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15 Sep 2026Developer post

Dev Blog | Animal Summon Limit Adjustments for Beastmasters & Other FAQ

Dear Metas, After the class system adjustment details were announced, we received a great deal of feedback and suggestions regarding changes to the Beastmaster, Gardener, and other classes. Over the past few days, the dev team has read through every comment from worldwide Metas.

Dear Metas,

After the class system adjustment details were announced, we received a great deal of feedback and suggestions regarding changes to the Beastmaster, Gardener, and other classes. Over the past few days, the dev team has read through every comment from worldwide Metas. The discussion around how many animals a Beastmaster can summon was the most concentrated one and gave us the most to reflect on.

We realized that in our previous plan, we increased the strength of a single animal, but overlooked that having multiple animals fight alongside is the very reason many Metas chose and love Beastmasters. Whether it's teaming up with companions to explore, wandering the wilds with your animals taking photos, or spending hours breeding individuals with rare patterns and attributes, these are irreplaceable joys of the Beastmaster class.

After repeated discussion and evaluation, we have decided to adopt the Metas' feedback and revise this adjustment plan: the Beastmaster will retain the ability to summon 3 animals simultaneously.

At the same time, we need to be upfront with everyone about the timeline for this adjustment:

1) After the September 16(PT) version update: Due to version development and testing schedules, and to ensure version stability, when this iteration goes live, each Beastmaster will only be able to summon 1 animal at a time;

2) After the September 28(PT) version update: This will be adjusted so that the Beastmaster can summon 3 animals simultaneously (the simultaneous summon limit for non-Beastmaster classes is 1).

This means that from September 16(PT) to September 28(PT), Beastmasters will still briefly be subject to the summon count restriction. We know this arrangement will continue to cause inconvenience during this period, and this is the result of our previous plan's lack of foresight. We offer our sincere apologies to all Metas.

The newly added contents such as animal riding and animal active skills will also be rolled out gradually with version updates. We hope the Beastmaster class can retain its original gameplay fun while also having more stable and richer combat performances.

Below are the FAQ responses regarding this Class System adjustment.

I. Animal Summon Count and Schedule

Q1: How many animals can a Beastmaster summon at the same time? Why is it being split into two updates?

A: [Expected to be optimized with the September 28(PT) version update] The final plan is: Beastmasters can summon 3 animals simultaneously in battle, and the summon quantity limit remains unchanged; the simultaneous summon limit for non-Beastmaster classes is 1.

This cannot go live with the September 16(PT) version due to version development and testing schedules. We understand it would not be pleasant to keep waiting during this period for Metas, so we will complete the adjustment as soon as possible after the September 28(PT) update.

At the same time, the newly added summon method will also be retained: Metas can directly use animal items from the backpack or hotbar to summon the corresponding animal, and using the item again will recall the animal (summoning animals has a 10-second cooldown). In addition, Beastmasters will enjoy a load reduction effect when carrying animals (Load -70%), making it easier to travel with more animals.

The rules for each class are as follows:

Details	Beastmaster	Non-Beastmaster
Simultaneous Summon Limit	3 (after the September 28(PT) version update)	1
Carrying Load	Enjoys 70% load reduction when carrying animals	Not available
Riding	Can craft saddles and ride animals equipped with saddles (only 1 animal at a time)	Cannot craft saddles, but can ride animals equipped with saddles (only 1 animal at a time)
Animal Active Skill	Available	Unavailable
Animal Passive Skill	Available	Not Available

Regarding existing cultivation and attributes: Since the setting of summoning up to 3 animals is retained, there will be no depreciation of previously cultivated animals, rare patterns, or attributes. Trait attributes that rely on multiple animals being present simultaneously (such as Pack Wolves, Alpha Wolf, Wrath of Nature, Tearer, etc.) will continue to function with their original effects; multiple animals previously bred by Metas will remain valid for deployment, production, or display purposes.

In the future, we will also make adaptive adjustments to related attribute effects based on combat balance conditions to ensure attributes remain usable and playable. If any adjustments involve numerical changes, we will synchronize with everyone in advance through dev blogs and announcements.

II. Animal Riding Ability Explanation

Q2: What exactly are an animal's active skill and passive skill?

