1:03am

CounterSide - GM Σigma

◈ Update Details

▣ Time: October 28, 2025, 20:00 - 22:00 (UTC-5)
▣ Impact: Inaccessibility to the game.

▣ Maintenance Compensation: 20,000 Credits, 3 Employment Contracts

* Compensation will not be sent to CEOs who have broken the Terms of Service.

▣ Please Note

- Patch note details may be added or changed during the update.

- The schedule may be adjusted depending on the maintenance situation.
- Maintenance compensation will be sent to your mailbox if you log in by October 31, 2025, 09:59 (UTC-5)

◈ Shop Details

This week’s shop update details can be found in the Shop Notice linked below, so please make sure to check it.

▷ \[October 28 Shop Notice] link

1. New Employee

1) New Employee, \[Paradox] will be added.

◈ Paradox

\[Standing]

\[Skill Cut-in]

\[SD]

\[Live Illustration]

◈ Paradox Recruitment Chance UP

◆ Schedule

- Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 11, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

2. Awakened Exclusive Gear - Replacer Queen

- Four pieces of exclusive gear for Replacer Queen will be added.

- Main Stream EP. 4, Hard ACT 1-4 will be added.

- Gear can be obtained with a certain probability by clearing Main Stream EP. 4, Hard ACT 1-4.

- Replacer Queen’s exclusive gear will be added to the Main Stream EP. 4, Hard ACT 1-4 event shop.

- You will obtain \[Awakened Exclusive Gear Part -Replacer Queen-] when dismantling the Replacer Queen's Awakened exclusive gear.

- This item can be used for the Awakened Exclusive Gear Coupon -Replacer Queen- that will be added to the Main Stream EP. 4 event shop.

- At +2 enhancement, a Latent Ability will be unlocked.

- The Latent Ability is fixed as Ranged DMG, but the value is determined randomly.

3. Danger Close Venera Season: Knights of Redemption (Ray)

1) Danger Close Venera Season: Ray will begin.

▷ Schedule: Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 4, 2025, 14:00 (UTC-5)

▷ Settlement Schedule: Nov. 4, 14:00 - Nov. 11, 2025, 14:00 (UTC-5)

◆ Battle Condition

\[Easy]

- \[Air] unit Hit -30%

- \[Counter] unit ATK +20%, HP +20%

\[Normal]

- \[Air] unit Hit -60%

- \[Counter] unit ATK +20%, HP +20%

\[Hard & Expert]

- \[Air] unit Hit -90%

- \[Counter] unit ATK +20%, HP +20%

◆ Origin

- Stability

4. Gauntlet : Limited Skin Update

1) 2025 Sincere Season Limited Skin will be added.

※ The Gauntlet Limited Skins can be obtained by players who reach Diamond League 5 or higher at the end of the season.

◆ Under arrest, human - Cold Case Horizon

5. Dive

1) You will now be able to re-enter completed Dive Exploration coordinates.

The existing \[Safety Mining] button will be changed to \[Start Dive].

A new \[Safety Mining] button will be added.

When \[Safety Mining] is activated, the \[Start Dive] button will change to \[Start Mining], allowing you to instantly complete the Dive mining process.

2) Entering unexplored Dive Coordinates will no longer consume Dive Permits.

* However, Dive Permits will still be consumed when re-entering previously completed coordinates or performing Safety Mining.

6. Consortium Co-op Battle: \[Demolition Worm Season 16]

The Consortium Co-op Battle against \[Demolition Worm Season 16] will start.

▼ Schedule

▷ Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 16, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

7. Challenge Stage: Gremory's Bar Exclusive Gear - \[Gremory’s Advice]

1) Gremory’s Advice Challenge Mode will return.

◆ Schedule

▷ Oct. 28, 2025, after the maintenance - Nov. 4, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

◆ Dungeon Composition

- Consists of ACT.1–2 stages.

- Each act is divided into two stages, each with a different combat concept.
- In Challenge Mode, a new exclusive buff \[Gremory’s Bar] will be added, increasing the stats of deployed Gremory's Bar employees.

