Rise of Kingdoms

1. Our Easter Event Series Is Here!
Death gives way to life, snow gives way to rain, and winter gives way to spring. Prepare your egg basket, because Easter is here and it's bringing new festive events:
1) Wondrous Wilderness: Complete 7 days of quests to earn egg-cellent rewards. Remember, timed quests can only be completed the day they're unlocked!
2) Verdant Picnic: Collect Easter Candy and decorate an Easter picnic!
3) Spring Secrets: Spend Easter Eggs and Straw Bonnets to purchase all sorts of rewards!
4) Arms Training: Challenge Armsmaster Lohar as he gets stronger with each battle! How long can you last?
5) Team Draw: Form a team with your fellow governors, then spend Imperial Scrolls to draw fabulous prizes!
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

2. New Season of Conquest Story "Alliance Invictus" Pioneer Event Coming Soon!
New features in this story:
1) Alliance Outposts: You can upgrade any Alliance Flag into an Alliance Outpost. Not only do Alliance Outposts have all the functionality of an Alliance Flag, they can also be used to loan troops to your alliance. Your alliance leader and officers can use these loan troops to garrison buildings and launch rallies.
2) Alliance Flag Shields: You can activate a shield for individual Alliance Flags. A shielded Flag cannot be attacked for the duration of the shield. Shielded Flags cannot be used as the basis for building new Alliance Flags or launching attacks.
3) Curios: At the end of a certain Lost Kingdom Chronicles chapter, you will be able to claim a "curio". If a troop's secondary commander has a curio equipped, all units in the troop will be converted into a certain unit type (depending on the curio).
4) Support Skills: Complete quests from Bastion commanders to unlock their skills as support skills. Each troop can equip up to 2 support skills. Support skills do not affect garrisons or rallied armies.
5) Altar of Darkness Changes: While the Altar of Darkness is open, any governor with a troop inside the Altar of Darkness's province will receive continuous Honor Points (not just governors in the coalition that occupies the Altar of Darkness).

3. "Tides of War" Season of Conquest Story Optimization
1) Adjustments to Season Rules
- New Season Rule: When gathering basic resources in the Lost Kingdom (Food, Wood, Stone, or Gold), your alliance will gain alliance supplies (20% of the resources you gathered). Alliance supplies will be stored in the Alliance Merit Shop, and can be redeemed by alliance members with Merits. This rule will take effect for the entire Season.
- Increased the visibility of the following rules:
*If a garrison captain is reduced to 0 units through combat, it will not immediately return to its original city. It will remain in the garrison until combat has ended.
*In the Lost Kingdom, killing units belonging to governors in other camps will earn you Merits. Merits can be exchanged for alliance supplies in the Alliance Merit Shop. Unused Merits will be lost at the end of the Season.

1. Our Easter Event Series Is Here!
Death gives way to life, snow gives way to rain, and winter gives way to spring. Prepare your egg basket, because Easter is here and it's bringing new festive events:
1) Wondrous Wilderness: Complete 7 days of quests to earn egg-cellent rewards. Remember, timed quests can only be completed the day they're unlocked!
2) Verdant Picnic: Collect Easter Candy and decorate an Easter picnic!
3) Spring Secrets: Spend Easter Eggs and Straw Bonnets to purchase all sorts of rewards!
4) Arms Training: Challenge Armsmaster Lohar as he gets stronger with each battle! How long can you last?
5) Team Draw: Form a team with your fellow governors, then spend Imperial Scrolls to draw fabulous prizes!
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

2. New Season of Conquest Story "Alliance Invictus" Pioneer Event Coming Soon!
New features in this story:
1) Alliance Outposts: You can upgrade any Alliance Flag into an Alliance Outpost. Not only do Alliance Outposts have all the functionality of an Alliance Flag, they can also be used to loan troops to your alliance. Your alliance leader and officers can use these loan troops to garrison buildings and launch rallies.
2) Alliance Flag Shields: You can activate a shield for individual Alliance Flags. A shielded Flag cannot be attacked for the duration of the shield. Shielded Flags cannot be used as the basis for building new Alliance Flags or launching attacks.
3) Curios: At the end of a certain Lost Kingdom Chronicles chapter, you will be able to claim a "curio". If a troop's secondary commander has a curio equipped, all units in the troop will be converted into a certain unit type (depending on the curio).
4) Support Skills: Complete quests from Bastion commanders to unlock their skills as support skills. Each troop can equip up to 2 support skills. Support skills do not affect garrisons or rallied armies.
5) Altar of Darkness Changes: While the Altar of Darkness is open, any governor with a troop inside the Altar of Darkness's province will receive continuous Honor Points (not just governors in the coalition that occupies the Altar of Darkness).

3. "Tides of War" Season of Conquest Story Optimization
1) Adjustments to Season Rules
- New Season Rule: When gathering basic resources in the Lost Kingdom (Food, Wood, Stone, or Gold), your alliance will gain alliance supplies (20% of the resources you gathered). Alliance supplies will be stored in the Alliance Merit Shop, and can be redeemed by alliance members with Merits. This rule will take effect for the entire Season.
- Increased the visibility of the following rules:
*If a garrison captain is reduced to 0 units through combat, it will not immediately return to its original city. It will remain in the garrison until combat has ended.
*In the Lost Kingdom, killing units belonging to governors in other camps will earn you Merits. Merits can be exchanged for alliance supplies in the Alliance Merit Shop. Unused Merits will be lost at the end of the Season.

1. Spring Events Coming Soon!
The cattails dance their dance as the songbirds sing of a new spring. Our Spring event series is about to begin, and we've prepared a ton of fun events for you to enjoy:
1) Fisherman's Fortune: Break out your tackle box, for wonderful rewards await you among the waves.
2) Come Into the Garden: Collect Trowels to tend your garden. Earn tons of rewards, including Bait for the Fisherman's Fortune event!
3) Barbarian Incursions: Complete incursions to recover the Commerce Council's cargo!
4) Ceroli Assault: Assemble your allies and take on Ceroli's ultimate battle!
5) Zenith of Power: Gain power to win a brand new city theme!
6) In Search of Wonders: Unearth valuable armaments to pave your path to greatness.
- For this In Search of Wonders event, we've added new formations to choose from, and adjusted the number of times you can take part in the event.
*The In Search of Wonders event is only open to kingdoms that are in Season 3 or the Season of Conquest at the start of the event.
7) Race Against Time: Test your speed and strength in this race to defeat as many barbarians as possible within the time limit!
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

2. Formation and Armament Improvements
1) New Formations and Inscriptions:
- Added the Testudo and Circle formations.
- Added new "rare inscriptions". Rare inscriptions are between special inscriptions and common inscriptions in strength.
- You will be able to find armaments with rare inscriptions and armaments for the two new formations in Formation Choice Chests and Random Armament Chests. They will only be included in chests obtained from Crusader Achievements, Armament Shops, bundles, and events that open after the update, as well as both ongoing and newly-opened Lucerne Scrolls.
- Armaments with rare inscriptions and armaments for the two new formations have been added to the reward list for traveling, dispatches, and other features.
2) New Guaranteed Rare Inscription Feature:
- If you acquire 150 Legendary armaments for a single formation, one of those armaments is guaranteed to have a rare or better inscription.
- We have also recorded how many Legendary armaments each governor has acquired in the past. We will later be compensating governors with Rare Inscription Armament Chests via mail.
3) New Item for Resetting an Armament's Transmutation Chances:
- New Item: Transmutation Crystals. If you have already transmuted an armament the maximum number of times, you can spend a Transmutation Crystal to reset the armament's transmutation chances.
- In Season of Conquest Lost Kingdoms that begin after the update, Transmutation Crystals will be added to the list of Crusader Achievement rewards.
4) State Forum Travel and Dispatch Improvements:
- Before traveling or beginning a dispatch, you can select 3 preferred formations. If you earn an armament from traveling or dispatches, it is guaranteed to be for one of your preferred formations.
- Travel and dispatch rewards will no longer include resource items or speedups.
- The preferred formation feature will appear after the update once you have completed your current dispatches.

3. Ark of Osiris and Osiris League Updates
1) Osiris League Season 8 is about to start! Get ready to fight tooth and nail over the Ark of Osiris!
2) Optimized "delayed spectate" mode for Ark of Osiris and other related events:
- You can now view battlefield building information in delayed spectate mode.
- Added playback controls to delayed spectate mode (e.g. fast-forward and rewind).
- Reduced overall lag in delayed spectate mode.
*Delayed spectate mode is when there is a delay between the actual match and the match stream you are watching.

