KURO BETA UPDATE - DECEMBER 21, 2025

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KURO BETA UPDATE - DECEMBER 21, 2025

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? CHRISTMAS EVENT IS NOW LIVE! ?

Designed by Pyna - Happy Birthday Pyna! Thank you for putting together this awesome holiday event for the community!

CHRISTMAS TREE DECORATIONS

• Global drop from all mobs in the game
  
• 1-4 Decorations per drop (same system as Halloween Candies)
  
• Use them to purchase items from the Christmas Shop
  

DAILY QUESTS (NPC: Torr in FM)

• Quest 1: Hunt 100 Little Snowmen → Reward: 500 Christmas Tree Decorations + Random Christmas Sock
  
• Quest 2: Hunt 1000 mobs near your level → Reward: 750 Christmas Tree Decorations
  

Christmas Socks (Random reward from Quest 1):

• Red Christmas Sock - +1 ATT
  
• Green Christmas Sock - +1 MATT
  
• Navy Christmas Sock - +1 STR
  
• White Christmas Sock - +1 INT
  
• Yellow Christmas Sock - +1 LUK
  
• Purple Christmas Sock - +1 DEX
  

CHRISTMAS DAILY DUNGEON (NPC: Cliff in FM)

• 10-minute timed dungeon full of Little Snowmen
  
• One entry per day per account
  
• Timer warns you at 5 minutes and 1 minute remaining
  
• Auto-kick to Henesys when time expires
  
• Chance to obtain White Scrolls and Chaos Scrolls
  
• Resets at midnight
  

CHRISTMAS SHOP (NPC: Maple Claws in FM)

Cosmetic Shop:

• Snowy Christmas Label Ring - 1,500 Decorations
  
• Snowy Christmas Chat Ring - 1,500 Decorations
  
• Reindeer Fawn Hat - 500 Decorations
  
• Blushing Reindeer Hat - 500 Decorations
  
• Forest Reindeer Hat - 500 Decorations
  
• Reindeer Suit - 500 Decorations
  

Weekly Shop (Resets Monday Midnight):

• Chaos Scroll 60% - 3,000 Decorations (3 per week)
  
• White Scroll - 3,000 Decorations (3 per week)
  
• Perfect Pitch - 250 Decorations (50 per week)
  
• Golden Maple Leaf - 2,500 Decorations (2 per week)
  

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NEW CHRISTMAS FREE MARKET MAP

• Brand new festive FM map designed by Senzu
  
• Get into the holiday spirit while you shop!
  

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NEW BOSS: CYGNUS

• The Empress herself is now available as a boss fight
  
• Added to expedition recruitment system
  

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WELCOME TO THE TEAM

• Serena has joined the KuroMS team! She will be helping with the balance team and WZ edits. Welcome aboard!
  

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NEW FEATURES

HIRED MERCHANT PERSISTENCE

• Hired Merchants now persist through server restarts and shutdowns
  
• Your merchant and items will remain intact after maintenance
  
• No more losing your shop!
  

EXPEDITION SYSTEM UPDATE

• Added Chaos Pink Bean to expedition recruitment
  
• Added Castellan Toad to expedition recruitment
  
• Added Cygnus to expedition recruitment
  

CYGNUS KNIGHTS IMPROVEMENTS

• Cygnus Knights now receive a starter weapon on job advancement
  
• Updated 4th job advancement requirements for all classes
  

WIDGET IMPROVEMENTS

• Migrated widget communication from TCP to custom game packets for improved stability and performance
  
• Widget should feel MUCH smoother now
  
• Fixed issues with widget windows not closing properly (Guild Storage, Mob Info, NX Shop, Pokemon Widget)
  
• Added Back to Login button (preparing for Character Select / World Select - WIP)
  

TINY SPIRIT SHOP UPDATE

• Aqua Phoenix Dress (F) / Aqua Phoenix Robe (M)
  
• Suit Heart Hair Clip
  
• Suit Heart Outfit (M/F)
  
• Snow Bloom Cape
  
• Snow Blossom Coat
  
• Oh My Captain (M/F)
  
• Plum Blossom Petals / Bonnet (hats)
  
• Plum Blossom Robe / Dress
  
• Plum Blossom Chat Ring / Label Ring
  
• Plum Blossom Weapon
  
• Piggy Pal Headpiece / Suit / Gown
  
• Reindeer Red Nose
  
• Forever Young Outfit / Dress
  

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BUG FIXES

DAWN WARRIOR

• Fixed skill crashes and corrected incorrect skill information
  
• Cygnus Warrior / Stance no longer display as 0
  
• Fixed Soul and Combo disabling each other when used
  
• Rage fixed
  
• Various skill tooltips corrected
  

THUNDER BREAKER

• Wave Shark - Fixed functionality and improved ranged hits to properly apply on both sides
  
• Wave Shark - Fixed MP usage calculation
  
• Energy Charge - Now functions correctly
  
• Spark - Fixed skill functionality
  
• Lightning Summon - Corrected summon damage handling
  
• Lightning Charge - Fixed incorrectly applying as a party buff
  

WIND ARCHER

• Wind Walk - Fixed functionality
  

SYSTEMS

• Online Indicator - Fixed online status indicator not updating correctly
  
• Flappy Bird - Fixed rankings display issues
  
• Preview Weapons - Fixed preview weapons not expiring
  
• Storage - Fixed withdrawing from storage and other storage-related issues
  
• Monster Waves - Fixed typing in chat during monster waves
  
• Daily Neo Bosses - Fixed daily tracking/entry system
  
• Mastery Skills - Fixed skills incorrectly showing as level 0 on login
  
• Fixed random players disconnecting on character select
  
• Item indicator added for important items like Perfect Pitch
  

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HELP US STABILIZE THE SERVER

• As we get closer to launch, we need your help!
  
• Please report ANY lag you experience - even small ones - in #general on Discord
  
• Every report helps us identify issues and make the server smoother for everyone
  

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BEANS REPORT #6

• Check out the latest Beans Report for updates on what's coming next!
  
• https://forum.playkuro.com/showthread.php?tid=82
  

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UPDATE NOTES
This update requires downloading new files. Please run the Kuro Launcher to automatically update.
Download here: https://playkuro.com/download

Thank you for your continued support! Special thanks to Pyna, Senzu, Raboniel, and welcome Serena to the team!

Happy Mapling & Happy Holidays!
~ Kuro