A: Riding brings Beastmasters clear numerical enhancements. While riding with saddles on the animal, Beastmasters can not only use the animal's active skill, but also continuously receive the animal's passive skill bonuses — including increasing the rider's Weapon DMG and Status DMG, taking DMG in place of the rider, and increasing Movement Speed. For this reason, we highly recommend Beastmasters ride and fight in combat to fully leverage the benefits of animal abilities.

Animals currently supported for mounting in this version are Deer, Boar, Bear, and Wild Buffalo. Their specific abilities are as follows:

Animal	Passive Skill	Active Skill
Deer	Has faster riding Movement Speed. Based on current Movement Speed, proportionally increases the Weapon DMG and Status DMG (up to 37.5%).	Enter a galloping state, greatly increasing Movement Speed for 12 seconds.
Boar	Takes 20% of DMG in place of the rider, and the animal itself also gains a certain amount of DMG Reduction.	Continuously consumes Stamina to charge forward. Each enemy hit increases the boar's DMG Reduction by 5% (up to 20%), lasting for 10 seconds. This ability does not provide character bonuses. Cooldown: 8 seconds.
Bear	Increases the rider's Weapon DMG and Status DMG by 20%, and grants a certain amount of DMG Reduction to itself.	Swing to release a shockwave over a distance. Hitting enemy units deals 200% of Attack as DMG. Each objective hit increases the rider's Weapons and Status DMG by 5% (up to 15%), lasting 5 seconds.
Wild Buffalo	When devouring crops, there is a probability of directly obtaining Milk.	Navigate to the nearest edible crop within a certain range, devour it to directly recover Energy.

It should be noted that wild animals do not possess active/passive abilities by default; only Beastmasters can utilize the above abilities when riding an animal with a saddle. We will also continue to expand the types of rideable animals in the future.

III. Riding Gameplay

Q3: Will more animals be rideable in the future?

A: Yes. We will continue to expand the types of rideable animals in the future. The first batch to be released are aquatic animals, which will support movement on water surfaces, providing a new way to explore waters and islands. We are also evaluating other animals that Metas have highly requested. Please refer to future official announcements, and we will continue to synchronize development progress.

Q4: In which scenes is riding gameplay available, and what are the benefits and restrictions?

1) Riding is not restricted by scene. Metas can ride summoned animals for exploration and combat in all dungeons and public crisis events (non-Beastmaster classes still cannot summon inside dungeons or during combat);

2) While riding, all classes can use weapons to fire and can also use melee weapons for close-range attacks. Note that non-Beastmaster players cannot use animal active skills while riding, nor will they receive animal passive skills bonuses;

3) While riding, Metas can use certain Deviation skills that do not have special full-body animations (e.g., Zapamander's "Lightning Dash"). However, Deviation skills that require full-body animation performances for the character (e.g., Mitsuko's "Mitsuko's Guidance") cannot be used while riding for now;

4) When performing actions with special animations (e.g., opening a weapon crate) or certain special actions (e.g., teleporting, switching world), you will leave the riding state. After completing the action, you can still summon and continue to ride.

IV. Gardener Class

Q5: After the Tameness adjustment, is Director Fox still useful?

A: Yes. We will adapt and adjust Director Fox's effect: the original effect "Increases the Securement Progress of all bred animals in the territory by up to 20%" will be changed to "Reduces Energy consumption of all bred animals in the territory by up to 20%. Effects of the same type do not stack." Other effects remain unchanged. This adjustment is expected to go live with the September 16(PT) version update.

Q6: Why Gardener's Nature Affinity remains unchanged?

A: Our initial design mainly considered the Gardener's sustainability experience in pollution zones, wilderness gathering, and survival environments, but we indeed did not fully consider the impact of this effect on certain special builds, especially HP-control builds. Going forward, we will adjust Nature Affinity into a special item craftable by the Gardener. After use, it can provide controllable adjustment to sanity recovery or reduction based on the Metas' environment. This way, we can address the Gardener's survival needs in pollution zones while also accommodating certain Metas' needs for HP and sanity control under special builds.

Q7: Now that Biomechanicals have become consumables, is the Biomechanical grafting probability still this low?

