Dear Chief,

We will be restarting the servers at UTC 04/15/2026 06:00 to 09:00. You may experience 2 to 3 minutes of disconnections during the period. You may try to reconnect.

[New Content]

1. New Feature: Flame Tech. Once your State reaches the required number of days and unlocks Helios Troops, the advancements in the Fire Crystal technology will strengthen our troops even more.

Note:

(1) Flame Tech will be available in eligible states starting UTC 04/27/2026 at 00:00.

2. New Event: The all-new [Icefire Warhymn League] is about to begin! Answer the call of the Icebreaker Alliance, and join the intense solo competition! The event consists of four phases: Sign-Up, Qualifier, Elimination, and Pinnacle. No troops will be lost during the event. Compete for generous rewards! Top Chiefs can earn permanent Daybreak Island decorations, and the champion will be crowned with the ultimate glory. Match predictions will also be available—use your strategy to win extra rewards! Sign up now and prove your tactics and strength!

3. New Feature: Collection Gallery. View all permanent skins you own, and show off your Collection to other Chiefs! Earn Collection Points by collecting permanent skins. Earn more Collection Points and increase your Collection Level to unlock rewards!

4. New Expert: Mine Leader Kathy is joining your adventure! Her courage and leadership will help you conquer the challenges of Frostfire Mine.

Note:

(1) Kathy will be available in eligible States starting UTC 04/16/2026 at 00:00.

[Optimizations & Adjustments]

1. Dreamscape Memory

(1) Once your State has opened for the required number of days, Dreamscape Memory will become a recurring event. Time to show your skills and teamwork!

(2) Adjusted the content of Dream Traveler Pack and Dream Sojourner.

2. Tundra Trading Station: Quick-Exchange all excess Max Star Hero Shards and Max Level Exclusive Gear Widgets once your State has opened for the required number of days.

3. Frostfire Mine: Reduced max Chiefs per match to improve matchmaking and performance.

4. Expulsion: R4 members can now expel other R4 members’ garrisoned troops.

5. Emotes: Added [Response Emote] settings. You can assign Action Emotes you own to scenarios: Victory, Defeat, Thanks, Greetings. When a certain scenario is triggered, the system will automatically send the preset Action Emote in response.

6. Chief Profile: You can now tap on another Chief’s avatar across Reinforcements at Embassy, Appointment, and Alliance War pages to view profiles directly.

7. Furnace Upgrade Rewards: Reach Furnace Lv. 7 to receive 10 [Deployment Recall] items, which will be sent to your Backpack.

Note: If you already reached Furnace Lv. 7 before the update, 10 [Deployment Recall] items will also be sent to your Backpack.

8. Fortress Battle:

(1) Added [Cancel Sign-up] button for Fortress. R4+ members can cancel the Sign-up manually in the [Signed Up] interface.

(2) Added “Reward” Icon Button on the Fortress interface located in Alliance – Battle – Fortress to quickly view reward details in the “Fortress Battles” interface.

9. Mercenary Prestige: Total stages reduced from 50 to 25 for all difficulty levels in the next season.

Note: If [Mercenary Prestige] is active in your state on the day of the update, stamina costs difference caused by reduced number of stages will be compensated within 48 hours.

10. Deployment Interface:

(1) Deployment interface now shows arrival time preview for Rallies.

(2) If a hero in the formation is not in City, a yellow bubble will be displayed.

(3) If there are insufficient troops in City, a red bubble will be displayed.

11. Spectator Mode: Real-time spectator count added for Tundra Arms League and Frostdragon Tyrant.

12. Sharing: Improved share screen display, and added search by Chief name or group chat name.

13. Hero Recruitment: [Use All] button renamed to [Multi Recruit]. You can now select the number of recruits freely.

14. Lighthouse: A countdown reminder will appear on the Intel screen 24 hours before the Flame and Fangs event.

15. March Speedup:

(1) Initial free Speedup uses set to 5, with a reduced cooldown of 3 minutes in Foundry Battle and Tundra Arms League.

(2) Free March Speedups can now be used on your own troops in Alliance War in Foundry Battle and Tundra Arms League.

16. Task List: Improved navigation for Bear Hunt – Trap 2.

17. Positions:

(1) Chiefs can resign from a Position proactively after cooldown ends.

(2) Where there is a Supreme President, the State number of cross-State Chiefs will be displayed in Appointment, Queue, and Reservation.

(3) Supreme President and President can adjust level requirements for auto-approval.

(4) Reservations by Time Slot: Positions reserved for multiple time slots share the same cooldown once you are appointed for a certain Position.

(5) Reservations by Time Slot: Holding the Minister of the Interior Position clears other reservations and adjusts queues. Other Chiefs’ application will move up based on the time of application.

18. Daily Free Chest: Rewards updated and upgraded across Daily Deals, Artisan’s Trove, Dawn Market and the free rewards in certain Custom Packs.

19. Tundra Album:

(1) [Tundra Trade Route] renamed to [Frostwind Track] in [Ballad of Wind and Cold].

(2) Switched the order of the names and stories of [Exotic Charm] and [Essence Stones] in [Divine Weapons] to better fit the game setting.

There is no impact on collection progress.

20. Mail System:

(1) Clearer ranking rewards mail displays for events such as Alliance Showdown, Alliance Mobilization, King of Icefield, Hall of Chiefs and Armament Competition.

