> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://vanro-global.gitbook.io/vanro-global-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://vanro-global.gitbook.io/vanro-global-docs/news.md). # News & Updates The latest additions, balance changes, and event updates on VanRO Global — newest first. ## June 17, 2026 — Wave Mode & Cursed Bloody Branch ![Wave Mode update banner — top-down maze arena with towers and monster waves](/files/Yw36Hzm7aJqXh6SGjDCA) {% hint style="success" %} **Wave Mode is live and fully upgraded**, and a new **Cursed Bloody Branch** trade lands in Prontera for the gamblers. {% endhint %} ### Wave Mode VanRO's open public **100-wave co-op tower-defense event** — drop into a running game any time, pick your spot, build towers, and survive together for shared rewards. * **Jump in with `@wavemode`.** Type `@wavemode` (or talk to the **Wave Mode Gate** in Prontera) to enter — and **choose where you drop in** (upper-right, middle, left, or upper-left). The same command lets you **reposition** anywhere inside the arena or **exit to town** at any time, and you can join at any point while a run is ongoing. * **Survive 100 waves — everyone is rewarded.** Clear all 100 waves and **every defender on the map gets 5× TCG Card**, with a **50% chance** for one lucky defender to also win **10× Max Weight Up Scroll**. * **MVP boss every 10th wave — now rewards the whole room.** When the boss falls, **every player on the map** receives a **random coin** — TCG Card, Castle Coin, MVP Coin, Event Coin, or **Bloody Branch**. The defender who lands the killing blow also gets a **1% chance at a rare headgear**, now including the **Kaho RWC2013 Japan Hat** and the **RWC Champ Crown**. The boss's normal MVP drops still go to the top damager. * **Build up to 5 towers — now across 12 tiers.** Use `@buildtower`, then click a tower to upgrade it from **Orc Warrior** all the way up through **Ifrit**, then **Wounded Morroc**, and finally **Satan Morroc**. Towers fire only at monsters and **can never harm players**; selling now asks you to confirm first. * **Tiers unlock as the run heats up.** Waves **1–10** cap at Tier 5, **11–30** open up to Tier 10 (Ifrit), **31–40** unlock Tier 11 (Wounded Morroc), and **41+** unlock the maximum Tier 12 (Satan Morroc). * **Boss-gauntlet finale.** The final **10 waves (91–100)** each throw a single relentless monster type at you — Kasa, Salamander, Bow Master, the two Camp Guardians, Sword Guardian, Gryphon, Valkyrie, Sniper Cecil, and finally a horde of **High Priest Margaretha** — for a brutal last stretch. * **Scaled for the crowd.** Waves grow with the wave number **and** add **+5 monsters per defender** on the map, so bigger groups face bigger hordes. * **Arena rules:** no PvP, no summons (Dead/Bloody Branch and the like), no teleport, **no Ice Wall**, **VanRO custom skills disabled**, and **one client per device**. Read the full guide: [**Wave Mode →**](/vanro-global-docs/events/wave_mode.md) ### Cursed Bloody Branch A new **Cursed Branch Trader** now stands in Prontera at `prontera 145 173`. * Trade **100× Bloody Branch** for **1× Cursed Bloody Branch**. * Cracking open a Cursed Bloody Branch summons **one random rare MVP**: * **80% tier:** Beelzebub, Valkyrie Randgris, High Priest Margaretha, Nidhoggr's Shadow, or Memory of Thanatos. * **20% tier:** Sniper Cecil, Whitesmith Howard, Wounded Morocc, Assassin Cross Eremes, Fallen Bishop Hibram, Gloom Under Night, High Wizard Kathryne, Kiel D-01, or Lord Knight Seyren. ### Behind the scenes * A wide **item-ID cleanup and NPC maintenance pass** swept across many quest, trader, event, enchanter and WoE scripts (custom headgear quests, Kaho traders, mini-games, King of Emperium, and more). These are housekeeping/technical changes — items and NPCs work the same, just tidied up under the hood. ## May 26, 2026 — Guild Pack, Vicious Aura & Payon Invasion ![VanRO Global Update — Bio Lab 4F • Vicious Aura • Payon Invasion](/files/ipgKWpJNr3W2pJiFsWS9) {% hint style="success" %} **A three-part update.** A one-time gearing bundle for fresh recruits, a costume-aura craft deep in Bio Lab 4F, and a Payon town invasion whose loot feeds that craft. {% endhint %} ### Guild Pack A one-time starter bundle handed out by the **VanRO War Quartermaster** at `prontera 164 166`. * **Novice characters only.** Pick your calling and the NPC instantly sets you to **Base / Job Level 255**, raises **all stats to 255**, grants **every class skill**, and fully refills HP/SP. * You also receive a **job-tailored Guild Pack box**: a Valkyrian armor set, god items (Sleipnir, Asprika, and Megingjard or Brisingamen), Lord Kaho's Horn, and a stack of MVP cards (Orc Hero, Tao Gunka, Ghostring, Golden Thief Bug, Dark Snake Lord — plus Memory of Thanatos & Turtle General on select classes), topped with a **+10 job weapon**. * **One-time per client install and per IP.** All rewards are account-bound and cannot be refined or traded. Read the full guide: [**Guild Pack →**](/vanro-global-docs/guild-pack.md) ### Vicious Aura Quest A new **Possessed Witch** lurks deep in Bio Lab 4 at `lhz_dun04 168 270`. * Bring her, all in one visit: **50× Fragment of Vicious Mind**, **10× each class Soul** (Swordman, Merchant, Thief, Mage, Archer, Acolyte), **100× MVP Coin**, and **25× TCG Card**. * She forges them into the **Costume Vicious Mind Aura** (ID 20132) — and your completion is announced server-wide. * Tip: the Payon Invasion treasure phase (below) drops the Soul Fragments and TCG Cards you'll need. Read the full guide: [**Vicious Aura Quest →**](/vanro-global-docs/quests/quest_viciousauraquest.md) ### Payon Invasion An announcement-driven town invasion — watch for the broadcast, then rush Payon's north entrance near `payon 181 309`. * **Six classic Lighthalzen MVPs** (Seyren, Eremes, Howard, Margaretha, Cecil, Kathryne) raid across **five waves** — each wave spawns once the previous is wiped, and wave size scales with how many players are online. * Clear all five waves to trigger a **treasure phase**: each treasure box rewards its killer with a random **class Soul Fragment + 5× TCG Card**. * The invading MVPs still drop their normal loot on the ground (autoloot is paused in Payon during the event). Those Soul Fragments and TCG Cards feed the **Vicious Aura Quest** above. Read the full guide: [**Payon Invasion →**](/vanro-global-docs/events/event_payoninvasion.md) --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. 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