Version 2.7 “Champions Never Fall to the Past” Update Announcement

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Dear Proxies,

Below is the updated content and compensation for Version 2.7 “Champions Never Fall to the Past.”

[Update Start Time]

2026/03/24 06:00 (UTC+8)

It will take about five hours to complete.

[Compensation Details]

• Server Update Compensation

Compensation: Polychrome ×300

Requirements: Reach Inter-Knot Lv. 4 before 2026/03/24 06:00 (UTC+8)

This offer is available until the end of Version 2.7, which will last for 43 days and conclude on May 6th, 2026, at 6:00 AM (UTC+8).

• Issue Fix Compensation

Compensation: Polychrome ×300

Requirements: Reach Inter-Knot Lv. 4 before 2026/03/24 06:00 (UTC+8)

Please log in to the game and claim the compensation before 2026/04/23 23:59 (UTC+8).

After the update is finished, we’ll send your compensation through in-game mail. Please remember to claim your rewards within 30 days, as the mail will expire after that.

[How to Update]

• PC

Exit the game, restart, then select update.

• Android

After entering the game, follow the in-game pop-up instructions to complete the update.

• iOS

Go to the App Store and select update.

• PS5™ or PS5™ Pro

From the PS5 home screen, select Zenless Zone Zero. Then, press and hold the Options button on your controller to check if any updates are available.

• Xbox Series X|S

To update Zenless Zone Zero on your Xbox, go to the dashboard, then select ‘My games & apps’, followed by ‘Manage’. Find Zenless Zone Zero on the ‘Updates’ page and confirm the update when prompted.

[New Content]

1. New Agents

• S-Rank Agent Nangong Yu (Ether – Stun)

Nangong Yu is a support character who specializes in stunning enemies. She helps her teammates who focus on anomalies by increasing how quickly they charge their abilities. Nangong Yu not only stuns effectively, but also deals significant damage, and can inflict a special effect called Polarity Disorder on stunned opponents.

Can be obtained through the “Axiom of Captivation” Signal Search.

• S-Rank Agent Cissia (Electric – Attack)

Okay, so I’ve been playing Cissia, and she’s a really cool attacker. She does good damage herself, but she also helps the whole team. Basically, as I fight, she builds up this ‘Venom’ thing, and it automatically weakens enemies with electric damage. The best part? It makes it easier for everyone on my team to break through enemy defenses with electric attacks! And when I use her Ultimate, I can activate this ‘Ether Veil’ which boosts the critical hit damage for the entire squad – it’s a huge damage boost!

Can be obtained through the “Evolution of Gluttony” Signal Search.

2. New W-Engines

• S-Rank W-Engine Neon Fantasies (Stun)

Can be obtained through the “Neon Fantasies” Signal Search.

• S-Rank W-Engine Serpentine Seeker (Attack)

Can be obtained through the “Serpentine Seeker” Signal Search.

• A-Rank W-Engine The Simmering Pot (Stun)

Can be obtained through the “Chronicle of Simmering Flavors” event.

3. New Story

• Main Story Season 2 – Epilogue “New: Eridan Sunset (A)”

Yet now, the past buries its champions.

Availability: Permanently available after the Version 2.7 update

Requirements: Complete Main Story Season 2 Interlude “Encore for an Old Dream”

After completing the first part of Season 1, you’ll get a chance to preview content from Season 2 using the Advance Screening feature.

• Agent Trust Events, Quality Time Events

New Agent Trust Events and Quality Time Events for Nangong Yu and Cissia.

Availability: Permanently available after the Version 2.7 update

Find the relevant Agents and finish the necessary Stories. You can find details in the Workbench, under the Partner Archive.

4. New Outfits

• Nangong Yu: Rhapsody’s Muse

Dancing within disordered rhythms, spinning across a stage of wild fantasia.

The boundary between angel and demon tilts with the lights, dissolving within her reflection.

Starting after the game update on May 6th, 2026 at 5:59 AM (UTC+8), Nangong Yu’s Rhapsody’s Muse outfit will be available at a special price in the ‘Today’s Outfit’ store. It will cost 1,350 Monochrome during the sale. After the sale ends, the price will return to its original 1,680 Monochrome. You can only buy the outfit once during the sale period.

• Pan Yinhu: Culinary Jewel

Just a heads-up for anyone wanting it – after the 2.7 update, you’ll be able to snag Pan Yinhu’s Culinary Jewel outfit in the shop permanently! It’ll cost 980 Primogems, so start saving up if you want to add it to your collection.

5. New Events

• Chronicle of Simmering Flavors

Thousand flavors across the lands, simmering hot, gathering all delicacies of Ridu in this pot.

Welcome to Simmer Hot Pot, check in and favorite for a free plate of brown sugar rice cakes.

