Dear Players,
We have made extensive updates to the game content. Some of the new features are still being refined, and we welcome any feedback or suggestions you may have. Your support is our driving force for continuous improvement! Here are the details of this update:

New Features
-Shortcut Functionality: Customizable via Settings > Shortcuts.
-Team Interface: Added the "Mini Blacksmith" feature.
-Weapon Reselection: In Endless Challenge mode, players can reselect their weapon every 90 levels.
-Endless BOSS Challenge: Reintroduced BOSS challenge gameplay in Endless mode.
-Character Details in Battle: During combat, clicking on the character frame at the bottom allows you to quickly switch and view detailed attribute information of different characters (ongoing optimization).
-Direct Equipment Sale: Players can now directly sell equipment they are wearing in the team interface.

New Weapons
New Artifacts
-Hatred's Arrow: Taunts enemies for 5 seconds at the start of the battle. Each skill release also taunts enemies for 5 seconds.
-Blazing Pendant: Adds 2 layers of Burn to the target when a skill is used. If the target has more than 5 layers of Burn, an additional layer of Burn is added.
-Fire Crystal Core: Every two skill releases, randomly adds 2 layers of Burn to 5 characters. When the target is in the Burn state, adds 1 layer of Melt Armor.

New Artifact Synergies
-Flame's Will: Gain permanent buffs when attacking. If the target's Burn layers > 10, gain 15% increased damage; > 20 layers, increase energy recovery by 10% and attack speed by 30%; > 30 layers, add an additional 10 layers of Burn.

New Buff Effects
-Wind Shield: While active, reduces physical damage taken by 25%.

Talent Adjustments
-Adjusted the buff effects granted by global talents after satisfying class bonds.

Rogue Bond Adjustments:
-Tier 1: Increased physical damage reduction and skill recovery for Rogues.
-Tier 2:
Rogues: Every 5 seconds, the next regular attack adds 1 layer of Poison to the target and surrounding enemies.
Rogues: Every 5 seconds, the next regular attack adds 1 layer of Burn to the target and surrounding enemies.
-Tier 5:
Rogues: When performing a regular attack, if the target has Poison, an additional layer of Weakness is added.
Rogues: When using a skill, if the target has Burn, an additional 3 layers of Burn are added.
-Tier 7:
All Classes: When using a skill, immediately settle the abnormal damage of the current layers of Burn and Poison on the target.
All Classes: Every 10 seconds, double the layers of Burn and Poison on all enemy units.

Artifact Synergy Adjustments:
-Ice Power Synergy: Every two skill releases grant a "Deep Freeze" effect. When the character's Ice Energy reaches 20 layers and this effect is present, it immediately consumes the "Deep Freeze" effect, clears all Ice Energy, and deals 10% of the maximum health as reflective damage to 7 random enemies.

Debuff Adjustments:
-Weakness: (Max 10 stacks) Each stack reduces the target's Physical Damage, Magic Damage, and Healing Effect by 5%, up to 50%. If Weakness reaches 10 stacks, applies "​​Healing Block​​" to the target. Affected units have reduced size.
-Poison: (Infinite stacks) Deals 50 DoT per 1s. Each stack reduces 0.5% STR/AGI/INT (max -50%). Stacking refreshes duration.
-Armor Melt: (Max 10 stacks) Each stack increases damage taken by 10% (max +100%).
-Burn: (Infinite stacks) 6s duration. Deals 200 DoT every 3s. Stacking refreshes duration.

