Blue Tide Rises

[Recom'd Events]
<Christmas & New Year Benefits>
1. Busy Square: From December 20th to January 9th, the limited-time scenario [Celebration Square] is open, bustling with fun and rich rewards to claim!
① Christmas Wishing Tree: Wish today, receive tomorrow! Head to the giant Christmas Tree at the center of the square to make a wish and claim your wish pack the next day! Advanced Mutation Core Optional Chests, Formula Shards, and Happy Memorial Coins await!
② Snowball Fight: Snowballs everywhere, a multiplayer battle royale! Fight anytime, anywhere! Represent snowmen Le, Mei, and Ku in battle! Will you defend your glory as the top rank, or prevail as the underdog?
③ Infected Sparring: Release your Rescued Survivor and let them spar with other Rescued Survivors! It's undeath by a thousand scratches!
④ New Year's Fireworks: After 00:00 on January 1st, fireworks will be set off at the square. Go to the square and send "Happy New Year" to receive a grand New Year gift!
⑤ Search for New Year Gift: After 00:00 on January 1st, New Year Gift Boxes will appear at the square. A total of 6 boxes are hidden at the square waiting to be claimed.
2. Snowman Contest: From December 20th to January 9th, the annual Snowman Contest begins, with Le, Mei, and Ku returning for a limited time!
① Vote for your supported snowman to receive Gene Capsules, Rare Microcrystal, Snowman Loudspeaker Optional Chest (more can be purchased in the Mall during the event), Snowman Sofa Optional Chest, and other rewards.
② Got a score to settle? See you on the battlefield! During the event, the Snowball Fight mode will be available in the Celebration Square, where you can represent your snowman faction in snowball fights. Prove your point in the fight!
3. Carrot Nose: From December 20th to January 9th, collect 9 Xmas Stocking Cards to exchange for exclusive rewards, including the fun Headwear - Northern Carrot and Formula Shards! Collect 2 sets of cards to get the headwear, and 3 sets to take all rewards.
4. Another Year With You: From December 31st, 2024, to January 10th, 2025, the New Year Sign-in event will be available. Log in to receive fun Headwear: Lucky Orange and many other rewards. Thank you, Survivors, for accompanying us through 2024. We look forward to many more years together.
5. Stamp Collection Manual: Participate in the above events and complete event quests to receive commemorative Spray Paint.
6. Duo Training: Duo Training will be available from December 20th to January 9th. Survivors can invite a friend to train with them. Complete the designated quests to get Xmas Candy Bars. Survivors can also get extra rewards from Caravan Support.
7. Caravan Market: From December 20th to January 10th at 8 AM, Christmas-themed furniture will be available in the market. Participate in the Training and collect Training Tokens to exchange for items such as Formula Shards and Enhancement Serums. Stay tuned!
8. 24/7 Shop New Arrivals: Group Dance: Christmas in 101, Pendant: Christmas Gift Box and other items are available in the 24/7 Shop.
<Christmas & New Year New Arrivals>
1. Snowy Xmas: From December 20th to January 10th at 8:00, the Christmas-themed outfits will be available for a limited time. Open the Christmas Gift Box for a high chance to obtain them. Two Christmas outfits: Chess Master and Hazy Time, snowy Projection: Snowlit Radiance, and many Christmas weapon skins and themed accessories await.
2. Premium Collection: From 3:00 AM on December 24th to 8:00 AM on January 24th, a new Premium Collections is available! The vehicle: Deer under the Stars and outfits: Ode to Snow Collection, Snow Melody, and Mistletoe Kiss are available in the Premium Shop. During the event, spend Astral Gems to receive a large number of drawing items, Celestial Keys.
3. Capybara: From 8:00 AM on December 26th to 8:00 AM on January 17th, the new Capybara outfit will be available for a limited time. Enjoy a limited-time discount on this outfit during the event, and get an exclusive action with the purchase. The Mall will also feature the Capybara Backpack - Well Behaved. Who wouldn't want an adorable capybara!
4. Capybara Warmth: From 8:00 AM on December 26th to 8:00 AM on January 24th, the Capybara Hot Spring is available, where adorable capybaras enjoy a hot spring in the snow. Jump up to 30 times to collect all the gifts. Build a warm bathhouse for the capybaras.
<More Special Offers>
1. Limited Core Development: From December 20th to 8:00 AM on January 10th, in Limited Core Development, every two SSR Mutation Cores obtained will include at least one SSR Mutation Core - Spherical Lightning.
2. Consumer Squad: From December 20th to January 10th at 8:00 AM, form a squad and participate in events like Snowy Xmans and Premium Collection to unlock great rewards.
3. Christmas Return: From December 24th at 8:00 AM to January 10th at 8:00 AM, the following outfits will be available in the Mall for a limited time: Xmas Warmth, Xmas Song, Ode to Snow, and Jingle Bells. Don't miss out on the special prices!
4. New Year Arrivals: From January 1st at 8:00 AM to January 15th, New Year Benefits Pack and Discount Pack will be available in the Mall for a limited time, along with a brand new Electromagnetic Machine Gun skin - Neon Rhapsody!