A: In this adjustment, we have simultaneously increased the grafting success rate of some combat Biomechanical parts to reduce the usage cost for Gardeners. The specific adjustments are as follows:

Name	Grafting Success Rate Before	Grafting Success Rate After
Biomechanical Balloon	80%	Not Adjusted
Watcher Biomechanical	80%	Not Adjusted
The Portal Biomechanical	50%	80%
Flare Bulbfly Biomechanical	80%	Not Adjusted
Rainfall Reaper Biomechanical	20%	80%
Agent Biomechanical	80%	Not Adjusted

We will continue to monitor the usage cost, strength performance, and maintenance experience of Biomechanicals in actual combat, and make further adjustments based on live server data and Metas' feedback.

V. Future Optimization Directions

Q8: When multiple animals are deployed simultaneously, will issues such as blocking shots, body blocking, and navigation error be resolved?

A: These issues are quite complex, involving underlying logic and extensive scene adaptation. We are working hard on these and once we have a clear timeline, we will share it with everyone as soon as possible.

We'd also like to share a tip with Metas: Some animals are quite large, and when multiple animals are deployed at once, they can block your view or affect your positioning. Therefore, we suggest Metas decide which and how many animals to summon based on the actual terrain and combat scene — for example, in narrower terrain, choosing smaller animals will make the overall experience smoother.

If you encounter specific problem scenarios, you're also welcome to submit a description through the Feedback Platform (screenshots or recordings are even better) to help us locate and reproduce the issue faster.

After the related features go live, we will continue to track the combat performance and usage data of classes like Beastmaster and Gardener, and keep optimizing based on feedback. That's all for this Dev Blog. If you have any suggestions or questions about these Class System adjustments, please feel free to reach out to us via the Feedback Platform (Once Human Feedback Platform) or in-game Customer Service.

Thank you all for your companionship, feedback, and support along the way.

Once Human Development Team

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15 Sep 2026Developer post
Dev Blog | Permanent Scenario Server Merge Notice
Dear Metas, Since the launch of permanent servers, we have received a lot of feedback regarding the permanent server experience, including issues such as low populations on some servers, Metas in the same region and same scenario being scattered across multiple servers, and retur

13 Sep 2026Developer post

Dev Blog | Character Customization and Hair Dye Are Now Free!

Dear Metas, Customizing facial features, body shape, and hair color is a key way for Metas to express their individuality. From the finely tuned facial contours when first stepping onto Nalcott, to the carefully chosen hair color when pairing with new fashion, "Be who you want to

Dear Metas,

Customizing facial features, body shape, and hair color is a key way for Metas to express their individuality. From the finely tuned facial contours when first stepping onto Nalcott, to the carefully chosen hair color when pairing with new fashion, "Be who you want to be" has always been an essential part of the cosmetic experience in Once Human.

Since the feature launched, we've continuously received feedback about the character customization and hair dye experience. After careful review and discussion, we've identified two issues with the current design:

1. The process is overly complex: Currently, reshaping facial features/body shape requires Chrysalis Tokens, and changing hair color requires Butterfly Dye. To adjust your look, you need to first understand the items, go to the shop to purchase them, then return to the mirror to use them—multiple steps stacking up, casually changing your hair color becomes something troublesome.

2. The cost of experimentation is high: Character customization and hair dye are highly personal aesthetic choices that often require multiple attempts to find the perfect look, yet each attempt consumes items. The cost of trial and error makes it hard for players to freely explore different styles.

We recognize and value this expectation from Metas. After careful evaluation, we've decided to simplify this process from the root—removing functional items and making reshaping and hair dye completely free.

The following changes will go live with the September 28(PT, all dates in this announcement are in PT. ) version update:

I. Reshaping and Hair Dye Are Now Free

After this update, facial feature/body shape reshaping and color palette hair dye will no longer consume any items.

We hope this adjustment allows everyone to truly explore their appearance with zero burden: want to tweak your facial features? Want to change your hair color? Just do it. Every spark of styling inspiration can now be put into practice immediately. Metas can visit the Floor Mirror in their Territory at any time to freely reshape facial features and body shape, and can also use the color palette to change hair color at will—no need to obtain Chrysalis Tokens or Butterfly Dye in advance.

II. Chrysalis Tokens and Butterfly Dye Withdrawal and Existing Item Conversion

With reshaping and hair dye now free, Chrysalis Tokens and Butterfly Dye have fulfilled their historical role:

They will be withdrawn from all sales channels: Shop, Wish Bazaar, New/Returning Player Recruit Shop, Currency Quick Redeem, etc.

