To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on January 21st from 07:00 to 12:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 06:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

[New Content]

1、Limited-Time Event: Legends of Mystical Collector Skin Blind Box:

• Rewards include collector sets for Da Qiao, Huang Yueying, Yu Ji, Zhen Ji, and Diao Chan. Each set contains a Hero Skin, primary weapon, secondary weapon, shield, pet, and accessories. Additional rewards include Tough Steel, Cute Silk, Battle Pass Tokens, and Skin Shards.
  
• The [Legends of Mystical] is permanently limited to 120 draws, and completing all 120 draws guarantees all rewards in the blind box.
  
• At 20, 40, 60, and 80 draws, players will receive a [Legends of Mystical Skin Selection Box]. Each box allows players to select one collector skin for Huang Yueying, Yu Ji, Zhen Ji, or Diao Chan. At 50, 70, 90, 100, and 120 draws, players are guaranteed an Orange Collector Quality Da Qiao Set, which includes her pet, primary weapon, secondary weapon, accessory (tail), and Hero Skin.
  
• [Legends of Mystical] skins allow customization of accessories such as ears, tails, and special effects.
  
• Completing a full set of [Legends of Mystical] skins for any Hero unlocks a dynamic half-body loading portrait for that Hero. Collecting all five sets grants an exclusive [Legends of Mystical Avatar], which can be claimed directly from the blind box interface.
  
• Access the blind box event via the Mall > Skins > Collection Blind Box tab. Players can use Credits to participate in the draws.
  
• The current [Legends of Mystical] Blind Box sale will end on February 25th.

2、New Contract Weapon Series: "Eternal Soul of War":

• After purchasing Iron Armor Plus, Players have a 30% chance to obtain the current Token of Contract ("Eternal Soul of War") as a reward after battle settlement, with a weekly limit of 2 drops. Previous Tokens of Contract will now be rare drops.
  
• This Season's Epic Red Contract Weapon [Battle Soul] Series: Features brand-new trajectory lines, weapon activation states, custom slash actions, custom end special effects, and unique idle animations.
  
• Rare Purple Contract Weapons, added new trajectory line effects for enhanced visuals.
  
• Legendary Reward [Mysterious Chest] now includes a new footprint effect "Leap Shadow Clear."
  
• In this contract, Players can consume Silver to obtain a “Contract Key” for “Ordinary Signing” or spend YP to purchase an “Advanced Contract Key” for “Advanced Signing” to obtain general-purpose weapons and other items. When signing with an “Advanced Contract Key”, the probability of obtaining general-purpose weapons of high quality or above will significantly increase, and [War Soul Immortal] used for contract revisions will no longer be obtained.

3、New Game Mode "Grab and against the beach" Now Live. Players can access the new event via “Normal Mode - Entertainment Mode”. This event is a Stronghold Capture Battle, where both sides unlock the opponent's flag and score points by occupying strongholds. The first to reach 2000 points wins. During the event, players can experience soldier line engagements, interactions between supply units and Guardsmen, mid-lane clashes, and various supply boosts. Event Schedule:

• Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday: 19:00–21:00
  
• Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday: 14:00–16:00

4、Ranked Match (updated maps), Territory War, and Elite Contest seasons will conclude, and a new season will begin. The rewards for the new season "The Song of Seven" Ranked Match have been adjusted to bound Universal Weapons (Ranked-exclusive, non-tradeable, and cannot be used for Covenant Revision).

• King/Emperor can obtain: Universal Weapon Two-Handed Sword - The Gate of Heaven (Bound) & Sea Moon Leisure (Bound)
  
• Marquis/Duke can obtain: Universal Weapon Two-Handed Sword - Sea Moon Leisure (Bound)

5、Battle Pass Updates:

• Battle Pass Rewards: Includes the Robin Hood Inherited Hero - Marian, two new Bu Lianshi Hero Skins with matching primary and secondary weapons, and four new Soldier Skins for Qin Qiong, Li Yuanba, Germanicus, and Agrippina.
  
• Advanced Contract Key reward added to the Advanced Battlepass. Players can claim it after purchasing.
  
• New Upgrade Battle Pass feature: After purchasing the Normal Battlepass, players can upgrade to the Advanced Battlepass using corresponding tokens.
  
• Returning Soldier Skins: A selection of 26 Soldier Skins will be available, including six popular skins chosen by Players' Votes and 20 other soldier skins.
  
• In the Battle Pass Shop, the seasonal purchase limits for "Personalized Props" and "Other Products" will be refreshed after the version update.

6、New Red Pyroxenes for Joan and Fan Lihua Introduced via Spring Festival Event:

• Joan Hot Key [4]-[Bless] red pyroxene "Dream of the Radiant Galaxy" alters the skill's casting effect.
  
• Joan Hot Key [Q]-[Light of Saint] red pyroxene "Light of Holy Judgment" alters the skill's casting effect.
  
• Fan Lihua Hot Key [3]-[Forced Gallop] red pyroxene "Graceful Dawn Dream" alters both the skill's casting effect and its duration effect.
  
• Fan Lihua Hot Key [Q]-[Flying Claw] red pyroxene "Fragrant Chill" alters the skill's release and casting effects, and adds a special effect on enemies hit by the skill.

7、New Awakening Weapon Effects and Mocking action Effects for Joan and Fan Lihua:

• a. Joan's awakening-quality secondary weapon [Galaxy Sextant] gains the Weapon Effect "Huiying", and the awakening skin [Andromeda] gains the Mocking Action Effect "Star River".
  
• b. Fan Lihua's awakening-quality primary weapon [Cutting Flower Blade] gains the Weapon Effect "Butterfly Dance", and the awakening skin [Full Moon and Blooming Flower] gains the Mocking Action Effect "Yuehua".
  
• c. Players who have already synthesized the corresponding effects before the update will automatically upgrade to the new effects after the update.

8、Point Awakening and Astro Workshop are available at limited-time 20% off.

9. Zhao Manying Added to the Regular Inherited Hero Lineup.

10、The Spring Festival Event and Sky Falling Star Sand Event are available for a limited time. Through these events, players can obtain new year rewards such as Fan Lihua, Joan Red Quality Gems, Legends of Mystical Blind Box Soldier Skins, Snake Year Limited Avatar, Dynamic Avatar Frame, Dynamic Loading Frame, and more.

11、The Open World Conquer the World and Ranked Match seasons have been reset. The seasonal rewards cloak has been updated to [Shadow of Light – Robin Hood].

12、Battle Pass Updates for the Open World Mode

[Adjustments and Optimizations]

1、Hero Balancing Adjustments:
a. Aguda:

• Increased Strategic Value: Starts at 100% and recovers at 1% per second.
  
• Skill [Iron Chain]: Adjusted to consume 80% Strategic Value to summon 4 soldiers wielding pulling chains to charge forward. Soldiers last for 20 seconds.
  
• New Skill [Iron Buddha]: Reduces all allied units' melee damage taken by 25%, increases impact force by 50%, and deals 20% more damage to targets under the [Iron Rope Armor Breaking] state for 25 seconds. During this time, defeating enemies increases Aguda's Strategic Value by 1.5%.
  
