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PATCH NOTESUPDATE 1.6.1

AFK Journey 1.6.1 Patch Notes

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PATCH NOTES
JAN 30, 202613 MIN READ

New Heroes

  • Added Aurora, the Celestial of Dreams, who will be released after the version update. Players can acquire her through the Stargaze Station, Guild Store or the Dreamdelve event.
If players register after the 1.6.1 update, they will receive 14 Aurora Soul Sigils and tons of other rewards for free after completing the Dreamdelve event quests. If players registered before the 1.6.1 update, 14 Aurora Soul Sigils were directly available in their inventory or inbox, along with rewards matching those from Starter Story - Growth Path.
  • Added Solise, the Floral Wonder; she can be acquired through Rate Up Recruitment.
  • Added Silven, the Heir of Glory; he can be acquired through Rate Up Recruitment.

Major Updates

  • The Tower of Memory season officially launched after the update for servers that have been active for at least 21 days. To unlock the season, players must reach Level 240 with their Hands of Resonance and complete New Journey. Once these conditions are met, simply complete the tutorial quests to begin the new season's storyline: The Voice of Magic.
  • Added a new Peaks of Time chapter, Thorns of Devotion, which was available on February 6 at 00:00 UTC. If the player has missed the Thorns of Devotion season, they'll be able to access it in this mode after completing The Last Leg quest, allowing them to collect plenty of map resources as they play through the season storyline. If the player has participated in Thorns of Devotion, their progress will carry over to Peaks of Time, so the players can pick up right where they left off.
  • Updated seasonal progression features, including Season Resonance Level, Season Equipment, Season Artifacts, and Season Magic Charms. Progression features from the Thorns of Devotion season are no longer available.
  • Updated the seasonal progression feature, Soul Pact, with new Phantimals joining the five factions. Additionally, in game modes where Soul Pact is active, the player activated Phantimals will gain bonus ATK and HP depending on how many Dimensional heroes they have on the battlefield.
  • Updated the Dimensional Hiring hero list: Crossover heroes Marcille and Laios will soon be joining.
  • Added Level 2 Enhance Force for Cassadee, the Azure Prodigy, and Lenya, the Wild Cyclone.
  • The Emberlight Festival is approaching, with a series of exciting events going live in Version 1.6.1. Stay tuned!
  • Fully upgraded the early game experience: New player quests and storylines are now deeply integrated with the Homestead system, alongside adjustments to the early Homestead experience, including but not limited to building upgrade requirements, upgrade rewards, Homestead quests, land lot unlock methods and product crafting.
  • To provide a better game experience for new players, we had made several adjustments to the Starter Story. Please refer to 1.6.1 Patch Compensation for details about the related compensation.

Experience Optimizations

  • Added a new reward for reaching the overall AFK progress in the season; removing the season AFK overall rankings.
  • Updated the Season Dream Realm. The following bosses are available to challenge: God of Harvest - Sarethiel, Gloommaw, Doomscourge, Blightshroom, Nocturne Judicator, Magmazard, Necrodrakon and King Croaker.
  • Added 3 new Primal Lords. Starting on the 14th day of the season in the player's District, they can challenge the first boss, Lady Starfallen, after reaching a specific area and earn valuable rewards.
  • Optimized the Primal Lord system. Players can now purchase additional challenge attempts. These extra attempts update the rankings but don’t grant rewards or count towards the damage dealt to Primal Lords.
  • Optimized resource distribution for Primal Lord battles: Players can now collect resources directly from the Primal Lord challenge page.
  • Optimized matchmaking for Supreme Arena. If the player ranking changes after finding an opponent, the game will refresh the opponent list based on the updated ranking.
  • Optimized how districts are merged to ensure fair competition between players across different servers.
  • Significantly lowered the Gold cost of equipment crafting and Magic Charms during the season.
  • Added Soul Sigil (Perseus) and Soul Sigil (Isabella) to the Season Store.
  • Added the Starlight Enigma character cosmetic set, its recolored version, Moonfall Enigma, and Bonnie's new Feathery Reverie skin to Rosy Cosmetics.
  • Added the option to skip repeated battles in Relentless Rumble and Heroic Gauntlet.
  • The Arena Blessing closes on February 2 and does not return in Version 1.6.1. Stay tuned for future updates on when the event will open again.
  • Fixed issues with untranslated text and improved the phrasing of some in-game descriptions. The related game mechanics remained unchanged.

