Dear CEOs,

The first week of 2023 is already passing! How did you spend your first week?
CounterSide is busy preparing for the Global Origin Year.
Before Origin Year begins, the Global NEW ORIGIN Showcase will be broadcasted live on the official CounterSide Global YouTube channel on the 28th of January!
On the Global NEW ORIGIN Showcase, future plans and directions of the CounterSide will be revealed.
Please stay tuned with our Showcase and continue our journey with CounterSide in 2023!

▼ Schedule
▷ 28th of January, 2023 17:00 (UTC+9)
▷ 28th of January, 2023 03:00 (UTC-5)

▼ Showcase Spoken Language
▷ Korean

▼ Live On Platform
▷ Youtube

※ GLOBAL NEW ORIGIN Showcase will stream in Korean. However, the summary will be uploaded in English after the Showcase. The following video will also be uploaded with an English subtitle as soon as possible.

[Official CounterSide Global Youtube Channel]

※ Notes
- GLOBAL NEW ORIGIN Showcase can be viewed through the Official CounterSide Global Youtube Channel.
- Subscribe the Official CounterSide Global Youtube Channel and set up notifications to receive notifications about the start of GLOBAL NEW ORIGIN Showcase.
- GLOBAL NEW ORIGIN Showcase contents and schedules may change or be canceled depending on circumstances. If there are any changes, we are going to notify it through a separate notice.

TUTORIAL USABILITY UPGRADES

• Removed bug that allowed the Tutorial to be soft locked
  
• Added descriptions of all upgrades to the Tutorial

Time to make amends.

Xross Dreams v1.13 Patch Notes:

• It is no longer possible to activate multiple adjacent Gifts and have them open into an infinitely large column. All crashes related to this are also handled.
  
• Gifts and Rocks send as part of a combo no longer send unearned "extras." Don't worry, Journey and Astronaut are still good.
  
• A currently active Crush loses its active frames if you KO somebody. This may decrease desyncs online. Used Crushes should no longer automatically annihilate the incoming Dreamer's first piece. Don't worry, Goddess is still good.
  
• Onscreen version indicator during the title screen. Just to be sure.
  
• Loading screens will start loading AFTER we transition to the loading screen itself. This looks a lot cleaner. I might make it look better in the future.
  
• Extremely huge attacks (>96 pieces) no longer cause crashes against Dinosaur. This really only affects Fighter, since nearly everybody else has a damage cap that prevents attacks of this size.
  
• Reduced Hive's total screen shake. Getting your screen shook when you get hit? Rad. Having it get in the way while you're still playing? Bad.
  
• Proper DOWN and KO animations for everybody. There were some strange animation glitches that prevented characters from being properly updated to their death states. Those are now fixed.
  
• Discord integration. Very simple Discord integration! Unfortunately, Discord's API does not behave well with games programmed in C# that do not use Unity, which what Xross Dreams is. But you get a fancy icon (and maybe even a status) if you open the game if Discord is already open, now.

I'm still trying to recreate the desyncs involving people dying and not seeing the opponent die. I'm working very hard on it. Thank you for playing. Thank you for your patience. I hope you're having a wonderful week.

Additions:
-The map has been expanded! The expanded portion of the map doesn't have stuff to do yet, like dungeons or activities, and it isn't as polished as it should be, but making it was a lot of work. Apologies for the delayed update.

Bug Fixes:
-"Shoot" and "change weapon" inputs not being able to be remapped on a generic controller or on Steam Deck buttons; (Steam Deck users: please let me know if it's actually fixed!)
-Slingshot direction inputs not being able to be remapped;
-Player's right arm aiming at the target at weird angles;
-Player being able to shoot in the hideout;
-NPC cars teleporting when correcting their direction;

优化了游戏场景
增加修改画质选项
三端联机同步优化
优化卡片、调整ui、天气系统，
修复自动还款卡死bug

This week, we made a lot of adjustments to the newly released Swine King and fixed a set of bugs. We also polished assets and added new achievements for Swine King.

New start event image to reflect the Goddess of Mercy’s look!


