Version/4.2

So Laughed the Masses is the twenty-seventh release Version of Honkai: Star Rail.

Released Content

Characters

•  Silver Wolf LV.999 (5✦, Imaginary,  Elation)
•  Evanescia (5✦, Physical,  Elation)
•  Trailblazer: Elation (5✦, Lightning,  Elation)

Light Cones

• Welcome to the Cosmic City (5✦,   Elation)
• Until the Flowers Bloom Again (5✦,   Elation)
• Tomorrow, Together (4✦,   Elation)

Warps

• Character Event Warps:
  • Godmode Player (Silver Wolf LV.999) - Phase 1
  • Indelible Coterie (The Dahlia, Castorice, Firefly) - Phase 1
  • The Demoiselle in Charge (Evanescia) - Phase 2
  • Indelible Coterie (Tribbie, Sunday, Feixiao) - Phase 2
• Light Cone Event Warps:
  • Brilliant Fixation (Welcome to the Cosmic City) - Phase 1
  • Coalesced Truths (Never Forget Her Flame, Make Farewells More Beautiful, Whereabouts Should Dreams Rest) - Phase 1
  • Brilliant Fixation (Until the Flowers Bloom Again) - Phase 2
  • Coalesced Truths (If Time Were a Flower, A Grounded Ascent, I Venture Forth to Hunt) - Phase 2

Outfits

•  Castorice Castorice's Outfit "Gossamer Flutter"
•  Trailblazer Trailblazer's Outfits:
  • Cool Overload Shades
  • Furbobo Goggles
  • Little Raccoon Goes Full Evanefox
  • Universal Popularity Crown: Neon Cat-ear Headphones
• Pom-Pom Outfits:
  • Golden Dream! Formalwear Set
  • Age of Trailblaze! Formalwear Set

Events

• Novaflare
• Relic Recon
• To The Ones That Blaze
• Festive Gifts
• Cherished Recollection
• Astral Express Annual Trailblaze Report
• Realm of the Strange 300%
• Planar Fissure 300%
• Garden of Plenty 300%
• Cosmic Data Roaming
• Cosmicon, Roll On Again!
• Express Renovation Escapade
• Stellar Companions
• Fashion Guide of the Cosmos: Gilded Trice

Missions

Trailblaze Missions

• So Laughed the Masses
  1. Philosophy of the Tourist
  2. In the Shadow of the Millennium
  3. A Superhero Caught in a Moral Dilemma
  4. If We Spoke in Laughter
     • Howls, White Noise, or What You Feel
  5. A Resounding Gong or a Clashing Cymbal
     • Mass Deaths and Detective Fiction
     • Postmodern Imagenesis
  6. Metaphors We Live By
     • Serotonin Exposure Phobia
  7. The Generative Grammar of Liquid Modernity
     • Happiness, or a Fatal Ailment
  8. Arcadia Revisited

Adventure Missions

• Blood of the Lone Wolf

Domains

• Calyx (Crimson): Bud of Nihility ("Radiant Scarwood" Grove of Epiphany)

Locations

• Seafeld City
• Seafeld TV Tower

Enemies

Normal Enemies

• Magical Girl Troupe

Elite Enemies

• Joy Ascendant

Boss Enemies

• Paramount Bliss Inverted: Illwish Archlotus
• Super Idol: Center of Attention

System

• Adds a monthly Self-Modeling Resin synthesis reminder.
• Adds a feature to save preset Relic sets in the Relic system.
• "Celestial Invitation" character expansion: Limited 5-star characters Yunli (Destruction: Physical), Argenti (Erudition: Physical), and Silver Wolf (Nihility: Quantum) have been added to the customizable Non-Featured character list for the Character Event Warp. Trailblazers can select a total of 7 characters from the 13 5-star characters in "Celestial Invitation" to add to this list.
  • ※ The "Celestial Invitation" character roster for the "Character Collaboration Warp" will also be expanded simultaneously.

