Barrenlands: Windswept Highland
| Operation | Contracts | Guide |
| Barrenlands Windswept Highland |
Contingency Contract |
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These perenially windswept highlands, far away from the paths of any nomadic cities, are believed to harbor hostile enemy forces. Investigate the situation and repel the threat. Appearances: C.C. Cinder (Permanent Site), C.C. Lead Seal (Rotating Site #6), C.C. Spectrum (Rotating Site #2), C.C. Wild Scales (Rotating Site #6), C.C. Pine Soot (Rotating Site #2)
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Information
| Unit Limit | Initial DP | Life Points | Enemies |
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| 9 | 4 | 3 | 62 |
| Static devices | Originium Flow Generator ×7 | ||
Enemies
| Normal | Light-Armored Soldier ×13, Sarkaz Swordsman ×26, Sarkaz Sentinel Leader ×3 |
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| Elite | Demolitionist ×1, Sarkaz Crossbowman ×3, Sarkaz Lancer ×5, Sarkaz Grudgebearer ×5, Sarkaz Bladeweaver ×5, Guerrilla Shieldguard ×1 |
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Guide
Trivia
- According to the Arknights Global 1.5th year anniversary livestream, only ~30% players managed to clear Windswept Highland with Contingency Level 18 during Contingency Contract Cinder and less than half of them managed to do so with C.L. 19 or higher.
Plagiarized BGM
When C.C. Cinder was initially released on the CN server, Windswept Highland uses unique BGM tracks for C.L. 15- and C.L. 16+ (links listed below). However, both tracks were reported to be plagiarized from existing songs, resulting in a controversy over their originality. An investigation by Hypergryph confirmed that the tracks were indeed nearly identical to the songs that were supposed to be used as references (noted alongside the provided links) and the tracks were subsequently removed at the event's second week and replaced by those used in Darknights Memoir (also noted alongside the provided links).[1]
- Windswept Highland BGM – Contingency Level 15- (Strayer – Taishi); replaced by m bat katzdale
- Windswept Highland BGM – Contingency Level 16+ (Calling – rejection); replaced by m bat exterminate
The composer, 米线, has been rejected from making further submissions to HG. They had initially approached HG as a fan of Arknights, but following the controversy, was identified as a hater based on their Sina Weibo posts.[1]
The Global release of C.C. Cinder followed CN's actions by reusing the same DM tracks for Windswept Highland.