Obtained Chrysalis Tokens and Butterfly Dyes will not be reclaimed. After the update, the item description will be adjusted to "This item has expired. Shape-shifting/hair dyeing no longer requires items." Using it will convert it into Colorful Badges.

Conversion rules:

Item	Original Usage	After Update	Get These After Use
Chrysalis Token	Appearance/Body Reshape Cost	Withdrawn from all channels; obtained items are kept	Colorful Badge ×60
Butterfly Dye	Color Palette Hair Dye Cost	Withdrawn from all channels; obtained items are kept	Colorful Badge ×30

*Colorful Badges can be used to unlock dyed versions in the closet, save fashion dye presets, purchase dye items in the Shop, and redeem cosmetics at the Radiance Shop.

III. Metamorphosis Token Price Reduction

The Metamorphosis Token, used to change gender, will be kept because we want Metas to remain cautious when choosing their character's gender. However, the price will be significantly reduced. Details are as follows:

Item	Price Before	Price After
Metamorphosis Token (Change Gender)	Crystgin ×880	Crystgin ×300

IV. Compensation Plan

We understand that some Metas have recently purchased related items, and the adjustment should not cause you to bear losses. To protect your existing investments, we will automatically refund relevant purchases made within 3 months before the September 28 version update. The specific rules are as follows:

Compensation Items	Applicable to	Compensation Content
Full Refund for Chrysalis Tokens/Butterfly Dye	Chrysalis Tokens and Butterfly Dyes purchased via the Shop using Crystgin or Colorful Badges within 3 months before the version update	Full refund based on the actual currency and quantity consumed at the time of purchase (Crystgin purchases refunded in Crystgin, Colorful Badge purchases refunded in Colorful Badges)
Proportional Refund for Metamorphosis Token Price Difference	Metamorphosis Tokens purchased within 3 months before the version update	70% of the purchase price refunded in Crystgin

Example:

Meta A purchased 2 Chrysalis Tokens and 3 Butterfly Dyes via the Shop using Crystgin within 3 months before the version update, consuming a total of 480×2 + 120×3 = 1320 Crystgin. After the update, A will receive a full refund of 1320 Crystgin.

Meta B purchased 1 Metamorphosis Token using Crystgin 2 months before the version update, consuming 880 Crystgin. According to the proportional price difference refund rule, the price difference for a single Metamorphosis Token is 880 − 300 = 580 Crystgin. Refunded at 70%, B will receive 580×70% = 406 Crystgin.

Purchases made outside the 3-month period before the version update are not eligible for this refund.

Distribution Time: After the September 28 version update;

Distribution Method: Compensation will be automatically distributed via in-game mail. Please check your inbox.

* If you have any questions regarding the compensation amount you receive, please contact in-game customer service, and we will verify and handle them for you.

Conclusion

That concludes the content of this Dev Blog. Through this adjustment, we hope to lower the barrier for Metas to express themselves, allowing you to prioritize trying the styles you like when changing your character's appearance, rather than worrying about item costs first.

If you have any suggestions or questions about these adjustments, please feel free to reach out to us through the feedback platform (Once Human Feedback Platform) or in-game customer service. Thank you to every Meta for your continued companionship, feedback, and support along the way.

Once Human Development Team

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12 Sep 2026Developer post

Dev Blog | Beast Riding, Gardener Combat, and Ranching Updates

Dear Metas, In the September 16(PT) version update, we will roll out a major overhaul to the Class system: the Beastmaster class will be fully revamped with the new Beast Riding ability, and the animal ranching system will also see synchronized improvements to rules and info disp

Dear Metas,

In the September 16(PT) version update, we will roll out a major overhaul to the Class system: the Beastmaster class will be fully revamped with the new Beast Riding ability, and the animal ranching system will also see synchronized improvements to rules and info display. Additionally, we will make balance adjustments to the Gardeners' combat capabilities.

Here are the details of this update.

I. Beastmaster Comprehensive Revamp

1. New Core Ability: Beast Riding

After this update, Beastmasters will gain a new core ability: Beast Riding.

Beastmasters can directly summon animals and mount eligible ones. Centered around summoning, riding, commanding, evolving, and trading, this update will systematically expand the Beastmaster's abilities.