• Added a new effect to Legion Passive: [Iron Rope Armor Breaking]: Enemies hit by chains enter the [Iron Rope Armor Breaking] state, increasing damage taken by 5% for 25 seconds. Defeating targets in this state reduces [Iron Buddha]'s cooldown by 5 seconds.

b. Wang Yangming:

• Increased Strategic Value: Starts at 100% and recovers at 1% per second.
  
• Skill [Flying crow rocket]: Adjusted to consume 60% Strategic Value upon activation.

c. Octavia:

• Added Junior Riding Technique: Heroes can summon and mount a steed. While mounted, they cannot use any Hero skills or certain Legion skills. The mounted steed’s movement speed is reduced, and the damage taken after being attacked is increased by 20%.
  
• Summoning operation: When not mounted, press the Z key to summon the steed. When mounted, the Z key will perform the normal dismount action.
  
• The summoned steed has the stats of a Medium Armor Cavalry mount. Additionally, this steed cannot be ridden by other players.

d. Li Guang:

• Increased Strategic Value: Starts at 100% and recovers at 1% per second.
  
• Skill [Rapid Shoot]: Adjusted to consume 90% Strategic Value upon activation.
  
• Added a new effect to Legion Passive: Hitting an enemy with Li Guang's arrows grants 2% Strategic Value. When the legion defeats an enemy, Li Guang gains 2% Strategic Value.

e. Liang Hongyu:

• Increased armor for all allied troops.

f. Edward I:

• Increased Barricade health.

g. Huang Yueying:

• Skill [Swift Steps]: Cooldown reduced from 120 seconds to 90 seconds.
  
• Added functionality to X key for toggling rapid fire.

h. Zhen Ji:

• Adjusted the X key to toggle rapid fire mode.

i. Yi Seong-gye:

• Adjusted the X key to toggle rapid fire mode.
  
• Added Junior Riding Technique: Heroes can summon and mount a steed. While mounted, they cannot use any Hero skills or certain Legion skills. The mounted steed’s movement speed is reduced, and the damage taken after being attacked is increased by 20%.
  
• Summoning operation: When not mounted, press the Z key to summon the steed. When mounted, the Z key will perform the normal dismount action.
  
• The summoned steed has the stats of a Medium Armor Cavalry mount. Additionally, this steed cannot be ridden by other players.

j. Ling Tong:

• Increased Strategic Value: Starts at 100% and recovers at 1% per second.
  
• Ling Tong gains Strategic Value when attacking or being attacked; if the opponent is an enemy Hero, the Strategic Value gained is doubled.
  
• Skill [Steady]: Adjusted to consume 80% Strategic Value and lasts for 20 seconds. After Steady ends, Heroes and soldiers recover health. Adjusted to restore 6|15 health points every 2 seconds for soldiers and Heroes during the Steady state.
  
• Adjusted Legion Passive effect for [Steady]: Instead of gaining max health, melee attacks on units in the Steady state reduce the attacker's melee damage by 10% for 5 seconds.

k. Diao Chan:

• Skill [Shield Rush]: Strategic Value consumption increased to 80%. At the end of the Shield Rush, soldiers will perform a horizontal slash attack to knock back enemies. The duration of the charge buff is extended to 25 seconds.
  
• Skill [Turtle formation]: Damage reduction against ranged attacks is reduced to 40%.

l. Caesar:

• Skill [Testudo Formation]: Damage reduction against ranged attacks is reduced to 40%.

m. Octavian:

• Military Tent health is reduced by 20%.

n. Napoleon:

• The number of targets affected by cannonball explosions is increased from 8 to 16. However, the damage in the outer low-damage zone is halved.
  
• The effective area of the high-damage zone at the center of the explosion is reduced to half of its previous size.
  
• The strategy value gained from artillery hits on targets has been reduced from 0.3% to 0.15%.
  
• The explosion radius of artillery has been slightly reduced, and the distance at which soldiers are knocked back by explosions has been decreased.
  
• The 50% ranged damage reduction effect gained by cannons due to the unified adjustment for ranged classes has been removed.

o. Bai Qi:

• Skill [Meritorious Title]: Reduces all allied damage taken to 15% for 15 seconds. During this time, the Hero's attack speed increases by 6%, and killing enemies restores 18 health points (down from the previous value).
  
• Skill [Projection]: Strategic Value consumption increased to 35%.
  
• Hero Passive: Damage dealt by Bai Qi's ranged attacks will no longer generate Strategic Value.

p. Victoria:

• Skill [Lay On Hands]: Cooldown reduced from 10 seconds to 3 seconds.

q. Joan:

• Skill [Bless]: Shield damage absorption reduced to 60 points.

r. Frederick I:

• Increased multi-target damage decay for the Shaft Charge shutdown move.
  
• Slightly reduced the Strategic Value gained from Hero-inflicted damage.

s. Qin Qiong:

• Slightly reduced the recovery rate of Strategic Value.

t. Kaihime:

• Skill [Shared Fate]: Skill duration reduced to 18 seconds.

u. Leonidas:

• Skill [Javelin Throw]: Strategic Value consumption reduced to 30%. Optimized the trigger mechanism for the javelin throw command, so using the skill will no longer interrupt the Hero’s ongoing attack.

v. Lagertha:

• Adjusted the Hero Passive [Wave of Battle]: Each enemy defeated by Lagertha reduces the cooldown of [Odyn's Fury] by 2 seconds.

w. Cai Wenji:

• Increased armor for all allied troops.

x. Robin Hood:

• Increased armor for all allied troops.

y. Yu Ji:

• Skill [Caltrops]: Cooldown reduced from 120 seconds to 90 seconds.

z. Guan Yu:
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• ncreased Strategic Value: Starts at 100% and recovers at 1% per second.
  
• Skill [Dragging Strike]: Adjusted to consume 100% Strategic Value upon activation. Using this skill reduces all melee damage taken by allied troops by 25%.
  
• Adjusted Legion Passive effect: For every enemy killed by the legion, Guan Yu gains 3% Strategic Value.

aa. Bathory:

• Hot Key [Q]-[Manual Lance]: Cooldown reduced from 45 seconds to 30 seconds.

ab. Xiang Yu:

• Skill [Overlord Awakening]: Added a new effect where activating the skill immediately causes Panic on up to 10 nearby enemy soldiers.
  
• Removed the Panic effect from the Skill [Hercules], and adjusted the effect to: +2 Weapon Attack Level.

ac. Catherine:

• Adjusted Hero Passive [Plunder & Survive]: After the Hero is near death, the dropped Loot will now be automatically picked up, restoring 50% Supply Value.
  
• ad. Temujin:
  
• Reduced the total number of arrows for all troops to 7. The arrows restored by Skill [Fire at Will] are also adjusted to 7.

ae. Margaret:

• Shining Light of Holy City: Adjusted from restoring 1 fire oil bomb every 35 seconds to 1 oil bomb every 40 seconds.
  
• Replenish Oil Bombs: Adjusted to restore 2 oil bombs per use.

af. Sibylla:

• Reduced the initial attack power of Sibylla's legion light crossbows.
  
