Signal Search Guides for Zenless Zone Zero

In Zenless Zone Zero, the primary method of obtaining new Agents, W-Engines, and Bangboos is through Signal Searches. Signal Searches can be performed on the permanent channels Stable Channel and Bangboo Channel; as well as the limited-time channels Exclusive Channel and W-Engine Channel. Each channel uses a different type of currency, as listed below:

Currency	Channel	How to Obtain
Master Tape	Stable Channel: This is where you obtain standard Agents and W-Engines available in all Channels except the Bangboo Channel.	Signal Shop: Residual Signal Exchange Polychrome Exchange
Encrypted Master Tape	Exclusive Channel: This is where you can obtain limited-time Agents. W-Engine Channel: This is where you can obtain limited-time W-Engines.	Signal Shop: Residual Signal Exchange Polychrome Exchange Limited Events
Boopon	Bangboo Channel: This is where you obtain Bangboo. They are only available in this Channel.	Hoyolab Web Events, such as Stock Up Signal Shop: En-Nies Exchange Hollow Zero Rally Commissions Inter-Knot Level Rewards Trial Rewards

You can conduct Signal Searches through the Inter-Knot menu after receiving the Tutorial Commission: The Ultimate Collectibles. Once the player returns to the Video Store and talks with their sibling, you will receive a tutorial on how to Signal Search on the Stable Channel. After exiting the menu, Signal Search will be unlocked on your account.

To Signal Search on a specific Channel Banner, select the Channel Banner of your choice from the left-side of the Signal Search menu. You can choose between 4 different Channel Banners:

• Exclusive Channel
• W-Engine Channel
• Stable Channel
• Bangboo Channel

After selecting the Channel, you can either exchange 1 currency for a Single Signal Search, or 10 currencies for 10 Signal Searches. Your progress towards a guaranteed -Rank and -Rank will be recorded on the Channel Banner homepage. Under the Details button, you can view the drop rate information and recent Signal Search history.

Zenless Zone Zero has a monetary system where you can purchase in-game items with real-life currency. The game's monetary system, called the Monochrome Market, allows players to purchase Monochrome Film, which can be exchanged for Polychrome and other assortments of goods.

At the present moment, players can exchange the items at the following rates:

Minimum Amount	Exchange Item	Usage
1 Monochrome Film	1 Polychrome	Master Tape Exchange Encrypted Master Tape Exchange
160 Polychrome	1 Master Tape	Stable Channel Signal Searches
160 Polychrome	1 Encrypted Master Tape	Exclusive Channel Signal Searches W-Engine Channel Signal Searches

Players can also obtain search currencies through the Signal Shop menu. The purchase limit for Signal Shop items are reset on the 1st of each month, relative to the game's server time. Some exchanges are rotated on a monthly basis, such as the -Rank Agents, so you may have to wait several months for a specific -Rank Agent to become exchangeable again.

On the other hand, other provisions have a monthly limit, such as -Rank W-Engines, discounted Master Tape, and discounted Encrypted Master Tape. Please note that players can purchase 5 Master Tape and 5 Encrypted Master Tape at a discounted rate per month. After the purchase limit has been reached, players can continue to purchase an unlimited amount of both at their respective regular costs until the following monthly reset.

Items in the Signal Shop are purchased by using either Residual Signals or En-Nies. Residual Signals and En-Nies can be obtained by conducting Signal Searches.

Whenever players conduct a Signal Search, they will obtain a number of Residual Signals that can be exchanged for Signal Shop items, including (but not limited to): Master Tape, Encrypted Master Tape, -Rank Agents, -Rank W-Engines, and more.

This information will be updated following the game's release. At the present moment, players can exchange the items at the following rates:

Minimum Amount	Exchange Item	Usage
20 Residual Signals (Limited to 5 Exchanges per Month) 40 Residual Signals (Unlimited)	1 Master Tape	Stable Channel Signal Searches
20 Residual Signals (Limited to 5 Exchanges per Month) 40 Residual Signals (Unlimited)	1 Encrypted Master Tape	Exclusive Channel Signal Searches W-Engine Channel Signal Searches
280 Residual Signals	1 -Rank Agent (Each Limited to 1 Exchange per Month)	2 Random -Rank Agents will be exchangable for the month from the following list: Anby Demara Billy Kid
1200 Residual Signals	1 -Rank W-Engine (Each Limited to 1 Exchange per Month)	6 Permanent -Rank W-Engines will be exchangable for the month from the following list: Hellfire Gears The Restrained Steel Cushion The Brimstone Weeping Cradle Fusion Compiler

Players can obtain En-Nies whenever they conduct a Signal Search. These can be exchanged for Signal Shop items, including (but not limited to): Boopon, -Rank Items, and Dennies.

