Warning: Although the live version is already out, the intel for this article has been taken from the beta version and kept as unaffected by the live version's data as possible. Some data taken from version preview and official news are also included. For the currently available content, please refer to in-game descriptions. For the unknown content, it's still fine to refer to this post.
Greetings, Captains~
The new version is here, so this article should let you know about some things you would expect to see and experience.
Version 6.3 holds a variety of updates, a brief list of which can be found below.
• New story chapter
• New and familiar events
• New S-rank battlesuit
• New weapons
• New stigmata
• New outfits
• Challenge activity updates
Let's have a closer look at what those things are.
~New Story chapter~
Chapter XXXIV: The Moon's Origin and Finality should take us further in the story from where we were after witnessing the reunion and receiving the revelation on the moon. Will our Valkyries successfully leave the barren land and return to Earth or will they end up in another elaborate trap prepared by the World Serpent? Let's hope we get our answers this time.
There will likely be more obstacles on the way. Valkyries will have to face yet another powerful entity from the Imaginary. A new story boss Husk - Existentialism is expected to appear in this version, along with some lesser IMG-type enemies.
Two new regular enemy species expected to appear in the story chapters are Husk-This Cage and Husk-Seednling.
Just like most other lesser Husks, they have a shell and a core, and their core is initially hidden, but their mechanics are somewhat different from which we are used to.
Husk-This Cage can perform four kinds of attacks that depend on its state.
•! With its core hidden, shoots several projectiles once in a while
When its shell is broken, the core becomes exposed, but it does not lose the ability to fight and obtains a new set of skills.
•! Accelerates and rams the target
•!! Detaches the sphere and swings around itself twice
•! Launches the sphere at the target to hit
Husk-Seedling can perform two kinds of attacks with its core hidden.
•!! Spreads six seeds around, two of which stay on the ground and detonate when approached, leaving a poisonous area
•!! Stops and releases gas in the target's direction
When its shell is broken for the first time, it releases a fake core that explodes later. It also remains able to fight, becomes highly resistant to control debuffs, and obtains a new set of skills.
•! Dashes to pierce the target
•!! Shoots a seed that splits in two on hit, which stay on the ground and detonate when approached, leaving a poisonous area
•! Shoots a projectile at the target
Be careful, because most of its attacks build up Neurotoxin debuff, which makes character unable to act when full.
If you wish to see more details about the new story boss, you can refer to this mini-guide or other Captains' guides. For more accurate information about the new enemies, please see other Captains' guides or refer to the in-game content.
~Version's Events~
The version comes with a bunch of various events - from login gifts to supply rewards to new events with their own gameplay and story. This includes, among others, a story-related event Chaotic Dimension, a fun adventure event Bustling Holiday Symphony ||, and the next part of Chip Space.
Supply event
Captains will be able to receive gift boxes for completing a specific number of draws in Herrscher of Truth's Expansion Supply. The boxes can probably help to obtain the whole signature equipment set for Herrscher of Truth.
They include Truth Metamorphosis Stigma Option, which allows to pick one stigma from the new set, and Wisdom Continuation Equipment Option, which allows to pick either the new cannon or one stigma from the new set.
Don't miss on it if you are set on boosting your Bronya.
Bustling Holiday Symphony ||
Bustling Holiday Symphony || is a faction-oriented map adventure event. Captains get randomly assigned to one of two teams and need to do various event activities - from puzzle solving to battle time challenges - to contribute to their team's exploration progress and get closer to the final area containing a boss, where scoring higher means bigger contribution and affects the final result when determining the winning team. Unlike in Honkai Kingdoms, there will be no fighting over important nodes, because teams have their own map areas.
There are several areas that can be explored by spending event stamina to move between tiles. In order to move to each next area, a portal must be activated by reaching maximum progress in key nodes, also known as scenic areas. This can be done by using Miracle Voters awarded for exploring, completing tasks and encounters.
Reaching certain cumulative Miracle Voter number milestones grants rewards, including Intricate Gears and a special top prize.
Intricate Gears can be exchanged for a variety of items in the Event Shop, including a new outfit for Sweet'n'Spicy, materials and currencies, and Crystals.