• Skill [Snipe Formation]: Adjusted to command all camels to crouch and enter Sniper Mode, increasing ranged attack damage by 30% and allowing shots to penetrate up to 3 targets. While crouching, camels cannot move.

2、Optimized Formations, Weapon Mechanics, Combat Operations, and Visual Effects
a. Adjusted cavalry formations and Hero positions:

• Diamond Formation: Adjusted to place the Hero at the center of the formation (affects Heroes: Stephanie, Guan Yu).
  
• Wedge Formation: Adjusted to place the Hero at the rear of the formation and optimized the spacing and arrangement of the formation (affects Heroes: Baldwin IV, Gerald, Bathory, Ma Chao, Zhao Yun).

b. Reduced the attack speed penalty for two-handed weapons when held in one hand.

c. Adjusted the combo rules for enhanced normal attacks, making their actions and effects smoother:

• Single/Two-Handed Swords: Left/right slashes in normal attacks no longer chain into additional normal attack combos.
  
• Single/Two-Handed Swords: Normal attack thrusts can now chain into combos in all directions.
  
• Spears: Normal attack combos are adjusted to alternate between horizontal thrusts and high thrusts. Consecutive horizontal thrusts now allow +1 to attack targets.

d. Added enhanced two-handed sword mechanics for the following Heroes: Zhao Yun (Zhao Manying), Deng Ai, Godfrey, Gerald, Baldwin IV, Zhou Yu, Cao Cao, Edward I, Ying Zheng, Germanicus, Robin Hood, Da Qiao, Cai Wenji, Joan, Agrippina.

e. Adjusted the throwing mechanics: Increased damage dealt by Spears, Throwing Axes, Throwing Hammers, and Stones to shields. Slightly reduced the attack speed of Throwing Knives and Throwing Axes, increased their damage, and removed the penalty for reduced damage when used on horseback.

f. Adjusted sprint animations for the following Heroes when wielding one-handed swords (or holding shurikens for ninja classes): Zhao Yun, Ling Tong, Han Xin, Zhang Bao, Meng Huo, Hattori Hanzo, Qi Jiguang, Arthur, Alexander, Sarutobi Sasuke.

g. Adjusted weapon lengths:

• Slightly increased the length of polearms for the following Heroes: Qin Qiong, Lyu Bu, Xiang Yu, Huo Qubing, Dian Wei, Mary I.
  
• Slightly increased the length of two-handed swords for: Amenut.

3、Siege Map Balancing Adjustments:

• Penglai Port (10V8): Added barricades at key defensive positions and nearby areas to improve vertical protection for defending troops. Added City Defense Archers and Shield Guard Camps. Replaced some equipment with AOE Explosive Ballistae.
  
• Penglai Port (6V5): Added barricades at key defensive positions and nearby areas to improve vertical protection for defending troops. Added City Defense Archers and Shield Guard Camps.
  
• Yumen Pass (10V8): Added barricades at key defensive positions and nearby areas to improve vertical protection for defending troops. Added City Defense Shield Guard Camps.
  
• Yumen Pass (6V5): Added barricades at key defensive positions and nearby areas to improve vertical protection for defending troops. Added City Defense Shield Guard Camps.
  
• [Hulao Town (6V5): Added stairs inside the main gate tower leading to the second floor to improve the combat environment for ranged legions indoors. Added archer positions along the defensive line. Added City Defense Shield Guard Camps.
  

4、Basic Control Mode Adjustments: After this update, there will be two control modes available for players to choose from. Veteran players will default to "Classic Mode," while new characters will default to "Modern Mode." Players can view details or switch modes in ESC - Game Settings - Combat Mode - Operation Mode.
a. Classic Mode:

• Step key: Alt key
  
• Zoom: Hold/Release the Shift key
  
• Sprint Attack: Shift key (while holding a melee weapon and moving at the required speed)

b. Modern Mode:

• Step key: Shift key
  
• Zoom: Hold/Release the Alt key
  
• Sprint Attack: Left mouse button release (while holding a melee weapon and moving at the required speed)
  
• In Modern Mode, the "Shift key to perform heavy attack" option will be turned off by default and cannot be modified. (Players who need this feature can use Classic Mode.)

5、Optimized Texture Effects for the Following Skins:

• Hero Skins: Zhang Fei: [Resurrection], Xiahou Yuan: [Divine General], [Daring General], Guan Yu: [Dragon Kua Fu], [Dragon Warrior Heaven General], [True Warrior Heaven General], Lyu Bu: [Warrior Demon], Ma Chao: [Might General], Liu Bei: [Benevolent Master: Luminosity], [Benevolent Master: Ethereal], Godfrey: [King of Hell's Flame], [King from Still Winter]
  
• Soldier Skins: Godfrey's Soldiers: [Templars], Qin Qiong's Soldiers: [Crushing Ememies Unit], [Gentle and Handsome Guards], Cleopatra's Soldiers: [Pharaoh's Elegant Guard], [Porn Queen's Charming Guard]

6、The Stirling River map (5V5, 7V7, 10V10) has been visually revamped. This map now utilizes the auto-generated navigation grid feature. To prevent potential map-stuck issues, an "Unstuck" option has been added to the ESC menu for this map.

7、To further maintain fairness and order in the game, monitoring has been strengthened for behaviors such as intentional sabotage, AFK, and passive gameplay. Minor violations will result in temporary matchmaking restrictions, while severe violations may lead to bans from ranked matches or competitive play, and in extreme cases, permanent account bans.

8、The Christmas-themed lobby and the Christmas limited-time maps "Hafsid City Night 5V5" and "Hafsid City Night 7V7" have been removed. The Spring Festival-themed lobby has been introduced along with the limited-time maps "Yangzhou Town Night 5V5," "Yangzhou Town Night 7V7," "Weiyang City Night 7V7," and "Weiyang City Night 10V10." Among these, the "Yangzhou Town Night 5V5" map has been added to the ranked match map pool.

9、After completing a full set of [Queen's War Preparation Blind Box] skins, the corresponding Hero Dynamic Half-Body Loading Portrait will be automatically unlocked after this update. The [Queen's War Preparation Blind Box Avatar] will be distributed via email within 3 business days after the version update.

10、After purchasing Iron Armor Plus, Heroes that the Player already owns will no longer display the Unlimited Play Icon.

11、The following Cleopatra skins have been removed: Goddess of Night, Goddess of Bright Moon, Blood Lilith Chest (Stephanie), Witch's Jinx Chest (Bathory), Blood Dracula Chest (Baldwin I).

12、Daily Task Adjustments

• Removed tasks for earning 500 Silver daily, completing 2 battles in a 5-person squad, and completing 2 battles as a Mentor/Apprentice.
  
• Added new tasks for participating in 3 battles and watching live streams or replays.
  
• Modified the like task to include liking during live streams or replays, and the capture task to count point captures in Siege as well.
  
• Adjusted the activity points obtained from some tasks.
  
• Added a "One-Click Claim" feature for completed tasks. Clicking on any completed task will now claim rewards for all currently completed tasks simultaneously.

13、The Contract System has been optimized as follows:

• When replacing the Contract Token, the corresponding currency icon is also updated.
  
