Super Robot Wars/X-Omega/Updates/February 2016

This page contains all the updates and news (official and unofficial) on Super Robot Wars X-Omega during February 2016. The entries will be displayed in reverse chronological order.

2/29/2016 23:15 - Problems from the previous maintenance

• Some problems have resulted from the maintenance
  • Alexander (Akito's Unit) cost was increased by 1 to 16. This was unintentional and a hotfix will be done to fix it.
  • The AP values for the redone Chapter 1 story missions are not properly balanced and will also be hotfixed.
• Players will be compensated 2 AP recovery meds

2/29/2016 22:00 - Announcement of the 2.5 Million DL retweet campaign

• Prizes will be given for specific tweet milestones.

2/29/2016 18:30 - More news on the big update and changes to the game

• The Gacha screen's UI has been redone. Chip exchange is no longer located in the Gacha screen
• The AP double recovery time campaign is officially over, and the devs decided that the double recovery time is now the standard rate of AP recovery!
• In-battle changes
  • The currently selected unit will now have a glowing ring under them
  • The following portions can be skipped by screen tapping:
    • Battleship captain cut-ins at the start of battle
    • Special effect animations from event-related skills
    • Boss wave warning indicator
    • Victory screen display
    • Post victory spoils and results
  • AUTO and battle speed settings can be preserved over to the next battle. No longer do players have to keep manually turning on AUTO and fast forward on every battle.
  • AUTO battling AI has slightly improved
  • Pausing in-battle will now display S-Rank conditions
  • Defender units are now more effective against guarding shooter attacks
  • Units that are boarded in a battleship can now be manually ejected if there is space in the field
  • Finishing skills now will not auto-aim towards the left if the unit casting it is attacking an enemy to their right side.
  • Finishing skills that rely on dashing to targets have better target acquisition and hit confirmations
  • Warning of incoming enemies will not interfere with Finishing Skill cut-ins
  • Stages should now guarantee a minimum of one drop upon completion
  • The post-results battle screens will no longer show the extended unit acquisition animation to units that have already been acquired by the player previously
• Special Effects Icon
  • Units that have event-related abilities now have a special icon that can be seen on their icon and their unit info menu
  • These units will also have another indicator in battle that the event-related skill is active.
• Chip exchange has moved from the Gacha screen to the Unit menu
• Pop-up notices from logging into the game can no longer be displayed if the option in the bottom-left of the pop-up box is checked.
• More options have been added in the settings menu

2/27/2016 00:00 - Announcement of the End of the Month Pinpoint Gacha Special

• The next two days will feature separate 24-hour pinpoint gachas aimed at getting the following units
  • 2/27/2016 will feature the SSR Getter-1 (Defender), Eva Unit-01, Zegapain Altair (Shooter), and Dunbine
  • 2/28/2016 will feature the SSR Mazinger Z (Defender), Psycho Gundam, Gawain (Attacker), and Combattler V

2/26/2016 17:00 - Announcement of the next big event People Are the Hope for the Future featuring the SSR Kshatriya

• Prologue quests will be released at the beginning of March Japan Time
• The main event will start on 3/3/2016 16:00 Japan Time
• The event will last until the 3/11/2016 15:59 Japan Time

2/25/2016 16:45 - Maintenance notice on 2/29

• Maintenance will be performed at the end of the month from 14:00 - 17:00 Japan Time
• The game will also require an version update on the App Store/Google Play
• Updates and Changes
  • Story missions for Chapter 1 have been reduced to 30 episodes from 40
    • This means that drops and S-Rank requirements have been changed and reset and must be redone for drop and S-Rank completion
    • First-time clear rewards will remain unchanged if players have already previously beaten these stages (even though the stages will be marked as cleared)
    • Missions related to clearing story quests have also been redone to accommodate this change.
      • These missions will automatically complete if the player has already cleared these particular stages
    • Portions of the storytelling has also changed
  • Challenge missions for Chapter 1 have also been reduced to 30 stages from 40
    • All first-time clear, drop completion, and S-Rank rewards have been redone and reset
• Players will be given an Omega Crystal as compensation for downtime

2/24/2016 16:00 - Announcement of the Oath of Fighting Maidens +Alpha Gacha

• The cost of rolling 10x is reduced to 20 Omega Crystals!
• Rolling 10x will also grant an additional gift of 3 Premium Tickets!
• Featuring previously released SSR units piloted by females and the new SSR Venus A!
• Available until the end of February Japan Time

2/24/2016 16:00 - Announcement of the End of the Month Gacha Festival

• Limited Time Event Gacha that uses premium tickets as currency rather than Omega Crystals
• Also featuring the SSR Van Ein and the new Eva Unit-02 (Mari)
• Get premium tickets from participating in the campaign and drawing in the limited gacha!
• Available until the end of February Japan Time

2/22/2016 21:15 - Report of common bugs and issues

• HP of enemies also heal to full when using an Omega Crystal to continue a stage after defeat.
  • No solution has yet to be implemented
• After doing a 10x draw from the friend Gacha and not having enough friend coins to draw any more units, the single draw button may still be enabled and an error will return if you attempt to draw from it.
  • This issue will be fixed in early March.
• The Review the game mission does not work
  • Just send an inquiry to customer support
• Sending an inquiry via the app in the Menu options may not work
  • Send the inquiry through a PC or mobile browser instead
• Completing missions may not properly update the notification counter on the top-right of the missions icon
  • You can correct this by going through another menu and reloading the home screen.
  • This bug will not be dealt with anytime soon since it is not game breaking
• The mission Equip a Support Unit may not complete when equipping a Support unit received from an event.
• When selecting stages individually, challenge and event stages may not drop down properly.
• The game's graphics may break if you attempt to change units while their sprites are still loading
• Starting players may encounter a bug that prevents them from progressing when using the Team Formation menu
• When allied units are shot down, an extra unintended core may spawn after 6 seconds.