Added 2 new achievements

• To balance the high HP mechanism of Swine King, we adjusted some event choices that reduce HP for fix amount to a percentage amount specifically for Swine king.
  
• Updated some events choices to improve accessibility to the 8 commandments cards
  
• Add option in Swing King start event to give 2 commandment cards.
  
• Transmutation of Buddha of the Future gives 1 deflect every turn.
  
• Add Goddess of the Moon to endless mode.
  
• Oracle is now common.
  
• Improve Tactical Retreat.
  
• Monkey King's Skin now gives hair card at start of combat instead of first turn.

• Font fix.
  
• Fix Gold Eyebrow won't change to Buddha form in Swine King's plot.
  
• Fix a bug that saving Queen of Rouge Kingdom and Princess of Sindhu Kingdom won't give Good point.
  
• Fix adamant won't give multiple invincible after stacking.
  
• Fix teamplayer of Ox Head and Horse Face will trigger when enemy is attacked.
  
• Fix No Lies, No Drinking incorrectly fails when using Transmutation.
  
• Fix more than 2 High Buddhas will cause combat to crash in endless mode.

QoL Improvements:

• Added a decimal to the Power Source energy spell to explain you can eventually get 2 energy per kill with enough upgrades.
  
• Adjusted some colors in the My Stats menu.
  
• Added a check to make sure you are playing the same version of the game on all devices to prevent any potential data loss.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an occasional bug with server times and tank cooldowns.
  
• Fixed a few inconsistent range update calculations.

- Increase the attack speed limit of centaur Lady (Too high attack speed can cause game lag)
- Reduced monster size of Desert map (improves game performance)

Week Fifty Seven is here, and it brings our newest equipable item, shields. The first iteration released this week is the wooden shield, a Tier 2 item that blocks up to 75% of damage when used to defend against enemy attacks.

The shield can be equipped in your off-hand and used with a melee weapon or tool, but be aware it will suffer durability decline when used, at the benefit of your health bar.




Shields have been added as an equipable off-hand item.

The first version, the Wooden Shield, is crafted at the Crafting Bench and costs 14 wood, 12 fibre, 4 leather and 2 iron ingot. These can either be held on their own or with any one-handed melee weapon such as a hunting knife.

You can block up to a 90° angle in front of you, reducing damage by up to 75% using the right click on your mouse. The use of shields consumes a small amount of stamina, similar to any action with a melee weapon.

The shield takes damage when used to defend you from attacks, and will lose durability over time, so be prepared to repair it on the go.

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We decided to add shields to open up some new gameplay and combat opportunities.

As ‘jousting’ is currently a strategy for some creatures we wanted to provide an alternative and start to expand players' and creatures' reactions in combat. The shield allows players to quickly block an attack if there is no time to move or to keep the creature's focus on you while your co-op players deal the damage.

With new creatures and behaviors on the way, the shield may come in handy in the coming patches. This is just the first shield to be introduced to Icarus but expect more with various skills, stats and modules in future.

- Jake Dodunski, Project Lead

Mercenaries!

In order to celebrate the first weekend of 2023 and to broaden your choices of skins in the Capsule Shop, we are opening new skins in the Capsule Shop today!

Ever wondered what battles would look like in the future?
X4-Pro Supremacy & Super V Sci-FI & Black Widow Lei are Sci-Fi style skins, that will allow you to experience futuristic battles on A.V.A Global!
Collect them all and jump into the battle: the future depends on you!

