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All Cookie Run Kingdom January 19 Update Patch Notes

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On January 19 Cookie Run: Kingdom is going to receive a patch in honor of the game’s third anniversary, so here are all the patch notes for it.

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The following information comes from the official Discord for Cookie Run: Kingdom. As a note, there’s some stuff that may end up getting changed before the patch’s official release, and if it does, we’ll update this article to reflect those potential changes.

Otherwise, there are a ton of great features and pieces of content coming to the game, including a new adventure for the World of Exploration called Beast-Yeast. There are also two new Cookies coming to the game: White Lily Cookie and Silverbell Cookie. The former is Ancient, while the latter is Epic. They’ll be brought in alongside new costumes , changes to the Today’s Bounties system, and an increased level cap, in addition to some other neat stuff and quality-of-life improvements.

You can read the full list of changes below.

WORLD EXPLORATION: BEAST-YEAST EP. 1 – SECRETS OF THE SILVER KINGDOM

An image of the Beast-Yeast world exploration expansion in Cookie Run Kingdom as part of a guide to everything that's available in the January 19 update for that game.
  • The Cookies have finally arrived in the mysterious land of Beast-Yeast, surrounded by legends as old as time. Our new journey begins with Episode 1, “Secrets of the Silver Kingdom.”
  • Unlock the new continent by clearing Stage 8-30 in Crispia, World Exploration.
  • Exploring Beast-Yeast
  • Each stage in Beast-Yeast will have three difficulty levels: Story, Normal, and Hard. Feel free to select the desired difficulty level to progress through the story.
    • The way stars are awarded in Beast-Yeast will also be changed accordingly: earn a star per difficulty level cleared.
    • Use the new Juicy Stamina Jellies to play stages in Beast-Yeast: just like the regular Stamina Jellies, these items will recharge with time.
    • Earn Beascuits, Beascuit Dough, and Bites for clearing stages in Beast-Yeast.
    • At Stage 1-14, you will be able to unlock Tactical Skills. Tactical Skills are special active effects that allow you to use the strength of a certain Cookie to aid you in battle.
    • Topping bonus effects will have no effect in Beast-Yeast.
  • Ep.1 – Secrets of the Silver Kingdom· Follow in White Lily Cookie’s footsteps and complete the Story Collection. Collect White Lily Cookie’s memory shards as you progress through the episode to learn more about her past.· Beware of the Spore Dispersal effect activating at the beginning of the battle. Whenever you deal damage or are attacked by certain enemies, the Spore count will gradually increase, eventually triggering the Mushroom Mutation effect. After the end of Mushroom Mutation’s duration, the target will disperse spores around them.
  • New upgrade items called “Beascuits” can be obtained in Beast-Yeast.

[ANCIENT] WHITE LILY COOKIE

  • “I wished to seek the truth…” Get ready to meet White Lily Cookie, the last Ancient Hero to join the Cookie Kingdom.
  • White Lily Cookie is a Bomber Cookie who uses the skill “Lily Bud.”
  • Skill description: A pure white lily pod bursts open, dealing periodic damage to enemies and additional damage depending on the number of buffs White Lily Cookie has on herself. Enemies affected by the skill will become entangled in Vines, unable to move or use skills. Whenever an ally Cookie gains a debuff, they will gain the Lily Restoration buff. Once Lily Restoration reaches a certain number of stacks, it will dispel all current debuffs on the allies and heal them. White Lily Cookie is immune to the Spore Dispersal and Mushroom Mutation effects.
  • Check out the Neither-gacha, where you can meet White Lily Cookie and obtain her Soulstones.· Collect Light of Freedom through various events or from the shop to use the Nether-gacha.· In the Nether-gacha, White Lily Cookie and White Lily Cookie’s Soulstones will appear with a higher chance.· After x250 Nether-gacha pulls, you can receive a guaranteed White Lily Cookie.· After the Nether-gacha event is over, the remaining Light of Freedom will be converted to Coins.

[EPIC] SILVERBELL COOKIE

  • Get ready to meet Silverbell Cookie, a Faerie Knight whose devotion to the Faerie Kingdom will never waver.
  • Silverbell Cookie is a Support Cookie who uses the skill “Gleeful Chime.”
  • Skill description: Silverbell flowers bloom, periodically healing the allies and granting a DMG Resist buff. Healing targets will also receive bonus healing depending on the number of buffs they currently have. Enemies will receive damage and gain the Silverbell Pollen debuff, dealing periodic damage. When Silverbell Pollen’s duration is over, it will cause area damage and Stun the targets in range. Silverbell Cookie is immune to the Spore Dispersal and Mushroom Mutation effects. He may provide additional support to his fellow Knights of the Faerie Kingdom…?

NEW COSTUME SETS

  • “Sorry for waking your dreams…” Watch Pure Vanilla Cookie and White Lily Cookie become enigmatic forest spirits in the new costumes set, dazzling yet leaving a bittersweet memory like a fleeting daydream.
  • Two new costumes for Pure Vanilla Cookie and White Lily Cookie.· [LEGENDARY] Pure Vanilla Cookie’s Viridescent Daydream· [LEGENDARY] White Lily Cookie’s Moonflower Faerie
  • Don’t forget to read the new costume set story, “Midsummer Night’s Tragicomedy.”
  • If you manage to obtain both costumes within the promotion dates, you will be able to claim a special reward.