Others

• Pets can be previewed.
• Added new Pet "Furbobo Press Corps," which can be obtained through the "Cherished Recollection" event.
• Added the limited-time pack "Value Special Pass" and the Bundle Giftbox "Cosmic Speedrun". The Bundle Giftbox contains the Trailblaze Fashion headwear "Cool Overload Shades" and the dynamic namecard "Arcadia Rush".
• The limited 5-star characters Robin (Harmony: Physical) and Huohuo (Abundance: Wind), as well as the limited 5-star Light Cones Dance at Sunset (Destruction), Flowing Nightglow (Harmony), An Instant Before A Gaze (Erudition), Night of Fright (Abundance), and Incessant Rain (Nihility), have been added to the "Stellar Convergence" Store and are available for exchange.
• New redeemable items have been added to the "Gift of Stardust" store: the conductor's Outfit "Golden Dream! Formalwear Set", Trailblaze Fashion "Furbobo Goggles", Trailblaze Fashion "Universal Popularity Crown: Neon Cat-ear Headphones," and the Avatars "Daily Emoti" and "Reporting for you". Trailblazers can use "Lone Stardust" to exchange for rewards in the store.
• Added the conductor's Outfit "Age of Trailblaze! Formalwear Set," which can be obtained by experiencing "Pom-Pom's Assist (Beta)." After the Version 4.3 update, the conductor's Outfit "Age of Trailblaze! Formalwear Set" will be added to "Herta's Store".
• Adds a new story cutscene setting. Trailblazers can select whether to display Trailblaze Fashion during the cutscenes.
• Adds the feature to Auto-Use Consumables to restore Technique Points in the "Quick Recovery" and Settings interfaces. Once enabled, Technique Point-restoring Consumables will be automatically used when you have insufficient Technique Points.
• Adds new content such as Furbobocom, readable items, Messages, discs, Achievements, data bank entries, and loading screen texts. They will be gradually unlocked during your Trailblaze Progress.

Adjustments and Optimizations

Combat

• Adjusts how certain characters select targets and use abilities during auto-battle under specific conditions.

Events

• "Starlit Homecoming" Returner Event has been updated with "Character Support" added to help with the returner combat experience. For more details, please refer to the official notice "Starlit Homecoming Event Update Details V4.2."

Gameplay

• Starting from Version 4.2, Currency Wars Points and Simulated Universe Points will be merged, and some point threshold rewards will be adjusted. The first period of the new Accumulated Points will last for 5 days, and will restore its weekly rotation on the following Monday. For more details, please refer to the official notice "Currency Wars & Simulated Universe | Accumulated Points Consolidation Details."
• Adjusts some character stats for the trial character Castorice (Remembrance: Quantum) in the "Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles" gameplay.

System

• Adjusts and optimizes the layout of the Trailblazer Profile. After the adjustment, the Profile will feature the Trailblazer's room as the background.
• Adjusts the unlock criteria for Trailblazer Profile to: Complete the Trailblaze Mission "The Blue — A Moment of Peace."
• Optimizes the experience when using the Build Target feature in the Interastral Peace Guide - Survival Index.
• Optimizes the entrance style of "More Relics" and related hints for the Relic selection feature when using "Smart Equip".

Audio

• Adds English voice-over resources for the character "Ashveil" in Trailblaze Missions of Version 4.1.
• Adds English voice-over resources for the NPC "Nihilux" in Trailblaze Missions of Version 4.1.
• Optimizes and adjusts certain dialogue voice lines in the mission flow of the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia" — "Welcome to Arcadia" and "Unraveled for Daybreak" when the voice language is set to English.
• Optimizes certain dialogue voice lines in the mission flow of the Finality Mission "Penacony — Memories are the Prelude to Dreams" when the voice language is set to English.
• Optimizes some dialogue voice lines in the mission flow of the Trailblaze Mission "Herta Space Station" - "Today Is Yesterday's Tomorrow" when the voice language is set to English.
• Optimizes some English combat voice lines for the character Yao Guang.
• Optimizes some NPC environmental voice lines when the voice language is set to English.
• Optimizes certain ability voice lines for the enemy "Harbinger of Death: Swarm Nightmare" when the voice language is set to Japanese.
• Optimizes certain dialogue voice lines in the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia" — "Welcome to Arcadia" and "Unraveled for Daybreak" when the voice language is set to Japanese.
• Optimizes certain dialogue voice lines in the mission flow of the Finality Mission "Penacony — Memories are the Prelude to Dreams" when the voice language is set to Japanese.
• Optimizes certain dialogue voice lines in the mission flow of the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia" — "Unraveled for Daybreak" when the voice language is set to Korean.
• Optimizes some dialogue voice lines in the mission flow of the Companion Mission "Punklorde Mentality" when the voice language is set to Korean.
• Optimizes certain dialogue voice lines in the mission flow of the Adventure Mission "The Chrysos Maze Grand Restaurant" when the voice language is set to Korean.
• Optimizes certain voice lines in the story "Knight of the Ocean" in "As I've Written — Amphoreus' Saga of Heroes" when the voice language is set to Korean.
• Optimizes some NPC environmental voice lines when the voice language is set to Korean.