Also, don’t forget that Z95R Lycanthrope capsule closes today!
~ (UTC) 2023. 1. 6 06:00 am



**NOTICE**
- [Ballista Primavera] is open to the public from the 6th of January.
- [Ballista Primavera] Skin is available for a limited time!
- Time (UTC): 2023. 1. 6 06:00 am ~ until further notice 2023. 1. 17 06:00 am
- Central Europe Time (CET): 2023. 1. 6 07:00 am ~until further notice
- Beijing Time (BJT): 2023. 1. 6, 14: 00 PM ~ until further notice
- Pacific Time (PT): 2023. 1. 5, 22: 00 PM ~ until further notice

*Please note that the skin capsule shop schedule may be subject to change.
Where to obtain this skin? → Capsule Shop


**NOTICE**
- [X4-Pro Supremacy] is open to the public from the 6th of January.
- [X4-Pro Supremacy] Skin is available for a limited time!
- Time (UTC): 2023. 1. 6 06:00 am ~ until further notice2023. 01. 31, 04: 00 AM
- Central Europe Time (CET): 2023. 1. 6 07:00 am ~until further notice
- Beijing Time (BJT): 2023. 1. 6, 14: 00 PM ~ until further notice
- Pacific Time (PT): 2023. 1. 5, 22: 00 PM ~ until further notice

*Please note that the skin capsule shop schedule may be subject to change.
Where to obtain this skin? → Capsule Shop



**NOTICE**
- [Super V Sci-FI] is open to the public from the 7th of January.
- [Super V Sci-FI] Skin is available for a limited time!
- Time (UTC): 2023. 1. 7 06:00 am ~ until further notice2023. 01. 31, 04: 00 AM
- Central Europe Time (CET): 2023. 1. 7 07:00 am ~until further notice
- Beijing Time (BJT): 2023. 1. 7, 14: 00 PM ~ until further notice
- Pacific Time (PT): 2023. 1. 6, 22: 00 PM ~ until further notice

*Please note that the skin capsule shop schedule may be subject to change.
Where to obtain this skin? → Capsule Shop



**NOTICE**
- [Black Widow Lei] is open to the public from the 9th of January.
- [Black Widow Lei] Skin is available for a limited time!
- Time (UTC): 2023. 1. 9 06:00 am ~ until further notice2023. 01. 31, 04: 00 AM
- Central Europe Time (CET): 2023. 1. 9 07:00 am ~until further notice
- Beijing Time (BJT): 2023. 1. 9, 14: 00 PM ~ until further notice
- Pacific Time (PT): 2023. 1. 8, 22: 00 PM ~ until further notice

*Please note that the skin capsule shop schedule may be subject to change.
Where to obtain this skin? → Capsule Shop
*Character Capsule will be returned to [Marek Cyborg] after the open schedule.

Now, we'd like to distribute HOT TIME Coupons so you can better enjoy A.V.A Global this weekend!

Not just one, but TWO!!

**IMPORTANT**
*These coupons are only redeemable during specific schedules, each having different schedules, so check the schedules carefully!




Click the coupon icon on the top right of the game lobby and type:

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2023FIRSTFRI
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REWARD: [Premium Box] x5
[The coupon can be redeemed during this schedule only]
*Time (UTC): 2023. 1. 6, 17:00 PM ~ 2023. 01. 07, 01:00 AM
*Central Europe Time (CET): 2023. 1. 6, 18:00 PM ~ 2023. 1. 7, 02:00 AM
*Beijing Time (BJT): 2023. 1. 7, 01:00 AM ~ 2023. 1. 7, 09:00 AM
*Pacific Time (PT): 2023. 1. 7, 09:00 AM ~ 2023. 1. 7, 17:00 PM



Click the coupon icon on the top right of the game lobby and type:

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FIRSTWEEKEND
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REWARD: [Premium Box] x5

[The coupon can be redeemed during this schedule only]
*Time (UTC): 2023. 1. 7, 10:00 am ~ 2023. 1. 7 18:00 pm
*Central Europe Time (CET): 2023. 1. 7, 11:00 am ~ 2023. 1. 7, 19:00 pm
*Beijing Time (BJT): 2023. 1. 7, 18:00 pm ~ 2023. 1. 8, 02:00 am
*Pacific Time (PT): 2023. 1. 7, 02:00 am ~ 2023. 1. 7, 10:00 am


Note that:
Premium Box contains various skins, including [MA-47 Primavera]!
This is a matching skin to [Ballista Primavera] in the Capsule shop!



Play A.V.A Global this week to collect two skins from the Primavera collection!

Sincerely,
Your AVA Operations Team