Greetings from Com2uS!
v9.1.0 has been updated on Steam today, and an auto update will be held to install the new version.
The process won't take long, but you may experience a sudden crash if you are logged in when the update begins.
Please make sure to come back to the Village and end your game safely to save your game data before the update starts.
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[Update Schedule per Server]
Global - 7:45 AM PST
Europe - 4:45 PM CET
Asia - 11:30 PM TST
Korea - 12:00 AM KST
Japan - 11:30 AM JST
China - 11:30 PM CST
===================================================※ You won't be able to enter [World Arena and World Guild Battle] during [07:00 AM - 07:45 AM PST], and other content can be played normally.
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v9.1.0 Update Details
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▶ The Lord of the Rings Collaboration
- Collab Period: After v9.1.0 update on Jan. 29 PST - Apr. 1, 7:59 AM PDT
- Check out the [Developer's Note] for more details on The Lord of the Rings Collaboration.
▶ The Lord of the Rings Collab Characters Added
: Frodo / Gandalf / Aragorn / Legolas / Gollum
▶ Collab Event Building [Mordor]
- Access exclusive collab content via [Mordor] located on the right side of Sky Island or the new collab icon.
① Collab Pass
- Earn Pass EXP by completing [② Collab Missions] and unlock rewards by reaching certain level milestones.
※ About Collab Pass
: This product doubles the collab pass level milestone rewards upon purchase. Bonus rewards for previously achieved levels will be instantly granted upon purchase.
: Collab Pass EXP 5,000 will also be granted upon purchase, increasing your pass level accordingly.
: Runes included in this product are guaranteed to have a prefix property.
② Collab Missions
- You will receive three Daily Missions at 12:00 AM and five Weekly Missions every Monday (server time).
- Complete the missions to earn Collab Pass EXP and other rewards.
③ Minigame [Gandalf's Riddle] ※ An issue has been identified in the minigame "Gandalf’s Riddle," which was scheduled to be released with today's v9.1.0 update. As a result, the minigame has been excluded from this update.
The minigame is currently disabled as a temporary measure. We are working on a fix and are working to make it available as soon as possible in a future update. In addition, until the issue is resolved, the [Frodo's Journey] mission in the Water Frodo Giveaway Event that requires playing the minigame once will be automatically marked as completed for Summoners who have accessed the event page. However, please note that the other minigame-related mission included in the ongoing Gandalf's Gift Bundle Event will not be completed automatically.
We sincerely apologize for not being able to provide the minigame on the update day as previously announced and for any inconvenience this may have caused. We kindly ask for your understanding.
- Gandalf's Riddle is a puzzle minigame where you divide a given shape into similarly sized pieces using a limited number of cuts. Play the minigame freely during the collab period for various rewards.
- The minigame consists of three chapters. Chapters 2 and 3 open based on your progress in Chapter 1.
: Chapter 2 - Opens after clearing 10 stages in Chapter 1
: Chapter 3 - Opens after clearing 20 stages in Chapter 1
- You can earn between one and three stars depending on how evenly sized the pieces are.
: Rewards are granted based on the total number of stars collected.
※ Changes from the Developer's Note The Undo function in the minigame Gandalf's Riddle was introduced as a once-only feature per stage, but the limit was removed to let you enjoy the minigame more conveniently.
④ Collab Gift Sack
Claim various rewards from the Collab Gift Sack during the collab period. Once claimed, the next gift will be available after 72 hours.
⑤ Event Dungeon [The Land of Shadow]
- The Land of Shadow consists of three difficulty levels (Normal / Hard / Hell). Characters from The Lord of the Rings will appear as bosses.
- The event dungeon resets weekly on Monday at 12:00 AM (server time).
- When you clear all stages of a given difficulty, you will receive rewards corresponding to that difficulty.
- Clearing the boss in Hell difficulty will grant you special weekly rewards.
※ Uglúk's skill details have changed from the details introduced in the Developer's Note. Thank you for your understanding.
※ Event Dungeon Schedule
: Week 1: After v9.1.0 update on Jan. 29 PST - Feb. 1, 11:59 PM (server time)
: Week 2 will begin on Feb. 2, 12:00 AM (server time), with the dungeon resetting every Monday at 12:00 AM (server time).
▶ Collab Special Arena Event [Find the Ring]
- Event Period: Feb. 2, 12:00 PM - Mar. 29, 11:59 PM (server time)
: The Find the Ring Event is a weekly Arena event that runs for eight weeks.
: Each week, Summoners can obtain [Summoner's Ring] through Arena battles. Rewards will be granted to Summoners who possess [Summoner's Ring] at the end of the week.
- Event Flow
STEP 1. [Summoner's Ring] Distribution
: Every Monday at 12:00 PM (server time), [Summoner's Ring] will be randomly distributed.
※ You can check your possession status from the event banner in the Arena lobby.
STEP 2. Obtain [Summoner's Ring] in Arena Battle
: Summoners who possess [Summoner's Ring] will have a ring icon displayed on the battle list of other Summoners.
: Defeat a Summoner who holds the ring in an Arena battle to obtain [Summoner's Ring].
※ [Summoner's Ring] cannot be obtained from Revenge battles.
STEP 3. Weekly Tally and Reward Distribution
: The event for the week will end every Sunday at 11:59 PM (server time). Rewards will be sent via Inbox to Summoners who possess [Summoner's Ring].
