8/6 (Tue) Update Notice

Blue Archive Update Notice: New Characters, Events, and Rewards

Get ready for a major update in Blue Archive! On **August 6, 2024**, the game will undergo maintenance from 2:00 AM to 7:00 AM (UTC), bringing a plethora of exciting new content, including a new Pick-Up Recruitment featuring **Serina (Christmas)**, **Hanae (Christmas)**, Chihiro, Sena, and Mine. Players can look forward to new story chapters, events, and rewards, including Pyroxene x 600, claimable from the mailbox after maintenance until **August 13, 2024**.

This update is packed with new content, including the Main Story Vol. 1 Foreclosure Task Force Chapter 3 “Traces of a Dream” Prologue (Ep. 1) update, as well as the return of the Event Story: The Cathedral’s Merry Christmas: Remedial Knights’ Gift. Additionally, players can participate in the Joint Firing Drill – (Defense Drill) event and the Grand Assault – KAITEN FX Mk.0 (Field Warfare) event.

For more information on the update, including new missions, equipment, and furniture, be sure to check out the full notice. In the meantime, mark your calendars for the upcoming campaigns, including the Bounty Triple Rewards Campaign and the Lesson Triple Rewards Campaign, starting on **August 5**. Stay tuned for more updates and guides on earlygg.com!

Notice:

8/6 (Tue) Update Notice

1. Date: 8/6 (Tue) 2:00 AM – 7:00 (UTC)

2. Impact: Players will be unable to connect to the game during maintenance.

3. Rewards: Pyroxene x 600

* You can claim maintenance rewards from your mailbox after maintenance until 8/13 (Tue) 2:59 PM (UTC). (Mailbox Storage Window: 7 days)

8/6 (Tue) Update Main Schedule
The following is the release schedule for the content included in this update. Further details are available in the relevant categories.

– For more information on the upcoming campaigns, please refer to the “Upcoming Campaigns” section at the bottom of the notice as well as the July Update Celebration Triple Rewards Campaign Notice.

Dates	Category	Content	Notes
8/6 (Tue) 2:00 AM (UTC)	Scheduled Maintenance	Maintenance Begins
8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance	Main Story	Main Story Vol. 1 Foreclosure Task Force Ch. 3 Prologue
8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance – 8/13 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)	Pick-Up Recruitment	Serina (Christmas), Hanae (Christmas)	8/6 (Tue) 2:00 AM (UTC) Recruitment Points Reset
8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance – 8/13 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)	Event Story	The Cathedral’s Merry Christmas: Remedial Knights’ Gift [Returning]
8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance – 8/12 (Mon) 6:59 PM (UTC)	Joint Firing Drill	Defense Drill
8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM (UTC) – 8/20 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)	Pick-Up Recruitment	Chihiro, Sena, Mine	8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM (UTC) Recruitment Points Reset
8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM (UTC)	Event Story	Schale’s Happy ♥ Valentine Patrol & Kosaka Wakamo’s Silence and Feast Immortalized	Event participation and rewards become available permanently.
8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM (UTC) – 8/19 (Mon) 6:59 PM (UTC)	Grand Assault	KAITEN FX Mk.0 (Field Warfare)

8/6 (Tue) Update Highlights

Main Update Details

1. Student Recruitment

– For information about probabilities, visit In Game → Recruit → Rate Info at the bottom left of each Recruitment area.
– During Pick-Up Recruitment, you can use Recruitment Points for Selective Acquisition of Pick-Up students.

– When the Pick-Up Recruitment ends, Recruitment Points are converted to Keystone Pieces at a 1:1 ratio and sent to your mailbox.

* Please see the 8/6 (Tue) Serina (Christmas), Hanae (Christmas) Pick-Up Recruitment Notice and the 8/13 (Tue) Chihiro, Sena, Mine Pick-Up Recruitment Notice for more details.

– [Returning] Serina (3★, Christmas) Pick-Up Recruitment Schedule: 8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance – 8/13 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)

– [Returning] Hanae (3★, Christmas) Pick-Up Recruitment Schedule: 8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance – 8/13 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)

– [Returning] Chihiro (3★) Pick-Up Recruitment Schedule: 8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM – 8/20 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)

– [Returning] Sena (3★) Pick-Up Recruitment Schedule: 8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM – 8/20 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)

– [Returning] Mine (3★) Pick-Up Recruitment Schedule: 8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM – 8/20 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)

🔹8/6 (Tue) Pick-Up Recruitment – Serina (Christmas), Hanae (Christmas)

* Pick-Up Recruitment Schedule: 8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance – 8/13 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)

– Applied to the student’s Pick-Up Probability.

