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S1: World Beginning Season
June 27, 2026 at 03:12 PM
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S1 World Beginning Season (世界启程·梦演) is the first full live-service season after launch for Honor of Kings: World. The season opened on May 29, 2026 and, per community consensus, runs through approximately early July 2026 before the next season. It continues TiMi Studio Group's announced model of two sub-versions per season for the entire post-launch lifecycle.
This article is the hub for all S1 content. Each major addition has its own dedicated article; this page consolidates the season-level facts in one place and cross-links to the deeper documentation.
Field | Value |
|---|---|
Season name | 世界启程·梦演 / S1 World Beginning Season |
Sub-name | 梦演 (Dream Performance) |
Launch date | May 29, 2026 (Friday) |
Pattern | Two sub-versions per season (first half + mid-season patch) |
Prior season | S0 (Jixia Chapter, launched April 10, 2026) |
New Resonance: Sun Shangxiang (Scorching Flow Strong Attack and Support builds)
New Resonance: Longya (hammer-wielding 铸云庐 sect blacksmith, Scorching Flow Support)
New region: Caiyun Basin (彩云盆地)
New chapter: Chapter 9: Guixu Dream Performance continues the 归虚 arc
New feature: Genderswap (性转) selection for player characters, paired with a login-reward genderswap item
New login outfit: 异邦斗影
Login package: 异邦斗影 outfit + 10 Heavenly Reward Banner pulls + the genderswap item
Newcomer onboarding: low-level gear stat buffs to ease new-player ramp
End-of-season catch-up event for late-joining players (auto-balanced gear curve)
New Resonance: Fei Han (kit details pending verified patch notes)
New dungeon: Cangmang Riverboat (沧浪楼船)
Sun Shangxiang and Longya launch on the S1 opening Heavenly Reward Banner, which uses the cosmetic-banner pull system rather than character gacha. Per the S0 model, S1 launch Resonances will eventually also become available through direct-shop purchase using the in-game Jingpo currency. Exact price anchors and Heavenly Reward pull mechanics for S1 will be confirmed on May 29 and reflected in the Monetization article.
S1 introduced an in-game genderswap toggle for player avatars. The launch package includes a one-use genderswap item (化相滴露, valued at 1280 crystals), and the feature ties into the existing Character Customization surface (gender selection, facial customization, hair, outfit). Exact UI placement and any cooldown / cost mechanics for repeat genderswaps will be documented after the patch ships.
S1 ships two newcomer-friendly systems to address community feedback about S0's early grind:
Low-level gear stat buffs, increasing the effective stats on starter and early gear pieces so new players ramp faster through Jixia content
End-of-season catch-up event: late joiners get auto-balanced gear so they can engage Chapter 9 content without first finishing the S0 progression
Together these systems are intended to keep S1 accessible to anyone joining after May 29 without locking them out of current-season content
Beyond the new Resonances, region, and chapter, the live S1 patch shipped several systems and quality-of-life features that the pre-show previews did not detail. Confirmed on the official S1 hub:
Ranch (牧场): a home-side activity centered on animal care, expanding the Home Building loop. See that article for the homestead systems it builds on.
Minimap UI: a long-requested small-map interface was added; official coverage notes it required underlying code restructuring to implement.
1V1 Peak Ranked (1V1 巅峰赛): a top-tier solo PvP ladder that requires King rank or the current season's high-tier qualification to enter. See the PvP System article.
New activity modes: 神机推演 (Divine Machine Deduction), 暗影试炼 (Shadow Trial), and 灾兽双影 (Calamity Beast Twin Shadows).
A free exploration-unlock Resonance, 破灭刀锋 (Broken Blade), obtained through S1 exploration quests rather than the banner.
S0 (Jixia Chapter) shipped the launch baseline: 11 Resonances, the Jixia Academy region, the 27-chapter prologue arc, the Resonance and Talent systems, and the cosmetic-only monetization model. S1 is the first season-pack expansion in the live-service rollout: it adds Resonances in pairs (one per sub-version), opens a new region, and continues the main narrative arc, while keeping the no-gacha, skin-based monetization unchanged.
Per the announced Content Roadmap, the post-S1 future-region pipeline includes 孤叶山 (Solitary Leaf Mountain, with Li Bai content and a Martial Arts Meet), 元初学院 (Yuanchu Academy), and 灭境荒原 (Wasteland of Annihilation). Season placement for these regions has not been announced; they are not part of S1.
S1 is live as of the May 29, 2026 patch. The season-level facts, new Resonances, region, chapter, gender-swap feature, and the live-only systems above are confirmed by official Tencent S1 coverage. What remains undocumented (and is left out here to avoid fabrication) is the deep per-system detail: Fei Han's kit, full Chapter 9 boss/collectible data, and the granular mechanics of the new modes, which Chinese guide sites are still publishing in the weeks after launch.