: All [Summoner's Rings] will be collected after the reward distribution.
- The rewards are as follows.
▶ Collab Characters in Arena Rival Battle
- Master X will appear in Arena Rival battles.
: Challenge Master X, who uses a team of Collab Characters once a day. Each day resets at 12:00 AM (server time).
※ Master X appears in [Arena > Rival] after you clear a prerequisite quest via the quest icon on the left of the main menu.
- Collab Character Trial in Rival Battle
: Try out various Collab Characters fully leveled and equipped with Runes and Artifacts that cannot be changed.
: Press the button on the battle preparation screen to see four Collab Characters with random attributes. You can refresh the lineup by pressing the button repeatedly. Collab Characters cannot be mixed with your own Monsters.
◈ Summon The Lord of the Rings Collab Characters ◈
- Collab Characters can be summoned via the following methods.
* Collab Characters are summoned in their awakened forms.
* [Blessing of Summon & Splendid Blessing of Summon] are applied to Collab Characters as well.
[The Lord of the Rings Scroll]
- It's an exclusive scroll that summons a default 4-5★ The Lord of the Rings Collab Character of all attributes (Water/Fire/Wind/Dark/Light).
- Water Frodo, which can be acquired from a collab event, will not be summoned.
- [Blessing of Summon & Splendid Blessing of Summon] cannot be applied to The Lord of the Rings Scrolls.
▶ [Special Summon] for The Lord of the Rings Collab Characters
- Event Period: After v9.1.0 update on Jan. 29 PST - Apr. 1, 7:59 AM PDT
[Special Summon]
: [Special Summon] is a summon with a slightly higher summon rate than other summons for the Collab Characters.
: [Special Summon] can be performed in all summons except Ancient Transcendence Scroll, 11-Year Ancient Transcendence Scroll, 11-Year Special Scroll, Engraved Scroll, Monster Piece Summon, Guild Summon, SWC Scroll, and other scrolls where you have to select a summon list. The in-game currencies, scrolls, and blessings used will be the same.
: In Special Summons, The Lord of the Rings Collab Characters can be summoned regardless of the 4★ Summon List setup. If The Lord of the Rings Collab Character is included in the 4★ Summon List, the Special Summon rate will be added to the existing summon rate.
: Collab Characters can be summoned with a fixed chance through normal summons as well.
▶ The Lord of the Rings Character Emojis
- New collab emojis can be used in chat and World Arena battles. Five emojis are provided as collab event rewards.
▶ [Battle Training Ground] New Mock Battles Featuring The Lord of the Rings Collab Characters
- Install the Battle Training Ground from [Shop > Building] first to access the content. (Available from Summoner Lv. 12)
▶ [World Arena] Collab Support Monsters
- The Lord of the Rings Collab Characters will be available as Season 36 Support Monsters.
▶ [Siege Battle] Collab Support Monsters
- The Lord of the Rings Collab Characters will be available as Season 20 Support Monsters.
▶ [Challenge Battle] Collab Challenge Monsters
- The Lord of the Rings Collab Characters will be available as Season 3 Challenge Monsters.
* Some Challenge Monster info will be updated as follows.
- Rune Stat Change: Fire Sage's Attack Speed increased by 4
▶ [Shop > Efficient > Special Pack] The Lord of the Rings Collab Special Products
- Sale Period: After v9.1.0 update on Jan. 29 PST - Apr. 1, 7:59 AM PDT
▶ [Siege Battle] Special Rule Menu
- A special rule setting feature has been added to the test battle menu to let you run Siege Battle Tournament Season 20 special rules in advance.
- The feature is available via Test at the top right of the [Defense] or [Member > Battle Info > Defense Placement] menu.
- Special rules for this season's Siege Battle Tournament are as follows.
▶ [Temple of Chaos] February Boss
- Temple of Chaos is a monthly dungeon open for one week each month, from 12:00 AM on the first Sunday until 12:00 AM on the following Sunday (server time).
: Battle Period: Feb. 1, 12:00 AM - Feb. 7, 12:00 AM (server time)
- The February boss will be a Wind Attribute, and its skills are as follows.
▶ Other Improvements and Changes
- Fixed an issue where Monsters and Ellia appeared small in some pop-ups on certain resolutions (Galaxy Fold and tablet devices).
▶ Game Errors Fixed
- Fixed an issue where the [April Fools' Game] icon was displayed abnormally on the right side of the Island screen under certain conditions.
- Fixed an issue where the increase in harmful effect activation rate based on skill level was not applied correctly for certain Monsters.
(Affected Skills: Justice (Fire/Wind/Dark) [Verdict of Guilt], Frankenstein (All Attributes, excluding 2A) [Hammer Punch], Hwoarang (Fire/Dark) [Hunting Hawk], Taebaek (Fire/Dark) [Roundhouse Kick Combo])
- Fixed an issue where the beast icon was displayed in [Transmogrification Building > Storage] when owning the [Worshipped Mountain Lord] Druid Transmogrification.
- Fixed an issue where the "Additional Turn" text was not displayed when an extra turn was granted by the Violent Rune set effect while multiple texts were displayed at the same time. This was a display issue, and the Violent Rune effect was being applied correctly.