Others

• Resets the double bonus count of the first Oneiric Shard top-up for each rank in the "Shop" — "Oneiric Pouch" interface.
• Adjusts the spawn logic of some Express visitors.
• Adjusts the button mapping for the "Summon/Recall" button on the "Inventory" - "Pet" screen when playing the game with a controller. You can view the corresponding hints in-game.
• As Version 4.2 will end at 2026/06/01 06:00 (UTC+8), the closing times for certain missions in this period's Nameless Honor have been adjusted. Please refer to the in-game display for the exact times.

Bug Fixes

Characters and Enemies

• Fixes an issue where the Technique effect for the character Ashveil (The Hunt: Lightning) displayed abnormally under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where, under specific circumstances, the movement speed of the character Cyrene (Remembrance: Ice) did not increase while sprinting after using her Technique.
• Fixes an issue where, under specific circumstances, the debuff applied to the enemy by the character Ashveil (The Hunt: Lightning) was abnormal when "Bait" was present on the field.
• Fixes an issue where some text was missing from the simplified description of the Skill for the character March 7th (The Hunt: Imaginary). After the fix, the simplified description of this ability is consistent with its actual effects.
• Fixes issues for certain abnormal character, NPC, and enemy models, visual effects, and movement effects.
• Fixes an issue where the effect description for "Resist and Destroy" was partially incorrect during combat against the enemy "Anti-Creator, Hatred Inundate." The updated description now matches the actual effect.
• Fixes an issue where target selection is abnormal when an ally target uses a Blast attack under certain circumstances during combat against the enemy "Anti-Creator, Hatred Inundate".

Combat

• Fixes an issue in combat where, when an ally character uses their Ultimate, players were unable to tap the enemy's current effect icon to open the enemy state screen.

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue in "Interplanar Jump!" where an abnormal change in the direction of gravity would be triggered under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where the scene loading after exiting "Wispae War Saga" was abnormal under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue in "Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles" where the effect of the Equation "Dead General" was abnormal under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue in "Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles" where the DMG taken into account by the Equation "Meteor Wholesaler" was abnormal under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue in Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles where the Hits Per Action increase effect of "Dealer" in the Equation "Truly Fortunate Chess" was abnormal.
• Fixes the issue where some effects of the Curio Joyous Incense were abnormal in the Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles.
• Fixes an issue in "Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles" where certain Curios in "Gallery of Possibilities" - "Curio" could not be obtained.
• Fixes an issue in Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles where, under specific circumstances, terminating "Excessive Conversion" would result in an abnormal settlement of the current extrapolation.
• Fixes an issue in Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles where, under specific circumstances, obtaining certain destructible Curios would cause them to be abnormally destroyed.
• Fixes an issue in Divergent Universe: Arcadian Chronicles where, under specific circumstances, the "Conquered" state applied by the enemy "The Giver, Master of Legions, Lance of Fury (Complete)" could not be dispelled.

Environment Visuals

• Fixes an issue where players were unable to collect specific Nameless Wispae in the Lookout Cloud Station under specific circumstances.

System

• Fixes an issue where the Team Lineup screen displayed abnormally under specific circumstances after selecting "Change Lineup."
• Fixes an issue where certain materials were sorted incorrectly in the Material Synthesis screen.

Audio

• Fixes an issue where some music and sound effects performed abnormally under specific conditions.
• Fixes an issue where combat music played abnormally under specific circumstances when performing "Planar Ornament Extraction."
• Fixes an issue where some dialogue voice lines were incorrect in the mission flow of the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — Welcome to Arcadia" when the voice language is set to English.
• Fixes certain incorrect English interaction voice lines for the character Phainon.
• Fixes an issue where some dialogue voice lines were incorrect in the mission flow of the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — Unraveled for Daybreak" when the voice language is set to Japanese.
• Fixes certain incorrect dialogue voice lines in the mission flow of the Finality Mission "Penacony — Memories are the Prelude to Dreams" when the voice language is set to Japanese.
• Fixes an issue where some voice lines for the "Interastral Peace Broadcast" in the Parlor Car map were incorrect when the voice language is set to Japanese.
• Fixes an issue where some dialogue voice lines were incorrect in the mission flow of the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia — Unraveled for Daybreak" when the voice language is set to Korean.
• Fixes certain incorrect Korean voice lines for the character Sparxie.
• Fixes an issue where the combat voice volume for the character Ashveil was low when the voice language was set to Korean.

