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Routine maintenance and update are scheduled for August 16th.
Please refer to the details below.
■ Maintenance Schedule: August 16th, 2023 7:50 pm – August 17th, 2023 1:00 am (UTC) (5 hrs 10 mins)
■ Effect: Game access unavailable
■ Details:
**1. New Pickup Update**
'Pool Party Angelica Costume' and Angelica's exclusive gear, ‘Evil Sword Jormun’ will appear in the pickup. Please refer to the schedule below.
- Pool Party Angelica Costume: after the August 16th routine maintenance - before the August 30th routine maintenance (UTC)
- Evil Sword Jormun: after the August 16th routine maintenance - before the August 30th routine maintenance (UTC)
※ The above information is based on the ability value at the time of initial acquisition.
※ For more detailed stats and information, please check the collection menu in the game.
※ The information above is subject to change.
※ The above information is based on the ability value of UR Evil Sword Jormun at the time initial acquisition.
※ For more detailed stats and information, please check the collection menu in the game.
※ The information above is subject to change.
**▶ Pick up Event - Angelica / Sylvia**
* Please refer to the ‘Pick-up Event Notice – Angelica / Sylvia’ on our official website.
**2. ★4 and ★5 star Draw Guarantee System update**
The ★4 and ★5 star Draw Safety System, A.K.A. Guarantee System, which we have mentioned on the developer notes will be applied.
Draw Guarantee System operates as follows.
**a. ★4 Guaranteed Acquisition**
If you have not obtained a ★4 costume until 9 times of the [Costume] Draw, in the 10th draw, you will get a ★4 costume.
※ At the 10th draw, a ★5 costume can be obtained according to the probability of acquisition.
※ If you acquire a ★4 or higher costume, the stack will be reset.
**b. ★5 Guaranteed Acquisition**
If you have not obtained a ★5 costume until 99 times of the [Costume] Draw, in the 100th draw, you will get a ★5 costume.
**c. SR Guaranteed Acquisition**
If you have not obtained a SR gear until 9 times of the [Exclusive Gear] Draw, in the 10th draw, you will get a SR grade gear (★3 to ★5).
※ At the 10th draw, a UR Gear can be obtained according to the probability of acquisition.
※ If you acquire a SR or higher grade exclusive gear, the stack will be reset.
**d. UR Guaranteed Acquisition**
If you have not obtained a UR gear until 99 times of the [Exclusive Gear] Draw, in the 100th draw, you will get a UR grade gear (★3 to ★5).
※ The Guarantee System is applied by summing the draw records of the Pickup Draw and Integrated Draw.
※ In the 100th draw, if ★4/SR and ★5/UR guaranteed are applied at the same time, ★5/UR will be guaranteed. In this case, the ★4/SR guarantee stack will be reset.
**e. Compensation due to addition of Guarantee System**
We plan to give out random tickets due to addition of Guarantee System to all who proceeded with the [Draw] before the addition of the Guarantee System.
For detailed compensation standards, please refer to the table below.
※ This reward will be sent to your mailbox during maintenance on August 30th (UTC).
※ Costumes given as random tickets include costumes updated between June 22nd and before August 3rd maintenance.
**3. Mirror War Replay System Update**
Ability to replay battles in Mirror Wars will be added.
- Up to 20 battle records are saved for each [attack record] tab/[defense record] tab.
- If the number exceeds 20, the oldest records are automatically deleted.
- Saved records are preserved for up to 24 hours.
**4. Evil Castle 4-6 floors update and improvement on overall floor structure**
- Evil Castle 4th to 6th floors will be added.
On the 4th and 6th floors, monsters that are different from the previous floor appear, and it is composed of high difficulty.
- The Devil Castle 4th to 6th floors are designed with a simple structure that allows you to focus only on the combat.
- The structure of the 1st to 3rd floors of the Evil Castle will be changed to a simpler structure. The number of battles per floor has been adjusted according to the changed structure.
**5. Character profile / voice replay function**
Added a function to check the character's profile and dialogue voice on the character costume page in the companion menu and costume details in the collection menu.
* Same character has a different profile depending on the costume.
**B. Line**
You can play the lines of each costume.
Here's what you can check on the ‘Line’ menu.
