Hello. This is Brown Dust 2 PD Jun-hee Lee.
Gone are the days of the bustling winter, and we welcome the warm spring.
During that time, I took part in various offline events as well as broadcasts.
At the moment, I'm taking a brief pause to focus on development.
Today, I'll walk you through the updates for the end of March and April.
New Story Pack 16 "Triple Alliance" (March 27th)
Story Pack 16: Triple Alliance unfolds its chapter not long after Story Pack 14: Trial By Ordeal.
Justia is often left absent-minded after witnessing Lathel vanish upon his sudden appearance.
Her blank stare becomes a matter of concern for her companions.
Time still passes while the group can't reach a conclusion about Lathel, and the three countries of the Sbern continent seek to form an alliance against Cocytus.
Gray, as the sole heir to the throne of Rotein, attends the meeting on behalf of the king's authority.
The meeting is held in Tearsalt, a port city in Beirun, with fellow attendees including Wilhelmina, Queen of Beirun, and Glacia, the princess of Nifflant.
However, just as the meeting is about to proceed, the citizens fall victim to Morpeah's hallucination magic.
Justia and her party join forces with Wilhelmina, the Queen of Beirun, and rush after Morpeah to save the people.
However, a threat far more grievous than Morpeah looms in the place where they arrive.
This threat is a being with power unparalleled by any enemy the group has faced before.
Who could this new enemy be, with an apostle mask over their face?
Will the party overcome the turmoil caused by Lathel's appearance and complete the alliance agreement unscathed?
Find out in "Triple Alliance," the pack that proclaims the beginning of a new journey.
We kindly ask for your anticipation and interest.
New Seasonal Event: DELIGHT -Complex-
The first content I'd like to introduce is "Complex," the second story of the seasonal event, DELIGHT.
The second story will also include parts that will undoubtedly draw your attention.
Familiar faces will make a comeback as well, so stay tuned and keep your hopes high.
New Seasonal Event: Innocent Full Moon
Next up, we have the new seasonal event, Innocent Full Moon.
Once again, the plot is set in the main universe, not a parallel world.
Innocent Full Moon falls back to the times when Rou and Ember were captives of Cocytus, along with Sonya, the girl who became friends with them.
The story depicts which experiments apostle candidates undergo to become true apostles and describes in gruesome detail the changes they experience throughout the process.
That is why the plot will be serious and cruel, just like the seasonal event for Blade.
The narrative is also closely related to the whereabouts of Darian, Blade's sister who appeared in the previous seasonal event, Crimson Destiny.
I hope you enjoy our story.
Introduction to the Characters
Acting Archbishop Michaela
You might remember her as the acting archbishop of the Arclight Order and the administrator of Arcadia, the Blade Shrine.
We give you her original costume: Acting Archbishop Michaela.
The red heels work as an iconic symbol for this character.
Like Michaela's other costumes, Acting Archbishop Michaela's battle style gives her a penalty but features attacks powerful enough to make up for it.
Iron Monarch Wilhelmina
Wilhelmina was a character only known by name as the Queen of Beirun and the ruler of Olstein.
Now, she emerges as a new character in her costume, Iron Monarch Wilhelmina.
In this world, Wilhelmina is also known as the monarch of blood and iron, renowned for being clear-headed.
Iron Monarch Wilhelmina's property is Water, and she is a physical damage dealer like Kind Ruthlessness Hikage who wields a rapier to deliver consecutive hits to a single target during battles.
Apostle Morpeah
Here's someone who swooped in during the summer and winter Event Packs and stole the limelight in an instant.
Her original form is scheduled to be released in an apostle costume.
Morpeah, a formidable warlock of Cocytus, is also an apostle who deals with hallucination and mind-control magic.
Apostle Morpeah's battle concept revolves around attacking the enemy while inflicting focused, single shots and additional debuffs, assisting in her use of summons.
Sonya
I believe this character is an unfamiliar sight to you, as she has never been mentioned or displayed before.
This is Sonya, one of the protagonists in the new seasonal event mentioned above, "Innocent Full Moon."
Just like Rou and Ember, she is kidnapped by Cocytus to be transformed into an apostle candidate.
Unfortunately, Sonya is not planned to be released as a playable character for the time being.
However, she will pop up frequently in stories, so we ask for your interest and support.
Skill Cutscenes
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Here are some of Michaela's skill cutscenes and rough images of Wilhelmina and Morpeah's Skill cutscenes.
Pickup Information
Costume Pickup Schedule
New Fated Guest
Do you remember these feet? They were released through the previous broadcasts and developer notes.
They belonged to none other than Elise.
She was chosen based on her high popularity ratings amid the anticipation that she would display an intriguing love story.
