What's New
A chronological history of Z Route Academy itself, from launch day forward — new hero pages, new guides, redesigns, and corrections. Not to be confused with Updates, which covers the game's own official patch notes.
Newest first, back to the site's launch on 2026-09-07. Looking for the game's own patch notes instead? See Updates.
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Email notifications, and a community Discord on the way
Subscribe by email for new guides, site updates, or Z Route news and events — plus a community Discord in the works.
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Subscribe to Updates and What's New via RSS
Two new RSS feeds — one for the game's official patch notes, one for the site's own history — plus a visible Subscribe link on each index page and feed autodiscovery site-wide.
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New Gear Craft Guide — dismantle rules and the upgrade path
A new guide covering what to dismantle vs. hold, the +10 enhancement milestone, role gear priorities, and the Level/Star/5-Star upgrade material path.
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Coming Soon: The Dos and Don'ts That Will Save You Money
A summary of what to do and what not to do that will save you money in the long run.
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Coming Soon: Featured Scenarios — Recommended Heroes & Factions for Every Event
A planned feature: a per-event breakdown of which heroes and factions to bring, built from the same verification model as the rest of the site. Not live yet.
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Carter confirmed: UR Warrior Backline, from a real screenshot
Carter's stub page is now a full VERIFIED_IN_GAME entry with a portrait, combat kit, and stats — and Giant Invader's example squad table was corrected now that his real position is known.
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New March Tactics, Mythic Gear, World Map, and alliance-leadership guides
Worked through a batch of relayed community guides and personal tips: five new pages, a rally-strategy section on Alliance Ambush, an expanded Alliance Research and Research page, and Daily Routine's first real checklist.
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Beginner Guide cut from 500+ lines to a short overview with links
The Beginner Guide was too long to scan. Its topic-level detail moved to the dedicated guide that already existed (or now exists) for each topic, several of which were empty placeholders — the Beginner Guide itself is now a short orientation page.
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New Carter hero page, Alliance Ambush & Giant Invader guides, and veteran squad advice
Added a Carter hero stub, first-ever Alliance Ambush and Giant Invader event guides, and folded in advice from a 50M+ power veteran player on Zara, Nora, alliance research, and squad formation.
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Filling in the knowledge base: hero pages, guides, and the Updates log
The day the site's guide/hero stubs became real content: individual hero pages with combat kits, the HQ/Base Upgrade Planner's real data, a day-by-day VS Event guide, the Hero Level EXP explorer, and the first Updates entries.
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Z Route Academy goes live
Foundation through launch in one day: the design system, public knowledge base, search, Discord-authenticated NexS Command Center, a correction workflow, and a full SEO/security/accessibility/analytics pass — plus the TOZ → NexS alliance rename.