[January 17] Patch Notes
CounterSide 2024.01.16 5:00 오전


Dear CEOs,

Patch notes for January 17 are now live!

Please check it out to avoid missing any vital update details!


▼ Maintenance Schedule

▷ January 17, 14:00 ~ 16:30 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, 00:00 ~ 02:30 (UTC-5)


▼ Maintenance Compensation

▷ 20,000 Credits

▷ 3 Employment Contracts


▼ Shop News:

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

Shop Product: [LINK]


▣ Raid

【 Kraken 】



1. A new raid boss, [Kraken] will be added after the January 17 maintenance. 

- Kraken will appear during the schedule posted below. 


Kraken Raid Schedule

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


※ [Kraken] raid is not included in the regular raid rotation schedule.

※ CEOs will acquire [Black Flood Tokens] after successfully defeating [Kraken].

※  You can exchange the [Black Flood Tokens] for either [Polymer Token] and [Superconductive Token] at a ratio of 1:1. 

※ Craft with your [Black Flood Tokens] with [Distorted Universal Mold] to acquire either Britra or Inhibitor gears.

  • Crafting with [Distorted Universal Mold] requires the following materials

    • 1,500 Black Flood Tokens

    • 2,500,000 Credits

※ With the start of the [Kraken] season, the [plaque exchange] list will be updated.

※ Raid points from the season before will not transfer to the [Kraken] season.


▼ Kraken Raid Plaque Exchange Reward List


The title for Kraken Raid has also been added. 

▼ Title: Kraken Slayer

Reach 10,000 Raid MVPs in Kraken Lv. 150


 

▣ Arcade

【 The Last Wild Card 】

A random Awakened unit will be deployed as the last unit in the deck.


Arcade Rules

▷ Entry available every day

▷ Gear stats not applied

▷ All unit Role ADV DMG +50%

DMG Taken Limit +20% for SSR rarity ships

▷ Rearmed units are not allowed

▷ Ship will be selected at random.

▷ Can select 5 employees of your choice. The final 6th unit will be a random Awkawned unit.


▼ Participation Reward - Comment Emote

▷ Win 3 times - Such a ruckus

▷ Win 5 times - I’ll quiet things down here


Arcade [ The Last Wild Card ] Schedule

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 30, 2024, 23:59 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 30, 2024, 09:59 (UTC-5)


▣ Danger Close

Tyrant Sword

[Battle Conditions]


Easy

▷ All units’ Incoming Healing -30%

[Alphatrix] unit ATK +100%, HP & Skill Haste +50%


Normal

▷ All units’ Incoming Healing -60%

[Alphatrix] unit ATK +100%, HP & Skill Haste +50%


Challenge

▷ All units’ Incoming Healing -90%

[Alphatrix] unit ATK +100%, HP & Skill Haste +50%


▼ Danger Close Schedule

▷ January 17, 14:00 ~ January 24, 04:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, 00:00 ~ January 23, 14:00 (UTC-5)


▼ Danger Close Settlement Period

▷ January 24, 04:00 ~ January 31, 04:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 23, 14:00 ~ January 30, 14:00 (UTC-5)


▣ Gauntlet


▼ Gauntlet Loyal First Half Schedule

- End Date: Jan. 22 at 08:00 (UTC-5)

- Settlement Period: Jan. 22 08:00 ~ 14:00  (UTC-5)


▼ Gauntlet Loyal Second Half Schedule

▷ January 22, 2024, 22:00 ~ March 31, 2024, 22:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 22, 2023, 08:00 ~ March 31, 2024, 08:00 (UTC-5)


The special reward from the Loyal season is Joo Shiyoon’s [Dragon Unbound by Clouds].


The Gauntlet Ban Effect will be enhanced as follows. 