In fact, Elise always seems to exude clumsy charm whenever she appears despite being a spy with exceptional skills.
In the story, a love potion called Amor is being distributed, and Elise makes a move to put an end to this business.
The Master is hired as a mercenary by Elise and embarks on a mission together to eliminate Amor.
Will the Master succeed in the mission and get his hands on Amor?
And what kind of bittersweet emotions will he feel throughout his journey?
We kindly ask for your anticipation and interest.
A toolbar will now appear as a special feature when you enter the interaction with Elise.
The toolbar is a collection of various tools for your pleasurable interaction.
You can use tools such as a hand, brush, and massager to engage in unique interaction experiences.
This feature will be first implemented in Elise's special interactions, and we plan to utilize it actively in other interactions in upcoming updates as well.
New Fiend Hunter Boss: The Conspired (Darkness)
The Conspired will emerge as the new fiend during the third week.
As a fiend with the Darkness property, the Conspired is designed to activate conditional skills that depend on the player character's buff types.
Guild Raid Boss: Ruler of Fire Rucersingha
The upcoming Guild Raid boss is Ruler of Fire Rucersingha.
The boss inflicts itself with a vulnerable state whenever its HP is reduced by a certain percentage.
The lower the HP, the more damage dealt by the boss.
Cutscene Addition and Editing
Here's a sneak peek into some of Rubia's skill cutscenes, which we're currently working on.
The update is likely to be in late April, so we kindly ask for your patience for just a while longer.
Future Main Story Update Plans
Just as how we mentioned that we would focus on continuous Story Pack updates, the development team is fully immersed in making progress in the canon story.
The packs corresponding to Main Story Season 3 are 15 to 18.
Among them, Chapter 17 covers the story right before Chapter 18, the final stage.
As we're planning to release Story Pack 17 soon after the update for Pack 16, we'll reveal some content in advance.
New Story Pack 17: Path of Trials (April 24th)
Story Pack 17, "Path of Trials," starts off immediately after the events of Story Pack 16.
The story is about the struggles to prevent Cocytus from achieving their goals in the fiend territory's ruins.
As the title suggests, the party strives to prove their worth by embarking on a journey called the Path of Trials.
What will be waiting for them at the end of the path?
Also, what is Cocytus's true goal? Stay tuned and be prepared to find out.
Next, we'll walk you through user convenience and other update details.
Improved Special Interactions
First, the Special Interactions feature will be improved.
The previous model was a bit of a hassle, as you had to switch to the camera mode to zoom in, zoom out, and drag the screen.
The feature has been improved so you can drag the screen or zoom in and out by simply using two fingers instead of switching to the camera mode.
You can also view the character's full body on a single screen by changing the minimum zoom-in level from 100% to 50%.
Guild Raid Leaderboard
Next is the addition of the guild raid ranking system.
The rankings will be displayed up to 10th place.
There are no separate currency rewards according to the ranking.
However, the top three guilds will get statues of Lancelot placed within the guild headquarters of Story Pack 3 until the end of the next season, and the guilds' names can be inscribed.
Also, representative character statues of the top three players in terms of guild contribution rate from those guilds will also be placed in front of the statues.
Improvements in Replay Pack Story
Let's move on to improvements in the story replay.
In the previous version, you had to go in and view the replay for every pack, making it a struggle to replay the whole story.
This time, we've improved the story replay feature so you can stream the entire series in a single menu.
Replay Seasonal Event Story
What's more, you'll also be able to replay episodes from previous seasonal events as well as stories from packs.
The seasonal event story replay will be available for episodes after implementing the illustration dialogue system, starting with Goodbye Freedom, which was updated last December.
Retry minigame
Let's now have a look at the retry minigame feature.
We'll add this feature to let you play minigames you enjoyed previously at any time.
For this update, we'll include Pandora Escape and Onsen Tile Tactics.
Although to a minor degree, the following changes will be implemented to improve your gameplay experience.
- Pandora Escape: Luvencia's balance will be adjusted.
- Onsen Tile Tactics: Changes will be made so that time continues to flow even if you tap pause.
Next up, we have news on our third collaboration.
We've received enormous attention from everyone, from players eager for the collaboration event to those who watched us with concern and care.
We're reviewing all your ideas in meticulous detail to prepare a festival everybody can enjoy.
As limited collaboration characters can only be obtained during their specific periods, we're designing them carefully to avoid disrupting the game's balance.
We will reveal more details at the end of April.
With that, we will wrap up today's notes with a gift.
[Developer Notes Gifts]
- Dia x600
- Cooked Rice x40
※ You can collect your Developer Note Gifts from your Mailbox until March 24th, 2025 (Monday).
Thank you.