1. Spring Events Coming Soon!
The cattails dance their dance as the songbirds sing of a new spring. Our Spring event series is about to begin, and we've prepared a ton of fun events for you to enjoy:
1) Fisherman's Fortune: Break out your tackle box, for wonderful rewards await you among the waves.
2) Come Into the Garden: Collect Trowels to tend your garden. Earn tons of rewards, including Bait for the Fisherman's Fortune event!
3) Barbarian Incursions: Complete incursions to recover the Commerce Council's cargo!
4) Ceroli Assault: Assemble your allies and take on Ceroli's ultimate battle!
5) Zenith of Power: Gain power to win a brand new city theme!
6) In Search of Wonders: Unearth valuable armaments to pave your path to greatness.
- For this In Search of Wonders event, we've added new formations to choose from, and adjusted the number of times you can take part in the event.
*The In Search of Wonders event is only open to kingdoms that are in Season 3 or the Season of Conquest at the start of the event.
7) Race Against Time: Test your speed and strength in this race to defeat as many barbarians as possible within the time limit!
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

2. Formation and Armament Improvements
1) New Formations and Inscriptions:
- Added the Testudo and Circle formations.
- Added new "rare inscriptions". Rare inscriptions are between special inscriptions and common inscriptions in strength.
- You will be able to find armaments with rare inscriptions and armaments for the two new formations in Formation Choice Chests and Random Armament Chests. They will only be included in chests obtained from Crusader Achievements, Armament Shops, bundles, and events that open after the update, as well as both ongoing and newly-opened Lucerne Scrolls.
- Armaments with rare inscriptions and armaments for the two new formations have been added to the reward list for traveling, dispatches, and other features.
2) New Guaranteed Rare Inscription Feature:
- If you acquire 150 Legendary armaments for a single formation, one of those armaments is guaranteed to have a rare or better inscription.
- We have also recorded how many Legendary armaments each governor has acquired in the past. We will later be compensating governors with Rare Inscription Armament Chests via mail.
3) New Item for Resetting an Armament's Transmutation Chances:
- New Item: Transmutation Crystals. If you have already transmuted an armament the maximum number of times, you can spend a Transmutation Crystal to reset the armament's transmutation chances.
- In Season of Conquest Lost Kingdoms that begin after the update, Transmutation Crystals will be added to the list of Crusader Achievement rewards.
4) State Forum Travel and Dispatch Improvements:
- Before traveling or beginning a dispatch, you can select 3 preferred formations. If you earn an armament from traveling or dispatches, it is guaranteed to be for one of your preferred formations.
- Travel and dispatch rewards will no longer include resource items or speedups.
- The preferred formation feature will appear after the update once you have completed your current dispatches.

3. Ark of Osiris and Osiris League Updates
1) Osiris League Season 8 is about to start! Get ready to fight tooth and nail over the Ark of Osiris!
2) Optimized "delayed spectate" mode for Ark of Osiris and other related events:
- You can now view battlefield building information in delayed spectate mode.
- Added playback controls to delayed spectate mode (e.g. fast-forward and rewind).
- Reduced overall lag in delayed spectate mode.
*Delayed spectate mode is when there is a delay between the actual match and the match stream you are watching.

1. Our Spring Festival Event Series Has Arrived
As flowers rise from the snowmelt and bare branches bloom with new life, let's celebrate the coming of spring with our Spring Festival event series!
1) Luck of the Loong: Complete 8 days of quests to win great rewards!
2) Roaring to Life: Defeat barbarians and collect Bronze Taels!
3) Lantern's Light: Exchange Firecrackers and Dragon Packs for wonderful rewards!
- If your kingdom has reached the offseason before Lost Kingdom Season 2, Little Brushes will be added to the list of items you can redeem in this event.
- Starting with this event, blueprints for "The Bard's Pendant" accessory will be added to Blueprint Choice Chests.
4) Lucky Red Packet: Begin the new year on a high by sharing the love!
- There will be a limit on how many Red Packets you can claim (300 Red Packets across the entire event).
5) Gem Rush: Oooh, shiny! Make in-game purchases to earn extra gifts!
6) Alliance Quiz: Gather your allies for the ultimate test of wits and knowledge!
7) Protect the Supplies: Escort supply caravans for fantastic rewards!
8) Tempest Clash: The ocean is calling and the cannons are roaring! Unfurl your sails and wrest control of the high seas!
9) Treasure Hunt: Uncover the secrets of an ancient treasure map!
10) Bankrupt The Boutique: Esmeralda's starting the new year off with a bang! The more you buy, the more you save!
*See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

2. Iconic Equipment Optimization
1) Optimized the way equipment is ordered in the Iconic equipment interface.
2) Optimized and unified the names of certain Iconic V effects.
3) Optimized the troop dispatch interface to better display "Unit Capacity" bonuses provided by Iconic equipment.
4) Optimized how certain Iconic V effects are displayed in battle reports.

3. Preparation Season Adjustments
1) The number of starting provinces in the Preparation Season have been reduced from 6 to 3. The other 3 provinces will no longer be open at the start.
2) You can no longer enter locked provinces via Beginner's Teleports or migration until certain Kingdom Chronicles have been completed.
3) Adjusted the requirements for certain Kingdom Chronicles.
*The above changes will only apply to certain newly-opened kingdoms.

1. Our Christmas Event Series Is Here!
The glow of red and green lights and the sheen of white snow can only mean one thing: it's going to be a holly jolly Christmas! To celebrate, we've prepared a slate of festive events:
1) Christmas Party: Complete quests for special Christmas presents!
2) Smithy Specials: Head to the Blacksmith for this limited-time deal! Purchase discounted equipment blueprint fragments, Legendary equipment materials, and more.
3) Merry Cakemas: We've baked our Christmas cake, but we're out of whipped cream! We're counting on you, chef!
4) Arms Training: Armsmaster Lohar is back, and he's here to spread the holiday cheer with a good old-fashioned throwdown!
5) Ceroli Assault: Assemble your allies and take on Ceroli's ultimate battle!
6) Zenith of Power: Gain power to win a brand-new city theme!
7) Opening Ceremony: Sign in for 7 days to earn limited-time avatar frames from the Avatar Frame Design Content community event!
*See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

2. Awaken Your Iconic Equipment to New Heights!
1. Except for the weapon Trial of the Lost Kingdom and gathering equipment, all Legendary equipment can be awakened into Iconic equipment. Iconic equipment is split into five upgradeable tiers.
*All Iconic effects already in the game will now be Iconic I tier.
2) The cost of awakening a piece of equipment and its Iconic effects depend on its level and type.
- Awakening to Iconic I tier requires Iconic Crystals and Gold.
- Subsequent Iconic tiers require equipment blueprints, equipment materials, and Gold.
3) After a piece of equipment is awakened to the next Iconic tier, it will inherit its previous refinement level and special talent. It will also gain a bonus to its attributes.
4) Equipment set effects will not be affected when awakening one of the constituent pieces to a new Iconic tier.
5) Your kingdom must be in Season 1 or later to access Iconic equipment and its related systems.

3. Transform Your City Themes With Transmog!
1) Using the transmog feature, you can change the appearance of a city theme to that of another city theme, while keeping its original attribute bonuses.
2) You can only transmog a city theme into a theme of the same quality level and unit type.
3) You can only transmog city themes you permanently own.
4) Transmogging requires special items, which can be acquired from a variety of events.

1. Thanksgiving Event Series
The fields have been harvested and the feast tables have started to fill up. Thanksgiving has arrived once more! Join us as we celebrate the holidays with a series of events:
1) Thanksgiving Feast: Prepare a hearty Thanksgiving meal and level up your feast!
2) A Cordial Invitation: Take part in a Thanksgiving feast with your alliance! Level up your Thanksgiving Feast to earn extra rewards.
3) Esmeralda's Prayer: We never know when the wheel of life will stop turning. Maybe your luck can change?
4) Esmeralda's Collection: Try your luck to win some of Esmeralda's riches.
5) War of the Ruins: Contend for an age-old battlefield in search of missing treasure.

2. New Season of Conquest Story "Tides of War" Pioneer Event Coming Soon
New features in this story:
1) Tides: In Tides of War, the Lost Kingdom will cycle through phases known as "Tides". Each Tide will last for 4 days and have its own unique mechanics.
2) Tide Effects: Each Tide has its own mechanics, which will affect all governors in the Lost Kingdom. Plan your strategy ahead of time to get the most out of each Tide.
3) Personal Directives: During each Tide, you can choose one of 4 Personal Directives to issue, which will provide you with a unique buff for the rest of the Tide.
4) Alliance Directives: Your alliance leader and officers will also be able to issue Alliance Directives, with 2-3 unique Directives per Tide. Alliance Directives will affect all members of your alliance and help shape your strategic direction.
5) Alliance Merit Shop: During this story, killing or severely wounding other governors' units will earn you Merits. Merits can be used in the Alliance Merit Shop to redeem alliance supplies. Alliance supplies can be restocked by gathering resources and defeating Barbarian Patrols during certain Tides.

3. Commander Skill Description Rework
In this version, we've rewritten and optimized the descriptions for virtually every commander skill. Note that we have NOT changed the actual effects of any of these skills. Below are some specific changes we made:
1) The term "normal attack damage" has been replaced with "normal damage" and the term "normal attack" has been replaced by "basic attack".
- The previous term "normal attack damage" has always included damage dealt by BOTH normal attacks and counterattacks, and we felt that this term did not clearly express this idea.
2) For all commander skills, we have worked to eliminate ambiguities, more clearly define targets/scopes, improve readability, and unify/optimize terminology. This includes things like clarifying skill conditions/triggers, more clearly stating cooldown times/durations, breaking skills into more readable chunks, etc.
3) As previously stated, these changes are purely textual and have no effect on the actual effects of these skills.

