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The server maintenance and update is planned for August 5, 2026, at 4:00 PM (PT) and expected to last about 2 hours (actual server opening time may differ). Please manage your time wisely. The update size is approximately 15.55 GB on PC launchers, 143 MB on the PC client (NOTE: If the update is delayed on Steam, it may be downloaded more than once), 1.2 GB on Android, and 1.2 GB on iOS (actual size may differ). We recommend downloading the update over Wi-Fi. The next update is scheduled for August 24, 2026, at 4:00 PM (PT). Please keep track of the time, Metas.
This update will bring the following: Limited-time themed event “Block Adventure”, new monthly challenges and mod acquisition methods for the permanent server, online trading updates and optimizations, Lightforge Loot Crate "Dreamtide" , refined feature "Set personal loading screen", custom server territory settings optimization and exclusive building features, various other content, and recent bug fixes.
After this maintenance, all players will receive the following rewards: Starchrom ×1,000, Mitsuko's Mark ×100, Stardust Secret Crate: S13 (Epic) ×1, and Blind Box - Block General Store ×1.
Below are the details of this update:
Period: August 5 – August 23 (PT)
1. Block Adventure: The event starts every half hour. Metas can enter Wish Island and defeat block-ified animals to accumulate progress. Once progress is complete, you can challenge the boss, "Block Wanderer." Upon victory, you have a chance to obtain a random Morphed Deviation (one of the following: Zapamander - Pink Block, Nutcracker - Dark Block, or Dr. Teddy - Guardian Block), Armor Mod Crates, Mod Dust, and other generous rewards! Each Meta can claim boss rewards 3 times per day, with a maximum of 12 claims.
2. Bonus Sign-In: Check in daily during the event to collect block-themed gifts such as the Blind Box - Block General Store, a Block Deviation Selection Gift Pack, and the Weapon Charm "Block Imp" and more.
The doors to the Block World have opened—Metas, come join in!
1. The item Purchase feature has been added. Metas can submit orders to buy an item and pay a certain number of batteries. Sellers who have the corresponding item can match the order to receive the corresponding batteries (the tax rate is the same as the Marketplace).
2. Significantly reduced the bind time for materials and consumable items purchased via online trading.
3. The watched items list is now shared across all online trading modules, with the cap raised to 20.
4. Online trading now supports listing:
1) Iron Ingot, Alloy Steel Ingot;
2) Formula: Target Dummy Competition, Formula: Bartender Table, Formula: Plate, Formula: Coaster, Formula: Home Jukebox, Formula: Modern Toilet;
3) Salmon [Cosmoglow], Longnose Gar [Quicksilver], Mackerel [Jade], Arowana [Iridescence], Carp [Shimmergold], Sea Bass [Crimson];
4) Animals.
1. Added the Monthly Challenge to Scenario Challenge. Complete Challenge Tasks to claim rewards such as Mitsuko's Mark.
2. New Mod acquisition method: complete Scenario Challenge - Challenge Objectives, then go to the Scenario Honor interface to unlock Mod rewards.
Rules for claiming Mod rewards:
1) Shiny Mod rewards are account-level and shared by all characters.
2) After unlocking and claiming via Scenario Honor or Monthly Challenge objectives, a 30-day reset countdown will begin.
3) After the countdown ends, rewards can only be claimed again once the unlock conditions are met.
This feature is now back online. Metas can now set images from your Album as the loading screen, creating a more personalized loading page.
After setup is complete, the selected image will be displayed as the loading screen.
Once Human's console version officially launches on August 25, 10:00 (PT)! Complete your account linking now, and you can sign in directly on launch day, perfectly synchronizing your existing characters and data.
Important Notes:
1. Cross-Platform Sync: Once linked successfully, your game progress will be fully synchronized across PC, mobile, and console.
*Special Note: If, during linking, you find that both pre-linked platform accounts have characters, you can only choose one account to overwrite and link. All characters on the overwritten account will be discarded. If you wish to keep characters from both accounts, please switch to or create a new account before proceeding. Be very careful before making your choice!
2. Order of Operations: It is recommended that you complete the linking before your first sign-in to the official console version.
3. Guide:
1) Sign in to the PC or mobile version of the game where you currently have characters.
2) PC: Go to Settings interface -> Account -> Link Account.
Mobile: Go to Settings Interface -> Bottom of the interface -> Link Account.
3) Follow the instructions to complete the account linking, and confirm the linking successful prompt.
