This Arknights beginner guide 2026 lays out the Hengyuan Jinliang window, the login furniture, the bundle and the three crossover outfits, then maps the staged opening of SideStory "Yesterday's Sea" and its YW stage order. It also flags the late-October rerun outfits, the new Annihilation stage Ashstone Theatre, and the certificate shop update, so you can clear everything before 2026-10-30.
Applicable version: as of the 2026-10-15 update (this game has no version numbering; official news dates are the timeline anchor)
Arknights Hengyuan Jinliang Overview: Window And Login Rewards
When the event runs
The window is 16:00 on 2026-10-16 to 03:59 on 2026-10-30 . Note the 16:00 start rather than a maintenance-hour start, and the 03:59 finish, which lands midweek instead of on the last day of the month.
What three login days give you
Three cumulative login days during the event grant furniture including the Fluffy Reading Companion set . Cumulative login counts days, not a consecutive streak, so a missed day does not reset progress as long as you reach three inside the window. Collab furniture like this rarely returns.
Arknights Hengyuan Jinliang Shop: Bundles, Outfits And Packs
Inside the Reading Bundle
The Reading Bundle is on sale from 16:00 on 2026-10-16 to 03:59 on 2026-11-06 and contains 800 Orundum plus the "Shanhai Ta Ye", "Yongle Chang An" and "Tanyuan Kaiwu" avatars . Avatars carry no stats, so the bundle is a collector purchase rather than a power purchase.
The three crossover outfits
Three CROSSOVER outfits arrive: Origin Flows On (Shu), Night Candlelight (Candle Knight) and Signs of a Flourishing Age (Lin Yuhsia), on sale over the same 2026-10-16 to 2026-11-06 window . The official notice states these collab outfits cannot be redeemed with the Outfit Selection Certificate, so hoarded certificates will not cover them.
The Dahuang Qinghe pack
The Dahuang Qinghe pack contains the "Dahuang" interface theme and the "Qingsang" theme scene, and this rerun no longer carries the first-release discount . Rerun packs usually cost more than launch pricing, so check whether your current theme is already good enough before buying.
Arknights Yesterday's Sea SideStory: Staged Opening And YW Stages
The two opening dates
The event stages run from 12:00 on 2026-10-09 to 03:59 on 2026-10-30 and require clearing Main Story 1-10. Stages open in waves: "Reya-Iberia" from 12:00 on 2026-10-09 and "Our Iberia" from 16:00 on 2026-10-16 . Stage two arrives the same day as Hengyuan Jinliang, so that afternoon gets busy.
Stage order for YW-1 to YW-8
Regular stages run YW-1 through YW-8, with YW-TR-1 as the tutorial and YW-EX-1 through YW-EX-8 as the challenge tier . Push them in numeric order and leave YW-TR-1 until your squad is set, rather than forcing it with a story team.
How to get the new Operator
Lugu was added on 2026-10-09, can throw alchemy units to support allies, carries the Ranged, Debuff and Slow tags, and is obtained through the event . Lugu becomes recruitable after clearing YW-4. Treat her as a debuff and slow slot, not a damage dealer.
Arknights Late-October Schedule: Reruns, Annihilation And Shops
Outfit reruns and the Rhodes Island Fashion Review
Both the outfit rerun and the Rhodes Island Fashion Review run from 04:00 on 2026-10-24 to 03:59 on 2026-11-21, covering outfits such as Vina Victoria, the Demon King, Wasteland Lapis Lazuli and Hallberd among others in the Era and Tuest Collect series . Several of these sit on long-standing wish lists, and nothing changes if you buy after 2026-10-24.
Ashstone Theatre replaces Silent Prayer Shrine
The Annihilation commission stage Ashstone Theatre runs from 04:00 on 2026-10-26 to 03:59 on 2027-01-25 and requires clearing Main Story 2-8. It replaces the current Silent Prayer Shrine, which moves into Assumed Operation Targets after closing . Annihilation is a fixed weekly source of Orundum, so clear the three-star line on the new map on day one.
Arknights Mid-October Planning: Orundum And Sanity
Free rewards before paid bundles
The free portion this cycle is the Hengyuan Jinliang login furniture plus the Yesterday's Sea event shop; the paid portion is the bundle, the crossover outfits and the Dahuang Qinghe pack . Take the free part first because it has a hard deadline while the paid part stays on sale until 2026-11-06.
| Priority | Action | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finish three Hengyuan Jinliang login days | Window 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-30, furniture rarely returns |
| 2 | Clear Yesterday's Sea stage two and its shop | Shares the 2026-10-30 deadline with the collab |
| 3 | First clear of Ashstone Theatre | Opens 04:00 on 2026-10-26, a weekly Orundum source |
| 4 | Crossover outfits and bundles | On sale until 2026-11-06, safe to delay |
Where sanity earns more
Yesterday's Sea stages carry bonus event-material drops while Hengyuan Jinliang only ships login and shop content with no event stages . When sanity is tight, spend it on stages with drop bonuses instead of spreading it evenly.More Arknights guides on gghubs.com.
Arknights Hengyuan Jinliang FAQ
When does Hengyuan Jinliang start?
A: 16:00 on 2026-10-16, ending 03:59 on 2026-10-30 .
Do I need seven consecutive login days?
A: No. Three cumulative login days grant furniture including the Fluffy Reading Companion set, and a missed day does not reset the count.