Event Duration: 2026/03/25 10:00 (server time) – 2026/05/05 03:59 (server time)

To join, you need to reach Inter-Knot Level 20 and finish Chapter 1’s Intermission in the Main Story.

• All-New Program

During the event, log in for a total of 7 days to earn Encrypted Master Tape ×10!

— My new friends, see you on the Exclusive Channel!

Event Duration: After the Version 2.7 update – 2026/05/05 03:59 (server time)

To begin, you’ll need to reach Inter-Knot Level 5, finish the Main Story Prologue called “The Hare and the Proxy,” and unlock the Events section of the game.

• Special Disaster Control Squad

Alongside all friends walking the path of teamwork…

All disasters in the Hollow will be resolved!

Event Duration: 2026/04/03 10:00 (server time) – 2026/04/20 03:59 (server time)

To join, you need to reach Inter-Knot Level 20 and finish Chapter 1’s Intermission in the Main Story.

• Old Friends, New Commissions!

All these old friends we’ve worked with before gathered in Fairy’s commission list…

After greeting them with a “long time no see,” let’s get this new Proxy work started!

Event Duration: 2026/04/15 10:00 (server time) – 2026/05/05 03:59 (server time)

Okay, so if I want to join in, I need to get my Inter-Knot level up to 20 and finish Chapter 1’s Intermission in the main story. Sounds like a bit of a grind, but I’m up for it!

• “En-Nah” Into Your Lap

Log in for a total of 7 days to earn Boopon ×10!

En-nu-en-nah! (Here we come!)

Event Duration: 2026/04/15 10:00 (server time) – 2026/05/05 03:59 (server time)

To get started, you need to reach Inter-Knot Level 5, finish the main story prologue called “The Hare and the Proxy,” and unlock the Events section of the game.

• Adventure Footage Freeze Frame

Important footage restoration is currently underway…

Now showing… a Hollow adventure dream by Bangboo.

Event Duration: 2026/04/22 10:00 (server time) – 2026/05/05 03:59 (server time)

To join, you need to reach Inter-Knot Level 20 and finish the Intermission part of Main Story Chapter 1.

• Charge! Battle Against the Negative Reviews

Negative reviews? There’s no need to fear! Your expert, super-precise reviewer is here!

Ridu’s top-tier reviewer is on the way. Justice and truth… will soon be delivered!

Event Duration: 2026/04/29 10:00 (server time) – 2026/05/13 03:59 (server time)

To join, you need to reach Level 20 in Inter-Knot and finish Chapter 1 – Intermission of the Main Story.

• Advanced Bounty: Area Patrol

During the event, Area Patrol rewards will be doubled.

Event Duration: 2026/04/10 04:00 (server time) – 2026/04/15 03:59 (server time)

To join, you need to reach Level 21, finish the “Path of the Proxy I” mission, and unlock Area Patrol.

• Data Bounty: Combat Simulation

During the event, Combat Simulation rewards will be doubled.

Event Duration: 2026/04/29 04:00 (server time) – 2026/05/04 03:59 (server time)

Requirements: Unlock Combat Simulation in Main Story Chapter 1 “Cat’s Lost & Found”

6. Gameplay Updates

• Battle Trial: Tidal Wave

In “Battle Trial: Tidal Wave,” players can use their Proxies, along with Agents and Bangboo, to attempt each floor of the Simulated Battle Trial.

Win against tough opponents to unlock awesome rewards like the “Crowned by Waves: Apex” avatar, a special namecard, unique titles, a Hamster Cage Pass, and valuable items like Tuning Calibrators, Polychromes, and Hi-Fi Master Copies!

Availability: After the Version 2.7 update

Requirements: Complete Main Story Chapter 3 “The Midnight Pursuit”

7. Other New Content

▶ New Content

We’ve added new animated wallpapers featuring Agents Nangong Yu and Cissia. You can unlock them by obtaining each Agent and raising your Trust Level sufficiently.

We’ve added new achievements for completing Phaethon’s Story, building Agent Trust, navigating When Opportunities Converge, tackling Inter-Knot Hot Topics, and eliminating Hostile Targets. Some of these achievements are secret!

• Adds PS5™ and PS5™ Pro platform trophy set: Zenless Zone Zero – Champions Never Fall to the Past.

• Adds new achievements for the Xbox Series X|S platform.

• Adds Google Play Achievements support.

A new badge set, “Crowned by Waves,” has been added. You’ll earn and display this badge after completing the “Battle Trial: Tidal Wave” challenge.

This update includes new titles for several story arcs: Agent Trust, Hostile Targets, Battle Trial: Tidal Wave, Special Disaster Control Squad, and Charge! Battle Against the Negative Reviews.

• Added the “Title Edit” function for certain customizable titles.

Includes namecards for Adventure Footage Freeze Frame, Battle Trial: Tidal Wave, and the New Eridu City Fund – Growth Plan.