[Future Update Preview]
Death High - Spreading Corruption Season will begin with the next version update (January 10th, 2025). Survivors, be ready.

[Mimicry Adjustment]
1. Mimicry Ability Effect Adjustment:
- Entangling Ambush: The slow-down effect after triggering the trap is increased to 75%, and the slow-down effect persists while in the triggered trap.
- Wailing Beam: Additional damage can now benefit from damage increases against players, Infected, Humanoid Monsters, Revenant Monsters, and animals. For every 5 consecutive shots, additional damage increases by 15% (previously 20%), up to a maximum of 300% (previously 400%).
2. Scar Bonus Adjustment:
- Howling Frost enhancement: Activated when equipped with Howling Frost. After 3 instances of [Frostbite] damage on a target, deal 100% damage and freeze the target for 0.8s (the "Freeze" effect has a 15-second cooldown on the same target).
- Acid Flames enhancement: Activated when equipped with Acid Flames. When hitting an enemy head-on, it adds 2 additional layers of Acid Flame.
- Chain Reaction enhancement: Activated when equipped with Chain Reaction. After launching an Acid Bomb, the next reload triggers a rapid reload. This effect resets when switching weapons.

[Redwood Town Optimization]
1. Differentiated the map names for Redwood Town Competition and Full-Scale War, making it easier for Survivors to confirm which mode they are in.
2. When Survivors recover in the Redwood Town Competition, they will restore all HP and Shield, preventing them from falling into an irrecoverable disadvantage.
3. Defeats in the Redwood Town Factions Competition and Full-Scale War will no longer result in the loss of Feat, reducing Survivors' worries during combat.
4. You can now gain more Feat by defeating members of the Guardians and Bandits.
5. Improved the lag issue in Redwood Town under certain circumstances.

[Budding Circle Tea Party]
1. The Budding Circle tea party is hosted by a mentor in the manor of a Budding Circle member. After hosting, all Budding Circle members can participate. The tea party can be held in the 101 Development Area or camp manor, but is not supported in apartments at the moment.
2. 72 hours after hosting a tea party, you can host another one. Each reward can be obtained once a week in the Budding Circles for instructing and mentoring. The Attendance Reward limit is shared between the two circles. The cooldown and reward counts reset immediately at 3:00 AM every Sunday.
3. The manor hosting the tea party will have furniture packs appear near the manor when the tea party starts. The manor owner can open them to obtain tea party event furniture, arrange them, and take photos with Budding Circle members.
4. During the tea party, you can take photos with Budding Circle members in the tea party manor and save them in the Budding Circle Album. You can also receive a photo reward for the first time each week!
5. During the Tea Party, participate in the compatibility test and complete the specified number of questions to receive test rewards!
6. Mentors can also earn Budding Points by hosting a tea party for the first time each week.

[Look Related]
1. The Flower of Revenant has been hidden for Ode to Snow Collection, Cygnus Collection, Cygnus Colorful Collection, Starry Dreams Collection, Galactic Love Collection, Snow Melody Collection, Immortal Tale Collection, Star of the Ball Collection, Atomic Power, Guardian's Heart, Deep Abyss Collection, Gilded Dream Collection, Lucky Rat Collection, Lucky Ox Collection, Tiger Festivity Collection outfits. The presentation of Flower of Revenant will be further optimized in the future to provide more flexible matching options for all Survivors.
2. Shining Mall New Arrivals: From December 20th to January 24th, the Shining Mall will have beautiful furniture like Spider Lily and Christmas Tree Cabinet for sale.

[Other Improvements]
1. Gathered items (such as Blue-patterned Wood) obtained in Tide Survival can be kept for a longer time, and will now be cleared at 3:00 AM every Monday.
2. Optimized the Gathering List display in Tide Survival. You can now track all tool gathering lists in real-time in the Quest Panel details without manual tracking.
3. Optimized the logic of the Exorcist's auxiliary weapon. Now, when there are rabbits nearby and in Area Operation - Secret Beginning, the auxiliary weapon skill logic of the original auxiliary weapon will be used by default. It will only switch to the Exorcist skill when there is a target that can be resurrected.
4. Optimized the name display rules to reduce situations where Survivors cannot distinguish between enemies and allies:
- When triggering the Belt Chip text prompt, the player's name will no longer be hidden.
- Friendly Player Marking Test in Nancy City mode: In Nancy City, when the distance is too far or there are too many players to display friendly player names, a simple mark will be displayed above friendly players' heads.
5. Optimized the interface performance and interaction experience of the Accessory system.
6. Added a setting to accept or decline Budding invitations from strangers. You can choose whether to accept Budding invitations from strangers in the Budding Circle or Social Media settings.
7. Photo mode now has group photo templates, along with four new styles of picture frames. The smart photo feature now has updated templates to make your in-game memories even more exciting!