If you encounter any issues during linking, Metas can contact official customer service or submit feedback on the feedback platform at any time. See you on console!
Due to adjustments to the version maintenance plan, the current battle pass will end after maintenance on August 24 (PT), and a new battle pass will begin. Please note the end time of the current battle pass and prepare in advance.
Optimized the placement logic for design layouts. If a design layout contains structures with overlapping, abnormal collision, or snapping issues, it cannot be placed.
1.Territory Settings Optimization: Initial territory count has been adjusted to new server member territory quantity limit. You can now set the territory quantity limit (1–100) for the server host, administrators, and regular members separately, and the server territory cap has been adjusted to 5,000.
2. Added Exclusive Building Feature
1) A tab and custom server exclusive buildings have been added to the Build feature. Large preset buildings and decorative facilities such as the Rosetta Research Center, radar, farmland, hospital, and restaurant can be placed directly, making it easy to quickly set up the environment.
2) Added a new setting "Can build Custom Server exclusive buildings or not". The Server Host can now decide whether server members can place custom server exclusive buildings.
3. Fixed an issue where the player was incorrectly logged into another character on the same account after a death replay finished.
4. Fixed an issue where entering a dungeon after enabling the unlimited ammo setting caused the setting to stop working.
"The tide fades, dreams surface, and the midsummer sea brews starlight into foam."
Available: After the maintenance update on August 5 (PT)
The Dreamtide-themed Lightforge Loot Crate brings the Mythic Void Wings Skin "Enchanted Butterfly", the Legendary Vehicle Skin "Cyan Ripple Mirage", the Legendary Fashion Set "Tideborn Dream", the Legendary Territory Collectible "Prismatic Drift", and the Epic Hype Weapon Skin "Azure Enigma - SN700". May this midsummer dream of blue-and-white swimwear stay with you through every rise and fall of the tide.
"Enchanted Butterfly" Mythic Trait: Butterfly wings shimmer with a myriad of shifting colors, flickering bright and dim. As you glide, graceful butterfly silhouettes flutter and circle around you.
"Cyan Ripple Mirage" Exclusive Benefits: Transform at full speed—dolphins ride the waves in a circling cruise, with dreamy water sparkles shimmering around.
"Tideborn Dream" Exclusive VFX: Touching water blooms into splashing waves, and while swimming, trailing streams of light and dazzling bubbles drift along with you.
Lightforge Ingot Gift Boxes are here to help! For as little as 60 Crystgin, you'll instantly get Super Value Lightforge Ingots, lucky bags, and limited cosmetics! Head to Shop > Super Value Deal > Lightforge Rewards tab to check them out now!
For more details, check the Lightforge Loot Crate announcement:星铸宝箱公告
"Every brick and tile brims with childlike wonder—the Block World Crossover has arrived!"
The Block World has invaded Nalcott! From territory construction to the weapons at your side, blocky fun runs throughout:
Epic Furniture Pack "Block Cozy Bedroom" and Facility Skin Pack "Block Workshop" are now available at limited-time discounts—build a pixel industrial style territory from function to decoration in one stop! Plus, the Rare Furniture Blind Box "Blind Box - Block General Store" costs only 20 Crystgin per pull, letting you collect playful knickknacks one by one. You can also pick up the "Block World Territory Collection" to collect the whole set of pixel goodies with one click—the full pack is an even better value.
Epic Hype rarity Deviation Cosmetic "Ruins Portal - Strange Door" is now available in the Shop, and comes with matching orange, green, and purple Strange Door Facility Skins for a fun territory experience! The Epic rarity Deviation Cosmetic "Rainbow Crew - The Digby Boy" has the energetic pixel squad moving in and getting to work!
Epic Weapon Skins "Block Light - Blade" and "Block Light - Heavy Weapon" — carry a diamond edge into every Sortie.
Limited-time discounts: Each cosmetic is on sale for a limited time, and bundles save you even more! Head to the Shop now for details!
"A tipsy glow isn't for getting drunk—it's to hold onto summer's echo a little longer."
The "Midsummer Fizz" Theme Pack is now available, featuring the Epic Fashion Set "Tipsy Night Set", the Epic Action "Disco Night", and other cosmetics. Grab the bundle at a limited-time 14% discount!
The Epic Hype Rarity Furniture Pack "Summer Echoes" is now on sale at a discount—have a blast in the super-large pool!
More summer Fashion Parts are also now available for direct purchase in the Shop, along with more returning Weapon Skins and ultra-low-price Gift Boxes!
