CN/TW/JP Guide

This guide will help you better understand how to get started with versions of Punishing: Gray Raven that aren't in English; specifically the Chinese, Taiwan, and Japanese versions. There is also a Korean version that is roughly a week ahead of the Global version.

## Before Registration

There are currently 5 regions you can play on: Chinese (CN), Taiwan (TW) and Japan (JP), Korea (KR), and Global (GL). While the CN server is furthest in story and characters, it is also hard to register since you need a Chinese identification number. Newly introduced characters have a gacha pity rate of 100%, which means you more safely get the characters you want in KR and GL, since they are younger and do not have all the characters yet. You can choose your preferred server based on this information.

## Registration

**CN:** You can register for the CN server through Bilibili, the Apple Store\*, the Google Play Store\*, Qooapp or Taptap. If you plan on spending money it is recommended to use Bilibili. A step by step guide on registering for the CN server can be found in this video tutorial.

**TW:** You can register for the TW server through the Apple Store\*, the Google Play Store\*, Qooapp or Taptap.

**JP:** You can register for the JP server through the Apple Store\* or the Google Play Store\*.
\* you need to change the region of the store app to the matching server region and not change it for a whole year

## Gacha

**How Banners work**

The gacha component of the game is provided by so called "banners". Each banners requires you to spend a certain amount, usually 250, of a special currency to pull something from the banner. The banners themselves can be categorized into the "self-select", "starter weapon", "rotational", "event" and "compositer" categories.

All banners usually have a so called "pity hit". This basically means if you haven't pulled a hit in XX pulls, the next pull will be a guaranteed hit for you. For equipment banners this threshold is usually 30, while for character banners it is either 60 or 80~100 (a value between 80 and 100). The "compositer" banner is an exception to this rule as the threshold for this banner is only 10. The reason for the character banners having two thresholds is that besides the "self-select" character banner you have the choice between two banners with the same characters in it. The difference between those two banners is for one the pity threshold but also the chance to pull a hit. That means the 60-banners grants you a guaranteed hit earlier but has a lower chance of randomly pulling the hit before the pity hit while the 80~100-banner has a higher chance of randomly pulling a hit in exchange of having to do more pulls to receive your pity hit. In the case of rotational banners your progress towards the next pity hit is carried over to the next rotation.

The currencies for the banner categories are as follows:

* "self-select" banners use blue cards (,)
* "starter weapon" banner use red cards ()
* "rotational" banners use yellow cards ()
* "event" banners usually use yellow cards () but sometimes they use their own special currency
* "compositer" banners use yellow cards()
* black cards () can be converted to any of the above mentioned currencies

**Newbie Banner**

For a new account the "self-select" banner will be replaced with a newbie banner. Unlike the usual character banners this one guarantees a pity hit at 40 pulls. After you have gotten this pity hit however, this banner will vanish and the "self-select" banner will take it's place.

## Rookie Missions

For any new account Rookie missions will get unlocked progressively each day up to day 7. Each mission is one time only for new players. A translated overview of the missions can be found below.

**Day 1**

* Level up three characters to level 15
* Level up one 5-star equipment to level 30
* Clear five daily missions
* Salvage one 4-star equipment
* Clear story chapter 1 mission 5

**Day 2**

* Clear story chapter 3
* Level up six 5-start equipments to level 30
* Level up three characters to level 30
* Clear all six chapters of Lucia's story
* Clear Rescue Battle level 2

**Day 3**

* Clear Battle Stage three times
* Reach Affection level 2 with any character
* Clear hidden story chapter 2
* Clear any character fragment stage six times
* Clear AB-2 three times
* Complete a Bounty mission

**Day 4**

* Clear any boss mission on chaotic difficulty
* Reach commander level 40
* Clear character special training stage 2nd difficulty
* Promote 4 Structures to Elite
* Upgade dorm furniture once

**Day 5**

* Clear Rescue Battle level 4
* Level up any equipment to level 40
* Reach commander level 45
* Level up three characters to level 45

**Day 6**

* Clear story chapter 5
* Clear Rescue Battle level 6
* Reach 2500 Combat Power with any character

**Day 7**

* Login for 7 days
* Reach commander level 50
* Promote 4 Structures to Taskforce

## Getting Started

**How to update**

If you are an Android/iOS user and you have installed the game through the Apple Store or the Google Play Store, you can update the game through these stores. For the other store options(Bilibili, Qooapp, Taptap) or if you are playing on a PC you can follow this step by step guide.

**Playing on PC**

If you want to play on PC the MuMu App Player android emulator is preferred. If you want to play on 120 FPS you need to use the chinese version, because the global version only supports up to 60 FPS.

Some tips on setting up MuMu:

* Check if VT is on and enable DirectX mode for the best emulator experience
* Make sure you have around 8 GB free during installation, else it could fail
* Don't put the APK on the SD card
* AMD machines can sometimes have issues with emulation. Try to update to the latest chipset and GPU drivers

## Commandant Level 1-40

**Tutorial**

Don't worry about the first fight against Alpha. You are supposed to lose. You can use the time you are holding out to get used to the controls. Also if you are coming from a similar game like Honkai Impact 3rd, you will realize that dodges in this game are limited in comparison. So learn to use them wisely.

## Early Game

***S-Rank Selector***

The game gifts you a free S-Selector that will help you when start the game. For the CN and JP server you will receive it from the mail while for the TW server you need to go to your profile and redeem the code **GR777**. It is recommended to first complete the 40 pulls on the newbie banner before you use the S-Selector. The reason being you can get any of the original S-Rank structurers from the newbie banner, but since it's random who you actually get, you could get a duplicate of the character you chose from the free S-Selector. After your first 40 pulls you have your first S-Rank structurer and can now get another S-Rank structurer with the S-Selector. If you don't have any preferences you should aim for S-Karen since she is currently the only viable fire dps structurer.

***Progression***

It is recommended to first and foremost do all daily and weekly missions. Afterwards you should rush through the story missions to quickly reach commander level 40, since your commander level also determines the max. level of your structurers (up to level 80). This will unlock more content like more weekly missions, events, the dorms and more. You can get through the story missions even with way less than the recommended combat power. If you struggle anyway you can upgrade your memories minimally. But don't waste any resources on upgrading 5-Star or lower memories if you don't have to, you will get 6-Star memories soon enough. While leveling up you can start building a single strong dps character and where possible get their recommended 6-Star memories.