Before

Debuff

1 Ban

2 Bans

3 Bans

4 Bans

Decrease DMG

-10%

-15%

-20%

-25%

Increase DMG Taken

-10%

-15%

-20%

-25%

Decreased ASPD

-10%

-15%

-20%

-25%

Decreased Skill Haste

-10%

-15%

-20%

-25%

Outgoing Healing -

-40%

-80%

-120%

-160%

After

Debuff

1 Ban

2 Bans

3 Bans

4 Bans

Decrease DMG

-10%

-20%

-30%

-40%

Increase DMG Taken

-10%

-20%

-30%

-40%

Decreased ASPD

-20%

-40%

-60%

-80%

Decreased ASPD (Fury)

-40%

-80%

-120%

-160%

Decreased Skill Haste

-10%

-20%

-30%

-40%

Outgoing Healing -

-40%

-80%

-120%

-160%


 

▣ Returning Operators

Operator Sigma

Sigma’s Banner Schedule

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


【 Jung Dain 】

Dain’s Banner Schedule

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


【 Lee Sooyeon 】

▼Sooyeon’s Banner Schedule

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


▣ Substream Event

【 The Moonless Night 】

[ Gathered Nightmares ] will drop 3 times more than normal during the event.


[ The Moonless Night ] Currency Drop Event Schedule

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 24, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 24, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


 

▣ Challenge Stage

【 Academy Student Council Special Course 】

Academy Student Council Special Course challenge stage will be opened to create exclusive gear for the Academy Student Council employees after the maintenance on January 17, 2024.

 

In this challenge, collect [Lost Student Notebook] to craft their Exclusive Gear. Moreover, there is a slight chance for the fully crafted exclusive gear to drop after each successful run.


 

▼ Crafting [Academy Student Council] Mold

To craft with [Academy Student Council] Mold, the following materials are required.

  • 2,500,000 Credits

  • 400 Lost Student Notebooks

  • 600 Advanced Gear materials.

 

The mold will give a random exclusive gear from these three gears listed below.

 

▼ Equipment from the [Academy Student Council] Mold

 

▷ T6 Yin-Yang Unification (Yen Xing Lanchester only)


 

▷ T6 Major Andreas (Edith Twins only)

 

 

▷ T6 Magic Hat (Mika Star only)


 

▼ Challenge Stage - Academy Student Council Special Course Schedule

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 24, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 24, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


 

▣ Punch-in Event

【 Vice President’s Special Bonus 】

▼ Vice President’s Special Bonus Schedule 

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 14:00 (UTC+9)

▷ January 17, After the maintenance ~ January 31, 2024, 00:00 (UTC-5)


 

▣ System Improvements and Changes

1. Cutscenes for returning CEOs have been added. 

  1. The cutscene will automatically play when CEOs return to CounterSide after 15 days.


2. Cutscenes for CEO birthdays have been added. 

  1. You can set your birthday in the [Profile] interface. 

    1. You cannot reset your birthday under any circumstances after the confirmation

  2. The cutscene will automatically play on the day of your birthday, and after the cutscene, a special trophy and a present will be sent to your in-game mailbox. 

  3. You can watch it again in the [Collections] after it is played at least once. 


3. Title effects will not be displayed from the list of titles.


4. You will now be able to dismantle [Undercontrol] and [Coffin].

  1. You will not be able to dismantle the last copy of either [Undercontrol] or [Coffin]. 


5. Skin option from [Management] - [Unit] will now display the number of skins you own. 


6. Two new puch alarms have been added. 

  1. A push when the eternium is almost fully charged.

    1. The alarm will be sent when you are 75 eternium away from max. 

  2. A push when the Gauntlet Points are fully recharged.


7. The Coalition Mission tab will be removed.


8. New sets of flashback scenes will be added.

  1. The Moonless Night (3)

  2. End of the Maze (2)

  3. Crossroads (1)

  4. The Inheritor (2)

  5. Flora Maid Service (3)

  6. Old Fear (1)


9. Level requirements to unlock World Map Branches will change as follows. 

Before: 0 / 10 / 30 / 45 / 60 / 75

After: 0 / 10 / 25 / 35 / 45 / 55


10. Friendly Match will now have its [ Apply highest level ] effect applied on the Alternium Reactors and Tactical Update levels.


▣ Fixes

1. A fix on the Steam client where [ Information Reception Agreement ] was being displayed. 


2. A fix on Arcade strings to display correctly. 


3. A fix where the client would close immediately if players enter the gauntlet right after the last stand play. 


4. A fix on mail display where important mail tag is also applied to mails that are not supposed to have.