Jan 28, 2020

[Notice] January 29 Maintenance Notice & Update Patch Notes

Community Announcements - CHELSHEE

I. Update

1) Content: Service Interruption Update

2) Date: 2020/01/29 (Wed) 09:00-17:00 (UTC+8)

※ Updated content may change based on test results.
※ "Resume Battle" data from before the update will be lost. Please make sure your data is saved before exiting the game prior to the update.

※ Previous PvP replays will be deleted before the update starts.

※ The Update Notice can be checked in-game as well, in Annals - Notice.

※ Alliance Faction War will not be available on the 29th due to the update.

1. Addition of White Tiger Relics
A White Tiger's Relic allows allies to fight in superior conditions on the battlefield.
Not only will the commander equipped with a White Tiger's Relic receive its effects, but their allies will as well, affecting a variety of elements on the battlefield. Utilize their effects to gain an edge on your enemy.
Acquisition and use of the White Tiger's Relic are the same as with the Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird's Relics.

(1) White Tiger Relic Types
There are 7 types of White Tiger Relics:

(2) White Tiger's Relic Combination Effect

2. Balance Adjustments
(1) Commander Balance Adjustments
- Liu Bei's forces, Sun Quan's forces, and commander Li Ru have been rebalanced.
- If you own any of the changed Commander Passives, you will lose those Passives after the update and be given Passive Points via letter instead.

(2) New Passives

(3) "Strange Tactics" Effect Balance Adjustments
Deal 100% additional damage on the next physical attack every time an enemy commander evades a physical attack from the main unit. Increase Attack DEF Rate Pierce by 20%. Stacks up to 3 times.

3. New Commander Exclusive Artifacts / Commander Skins
(1) 6 types of Commander Exclusive Artifacts added.

(2) New Commander skins have been added.

4. Alliance Faction War
(1) Ability to preview maps added.
- You can now preview each domain's map on the faction map. Check the domain map and the dominant terrain by selecting "Map Preview."

- Map Preview is available by tapping the preview icon of the domain located on the far-right side of the faction map.

(2) Minimap and ping feature added.
- The minimap allows you to see the entire map when you enter an alliance faction war.

- Pinging allows you to mark the alliance faction war's minimap or terrain,
which can be shared with members of the same alliance.
- There are 2 types of pings: "alert" and "assembly." You must enter the war in order to use them.

- The minimap can naturally be minimized. Pinging can still be used while it is minimized.

(3) Vitality Improvements
Vitality, formerly acquired through alliance EXP, is now its own distinct currency. It can now be earned as a reward from all content other than military drills but can no longer be earned through alliance EXP.
- Vitality is rewarded through Annihilation, Battleground, Trial of the Gates, Four Gods Battle (excluding Awakened Four Gods Battle), and PvP chests. It cannot be acquired from the 50-man Commander Box.
- Content that allows you to earn Vitality is now marked by a Vitality icon.

- "Last Week's Contribution," displayed on the alliance info window, has been changed to "Last Week's Vitality" to reflect the now-displayed Vitality rewards.

(4) Alliance Observation Improvements
- You can now observe alliances for each battlefield. The number of colors that can be set for observing alliances has been increased from 5 to 21, and you can now set 1 or more alliances to each color.

(5) Alliance Faction War Balance Adjustments
A new tactic, Achilles Strike, has been added to assault troops.
- Achilles Strike: Deals damage to hostile targets.
If the target is a troop, decrease SPD by 1, and increase its movement wait time by 2 seconds.

(6) Other
All troops can now be displayed with a unique skin.

- The Min. Required Alliance Vitality has been changed so that the lowest alliance Vitality is displayed among the alliances that haven't been confirmed with a Declaration of War.
- In Battle Records, the War Funds item has been added to allow players to view war funds that were used for the battle.

- The Revert button from the alliance faction war camp management window has been replaced by "Unassign All."

- You can now view the previous rank in the Vitality display of alliance rankings.

5. Officer Battle Changes
(1) Starting Commander Balance Adjustments
Starting commanders' passive values or types have been changed.

(2) Convoy Wagon Related Adjustments
- The cost to promote a commander from III(6★) → IV(7★) in a convoy wagon has increased from 80 to 85.
- The number of Officer Battle Coins needed for adding a IV(7★) commander in a convoy wagon has been drastically decreased.

