Version 2.8

Welcome to v2.8 [Anniversary Rave]!

Update Content

⯁ New Story Chapter IX - Journey for Tomorrow

New Endless Game Mode: Dirac Sea

No one has seen the true form of the mysterious Dirac Sea.
The turbulent waves and currents hide the trails of the conquered.
Brace yourself for this all new Infinity Abyss feature! The darkness is filled with terror and dangers. Are you ready for these challenges, Captain?

Schicksal HQ Honkai Energy System Labs: Helheim

New areas of Schicksal HQ Open World: [Helheim] is open for a limited time. What terrible experiments are being performed there? All new game mode [Helheim Hunt] is all set! Leave no stone unturned, Captain. We must uncover the truth this time!

All-new Ultra-hard Challenge: Aesir Files

The Aesir Files and Herrscher Archives will pose more than a challenge to the toughest Captains. Ready your Valkyries. Keep an eye on new stage mechanics. They will be the key to victory.

Game Adjustments & Optimizations

• Main Source(s):
  • http://www.global.honkaiimpact3.com/index.php/news/152 (Wayback Machine archive)

Battlesuits

Stats below are max level figures:

◆  Blood Rose:

1. Ultimate [Blood Wrath]: fire DMG of the downward cleave of the 4th sequence is increased to 180% from 140%.
2. Skill [Burning Blood]: fire DMG multiplier is increased to 160% from 140%.
3. Skill [Burning Passion]: fire DMG multiplier is increased to 100% from 80%.

◆  Battle Storm:

1. 2nd charged sequence: Now deals 700%+900% ATK of Physical DMG (was 580%+730%).
2. Ultimate [Tornado Storm]: Now deals 7x120% ATK of Physical DMG (was 7x80%) to nearby enemies.

◆  Valkyrie Triumph:

1. 1st charged sequence: Now deals 200%+300% ATK of Physical DMG (was 160%+275%).
2. 2nd charged sequence: Now deals 250%+400% ATK of Physical DMG (was 200%+325%).
3. 3rd charged sequence: Now deals 320%+440% ATK of Physical DMG (was 280%+440%).

◆  Herrscher of the Void:

1. Possible lags during Ultimate are reduced.
   1. Fixed: in Story Chapter 2, Stage 13, using evasion skills consecutively will cause stage challenges to suspend.
   2. Fixed: pausing the game during Ultimate will cause the dress to disappear after a while.
   3. Fixed: basic attacks immediately following [Alberich's Bows] and other weapon skills will cause the weapon not to disappear correctly.

◆  Phoenix:

1. Fixed: Prajna and Firebrand DMG tiers are mismatched.

◆ Some Theresa battlesuits:

1. Fixed: in animations of some Theresa battlesuits, the cross is misplaced.

◆  Celestial Hymn and  Sakuno Rondo:

1. Fixed: the “charged” skill tag is misplaced (it originally marks basic attack, and now marks special attack).
2. New effect of [Engraved Mark]: after reaching 30 hits, Total DMG Multiplier is increased by 20%.

◆  Luna Kindred:

1. New effect of [Soul Drinker]: when Sanguine Mark is below 50, enemies not bleeding will also trigger the skill.

◆  Violet Executer:

1. New effect of [Execute Mode]: immunity to common debuffs when the skill is active.

◆ All Theresa, Fu Hua, Bronya battlesuits and  Herrscher of the Void:

1. Fixed: position issues when changing dresses in the locker room.

◆  Valkyrie Chariot:

1. Fixed: [Quantum Lock] description does not match its actual effects.

◆  Wolf's Dawn:

1. New effect of [EM Counter]: each ground slam deals 8000 fixed DMG to enemy shields.
2. Connections of evasion skills, Ultimates and other animations are optimized to be more fluent.
3. Camera movements and special effects during Ultimate are optimized.

