《铁甲雄兵》10月22日版本更新公告 — Blood of Steel News

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

[p align="start"]1. New Hero Xi Shi Released! She can be obtained for free through the "Hero Free Play" event, or purchased and exchanged using Silver Coins, Recruitment Orders, or YP.

[p align="start"]2. Collection Skin Blind Box \[Pure White Oath] Limited-Time Release:

[p align="start"]This round's rewards include: Collection sets for the five heroes Bathory, Roxana, Stephanie, Cai Wenji, and Agrippina, including hero skins, primary weapons, secondary weapons, shields, and mounts; also includes Tough Steel, Cute Silk, Battle Pass Tokens, and Skin Fragments.
[p align="start"]Equipping the \[Pure White Oath] collection hero skin unlocks the exclusive showcase emote \[Pure White Oath], which can be applied to profiles, result screens, and leaderboard interfaces for special idle displays.
[p align="start"]\[Pure White Oath] has a permanent purchase limit of 120 draws, with all rewards guaranteed within 120 draws.
[p align="start"]The 20th, 40th, 60th, and 80th draws guarantee \[Pure White Skin Selection Chest]×1, allowing you to choose one collection skin from Roxana, Stephanie, Cai Wenji, or Agrippina. The 50th, 70th, 90th, 100th, and 120th draws guarantee the gold collection-quality Bathory set rewards (mount, shield, secondary weapon, primary weapon, hero skin).
[p align="start"]Collect all components of one \[Pure White Oath] skin to unlock the hero's dynamic loading half-portrait. Collect all 5 series skins to additionally claim the Player Avatar \[Pure White Oath Avatar] by clicking in the blind box draw interface.
[p align="start"]You can draw via the "Shop -> Skins -> Pure White Oath" entry using Awakening Points.
[p align="start"]This round's \[Pure White Oath] blind box sales will end on November 26th at 00:00.

[p align="start"]3. Added "Secondary Weapon" swap system, providing diverse weapon choices for heroes, meaning fixed secondary weapon types are no longer mandatory. Through the secondary weapon pool, different types of secondary weapons can be freely selected.

[p align="start"]In the current version, only \[Xerxes]'s new secondary weapon is available: Dual Swords (unlocked at Hero Proficiency Level 5).
[p align="start"]Secondary Weapon Appearance Notes:

[p align="start"]Except for initial secondary weapons, no hero-exclusive secondary weapon skins are currently available; only Common Contract weapon skins can be used.
[p align="start"]When switching wardrobe tabs, the selected secondary weapon and its skin will switch accordingly.

[p align="start"]4. Competitive Battle Pass Update:

[p align="start"]Battle Pass Rewards: 2 hero skins for Zheng Chenggong and Xi Shi with matching primary/secondary weapons, Li Shiming troop skin, Supreme Contract Keys×5, and more.
[p align="start"]Troop Skin Return: Free selection from 24 troop skins, including 6 popular skins voted by Players and 18 other troop skins.

[p align="start"]5. Added Lobby Scene Switching Feature:

[p align="start"]Players can access the preview and switching of lobby scenes by clicking the "Profile - Lobby Scene" tab, or by clicking the "Modify" button in the bottom right corner of the lobby interface.
[p align="start"]In the lobby display list, a quality indicator will be added on the left side for quick identification by Players.
[p align="start"]In the Reputation categories, lobby Reputation display is added: Purple quality 8 points, Gold quality 16 points, Red quality 80 points.

[p align="start"]6. Exchange Shop "Awakening Fragment Shop" Additions:

[p align="start"]Lobby Scene \[Courtyard of Love]: Costs 1,600 Awakening Fragments per unit, permanent limit of 1 purchase; upon acquisition, permanently unlocks the Lobby Scene \[Courtyard of Love].
[p align="start"]Rose Base Selection Pack: Costs 800 Awakening Fragments per unit, no purchase limit; after use, you may choose one of the following: Base \[Rose] or 800 Awakening Fragments.

