January 14th Update Patch Notes [Updated]

[h3][color]Content[/color][/h3]

[h3][color]1. New Episode Area [/color][/h3]

• Added a new episode area “Incheon Port: Chromite”

[color]▶ Entry Method[/color]

• “Incheon Port: Chromite” is the next episode area of “Martyr’s Hill”
• Complete the [Triumph] Mission in the [A Door to the Future] episode with character Level 95 or higher to unlock the new episode mission.
  [color]※For Triss, the new episode mission will be unlocked after completing [Once More, the Journey Begins] Mission in the [The Struggle Against Fear] Episode.[/color]

[color]▶ New Dungeon “Incheon Port: Chromite”[/color]



[color]▶ About the New Episode Area “Incheon Port: Chromite”[/color]

• Added “Incheon Port: Chromite” to Crew Reputation.
• Added the Dungeon Clear mission in the “Incheon Port: Chromite” area to the Crew Daily / Weekly Missions.
• Added New Battle Program to UNION Watch - Daily Mission - Clear [Unified Dungeon] -1 and 2.
• Added New Battle Dungeon to the Dungeon Status Board
• Added Clear New Battle to the Achievement - High-level Sector tab.
• Added “Incheon Port: Chromite” to the Growth Guide.
• Added “Incheon Port: Chromite” to the Farming Guide.
• Added New Battle Dungeon to the Combined Dungeon Entry.
• Added New Battle Dungeon to the Dungeon Group in the Unified Entry System.

[h3][color]2. New Battle Program[/color][/h3]

• New Battle Program Dungeons: “Battle Program: Jina Grace of Darkness” & “Battle Program: Depraved Torch Phenex.”

[color]▶ Entry Method[/color]

• Clear the “An Offer You Can’t Refuse” mission in the Episode to enter the New Battle Program.

[color]▶ Details[/color]

• “Darkness Bug Lump” and “Depraved Bug Lump” for crafting New Module and Trinket, can be acquired from the New Battle Program.
• Extra Module crafting item, “Burnt Symbol of Faith”, can be acquired from the New Battle Program.

[color]▶ New Battle Program Rewards[/color]

• The dungeon clearance reward, “Burnt Symbol of Faith”, is transferrable to the Account Bank.
• Battle Program: Depraved Torch Phenex

• Battle Program: Jina Grace of Darkness

[color]▶ New Illustration Ticket[/color]

• Added item: New Illustration Ticket.
• You can acquire the corresponding illustration upon using the New Illustration Ticket.
• Illustration tickets are applied according to the characters.
  [color]※ Jina Grace of Darkness and Depraved Torch Phenex Illustration Tickets can be crafted via the Matter Mixer NPC.
  ※ Innocent Flame's Daughter Illustration Ticket can be acquired from ‘Chromite Chain Discount’.[/color]

[color]▶ New Title[/color]

• Added a new title.
  [color]※ The One Who Has Taken Back the Front Line Title Ticket can be crafted via the Matter Mixer NPC.[/color]

[color]▶ Further Details on the Battle Program[/color]

• Any held items “Extra Sector Pass: Assassin of the Pole” and “Extra Sector Pass: Triss Wrathful Radiance” will be converted respectively into boxes that grant the corresponding dungeon BONUS REWARD.
  [color]※ The New Battle Program shares BONUS REWARD Counts with Martyr’s Hill Battle Program. (including EASY difficulty)[/color]

[h3][color]3. New Gears[/color][/h3]

• Added new gears.
• Added 3 type of Epic Modules (Booster, Regulator & Condenser), 3 types of Extra Modules (Booster, Regulator & Condenser) and 9 types of Epic Trinket gears.
• Each Epic Modules and Trinkets can be upgraded to Stage 2 the max.
• New Epic Gears can be crafted via the Matter Mixer “Incheon Port: Chromite” Sector Epic Gear tab.

