Patches, Banners & Live-Ops Updates

Zodiac Knights has officially evolved into Zodiac Ascendant! This is the same game, same account, and all existing player progress and rosters remain 100% untouched. Welcome to the dawn of a completely reimagined universe with enhanced visuals, new lore, and expanded tactical depth:

• Universe & Lore Rebirth: Experience our newly authored 4-Saga campaign (The Twelve Spires, The Drowned Deep, The Eclipse War, and The First Dawn) exploring the fall and restoration of Astraea across 24 fully scripted chapters.
• Regalia Overhaul for All 42 Knights: Every single hero now wields signature Regalia armor sets with updated visual effects, bespoke skill kits, and rebalanced animations spanning Ember, Argent, Solar, and Astral tiers.
• New Astral Demi-God — #42 Nicryos: The Sovereign of the Abyssal Void joins the Astral tier alongside Gianca. Harness gravitational singularity fields with Gravity Nullification, Event Horizon Rift, and Singularity Collapse.
• Studio Voice Line Upgrades: Over 430 authentic studio voice performances covering character battle cries, ultimate triggers, summon reactions, and dialogue scenes.
• Official Web Portal Launch: Explore our official website at https://zodiacascendant.com with complete knight showroom 3D previews, real-time summon simulators, lore chronicles, and direct APK downloads.

Patch v0.4.8 (Android versionCode 22 / iOS Build 27) is now live on Google Play, Direct APK, iOS TestFlight, and the Starhold VPS relay! All clients on v0.4.5 and above remain 100% compatible with zero forced in-game interruptions:

• 5-Tab Unified Knight Detail Workspace: Streamlined every Knight into an inline 5-tab progression hub (Info, Growth, Resonance, Gear, and Voice) with full 10-slot Astral Mandala management, 6-piece Sacred Regalia armor grid, and the Starhold Voice Resonance Chamber.
• 6★ Max Ascension Surplus Shard Burner: Once any Knight reaches 6★ (Lv. 100), excess shards can be burned directly from the Knight Detail Hub or Starhold Vault into Omniscient Skill Codices, Advanced Skill Tomes, 5★ Sacred Growth Tomes, and Hero XP Crystals.
• Astral Mandala Empty-Socket Vault Selector: Tapping any empty Solar, Lunar, Star, or Legendary socket on the 10-slot Astral Mandala immediately opens the filtered Astral Vault Selector Modal for one-tap equipping or cross-Knight swapping.
• 5-Tab Starhold Order & 3D Territory War Hub: Complete overhaul of the Alliance Order Hub featuring 1. Order War (3 fortified citadels: Aries Radiant Gate, Virgo Astral Altar, Archon's Imperial Peak), 2. Order Hall & Decrees, 3. Starhold Altar Donations, 4. Order Reputation Shop, and 5. Alliance Shard Wishes.
• 9-Slice Fantasy Button Skins & Unstretched 16:9 Chibi Cinematic Archives: Upgraded buttons across Profile Dossier, Honors, Cinematics, Stage Select, Treasury, Quests, and Vault to 9-slice metallic fantasy skins (btn_fantasy_gold, btn_fantasy_blue, btn_fantasy_red, btn_fantasy_teal), and added 18 bespoke 16:9 Chibi Cinematic banners rendered at true 1:1 proportions with smooth gradient fades.
• Astral (A.DMG) vs. Physical (P.DMG) Combat Analytics & 10/10 Stamina Refills: Added detailed ✦ A.DMG and ⚔ P.DMG damage breakdown meters to post-battle result screens, and increased daily Celestial Stamina refills from 3/3 to 10/10 per day.

Patch v0.4.7 (Android versionCode 21 / iOS Build 26) is now live on Google Play, Direct APK, iOS TestFlight, and the Starhold VPS relay! All clients on v0.4.5 and above remain 100% compatible with zero forced in-game interruptions:

