Wuthering Waves Version 3.8 Start Time: When It Unlocks on November 12

Wuthering Waves Version 3.8, “Lilies in a Dying Dream,” goes live at 11:00 a.m. UTC+8 on Thursday, November 12, 2026 — 10:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 11, and 3:00 a.m. GMT on November 12. Kuro Games’ official maintenance notice puts the update’s downtime at 04:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8) on November 12, and the new version becomes playable when that window closes. It is one moment worldwide: PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, iOS, Android and Mac players all get Version 3.8 at the same instant, and the notice gives no early-access window.

We covered what the patch contains in our Version 3.8 story. This page is the clock: when to download it, when to be logged in, and what you get for sitting through seven hours of downtime.

The Version 3.8 schedule

The last row is the one that catches people out. The compensation is not awarded for being online during the maintenance; it is awarded for having a character and the Mail feature unlocked before the window opens.

Pre-download: how much space and when

Kuro’s notice opens the 3.8 pre-download at 10:00 (UTC+8) on November 10, two days before the update. On PC the launcher asks for 15 GB of free space for a 13 GB package; on Android and iOS it asks for 13 GB for a 9 GB package. You can keep playing while the download runs, and the process can be paused and resumed.

The notice lists pre-download steps for PC and Android/iOS only, such as a “New Version Pre-download” button under Start on the PC launcher. For PlayStation and Xbox Series X|S, Kuro says to use the console’s own system menu to update after maintenance begins. On Xbox PC, the instructions are to open the Xbox app, go to My Library, open Wuthering Waves’ Manage screen, then choose Check for Update under Files.

The size of this cycle’s pre-download is the pleasant surprise. Kuro’s September notice for the 3.7 cycle asked PC players for 46 GB of headroom for a 26 GB package, and the 3.8 notice asks for 15 GB. If you skipped the last pre-download because of the download size, this one is a fraction of the size. The other date that matters is the one before the maintenance: an account that has never had a character created and the Mail feature unlocked misses the Astrite and Crystal Solvent compensation whatever it does on November 12.

Your compensation for the downtime

The notice awards Astrite x300 and Crystal Solvent x2, claimable in the in-game mail and available until the next version update. Eligibility is simple: create a character and unlock the Mail feature before 2026-11-12 04:00 (UTC+8), which is 3:00 p.m. ET on November 11. Kuro also notes that if the maintenance runs long, the studio will post a follow-up notice and adjust the compensation.

PC players: the launcher is changing in this update

Version 3.8 replaces the old Steam download with an official launcher. Kuro’s November 5 notice on the Steam news page is blunt about the steps: uninstall the old Steam package completely, then re-download and install the new launcher through Steam and choose your resource tier inside it. The client is split into UHD, HD and SD tiers. The 3.8 notice adds a limited test that lets PC players pick between Full and Basic resource packages, plus an upgraded Resource Cleanup tool for old cutscenes and environment assets. Our Version 3.8 story has the detail on what changes on the PC client.

What arrives in Version 3.8

Kuro’s official version preview and the launch announcement name the new Resonator Lily and the Lullaby weapon. They also list Chapter IV Act V “A Bouquet for Tomorrow” and a Tactical Hologram: Calamity Effigy challenge. The season’s events include Dreamfield Odyssey, Second Coming of Solaris: Unwritten Dreams and Lahai-Roi Blocks: Turnabout. Alongside them come the Lollo Campaign: Groundwork commission event, the seven-day Gifts of Bygone Dreams login event and the limited-time Whither the Wind event. There is also work on Rover’s Resonance Conversion page, a Material Locator button, a Resonator Ascension Planner and a new Blitz Mode, plus optimizations to turning, movement transitions and combat hit reactions.

What to do before November 12

1. Make sure your account has a character and the Mail feature unlocked before 3:00 p.m. ET on November 11. That is the compensation deadline.
2. Start the pre-download on November 10 and clear the space it needs: 15 GB on PC, 13 GB on Android and iOS.
3. If you play on PC, uninstall the old Steam package and reinstall through Steam so the new launcher can take over.
4. Finish what you were doing before the window opens at 3:00 p.m. ET on November 11, and expect to be back in around seven hours later.

When does Wuthering Waves Version 3.8 go live?

November 12, 2026 at 11:00 a.m. UTC+8, which is 10:00 p.m. ET on November 11 and 3:00 a.m. GMT on November 12. The version goes live the moment the maintenance window closes, and the countdown above is based on Kuro Games’ own published maintenance notice. The game’s page on our site keeps the release calendar entry for Version 3.8 alongside the rest of Kuro’s schedule.

More Wuthering Waves coverage, including the version’s contents and the PC client changes, sits on our Wuthering Waves page.

Edited by Kerwin Stewart, Editor-in-Chief · How we report