**6. Improvement of Powder of Hope Shop product labeling**
- The costume product image of the Powder of Hope Shop is changed from the costume SD appearance to a portrait illustration of the character wearing the costume.
- In the case of products with a limited sales period in the Powder of Hope Shop, the amount of time remaining until the product is reset will be displayed.
**7. Changed the location of monthly package product acquisition**
The monthly product acquisition location has been changed from the Regular Mailbox to the Product Mailbox.
**8. Changes in how death time is applied**
- The effect applied to all characters when Death Time is activated has been changed.
- The Death Time effect stacks every 2 turns as before.
- This change applies equally to PVE/PVP contents.
**9. Mirror War SP rules adjustment**
Starting from Mirror War Experience Season 5, the starting SP of the offensive/defensive formation and the SP recovered each turn will be adjusted.
**10. Evil Castle point obtaining system Improvement**
The Evil Castle scoring system is improved as follows.
**A. Deletion of basic score**
Before Change: 12,000 basic score obtained per floor.
After Change: Start with 0 points without default score.
**B. Turn score**
(No change) The fewer turns you've consumed, the more you'll get a bonus point.
**C. Survival score change**
Before Change: Receive bonus-points based on the number of survived characters after the battle.
After Change: Bonus points are awarded according to the percentage of the character's remaining HP after the battle.
**D. Retry points deleted**
Before Change: The fewer the number of retry attempts, the more bonus points you receive.
After Change: The number of retry attempts does not affect the score.
**E. Damage Score**
(New) Bonus points are obtained based on the highest damage dealt by one character in turn 1 (first turn).
With the above improvements, the maximum points that can be obtained in one battle in the Evil Castle are as follows.
**11. Collection buff maximum percentage application**
Maximum percentage is applied to the stat buffs that can be acquired with collections.
※ Collection buff will no longer increase once the maximum percentage has been reached per item.
**12. Daily mission, weekly mission change**
The difficulty of daily and weekly missions is eased.
Some daily missions have been integrated into weekly missions to ease the difficulty of completing missions.
Therefore, Compensation has also changed and the reward is partially buffed or is the same as before.
The detailed changes are as follows.
**A. Daily Mission**
**B. Weekly Mission**
**13. Changes in reward conditions for completing daily missions and weekly missions**
The number of missions that must be completed to obtain section rewards for the daily and weekly missions has been changed.
**A. Number of Daily Mission section achievement goals**
**B. Number of Weekly Mission section achievement goals**
**14. Today’s Quest Reward Improvements**
As the Today's Quest Mission has been moved from Daily Mission to Weekly Mission, the reputation status retention time has been increased after completing Today's Quest.
- Before Change: Reputation retention time is 20 minutes upon completion of one Today’s Quest. / Up to 3 quests can be completed and maintained for up to 1 hour.
- After Change: Reputation retention time is 7 days upon completion of one Today’s Quest. / Doing two or more quests does not increase the retention time.
**15. New in-game events and updates**
**A. Sylvia Pass Event**
- By clearing the 7-day mission, you can acquire Sylvia's costume [Desert Flower] and Sylvia's exclusive gear [SR Primulan].
※ The Desert Flower Sylvia cutscene will also be updated.
**B. Path of Adventure Slime Double Acquisition Event**
The number of slimes obtained from the Slime Empire in that Path of Adventure will be doubled during the event.
* This event is applied separately from the daily buff.
**C. Pickup Event Mission**
**[Pool Party Angelica]**
'Pool Party Angelica’ Pickup Event Mission will be held from after the August 16th routine maintenance until before the August 30th routine maintenance (UTC)
**[Admiral Sylvia]**
‘Admiral Sylvia’ Pickup Event Mission will be held from after the August 23rd maintenance until before the September 6th maintenance (UTC)
▶ Please refer to the “Notice on the Events after August 16th Update (Edited)” on our website for details.
[Notice on the Events after August 16th Update (Edited)](https://www.browndust2.com/en-us/news/view?id=425)
**16. New package update**
**A. 3 limited-time packages that can be purchased with diamonds will be added.**
Diamond packages can be purchased from the [Lobby] > [Shop] > [Diamond Package] menu.
**B. A Daily Package that can be purchased once a day will be added.**
Daily packages are always on sale, and the number of available purchases is initialized every day.
▶ Please refer to the “Products to be sold after the August 16th update (Edited)” on our website for details.
