8/27 (Thu) Update Details

Greetings Hunters,
The Hunters Association has a notice for you.

Here are the details scheduled to be added and changed through the update on 8/27 (Thu).

Please see below for more details about the update.
 

📢8/27 (Thu) Update Details

📌 New Main Story Chapters
▶ Hidden Chapters 11 & 12 Hard / Reverse Hard Difficulty Added
- Hard and Reverse Hard difficulties have been added for Hidden Chapters 11 and 12, which were introduced in the July 30 update.
※ Cumulative Battle Mission completion rewards for Reverse Hard difficulties have been added alongside the new story content.


📌 New Content: Hall of Monarchs
- The new challenge mode 'Hall of Monarchs' has been added.
- Hall of Monarchs unlocks upon clearing Stage 10 of the Workshop of Brilliant Light (Sung Jinwoo Mode). It can be accessed via the 'Trial of the Strong' tab in the Content Menu.
- Entering Hall of Monarchs requires no currency, allowing you to challenge it repeatedly at any time.
- Hall of Monarchs operates on a 2-week seasonal system and consists of 3 Gates in total. Clearing the first Gate unlocks the next, allowing you to clear them sequentially and earn scores.
※First BETA Season 1 of Hall of Monarchs begins on 9/3, 00:00 (UTC+0).
 - Each Gate features one of the bosses previously encountered in the Workshop of Brilliant Light, with bosses rotating randomly each season.

▶ Proof of Mastery System
- A feature that allows you to adjust the difficulty by selecting constraints when attempting a Gate. Choosing constraints yields higher scores, while attempting a Gate without selecting any constraints grants the baseline score.

▶ Ranking Rewards

- You can obtain special Frames and Titles based on your achieved rank when the Hall of Monarchs season ends.
- Rewards are available up to Rank D. Please check in-game for more details.
※Hall of Monarchs rewards are subject to change each season.


📌 New Sung Jinwoo Weapon Added
▶ New Custom Draw / Weapon Custom Draw Weapon
- Sung Jinwoo's exclusive SSR Water weapon, [Spirit Blade: Snowstorm], has been added.
- This weapon can be obtained through Custom Draw, Weapon Custom Draw, and Special Scout.

📌 New SSR Hunter & Exclusive Weapon
- SSR Light Buster [Lee Joohee, Pilgrim of the Labyrinth] and her exclusive weapon, [Guide of the Blessed Light], have been added.
- The new Hunter can be obtained via Rate-Up Draw and can be trialed in advance through Hunter Preview.
- Her exclusive weapon can be obtained through crafting or events.
- Profile Icon, Secret Files, Codex, and Bond entries for the new Hunter have been added.
- Original Story content for Lee Joohee, Pilgrim of the Labyrinth has been added.
 

 ※ All content shown in this video is currently under development and may be subject to change upon actual release.


📌 New Costumes Added
 - New skins/costumes for Hunters and weapons have been added.
 - New costumes can be obtained through shop purchases and events.
※ Costumes can be equipped by tapping the hanger icon on the Hunter Information screen.
 - 3 color chroma options have been added for Lee Joohee, Pilgrim of the Labyrinth's costume.

📌 On-going Events
- Various in-game events will take place after the 8/27 update. Please refer to the event notice links below for more details.
[Lee Joohee, Pilgrim of the Labyrinth Debut Celebration! Rate Up Draw & Advancement Event]
[At the Seasonal Crossroads! 2 Events]

📌 Event Weapon Crafting Notice
- During the update period, event crafting for Sung Jinwoo Weapons [Soma & Asura] and [Moonlit Gale] will be available.
※ Each weapon can be crafted up to a maximum of 2 times per account by consuming Special Player’s Weapon Designs.

 

📌 Balance Adjustments [Go]
 - Balance adjustments will be applied to the set effects of certain Hunters and Artifacts.
※ Detailed information can be found in a separate notice.

📌 Draw & Exchange Lineup Additions
▶ Custom Draw / Special Scout Draw / Association Special Certification Exchange Lineup Additions
 - SSR Agnes Rivera has been added to the Custom Draw, Special Scout Draw, and Association Special Certification Exchange lineups, and can now be selected in the Rate Up list.
※ New Rate Up Hunters may be added to the Custom Draw list in the future.
※ For Special Scout Draw, the new addition will apply to Special Scout draws opened after 9/1, 00:00 (UTC+0).

