Sep 7, 2021

Counter-Strike Nexon - The CSN:S Team

Here's a rundown of some of the major updates in today's patch!

Content: Season 10: Steampunk

Content: Zombie Update

Event: Full Moon Festival

Check out the Details section below for more information.

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New Content

Season 10: Steampunk

Season Information

The tenth season's theme is steampunk! For details, please refer to the Season 10 News Slides!

Black Market Open Early

Starting with Season 9, the Black Market will open early for players who reach Rank 100.
When you reach Rank 100 on the Season Pass currently in progress, the Season Missions will end and missions you can get Black Market Badges from will start anew.
New Item Added: CSN:S-Brand Hip Pack (Costume)

- A CSN:S-brand hip pack. Can be equipped on the waist.
You can access the Black Market from the Mission menu. Players who have not reached Rank 100 can use the Black Market only during the off-season period.
All Black Market Badges you've obtained will disappear when a new season begins.
Growing Weapon

- Gear-Bird Cannon Mk. 1: A powerful cannon that blasts a certain area in front. (Season 10 Reward Weapon - Growing Weapon Stage 1)

- Gear-Bird Cannon Mk. 2: This powerful weapon can have the Gear-Bird on its muzzle transformed. Fire the cannon at the moment the transformation ends to make the Gear-Bird fly ahead of you, damaging and knocking back enemies in its path. (Season 10 Reward Weapon - Growing Weapon Stage 2)

- Gear-Bird Cannon Mk. 3: This powerful cannon discharges a huge blast of energy, which damages nearby enemies, when the Gear-Bird on its muzzle has finished transforming. Fire the cannon at that moment to make the Gear-Bird fly ahead of you, damaging and knocking back enemies in its path. (Season 10 Reward Weapon - Growing Weapon Stage 3)

- Gran Bird Cannon: This powerful cannon discharges a huge blast of energy, which damages nearby enemies, when the Gran Bird on its muzzle has finished transforming. Fire the cannon at that moment to make the Gran Bird fly ahead of you, not only damaging and knocking back enemies in its path, but also leaving flames in its wake, dealing damage for a certain amount of time afterwards. (Season 10 Reward Weapon - Growing Weapon Stage 4)
Zombie Costumes

- Armored Soldier Ganymede: Able to use Armored Soldier Ganymede. (Season 10 Reward Zombie Skin)

- Clockwork Chaser: Able to use Clockwork Chaser. (Season 10 Reward Zombie Skin)
Weapon Paints

- Clockwork Weapon Paint (Glock 18C, SKULL-9, Shining Heart Rod, Ripper, and Lightning Fury)

- Brass Weapon Paint (K3, BALROG-11, M950, SG552 Lycanthrope, and Blade Runebreaker)
Costume

- Clockwork Peaked Cap, Gothic Mask, Large Gear Decoration, Steam Power Bank Backpack, Vacuum Tube Gas Lamp, and Automata Clock
Spray

- Armored Soldier Ganymede Spray, Clockwork Chaser Spray, Chibi Mirage Spray, Chibi Anemone Spray, and Steampunk Spray
Medal

- Season 10 Trailblazer Medal (Pass)

- Season 10 Conqueror Medal (Highest Rank Reached)

Zombie Content Update

Zombie Z Mode Unlock Levels Adjusted

Mutation Balance Updates

Explosive Ammo: Lv. 1 explosion damage has been adjusted from 35% of weapon attack power to 20%; Lv. 2 explosion damage has been adjusted to 100% of weapon attack power.
Contact Infection: Base range value was adjusted from 1.15 to 0.3 (radius); per-round range increase value was changed from 0.05 to 0.1.
Penetrating Rounds: Armor penetration rate has been adjusted from 1.35 to 17.5.
Claw Enhancement: Claw Enhancement mutation's Lv. 2 base range multiplier has been changed to 24; range multiplier for when using Claw Enhancement Mutation Boost has been changed to 60.
Aggressive Investment: Additional dollar rewards obtained from infecting humans has been adjusted from 50% to 75%.
Fetch: Lv. 2 Zombie Dog HP has been changed to 1,500.
Notice:
- Explosive Ammo mutation's Lv. 2 base performance has been improved.
- Contact Infection mutation's damage radius now starts at a greatly reduced value. However, the radius increases as the rounds progress. The radius in the final round, round 17, is the same as before the update (= 2).
- The Penetrating Rounds mutation's armor piercing rate has been increased, allowing you to damage on zombies more effectively than before.
- With the Claw Enhancement mutation's adjustments, the basic attack range of zombies with this mutation has been slightly increased.
- With the Aggressive Investment mutation's adjustments, the bonus dollars the zombie with this mutation receives from the infected target has been increased to 75%.
- The HP of the Zombie Dog summoned by the Fetch Lv. 2 mutation has been increased by 50%.

