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S1: World Beginning Season
June 13, 2026 at 06:45 AM
Noted S1 season run window (through approximately early July 2026)
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 Chinese guide-site 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.
