Soul Knight Prequel SS1 Season Transition Notice
Release time: 2025-01-10
The brand-new season SS1: Avarice is coming soon! Check out the season update details below!
Season Transition Timeline
End of Soul Knight Prequel SS0: January 18, 2025, 4:00 AM (UTC+8)
Start of Soul Knight Prequel SS1: January 21, 2025, 10:00 AM (UTC+8)
Season Transition Period: January 18, 4:00 AM – January 21, 10:00 AM (UTC+8)
Important Note
To experience SS1, please update the game to version 1.5.0. The update will be available starting January 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM (UTC+8). Make sure to update via your app store.
A forced update will go live at 10:00 AM on January 21, 2025 (UTC+8), with exact timing varying by platform. For iOS, the mandatory update will start at 10:00 AM on January 22, 2025 (UTC+8).
All players who update to version 1.5.0 will receive season update rewards via in-game mail.
Season Transition In-Game Changes
Seasonal Character Changes
With the start of SS1, characters created in previous seasons will be categorized as permanent characters. New characters created during SS1 will be classified as pure seasonal characters.
- Additional Character Slots: Four new character slots will be available for you to create new characters.
- Permanent Characters Preservation: Permanent characters will not be deleted. All obtained equipment and items will remain intact without resets or losses.
- Season Compatibility: Both permanent characters and pure seasonal can access all SS1 content.
Note: Characters created during the season transition period will be classified as permanent characters.
Valkyrie's Proving Grounds
Valkyrie's Provings Leaderboard will no longer be updated during the season transition. Challenges undertaken during this period will not contribute to the Leaderboard and won't affect ranking rewards. Nevertheless, you can still engage in Valkyrie's Proving Grounds to unlock and receive rewards corresponding to the floor levels.
The final ranking rewards for Proving Grounds in SS0 will be determined based on the highest rank achieved by any character under the account by 4:00 AM on January 18, 2025 (UTC+8).
Rewards will be distributed at the start of SS1 and will be shared across all characters under the same account.
Important Note: Deleting a character will erase its corresponding rank record.
After SS1 begins, you can claim SS0 rank rewards by clicking "Giveaway" in the top-right corner and selecting "Seasonal Rewards."
Plus, the top three players on each Prestige Class leaderboard will receive trophy furniture as a reward!
Leaderboard Adjustments
Valkyrie's Proving Grounds will feature the following updates in SS1:
- Tower climbing will remain a time-based ranking system, with the Carnelian rank fixed at 300 floors.
- Permanent characters can participate in Proving Grounds challenges, earning both rank rewards and floor rewards.
- Floor skipping will still not consume Resurrection Coins. During challenges, players have one opportunity to continue after defeat by using one Resurrection Coin.
- At the end of SS1, rank rewards will be distributed based on the highest rank achieved by any character under the same account. Rank rewards for permanent and pure seasonal characters cannot be claimed twice, and floor rewards will not be shared across characters.
Tip: In SS1, we'll introduce the Saga of Valor feature, which grants special rewards based on the Valkyrie's Proving Grounds floor you reach. Stay tuned for more details in upcoming official announcements!
Order Medallion
Throughout the Season Transition Period, you can still earn Medallion Points by completing tasks as usual. However, please note that the Gold Order Medallion and the Chevalier's Golden Order Medallion will not be available for purchase during this time.
Gachapon Dispenser
The "Obsidian Legion" series prizes will be removed from the Gachapon Dispenser after the transition period ends on January 21, 2025, at 10:00 AM (UTC+8).
Important Note: New prizes will only be visible after updating to SS1. Without the update, the gacha will prompt, "The prize pool of gacha pods is being updated, please come back later."
Item Inheritance Rules
Equipment
In SS1, in-game gear will be categorized as permanent or pure seasonal based on character type.
Equipment obtained by permanent characters is classified as permanent equipment. Equipment obtained by pure seasonal characters is classified as pure seasonal equipment.
Rules for Permanent Characters
Permanent characters can equip permanent equipment and any equipment obtained during the new season but cannot equip or forge pure seasonal equipment:
a. Gear obtained before SS0 can only be equipped and cannot be forged.
b. Gear obtained during SS0 can be both equipped and forged.
c. Permanent characters can equip and forge gear dropped in SS1.