Others

• Fixes an issue where certain in-game UI elements displayed abnormally.
• Fixes an issue where players were unable to switch the currently playing music when using the Phonograph.
• Fixes an issue where some content in the readable items Happiness Surgery Notice and Ryusuke's Work Appreciation (Part 1) was incorrect.
• Fixes an issue where the readable item The Nameless Aha's Debt Statement could not be obtained. After the fix, Trailblazers can obtain this readable item in the Party Car after completing the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia" - "Philosophy of the Tourist."
• Fixes an issue where the Trailblazer's gender was displayed incorrectly in certain characters' Messages under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where the animation for the Trailblaze Outfit - Headwear "Loading" would appear abnormally when playing on specific devices.
• Fixes an issue where certain visual effects for the collection "Pearl: Limited Edition" displayed abnormally.
• In-game texts for 13 languages have been optimized and fixed. These changes do not affect the actual effects. Trailblazers can switch the game language through "Phone — Settings — Language" and view the corresponding changes in the announcement.
• Fixes and optimizations in English include the following (they have no impact on the actual in-game effects):
  • Adjusts and optimizes various text content, including story dialogues, readable items, mission descriptions, item descriptions, system hints, tutorial guidance, NPC names, text in Currency Wars, Furbobocom, and Simulated Universe, gameplay-related descriptions, and more.
  • Optimizes the effect description text for the Basic ATK, Skill, and Ultimate of the character Welt (Nihility: Imaginary), the Talent of Seele (The Hunt: Quantum), the Basic ATK and Skill of Huohuo (Abundance: Wind), and the Basic ATK, Enhanced Basic ATK, and Skill of Firefly (Destruction: Fire).
  • Optimizes the brief description text for the Skill of the character Huohuo (Abundance: Wind).
  • Optimizes the effect description text for Eidolon 6 of the character Welt (Nihility: Imaginary), Eidolon 1 of Seele (The Hunt: Quantum), Eidolon 6 of The Herta (Erudition: Ice), and Eidolon 1 of Evernight (Remembrance: Ice).
  • Optimizes the description text for certain Traces of the characters Seele (The Hunt: Quantum), Huohuo (Abundance: Wind), Evernight (Remembrance: Ice), Sparxie (Elation: Fire), and Trailblazer (Harmony: Imaginary).
  • Fixes an issue where the name and some of the Relic lore text for the Cavern Relic "Passerby's Ragged Embroidered Coat" were incorrect.
  • Fixes an issue where the name of the Achievement "A-Door-Able!" was incorrect.

Game Optimization and Known Issues

Known Issues

2026/04/22

• It is known that some Korean voice lines for NPC "Pearl" in the Trailblaze Mission "Planarcadia" — "Unraveled for Daybreak" are missing. This issue will be fixed in a future version.

Game Updates and Improvements

2026/05/12

• Some in-game texts in certain languages have been adjusted, optimized, and fixed. These adjustments won't affect actual gameplay. Trailblazers can switch the game's language at Phone Screen - Settings - Language Settings. Details about the adjustments can also be viewed in the corresponding Notices.

2026/05/07

• Fixes an issue where, under specific circumstances, message retrieval would fail in certain "Star Rabbit" stages, preventing players from completing the stage.
• Fixes an issue where game Progress became aberrant under specific circumstances after playing the Bizarre Melody in the "Interplanar Jump!" gameplay.
• Fixes an issue where the condition description text for certain Expected Profit missions was incorrect in the Currency Wars game mode.

2026/04/29

• Updated certain in-game resources.
• Fixes an issue when redirecting to some exchange shops on PS5™ devices under certain circumstances, the content of the corresponding exchange shops will display erroneously.
• Fixes an issue in the "Currency Wars" gameplay where Combat Progress would become aberrant under specific circumstances after equipping the Hacking Component "Trotter Virus Max".
• Fixes an issue where, under certain circumstances, the teleporter in specific "Interplanar Jump!" gameplay within the "Seafeld TV Tower" map would abnormally fail to open.
• Fixes an issue in the "Currency Wars" gameplay where, under certain circumstances, some equipment effects did not take effect normally when "Aha" is carrying equipment.
• Fixes an issue where, under specific circumstances, some images in the "Trailblazer Profile" — "Collection Showcase" system displayed incorrectly.

2026/04/28

• Fixes an issue where the pet "Furbobo Press Corps" displayed abnormally under certain circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where the interface may display abnormally when using the teleport function under certain circumstances.

2026/04/25

• Fixes an issue where using certain iOS devices with specific characters in the team could lead to abnormal game progress during battle.