[color]▶ New Gear Details[/color]

[Module]



[Trinkets]



[h3][color]4. New Costume Sets[/color][/h3]

• Added new costume sets details.

[color]*Set effect only activates with a 3-star accessory set.
*There is a certain rate for EX grade when tuning the new costume gears.[/color]

[h3][color]5. New Chips[/color][/h3]

• Added new chips.
• Added 1 type of Platinum Chip and 2 types of Color Chips.

[color]▶ Burnt Baptism of Fire Chip (Modules Exclusive, Platinum Slot)[/color]



[color]▶ Depraved Torch Phenex Chip (Trinket Exclusive, Red Slot)[/color]



[color]▶ Jina Grace of Darkness Chip (Trinket Exclusive, Black Slot)[/color]


[color]* Chip items will receive a slight increase to their base effects after certain overclock enhancement stages.
*New chip items will also gain a [Unqiue] effect upon reaching a specific overclock stage.
*Cannot stack same [Unique] effect.[/color]

[h3][color]6. New Aberrant Factors[/color][/h3]

• Added new Aberrant Factors.
• After clearing the New Battle Program Dungeons: “Battle Program: Jina Grace of Darkness” & “Battle Program: Depraved Torch Phenex,” there is a certain chance to acquire 2 types of new Aberrant Factor.

[color]▶ Aberrant Factor Details[/color]



[h3][color]System[/color][/h3]

[h3][color]1. Gear Upgrade[/color][/h3]

• Starting with the new area gear items introduced in the Jan 14 update, enhancement, tuning, and chip stages will be automatically saved when upgrading.
  [color]
• This update applies to the new area gear onwards. As for the previous area gears, Shape Memory Devices are required for saving enhancement, tuning and chip stages.
  
• Tuning counts cannot be restored after the gear is transferred to Epic Final Stage or bounded Extra Stage.[/color]

[h3][color]2. Upgrade UI Changes[/color][/h3]

• By default, the menu will display supplement items that can be selected and registered via the [Add Supplements].
• You can [left click] to select the supplement you wish to use from the menu, and [left click] again to unselect.
  
• If you attempt to select a supplement with the same effect, it cannot be selected, and this is a supplement that cannot be used in duplicate.

[h3][color]3. Upgrade Popup Message Window Improvement[/color][/h3]

• Previously, the system displayed all options that could potentially be lost during an upgrade. After the update, only options that are not saved will be displayed.

[h3][color]4. Town Travel System Further Improvement[/color][/h3]

• Further improvement on the Town Travel System
• Unlocked area UI has been improved to more clearly indicate their disabled state.

[h3][color]5. Chip Transfer System Improvement[/color][/h3]

[color]▶ Chip EXP transfer[/color]

• In addition to chip transfers, a feature has been added that allows you to transfer the "Overclock EXP" of an equipped chip. 
• When selecting a chip for a chip transfer, if the receiving slot is an empty slot of the same color, the [Chip] button will appear. If the slot is equipped with a chip, the [EXP] button will appear. 

■ When selecting [Chip] transfer

• The status of the chip transfer progress will be displayed, along with information on required items. 

■ When selecting [EXP] transfer

• When the [EXP] button is selected, the status of the EXP transfer progress is displayed, information about required items is displayed, and the [EXP Transfer] button is displayed. 
• If the ‘Overclock EXP’ of the chip receiving the EXP transfer is higher than the chip performing the EXP transfer, a pop-up will appear and the EXP transfer will be impossible. 
• If the EXP of the chip receiving the transfer is not 0 or exceeds the maximum overclock EXP, a pop-up will appear and you must enter ‘EXP transfer’ to transfer.
  

