check match results by clicking [Check Results].




  • Group stage winners will advance to the Semifinals, and Semifinal winners will advance to the Final.



  • The match results will be revealed once the predictions for each group end.


[h3]■ Prediction[/h3]

  • From the Elimination Tournament onward, CEOs can predict the winner of each match by selecting the [Predict].



  • Tap the [Predict] button at the bottom of the screen to select a predicted winner for each match. All matches must be predicted to complete the prediction successfully.



  • If CEOs attempt to save without completing all predictions, a message will inform that predictions are incomplete.



  • Rewards will be granted based on the number of successful predictions after the tournament concludes.



  • Tap the [Prediction Statistics] button at the bottom of the screen to view overall prediction statistics.



  • After each group's prediction period ends, the [Predict] button will change to [Prediction History], where CEOs can review the choices.


▼ Prediction Schedule

  • Group A: May 14, 05:00 - May 15, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)



  • Group B: May 14, 05:00 - May 16, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)



  • Group C: May 14, 05:00 - May 17, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)



  • Group D: May 14, 05:00 - May 18, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]◆ Knockout Stage[/h3]

  • Participants who win in each group advance to the Knockout Stage for Semifinals and Finals matches.



  • Semifinal winners advance to the Final.



  • The Final match winner will be the Tournament Winner.



  • Semifinal losers will compete for 3rd and 4th place, which will be decided based on match results.



  • Once the prediction period ends, CEOs can view match results.
▼ Knockout Stage Prediction Schedule

  • May 18, 14:10 - May 19, 2025, 04:00 (UTC-5)


[h3]■ Hall of Fame[/h3]

  • CEOs can view the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place CEOs of past tournaments via the [Hall of Fame] button in the Squad Tournament lobby.


  • The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place CEOs of this season will be listed in the Hall of Fame.


[h3]■ Participation Rewards[/h3]

  • During the Squad Tournament rewards period, select the [Participation Rewards] button in the lobby to claim CEOsr rewards.


  • Rewards can be obtained based on tournament participation and final rankings.


  • Additional rewards can be earned based on the number of successful predictions made during the Eliminations and Knockout Stage.


[h3]★ Tournament Ranking Rewards[/h3]
1st - 2,000 Quartz, 25 Fusion Cores, 30,000,000 Credits, 1st Place Title

2nd - 1,500 Quartz, 25 Fusion Cores, 20,000,000 Credits, 2nd Place Title

3rd - 1,000 Quartz, 25 Fusion Cores, 15,000,000 Credits, 3rd Place Title

4th - 800 Quartz, 20 Fusion Cores, 10,500,000 Credits, Qualifiers Title

Semifinals - 500 Quartz, 20 Fusion Cores, 7,500,000 Credits, Qualifiers Title

Eliminations - 400 Quartz, 15 Fusion Cores, 5,000,000 Credits, Qualifiers Title

Qualifiers - 300 Quartz, 10 Fusion Cores, 2,500,000 Credits, Qualifiers Title

Participation - 100 Quartz, 5 Fusion Cores


[h3]■ 1st Place Title[/h3]


[h3]■ 2nd Place Title[/h3]


[h3]■ 3rd Place Title[/h3]


[h3]★ Tournament Prediction Rewards[/h3]
- Predicted 32 times correctly - 50,000 Eternium, 50 Relic Binary, 75 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary, Title

- 28-31 correct predictions: 40,000 Eternium, 30 Relic Binary, 75 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary

- 25-27 correct predictions: 30,000 Eternium, 15 Relic Binary, 75 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary

- 22-24 correct predictions: 20,000 Eternium, 75 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary

- 19-21 correct predictions: 17,500 Eternium, 65 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary

- 16-18 correct predictions: 15,000 Eternium, 55 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary

- 13-15 correct predictions: 12,500 Eternium, 45 Set Binary, 100 Tuning Binary

- 10-12 correct predictions: 10,000 Eternium, 100 Tuning Binary

- 7-9 correct predictions: 8,000 Eternium, 80 Tuning Binary

- 4-6 correct predictions: 6,500 Eternium, 60 Tuning Binary

- 1-3 correct predictions: 4,000 Eternium, 40 Tuning Binary

※ You will receive 2,500 Eternium each time you participate in predicting the main round (each group) and the Knockout Stage for the first time.

