New Etheria: Restart season launches today with huge incentives for new and returning players
XD Games is excited to announce that Etheria: Restart Season SS3 Auric Warcry has launched today and runs through 5 April 2026.
With SS3, XD Games is focused on welcoming new and returning players to Etheria: Restart. For veteran players, there is a limited-time Animus Reconfiguration event, which will give them three opportunities to reset their owned Animuses. Reconfiguration will return Animuses to their original Star level, level, and Prowess Empower. All lattices, Shadowprints, Investigation Records, Prowess materials, and Etheria Coins used on an Animus will be refunded once that Animus has been reset.
Returning players are introduced to our new system: Dormant Coffer. This new feature allows players to accumulate and store up to 60 days of unclaimed resources while they are offline. Once they sign-in, they can claim the lot.
Also, SS3’s seasonal servers are full of things that will aid anyone new to Etheria: Restart. Players that create a character on the new Auric Warcry servers will get a 14-day double-drop buff, and the Growth Boost event cap has been increased from level 30 to level 100. Additionally, a safeguard mechanism has been implemented that won’t match players with level 100 players in the Summit Arena until they’ve reached Diamond rank or hit level 100 themselves.
A pair of brand new Animus make their debut today, too: Kethos and Bornova. Kethos - the 12th executioner of R.C.S. and the very first Kinetic-type Animus in Etheria: Restart - was also once a world-renowned artist obsessed with sculpting, theatrical staging and dramas, and that flair is clear once you see this Animus in combat. On top of providing excellent tactical support for his team via an exclusive passive that allows him to take over ally turns, Kethos’ ostentatiously inflicts damage on enemies with his iron maiden, Blood Maiden.
Another Animus available from today is the shadow operative, Bornova. A member of the E.O.S. Security Defense Bureau’s 3rd Special Operations Unit, Bornova is an offence-oriented DPS Animus, whose exclusive passive enhances damage against single targets.
Kethos and Bornova aren’t the only Animus joining Etheria: Restart for the new season. On 26 February, Xuanli - the co-director of DOKI Entertainment - and Gianc - former resident of the Nightmares - will join the game. And, on 19 March, Elysian Prison military officer Asal, and E.O.S. Security Defense Bureau inspector Airon, will be added to the roster.
SS3 Auric Warcry is also expanding on previously introduced features from last season’s SS2 Rime Tiara. In Arena Realm event Summit Brawl, players can now select any 3 Animus from their roster to battle in their MAX form, meaning those characters will have maxed out levels and skills. Additionally, cross-server, global matchmaking is coming to competitive PvP mode, RTA. This update is expected to go live mid-season.
For more on everything mentioned here, as well as information on some additional events, challenges, and skills, check out the Hypertalk: SS3 Season Auric Warcry preview on the official Etheria: Restart YouTube channel.
Etheria: Restart is available to play for free now on PC, iOS, and Android.