◆ Rewards

- Clear Challenge Mode to obtain \[ Fruit of Desire ], a material required to craft \[Gremory's Bar] Mold.
※ Rewards can only be obtained upon victory.

- When clearing Challenge Mode stages, you can obtain both a First Clear Reward and a Medal Completion Reward (for achieving 3 medals), and you can also earn \[Fruit of Desire ] as a repeat reward.

- The \[Fruit of Desire ] obtained upon victory in Challenge Mode can be used to craft Gremory's Bar Molds.

※ Challenge Stage Rewards

First Clear Reward: Fruit of Desire
Medal Completion Reward: Quartz
Repeat Reward (Stage Drop): Fruit of Desire

◆ Exclusive Gear

- You can craft from \[Workshop] > \[Craft] > \[Exclusive Gear] tab.

- Click the Exclusive Gear Mold icon for \[Gremory's Bar] to view the available list.

- To craft \[Gremory's Bar] Molds, you will need \[Elite Gear Materials], \[Credits], and \[Fruit of Desire ].

- The crafting method is the same as with existing molds, and crafting is completed instantly.
- The list of craftable Exclusive Gear is as follows.
- When clearing Challenge stages, there is a low chance of obtaining a completed Gremory's Bar Exclusive Gear.

- When dismantling Gremory's Bar Exclusive Gear, you will receive 50 Fruit of Desirees.
※ Exclusive Gear obtained through mold crafting or stage clears is identical to the Exclusive Gear acquired via Counter Case.

8. Unit Balance

1) \[Harab] will be adjusted.

9. Event

▣ Cafe Strega 3rd Anniversary Minigame Event

1) Cafe Strega 3rd Anniversary Minigame Event will begin.

◈ Event Schedule

▷ Oct. 28, After the update - November 11, 00:00 (UTC-5)

◈ Participation Method

1. Deliver the beverage once every day!

- Select Evelyn to see which beverage she wishes to make. Selecting her will tell you the order and the total amount you must make.

2. Gather the ingredients for the beverage!

- During the event, complete the mission and collect the \[Strega Coupon Stamp] to order Yuna to make and serve the beverage you have created.

- You can acquire a total of 3 ingredients daily.

※ These items will be deleted when the event is over.

3. Gather the ingredients for the beverage!

- When the ingredients are ready, ask Yuna to start making the beverage.

- Select the ingredients and the method will tell you the result.

◆ Rewards

① Evelyn’s Daily Reward

- You may get the daily reward once you deliver the order to Evelyn.

② Create a beverage for the wanted reward

- When you finish Evelyn’s order, you may make more beverages to exchange for the reward you want.

You may receive the main reward or Credit upon the exchange.

※ These items will be deleted when the event is over.

③ Event shop will be added, available for access via \[Event Exchange > Cafe Strega Exchange]

▼ Schedule

▷ Oct. 28, After the update - November 18, 00:00 (UTC-5)

- Leftover ingredients can be exchanged for Strega Event Boxes.

- Thank You, Strega ♪ - Laura Beatrix will be added.

- Two new Cafe Strega furniture will be added.

◆ Thank You, Strega ♪ - Laura Beatrix

▣Gear Enhancement Season

1) Gear Enhancement Season Punch-In will start.

◆ Schedule

- Oct. 28, 2025, after the maintenance - Nov. 17, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

※ During the event period, you can participate in a total of 7 days of attendance check-ins.

※ Attendance check-ins reset every day at 14:00 (UTC-5).

※ Consecutive check-ins are not required—simply check in for the total number of days within the period to receive all rewards.

\[ List of Rewards ]

10. Recruitment

1) Three Classified Recruitments will return.

- Schedule: Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 11, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

- Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times

- One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments.

- Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.

- Target employee: 【 Cold Case Horizon 】【 Replacer King 】【 Solar Codex Yuna Springfield 】

2) Three Normal Recruitment Chance UP will return.

- Schedule: Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 11, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

- Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times - One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments.

- Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.

- Target employee: 【 Regina MacCready 】【 Elizabeth Pendragon 】【 Félicette 】

3) Three Operator Recruitment Chance UP will return.