2. Changes to the Animal Summoning Rules

In this update, we will simplify the animal summoning rules: Metas can use animal items directly from their backpack or hotbar to summon the corresponding animal; using the animal item again will recall the animal (summoning animals has a 10-second shared cooldown).

Due to the overall revamp of Beastmaster abilities, each Beastmaster can now only have 1 animal summoned at one time after the update.

Note:

Only adult animals with sufficient Energy (>20%) can be summoned.

Summoned animals will default to an idle state, and Beastmasters can issue commands to them via Beast Whistle.

Each time an animal dies, it will lose a certain amount of Energy.

Non-Beastmaster classes can also summon animals with saddles equipped in the wild for riding, but cannot summon them inside dungeons or during combat.

3. Riding Rules

Bareback Riding

When encountering unoccupied wild animals in the wild, or summoning animals without saddles, Beastmasters can mount them directly through interactions.

Each bareback riding consumes a certain amount of character Stamina; Bareback riding is not possible when stamina is insufficient. Animals without saddles will resist the Beastmaster: while mounted, the animal's special abilities cannot be used, and the animal will attempt to break free.

Saddle Riding

After equipping an animal with a saddle, the beastmaster can ride it stably. Beastmasters can use saddle items from their backpack, drag the saddle onto the animal, modify the gear in the animal's details, or directly equip the saddle while the animal is anesthetized.

While riding, Metas can fire using weapons, perform melee attacks, and engage in gathering, interactions, using consumables, and using Deviation ability without special animations. Performing actions with special animations (such as opening weapon crates, teleporting, or switching worlds) will immediately dismount you.

4. Animal Mount Ability

For Beastmasters, the animal's special ability can be used while mounted with a saddle.

(Triggered with Ctrl key on PC; the dedicated button on mobile, and the R1+X/RB+A button combination on console)

Non-Beastmaster classes cannot use animal special abilities or benefit from their effects.

Table 1 Animal Special Abilities

Animal	Active Skill	Passive Skill
Deer	Enter a galloping state, greatly increasing Movement Speed	Based on current movement speed, proportionally increases the rider's Weapon DMG and Status DMG
Boar	Continuously consumes Stamina to charge forward, stacking DMG Reduction for yourself with each enemy hit	The animal has a certain degree of DMG Reduction and takes a portion of the rider's damage
Bear	Swing to release a shockwave at a certain distance and deal damage; each objective hit increases the rider's Weapon DMG and Status DMG	The animal has a certain degree of DMG Reduction and increases the rider's Weapon DMG and Status DMG
Wild Buffalo	Automatically search for edible crops within a nearby range, go to and consume them to directly recover Energy	When devouring crops, there is a probability of directly obtaining Milk

Animals currently supported for mounting in this version are Deer, Boar, Bear, and Wild Buffalo. We will continue to expand the variety of ridable animals in the future.

Wild animals do not possess active/passive abilities by default; only Beastmasters can utilize the above abilities when mounted with a saddle.

5. Class Trait Adjustments

Beast Partner

When a Beastmaster approaches an animal, the animal will not flee or attack, and the Beastmaster can directly listen to the animal's thoughts and check its Stats and Traits. The Beastmaster can also use the Beast Whistle to issue commands to summoned beast partners, directing them to perform specific actions such as combat and gathering.

A Beastmaster cannot issue commands to animals that are more than 10 levels above their own level. Animals summoned using animal items default to a waiting-to-mount state and will only enter an assisting state after the Beastmaster issues a command via the Beast Whistle. Non-Beastmaster classes can also summon combat animals, but the summoned animals do not possess combat abilities.

The original three types of Beast Whistles will be merged into one. The whistle is no longer bound to a specific animal and only serves to command animals. Beastmasters will learn its crafting formula by default. The original red beast whistle will be directly renamed to "Beast Whistle" and retained; the other two types of whistles will not be uniformly recalled, and Beastmasters can actively use them to transform them into the new "Beast Whistle". This update will not uniformly recall old whistles, nor will it uniformly distribute new whistles.

Breeding Expert

Beastmasters can craft gene items to perform targeted modifications on animal genes, granting animals unique traits; they can also gradually improve the level of animal trait attributes through breeding and exploration.

This update will also adjust animal trait attributes, adding 7 new attribute groups and adjusting 2 existing attribute groups.