Rules for Pure Seasonal Characters
Pure seasonal characters can only equip and forge pure seasonal equipment. They can view permanent equipment but cannot equip or forge it.
When viewing equipment, season indicators or season numbers will be displayed. Equipment obtained in previous seasons will retain its original appearance.
Additionally, some equipment drops will be adjusted in SS1. You can check the details in the "Stage RWD" section of the world map when the season begins.
Specializations
- In SS1, all specializations will automatically unlock at level 1 once the character reaches the required unlock level.
- In SS1, all Prestige Class specializations unlocked in previous seasons can be inherited.
For example, if you upgraded a specialization for the Warliege in SS0, starting another Warliege character in the next season will allow you to inherit all specialization levels.
- In SS1, all Initial Class specializations unlocked in previous seasons can be inherited.
For example, if you played as a Warliege in SS0 and switch to a Pyroknight in the next season, the specialization levels for the "Warrior" Initial Class will carry over.
Hephaestites & Lydites & Eudorites
In SS1, Weathered Hephaestites, Volcanic Hephaestites, Lydites, and Eudorites will be available as drops. These materials are stored under the "Materials" tab in the Backpack.
Hephaestites, Lydites, and Eudorites are not shared between permanent and pure seasonal characters. After the season ends, Hephaestites & Lydites & Eudorites obtained by pure seasonal characters will be merged into the permanent characters' Backpack.
EsoCircuits & Chips
EsoCircuits and chips are not shared between permanent and pure seasonal characters and are stored in the Workshop section. After the season ends, EsoCircuits & Chips obtained by pure seasonal characters will be merged into the permanent characters' Backpack.
Helxarines & Ebon Shards
In SS1, Helxarines and Ebon Shards obtained by permanent and pure seasonal characters are not shared. You can check the quantities held in the function tab "Forge", Equipment "Forging", or with NPC Madame Silvesper. After the season ends, the Helxarines and Ebon Shards collected by pure seasonal characters will be merged into the permanent characters' Backpack.
Tip: Helxarines and Ebon Shards obtained before SS0 will be assigned to permanent characters in SS1.
Embers
Embers are shared across all characters on the same account and will be fully retained.
Tablet of Wishes & Rune of Wishes & Eidolic Signum
The Tablet of Wishes, Rune of Wishes, and Eidolic Signum are shared across all characters under the same account and will carry over completely.
Eidolic Calibrums are not shared between permanent and pure seasonal characters; they will be stored in the "Eidolons" section of the function tab. At the end of the season, Eidolic Calibrums obtained by pure seasonal characters will be merged into permanent items.
Eidolons that have already been obtained do not need to be unlocked again. Eidolon ranks will carry over, but the levels of Eidolons for pure seasonal characters will reset to level 1.
Cards & Valkyrie Plume & Fruit
Cards, Valkyrie Plumes, and Fruits are not shared between permanent and pure seasonal characters. At the end of the season, these items obtained by pure seasonal characters will be merged into permanent items.
In-Game Features Adjustments
Co-op
In SS1, permanent characters cannot join multiplayer games with pure seasonal characters.
Apex Level
In SS1, Apex Points will all follow the base effects.
The apex level cap will remain at 125 and will follow the inheritance rules from previous seasons:
- For pure seasonal characters below level 50, the effective apex points will equal half their level.
- Apex talent points will unlock based on the effective apex points.
Order Medallion
After the new season begins, the Order Medallion will be accessible to all characters under the same account. Both permanent and pure seasonal characters will share progress on Order Medallion quests.
Quests
The Quests system in SS1 is the same as in SS0, consisting of main, side, and bounty quests.
- The progress of main quests is shared across all characters under the same account and can only be completed once.
- The progress of side quests is shared across all characters under the same account and can only be completed once.
- The progress of bounty quests is shared across all characters under the same account. However, the bounty quest tips and rewards will differ between pure seasonal and permanent characters.
Helxar
In SS1, the Helxar gameplay will make a refreshed return. For more details, please refer to the previous official announcement: Helxar Returns! New Progression and Features Revealed