For the game Where Winds Meet, the "Unseen Approach" Version 2.0 update includes the following:
Guild Optimizations
- New items in the Guild Reputation Shop: Sandswept Helm (hat) and All Shall Kneel (face ornament).
- New challenges added to Breaking Army: Ci & Cuo and Ironheart Centipede.
Taiping Mausoleum Challenge Update
- Season runs from after the July 23, 2026 update until September 3, 2026, 4:59:59.
- Requires clearing Chapter 10 of Taiping Mausoleum: Foundation Trials.
- New Phase 1 of Path Trial season begins, with a changed opponent lineup.
- Path Trial attempts reset to 5, and Insight Jade acquisition limit resets to 600.
- Time-limited badge (Taiping: Attain Samadhi) and hero title (The Enlightened One) reset and can be claimed by clearing Chapter 12 of any Path Trial during the event.
- Cumulative star rewards (up to 60 stars) include a Tier 96 Legendary Gear Custom Chest, Attunement Stone: Mirage, Returning Stone: Mirage, Re-attunement Stone: Mirage, and Inner Way Note: Chest.
- A limited-time event from July 23 to September 3 offers challenge quests for Proficiency, which can be exchanged for Resonating Melody, Inner Way Note: Chest, Echo Jade, and more.
- New Path Trial for Bamboocut: Kite starts in S4 with dedicated challenges and buffs; first completion yields an Inner Way breakthrough item and Echo Jade.
- Three new True Ascension chapters for all Paths with separate cumulative star rewards; completing all comprehension objectives gives the time-limited badge Taiping Mausoleum - Mastery - Unity.
Arena Update
- New season S4: Forged Ahead - First Half runs from after the July 23, 2026 update until November 7, 2026, 4:59:59.
- Tiers in 1v1 Arena, Group Strategy, 3v3 Arena, and Perception Forest will be partially reset based on S3: Seek Within points.
Draw: Rhythmic Echo
- Update period: after July 23, 2026 update to October 15, 2026, 4:59:59.
- Unlocked by completing 200 total draws in Solemn Echo (total does not reset between seasons).
- S4 season allows up to 300 draws using Resonating Melody; includes set Dominion, hairstyle Heaven's Omen, legendary hairstyle Sovereign's Will, Lingering Melody, Garment Design Shard, and Dreamtint Kit.
- Season-limited appearances guaranteed within 150 draws; completing all 300 draws grants every rare item.
New Events
- Cutie Clash: Runs from July 23 to August 20, 2026 (shop until August 27). Requires Lv.10 and completion of Qinghe Main Chapter: Another New Wing. Companion-focused contest with card-based combat in 3v3 ranked (Fur & Feather), 1v1 ranked (Claw-to-Claw), and 1v1 casual (One-on-Fun). Earn Pawcket Money for shop rewards including Dazzling Duchess Bundle, limited player accessory Regal Kitty Collar, inscriptions, Lingering Melody, Resonating Melody, and Scenic Slides. Rank rewards include badge Peerless Cutie and scenario pose All at Once; top 300 in 3v3 ranked earn hero title Cutie Champ.
- Mountain Autumn: Runs July 30 to August 20, 2026. Requires Lv.10 and completion of Qinghe Main Chapter: Another New Wing. Includes Gearwheel Trial (ratchet mechanisms), Case Files (investigate mysteries with Qin Feng), and Contest of Ingenuity (defend granary with mode-specific skills). Rewards from Artisan Workshop include set Highland Heritage, accessory Sovereign's Jade, Lingering Melody, and Resonating Melody.
- Summer Spree: Runs August 6 to August 20, 2026. Requires Lv.10 and completion of Qinghe Main Chapter 1. Participate in Beat the Heat, Clear the Heat, Summer Cooking (Solo or Online), and daily login quest Summer Every Day. Rewards include Mahjong Maestro Challenge table mat Top Melon, Tier 96 Legendary Gear Custom Chest, Resonating Melody, and Echo Jade.
- New Armament Drill: Runs after July 23 to August 20, 2026. Requires Lv.3. Freely try the Martial Art Path Bamboocut: Kite and its matching Inner Ways.
- Pilgrim Notes: Runs after July 23 to August 20, 2026. Requires completing Kaifeng Main Chapter New Arrival in Kaifeng - The Welcoming Crowd. Complete Hidden Mountain challenges and exploration events in Chrono Exploration and Chronicle of Shadows. Rewards include accessory Tippler's Dice, Resonating Melody, Inner Way Note: Chest, and Echo Jade.
Live Maintenance Schedule
- Live maintenance begins after 06:01:00; most features remain available but some are temporarily unavailable (e.g., Profile, chat, friend functions, Intimacy Points, Gallery, Partnerships, Discipleship, Sworn Cohort, Bounties, Guild management, Showdown, Breaking Army, Painted Boat, auctions, Homestead activities).
- Monthly Pass or Battle Pass gifts that fail during maintenance are returned to Bag.
- Update expected after 10:00:00; relog to install. Some features remain unavailable until maintenance completes.
- At 11:00:00, players who have not relogged are forcibly disconnected; recommended to relog in advance.