Greetings from Com2uS!
v8.5.0 has been updated on Steam today, and an auto update will be held to install the new version.
The process won't take long, but you may experience a sudden crash if you are logged in when the update begins.
Please make sure to come back to the Village and end your game safely to save your game data before the update starts.
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[Update Schedule by Server]
Global - 12:45 AM PDT
Europe - 9:45 AM CEST
Asia - 3:30 PM TST
Korea - 4:00 PM KST
Japan - 4:30 PM JST
China - 3:30 PM CST
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v8.5.0 Update Details
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▶ v8.5.0 Update
- Check out the [Developer's Note] for more info on the v8.5.0 update.
[Developer's Note]
▶ New Monster: Drakan Warrior
▶ Drakan Warrior [Special Summon]
- Event Period: After the v8.5.0 update on Oct. 16 - Nov. 3, 6:59 AM PST
- What's the [Special Summon]?
: [Special Summon] is a summon with a slightly higher summon rate than other summons for Drakan Warrior.
: [Special Summon] can be performed in all summons except Ancient Transcendence Scroll, 10-Year Transcendence Scroll, 10-Year Special Scroll, Engraved Scroll, Monster Piece Summon, Guild Summon, and other scrolls where you have to select a summon list. The in-game currencies, scrolls, and blessings used will be the same.
: Drakan Warrior can be summoned with a fixed chance through a normal [Summon] as well.
▶ New 2nd Awakening Monster: Harpu
※ Drakan Warrior and 2nd Awakened Harpu cannot be used in SWC2024 Regional Cups and World Finals.
▶ New 2nd Awakening Dungeon - Harpu Dungeon
- Go to [Dimension Hole > Lumel > Lumel Remains] to enter the Harpu's 2nd Awakening Dungeon.
▶ SPD Display Mode
- [Battle Preparation Screen > Monster Sorting/Search] has been updated to include a new Detailed Settings in Options. This will allow users to toggle the display mode for Attack Speed that's applied to the actual battle.
※ [Attribute Mark Mode] has also been added to the Detailed Settings menu, and the ON/OFF status will apply to all content.
- When the SPD Display Mode is enabled, the final Attack Speed will be displayed in the area where the Monster’s level was previously shown.
: This value includes the Monster's base Attack Speed, bonuses from equipped Runes, Artifacts, Leader Skill, Guild Skills, and Summoner Skills, shown up to three digits.
※ Monsters without equipped Runes or Artifacts will have an unequipped alert icon displayed instead of Attack Speed.
▶ [Siege Battle] Special Rule Settings Feature Added to Battle Test Menu
- This can be accessed from the Battle Test menu at the top right of the [Defense] or [Member > Battle Info > Defense Placement] screen.
- The special rules for Siege Battle Tournament Season 16 are as follows:
- [Siege Battle Tournament Season 16] introduces a new special rule called "Apply Base Skill."
- This applies both the Base Skill and the Leader Monster’s Leader Skill in the designated base.
: However, if both skills are of the same kind, only the skill with the higher value will be applied.
(E.g.) If the [Base Skill is Attack Speed +24%] and the [Leader Skill is Guild Battle Attack Speed +28%], only [Guild Battle Attack Speed +28%] will be applied.
: If the Leader Monster's Leader Skill applies only to a specific attribute, that skill will be applied to the corresponding Monsters, and the Base Skill will apply to Monsters of other attributes.
(E.g.) If the [Base Skill is Attack Speed +24%] and the [Leader Skill is Fire Monster Attack Speed +30%], the Fire Monsters will receive the [Fire Monster Attack Speed +30%] bonus, and other attributes will receive the [Attack Speed +24%] bonus.
▶ [Siege Battle] Support Monster Feature
- Support Monsters can be used as attack Monsters only, and they can be used only once.
- You can register a total of 10 Support Monsters. The Monster lineup will be changed every season. (The Support Monsters added via the v8.5.0 update will be maintained until Season 17.)
