[15th Of Mar.] Patch Notes

Dear CEOs,
Patch notes for the 15th of March are listed below.

Please make sure to update the game from the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store.
See you on the CounterSide!

▼ Maintenance Schedule

▷ 15th of March, 2023 13:00 ~ 15th of March, 2023 17:00 (UTC+9)
▷ 14th of March, 2023 23:00 ~ 15th of March, 2023 03:00(UTC-5)

▼ Maintenance compensation

▷ 20,000 x Credits

▷ 3 x Employment Contracts

▼ Shop News:

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

Shop Product: [LINK]

◈ System Update

▣ Substream

Substream – Entrance count to [Hard] mode is changed to 10.
An episode shortcut is added.
1. On the item acquisition list, it will now display on which episode you have gotten that item.
A list of substream episodes is added on the top left corner in [Substream] in the [Side Story] tab.

The substream entrance requirement will change to clearing all Mainstream episode 2.
1. Other episodes’ interconnected requirements will not change.
BGM that is being played in the substream episode main screen will now continue to play when entering into the battle.
1. Upon moving to another tab or to the main lobby, the BGM will change accordingly.

▣ Dive

[Dimension Surface Resistor] will be deleted.
Each dive coordinate will now have a [Squad Formation] tab available.
On the Euclid Sector, artifact events will be added. If the event is activated, you can earn an artifact at random.
Four resource artifact icon images will change.
The dive sector icon image will change.
The dive sector’s battle medal mission will be deleted.
Dive coordinates, exploration coordinates background, and background music will change.
● 45th floor’s BGM will change.
● 46 ~ 49 floor’s BGM will change.
From the original 49 artifacts, 29 artifacts will be deleted, and new 31 artifacts will be added.

◆ List of Artifacts being deleted

◆ List of Artifacts being added (Mar, 29th 17:40 Revised)

▣ Shadow Palaces

The Shadow Palaces will roll back to before the 6.0 update.
1. The original Shadow Palaces shop, equipment molds, missions, and achievements will also active to before the 6.0 update.
2. The achievement, missions, and shop purchase count will reset.
3. The number of quantum coords crystals, ~~Shadow Palaces rankings, the last Shadow Palaces progress, and the squad info that cleared the Shadow Palace~~ will remain (14th of March, 19:02 (UTC+9))
The Shadow Palaces will now have the skip function.

▣ Gauntlet

Ranked Battle – From Bronze 5 to Silver 1, if the difference between two CEOs’ squad’s combat points is too great, then they will no longer be matched.
If the CEO is playing Counterside on a Steam client and is in the queue for a [Ranked Battle] while the client is running in the background, then the mute will temporarily be disabled to allow the CEO to be alerted when the queue is completed.
If the CEO receives an invitation for a [Friendly Match] on a Steam client when the client is running in the background, then the mute will temporarily be disabled to allow the CEO to be alerted.
Ranked Battle – From Bronze 5 to Silver 1, depending on the result of the match, the maximum point loss will be changed from -19 points to -15 points.
In the Strategy Battle, [Consecutive Win Bonus] will now apply.

▣ Taskforce Plan Adjustment

1. Some of the Taskforce Plan completion requirements will change.

▶ Master Plan

Mission 10 / Clear Side Story Sigma Prologue → Recruit 10 units

Mission 11 / Clear Side Story Sigma 2-1 → Clear EP.5 Interlude #3

Mission 12 / Clear Side Story Sigma 2-7 → Clear EP.5 Interlude #4

Mission 13 / Clear Side Story Sigma Hard 1-1 3 times → Clear Side Story Sigma Prologue

