AFK Journey 1.2.1 Patch Notes - AFK Journey 1.2.1 Patch Notes

Major Updates

Added Dunlingr, the Eternal Voice.
Added Tasi, the Fairy of Dreams.

Added Sinbad. the Seaside Savant.
Added Nara, the Wrathful Wraith.

The Waves of Intrigue season will officially launch on September 19 for servers that have been active for at least 40 days. To unlock the season, Magisters must reach Level 240 with their Hands of Resonance and complete Ryeham Tales. Once these conditions are met, a quest will become available in Holistone, guiding them to the season region and starting them on an epic journey!
Added the Peaks of Time on October 1. If players missed the Song of Strife season, they'll be able to access it in this mode after completing The Last Leg quest, allowing Magisters to collect plenty of map resources as they play through the season storyline. If Magisters had participated in Song of Strife, their progress will carry over to Peaks of Time, so they can pick up right where they left off.

Added the Heroic Gauntlet mode, where players can earn great rewards like Invite Letters and Velvet Vouchers. Magisters can even earn Twilight Essence for overcoming tough challenges. In this mode, heroes will be temporarily upgraded to Mythic tier, with their Hero Focus Skill at max level.
Added a new Talent Trials mode to Season AFK Stages. Clearing stages in this mode will increase Season AFK progress like in regular mode, but with the added benefit of using new Faction Talents in battles. Please note that Instant AFK rewards will be reset when players enter the new season.

Updated seasonal progression features, including Season Resonance Level, Season Equipment, and Season Artifacts. In Waves of Intrigue, Season Resonance Level starts at 240 and Season Equipment Levels start at 241. Progression features from the Song of Strife season is no longer available.
Added Season Faction Talents, which only takes effect in Season Legend Trial, Talent Trials of Season AFK Stages, Supreme Arena, and other seasonal modes and events. It does not take effect in Season Dream Realm.

Added Season Store, where Magisters can use Season Tokens to redeem Soul Sigils of heroes released during the Song of Strife season. The Soul Sigils of Alsa and Soren are currently available in Season Store. More will be introduced along with the version updates of the Waves of Intrigue season.
Added 2 new Dream Realm Bosses: Crystal Beetle and Orson. A total of 8 Bosses will rotate daily. The daily district rankings rewards will offer Season Tokens instead of Dream Fragments. Players can still use these tokens to redeem Dream Fragments in Season Store.

Changed the daily ranking rewards for the Supreme Arena from Arena Coins to Season Tokens. Players can still use these tokens to redeem Arena Coins in Season Store.
Added Season Swaps, a new feature that lets players swap two heroes released during the Waves of Intrigue season. This item allows them to swap hero tiers, as well as levels of Exclusive Equipment, Hero Focus, and Enhance Force between two heroes. Season Swaps do not expire and come in various types for different heroes.

Waves of Intrigue A-Level Swap: Used to swap the progressions between two A-Level heroes released during the Waves of Intrigue season.
Waves of Intrigue S-Level Swap: Used to swap the progressions between two S-Level heroes (excluding Celestial or Hypogean) released during the Waves of Intrigue season.

Added the Rosy Cosmetics/Velvet Store. Magisters can use the Velvet Vouchers earned through Growth Trials and other events to redeem exquisite Cosmetics in this store.
Added the Fishing Level (Waves) feature. As Magisters fish on the season map, they'll earn Skill Points to upgrade their Fishing Level. Higher Fishing Levels provide additional bonuses. The fishing experience is optimized and Fishing Spots improved for the new season.

Added a Season Handbook feature. Players can earn Season Milestone Points through Season Growth Trials to unlock amazing rewards.
Removed the Season Manual rewards from Guild Chests. Instead, Season Manuals will now be available as Daily Quest rewards. Minor adjustments to the distribution of Daily Quest rewards were made. The original Daily Quest rewards remained unchanged.

Additional Updates

Added Swiftheal Spell. Available through Story.
Added Verdant Spell. Available through Season Handbook.

Added Resonating Spell. Available through Season Handbook.
Added Binding Spell. Available through Season Handbook.

Added Tidecaller Spell. Available through Story.
Added Arcane Spell. Available through Season Handbook.

Added Greatsword Spell. Available through Season Handbook.
Added Thunderclap Spell. Available through Season Handbook.

Added Valorshield Spell. Not available until Version 1.2.2.
Added Frontline Spell. Not available until Version 1.2.3.