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[h3]1. Mysterious Judge Eye Module First Drop Acquire Event[/h3]

• Event Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before the first acquisition of the first Mysterious Judge Eye Module

[h3]2. Welcome 2026 Event[/h3]

• Event Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before maintenance on January 28, 2026 UTC

[h3]3. Character Sticker Collection Event[/h3]

• Event Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before maintenance on February 11, 2026 UTC

[h3]4. New Battle Program Dungeon Clear Event[/h3]

• Event Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before maintenance on February 11, 2026 UTC

[h3]5. Vultures Secret Shop - New and Updated Conditions![/h3]


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1. Morta’s Boutique Attendance
   
2. January Closers Day Event

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[h3]1. [Chromite] Package[/h3]

• Sales Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before maintenance on January 28, 2026 UTC

[h3]2. CMC Final Package[/h3]

• Sales Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before maintenance on January 28, 2026 UTC
  

[h3]3. 22nd Pet Transmitter Final Discount Package[/h3]

• Sales Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before maintenance on January 28, 2026 UTC

[h3]4. Chromite Chain Discount[/h3]

• Sales Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before maintenance on February 11, 2026 UTC

[h3]5. [Spark] Special Product - 2nd[/h3]

• Sales Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before maintenance on March 4, 2026 UTC

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1. [Winter] Package

 
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[h3]1. Aura Pixies - Available for all characters[/h3]

• Sale Period: After maintenance on January 14, 2026 - Before maintenance on March 4, 2026 UTC
  
• Sale Method: By Washing Machine (Available for all characters)
  [color]★ Multiple Chance during the Sales Period ★[/color]

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1. Phantom Girl Library, Praying Fox Priestess & Pontiff - By Team
2. 22nd Pet Transmitter’s Sales End Date

[h3][color]Other Updates[/color][/h3]

[color]▶ Newsletter Coupon #112[/color]

• Get a Special Coupon by subscribing ‘Closers’ Newsletter.
• You can refer to this [Link] for the subscription method.
• Coupon Valid Date: January 28, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC
• 112th Coupon Components:
  
  
  [color]Newsletter UNION PASS Coupon[/color]
  

  
  x5 UNION Pass Booster
  
  *Removal date: None

[color]▶ Website Login Issue Compensation[/color]

• We apologize for the website issues that caused login problems for some users on December 29. Compensation will be provided during the January 14 maintenance.
• Claim Period: January 14, 2026 maintenance – January 28, 2026 maintenance
  
  
  [color]Error Compensation Items[/color]
  

  
  x1 Elite Status (1-Day)
  x1 Maid Celine Voucher (1-Day)
  x1 Gardening Voucher (1-Day)
  x20 Fast Dual Recovery Capsule
  x2 Expert Exploration Ticket
  
  *Removal date: December 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM UTC

▶ “Shape Memory Device” in the UNION Store has been discontinued.

▶ In the One-shot Growth Lv.95 components, the “Solomon Outfit Full Set Box (30-Day)” item which can be acquired from the “Unique Costume Full Set Selectable Box (30 Days)”, is now also available for Triss.

[h3][color]Bug Fix[/color][/h3]

▶ Fixed an issue where Triss’s expression gradually became stiff when sitting on furniture in My Room.

▶ Fixed an issue where Seth could not process with the 2nd Promotion Core Quest.

▶ Fixed [Demonic Heartbeat] abnormal emotes appeared in Yoon Ria and Triss.

▶ Fixed an issue where Wolfgang could not set the [Waning Moon Strike] skill after clicking the default shortcut settings button.

▶ Fixed an issue where Seha and Misteltein failed to display the equipped eyes in certain eye costumes.

▶ Fixed the Mono effect error in the Empowered State after equipping the [Customized Part: The Rippling Netherworld].

▶ Fixed an issue where monsters that were not being attacked would still take damage or die.

▶ Fixed an issue where the Cumulative Rewards could not be claimed in New/Returning Player Mission.

▶ In the Jumping UNION PASS mission, the “Clear Martyr’s Hill’ mission has been changed to “Clear 2 types of Incheon Port dungeons or 3 types of Martyr's Hill dungeons.”

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