- Schedule: Oct. 28, after the maintenance - Nov. 11, 2025, 20:00 (UTC-5)

- Ensured Recruitment Count: 150 times
- One employee is ensured to appear within the 150 recruitments.
- Once an Ensured Employee is obtained, the counter will be reset.

- Target employee: 【 Rachel Dodds 】【 Lena Mackenzie 】【 Kim Hana 】

11. Changes & Improvements

1) Skill Cut-In Trophies placed in the lobby can no longer be paused during live illustrations through customization.
2) A new stat will be added:
- Barrier Enhancement: Increases the strength of barriers you grant.
3) Skin effects will be added to the three Café Strega skins.

12. Fixes

1) Fixed some typos in \[Omen – A Flower Blooming in the Mud].
2) Fixed an issue where Treasure★Hunter Mi Rinae’s aerial attack animation did not display as intended.
3) Fixed an issue in Practice Mode where Kubera Alice Braidwood’s Fury count was consumed but her Special Skill did not activate intermittently.

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This concludes the update details for this week.

Thank you.

1:00am

The Nick Soundtrack is out — A сonversation with Christophe Péreuil

The Nick - Andy

Hello, everyone!

I'm Andy, the studio head and game director of The Nick. Today, I'm in a great mood and have some wonderful news:

The Nick Original Soundtrack is out now on Steam an all digital platforms!

27 tracks, nearly an hour of music — a world of echoes, childhood fragments, and fragile emotions.

You can check it right here:

The Nick Soundtrack on Steam

Or simply type “The Nick Chapter 1” into your favorite streaming service's search bar, and you'll find it.

So we sat down with Christophe Péreuil, the Paris-based composer behind the game's haunting soundscape, to talk about process, feeling, and friendship.

Cozy kitchen with Chris

Andy: Hey Chris! Let’s start from the top — for those who might not know you yet, who are you and what’s your role in The Nick?

Chris: My name is Chris, I live in Paris and I'm the composer of the soundtrack of The Nick!

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Andy: Still love how casually you say that — like it’s no big deal!!!🤭 Okay, so… music seems to run in your veins. How did it all begin for you?

Chris: My father being a musician, music has always had a great place in my life. I started doing music more seriously in my twenties where I’ve been playing double bass and guitar with jazz bands.

More recently; I wanted to take my practice to the next level and went to Falmouth University to do an MA on Music Production.

Andy: Right, that makes sense — you can really hear that jazz sensitivity in your phrasing. So, how did you end up crossing paths with our team?

Chris: Right after my MA, I started to look for composer positions. Being a huge fan of videogames, I searched for positions in the videogame industry. This is how I found Flat Reality.

I have been immediately amazed by the concept of The Nick. I remember falling instantly in love with the story, the graphics and the whole atmosphere. At that time, the game was at its very early stages, it wasn’t even playable! You, Andy, the game director, I spoke for hours about the game, the emotions we want to convey, musical references and life in general.

Following these conversations, I sat in front of my piano and just improvised based on everything we said. Remember, the game wasn’t playable! So I focused on emotions more than images or gameplay. There were these recurring themes about fragility of childhood and traumas. I expanded on these ideas, recorded bits of music, sent that to Andy and it was an instant match!

Andy: Yeah, I still remember that first piano demo — it felt like you somehow heard the game before it existed. Maybe, someday we will publish all of our piano versions. At least, I hope! For people who haven’t listened yet, how would you describe the world you created through sound?

Chris: This soundtrack is a big baby of 27 tracks and 58 minutes of music.

It is composed of very different tracks, going from nostalgic 80s music to hard rock or classical music. You will find some weird ambiences to accompany you in this journey in this scary manor but also very emotional pieces that emphasize this deep story.

Andy: A “big baby” indeed — we carried it together for years!😭😭 Tell me more about your creative process. How did the music come to life?

