「The Silent Village and the Guardian of Water」 Version 2.2 Update Details

Greetings, Star Guardians!

Here are the details for 「The Silent Village and the Guardian of Water」 Version 2.2 Update.

\[Version 2.2 Content Overview]

✦ New Hero

\[SSR] Lancelot

- Weapon & Element

1. Staff - Attacker (Holy)

2. Longsword - Attacker (Physical)

3. Gauntlets - Support (Earth)

* You can obtain ‘\[SSR] Lancelot’ from \[Lancelot Pick Up – Heart-Piercing Eyes].

✦ New Events

‘Lancelot Pick Up – Heart-Piercing Eyes’

Event Period: After the October 8 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the October 28 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- The drop rate for ‘\[SSR] Lancelot’ is increased in \[Heart-Piercing Eyes].

- The \[Heart-Piercing Eyes] draw can be performed using ‘Hero Pick Up Draw Tickets’.

‘Exclusive Skin - For What We Hold Dear’

Event Period: After the October 8 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the October 28 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- The ‘Guardian's Resolve’, obtainable as a Top Tier Reward from \[For What We Hold Dear], is an Outfit Skin for the hero ‘Lancelot’ and can be equipped to ‘\[SSR] Lancelot’.

- All rewards, including the Outfit Skin ‘Guardian's Resolve’ and Weapon Skin ‘Night Bleed’ of ‘\[SSR] Lancelot’, are guaranteed within 10 draws.

* ‘Skins’ only change appearance when equipped and do not affect stats, skill effects, or any other attributes.

* The ‘Night Bleed’ can be equipped as a ‘Staff’ weapon on ‘\[SSR] Lancelot’.

- The first draw is free, and from the second draw onward, you can perform draws using ‘Exclusive Skin Draw Tickets’.

‘Elaine Pick Up - Whispers of the WindWhisper of the Autumn Gale’ (Updated on October 8 (Thu) 04:58 (UTC))

Event Period: After the October 8 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the October 28 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- The drop rate for ‘\[SSR] Elaine’ is increased in \[Whispers of the Wind Whisper of the Autumn Gale ].

- The \[Whispers of the Wind Whisper of the Autumn Gale ] draw can be performed using ‘Hero Pick Up Draw Tickets’.

‘Hero Lancelot Trial Event’

Event Period: After the October 8 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the October 28 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- Try out ‘\[SSR] Lancelot’ and complete the challenge to earn rewards such as Star Fragments and Supreme Mastery EXP.

- The trial dungeon hero is fully upgraded, with only Outfit and Weapon Skins applied.

‘Check-In Event - Update Celebration Check-In Event’

Event Period: After the October 8 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the November 18 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- By checking in during the event period, you can choose one of two rewards each day for 14 days to receive as your check-in reward.

- Upon claiming all 14 days of check-in rewards, you can additionally receive all of the remaining rewards you did not choose on each day as a special bonus reward.

- The Check-In Event resets every day at 07:00 (UTC).

‘Draw Bingo - A cross between a prize draw and bingo!’

Event Period: After the October 8 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the October 28 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- Use ‘Bingo Tickets’ obtained from missions to draw numbers and complete Bingo lines. Each time you complete a line, you can immediately claim its reward.

- If you draw a duplicate number, you will obtain 1 ‘Chance Coin’ for each duplicate. At the Exchange Shop, you can exchange 3 ‘Chance Coins’ for 1 ‘Bingo Number’ of your choice.

- Complete Bingo lines to obtain rewards such as Star Fragments and the Weapon Skins ‘\[Rapier] Zephyr's Echo’ and ‘\[Staff] Luminous Scale’.

‘A Joyful Moment - Exciting Cube Unboxing!’

Event Period: After the October 8 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the October 28 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- During the event period, you can claim mission rewards such as Cube Keys, Regular Hero Draw Tickets, Transcendence Engraving Stones, and Transcendence Refinement Stones based on the number of Cube Keys used for mission progress.

* The number of Cube Keys will accumulate during the event period and count toward mission progress.

- Upon completing all missions and reaching the final mission progress milestone, you can claim the final completion reward.

‘Hunting Event - Chaos That Devours the Desert’

Event Period: October 14 (Wed) 07:00 - November 4 (Wed) 06 : 59 : 59 (UTC)

- Defeat the Sandsea Predator ‘Kalbash’, which has appeared in the desertified town of Dalmally, to obtain ‘Golden Sand Tokens’, which can be exchanged for rewards at the Event Exchange Shop.

- The Event Quest ‘Chaos That Devours the Desert’ will open upon completing the Main Quest ‘「Corrupted」 Ancient Dragon’.

- The Hunting Event will open upon clearing \[Beings of Deep Darkness] in the Event Quest ‘Chaos That Devours the Desert’.

- Upon the event opening, the Event Dungeon ‘The Hermit Beneath the Sand’ will open. This dungeon follows ‘Hunting Event’ rules and can be played with a minimum of 10 and up to a maximum of 15 players entering together.

* The Event Dungeon ‘The Hermit Beneath the Sand’ is only available in \[Abyss] difficulty.

* You can attempt \[Party Matchmaking] and play with a party of 1 to 5 players.