4. "Siege of Orléans" Season of Conquest Story Optimization
1) Added text to the auxiliary skills interface to more clearly show when in the Lost Kingdoms Chronicles each commander is unlocked.
2) Certain skills that had no effect when equipped as auxiliary skills can no longer be equipped as auxiliary skills.
3) Increased the Writ cap to 10000.
4) Optimized Motte performance and made them more recognizable on the map.
5) Added Pyrrhus and Pericles to the list of auxiliary commanders.
Items 1-4 will apply to all Lost Kingdoms in the Siege of Orléans story immediately after the update. Item 5 will only apply to Lost Kingdoms that begin after the update.

5. PC Version Improvements
1) Added shortcut keys to Scenario Battles, mainly used for the Ceroli event series, Ian's Ballads, and Champions of Olympia.
2) Optimized text input.
3) Optimized the performance of certain videos and interfaces.
4) Fixed an issue where logging in via Google was sometimes blocked.

1. Rise up! Fight to the top! The RoK Global Champions Grand Prix is underway!
The clarion call has sounded! Who will prove themselves the mightiest warrior of them all? Gather your friends, spectate the thrilling battles, and cheer on your favorite team! By taking part in the Grand Prix festivities you'll have a chance to earn exclusive rewards.

2. Our Halloween Event Series Has Begun!
A spooktastic night approaches! Even the eeriest jack o' lanterns and the spookiest skeletons are preparing for a festive night of fright! Halloween has finally arrived, and we've prepared a series of exciting holiday events to celebrate:
1) All Hallows' Eve: Complete 7 days of quests for festive rewards!
2) Monster Mash: Celebrate Halloween by decorating a frightful fiesta!
3) Ghastly Gifts: If you run into any spooky pumpkins, be sure to pick them up!
4) Protect the Supplies: Deliver the supplies safely to the village. Protect the property of your citizens!
5) Ghoulish Graveyard: The graveyards outside your city abound with shrieking and wailing. Many spirits are trapped there, waiting for you to come release them!
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

3. Season of Conquest "Storm of Stratagems" Story Adjustments
- Removed sign-up restrictions. All qualifying kingdoms can now sign up for the Storm of Stratagems story.
- Rebalanced some Stratagem effects.
- Adjusted the number and placement of Lvl 4 and Lvl 9 Passes.
- Added more Ancient Ruins and Altars of Darkness. Adjusted the order and timing of the Lost Kingdom Chronicles accordingly.
- Fixed a number of miscellaneous bugs.

4. PC Version Improvements
1) Optimized PC version screen adaptation. Should now be compatible with widescreen and other display types while in full-screen mode.
2) Optimized a number of resources to improve visual performance.

5. Other Improvements
1) Adjusted the skills of Margaret I and Babur:
- Increased the power of some skills.
- Changed some buffs so that they only affect ranged damage, not melee damage.
2) Fixed a bug with William I's expertise skill Judgement Day where the number of surrounding troops used in the skill's calculations could exceed the limit in certain situations.
3) Armament Improvements:
- When you acquire multiple new armaments at once, there is now an option to bulk recycle armaments you don't want to keep.
- Added an option to classify armaments by formation to the armament section of the inventory.
- Optimized how filtering by attributes in the equip interface works. You can now filter by unit type and attributes separately.
4) Added a custom formation feature. You can now set up a temporary custom formation, allowing you to control all troops in the formation simultaneously.

1. Anniversary events are launching soon!
- Sign-In Spoils: Log in for 7 days to gain legendary commanders and other great rewards!
- RoK Yearbook: Look back on your journey in 2022–2023. We're so happy to have you with us!
- Let There Be Moonlight: Collect Lunar Lanterns and exchange them for limited-time rewards!
- Barbarian Incursions: Complete incursions to recover the Commerce Council's cargo!
- Sharp Eyes & Quick Hands: Put your hand speed to the test with new jigsaw puzzles.
- Arms Training: Armsmaster Lohar throws down the gauntlet again!
- Desert Tracks: Escort a caravan carrying rare treasures and embark upon the path to the Great Moon Festival!
- Circus of Wonders: Behold the incredible circus and win prizes from the Amazing Parrot Brothers Goldayne and Fogsworth!
- Zenith of Power: Gain power to win a brand-new city theme!
- Collab Project: In collaboration with the Shaanxi History Museum, we bring you an all-new decoration: Tiger Tally!
- Gem Rush: The light of dawn illuminates the path forward. Make purchases to get gifts! (Only available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days and have yet not entered Season 2 or its offseason.)
- Epic Glory: The tale of glory continues. Make purchases to get gifts! (Only available in regions that have already entered Season 2 or later.)
*See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. The available events and rewards will differ depending on the current season and age of each kingdom. Please refer to your kingdom's Event Calendar for details.

2. Osiris League Grand Finals Starting Soon!
The sound of battle has returned once again to these windswept sands! The Osiris League Grand Finals have begun. Who shall earn the champion's trophy? We invite you to feast your eyes on this mighty competition!

3. Alliance Management Improvements
1.) Added a new blocklist/passlist feature for alliance members. Governors on an alliance's blocklist cannot apply to join the alliance, and governors on the alliance's passlist will be automatically accepted if they apply.
2.) In the Lost Kingdom, alliance leaders, officers, and captains will be able to kick out troops that are in alliance rallies, constructing alliance buildings, or garrisoned in alliance buildings.

4. Season of Conquest Improvements
1.) Added previews to story registration. You can now view the status of the next story you're registered for.
2.) Added a feature to allow you to mark kingdoms as "hostile" during story registration. If a hostile kingdom is matched into the same Lost Kingdom as yours, the system will try not to place them in the same camp as you.
3.) Added a new King Skill: Banish. Use this skill to banish a governor in your kingdom, teleporting their city to a random location in the upper-left province of your kingdom. If the target province has no space, they will be teleported to the next outermost province.

5. PC Version Improvements
1.) Added Champions of Olympia, Ark of Osiris, and Lost Kingdom standings to profile pages.
2.) Improved the appearance of some elements of the Store interface.

6. Other Improvements
1.) Improved the usability of ranged mode for troops using the V formation:
- Troops using the V formation will be able to switch to ranged mode when on any open, empty terrain (including outside of friendly territory).
- Reduced the time required for troops to switch into and out of ranged mode.
- Added a feature to prevent losing formation when switching modes.
- When dragging a troop using the V formation to attack an enemy troop, the V formation troop will automatically select a suitable position to switch into ranged mode.
2.) Added many new achievements and achievement rewards.
3.) Adjusted the text for some armament effects in battle reports.
4.) Added a secondary confirmation when a garrison's captain exits the garrison.
5.) Added alliance territory and name displays to the Bastion and Resource categories of the minimap.

1. Anniversary events are launching soon!
- Sign-In Spoils: Log in for 7 days to gain legendary commanders and other great rewards!
- RoK Yearbook: Look back on your journey in 2022–2023. We're so happy to have you with us!
- Let There Be Moonlight: Collect Lunar Lanterns and exchange them for limited-time rewards!
- Barbarian Incursions: Complete incursions to recover the Commerce Council's cargo!
- Sharp Eyes & Quick Hands: Put your hand speed to the test with new jigsaw puzzles.
- Arms Training: Armsmaster Lohar throws down the gauntlet again!
- Desert Tracks: Escort a caravan carrying rare treasures and embark upon the path to the Great Moon Festival!
- Circus of Wonders: Behold the incredible circus and win prizes from the Amazing Parrot Brothers Goldayne and Fogsworth!
- Zenith of Power: Gain power to win a brand-new city theme!
- Collab Project: In collaboration with the Shaanxi History Museum, we bring you an all-new decoration: Tiger Tally!
- Gem Rush: The light of dawn illuminates the path forward. Make purchases to get gifts! (Only available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days and have yet not entered Season 2 or its offseason.)
- Epic Glory: The tale of glory continues. Make purchases to get gifts! (Only available in regions that have already entered Season 2 or later.)
*See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. The available events and rewards will differ depending on the current season and age of each kingdom. Please refer to your kingdom's Event Calendar for details.

2. Osiris League Grand Finals Starting Soon!
The sound of battle has returned once again to these windswept sands! The Osiris League Grand Finals have begun. Who shall earn the champion's trophy? We invite you to feast your eyes on this mighty competition!

3. Alliance Management Improvements
1.) Added a new blocklist/passlist feature for alliance members. Governors on an alliance's blocklist cannot apply to join the alliance, and governors on the alliance's passlist will be automatically accepted if they apply.
2.) In the Lost Kingdom, alliance leaders, officers, and captains will be able to kick out troops that are in alliance rallies, constructing alliance buildings, or garrisoned in alliance buildings.