Chris: The usual process is that Andy comes to me and say “hey, I need a new piece of music!”. We then chat about how it should sound, the different emotions conveyed, the action in the game, etc. It is a very organic process, we don’t have any schedule with a list of tracks and deadlines. We have a three years long conversation made of friendship, piano pieces, arguments, in-game screenshots, and discussions about all and nothing! I like how this collaboration with Andy has always seemed something very natural.

I then sit in front of my piano to search for ideas. I am not a brilliant piano player but it is my main instrument for inspiration. I love that everything is happening in the real world with the piano, there’s no computer, screens, or softwares, just you and a huge piece of wood and metal. I just let the ideas and emotions flow until I find something interesting. I record bits of piano, send that to Andy and we agree together on a general direction for the track.

After that, I use Ableton to create a full track that sounds good to us and will accompany the player through their journey in The Nick!

Andy: Yeah, it actually was "organic" — nothing forced, no deadlines, just emotion guiding the way. What kind of instruments shaped that sound world?

Chris: With this retro aesthetic, I had to use vintage synths! I am lucky enough to own a bunch of them that you will find all along this soundtrack. The Roland Juno-60 is my favourite. It is perfect to create very atmospheric sounds but also nostalgic melodies, just like in For All That Lives.

I also used a Minimoog, an old and crazy 80s synth, the Polivoks, a Yamaha DX-7 or a Therevox. This one is a replica of one of the very first synthesizers, the Ondes Martenot. You play notes with a ribbon rather than keys, thus allowing you to create very expressive music, just like in Allant’s Lament.

Apart from synthesizers, you will also find guitars, ukulele, piano or weird voices in this soundtrack!

Andy: You forgot to mention the haunted noises — the ghosts living inside your studio. Which track feels most special to you personally?

Chris:That is a very difficult question. I would say that the track that can be considered like the "heart" of Chapter 1 is The Nick, obviously. This theme is the first I created for this game. It expresses for me nostalgia of childhood and grief. We like it so much with Andy that we reused it several times in this soundtrack.

As for my personal favourite, I would say this bizarre track that Bar is. Everything you hear in this track is only sounds coming from my piano. The idea was to create an ambience for a haunted piano. So you can hear everything that has been captured while I was recording this track : cracks from my chair or the piano, me breathing loudly or swearing because I’m struggling recording this track, weird noises from my room, etc. I love working with microsounds and I did here a complete track full of them!

Andy: That track still gives me emotions — it’s like you turned imperfection into intimacy. Thank you so much for your work, wasting your time on this convo and our friendship!

Whoah, I am very glad that Chris took the time to share so much! Just a reminder: The Nick Original Soundtrack is available now on all streaming platforms and on Steam. Step inside Chris’s world — where every note carries a memory, and every silence hums with something left unsaid.

Actually, I completely forgot to mention that I also participated in the creation process. Several tracks were written by me while designing scenes in the engine. Most of these tracks were finalized by Chris. They are mostly quite personal compositions (which you may find more of in Allant's diary). This is my first full-length music release, and I am very proud to continue working side by side with such a talented composer!💜

And our team went to celebrate this holiday on Discord.

See you soon!🫂

12:55am

Wild Hunt: New War Robot, Map, and Halloween Events Await

War Robots: Frontiers - [CM] Melissa

Across Tortuga’s neon horizons, echoes hum in the static. Pilots report seeing shapes in the smoke—machines moving as if they never stopped fighting. Old code reawakens. Fragments of long-fallen War Robots flicker back to life, caught between data and dream.

Something ancient stirs in the network. Maybe the cataclysm never ended. Maybe we just forgot we died.

The Wild Hunt has begun.

NEW WAR ROBOT: DECKER

Born from the depths of FortEvo’s shadow archives, Decker is a spider-like Assault-class War Robot that moves with the patience of a predator. Each step echoes through the digital underworld—a remnant of machines that refused to die quietly.

Its Core Gear: Chain Overload channels unstable warp current, chaining energy between systems until it bursts in a storm of destructive feedback. Pair Decker with the Hefty Weapon, a dual-barrel heavy autocannon that never stops chewing through armor.

Together, they embody the spirit of the Wild Hunt: relentless, spectral, unstoppable.

Available in Daily Deals and Direct Offers.

