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PATCH NOTESUPDATE 1.1.16

AFK Journey 1.1.16 Patch Notes

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PATCH NOTES
JUL 3, 20245 MIN READ

Major Updates

  • Added Talene, the Resurging Flame.
  • Added Ludovic, the Wreathed Eternalist.
  • Added Lily May, the Twilight Tracker.
  • Added a new Growth Trial: Clear AFK Stage 1125 in Starter Story. The reward is a Glorious Hero Chest I, and Magisters can choose one of the following heroes: Talene, Phraesto, Reinier, Dionel, Scarlita, and Berial. Note: Players who have already achieved this objective before the version update are also eligible for this reward.
  • Added new sources for Stellar Crystals:
Four more Stellar Crystals can be purchased with Diamonds in the Guild Store every month.
Players who aren't Champions can now purchase up to 10 Stellar Crystals in the Arena Store. The higher their Arena Tier (from Epic I to Legendary II), the more Stellar Crystals they can purchase. For Champions, their weekly Stellar Crystal purchase limit will be reduced from 5 to 3. Following these changes, the total Stellar Crystals that can be purchased every 4 weeks have increased from 0 to a max of 10 for non-Champions and from a max of 20 to 22 for Champions.
  • Added Guild Supremacy, a new mode where players will work together with their fellow Guild members to defeat the Boss of various difficulties for rewards.
  • Added Spider Wasteland, a new Battle Drills map available in future rounds.
  • Added 21st to 25th floors in Dura's Trials. Magic Charm Wish Lists will be available upon clearing the 22nd and 25th floors.
  • To further improve the gaming experience for new players, the following optimizations to AFK Stage and Trial of Abyss in the Starter Story were introduced:
Beyond AFK Stage 700, the three battle options will be replaced by the Single-Team/Multi-Team options, aligned with Song of Strife.
When a player reaches AFK Stage 1125, all players on that server will be eligible to challenge Infinite Quest. Infinite Quest lasts until the new season begins, during which players can clear Infinite Stages for clearance and ranking rewards. Note: Infinite Quest is only available on new servers launched after the version update. Compensation to servers which Infinite Quest is not available within 3 days after the version update was provided.
Added the Auto Progress feature in AFK Stage. By enabling Auto Progress, the battles will run in the background (not the app's background), allowing Magisters to explore the World Map and participate in other battles.
Reduced the number of floors in Trial of Abyss from 450 to 150 without changing the total rewards that can be earned. Note: Compensation based on the player Trial of Abyss progress within 3 days following the version update was provided.
  • Added a new Story Quest: The Uninvited Guest.
  • Added the Bounty Hunter Reputation Quest.

Experience Optimizations

  • Added the Share Formation feature in Dream Realm. Magisters can share their formation used to challenge the Boss with other players on the server.
  • Optimized the calculation method of Power in Trial of Abyss. Stat bonuses of different levels will be factored in to ensure Power can better reflect a player's strength.
  • Optimized the calculation method of Power in Dura's Trials. The bonuses from deploying buffed heroes and Magic Charms will be factored in to ensure Power can better reflect a player's strength.
  • Swapped the Healing and Vitality stats of Magic Charms so that the enhanced stats better suit the heroes equipping them.
  • Added a new way to use Branco Essence. On the Magic Charms Details interface, players can use Branco Essence to activate any Mythic Magic Charm of a hero.
  • Added the Magic Charms Overview interface and optimizing some interfaces of Dura's Trials and Magic Charms.
  • Removed the cooldown for replacing Mythic Magic Charms.
  • Increased the speed multiplier for certain modes after speeding up battle, including but not limited to Supreme Arena, Battle Drills, Arcane Labyrinth, and Endless Mode of Dream Realm.
  • Added a Synergy shortcut that includes Synergy Battle, Proxy Battle, and Corrupt Creature to player profiles. Other players can quickly team up by tapping the shortcut on the leader player profile.
  • Added the "Auto Change" option in Squad settings.
  • Added a feature to claim missed Primal Lord Rewards.
  • Optimized the layout of Guild Display Wall.
  • Enhanced the atmosphere in Guild Lobby.
  • Optimized character performance and animations in specific stories.
  • Significantly increased the frequency of each event during Astral Fair and fixed certain gameplay issues.
  • Added hints in Sorting Stall.
  • Optimized the battle difficulty of certain quests to accommodate players of different levels.
  • Events happening beyond the mini-map are now shown. Players can tap on the event and reach the target location via Auto Route.
  • Plain Chests and Glamour Chests open automatically when players go near them.
  • Formation used in the previous Proxy Battle challenge are saved.
  • Enhanced the gaming experience when the "Balanced" power mode with 60 frame rate is enabled.
  • Increased the resource verification speed during version update of Emporium.
  • Players received the exclusive frame "Wild Explorers" when they logged in on the PC version after version update.

Combat Mechanics

  • Igor - The Mad Dagger
Fixed an issue where the "Spectre Guard" skill sometimes did not trigger correctly.
  • Phraesto - Abyssal Illusionist
The damage dealt by Phraesto's Illusion will also be included in his total damage dealt shown in the battle statistics. The actual effect of his Illusion in battle remained the same.
  • Reinier - Symmetric Sin
Fixed an issue where "Dynamic Balance" could sometimes fail to grant buffs on the heroes as its swap effect does not take place after it is interrupted.
Fixed an issue where the swap effect of "Dynamic Balance" could sometimes fail to take place when one of the heroes is Scarlita.
  • Ulmus - Grove Keeper
Fixed an issue where the special effects after Ulmus takes root is displayed incorrectly.

Honor Duel Adjustments

  • Adjusted the Artifact XP required to upgrade an Artifact to 1 Star. After the upgrade, the Artifact will be enhanced.
  • Adjusted the Artifact XP required to upgrade an Artifact to 2 Stars. After the upgrade, players will be able to choose one Legendary Equipment (not available in Duel Store).
  • Addedg new items in Duel Store: Artifact XP and Random Ascension.
  • Optimized the battle experience when Artifacts reliant on certain heroes/factions are used in battle. Some Artifacts can boost the chance of obtaining heroes of certain factions.
  • Optimized the display of hero and equipment quality labels.
  • No duplicate heroes will appear in Duel Store when heroes reach the max level.
  • At the end of a battle, the outcome will be determined by the number of surviving heroes players have on the battlefield. If the number is the same for both parties, it will be a draw.
  • Fixed the occasional damage error of Rhys' Ultimate.