A new high-end challenge has arrived for Karel's Mothership. Developer-backed events bring Conquest Difficulty — a limited-time tier positioned above Normal and Hard difficulties — designed to push players to their mechanical limits across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.

Quick Facts

  • Unlock Requirement: Clear Karel's Mothership Normal Difficulty 1 time.
  • Platforms: Multi-Platform (PC, PS5/PS4, Xbox) with a unified leaderboard.
  • Phase 1 Schedule: Sept 3, 2026 (post-patch) to Sept 17, 2026 (maintenance).
  • Phase 2 Schedule: Sept 17, 2026 (post-maintenance) to Oct 15, 2026 (maintenance).
  • Guaranteed Clear Rewards: Tyrant's End Weapon Skin, Hero of the Dawn Name Card, and Hero of the Dawn UI Theme.

Conquest Difficulty Rules and Structure

Conquest is a limited-time event mode rather than a permanent addition. After clearing the prerequisite Normal Difficulty once, players receive one Honor Reward per account, with subsequent clears yielding the same mission completion rewards as Hard Difficulty.

The event is split into two distinct phases with different party rules:

  • Phase 1 (Elite Squad): Restricted to 4-player private parties only. Public matchmaking is disabled, and duplicate descendants within a descendant group (treating normal and ultimate variants as the same group) are prohibited.
  • Phase 2 (Team & Solo): Split into Team and Solo tracks. Team mode allows public matchmaking for groups of 1–4 players and permits duplicate descendants. Solo mode is restricted to private operations with separate leaderboards for normal and ultimate descendants.

Ranking Run Event and Rewards

Alongside the difficulty drop, a speedrun-based Ranking Run Event Advanced tracks the fastest clear times across a unified cross-platform leaderboard. Rankings reset between Phase 1 and Phase 2.

Players who secure top placements on the leaderboards earn permanent trophies and medals, including the Radiant Dawn Hero Medal and the Trophy of Outstanding Achievement for the Karel Defeat Event. Phase 2 features a split structure with first-half rewards arriving temporarily for 14 days and second-half rewards locking in permanently.

Creator Showdown Event

To celebrate the launch, a creator showcase begins on September 3, 2026, at 03:00 PDT. Participating teams will run Conquest Difficulty three consecutive times, with their best single run locking in as their final record. Community members who participated in the preceding prediction vote are eligible for in-game item rewards such as Crystallization Catalysts, Gold, and Transcendent Weapon Drop Boosts, alongside a raffle for physical scale figurines.