Table 2: Animal Attribute Additions and Adjustments

Attribute	Animal	Category	Effect
Nimble	Deer	New	While mounted, jump height increases by 10% / 20% / 30%.
Swift	Deer	New	While mounted, Movement Speed increases by 3% / 6% / 10%.
Thick Fur	Original animal types + Boar	Effect Adjustments	When attacked, gain DMG Reduction +3% / +4% / +5% for 10 seconds. Up to 4 stacks.
Healing Pelt	Boar	New	After leaving combat, HP recovery speed increases by 80% / 100% / 120%.
Aftermath	Bear	New	While mounted, the shockwave's attack range increases by 10% / 20% / 30%.
Adaptive Fur	Wild Buffalo	New	While mounted, gain an additional 10 / 20 / 30 Cold and Heat Resist.
Fertile Constitution	Wild Buffalo	New	While mounted, Wild Buffalo milk production probability increases to 5% / 7% (without Level III attribute).
Stamina	Deer, Boar, Bear, Wild Buffalo	New	While mounted, Max Stamina +15% / 25% / 40%.
Attack Boost	General	Effect Adjustments	Attack Boost 15% / 30% / 50%.

The movement speed bonus for animals while mounted is a separate stat from the movement speed bonus for animals in normal state. The default animal movement speed bonus does not apply to animals while mounted, but it still applies to animals summoned to assist in combat and exploration.

Wilderness Master

Beastmasters can craft and replace gear and saddles for animals, providing ability bonuses for animals in normal and mounted states respectively; they can also sell saddled animals to other Metas, allowing other classes to ride animals as well. When Beastmasters carry animals, they can also significantly reduce the animals' weight.

Table 3 Saddle Types and Effects

Saddle Name	Effect Description
Basic Saddle	No special effects. Once equipped, the animal can be mounted without restrictions.
Recovering Saddle	Supports mounting, and the animal continuously recovers Max HP after leaving combat.
Reinforced Saddle	Supports mounting, and increases the animal's Attack while mounted.
Stamina Saddle	Supports mounting, and increases the animal's Max Stamina while mounted.

Only Beastmasters can craft or replace animal gear and saddles.

Metas of non-Beastmaster classes can only view the gear and saddles currently worn by animals. They cannot replace or change them, but they can still enjoy the effects of existing saddles.

After a Beastmaster trades an animal with a saddle equipped to another Meta, the owner permissions for the animal and saddle will be synchronized accordingly.

6. Class Starting Items and Default Formula Adjustments

Beastmasters start with the following items:

Starting Partner: Choose one animal from Deer, Boar, or Bear.

Beast Whistle: Issue commands to summoned Beast Partners.

Basic Saddle: Equip it on an animal to unlock mounting ability.

Beastmasters start with mastery of saddle, animal husbandry, animal breeding, and tranquilizer throwing needle-related tech formulas without needing to unlock them separately. They also master the crafting formulas for tranquilizer throwing needles, animal troughs, and youngling huts .

7. Beastmaster Usability Optimization

Manual Feeding

To make it easier for Metas to ride animals in the wild, this update adds a manual feeding feature. After summoning an animal, Metas can interact with it to feed it manually. The feedable content matches the animal's preferred food.

Animals with insufficient Energy cannot be summoned. If a Meta attempts to summon such an animal through the backpack interface, the system will automatically open the feeding interface.

Please note: Animals in ranching state within a Territory do not support manual feeding.

II. Animal Ranching System Optimization

This update will also synchronize adjustments to the animal ranching system, with the core objective of reducing daily maintenance burden and making ranching rules clearer.

1. Simplified Ranching Maintenance Rules

In the current version, Metas need to simultaneously monitor multiple stats such as Tameness, Energy, and Hydration, which results in high maintenance costs and a lack of intuitiveness.

After this adjustment, the core judgment for animal ranching will focus on Energy:

(1) Animals will no longer have Tameness or Hydration stats.

(2) Rules for growth, breeding, byproduct production, and slaughter yields will all be governed by Energy.

(3) The "Docile" trait related to Tameness will lose its effect and be replaced with a new one—increasing the growth speed of younglings.

(4) Trait attributes will be unlocked sequentially when animals reach Lv. 20, 30, 40, and 50. Traits already unlocked before the update will not be affected.

(5) After this update, feeding Mixed Meat Feed, Mixed Grain Feed, or Mixed Herb Feed will only increase Energy.