◆ All Yae Sakura battlesuits:

1. Evasion skills are optimized for better cohesion and fluency, enabling faster stage 2 evasion and Ultimate after stage 1 evasion.

◆  Flame Sakitama:

1. Fixed: lags during Combo Follow-up Attacks and Equipment Vulnerability effects in some cases.

◆  Gyakushinn Miko:

1. New effect of [San-Ge Brand]: Total DMG Multiplier of 5-hit basic attacks is increased by 20%.

◆ For some battlesuits, using evasion skills during Ultimate will cancel Ultimate and cause unexpected lags.

Therefore, the new version will include hot fixes for these battlesuits to disable evasion skills within the first 0.5s of Ultimate. (effectively in this version only)

1. Affected battlesuits:  White Comet,  Valkyrie Ranger,  Divine Prayer,  Knight Moonbeam,  Valkyrie Bladestrike,  Lightning Empress,  Valkyrie Chariot,  Snowy Sniper,  Goushinnso Memento,  Gyakushinn Miko,  Scarlet Fusion,  Valkyrie Pledge,  Sakuno Rondo,  Luna Kindred,  Celestial Hymn,  Violet Executer

Equipment

Stats below are max level figures:

◆ Changes to Zorro 2-pic set [Destreza] effect:

1. Gain 1 charge for every 10s in deployment. With enemies nearby, randomly deals 100% ATK of lightning DMG to them and stun them for 0.5s. Meanwhile, the Valkyrie enters Destreza status and any evasion triggers Ultimate Evasion effects (Destreza ends upon Ultimate Evasion). Immediately unleashes a Lightning Shockwave when deployed for the first time.
2. After Ultimate Evasion, Combo/Charged attacks gain 20% Total DMG Multiplier for 5s. Triggering this effect again resets the duration.

◆ Cecilia: Formals (T): Stigmata Skill [Dark Purple Sword] is changed to “basic attacks (including combo and charged attacks) deal 20% more physical DMG; at Dance Level 1 or higher, Crit DMG is increased by 20%”.

◆ Higokumaru: Formals (M): Stigmata Skill [Crimson Flame] is changed to “Fire, Lightning, Ice DMG are increased by 20%; at Dance Level 1 or higher, indirect physical DMG taken is lowered by 20%”.

◆ Reburn Party Set: 2-pic Set Bonus [Flower Dance] is changed to “for every 5s (previously 8s) the battlesuit is deployed, Dance Level goes up by 1”.

◆ Kukuria: 2-pic Set Bonus [Charging Shield] description is changed to match actual effects. Updated description: grants a shield when player-summoned units are under attack.

◆ Nagamitsu: force field effects are optimized for better clarity on the map.

Enemies

◆ Fixed: in Memorial Arena, some death lightnings from Boss Assaka’s skill [Lightning's Calling] deal no DMG.

◆ Fixed: in Memorial Arena, Boss Fu Hua may disappear during battle.

Stages

◆ Memorial Arena:

1. “Restart” option added to the pause screen.
2. Challenge lineups of other Captains can now be viewed at Boss Challenge Rankings.
3. Skill descriptions of Boss Kallen and Benares are optimized for better accuracy.

◆ Open World: Schicksal HQ:

1. Description of Mecha Defense reward preview are optimized to display rewards for different difficulties. (Difficulty of Mecha Defense stages increases as Tech Level goes up, and with higher difficulty comes better rewards)
2. Player guide at the entrance of Mecha Defense and weekend challenge notifications are added.

◆ Reminders for some activities (such as Infinity Abyss, Exorcism in Open World, Memorial Arena) are added. While the activity is available, Captains can find relevant tips on the main screen.