Chaotic Dimension
Chaotic Dimension is a new story-related event that releases together with Chapter XXXIV. It contains themed stages with curious mechanics, specially designed for Palatinus Equinox, Jade Knight, and Herrscher of Truth. Each of these battlesuits has a separate section which includes an introductory stage, two training stages, and a challenge, as well as event-exclusive skills.
Each battlesuit's event skills correlate with stage mechanics can be unlocked and upgraded with event materials obtainable from event stages.
Training stages are the main source of these materials, but in order to play a training stage, an item called Dream Shard that serves as a ticket must be consumed. Dream Shards are reissued daily when you enter the event, and can stack up to a certain amount, so make sure to plan your stage attempts accordingly. The higher you score the more materials you get.
The challenge stage, on the other hand, does not consume Dream Shards and grants rewards according to score milestones.
Playing in the event awards Dream Shells, which can be exchanged in the Event Shop for a variety of items.
Amongst the goodies are Crystals, materials, currencies, and a new 4-star Gauntlet-type weapon.
Chip Space
Familiar to those who attended the events of versions 6.1 and 6.2, Chip Space is an event that features a series of challenging themed stages with numerous enemies that come in waves. This event's gameplay revolves around powerful augmentations called Core Chips and a special Charge mechanic.
Charge is an effect that should be accumulated by defeating enemies or meeting certain conditions and can be stacked. Increasing its level makes your Core Chips stronger and can trigger special skills depending on the combination of chips you have.
Core Chips improve your team's battle capabilities through powerful buffs that can be triggered with certain actions. There are Core Chips of several kinds, and each kind contains four chips. Combining them in the right way activates Core Coordination, which further enhances your team. Choose the most suitable chips to achieve better results in stages. New Core Chips can be obtained from corresponding regular event stages.
You will also run across Congregating Transistors while playing.
These items are used to upgrade Core Chips in Chip Customization and make them even more powerful. The main source of transistors are Daily Drill stages, which change periodically to adopt a certain theme. Defeating more enemies within the time limit awards more transistors.
In this version, two new sets of chips appear along with corresponding stages.
• Elemental **** chip effects can be triggered by dealing elemental damage of different types. They provide damage buffs, SP recovery, decrease switch cooldown, and can even inflict elemental vulnerability.
• Versatility chip effects can be triggered by performing different kinds of attacks. They feature special stacks and provide damage buffs, make it easier to gain stacks, decrease Ultimate's cooldown, and can inflict vulnerability.
On top of that, chip interface undergoes a minor change that is supposed to make it more convenient.
This time there will also be new Dysfunction Branch stages for each theme. They do not have score, but they must be cleared within the time limit.
And another part of this event is the Deep Trial mode where stages are more challenging and may require more than one Core Coordination effect for success. Defeating as many enemies as possible within the time limit or having as much time left as possible in the end makes for a better score.
The rewards in this event are distributed according to total score milestones. Your total score is constituted from the scores in regular, EX, and Deep Trial stages. The rewards include different materials and currencies, and a special prize.
Truth Creation
Truth Creation is an event during which Captains can complete specific missions in different parts of the game to obtain Truth Diagrams. Truth Diagrams can then be exchanged in the Event Shop to get such rewards as Crystals and materials.
For more accurate information about the events, please refer to in-game content or other players' guides.
~New Battlesuit~
With all that the Valkyries have been through, wondrous transformation is, just like humanity's changes, inevitable. And when it happens, a new Herrscher is born. Bronya Zaychik's battlesuit Herrscher of Truth joins our crew.
Herrscher of Truth is an IMG-type Ice DMG S-rank battlesuit that uses Heavy-type (cannons, lasers and missile launchers) and can be deployed for both support and damage dealing.
Bronya's new battlesuit harnesses the evolved power and authority of the Herrscher of Reason. It provides many possibilities to control the battlefield and empower the team.
• She has two forms, and both forms are considered Herrscher Forms, which makes this battlesuit unique in a way.
Extremum: Bronya wields a spear and fights alongside her trusty buddy Project Bunny. Certain attacks in this form unlock enhancements that can enhance her attacks and weapon active in the other form.
Continuation: Bronya redefines the way Project Bunny exists, turning it into a mecha, and pilots it to gain a different set of abilities. This form obtains enhancements based on the number of unlocks made in the other form and uses Mech Propulsion resource to unleash powerful attacks.
• Bronya can pull enemies with Combo ATK in Extremum and when switching the form.