Mission 14 / Recruit 10 units → Clear Side Story Sigma 2-1

Mission 15 / Clear EP.5 Interlude #3 → Clear Side Story Sigma 2-7

Mission 16 / Clear EP.5 Interlude #4 → Clear Side Story Sigma Hard 1-1 3 times

2. Requirements to activate Employee Growth Plan will change as such

Full completion of Master Plan → Full completion of Beginner’s Plan

3. Some of the Taskforce Plan’s mission details will change

▶ Limited Plan

Mission 8 / Clear Dive Exploration Coordinates 40 → Clear Dive 10 times

Mission 23 / Clear Dive Exploration Coordinates 45 → Clear Dive 15 times

▶ World Map Plan

Mission 3 / Spend 1,000 Imaginary Core → 900 Imaginary Core

Mission 9 / Clear Dive Exploration Coordinates 10 → Play 1 Dive

Mission 13 / Clear Dive Exploration Coordinates 15 → Play 3 Dives

Mission 14 / Spend 3,000 Imaginary Core → 2,500 Imaginary Core

Mission 16 / Clear Dive Exploration Coordinates 20 → Play 5 Dives

Mission 18 / Clear Dive Exploration Coordinates 25 → Play 5 Dives

Mission 19 / Spend 6,000 Imaginary Core → 5,000 Imaginary Core

Mission 21 / Clear Dive Exploration Coordinates 30 → Play 10 Dives

Mission 23 / Spend 10,000 Imaginary Core → 8,000 Imaginary Core

Mission 27 / Spend 20,000 Imaginary Core → Play 10 Dives

▶ Employee Growth Plan

Mission 4 / Own 8 level 40 or higher employees → Own 4 level 40 or higher employees

Mission 6 / Own 4 +3 or higher equipment → Own 2 +2 or higher equipment

Mission 7 / Own 8 level 60 or higher employees → Own 6 level 60 or higher employees

Mission 8 / Own 8 +5 or higher equipment → Own 6 +3 or higher equipment

Mission 10 / Own 8 level 100 or higher employees → Own 4 level 100 or higher employees

Mission 12 / Own 10 level 100 or higher employees → Own 6 level 100 or higher employees

Mission 13 / Own 10 +5 or higher equipment → Own 8 +5 or higher equipment

Mission 14 / Own 16 level 100 or higher employees → Own 8 level 100 or higher employees

Mission 16 / Own 1 level 110 employee → Own 10 level 100 or higher employees

Mission 17 / Own 20 +8 or higher equipment → Own 10 +8 or higher equipment

Mission 18 / Own 3 level 110 employees → Own 12 level 100 or higher employees

Mission 20 / Own 8 level 110 employees → Own 16 level 100 or higher employees

▣ Jukebox

1. In the lobby settings, the [ Continuous BGM Play in Lobby ] option is added.

If the [ Continuous BGM Play in Lobby ] option is off, then the BGM will cut while switching to different tabs and the main lobby like before.
If the [ Continuous BGM Play in Lobby ] option is on, then the BGM being played will continue even when switching to different tabs.
When entering into the actual PVE/PVP battle, the BGM for that situation will play.

2. [Sort by Name] function is added

▣ New Substream

◆ Project OZ ◆

After the maintenance on the 15th of March 2023, Project OZ will be released.

▼ Project OZ Event Supplement Period:

▷ 15th of March, 2023 after the maintenance ~ Until further notice
▷ 15th of March, 2023 after the maintenance ~ Until further notice

▣ Returning Employee Recruitments

【 Alex 】

▼ Alex Favored Recruitment Banner Period

▷ 15th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 23rd of March, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 15th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 22nd of March, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)

【Lyudmila】

▼ Lyudmila Favored Recruitment Banner Period

▷ 15th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 29th of March, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 15th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 28th of March, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)

▣ Returning Operators Recruitments

【 Serina Crew 】

▼ Serina Crew Recruitment Banner Period

▷ 15th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 29th of March, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 15th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 28th of March, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)

【 Chloe Starseeker 】

▼ Chloe Starseeker Recruitment Banner Period

▷ 15th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 29th of March, 2023 12:00(UTC+9)
▷ 15th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 28th of March, 2023 22:00(UTC-5)

▣ New Ship

【 Chorus 】

▼ Chorus Construction Availability Period:

▷ 15th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ Until further notice
▷ 15th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ Until further notice

▣ New Challenge Stage – Old Administration Training Method

A new challenge stage to create exclusive gear for Maze Division employees will be opened after the maintenance on the 15th of March 2023.

In the Old Administration Training Method challenge, you can get [Old Administration Pass] which you can use to craft Exclusive Gear. Moreover, there is a small chance for the whole exclusive gear to drop after a successful run.