4. Season of Conquest Improvements
1.) Added previews to story registration. You can now view the status of the next story you're registered for.
2.) Added a feature to allow you to mark kingdoms as "hostile" during story registration. If a hostile kingdom is matched into the same Lost Kingdom as yours, the system will try not to place them in the same camp as you.
3.) Added a new King Skill: Banish. Use this skill to banish a governor in your kingdom, teleporting their city to a random location in the upper-left province of your kingdom. If the target province has no space, they will be teleported to the next outermost province.

5. PC Version Improvements
1.) Added Champions of Olympia, Ark of Osiris, and Lost Kingdom standings to profile pages.
2.) Improved the appearance of some elements of the Store interface.

6. Other Improvements
1.) Improved the usability of ranged mode for troops using the V formation:
- Troops using the V formation will be able to switch to ranged mode when on any open, empty terrain (including outside of friendly territory).
- Reduced the time required for troops to switch into and out of ranged mode.
- Added a feature to prevent losing formation when switching modes.
- When dragging a troop using the V formation to attack an enemy troop, the V formation troop will automatically select a suitable position to switch into ranged mode.
2.) Added many new achievements and achievement rewards.
3.) Adjusted the text for some armament effects in battle reports.
4.) Added a secondary confirmation when a garrison's captain exits the garrison.
5.) Added alliance territory and name displays to the Bastion and Resource categories of the minimap.

1. Anniversary events are launching soon!
- Sign-In Spoils: Log in for 7 days to gain legendary commanders and other great rewards!
- RoK Yearbook: Look back on your journey in 2022–2023. We're so happy to have you with us!
- Let There Be Moonlight: Collect Lunar Lanterns and exchange them for limited-time rewards!
- Barbarian Incursions: Complete incursions to recover the Commerce Council's cargo!
- Sharp Eyes & Quick Hands: Put your hand speed to the test with new jigsaw puzzles.
- Arms Training: Armsmaster Lohar throws down the gauntlet again!
- Desert Tracks: Escort a caravan carrying rare treasures and embark upon the path to the Great Moon Festival!
- Circus of Wonders: Behold the incredible circus and win prizes from the Amazing Parrot Brothers Goldayne and Fogsworth!
- Zenith of Power: Gain power to win a brand-new city theme!
- Collab Project: In collaboration with the Shaanxi History Museum, we bring you an all-new decoration: Tiger Tally!
- Gem Rush: The light of dawn illuminates the path forward. Make purchases to get gifts! (Only available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days and have yet not entered Season 2 or its offseason.)
- Epic Glory: The tale of glory continues. Make purchases to get gifts! (Only available in regions that have already entered Season 2 or later.)
*See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. The available events and rewards will differ depending on the current season and age of each kingdom. Please refer to your kingdom's Event Calendar for details.

2. Osiris League Grand Finals Starting Soon!
The sound of battle has returned once again to these windswept sands! The Osiris League Grand Finals have begun. Who shall earn the champion's trophy? We invite you to feast your eyes on this mighty competition!

3. Alliance Management Improvements
1.) Added a new blocklist/passlist feature for alliance members. Governors on an alliance's blocklist cannot apply to join the alliance, and governors on the alliance's passlist will be automatically accepted if they apply.
2.) In the Lost Kingdom, alliance leaders, officers, and captains will be able to kick out troops that are in alliance rallies, constructing alliance buildings, or garrisoned in alliance buildings.

4. Season of Conquest Improvements
1.) Added previews to story registration. You can now view the status of the next story you're registered for.
2.) Added a feature to allow you to mark kingdoms as "hostile" during story registration. If a hostile kingdom is matched into the same Lost Kingdom as yours, the system will try not to place them in the same camp as you.
3.) Added a new King Skill: Banish. Use this skill to banish a governor in your kingdom, teleporting their city to a random location in the upper-left province of your kingdom. If the target province has no space, they will be teleported to the next outermost province.

5. PC Version Improvements
1.) Added Champions of Olympia, Ark of Osiris, and Lost Kingdom standings to profile pages.
2.) Improved the appearance of some elements of the Store interface.

6. Other Improvements
1.) Improved the usability of ranged mode for troops using the V formation:
- Troops using the V formation will be able to switch to ranged mode when on any open, empty terrain (including outside of friendly territory).
- Reduced the time required for troops to switch into and out of ranged mode.
- Added a feature to prevent losing formation when switching modes.
- When dragging a troop using the V formation to attack an enemy troop, the V formation troop will automatically select a suitable position to switch into ranged mode.
2.) Added many new achievements and achievement rewards.
3.) Adjusted the text for some armament effects in battle reports.
4.) Added a secondary confirmation when a garrison's captain exits the garrison.
5.) Added alliance territory and name displays to the Bastion and Resource categories of the minimap.

1. New Trust System and Commander Stories
1) We've added the new Trust system and tons of new dialogue for 10 commanders (with more on the way): Cao Cao, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Æthelflæd, Cleopatra VII, Seondeok, Joan of Arc, Scipio Africanus, Sun Tzu, Belisarius, and Lohar.
2) The above commanders will show up in your city, where you'll be able to interact with them. You can increase their Trust in you by talking with them or gifting them Golden Apples. As you increase a commander's trust, you'll unlock chapters of their biography and exclusive new dialogue with full English voice acting.
3) Once they've reached certain Trust level, you'll also unlock a commander's exclusive animated emojis.
2. Across the sea of stars, Altair and Vega are fated to meet again. The Qixi Festival event series has begun, and we've prepared a number of events for the occasion:
- Esmeralda's Prayer: We never know when the wheel of life will stop turning. Maybe your luck can change?
- Esmeralda's Treasures: Try your luck to win some of Esmeralda's riches.
- War of the Ruins: Contend for an age-old battlefield in search of missing treasure.
- Race Against Time: Who can eliminate the most barbarians in a short period of time?
- In Search of Wonders: Discover ancient armaments and pave your path to power. (Only open to kingdoms that are in Season 3 or the Season of Conquest at the start of the event)
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.
3. Lost Kingdom Optimizations
1) Improved the rewards of certain Crusader Achievements. These improvements will take effect for Lost Kingdoms that begin after the update:
- For kingdoms in Season 2 to the Season of Conquest, we've added Formation Choice Chests to the rewards of certain Crusader Achievements.
- For kingdoms in Season 3 or the Season of Conquest, we've added Transmutation Stones to the rewards of certain Crusader Achievements.
2) Reduced the difficulty of some Lost Kingdom Chronicles quests in the Endless War, Distant Journey, and Light and Darkness stories. We've also reduced the difficulty of capturing Crusader Fortresses.
3) Added the Season Accolades leaderboard. In the last three days of the Lost Kingdom, you'll be able to view the governors with the most units killed, most units lost, and most units healed in the Lost Kingdom.
4) In stories where you can dispatch two troops to join rallies, we've optimized the process of replacing a troop you've dispatched to a rally. You can now replace a single troop instead of replacing both troops together.
5) During the first stage of the Eve of the Crusade event, you can now trade Scraps of Parchment with all governors in your kingdom, not just with your fellow alliance members.
6) Optimized the Past Glory event. These changes will take effect for Lost Kingdoms that begin after 2023/08/11:
- The difficulty of certain stages of the event have been adjusted, depending on your Season.
- The maximum duration of each stage of the event has been changed: 3 days for the first stage, 2 days for the second stage, and 2 days for the third stage. If the task for a given stage hasn't been completed by this time, the event will automatically move onto the next stage.
- There is now a limit to how many Hero Medallions you can earn during the third stage of the event. Once you've earned the maximum number of Hero Medallions, you can still donate commander sculptures to speed up the reconstruction of your Crusader Fortress, but you will not earn any more Hero Medallions.
7) Optimized some functional text in the Lost Kingdom. These changes are cosmetic and will have no effect on gameplay.