After the adjustment, animal Energy will be divided into the following three tiers:

Energy	Byproduct Production	Slaughter Yields	Youngling Growth	Breeding Conditions
80% ~ 100%	Efficient byproduct production	Rewards large supplies	Normal growth	Breedable
20% ~ 80%	Normal byproduct production	Rewards Moderate supplies	Normal growth	Not ready to breed
0% – 20%	Pause byproduct production	Rewards small supplies	Pause growth	Not ready to breed

In simple terms, if you want animals to grow, produce, and breed steadily, maintaining a higher Energy level is more important.

2. Animal Status Display and Offline Feeding Optimization

To make farming status more intuitive, the animal list will now include icons for Energy status, Courtship status, and Breeding Cooldown status. Breeding-related statuses will also be more clearly displayed in animal info, making it easier for Metas to quickly assess an animal's current production, growth, and breeding state.

This update also optimizes offline feeding logic so that animal food consumption during offline periods behaves as expected:

(1) Offline feeding only consumes items from the animal trough; items discarded on the ground will not be consumed.

(2) Body Boost Feed will not be consumed during offline periods.

3. Animal Distribution Tracking

In response to popular demand from Metas, this update adds animal tracking to the World Map. All Metas can check the distribution of all animals in the current Scenario under the World Map's [Filter - Resource Tracking] Tab. The relevant rules are the same as those for crops and ores tracking.

III. Gardener Combat Optimization

1. Portable Planter Box and Biomechanical Crop Adjustments

This update will enhance the Gardeners' combat capabilities: the Portable Planter Box can now hold different types of biomechanical crops simultaneously, and the abilities of each biomechanical crop will also be strengthened, giving Gardeners stronger sustained damage and field control in combat. To ensure the enhanced strength remains within a reasonable range, we have simultaneously introduced a durability rule as a new usage cost.

Portable Planter Box Usage Rule Adjustment: Portable Planter Boxes loaded with different types of biomechanical crops can now be placed independently, with cooldowns calculated separately. This means Metas can deploy multiple biomechanical units on the field at the same time, enabling richer tactical combinations.

Portable Planter Box Durability Rule Adjustment: The Portable Planter Box will be adjusted to an item with durability, consuming a certain amount of durability with each use. This rule is a usage cost introduced alongside this ability enhancement, used to balance the strengthened biomechanical strength. When durability is depleted, the Portable Planter Box will be consumed along with the biomechanical crops inside.

Biomechanical Crop Grafting Rule Adjustment: After the update, the abilities of Balloon, Rainfall Reaper, Flare Bulbfly, Watcher, The Portal, and Agent biomechanical units will be strengthened and will no longer be differentiated based on grafted crops. Grafting different crops will only affect the cosmetic appearance of the biomechanical units, allowing Metas more freedom in cosmetic matching.

Biomechanical Crop Ability Adjustments (overall enhancements) are as follows:

Name	Ability after adjustments
Biomechanical Balloon	Upon placement, taunts nearby units. Explodes after a certain duration, dealing damage to targets within range based on the target's Max HP.
Rainfall Reaper Biomechanical	Upon placement, provides Status DMG bonus to Summoners within a certain range, and periodically grants additional Status DMG bonus.
Flare Bulbfly Biomechanical	Upon placement, provides Weapon DMG bonus to Summoners within a certain range, and periodically grants additional Weapon DMG bonus.
Watcher Biomechanical	Upon placement, selects an enemy target within range and petrifies it.
The Portal Biomechanical	Upon placement, firing at the Portal will teleport the user back to the Portal biomechanical unit.
Agent Biomechanical	Upon placement, continuously attacks the nearest enemy target, dealing DMG based on the Summoner's Psi Intensity, with DMG increased based on the number of existing Agent Biomechanical units.

2. Additional Notes on Usability Optimization

Portable Planter Box Display Optimization: Portable Planter Boxes loaded with different biomechanical crops will now be clearly distinguished on item pins.

Biomechanical Part and Facility Description Optimization: All Biomechanical Parts and Facilities will now have their functions and post-grafting ability effects detailed in their item descriptions.

The above is the main content of this Developer Blog. We will continue to monitor the actual experience of each class and the animal farming system, and keep optimizing related gameplay. If you have any feedback or suggestions, feel free to share them with us via the Feedback Platform (Once Human Feedback Platform).