- For the Event Dungeon ‘The Hermit Beneath the Sand’, you can open Reward Cubes using the dedicated event currency, ‘Desert Keeper’s Key’.

* Up to 2 'Desert Keeper's Keys' are provided daily and will reset every day at 07:00 (UTC).

✦ New Content

Main Quest Act 17

- The Main Quest Act 17 will be added.

- A new Region, ‘Cordin Village’, will be added alongside the Main Quest.

Boss Challenge ‘Draco King Drake’ New Difficulties Added

- \[Hell], \[Abyss] and \[Transcendence] difficulties will be added to Boss Challenge ‘Draco King Drake’.

- In the new difficulties for ‘Draco King Drake’, you can obtain rewards including the ‘Observer of 「Truth」’ armor set, which can be used as materials for Engraved Equipment.

- The \[Transcendence] difficulty for Boss Challenge ‘Draco King Drake’ will end after the October 28 (Wed) maintenance, after which the \[Transcendence] difficulty for other content will become available.

* \[Transcendence] difficulty will be unlocked after clearing each preceding difficulty in order in solo play.

* Detailed reward information can be found in-game.

‘Ranking Season - To the Top: Ranking Season 6’ Open

Season 6 Period: After the October 8 (Thu) Maintenance - Until the October 28 (Wed) Maintenance (UTC)

- During the Season 6 period, Leaderboards for Boss Challenge and Timespace Junction will be available.

* Boss Challenge: \[Transcendence] ‘Draco King Drake’

Timespace Junction: Season 2 Sectors 5 & 6

Timespace Junction: Extra Season 1: Sectors 1 - 12

* Existing clear records will be reset at the start of the season.

- Leaderboards can be viewed from the bulletin board in the East District of ‘Liones Castle’ or by selecting the \[Leaderboard] tab at the bottom of \[Menu (☰)].

* Records from party play will not be included in the Leaderboard rankings.

* A \[Leaderboard] button will be added to the main entry screen of the applicable content, allowing you to view the Leaderboard directly.

* If you leave after clearing the content but before the clear is fully processed, the record will not be reflected on the Leaderboard.

Ranking Criteria:

- General: If clear times are identical, the same rank will be displayed. Ranking order will be determined based on detailed clear times not displayed in-game, team Combat Class, and other factors.

- Timespace Junction: Extra: Rankings will prioritize the number of Sectors cleared. If the same number of Sectors have been cleared, rankings will be determined based on the ‘total clear time’ of the Sectors cleared.

* Leaderboards cannot be viewed during the season-end period.

Ranking Rewards:

- After the season ends, all Star Guardians who participated in the Leaderboard will receive 10 ‘Laurels of Glory’, regardless of rank.

- \[Honor] tab Achievements, unlocked based on the number of ‘Laurels of Glory’ obtained, offer various rewards including Star Fragments, emotes, and pets.

* Ranking rewards will be sent to your mailbox after the season ends.

New Timespace Junction Difficulty Added

- Timespace Junction will now be divided into 3 difficulties: \[Normal], \[Ranked], and \[Extra].

* When entering Timespace Junction, you can select between the \[Timespace Junction] and \[Timespace Junction: Extra] tabs.

\[Normal]

- Offers the same difficulty level as the existing Timespace Junction.

- First Clear Rewards and Mission Completion Rewards can be obtained, but clear records will not be reflected on the Leaderboard.

\[Ranked]

- A challenge difficulty where you can compete for the fastest clear time in each Sector.

- First Clear Rewards and Mission Completion Rewards are not available.

* Only Sectors included in the Leaderboard will be available in \[Ranked] difficulty.

\[Extra]

- Clear Sectors in order starting from Sector 1, with the goal of progressing through as many Sectors as possible as quickly as possible.

- First Clear Rewards are provided separately for each Sector.

- Each hero has a limited number of uses, and one use is consumed each time a Sector is cleared. The heroes used and your clear progress can be reset up to 99 times during the season.

* Resetting will not reset rewards, your best records for each Sector, or Leaderboard records.

* If you fail to clear a Sector, no uses will be consumed. You can also retry a previously cleared Sector with the team used to clear it without consuming any uses.

- Information on Recommended Heroes will be provided each season, and Recommended Heroes will have an increased number of uses.

Timespace Junction Sector Unlock

- Sectors 5 & 6 of ‘Timespace Junction Season 2’ and ‘Timespace Junction: Extra Season 1’ will unlock sequentially as follows:

* Extra Sectors 1 - 12: After the October 8 (Thu) Maintenance (UTC)

* Normal/Ranked Sector 5: October 14 (Wed) 07:00 (UTC)

Normal/Ranked Sector 6: October 21 (Wed) 07:00 (UTC)

New Craftable Items & Recipes Added

- New craftable items, armor, and weapons will be added.

\[Item]:

- Brilliant Engraving Seal

\[Armor]:

- Observer of 「Truth」 Top

- Observer of 「Truth」 Bottoms

- Observer of 「Truth」 Belt

- Observer of 「Truth」 Combat Boots

\[Weapon]:

- Gluttonous Soul Staff

- Indomitable Guard Longsword

- Indomitable Guard Greatsword

- Indomitable Guard Dual Swords