Hello, This is Brown Dust 2.
Scheduled Maintenance and an update are set for September 12th, so please take note of this for your gaming experience.
■ Maintenance Schedule: September 12th, 11:50 PM - September 13th, 03:30 AM (UTC)
■ Effect: Game Access Unavailable
■ Details
1. Season Event 'WINDY CAT' Rerun
- The Season Event "WINDY CAT" will be rerun.
- Event Period: After the September 12th maintenance - Before the September 26th maintenance
- Proceed with the WINDY CAT season event by touching the season event logo on the right side of the home menu.
- WINDY CAT season event consists of 'Event Story / Normal Battle / Challenge Battle / Field Quest / Fiend Hunter / Event Shop'.
Here's the information on when each content starts:
- You can purchase various items at the event shop with event currency acquired from each content.
1) WINDY CAT Event Story Guide
Story
After defeating the leader of the Flying Blades, Sword King Lucius, and restoring their daily life, the Westwind Pavilion and the Terrorfiend Village are at peace.
In this peaceful time, Yuri, who has relaxed her mind, often skips Sylvia's training to run away.
Sylvia, determined to correct her disciple's habits, visits the Terrorfiend Village to find Yuri.
There, she meets a mysterious sage searching for traces of a sealed Great Terrorfiend.
- On the first day of the season event, all stories will be made available. You must check the proceeding story to access the next one.
- You can earn event currency and Dias each time you view a story.
2) WINDY CAT Event Battle Guide
- Event battles are divided into easy-to-challenge normal battles and challenging battles that require consideration of growth and strategy.
- Upon entering the battle screen, you can check the recommended combat power for each stage, your current account's combat power, challenge objectives, and rewards for completing objectives.
- Use the buttons at the bottom of the battle entry menu to check monster information or enter the battle.
- Clearing each stage and achieving challenge objectives per battle rewards a certain amount of event currency.
- Entering a battle requires AP. Free AP is charged every day at 9 AM (KST), and you can purchase additional premium AP with diamonds in the event shop.
- Winning a battle reduces AP by 1 and grants rewards. If you lose or give up, AP is not consumed.
- If you complete all challenges in a battle on a specific stage, you can use the quick battle function in that stage, and during a quick battle, you will immediately receive the reward for that battle.
- In won battle stages, you can proceed with repeat battles, gaining rewards with each victory.
3) WINDY CAT Field Quest Guide
- You can participate in the Field Quest "Smash the Jar!"
- Jars can be smashed with a Dash, and you earn 100 points for each jar destroyed.
- If you are detected by the Goblin Fire, it will chase you and explode, reducing your health by 100.
If your health reaches 0, it results in Game Over, so try to dash and destroy the Goblin Fire before it explodes.
- If you have the same top score as another user, the user who achieved the score first will be displayed as 1st place.
- Ability Skill's that can be used are Search, Stealth, Detect Danger, Rush, Swiftness
and during the Field Quest the Ability Pill will not be used while also the Ability Skill EXP will not be earned.
- The game ends when the time limit expires, and the reward acquisition records are reset daily at 9 AM (KST).
4) Fiend Hunter Guide
- The Giant Fiend Fiery Tiger YuKwang (Wind) hunting preparation period will open.
- Enter by touching "Fiend Hunter" at the bottom of the UI of the season event main screen.
- Fiend Hunter Hunting Preparation Period: After September 12th maintenance - September 18th 11:59 PM (UTC)
- Fiend Hunter Hunting Period: September 19th, 12 AM (UTC) - September 25th, 2:59 PM (UTC)
[Rerun] Fiery Tiger - YuKwang (Wind)
In the long-standing great war between Terrorfiend and humans, there was once a great Terrorfiend revered as a hero.
However, even the hero eventually became completely exhausted in the unending cycle of hatred and revenge.
To end the war, the hero concluded that everything must be burned to ashes, and a new world must begin.
To confront the fallen great Terrorfiend who had degenerated from the greatest hero to the most terrible evil, humans and Terrorfiend joined forces for the first time.
With the sealing of the great Terrorfiend, the long war came to an end.
But now, as the story has become legend, it concldues with these words:
When the world is once again filled with conflict, the great Terrorfiend will be unleashed from its seal and will burn the entire world this time...
- To enter the Season Event, tap "Fiend Hunter" at the bottom of the UI.