[p align="start"]7. New Season Events Officially Launch:

[p align="start"]Event 1 \[Season Login Gift]: Log in daily to claim rewards for 14 days. Recharge any amount to upgrade to the Supreme Login Gift and claim the new avatar frame \[Pure White Oath].
[p align="start"]Event 2 \[Season Activity Gift]: Accumulate 7 days of activity to claim the new Xi Shi chibi avatar \[Frowning Beauty].
[p align="start"]Event 3 \[Season Spending Gift]: During the event, spending Awakening Points and YP through designated methods (excluding purchases of Contract Keys, Awakening Points, Open World Dragon Coins, and Trading Post purchases) to reach specified thresholds allows you to claim the gold-quality Bathory exclusive Radiant Stone \[Immaculate Pure White Oath], Bathory troop \[Holy Vow White Guards], dynamic loading image, dynamic loading frame, base background, and new lobby scene - Lovers' Courtyard (7-day trial).
[p align="start"]Event 4 \[Battle Squad]: Players can create their own battle squads or join friends' battle squads to fight together and claim rewards; complete designated tasks to claim the Battle Squad Reward Selection Pack (opening it allows you to choose one of the following: Lady Zhurong skin set \[Noble Seeker], or the new Common Cloak \[Dream Veil]).
[p align="start"]Event 5 \[Hero Free Play: Challenge Assault]: Players can obtain the permanent hero "Xi Shi" or 78,000 Silver Coins through this event.

[p align="start"]8. Ranked Matches (map rotation), Territory War, and Elite League seasons will conclude, and new seasons will begin.

[p align="start"]9. Ma Chao's Inherited Hero, Ma Yunlu, is now available through regular inheritance.

[p align="start"]10. Open World "Conquest" and Solo Ranked Matches seasons will conclude and restart.

[p align="start"]11. Open World Battle Pass has been updated.

[p align="start"]【Adjustments & Optimizations】

[p align="start"]1. Bathory Tactics Skill Adjustments:

[p align="start"]Removed: Soldier Tactic \[Legion Promotion], Soldier Tactic \[Legion Armor], Soldier Tactic \[Legion Lining], Army Tactic \[Dodge]
[p align="start"]Added:

[p align="start"]\[Bloodline Countess] (Army, 60 tactic value): Scored based on the hero (120 points) and soldiers (480 points divided by number of soldiers). For every 36 points of enemies defeated by the hero, gain 1 stack of \[Bloodline Countess], up to a maximum of 5 stacks (\[Bloodline Countess]: Each stack increases the entire legion's attack by 1%; at max rank, the entire legion's mount movement speed is increased by 0.5 m/s; additionally, when the hero's \[Manual Lance] hits a target, a portion of the damage is converted into own HP, with each stack increasing this by 4%|8% (hero|mount)).
[p align="start"]\[Siege of Vienna] (Army, 60 tactic value): \[Winged Charge] removes the 20% damage reduction for hero and mount, and mount movement speed is additionally increased by 1 m/s; during its duration, if the entire legion deals 2,000 damage, the hero gains 30% Strategy Points.
[p align="start"]\[Spear of God] (Army, 40 tactic value): Increases \[Winged Charge] duration by 3 seconds.
[p align="start"]\[Clever Tactic] (Army, 20 tactic value): Increases the gain of Strategy Points, Rage, and Supplies by 3%.

[p align="start"]2. Optimized the hero swap point icons and occupation notification text in Siege War maps.

[p align="start"]3. Closed the Mid-Autumn limited-time Legion War maps: Rongzhou Ruins Night 5V5, Rongzhou Ruins Night 7V7.

[p align="start"]4. Closed the "Limited-Time Exchange" event entry on the right side of the lobby.

[p align="start"]5. The 25% discount for the limited skin chests: Heavenly Consort Chest (Sun Shangxiang), Eternal Era Chest (Liang Hongyu), Moon Princess Chest (Xiao Qiao), Night-dyed Heavenly Fragrance Chest (Qin Liangyu), Ghost of the Underworld Chest (Chiyome Mochizuki) has ended, and prices have returned to normal.

[p align="start"]6. \[Supreme·Eternal Thunder Contract Certificate] will stop dropping after this update (activating "Iron Knight Plus Full Version" still allows you to claim one Supreme Contract Certificate per week).

[p align="start"]【Bug Fixes】

Fixed the issue where Tactics were not displayed or displayed incorrectly in replay videos.

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