Honkai Star Rail Update 2.0 Patch Notes, Gameplay, Trailer, and More

Honkai Star Rail Update 2.0 Patch Notes

Version Update Details

1. New Areas

The Reverie — Reality

• A renowned luxury hotel located at the intersection of dreams and reality, a favored destination for the wealthy and famous.

 Golden Hour

• The most prosperous "Moment" in Penacony, showcasing an entire city bathed in luxury. Here, melodies and merry-making never cease, and feasts continue evermore unto eternity.

Dream's Edge

• A city of dreams still under construction. The cosmos' most famous architects are invited to this place to become Penacony's "Dreamweavers."

A Child's Dream

• A realm formed from someone's distorted memories, where the course of streams has become aimless, and the hands of time have come to a halt.

The Reverie — Dreamscape

• A mirror image of The Reverie in the Dreamscape. For some unknown reason, it has fallen into a state of disrepair and is off-limits to guests.

2. New Characters

5-Star character Black Swan (Nihility: Wind)

• Black Swan is a DPS character capable of inflicting the enemy with "Arcana" through various means. "Arcana" is a unique form of DoT. Black Swan can trigger various additional effects based on the number of "Arcana" stacks on the enemy target.

5-Star character Sparkle (Harmony: Quantum)

• Sparkle is a support character capable of recovering Skill Points for allies and increasing the ally Skill Point limit. Additionally, Sparkle can Advance the Action of a designated ally, increase their CRIT DMG, and boost the DMG dealt by all allies.

4-Star character Misha (Destruction: Ice)

• Misha is a DPS character with Crowd Control capabilities. His Ultimate has a chance to Freeze enemies. After allies consume Skill Points, Misha's Ultimate can also unleash additional Hits Per Action.

3. New Light Cones

 5-Star "Reforged Remembrance (Nihility)"

• Obtainable through the "Brilliant Fixation" Light Cone Event Warp.

5-Star "Earthly Escapade (Harmony)"

• Obtainable through the "Brilliant Fixation" Light Cone Event Warp.

 4-Star "Indelible Promise (Destruction)"

• Obtainable through the "Brilliant Fixation" Light Cone Event Warp.

 4-Star "What Is Real? (Abundance)"

• Can be exchanged with Lucent Afterglow at the Light Cone Manifest store.

4-Star "Dreamville Adventure (Harmony)"

• Can be exchanged with Lucent Afterglow at the Light Cone Manifest store.

 4-Star "Final Victor (The Hunt)"

• Can be exchanged with Lucent Afterglow at the Light Cone Manifest store.

4-Star "Flames Afar (Destruction)"

• Can be exchanged with Lucent Afterglow at the Light Cone Manifest store.

4-Star "Destiny's Threads Forewoven (Preservation)"

• Can be exchanged with Lucent Afterglow at the Light Cone Manifest store.

4-Star "The Day The Cosmos Fell (Erudition)"

• Can be exchanged with Lucent Afterglow at the Light Cone Manifest store.

4-Star "It's Showtime (Nihility)"

• Can be exchanged with Lucent Afterglow at the Light Cone Manifest store.

4. New Story

Trailblaze Mission "Penacony — Long Day's Journey Into Night"

• Penacony, the Land of Dreams, a hedonistic paradise where countless Dreamchasers gather — Are you ready to join the Watchmaker's feast?
• Availability: Permanently open after the Version 2.0 update
• Unlock Conditions: Complete the Trailblaze Mission "Xianzhou Luofu — Obsequies Performed, A Long Road Ahead"

Companion Mission "Masquerade Duet"

• Sparkle has left an eerie challenge letter for Black Swan, and the latter has to rise to the challenge...
• Availability: Permanently open after the Version 2.0 update
• Unlock Conditions: Complete the Trailblaze Mission "Penacony — Whodunit"

5. New Events

 Dreamchaser Bulletin

• On your way to Penacony, you receive a tabloid in your inbox. It may be worth examining to see if there is any noteworthy news.
• Event Period: After the Version 2.0 update –2024/03/25 03:59:00(server time)
• Prerequisite: Complete the Trailblaze Mission "Xianzhou Luofu — Obsequies Performed, A Long Road Ahead"

Hanu's Prison Break

• Dr. Edward has created a new dream bubble with a unique theme, receiving rave reviews from customers who have experienced it. What makes it so exciting? You'll have to try it yourself.
• Event Period: 2024/02/08 12:00:00 –2024/03/25 03:59:00(server time)
• Participation Requirement: Complete the Trailblaze Mission "Penacony — Through a Glass Darkly"

Dreamjolt TV

• Some of the TV screens in Penacony start to air some strange programs, drawing the attentions of you and a certain Penacony television station...
• Event Period: 2024/02/29 12:00:00 –2024/03/25 03:59:00(server time)
• Participation Requirement: Complete the Trailblaze Mission "Penacony — Whodunit"

Gift of Stellarium

• When logging into the game during the event period, Trailblazers can obtain rewards from the Travel Log: Star Rail Special Pass ×10.

• Gift of Odyssey

Log in every day during the event to obtain check-in rewards. Trailblazers can claim Star Rail Special Pass ×10 after checking in for 7 days!

Please refer to future announcements for information on other events.