1. Note: Captains can turn on or off this feature at Setting - Push Messages - Activate Cycle Activity Reminders.

◆ Co-op Raids:

1. Single stage matching mechanism in Raids is improved. Matching is now fast, unified and based on Captain and team progression.
2. Conditions for Time Sync rewards are changed to “clearing the Raid” from “accomplishing a certain number of challenge targets”.
3. [Time Base] challenges are available again. Meanwhile, challenging [Time Base] will consume  Stamina instead of  Time Structures. [Time Base] stages will rotate every day through the week, with a daily challenge quota.

◆ Team List is added. Captains can create or join a team through the list and find ideal teammates with better speed and accuracy.

◆ “Matchmaking complete” message is added. Captains can turn on or off this feature in Settings - Others.

◆ Daily Co-op Stages:

1. All Squad Training stages, including  Coin, Battlesuit, and Equipment Trainings are respectively integrated into a single stage. Stage difficulty and drops change dynamically with Captain’s level. Drop Reward Details:
   1.  Coin Training:
      1. [Lv.1 to 45] Possible drops are the same with the original beginner stage after clearing the corresponding stage.
      2. [Lv.46 to 80] Possible drops are the same with the original master stage after clearing the corresponding stage.
   2. Battlesuit Training:
      1. [Lv.1 to 45] Possible drops are the same with the original beginner stage after clearing the corresponding stage.
      2. [Lv.46 to 69] Possible drops are the same with the original master stage after clearing the corresponding stage.
      3. [Lv.70 to 80] Possible drops are changed to Battlesuit Super Chip x4 and  United Token ×50 after clearing the stage.
   3. Equipment Training:
      1. [Lv.1 to 45] Possible drops stay the same with the original beginner stage after clearing the corresponding stage.
      2. [Lv.46 to 69] Possible drops stay the same with the original master stage after clearing the corresponding stage.
      3. [Lv.70 to 80] Possible drops changed to  Twin Soul Crystal ×6,  Ether Crystal ×6 and  United Token ×50 after clearing the stage.

◆ Time Swirl:

1. New stage [Forest of Rain] is added.
2. Crafting of Weapon Pledge of Rain and Stigmata Ekaterina are now available.

◆ Chronicles: Chronicles rewards display is optimized.

Armada

1. Armada contribution display is optimized for better Contribution Rankings clarity.

Shops

◆ Sakura Samsara Shop: exchange options for  Sündenjäger Souls are added.

◆  Witch's Corridor: available S-rank Battlesuit Fragments/Souls are changed to  Dimension Breaker Fragments,  Black Nucleus Souls and  Phoenix Fragments; new available A-rank Battlesuit Fragments  Night Squire Fragments and  Luna Kindred Souls are added.

◆ Exchange Shop: Weapons Carmine Steel, Azure Storm, Lightning Soul, Stigmata Roald Amundsen set and Elizabeth Bathory (M) are added.

◆ Memory Shop: Weapon Onyx Iron is added.

◆  Exchange House: Stigmata sets Tesla Band, Michelangelo are added.

◆  Dorm Shop: display logic of  Construction Permit is improved, and it’s now only visible to Captains who have not unlocked [Summer Beach House].

Dorm

1. Dorm selection is optimized. Captains can now select their destination dorm directly from Base screen.
2. “Quick Finish Training” function is added to enable claiming all rewards from completed training with a single click.
3. Move In Procedures for new members are now available, including  Herrscher of the Void,  Night Squire,  Kriegsmesser,  Luna Kindred,  Sixth Serenade,  Vermilion Knight: Eclipse,  Sündenjäger,  Umbral Rose, Vistoria and Picasso. Corresponding interactions and events are also added.
   ※ Note: Dorm VO of  Umbral Rose will be available in a future version.
4. [XMas Cottage] furniture set is added, and some pieces can be researched and crafted with  Honkai Blocks and  Furni-Bitz.
5. [Ai-chan's Room] entrance is added to Dorm menu.
6. Claiming  Stamina in Dorm is optimized.

Supplies

1. Standard Supplies: reminder of remaining count towards “guaranteed S-rank battlesuit within the first 33 Standard Supplies”.
2. Display of Standard Supplies - Supply Details information is optimized.