Ex: Serina (3★, Christmas)’s Pick-Up Recruitment probability applies to the Pick-Up rates for Serina (3★, Christmas)’s Recruitment.

– You can also recruit Serina (3★, Christmas) and Hanae (3★, Christmas) via Regular Recruitment both during and after this Pick-Up period.

– You can use Recruitment Points to get Serina (3★, Christmas) and Hanae (3★, Christmas) during the Pick-Up Recruitment schedule.

🔹8/13 (Tue) Pick-Up Recruitment – Chihiro, Sena, Mine

* Pick-Up Recruitment Schedule: 8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM – 8/20 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)

– Applied to the student’s Pick-Up Probability.

Example: Chihiro (3★)’s Pick-Up Recruitment probability applies to the Pick-Up rates for Chihiro (3★)’s Recruitment.

– You can also recruit Chihiro (3★), Sena (3★), and Mine (3★) via Regular Recruitment both during and after this Pick-Up period.

– You can use Recruitment Points to get Chihiro (3★), Sena ( 3★), and Mine (3★) during the Pick-Up Recruitment schedule.

2. Main Story Update

– Main Story Vol. 1 Foreclosure Task Force Chapter 3 “Traces of a Dream” Prologue (Ep. 1) will be updated after maintenance on 8/6 (Tue).

3. Event Story: The Cathedral’s Merry Christmas: Remedial Knights’ Gift [Returning]

🔹 Event Schedule

– Event Schedule: 8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance – 8/13 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)

– Shop, Task, and Event Reward Claim and Exchange Schedule: 8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance – 8/20 (Tue) 1:59 AM (UTC)

🔹 Event Details

* Clear Mission (Normal) 2-3 to participate in The Cathedral’s Merry Christmas: Remedial Knights’ Gift event.

* When the event ends, unused event currencies are changed to Credit Points on a 1:1 ratio and sent to your mailbox.

Story

– Clear Stories to earn various rewards, like Pyroxenes and event currency.

– Once you clear the event story, you can re-watch the unlocked episodes in the Story menu below.

Quests

– Clear Quests to earn various rewards, like Credit Points and Artifacts.

Challenges

– Challenges open 8/6 (Tue) 7:00 PM (UTC).

– Event Challenges only have 3★ and First Clear Rewards, and will not grant additional rewards for clearing more than once.

Specialized Student Effects

– Specialized Students grant bonuses for each event currency.

ㄴ Go to Specialized Student → Event Currency in the event screen to view details.

– The Specialized Effect applies to stages in both Story and Quests.

– Specialized Effects are only applied to repeat rewards.

– Once a Specialized Effect is applied, it is permanently applied on that stage. The effect also applies to Sweeps.

Prize Exchange

– Clear Stories and Quests to obtain event currency you can exchange for items in the Exchange House.

– Each round has a set number of prizes you can get, which are marked as “Remaining”.

– For Prize Exchange Rounds 1–6, you can immediately refresh the event prize lineup once you get every item (pink boxes).

– After Prize Exchange Round 7, all items must be earned before you can immediately refresh to reset the prize.

Shop

– You can trade event currencies you earn from Story and Quest stages for items in the event shop.

– You’ll get different rewards depending on how many Event Points you earn.

Tasks

– Clear Event Tasks to earn Pyroxenes and Credit Points.

4. Event Recap: Schale’s Happy♡Valentine Patrol & Kosaka Wakamo’s Silence and Feast Immortalized

– The Event Story, Schale’s Happy ♡ Valentine Patrol & Kosaka Wakamo’s Silence and Feast, will be added to Event Recap after 8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM (UTC) and will be available on a regular basis.

* You can play the Event Story in Event Recap once you clear Mission 2-3 (Normal).

* You can proceed to Kosaka Wakamo’s Silence and Feast event through the Change Event button after clearing Schale’s Happy ♡ Valentine Patrol Event Stage 01 “D.U. Zone 135”.

* You can clear Story Stages and get first time rewards from regular Event Stories, though some content may be restricted.

* Immortalized Event Stories will be a common occurrence in future updates.

* Please check in game for details.

