Patch Notes: Xingtian City Update
New features and changes for the Xingtian City patch
Disclaimer: These patch notes are based on the Vietnamese server's patch notes. Based on the mention of the "Drunken Rhapsody" skillset release in the Vietnamese patch notes, I estimated that we will get content up until the release of the Little Night Palace treasure instance & Qingfang Palace map. This is because that skillset was bundled together with the new instance and map in the Chinese version.
Again, these patch notes are an estimation.
1. Introduction
This article aims to provide a list as complete as possible, so that people can feel prepared for the next patch. But first, here's a TL;DR:
New storyline quest
New roguelike PvE mode "Shadow Tower"
Forbidden Instance rework, shop & weapons
New sect: Xingtian City
New subsect: Wanghuizhou
New map: Qingfang Palace
New treasure instance: Little Night Palace
New battlefields
Flower Prince rework
Royal Guards 6th inner rework
Azure Garret skillset rework
New Jianghu meridian artifacts
Checklist for before the patch:
If you intend to max out the Flower Prince ancient skillset, do it now, before the coming patch, as the silk balls become 20% more expensive, and the event changes from bidding for silk balls, to straight up paying a 200D plain entry fee. Remember that you also need Palace Leader Tokens to buy the skills
Checklist for after the patch:
If you have Scholar 4th set damage bonuses on your treasures, go to the treasure NPC and use the treasure repair function
If you have Flower Prince damage bonuses on your treasures, go to the treasure NPC and use the treasure repair function
If you have Skill Combo Slots 1, 2, and 3 unlocked, reset them, to make use of the new discounted combo point costs
2. Complete list of changes
Add new game mode "Shadow Tower"/"Ten Thousand Shadow Realms"/"Mirror Sky of Ten Thousand Shadows" (will be referred to as "Shadow Tower" in these patch notes)
Add Azure Garret skillset reworks
Ghost Market granny NPC now sells a second type of pill for leveling super inners: The "Fiend Demon Secret Potion". It grants double cultivation effects inside the demon realm (unknown if it means double points or double inner leveling speed)
Island-type 20D mansion's wandering furniture merchant added "corridor-type" furniture exchanges
Island-type 20D mansion has new furniture such as the Thousand Leaf Nanba, Welcoming Stone Scenery, and the Moon Lotus Fish Pool
Homesteads have new type of ornamental fish that can be caught
"Exploring Jianghu" (faction runs) adds a quick defeat feature, the tickets for this can be obtained from Shadow Tower
Fix an issue where the "Luo Yun Order" quest in front of Suzhou mortuary could not be completed
Sect meridian artifacts now have a different max value when you have the meridian unlocked to the second or fourth acupoint. Sixth acupoint is unaffected, thus this change does not impact most characters.
Certain quests that ask to clear specific forbidden instances are now changed to clearing any forbidden instance
Hero Growth Equipment Assistance rewards 1-4 can be unlocked by spending unbound silver
You can now be invited up to 10 mind demons per day, but you still only get rewards for a max of 2
You can now be invited up to 10 treasure maps per day, but you still only get rewards for a max of 1
Trick the Enemy's rework skillbook cannot be deleted anymore
Fix using the Salt Gang storyline's disguise in Forbidden Instances
Fix using the Wuji Island Ronin disguise in Forbidden Instances
Level requirement for exchanging firewash treasures is bumped down from "Enlightened Virtuoso" to "Peak of Perfection"
Equipping Class-06 firewash platform treasures level requirement is bumped down from "Enlightened Virtuoso" to "Peak of Perfection". The potential attribute and skill max values are untouched, however
Hero Growth Equipment Assistance added three jade dolls that can be freely selected
Class-04 jade shoes have hidden weapon damage reduction effects, similar to the specific class-06 and class-07 ones
Fix camera angle being incorrect when returning from a cross-server activity
Fix Night City Battlefield abnormally interacting with your character's summoned NPCs
Fix Azure Garret's "Green Wall Heavenly Technique" Soul Snatcher effect damaging oneself rather than the enemy
Each sect's inner rework shop added Trick the Enemy's rework skillbook, exchanged for 150 Sect Achievement points
Ghost Market auction is updated with new items
The Suzhou battlefield daily quest is changed from two wins to finishing a guild escort
Add new maps for the Group Martial Arts Competition game mode
Add new craftable furniture series "Formless Puppet Theater"
The "World's Edge as Next Door" game mode (which isn't active for us as we don't have neighbouring servers) adds a new cross-server wolf world boss (which we'll likely not get)
The "Crossing Halberds and Leaping Steeds" game mode has a new scene
The "Crossing Halberds and Leaping Steeds" has its time adjusted to: Every Saturday and Sunday at 15:00, 19:00, 22:20
It is possible that they straight up close the "Crossing Halberds and Leaping Steeds" game mode, making the above two changes irrelevant