2/22/2016 19:30 - Update and re-balancing of units

• Units that had the Power of Love event ability now have different skills
  • SSR Gawain (Defender) now has Guard
  • SSR Eva Unit-02 now has Resolve
  • SSR ARX-7 Arbalest (Shooter) now has Potential
  • SR Eva Unit-01 now has Support Attack
  • R Mazinger Z now has Potential
  • SSR Solar Aquarion now has Potential
• There was a bug with R Boss Borot's Funds Up skill. The skill did not activate if the unit was put into a team that went over the cost limit. This has been fixed and players will be compensated 100,000 gold.

2/22/2016 18:30 - The 2.5 Million Downloads Campaign has begun

• Beat the event quests that appear each day for increasing rewards!
• Beat them all to get a massive Omega Crystal prize!

2/21/2016 00:00 - Announcement of the Gundam 00 Pinpoint Gacha
2/20/2016 00:00 - Announcement of the New Dancouga Pinpoint Gacha

• A limited time opportunity to draw the new SSR Dancouga (Fighter)

2/19/2016 17:20 - Announcement of the 2.5 Million Downloads Campaign

• Using Omega Crystals to draw from the Gacha 5 times will grant extra chances of winning extra SSR units and finishing skill upgrade materials!
  • Only applies to the following Gachas
    • All Base Gachas
    • Akito the Exiled Collaboration Gacha
    • The 24-hour Pinpoint Gachas on 2/20 and 2/21
    • Extra units won from the campaign will distributed during the beginning of March
    • This promotion lasts from 2/20 - 2/23
• Special event quests will be playable during the campaign with extra event missions from 2/22/2016 16:00 - 2/29/2016 13:59 Japan Time
• Players will also get extra gold from playing story quests during the campaign period
• Chances of great success while upgrading is also increased during this period.
• There will also be extra gifts for community participation in the Twitter Campaign as well.

2/14/2016 00:00 - Announcement of the limited time Valentine's Day Pinpoint Gacha

• Limited opportunity to obtain the Valentine's day version of the SSR Eva Unit-00.
• Doing a 10x roll will also grant an extra gift of a SSR Ayanami Rei support unit!

2/13/2016 00:00 - Announcement of a 24 hour pinpoint Gacha featuring the SSR Justice Gundam.
2/12/2016 16:00 - Limited time event featuring Code Geass: Akito the Exiled

• Featuring event stages with the SSR Alexander (Akito's Unit)
• There will also be special login bonuses during the event
• Event will run until 2/24/2016 16:00 Japan Time

2/12/2016 16:00 - New Akito the Exiled Collaboration Gacha in the Limited Time Gacha section

• Featuring new units from Code Geass and its spinoffs such as the SSR Lancelot Grail, Hakuen, and Gekka (Tohdoh's Customized Unit)
• Doing a 10x roll twice will include an extra gift of a SSR +15% ticket!
• A special DX event gacha that uses SSR +15% tickets will feature similar units, but will have a +30% chance of acquiring SSR units!
• Available until 2/24/2016 16:00 Japan Time
  • The DX event gacha will be available until 2/26/2016 11:59 Japan Time

2/12/2016 16:00 - Bittersweetness from Being Dishonest main event is over.

• Epilogue stage and Event gacha will still be available until 2/16/2016 16:00 Japan time

2/1/2016 16:00 - Announcement of a Valentine's themed event Bittersweetness from Being Dishonest

• Main event quests and missions are now out!
• A Formidable Foe type event featuring the SSR Solar Aquarion!
• Limited time Support units will also be available during the event!
• Main event starts on 2/4/2016 16:00 Japan Time
• The prologue and event quests will end on 2/12/2016 16:00 Japan Time

2/1/2016 00:00 - Announcement of the Bittersweetness from Being Dishonest Support Gacha

• Featuring the most romantically problematic characters and their SSR units that all have the event skill Power of Love!
• Take a chance of getting the SSR Gawain (Defender), Eva Unit-02, and ARX-7 Arbalest (Shooter)
• Take advantage of the limited time bonus page deals!
  • Drawing 1 unit will grant an extra gift of a R Mazinger Z and a SR support unit Asuka Langley!
  • Drawing 10 units will grant an extra gift of a SR Eva Unit-01 and a SSR support unit Teletha Testarossa!

2/1/2016 11:00 - SR Guren Nishiki and Dunbine are available in the Chip Exchange until 3/31/2016 23:59 Japan Time