9/17 (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 9/17 (Thu).

Please see below for more details about the update.
 

📢9/17 (Thu) Update Details

📌 New Main Story Chapters (Expert) Added
- Chapters 26–29 have been newly unlocked in Expert difficulty.
※ Cumulative Battle Mission achievement rewards for Expert difficulty will be added along with the new story chapters.

📌 New Workshop of Brilliant Light Dungeon Added
▶ New Dungeon: Beast’s Hunting Ground
- With the start of the new Workshop of Brilliant Light season, "Workshop of Brilliant Light - Beast’s Hunting Ground," where Hunters can challenge Adan, the Monarch of Fangs, will run for 3 weeks.
※ Bosses appearing in Beast’s Hunting Ground will be added to the Special Commission list.
- A special event will be held to celebrate the addition of the new Workshop of Brilliant Light dungeon.
※Please refer to the event notice below for more details.
[Go to [WANTED] Workshop of Brilliant Light: The Monarch of Fangs Smash Event Notice]

📌 New Remnant Power Added
▶ New Remnant Power: Adan
- A new Remnant Power that harnesses the power of Adan, the Monarch of Fangs, will be added.
  You can check and upgrade information on the new Remnant Power in Quick Menu → Succession → Remnant Power.
※ The new Remnant Power unlocks automatically upon clearing Stage 1 of the Workshop of Brilliant Light, just like previous Remnant Powers.

📌 Battlefield of Trials Floors 91–100 Added
- Floors 91–100 will be added to both Player Mode and Hunter Mode in the Battlefield of Trials.
- Rewards can be obtained upon completing first time clears and achieving first time Battle Missions for each floor.

📌 Sweep Condition Improvements and Difficulty Expansion for Unstable Dungeon, Battlefield of Chaos, and Mind Rift
- Previously, the Sweep feature in Unstable Dungeon, Battlefield of Chaos, and Mind Rift required completing all Battle Missions. This condition has been eased so that the Sweep feature unlocks immediately upon clearing the stage.

▶ Unstable Dungeon Difficulty Expansion
- Unstable Dungeon difficulty will expand from Tier 35 up to Tier 40.
- Starting from Tier 36 of Unstable Dungeon, ‘Artifact Enhancement Reset Tickets’ can be obtained at a set rate.

▶ Battlefield of Chaos Difficulty Expansion
- Battlefield of Chaos difficulty will expand from Tier 20 up to Tier 30.
- Starting from Tier 21 of Battlefield of Chaos, Tier 5 Gems can be obtained at a set rate.
※ Select monsters appearing in the expanded tiers of Battlefield of Chaos will be newly added to the Special Commission list.

▶ Mind Rift Difficulty Expansion
- Mind Rift difficulty will expand from Tier 10 up to Tier 15.
- Starting from Tier 13 of Mind Rift, Condensed Energy III can be obtained at a set rate.

📌 Core Level Cap Increase
- The Core Level cap will expand from Level 20 up to Level 25.
- Cores at Level 20 with MAX option enhancement can break through to increase their level cap up to Level 25.
- The new material Condensed Energy III is required to break through Cores to Level 25.
※ Condensed Energy III can be obtained as clear rewards in Mind Rift stage 13 and above, or through crafting.

📌 New Blessing Stones Added
- New Empowerment type Blessing Stones [Master Marksman], [Do or Die], [Supercharge], [Iron Stance], and [Architect's Plan] will be added.
- New Survival type Blessing Stones [Spring of Life] and [Devour] will be added.
※New Blessing Stones are available in Rare, Heroic, Legendary, and Transcendent grades. Please check in game for more details.
※New Blessing Stones will be added to the fusion lineup, and acquisition rates for individual items will be adjusted. However, the overall acquisition rates for each grade (Rare, Heroic, Legendary) remain unchanged.
※ Blessing Stone Chests and Blessing Stone Transcendent Stone Chests will be updated to include the new Blessing Stones in their lineup.
※ For Blessing Stone Selection Chests and Blessing Stone Transcendent Stone Selection Chests, new types of selection chests containing the new Blessing Stones will be added.

- The Blessing Stone Transcendent Stone Selection Chest included in [NEW] Weekly Blessing Stone Transcendent Master Pack under the Daily Bonus tab in the Shop, as well as the item lineup in the Honor Token Exchange Shop, will be updated to include the new Blessing Stones.

