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Ancient Forge (AF) is the second Vignette event and first Festival event in Arknights. In the CN server, AF is released to commemorate Chinese New Year 2020; the Global/EN server releases AF as the second part of Half Year Anniversary instead.
The Vignette is a B-movie directed by Nian where Lava, the movie's protagonist, came to save the day by protecting Lungmen from the destruction of a mysterious monster during the Lunar New Year Eve with the aid of Rhodes Island and the Lungmen Guard Department led by Fumizuki.
| Release date | ||
|---|---|---|
| CN | January 9, 2020 ~ January 16, 2020 | |
| Global/EN | July 29, 2020 ~ August 12, 2020 (2nd part of Half Year Anniversary) | |
| TW | February 4, 2021 ~ February 18, 2021 | |
Contents
Operations
Clear 1-10 to access the AF operations.
- AF-1 is accessible once Episode 02 is unlocked.
- AF-2 is accessible once Episode 03 is unlocked.
- AF-3 and AF-4 is accessible once Episode 04 is unlocked.
- AF-5, AF-6, and AF-7 is accessible once Episode 05 is unlocked.
- AF-8 is accessible once Episode 06 is unlocked.
Interludes
Quantum Firecrackers
During the event, all Operations except Challenge Mode, Annihilation, and Inferno Mode will award 
Quantum Firecracker equal to the amount of 
Sanity spent.
The following rewards will be given once the player accumulated a certain threshold of Quantum Firecrackers:
| 60
|
 2K |
| 120
|
 6 |
| 180
|
 20 |
| 240
|
 2 |
| 300
|
 5 |
| 360
|
5K |
| 420
|
 50 |
| 480
|
 2 |
| 540
|
|
| 600
|
 20 |
| 650
|
 |
| 700
|
8K |
| 750
|
3 |
| 800
|
 2 |
| 850
|
|
| 900
|
15 |
| 950
|
 1 |
| 1000
|
8 |
| 1050
|
150 |
| 1100
|
15K |
| 1150
|
|
| 1200
|
1 |
| 1240
|
15 |
| 1280
|
3 |
| 1320
|
1 |
| 1360
|
1 |
| 1400
|
 1 |
| 1440
|
1 |
| 1480
|
3 |
| 1520
|
 1 |
| 1560
|
1 |
| 1600
|
 1 |
Sign-in Event
During the event, sign in to the game to claim the following rewards:
New outfit
| Day 1 |  2 2 |
|---|---|
| Day 2 | 2 30K |
| Day 3 | 2  5 |
| Day 4 | 2 20 |
| Day 5 | 2  2 |
| Day 6 | 1  5 |
| Day 7 |  |
| Day 8 | 5  5 |
| Day 9 | 10  10 |
| Day 10 |  1 200 |
Special
These rewards are given as in-game mails.
| Day 1 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Day 2 | 1  1 |
| Day 3 | 1  1 |
| Day 4 | 1 |
| Day 5 | 1 1 |
| Day 6 | 1 1 |
| Day 7 | 1 |
| Day 8 | 1 1 |
|---|---|
| Day 9 | 1 1 |
| Day 10 | 1 |
| Day 11 | 1 2 |
| Day 12 | 1 2 |
| Day 13 | 1 1 |
| Day 14 | 1  1 |
Special Packs
The following two packs are available in the Packs Store:
| Item | Content | Price |
|---|---|---|
Half Year Anniversary Special Pack
|
51  1 1K  2.02K |
$29.99 |
Half Year Anniversary Resource Pack
|
90 1 200K 4 20  50  100 20 50 |
$49.99 |
- Note: Both packs can only be purchased once.
Headhunting
- Main article: Headhunting banners/Former § 2020
The first Festival limited headhunting banner, Earthborn Metals, is featured.
A single 
Ten-roll Headhunting Permit are given for free (as an in-game mail) by signing in for the first time while the Earthborn Metals banner is up.
Recruitment
The 
★3 Recruitment Exchange Voucher I and 
★4 Recruitment Exchange Voucher I are added to the Distinctions Store, which gives the Operator from the respective rarity available from recruitment when used, costing 200 
and 750 , respectively.
Outfits
The following outfits are available in the Outfit Store:
Furniture
The Lungmen Eatery furniture set is available in the Furniture Store.
Miscellaneous
During the event, all daily and chip operations are always available.
See also
- Who is Real – the second Festival event
- Invitation to Wine– the third Festival event