▼ Crafting [Old Administration: Counter] Mold

To craft with [Old Administration: Counter] Mold, the following materials are required:

▷ 2,500,000 Credits

▷ 400 [Old Administration Pass]

▷ 600 Advanced Gear materials

▼ Contents of [Old Administration: Counter] Mold

▷ T6 Teacher’s Grade (Lee Sooyeon only)

▷ T6 Pulse Blaster (Na Yubin only)

▷ T6 Big Gun (Lyudmila only)

▷ T6 Kind Resolution (Alex only)

Each mold will give a random exclusive gear from these four gears listed above.

▼ Challenge Stage – Old Administration Training Method Period:

▷ 15th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 22nd of March, 2023 04:00(UTC+9)
▷ 15th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 21st of March, 2023 14:00(UTC-5)

▣ New Raid Boss

【New Raid Boss Season】

A new season of the raid has started.

This season’s raid boss will be 【Britra】. Good luck!

Britra will appear during certain raid seasons only.

※ If Inhibitor spawned before the update, Britra will appear after defeating the existing Inhibitor.

▼ Raid Boss Britra Season Period:

▷ 15th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 19th of April, 2023 14:00(UTC+9)
▷ 15th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 19th of April, 2023 00:00(UTC-5)

▣ New Punch In

◈ Gear Enhancement Season

A new punch-in to strengthen your gears up after the maintenance.

Make sure not to miss the fragrant rewards!

▼ Gear Enhancement Punch-In Period:

▷ 15th of March, 2023 14:10 ~ 4th of April, 2023 14:00(UTC+9)
▷ 15th of March, 2023 00:10 ~ 4th of April, 2023 00:00(UTC-5)

▣ Improvements and Changes

An improvement where Tactical Update stats would also apply to the Combat Point.
Dimension Timming’s reward system that gave CEOs relative to the amount of obtained points will now be deleted. Regardless of how many points are obtained, now the reward is given by counting how many branches in Dimension Trimming the CEO has cleared.
The location to obtain Unit Data will now be displayed.
The item with a time constraint will now display how much time is left on the item before it disappears.
In Request – Challenge, an appropriate level will now display for each dungeon.
The notation of consumed resources will be unified to [Resource Owned / Resource Consumed]
When placing a rearmed unit in the practice mode, it will now also apply the leader skill while practicing.
The unit acquired through clearing a stage will now have a different effect.
1. Upon acquiring a new unit, an acquisition effect will display.
2. Upon acquiring an SSR rarity unit, an acquisition effect will display even if that SSR unit was acquired before.
3. Upon acquiring an N, R, SR rarity unit, an acquisition effect will not display if that N, R, SR unit was acquired before.
A skip option will now display on the dungeon information panel before entering the squad formation screen.
Management Guide will be updated.
The battle medal acquisition order will be unified.
1. Horizontal format: Gold / Silver / Bronze medal will display from top to bottom.
2. Vertical format: Bronze / Silver / Gold medal will display from left to right.
Unit types in Monster Tag information will be improved to include Counter/Soldier/Mech, etc. (Implementation has been postponed for further changes.)
Now an animation will play while downloading a patch.
Unit interaction is added.
1. Hero Blossom Kaci Bins
Now the credit product in the Gauntlet Point Shop will no longer have purchase limitations.
The red dot that displays on top of the [Storage] will now only show when there is a time-constraint item in the [Storage].
The unit’s Loyalty recovery delay in the dormitory will be reduced.

▣ Bug Fixes

A fix where the PHASE dungeon’s level and the actual dungeon’s level did not match.
A fix where on the Steam client, if the CEO scrolls down in the store page, the price displayed and the actual price did not match.
A fix where on the [Tactical Update] to select the unit for the update, spontaneous multiple unit slot UI would be displayed.
Adjust the volume control on the holoMyth event page to follow the sound adjustment in the setting.
A fix where the lock UI is not disappearing intermittently after being unlocked.
A fix where the Counter Pass level displays as Level 1 upon access.
A fix where the [EVENT] icon appears in the CEO’s Office button within the top right of the overall menu when applying the salary negotiation cost reduction buff.
A fix in Strategy Battle where the Tactical Update level is not displayed in Friendly Match on the opponent’s Defense Squad.
A fix where World Map Branch Dive excessively appeared due to specific conditions.
A fix where black appeared in the buff display of Boss/Ship intermittently
A fix Where the HP of the target unit appeared to be recovered at twice the normal recovery rate when certain healing skills were used