📌 New Hunter Archive Added
- A new Hunter Archive for Hunter Woo Jinchul has been added.

📌 New SSR Hunter & Exclusive Weapon Added
- New SSR Wind Buster Hunter [Diana Lopez] and her Exclusive Weapon [Ravage and Revenge] have been added.
- The new Hunter can be obtained through Rate Up Draw and tested beforehand in Hunter Preview.
- The Exclusive Weapon can be obtained through crafting or events.
- Profile Icon, Secret Library, Codex, and Bonds for the new Hunter have been added.
- Original Story for Diana Lopez has been added.

 ※ All details shown in the video are currently under development and may be subject to change upon official release.

📌 New Costumes & Skins Added
 - New Hunter Costumes and Weapon Skins have been added.
 - New Costumes and Skins can be obtained through package purchases and events.
※ Costumes can be equipped by tapping the hanger icon on the Hunter Info screen.
 - 3 Chroma dye options have been added for Diana Lopez's Costume.

※ The new Hunter Pass begins on 9/24 at 00:00 (UTC+0).
 

📌 Hunter Hair Parts System Added
- A Costume Parts system that allows customizing Hunter hair and faces, similar to Sung Jinwoo, has been added for select Hunters.
- Obtaining a Hunter Costume automatically unlocks the corresponding hair parts.
※Eligible Hunters: Seo Jiwoo, Esil Radiru, Lee Bora, Cha Haein, Amamiya Mirei, Emma Laurent, Min Byung-Gu, Baek Yoonho, Woo Jinchul, Lim Tae Gyu, Choi Jong-In, Alicia Blanche
- You can check this feature by tapping the [✂️] icon added below the Costume icon in the Hunter tab.

 

📌 On-going Events
- Various in-game events will take place after the 9/17 update. Please refer to the event notice links below for more details.
[Diana Lopez Debut Celebration! Rate Up Draw & 2 Events]
[Autumn! 3 Events]

📌 Event Weapon Crafting Notice
- During the update period, event crafting for Sung Jinwoo Weapons [Spirit Blade: Snowstorm] 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.

 

📌 Recommended Total Power Color Display & System Improvements
- The damage calculation system has been improved so that the gap between your Total Power and the Recommended Total Power directly affects combat efficiency. Accordingly, the color display for each Total Power tier has been divided into 3 tiers for Exceeded and 3 tiers for Insufficient, allowing you to intuitively see combat advantages and disadvantages in battle.

▶ Exceeding Recommended Total Power
- When entering content with a Total Power higher than the Recommended Total Power, an increased damage bonus will be applied based on how much you exceed the requirement.

▶ Insufficient Recommended Total Power
- In Story, Unstable Dungeon, Battlefield of Chaos, and Mind Rift content, if your Power is significantly lower than the Recommended Power, a stronger penalty than before will be applied, increasing the overall perceived difficulty. (Other content will maintain the same penalty level as before.)
※ Damage is not affected by Recommended Power in Guild Boss and Battlefield of Time content.
※ The criteria for exceeding or falling short of Recommended Power varies depending on the content and Recommended Power level.

📌 Battle Class Expansion
- The Battle Class cap has been expanded from the previous maximum of Tier 120 up to Tier 150.
- Achievement rewards can be obtained upon reaching each tier.

📌 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 Jung Yerim 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 October 1, 00:00 (UTC+0).

📌 New Armory Slots Added
- New Armory slots [Armory of Dominion 1–6] and [Armory of Dimensions 1–6] have been added.
※ [Armory of Dominion] slots unlock at Battle Class 75 or higher, and [Armory of Dimensions] slots unlock at Battle Class 105 or higher.

📌 Weekly Missions Improvements
- The category name "Hunters Association Weekly Missions" has been changed to "Weekly Missions" for convenience.

▶ Simulation Gate
- The number of Simulation Gate sectors has been reduced from 11 sectors to 8 sectors.
※ Score and stage rewards have been adjusted according to the sector reduction, while overall rewards remain at the same level as before.
- The weekly Memory Chip cap has been increased from 1,500 to 6,000.
- Exchange Shop item changes: LuminousPrism I and Luminous Prism II have been discontinued, and select Growth Reset Tickets have been added.