📌 Server Ranking System Retired
- To provide a better gaming experience, server ranking features—including the Battle Mission Trophy Ranking, which was primarily driven by content completion speed—have been removed.
- Weekly rewards based on total Battle Mission Trophies will remain intact and can be checked and claimed on the Sung Jinwoo Level Achievement Rewards page.

📌 Trial of the Strong New Season Notice
- For this update season, Battlefield of Time will not open due to content overhaul work, and a new season of Battlefield of Trials will continue in its place.

▶ Edge of Illusion and Dreams
- A new season begins, and the featured boss changes to 'Resist Kamish'.
  This boss battle is played in Hunter Mode, and its elemental weakness has been updated.

▶ The Overseer's Forbidden Library
-  A new season of The Overseer's Forbidden Library begins, with updates to allowed entry attributes, featured bosses, and Bookmark Hunters.
※ Please check in-game for detailed rules and further information.

📌 Hunters Association Weekly Missions Improvements & Changes
- Ultimate skill animations for select Striker, Breaker, and Supporter Hunters have been simplified to ensure smoother combat in content where Team Fight mode applies (Power of Calamity, Guild Boss).

▶ Simulation Gate Higher Difficulty Added
- A new season of Simulation Gate begins, featuring updated elemental weaknesses and algorithms.
- The maximum difficulty for Simulation Gate has been expanded from Stage 55 to Stage 60.
※ You can skip lower stages to challenge higher difficulties directly. Clearing a higher stage will automatically mark all lower-stage challenges as completed.

▶ Power of Calamity
- A new season begins, and the boss changes to 'Kamish'.
- Until the next season, recommended elements change to Light and Water, and Conquest Support will be freshly applied.

▶ Guild Boss
- Until the next regular update, the Guild Boss will be set to the 'Giant Statue'.
- Until the next season, the primary recommended element is fixed to Light, with Water, Dark, and Fire attributes applied sequentially as additional recommendations.

▶ Workshop of Brilliant Light
- The new August update season will run in 2-week and 1-week intervals, with updates to bosses and elemental weaknesses.
- The difficulty of Workshop of Brilliant Light has been lowered: monster levels per stage are slightly reduced, and combat stat adjustments based on Combat Power differences have been improved in your favor.
- The damage dealt by certain boss monsters has been reduced.
 

📌 Update New Product Sales
- New products will be available for purchase following the update. For detailed information regarding the new products on sale, please check the notice link below:
[Go to 8/27(Thu) New Packages]

📌 System Shop New Products Added
- Following the 8/27 update, the following new product will be added to the System Shop:

※ Chance Packs appear based on your gameplay progress, such as clearing content or upgrading weapons and Hunters, and can be purchased within a limited time once triggered.
※ Specific details for new Chance Packs can be checked in-game when the offer appears.
Payment methods vary by item type (Gold, Essence Stones, or direct purchase), so please double-check in-game before purchasing.

 

📌 Other Improvements
- The conditions for auto-equipping Hunter Cores have been improved to automatically equip recommended Cores first.
- The auto-battle AI for Successors and Buster-class Hunters has been improved.
- The combo guide will now be displayed when controlling a Successor in the Training Room.
- Entrance effects for certain Hunters when using Supporter Skills have been fixed to display correctly.
- The Guild EXP required to level up a Guild has been reduced.
- The duration of Sian Halat's [Scarlet Domination] effect has been increased to 40 seconds so it can be maintained in Team Fight mode. [Go to In-Game Balance Adjustments Notice]

📌 Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where unpurchasable products were displayed in the Recommended Shop.
- Fixed an issue where the tag-out motion for 'Pure Sword Princess Cha Hae-In' was incorrectly linked.
- Fixed an issue where the Rumblefoot Ogre Boss would disappear when using certain skills.
- Fixed an issue where the clear mission count did not properly increase when sweeping the Workshop of Brilliant Light.
- Fixed an issue where the meta information display for boss Yogumunt differed from its actual effects.
- Fixed an issue on certain low-spec devices where damage dealt by 'Remnant Power' in the Training Room was not added to cumulative damage.
- Fixed an issue in the Sung Jinwoo Artifact Preset popup where Artifact information—such as tier, enchantment, and level—was not displayed.
- Fixed an issue where sound would intermittently loop when skipping videos in the Story Codex.

We will continue to do our best to provide you with the best possible service.

Thank you.