• She can trigger Global Time Fracture with Combo ATK in Continuation or Ultimate Evasion in both forms, and can even trigger Ultimate Evasion effects with regular evasion in Continuation.
• Bronya recovers own SP rather quickly, and does that noticeably faster in Continuation, and Ultinate Evasions can even restore her HP. Exiting in Continuation can also restore SP for the team.
• She can grant strong buffs to her team's elemental damage, especially Fire and Lightning, and can inflict vulnerability on enemies upon exiting in Continuation.
• Project Bunny and certain upgraded arms are considered summoned entities, which opens more opportunities for diverse equipment builds.
Herrscher of Truth Chibi joins our bunch of little heroes in the Dormitory.
Herrscher of Truth Character Card and/or her fragments can be obtained from her special Expansion Supply.
For a more detailed character overview, please refer to in-game content or other players' guides.
~New Weapons~
Four new weapons arrive in this version, including a new Heavy-type laser and its PRI-Arm form, new Gauntlets, and a new PRI-Arm form of existing Pistols.
Final Form: Destiny
Final Form: Destiny is a new 4-star Gauntlet-type weapon with semi-supportive effects and decent stats, most suitable for fighting IMG-type enemies. Its active skill can increase the team's Physical damage dealt to IMG-type enemies, while its second bonus can make IMG shells more vulnerable to Physical damage for a short duration after casting Ultimate.
Final Form: Destiny can be obtained from the story event Chaotic Dimension.
Echo of Paradise: Time Ruins
Echo of Paradise: Time Ruins is the PRI-Arm model of Eden's signature weapon Echo of Paradise. It has noticeably better stats and features the same bonuses with increased efficiency, as well as gains an additional bonus. Its active skill deals Lightning DMG and inflicts Paralyze Trauma, while also increasing the team's Lightning damage, and can trigger beneficial skill effects and even be cast automatically upon QTE entry when used by Golden Diva. Its second bonus grants a Total damage buff to the team and further increases their damage after the uses casts Ultimate. Its last bonus grants a Lightning damage bonus to the user and can execute additional attacks under specific circumstances.
Echo of Paradise: Time Ruins can be forged in the Foundry after obtaining the regular model.
Key of Ascension / Domain of Ascension: Truth Continuity
Key of Ascension is the new Heavy-type laser with good supporting capabilities. It is versatile in use, for it can provide bonuses for elemental teams depending on the lineup, and they can stack when used by Herrscher of Truth. Its active skill deals multiple instances of moderate damage. In addition, for Herrscher of Truth it also tri***** Ultimate Evasion and unlocks one enhancement in Extremum form, or restores her resource in Continuation form.
Domain of Ascension: Truth Continuity is the PRI-Arm version of this weapon. In addition to a noticeable increase in base stats, it provides better bonuses for elemental teams and deals more damage with its active skill. Another bonus it provides increases the team's elemental damage and does so even more after casting Ultimate, and increases the user's Ice damage after using weapon active skill.
Key of Ascension can be obtained from the corresponding Focused Supply or from Wisdom Continuation Equipment Option from the Expansion Supply event.
Domain of Ascension: Truth Contnuity can be forged in the Foundry after obtaining the regular model.
For more accurate weapon descriptions, please refer to in-game content or other players' guides.
~New Stigmata~
This version introduces three new stigmata from the set In the Name of Truth.
In the Name of Truth
In the Name of Truth is a semi-supportive set designed primarily for elemental teams, recommended for Herrscher of Truth. It consists of three Bronya Zaychik pieces (T, M, B).
• Its M piece is more self-oriented, providing a moderate damage reduction to Bronya and increasing the Total damage enemies take from her ranged attacks.
• Its B piece is useful for support, it grants a slight Total damage bonus and features a special effect Inceptive Authority that considerably increases the active character's elemental damage.
• Its T piece significantly increases Ice damage in Herrscher Form and can additionally increase Total damage dealt by team members with Inceptive Authority.
• Its 2-pc bonus increases the bearer's Total damage when a team member has Inceptive Authority and allows other team members to refresh its duration. On top of that, performing a Combo ATK in Herrscher Form makes enemies more vulnerable to damage while Inceptive Authority lasts.
• Its 3-pc bonus increases Ice damage of Combo ATKs, Ultimate and Burst Mode attacks. In addition to that, enemies become more vulnerable to elemental damage when a team member has Inceptive Authority.
