Cygnus Returns

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Cygnus Returns
Parts5
Initial releaseJanuary 2013
Chronology
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The reawakened Cygnus, without the help of Shinsoo

Cygnus Returns (KR:시그너스 리턴즈) (or Cygnus Awakening in GMS) is a five-part update following Unlimited featuring a complete overhaul for the Cygnus Knights.

Part 1: Thunder Breaker

  • Thunder Breaker receives a complete overhaul. Their job advancement quests are similar to the rest of the classes, and they receive Hyper Skills with their level cap raised to 250.
  • The level cap for all classes except the outdated Cygnus Knights is increased from 200 to 250.
  • Experience for several monsters and party quests have been readjusted.
  • All party quest's maximum daily entrance limit has been decreased from 10 to 5.
  • Chaos bosses for Root Abyss are added.
  • The Meso cap is increased to 9,999,999,999.

Part 2: Wind Archer

Part 3: Dawn Warrior

  • Dawn Warrior receives a complete overhaul, and their level cap is increased to 250.
  • New Areas: Crimsonheart Castle and Stone Colossus
  • Henesys receives a makeover.
  • Easy Mode Zakum is now available for challenge.
  • Root Abyss bosses now reset every Thursday instead of daily.
  • Cash Shop is revamped

Part 4: Blaze Wizard

  • Blaze Wizard receives a complete overhaul, and their level cap is increased to 250.

Part 5: Night Walker

  • Night Walker receives a complete overhaul, and their level cap is increased to 250.
  • Mushroom Castle is revamped, with a new storyline, new monsters, and new rewards. It is now at levels 60 and above.

Videos

Trivia

  • In KoreaMS, the content for Cygnus Returns was split into two years — the first three parts were released in 2013, while the last two parts were only released in 2014.
  • In GlobalMS, the rollout for Cygnus Awakening was modified as follows:
    • The first three parts of the update were consolidated into one part, along with a new UI.
  • In MapleSEA, Cygnus Returns came with the following additional content:
  • In ChinaMS, Cygnus Returns came with the following additional content:
    • New Item: Damage Cap Breakthrough Stone [1]
      • It's a damage cap increasing item that can increase the damage cap of a weapon, which is used similar to scrolls.
      • The Damage Cap Increase will be tied to the weapon, which means the damage cap has to be increased again if you replace a weapon.
      • The Damage Cap Increase can be only transferred via Transfer Hammer introduced in the Reboot Update. Innocence Scrolls will not reset increased damage cap of a weapon to initial state.
      • The Damage Cap Increase cannot exceed 5 million during the Cygnus Returns Update, and this was increased in later updates.


References

Availability

Availability of Cygnus Returns
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Major Updates
Year
Title
2010

Big Bang (July) Chaos (December)

2011

Jump! (March) Legends (July) Advance of the Union (October) Justice (December)

2012

Tempest (July) Unlimited (December)

Exclusive

Mark of Honor (July)

2013

Cygnus Returns (January) RED (July) FLY (September) You & I (December)

Exclusive

Season 2 (April) Spark (July) Gentleman (August)

2014

Coordinator's Touch: Star Force (July) Maple Ice & Burn (December)

2015

Giseungjeon12 (February) Reboot (June) Heroes of Maple (November)

2016

V (June) Beyond (December)

2017

Nova (June) ARK (December)

2018

Black Mage (June) Adventure (December)

2019

Glory (June) RISE (December)

2020

Awake (June) NEO (December)

2021

Maple Live (June) Destiny (December)

2022

Ignition (June) Savior (December)

2023

New Age (June) Dreamer (December)

2024

Milestone (June) NEXT (December)

2025

Assemble (June) Crown (December)

2026

Overdrive (June)

Mainly based on Korean MapleStory timeline and title