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Crimson Test - Version 14 vs Version 15
Jul 12, 2026, 12:42 AM
Updated the launch line to the confirmed August 21, 2026 public launch (2026-07-12)
Aug 6, 2026, 04:11 PM
Updated the follow-up test entry with the confirmed Gray Fog Test end date
11Overview22The Crimson Test (绯红测试 Fēihóng Cèshì) is the first closed beta test of Lord of Mysteries. Sign-ups for Mainland Chinese PC players opened January 15, 2026 at 09:30 China Standard Time and closed February 1, 2026. Selected testers received SMS invitations starting around January 20, 2026, and the test build went live on February 5, 2026 with a planned end window before February 23, 2026 (deliberately ahead of Chinese New Year on February 17).44The Crimson Test is described by SPARK NEXA as a limited, non-monetised, account-wipe beta. There is no in-game store, no premium currency purchase, and no progress carries over to the eventual launch build. The launcher is not publicly distributed: it ships only to confirmed testers to prevent leaks, and testers are bound by a confidentiality agreement on screenshots, footage, and detailed mechanics.66Sign-Up88The official sign-up portal lives on the CN site. Players choose 'Make an appointment to become an extraordinary person' (預約成為非凡者) and complete a questionnaire covering email, hardware specs, prior MMO experience, prior Beyonder lore familiarity, and gameplay preferences. WeChat verification is recommended over phone-number verification because the WeChat path tolerates shared landlines.1010An in-game host character named Susie introduces the recruitment survey in official communications, framing the test sign-up as the player's first contact with the Beyonder world.1313Each test qualification is bound to a single device. A confirmed tester cannot share their access between two computers, and qualification cannot be transferred. The 'one device per qualification' rule is enforced at launcher-login time.1515Although the test is officially restricted to the Mainland China region, international tooling like network boosters can stretch the eligibility. There is no English client in this build; menu strings, voiceovers, and quest text are Chinese only. A separate global beta phase has been signposted for later 2026 once the CN side stabilises.1717Six Playable Pathways1919The Crimson Test makes 6 of the 22 Pathways playable. All six are now publicly confirmed:2121Seer Pathway: Sequence 9 Seer to Sequence 7 Magician. Ranged DPS.2323Apprentice Pathway: Sequence 9 Apprentice to Sequence 8 Trickmaster. Magic-damage assassin.2525Spectator Pathway: Sequence 9 Spectator to Sequence 7 Psychiatrist. Healer.2727Warrior Pathway: Sequence 9 Warrior. Melee DPS. Twilight Giant Pathway entry.2929Bard Pathway: Sequence 9 Bard. Tank with melee sub-DPS. Sun Pathway entry.3131Hermit Pathway: Sequence 9 Mystery Pryer. DPS. Mystery prying and occult knowledge.3333All six Sequence 9 Pathways receive the Mr. Fool grafting treatment that gives the player borrowed copies of higher-Sequence abilities at reduced strength. The Assassin Pathway and Hunter Pathway are explicitly excluded from the Crimson Test.3535World Content3737World content covers Tingen and surrounding areas in the early novel arc. The campaign retraces the early novel through the player's own Beyonder, with Klein Moretti's history overlaid as Mr. Fool visions. The Tingen Nighthawks and the Church of the Evernight Goddess appear as introductory faction contacts. Backlund is built and previewed but is gated behind later progression and is not the focus of this test.3939Test Schedule4242Key dates compiled from official announcements:4444January 14, 2026: Official 'Tingen' promotional video released on the studio's WeChat channel.4646January 15, 2026 09:30 CST: Crimson Test recruitment opens online.4848Around January 20, 2026: First wave of accepted testers receive SMS invites.5050February 1, 2026: Recruitment closes.5252February 5, 2026: Crimson Test build goes live for selected PC testers.5454Before February 23, 2026: Crimson Test concludes (deliberately before Chinese New Year on February 17).5656Spring / Summer 2026: Subsequent closed-beta phases planned, including expanded pathway roster and broader regional access.5858August 21, 2026: Confirmed Mainland China public launch (公测), announced July 10, 2026. A global