• Empty slots for Contract Revisions now have a "+" button to directly redirect to the Marketplace.
  
• Added a Contract Item Collection Room.
  
• The Effect Customization list is now unfolded by default.
  
• Introduced a trial feature for Universal Weapons.
  
• Added probability display for certain items or actions.
  
• Purple-grade weapons now include a Kill Counter feature.

[Bug Fixes]

1. Fixed an issue where Xiao Qiao's bow skin [Eglomise Bow] displayed arrows in the wrong direction when drawing the bow.
   
2. Fixed a bug where Frederick I's finishing move after a charge could occasionally fail to activate.
   
3. Fixed a bug where Octavian's Military Tent could capture flag points.
   
4. Fixed an issue on the Lu Ban's Academy map where constructed siege engines were not displayed.
   
5. Fixed the issue where the Hero Library proficiency sorting was incorrect after enabling the Iron Armor Plus feature.

　To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on January 9th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

　Update Details:

1、Unit Balance Adjustments

• Increased health of Archer Troops by 10% (excluding Inahime and Boudicca)
  
• Enhanced ranged damage reduction for Archer Troops from 20% to 25%
  
• Added 25% explosive damage reduction for Archer Troops.

2、Restored the functionality of “Battle Settings - Display Shield on Back” in the game settings.

3、Fixed the issue where Iron Armor Plus privilege ban and share features failed in cross-server battles.

4、Corrected the capture area error at Point B in Fort Zeelandia.

5、Resolved display anomalies with Mercenary World Bonds.

6、Fixed the issue where Supply Chests could not be used in specific scenarios after activating Iron Armor Plus.

7、Fixed an issue where Meng Huo could not block ranged attacks with his shield while mounted.

8、Resolved texture issues affecting Germanicus and his soldiers in AMD GPU environments.

　To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on December 24th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.
　　
Update Details

1. New Mount Appearance: [Panda] Limited-Time Release

• Rewards Include: Panda mount for Zhao Yun (Zhao Manying), Huang Zhong (Huang Wudie), Cai Wenji, Fan Lihua, Huo Qubing, along with Credit, Battle Pass Tokens, Diamonds, and Skin Fragments rewards;
  
• [Panda Chest]: Permanent Purchase Limit of 60 draws, with all rewards in the chest guaranteed within 60 draws;
  
• Guaranteed rewards at the 10th, 20th, 40th, and 60th draws: [Panda Random Chest]* 1, and at the 30th draw: [Panda Self-Selected Chest]*1;
  
• Collect 3 or 5 [Panda] mounts to activate corresponding advanced effects;
  
• You can access the “Panda Chest" via the Store - Skins section and draw using Credit.

2、"Bos Plus" Content Upgrade, divided into: Bos Plus Youth Edition, Bos Plus Full Edition

• Bos Plus Youth Edition: Priced at 980 YP, valid for 30 days; its services include Ranked Match Ban/Pick Assistant, Clear settlement analysis, Cut off dynamic special effects, Permanent data records, Grade III A-class restricted exemption, access to select Heroes, and a Monthly Discount on purchasing additional Heroes.
  
• Bos Plus Full Edition: Priced at 2800 YP, valid for 30 days; includes all Youth Edition services and additionally provides Increased chances to avoid teammate overlap, Ranking Star Protection, and Contract Drop Benefits.
  
• Players with an active Youth Edition subscription can upgrade to the Full Edition by paying the price difference based on the remaining days of their subscription; after upgrading, the Full Edition will be valid for 30 days.
  
• Players with active "Bos Plus" subscriptions before the update will automatically be upgraded to the Full Edition.

3、Double Festival Event Now Live

• During the event, log in daily to claim rewards for free, including " Bos Plus Youth Edition (7 Days)", Traditional Skin Chest (containing: Frozen Dragon Guard of Grave | Godfrey, Pure White Hand | Gerard, Silver Pattern | Huang Zhong, Star Lord | Huang Yueying, and Escort General | Xia Houyuan), and more. Recharge any amount to upgrade to the Supreme Login Gift and unlock a wealth of rewards.
  
• During the event, cumulative recharges reaching specified amounts will grant exclusive event accessories [Christmas Candy Honeypot Accessories Optional Treasure Box], Christmas-themed Hero Skins (Stephanie, Frederick I, Victoria), Weapon Skins, the dynamic winter-themed loading screen [Snow Competes for Spring], and the debut of the universal cloak "Fire Phoenix Linghua".
  
• Participate in activity and spending events during the event period to earn chances to win various Christmas-themed accessories and Hero Skins.

4、Christmas-Themed Lobby and Limited-Time Christmas Maps Now Available: " Hafsid City (Night) 5V5" and " Hafsid City (Night) 7V7".

5、" Time Prayer" Event Update Starting January 1, 2025

• The [Chaos Storm] and [100 Years in English and French] skin pools will be removed from the store at 23:59 on December 31, 2024.
  
• A new reward pool rotation will begin on January 1, 2025, at 00:00, featuring three series: [Wanxiang Update], [Empire Glory], and [Dimensional Breakthrough], lasting for 90 days.
  
• Each series guarantees a set accessory or skin every 5 draws, with a maximum of 45 draws to obtain all rewards. All rewards are bound to the account. Progress for each series is tracked independently and does not affect other pools.
  
• Players who complete a series set will receive a corresponding avatar frame via in-game mail. After the pool rotates on January 1, players who have collected all items in the new series will automatically unlock the relevant avatar frame, which can be viewed and equipped in Personal Profile-Avatar Frame.

Content of the January 1 - March 31 Reward Pool Rotation:
6、Adjustments to Chests and Store Content

• To align with the " Time Prayer" event, the Bathory - Evil Chest, and Octavia - Forever Flower Chest will be removed from the shop; and related skins will also be removed from the "Path of Awakening – Point Awakening" chests.
  
• In "Path of Awakening – Point Awakening”, the Skin Select Chest will be updated to include Sweet Baby (Xiao Qiao Skin), and the Weapon Select Chest will be updated to include: Heart Hunter (Xiao Qiao Main Weapon), Thrill Love (Xiao Qiao Secondary Weapon), Excessive Care (Xiao Qiao Shield), Chaos Stopping Sword (Octavia Main Weapon), Chaos Stopping Spear (Octavia Secondary Weapon), and Chaos Stopping Agreement (Octavia Shield).

7、Since the current Battle Pass, "Poetry of Thousand", lasts only 12 weeks, we will compensate affected players with the 13th week's Battle Pass experience (a total of 22,000 EXP) via in-game mail after this update. Please check your mail and claim it promptly.

8、Optimized Cai Wenji's voice lines for summoning mounts

9、Fixed the issue where the Profit Store entrance would disappear

10、Fixed the issue where shields would disappear under certain conditions

11、Fixed the bug where using "Loop" would display an unowned dynamic loading frame during the match loading screen

12、Fixed the issue where Koxinga's legendary skin [Red Gallbladder Lonely Loyalty] did not display skin information

　　To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on December 12th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

Update Details:

1、New Limited-Time Event: "Time Prayer"

• Players can participate in the "Time Prayer" event by navigating to Store-Skins and selecting the "Time Prayer" option. Awakening Credits are required for each draw.
  