Once Human Development Team

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11 Sep 2026Developer post
3.0.5 Bug Fixes (September 11)
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11 Sep 2026Developer post
3.0.5 Bug Fixes (September 10)
September 10 The following issues have been fixed: 1. Fixed an occasional issue where territory wallpapers disappeared during sign-in. The following issues are expected to be fixed by 07:00 PT. Actual completion time may vary: 1. Fixed an issue in wilderness exploration where abn

10 Sep 2026Developer post

Dev Blog | September Combat Balance Adjustments

Dear Metas, In Once Human, the diversity of weapons and builds has always been a key part of the combat experience. We are always committed to maintaining the dynamic balance of the combat system, keeping combat gameplay fresh and strategic, and delivering a continuously evolving

Dear Metas,

In Once Human, the diversity of weapons and builds has always been a key part of the combat experience. We are always committed to maintaining the dynamic balance of the combat system, keeping combat gameplay fresh and strategic, and delivering a continuously evolving combat experience for all players.

The dev team has continued to receive substantial feedback from Metas requesting effect reworks and numerical adjustments for some weapons less frequently used. We plan to rework and adjust the mechanics of MG4 - Conflicting Memories in the September 16(PT) Update, and will continue to rework other weapons in subsequent updates. We will also adjust the Treacherous Tides Set in this update.

MG4 - Conflicting Memories

In this adjustment, we lowered the hit threshold for Conflicting Memories to trigger Shrapnel, allowing Shrapnel to activate faster and improving the damage rhythm and target-switching efficiency during sustained fire. At the same time, we added a periodic area Shrapnel effect, allowing Conflicting Memories to maintain its single-target output capability while also handling multi-target combat environments more comfortably.

Through this adjustment, we hope to further strengthen its combat identity of frequently triggering Shrapnel and continuously suppressing multiple targets.

Adjustment Details

After

Before

MG4 - Conflicting Memories

Every 6 hits triggers Shrapnel on the target.

After reloading, or every 12 cumulative hits, the next Shrapnel trigger is upgraded to [Memory Storm]: dealing Shrapnel to targets within range simultaneously.
Each time a Shrapnel effect is applied to a target, gain Super Armor for 0.5s. This effect can stack.
Shrapnel parts +1, Shrapnel DMG rate increased.

Triggers Shrapnel after 12 hits.

For every 25 bullets in the magazine, Shrapnel trigger parts +1, up to +6.
When magazine capacity exceeds 90 bullets, every extra 15 bullets increases Shrapnel DMG rate by 10%.
Magazine capacity +40

Treacherous Tides Set Adjustments

Treacherous Tides originally provided high output benefits for low sanity states, but in actual use, Metas needed to maintain or actively lower sanity to fully utilize the set effect.

This adjustment changes Treacherous Tides' DMG bonus from scaling with sanity to scaling with HP, removing the direct link between sanity and the DMG bonus. Metas no longer need to actively maintain low sanity for higher damage output—you can simply monitor your HP to gauge the current set's benefit.

Additionally, we've removed the fixed 10% DMG bonus from the Treacherous Tides 3-piece set and increased the Shield benefit of the 4-piece set. Our goal is to improve the set's usability while moderately reining in its DMG output, boosting survivability, and preserving Treacherous Tides' core identity of enhancing DMG based on HP changes.

Adjustment Details	After	Before
2-Piece Set	When HP is below 70%, Weapon DMG and Status DMG +10%.	When HP is below 70%, Weapon DMG and Status DMG +12%.
3-Piece Set	Low sanity reduces max HP by up to 60%. The lower your current HP, the higher your Weapon DMG and Status DMG, up to +28% (attained when HP is below 60%).	The max HP effect from low sanity is decreased by 40%. Weapon and Status DMG +10% and further increases as your sanity drops, up to +28% (attained at 30% of max sanity).
4-Piece Set	Generates a Shield equal to 30% of max HP when HP is below 40%. Cooldown: 8s.	Generates a Shield equal to 20% of max HP when HP is below 40%. Cooldown: 8s.

* The above values are for testing. There may be slight adjustments when implemented in-game.

That's the end of our developer update on upcoming balance adjustments. If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact us via the Feedback Platform (Once Human Feedback Platform) or our community channels. Thank you for your understanding and support!

Once Human Development Team

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