Cabal Eternal – Episode 45 – Full Patch Notes

Episode 45 – Sinis & Dexa can be considered as the biggest update for the PvP related content with the 180-degree changes for Mission War system. Take a look at the summary of contents as below:

• ⚔️ Mission War Renewal
• 🔰 New Upgrade: Transcendence Engraving
• ⬆️ Item Stats Rebalancing
• 🔮 Force Refinery
• 🧩 Monolith Enigma Expansion
• 🔢 Combat Power Display
• 🎉 Guild Mission Festival
• 💖 Other Changes and Fixes

1. Faction changes

• Mission War teams have been changed from the traditional nation-based system to a random team system.
  • Previous: Capella vs. Procyon
  • New: Sinis vs. Dexa

• The Nation Reward previously granted to the winning nation after the Sunday 22:00 Mission War has been replaced with a Winning Team Benefit.
• Rewards are granted to every character on the winning team.
• The effect lasts for 72 hours. Winning another Mission War refreshes the duration back to 72 hours.
• The benefit applies to all characters on the account.
• The Capella and Procyon Merit Officers have been removed from the Mission War Lobby.

2. Mission War Entry System Revamp

• The entry system has been completely redesigned. Instead of joining by selecting a Mission War channel, players must now register in advance to participate.
  • Registration opens through the Mission War notification displayed before the battle begins.
  • When registration closes, only registered players are allowed to enter.
  • If registrations exceed the player limit, participants are selected based on their Battle Power ranking.
  • Players on standby may enter if a higher-ranked applicant cancels before registration closes.

• Mission War Registration Notifications
  • A dedicated Mission War button will appear when registration begins, similar to the PvP Battle notification.
  • The existing notification remains in the lower-right corner of the screen, but the nation icon has been replaced with a trophy icon.
  • Clicking either the button or notification opens the Mission War Registration window.

• Participation Restrictions
  • Only one character per account may participate in each Mission War.
  • Only characters that possess the required participation fee may register for Mission War.
    • If the registration is cancelled before it closes, the participation fee will be refunded.
  • Once the registration period has ended, participation can no longer be cancelled.
  • After entering the Mission War Lobby:
    • Channel switching is disabled.
    • You cannot play another character on the same account.
    • If another character on the account logs in, it will be forced directly into the Mission War Lobby or Battlefield instead of the Channel Selection screen.
  • Characters that did not register before the battle begins cannot join an ongoing Mission War.
  • Equipment Lock
    • From the moment you register until the Mission War ends, the following systems cannot be changed:
    • Integrated Presets, Equipment, Emblems, Honor Medals, Transcender Mastery, Anima Mastery, Stellar Link, Stellar Force, Monolith Enigma, and Force Wing Training.

• Combat Power Tiers
  • All participants in each Mission War are divided into five Combat Power Tiers, with approximately 20% of players assigned to each tier based on their Combat Power.
  • Only Tier 1 players are eligible to become the Bringer or Guardian.

3. Bringer & Guardian Selection Changes

• Bringer and Guardians are now selected exclusively from Tier 1 Combat Power players.
• Only characters that participated in at least 12 Mission Wars during the previous week are eligible.
• Selection Rules
  • Bringer: The character with the highest Combat Power in the team.
  • Guardian: For each Battle Style, the character with the highest Combat Power, excluding the selected Leader.
• Consecutive Selection Prevention
  • Characters selected as a Bringer or Guardian will not be eligible for the same role in the following Mission War.
  • Exception: If a team has only one Tier 1 character, that player may be selected consecutively.

1. Battle Duration

• Lobby: 3 minutes
• Battlefield: 20 minutes

2. Main Base

• Warp Gates Added
  • Red Warp Gate
    • Available only to players in Battle Power Tiers 1–3.
    • Allows travel between the Main Base and the Central Sanctuary.
    • After destroying the gate in the Central Sanctuary, enemy players can also use it to infiltrate the opposing team’s Main Base.
  • Blue Warp Gate
    • Available only to players in Battle Power Tiers 4–5.
    • Provides one-way travel from the Main Base to the Lower Sanctuary.
• Main Base Destruction
  • Attack Force Towers will no longer be automatically disabled when the Main Base is destroyed.
• Structure Balance Adjustments
  • Reduced the HP of the Sage’s Ensign.
  • Adjusted the Attack Rate, Accuracy, Hit Rate, and Attack values of the Force Towers and Sage’s Ensign.