Others

◆ Chat Rooms:

1. Emojis are now available.
2. The display of Chat window in main screen is optimized.
3. The functions and presentation of Private Channels are optimized. Captains can add friends or recent teammates directly to the chat list for private chat through the “Add” button at the bottom left corner of the window.

◆ Captain Profile screen:

1. Click the nickname of the message sender in the message board to view his/her Captain Profile.
2. After the MAR 6 version update, Captain Profile will include battle stats (including Infinity Abyss and Memorial Arena) and collection display.
3. Captains can customize display settings of battle stats/collections/message board through “Display Settings” at the bottom right corner of the profile screen. “Display Preview” can be used to preview the updated Captain Profile screen.
4. Presentation of avatars in some interfaces is optimized to adopt the round and rimmed shape as in Chat Channels.

◆ Updated battlesuits screen:

1. Awakened characters and original characters are now displayed separately. Captains can click the avatar next to the outfit button to switch between the two.
2. “Pinned to Top” function is added. Captains can pin their favorite battlesuit to the leftmost of the list.
3. Category filters are added. Captains can view battlesuits under the same type, character name, etc.
4. “Stats” is added to the battlesuit attribute panel. Click to view bonus stats from Base and Emblems.

◆ Collection/Achievements systems:

1. The presentation of Collection/Achievements is optimized to support display by category.
2. Captains can now easily switch to different pieces of the same Stigmata set in the Stigmata screen.
3. Collector Rewards are added. Captains can claim rewards when collection rating reaches certain standards.
4. Official rules of collection rating are updated. Captains can click the exclamation mark next to [Collection Overview] (at the top right corner) for details.
5. Fixed: for some Captains who have obtained new battesuits, corresponding achievements are not updated correctly.
   1. Note: in the original Collection system, different statuses of the same Weapon (original, upgraded and fully upgraded) will all be shown in the album. In the new system, an individual Weapon takes only one slot

◆ Ai-chan:

1. Collection, Achievements and Mailbox entrances are added; unread mail notifications are added to the cellphone icon in the main screen.
   1. Note: after the MAR 6 version update, the “Settings” button in the main screen will disappear. Captains can click the tiny gear at the bottom of Ai-chan to access settings.

◆ The Quick Claim function in the mailbox is optimized. After the update, if a Captain’s  Planeroid Tokens have reached the limit, clicking “Quick Claim” will claim other items that are within limits.

◆ Storage limit of Valkyrie Skill Points is increased. ( max at 3000 points)

◆ Expedition Battle and Base Adventure rewards can now be quick claimed.

◆ The left-side menu in the main screen is optimized.

◆ Control optimizations for special cellphone models are added to bring the Skill buttons closer to the screen borders. Captains can turn on or off this setting (only visible to Captains playing on certain cellphone models) in Settings - Others.

◆ Outfit  Sublime Lotus: floating effects will appear less frequently.

◆ Outfit  Dream Raiment: weather effects during Ultimate are enriched with better residual particles.

◆ Outfit  Holy Rose: performance is improved.

Bridge Interactions

◆ Fu Hua,  Luna Kindred and  Kriegsmesser interaction animations and Chinese VO are added.

◆ Rita and Kallen battlesuits interaction animations and Chinese VO are added.

◆ ”Photo Mode” is added. Captains can click the bridge interaction bubble - [Camera] to access.

Reporting Illegal Plug-ins

1. “Cheating” option is added in Reporting page - Reasons. Reportable scenes include: Memorial Arena, Infinity Abyss, Co-op Battle, Dirac Sea, Speedrun Challenge and other activities.
2. “Report” button is added at the bottom right corner of “View Lineup” page in Memorial Arena and Infinity Abyss.
   ※ You can only report a Captain once every 30 mins.
3. Anti-cheat detection mechanism is updated.

Notes

References