Here's a quick breakdown of the launch timing: – US Pacific Time - August 10, 5pm – US Eastern Time - August 10, 8pm – UTC - August 11, 12am (midnight launch) – British Standard Time - August 11, 1am
After completing the story quest "Ecological Station Intruders" and unlocking the in-game rewards page by logging in before February 6, 2023, you will be able to claim items including cosmetics, money, and black and gold nuclei to use on the gacha banners.
The Starpath Navigation offer, which will be accessible for 21 days following character creation, is one of the launch perks. This is linked to the same missions and rewards page as the pre-registration freebie, but it appears you'll also need to do other tasks once you unlock this event in order to receive points.