NGS Headline Wave Recap #16

2026 Roadmap

2026 Roadmap Part 1

• August
  • Chapter 9 of the Main Story
  • Limited Time Quest where you battle Ruine Anga
  • Summer Themed Limited Time Quest
  • Super Phantasy Festival to celebrate 14 Years of PSO2
  • Free AC Scratch Ticket will have the NGS 5th Anniv Music Disc: Stardust to Genesis
    • Plus Dance Lobby Action choreographed by Yui Hasegawa
  • New Items to the SP Scratch Tickets.
• September
  • Limited time Emergency Quest to match the Season
  • High difficulty Standing Quest
  • New Collab SP Scratch Campaign
• October ~ November
  • Class Levels to 125
  • Tech Arts Customization Update which means all PAs and Techniques will be customizable.
  • New Field Updates
  • Limited Time and Emergency Quests for Halloween.
  • New Item System: Amulets (which are distinct from Weapons, Armors, and Skill Rings.
  • New Face Options
  • November: Collab SP Scratch Campaign

New Face Options

• These are cat versions of Aina and Manon based on the Nyantasy Star April Fools promo. There also will be a music disc version of Nyantasy Star sung by Aina and Manon. This can be aquired in Events/Campaigns in the future.

2026 Roadmap Part 2

• December ~ January
  • Chapter 10 Story
  • Super Genesis Festival 5.5 Year Anniversary
  • Limited Emergency Quest With A Battle Against a Large Boss Enemy
  • New Quest Category
• February to March
  • New Field Update
  • New Quest Category we haven't seen before.
• April and Onwards
  • New Story Chapter 11
  • New Action System
  • New Enemies

Collabs

• External Game Collab in Aug ~ Sep
• Popular Creator Collab in Aug ~ Sep
• Popular Creator Collab in Oct ~ Nov
• Anime Collab in Dec ~ Jan
• Novel Collab in Dec ~ Jan
• Popular Creator Collab in Feb ~ Mar

July 1st

Limited Quest: Huzzah ★ Summer Nights

• Supports up to 8 players and takes place at Sagan Mountain Road.
• New Character: Miss Huzzah will be the navigator.
• As you progress through the quest, more decorations will be added and the festival preparations will steadily come together.
• Vendor stalls and Festival Towers will be set up and fireworks will light up the sky.

New Equipment

• The ★14 Evalto Armor can be upgraded into new ★15 armor.
• This time there are two options:
  • Savalto Armor which raises HP and PP
  • Savalto Armor: Lize which greatly boosts HP in exchange for lowered PP.
• Required material: Evaltovance, can be obtained in the Huzzah Limited Quest and other future content.

Slay to Slay Campaign

• This campaign runs the whole month of July.
• The Tasks that release on July 1st will launch new versions of the Caval Nero and also past AC scratch outfits.

Slay To Slay Part 2

• The type 2 versions of Caval Nero will release on July 15th
• On July 29th will be new versions of the Cheval Noire.

Revival AC Scratch: 5th Anniv Thankful Jul

• This is the 6th round of the free 5th Anniv Thankful Scratch.
• Complete weekly Tasks to receive free tickets.

Thankful Scratch Ticket Bonanza

• Get Thankful Scratch Tickets as a login bonus every day until August 5th.

Pre-Scheduled Emergency Quest

• Starting July 29th, you can get TWO Thankful Scratch Tickets by completing Emergency Quests.

AC Revival Scratch Rewind Collection Jul '26

• Past avatar items from previous Julys will be re-released.
• The PSO2 Weapon Camo ＊Trailblazer Vessel Creaxion will be in the Scratch Count Bonus.

AC Scratch: Creators Style Jul '26

• This is the first in a series of creator collaborations.
• You can get retro-modern outfits and camos designed by Kamui Natsuki.
• Accessory: Daihuku Usagi
• Lobby Action: Sword Fight
• Motion: MTN: Idle – Umbrella 2

Revival AC Scratch: Creators Revival Jul '26

• Avatar items designed by Kamui Natsuki.
• You can get Verisch Adel Hair as the 12th-draw Scratch Count Bonus.

Major Target Suppression Mission: Sign of the Planetbreaker Rank 3

• Sols Krypt will show up instead.
• The field has plenty of tricky elements, including illusory attacks that are ready to mess with players.
• Up to 4 players can participate and the quest will fail after a set number of incapacitations.
• You can accept the quest from the teleporter south-west from Central Retem.
• New Title Task and Weekly Tasks will be added.

