UPDATE NOTICE: AUGUST 18

Attention Pilots:

[p align="start"]Mecha BREAK will undergo scheduled maintenance starting August 18 at 12:00 PM (UTC+8). Login and gameplay will be unavailable during this period. Estimated downtime: 6 hours (subject to change—check official announcements for updates). Upon completion, all Pilots who log in within 14 days of maintenance will receive a routine maintenance package via mail (1,000 Mission Tokens, not counted toward seasonal accumulation).

[p align="start"]Below are the main changes in this update:

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BREAK Override

• Operation VERGE Ranked Mode and Ace Arena Ranked Mode will have** BREAK Override** available after the update.

• In** Ace Arena** and Operation VERGE, the charge speed of** BREAK Override** when the team is at a points disadvantage has been further increased. Additionally, the conditions for determining the disadvantaged side on the Palmbay Harbor and Longmen Launch Site have been optimized.

• Optimized weapon descriptions for BREAK Override.

• BREAK Override Balance Adjustments

All Strikers

- While BREAK Override is active, you can become immune to blade clashes and parries.

ALYSNES

- BREAK Override

    - **Gauss Cannon** (Aux 2) additional effect: Instantly restores full ammunition.

NARUKAMI

- BREAK Override

    - **Charged Beam Cannon** (Main Weapon) additional effect: Reloads 3 rounds each for Close-Range and Sniper Mode.

    - Damage: +40% → +50%.

    - Reticle Size: +40% → +50%.

PINAKA

- BREAK Override

    - **Cover Airdrop Kit **(Aux 2) additional effect: Instantly restores full ammunition.

INFERNO

- BREAK Override

    - **Charged Splitter** (Main Weapon) damage: +20% → +30%.

    - **Booster Kit **(Aux 3): now only refreshes cooldown and no longer auto-activates.

STELLARUS

- BREAK Override

    - Crit Rate: +20% → +40%.

    - **Composite Tactical Claw** (Aux 1): reloads 1 round → restores full ammunition.

    - **Optical Camouflage** (Aux 2): now only refreshes cooldown and no longer auto-activates.

    - **Sword Drone** (Aux 3): reloads 1 round → restores full ammunition.

ALPHARD

- BREAK Override

    - **Rapid Assault Mode** (Aux 2) additional effect: Camera Turn Speed increased by 25%.

MIKILLJA

- BREAK Override

    - **Rocket Fist Launchers **(Sidearm) adjustment: in Chariot Form, Rocket Fists no longer reduce damage; in Biped Form, the number of plasma projectiles that can be assigned to a single target is increased by 3.

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Operation STORM

• Synchro Nexus > Multiplayer Mode: Added a team-wide enhancement effect where, when all team members are alive, all members' damage dealt to enemies is increased by 15%.

• Display > Graphics added a "Bloom Intensity" option with 5 settings: Standard, Moderate, Soft, Subtle, and Off. This option reduces certain light effect displays. While under Cinematic, Bloom Intensity can be set to "Standard" or "Off" (this option applies to all game modes).

• The Spectral Nexus and Synchro Nexus leaderboard will be finalized during the downtime, and corresponding rewards will be distributed after the update concludes.

• After the update, the Biweekly Challenge Upgrade will rotate to Beam Array.

  • Emitter Support: Starts with Emitter Support Chips.

  • Splitter Support: Starts with Splitter Support Chips.

  • Strategic Reserve: Starts with 1,000 Virtual Tokens.

  • Crit Boost: Enemy Crit Rate +5%

  • Frame Reinforcement: Enemy HP +20%

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Shop Rotation

• **General Store > Limited Edition > Limited Sets **will rotate after the update. Current outfit sets and accessories will be removed and replaced with returning sets and matching themed accessories.

• **Ace Recruitment **discount rotation:

  • Ending sales on: all Striker Archives.

  • Starting sales on: STRIKER ARCHIVES: FALCON CUSTOM and STELLARUS MK-III.

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System Adjustments & Bug Fixes

System Adjustments

• The time allowed to initiate a surrender in Operation VERGE and Ace Arena has been reduced to 3 min.

• Tactical Station > Custom Room now supports Skirmish.

• Reduced the difficulty of **Poseidon Armory · Hero III **in Challenge, and removed the enemy PINAKA from this stage.

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue in Synchro Nexus Co-op where the minimap would be lost after the team entered Endless Mode.

• Fixed an issue where Pattern · Swordvane would be missing under certain circumstances.

• Fixed an issue where the interaction UI overlapped with the BREAK Override UI when interacting with objectives in the Eye of Misra and Vigil Imbrium.

• Fixed an issue where STELLARUS's Crit Rate would become abnormal after activating BREAK Override.

• Fixed an issue where SERENITH could deactivate Aux 3 during BREAK Override and interrupt BREAK Override under certain conditions.