Once Human is bringing back its seasonal Visional Wheel as Lunar Revelry, a Blood Moon event that will reshape nightly gameplay across Nalcott. Expect an imposing new avatar boss, sector-based community contests, fresh weapons and mods, plus returning Lunar rewards once the update goes live after the September 24 (PT) patch.
Visional Wheel: Lunar Revelry
A crimson moon rises over Nalcott and stirs chaos. Players will face a menace that manipulates the world, spawns Lunarspawn, and hands out powerful loot for those bold enough to defeat its avatar, the Lord of Moonlight.
When it runs
Event starts after the September 24 (PT) update. End time will be announced later in-game.
Affected scenarios
Manibus (excluding novice), Evolution’s Call, Prismverse’s Clash, The Way of Winter, Endless Dream.
Upgraded Blood Moon Gameplay
Survival Environment
Every day from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM game time players will face the Blood Moon for 30 minutes of real time, twice as long as the previous S0: Lunar Oracle. Deviants grow stronger and Metas are infected with Lunacy, which slowly drains Sanity.
Lord of Moonlight
Lord of Moonlight serves as the Blood Moon’s avatar, capable of changing form and wielding more power than standard Lunarspawn. It has come to stir conflict and test Metas across Nalcott.
Rules:
- During a Blood Moon the moon’s gaze will grow. When gaze intensity hits a threshold the Lord of Moonlight may assume a Meta’s appearance and summon Lunarspawn to guard itself.
- When near death the Lord of Moonlight can use an Adrenaline Shot and call clones to its aid.
- Occasionally the Lord of Moonlight may transform into a Morphed Lord of Moonlight, offering superior rewards if defeated.
- When the Lord of Moonlight defeats a Meta it levels up, grows stronger, and absorbs their Lunar Whispers. The Meta who beats the Lord of Moonlight claims all accumulated Lunar Whispers.
- In Endless Dream the Lord of Moonlight ignores Dream Zones, keeping the fight challenging across scenarios.
Omen of Affliction Event
Players will be grouped into sectors to take on the Lord of Moonlight together. Winning grants Lunar Essence which converts to sector points. Sectors will also face a weekly slate of seven 1v1 trial matches against other sectors where Lunar Essence submissions let you vote for Lunar Omens to afflict opponents.
*Image is a preview; final in-game effect may vary.
Vote strength depends on how much Lunar Essence a sector submits. Top three Lunar Omens by votes will affect the opposing sector. Each match round runs one week and the sector with the most sector points that week gains a victory point. Sectors will be divided by time zone to help players coordinate; sector assignment is visible on the event screen.
Lunatic Medley Event
Collect Lunar Whispers during Blood Moon activities to redeem rewards such as weapon skins and collectibles. Lunar Whispers drop from combat, stronghold exploration, and gathering. Past Visional Wheel rewards will be purchasable from the Shop using Lunar Whispers.
*Image is a preview; final in-game effect may vary.
Combat Updates
New weapons, a fresh mod suffix, and adjustments to the Cradle system arrive with Lunar Revelry. Detailed combat adjustments will appear in a later Dev Blog.
New Weapons
– SKS – Pathfinder: Chance to trigger Frost Vortex on hit. Chance to generate Deviant Particles on hit. When charged, fires an ice spike.
– P90 – Holographic Resonance: Chance to trigger The Bull’s Eye on hit. Deals AoE DMG after a certain number of hits.
Mods
1. Added the Lunar Revelry exclusive mod suffix: Crescent.
Applicable mods: Gloves and Helmet
2. Adjusted the effects of the Rejuvenating and Against All Odds mods.
Cradle: Some Cradle effects will be adjusted to fit the new Visional Wheel season.
Lunar mods from S0: Lunar Oracle will return alongside Crescent mods in a mod selection crate for player choice.
Oracle Crate
Playing Blood Moon modes can drop Oracle Crates that contain special items, recipes, formulas, Lunar and Crescent mod selection crates, Lunar animals, and Morphed Deviations.
NOTE:
Explore strongholds and defeat Lunarspawn to open Oracle Crates, which may contain returning Blood Moon Morphed Deviations: Lonewolf’s Whisper, Festering Gel, Snowsprite, By-the-Wind, Zeno-Purifier, and Pyro Dino.
Taking part in the Lord of Moonlight mode can net Oracle Crates with three new Blood Moon Deviations: Electric Eel, Atomic Snail, and ZapCam.
Rules Carried Over from S0 Blood Moon
Basic Blood Moon Rules
Lunacy
- Lunacy causes steady Sanity loss down to a minimum of 20% when outside your territory. Defeating enemies restores Sanity.
- During a Blood Moon you can earn Lunar Whispers by defeating enemies and joining events. While infected, lower HP yields more Lunar Whispers. Lunar Whispers expire after 24 hours.
- Blackouts remove Lunacy but cost some Lunar Whispers.
- When infected with Lunacy hidden Oracle Crates appear in settlements and more deviated plants spawn in the wild. Gathering during Lunacy may attract Deviant attacks.
Wilderness Changes
- Deviants in the wilderness become enraged, deal more damage, and act more aggressively. Unique Blood Moon enemies will hunt Metas in settlements.
- Hidden Oracle Crates will appear in settlements and require Lunar Whispers to open.
Returning Survival Items
Survival items from Lunar Oracle will return, including Lunacy Stimulant, Lunacy Suppressant, and the Unusual Braised Meat and Roulette Dumplings recipes.
Schedule for Other Scenarios
- After the update servers with the Visional Wheel tag will automatically switch to Lunar Revelry.
- All Starfall Inversion phenomena will stop and special items tied to it will no longer drop.
- Starfall Inversion will be unavailable for new scenarios during early access.