At the present moment, players can exchange the items at the following rates:

Minimum Amount	Exchange Item	Usage
20 En-Nies (Limited to 5 Exchanges per Month) 40 En-Nies (Unlimited)	1 Boopon	Bangboo Channel Signal Searches

You can purchase either 1 Master Tape or 1 Encrypted Master Tape with 160 Polychrome (or exchange 160 Polychrome with 160 Monochrome Film). You can obtain Monochrome Film through the Monochrome Market.

It is recommended to only purchase Encrypted Master Tape, as this is the currency used for limited-time Channels. Limited-time Channels, such as Exclusive Channel or W-Engine Channel, generally have stronger Agents or W-Engines that players can use to amplify their gameplay.

"Pity" is a term used by many gacha games to refer to a "guaranteed win" in a game of chance. Whenever you search on a Channel, there is a percent chance that you will either "win" the Signal you desire, or "lose" by receiving a Signal you did not want. "Pity," in this case, is when the game takes 'pity' on the player and rewards them with the desired Signal after a certain number of unsuccessful searches.

Depending on what Signal you desire, the number of searches needed for achieving "pity" can range anywhere up to 180 total searches. Most commonly, this term is used for Signals that have the lowest chance of searching, that is, -Rank Signals. In Zenless Zone Zero, there is both a Soft Pity and a Hard Pity.

Soft Pity is when the player starts to receive increased chances of obtaining the Signal they desire. For example, players have approximately the same rate of chance when searching anywhere from the first 1-73 Signals. From 74 Signals and onwards, players begin to experience "Soft Pity," where the Signal's search rate dramatically increases with each pull. "Soft Pity" ends when the player hits "Hard Pity".

At Hard Pity, the Signal's search rate will have increased so much that the player will be able to obtain the Signal, no matter what. This is because, after so many searches done, the base search rate for the Signal would have increased to approximately 100%, if not rounded to 100%. At a 100% search rate, the Signal is considered a guaranteed pull.

Note: Some people will further divide Hard Pity into 2 sub-categories of "Winning" and "Losing". This is because in Zenless Zone Zero, along with miHoYo's other games, you can guarantee receiving a Signal at "Hard Pity", but it may still not be the Signal you desire.

For example, say you searched 90 times on the Exclusive Channel and won a -Rank Signal. The featured S-Rank Agent has an increased drop rate for the period, but if you did not receive the featured -Rank Agent, you will have "lost" the Pity to another -Rank.

If this scenario happens, you can continue trying to win the "guarantee" again by building up searches for another chance at Pity.

At the current time, the following "hard pity" thresholds are officially provided in-game. Assuming the player starts from 0 Recruits, players require at most:

Channel	Pity
Stable Channel	90 Recruits for 1 S-Rank Signal (Any Agent or W-Engine*)
Exclusive Channel	90 Recruits for 1 S-Rank Signal (Any Agent or W-Engine) 180 Recruits for 1 Guaranteed S-Rank Signal (Featured Agent)
W-Engine Channel	80 Recruits for 1 S-Rank Signal (Any Agent or W-Engine) 160 Recruits for 1 Guaranteed S-Rank Signal (Featured W-Engine)
Bangboo Channel	80 Recruits for 1 Guaranteed S-Rank Signal (Featured Bangboo of your Choice**)

To determine your 'pity' progress, players should refer to the Details page under each Channel. You calculate the number of searches since your last -Rank Signal (if applicable), and subtract the amount from the guaranteed listed above. For example, if you searched at least 50 times since your last -Rank Signal, you would need to search another 40 times at most to reach a Hard Pity of 90.

It is also important to note that Pity is not shared across Channels of different types. For example, you cannot share the search progress you have made on the Bangboo Channel with the progress made on the W-Engine Channel. At this time, it is unknown if your search progress will carry over to the following Limited-Time Channel of the same type.

*For the Stable Channel, it is currently unknown if you can guarantee an Agent or W-Engine based on -Rank search patterns. More information will be provided when available.

**For the Bangboo Channel, your -Rank Bangboo is guaranteed to be the Bangboo of your choice. You must select a -Rank Bangboo before you are able to Signal Search on the Channel. Players can change their selection at any time.