• This event features two exclusive skin pools: [Chaos Storm] series skin pool, and [100 Years in English and French] series skin pool. These reward pools will be available until December 31 at 23:59.
  
• Each series guarantees one skin accessory item after every five draws. Players can obtain all rewards from a series with a maximum of 45 draws. All rewards are bounded. Progress in the two series' skin pools is calculated independently.
  
• Players who complete a full series set will receive the corresponding avatar frame: [Chaos Storm] Avatar Frame and [100 Years in English and French] Avatar Frame. Avatar frames will be delivered via in-game mail. Players who had already completed the full series set before this update will have the corresponding avatar frame automatically activated after the update. The frames can be viewed and equipped in Profile-Avatar Frame.
  
• Below chart is the preview of Event's Rewards:

2、Adjustments to Boxes and Store Content

• To align with the "Time Prayer" event, the following skin boxes have been removed: Zhang Bao - Celestial Tiger Chest, Napoleon - Dark Valley in Galaxy Chest, Victoria - La la Chest; Related skins from "Time Prayer " have been removed from: “Path of Awakening–Point Awakening” boxes, Bright chests, Skin Shards Store.
  
• New Content in " Path of Awakening–Point Awakening": The " Self-Selected Skin Chest" now includes the Zhao Yun Hero Skin: Soaring Sky.
  
• The Bright chest now includes Napoleon's skins: Sky's Dominator (Hero Skin), Crushing Through the Sun (Main Weapon), Cutting Through the Sun (Secondary Weapon), Anger of Fire (Cannon).
  
• New Skins in the Store - Exchange Shop – Skins, Hero Skins: Shiny Beauty (Liang Hongyu), Loyal General to King (Huang Zhong); Main Weapons: Blossom Fall (Liang Hongyu), Moon Half Covered by Cloud (Huang Zhong); Secondary Weapons: Grass Tread (Liang Hongyu), Blood Thirsting (Huang Zhong); Mount: Loyal War Horse (Huang Zhong).
  
• Removed Items from Mengchang Chest: Permanent Raksha Women (Bu Lianshi), 1-Day Trial Card for Raksha Women (Bu Lianshi)

3、The "New Map Preview" entrance has been closed. The new map "Zeelandia" will now appear through standard random matchmaking in Siege Battle mode.

4、Optimization of the [Heavenly Goddess] Blind Box, adjusted the Agrippina Mount: [Chasing the Shadow of the Past] to fix an issue with overly white hair.

5、Fixed an issue where capture speeds at four points were excessively fast in "Zeelandia".

6、Fixed Mrs. Zhu Rong’s hound model that missing parts on the backs in the Cranberry Ladies and Mint Ladies.

　　To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on November 28th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

　 Update Details:

1、Limited-Time Collectible Skin Blind Box: "Heavenly Goddess" Now Available

• Rewards Included This Round: Collectible sets for Roxana, Bathory, Agrippina, Sybylla, and Amunet, which include: Hero Skins, Primary Weapons, Secondary Weapons, Shields, and Mounts. Additional rewards such as Tough Steel, Cute Silk, Battle Pass Tokens, and Skin Shards.
  
• The "Heavenly Goddess" blind box has a permanent cap of 120 draws. All rewards in the blind box are guaranteed upon completing 120 draws.
  
• At 20th, 40th, 60th, and 80th draws, you will receive a [Goddess Skin Selection Chest]*1, allowing you to choose one collectible skin from Bathory, Agrippina, Sybylla, or Amunet. At 50th, 70th, 90th, 100th, and 120th draws, you will receive the Orange Collectible Quality Roxana Set Rewards (Shield, Secondary Weapon, Mount, Primary Weapon, Hero Skin).
  
• Roxana's collectible skin features an exclusive Flowing Cape Trail Effect. The primary and secondary weapons come with a unique glow effect, "Brilliance".
  
• Completing one full "Heavenly Goddess" skin set unlocks a Dynamic Loading Half-Body Portrait for the Hero. Collecting all five skin sets in the series grants the "Heavenly Goddess Avatar", claimable via the blind box interface.
  
• Go to "Store - Skins", then navigate to the " Collection Blind Box" section. Use credits to draw from the blind box.
  
• The "Heavenly Goddess" blind box will be removed from the shop on January 2nd at 00:00.

2、Hidden Treasure Skins: Sabbat Witch - Bathory, Blood Dracula - Baldwin I, and Blood Lilith - Stephanie will be removed after the maintenance on November 28.

3、The returning popular Hero Skins and Soldier Skins will be removed from the store at 00:00 on November 28.

4、Hero Balance Adjustments:

Da Qiao:

• Added a Blue Armor Mechanic.
  
• Increased the base armour for the entire army.

Margaret:

• Reduced Catapult damage by 10%.
  
• Decreased the effective range of maximum damage at the center area of Oil Bomb Explosion.
  
• Optimized the hit logic for [Catapult], addressing issues where the fire ring would appear incorrectly in certain siege battle terrains.
  
• Reduced the collision model of the Oil Bomb, making hit detection more precise.

Temujin

• Increased the cooldown of Q skill [Bolas] to 60 seconds.

Fan Lihua:

• Slightly increased the distance between Fan Lihua and the targeted Hero after being pulled by the Flying Claw.

Heroes with Out-of-Combat Healing Mechanic Added: Huang Yueying, Bu Lianshi, Zhen Ji, Han Xin, Dian Wei, Mary I, Agrippina, Li Guang, and Cao Cao.

5、Siege Battle Map [Zeelandia] Optimization:

• Improved the signage and road indicators on the map.
  
• Added firing sound effects for Thunderbolter Shotgun Mode when attacking without using shift.
  
• Adjusted the respawn point location for the attackers at the CD point.
  
• Adjusted the respawn points for the defenders, including the default respawn point.
  
• Modified the position of Luo Fangbo: Initially spawns on the first floor of the main flag and calls for reinforcements upon encountering enemies. Respawns on the rooftop of the main flag after being defeated.

6、"Hero Preference Display" Interface Optimization:

• Fixed a bug where Inherited Heroes were not highlighted properly when banned under the Hero Preference system.
  
• Optimized the rules for displaying the compact window by default.

7、Fixed a bug that allowed players to navigate to the [Phoenix Comes with Grace] Awakening Set limited-time acquisition interface through the Mulan Shinning Stone functionality in the store.

8、Fixed an issue where Zhao Manying's model behaved abnormally during heavy attacks.

9、Resolved an issue where the red dot notification in the Event Center could not be cleared.

　　To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on November 14th from 08:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 07:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.
　　Update Details:

1、Official Launch of the 2024 Mount & Blade Festival:

a. Team Up without Losing Stars:

• Event Duration: After maintenance on November 14 - November 20 at 10:00
  
• During the event, teams of two or more Players participating in Ranked Legion War/Ranked Siege can enjoy up to 3 instances of star protection upon defeat.
  
• Star protection counts are shared across both Ranked Legion War and Ranked Siege modes.
  