5. Joint Firing Drill – (Defense Drill)

Welcome to the Kivotos Joint Firing Drill, Sensei!
Participate in 1 Joint Firing Drill to complete 3 Defense Drills.
The combined scores from the 3 drills will be your total score, so plan carefully to get the highest score possible.
You can trade the Joint Firing Drill Coins you earn for various items in the Shop.

🔹Event Schedule

– 8/6 (Tue) After Maintenance – 8/12 (Mon) 6:59 PM (UTC)

🔹Event Details
– Earn Joint Firing Drill Coins and Credit Points based on your final score.

🔹Drill Types and Special Rules

– Defense Drill (Stages 1-4)

– Joint Firing Drills rotate between 4 types of drills: Shooting, Defense, Escort, and Breakthrough.

Category	Drill Terrain	Enemy Defense Type	Special Rule 1	Special Rule 2
Stage 1	Field Warfare	Light Armor	–	–
Stage 2	Field Warfare	Light Armor	–	–
Stage 3	Field Warfare	Light Armor	ATK of ally FRONT students is increased, but enemy HP is also increased	–
Stage 4	Field Warfare	Light Armor	ATK of ally FRONT students is increased, but enemy HP is also increased	Enemy ATK and Movement Speed increased

Participation Requirements

– Clear Normal Mission 5-3

Defense Drill Details

① Drill Summary

– Each Joint Firing Drill consists of 3 Defense Drills. Your total score is the combined scores from the 3 Defense Drills.

– Drill scores are calculated based on the number of stages you clear.

– Choose 1 of 4 stages. You can clear the same stage more than once.

– Students used in previous battles cannot be assigned to the same drill again.

ㄴ However, if you attempt a battle and do not clear it, you can try again with the same students.

② How to Participate

– Use 1 Drill Ticket to begin the drill.

– You can receive up to 3 Drill Tickets every day at 7:00 PM (UTC).

– Unused tickets do not roll over.

Example: If you already have 2 tickets before the daily recharge, it will only recharge to 3, not 5.

③ Drill Time Restrictions

– The total drill time is 1 hour, and you can complete the drill up to 3 times until time is up.

– If the 1 hour runs out before you complete the drill 3 times, you will automatically exit the drill, and your score will be calculated based on your progress up to that point.

– Even if the game exits due to network problems or other issues, you can always re-enter the Joint Firing Drill as long as it is within the time limit.

④ Rewards

– You will earn Joint Firing Drill Coins and Credit Points based on the total of your 3 scores.

⑤ Sweep

– When you use 1 Drill Ticket to sweep, you will earn Joint Firing Drill Coins and Credit Points based on the day’s top score.

– Sweep is only available once, and only on the same day the drill was cleared.

⑥ Quitting

– Your reward will be based on your score when you quit.

⑦ Mock Battle

– You can practice before you use a Drill Ticket, but you won’t earn a reward.

6. Grand Assault – KAITEN FX Mk.0 (Field Warfare)

Devise unique strategies to overcome the different defense types deployed by KAITEN FX Mk.0!

🔹 Event Schedule

– Season Schedule: 8/13 (Tue) 2:00 AM – 8/19 (Mon) 6:59 PM (UTC)

🔹 Event Details

– Defeat the Grand Assault boss during the event to earn a Total Points Reward and Rank Reward.

Terrain, Attack Type (Insane and Torment Only)

– Field Warfare / Piercing

* All 3 defense types are available in Insane difficulty. Only Light Armor is available in Torment difficulty.

* Other than the defense-type difficulties, boss info, and specs are the same as in Total Assault.

Participation Requirements

– Clear Normal Mission 4-5

Grand Assault Ticket Reset Time

– One Grand Assault ticket is distributed every day at 7:00 PM (UTC) for each defense type. You can own up to 7 tickets at a time.

– It costs 1 Grand Assault Ticket per defense type to enter, and you will have 1 hour to clear the boss.

– While you are fighting a boss of a certain defense type, you cannot begin a fight with a boss of a different defense type.

– Even if you lose, you can re-enter during the 1-hour time period and continue fighting.

– You can re-enter at any time within the time limit without having to use additional Grand Assault tickets.

– Even if the game closes during battle due to network or other issues, you will still be able to continue Grand Assault during the given time limit.

– Once the 1-hour time limit has passed, you cannot re-enter. The score will be calculated based on the boss’s remaining HP, and you won’t receive the Boss Clear Reward.

Available Difficulties

– There are 7 difficulties: Normal, Hard, Very Hard, Hardcore, Extreme, Insane, and Torment.

* Only Light Armor is available in Torment difficulty.