Experience Optimizations

Optimized Dura's Trials for the new season. Here are the changes:

The highest floor was raised to Floor 40, with new floors unlocking at specific dates throughout the season.
Magic Charms are no longer rewarded for clearing a floor, but players will still receive Magic Charms from the All Clear rewards.
In the new season, Magisters will be able to sweep a floor after clearing it. The number of Sweep attempts was increased, but the amount of Magic Charms earnt per Sweep was reduced.
Players will only be able to retry a floor a limited number of times.
The Buff Tiles from the Blessings in Dura's Trials will not be influenced by the player's progress in Season Faction Talents.

Adjusted the stat boosts and special effects of Season Magic Charms. The adjustment will also introduce additional quality levels.
Adjusted the distribution of Season Dream Realm stage rewards except for Dream Fragments and Invite Letters.

Adjusted the Baseline Level in Season Dream Realm so it will increase daily.
Raised the highest floor of Season Legend Trial to Floor 150.

Removed all bundles containing Season Essence. In line with this adjustment, Season Secret Travelogue of Season Noble Path no longer include Season Manual and Season Essence.
Added a feature that allows players to permanently save their Favorite mails.

Rate Up Invite Letters can now be purchased in bulk via the Rate Up Recruitment interface. In line with this adjustment, Rate Up Invite Letters from Recruitment Store were removed.
Added a feature that lets players use emojis while traveling on the map, and optimizing the interface of Gestures.

Added a new mini-map function that lets players directly access specific areas.
Repositioned the "View Profile" button so that it won't affect the player's interaction with objects or NPCs on the map.

Reduced the Equipment price sold in the Season Forge.
Optimized the animations of certain Bosses when entering Battle Preparation.

Optimized the Auto-Route mode. After enabling this mode, Magisters will automatically receive 2 stacks of Speed Fairy buffs. Auto-Route will also prioritize main roads or roads with Speed Fairy buffs when traveling.
Optimized the exploration mechanism and the exploration progress interface. Adding a feature that lets players clear the miasma of an area once they reach a specific exploration milestone.

Optimized the icon design on the mini-map.
Optimized the Cosmetics Preview feature.

Optimized memory management to minimize crashing or lagging during extended play sessions.

Combat Mechanics

Salazer - Lash of Bantus

Fixed the issue where Salazer's Ultimate, Rain of Blades, hits the target one more time than stated in the description. The skill description has been corrected, and the actual effect remained unchanged.

Lily May - Twilight Tracker

Lily May's Rainstorm Ballet skill, when activated, now properly benefits from the Enlightening Spell Artifact and allies' skills like Lyca's Empyrean Blessing. With this fix, Lily May's Rainstorm Ballet will synergize better with her Rainfall Bliss skill.

Igor - The Mad Dagger

Fixed the issue where Igor's ranged normal attack can sometimes miss its target because the attack trajectory is too short.

Thoran - The Fallen King

Fixed the issue where Thoran's Soul Pact, his Exclusive Equipment Skill, does not activate between Thoran and the ally placed behind him during Battle Preparation if the ally's position changes significantly at the start of a battle.

Granny Dahnie - Forest Guardian

Fixed the issue where Granny Dahnie's Force of Nature does not properly benefit from the DMG Boost and DMG Reduction Rivalry Stats.

Phraesto - Abyssal Illusionist

Fixed the issue where Phraesto's Vicious Sting does not properly benefit from the DMG Boost and DMG Reduction Rivalry Stats.

Lucius - The Lightbringer

Optimized the short description of his Divine Bash skill. The actual effect remained unchanged.

Talene - Resurging Flame

Fixed the issue where Talene's Ultimate isn't cast immediately when her Energy is full during battles against Skyclops.

Crystal Beetle

Fixed the issue where Crystal Beetle is still affected by the effects of an attack after dodging the attack with its Phantom Scales.

Skyclops

Fixed the issue where the casting frequency of Skyclops' Glaring Ray in Season Dream Realm does not match the skill description. No adjustments will be made for non-season Dream Realm battles in Starter Story.

In Arcane Labyrinth, the damage effects of certain crests are now calculated based on the player's Team ATK instead of the enemy's max HP. The damage cap and multiplier remained unchanged from their original values.

Bug Fixes

Fixed the issue of characters floating on the map in certain cases.

Honor Duel Adjustments

Hero List Updates

Added the following heroes: Eironn, Korin, Shakir, Alsa, Soren, Ulmus, Ludovic, Mikola and Lily May.
Removing the following heroes: Lumont, Odie, Seth, Smokey & Meerky, Granny Dahnie, Niru, Bryon Florabelle, and Marilee.

Added a new item, Hero Trial Card, to Duel Store.
At the start of the new season, Honor Points in the Honor Duel Rankings will be tallied according to specific rules.