3. Lower Sanctuary

• The previous click-to-capture mechanic has been replaced with an area-based combat capture system.
• Temple of Refinement Changes
  • The Temple of Refinement is now treated as a normal monster, making it easier to destroy.
  • Destroying the Temple removes all Lower Sanctuary Guardians and stops them from respawning.
  • Rewards
    • Each team receives up to 1,200 Weapon Refinement Gauge, distributed according to each player’s damage contribution.
    • All members of the team receive a Temple Crystal Box.

4. Central Sanctuary

• The previous click-to-capture mechanic has been replaced with an area-based combat capture system.
• Observer Capture System
  • Standing near the Observer now gradually fills the Central Sanctuary Capture Gauge.
  • The capture area extends slightly beyond the visible circular marker.
  • A “++” indicator is displayed while capturing.
  • While capturing, the following are awarded every 5 seconds:
    • Team Score: 4 points per second
    • Personal Score: 4 points per second
    • Central Sanctuary Gauge: 0.3% per second
• Observer’s Trace Monsters
  • Five monsters spawn in each area.
  • Defeating them grants:
    • Team Score: 1
    • Personal Score: 10
• Capture Completion
  • When the Central Sanctuary Capture Gauge reaches 100%:
    • The Observer’s Proxy is summoned.
    • All Observer’s Trace monsters disappear.
    • The Central Sanctuary Gauge resets to 0%.
    • After the Observer’s Proxy is defeated or the time limit expires, the sanctuary becomes capturable again.
  • Observer’s Proxy Debuff
    • Its special attacks at 66% and 33% HP now apply DEF -3,000.
  • Rewards
    • Players who meet the minimum score requirement receive personal rewards even if the boss is not defeated.
    • If the Observer’s Proxy is defeated, every member of the team receives one additional personal reward.
    • The reward remains the existing Observer’s Reward.

5. Temple Guardian Changes

• Guardians now use normal spawning instead of spawning based on the opposing team.
• All special attacks have been removed, while HP has been increased.
• They can respawn up to 2 times whenever the Temple of Refinement is destroyed.
• Respawn interval: 20 seconds.
• Defeating a Guardian grants 20 Weapon Refinement Gauge.
• The Guardian’s model size has been reduced.

6. Weapon Refinement Buff Revamp

• Buff effects are now unlocked based on the Lower Sanctuary Gauge (Score).
• The Weapon Refinement Gauge can be earned by destroying the Temple of Refinement or defeating Lower Sanctuary Guardians.
• The Weapon Refinement Gauge no longer decreases by 5 points per second and is no longer reset at the 5, 10, and 15-minute marks.

7. Awakening Altar

• If your team’s Main Base is destroyed, an Awakening Altar will appear at the center of the Central Sanctuary.
• Only members of the affected team can attack and destroy the Awakening Altar.
• Destroying the altar grants 2,500 Team Score and applies a powerful team-wide buff.

• When the Awakening Altar appears after your Main Base is destroyed, players receive an additional movement speed buff upon respawning.
  • Movement Speed +450 for 10 seconds, allowing players to return to the Awakening Altar more quickly.
  • This buff is only granted when reviving via the Main Base Force Tower.
  • Players revived on the spot using a Force Gem or Odd Circle will not receive this buff.

8. Respawn Protection Improvements

• Previous:
  • After reviving, the Protect status lasted for 7 seconds, but score gains were reduced during that period.
• Updated:
  • Protect now remains active indefinitely until the player attacks an enemy.
  • Using any offensive action immediately removes the Protect status.
  • While Protect is active, players cannot earn Defense Score.
  • Since Protect is removed upon attacking, the previous score penalty no longer applies afterward.
  • Leaving the Main Base through a Warp Gate will automatically remove the Protect status.

