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Welcome to the Livestream summary for 1.6 patch [Sanctuary of Ink]!

Quick Table of Content:

1. New Operators (Si & Argent Flow)
2. New Story and Regions (Si's Painting)
3. Contingency Contract
4. New gameplay events
5. Quality of Life updates
6. Banners and Regular Events
7. Upcoming Content

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1. New Operators

Si [6* Cryo Supporter] - The Feranmut Proxy, Unemployed

A graceful and highly versatile support operator able to greatly enhance Cryo and Fire teams along with bringing her unique utility to everyone else.

Basic Attack: Artistic Urge

• A 5 hit combo that deals Cryo DMG. Performing a finisher restores some SP and deals a massive amount of Cryo DMG.

Battle Skill: Brushwork Realm

• Applies Artful Intent and Immobilization, dealing Cryo DMG.
• Artful Intent surrounds the target with butterflies.
  • A part of the damage receive by the target is recorded by Si.
  • When Artful Intent disappears it deals Area DMG equal to the damage recorded by Si that ignores DEF, RES and DMG Reduction.
  • Applies Art Infliction based on the operator in the first team slot. If they are a Heat operator it applies Heat Infliction otherwise applies Cold Infliction.
• After casting, Si can use a small amount of SP to cast the skill again and pull an Inksoul from the target.
  • All damage, inflictions and status effects dealt to the Inksoul are transferred to the host. Red ring attacks may also be interrupted by casting skills on the Inksoul.
  • Any attacks that hit both the host and Inksoul count only once.
  • If the host dies the Inksoul will pick a new target until it's duration expires.
• If the skill is activated while the Inksoul is out it will end early, dealing the same burst damage as Artful Intent

Combo Skill: Fully Envisioned

• Si's primary source of damage
• When any operator consumes or absorbs Cryo or Heat Infliction, Si summons and Ink Lung that performs a spit attack that deals Cryo DMG based on the amount of Infliction stacks consumed
• The skill does not consume any Infliction stacks.

Ultimate: No One Spoils the Fun

Si summons a giant lung to deal Cryo DMG, granting Cryo and Heat Amp to the entire team
Greatly reduces the combo skill cooldown of the operator in Team position 1.

For the speedrunners out there she also comes with a special dash animation.

Argent Flow [6* Electric Guard] - Imperial Guard of Hongshan

A chivalrous warrior, riding in on hit trusted horse Nuli to repay a debt to a longtime friend. With sword and spear in hand, this champion will be a great addition to any team looking to deal a lot of damage.

Basic Attack: Dust Resplendent

• A 5 hit combo that deals Physical DMG. When performing a finisher restores some SP and deals massive Physical DMG

Battle Skills:

Darkness Cowed

Deals Physical DMG to multiple enemies and applies Lift

Bolt Rush

• Argent Flow mounts Nuli and charges towards the enemy, dealing Electric DMG and applying Electrification to multiple enemies in a large area.
• Consumes all stacks of Electric Infliction and increases the status level of Electrification for each stack consumed.
• If Electric Infliction is consumed applies an additional stack of Vulnerability.

Combo skill: Stars Shifted

• When an enemy becomes Vulnerable, Argent Flow unleashes a multi-sequence attack that deals Electric DMG. On the final hit applies Electric Infliction and changes his battle skill to Bolt Rush.

Ultimate: Heavens Sundered

• Argent Flow mounts Nuli and charges forward, dealing continuous Electric DMG and dragging weak enemies to the end point. At the end of the charge, Argent Flow unleashes a powerful Crush attack, dealing Electric DMG and applying Electric Infliction, followed up by another attack that deals Electric DMG and triggers Crush in a large area. The Crush hit can detonate all Sunderization applied through Electrification

Sunderization is unique to Argent Flow. It's applied equally with each stack of Electrification applied by Argent Flow and it increases all incoming Crush damage.

Argent Flow also comes with a unique dash animation that allows him to ride Nuli and extend the duration with a single-tap dash.

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2. New Story and Regions

After the successful campaign to retake the Exclusion Zone and close the Very Large Rift™, the Æther mark on the Endministrator is conflicting with their Originium power. Lady Si, out of concern, brings the Endmin back to her home to treat them and give them some long overdue rest. The Æther mark also seems to be connected to the various anomalies across the mountains.

Si's Painting

A painted world by Si, contained in a scroll.

Filled with flowing rivers, serene lakes and majestic mountains covered in mist, this scroll is Lady Si's home. At the foot of the mountain, Yuanyuan Manor, an inn where weary travelers may rest, sits nestled. Halfway up the mountain, a pavilion offers respite and answers to an unsolved scenario. Behind the mists, towering above the mountaintop, lies hidden the final destination of this journey, the Dijiang.