Homestead

  • Updated Divine Shard to Radiant Spire, with improved visuals and a new location. Players can now freely move the Radiant Spire around.
  • Added the new building, Dream Pavilion, where Magisters can gain Homestead buffs.
  • Added the new building, Mystical House. Players can now build it in the Homestead.
  • Added the new building, Hamster House, where Magisters can claim AFK rewards.
  • Added the Homestead Namecard feature. Players can customize the image on the namecard by taking photos of their Homestead or hiding icons.
  • Added the Harvest All feature. A single tap to harvest all resources and produced items from the Homestead's Field, Logging Site, Mine and Elemental Altar.
  • Added a new item, the production booster, which boosts the final crafting scores when used in the Kitchen, Forge or Alchemy Workshop.
  • Added new items, Homestead hourglasses. When used, each hourglass grants a specific amount of Homestead resources, equivalent to a fixed period of production.
  • Added an effect to Mystic Collection that reduces Homestead activity time.
  • Added the Homestead Auto-Assist perk to Classic Gazette.
  • Updated the visual effects for the mist in the Homestead.
  • Optimized the building speed-up interface to make it easier to understand.
  • Added the Forest Retreat decor set to Hearth & Hedge.
  • Added the recipes for the Serene Snowfield and Blooming Garden decor sets to Hearthside Archive.
  • Added the Astral Hall series of decorations. Reach the required VIP Level to claim them.
  • Added the decor item, Waystone. Place it anywhere in the Homestead and use it to teleport between locations.
  • Fixed an issue where the data on the Darkswarm Invasion mutual assist interface didn't update in a timely manner.
  • Fixed an issue where the floor couldn't be moved after applying a design.

Combat Mechanics

  • Optimized mechanics in boss battles that caused excessive damage fluctuations. Now, in modes like Dream Realm and Primal Lord, any skills that deal damage to the player allies will have their damage reduced significantly (except against the caster), and Energy recovery won't be triggered by ally damage. We have also optimized how targeting and casting work for certain skills in boss battles to reduce randomness in targeting. Please refer to actual battles in-game for details.
  • Ravion - Twilight's Burden
Optimized the Shadow Patron skill. Now, when triggering the position swap effect, neither Ravion nor allies will be moved off the battlefield.
  • Cassadee - Azure Prodigy
Fixed an issue where the effect of Level 3 Tidal Blessing didn't work correctly in certain situations.
  • Alna - Frozen Mother
Fixed an issue where Alna couldn't receive Sparks from Satrana while she and her Winter Warrior were affected by Chilling Presence.
  • Sonja - Crimson Queenpin
Fixed an issue where the Crimson Covenant skill couldn't form a covenant correctly if nearby allies changed positions at the start of the battle.
  • Perseus - Chosen Champion
Fixed an issue where the Divine Grace skill provided incorrect buffs in certain situations.
  • Lorsan - Windweaver Protector
Fixed an issue where the duration of the Zephyr's Embrace effect was shorter than intended in certain situations.
  • Berial - Sinister Jester
Fixed an issue where the forced elimination of Berial could lead to incorrect battle results in certain situations.
  • Laios - Dungeon Adventurer
Fixed a rare issue where receiving certain special damage or healing could lead to incorrect battle results for Laios in certain situations.
Fixed inaccurate skill descriptions for some heroes. The actual skill effects remain unchanged.
Fixed an issue where Pandora's Enhance Force sometimes didn't work correctly when multiple Pandoras were on the battlefield.
Fixed a rare issue where the enemy Guardian Statue's laser attack would target incorrectly. Optimizing the experience for players fighting this enemy when there is a significant level difference.

