Patch Notes/CROB/December 31, 2022

Greetings from the Cookie Run: OvenBreak team.

Please welcome the new employee of the Time Balance Department! It's Coffee Candy Cookie! Here are the details of the December 31 update.



1. NEW COOKIE & PET
 * Coffee Candy Cookie: Prints Time Documents by jumping to the right heights of the printing devices!
 * Welling Inkwell: Opens its lid and spills ink, granting points!

2. NEW TREASURE


 * Automatic Typewriter: Types up letters and completes words!

3. NEW COSTUMES
 * Cherry Cookie's Time Demolitionist (Epic)
 * String Gummy Cookie's Timeline Lawbringer (Super Epic)

4. OTHER

NEW EVENTS

1. Operation: Time Fixers Event Mode
 * Scour through the many divisions of the TBD with Coffee Candy Cookie, and find the lost records!
 * Gather Mission Jellies while running to complete Missions, and see the story unfold at the TBD!
 * Use Enhancers obtained through earning points or using Crystals to gain special boosts.
 * Complete each episode to get various rewards, including a Lobby Design!

2. Story Mode: New Special Chapter
 * The Mission! Save The Future! chapter has been added to Story Mode.
 * Clear the stages to find out what went on previously at the TBD!
 * Clearing the stages during the event period gives special rewards.

3. New Guild Run Season
 * The Operation: Time Fixers season has started.
 * The TBD Time Registry Jelly Set has been added to the Guild Shop.
 * Check out the new Guild Run rules in the new season of Guild Runs as you run with your guild mates!

COSTUME/DESIGN/SHAPE DRAW
'''1. The following Cookie Costumes have received a Chance Up! event.'''
 * String Gummy Cookie's Timeline Lawbringer (SUPER EPIC)
 * Cherry Cookie's Time Demolitionist (EPIC)
 * Rate-up Duration: December 31, 2022, 22:00 *February 28, 2023, 08:00 (GMT+9)

'''2. The following Cookie Costumes and Jelly Shapes have received Chance Up! events.'''
 * Cookie Costumes
 * Timekeeper Cookie's Ruler of the Ephemeral Flow (LEGENDARY)
 * Croissant Cookie's Director of the TBD (SUPER EPIC)
 * Walnut Cookie's Search for Lost Time (SUPER EPIC)
 * Roguefort Cookie's Pursuit of Lost Time (SUPER EPIC)
 * Rate-up Duration: December 31, 2022, 22:00 *February 28, 2023, 08:00 (GMT+9)


 * Jelly Shapes
 * TBD Search Unit Set
 * Rate-up Duration: December 31, 2022, 22:00 *February 28, 2023, 08:00 (GMT+9)

3. The following Jelly Shape Set has been added to the Jelly Shape Draw.
 * Impeccable Snake Fruit Minister Jelly Set

RAID RUN
The following changes have been made to Raid Run to improve the game mode's playing experience.

1. Reduced the type of bosses from 4 to 3.

2. The rank and leaderboard scoring system have changed as follows.
 * BEFORE: Total points obtained by the entire raid
 * AFTER: Time spent defeating the Boss

3. The requirements for placing on the leaderboards have changed as follows.
 * BEFORE:
 * Leaderboards show the higher score of each player's Normal Mode and Hard Mode scores.
 * The overall leaderboards show the combined scores of each Boss.
 * AFTER:
 * Leaderboard scores are based on Hard Mode scores only.
 * The overall leaderboard scores are based on the combined shortest time to defeat each Boss.

4. Adjusted the colors of Skill Gems appearing in each Boss' Raid Chests.
 * Raid Chests will now contain more Skill Gems of the color corresponding to each respective Boss' weakness.
 * BEFORE:
 * Giant Sugar Mantis: Raid Chests contain an even mix of Yellow, Red, and Blue Skill Gems.
 * Soboro Queen Bee: Raid Chests contain more Yellow Skill Gems.
 * Baumkuchen Treant: Raid Chests contain more Red Skill Gems.
 * AFTER:
 * Giant Sugar Mantis: Raid Chests contain more Yellow Skill Gems.
 * Soboro Queen Bee: Raid Chests contain more Red Skill Gems.
 * Thorncap Treant: Raid Chests contain more Blue Skill Gems.

STORY MODE

 * The following changes and improvements have been made to Story Mode.
 * Added Combi recommendations for reaching 3 Stars.
 * Adjusted the max levels for Cookies, Pets, and Treasures for each stage and the availability for relay Cookies.
 * Energy drain has been adjusted, and Potions have been added to match changes made to certain stages.
 * Adjusted score requirements of certain stages.

ESCAPE LEVELS

 * Added rewards for Escape Levels 301 through 325.
 * Added +150 pts for Pink Bear Jellies as a reward for reaching Escape Level 255.
 * This bonus is retroactively applied for players who have already reached Escape Level 255.
 * You can check your total points bonuses under "See Bonuses".

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
MAPS
 * The Strange Winded Grove map has been replaced with the Legendary Sacred Forest map.
 * In order to collect accurate data for the new map, Dr. Wasabi's Combi Generator will be temporarily disabled. (Estimated to return January 3, 2023)

IMPROVEMENTS
 * Added option to toggle real-time notifications for Champions League matches.
 * Hide Real-time Events Only: Disables real-time event notifications during matches.
 * Hide All: Disables both real-time event notifications as well as the real-time scoreboard.

BALANCE CHANGES & BUG FIXES
COOKIES
 * Cherry Cookie: Fixed an issue where the animation would not play when the first Cherry Bomb was thrown, Giant Cherry Jelly points now get added to points for regular Cherry Jellies, increased points for Cherry Jellies, reduced points for Giant Cherry Jellies.
 * String Gummy Cookie: Increased points for Clockbot Jellies, increased Jump Shot Points
 * Snow Sugar Cookie: Skill activations no longer reset the cooldown for Sea Snow Cone, fixed an intermittent issue where 1 less Snow Blossom Jelly was created for summoning the Great Snow King, changed so that situations where Sea Snow Cone doesn't create enough Snow Blossom Jellies before the skill finishes, the following skill activation will create the remaining amount in addition to the regular amount

PETS
 * Rocket Firecracker: Rescue charges now stack (up to 3), increased range of Magnetic Aura for Rescue & Blast, increased points for Rescue & Blast
 * Smile Detector: Increased points for Metal Jellies

TREASURES
 * Time Rend Scissors: Increased points for Time Reversal Jellies
 * Milk Snack: Fixed an issue where Milk Jellies didn't appear after a certain amount of consecutive Choco Snack Jellies as intended

COMBIS
 * Cherry Cookie & Rocket Firecracker: Changed the skill from throwing more bombs to granting more points for Cherry Jellies
 * String Gummy Cookie & Smile Detector: Increased points for Clockbot Jellies

COOKIE TRIALS
 * Due to the adjustments to String Gummy Cookie, the Cookie's Trial has had its point requirements adjusted accordingly.