9. Additional Adjustments

• Combat Power Tier 3 and Tier 5 PvP Score Adjustment
  • Lower Battle Power players earn additional PvP Score when attacking stronger opponents, based on the Battle Power difference.
• Increased the character damage reduction ratio.
• Reduced the amount of PvP Attack Score earned.
• Slightly reduced the amount of Attack and Defense Score gained.

1. Overview

• A new enhancement system that grants additional attributes to Transcendence-grade equipment enhanced to +15 or higher.
• Each engraving randomly grants three additional attributes based on predefined probabilities.
• Performing a Transcendence Engraving consumes a Transcendence Engraving Stone.
• A new Transcendence Engraving category has been added to the Unified Item Upgrade UI.

2. Engraving Options

• The selected attributes are applied immediately when engraving an item for the first time.
• From the second engraving onward, players can choose whether to keep the existing attributes or apply the newly rolled attributes.
• If no option is selected before confirming the engraving, a warning message will appear and the previous attributes will be retained.
• If the selection window is closed or the game is exited before making a choice, the item will display an Engraving Selection message and visual effect until the player chooses an option.
• Clicking the item in your inventory will reopen the Transcendence Engraving interface.
• For equipped items, the notification and visual effect will still appear, but the interface will not open automatically.

3. Transcendence Engraving Stone

• Acquisition Method: Available through the Request Crafting Recipe system.

• Transcendence Engraving Stone Consumption: The number of Transcendence Engraving Stones required for each engraving varies by equipment type:
  • Weapons: 2 stones (4 stones for two-handed weapons)
  • Armor: 1 stone
  • Bikes: 4 stones

4. Equipment Stats & Option Selection Probabilities

• See the table below for the detailed stats and option roll probabilities for each equipment type.

1. Summary

• Increased the base stats of +16 or higher SIG-Metal grade weapons and above (excluding Mithril – aka Forcium).
• Increased the base stats of +16 or higher Achridium grade armor and above.
• Increased the Defense Rate of Palladium Battleset and Palladium Martialset armor.

2. Detailed Stats of affected Weapons: See the detailed stat adjustment table below.

Weapon – Orb | Crystal

Weapon – Blade | Katana

Weapon – Greatsword | Daikatana

Weapon – Chakram

Armorset – WA | FS | GL

Battleset – FA | FB | FG

Martialset – BL | WI | DM

1. Overview

• A new progression system that allows players to gain permanent stats and special buffs by spending points earned through Force Extraction.
• Added Force Refinery to CABAL Menu → Items.
  • The menu is unlocked when the character reaches Level 180.
• Progress is tracked per character.

2. Force Extraction

• Extract designated items to earn Refinement EXP and Refinement Points.
• Item Extraction
  • Items are selected directly from a list instead of being manually registered.
  • Multiple items can be selected and extracted at once.

• Refinement EXP & Points
  • The amount of Refinement EXP gained varies depending on the item type.
  • Earn 1 Refinement Point for every 10,000 Refinement EXP.
• Eligible Items & EXP Rewards: See the detailed table below.

3. Force Refining

• Use Refinement Points earned through Force Extraction to craft various items.

• Crafting
  • Select the desired item from the crafting list.
  • Crafting attempts reset every Wednesday at 10:00 AM (Server Time).
• Crafting Results
  • Success
    • The crafted item is added to your inventory.
    • Refinement Points and one crafting attempt are consumed.
  • Failure
    • Only Refinement Points are consumed.
    • Crafting attempts are not consumed.

4. Force Imprint

• Enhance Engraving Stones, which grant passive character stats, using Refined Force Crystals crafted through Force Refining.
• Enhancement Results
  • Success
    • The Engraving Stone’s grade increases.
    • Passive stats corresponding to the new grade are applied.
  • Failure
    • The Engraving Stone’s current grade is maintained.