2026/04/24

• Fixes an issue when using the "Character Support" system, players were unable to enter specific "Exploratory Excursions."
• Fixes an issue where, under specific circumstances, players were unable to obtain treasure in the "Interplanar Jump!" minigame within the "Seafeld TV Tower" map.
• Fixes an issue in the "Currency Wars" game mode where the character "Firefly (Destruction: Fire)" was unable to use her Ultimate under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue in the "Currency Wars" game mode where the game session would experience abnormal progress after triggering a specific Investment Strategy effect and entering combat.

2026/04/23

• Fixes an issue where after the character "Silver Wolf Lv. 999 (Elation: Imaginary)" uses her Skill, there is a chance for ally character models to display abnormally under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where text could not be entered normally when switching from the “Pom-Pom's Assist" mode to the “Chat Box" function when using certain devices under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where the game progress may become abnormal when downloading runes during the mission flow of Trailblaze Mission "Amphoreus — Great Tomb, Hide the Secrets of Incarnations."
• Fixes an issue where the Relics configured for the trial character "Ashveil (The Hunt: Lightning) are incorrect in the "Currency Wars" game mode.
• Fixes an issue where some texts were displayed incompletely in the "Three-Year Anniversary Celebration" interface.
• Fixes an issue in the event "Phantsmoon New Game" where the red dot prompt on certain interfaces did not appear properly.

2026/04/22

• Optimizes and reduces the difficulty of some stages in the event "Cosmic Data Roaming."
• Fixes an issue where the game progress becomes abnormal under certain circumstances, when clearing a battle in the event "Cosmic Data Roaming."
• Fixes an issue where parts of the interface appear abnormally in the event "Comic Data Roaming" under certain circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where the "Funky Munch Bean" summoned by the character "Silver Wolf LV.999 (Elation: Imaginary)'s" Technique has a chance of abnormally getting stuck on certain maps.
• Fixes an issue with the description of the Achievement "Holiday for the Rest of My Life" where the displayed value and progress calculation were incorrect. This issue will not affect the actual conditions for completing the Achievement or the already-achieved progress.
• Fixes an issue where some special effects of the pet "Furbobo Press Corps" were not correctly hidden during mission performances.
• Fixes an issue where players are unable to progress through the stage "Initial Test" normally in the "Currency Wars" game mode under certain circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where the equipment "Codex of Combat" appears abnormally in the equipment slot within the "Currency Wars" game mode under certain circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where there is a chance for stage verification to fail in the "Currency Wars" and "Divergent Universe" gameplay modes under certain circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where certain interactions and displays on the Character/Light Cone acquisition screen functions abnormally under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where some facial expressions for the character "Silver Wolf LV.999 (Elation: Imaginary)" displays incorrectly under certain circumstances in the Character Details Screen.
• Fixes an issue where when purchasing either the Trailblazer Outfit "Cool Overload Shades" or the dynamic namecard "Arcadia Rush" individually, and then purchasing the remaining item at the discounted price, the prompt pop-up incorrectly displayed the amount of Oneiric Shards needed. This issue does not affect the actual amount of Oneiric Shards consumed during payment.
• Fixes an issue where certain texts were wrong when interacting with the "Rating Pistol."

Gallery

Version 4.2 "So Laughed the Masses" Trailer

Version 4.2 "So Laughed the Masses" Special Program

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Navigation

Versions   Version 4 4.5 - To Roll the Stars in Astropolis 4.4 - In Ravages Does the Whistle Sound 4.3 - The Lethe Below the Living 4.2 - So Laughed the Masses 4.1 - Unraveled for Daybreak 4.0 - No Aha At Full Moon   Version 3 3.8 - Memories are the Prelude to Dreams 3.7 - As Tomorrow Became Yesterday 3.6 - Back to Earth in Evernight 3.5 - Before Their Deaths 3.4 - For the Sun is Set to Die 3.3 - The Fall at Dawn's Rise 3.2 - Through the Petals in the Land of Repose 3.1 - Light Slips the Gate, Shadow Greets the Throne 3.0 - Paean of Era Nova   Version 2 2.7 - A New Venture on the Eighth Dawn 2.6 - Annals of Pinecany's Mappou Age 2.5 - Flying Aureus Shot to Lupine Rue 2.4 - Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue 2.3 - Farewell, Penacony 2.2 - Then Wake to Weep 2.1 - Into the Yawning Chasm 2.0 - If One Dreams At Midnight   Version 1 1.6 - Crown of the Mundane and Divine 1.5 - The Crepuscule Zone 1.4 - Jolted Awake From a Winter Dream 1.3 - Celestial Eyes Above Mortal Ruins 1.2 - Even Immortality Ends 1.1 - Galactic Roaming 1.0 - The Rail Unto the Stars   Pre-Release Final Closed Beta Second Closed Beta First Closed Beta