4. Other Changes

1. New Trust System and Commander Stories
1) We've added the new Trust system and tons of new dialogue for 10 commanders (with more on the way): Cao Cao, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Æthelflæd, Cleopatra VII, Seondeok, Joan of Arc, Scipio Africanus, Sun Tzu, Belisarius, and Lohar.
2) The above commanders will show up in your city, where you'll be able to interact with them. You can increase their Trust in you by talking with them or gifting them Golden Apples. As you increase a commander's trust, you'll unlock chapters of their biography and exclusive new dialogue with full English voice acting.
3) Once they've reached certain Trust level, you'll also unlock a commander's exclusive animated emojis.
2. Across the sea of stars, Altair and Vega are fated to meet again. The Qixi Festival event series has begun, and we've prepared a number of events for the occasion:
- Esmeralda's Prayer: We never know when the wheel of life will stop turning. Maybe your luck can change?
- Esmeralda's Treasures: Try your luck to win some of Esmeralda's riches.
- War of the Ruins: Contend for an age-old battlefield in search of missing treasure.
- Race Against Time: Who can eliminate the most barbarians in a short period of time?
- In Search of Wonders: Discover ancient armaments and pave your path to power. (Only open to kingdoms that are in Season 3 or the Season of Conquest at the start of the event)
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.
3. Lost Kingdom Optimizations
1) Improved the rewards of certain Crusader Achievements. These improvements will take effect for Lost Kingdoms that begin after the update:
- For kingdoms in Season 2 to the Season of Conquest, we've added Formation Choice Chests to the rewards of certain Crusader Achievements.
- For kingdoms in Season 3 or the Season of Conquest, we've added Transmutation Stones to the rewards of certain Crusader Achievements.
2) Reduced the difficulty of some Lost Kingdom Chronicles quests in the Endless War, Distant Journey, and Light and Darkness stories. We've also reduced the difficulty of capturing Crusader Fortresses.
3) Added the Season Accolades leaderboard. In the last three days of the Lost Kingdom, you'll be able to view the governors with the most units killed, most units lost, and most units healed in the Lost Kingdom.
4) In stories where you can dispatch two troops to join rallies, we've optimized the process of replacing a troop you've dispatched to a rally. You can now replace a single troop instead of replacing both troops together.
5) During the first stage of the Eve of the Crusade event, you can now trade Scraps of Parchment with all governors in your kingdom, not just with your fellow alliance members.
6) Optimized the Past Glory event. These changes will take effect for Lost Kingdoms that begin after 2023/08/11:
- The difficulty of certain stages of the event have been adjusted, depending on your Season.
- The maximum duration of each stage of the event has been changed: 3 days for the first stage, 2 days for the second stage, and 2 days for the third stage. If the task for a given stage hasn't been completed by this time, the event will automatically move onto the next stage.
- There is now a limit to how many Hero Medallions you can earn during the third stage of the event. Once you've earned the maximum number of Hero Medallions, you can still donate commander sculptures to speed up the reconstruction of your Crusader Fortress, but you will not earn any more Hero Medallions.
7) Optimized some functional text in the Lost Kingdom. These changes are cosmetic and will have no effect on gameplay.

4. Other Changes

1. New Civilization: Greece!
The winds of freedom began from the scattered city-states of the Aegean, and their legendary epics are still retold to this day. Governors near and far, listen to the crash of the eternal waves and accept the blessings of Olympus. Shape your future and write your epic!
1) After the update, you can change your civilization to Greece to experience its new civilization features, building architecture, and special units. A Greek-style animated loading screen will also be released together with the update. You can switch to the new loading screen via the Settings page at any time.
2) Take part in the Greece event series for a chance to win amazing rewards:
-Paean of Olympus: Complete 7 days of quests for great rewards!
-Hellenic Epic: Chisel out and paint an epic tale!
-Aegean Blooms: Enjoy Grecian beauty and redeem limited-time rewards!
-Protect the Supplies: Escort supply caravans for fantastic rewards!
-Ceroli Assault: Assemble your allies and take on Ceroli's ultimate battle!
-Sign-In Spoils: Sign in for 7 days to claim the Sculptures of a new Greek commander!
-Tempest Clash: Choose your warship and battle it out on the high seas!
-Alliance Quiz: Participate in a quiz with your allies!
-Music & Muses: Show the community your creativity!
-Treasures of Pyrrhus: Collect Pyrrhic Staters and claim Pyrrhus Sculptures!
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days. Event rewards may vary depending on your kingdom's season.
3) You can acquire the new epic commander Pericles and legendary commander Pyrrhus in the Greece event series.
After the Greece event series end, the two commanders will be gradually added to the following features and events:
-Pericles: Can be acquired through Silver Chests, Golden Chests, and the Expedition Shop.
-Pyrrhus: Can be acquired through Golden Chests, the Expedition Shop, Daily Special Offers, and Card King (Daily Special Offers and Card King will be available starting on day 43 of your kingdom's Preparation Season).
Pyrrhus' Museum Relics will be available after a certain time.

2. New Season of Conquest Story ""Storm of Stratagems"" Pioneer Event Coming Soon
Step foot on a distant continent, where rising plumes of smoke herald a battle to come. We have worked tirelessly to expand our territory, but in doing so have planted the seeds of war deep in this land. Amidst a storm of conflict and calumny, we have learned to be flexible in our tactics, make new allies, and repel our enemies. On this new battlefield, who will emerge as the victor?
1) Team System: All registered kingdoms will be divided into S, A, B, C, or D-class based on their power. Kingdoms can form teams based on their classes. After teams have been formed, 6 teams with similar power will be matched to the same Lost Kingdom, with each team belonging to one of the 6 camps.
2) Stratagem System: In this story, you can equip a variety of ""Stratagems,"" which provide permanent buffs for you and your troops. You can select from a number of different ""Stratagem Folios"", each of which have a different combination of Stratagem slots. Stratagems must be equipped to a slot that matches their type.
3) Counter Rallies: Whenever your coalition is targeted by an enemy rallied army, you can launch a ""counter rally"" against their rallied army. A counter rallied army will immediately set out once it has reached its troop capacity and all participating troops have arrived.
4) Alliance Arrow Towers:

3. Armament System Optimization
4. ""Golden Kingdom"" Event Optimizations
5. Improvements to Season of Conquest
6. Alliance Mobilization Optimizations
7. Other Optimizations

1. New Civilization: Greece!
The winds of freedom began from the scattered city-states of the Aegean, and their legendary epics are still retold to this day. Governors near and far, listen to the crash of the eternal waves and accept the blessings of Olympus. Shape your future and write your epic!
1) After the update, you can change your civilization to Greece to experience its new civilization features, building architecture, and special units. A Greek-style animated loading screen will also be released together with the update. You can switch to the new loading screen via the Settings page at any time.
2) Take part in the Greece event series for a chance to win amazing rewards:
-Paean of Olympus: Complete 7 days of quests for great rewards!
-Hellenic Epic: Chisel out and paint an epic tale!
-Aegean Blooms: Enjoy Grecian beauty and redeem limited-time rewards!
-Protect the Supplies: Escort supply caravans for fantastic rewards!
-Ceroli Assault: Assemble your allies and take on Ceroli's ultimate battle!
-Sign-In Spoils: Sign in for 7 days to claim the Sculptures of a new Greek commander!
-Tempest Clash: Choose your warship and battle it out on the high seas!
-Alliance Quiz: Participate in a quiz with your allies!
-Music & Muses: Show the community your creativity!
-Treasures of Pyrrhus: Collect Pyrrhic Staters and claim Pyrrhus Sculptures!
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days. Event rewards may vary depending on your kingdom's season.
3) You can acquire the new epic commander Pericles and legendary commander Pyrrhus in the Greece event series.
After the Greece event series end, the two commanders will be gradually added to the following features and events:
-Pericles: Can be acquired through Silver Chests, Golden Chests, and the Expedition Shop.
-Pyrrhus: Can be acquired through Golden Chests, the Expedition Shop, Daily Special Offers, and Card King (Daily Special Offers and Card King will be available starting on day 43 of your kingdom's Preparation Season).
Pyrrhus' Museum Relics will be available after a certain time.

2. New Season of Conquest Story ""Storm of Stratagems"" Pioneer Event Coming Soon
Step foot on a distant continent, where rising plumes of smoke herald a battle to come. We have worked tirelessly to expand our territory, but in doing so have planted the seeds of war deep in this land. Amidst a storm of conflict and calumny, we have learned to be flexible in our tactics, make new allies, and repel our enemies. On this new battlefield, who will emerge as the victor?
1) Team System: All registered kingdoms will be divided into S, A, B, C, or D-class based on their power. Kingdoms can form teams based on their classes. After teams have been formed, 6 teams with similar power will be matched to the same Lost Kingdom, with each team belonging to one of the 6 camps.
2) Stratagem System: In this story, you can equip a variety of ""Stratagems,"" which provide permanent buffs for you and your troops. You can select from a number of different ""Stratagem Folios"", each of which have a different combination of Stratagem slots. Stratagems must be equipped to a slot that matches their type.
3) Counter Rallies: Whenever your coalition is targeted by an enemy rallied army, you can launch a ""counter rally"" against their rallied army. A counter rallied army will immediately set out once it has reached its troop capacity and all participating troops have arrived.
4) Alliance Arrow Towers:

3. Armament System Optimization
4. ""Golden Kingdom"" Event Optimizations
5. Improvements to Season of Conquest
6. Alliance Mobilization Optimizations
7. Other Optimizations

1. Champions of Olympia Optimizations
1) Overall Adjustments:
- New Modes: Champions of Olympia has been divided into two modes: "Unranked" and "Team Ranked".
- Opening Time: This event will begin every Saturday and will last for 2 days.
- Division Adjustments: Kingdoms in Season 3 of the Lost Kingdom will now be assigned to the Odyssey Division.
- Formation Buffs: Formation and armament buffs will now take effect in the Odyssey Division.
- Activity Point Adjustments: Adjusted Activity point rewards and greatly reduced the number of Activity points needed to claim rewards.
- Matchmaking Adjustments: Adjusted matchmaking criteria to better reflect actual governor power.
- Skill Adjustments: Optimized skill descriptions and adjusted the effects of several skills, such as Shock and Awe, Counteroffensive, Vengeful Strike, Inspiring Ballad, Preemptive Strike, etc.
2) About Team Ranked Mode:
- Member Limit: You must form a team of 5 to take part in Team Ranked mode.
- Event Time: This mode is only available on weekends while the Season is ongoing.
- Earning Stars: Your first 3 wins of the week will each earn you an extra star, but winning 3 times in a row will no longer earn you an extra star.
- Season Challenges: Added Season-long challenge quests, removed the Olympia Token and store system (unused Olympia Tokens will be converted at a later date).
- League Adjustments: Changed the names of some leagues, optimized the artwork of each league. The transfer of leagues between Seasons has remained unchanged.

