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Dear Lightbearers,
To provide a better experience, we will perform update maintenance on 12/4/2025 at 03:00:00 AM (UTC-8), during which the Destiny: Rising servers will be down and Lightbearers will be unable to log in to the game. Please schedule your game time accordingly.
 
Maintenance Duration & Compensation:
Duration: Starts on 12/4/2025 at 03:00:00 AM (UTC-8) and is estimated to take 3 hours.
Compensation: 200 Lumia Leaves
Eligibility: Lightbearers who created an account before maintenance began and who have logged in within the past week.
The compensation will be issued to Lightbearers via mail, so be sure to check and claim it.

Update Content:
I. New Character Available
Mythic Character: Jaren, the Bounty Hunter
A lone Lightbearer unaffiliated with any organizations. No matter how daunting the task, if Jaren takes the job, consider it done.
● Element: Solar
● Role: Offense
● Weapons: Hand Cannon, Shotgun
● Jaren's character quest will become available alongside his arrival. Complete it within the time frame to claim rewards including "Bon Voyage" Charms and Incandescence Ribbons.

II. "Season of the Moor Act II" Battle Pass Update
● Duration: After the maintenance on 12/4/2025 – 01/1/2026 at 04:00:00 (UTC-8)
● New Content:
1. The new Exotic Hand Cannon: The Last Word has been added to the Battle Pass!
2. Unlock the Premium Battle Pass to claim emote "Snowboard Tricks" at Rank 20, emote "Tacky Sweater" at Rank 30, and The Last Word Ornament Random Bundle at Rank 50.
3. Unlock Premium Battle Pass Plus to instantly claim the transmat effect, "Treasure Ahead."

III. New Events
1. Limited-Time Draw "Raucous Fire" Starts
● Duration: Starts after maintenance ends on 12/4 and is available for 28 days
● The Mythic character acquired from the event is guaranteed to be Jaren!
● Legendary characters available from this event are Umeko, Finnala, and Kabr.
※ This draw event is a limited-time draw event. Guarantees are shared between all limited-time draw events.
※ A Character Trial will be available during the limited-time draw event. Lightbearers may use the trial character in the specified activity. Rewards are available for successful completion!
 

IV. New Shop Additions
● Newly Added: Jaren's Mythic Ornaments "Lone Gun" and "Ace Paratrooper," and Legendary Ornament "Sunrise Hunter."
● Newly Added: Jaren's Mythic Relic Ornaments "Wheel of Demise" and "Titanium Rainbow," and Legendary Relic Ornament "Promise."
● "Lone Gun Bundle" is available for a limited time. Purchase the bundle to claim "Lone Gun" and "Wheel of Demise" at a 20% discount.

V. Optimizations & Adjustments
1. Combat & Balancing Adjustments
● [Characters] Optimized Maru’s Vortex Barrier to accurately convey the correct rules. When hit with a large-scale explosive attack (e.g., Ikora's Supernova), such attacks will explode normally upon contact with the barrier without visually disappearing, and the barrier will absorb the damage. (If energy is insufficient, the barrier will shatter, and the player will sustain the remaining explosive damage.)
● [Weapons] Improved Bows:
① Raised Lightweight Frame Bows' accuracy buff from 1.7 to 1.8.
② Increased base damage dealt to opposing Lightbearers in Iron Bar and Shifting Gates.
③ Improved ballistic correction for arrows, making it easier to hit targets.
④ Improved the draw animation for Lightweight Frame Bows.
● [Weapons] Improved the launch trajectory of Exotic Rocket Launcher: Two-Tailed Fox, making it easier to hit targets.
● [Weapons] Adjusted the duration of Archer's Tempo at Lv.5 to 5s.
● [Weapons] Changed the crosshair for Hand Cannons in FPS aiming mode to a dynamic crosshair.
● [Relic Abilities] Adjusted general mechanics: Lightbearers affected by Corruption and Suppression will be subject to lower vulnerability and damage reduction.
● [Damage Indicator] Optimized the floating text display for damage caused by Weapon Mastery. The floating text for damage from Weapon Mastery will now float farther away and be separated from floating text generated by other damage sources, helping Lightbearers see more clearly.

2. Activity Additions & Optimizations
● [The Expanse] Opened the challenging Stages 31-40. Completing Stage 40 grants the time-limited Exotic Title: Otherworld Conqueror.
● [The Expanse] Added Occultation Essence as rewards for Level 21-30, which is used to increase artifacts' Gear Level to 85.
● [Iron Medley] Reduced melee damage in this activity from 300 to 250.
● [Shadowshaper Duels] Opened Duelist Lv.31-35. Additionally, Shadowshaper Card: Jaren will be available after the Shadowshaper Shop updates.
● [Gauntlet: Onslaught] Added new Exotic weapon reward targeting feature.
① This feature can be unlocked after obtaining the stage-exclusive Exotic weapon from Weekly Rewards.
② After the feature is unlocked, you can choose to switch between a higher drop rate for the exclusive Exotic weapon or an equal drop rate for all six Exotic weapons. Switching reward modes does not affect the guaranteed drop system.
● [Calamity Ops] Added new modifier: Malevolent Dome to The Foundry. Mimetic particles periodically generate protective shields for enemies. Entering a shield and breaking its core disables it.

3. New Features & System Improvements
● [Artifacts] Increased Gear Level cap to 85.
● [Mods] Improved Disturbance - Rapid-Fire Upgrade to stabilize buff activation.
Original: This weapon's rate of fire gradually ramps up for 3s after switching to it, increasing by up to 30%.
New: This weapon gains +15% rate of fire after switching to it, until the next reload.
● [Store] After the Black Friday sale ends, Ornament: Worldshaper and Emote: Hold Me will be available for direct purchase in the shop.
● [Store] Adjusted Overclocked Capacitor exchange in the Fortuna Shop:
① Increased weekly purchase limit for the current group of Overclocked Capacitors from 5 to 10, each costing 20 Fortuna Dust.
② Added a new group of Overclocked Capacitors for exchange. Up to 10 can be purchased for 40 Fortuna Dust each.
● [Store] Adjusted Gold Medal Bundle purchase limit to 8.
● [Mod Sources] Adjusted the order of Mod Choice Bundles to prioritize the High-Velocity, Piercing, Explosive, and Impact Mod Bundles.
● [Environment] Haven has returned to its original look now that Reunion Day has ended.
● [Sparrows] Decals can now be applied to Sparrows.
● [Inventory] Added an Auto-Dismantle settings tutorial.
● [Dismantle] Rare, Legendary, Mythic Mod Bundles can now be dismantled in Inventory.
● [Event] Increased rewards for the second week of Iron Medley. From 12/5 onward, opening the event page will grant Black Market Coins and Occultation Essence; completing activities grants extra Black Market Coins. Come join the fun!
● [Performance Optimization]
① Increased the default resolution for some device models.
② Added an "Auto-Adapt Resolution" option. In more taxing combat scenarios, the resolution will be automatically reduced by one level to ensure a smoother experience. Auto-Adapt Resolution is enabled by default (but can be disabled), and it will only be applied in rare cases like Gauntlet: Onslaught stages.

VI. Bug Fixes
● [Characters] Fixed an issue in which the damage resistance provided by Xuan Wei's Mighty Instinct would not reduce damage taken from other Lightbearers' attacks.
 
That's all for the update details. Thanks for your patience! We will be continuing to collect your feedback and suggestions to keep improving the Destiny: Rising experience. May the Light be with you!

The Destiny: Rising Team