TODAY’S BOUNTIES RENEWED

  • A change is coming to Today’s Bounties where you will be able to gather more useful resources: with the upcoming update, all Skill Powders will be consolidated within a single Bounty, with new Bounties added for Sugar Crystals, Coins, EXP Star Jellies, and Chaos Cake Pieces.
  • Each Bounty will feature a boss of Lv. 1–15, with better and more abundant rewards available on the higher levels.
  • The number of daily attempts will be increased from 3 to 6.· Activate the Kingdom Pass to increase the number of attempts to 9.
  • Keep an eye on bonus rewards becoming available depending on the day of the week.
  • A new battle speed of x2.5 will be added as well.

LEVEL CAP RAISED

  • Achieve Kingdom Lv.45 to level up your Cookies all the way up to Lv.80.
  • The skill level cap will be increased to Lv.80 as well.3RD ANNIVERSARY EVENTS

3RD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL

  • Get ready to enjoy the fun-filled 3rd Anniversary Festival prepared by the Bear Jellies!
  • Take part in the 3rd Anniversary Festival events:· 3rd Anniversary Festival Deluxe Gacha· 3rd Anniversary Festival Shop· 3rd Anniversary Exhibition· Lucky Festival Wheel of Fortune· GingerBrave’s Lucky Dice
  • Complete various missions to earn Bear Jelly Coins, usable in the 3rd Anniversary Festival.

3RD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL SHOP

  • Collect Bear Jelly Coins and use them in the 3rd Anniversary Festival Shop.
  • The 3rd Anniversary Festival Shop will carry various useful items, such as:· 3rd Anniversary Cookie Tickets· Light of Freedom· The festive “Happy 3rd Annibearsary!” profile picture· The festive “Anniversary Beeear” title· Lucky Dice
  • Some of the items can be unlocked after spending a certain number of Bear Jelly Coins.

3RD ANNIVERSARY FESTIVAL DELUXE GACHA

  • In the Deluxe Gacha, you will be able to obtain Super Epic+ and Soulstones Cookie with a doubled chance.
  • Use 3rd Anniversary Cookie Tickets available at the 3rd Anniversary Festival Shop.
  • The newest Cookies (White Lily Cookie, Silverbell Cookie) do not appear in the Deluxe Gacha.
  • Mileage Points are not awarded for Deluxe Gacha pulls.

ADDITIONS, CHANGES & IMPROVEMENTS

QUALITY-OF-LIFE UPDATES

  • Simple Wish Animation· Fulfill x100 Cookie wishes at the Tree of Wishes to activate this option.· New wishes will appear without the usual animation.
  • Simple Train Animation· Load the Bear Jelly Train 10 times to activate this option.· You will be able to use the Train Station without watching the train animation.
  • Simple Balloon Animation· Complete 10 Balloon Expeditions to activate this option,· You will be able to use the Bear Jelly Balloon without watching its animation.
  • Cancel Expedition· You will be able to cancel an ongoing Balloon Expedition.· Please note that after canceling, you will not receive back spent Stamina Jellies or any rewards.

  • Arena Fast-forward· After finishing a Kingdom Arena season, fast-forward to the tier group, one step below the highest achieved tier.· For example, having reached Diamond 2 in the previous season, you will be able to fast-forward to Crystal 1.· On tiers Elite and Grandmaster, you will be able to fast-forward to Master 1 only.· Details: v Chocolate 1–2 > fast-forward to Chocolate 1 v Bronze 1–2 > fast-forward to Chocolate 1 v Silver 1–3 > fast-forward to Bronze 1 v Gold 1–3 > fast-forward to Silver 1 v Crystal 1–3 > fast-forward to Gold 1 v Diamond 1–3 > fast-forward to Crystal 1 v Master 1–5 > fast-forward to Diamond 1 v Elite 1–5: fast-forward to Master 1 v Grandmaster 1–3 > fast-forward to Master 1
ARENA IMPROVEMENTS

A new battle speed of x2.5 will be added.

TOWER OF SWEET CHAOS CLOSED

  • The final season of the Tower of Sweet Chaos has ended, and all remaining Searing Keys will be converted to x500 Coins per Key.
  • All Tower-related achievements and events will be closed, and the unclaimed rewards will be delivered via your mailbox.
  • Players who purchased the Tower of Sweet Chaos Package 1,2,3 will receive all related rewards regardless of the package missions’ completion status.
  • Unlock the Tower of Sweet Chaos background music by completing Stage 4-12 in Crispia, World Exploration.
  • All Tower-related technologies in the Laboratory, such as Searing Keys: Max Number and Searing Keys: Recharge Rate, will be substituted with Bounties: More Star Jellies and Bounties: More Coins. Your last achieved technology levels will remain the same.
  • The Tower of Sweet Chaos cutscenes will become available to all players without any unlocking conditions at the Tower of Records.

And those are all the patch notes for the January 19 update in Cookie Run: Kingdom. If you’re looking for more, we compile a daily list of the various codes that you can use in Cookie Run: Kingdom to get cool free stuff that can help you out in the game. Here’s our link to that list.

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Liam Nolan
Liam Nolan is the Managing Editor of The Escapist. After getting his Master of Arts in English in 2016, he began writing about comics, television, movies, and video games, with his work appearing at such outlets as Marvel.com, CBR, and The Mary Sue. When he's not writing on pop culture, you can find Liam working on his creative projects or traveling. He's been with The Escapist since 2023. You can follow him on Twitter @LD_Nolan or on Bluesky @ldnolan.bsky.social.
    Liam Nolan
    Liam Nolan is the Managing Editor of The Escapist. After getting his Master of Arts in English in 2016, he began writing about comics, television, movies, and video games, with his work appearing at such outlets as Marvel.com, CBR, and The Mary Sue. When he's not writing on pop culture, you can find Liam working on his creative projects or traveling. He's been with The Escapist since 2023. You can follow him on Twitter @LD_Nolan or on Bluesky @ldnolan.bsky.social.

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