5) WINDY CAT Event Shop Information
- You can purchase various items in the Event Shop using event currency (Terrorfiend Dice) obtained from each content.
- The main items for sale in the Event Shop are as follows:
- Paid AP sold in the Event Shop will be reset after the season event ends. Please use all remaining AP before the reset.
- The Event Shop will remain open for 7 days after the WINDY CAT season event ends, allowing you to use any remaining Terrorfiend Dices to purchase items.
* The Shop for the ongoing ANDROID SOUL Season Event will also remain open for 7 days after the event ends.
During this period, you can use any remaining Unknown Bottle Caps to receive rewards.
6) Season Event Bonus Costume
- If you possess the event costume designated for each season event, you can obtain additional event currency at a certain rate
from the [Normal Battle / Challenge Battle / Field Quest] content of the season event.
- The costumes eligible for bonuses during the season event from August 29th to September 12th are as follows: 
- If multiple costumes are eligible for bonus events, the additional currency gained will be cumulative based on the number of costumes you own.
2. Guild Raid Update
- The cooperative PvE content, the Guild Raid Experimental Season, is opening.
Story
Following a request from the Brwynn Mercenary Guild Receptionist, the group heads to a forward base on the outskirts of the city.
There, they encounter an enormously massive war machine, Lancelot, and the guild receptionist Liza controlling it.
Liza announces the impending appearance of a powerful and legendary monster, a 'Ruler' level beast that threatens the world
and states that defeating this monster will require the cooperation of all guilds and the help of the group.
Join forces with the mercenary guild and feat the 'Ruler' level monster with Lancelot!
1) Guild Raid System Guide
- You can enter the Guild Raid by tapping the Guild Raid button in the Guild UI.
- Guild Raids occur once a month and last for 7 days each season.
- Days 1-3 are the Invasion Defense Period (Normal Battle), during which you can grow your Lancelot.
- Days 4-7 are the Boss Defense Period (Boss Battle), where you can challenge bosses using the Lancelot you grew during the first 3 days.
- During the Invasion Defense Period (Days 1-3), you can participate once per day. From Day 4, only the battle with the highest score of the day will be recorded.
- Boss Defense can be conducted with up to 7 characters arranged in an expanded 5x5 formation.
- Boss battle difficulty levels consists of 10 stages, and you can choose levels freely, not sequentially.
ㄴ Guild scores are accumulated on the highest score recorded each day, and levels that have been cleared can be fast-battled from the next day.
2) Guild Raid Battle Guide
- For detailed information on Guild Raid battle, please refer to the [link/tutorial video].
3) Support Character Guide
- You can use characters registered by guild members as support characters by tapping the Support button on the team formation screen.
- Support characters can be rented up to 3 times per day, with the rental count resetting daily at 9 AM (KST).
ㄴ Rental count is deducted after battle completion, and re-challenges during the battle do not affect the rental count.
- Support characters will receive the collection buff from your own account, not the guild member's collection buff.
- If guild members use your support character, you will receive a reward.
4) Rewards Information
● Boss Battle Rewards
- Boss battle rewards are provided daily upon clearing, with rewards for lower levels given together when clearing a higher level (ex. clearing Level 5 grants rewards for Levels 1-5)
- Rewards cannot be obtained again for the same difficulty level. However, higher scores will be added.
- If you clear a higher difficulty level and then a lower one, addition rewards for the lower level will not be given, and your score will not be updated as it was lower.
- No rewards are given if you fail to clear the battle.
- Boss battle rewards are given as "Mercenary Alliance Deed", which can be exchanged for various items in the newly added "Guild Shop".
ㄴ The Guild Shop can be accessed via the 'Guild Shop' button at the top of the guild chat window or through the 'Shop' button at the bottom of the home menu.
● Score Achievement Rewards
- Defeating a boss earns you points proportional to the difficulty, and when these points reach a certain amount, rewards are sent to guild members' Mailboxes.
- Score achievement rewards can be obtained once per season and are given to guild members who have participated in Invasion Defense or Boss defense battles.
- Score achievement rewards are accumulated each time a score threshold is reached.
- Rewards are given as "Mercenary Alliance Deed", which can be exchanged for various items in the Guild Shop.
● Season Ranking Rewards
- Rewards can be earned based on your score compared to other guilds during the season.