(2) Added the name of the Chief who schedules for Mercenary Prestige in schedule mails.

(3) Arsenal Points in Legion Tally mails for Foundry Battle and Tundra Arms League will include the points earned across all registered members.

(4) Added Auto Hunting expiration notification mails.

21. Wilderness: City view now shows reinforcement count when tapping on own City in wilderness.

22. Alliance:

(1) Added a Rally departure countdown display to the Alliance War March Speedup interface.

(2) Manual input is now supported on the Alliance Resource Exchange interface.

(3) R5 members can now manage Whitelist in alliance members interface.

23. Fishing Tournament:

(1) You can now claim all Daily Missions with one tap.

(2) [Hunt for treasure 10 times] now adjusts automatically when attempts are lower than 10 in Sunken Treasure Hunt.

24. The Labyrinth:
(1) Adjusted certain area names from Land of the Brave to Land of Heroes; Glowstone Mine to Charm Mine; Dark Forge to Gear Forge; Earthlab to Research Center.
(2) The stage caps for [Research Center] and [Gaia Heart] in [The Labyrinth] will increase accordingly.

25. Leaderboards:

(1) Improved the display of multiple Leaderboards, including The Labyrinth, Alliance Mobilization (Personal/Alliance), Arena, and Island Prosperity, for clearer and easier reading.

(2) Expanded the Frostdragon Tyrant Personal Points ranking display from the Top 100 to the Top 1,000 Chiefs.

26. Daybreak Island:

(1) Daybreak Island Bonus Overview: Each bonus can now be expanded or collapsed individually for easier viewing.

(2) In Decoration Stats, placed decorations are now listed individually for easier viewing and management.

(3) Added a new basic decoration: [Dawn Sighs].

(4) Renamed the basic decoration [Bloom Balustrade] to [Reedwind Soul], and improved its icon design.

(5) When visiting another Daybreak Island, you can now tap decorations to view details. This excludes basic decorations, Tree of Life, Lumber Camp, and Timbermill.

27. Lucky Wheel: Improved UI and added one-tap chest claiming

28. Alliance Mobilization: Championship tier names are now displayed under the corresponding icon.

29. City Skin: Improved visuals for certain skins when using low graphics settings, enhancing the overall visual experience in these conditions.

30. Rewards Upgrade: For states with Gen 10+ heroes, Fire Crystal and Fire Crystal Shard rewards in the “Dead Shot” Chest, “Sign-in & Earn It” Epic-7 Pass, “Fire Crystal Weekly Card” (instant purchase and daily login rewards), and “Fire Crystal Shard Weekly Card” (daily rewards) will be iterated and upgraded after the update.

Note:

Within 48 hours after the update, we will:

(1) Issue the reward difference to Chiefs who had activated the [Sign-in & Earn] Epic-7 Pass at the time of the update based on the number of days already claimed.

(2) Issue the “Buy to Get” reward difference to Chiefs who purchased the “Fire Crystal Weekly Card” between 00:00 (UTC) and the update time on the update day.

(3) Issue the daily reward difference for that day to Chiefs who claimed the daily login rewards from the “Fire Crystal Weekly Card” and “Fire Crystal Shard Weekly Card” between 00:00 (UTC) and the update time on the update day.

31. Expert: Reduced the state age required to unlock the Expert feature.

Note:

(1) During the rolling update, some eligible Chiefs may temporarily be unable to access the Expert feature. Please log in again after UTC 9:00 once the update is complete.
(2) The State Transfer function will be temporarily unavailable during maintenance. Please log in again after UTC 9:00 once the update is complete.

Please log in to the game after UTC 09:00 for new content.

Thank you for your understanding and support!

Whiteout Survival Team

🔥Exalted Troops Are Coming Soon🔥

Exalted Troops will go live on April 27 in states with Gen 10 Heroes! If you already have Helios Troops (T11), you’ll be able to unlock Exalted Troops (T12) in a brand-new way.

To help everyone better understand Exalted Troops, we’ve prepared an FAQ.

🙋: How do I unlock Exalted Troops (T12)?
👨‍💻: Once your state reaches a certain age and you unlock any Helios Troop (T11), you’ll unlock Flame Tech in the War Academy.

🙋: What materials are required to unlock Exalted Troops (T12)?
👨‍💻: Steel, Refined Fire Crystals, and Fire Crystal Shards are required. Please refer to the in-game info for the required quantity of materials.

🙋: I’ve only unlocked Helios Infantry, can I unlock Exalted Marksman?
👨‍💻: No. To unlock Exalted Marksman, you must have already unlocked Helios Marksman.

🙋: What is Flame Tech?
👨‍💻: After unlocking an Exalted Troops (T12), the corresponding Flame Tech branch will become available, further improving that Troop’s Stats and Deployment Capacity.

🙋: What Materials are required for Flame Tech Research?
👨‍💻: Flame Tech Research requires Steel, Refined Fire Crystals, Fire Crystal Shards, Meat, Wood, Coal, and Iron. The required quantity of Materials for each Tech may vary. Please refer to the in-game info.

🙋: Will there be more ways to obtain Fire Crystal-related items?
👨‍💻: Yes, there will be after the next version update. In eligible states, more Fire Crystal-related items will be available through events and channels such as Flame and Fangs, State of Power, King of Icefield, Canyon Clash, and the Labyrinth Shop.