- Guild Members that are not attack members can register Support Monsters. Support Monsters can be used in test battles.
▶ [Monster Info > Usage Info] Info of Monsters Used on Defense Decks
- You can now view the information of Monsters used as either attack or defense Monsters in Arena, Siege Battle, and World Guild Battle.
- Usage info is sorted based on the frequency of the compositions used for attack and defense in the respective content.
▶ [Monster Info Button Added to Info Screen that Displays Monster's Runes and Artifacts Engraved
- You can easily check discussions about the Monster, friend Monsters, usage information, and statistics.
- This feature is available in the battle preparation screen and in the placement modification screens of Siege Battle and World Guild Battle. It's added along the same path as the Rune/Artifact management and loading button).
▶ [Crafting > Rune] Improvement
- High and Ancient Rune Craft will now only craft 6★ Runes.
▶ [Summoner's Way > Progression] Challenge Improvement
- Some of the challenges related to Arena have been changed.
※ Completed challenges will not be reset. If a challenge you were progressing has been changed, it will proceed with the updated details.
- New challenges for [Summoner's Tower] have been added.
: [Summoner's Tower] unlocks after collecting the reward for [Novice Summoner Lv. 45: Purchase Ancient Stone]
▶ [Monster > Collection] Count Method Changed
- When counting the quantity of collected Monsters, it will now count awakened/unawakened Monsters together.
- (E.g.) Fire Inugami, Raoq, and 2A Raoq will now be counted as 1.
- With this adjustment, the total number of collected Monsters will be changed from 1,714 to 901.
▶ [Mission > Achievement > Monster] Achievement Condition Changed
- Due to the adjustment in the collection count method, the achievement "I Am a Collector" under [Mission > Achievement > Monster] will have its completion condition changed as follows, and the completion status will be reset.
▶ [Trial of Ascension] Rest Notification Feature
- When the Trial of Ascension resets, a reset notification will be displayed on the village screen and in the Trial of Ascension menu on the World Map.
▶ Limited-Time! Ellia's Special Summon Mission
- Event Period: From the v8.5.0 update patch on Oct. 16 until Nov. 3, 11:59 PM (server time)
- You will earn 1 summon point for every 3★ or higher Monster summoned using any summoning method (E.g. Mystical Scroll, L&D Scroll, Legendary Scroll) except for the Unknown Scroll, Social Summon, or Monster Summoning Pieces. You can earn various rewards based on the accumulated points.
- An event icon will be displayed in the summoning list where summoning points are applied in the [Summonhenge].
- Premium rewards will accumulate automatically even if you haven't purchased the Premium Reward. When purchased, all completed rewards can be claimed at once. Runes given as premium rewards will come with a guaranteed prefix property.
▶ Other Improvements and Changes
: [Dimension Hole] The recharge limit for Dimension Hole Energy has been increased from 3 times per 7 days to 5 times per 7 days.
- [Tartarus' Labyrinth] You can battle again on stages you've already won the same day, except for Tartarus, Leos, Kotos, and Guilles stages, which can only be battled once per day.
- [Monster Search > Harmful Effect] A new "Seal" search option has been added.
- [Arena > Defense Placement] An information window for equipped Runes and Artifacts now includes buttons for [Rune/Artifact Management and Loading] and [Monster Info].
- An icon to check the progress of login/attendance/check-in events has been added to the left side of the island screen.
▶ Game Errors Fixed
- Fixed an issue where the notification icon remained on the shortcut to the mini-shop in [Summonhenge] after collecting the Boost Pack items.
- Fixed an issue where the lightning effect would repeat at the start of the next 10 summons after triggering the effect on the last summon in [Summonhenge > Summon 10].
- Fixed an issue where certain Monsters were separated by their default grade when applying the [Monster Sorting > By Monster] sorting criteria.
- Fixed an issue where the (Dark) Joker was not appearing in the "Decrease self cooldown" search under [Monster Search > Other Effects].
▶ Skill descriptions of some Monsters have been modified.