• If the player has selected the BoS Plus Star Protection function, the count of the event will be used first, and the count from Bos Plus will not be consumed.

b. Limited-Time Free Heroes & Double Rewards:

• Event Duration: After maintenance on November 14 - November 20 at 10:00
  
• During the event, all direct-sale Heroes are available for free, allowing Players to experience them across all modes. Full Hero experience points are awarded during this free period (Inherited Heroes are excluded).
  
• During the event, participate in battles to earn double Hero experience, double monarch experience, and double Silver Coin rewards. These double rewards can stack with bonuses from Hero skins and other multipliers.

c. Login Rewards, Double Bonuses on Top-Ups and Spending:

• Event Duration: After maintenance on November 14 - December 11 at 23:59
  
• Throughout the event, log in daily to receive free event perks such as the [M& B Avatar]. A single recharge unlocks the Supreme Login Gift, including additional rewards like the [M& B Headframe].
  
• Accumulate specific amounts of top-ups or spending to receive rewards such as [M&B Loading Image], Heart of Inherit, World Fragments, and more.

d. Mount & Blade Puzzle Event:

• Event Duration: After maintenance on November 14 - December 11 at 23:59
  
• During the event, complete specified tasks to earn opportunities to draw puzzle pieces. Collect all pieces to unlock corresponding rewards.
  
• A maximum of 75 draws guarantees the full puzzle rewards, including the [Self-Selected Valuables Chest] and the new Zhao Yun Skin [Thief Kidd].
  
• Each puzzle piece draw awards one Mount & Blade Festival Gold Coin. Duplicate puzzle pieces are automatically converted to one Mount & Blade Festival Gold Coin. These coins can be exchanged for various rewards in the Mount & Blade Festival Mall.

2、New Siege Map “Zeelandia” Now Available. Additionally, a "New Map Preview" event will be held, where Players will have a 100% chance to enter Zeelandia during the designated times:

• a. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 19:00 to 21:00
  
• b. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 14:00 to 16:00

3、Limited-Time Discounts on Popular Hero and Soldier Skins! Players can visit the Store - Featured section to purchase these special skin bundles, which include the complete set (main weapon, secondary weapon, and more) for each skin.

4、The Mystery Treasure Chest has been updated with exclusive limited skins, including: Sabbat Witch (Bathory), Blood Dracula (Baldwin I), Blood Lilith (Stephanie).

5、Fixed a bug causing Block and Counter to inflict 1 point of damage on the player.

6、Resolved an issue where Xiao Qiao’s Q Skill would lose its flaming arrow effect if used at the moment of firing an arrow.

7、Fixed an abnormal damage issue with Frederick I’s horse charge.

8、Corrected the insufficient enemy count in the Open World Campaign stages 2-3.

　　To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on November 5th from 08:00 to 10:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 08:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.
Update Details:

1、Hero Balance Adjustments:
a. Octavian:

• Fixed an issue where Auxiliary Spearmen produced by Octavian's military tent would restore Focus when taking damage.
  
• Adjusted the cooldown for the skill [Glory of Rome] from 15 seconds to 25 seconds.

b. Bai Qi:

• Reduced the amount of Focus gained when the Hero uses ranged attacks.
  
• Removed the effect in the skill [Hook Formation] that prevented it from being interrupted by enemy attacks.

c. Frederick I:

• Removed the effect from the Hero's passive ability that granted an additional 80% Focus upon defeating an enemy Hero.
  
• Reduced the Focus gained from dealing damage.
  
• Fixed a bug where continuing to charge a target pinned against a wall or obstacle would cause multiple instances of damage instantly.

2、Hero Preference Display Interface Optimization:
a. Fixed an issue where Players entering the Rank interface had to manually switch to the Preferred Hero window before being able to click the "Confirm" button.
b. After the update, the first time a Player enters the Rank interface, it will display in a large window. Subsequent entries to the Rank interface will no longer display in a large window, and no manual confirmation click will be required.

3、Removed the “Gameplay - Display Shield on Back” option in Game Settings. Shields will now display by default when Players enter the game.

4、Enhanced the audio effects for the Q skills of specific Heroes. The sound volume of Q skills will now decrease with distance. Affected Heroes include: Zhao Yun, Ling Tong, Ma Chao, Zhuge Liang, Hua Mulan, Tomoe Gozen, Xiao Qiao, Yu Ji, and Sun Shangxiang.

5、Fixed an issue where Cleopatra’s soldiers were unable to attack.

6、Fixed an issue where the visual effect of Harald's right sword swing was not displaying.

7、Resolved an issue where the season tasks "Accumulate 30 Days of Login" and "Participate in 100 Ranked Matches" were not counting progress correctly.

8、Fixed an issue where using the Great World Fragment granted an incorrect number of Great World Fragment pack.

Dear Players:

　　The October 31th update maintenance time of "Blood of Steel" will be extended, compensation will be sent after the maintenance, and we apologize for any inconvenience caused during the maintenance period!
　　If you encounter any problems in the game, you can go to the customer service center for feedback. Thank you for your support!

　　To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on October 31th from 09:00 to 13:00 (UTC+8). During this period, the game world will be temporarily closed, and game matchmaking will be disabled around 08:45. Additionally, comprehensive maintenance and backup of the account database will be performed. Please notice that the maintenance time may change based on specific work conditions. We kindly ask all players to plan the game time accordingly.

[New Content]

1、New Hero Octavian has been officially released.

2、Battlepass Double Reduction Upgrade:

• Battlepass Availability: The Battle Pass will be available from October 31, 2024, after maintenance, until January 19, 2025, lasting for 12 weeks.
  
• ※ Due to adjustments in upcoming versions, the Battle Pass schedule has been specially modified. We will compensate affected players with the 13th week's experience at the end of the season. Please stay tuned for further announcements regarding the compensation details.
  
• After maintenance, the consumption progress of Battle Pass Tokens and the season purchase limits in the Battle Pass Shop will be reset. Battle Pass Tokens, Soldier Skin Exchange Coupons, and Avatar Box Exchange Coupons will not be affected.
  
• Battle Pass Price Adjustment: The price of the Normal Battlepass has been adjusted to 4500 YP.
  
• Battlepass Task Streamlining: Removed and adjusted some tasks that players reported as difficult to complete, and increased the number of task refreshes from 8 to 20.
  
• Weekly Experience Accumulation: Any unearned weekly task experience will accumulate at a 50% rate, with a maximum storage of 40,000 experience. After purchasing any battle pass and reaching the "Weekly Task Experience" cap, Players can continue to gain experience from the accumulated experience pool by completing tasks.
  
• Battlepass Rewards: Zhao Yun's inherited Hero Zhao Manying, Inahime Hero Skin with matching main and secondary weapons, and 4 Soldier Skins. Players who purchase the Advanced Battlepass will instantly advance by 30 tiers and receive additional rewards, including Linglong Silk x5, Soldier Skin Exchange Coupon, and Avatar Box Exchange Coupon. (Players can redeem these in the Battlepass Shop, with a new avatar frame, [Shacheng silhouette avatar], added this season.)
  
