On the 8th, Sol: Enchant rolled out a fresh update featuring the inaugural election of a 'God,' improvements to the Tower of God, rebalanced monster encounters in Caltheon, a revised acquisition method for Nine, various bug fixes, and a generous heap of events.

The star of this update is undoubtedly the selection of the very first God. The God will be chosen on the 11th at 8 PM, determined by the player who has consumed the most Nine on the server during the specific period. Do mind the fine print: if the top character by Nine consumption isn't currently in a guild, that character is disqualified, leaving the God's throne vacant until the next election. Should the top character be excluded, any accumulated taxes will simply carry over to the next cycle.

Once crowned, the God cannot leave or be kicked from their guild, and the guild itself is effectively locked from disbanding during the tenure. The player serving as God can access the tax distribution system via [Menu]-[Taxes/Election]-[Taxes]-[Tax Distribution]-[God]. Taxes gathered during the term can be distributed to the guild through individual, contribution-based, or arbitrary methods. A word of caution: if the taxes allocated to the God aren't distributed by the next election, they vanish into thin air.

The Tower of God has also seen some necessary improvements. Monsters now appear on the minimap for floors 1 and 2, and players will respawn near the 1st-floor portal upon arrival, death, or return. To keep things spicy, the difficulty of monsters on these floors has been slightly tuned up, but to balance the scales, the drop rates for boss equipment have been nudged higher. The team also addressed the bug where the tree buff vanished upon exiting the tower.

It doesn't stop at the tower, either. Several hunting grounds in Caltheon have been rebalanced. From [28. Fairy Forest] to [49. Nine Mine], monsters are now less aggressive, and their social awareness has been reined in. Furthermore, the spawn density in areas from [44. Hyde Swamp] to [49. Nine Mine] has been reduced. Regarding Nine, monsters that previously dropped it at a set probability now drop it with 100% certainty, though the individual drop amount per kill has been adjusted down to compensate. It is a welcome change that should bring a bit more variety to where players choose to grind.

Rounding out the patch, we have a new crafting recipe for +3 El's Attack/Defense Bracelets, a reduction in the account-wide limit for Nine Cores to 5 per server, adjustments to the Nine cost for using divine powers, and an extension of the 'Sealed Absolute God's Sword' event. For the gritty details, you can visit the Sol: Enchant official website.