Trick the Enemy's rework on your skillbar will now only highlight when both rage and stack requirements are met
Shen Family herb event is optimized for Shen Family members
Sect 3rd and 4th inners now require Jianghu VIP to read
World bosses are now immune to Kunlun 2nd inner's bleed when their shield is up
Game mode "Border Town Tiger Fight" is permanently closed
Game mode "Speedrun Instance" is permanently closed. The mounts can be obtained through other means. The exclusive titles will remain unique and unobtainable henceforth
Add new Yin-Soft Jianghu inner "Ruoshui Divine Classic"
Add "[Ruoshui Divine Classic] Copy Fragment". Yes, it has a separate copy fragment and they have an aqua color
Add Ruoshui inner + copy frags as a reward for "World's Edge as Next Door" (which, again, isn't active for us)
Add Ruoshui inner + copy frags as a limited-time reward for "Crossing Halberds and Leaping Steeds" (which, again, might close) and "Shadow Tower". It is unlikely that we'll get this limited-time opportunity
Add Ruoshui inner books 1-9, 10-18, 19-27, 28-36 as a reward for Cloud Valley, Hidden King Peak and Yin Yang Palace of Reversal
Lore preview now has identity outfit previews for Tianlun Temple and Azure Garret
New mount: Jade Pearl Ox
New lores
Jianghu Forbidden Instance and Battlefield interfaces are optimized
Fix Blood Blade Entry quest missing the "Arsenic" quest item. If it's still missing after the patch, you can return to Zhang Ze to reclaim it
Fix Button Settings plan saving sometimes causing an error. The interface for the plan saving is optimized
Some bosses gain immunity to blue stun effects
Red Envelope interface is optimized so that you must select the channel you want to send the envelope to
Fix going to Lingxiao city while carrying a Shen Herb
Fix using the Alliance Secret Letter quest item while carrying a Shen Herb
Fix quest "Escorting the Elder" on Hero Island sometimes being unplayable
Anti-cheat detection mechanism is updated. Characters who log in with cheats will be forcibly kicked out of the game server
Xingtian City is added. Xingtian City is a special sect where sect positions (deacon, elder, leader) matter more, compared to the other sects
Those with a sect position in Xingtian City can go downhill or disguise without losing their status
Xingtian City event "Supply Delivery" is available every Monday and Saturday at 17:00. Sect elders can start an additional event at their own leisure
Xingtian City event "Tartar Arrival" is available every Wednesday and Sunday at 17:00. Sect elders can start an additional event at their own leisure
Xingtian City has different sect rules depending on your reputation. The sect leader can also adjust certain rules
Xingtian City map's treasure chests and some quests have VIP and strength level restrictions
Add new Jianghu artifacts for real and hidden Yin Yang meridian. They directly influence your max parry endurance and critical hit rate values
Add new type of "battleaxe" Qimen weapon, mainly used for Xingtian skillsets
Battleaxe recipes drop from Forbidden Instances or can be exchanged with Gold Points
Add battleaxe battlefield weapons
Arena pill consumption progress bar time adjusted
Shifting Flower Palace's "Rock Sugar Steamed Yogurt" buff reward from the daily quest is nerfed. The new version now uses a food buff slot rather than the "arena pill" buff slot, making it impossible to stack with regular buff food. It also got its internal crit rate nerfed from 10% to 5%. Existing units are unaffected, however
"Ten Aroma Reviving Pill" and "Nerve-Calming and Heart-Protecting Pill" do not have shared cooldowns anymore and can be used consecutively. This only applies to newly crafted pills; the existing pills still have the shared cooldown
Special hidden weapon materials (Refined Steel, etc.) do not drop anymore
Beast Villa's extra skills are moved from "Barehand" category to "Beast Villa Extra Skills" category in your skills interface
Newly created characters get a daily login reward for 20 days rather than 6 days
Mail COD payments added a verification system to prevent scams from happening. Payments less than 1D will require no verification. Payments between 1D and 3D (exclusive) require verification in the form of inputting the amount you're intending to pay. Payments 3D and above also require the item name to be entered. This will be a pain as the game makes mixed use of Chinese and English parentheses and other characters that are hard to distinguish. Example: Chinese:（）. English: ()
Wuxin pills have an additional effect, reduce 15% or 30% attached damage (depending on the Wuxin pill grade). Example of "attached damage": Purple Rosy Inner
Guild chasing token's "Guild Pursuit" system (hunting guildless individuals opening PK) is adjusted. Initiating a pursuit costs 75L unbound silver and does not increase your kill value. The pursuit is initiated immediately and does not require a verification by the guild leadership. The "Pursue" option in PK protection is removed. If a target player is killed 30 times in a row without them being able to land a single kill, the pursuit will end. A "kill" only counts when knocking out the player, not completely finishing
