How big is the Wuthering Waves 3.6 update?

The preload package is 22GB on PC and 13GB on Android and iOS. You need more free space than that to install it: 50GB on PC and 33GB on mobile, because the game merges resources during the update. The extra space is released automatically once maintenance finishes.

What time does Wuthering Waves 3.6 maintenance start and end?

Maintenance runs from 04:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8) on 20 August, which is 20:00 UTC on 19 August to 03:00 UTC on 20 August. That works out to 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific and 4 p.m. to midnight Eastern on 19 August. You cannot log in during the window, and it can end early.

Can you preload Wuthering Waves 3.6 on PS5 or Xbox?

No. Preload is only available on PC through the launcher and on Android and iOS through the in-game Pre-download button. PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC and Mac players download the update after maintenance ends, using their platform's normal update check.

What is the Wuthering Waves 3.6 maintenance compensation?

Kuro Games is giving 300 Astrite and 2 Crystal Solvent. You need an account with a character created and the Mail feature unlocked before 04:00 (UTC+8) on 20 August to qualify, and the rewards stay claimable until the next version update arrives.

Which new characters are in Wuthering Waves 3.6?

Two 5-star Resonators. Qingxiao is an Aero character who uses a Sword and appears on the Wind of Transcendence banner, and Jingran is a Fusion character with a Broadblade on the Where Santu Beckons banner. The update also adds the 5-star weapons Glint of Clouds and Thousandfold Deliverance.

Wuthering Waves 3.6 Preload: 22GB PC, 13GB Mobile

How big is the Wuthering Waves 3.6 preload?

The download and the free space you need are two different numbers, and Kuro Games lists both. The gap covers the resource merging that happens when the version actually installs.

PC: 22GB package, 50GB of free space required

Android and iOS: 13GB package, 33GB of free space required

If your device does not have the reserved space free, preload will refuse to start, and an update that begins without enough room will not finish. The extra space is handed back automatically once maintenance ends. Rovers can keep playing while the download runs, and pausing it is fine — a partial preload still shortens the wait.

When the servers go down, and what you get for it

Maintenance runs 04:00 to 11:00 (UTC+8) on 20 August. In other time zones that is 20:00 UTC on 19 August through 03:00 UTC on 20 August, or 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Pacific and 4 p.m. to midnight Eastern on 19 August. Logins are blocked for the whole window.

Compensation is 300 Astrite and 2 Crystal Solvent. To qualify you need a character created and the Mail feature unlocked before maintenance starts at 04:00 (UTC+8) on 20 August, and the rewards stay claimable until the next version update. Kuro has said it will issue a follow-up notice and adjust compensation if the window overruns.

Which platforms can preload, and which have to wait

Only PC and mobile get a preload path. On PC, a "New Version Pre-download" option sits under the Start button in the launcher. On Android and iOS, the Pre-download button appears on the title screen after login or on the in-game Terminal page.

Everyone else updates after maintenance ends. PS5 owners select the game on the home screen and press OPTIONS to check for an update; Xbox Series X|S players go through My games & apps to Manage Updates; Mac and Xbox on PC pull the update from the App Store and the Xbox app respectively. It is a wider platform spread than most gacha titles manage, and a reminder that this is not a phone-only release in the way PUBG's Global Partner Team skins were console-and-PC first.

What is actually in Version 3.6

Qingxiao, a 5-star Aero Resonator using a Sword, on the Wind of Transcendence banner
Jingran, a 5-star Fusion Resonator using a Broadblade, on the Where Santu Beckons banner
Two 5-star weapons: Glint of Clouds (Sword) and Thousandfold Deliverance (Broadblade)
A new area, Xuanyuan Domain, reached during Main Quest Chapter IV Act III "Song of the Heart Sword"
A new Echo, Calamity Effigy, and a Tactical Hologram challenge built around it
NVIDIA DLSS frame generation upgraded to version 4.5 on PC

The line buried at the bottom of the patch summary is the interesting one: Kuro says it switched the game's programming language for better performance across all platforms. That is an engine-level change, not a toggle, and it is the sort of thing that either shows up as smoother frame pacing on older phones or does not show up at all. Six events run alongside the update, including a Resonance Sim Realm combat mode and a seven-day login giveaway.

Storage and specs for a fresh install

Installing from scratch is a much larger commitment than patching. Android and iOS need 65GB free, PC needs 110GB with an SSD recommended, and Mac needs 160GB. The minimum Android spec is Android 7.0 with a Snapdragon 835 or MediaTek G71/G72 and 4GB of RAM; Kuro recommends a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+, Gen 2 or Gen 3 with 6GB. On iOS the floor is iOS 14 and an iPhone 11.

Those recommended chips are the same ones that handle demanding controller-driven titles, and if you are pairing a pad with your phone, our round-up of Android games with gamepad support covers what works. For scale on the download itself, 22GB is modest next to Oblivion Remastered's 61.5GB Switch 2 install. And if you run more than one gacha, our list of working Genshin Impact redeem codes is maintained separately.