Artifact Effect Adjustments:
-Kiss of the Serpent Necklace: Regular attacks have a 30% chance to add 2 layers of Poison to 5 random enemies.
-Emerald Serpent: Regular attacks have a 20% chance to add 1 layer of Poison to the target. Every 5 seconds, the next regular attack will definitely add 1 layer of Weakness.
-Heart of Poison Healing: Increases maximum health by 20%. When a regular attack targets a Weakness unit, there is a 30% chance to add 1 layer of Frost to the target and surrounding units.
-Orb of Plague: Increases physical damage by 10%. When performing a regular attack, if the target's Poison layers > 3, add 1 layer of Weakness. If the target's Weakness layers > 1, add 1 layer of Frost.
-Whisper of the Wind Necklace: Increases attack speed by 30%. When performing a regular attack, if the target has Frost, there is a 30% chance to add 2 layers of Poison to the target and surrounding units. If the target's Poison layers > 10, there is a 50% chance to add 1 layer of Wind Shield to yourself and surrounding teammates for 8 seconds.
-Windchaser's Quiver: Increases agility by 15%. Regular attacks have a 50% chance to add 1 layer of Wind Energy to yourself and a 25% chance to add 1 layer of Wind Energy to nearby teammates. When your Wind Energy layers reach 10, gain the Windstride state.
-Frost-Plague Crystal: When taking damage, if the artifact carrier is in the Ice Energy state, add 1 layer of Poison to the source of damage.
-Undying Flame: Regular attacks have a 20% chance to apply Burn. Every 5 seconds in combat, the next regular attack will definitely cause a Melt Armor effect.
-Guardian of Fire Spirit Necklace: When healing teammates, the teammate's next regular attack will apply 1 layer of Burn to the target. If the target already has Burn, an additional 2 layers of Burn are added.
-Flame's Pulse: Regular attacks have a 60% chance to apply Blaze to yourself and a 20% chance to apply Blaze to teammates within range.
-Flame Emblem: Every 5 regular attacks, apply 1 layer of Burn to 5 random enemies. When performing a regular attack, if the target is in the Burn state, add 1 layer of Melt Armor.

Leader Blessing Adjustments:
-Soul of Fire: After entering the battle, summon the remnant of the Fire Lord to attack all enemies, causing 5% of their maximum health as damage and adding 10 layers of Burn.
-Soul of Poison : After entering the battle, summon the remnant of the Death Knight to charge, causing 7% of the enemies' maximum health as damage and adding 20 layers of Poison.

Weapon Adjustments:
-Adjusted the skill effects of Venomous Fang and Burning Dagger.

Endless Mode Adjustments:
-Adjusted the logic of BUFF generation in Endless Challenge mode to make it easier for players to obtain effective BUFFs.

Interface Optimization:
-Optimized the appearance of the BUFF selection UI and other parts of the UI in Endless Challenge mode.

Fixes:
-Fixed the issue where monsters occasionally move behind the player's character during combat.
-Fixed the issue where some set attributes were lost.
-Fixed the issue where passive percentage increases for characters did not take effect.
-Fixed the issue where the "Two Generals" leader blessing did not take effect.
-Fixed the issue where the effects of "Plague Serum" and "Ice Source Ring" were not correctly displayed in the character attribute interface.
-Fixed the issue where rewards were abnormally obtained in some events.
-Fixed the issue where prohibited artifacts were displayed in Endless Hardcore mode.
-Fixed some localized language text (ongoing optimization).

Dear players,
We have officially confirmed the cooperation with our friendly team’s game "Magic Runestone”!
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“Magic Runestone” is an action-type Rouge-lite adventure game. You will play different roles with different equipment and blessings. With the blessing of treasures, you will constantly challenge strong enemies and kill bosses. In addition, the game comes with "Survivors Mode". One game, double happiness, I hope you like it.

-Fixed the issue where the debuff layers from poisoning were not stacking correctly.
-Fixed the issue where the icons were not displayed correctly after enabling the tooltip function for class icons.
-Fixed the error in the text description of the New Spring Festival event.
-Fixed the issue where the Priest Archbishop Set (Red +1) was missing the healing attribute.
-Fixed the issue where the attack values were not fully displayed in the weapon details interface.

-Adjusted the rewards for the Core Treasure events.
-Updated the UI for the Settings and Save interfaces.
-Optimized the UI for the Starting Mode selection interface to make it more user-friendly.

-Fixed the issue of the missing code redemption entry: Settings Interface - Other Options.
-Fixed the issue of incorrect items obtained in the Rift Event.
-Fixed the issue of incorrect text in some country-specific languages.

-Added a new feature for equipment class icon tooltips (enabled by default): Settings Interface - Game - Equipment Class Icon Tips.