▼ Rewards Schedule

  • May 20, after the maintenance - May 27, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)


[h2]▣ New Alternium Reactors[/h2]



[h2]▣ New Operator[/h2]

[h3]【 Justine Macy 】[/h3]

▼Justine Macy Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h2]▣ Raid[/h2]

A new season of Boss Raid will start after the update.

This season's Raid Boss will be 【 Britra 】.

If the previous season’s raid boss is not defeated before the update, the raid boss will appear AFTER defeating the existing raid.

Origin: Stability

▼ Raid Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h2]▣ Returning Awakened Employees[/h2]

【 Red Witch Felix 】
▼ Red Witch Felix’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 The Elemental and the Beast Shepherd & Lurcher 】
▼ The Elemental and the Beast Shepherd & Lurcher’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Stormbringer Jake Walker 】
▼ Stormbringer Jake Walker’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Kubera Alice Braidwood 】
▼ Kubera Alice Braidwood’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Singularity Shin Jia 】
▼ Singularity Shin Jia’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)


[h2]▣ Returning Employees[/h2]

【 Judy Swift 】
▼ Judy Swift’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Spencer 】
▼ Spencer’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Sigma 】
▼ Sigma’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Drekavac 】
▼ Drekavac’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

【 Morgana 】
▼ Morgana’s Banner Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 20, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)


[h2]▣ Challenge Stage[/h2]

【 Let's Go, A.R.S.! 】



The [Let's Go, A.R.S.!] challenge stage will be opened to gather materials for creating exclusive gear for White Rabbit employees.

In the Let's Go, A.R.S.! challenge, CEOs can get [HP Potions], which CEOs can use to craft Exclusive Gear. Moreover, there is a slight chance for the full exclusive gear to drop after a successful run.



▼ Crafting [ White Rabbit ] Mold
To craft with [ White Rabbit ] Mold, CEOs need:
- 2,500,000 Credits
- 400 HP Potions
- 600 Advanced Gear materials

▼ Contents of [ White Rabbit ] Mold


* The mold will give a random exclusive gear from these three gears listed above.

▼ Challenge Stage - Let’s Go, A.R.S.! Available Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[h2]▣ Substream Event[/h2]

【 Matryoshka Doll 】


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

▼ [ Matryoshka Doll ] Currency Drop Event Schedule
▷ May 6, after the maintenance - May 13, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

[April 30] Server Patch



A server patch will be carried out on April 30, 2025.
Please restart the game to update to get the latest patch.

[h3]▣ Server Patch Schedule [/h3]
– April 30, 01:00 (UTC-5)

[h3]▣ Content [/h3]
- An issue where the game would crash when using emotes during Ranked Battle and Strategy Battle.

[h3]▣ Compensation[/h3]
​- 50 Set Binaries

We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Thank you

[April 30 - May 6] On & Hot Time Event





Dear CEOs,

The On and Hot Time event from April 30 to May 6 is scheduled as follows.

Please read carefully to use all vital buffs to enhance your company.



Thank you.



◆ On-time Event Schedule

  • May 1, 10:00 - May 6, 2025, 09:59 (UTC-5)


◆ On-Time Event Gift

  • 300,000 Credit

  • 150 Gauntlet Points

  • 3 Quantum Coords Crystal


◆ How to Participate in the On-Time Event

  • Event gifts will be given to your mailbox every day upon login.


◆ Hot Time Event Buff

1) 20% Decreased Credit Cost on Latent Reset Cost

2) 20% Decreased Credit Cost on Gear Tuning & Precision

  • April 30, 10:00 - May 6, 2025, 09:59 (UTC-5)


Note

  • CEOs can only receive the On-Time event gift once a day.

  • The On-Time event gift will be deleted when the valid period expires, please receive it within the period.

  • Expired On-Time event gifts cannot be restored by any means.

  • You can check the applied Hot Time effect by clicking the Hot Time buff image next to the nickname on the lobby screen.

[April 29] Shop Products



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.

[April 29] Patch Notes (Updated 4/29, 03:37 UTC-5)


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.