We’ve added new profile pictures (avatars) for Battle Trial: Tidal Wave, the New Eridu City Fund: Growth Plan, and the agents Nangong Yu and Cissia.

• Adds new Menu Decoration Set: “Heavyweight Reel-In!” Charm, “Heavyweight Reel-In!” Theme.

A new stage, “Dragon Taming Chariot,” has been added to the “Area Patrol” mode. Successfully completing this stage will unlock the “Bunny in Wonderland” and “Notes From the Chained” Drive Disc series.

A new challenge stage, Sanguine Sweeper, has been added to Notorious Hunt. Completing it rewards players with Marrow-Draining Thorn, an item used to improve Core Skills. Players can also obtain this item by trading in the Hidden Treasure section of the Outpost Logistics supply exchange.

• Adds a new Corruptive Barrier enemy mechanic.

• Adds three new exchangeable accessories to Suibian Temple – Devon Pawnshop.

• Adds new collectibles that can be exchanged in Sān-Z STUDIO.

• Adds Agent filter: Potential Activation.

Okay, so now when I’m checking out Potential Visions, there’s a handy list in the top-right corner showing all the Agents I can actually unlock Potential for. It’s way easier to see who’s eligible now, instead of having to remember or check elsewhere!

• Adds sorting by name in W-Engine filters.

• Adds an option to revert to the default name after customizing a deck name in Combat Simulation.

▶ Hollow Zero

We’re adding new Tactical Prism Programs and Exploration Missions for Agents Nangong Yu and Cissia. Cissia’s program will launch alongside her Agent Exclusive Channel.

• Adjusts the color of the Auxiliary Assist button in the Hollow Zero – Operation Matrix game mode.

▶ Shiyu Defense

• Adds ranking display, unlocked after achieving an S+ rating.

• Critical Nodes

After the Version 2.7 update, the buff effects of Critical Nodes are as follows:

Phase I

• Room 1: Agent Physical DMG and Electric DMG increase by 20%, CRIT DMG increases by 30%.

If an Agent focused on attacking hits an enemy critically, that enemy’s defense drops by 10% for 5 seconds. Landing more critical hits will extend that duration.

• Room 2: Agent Ether DMG increases by 20%.

When enemies are stunned, they recover from the stun 20% more slowly, and they take 20% more damage from Attribute Anomalies.

• Room 3: Agent’s Ice DMG increases by 20%, Basic Attack DMG increases by 40%.

When an Agent uses their EX Special Attack, their Ice damage is boosted by 20% for 15 seconds. Using the attack again will refresh the 15-second duration.

Phase II

• Room 1: Agent Ether DMG increases by 20%.

While in Ether Veil, Agent ATK increases by 30%, and attacks ignore 10% of enemy Ether DMG RES.

• Room 2: Agent Electric DMG increases by 20%.

The Agent’s basic, special, and EX special attacks deal 40% more damage and bypass 15% of the enemy’s defense.

• Room 3: Agent Max HP increases by 15%, Ether DMG and Ice DMG increase by 20%.

When an Agent uses their powerful EX Special Attack, their damage output is increased by 15% for the next 15 seconds. Using the attack again will refresh this bonus duration.

Phase III

• Room 1: Agent’s Daze dealt increases by 10%, Ultimate DMG increases by 20%.

If you Stun an enemy, your entire squad’s Critical Damage is boosted by 30% for 30 seconds. Stunning another enemy will refresh this bonus duration.

In Room 2, if your squad includes one or two Agents specializing in Attack, those Agents will ignore 5% or 15% of enemy Damage Resistance when they attack.

When the Agent lands a critical hit, their electric damage is boosted by 35% for 5 seconds. Landing more critical hits extends this duration.

• Room 3: Increases Agents’ Ether and Ice Anomaly Buildup Rate by 25%.

If Agents cause an Attribute Anomaly on an enemy, that enemy’s defense drops by 10% and they become 20% more vulnerable to Attribute Anomaly damage for 10 seconds. Applying the Anomaly again will restart the 10-second effect.

▶ Deadly Assault

After the Version 2.7 update, the enemies featured in Deadly Assault are as follows:

Phase I

Sanguine Sweeper, Miasma Priest, Notorious – Marionette

Phase II

Discordant Solo – Vesper, Unknown Corruption Complex, Ye Shiyuan the Thrall

Phase III

Sanguine Sweeper, Primordial Nightmare – “The Creator”, The Defiler

Adjustments & Optimizations

▶ Outpost

• Adds success notification pop-up and mail for Outpost transfers.

• Adds score display for Shiyu Defense’s Fifth Frontier in Outpost Updates.

• Adjusts Signal Search text in Outpost Updates.

• Adds friend indicator display in the member list.

