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"Blood of Steel" Version Update Announcement – September 22nd

Blood of Steel · Community Announcements · September 21, 2026

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To ensure the game's stability and enhance overall service quality and user experience, "Blood of Steel" will undergo maintenance on September 22nd 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.

【New Content】

1. Collection Skin Blind Box \[Shanhai Spirit Charm] Limited-Time Return:

2. Mid-Autumn and National Day Double Festival Events Officially Launch:

3. New Reputation Rewards Added. Players who reach the targets can claim them directly in the "Reputation" interface:

4. Limited Skin Chests Limited-Time 25% Off:

5. Mid-Autumn Limited-Time Exchange Open:

  1. 10 Brilliant Chests can be exchanged for 1 Cute Silk & Tough Steel Selection Pack, limit 10 exchanges.

  2. 35 Skin Fragments can be exchanged for 1 Cute Silk & Tough Steel Selection Pack, limit 10 exchanges.

  3. The above exchange items are all bound.

6. Mid-Autumn Legion War Maps "Rongzhou Villag 5V5" and "Rongzhou Villag 7V7" are open for a limited time. Players can match and experience them in Legion War.

7. Closed the "New Map Trial" entry. The new map "Haqisu Temple" can still be randomly matched in normal Legion War mode.

【Hero Rework】

1. Da Qiao

  1. Removed the Strategy Points mechanism and switched to a Rage mechanism.

  2. Da Qiao's Rage skills increase the corresponding Rage value; after stopping the use of Rage skills, Rage decreases by 4% per second.

  3. When Rage exceeds 40%, Da Qiao's Rage skills gain additional bonuses; when Rage exceeds 100%, all Rage is consumed, causing Da Qiao to enter the \[Blazing Embers] state (in this state, Da Qiao cannot use Rage skills, but normal attacks gain bonuses).

  1. After use, increases Rage by 30%.

  2. Throws a tung oil fireball that explodes upon hitting a target.

  3. \[Ember]: Explosion damage increased by 50%; after the explosion, leaves a fire ring that deals 3 points of fire damage per second to enemies inside and reduces their movement speed by 0.6|1.2 m/s (infantry|cavalry) for 20 seconds.

  1. After use, increases Rage by 30%.

  2. Increases all armor of the entire legion by 20 points for 12 seconds.

  3. \[Ember]: Increases the entire legion's infantry movement speed by 1 m/s, and restores 25|10 HP (hero|troop) every 2 seconds.

  1. Switches to flame spray mode, spraying flames forward. While in use, increases Rage by 6% per second.

  2. The flame spray crossbow deals fire damage per second equal to (6 + 2.5% of target's max HP) to enemies.

  3. \[Ember]: The flame damage dealt by the flame spray crossbow is increased to (12 + 5% of target's max HP).

  1. When Rage exceeds 40%, enters \[Imbued Flame] state; when Rage reaches 100%, consumes all Rage and enters \[Blazing Embers] state.

  2. \[Ember]: Rage skills used in this state gain additional effects.

  3. \[Blaze]: Da Qiao's attack speed increased by 4%, melee attack increased by 10%, and damage dealt to targets suffering fire damage increased by 20%, lasting 15 seconds.

  4. During the state's duration, no Rage skills can be used.

  1. When the entire legion deals fire damage, the target accumulates Sear value equal to the damage dealt.

  2. If Heartburn value exceeds 200|80 (hero|troop), the target is \[Sear].

  3. \[Sear]: Takes (3 + 3% of max HP) burn damage every 2 seconds for 12 seconds.

  1. Removed: Soldier Tactic \[Legion Promotion], Soldier Tactic \[Legion Armor], Soldier Tactic \[Legion Lining], Army Tactic \[Clever Tactic], Army Tactic \[Hammer]

  2. Added:

    ○ \[Burning River Linked Flames] (Army, 60 tactic value): Each enemy killed that is \[Burned] or \[Heartburned] by the fire ring grants the corresponding kill score; if the score exceeds 80, \[Burning River Linked Flames] ranks up by 1, up to a maximum of 5 ranks (\[Burning River Linked Flames]: Each rank reduces damage taken by the entire legion by 2%; at max rank, the Rage value increased by all skills is reduced by 20%).

    ○ \[Blade of the Burning Boat] (Army, 60 tactic value): Each time 2 targets are \[Sear], the entire legion restores 20|8 HP (hero|troop); when the hero enters \[Ember], their melee attacks additionally deal 30% fire damage, but damage taken is increased by 20%.

    ○ \[Natural Chasm] (Army, 40 tactic value): Increases Garrison duration by 3 seconds.

    ○ \[Piled Firewood] (Army, 40 tactic value): \[Tung Oil Fireball] cooldown reduced by 3 seconds.

    ○ \[East Wind] (Army, 40 tactic value): The Rage requirement for \[Ember] is reduced to 30%.

【Adjustments & Optimizations】

1. Siege War Map Balance Adjustments:

2. The following Siege War maps have added attacker and defender hero swap points:

3. Contract Weapon \[Pristine Cold Star, Gun of Frozen Moon] Execution Animation Optimization: Reduced the wind-up time, making it smoother with the animation, preventing the situation where the animation finishes but the character remains rooted and unable to act.

4. Adjusted the \[Monthly Welfare Gift Book] entry. It can now be quickly accessed by clicking \[Welfare Gift Book] on the right side of the lobby interface.

5. Optimized Contract-type items (including: weapons, mounts, cloaks, and back decorations, etc.) to resolve the issue where they could not be matched with different wardrobes.

【Bug Fixes】

  1. Fixed a bug with inaccurate skill description for Xiang Yu's \[Deep Reserves].

  2. Fixed a bug where some Blind Box Half-Price Cards could not be recycled in multiples.

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