# Astral Party April 17 Version Update - Product: Astral Party (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/astral-party) - Vendor: STAR ENGINE PROJECT - Date: 2026-04-15 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2622000/view/508484486901534453 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/astral-party/releases/2026-04-15-april-17-version-update What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — New character Supernatural Force released - **added** — Map Water Town adds \ difficulty with new monsters Lion Dance Gawu Fusion and Triple Cracker Croak - **added** — New Chips in \ difficulty: Giant Grand Gong and Red Festival Envelopes - **added** — Extreme Water Town event launched with rewards including Profile Card, Avatar, Gacha Cassette, and Costume Ticket - **added** — Dice Festival event launched with rewards including Space Badge, emojis, and chips - **added** — Clearpass Spring Picnic - HaiQing launched with new skin and rewards - **added** — Character Mech Hero Potential Activation added, allowing teleportation and card draw mechanics - **added** — New skins added: Leisurely Holiday - Fanny, Urgent Invitation - Bonnie, and Trendy Princess - Fen - **added** — Emoji tab added to Fashion Shop with new emojis for Rookie Investigator, Hierarch of Mikami, and Poisoned Apple - **added** — Position swapping with teammates now available in character selection screen - **added** — Gallery menu redesigned to organize monsters, chips, cards, tiles, and events by map - **added** — New card type Jinx added with cards Ashen Feather and It's Their Fault - **added** — Mobile version now includes vibration notifications at the start of turns with toggle in settings - **changed** — Character Pro Gamer Shiyu-Shiyu Shield damage reduction increased to 99 - **changed** — Character Syndicate Prince Passive changed from every 7 stacks of Starlight to every 6 stacks of Starlight for ATK and DEF gains - **changed** — Character Mech Hero Passive changed from drawing 1 card when fewer than 5 cards to drawing 1 card when fewer than 6 cards at end of turn - **changed** — Character Red Hot Co-op Lv1 changed to grant +1 ATK and +1 Move upon reaching Star Level 1 - **changed** — Map pinging improved to quickly move camera to selected tile when clicking ping message in chat - **changed** — Co-op Challenge mode now grants Star Coins and Shiyu-Shiyu Chips on failed runs based on total rounds completed - **changed** — Inventory red notification system improved to clear notifications when viewing the tab "Welcome to Astral Party!" Dear players, the game will undergo an update on April 17, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8). Once the update is complete, please log back into the game. ▇ Update Time April 17, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8) Estimated maintenance duration: 4 hours ▇ Update Content 1.New Character Release --- Supernatural Force "Want to challenge me in strength? Then you'd better give it your all!" During the Character UP! event, selecting the "Supernatural Force UP!" tab in the Gacha menu will grant a higher chance of obtaining this new character. 2.Map [Water Town] Adds \ Difficulty "Lion Dance Gawu has fused with Ground Control into one?! The challenge in Water Town reaches limitless difficulty - time to prove your strength!!" • \ difficulty available for a limited time: 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20 • New monsters in \: Lion Dance Gawu Fusion, Triple Cracker Croak • New Chips in \: Giant Grand Gong, Red Festival Envelopes 3.Event Launch --- Extreme Water Town --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20 Enter via the main interface. Complete event missions to earn large amounts of Plum Blossom Token, which can be exchanged in the event shop for Profile Card - Water Town Extreme (Animated), Avatar - Pixel Water Town, Gacha Cassette x 10, Costume Ticket x 10, Shiyu-Shiyu Chip x 500, and more. Successfully clearing Extreme Water Town will also grant Avatar - Water Town Extreme. 4.Event Launch --- Dice Festival --- 2026/05/01 ~ 2026/05/20 Enter via the main menu. Complete missions to obtain Space Badge x 1, Cheongsam Girl Emoji 14, Cheongsam Girl Emoji 15, Gacha Cassette x 10, Shiyu-Shiyu Chip x 300, Purple Gift Select Box x 2, and more. 5.Clearpass Launch --- "Spring Picnic - HaiQing " --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20 Players can access this via the main menu. Purchase and complete pass tasks to obtain the new skin "Spring Picnic - HaiQing" and many other great rewards! 6.Event Launch --- New Character: Supernatural Force UP! --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20 Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Supernatural Force UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the new character! 7.Event Launch --- Destiny Girl UP! --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20 Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Destiny Girl UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the character! 8.Event Launch --- Cheongsam Girl UP! --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20 Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Cheongsam Girl UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the character! 9.Event Launch --- Mech Hero UP! --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20 Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Mech Hero UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the character! 10.Potential Activation • New character with Potential Activation: Mech Hero. • Mech Hero Potential Activation Effect: ￮ Your Active Skill lets you teleport up to 3 panels away. After using your Active Skill, draw 1 card. If your Active Skill discarded 6 or more cards, draw 1 Railgun instead. After playing Railgun, draw 1 Battle Card, deal damage equal to its cost to the target and monsters within 2 panels, and apply 【Precision Strike】. • Preview content is for reference only. Final implementation is subject to change. 11.Shop Update • New skin available: Leisurely Holiday - Fanny • New skin available: Urgent Invitation - Bonnie • New skin available: Trendy Princess - Fen • New discounted bundle "Casual Comfort Series Vol.2 \" now available, including Leisurely Holiday - Fanny, Urgent Invitation - Bonnie, Trendy Princess - Fen, Fashion Icon - Parunan. Owned skins will be deducted from the price --- Available --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20 • New bundle: "Co-op Challenge 7-Day Support Bundle" --- Available --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/07 • "Magic Gem Bundle" added to shop --- 2026/04/17 ~ 2026/05/20 • A new Emoji tab has been added to the Fashion Shop, featuring new emojis for Rookie Investigator, Hierarch of Mikami, and Poisoned Apple. • Value emoji bundles ar _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2622000/view/508484486901534453]_