[DiaryPoint=Reporter Eom Ju-yong] Smilegate’s Chaos Zero Nightmare, developed by Super Creative, added new combatant Blazeveil and partner Vivian on the 11th and launched their rate-up rescues. Both banners run until maintenance begins on Dec. 2. The update is the second installment of Season 5 of the seasonal content series “Galactic Disaster.”
Blazeveil’s guaranteed recruitment counter is shared with the earlier Rosvaisse rate-up rescue. Any progress made on Rosvaisse’s banner carries over to Blazeveil’s. Vivian’s rescue shares its counter with Sig’s seasonal rate-up rescue. Players pursuing both characters should therefore track combatant rescues and partner rescues separately.
Blazeveil joins the roster as a Justice-attribute Controller. After her rate-up ends, she is scheduled to enter the standard combatant rescue pool. Vivian is available through a partner rate-up rescue, so her counter is separate from combatant rescues. Her partner effect raises the assigned combatant’s Defense and, when card-link conditions are met, increases the damage of Justice-attribute allies’ Attack cards or their critical chance.
The update also brings the second chapter and story content of Season 5, “A Promise Sealed on Snow.” The story continues on the frozen planet Nivalis, at the Chaos “Celestial Rampart,” where the protagonists set out to rescue Blazeveil, head of House Freyja. Season 5 began with a preview on Sept. 30, and its main story opened on Oct. 21. Maeil Business Newspaper’s Gamejin reported that Blazeveil harbors deep resentment toward the Empire, and that secrets from her past will emerge as the story unfolds.
The record-based competitive mode Great Rift has been split into Raid and Merit battles. Raid lets players test boss strategies and squad builds without their results affecting other players; rankings are determined in Merit battles. The update also adds a feature for checking boss-specific strategy tips and recommended combatant lineups. Other additions include battle speed controls, the ability to remove new “Insight” effects, and options to set, craft, or adjust Memory Shard substats.
To play the story in Season 5’s second chapter, players must first clear Episode 12 of Chapter 1, “Friends First.” A second supply shop has also opened at the Celestial Rampart, where Frozen Civilization Relics earned in the content can be exchanged for Omega Codes, Rescue Anchors, and time-limited Cores. Players aiming to recruit Blazeveil can check their remaining rescue attempts and which banner shares the counter before maintenance begins on Dec. 2.