launch is signposted for later in 2026.6060Tester Guidelines6262Confidentiality is mandatory. Public footage, livestreams, screenshots, and detailed mechanic posts are prohibited unless specifically allowed in a streamer-program waiver. Bug reports and balance feedback are submitted through an in-game Feedback panel and a dedicated post-test survey.6464Account data is wiped at the end of the test. Premium currency does not exist in the build, but cosmetic test items (free outfits, props, banner frames) are awarded for participation and removed at wipe. A small pool of testers receive 'Founder of the Crimson Test' commemorative cosmetics tied to their account, redeemable when the live game launches.6767Platforms in Scope6969PC only for the Crimson Test. macOS is not supported in this build. The full game is developed for PC and mobile (iOS and Android) with cross-platform support; mobile testing is reserved for a later beta phase and is not part of the Crimson Test. See System Requirements for the published PC minimum.7171Related7373Release and Platforms covers the broader launch roadmap. Development History traces the path from announcement to first beta. Multiplayer and Dungeons and Raids describe the team-content systems being stress-tested in this round. Mr. Fool's grafting explains how Sequence 9 characters access higher-Sequence abilities.7575Followed By: Gray Fog Test (June 26, 2026)7777On May 22, 2026 SPARK NEXA confirmed the second closed beta as the Gray Fog Test (灰雾测试). Three details have now been published on the official Chinese site: the test launches on June 26, 2026 with an end date to be announced; it covers PC, Android, and iOS simultaneously (the first multi-platform public test); and it is structured as a limited-capacity paid wipe test (限量计费删档测试) rather than a free test. Sign-up runs through a questionnaire on the official CN site. The historical Phase 2 framing below predates this confirmation; the official name supersedes Phase 2.78+On May 22, 2026 SPARK NEXA confirmed the second closed beta as the Gray Fog Test (灰雾测试). Three details have now been published on the official Chinese site: the test ran from June 26 to July 5, 2026; it covers PC, Android, and iOS simultaneously (the first multi-platform public test); and it is structured as a limited-capacity paid wipe test (限量计费删档测试) rather than a free test. Sign-up runs through a questionnaire on the official CN site. The historical Phase 2 framing below predates this confirmation; the official name supersedes Phase 2.7979In May 2026 the studio confirmed that recruitment for a new round of closed-beta testing would open that month, signposting Phase 2 of the public beta program as the immediate next step after the Crimson Test. The announcement was made through the official Lord of Mysteries game channel under the byline of Susie, the same in-character host who introduced Crimson Test sign-ups. The recruitment opens this month framing in the announcement places the Phase 2 sign-up window in May 2026, several months ahead of the late-summer-and-autumn schedule that earlier roadmap statements had originally suggested.8181Phase 2 is positioned as a content expansion beyond the Crimson Test rather than a re-run of the same build. The dev statement that accompanied the recruitment announcement covered six confirmed playstyles, the dice-roll exploration system, the Solo Mode toggle with AI teammates, the Sanity permadeath mechanic, the customization time budget (two hours on the face, a full day on outfits) at Character Creation, and the reported open-world PvP zoning described under Faction Warfare and PvP. Most of these systems were already in the Crimson Test build; the Phase 2 framing positions them as polished, audience-ready features rather than test-only prototypes.8383Specific Phase 2 build details, the new Pathway roster, the new Sequence cap (a launch Sequence cap has not been officially confirmed, so Phase 2 may extend the test cap above the Crimson Test's lower-three-Sequence ceiling), the regional eligibility (Mainland China remains the lead region), and the per-device qualification rules, have not been published as of the May 6 announcement. The Phase 2 sign-up portal is expected to surface on the official CN site under the same 'make an appointment to become an extraordinary person' flow used for Crimson Test recruitment.