New Events

Free Daily Rewards Event (9/8 - 10/6)

Daily Rewards

Daily Weapons Supply
- Contents: 3 Transcendence Weapons (1 Day) + 1 Daily Attendance Reward Box

Cumulative Rewards

5 Days: M3 Black Dragon (15 Days)
10 Days: Barrett M95 White Tiger (15 Days)
15 Days: Magnum Launcher (15 Days)
20 Days: Dual Beretta Gunslinger (15 Days)
25 Days: Dread Nova (5 Days)

Extra Cumulative Rewards Event

Each time you receive cumulative rewards, you'll receive a Cumulative Attendance Reward Box.

Season Badge Giveaway (9/8 - 12/1)

During the season, you will receive Season Badges when you meet the login time requirements under Daily Missions!

Reward Obtained per Condition

Upon reaching 30 minutes of login time: Season Badge x5
Upon reaching 1 hour of login time: Season Badge x10
Upon reaching 2 hours of login time: Season Badge x20

Notice

Missions reset every day at midnight.
You cannot use a difficulty change item on event missions.

Zombie Scenario Golden Zombie Event (9/8 - 12/1)

Earn rewards by killing the Golden Zombie, which will appear randomly when you play Zombie Scenario during the event!

Hitting the Golden Zombie once will count as credit for a kill.

Reward Given per Kill

1 Kill: AK-47 Paladin
2 Kills: M4A1 Dark Knight
3 Kills: Lycanthrope
5 Kills: Python Desperado
7 Kills: Red Dragon Cannon
10 Kills: Guardian

Notice

You can only get credit for 3 kills per day.
Each reward is given only once per account.
The Golden Zombies randomly appear after playing for more than 3 minutes in rooms at regular difficulty or higher.

Full Moon Festival! Golden Rice Cake Giveaway (9/8 - 9/23)

When you login during hot time (19:00 - 22:00) during the event, you will receive Golden Rice Cakes each time the moon phase changes.

Phase 1 - Crescent Moon: 1 Golden Rice Cake given after 20 minutes of playtime
Phase 2 - Half Moon: 3 Golden Rice Cakes given after 40 minutes of playtime
Phase 3 - Full Moon: 5 Golden Rice Cakes given after 70 minutes of playtime

Golden Rice Came Contents (1 given, with each reward having different rates)

VVIP Free Pass (1 Day)
Receive 9 Transcendence Weapons that are not regularly available from decoders (1-day versions)
- Magnum Launcher, Holy Sword Divine Order, Lightning Fury, Psychic Harmonium, X-TRACKER, Trinity Grenade, Dual Beretta Gunslinger, etc.
16 Transcendence Classes (1-day versions)
- Axion, Aetheris, Medea, Kalael, Pink Heart Shiho, Black Rose Miho, Queen, Cyborg, etc.
28 Add-ons (5 of each)

Notice

All unused Golden Rice Cakes will be removed during maintenance on the day the event ends.
Participation will count in rooms with four or more players (excludes Studio Mode).

Moon Festival Rice Cake Grenade Kill Event (9/8 - 9/23)

Receive a Rice Cake Grenade by logging in during the event.

When you use the Rice Cake Grenade in Zombie Hero, Zombie Z, Zombie Evolution, or Zombie Scenario modes during the event, kill damage will be randomly applied to its blast.

Random Damage Rates: 50% chance for normal damage, 40% chance for 2x damage, and 10% chance for one-hit-kill damage.
The first time you kill a zombie with a Rice Cake Grenade each day, you'll get 1 Golden Rice Cake.
- Can make progress in rooms with four or more players (excludes Studio Mode).
- Can only be claimed once a day.

Notice

All unused Golden Rice Cakes will be removed during maintenance on the day the event ends.
If the one-hit-kill damage triggers in Zombie Z, you get the same EXP as dealing normal damage.

Moon Festival Golden Rice Cake Pileup Event (9/8 - 9/23)

Event Details

When you've accumulated a total of 100 Golden Rice Cakes during the event, you'll receive a Hunter-Killer X-7 (Permanent) with a Gun Boost Part - Grade 6 and Rage Down Part - Grade 6 applied.

Notice

Reward distribution is determined based on the total number of Golden Rice Cakes you've accumulated over the course of the event, even if you've used them.