• Engraving Stone Grades & Stats: See the detailed enhancement and stat table below.

5. Force Injection

• Use Force Solution crafted through Force Refining to charge and activate the Force Refinery Buff.
• Force Refinery Buff Charging
  • Buffs are inactive by default and must be activated by consuming Force Solution.
  • Each Force Solution provides 30 minutes of buff duration.
  • Buff duration can be charged up to a maximum of 24 hours.
  • Buff effects are applied immediately after charging.
  • The Force Solution gauge is displayed in three stages based on the remaining buff duration.
  • Buff time continues to decrease even while the character is offline.

• Force Refinery Buff Effects: See the detailed buff stat table below.

• Added a Force Refinery Buff icon to the buff list on the left side of the minimap.
  • Check whether the buff is currently active or inactive.
  • Click the icon to open the Force Refinery window directly.

1. Puzzle Cube (Lv. 5) is added to Tower of the Dead B4F Reward Boxes

2. Added Grade 8 Monolith Enigma Puzzle

• Basic Information
  • Added a Grade 8 checkbox to the Batch Synthesis UI.
  • Color: Brass
  • Acquisition: Has a 25% chance to be obtained when synthesizing a Grade 7 Puzzle.
• Note: The probabilities for determining the puzzle’s shape and option during synthesis are identical to those of Grade 7.

• Puzzle Piece (Lv. 8) Stats:

1. Changes

• Mission Festival missions are now owned individually instead of being shared at the guild level.
• Players can now create and remove their own Mission Festival missions.
  • The number of Instant Mission Refreshes is also tracked individually.
• The maximum number of missions in the mission list has been reduced from 30 to 9.
• The number of available mission types has been reduced.

2. List of Missions

3. Remarks:

• Dungeon Clear missions in the Mission Festival can now only be completed in Solo mode.
  • If you attempt to enter the required dungeon while in a party, a warning popup will be displayed.

1. Combat Power Display: Clicking the Combat Power display in the top-left corner now cycles between ALL, PvE, and PvP Combat Power.

2. Mouse Cursor Improvements

• The mouse cursor now changes to a hand pointer when hovering over clickable UI elements.
• Examples include buttons, checkboxes, combo boxes, sliders, scroll bars, text input fields, clickable icons, and more.

3. Protection Mode: Star Crystal items can now be protected using Protection Setting Mode.

4. Integrated Enhancement UI: Reorganized the category order as follows:

• Item Enhancement
• Item Attribute Granting
• Slot & Epic Granting
• Extreme Enhancement
• Transcendence Engraving
• Seal Stone Use & Extraction
• Effector Appraisal
• Hextech
• Star Crystal Crafting
• Idol Enhancement
• Bike Customization

5. Dungeon Re-entry: The Dungeon Re-entry notification window can now be closed by pressing ESC.

6. Integrated Presets: Clicking the Integrated Preset icon in the top-left corner now opens the Integrated Preset Settings window directly.

7. Season Characters: Updated the warning message displayed when deleting a Season Character.

• Fixed an issue where characters could not log in after reconnecting following the purchase of 100 or more items from the Pet Exchange.
• Fixed an issue where the client disconnected from the server when attempting to enter a dungeon from the Burning Channel.
  • Since dungeons cannot be entered from this channel, an appropriate notification message is now displayed when a dungeon entry is attempted.
• Fixed an issue where the Combo Start Resonance option on Idols did not function correctly when using Combo Mode.
• Fixed an issue where the cost of unlocking Platinum and Diamond Insignia slots could be deducted incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where the Default Chat Type dropdown could become hidden when overlapping with the Chat Functions list in the Options menu.
• Fixed an issue where incorrect system messages were displayed when attempting to protect items that cannot be protected.
• Fixed an issue where pressing the first number key in an NPC dialogue selected the corresponding quick slot skill instead of the dialogue option.
• Fixed an issue where the UI was displayed incorrectly when Hide Interface was enabled while the item confirmation window was open.
• Fixed an issue where an empty tooltip appeared when hovering over a server name in the server selection screen.