• Adds Outpost UID display in the discover Outposts list.

If you turn off the display of personal activity on the Outpost, no one – including you and other users – will be able to see it.

▶ Intel Board

In the Objective lists for Notorious Hunt and Expert Challenge, you’ll see the portraits of Agents change to reflect which training target you’ve chosen and how much you’ve upgraded them.

• Adds a prompt when accepting a Hard Commission if the corresponding stage has not been unlocked.

• Adds notification when Contribution Points and Outpost Trust reach their cycle limit.

• Adds a refresh notification on the Intel Board main page.

• Adds reward display to the Hard Commission Objective list.

• Optimizes the reward calculation rules for completing Hard Commissions.

• Optimizes the button display rules for the Delegated Commission completion pop-up.

• Optimizes certain texts in the commission posting interface.

• Optimizes the default target when opening commission details with a controller.

Turning on Immersive Mode during the main story will hide all Intel Board notifications.

▶ Personal Homepage

We’ve improved the Personal Homepage layout by moving the options to edit your avatar, badge, namecard, and title to a convenient spot in the bottom-right corner of the page. This makes these commonly used features easier to find and access.

This update makes it easier to browse other users’ profiles and puts quick access to common features in a convenient location on the main page.

▶ Others

This update ensures the correct Agent is automatically highlighted at the top of the list when you open the Agent Details screen.

• Optimizes Perfect Dodge for Agents in certain combat scenarios.

Improves how Bangboo are sorted when choosing an ‘Outstanding Partner’ – specifically, when selecting the highest-ranked (S-Rank) Bangboo.

• Optimizes the model performance for Promeia (NPC).

As a player, I’m really excited about this update! It means that no matter if I’m on my computer or playing on my phone, everything will respond instantly when I click or tap a button. No more delays – it’s a much smoother experience!

• Removed the Strategy Station entry point from the “More Functions” menu.

• The Strategy Station entry point in the “Tactics” interface has been changed to “Proxy Tools”.

The faction name for agents Jane, Zhu Yuan, Qingyi, and Seth has been updated in their details screen from “Criminal Investigation Special Response Team” to “Public Security – Criminal Investigation Special Response Team”.

The filter options for Agent and Bangboo have been updated. What was previously listed as “Criminal Investigation Special Response Team” now appears as “New Eridu Public Security”.

The trigger requirement for Bangboo “Officer Cui’s” additional ability has been updated. It now activates when you have at least two characters from the New Eridu Public Security Faction in your squad, instead of requiring two from the Criminal Investigation Special Response Team.

Issue Fixes

▶ Agents & Enemies

This update resolves a problem that could prevent Agent Ben’s ‘Fiscal Fist’ special attack from correctly restoring shields during combat.

This update resolves a bug where the Shutdown effect could repeatedly activate after successfully blocking Vesper’s Control Skill, Discordant Solo. This happened under specific conditions and has now been corrected.

This update resolves a bug that caused Agent Billy’s special attack, Clearance Time, to activate incorrectly during battles in specific situations.

Hey, so I was having trouble with Agent Nekomata’s Mindscape Cinema 02 ability, ‘Cat & Mouse’. It wasn’t always activating in fights, even when it should have. The developers have fixed that bug now, so it should work consistently against all enemies like it’s supposed to!

• Fixes an issue where Agent Sunna’s shoes would display incorrectly in the city.

• Fixes an issue where Agent Sunna’s hands could appear abnormal during her idle action.

• Fixes an issue where Agent Sunna’s ears would display abnormally in the Outfit Preview interface.

▶ Systems

This update resolves a problem where the Function Menu on the pendant could appear incorrectly after closing the menu customization screen.

This update resolves a problem where user IDs weren’t showing correctly after taking pictures with certain borders in the Camera app, particularly at specific image sizes.

This update resolves a bug where closing the codename change window in Outpost would accidentally erase your new codename.

▶ Music & Sound Effects

• Fixes an issue where music and sound effects could behave abnormal in certain circumstances.

▶ Voice

• Fixes an issue where voice lines and text were inconsistent in certain story scenes.

Improves the English, Japanese, and Korean voice acting for both story moments and battle scenes in older versions of the game.

▶ Gameplay

This update resolves a bug in Hollow Zero that caused damage statistics to sometimes appear incorrectly in the Exploration Review.

This update resolves a problem in Hollow Zero – Operation Matrix where using the ‘Auxiliary Assist’ feature with the ‘Manato’ Auxiliary Agent could sometimes cause the game to use an incorrect amount of Decibels.

▶ Environments

• Fixes visual issues affecting the models for some NPCs in certain circumstances.

▶ Others

• Fixes text errors in some missions, interfaces, and descriptions.

This update refines the text in a few languages, making it clearer and correcting any errors. These changes are purely cosmetic and won’t impact how the game plays.

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