1:32pm Update: The smartphone application game SINoALICE went into maintenance mode last night at 10:00pm (JST), was temporarily up around noon but then died once more about 30 minutes later, and has now entered an unexpected extension of said maintenance, listing the time of availability as “undetermined”.

2:30pm Update: The game came back up around 2:30 and was SUPER FAST! I got through 5 stages in just a couple minutes… but then around 3pm, it started throwing me back to the title screen iver and over again….

7:30pm Update: The game is currently in maintenance mood for an undisclosed period (from 6:30pm to who knows when).

10:30pm Update: According to the official Twitter account, the game won’t be available until sometime tomorrow. Get used to this.

【緊急メンテナンスについて】
現在シノアリスにて実施している緊急メンテナンスですが、本日6/8中に終了することが困難な状況です。メンテナンス終了は明日6/9となります。終了予定の目処が立ち次第ご報告いたします。皆様へのお知らせが遅くなってしまったこと、深くお詫び申し上げます。

— SINoALICE -シノアリス- (@sinoalice_jp) June 8, 2017

6/9 1:00pm Update: The game was back up around 10am this morning and playing great. I got through the end of Akazukin and the entirety of Kaguya-hime’s first chapters.

Then around 11:00-now the server’s been messing up as usual: not connecting, timing out, throwing you back to the title screen, etc.

The official Twitter also mentions the server is currently unstable and that they’re trying to figure out what the cause is…

https://twitter.com/sinoalice_jp/status/873012739035222016  

2:30pm Update: The battles are completely broken for me. I can defeat the enemies in Wave 1 but it won’t advance to Wave 2…and the timer continues to tick down…

Another odd thing it’s doing in battles right now when it’s working is that when I select a weapon to use, the weapon card disappears once it’s used…but no attack actually happens. I repeat this over and over, and the weapons list refills and everything but there is no attack animation or anything.

 
3:00pm Update: And down again for maintenance.

https://twitter.com/sinoalice_jp/status/873051386262331393  

8:55pm Update: There is no chance for the game to be back up yet today. They’ll be shooting for getting it back up tomorrow… We should be used to this schedule by now…  

【緊急メンテナンスの終了予定について】
正常にプレイできない状態が続いており、大変申し訳ございません。現在シノアリスにて実施している緊急メンテナンスは【明日6/10 午前中】の終了を予定しております。皆様には大変ご迷惑おかけいたしますことを、深くお詫び申し上げます。

— SINoALICE -シノアリス- (@sinoalice_jp) June 9, 2017

6/10 12:00pm Update: The game was up around 5am (JST) but performance was poor closer to 10am. 

Another round of maintenance began at 9:30am and will continue for an unknown period… again.

3:30pm Update: The game has been scheduled for an extended period of maintenance and is planned to be back sometime tomorrow morning.

They’ve also said that they’ve been able to make some steady improvements and are very greatful for your understanding. Maybe they’re just about on top of this problem…?

The game servers are up and running… I was able to start a new game but it’s currently stuck at 1%… Perhaps the servers are going down again…

【メンテナンス延長のご報告】
今朝より一時プレイ可能な状態に切り替えていましたが、高アクセスにより動作が重くなる現象が確認されたため、再度メンテナンスに突入しております。本メンテナンスにて更なるサーバー増強を実施致します。大変ご迷惑をおかけいたしますが、対応完了までお待ち下さい。

— SINoALICE ーシノアリスー (@sinoalice_jp) June 7, 2017

The initial release of the game was delayed a couple extra weeks due to further work on the servers to get them ready for the necessary traffic, and everything should have been set for the June 6 release… but shortly after the release, the massive strain to the servers proved to be too much. Thus the game’s been down since sometime yesterday afternoon.

That being said, some people were able to play for a little bit before the servers went down. Here’s an example:

I will get more info up when I can! In the meantime, here’s one of the early images that I translated:

UPDATE: There have been some server issues with the game, so it will be undergoing maintenance until hopefully sometime tomorrow morning JST.

The application is now available for download here but won’t be playable until later this afternoon between 3-5pm!

Stay tuned for more updates! I’ll make some gameplay videos later tonight!