Honor Duel

  • Hero List Updates
Added the following hero: Tilaya.
Removed the following hero: Pang.
  • Balance adjustments for heroes:
Galahad: Damage dealt reduced by 15% → Damage dealt reduced by 15%, damage taken increased by 10%.
Valka: Damage dealt reduced by 10%, damage taken increased by 10% → Damage taken reduced by 10%.
Eironn: Energy on Hit +30 → Damage dealt increased by 10%, damage taken reduced by 10%, Energy on Hit +30.
Tilaya: No modifier → Damage dealt reduced by 10%, damage taken increased by 10%.
  • Event Adjustments
To prevent issues arising from version differences in ongoing matches, we will forcibly end any active matches during future updates. Matches that are ended this way will not affect the points earned.
  • Added new Artifacts: Hunter's Spear, Hymn of Sacrifice and Surging Radiance.

Compensations

The compensation was distributed via in-game mail within three working days following the version update. Thank you for your patience.

Dreamdelve

  • Adjustments:
Replaced "Starter Story Growth Path" with "Dreamdelve" and added Aurora Soul Sigils on top of the original rewards.
  • Compensation:
If the player entered the season before the 1.6.1 update, 14 Aurora Soul Sigils were directly available in their inventory or inbox.
If the player entered the Starter Story before the 1.6.1 update, they received the rewards for any unfinished Growth Path quests via mail.

1st Purchase Rewards

  • Adjustments:
Changed the 1st Purchase Rewards hero from Rowan to Shemira.
  • Compensation:
If the player received the 1st Purchase Rewards before the 1.6.1 update, they received 1 Shemira Soul Sigil as compensation.

Noble Path

  • Adjustments:
Adjusted the rewards for Noble Path in the Starter Story.
  • Compensation:
If the player created their character before the 1.6.1 update, they received compensation based on their Noble Path purchases and claimed rewards.

VIP Level

  • Adjustments:
Added new Homestead decoration rewards for certain VIP levels.
  • Compensation:
If the player reached the required VIP level before the 1.6.1 update, they received Homestead decoration rewards based on their VIP level.

Dream Realm

  • Adjustments:
Added one-time hero development resources and Homestead decoration rewards to Starter Story Dream Realm.
  • Compensation:
If the player entered the season before the 1.6.1 update, they received Homestead decorations as compensation.
If the player entered the Starter Story before the 1.6.1 update, they received Homestead decorations, along with Training Manuals and a Select Equipment Chest based on their progress in Starter Story Dream Realm.

Legend Trial

  • Adjustments:
Added one-time hero development resources to Starter Story Legend Trial.
  • Compensation:
If the player entered the Starter Story before the 1.6.1 update, they received Training Manuals and Hero Essence based on their Legend Trial progress.

Arena

  • Adjustments:
Added Homestead decoration rewards for achieving a certain Arena Tier in the Starter Story.
  • Compensation:
If the player created their character before the 1.6.1 update, they received Homestead decoration rewards based on their highest historical Arena Tier.

Beginner Gift Mail

  • Adjustments:
Changing the hero reward in the beginner gift mail from Lyca x2 to Koko x2.
  • Compensation:
If the player created their character before the 1.6.1 update, they received 2 Koko Soul Sigils.

AFK Stages

  • Adjustments:
Added one-time hero development resources and Homestead items to Starter Story AFK Stages.
  • Compensation:
If you entered the season before the 1.6.1 update, you will receive 3,000 Homestead Stamina, production boosters, Homestead decorations, and other rewards.
If you entered the Starter Story before the 1.6.1 update, you will receive 3,000 Homestead Stamina, along with Training Manuals and Hero Essence based on your AFK progress.
  • Note: To make your Homestead progression feel smoother, we will be sending the Homestead Stamina compensation over three days. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

Primal Lord

  • Adjustments:
Tallyed results for Starter Story Primal Lord ahead of schedule.
  • Compensation:
If the player participated in the Starter Story Primal Lord challenge before the 1.6.1 update, they receive rewards based on their performance, plus an extra 500 Diamonds.