Can I use an Outfit Selection Certificate?
A: No. The official notice states these CROSSOVER outfits cannot be redeemed with the Outfit Selection Certificate.
Is Lugu worth building?
A: It depends on your gaps. Lugu carries the Ranged, Debuff and Slow tags and is recruited after YW-4, so she fills a utility slot rather than a damage slot .
When does stage two of Yesterday's Sea end?
A: It opens at 16:00 on 2026-10-16 and ends at 03:59 on 2026-10-23, earlier than the overall 2026-10-30 deadline .
Arknights Mid-October Action List
- Log in at 16:00 on 2026-10-16 and bank the first Hengyuan Jinliang login day.
- Open "Our Iberia" the same day and take its first-clear rewards.
- Check that YW-1 through YW-8 are all cleared, then recruit Lugu after YW-4.
- Empty the stage-two shop before 2026-10-23 rather than dragging it to 2026-10-30.
- After Ashstone Theatre opens on 2026-10-26, clear its three-star line first and return to close out the collab.
Game Guides
- Palworld v1.0.5 Base Guide: Work Suitability After The Ancient Bark Lv.1 Change
Palworld v1.0.4 dropped the Work Suitability needed to gather Ancient Bark to Lv.1, and that single line rewrote how early bases split their jobs . The current build is v1.0.5 (2026-09-15), which only fixes terrain, building and other textures loading at noticeably reduced resolution for some players . This guide skips Tower bosses and covers the two things bases get wrong: how to assign Work Suitability, and how to set building limits.
- Reverse: 1999 4.0.0 Build Order Guide: Core Units, Psychubes And Clear Drop Spending
The official Reverse: 1999 site lists the current version as 4.0.0 "Gatekeeper", updated on 2026-09-24, alongside the 2026 Box Parade celebration . This version's build fork is simple: upgrade your core system unit or fill in generic units. Go core first, because 4.0.0's Insight and Afterglow systems only run when specific units connect them, and spreading resources across generic units buys parts without an engine (rationale: system triggers depend on named units).
- Love and Deepspace October Pull Plan: Birthday Banner Closeout, Wishes And Diamonds
October is crowded in Love and Deepspace: the birthday 5-star Memory "Wish Granted Now" for Xavier runs from 05:00 on 2026-10-11 to 04:59 on 2026-10-18, a seven-day window that hands you a rerun wait if you miss it . After 2026-10-18 the rhythm goes back to the regular multi-select banner. This guide skips how to play the birthday event and covers only sequencing: count what you hold, then decide what to top up.
- Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 Pearl Build Guide: Dreamlit Troupe Relics And Planar Fissure Farming
Honkai: Star Rail 4.6 "Moonrise, Dance With Beasts" adds the 5-star Pearl (Elation, Ice), a defensive unit who spends Resplendence to shield the whole team and whose Ultimate advances one ally's action, granting that ally an extra turn loaded with Jokes and Resplendence under the right conditions . She is not a damage dealer, so decide whether your team lacks survival and turn order before pulling. The new Cavern Relic "Dreamlit Troupe" is built around Elation stacks, which pairs directly with her kit.
- Genshin Impact 7.1 Phase Two Banners: Skirk And Escoffier, Weapon Banner And Pull Order
Genshin Impact 7.1 phase two opens both character banners at 18:00 on 2026-10-13 and closes them at 14:59 on 2026-11-03. "Frostgaze Voyage" raises the rate for the 5-star Skirk (Cryo) and "Rosy Chanson" raises the rate for the 5-star Escoffier (Cryo), while both banners share the same 4-star lineup of Talia (Hydro), Candace (Hydro) and Mika (Cryo) . Pull Skirk if you need a Cryo main DPS, Escoffier if you need support, and remember the two banners share pity, so ordering them does not change your count.
- Wuthering Waves 3.7 Echo Guide: COST Budget, Substats And Sonata Set Choice
The rule that governs every Wuthering Waves 3.7 "Moonlit Realm" echo build is simple: fit five echoes inside a 12-point COST budget before arguing about substats . A main DPS picks a Sonata set by element, while supports prioritise Energy Regen and survival lines. Farming echoes costs far more time than character ascension, so getting the order wrong wastes a full week.
- Zenless Zone Zero 3.2 Wrap-Up Guide: Claret Banner Pity And What To Clear Before 2026-10-21
Zenless Zone Zero 3.2 "Her Secret Past" ends at 06:00 on 2026-10-21, and the version switch takes unclaimed event rewards with it . The real risk this cycle is not pulling, but pity counters and expiring rewards: Exclusive Channels guarantee an S-Rank Agent within 90 pulls and W-Engine Channels guarantee an S-Rank W-Engine within 80, with the two counters tracked separately (source: miHoYo Zenless Zone Zero rate disclosure). Before 2026-10-21, clear the event pages and confirm your counters, and you are done.
- Palworld v1.0.5 Tower Boss Order Guide: Elements, Counters and Squad Choices
Palworld's v1.0.5 patch (2026-09-15) only fixed texture loading, so what actually shapes tower runs is the 1.0 release itself: the boss count expanded from 7 towers in early access to 9, the level curve runs from 10 all the way to 80, and the new Sunreach sky islands and World Tree finale sit at the end of it . Clearing towers is less about raw investment than about picking Pals that exploit each boss's element.