2. Lost Kingdom Adjustments
1) Added the Season Retrospect feature. At the end of a story, you will be able to review your performance that Season and some relevant statistics.
2) "King of the Nile" Season of Conquest story optimization:
- Team System: Changed the number of members in each kingdom team. A and B-class kingdoms will be formed into teams of 6 (instead of 4), C and D-class kingdoms will be formed into teams of 9 (instead of 6).
- Lost Kingdom: Adjusted the size of some provinces and the location of certain provinces and Passes. Expanded the size of combat provinces. In addition, before the opening of the Heliopolis in the King's Land, some Passes will be unsealed so that allies can help support the war effort.
- Chronicles: Adjusted the start time of certain Chronicles to increase the pace/intensity of combat.
- Crusader Achievements: Adjusted the requirements of the Crusader Achievement "All-Conquering IV".
3) "Siege of Orléans" Season of Conquest story optimization:
- Adjusted the Lost Kingdom map, icons, and buildings. Optimized the story's main page.
4) "Warriors Unbound" Season of Conquest story optimization:
- Adjusted the restrictions on Alliance Fortresses. Now, when building Alliance Fortresses outside of your starting province, they must be built in areas bordering a Holy Site or Pass (you do not need to capture the Holy Site/Pass).
5) Added the city theme "St. Peter's Basilica" to the Season of Conquest Combat Shop.

3. Autarch/Vindicator Tavern Adjustments
1) Added a new Aspirant Tavern, which will be open to all governors. Those who received an Autarch or Vindicator reward will be able to access the Autarch or Vindicator Tavern.
2) Adjusted the opening time of the Autarch/Vindicator/Aspirant Taverns. The Taverns will now open at the start of the Lost Kingdom Season and remain open for 3 days.
3) The Taverns will not be opened during your kingdom's first Season of Conquest.

4. Other Changes

1. Ark of Osiris and Osiris League
1) Osiris League Season 7 is about to start! Get ready to fight tooth and nail over the Ark of Osiris!
2) The Pioneer event for the new Ark of Osiris game mode "Ark of Osiris: Raging Sands" is starting soon!
As Seth and Iset stir from their slumber, fierce sandstorms blot out the sun over Egypt. After the update goes live, you will have the chance to experience a new Ark of Osiris game mode, where you will need to fight through the sands themselves if you wish to control Egypt.
- Sandstorms: In this new Ark of Osiris map, the map will be covered in a Sandstorm that will obscure your view of enemy forces.
- New Skills: In the new Ark of Osiris, 5 new skills will be added to help you fight your way through the Sandstorm.
- Shu's Favor: Shu, God of Wind and He Who Rises Up, has seen fit to grant you his blessing. At the start of battle, all troops on both sides will receive Shu's Favor, increasing their March Speed to help them get to the battlefield more quickly. Some skills that increase March Speed cannot be used while you have Shu's Favor.
- Occupation Bonuses and Skill Tweaks: In the new Ark of Osiris, we have added new bonuses for occupying certain buildings and adjusted or removed certain skills.
3) In Ark of Osiris, titled officers, alliance leaders, and garrison captains can now manually remove troops from their garrison.

2. New Equipment Coming Soon
1) We've added legendary leadership equipment, which can be found at the Blacksmith once the game is updated. New blueprints are also coming in future updates.
2) Legendary-quality Random Blueprint Fragment Chests (Gathering) and Random Blueprint Fragment Chests (Leadership) have been added to the VIP Shop.

3. Improvements and Adjustments to Season of Conquest
1) In the Lost Kingdom, you can now join alliances in other kingdoms and migrate within the Lost Kingdom.
- You can now join any alliance in your camp, regardless of kingdom.
- After the Season ends and the immigration period begins, you can apply to migrate to any kingdom in your current Lost Kingdom. After your application is approved you will be able to immigrate to that kingdom with fewer Passport Pages than you would normally need. More information will be added to the main Season page 7 days before the start of the immigration period.
2) Improved the layout of the main Season of Conquest page.
3) Commander Margaret I will be added to the Legendary Tavern.
4) Optimized the Autarch and Vindicator Taverns:
- The length of the Autarch Tavern and Vindicator Tavern events has been reduced from 3 days to 1 day.
- Adjusted the number of available Commanders in the Autarch Tavern from 2 to 1; In the Autarch Tavern and Vindicator Tavern, the Commander is no longer locked when selected. Before the end of the event, you may freely switch the selected Commander on the list.
- You can change your chosen commander any time before the event ends.
- Adjusted the rewards you can earn through the Autarch and Vindicator Taverns. You can now earn items for your selected commander or other items like resources, Speedups, and more.

4. Improvements to Immigration
1) Optimized immigration rules for kingdoms that have just entered the Season of Conquest. After entering the Season of Conquest and before beginning its first story, a kingdom can accept up to 150 immigrants per season. After its first story ends, it can accept 500 immigrants. View your in-game mail for more details.
2) When immigrating, resources that exceed the protected resource capacity of your Storehouse will be lost.

5. Other Optimizations

1. Ark of Osiris and Osiris League
1) Osiris League Season 7 is about to start! Get ready to fight tooth and nail over the Ark of Osiris!
2) The Pioneer event for the new Ark of Osiris game mode "Ark of Osiris: Raging Sands" is starting soon!
As Seth and Iset stir from their slumber, fierce sandstorms blot out the sun over Egypt. After the update goes live, you will have the chance to experience a new Ark of Osiris game mode, where you will need to fight through the sands themselves if you wish to control Egypt.
- Sandstorms: In this new Ark of Osiris map, the map will be covered in a Sandstorm that will obscure your view of enemy forces.
- New Skills: In the new Ark of Osiris, 5 new skills will be added to help you fight your way through the Sandstorm.
- Shu's Favor: Shu, God of Wind and He Who Rises Up, has seen fit to grant you his blessing. At the start of battle, all troops on both sides will receive Shu's Favor, increasing their March Speed to help them get to the battlefield more quickly. Some skills that increase March Speed cannot be used while you have Shu's Favor.
- Occupation Bonuses and Skill Tweaks: In the new Ark of Osiris, we have added new bonuses for occupying certain buildings and adjusted or removed certain skills.
3) In Ark of Osiris, titled officers, alliance leaders, and garrison captains can now manually remove troops from their garrison.

2. New Equipment Coming Soon
1) We've added legendary leadership equipment, which can be found at the Blacksmith once the game is updated. New blueprints are also coming in future updates.
2) Legendary-quality Random Blueprint Fragment Chests (Gathering) and Random Blueprint Fragment Chests (Leadership) have been added to the VIP Shop.

3. Improvements and Adjustments to Season of Conquest
1) In the Lost Kingdom, you can now join alliances in other kingdoms and migrate within the Lost Kingdom.
- You can now join any alliance in your camp, regardless of kingdom.
- After the Season ends and the immigration period begins, you can apply to migrate to any kingdom in your current Lost Kingdom. After your application is approved you will be able to immigrate to that kingdom with fewer Passport Pages than you would normally need. More information will be added to the main Season page 7 days before the start of the immigration period.
2) Improved the layout of the main Season of Conquest page.
3) Commander Margaret I will be added to the Legendary Tavern.
4) Optimized the Autarch and Vindicator Taverns:
- The length of the Autarch Tavern and Vindicator Tavern events has been reduced from 3 days to 1 day.
- Adjusted the number of available Commanders in the Autarch Tavern from 2 to 1; In the Autarch Tavern and Vindicator Tavern, the Commander is no longer locked when selected. Before the end of the event, you may freely switch the selected Commander on the list.
- You can change your chosen commander any time before the event ends.
- Adjusted the rewards you can earn through the Autarch and Vindicator Taverns. You can now earn items for your selected commander or other items like resources, Speedups, and more.

4. Improvements to Immigration
1) Optimized immigration rules for kingdoms that have just entered the Season of Conquest. After entering the Season of Conquest and before beginning its first story, a kingdom can accept up to 150 immigrants per season. After its first story ends, it can accept 500 immigrants. View your in-game mail for more details.
2) When immigrating, resources that exceed the protected resource capacity of your Storehouse will be lost.

