Arknights: Endfield Offers Free 6-Star Operator and Major Gameplay Updates

GRYPHLINE has announced a generous reward for Arknights: Endfield players, offering a free 6-Star Operator, alongside a wide range of gameplay optimizations and a preview of upcoming improvements. The initiative serves as a thank-you to the community for actively helping to build and expand the world of Talos II since launch.

Free 6-Star Operator Available Through Early Main Mission

The Arknights: Endfield community has already achieved impressive milestones, including the construction of power transmission lines totaling 42,195,240,313 meters and the repair of 23,271,228 shared facilities. In recognition of these efforts, GRYPHLINE is making team building more accessible with a valuable early-game reward.

By completing Main Mission Chapter I – Process I: Break the Siege, players will receive a Designation Selection Permit. This item can be used to choose one 6-Star Operator from the Basic Headhunting banner, helping improve early exploration and combat balance.

Gameplay Optimizations Across Multiple Systems

The update introduces a variety of improvements across combat, progression, and world systems:

• Enemy Stats Optimization: Enemy levels at Exploration Levels 6 and 7 have been reduced while maintaining the same loot rewards.
• Early-Game Operator Progression: Gear materials such as Ferrium Components and Cryston Components are now granted through Authority level progression, allowing players to craft up to four Blue or Purple-quality gear items.
• AIC Factory Controls: A new top-view toggle allows all selected facilities to be turned on or off simultaneously, making power management more efficient.
• Map Experience Adjustments: Enemy placements near teleport points, rare resource nodes, and mining areas have been refined.
• Percussive Device Balancing: Difficulty has been reworked across multiple devices for a smoother experience.

Planned Improvements in Upcoming Updates

GRYPHLINE has also outlined additional optimizations planned for the next two updates:

• Resource Allocation Enhancements: Increased early-game headhunting resources, additional AIC Quota sources, smoother Operational Manual tasks, and optimized Protocol Spaces for material farming.
• AIC Factory Improvements: Better visuals for shared facilities in cutscenes, easier removal of shared structures, improved Quick Stash logic for filled bottles, clearer UI distinctions between personal and shared ziplines, and enhanced mini-map functionality.
• Combat Refinements: Clearer enemy attack indicators, improved teammate AI for item collection, smoother movement and collision detection, and refined logic for exiting combat.

New Quality-of-Life Features on the Way

Several interaction and quality-of-life updates are also planned:

• Mission tips to help unlock new areas
• A Mail Cache system for storing rare gatherables before transferring them to the Depot
• Less intrusive red-dot notification reminders
• Improved material visibility at rare gathering locations
• Enhanced controller support with expanded button remapping
• Quick-claim and auto-placement features for clues in the Dijiang Reception Room
• Remote quick-claim functionality for Recycling Stations

Overall, these updates reflect a strong response to community feedback, with meaningful rewards and system improvements that enhance both early and long-term gameplay. As Arknights: Endfield continues to evolve, additional changes and rewards are expected in future updates.