• Soldier Skins Return: 30 Soldier Skins available for selection, including 6 popular Soldier Skins chosen by Player votes and 24 additional Soldier Skins.

3、Rank-legion (Map Change), Territory War, and Elite Contest season will conclude, and a new season will begin.

4、Season Shop: The current season shop will open the exchange for two Melisende Skins: [Tidal Wrath] and [Oceanic Fury]. Additionally, the previous season shop will now include a self-selected accessory chest and the exchange of some Hero components.

5、The limited-time awaken event "Phoenix comes with grace" will be removed, and the Hua Mulan Awakening Set will be added to the Awaking Store and available for crystal exchange. The exchange includes the complete Hua Mulan Awakening skin set (with Taunt Emotes and chat emotes, but excludes red skill Shining Stones, and the exclusive skin sets for the Heroes Huang Wudie, Cai Wenji, Bu Lianshi, and Liang Hongyu, as well as their Soldier Skins).

6、Rank-legion will introduce new features “Hero Preference Display” and “Hero Selection Filter”:

• Hero Preference Display: In the Rank-legion interface, Players can edit their preferred Heroes based on Hero usage rate, Hero win rate, or custom preferences. During the ban phase, this preference will be shown to your teammates. If a Player does not choose a Hero, the system will randomly select one, prioritizing the Player's preferred and available Heroes.
  
• Hero Selection Filter: During the Hero selection phase, a new filter function will be added to the Hero list, allowing Players to sort Heroes by Hero usage rate, Hero win rate, and Hero mastery. This function can also be combined with the troop filter.
  
• Hero usage rate and Hero win rate will be calculated and displayed based on data from the most recent 100 battles (including Legion War and Rank-legion).

7、Roxana Inherit is now available: Inherit Point is 150, and can be achieved by consuming Valuable Items or Stardust Tokens, or directly purchased for 4,800 YC Points.

8、The Profits Store has rotated and replaced the available skins for exchange.

9、Open World modes Conquer the World and Solo Rank will conclude and reopen. The season rewards for Conquer the World and Solo Rank have been updated to the cloak [The radiance of Austerlitz – Napoleon].

10、Open World Battlepass has been updated.

[Adjustments and Optimizations]

1、Hero Balance Adjustments:

a. Zhao Yun:
● Added a Rage mechanic: While in combat, Zhao Yun gains 4% Rage per second. If moving at high speed, Rage gain increases to 6%. When Rage is full, Zhao Yun enters Gentian state (Gentian: Reduces all damage taken by Zhao Yun and his mount by 25%, and increases damage dealt to mounts by 100%. Immediately resets Q skill [Crouch Lance], and reduces its cooldown by 25 seconds after use. Gentian state lasts for 20 seconds, during which no more Rage can be accumulated).
● The active skill [Assault] has been adjusted to: Increase the speed of all mounted units, reduce all damage taken by 25%, and increase Impact by 100% for 30 seconds.
● The skill [Dilu] now includes: Restores full HP to soldiers' mounts.

b. Bai Qi:
● Removed abilities: [Square Formation], [Toggle Spear-Hook]
● Added ability: [Hook Formation]: Orders the army to form a Hook Formation at a designated point. In this formation, soldiers take 15% less damage and use hook attacks (Hook attacks cannot be interrupted by enemy attacks or defense; they deal damage to enemies, dismount cavalry, and knock down infantry).
● Added ability: [Meritorious Title]: Consumes 60% Focus to activate. Reduces damage taken by the army by 15% for 15 seconds. During this time, the Hero's attack speed increases by 6%, and each enemy killed restores 30 HP to the entire army.
● Ability [Projection]: Focus cost reduced to 25%.
● Passive enhancement: Bai Qi now gains additional Focus when landing Melee Attacks or defeating enemies.

c. Liang Hongyu:
● Added ability: [Explosive Flames]: Liang Hongyu throws multiple firecrackers forward, knocking down enemy soldiers (knocks back Heroes) and reducing their movement speed for 6 seconds.
● Ability [Oil Arrow]: Focus cost reduced to 40%.

d. Caesar:
● Reduced the amount of Focus Caesar's unit recovers when attacked.

e. Zhang Bao:
● Increased the number of enemies that can be hit when using the Q ability [Crouch Lance] and improved the flexibility of turning during attacks.

f. Joan of Arc:
● Unit passive effect: When Joan or her troops defeat enemies, the cooldown of [Bless] is reduced by 4 or 2 seconds.

g. Baldwin I:
● Ability [Frenzy]: Now grants a shield that absorbs 60 damage.
● Ability [Echelon Formation]: The defense reduction effect has been changed to an attack reduction effect.

h. Frederick I:
● Added a Blue Armor mechanic.
● Adjusted the turning speed during charges.
● Fixed a bug where troops' shutdown move hit-points were inaccurate after charging.
● Ability [Impact]: Now consumes 80% Focus to activate.
● Shutdown move [Heroic Charge]: Added slash damage reduction.

i. Kaihime:
● When Rage reaches 100%, the cooldown of the ability [Hell March] is reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds.
● Legion passive [Hojo's Will] adjustment: When Kaihime defeats an enemy, the cooldown of [Soul Bond] is reduced by 3 seconds.

j. Lagartha:
● Ability [Toggle Shield-Wall] adjustment: When activating Odyn's Fury, soldiers in the Toggle Shield-Wall formation will only gain the [Knock Back] effect on their shield defense.
● Activating [Odyn's Fury] will restore broken shields and increase the health cap of the Hero and soldiers. The values have been reduced from 240|120 to 160|80.
k. Trajan:
● Increased the damage of single spear throws.
● The cooldown of the ability [Shield Rush] has been reduced from 120 seconds to 60 seconds.

l. Da Qiao:
● The effect of the [Oil Pot] explosion is now: After the explosion, it knocks down all enemies within range and deals damage. Explosion damage increases by 50%|100%|150% based on the number of [Sear] effect.
● The Hero's passive effect has been adjusted: After using [Fire Spray], no Focus will be recovered for 2 seconds.

m. Helen:
● Increased unit defense.
● Increased the damage of soldiers' single spear throws.
● Increased Hero's spear throw attack speed but reduced its damage.

n. Margaret:
● Increased Margaret's Rapid Throw speed.
● Ability [Stone throwing machine] has been adjusted: Each shot now launches a fire oil bomb that explodes on impact, creating a burning fire circle at the landing point, lasting for 12 seconds. Hero skills and unit passive abilities have been adjusted to replenish fire oil bombs.

o. Meng Huo:
● Adjusted the elephant's normal attack so it no longer consumes stamina.
● The attack path of the elephant's normal attack has been adjusted to ensure that charges and normal attacks do not interfere with each other, preventing damage loss.

p. Huang Zhong/Huang Wudie:
● Adjustment: The Hero now starts with 100% initial Focus, and Focus regenerates over time at a rate of 1% per second.
● Unit passive effect adjustment: When Huang Zhong/Huang Wudie hit or defeat enemy units with mounted archery, they gain 2%|4% Focus. The cooldown of [Rapid Shot] is reduced by 3|10 seconds.
● Ability [Quick Projectile] adjustment: Consumes 30% Focus for each use.

