- Maintenance Schedule -

• Nov 27 (Thu) 06:00 ~ 09:00 UTC

※ Maintenance time may be shortened or extended depending on the progress. Any changes will be announced separately.

- Patch Notes -

[Contents Added]

■ New Battle Pass Open

• The “Christmas Spy Operation” Battle Pass has begun and will be available until the maintenance on February 5, 2026.

  ※ As the Battle Pass duration has been extended from 8 weeks to 10 weeks, weekly missions have been adjusted from a 5-week cycle to a 6-week cycle.

• With the end of the previous Battle Pass, “Moonlight Thieves”, its key rewards can now be purchased from Shop > Special.

■ Recruitment Reward Item Update

• The Master and Weapon Set lineup for Rare (Normal Recruitment) and Legendary (Advanced Recruitment) has been updated.

  ※ For both Rare (Normal) and Legendary (Advanced) weapon rewards, the previous method of obtaining basic parts + mod parts separately has been changed to a full-set acquisition format, granting all components at once.

  ※ Effective from the Nov 27, 2025 maintenance until the start of the Feb 26, 2026 maintenance.

• New Pickup rewards can also be obtained with Gold Master Coins through Shop > Exchange.

Advanced Rates  Normal Rates

■ New Social Feature Added

• Friend Chat (Whisper) Feature Added

  • Messages can now be sent between users who are friends.

  • By clicking Social > Friends > Whisper, you can open the chat window on the right to talk with your friend.

  • Clicking a friend’s emblem on the left side of the chat window will switch the conversation to another friend.

• Added Emote Wheel Function

  • Added an emote configuration feature under Master > Emote menu.

  • During battle, hold the ‘C’ key and move the mouse in the desired direction to select and use an emoji.

  • The Ping Wheel function has been changed to activate by clicking the middle mouse button.

    ※ Since both Ping (Mouse Wheel Button) and Emote (C) may overlap in key bindings, please check your key settings in ESC > Settings > Controls.

[Balance Adjustment]

■ Shooting mechanics have been changed so that firing in third-person view automatically switches to first-person view.

• When using Action Skills, the camera will automatically switch to third-person view.

• When using dual pistols, the view will remain in third-person.

• You can disable automatic view switching through the settings:

  ※ Settings > Options > Controls > Third-Person Shooting

■ Karia: When using “Rainbow Syndrom” (SpaceBar), characters inside the smoke now take 4 damage per tick every 0.7 seconds for 8 seconds.

■ Micron: When using “Piercing Shot” (SpaceBar), the aiming movement speed for arrow firing has been adjusted from 0.5 → 0.7.

■ Third-person shooting accuracy increased (approximately 2× improvement).

■ First-person moving aim-shot: Accuracy while moving increased (2×).

■ Increased movement speed while aiming in first-person view (×3)

■ Headshot damage multiplier changed from 1.4× → 1.2× relative to body shots.

■ Armor damage reduction values adjusted:

[Content Fixes & Improvements]

■ Main Screen Overhaul

• Applied seasonal and event-themed UI to the main screen.

• Improved the Social UI, allowing players to view and add friends directly from the main screen without switching pages.

• Adjusted the layout of major menu icons.

• If Beginner Missions are not completed, a banner will now appear on the main screen.

• The Party Invite button has been moved to the upper-right corner, and the visual indicator for invited party members has been changed from character portraits to emblems.

■ Beginner Mission Steps Simplified

• Steps 1–7 have been merged and simplified into 2 steps.

• Step 8 (Level 5 Reach Mission) has been adjusted to an easier difficulty and changed to the Master’s “First Mission”

■ Improved item acquisition information and methods

• For unowned items that have an available acquisition source, the source information and shortcut button will now be activated.

• For purchasable items, required currency amounts can now be checked, and items can be purchased immediately.

■ Tier rewards for Season 1 have been standardized to match the rewards of each tier’s highest rank.

■ Improved visual comfort by adjusting the flashbang effect: after the initial flash, the screen now darkens to maintain limited visibility while reducing eye strain.

■ Reduced screen shake when taking headshot damage to alleviate discomfort during hit reactions.

[Optimization]

■ Optimized the processing of various visual effects, including explosions, skills, and weapon effects.

■ Improved data handling and resource streaming during major in-game loading sections.

[Bug Fixes]

■ Fixed an issue where the lower-body muscle activation of the Twin character remained active after death.

[Other]

■ Controller Support (Alpha)

• We have begun the first phase of controller support. Some usability issues and bugs have been identified, and additional improvements are in progress.

• Supported devices: XBOX, PLAYSTATION (requires Steam Input gamepad layout)

• Supported display mode: Fullscreen

• Key layout check/edit: Options > Settings > Controls

  ※ Existing users may need to select “Reset Controls” in Options > Settings to use it normally.

  ※ Please share improvement feedback on the official Discord; we will actively apply updates.

■ Compensation due to maintenance

• Reward: Booster Ticket × 200, Normal Recruit Ticket x3

• Claim method: Sent via in-game mail after maintenance

Thank you.

BLACK STIGMA Team