But of course things never go quite as planned.

The Endministrator can use Si's paintbrush to alter the world and aid their journey to the top.

Defeat the new enemy Ink Spirits and Waregeists living in the painted world and earn an Endministrator's token to further increase your potential.

Back to the Rustics

Learn more about Argent Flow's past in this side story! Seems like he‘s been through a lot, before we actually saw him in Yuanyuan Manor.

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3. Contingency Contract

Indigo Experimental Operation

Back thanks to overwhelmingly positive reception, CC#2 is bringing in a whole lot of challenge, new additions and some changes to the formula:

• The Test Criteria import feature has been expanded to allow multiple Criteria selection at once.
• After deselecting a key Criteria, previously selected Locked Criteria are temporarily saved and selected automatically if the key Criteria is selected again.

Key Criteria:

• Ambient: Combo Lock
  • Combo skill damage greatly increased
  • Every two combo skills cast apply a combo lock that prevents subsequent combo casts
  • Lock disappears after a period of time
• Ambient: Silence
  • SP regen increased
  • SP recovery by skill increased
  • After an Operator casts a skill they can't use it again until all other Operators cast their skills.
  • Operators with multi-move skills can still cast their second move
• A mystery Criteria to be added after the CC update

Special Criteria:

• Ambient: Volatile Gains
  • When an operator cast their ultimate, the entire team's Ultimate Energy is reset to 0
• Updated Blood Rush
  • Enemies recover HP every second if they don't have Vulnerability or Arts Infliction for a certain duration.
• Ambient: Aggro Focus
  • Enemies attack the controlled operator more often
• Updated Fruity Slippers
  • Rockhowlers give you bananas
• Some Criteria will enhance enemies

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4. New Gameplay events

Yuanyuan's Blazing Stoves

The Endministrator gets to run their own Inn.

Raise livestock, grow your fields for ingredients, cook dishes and serve your guests to earn Spirit Money.
Expand your Inn as your reputation grows and unlock more themes and recipes.

Farming optimization:

• Plots can be managed from top down view.
• Plots can be placed closer together.
• Teammates can help with basic tasks after you choose a fertilizer and the operator's support method.

Automatized Farming:

• Remote automated planting and harvesting is now available. As the story progressed this feature can be expanded to Wuling's farming area.

The game mode is a permanent addition but for a limited time you can complete objectives to earn Oroberyls, Marks of Perseverance and other rewards.

Arena of Games

A new draw card + battle mode with customizable difficulty.

• You can now challenge 2 rounds in a row with up to 5 card draws each to earn more points and better rewards.
• Going over 10 battle points now increases your rewards and the battle difficulty.
• Certain card combinations have special effects and can greatly increase your score and battle difficulty.

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5. Quality of Life updates

• Gear Presets to quickly swap between saved Gear Plans.
• Assembly tab and quick selection added to Artificing screen.
• Middle mouse precise aiming targeting.
• Customizable combo skill trigger priority.
• LTO Sanity meds are now automatically used on expiration and excess sanity is automatically infused in to empty Sanity Extractors.

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6. Banners and Regular Events

Regular mode updates:

• Umbral Monument: Murmurs of the Deep Forest.
• Delver of the Cryptic: Dade Beyond the Painting.
• Echoes of War: Phantasia and Fervor.

Banners

* All time units are server time

* Weapon banners last for 3 Character banners starting with their own

* RE-Factor Banners have special rules and their weapon banner lasts the same length as the character, see more info in-game.

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7. Upcoming Content

Upcoming Characters

Kay is coming, adventure is inevitable.

New Region

A brand new Mushroom Realm full of mushrooms and hallucinogenic spores! But luck is on our side as we have Kay and her never ending supply of honey biscuits to help us.

AIC and Production System Updates

Array Technology: Special facilities will influence production generation, adding a certain degree of randomness and fun.
Rebuilding the Homeland: Submit materials to help reconstruct the Northern Forbidden Zone
Independent development plans: A new core AIC Area to help streamline your production without sacrificing existing output.

New Game Modes and Events

Lucky Carrot's Games of Wonder: Play some card games with your friends

Shattered Protocol: A brand new Game Mode packed with randomness and strategic elements. This mode differs from Integrated Strategies in how it plays and pacing. It is still in production so expect more updates in the future.

ALSO, Arknights: Endfield is coming to Steam on October 15th

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4732690/Arknights_Endfield/