SOL: enchant (hereinafter SOL) rolled out its EPISODE 01 - GENESIS: Battlefield of the Gods update on Wednesday, August 26. This update marks the game's first major update since launch and features a wide array of content, including the addition of the new 'Healer' class, inter-server world content, and a new character progression system called 'Constellation'. Here is a look at the changes brought by this patch and the newly released shop items.

The Healer is a support class that heals and protects allies, and was chosen as the first new class through the pre-launch Divine Summit vote. Covering both offense and support, it uses offensive skills that freeze and trap enemies with the power of ice. It can deal area-of-effect (AoE) damage by dropping ice shards and icebergs, while bolstering survivability by healing itself or party members.

The Healer equips the same gear type as the Mage class (staves and robe-type armor), and certain healing/buff skills can be set up in advance with specific conditions to trigger automatically. Furthermore, through the launch commemorative growth event, players who create a Healer character and complete the tutorial before regular maintenance on Wednesday, September 23 can obtain an 'Infinite Blessed Growth Potion (200%)' usable up to level 50.

A new world-exclusive feature, 'Sky Island', has been introduced. Sky Island is an inter-server dungeon where players from different servers within the same world can meet and play together. The lobby, 'Sky Shelter', can be entered for free once per day, with re-entry costing 10,000 Nine. Divided into four sectors, the Sky Island dungeon can be used for 10 hours per week. Entry normally costs 50,000 Nine, but an entry fee discount event running until Wednesday, September 23 reduces the entry fee to 10,000 Nine. Additionally, players can craft a Sky Island Time Recharge Stone (1 Hour) up to 3 times a week using 300 Divine Shards, which previously had no use other than crafting greaves.

On Sky Island, boss monsters 'Celestial Gwint' and 'Celestial Drake' spawn every Wednesday and Saturday at 21:00. In addition to Legendary and Heroic items dropped by each boss, players can obtain various Sky Island-exclusive collection items such as Weathered Rare Gear and Weathered Relics. Furthermore, event monsters from past events, such as Watermelon Casket and Golden Watermelon Casket, reappear so players can catch up on rewards missed during previous events through Sky Island.

Along with this, 3F Tower of the Gods, previously the top-tier hunting ground, has been converted into a world dungeon. The minimum entry requirement for Tower of the Gods has been raised to Level 45, and defeating monsters on 3F Tower of the Gods now drops a new collection item, 'Faded Relic'. The boss that previously spawned Monday through Friday at 21:00 now spawns once a week on Thursday at 21:00, additionally dropping Legendary-grade weapons and 'Tower of the Gods Legendary Weapon Selection Chests'.

Finally, the 'World Exchange' has been added, allowing trade with Successors within the same world. Available from Level 50 onwards, the World Exchange allows players to trade Heroic-grade items or higher, Nine Cores, and more. Transactions currently apply the same default tax rate as the server exchange, and once a High God is elected, the High God will be able to adjust the server tax rate.

The newly added Constellation system is a character growth mechanic that increases character stats by activating stars. Stars consist of Normal Stars and Guardian Stars. Upon successfully enhancing and activating a Normal Star or Guardian Star, that star's effect (stats) will be applied.

After selecting the first star, players can proceed with enhancement by consuming 'Star Shards', which can be purchased for 510,000 Nine. During enhancement, a roulette animation plays, granting between 1 and 10 energy based on fixed probabilities. Once activation energy reaches 10 or higher, the star activates, allowing connected stars to be activated sequentially thereafter.

The new accessory, Chalice, is equipment that can be enhanced using High God Enhancement Scrolls. It grants an HP Potion Recovery +2 stat alongside the 'Blessing of Recovery' passive skill. Blessing of Recovery has a 20% chance to trigger when taking damage, restoring 30 HP and 3 MP. Through enhancement, additional stats such as Damage Reduction and Damage Increase can be acquired.

First, Quality-of-Life improvements regarding Squad Mode have been applied. Offline Play is now supported while in Squad Mode, and switching squads after entering a World Boss will no longer stop auto-hunting. Additionally, players can now switch squads while in a party with another character, with chat history preserved through the switch.

Combat-related adjustments have also been introduced. Auto-combat has been changed from moving within a specified range to attack nearby monsters to only attacking monsters located strictly within the set range. Accordingly, range settings have been changed from 10m, 20m, 30m, 40m, 50m, and Unlimited to 10m, 15m, 20m, 25m, 30m, and Unlimited. A feature allowing party leaders to target a specific entity has also been added, marking designated targets with a distinct icon.

Lastly, an accessory enhancement feature has been added. Necklaces, belts, earrings, rings, and bracelets can now be enhanced, and accessories will not be destroyed upon enhancement failure. Enhancement is supported up to +5, and only Rare-grade or higher accessories can be enhanced. Alongside this, 10 new collection entries related to enhanced accessories have been added.

First, the GENESIS Grace Chest, craftable using the 'Episode I GENESIS Invitation' purchased with Nine, was revealed. The Grace Chest contains 1 Infinite Health Potion usable until Wednesday, September 23, 1 Character Slot Expansion Ticket, 3 Accessory Enhancement Scrolls (Bound), and a GENESIS 1+1 Coupon. The GENESIS 1+1 Coupon is a crafting material used to obtain select items on a 1+1 basis, including God Armor and Spirit Summon Tickets, Rare Equipment, Rare Cloaks, and Holy Water of Potential.

In addition, the expired Infinite Health Potion Package and Infinite Haste Potion Package return to the store via this patch. Furthermore, various packages containing GENESIS Progression Scrolls have been released, allowing players to craft Infinite Growth Potions, Infinite HP Drain Elixirs, Infinite Damage Reduction Elixirs, and more using these scrolls.

Lastly, the 'Pure White Successor Pass' has been released. As the first pass added to SOL, the 'Pure White Successor Pass' is split into a Normal Pass purchasable for 500,000 Nine and a Premium Pass purchasable for 33,000 won. Notably, Lutein's Blessing and Glowing Lutein's Blessing included in the two passes are collection materials that grant temporary collection stats. Given the high stats provided, purchasing the Normal Pass is essential, and the Premium Pass should also be prioritized.