▶Power of Calamity
- A new season of Power of Calamity begins, and the boss changes to Cthulli.
- Recommended elements will be fixed to Wind and Dark until the next season, and Subjugation Support will be newly applied.

▶ Guild Boss
- The Guild Boss will be set to Manticore until the next regular update.
- The recommended element will be fixed to Wind until the next season, with additional recommended elements applied weekly in the order of Light, Dark, Fire, Water, and Dark.

📌 Season Missions Improvements & Changes
- The category name "Trial of the Strong" has been changed to "Seasonal Missions" for convenience.

▶ Hall of Monarchs
- A new season of Hall of Monarchs begins on October 8 at 00:00 (UTC+0), and season rewards have been updated.
※ Please check in game for detailed information on rewards.

▶ Edge of Illusion and Dreams
- A new season of Edge of Illusion and Dreams begins, and the appearing boss has been changed to “The Architect, Master of the System."
- "The Architect, Master of the System" progresses in Sung Jinwoo Mode, and its elemental weakness has been changed.

▶ Architect's Test
- A new season of Architect's Test begins, and Trial Levels have been expanded up to Level 8.
- Laws of the Architect as well as strength and weakness elements have been newly applied according to the Trial Levels in Architect's Test.
※ Please check in game for detailed information on specific rules and rewards.

 

📌 New In-Game Shop Item Sales Notice
- New items will be added to the shops below after the update. For details regarding the items sold in the new shop, please check the item sales notice below.
 [Go to 9/17(Thu) New Packages]

 

📌 Other Improvements
- Improved the Special Operation List so that featured Hunters now receive additional Total Power.
※ Bonus Total Power from the Special Operation List only applies to the Deployment screen and will not affect Hunter Info or Battle Class.
- Renamed the "Where Destinies Divide" category to "Companion Missions" for better clarity.
- Added obtainable reward preview text to content screens for Gates, Unstable Dungeon, Battlefield of Chaos, and Mind Rift.
- Streamlined Ultimate skill animations for all Hunters in Power of Calamity and Guild Boss content.
- Improved the Gate reward setup screen to display owned item quantities.
- Improved the Unstable Dungeon Artifact reward setup screen to display class icons.
- Updated trait details for select Story Stage bosses.
- Added an animation skip feature for Check In rewards and improved convenience by displaying all Check In and Monthly Subscription rewards in a single popup to reduce overall login popups.
- Added an Unstable Dungeon Clear Event for new Hunters, which unlocks upon clearing Main Story Chapter 5.
- Added a feature to toggle cutscene animations on or off during Auto Run in Main Story Normal difficulty.
- Improved the recommended combo skill order for select Hunters and Successors in the Training Room.
- Improved auto battle behavior so that dashes are automatically used during auto battle when included in select Hunter recommended combos.
- Increased the weekly purchase limit for SR Hunter Exclusive Weapon Designs in the Weapon Material Exchange Shop from 3 to 10 times per week.
- Increased the weekly purchase limit for Time Crystals in the Honor Token Exchange Shop from 5 to 7 times per week.
- Reduced the price of Chroma Costumes that share the same hair as the default costume from 1,500 Mana imbued Fabrics to 1,200 Mana imbued Fabrics.
Hunters who previously purchased these Chroma Costumes will receive a refund for the price difference.
Eligible Costumes: Min Byung-Gu: Nocturnal Grace (1), Cha Haein: Sunshine Spirit (3), Esil Radiru: The Buffet of Everyday Life (2)

📌 Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where specific Hunter models were displayed incorrectly when playing Guild Boss on select low end devices.
- Fixed an issue where the Super Armor buff was removed when a monster used an instant Break skill.
- Fixed an issue where the unlock condition text for Hall of Monarchs in the content guide popup was displayed as clearing Stage 0.
- Fixed an issue where the damage and elemental accumulation of Christopher Reed's Basic Skill 2 at Advancement Tier 0 to 4 were not functioning correctly.
- Fixed an issue where the tag timing to Sung Jinwoo was not applied as intended during SEMI Auto battle in Successor Mode.
- Fixed an issue where the Activity Funds tutorial intermittently could not be progressed.
- Fixed an issue where using select skills immediately after a dash with Lee Joohee, Pilgrim of the Labyrinth cast the skill toward the dash direction instead of the target.

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

Thank you.