5. Other Optimizations

1. Merrily merrily, we welcome in the year. The Spring Once More event series is about to start. Here are what events you can expect:
1) Blooming Anew: 7 days of questing for great rewards!
2) Wish Upon a Cloud: Fly kites and make wishes for the coming year!
3) Springtime Surplus: Take in the spring breeze and redeem limited-time gifts!
4) No Peak Too High: Take on tough challenges for massive rewards!
5) Tempest Clash: Prove yourself a hero on the high seas!
6) Arms Training: Challenge Armsmaster Lohar as he gets stronger with each battle! How long can you last?
7) In Search of Wonders: Discover ancient armaments and pave your path to power. (Only open to kingdoms that are in Season 3 or the Season of Conquest at the start of the event)
8) Zenith of Power: Gain Power to win a brand new city theme!
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

2. New Season of Conquest Story "Siege of Orléans" Pioneer Event Coming Soon
The enemy is at the gates. If Orléans should fall to the English, the rest of France is soon to follow. The Maid of France is on the march, on her way to deliver Orléans from its peril!
Kingdoms in the Season of Conquest will have the opportunity to take part in a Pioneer event for the new "Siege of Orléans" story! In this story, you'll be able to try out the new auxiliary commander system, an all-new map, and a special Siege of Orléans campaign!
1) Auxiliary Commanders: Each commander can equip up to 3 extra auxiliary skills from 3 separate auxiliary commanders.
2) Siege of Orléans Campaign: In this story, if your alliance or coalition is occupying the Orléans Guildhall and it is not currently open to contention, you can choose to start the Siege of Orléans campaign. In this campaign, you must defend Orléans by defeating waves of incoming English troops. If all defending troops are defeated or the Orléans Guildhall is captured, the campaign will be failed.
3) Brand New Map: In this new Lost Kingdom map, you will be a warrior of France from one of 6 different regions, helping Joan of Arc defend Orléans from the English, but also fighting each other for control over the city.

3. Improvements to Season of Conquest
1) Museum Improvements
- Added the ability to upgrade relics. Upgrading a relic will increase the bonuses it provides to its commander.
- Museum exhibits have been expanded. New commander exhibits and relics will gradually be added.
2) Adjusted the effects of the Aggression, Spiked Armor, Safe Return, Teamwork, and The Great Destroyer strategies in the King of the Nile story.
3) Inter-coalition diplomacy (e.g. forming unions) is now enabled for all Lost Kingdoms in the Season of Conquest.
4) Optimized the rules for Autarch Testimonies and Autarch rewards:
- Added new Legendary Autarch Testimonies.
- Legendary Autarch Testimonies can be awarded to any coalition in any camp, not just your own.
- The number of Legendary Autarch Testimonies you can award depends on the story.
- Reduced the number of Autarch Testimonies you can award to your own camp's coalitions from 300 to 240.
- Your camp no longer needs to control your Crusader Fortress for you to receive an Autarch reward.

4. Armament and State Forum Improvements

5. Other Improvements

1. New Alliance Mobilization Event
Governors, get ready for a new way to compete with other alliances! Work together to complete quests and showcase the glory and might of your alliance!
1) You can be signed up for this event by your alliance. This event is only open to alliances in a Season of Conquest.
2) You can earn points for your alliance during this event by accepting, completing, and turning in quests. Increasing your alliance's total points will increase your alliance's event level and unlock new rewards.
3) This event is divided into 5 leagues. The first time they take part in this event, all alliances will be placed in the Fearless Bronze league by default. All alliances in the same league will be randomly formed into groups. Based on your ranking within your group, you may be promoted, relegated, or remain in the same league after the competition ends. The higher your league, the greater the rewards.
Note: This is a recurring event. Check the event calendar to stay informed of when it's starting.

2. Formation System Optimization
1) Travel:
- Improved the description of the rules for traveling with recommended commanders.
2) Armaments:
- Optimized armament icons: Armament icons now display applicable formations.
- Optimized the display of armaments in your inventory: Added formation effects to the inventory interface.
- Optimized armament locking: You can now lock armaments from your inventory.
- Optimized armament recycling: Recycling an armament now requires authentication with a secondary password.
- Optimized inscriptions: Added a more detailed rules for inscriptions.

1. Spring Festival Event Series
As spring thaws winter's frost, let us celebrate with a series of Spring Festival events:
1) Blessed World: Complete 7 days of quests to win great rewards!
2) Year of the Rabbit: Win New Years rewards for yourself and your alliance members!
3) Ceroli Assault: Assemble your allies and take on Ceroli's ultimate battle.
4) Sharp Eyes & Quick Hands: Collect Puzzle Pieces in a race against time!
5) Alliance Quiz: Work with your allies to prove you're the smartest governors of them all!
6) Protect the Supplies: Deliver the supplies safely to the village. Protect the property of your citizens!
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule. Some holiday events will only be available in regions where all kingdoms have existed for at least 21 days.

2. Heroic Anthem - Legion of Heroes Changes
1) Adjusted the number of Passport Pages needed to immigrate within the same Lost Kingdom.
2) Optimized the immigration interface. The Lost Kingdom immigration system will appear on the main season page 7 days before the immigration period begins.
3) Optimized how the maximum number of immigrants each kingdom can receive is calculated. The maximum number of immigrants each kingdom is allowed is determined by the kingdom's overall strength. The higher a kingdom's overall strength, the fewer immigrants it can receive, and vice versa.
4) Added more specific information regarding immigration, such as clarifying when each kingdom's immigration quota will be calculated and how many Passport Pages will be needed to immigrate for governors of different power levels.

3. Other Optimizations
1) For kingdoms that have unlocked the formations system, optimized the logic of the "auto team-up" button in the dispatch quest feature.
2) Added "legend mode" to the Protect the Supplies event, which can be unlocked by completing normal mode at the highest possible difficulty. Beating legend mode will earn you better rewards.
3) Added more visual indicators as to the number of units in your Hospitals and their status.
4) In the Season of Conquest stories "Strife of the Eight" and "Desert Conquest", the initial alliance limit for coalitions has been changed to 3.
*This change will only take effect for Season of Conquest stories that start after 2023/01/20 0:00 UTC.
5) For kingdoms that have unlocked the formation system, we have optimized the effects of the Lineshot, Loosed, Ballistics, and Riftmaker inscriptions and made them compatible with more formations.

1. Christmas Event Series
Gaze at the beautiful starry sky and listen to winter's melodious carols. Jingling bells ring in blessings as moonlight gleams off the snow. For this jolly occasion, we've prepared some wonderful holiday events for you:
1) Shining Star: Complete 7 days of quests for festive rewards!
2) Flavors of the World: Visit the Bazaar of Revelry to try out all the delicacies the world has to offer!
3) Super Sleigh: Use Shining Stars to decorate your sleigh and earn rewards!
4) Winter's Gift: Brighten the winter night with stars and collect Shining Stars in exchange for rewards!
5) Zenith of Power: Gain Power to win a brand new city theme!
6) Tempest Clash: Sail headlong into the wind and waves and embark upon another remarkable voyage!
7) Arms Training: Challenge Armsmaster Lohar as he gets stronger with each battle! How long can you last?
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule.

2. Sunset Canyon Tournament
The colossal Sunset Canyon bears witness to the rise and fall of stars and shadows. Prepare yourself for glorious battle against the greatest warriors of all the kingdoms!
1) In the Sunset Canyon Tournament, you can enter the Sunset Canyon and do battle with governors from 4 kingdoms in the same region.
2) Each season of the Tournament starts on a Monday and lasts for 3 weeks, including 1 week for the preselection stage, 1 week for the main stage, and 1 week for the champion showcase.
3) Tournament combat rules are the same as Sunset Canyon.
Note: The Sunset Canyon Tournament is only available to kingdoms in the Preparation Season. Please check the updated Event interface for more details.

3. Improvements to Season of Conquest
1) Added a confirmation prompt when using Teleport items in the Lost Kingdom event. The prompt will pop up if you use a Teleport item to teleport yourself into another alliance's territory.
2) Added the Cutting Edge buff to the first stage of Past Glory. With the Cutting Edge buff, if your troop attacks an enemy troop with a much lower unit tier, your troop will suffer far fewer severe wounds. Please note that this buff does not apply when attacking or defending a city.
3) We have begun calculating governor "ranged points".
- Ranged attacks can only slightly wound units. However, if you manage to kill/severely wound an enemy troop's unit (e.g. with a melee troop) while you're also attacking it with a ranged troop, you will earn "ranged points".
- You can check your current ranged points in the "Kill Statistics" section of your Profile. Your ranged points are calculated separately from your kill points.
*Ranged points will only be calculated in kingdoms that have unlocked the formations feature.
4) Added the Autarch Tavern and the Vindicator Tavern. If you've earned Autarch or Vindicator status in the Lost Kingdom event, you will be allowed to recruit commanders at the corresponding Tavern. Before you start recruiting, you can select your preferred commanders to increase your chance of recruiting them.

4. Improvements to Beginner Events
1) Added the Rebirth Ceremony event. During the event, you can reset 1 commander you own in the Rebirth Ceremony, resetting the commander's skills, level, and talents. All resources spent on upgrading the commander will be returned to your inventory as items.
*This feature is only available for newly-created characters.
2) The interface of the Hero Returns event has been optimized to make exchanging Emblems of Loyalty easier.
*These improvements to beginner events will take effect for new kingdoms opened after the version update.