Bronya Zaychik (T, M, B) can be obtained from the corresponding Focused Supply, or from Truth Metamorphosis Stigma Option and Wisdom Continuation Equipment Option from the Expansion Supply event.
For a more detailed explanation of stigmata, please refer to in-game content, official news, or other players' guides.
~New Outfits~
Our dressing room welcomes two new outfits in this version, including a fairytale dress for Griseo and a fancy attire for Carole.
Special Blend
This outfit for Sweet'n'Spicy looks quite elaborate and resembles her image on Carole: Part-time Job stigma. But is it really comfortable to work in such clothes?
Special Blend can be obtained from the event Bustling Holiday Symphony ||.
Maroon Riding Hood
This neat dress for Starry Impression lets us experience a fairytale first-hand. It seems to have a reference not only to Red Riding Hood, but also to Alice in Wonderland. And look, Pardo's paw cape design found its place here too! This outfit features altered standby effects, wonderful Ultimate effects, and has a new look for Mr. Knight. Beware the big bad Mr. Wolf.
Maroon Riding Hood can be obtained from HOMU Treasury.
For more actual information about outfits, please refer to in-game content.
~Challenge updates~
Memorial Arena
Memorial Arena welcomes a new boss: Husk - Mysticism. And it can already be challenged on SSS rank by Captains in Exalted division.
Husk - Mysticism is an IMG-type enemy who, just like any other imaginary construct, has a shell and a core. It also has two phases and a phase change transition in between. Many Captains may have already met it at a certain place, but its mechanics on the Arena are somewhat different. They also involve a special accumulative negative effect, so make sure to avoid being hit too often.
Superstring Dimension
Superstring Dimension gets updated with a bunch of new stages, including stages with regular enemies and with bosses, and the first appearance ever of Herrscher of Corruption and Husk - Mysticism in the Infinity Abyss.
• Herrscher of Corruption's stage favors melee characters and reduces the ranged damage enemies take. The boss has two phases and an impressive phase change transition, during which a huge screen is summoned to divide the area. Use characters with high attack rate to get rid of it more quickly.
• Husk - Mysticism's stage grants a damage bonus to IMG-type battlesuits. Its mechanics differ slightly from those on the Arena.
• Herrscher of Sentience makes her appearance in this version's Superstring Dimension too. Her stage provides a bonus to Bleed damage and makes enemies take more damage while bleeding.
• A stage with regular QUA-type enemies and new mechanics favors QUA-type battlesuits. The mechanics involve Soul Link and can add trouble for Captains by throwing more enemies at them. Make use of the damage bonus granted when there are enemies nearing death to overcome the challenge.
Elysian Realm
Elysian Realm's roster expands further in this version, welcoming Herrscher of Truth and Sixth Serenade.
• Herrscher of Truth's exclusive signets provide various bonuses for Continuation form, adding a pulling effect to its Combo ATK, increasing Mech Propulsion recovery, letting certain attacks insta-kill Nihilus Seeds with low HP, and more. They can also empower her weapon active skill and even allow it to inflict vulnerability, as well as enhance her Ultimate and add SP recovery after using it.
• Sixth Serenade's exclusive signets can increase her personal resource's maximum, grant bonuses after casting multiple Combo ATKs, increase her damage done in Raven form, add effects to her Ultimate as well as increase its damage and reducing its cooldown, and provide extra opportunities to gain certain skill stacks.
In addition, during certain weather cycles, the boss on Floor 17 can be replaced with RPC-6626, which has a tough shield that can be more easily broken with Ice DMG.
For more accurate details of Memorial Arena boss, Superstring Dimension stages, and Elysian Realm signets, please refer to the in-game content or other players' guides.
~Other updates~
An important functional update comes with this version, mostly concerning Captains who play on PC. The storage path for screenshots made in-game changes, and they can now be found in the game's folder. However, be careful: the change will take effect as soon as you make a new screenshot, during which the whole folder will be copied from the initial directory. In addition to that, a button to quickly open the directory is added.
This sums up the late overview of the beta version. Hope everyone can find something useful here!
Special thanks to fellow Captain Kaiju for providing an image of Herrscher of Truth Chibi, as well as all fellow testers for continuous help and support.
Stay safe and continue to fight for this world together with everyone~