- Rewards will be provided at the end of the season as follows:
● Guild Shop Guide
- You can use the "Mercenary Alliance Deed" earned from Guild Raids to purchase various items in the Guild Shop. The items available in the Guild Shop are as follows:
- The sources for obtaining Mercenary Alliance Deed are as follows:
1. Guild Attendance Rewards
2. Invasion Defense Victory Rewards
3. Boss Defense Clear Rewards
4. Raid Score Achievement Rewards
5. Raid Ranking Rewards
3. Tower of Salvation Improvements
- Some functions of the Tower of Salvation will be improved and changed.
1) One-Time Costume Enhancement
- A new feature will be added to enhance costumes obtained through "Select Costume" in the Tower of Salvation
- Upgrade Costume can only be done in the "Shop Room", where you can tap the "Upgrade Costume" button to enhance your costume.
- Upgrade Costume can be performed multiple times without restriction in a single Shop Room.
- Upgraded costumes will be maintained until the current challenge level is completed, and the enhancement value will reset if you clear the level or fail the challenge.
- Upgrade Costume is not subject to discounts.
2) Adjustment of Level-Specific Floors & Starting Silver Amount
- The number of challenge floors for each level in the Tower of Salvation will be adjusted. The revised number of floors is as follows.
- The amount of starting silver will be adjusted based on the challenge level.
3) Other Changes
- A dedicated BGM for the Tower of Salvation will be added. You can listen to this dedicated BGM within the Tower of Salvation, excluding the battle screen.
- Some texts in the Relic and Event Rooms will be updated.
4) Expansion of Season Rewards
- The existing 5-levels season rewards will be expanded to 10-levels, with additional Awakening Elixirs available at each expanded reward level.
- To receive season rewards, you must have at least one clear record during the season.
4. Quantity Adjustment Pop-up Improvements
- The functionality of the quantity adjustment pop-up will be improved.
1) MIN, MAX, Buttons added
- Buttons will be added to easily set the minimum and maximum quantities.
2) Free AP Usage Option Added
- An ON/OFF option for using Free AP will be added in the quantity adjustment pop-up for content that provides Free AP.
- This option will be added to Mirror Wars / Path of Adventures / and Quick battles in Season Events for both Normal and Challenge Battle.
3) Bag Slot Expansion Improvements
- Previous: You could only expand up to 10 slots at a time, requiring multiple expansions for many slots.
- Change: You can now expand as many slots as you want in a single operation.
- The slot expansion feature is added to the + button at the top of the bag screen.
ㄴ You can still expand slots from the inventory list as before.
- When expanding slots from the inventory list, the issue of resetting the scroll position to the top will be improved, so the scroll position will remain at the last location instead of resetting.
4) Other Improvements
- The inconvenience of quantity adjustments not being in 10-unit increments will be improved.
Previous: Default quantity was 1, and pressing the +10 button adjusted the quantity to 11.
Change: Default quantity is 1, and pressing the +10 button will adjust the quantity to 10.
5. Blood Cocktail Consumption Acceleration Feature
- A feature to consume multiple Blood Cocktail at once will be added for Mirror Wars.
- You can use the acceleration feature by tapping the "Auto Battle" button at the bottom of the Mirror Wars formation setting screen.
- You can consume up to 10 Blood Cocktails at once, and the victory or defeat points will be processed as a single win or loss regardless of the number of Blood Cocktails used.
ㄴ The number of Medal of the Fighting Spirit earned will depend on the set amount of Blood Cocktails consumed.
6. Additional Information
- There have been changes to the update schedule, which will affect the timing of some content:
Evil Castle Tower of Pride
- Season 28 (continuing for 2 weeks as before): After September 12th maintenance - September 25th 2:59 PM (UTC)
- Season 29 (1 week only): After September 26th maintenance - October 1st, 2:59 PM (UTC)
- Season 30 (continuing for 2 weeks as before): After October 2nd maintenance - October 16th, 2:59 PM (UTC)
Evil Castle Tower of Salvation
- Experimental Season 3 will run for 3 weeks.
- Tower of Salvation Schedule: After September 12th maintenance - Before October 2nd maintenance
World Buff
- The Season of Fire will run for 3 weeks.
- Season of Fire Schedule: After September 12th maintenance - Before October 2nd maintenance
Season Event
- The season event updated on September 26th will run for only 1 week.