(3) Battle Info Added
- Convoy wagon related info was added to Battle Info > Battle Introduction.

6. Guide for Sales Items
(1) All Out War Box H, Big All Out War Box H
- New boxes called "All Out War Box H" and "Big All Out War Box H" have been added with new Commander Skins/Commander Exclusive Artifacts.
- Contents other than Commander Skins and Commander Exclusive Artifact types are the same as the existing All Out War Box and Big All Out War Box.

※ Big All Out War Box G will be discontinued following this update.

(2) Exchange Center Changes
① Special #8 Exchange Center Sale Item List
- Special #8 Exchange Center will replace the Special #7 Exchange Center with the PvP season change.
- The current season's Commander Exclusive Artifacts will be added for sale.
- The Exchange Center will be available from this update until the next one.

② Battlefield Exchange Center Sales Item Updates
- Artifact Crafting Manual (Wu Ban) was added.
- The Exchange Center will be available from this update until the next one.

③ Weapon Exchange Center Sales Item Updates
- Available Commander Skins and Expressions will change with this update.
- The Exchange Center will be available from this update until the next one.

7. Daily Missions & Loot Shop Improvements
(1) Daily Mission Changes
① The daily mission Historical Witness (win story-related battle 3 times) has been replaced with a new daily mission: Artifact Hunter.
② VIP points have been added as a daily mission reward.
- The previous VIP points acquired by playing 3 story battles every day have been removed.

7. Daily Missions & Loot Shop Improvements
(1) Daily Mission Changes
① The daily mission Historical Witness (win story-related battle 3 times) has been replaced with a new daily mission: Artifact Hunter.
② VIP points have been added as a daily mission reward.
- The previous VIP points acquired by playing 3 story battles every day have been removed.

※ Daily mission changes will be applied after maintenance.
Please note that the changes won't be applied if you performed a daily mission before maintenance.

(2) Loot Shop Improvements
- The free distribution method of a Prefect's Treasure Chests, free chests, and Emperor's Treasure Chests will change.

8. Governing Facility Levels Removed
(1) All governing facility levels will be removed.
① All players' governing facility values have been adjusted to correspond to the previous governing level 10.
② UIs related to governing facility upgrades and levels have been changed or removed.
③ Defense facility level has been changed to be set according to the defender's rank in siege battle.
④ The following VIP benefits related to domain facility upgrades have been removed.
- Lv. 3 Benefit: 4% discount on domain facility upgrades
- Lv. 4 Benefit: 8% discount on domain facility upgrades
- Lv. 5 Benefit: 12% discount on domain facility upgrades
- Lv. 6 Benefit: 16% discount on domain facility upgrades
- Lv. 7 Benefit: 20% discount on domain facility upgrades
⑤ Feats and Heroic Journey tasks related to governing facility upgrades have been changed.
※ Feats and Heroic Journey changes will apply after maintenance. Changes won’t apply if you already completed the feat and the Heroic Journey.

- Heroic Journey (Basic Mission)

- Heroic Journey [Governing Mastery 1, Governing Mastery 2] → Changed to [Siege Mastery 1, Siege Mastery 2]
- Feat: Construction feat has been removed.
- Warlord EXP rewards have been added.

9. February Boss Hao Zhao added

■ Meng Mei's Trial: Hao Zhao
In 228, after Cao Xiu suffered a great defeat at the hands of Lu Xun in Shi Ting, Zhuge Liang, having failed at the First Northern Expedition due to his own defeat in Jieting,
seized a new opportunity and began the Second Northern Expedition in December of that same year.
However, Cao Zhen of Wei predicted this, and thus Hao Zhao to strengthen the castle and guard it with his life.
We invite you, warlords, to the Siege of Chenchang—20 days of battle that ended only when Wei reinforcements arrived.

1) Battle
- Hao Zhao Story includes two battles.
(The first half of the Siege of Chenchang will be presented from the Shu forces' point of view, and the second half from the Wei forces' point of view.)
- The use of Rally and Mass Rally will be limited in all Meng Mei's Trials going forward.
- In order to stop the Shu's Northern Expedition, Hao Zhao orders his forces to act as the first line of defense and wait in ambush.
-Break through the enemy forces as quickly as possible to deal more damage to Hao Zhao.
- Zhuge Liang can deal damage to Hao Zhao by attacking the Chenchang Castle with Wang Ping and Ma Dai.