Xu Family storyline quest cultivation pill rewards are adjusted
Some valuable items from Cloud Valley, Hidden King Peak and Yin Yang Palace of Reversal will be put up for world auction. These auctions end at 22:00 server time. Drops between 18:00 and 23:59 are auctioned the day after
Crafting hidden weapons cannot drop special hidden weapons anymore
Mansion-type homes have their home TP increased from 100k to 200k. Regular homes are not affected
Sky Ladder interface's "Power" tab is removed
Wu Sanhu's "Array of the Sixfold Unity" now drops bound
The black, green and white cultivation pills from daily log in, the treasure map exchange cultivation pills, as well as the mind demon cultivation buffs can now stack up to 20. Each stack extends the duration by an hour
The 350% experience conversion pill can also stack up to 20
Add fan battlefield weapons. With this, all Qimen weapons will be available as a battlefield weapon, except for the greatsword
If both sides are still alive in a deathmatch arena when the time runs out, it's considered a draw and neither side gets punished
The option to use items in a deathmatch arena is removed
Arena pills are cleared once a deathmatch starts
Special hidden weapons are ineffective in deathmatch
Flower Prince event is reworked. Instead of bidding for silk balls, you now bid for an entry ticket. The starting bid is at 200D. Flower Palace NPC now sells silk balls for 6D unbound silver each, which is a 20% increase in price compared to our current patch. This means that becoming a Flower Prince will become considerably more expensive. Flower Palace NPC also sells Palace Leader Tokens for 100L unbound silver each, which is also required to exchange Flower Prince skills
Suzhou (312, 566) has Flower Prince parry break skill rework for sale, for a small payment of 580D unbound silver. Despite the book only being for the parry break, the rework also affects the reflect and rage if you max out the entire set
The treasure repair function now includes this reworked skill. If you have the flower prince skill and have treasures with damage bonus on the parry break, go to the treasure NPC and repair your treasure
Add two new Cross-Server battlefields
Add new Jianghu battleaxe set "Divine Astral Axe", exchanged at Suzhou (396, 740)
Night Exploration of Jinling City gamemode is closed
Combo Skill Slots 1, 2, and 3 now only cost 1 point. Once you get the new patch, make sure you reset the slots to get back your points and make use of the new costs
Some maps have added more details to the scene. This may lead to increased computer resource usage
When your character has their keys randomized by a debuff, you get a full-screen effect (something like white clouds covering the edges of your screen). It is somewhat disruptive, yet is an indication that your keys are randomized
New herbalist recipe: Breath +65, internal crit rate +5%
The client launcher added settings related to DPI, which affects the game's user interface and zoom. The default setting is classic mode, and an "extreme" mode is available which can be further configured in the in-game video settings
The Dragon Palm comprehension pack from Mount Hua Competition now drops 120 items necessary to learn the ultimate set
Dragon Palm level 12's rental fee is increased to 145D
Guild chasing token system is adjusted. The kill and death count of both sides is hidden during the token. The data can only be viewed once the chasing token ends, and is deleted after 24 hours
Ancient Chess event is changed from the 22nd of the month to the 18th of the month
Heal debuff music is nerfed. Instead of reducing HP and MP recovery by 50%, it reduces the HP recovery by 150 points and MP recovery by 65 points
Fix Starfall City Ambush (barracks area) where the quest could not be completed due to the gunpowder quest item being misused
Fix issue where timer effects on characters did not disappear after the expiration time
Sect Achievement points are not cleared anymore when you betray your sect
Fix issue of minimap not displaying in Bat Cave and Uncontested Secret Area
Fix issue where, when teaming up to participate in the "Exploring Jianghu" mode, if a member left the team early, they would not be able to leave the challenge scene normally
Cloud Valley now drops herbalist recipe for +65 breath, 5% int crit rate pills, and +65 strength, +5% ext crit rate pills
"Optimized network latency for locking skills" and "Optimized situations where some locked charge moves are countered within the lock time", whatever these mean
Fix issue where certain chef foods could not be donated during the Peach Blossom Island donation event
New subsect: Wanghuizhou. The sect does not use tokens as a currency, but rather a points system called "Loyalty and righteousness". Unlocking the second inner from 1 to 63 costs 58700 points. Unlocking it from 1 to 72 costs 88700 points. Unlocking the first inner from 1 to 49 costs 12000 points. The skillsets, extra skills, and subsect gold gear also cost points
Added function to track furniture manufacturing material
Wanderer's Valley meridian + reverse have their internal hit bonus changed to internal crit