Guild Mode

  • Adjustments:
Adjusted the end times of Starter Story Guild Supremacy and Battle Drills.
  • Compensation:
If the player entered the Starter Story before the 1.6.1 update, they received compensation based on the actual event start times and their participation.

Trial of Abyss

  • Adjustments:
Closed the Trial of Abyss in the Starter Story.
  • Compensation:
If the player entered the Starter Story before the 1.6.1 update, they received any remaining unclaimed rewards from Trial of Abyss.

World Exploration & Story Quests

  • Adjustments:
Added new rewards for world exploration in the Starter Story.
Closed the Town Quests in the Starter Story.
Removed the Artifact rewards for the Story Quests in the Starter Story.
  • Compensation:
If the player created their character before the 1.6.1 update, they received 750 Diamonds and 2,000,000 Gold, along with any unearned Artifact rewards from the Starter Story.

Corrupt Creature

  • Adjustments:
Adjusted the rewards for Starter Story Corrupt Creature.
  • Compensation:
If the player created their character before the 1.6.1 update, they received 1,000,000 Gold as compensation.

Town Center Store

  • Adjustments:
Closed the Town Center Store in the Starter Story.
  • Compensation:
If the player created their character before the 1.6.1 update, they received 500 Diamonds as compensation.

Homestead

  • Adjustments:
Adjusted the rewards for Homestead quests.
Added new decoration rewards for Homestead land lots.
  • Compensation:
If the player created their character before the 1.6.1 update, they received compensation based on their Homestead quest progress and how many land lots they have unlocked.

Hotfix Notes

Feb 2nd

  • Fixed an issue where Solise would sometimes incorrectly apply Bulbs to revived allies who are not from her faction.
  • Fixed an issue where Solise would incorrectly apply the Bulb visual effect to some characters during their revival. This was a visual issue only and did not affect actual combat.
  • Fixed an issue where some characters' Ultimate animations could display incorrectly.

Feb 3rd

  • Season Artifact - Razorbeam Spell: Adjusted the HP threshold at which the laser instantly defeats enemies.

Feb 5th

  • Fixed a rare issue where Florabelle could fail to select a Bulbsprite with her skill Overgrowth after reaching Enhance Force level 2.
  • Made some change to certain in-game content.

Feb 10th

To improve overall game smoothness, enhance performance, and reduce the chances of crashes or lag, a series of performance optimizations were implemented.
Following this update, players may encounter the following situations:

  • After updating to Version 1.6.1, players need to redownload the full game resources after logging in again. Recommended to do over Wi-Fi to avoid unnecessary data usage.
  • After downloading the full game resources, some players may find their login status reset to guest mode. Tap Account on the login screen and sign in with the original account to restore progress. If the player has forgotten their account details, tap Player Support on the login screen and provide the required information so Support can help you recover them.
Voyage of Wonders Reward Duplication
There was an issue in the Thorns of Devotion season's Voyage of Wonders where rewards could be claimed more than once. This issue has been fixed, and Voyage of Wonders has now been reopened.
To ensure fairness for all players, any duplicate Diamond rewards obtained from the issue will be deducted within the next 3 working days of this notice.

Feb 12th

  • There was an issue in one district where the Primal Lord was defeated abnormally; where a player in a district was able to defeat it in one attempt due to issues in its AI. To prevent the issue from spreading and affecting other servers, the Primal Lord mode was temporarily closed across all servers as a precaution. The issue has been resolved.

Feb 25th

  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from completing limited season quests requiring Resonance Level upgrades.