• 15-Floor Starhold Resource Dungeons (4,000 → 150,000 Recommended CP): Expanded Epic Ruins, Dimension Space, Titan's Temple, Elite Shrine, and Astral Space to 15 progressive Sanctum floors with escalating rewards, 5★ Growth Tomes, and Divine Skill Tomes on higher floors.
• Astral Pavilions Exponential Lv. 1–75 Progression & Item Sources: All 4 Pavilions (Constellation Temples, Skin Pavilion, Treasure Pavilion, Will of the Stars) now scale smoothly through Level 75 (Tier 15) with in-card Where to Get & Farm material guides and 1-click navigation.
• Zenith Championship Live Registration & Quiz Betting: Register your live 6-Knight squad directly into the Zenith Championship bracket and place real Quiz Tokens on tournament matchups.
• Starhold Townlet Plaza, Kitchen Banquets & Celestial Birth-Sign Oracle: Enlarged and centered Townlet Plaza dock icons, bespoke Noon/Evening/Night Ambrosia Feast dishes, and full 12-House Celestial Birth-Sign Oracle portraits.
• Astral Written Help Book — Starhold Master Guide: Redesigned the Starhold guide into an easy-to-read master handbook covering every new PvE, PvP, Pavilion, and Townlet system.
• 20-Point F2P Progression & Fairness Overhaul: Uncapped duplicate Divine/Demi-God shards (+80 Demi-God / +50 Divine), prioritized Featured Divine/Demi-God bonus shards on limited banners, added full Orichalcum Dust & Sense Stone drops to 3★ Campaign Raids, separated Regalia Chests vs. smeltable Regalia Parts, seeded a 60-orb Starter Resonance pool for full 6-Knight teams, and added Divine Skill Tomes & 5★ Growth Tomes to the F2P Exchange Shop.

Patch v0.4.6 (Build 25) is now live on Android, iOS TestFlight, and the Starhold VPS relay with a complete overhaul of competitive Astral Arena, 3D PvP combat rules, and Character Origin Cinematics:

• Real-Time Astral Arena Matchmaking & 5-Minute Dynamic CP Bot Queue: Queuing for Astral Arena now searches for live human opponents across the Starhold relay first; if a live rival does not join within 5 minutes (or on-demand), you are matched against diverse AI Grandmaster Commanders scaled to your exact Combat Power (0.95x–1.08x CP) with never-repeating lineups.
• 7-Tier Astral Arena Ranking System (+30 Win / -15 Loss): Climb through Bronze (1,000+) → Silver (1,200+) → Gold (1,400+) → Platinum (1,650+) → Diamond (1,900+) → Emerald (2,200+) → God Radiant (2,500+). Every victory grants +30 Points and every defeat deducts -15 Points, complete with the new dual-card Victory/Defeat result screen inspired by classic arena result screens.
• 3D Arena Tactical Rules (Manual 1x & 30s Turn Timer): All 3D Arena Battles start strictly in Manual · 1x Speed with Auto and Eco modes disabled. Each Commander has 30 seconds per turn to act before the turn automatically defaults to a Basic Attack.
• Direct Tap-Enemy 3D Targeting: Tap any enemy Knight directly on the 3D battlefield to switch your target lock on the fly, with a live target reticle indicator.
• 30-Second Draft & Ban Timer Auto-Pick: When the 30-second Draft & Ban timer expires in Astral Arena, a random valid enemy Knight is automatically banned and the match launches immediately into 3D battle.
• Astral 3D PvP Starhold Backgrounds: Added realistic 3D astral Starhold arena backgrounds across Astral Arena, Sacred Duel, and Colosseum Arena.
• Oracle's Sacred Treasure Stamina Cost Display: The Astral Dice controls now explicitly display ROLL DICE (10 Stamina) and Auto Roll (10 Stm/Roll).
• All 16 Character Origin Story Cinematics & Website Parity: Embedded all 16 official YouTube 3D Origin Story cinematics inside the in-game Hero Lore view and on the official website, alongside all 42 3D Chibi ornate cards, 439 studio voice lines, and the Cross-Server World Ranking.

Zodiac Ascendant is live on iPhone and iPad via Apple TestFlight alongside Android! Recent cross-platform patches include persistent Commander Name renames across server syncs, centered celestial gold/sapphire Summon buttons, platform-aware update screens, and zero-wait TestFlight build delivery.

Gianca, the Emerald Demi-God of Pisces, leads the Limited Advent Banner. With 130 Speed he acts first in almost every fight, and his ultimate, Judgment of the Emerald Gods, strikes every enemy with emerald lightning while granting Unyielding Emerald Resonance.

Thalassor, Sovereign of the Seven Abyssal Seas, joins the Astral tier as a Water Mage. His ultimate, Abyssal Deluge, sends a tsunami over every enemy, slows them, and freezes targets in place while his Sovereign Tide barriers protect your entire 6-Knight formation.

Erebus, Monarch of the Eclipse Nether Realm, arrives as an Astral Dark Tank. His Nether Contract binds an enemy soul and reflects half of all damage taken, while Great Eclipse unleashes 500% true damage across all enemies.