Treasure instances now close at 23:30 instead of 23:59 server time
Instances with cosmetics/lores show the drop rate of cosmetic/lore items
When joining a sect, you have the option to skip the sect beginner storyline quests
When joining a faction or subsect, you have the option to skip the beginner storyline quests. The rewards are sent by mail
Add auto-equipment reparation function in backpack
Add "Challenge Forbidden Instance" mode
Add Forbidden Instance Shop
Change the number of available Forbidden Instances, remove prologues, Ghost Markets, Bloody Serpent Cave and Five Elements Heavenly Palace instances
Remove the Heaven-Earth-Man shields from Forbidden Instance Bosses
Remove Forbidden Instance boss chests. Players gain exploration points instead
Sect Instances, Treasure Instances and Silver Hook are unchanged
Silver Hook does not drop an Extra Forbidden Instance token anymore
Add new ordinary home: Silent Moon Bay
Add new Home Sign-in system that rewards building material gift packs
Home visit mode has three options now: public, private and friends-only
Furniture Workshop added a new tab called "Gift Pack Event Furniture" which showcases non-craftable, exclusive furniture
Homes for sale tab now also shows which courtyard buildings are activated for that home
"Change equipment" buttons are extended from 4 to 8. You can now give the buttons a name and icon
Interfaces for Suzhou Trading House, World Auction, Ghost Market Auction are optimized and consolidated
Remove regular Wuxin pills from the shop, only refined Wuxin pills remain
The two refined herbalist crit medicines (Strength +65, ext crit rate 5% & Breath +65, int crit rate +5%) now additionally increase external and internal hit rates by 15%, respectively
When a character is affected by smearing poison, they cannot be affected by smearing poison again for some time
Firewash platform treasure skill rework. A second skillset bonus can be added to bound firewash treasures. The basic gist of it is: The better the treasure's stats, the more expensive it is to add a second skillset. The second skillset also cannot be ancient or ultimate
Firewash Platforms can now stack up to 1000
Add a separate, larger rage bar indicator, accessible in settings
Royal Guards get their 6th inner properly reworked with new effects
4th inner NPCs are removed from the original eight sects, exchange needs to be done at the Force Transmitting Elder
The pull on chess and ancient chess knockup bomb does not ignore NPCs anymore
Forbidden Instance bosses are now immune to Nianluo Dam pollen effects
Added a faction chat option to the chat channel tabs
Add rapid Jade Doll Reroll system for targeted automated rerolls
Moves that need to be performed with your spouse must also be learned by your spouse. This includes: Twin Swords of Love Birds, Return of the Prodigal Son (Male) and Return of the Prodigal Son (Female). This means that you cannot abuse the cooldownless casting of these skills, by not learning the skill as a spouse
Fix issue of mind demon sometimes creating two of your clones
Add new treasure instance: Little Night Palace. This instance has an unlock event where the drop rate for some rare items are doubled, and class-7 jade forbidden instance weapons are guaranteed. Once this unlock event is completed, the instance permanently will benefit from "Dongfang Ling Shao's Guidance" buff, which increases your team's damage by 30% and makes you immune to some boss effects. Let's pray that the GMs don't mess this one up
Little Night Palace disallows the use of super flying skills from Windrider
Add new PvE Jianghu Skillset from that instance: Drunken Rhapsody
Add new Treasure Instance Manual window. Players can check boss moves, rewards, and other information in this manual
Add option for detailed skill description tooltips. Gear % bonuses as well as doll damage bonuses will show in skill tooltips, which can be enabled in Advanced Combat options
Add option to enable or disable skill effects
Add new map: Qingfang Palace
Add new storyline quest for Qingfang Palace at Suzhou (755, 488)
Add new barehand skillset belonging to Qingfang Palace: Floating Flower Technique
Young Xia privileges are adjusted
Practice Martial Arts with bound silver adjusted. The daily limit is raised from 50L to 150L bound. The function to grant double practice for a week is disabled, and the system does not send a bag with pills anymore
Add option to allow spouse to enter your home and move/take your furniture, rather than it always being enabled
Strangers can use furniture when visiting your home, but do not gain furniture effects
Add battle pass system that goes up to level 30?
Arena pills cannot be used in Forbidden Instances anymore. Active arena pills are cleared when you enter a treasure instance
(Unconfirmed) Using bound rawjades to upgrade gear, turns your unbound gear to bound as well
(Unconfirmed) Starfall City is closed
(Unconfirmed) Kidnap does not reward unbound silver and repair tools anymore. Instead, you can only get unbound silver from the five activity cards from the 100 points activity box, and the opening time restriction is removed