# Astral Party July 30 Version Update - Product: Astral Party (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/astral-party) - Vendor: STAR ENGINE PROJECT - Date: 2026-07-29 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2622000/view/695394018676179118 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/astral-party/releases/2026-07-29-july-30-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 Abyssal Larva - **added** — New map Mutator Modules: Security Officer Raid, Koi's Lucky Charm, Friendly Referee, Full Throttle in Sports Meet Co-op Challenge Map - **added** — New map-exclusive Chips: Sports Wristband, Timely Pocket Watch, Adaptive Core, Entertainment Terminal, Original Consciousness - **added** — New universal Chips: Shooting Star - Purple, Shooting Star - Gold - **added** — Event S8 - Synthetic Surge Second Half with grand prize skin Cheerleader - Lulu - **added** — Pass Team Manager - Mimi with new skin reward - **added** — Event 7 Days of Gifts with daily login rewards - **added** — Event Returning Stellar Wish for returning players - **added** — Event Amy's Small Supply - **added** — New skins available: Gearhead - Nancy Lu and Lifeguard - LingLing - **added** — New discounted bundle High-Energy Sports Pack - **added** — New bundles Battle Pack and Exclusive Bond Boost Pack - **added** — Seasonal Skin Rerun Costume Party - HaiQing with new Alternate Illustration Card - **added** — Pass Skin Rerun Shadow Spirit - Komachi - **changed** — Character Cyber Phantom Active Skill in Co-op Challenge mode now triggers counterattack if target is more than 2 panels away instead of more than 3 panels away - **changed** — Character Cyber Phantom Passive Skill in Co-op Challenge mode checks for monsters up to 2 panels away instead of 3 panels away and always discards 1 Battle Card instead of randomly discarding - **changed** — Gourmet Stew now triggers at start of turn for players up to 5 panels away instead of end of turn for characters within 4 panels - **changed** — Flashlight - Bright now gains ATK +1 for every 4 stacks of Starlight and gains 1 Starlight after hitting a monster - **removed** — Flashlight - Strobe removed from the game "Welcome to Astral Party!" Dear players, the game will undergo an update on July 30, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8). Once the update is complete, please log back into the game. **▇ Update Time** July 30, 2026 at 10:00 (UTC+8) Estimated maintenance duration: 4 hours **▇ Update Content** 1.New Character Release --- Abyssal Larva "Be sure to listen to your elder’s advice~" During the Character UP! event, selecting the "Abyssal Larva UP!" tab in the Gacha menu will grant a higher chance of obtaining this new character. 2.Sports Meet Co-op Challenge Map Update • New map Mutator Modules added: Security Officer Raid, Koi's Lucky Charm, Friendly Referee, Full Throttle • New map-exclusive Chips added: Sports Wristband, Timely Pocket Watch, Adaptive Core, Entertainment Terminal, Original Consciousness • New universal Chips added: Shooting Star - Purple, Shooting Star - Gold • Map scene elements updated 3.Event Launch --- S8 - Synthetic Surge Second Half --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/03 Players can enter via the main menu. Complete event missions to obtain Trophy Snow Globes, then use Trophy Snow Globes in the corresponding Gacha pool for a chance to obtain the grand prize skin "Cheerleader - Lulu". Additionally, participate in the event to obtain [Star Medals]. Accumulate progress to claim the Alternate Illustration Card Chocolate Cake (Alt). 4.Pass Launch --- "Team Manager - Mimi" --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 Players can access this via the main menu. Purchase and complete pass tasks to obtain the new skin "Team Manager - Mimi" and many other great rewards! 5.Event Launch --- 7 Days of Gifts --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 Log in daily to claim rewards. You can obtain a total of Star Disc x 160, Stellar Snow Globe x 2, Shiyu-Shiyu Chip x 200, Intermediate Combat Manual x 5, and more. 6.Event Launch --- Returning Stellar Wish After the version update, returning players who meet the return requirements can obtain rewards such as Returning Bonus Select Box x 1, Gacha Cassettes x 10, and Star Disc x 900 through login rewards and free packs. Complete return missions to obtain large amounts of Returning Bonus Tokens, which can be exchanged in the Return Store for great rewards. 7.Event Launch --- Amy's Small Supply --- 2026/08/13 ~ 2026/09/02 Players can enter via the main interface. Complete missions to obtain generous rewards, including Shiyu-Shiyu Chip x 500, Intermediate Combat Manual x 15, Blue Material Select Box x 6, and more. 8.Event Launch --- New Character: Abyssal Larva UP! --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Abyssal Larva UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the new character! 9.Event Launch --- Supernatural Force UP! --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Supernatural Force UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the character! 10.Event Launch --- Cyber Phantom UP! --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Cyber Phantom UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the character! 11.Event Launch --- Destiny Girl UP! --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 Players can access this via the "Gacha" tab. Selecting the "Destiny Girl UP!" tab grants a higher chance of obtaining the character! 12.Shop Update • New skin available: Gearhead - Nancy Lu • New skin available: Lifeguard - LingLing • New discounted bundle [High-Energy Sports Pack] now available, including Gearhead - Nancy Lu, Lifeguard - LingLing, and Cheerleader - Ren. Owned skins will be deducted from the price --- Available --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 • New bundle: [Battle Pack] --- Available --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 • New bundle: [Exclusive Bond Boost Pack] --- Available --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 13. Past Skin Rerun Gacha • Seasonal Skin Rerun: "Costume Party - HaiQing" --- 2026/07/30 ~ 2026/09/02 Players can enter via the "Past Seasons" tab in the Gacha menu. In this rerun, players can draw or exchang _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2622000/view/695394018676179118]_