-Fixed an issue where events failed to trigger in high-level stages of Endless Mode and Challenge Mode
-Fixed missing text in certain UI interfaces
-Fixed a bug where ​**"Steamer"** and ​**"Angel's Embrace"** could not perform normal attacks while Silenced
-Fixed equipment disappearing when dragging items in the Blacksmith's Reforge interface
-Fixed incorrect triggering logic for some Steam Synergy Achievements

-Removed default debuff effects on players in Challenge Mode

-Added the ​"Legacy Data Migration" feature (Path: Settings > Others > Migrate Save Data). ​Do not use this feature unless necessary to avoid save data conflicts.
-Added support for ​1024×768 resolution

About KEY and activation:
If you have purchased "Magic Book Auto Chess", you can send an email to mbab123@163.com and attach a screenshot. (For detailed operation steps, please see the "Magic Book Auto Chess" old player compensation KEY announcement)
After receiving the key, you can follow the steps below to activate it:
About how to inherit the old version of the archive:
Automatic transfer: If the player's old archive exists, the archive will be automatically transferred when the game is started for the first time. If the automatic transfer does not occur after the game is started, the archive can be transferred manually.
Manual transfer:
1. Open the archive folder in the archive interface and enter the new archive folder path.
2. Click to enter the ChinaChongQingJuXiangStudio file hierarchy, which contains two folders: the old archive (Spellbook Auto Chess) and the new archive (Spellbook Auto Chess: Contract).
3. Copy and paste all the files in the old archive folder to replace all the files in the new archive folder.
4. Restart the game to view.
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Dear players, "Magicbook Autobattler: Contract" is officially released today!!! After nearly 70 days and nights of ups and downs, we have received a lot of expectations and encouragement from players. On behalf of the production team, thank you for your company along the way. Please believe us, we are still insisting on updating, and we will do our best to make this game well to give back everyone's love and support~~
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This time, we will bring you a more exciting magicbook adventure. Here we will also explain the new content in detail:

50+ fate events
-You can now encounter events in any mode and get mysterious rewards (or crises)

20+ treasure linkage set effects
-You can now unlock this function after clearing the 90th level in Purgatory Mode or Endless Mode
-The treasure linkage effect will bring about the linkage between treasures and trigger powerful passive effects
-Players can check the detailed rules of treasure linkage in the "Game Function" description of the dictionary

Character level and passive
-You can now gain experience through battles or events, and the character attributes will be improved after upgrading the character level
-After upgrading the character level, the character passive will be unlocked at a fixed level. Currently, 60+ character passives have been implemented

Endless Challenge Mode
-In Challenge Mode, players will encounter choices after challenging fixed levels. These choices will continue to accumulate, increasing their own strength while also increasing the difficulty of monsters.

Legendary Class Suit
-Players will have a chance to obtain a legendary class suit in the event choice, which will bring powerful help to the adventure journey.

At the same time, there are rich dynamic strategies waiting for you in the game:
Over 60 character entries
Nearly 100 unique treasures
22 powerful treasure linkage effects
More than 100 bond nodes
80 magic blessings (including 13 legendary blessings)
50+ fate events
More than 40 different suits (including 6 legendary suits)!
You will create your own legendary adventure in this journey!
If you like our game, we hope you can recommend it to your friends, which is very important to us. If you have any feedback or suggestions about the game, please feel free to give us feedback. Thank you very much for your support!
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Dear adventurers, after a long absence, our game "Magicbook Autobattler: Contract" (soon) will be officially launched on the Steam platform! There is a 20% discount within the first two weeks. If you are interested in this subversive auto-chess game, don't miss this opportunity to get it!
"Magicbook Autobattler: Contract" is an autobattler game that combines RPG and RPG elements. In the game, you will lead your 8-person team and freely mix and match 62 exclusive professional weapons.
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At the same time, there are rich dynamic strategies waiting for you in the game:
Over 60 character entries
Nearly 100 unique treasures
22 powerful treasure linkage effects
More than 100 bond nodes
80 magic blessings (including 13 legendary blessings)
50+ fate events
More than 40 different suits (including 6 legendary suits)!
You will create your own legendary adventure in this journey!
If you like our game, we hope you can recommend it to your friends, which is very important to us. If you have any feedback or suggestions about the game, please feel free to give us feedback. Thank you very much for your support!
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Fixes：
-Fixed an issue where character passives were active at level 1
-Fixed unintended changes to character passives under specific conditions
-Fixed inconsistency between pre-purchase and post-purchase passive effects
-Fixed abnormal persistence of red dot notifications after character upgrades
-Fixed unapplied attribute values following character upgrades
-Fixed missing and incorrect audio effects in combat sequences
-Fixed incorrect talent display logic on the results screen
-Fixed talents remaining active across save files

Added：
-Added localization for new UI visual effects