Blue Tide Rises

[Recom'd Events]
<New Market Items>
1. Deep-Dive Serpent Shotgun: From April 11 to May 9 at 8:00, join the Deep-Dive Serpent Shotgun event. You can earn rare items such as the Serpent Shotgun Series and the Bionic Heavy Cannon Collector's Edition skin, and customize your prize pool with Optional Mutation Cores. Any weapon formulas you acquire can be dismantled into Data Tokens, which can be used in the Gear Exchange to exchange for weapon formulas and Mutation Cores of the current event.
2. Wax-dyed Spring Hills: From April 11 to May 9 at 8:00, the new limited-time outfit Wax-dyed Spring Hills will be available at a discount, and purchasing it grants an exclusive action. You can also choose to purchase the entire set of palettes.
3. Spring Chain Supply: From April 11 to April 25 at 8:00, by purchasing continuous supplies, you'll not only receive the supply contents, but also unlock rewards like the Optional SSR Core (non-tradable) and Late Spring Silhouette Outfit Optional Chest. The Late Spring Silhouette Outfit Optional Chest contains four outfits: Spring Spirit, Resurrection Magic, Night Trail, and Dance of the Desert. By purchasing specific supply packs, you can also unlock and upgrade additional gifts, receiving bonuses like Artificial Magnetic Cores and Gold Bars. Once extra gifts reach the premium tier, they can be claimed immediately. Otherwise, they will be automatically sent to your mailbox after the event ends.
4. Consumer Squad: From April 11 to April 25 at 8:00, gather your squad and participate in events like Deep-Dive Serpent Shotgun, Miao Discount, and Spring Garden Premium to earn squad points and unlock amazing rewards!
5. Miao Discount: From April 17 at 8:00 to May 1 at 3:00, new outfits such as Butterfly Dance, Sniper Rifle Skin: Butterfly Dream, Headwear: Poltergeist, and the Dreamlike Grace series are part of a new discount event. During this time, you can save up to 4000 Credits per transaction.
6. Choose Your Chip: From April 17 to May 1 at 3:00, brand new Limited Research begins, featuring 8 selected Premium Chips such as Explosive Harvest and Frost Protection. Within the first 180 and 450 rewards of Limited Research, you are guaranteed to get 1 Premium Chip Optional Chest each. The Optional Chest allows you to choose from the 8 Premium Chips from this Limited Research. During the event, Limited Research offers discounts on research consumption within a certain number of attempts!
<New Benefits>
1. Chromatic Roses: From April 11 to April 25 at 8:00, vibrant rose fields will appear in the camp! Pick roses and craft them into Eternal Flowers with the help of the camp florist to decorate the super-sized garden. Collecting flowers also lets you exchange them for rewards like Eternal Flower Camp Infrastructure, Inverted Blooms Pendant, and Backpack Pendant: Candle to Butterfly!
2. Shop Update: On April 11, the 24/7 Shop will release the Group Dance: Silver Moon Serenade. The Shining Mall will offer Backpack Imitation Coils, unlockable when Charisma points reach Distinctive, with a monthly purchase limit of 50. Popular dance materials such as March, Rhythm Stride, and Rhythm Pass will also be available in the Shining Mall.
3. Early Access: Early Access is now open again. Survivors who haven't explored the new interface can join in to receive a special surprise from the Federation. We've also added an Update Log feature so Survivors can check out the latest optimizations. Your feedback is appreciated as we work to enhance the experience continually.

[Cross-server Charles Town Clash Preview]
1. The Charles Town Clash is expected to be temporarily paused after April 21. Sign-ups for the Cross-server Charles Town Clash - Co-op Season will begin on April 28.
2. Once the Cross-server Charles Town Clash starts, the occupation status of Charles Town will be reset. Please check the upcoming notice for the detailed contest schedule.

[Budding Plan Optimization]
To enhance mentor-apprentice relationships and improve the mentoring experience, starting April 11, adjustments will be made to the Budding Plan stage and weekly tasks:
1. Mentors will now earn significantly more Budding Points from weekly tasks. Apprentices can complete their weekly tasks by earning weekly points. The Budding Shop has added weekly limited-purchase Formula Shards, which can be exchanged with Budding Points and Gold Bars.
2. The Budding Stage Plan now features Companionship Time tasks for mentors and apprentices. Apprentices can complete these by spending a set amount of time in the Budding Circle, which helps prevent abnormal behaviors like frequent early graduations.

[Manor Display Improvements]
1. The Manor Display's filters for Special Skills now include options for "Cooking Dishes" and "Receiving Gifts," making it easier for Survivors to quickly find Manors with these features.
2. While visiting Manors, Survivors can use the Recommended feature to easily find furniture with interactive functions, and quickly favorite or like the Manors.
3. In Manor Display - I Want to Upload, the validity of uploaded works has been extended from 7 days to 30 days.
4. Furniture description update: Each piece of furniture will now show its theme series and the progress of your collection within that series.

[Other Improvements]
1. Fixed the issue where the Shield Special Skill - Signal Block wouldn't affect the Drone Skill - Wild Fang in specific situations.
2. Fixed the issue where the "Sneaking" prompt would persist after being marked by the Drone Skill - Wild Fang in certain situations.
3. Fixed the issue where resurrected Infected Freaks would trigger traps in the Hunting in the Snow stage.
4. Fixed the issue where modifying gear during helicopter rides caused the screen interface to disappear.
5. Fixed the issue where the dash skill of the Mutation Core - Swift Fire Blade wouldn't consume Energy in certain situations.
6. Fixed the issue where switching belt chip universal plans would cancel all weapon customization setups.
7. Announcement: To enhance player experience and simplify the gear system, the Energization System will be discontinued on May 9. After closure, any energization materials you own will be converted into Energization Coins, which can be used in a special shop to purchase rare enhancement materials and items.
8. Announcement: Due to adjustments in the Energization System, the Treasure Tracker profession will be removed, and some Professional Skills will be merged with the Upholsterer profession. After removal, Survivors in the Treasure Tracker profession will receive a free opportunity to change professions.
9. Announcement: With the spread of the Blue Tide, the Infected Invasion in Camps will undergo a major upgrade starting April 25 to better combat the increasing threats. The current gameplay will be temporarily disabled from April 21 at 0:00 until the update is complete on April 25. Camp Mayors are advised to adjust the gameplay schedule accordingly. Any activities planned during this downtime will be moved to 8:00 PM on Saturday, April 26.