Get ready for the newest update in NARAKA: BLADEPOINT, featuring the brand new Aeon Season's Immortal War where you can compete for rewards based on your rank. As well as limited-time events like Echoes of Qilin and We Are The Champions, the update also introduces the Shoes Switch feature and various adjustments to heroes, weapons, and more. Read the full patch notes below.
Naraka Bladepoint Update Patch Notes:
The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from July 17th, 2024 at 23:00 (UTC) to July 18th, 2024 at 03:00 (UTC). We suggest you log out in advance and enter the game again after the maintenance.
The details for this update are as follows:
Brand New Content
I. Aeon Season's Immortal War is now available
After reaching Platinum, players can participate in Immortal War, competing across new ranks and winning Season rewards. These rewards will be awarded based on the highest rank attained in Immortal War (Solo, Duos, or Trios).
If you make it to the Top 500 in the Immortal War, you'll be on the Immortal Leaderboard. It's updated every Monday at 04:00 (UTC). Being in the Top 500 earns you a special title. At the end of the season, being on the leaderboard or having a title gets you an avatar.
In addition, the Top 3 players of the last tally will be awarded exclusive Hero Badges.
II. Limited-time Events:
1. Echoes of Qilin
The silent Kylin, transcendent and peerless. Protected by sacred blood, all evil is repelled.
Event Duration: Jul 17, 2024 20:00 (UTC) - Aug 1, 2024 20:00 (UTC).
Redeem the rewards before: Aug 8th, 2024 at 20:00 (UTC)
Event Rules
(1) By completing Daily Quests, players can obtain Kylin's Token: Memory Shard and have an additional chance to obtain one of the following rewards: Tae, Spectral Silk, Peerless Treasure Choice Gift, Hero Coin, Legendary Trial Card, Aeon Coins.
(2) There are 4 Items, which can be unlocked with the corresponding Memory Shards.
(3) You can claim rewards by unlocking any of the four Items. Some rewards will be available after the new version is released, so stay tuned.
(4) Each day, you can help a player obtain a Memory Shard (by tapping the "Share Kylin's Token" in the contact list, selecting a Memory Shard, and confirming to share it). You won't consume your Memory Shards by doing so. However, each player can only be given one Memory Shard per day.
(5) After the event ends, you can still claim unlocked rewards on the event page within the remaining time to claim rewards. But you can no longer complete Quests or Share Kylin's Tokens during that period. Once the Tokens expire, they can be disposed into 160 Tae each in the Inventory.
2. We Are The Champions
Event Duration: July 18th, 2024 at 03:00 (UTC) - July 28th, 2024 at 20:00 (UTC)
Event Rules
Fight to the pinnacle! Collect TE Team's 2023 NARAKA: BLADEPOINT J Cup Trios Champion exclusive cosmetics from the "Champion Forged" series. As your collection of these cosmetics grows, you can earn exclusive rewards.
3. Koi Ascension
Event Duration: July 21st, 2024 at 20:00 (UTC) - July 27th, 2024 at 20:00 (UTC)
Window to Claim Rewards: July 21st, 2024 at 20:00 (UTC) - July 30th, 2024 at 20:00 (UTC)
Event Rules
1. The 2024 Koi Cup Global Invitational is in full swing! Earn [Jade Koi] by completing daily quests, and [Koi Tokens] by watching or predicting matches. Use these items to redeem rare in-game rewards in the [Redeem Rewards] and [Redeem Gifts] sections.
2. The [Redeem Gifts] page offers 2 tiers of gifts, each requiring specified amounts of both [Jade Koi] and [Koi Tokens] for redemption.
3. Participate in streaming platforms' match-watching events during the Koi Cup Finals from July 26th to July 27th (UTC+8). Complete the quests to earn Koi Tokens. Each player can earn up to 10 tokens per match day. (Platforms include Twitch.)
4. From July 22th to July 27th (GMT+8), participate in match prediction events and earn more [Koi Tokens], which can be exchanged for even more rewards.
III. New Feature: Shoes Switch
1. Introduced the Shoes Switch feature. On the outfit preview page, you can switch shoe appearances by tapping the Switch Shoes button.
2. The initial batch of cosmetics with switchable shoes includes:
・Matari's Extreme Outfit [Wasteland Beauty]
・Viper Ning's Legendary Outfit [Serpent Sacrifice]
・Viper Ning's Legendary Outfit [The Matron's Fetters]
・Viper Ning's Legendary Outfit [The Clear Eye]
Hero Adjustments
I. Matari
1. The skill [Flash: Thrust] can now be interrupted with a jump, crouch, or dodge during the thrust.
2. When the Ultimate is activated, the skill [Flash: Thrust] can now interrupt Golden Focus instead of Blue Focus by tapping the cast button.
3. Optimized the sound and visual effects when [Flash: Thrust] is fully charged.
4. Adjusted the usage of the [Flash] move of the Ultimate [Invisible Assassin: Restore] to 4 times in Trios mode and 3 times in Duos mode, and increased the Ultimate duration from 25 seconds to 30 seconds.
5. Optimized the camera angle when using the [Flash] move of the Ultimate [Invisible Assassin: Restore], so the camera now aligns with the character's facing direction.
Weapon Adjustments
I. Unified Adjustments for Melee Weapons
1. Unified the height of the grappling strike for all melee weapons.
II. Fistblades
1. The attack range of its charged horizontal strikes has been slightly increased.
2. The timing to interrupt the third stage of both its horizontal and vertical strikes has been slightly brought forward.