NEW WEAPON: HEFTY

Twin autocannons thunder in unison, cutting through armor with continuous mid-range bursts. The Hefty weapon turns pressure into precision—ideal for holding lanes and breaking enemy momentum.

Available in Daily Deals and Direct Offers.

NEW GEAR: SUPPLY SURGE

Time your recovery and turn the tide. After 1.2 seconds of charge-up, Supply Surge restores 1 gear charge and slashes cooldowns by 60%. Perfect for pilots who thrive on timing, aggression, and controlled chaos.

Available in Daily Deals and Direct Offers.

NEW MAP: TORTUGA

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The reimagined Tortuga shimmers between realities: half-ruined city, half-holographic garden. Lights flicker where the old grid overlaps with something else—something older.

Expect shifting cover, layered verticality, and mid-range arenas perfect for the hunted and the hunter alike.

NEW HERO PILOTS: EMMA JAMES & “DREDGE” COLLINS

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Not all ghosts fade. Some return.

Emma James
Ace Talent — Ghost Visor
When hit, enemies become marked—revealed, targetable, and take +4% damage for 6 seconds. Cooldown: 16 seconds.

“Dredge” Collins
Ace Talent — Fragments Synergy
Each assist you score boosts your signature ability’s strength by +10% for 15 seconds. Stacks up to 4 times.

FESTIVE EVENTS (October 28 – November 4)

Intel Discount Event

This week, the Tortuga engineers invite Pilots to take a closer look at the following Builds:

War Robot Modules: Pursuer, Fury, Varangian
Weapons: Pulsar, Orkan, Scatter
Gear: Energy Wall, Recon Mode, Fuel Burn, Flash Bang, Blink, Homing Missile

Painted and Dangerous!

Celebrate Halloween in style! Log in daily and complete 6 battles each day to earn spooky seasonal cosmetics and rewards.

Event Duration:

Start: October 28, 09:00 UTC
End: November 4, 09:00 UTC

How to Participate:

Complete your Training Battles to qualify.
Play 6 battles and claim rewards as you go.
You must receive the previous reward to be eligible for the next one (you can’t skip rewards).

Rewards:

Reward 1: Pumpkin Orange Paint, Mr. Hands Sticker
Reward 2: Void Crystals Wrap, 15,000 Salvage
Reward 3: Abyss Warden Paint, Vampire Bat Sticker
Reward 4: Shattered Bloodstone Wrap, 15,000 Salvage
Reward 5: Toxic Husk Paint, Creepy Cat Sticker
Reward 6: "Dredge" Collins Pilot

Haunted Workshop: Halloween Build & Art Contest

The veil between worlds is thinning, Pilots… and the workshop is alive! Unleash your dark creativity in this year’s Haunted Workshop event. Build terrifying War Robots, craft spooky artwork, or design your own nightmare on legs — show the community what lurks in the shadows.

Event Dates:

Start: October 28, 09:00 UTC
End: November 4, 09:00 UTC

How to Enter:

Join the official Discord server.
Post a screenshot, video, or artwork of your creation in the #haunted-workshop channel.
In-game builds: anything goes, no restrictions.
Artwork: must be War Robots: Frontiers-related.
Give your creation a spooky name and include your in-game nickname.
Multiple entries allowed, but you can only win once.
No AI-generated content.

Prizes:

Top 5 Entries: Receive special Halloween Pilots.
Participation Reward: 15,000 Salvage for every valid participant.
Artistry Award: Additional 2,500 Credits for participants submitting artwork.

Fire up your workshop, Pilots — it’s time to make something that goes bump (and blast) in the night!

Haunted Steel

The ghosts of the workshop have gifts for the brave.

Activate the promo code HAUNTEDSTEEL to claim your Halloween arsenal: 3-Day Premium Account, Nanite Nightmare Sticker, Tentacular Jack Sticker, Pumpkin Pilot Sticker.

Redeem the code before the shadows fade — and show your colors on the Wild Hunt.

Pilots, Tortuga awaits!

Sharpen your senses, ready your Chains, and step into the fog—because the shadows bite back.