[Products to be sold after the August 16th update (Edited)](https://www.browndust2.com/en-us/news/view?id=424)
**17. Powder of Hope Shop New Items**
**A. New costumes at the Powder of Hope Shop**
- Sales of B-Rank Idol Seir, B-Rank Manager Gray, Angel of Destruction Teresse, and Android Queen Lecliss costumes will end.
- Pool Party Lathel, Pool Party Gray, Desert Flower Sylvia, Demon's Daughter Seir Costumes will be on sale.
▶ Please refer to the “Powder of Hope Shop New Items Notice” on our website for details.
[Powder of Hope Shop New Items Notice](https://www.browndust2.com/en-us/news/view?id=422)
**18. Issue Fixations**
- Fixed an issue where Lathel's icon was displayed when Pool Party Scheherazade used the talent skill [alchemy].
- Fixed an issue where Pool Party Scheherazade would approach to the enemy during the skill attack.
* This is a skill performance modification, and there are no functional changes.
- Fixed an issue where the hand disappears and appears again in the detailed illustration of the gray costume, ‘The Sharpshooter of the Mist’.
- Fixed an issue where some dialogues and facial expressions were displayed abnormally when performing [Alchemy] with Scheherazade.
- Fixed an issue where the achievement score was displayed as 0 after clearing each floor of the Evil Castle.
- Fixed an issue where, the remaining Cooked Rice was displayed as 0 in the hunting end pop-up after relaunching the app after a hunting request.
- Fixed an issue where the app freezes after an error pop-up is displayed when attempting to change a duplicate nickname while changing a nickname.
- Fixed an issue where you could interact with the magic circle behind the inn counter in Story Pack 2.
- Fixed an issue where the component list of the crafting Gear Material Chest was displayed abnormally.
- An issue where the magic circle on the left in Battle Area 1 of Story Pack 8 was awkward has been fixed.
- Fixed an issue where the story pack 1 main quest, 'Go to the Deep Forest’ could not be proceeded when you move to the place through magic circle in some situations.
- Fixed an issue where the one-time reward achievement percentage on the world map was displayed abnormally.
- Tooltips related to SP recovery have been changed more clearly when using the skills of the Teresse 'Angel of Destruction' costume.
- Fixed an issue where the previous UI information was displayed when tapping an empty slot in the reward area during a hunting request.
- Fixed an issue where the cutscene would display abnormally when a symbol monster and an encounter overlapped during the NPC quest 'Unsolved Case'.
- Fixed an issue where the 'Battle in any pack' mission and the pass mission were not cleared when you are in the game after 05:00 AM (KST).
- Fixed an issue where the movement speed was applied abnormally when the talent skill [Rush] is used after moving the map.
- Fixed an issue where it was impossible to select a costume when moving to the character information screen directly from the gear upgrade screen.
- Fixed an issue where the [Search] talent skill behaved abnormally after using the [Search] Talent skill from the other pack.
- Fixed an issue where the auto battle icon was disabled during battle after activating auto battle.
- Fixed an issue where an error code was displayed in the Ability Pill shortage pop-up when using the Magic Circle creation talent skill.
- Fixed an issue where the mail was temporarily not displayed when attempting to receive a product while there were 5 mails in the product mailbox.
- Fixed an issue where the second battle could not be proceeded when using an inn after the first battle of the event special pack 'Summer Knight' main quest.
- Fixed an issue where, in the tooltip of the Refinement Stone item description, the description about obtaining it when dismantling R-grade was incorrectly marked as N-grade dismantling.
- Fixed an issue where, when reserving a B-Rank idol skill, a touch motion image was being displayed instead of a cutscene image.
- Fixed a problem where some voices, including the pool party costume voice, were not output.
- Fixed an issue where the order of attacks did not change intermittently during battle in the story pack main quest.
- Fixed an issue where the acquisition status of Search items was not initialized in certain accounts.
- Fixed an issue where components were exposed abnormally when opening some material boxes.
[August 16th Maintenance Compensation]
■ Schedule: After August 16th maintenance – August 21st 2:59 pm (UTC) (One time distribution upon login)
■ Compensation: 1,000 Diamonds
We will try our best to get the job done as soon as possible.
We are sorry for the inconvenience.
Thank you.