3. The timing to strike after its charged vertical strikes has been slightly brought forward.
4. Optimized the sound effects for the Wild Sweep.
5. Optimized the animation for charged horizontal and vertical strikes while sprinting.
Souljade Adjustments
I. Fistblades Souljade
1. Increased the attack range of [Cloud Weaver].
Reduced the damage multiplier of [Cloud Weaver] from (1.03*3+4.66) to (0.98*3+4.4).
In-game Adjustments
I. Mechanism Adjustments
1. Optimized the Wishing Well: When you throw in a weapon, you will get a weapon, armor, or Souljade of a random quality.
II. Sound Effect Optimization
1. Optimized the sound effects triggered when the Grappling Hook hits different objects.
2. Optimized some ambient sound effects in Perdoria.
III. Perdoria Adjustments
1. Removed the Health reduction effect from the Carnivorous Yam.
2. Increased the number of items available in the Fortune Land.
IV. In-game Adjustments
1. Slightly increased the number of stashes at medium-sized resource points on The Morus Isle.
Out-of-game Adjustments
I. New Feature for Custom Room - Martial Artist Solo
1. Added a new feature to Custom Room - Martial Artist Solo: [Attrition Warfare Mode]. When enabled, each player selects a certain number of hero-weapon combinations. During battles, the winner retains their current hero and the remaining Armor and Health while the loser deploys a new hero. This continues until all of one party's heroes are defeated.
II. Hair Dyeing Adjustments
1. After the update, when a customization code is generated, it will save both the face customization and hair dye data.
2. After the update, players can also generate a customization code on the hair dyeing page. Codes generated here will include both the face customization and hair dye data.
3. When using a customization code, using it on the customization page will import face customization data, while using it on the hairstyle page will import hair dyeing data. Note: Applying a hair dyeing preset in this way also costs Dye Cream.
III. Chamber Scoreboard
1. To receive the title, you must have logged into the game at least once during the 7 days leading up to the scoreboard settlement.
Client Optimizations
1. (PC, Xbox) Direct3D 12 added VRS optimization settings to improve performance during special effects rendering.
2. (Xbox) Improved the speed of shadow rendering.
3. (Xbox) Optimized the skinned performance of characters.
4. (PS) Optimized static scenery rendering, reducing the main thread's CPU expenditure.
Store Updates
I. New Packs
1. Newly added Ziping Yin exclusive Pack [Ethereal Glow], including Legendary Outfit [Champion Forged·Ethereal Glow], Legendary Hairstyle [Champion Forged·Sandalwood], Legendary Accessory [Champion Forged·Shimmer Wings] and [Champion Forged·Shimmer Tail]. Standard price: 4,400 Gold; Now: 2,880 Gold. Single items are discounted, and you get even more discounts when you purchase a Pack.
2. Newly added Yueshan exclusive Pack [Shepherd of Torrents], including Legendary Outfit [Champion Forged·Shepherd of Torrents], Legendary Hairstyle [Champion Forged·Scales], Legendary Accessory [Champion Forged·Dragon Horns]. Standard price: 3,800 Gold; Now: 2,200 Gold. Single items are discounted, and you get even more discounts when you purchase a Pack.
3. Newly added Takeda exclusive Pack [Wind Guardian], including Legendary Outfit [Champion Forged·Wind Guardian], Legendary Hairstyle [Champion Forged·Pride], Katana Legendary Skin [The Breaker·Dazzling Sun]. Standard price: 4,100 Gold; Now: 2,400 Gold. Single items are discounted, and you get even more discounts when you purchase a Pack.
4. Newly added Temulch exclusive Pack [Dire Omen], including Legendary Outfit [Champion Forged·Dire Omen], Legendary Accessory [Champion Forged·Dark Lord's Crown]. Standard price: 3,000 Gold; Now: 1,950 Gold. Single items are discounted, and you get even more discounts when you purchase a Pack.
II. New Discounts
1. Newly added Dual Halberds Legendary Skin [Dragon Vanquisher]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,250 Gold.
2. Newly added Spear Legendary Skin [Champion Forged·Dark Lord's Scepter]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,250 Gold.
3. Newly added Ziping Yin Legendary Pose [Champion Forged·Aetherwing]. Standard price: 800 Gold; Now: 600 Gold.
4. Newly added Yueshan Legendary Pose [Champion Forged·Heaven and Earth]. Standard price: 800 Gold; Now: 600 Gold.
5. Newly added Takeda Legendary Pose [Champion Forged·Evilbreaker]. Standard price: 800 Gold; Now: 600 Gold.
6. Newly added Temulch Legendary Pose [Champion Forged·Vastview]. Standard price: 800 Gold; Now: 600 Gold.
III. New Items in Spectral Silk Store
1. Newly added Takeda Legendary Accessory [Champion Forged·Feathered Victory] with a price of 12,000 Spectral Silk.
Bug Fixes
I. Hero-related Bug Fixes
1. Fixed an issue with Zai's Ultimate weapon, the [Chain Scythe], where the direction that the character was facing was not correctly adjusted during certain counter situations.
2. Fixed an issue with Matari's [Flash: Thrust] that occasionally led to abnormal healing.
II. Weapon-related Bug Fixes
1. Fixed an issue where using certain moves under trees could result in abrupt interruptions.
III. Combat-related Bug Fixes
1. Fixed the issue of incorrect animations when switching weapons under certain conditions.
2. Fixed the issue of a miscalculated staggering duration when being hit while getting up from the ground.
IV. Scene-related Bug Fixes
1. Optimized and fixed most map issues in Perdoria.
2. Fixed an issue where players were improperly teleported to the Emperor's Tomb.
Source: Naraka Bladepoint
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