(1) Hao Zhao of Chenchang 1
- When Hao Zhao refuses to surrender even after a friend from his hometown tries to persuade him, the Shu troops begin attacking the Chenchang Castle.
- However, you cannot advance forward until all of the ambush soldiers who appear from every corner have been eliminated.
- Attack Hao Zhao after breaking through the first line of defense as quickly as possible to ensure the highest possible damage.

(2) Hao Zhao of Chenchang 2
- With their first line of defense broken, the Wei forces resist the Shu's attacks with all their might.
- If they manage to protect the castle until reinforcements arrive, Shu will be forced to retreat.
- Defeating the reinforcement adjutant will deal additional damage to Hao Zhao, so race to the final stage to deal maximum damage.

2) Battle Participants
- Assign up to 8 commanders.
- Key Commanders: Zhuge Liang, Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, Fei Yi, Wang Ping, and Ma Dai (6 commanders).

▼ Hao Zhao of Chenchang 1
- Stage 3 and Stage 4) If you take a certain amount of damage from Hao Zhao, you will temporarily retreat and proceed to the next stage.

▼ Hao Zhao of Chenchang 2
- Stage 3) If you take a certain amount of damage from Hao Zhao, you will temporarily retreat and proceed to the next stage.
- Stage 6) If you take a certain amount of damage from Hao Zhao at the Chenchang Castle, Wang Shuang and Zhang He will appear.

3) Other
(1) Merit Awards
Merit awarded based on recorded damage for February's Meng Mei's Trial can be found below.

※ Merit earned from participating in February's Meng Mei's Trial can be used until 2/29 (Sat) at 11:59 PM. (Resets on 3/1 (Sun).)

(2) This Month's Just Rewards

※ Empty Special Effects: After obtaining a Commander Exclusive Artifact, you will find it has a Base Effect slot and an empty Special Effect slot. To fill the empty Special Effect slot, you need a Grindstone and an Artifact Crafting Manual (Hao Zhao).
※ Grindstone: Used to craft or add special effects to Commander Exclusive Artifacts.
※ Artifact Crafting Manual: Used to craft or add special effects to Commander Exclusive Artifacts. This is a special collectible that will not disappear even after being used to craft a Commander Exclusive Artifact or add a special effect.
Take care not to make duplicate purchases.

10. February Chu Shi Biao Guide
1) World Conquest Reward Changes
- Rewards obtained from reaching Military Lv. 3, 4, and 35 are now as follows:
- Other rewards are the same as October's.

2) Notes
- Chu Shi Biao can be purchased via the in-game banner or by tapping the Purchase button at the bottom left of the Chu Shi Biao menu.
- Chu Shi Biao can be purchased at a discount on the 1st – 5th of each month.
- If a specific Military Lv. is not reached, Chu Shi Biao purchases may be limited based on the time of the month.
- Chu Shi Biao cannot be purchased on the last day of the month.
- Military EXP, Military Lv., Trainee, Elite Soldier, and other Chu Shi Biao related content reset monthly.
- Unclaimed rewards from the previous months cannot be recovered.
Please be sure to claim all available rewards before midnight on February 29th (Sat).

11. Other Changes
(1) Additional Relics Can Be Equipped
Space has been expanded in the Commanders > Relics tab to equip additional relics.
Choose "Select Combination 3" or "Relic 3" from Unit Info.

(2) Unit Training - Increase to 99 at Once
Unit training, which previously could only be increased by 1 from the Govern > Draft tab, has improved so it can be increased by up to 99 at once.

(3) Improvements for Commander Favorite Settings
- Setting steps have been segmented so you can set commanders you don't prefer as "Not Favorite."
(Place "Favorite" units on the top, "No Favorite" units in the middle, and "Not Favorite" units at the bottom.)
- When you tap the Favorite button, it will set the order to No Favorite > Not Favorite > Favorite > No Favorite.

- Unit status Favorite/No Favorite/Not Favorite buttons have been added to the filter.

(4) Improvements to Upgrade and Promote Commanders at Once
It was inconvenient that commander promotion required replacing equipment at every stage,
so we made improvements to allow you to upgrade and promote at once.
- If you tap "Select Required Materials" from the Unit Info > Upgrade tab, the commander will be upgraded automatically.
The commander must be at the appropriate level in order to perform an upgrade.

