Astral Party Patch Notes — April 15, 2026
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
"Welcome to Astral Party!"
Dear players, the game will undergo an update on April 17, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8). Once the update is complete, please log back into the game.
▇ Update Time
April 17, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8)
Estimated maintenance duration: 4 hours
▇ Update Content
1.New Character Release --- Supernatural Force
"Want to challenge me in strength? Then you'd better give it your all!"
During the Character UP! event, selecting the "Supernatural Force UP!" tab in the Gacha menu will grant a higher chance of obtaining this new character.
2.Map \ Adds \ Difficulty
"Lion Dance Gawu has fused with Ground Control into one?! The challenge in Water Town reaches limitless difficulty - time to prove your strength!!"
• \ difficulty available for a limited time: 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
• New monsters in \: Lion Dance Gawu Fusion, Triple Cracker Croak
• New Chips in \: Giant Grand Gong, Red Festival Envelopes
3.Event Launch --- Extreme Water Town --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
Enter via the main interface. Complete event missions to earn large amounts of Plum Blossom Token, which can be exchanged in the event shop for Profile Card - Water Town Extreme (Animated), Avatar - Pixel Water Town, Gacha Cassette x 10, Costume Ticket x 10, Shiyu-Shiyu Chip x 500, and more.
Successfully clearing Extreme Water Town will also grant Avatar - Water Town Extreme.
4.Event Launch --- Dice Festival --- 2026/05/01 ~ 2026/05/20
Enter via the main menu. Complete missions to obtain Space Badge x 1, Cheongsam Girl Emoji 14, Cheongsam Girl Emoji 15, Gacha Cassette x 10, Shiyu-Shiyu Chip x 300, Purple Gift Select Box x 2, and more.
5.Clearpass Launch --- "Spring Picnic - HaiQing " --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
Players can access this via the main menu. Purchase and complete pass tasks to obtain the new skin "Spring Picnic - HaiQing" and many other great rewards!
6.Event Launch --- New Character: Supernatural Force UP! --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Supernatural Force UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the new character!
7.Event Launch --- Destiny Girl UP! --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Destiny Girl UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the character!
8.Event Launch --- Cheongsam Girl UP! --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Cheongsam Girl UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the character!
9.Event Launch --- Mech Hero UP! --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Mech Hero UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the character!
10.Potential Activation
• New character with Potential Activation: Mech Hero.
• Mech Hero Potential Activation Effect:
￮ Your Active Skill lets you teleport up to 3 panels away. After using your Active Skill, draw 1 card. If your Active Skill discarded 6 or more cards, draw 1 Railgun instead. After playing Railgun, draw 1 Battle Card, deal damage equal to its cost to the target and monsters within 2 panels, and apply 【Precision Strike】.
• Preview content is for reference only. Final implementation is subject to change.
11.Shop Update
• New skin available: Leisurely Holiday - Fanny
• New skin available: Urgent Invitation - Bonnie
• New skin available: Trendy Princess - Fen
• New discounted bundle "Casual Comfort Series Vol.2 \" now available, including Leisurely Holiday - Fanny, Urgent Invitation - Bonnie, Trendy Princess - Fen, Fashion Icon - Parunan. Owned skins will be deducted from the price --- Available --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
• New bundle: "Co-op Challenge 7-Day Support Bundle" --- Available --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/07
• "Magic Gem Bundle" added to shop --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
• A new Emoji tab has been added to the Fashion Shop, featuring new emojis for Rookie Investigator, Hierarch of Mikami, and Poisoned Apple.
• Value emoji bundles are available for a limited time: Rookie Investigator Emoji Pack, Hierarch of Mikami Emoji Pack, and Poisoned Apple Emoji Pack --- Available --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
12.Returning Skin Gacha
• Returning skin: "Shoreline Memories - Zhao" --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20
• Available via the "Rerun Gacha" tab in the Gacha menu to obtain skins and various cosmetics!
13.Co-op Challenge Mode - Balance Adjustments
Preview content is for reference only. Final implementation may vary.
• Character \: Shiyu-Shiyu Shield damage reduction increased to 99.
• Character \ Passive:
Changed from "For every 7 stacks of Starlight, gain +1 ATK and +1 DEF."
to
"For every 6 stacks of Starlight, gain +1 ATK and +1 DEF."
• Character \ Passive:
Changed from "At the end of the turn, if you have fewer than 5 cards, draw 1 card."
to
"At the end of the turn, if you have fewer than 6 cards, draw 1 card."
• Character \ Co-op Lv1:
Changed from "Gain +1 ATK upon reaching Star Level 1"
to
"Gain +1 ATK and +1 Move upon reaching Star Level 1"
14.Adjustments & Optimizations
• Position swapping with teammates is now available in the character selection screen.
• The Gallery menu has been redesigned, now organizing monsters, chips, cards, tiles, and events by map.
• Improved map pinging: clicking a map ping message in chat will now quickly move the camera to the selected tile.
• In Co-op Challenge mode, even failed runs now grant Star Coins and Shiyu-Shiyu Chips based on total rounds completed.
• Improved inventory red ! system: viewing the tab clears notifications.
• Added a UID copy function to the account info screen.
• New card type added: Jinx. The cards \ and \ are now Jinx cards.
• Character \ can use Jinx cards with her Active Skill to heal HP.
• The mobile version now includes vibration notifications at the start of turns, with a toggle in settings.
15.Bug Fixes
• Fixed an issue where the transfer effect failed to trigger with the \ chip in Co-op Challenge mode.
• Fixed multiple \ spawning in \ under certain conditions.
• Fixed \ not properly triggering the \ chip effect in \
• Fixed \ counter display issue in \
• Fixed BGM not switching after entering a new route in \
• Fixed a rare freeze during cutscenes in \
• Fixed a freeze issue with \ panels under extreme conditions
• Fixed an abnormal effect of the Money Tree building in \
• Fixed abnormal effect triggers of the Hall of Wealth building in \
• Fixed restart failure issues in \
• Fixed a red ! issue in \
• Fixed the abnormal display of a matchmaking tag
• Fixed the character selection screen freeze issue
• Fixed rare issues when selecting characters or skins
• Fixed various text errors
Wish you a pleasant gaming experience, and thank you for your continued support of Astral Party.
Astral Party Operations Team