XD Games has announced that the new season of Etheria: Restart, titled SS4 Loong’s Thunder: Shattered Dawn, is now live. The season adds a new gameplay mechanic and five new Animus.
The main new addition in SS4 is the Tactical Imprint progression system. Here, players can boost their combat stats by equipping a Tactical Imprint, which is shareable across all different Animus. Imprints have both passive traits and four fixed sockets that can enhance an Animus’ stats even further. Players can upgrade their Animus’ offensive, defensive, and vitality stats by inserting the brand new Components into the sockets. To unlock these, players must use the new Hyper Kernel system. The system provides resources, power buffs, and the aforementioned Tactical Imprints and Components to players.
Five new Animus will join Etheria: Restart during SS4, starting with Xuan Chi and Rimeheart Dinah. Xuan Chi, brother to Xuan Li, is defense-oriented and can enhance the turn meter of both himself and his allies, creating more opportunities to act. On the other hand, Rimeheart Dinah is a support-based Animus that can take damage for her teammates on the battlefield, before attacking enemies with her giant blade.
Later in the season, the game will add intelligence officer Luvia and senior security operative Qano on April 30, and Leiboz Life Workshop test subject Sharon on May 21. The new season also adds a Sprint Server, designed to accelerate growth via a 14-day Double Drop limited-time event, Hyper Camp assessment missions that offer Training Points to unlock various rewards, and the Summit Arena Beginner Protection Mechanism. Check out the trailer showcasing Season SS4 Loong’s Thunder: Shattered Dawn of Etheria: Restart below:
Lastly, Etheria: Restart is available now for Android, iOS, and PC via Steam.