- If you tap "Select Required Materials" from the Promotion tab, the upgrade and level increase automatically apply to promote the commander.
You must have enough Jade Seals to automatically increase the commander level. If you don't have enough, you must increase it with other materials before promoting.

(5) Filter for Upgraded Artifact Passives
- A filter has been added so you can easily find artifacts with no added passives from the Artifact > Add Passives tab.
The related buttons are at the bottom when you tap the filter button.
①No Lv. 6: Activating this button will display equipment upgrade between Lv. 6-12 with no Lv. 6/Lv. 12 passives. All artifacts granted Lv. 6 passives will be hidden upon deactivation.
②No Lv. 12: Activating this button will display equipment upgrade Lv. 12 with no Lv. 12 passives. All artifacts granted Lv. 12 passives will be hidden upon deactivation.
③ Owned Passives: Activating this button will display equipment that's been granted 1 passive under Lv. 11 and 2 passives for Lv. 12. All artifacts with upgrade effects will be hidden upon deactivation.

(6) Spectating and Replay UI Changes
A relic's passive icon will be displayed during PvP spectating and replay.

(7) Voice Chat Related Info
- While the button for the upcoming voice chat feature will be displayed, it is not yet available for use.

(8) Save Danger Zones and Grids During Battle
Danger zones and grid display options are now maintained during battle.
If you deactivate them, they will remain deactivated.
There is no grid display feature when spectating PvP, so it won't be activated even if you set it.

(9) iPhone X Bottom Bar Hides after Some Time
The iPhone X bottom bar disappears if you wait without tapping the screen.
The bottom bar is displayed again when you tap the screen again.

(10) Other Changes
[Officer Battle] The probability of an Outlaw's "Earth Weapons %" passive being displayed as 0% has been fixed.
[Officer Battle] Fixed an issue with a commander (Meng Huo, King of Nanman IV) that shouldn't appear at the convoy wagon.
[Officer Battle] Fixed an issue with commander dialogues intermittently displaying duplicate lines.
[Officer Battle] Fixed an issue where "Blinding Strike %" was not triggered.
[PvP] Fixed an issue where there was no response upon tapping the chat button during battle preparation while spectating an Exhibition Match.
[PvP] Fixed the intermittent display of abnormal commander HP while spectating.
[PvP] Fixed an issue with dropping many ranks when a player didn't participate in PvP for a week.
[Alliance Faction War] Fixed the faction map being displayed abnormally at the end of the last battle (10th).
[Alliance Faction War] Fixed an issue where the Vitality comparison of the "domain priority Declaration of War" was working abnormally.
[Alliance Faction War] Fixed the troop creation and reward rank info error under Help.
[Alliance Faction War] Fixed the abnormal scrolling under Help's Troop Info.
[UI] In the alliance lobby, the alliance Vitality rank will be displayed first upon selecting "Alliance Ranking."
[UI] Fixed an issue where the Alliance button on the War Map was not working in certain situations.
[UI] Fixed an issue where once Silver Coins were insufficient, the research level was still displayed in red even after collecting the required amount.
[UI] Fixed the Chu Shi Biao UI error and loading delays.
[Battle] Fixed an issue where commander HP was displayed abnormally during battle in certain situations.
[Quest] Fixed an issue where a commander with insufficient Energy couldn't participate in a Quest Expedition.
[Commander Stats] "Mountain" and "Forest" were added to Recommended Battle for Swordsman units.
[Guide Information] The Swordsman unit has been added to Annihilation and PvP Mountain Battle recommended units.
[Battleground] Fixed an issue where the Combat Power upon scouting and troop assignment were different.
[Meng Mei's Trial] Fixed an issue where duplicate items were displayed in the win and loss conditions.
[Meng Mei's Trial] Fixed an issue where some of the passives were not applied to Demon Zhuge Liang in the "Battle of Tulong Cave."
[Four Gods Battle] Fixed an issue where the State Info was not displaying properly upon clearing Four Gods Battle: White Tiger.
[Story] Fixed an issue where you couldn't attack stationary enemies at the Battle of Xiangyang in part 4 of the Sima Yi Story (Ch.2).