5. Other Changes

1. All-New A Wall of Arrows Event
Barbarians have invaded a peaceful village, aiming to burn down its storehouses, and the villagers have appealed to you for help. The horns of war have sounded, and only the strongest will be able to taste victory. Against such fearsome foes, you will need sharp swords and even sharper wits.
1) There are 6 passes in this event. Each pass has three objectives: eliminate all enemies, ensure all commanders survive, and protect all storehouses.
2) In this event map, troops will be able to block each other, meaning enemies will not be able to move directly through your troops and vice versa.
3) In this event, you will be provided with a number of trial commanders to use in battle.
4) In this event, you will be able to take advantage of certain formation effects. Under certain formations, some commanders' troops will be able to switch to ranged mode and launch ranged attacks.
Note: You must go to the app store to download the latest game update and take part in A Wall of Arrows. Check the Events screen after downloading the update for more details.

2. Improvements to Season of Conquest
1) Added settlement rewards to the Lost Kingdom event. At the end of the Lost Kingdom, the alliance that holds the Great Ziggurat and has not lost their crusader fortress to another camp will become an Autarch alliance. The Autarch alliance can distribute "Autarch Testimonies" to its fellow coalition alliances, who can award them to their members. Anyone holding an Autarch Testimony will receive additional Autarch rewards.
2) New Inscription Shop Opening Soon
- Governors in a Season of Conquest can purchase inscriptions from the Inscription Shop. Inscriptions can be equipped on armaments to improve their attributes.
- The Inscription Shop will be available after the season ends. You can only buy one item at the shop each season.
- The Inscription Shop sells both non-limited and Autarch-limited items. Autarch-limited items are only available to governors with an Autarch Testimony.
- The Inscription Shop is only available to kingdoms that have unlocked the formation system.
3) Added "occupation points" for capturing buildings and associated rewards. When an alliance captures certain neutral buildings in the Lost Kingdom, they will receive a certain number of occupation points. If they lose control of the building they will lose those points. After the Lost Kingdom ends, alliances will receive rewards depending on where they ranked on the occupation point leaderboard.
*The above Season of Conquest improvements will be implemented in upcoming Season of Conquest stories. The specific time it will be implemented is subject to change.
4) Optimized the appearance of some map buildings in the Season of Conquest story "King of the Nile".
*This change will take effect immediately after the update.

3. Other Optimizations
1) Optimized "Simplify Graphics" mode performance.
2) Optimized the dispatch troop interface.
3) For kingdoms that have unlocked the formation system, optimized the armaments interface, added sorting/filters, and added the ability to compare armaments.

1. Our Halloween Events Series
The sweet smell of pumpkin and candy in the air signifies it's time for a visit to the mysterious "Halloween Park"! What wonderful tricks and/or treats are in store? We have prepared some great events for the occasion:
1) Esmeralda's Prayer: Spin the wheel to reveal your fortune!
2) Esmeralda's Treasures: Try your luck to win some of Esmeralda's riches.
3) Ceroli Assault: Assemble your allies and take on Ceroli's ultimate battle!
4) Race Against Time: Who can eliminate the most barbarians in a short period of time?
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule.

2. New Season of Conquest Story "King of the Nile" Pioneer Event Coming Soon
With the death of King Osiris, the Holy Scepter will soon fall into the hands of the mighty King Seth. But Horus, God of the Sky and son of Osiris, leads his brave warriors into battle to thwart Seth's designs. Reiterating his right to succession, Horus hopes to carry on the glorious rule of the Age of Osiris. Seth's followers stand in his way, vowing to defend Seth's claim to the throne. Who will become King of Ancient Egypt and take their place in history? Kingdoms participating in the Season of Conquest now have the opportunity to pioneer a whole new Story: "King of the Nile"! Governors will be Battle for your Camp's glory by the banks of the ancient Nile. Experience a new matchmaking system, Seasonal Strategies, and other new twists in King of the Nile!
1) New Camp mode: Governors battle to destroy enemy Holy Sites as one of two Camps: Camp Seth and Camp Horus. Which will emerge true King of the Nile?
2) Team Matchmaking: We've added new rules around "Free Team-ups" when signing up for the Matchmaking Phase - Kingdoms participating in the story can now be assigned into a specific Kingdom Class, allowing the formation of their own, unique team.
2) Seasonal Strategies: We've added a new Seasonal Strategies feature. Governors can choose to enhance one of three distinct categories of Strategies - boosting battlefield performance, map army strength, or support logistics.
4) New map: We've added a new Lost Kingdom map and terrain for governors' valiant new epics.

3. Formations Coming Soon!
1) Formations: 7 new Formations are included in this release. Governors can assign specific Formations to a Commander in combat, each conferring unique battle performance bonuses and added strategic depth.
* Download the latest version of RoK to enjoy Formations.
2) Armaments: We've also released 28 unique Armaments that can be equipped to various Formations. Each type is imbued with a set of randomized Attribute Buffs upon acquisition with a chance of an Inscription buff for Epic and Legendary Armaments - an even stronger boost. There are nearly 100 different types of Inscriptions available, each of which enliven combat or place more strategic options at your fingertips.
3) Recycling: Governors have the option of recycling excess Armaments at Courier Stations for Gold and Silver Coins, which can be used in turn to purchase Armament Chests and supplies containing Inscriptions.
4) Inscribing: Governors have the option of reinscribing new inscriptions onto Armaments to vary their Inscription buffs.
5) New building: We've added the State Forum. Unlock the State Forum to enable Formations. The State Forum is also where governors can go to Travel and accept Dispatch Quests. Simply complete the Quest alongside the desired Commander to gain more Armaments and great rewards.
*Mode only available to Kingdoms in Season 2 or later on a limited basis pending full release. The buffs within currently only apply to the map, Sunset Canyon, Lost Canyon, and Expeditions, and will gradually be applied to other events in forthcoming versions of the game.

4. Other Changes

1. Our Halloween Events Series
The sweet smell of pumpkin and candy in the air signifies it's time for a visit to the mysterious "Halloween Park"! What wonderful tricks and/or treats are in store? We have prepared some great events for the occasion:
1) Esmeralda's Prayer: Spin the wheel to reveal your fortune!
2) Esmeralda's Treasures: Try your luck to win some of Esmeralda's riches.
3) Ceroli Assault: Assemble your allies and take on Ceroli's ultimate battle!
4) Race Against Time: Who can eliminate the most barbarians in a short period of time?
See the Event Calendar for a detailed schedule.

2. New Season of Conquest Story "King of the Nile" Pioneer Event Coming Soon
With the death of King Osiris, the Holy Scepter will soon fall into the hands of the mighty King Seth. But Horus, God of the Sky and son of Osiris, leads his brave warriors into battle to thwart Seth's designs. Reiterating his right to succession, Horus hopes to carry on the glorious rule of the Age of Osiris. Seth's followers stand in his way, vowing to defend Seth's claim to the throne. Who will become King of Ancient Egypt and take their place in history? Kingdoms participating in the Season of Conquest now have the opportunity to pioneer a whole new Story: "King of the Nile"! Governors will be Battle for your Camp's glory by the banks of the ancient Nile. Experience a new matchmaking system, Seasonal Strategies, and other new twists in King of the Nile!
1) New Camp mode: Governors battle to destroy enemy Holy Sites as one of two Camps: Camp Seth and Camp Horus. Which will emerge true King of the Nile?
2) Team Matchmaking: We've added new rules around "Free Team-ups" when signing up for the Matchmaking Phase - Kingdoms participating in the story can now be assigned into a specific Kingdom Class, allowing the formation of their own, unique team.
2) Seasonal Strategies: We've added a new Seasonal Strategies feature. Governors can choose to enhance one of three distinct categories of Strategies - boosting battlefield performance, map army strength, or support logistics.
4) New map: We've added a new Lost Kingdom map and terrain for governors' valiant new epics.

3. Formations Coming Soon!
1) Formations: 7 new Formations are included in this release. Governors can assign specific Formations to a Commander in combat, each conferring unique battle performance bonuses and added strategic depth.
* Download the latest version of RoK to enjoy Formations.
2) Armaments: We've also released 28 unique Armaments that can be equipped to various Formations. Each type is imbued with a set of randomized Attribute Buffs upon acquisition with a chance of an Inscription buff for Epic and Legendary Armaments - an even stronger boost. There are nearly 100 different types of Inscriptions available, each of which enliven combat or place more strategic options at your fingertips.
3) Recycling: Governors have the option of recycling excess Armaments at Courier Stations for Gold and Silver Coins, which can be used in turn to purchase Armament Chests and supplies containing Inscriptions.
4) Inscribing: Governors have the option of reinscribing new inscriptions onto Armaments to vary their Inscription buffs.
5) New building: We've added the State Forum. Unlock the State Forum to enable Formations. The State Forum is also where governors can go to Travel and accept Dispatch Quests. Simply complete the Quest alongside the desired Commander to gain more Armaments and great rewards.
*Mode only available to Kingdoms in Season 2 or later on a limited basis pending full release. The buffs within currently only apply to the map, Sunset Canyon, Lost Canyon, and Expeditions, and will gradually be applied to other events in forthcoming versions of the game.

4. Other Changes