Clear Rewards

– You will earn Grand Assault Coins based on the difficulty you clear.

– The Sweep feature is available on cleared bosses.

Difficulty	Rewards
Normal	Grand Assault Coin x40
Hard	Grand Assault Coin x60
Very Hard	Grand Assault Coin x80
Hardcore	Grand Assault Coin x100 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x10
Extreme	Grand Assault Coin x120 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x20
Insane	Grand Assault Coin x140 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x40
Torment	Grand Assault Coin x160 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x60

Rank Reward

– You will earn Rank Rewards based on your season rank when the season ends.

– In Grand Assault, you must clear a boss of each defense type at least once to rank.

– Your rank is determined by the sum of your clear scores for each type.

– You can claim Rank Rewards once the settlement period ends.

– Rank Rewards are not available unless you have cleared at least one Grand Assault.

– 10-Recruitment Tickets you own can be used until 9/30 (Mon) 2:59 PM (UTC).

▶NA

Rank	Ranking	Rewards
Platinum	Rank 1–5,000	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x300 / Grand Assault Coin x575 1 of each KAITEN FX Mk.0 Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare (4 total)
Gold	Rank 5,001–25,000	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x250 / Grand Assault Coin x500 1 of each KAITEN FX Mk.0 Gold, Silver, Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare (3 total)
Silver	Rank 25,001–50,000	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x200 / Grand Assault Coin x425 1 of each KAITEN FX Mk.0 Silver, Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare (2 total)
Bronze	Rank 50,001+	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x150 / Grand Assault Coin x325 KAITEN FX Mk.0 Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare

▶Asia

Rank	Ranking	Rewards
Platinum	Rank 1–10,000	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x300 / Grand Assault Coin x575 1 of each KAITEN FX Mk.0 Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare (4 total)
Gold	Rank 10,001–50,000	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x250 / Grand Assault Coin x500 1 of each KAITEN FX Mk.0 Gold, Silver, Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare (3 total)
Silver	Rank 50,001–100,000	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x200 / Grand Assault Coin x425 1 of each KAITEN FX Mk.0 Silver, Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare (2 total)
Bronze	Rank 100,001+	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x150 / Grand Assault Coin x325 KAITEN FX Mk.0 Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare

▶Global

Rank	Ranking	Rewards
Platinum	Rank 1–2,000	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x300 / Grand Assault Coin x575 1 of each KAITEN FX Mk.0 Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare (4 total)
Gold	Rank 2,001–10,000	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x250 / Grand Assault Coin x500 1 of each KAITEN FX Mk.0 Gold, Silver, Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare (3 total)
Silver	Rank 10,001–20,000	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x200 / Grand Assault Coin x425 1 of each KAITEN FX Mk.0 Silver, Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare (2 total)
Bronze	Rank 20,001+	10-Recruitment Ticket x1 / Advanced Grand Assault Coin x150 / Grand Assault Coin x325 KAITEN FX Mk.0 Bronze Trophy – Field Warfare

Total Point Rewards

– At the end of the battle, Total Points will be determined based on the time remaining, or on the boss’s remaining HP and difficulty level.

– The faster the boss is defeated, the more Total Points you earn.

– You can earn rewards based on the accumulated Total Points you earn.

– Rank Points you earn after the end of the Grand Assault Season don’t count.

– You can’t earn Rank Points and rewards once you exceed the time limit.

* Please check in game for further details regarding Total Points and rewards.

Unit Formation

– You can use up to 4 units to face the Grand Assault boss.

– Update units that are unavailable for battle with unused students to utilize more units.

– Students who have participated in a battle will be listed as unavailable.

– In Grand Assault, you can use any Assistants registered in the Total Assault Assistants slot by Friends or Club Members.

7. New Mission Added

– Area 25: 25th Mission (Normal/Hard) has been added.

– Area 25: 25th Mission (Normal/Hard) Tasks have been added.

* Please check in game for details.

8. New Equipment Added

– Added 6 pieces of T9 equipment. You can obtain it by using T8 → T9 Equipment Tier Upgrade Materials.

– Main Stats increase according to the Equipment’s Growth Level.

9. New Tasks Added

– Main Story Achievements added.

– Mission Stage Achievements added.

* Please check in game for details.

10. New Furniture Added

– Recollection Player 5 Furniture has been added.

* Can be obtained after completing the Main Story Volume 1, Chapter 3, Episode 1.

11. Campaigns

1) Bounty Triple Rewards Campaign