Late this week, TNT released an official FAQ for the upcoming pause for The Void Within. Here's what you need to know!
Monday, September 22
This will be the final date you can activate Plot Prize Fortune Cookies and Plot Points Fortune Cookies. It is also the last day you can get a full seven days out of Dr. Landelbrots Void Attractor Prototype; it can continue to be activated even as late as Sunday, September 28, but will only function through Sunday so you wouldn't be enjoying its full value.
The FAQ also claims all three items will retire from the Mall on this date, but at the time of writing, their retirement date is still set for September 28.
All three of these items will also be usable again when the plot returns.
Saturday, September 27
This will be the final date to begin plot battles and volunteer shifts. This means these activities will NOT be available on Sunday, September 28! If you are counting on them to fill out your plot points, make sure you are wrapped up by the end of next Saturday! Battles and shifts that are started on Saturday can still be completed after Saturday, though it's unclear if they will still award plot points.
Sunday, September 28
This will also be the final date you can activate Chapter Meter Energy Boosters. The FAQ claims it will also retire from the NC Mall on this date, though at the time of writing it does not have a retirement date set in the Mall. Unused Boosters will be usable again when the plot returns.
Activities Available During the Pause
All of the plot games will remain available to play for item prizes and Neopoints, though will not award any plot points. This includes Voidworks, Cosy Campfire Collection, Tea Time With Tavi, Lost in the Dark, Doglefetch, and Attack on Altador. The avatars obtainable from these games will also remain available.
The prize shop will remain open and unchanged to spend plot points.
Plot battles and Hospital shifts that were started before the pause can still be finished, though new ones cannot be started afterward. It is unclear if they will still award plot points.
Fearless Deed achievements from Acts I through III can still be obtained, though it is unclear if they will still award plot points.
What to Expect for Episode 3
TNT does not specify precisely when Episode 3 will begin other than "towards the beginning of 2026." This is slightly less specific than the roadmap shared last month which specified "end of January" 2026.
The roadmap also specified "~6 weeks of new content and quests" when it returns for Act IV. The FAQ also mentions "restructuring" of Fearless Deed achievements, plot battles, and Hospital volunteering "to improve the plot experience."