July 8th

New ★15 Kinz Weapons

• Kinz weapons contain a potential that grants Damage Resistance boost when you fulfill certain conditions.
• Once these 3 conditions are met, you'll receive Critical Rate and Critical Power boosts!
• You can create C/Peta Triyal:
  • PP +5
  • Power +6.5%
  • Damage Resistance +1.0%
  • All Down Resistance +5.0%
• Peta Triyal can be created at the Item Lab by echanging C/Refas Triya and C/Tera Triyal.
  • Both can be obtained from Sign of the Planetbreaker: Rank 3 and other future content.

Mission Pass: NGS Season 58

• PSO2 Armor Accessory: Varder Arm & Varder Legs
• Accessory: Metal Fang Mask
• MTN: Dash – Minecart /B
• Mag Form/Re-Rainyan!

Revival AC Scratch: Accessory Revival Jul 26

• Revival AC Scratch of popular past accessories including Waist Veil an Frilly Maid Paron.
• Get C/Argant Gladia Soul S in the Scratch Count Bonus.

July 15th

Limited-Time Quest: Purge of the Ancient Ruins

• Up to 8 ARKS Players can venture into the depths of the newly discovered Ruins.
• Grim Monolith Purge Trial and Ruine Shraider ʌ will appear.
• Purge the corrupted Grim Monoliths as you make your way to the final area.

SG Scratch Ticket: SG Support Item Select Jul '26

• Preset Skill Enhancement Items will be available.

AC Scratch: Stylish Summer '26

• Stylish T-Shirts and Outfit inspired by Sailor Uniforms.
• Lobby Action: Guitar Show & Big Voks Doll
• MTN: Idle – Strum and Sing
• Count Bonus: Glide – Voks Doll EX

July 22nd

July 21st: AC Revival Scratch: PSO2 Memories Jul '26

• Previous avatar items from PSO2, plus the lobby action Xiera Pose will be available in the Scratch Count Bonus.

Limited Quest: Drill Ruine Shraider ʌ Battle

• Battle Shraider in 1v1 combat.
• ARKS Records will be held along with the quest. Aim for a high score.

AC Scratch: Summer Sky Seaside '26

• Swimsuits and Two Piece Pareo and Swimsuits.
• Lobby ACtions: Surf 2 and Shaved Ice
• Weapon Camo: ＊Salvazela
• MTN: Swim – Shell Floatie

ARKS Operation Report

Can you give us some way to get Reward Box Medals outside of Emergency Quests?

They plan to adjust which Tasks award Reward Box Medals for Reward Box Campaigns held after the August update.

Can you make it so movie concerts give buffs even outside of the City?

Starting with the August update, anyone who has the Concert Goer Title will receive the Live Boost even outside the city — the same as with Nadereh's Concerts.

Satellite Information

Touhou Project Collab

• Contains items inspired by Touhou Youyoumu – Perfect Cherry Blossom
• There will also be Music Discs of song arrangements from Sega's rhythm games.

Japan Satellite Information

ARKS Summer Party 2026

• Location: Sega Headquarters: Osaki, Tokyo
• Contents:
  • NGS Headline Wave (MC: Yui Hasegawa)
    • September Update
    • Letter From the Developer
    • Playthrough of September Content
  • SP Stage: Sumire Morohoshi (Aina), Yume Miyamoto (Manon), Azusa Tadokoro (Nadereh)
  • NGS Model Sheets
  • NGS Merchandise
• Novelty: Line Strike Real Card Set
• 200 People Will Be Invited Via Lottery

Dramatic Reading & Performances

• There will be a dramatic reading with the script written by the "Central!" comic author, and a performance of the songs Stardust to Genesis and Nyantasy Star!

Granillusion Series

The Granillusion series is based off the design of their successor series, the Ascillusion? weapons, and were created to bring Japanese style weapons, like PSO2's Autumn Leaves and Night Blossom weapons, to NGS. They ended up going with simpler visual effects and a more subtle Japanese design that calls to mind folklore spirits and monsters. By dropping the visual effects and patterns from the Ascillusion? series, the Granillusion series leaves room to suggest the upgrade visually and the simpler black and white Japanese style design is pretty slick.

They actually borrowed the phantasmal angle from the Kokuintou Hozuki. So, if you're a longtime series fan, you should take a look.

Kamui Natsuki

I've worked with the PSO2 series for a long time, so I'm really glad to have the opportunity again with this collaboration. I've designed a lot of different clothes and a lot of Japanese style fashion in particular. For these outfits, I was able to blend retro-modern looks and Western and Japanese influences to create something like a kimono that is loose enough to adventure in and versatile enough for players to design their own outfits around. Between the clothes and various accessories, I hope you'll find something that lets you create your own perfect Japanese style look. And be sure to keep an eye out for the Daihuku Usagi you can see in the promotional art.

– Kamui Natsuki

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