q. Spartacus:
● The Hero now starts with 50% initial supplies.
● Added an out-of-combat health regeneration mechanic.
● The cooldown of the ability [Fishing Nets] has been reduced from 150 seconds to 90 seconds.

r. Han Xin:
● Increased Focus recovery rate: From 0.5% per second to 0.8% per second.
● The Focus provided by the ability [Point General] has been reduced.

s. Zhuge Liang:
● The duration of the ability [Daoist Magic] has been adjusted to 15 seconds.

t. Hattori Hanzo:
● Added a Focus system, with Hanzo's Focus recovering at a rate of 1% per second.
● Ability [Assault] adjustment: Consumes 20% Focus per use, and the duration is reduced to 15 seconds.
● Ability [Blade Rush] adjustment: Consumes 60% Focus per use.
● Fixed a bug where after using the Q ability [Blade Storm], Hanzo could continuously perform multiple slashes within 1.5 seconds.
● Renamed Heavy Attack basic moves as follows:
○ Quick Hand: Heavy attack + Heavy attack
○ Soul Slash: Light attack + Heavy attack

u. Mochizuki Chiyo:
● AI mechanics have been optimized. Upon switching, the Hero will remain stationary at the switch position (without moving toward the formation point), while soldiers will move toward the Hero.
● When switching back, if the Hero was in movement/retreat status, it will automatically change to follow status. When switching away, follow status will automatically change to stationary movement. If the Hero was in attack status, it will not change during the switch.
● Increased the armor of Mochizuki Chiyo's Unit.
● Activating the skill [Hide Yourself] now slightly increases movement speed.
● The cooldown of the skill [Psychic] has been reduced from 120 seconds to 90 seconds.

v. Xiahou Yuan:
● The cooldown of the ability [Sprint] has been reduced from 120 seconds to 60 seconds.

2、Optimizations for Formations Positioning, Weapon Mechanics, and Combat Operations:

• The Follow Formation has been adjusted to position the main Hero toward the middle or rear of the formation.
  
• Improved ground targeting operations for Projectile Shooting: When the mouse moves the target indicator circle, it will no longer be frequently obstructed by surface structures, allowing for smoother movement.
  
• Rolling and Sliding will no longer trigger combat status.
  
• Some Heroes' weapons have been enhanced with combo attacks for normal attacks. The affected Heroes and weapons are:
  ● One-Handed Sword: Ling Tong, Han Xin, Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei, Wang Yangming, Balian, Caesar, Alexander, Li Chenggui, Trajan, Huang Yueying, Sun Shangxiang, Diao Chan, Xiao Qiao, Zhen Mi, Isabella, Octavia, Inahime, Margaret, Roxana
  ● One-Handed Blade: Xiahou Yuan, Guan Yu, Huang Zhong, Bu Lianshi, Meng Huo, Sibilla, Stephanie, Bathory, Li Guang, Huang Wudie
  ● Long Spear: Zhang Fei
  ● Two-Handed Sword: Baldwin I, Cecilia
  
• For all weapons except dual-wielding weapons, the target count for upward slash attacks has been unified to 2 (those already targeting 2 remain unchanged), with the second target taking only 25% damage. The damage of enhanced normal attacks with upward slashes is increased by 10%.

3、Mini-Map Optimizations:

• Added "Show Death Icon" and "Show Equipment Icon" options below the mini-map, both enabled by default after the update. Players can manually toggle these options to filter the displayed information according to their needs.
  
• Added an Equipment HUD to the field of view, displaying status (blue for allies, red for enemies, green when setup is complete) and distance, with synchronized status displayed on the mini-map.
  
• Added a destruction status to Stronghold points.
  
• Modified the large flag icon status: When a point is not yet open for capture, it will now display a "Locked" status; when the point is breached, the "Locked" status disappears.
  
• Improved the display effect of some icons and adjusted the display priority of mini-map icons.
  
• In Siege Battles, the mini-map now displays green Rally Troop points corresponding to the Player’s current location, visible only to the Player.
  
• In Siege Battles, when a point is contested, both sides will see relevant visual effect prompts in the interface UI.

4、Reduced the wind speed in the Windy Map, decreasing the effect of wind on the deviation of Ranged Attacks.

5、The Yangzhou Town Map has been visually revamped (this includes related maps in the Yangzhou Town series, all of which have received visual updates).

6、Optimized the issue where forcefully closing the client during battlefield loading would prevent AI takeover and block players from being reported for intentional idling.

7、Optimized the weapon animation playback logic in the Hero interface, allowing players to quickly view the equipped weapon without waiting for the display animation to finish.

8、Added missing Command Voice Lines for some Heroes.

9、Added new animations for Arthur drawing his gun while mounted, and Huang Yueying drawing her sword.

[Bug Fixes]

1、Fixed a bug where the Amplify Damage debuff would incorrectly display after Ling Tong used his Q ability [Shield Charge].

2、Fixed a bug where no explosion damage numbers were displayed when Wang Yangming used his ability [Flying crow rocket].

3、Fixed a bug where Victoria's Taunt Emote could not be interrupted by movement.

4、Fixed a bug where Liang Hongyu's troops would have incorrect melee stances when switching using F4 during Alert Status.

5、Fixed a bug where the V-shaped crosshair was missing in the center of the screen when Liang Hongyu was not aiming.

6、Fixed a bug where Li Chenggui had no bow crosshair after switching to shooting mode and where extra hit effects were displayed on impact.

7、Fixed a bug where Kaihime's [Hell March] would significantly block and slow down cavalry.

8、Fixed a bug where Helen's attack sound would disappear while moving.

9、Fixed a bug where no footprint effects were shown when running left with a crossbow for the following Heroes: Huang Yueying, Zhen Ji, Liang Hongyu, Bu Lianshi, Da Qiao, Mary I, Amenut, Yu Ji, and Cecilia. Also fixed the same issue for Mochizuki Chiyo and Yu Ji when holding dual swords.

10、Fixed an issue where the following secondary weapon skins had no trailing effect when thrown: Hua Mulan's [Carbon Steel Physical Actuator] and [Ceramic Mandatory Booster], as well as Stephanie's [Lightning Bolt] and [Searing Light].

11、Fixed a clipping issue where female soldiers' heads and flags would overlap severely for some Heroes.

12、Fixed a bug where the braids were missing from Balian's Soldier Skins [Monitor of Holy City] and [Patroler of Holy City].

13、Fixed a bug where the hair color of Wang Yangming's and Koxinga's soldiers was inconsistent between in and out of battle.

14、Fixed a bug where some ground textures were missing in parts of Horns of Hattin and Xiliang.

15、Fixed a bug where the default cannon information and icon for Koxinga displayed incorrectly.

16、Fixed a bug where the voice lines for the Boudicca Soldier Skin [Moon Spirit Archer] were in Chinese instead of the correct language.

17、Fixed an issue where the "Beginner Benefits - Hero Discount" section incorrectly showed Koxinga costing 0 silver, but after redirecting to the mall, it showed the original price.

18、Fixed a bug on the Open World Babel Tower, Snowfield Hills Map where monsters would spawn but not move, preventing timely kills.