# Eternal Return [New Season Announcement] Eternal Return S12: Sailing!

- Product: Eternal Return (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/eternal-return)
- Vendor: Nimble Neuron
- Date: 2026-08-07
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1049590/view/694268118771435099
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/eternal-return/releases/2026-08-07-new-season-announcement-eternal-return-s12-sailin

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- **added** — Add a new Archive tab called Test Subject Records featuring lore and information about test subjects that can be unlocked by playing matches with characters or using Data Fragments
- **added** — Add the Multi-Chronosphere system where Chronospheres activate in two areas simultaneously as the new end-game Safe Zone system
- **added** — Add a Restricted Area Reopening system allowing characters to spend Credits with Lumi to reopen a Restricted Area as a Safe Zone from Day 2 to Night 4 on a first-come, first-served basis
- **added** — Add new Legendary items and item skills including Gust of Wind - Frostbite, Plague Butterfly, Chasing Needle, and Gold Pouch
- **changed** — Replace Temporary Safe Zones with the Multi-Chronosphere system in the end-game Safe Zone mechanics

Hello Lumia Island Survivors!

Eternal Return's Season 12: Sailing has just started!

Join us on this new adventure and don't miss out on the awesome perks we've prepared to celebrate the start of our newest season!

**New S12 Content**

▶▶ S12: Sailing Preview Website: [[See More]](https://event.playeternalreturn.com/S12_Sailing/Roadmap)

**Archive [Test Subject Records]**

We're adding a new tab in Archive: Test Subject Records.

This new menu features a variety of lore and information about our test subjects, something you've been asking for!

You can sequentially unlock each subject's reports and logs either by playing Normal or Ranked matches with that character, or by using Data Fragments.

**Multiple Chronospheres**

The end-game Safe Zone system is getting a major overhaul.

Instead of the previous Temporary Safe Zones, Season 12 introduces the "Multi-Chronosphere" system, where Chronospheres will activate in two areas simultaneously.

**Restricted Area Reopening System**

We're adding a new strategic variable available through Lumi.

From Day 2 to Night 4, characters who meet Lumi can spend Credits to reopen a Restricted Area of their choice as a Safe Zone.

Reopenings are limited to a first-come, first-served basis, and can only be done during designated reopening periods, once per phase.

**New Item Skills**

New Legendary items and new item skills will be added in Season 12.

Gust of Wind - Frostbite, Plague Butterfly, Chasing Needle, Gold Pouch

**S12: Preseason Event**

▶▶ S12 Preseason Playtime Event: [[Participate Now]](https://playeternalreturn.com/posts/news/3749)

Start the new season with a variety of awesome rewards!