Enter the Wish Bazaar for the first time each week to claim the current opening gift for free—receive rewards such as the Stardust Secret Crate and limited-time Shop discount coupons!
The Wish Bazaar refreshes with random Super Value items every day and resets its prize pool every week—there's always something new. You can even pay to refresh and unlock personalized gifts. Show up on time to reap good luck!
1. Optimized the transition performance between actions such as rolling, reloading, held-item switching, and firing.
2. Optimized the bolt-pulling action performance of weapons, and fine-tuned the reload sound effects for certain weapons, further enhancing the mechanical feel of firearms and the immersion of shooting.
3. Optimized muzzle fire VFX and bullet trajectory VFX, and significantly reduced view obstruction from strong light and smoke when aiming down sights (ADS), helping Metas lock onto targets more precisely in complex firefights.
4. Adjusted the placement of some interaction buttons and optimized the on-screen control prompts, reducing visual interference with exploration.
1. Enhanced the status display for unlocked and locked techs on the Tech interface, making it easier to distinguish the status of each tech.
2. Optimized the display of the Reverse Engineering settlement interface. Multiple reverse engineering results are now merged into a single display instead of repeatedly triggering animation alerts.
3. Added an overview of upgradeable techs. You can now check all techs that can be upgraded via the Advanced Tech button on the Tech interface.
We observed that Metas were finding it difficult to obtain scenario ratings from Prismverse's Clash, so we've adjusted the rating rules: when you obtain 50 or more Prism Energy, every 10 Prism Energy earned will increase your rating metric by 1.
1. Non-RaidZone areas: Slightly increased the drop count of Detoxident in the wilderness.
2. Optimized the teleportation behavior of Worldstones. A teleport animation will now trigger when you are near a Worldstone or when teleporting to one.
3. Optimized the teleport restrictions in the Mirror Pollution Zone. Teleportation is now only disabled when load exceeds a certain value.
The Deviation: Survive, Capture, Preserve scenario now supports equipping skins on Deviations placed in territory securement units.
1. The Old Currency Shop is now live for the Deviation: Survive, Capture, Preserve scenario. You can visit the Verdant Arena to redeem rewards.
2. The cap for obtaining batteries by selling items to NPC shops in the Manibus, The Way of Winter, and Endless Dream scenarios is accumulated and shared across camps. Unlock the Worldstone of the camp corresponding to the NPC to accumulate.
When summoning a vehicle, flight mode is now supported, allowing you to adjust the summoning position and parking orientation of the vehicle more flexibly and precisely.
Optimized the display of cloud albums. Cloud albums now support cross-character sharing.
1. Optimized ”How to Get“ descriptions for certain items.
2. For non-RaidZone only: You can now equip or stow the swim ring by toggling the item use switch.
1. Optimized the display of the World interface, making it more convenient to view more worlds.
2. Optimized the display of the weapon skin interface in the cosmetics and field guide interfaces.
3. Optimized the notifications for survival stats: Energy, Hydration, Sanity, and Stamina will now be more noticeable when at low values.
Fixed an issue where the Twilight Feast Night Furniture Pack was incorrectly displayed as unlocked in the field guide.
Fixed an issue where Chrysalis Tokens were consumed abnormally when saving appearance presets in certain cases.
Fixed an issue where shadows of character models, held weapons, and cradles would not correctly display or hide in accordance with the hide option in Settings. Shadow visibility will now strictly follow the Metas' custom settings.
1. Fixed an issue where using the "M416 - Silent Anabasis" to shatter the first ice crystal would not trigger the extra bonus of Frost Elemental DMG.
2. Fixed an issue where firing ice spikes with the "SKS - Pathfinder" would not trigger the stacking effect of the Helmet Mod "Precise Strike".
3. Fixed an issue where the description of the weapon "Recurve Crossbow" did not match its effect.
4. Fixed an issue where the duration of the Helmet Mod "Quick Toss" did not match its description.
5. Fixed an issue where the description of the Shrapnel Mod "Shield Breaker" did not match its effect.
6. Fixed an issue where equipping "Cowboy Boots" would not trigger "United We Stand" from the Fortress Warfare Mod.
7. Fixed an issue where the description of "DMG Bonus against Great One Shield" did not match the actual effect when using AP Ammo.
Fixed an issue where some gathered items and food could not be sold in the Shop.
Fixed an issue where animal information could not be viewed in the vehicle and chat sharing interfaces.
Once Human Development Team