Event Page: https://www.arknights.global/V-contest/CriticalPhaseTransition Event Schedule (UTC-7): Submission: 10/14 08:00 - 11/4 04:00 Staff Review: 11/4 - 11/6 Voting: 11/6 04:00 - 11/12 23:59 Results Announcement: 11/13 03:00 How To Submit: Players can publish original in-game activity videos on their personal YouTube or X accounts with the hashtags #Arknights and #EmergentPulse during the Critical Phase Transition Video Creation Event, and submit the video link to participate in the event. All submissions must be original works created specifically for this event, with video creation time being after October 14, 2026, 8:00 (UTC-7). Each participating video should be over 30 seconds in length. After posting, players are required to submit the relevant information and video link. Upon receiving your video, Yostar staff will classify it into the appropriate category based on its content. The voting will be conducted separately for each category. Please ensure that the in-game video footage comes from the Arknights EN Server. The Gameplay Category: Videos featuring gameplay recordings, such as stage guides or strategies, and any gameplay niche. The Fan Creation Category: Creative and entertaining content like funny edits, story reviews, music or art reviews, animations, memes, and other fan-made works. Each player can submit up to 5 entries, but the rewards received do not stack, one UID/YouTube account/X account can only receive one reward at most. You may submit to multiple categories, but each player can win a reward only once. If players are submitting multiple entries, please fill out a new submission form for each entry every time. All of the entries are required to be public. How to Vote: All submitted entries will be displayed on the Exhibition Page of the event website after review. Yostar staff will select the top 60 finalists from all submitted works based on criteria such as creativity, video quality, and popularity. Thirty entries in each category—the Gameplay Category and the Fan Creation Category—will be selected as finalists. The list of finalists will later be announced on the Voting Page of the event website. Players must log in to the event website with an Arknights account that is level 10 or higher, and vote on the Voting Page. In each category, the top 5 entries receiving the most votes will be the winners of the [First Prize]. The next 10 entries ranked 6–15 will be the winners of the [Second Prize]. The next 15 entries ranked 16–30 will be the winners of the [Third Prize]. The [New Spark Award] will be selected by Yostar staff based on the number of followers, the quantity of submissions, and the quality of the work. This award will not be decided through voting. The winners will be announced on social media accounts, and the number of winners depends on the event submissions. Each account can vote up to 3 times per day per category, with a total of 6 votes available across all entries. Each entry can receive a maximum of 1 vote per day from an individual account. Voting permits will refresh daily at 04:00 (UTC-7). List of Awards: *The number of prizes for the Gameplay Category and the Fan Creation Category will be evenly distributed. Top Prize 10 players 
Ten-roll Headhunting Permit *1 $100 Google Play / Apple Gift Card Headhunting Bag *1 Second-Tier Prize 20 players Strategic Battle Record *10 $50 Google Play / Apple Gift Card Headhunting Bag *1 Third-Tier Prize 30 players 
Orundum *600 $25 Google Play / Apple Gift Card New Spark Award *The number of winners depends on the event submissions. $25 Google Play / Apple Gift Card Additional Rules: 1. By submitting an entry, the participant guarantees the originality of the work (including but not limited to the design and content). Should we find and confirm any issue with the originality, the entrant will be immediately disqualified from the event. 2. All entries must be original works created especially for this event, and the videos should be created on or after October 14, 2026, 8:00 (UTC-7). 3. If the video includes in-game footage, please ensure it comes from the Arknights EN Server. 4. If the video submission contains materials from other creators, please credit the source in the video description. Additionally, the referenced content should not constitute the main content of the video. 5. Entries created using Artificial Intelligence (AI) software or programs will not be considered. 6. Collaborative works should be uploaded by one participant from the creators, not repeatedly by multiple accounts. 7. All works, including title, display name, and descriptions, should not contain elements of politics, violence, pornography, grotesque or any other content limited by platforms, as well as materials that may involve copyright infringement or violation against related rules. Failure to follow these rules may result in disqualification. Please note that works including obvious commercial promotion are not qualified. Additionally, excessively gory or NSFW depictions are not allowed. 8. By submitting an entry, the creator agrees to allow Yostar the right to use the work in official Arknights content or on its and its affiliates' social platform accounts. The ownership of the work and other rights remain with the creator. 9. Final votes for the top 15 entries in each category and New Spark Award will be displayed in the Gallery on the official event webpage after the video creation event ends. 10. All in-game item rewards are limited to the receipt and use within the Arknights EN Server. If the winner does not have the required account, this part of the reward will be forfeited. 11. Winning rewards do not imply an official endorsement of the winner's past statements or positions. The final explanation of the activity belongs to Yostar Games, the operation team of Arknights. 12. If players find any violations against the rules or have any questions, please feel free to contact us: arknights.event@yo-star.com .
Arknights · Events & rewards
Emergent Pulse Project - Critical Phase Transition Video Creation Event
EN-server gameplay and fan-video contest.
Submit up to five public entries; each participant may receive only one award.
- Period
- 2026-10-14T08:00:00-07:00 — 2026-11-04T04:00:00-07:00
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Featured rewards
Eligibility
Create an original video longer than 30 seconds for this contest after Oct 14 08:00 (UTC−7).
Publish on YouTube or X using the required original hashtags #Arknights #EmergentPulse, then submit the official form.
Gameplay footage must be from the EN server.
AI-generated entries are excluded.
Voting and daily limits
Account level 10 or above.
Three votes per category per day, six total; at most one vote for the same entry per day.
Resets at 04:00 (UTC−7).
Later phases
Review: Nov 4–6.
Voting: Nov 6 04:00–Nov 12 23:59.
Results: Nov 13 03:00 (all UTC−7).
The poster’s Nov 13 date is results publication, not the Nov 4 submission deadline.
Prize-claim expiry is unverified.