- Season Event Schedule : After September 26th maintenance - Before October 2nd maintenance
Fiend Hunter - Berserk
- The Fiend Hunter event updated on September 26th will run for 1 week and will proceed directly to the hunting period without a practice period.
ㄴ The Berserk event will reopen with the same specs due to a previous error. For more details, please refer to the previous notice here.
- Fiend Hunter Hunting Period: After September 26th maintenance - October 1st, 2:59 PM (UTC)
We apologize for not being able to share the release date of the September developer's note in advance with users who have been waiting.
The September developer's note is scheduled to be released on September 18th, along with the collaboration announcement.
■ Pickup & New character Information
1) Night of Jealousy Levia’s exclusive Gear, Tome of Liberation will appear in the Pickup.
- Night of Jealousy Levia Costume: After September 12th maintenance - Before September 26th maintenance (UTC)
※ The details above may be subject to change upon update.
※ For more detailed stats and information, please check the Collection menu in the game.
※ The Night of Jealousy Levia will be added to the Powder of Hope Shop and selective draw after the October 2nd maintenance.
2) Tome of Liberation: After September 12th maintenance - Before September 26th maintenance
※ The above information is based on the initial acquisition of the UR-grade Tome of Liberation.
※ For more detailed stats and information, please check the Collection menu in-game.
3) [Rerun] The Empress of the Ocean Rubia and Exclusive Gear Carneliana appear in the Pickup.
- The Empress of the Ocean Rubia Costume: September 19th, 12:00 AM - Before October 2nd maintenance
- Carneliana: September 19th, 12:00 AM - Before October 2nd maintenance
※ The Empress of the Ocean Rubia costume will be added to the Powder of Hope shop after the October 2nd maintenance.
■ Chuseok Special 1-Week Rerun Special Week Pickup Information
1. [Rerun] The Sword Queen Sylvia Costume and Exclusive Gear Primulan will appear in the Pickup.
- The Sword Queen Sylvia Costume: Available the September 12th maintenance - September 19th, 11:59 PM (UTC)
※ For more detailed stats and information, please check the Collection menu in-game.
※ The Sword Queen Sylvia Costume will not be added to the Powder of Hope shop as it is a one-week event Pickup.
2) Primulan: After September 12th maintenance - September 18th, 11:59 PM (UTC)
※ The above information is based on the initial acquisition of the UR-grade Primulan.
※ For more detailed stats and information, please check the Collection menu in-game.
3) [Rerun] Whitebolt Yuri Costume and Exclusive Gear Black Snow Tiger Sword will appear in the Pickup.
- Whitebolt Yuri Costume: September 19th, 12:00 AM (UTC) - Before September 26th maintenance
- Black Snow Tiger Sword: September 19th, 12:00 AM (UTC) - Before September 26th maintenance
※ The Whitebolt Yuri Costume will not be added to the Powder of Hope shop as it is a one-week event Pickup.
■ Schedule for Costume and Exclusive Gear Additions
- Costumes and Exclusive Gears will be added according to the schedule below.
■ Issue Correction Details
- The issue where the Dispatch functioned abnormally on specific accounts will be fixed.
- The Gear name and probability viewing button in the Craft a Gear screen will be adjusted to avoid overlap.
- The issue where costumes with Engraving of Life did not restore HP when purchased from the Tower of Salvation Shop will be fixed.
- The UI overlapping issue when using the Order Swap Mode in battle will be fixed.
- The app crashing after using Helena's skill on the 34th floor of Evil Castle Tower of Wrath will be fixed.
- The issue where the skill icon did not change when toggling the skill automation button on and off in the Order Swap screen will be fixed.
- The abnormal SP operations when Morpeah's summon was released while it was summoned during a battle in the Tower of Salvation will be fixed.
- The issue where a character from the opposing formation remained alive in a certain situation upon winning in Mirror Wars will be fixed.
- The abnormal display of the region name in Story Pack 14's daily quest will be fixed.
- The issue where the effect of the Tower of Salvation artifact "Pure White Flower" was function abnormally will be fixed.
- The issue where costume information was not properly displayed when sharing presets in the Guild Chat will be fixed.
- The issue where mission progress for Mirror Wars battles was not checked on specific accounts will be fixed.
- The issue where the Quick Hunt function operated abnormally when completing hunts in the field without clearing the story pack will be fixed.
- The intermittent issue where the Quick Hunt popup did not close after the Quick Hunt will be fixed.
Thank you.