6. Others

Enemies

• Memory Zone Meme "Something Unto Death," Stellaron Hunter Sam, Memory Zone Meme "Heartbreaker," Memory Zone Meme "Allseer," Dreamjolt Troupe's Sweet Gorilla, Dreamjolt Troupe's Beyond Overcooked, Dreamjolt Troupe's Mr. Domescreen, Dreamjolt Troupe Spring Loader, Dreamjolt Troupe's Bubble Hound, Dreamjolt Troupe's Birdskull, and Lordly Trashcan

Stage

• New Stages for Penacony and the Xianzhou Luofu:
• Calyx (Golden) Stages: Bud of Memories (Penacony), Bud of Aether (Penacony), Bud of Treasures (Penacony), Bud of Memories (Xianzhou Luofu), Bud of Aether (Xianzhou Luofu), Bud of Treasures (Xianzhou Luofu)
• Calyx (Crimson) Stages: Bud of Destruction (Scalegorge Waterscape), Bud of Harmony (The Reverie — Dreamscape), Bud of Nihility (Alchemy Commission). Completing these challenges successfully will allow you to obtain Trace Materials for the Paths of Destruction, Harmony, and Nihility.
• Stagnant Shadow Stages: Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Nectar, Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Roast. Completing these challenges successfully will allow you to obtain the Ice-Type Character Ascension Material "Dream Fridge" and the Quantum-Type Character Ascension Material "Dream Flamer."
• Cavern of Corrosion Stages: Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Dreamdive. Completing this challenge successfully will allow you to obtain the Cavern Relics "Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters" and "Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machinations."

Relic

• Cavern Relic: Pioneer Diver of Dead Waters
• Cavern Relic: Watchmaker, Master of Dream Machinations

Missions

• Adventure Mission "Envision a Rose Forthcoming"
• Adventure Mission "Cosmic Star"
• Adventure Mission "The Trees At Peace"
• Adventure Mission "Goodness Is Rare"

System

• New "Fate's Atlas" System: Fate's Atlas presents the important events Trailblazers may encounter in the Trailblazing expedition. As the Trailblazing expedition progresses, Trailblazers will have the chance to be involved in more important events. Trailblazers can also view unlock conditions for locked events in their detail pages.
• New Dreamscape Pass: A copy of the Dreamscape Scrapbook held by every guest of The Reverie Hotel. Trailblazers can collect stickers by exploring Penacony and via completing missions and world missions. Using the stickers to decorate the scrapbook will increase the completion of the corresponding pages and earn rewards. After collecting a certain number of stickers, corresponding rewards can be claimed from the Sticker Collection as well!
• New "Clockie's Offering": By exploring Penacony and completing missions, Trailblazers can obtain "Clock Credits" to upgrade the Clockie Statue Level and collect corresponding rewards.

Gameplay

• Treasures Lightward: New Permanent Game Mode "Forgotten Hall: Memory of Chaos" and "Pure Fiction" will be alternatively refreshed. Please check out the following for details.
• Memory of Chaos: Dreamland of Longing
• 2024/02/19 04:00:00 – 2024/04/01 03:59:00(server time)
• All allies' Basic ATK and Skill deal 50% more damage. Whenever a Skill Point is consumed, Memory Turbulence gains 1 Hit Per Action, up to a maximum of 10. At the beginning of each Cycle, each Hit Per Action will deal DMG once to a random enemy based on the target's Max HP.
• Pure Fiction: An Expression of Eloquence
• 2024/03/04 04:00:00 – 2024/04/15 03:59:00(server time)
• Accumulate the amount of DMG dealt by follow-up attacks by allies. When this DMG amount reaches 100%, deal a set amount of DMG to all enemies.
• Memory of Chaos: Eve of Wanton Feast
• 2024/03/18 04:00:00 – 2024/04/29 03:59:00(server time)
• Summons a Trotter at the beginning of each wave or each Cycle. The Trotter takes 200% more DMG from Basic ATKs and DoTs. When the Trotter is defeated and if an enemy is afflicted with Bleed, Shock, Burn, or Wind Shear, the DoT it is currently afflicted with will immediately deal damage equal to 50% of the original damage with a high chance to inflict Bleed, Shock, Burn, and Wind Shear on all enemies, lasting for 3 turns.

 Others

• Some photos have been added to the photo wall on March 7th's room. Trailblazers can check it out after completing the corresponding Trailblaze Missions.

4 New Assignments: A Startling Night Terror, Tranquility of Vimala-bhumi, Fragments of Illusory Dreams, Scalpel and Screwdriver. Completing these Assignments will allow you to obtain specific materials and Synthesis Materials.

Adds character messages, avatars, readables, Achievements, stickers, and loading screen introductory texts.

Bug Fixes

Characters and Enemies

• Fixes the issue where the interval time for interrupting Topaz & Numby (The Hunt: Fire)'s Technique was abnormal.
• Fixes an issue where the disappearing apple lacks special effects when Dr. Ratio (The Hunt: Imaginary)'s idle animation is interrupted.
• Fixes the issue where the Eidolon 6 effect hint text will appear in abnormal positions for Dan Heng • Imbibitor Lunae (Destruction: Imaginary).
• Fixes the issue where Huohuo (Abundance: Wind)'s Basic ATK visual effects will abnormally move with her if she moves in the overworld after using her Basic ATK.
• Fixes an issue where the "Ignores the enemy's Weakness Type and depletes their Toughness" effect is not displayed for Xueyi (Destruction: Quantum)'s Ultimate for certain Android devices.
• Fixes an issue where the "Ignores the enemy's Weakness Type and depletes their Toughness" Ultimate effect is not displayed when Xueyi (Destruction: Quantum) attacks the enemy Cloud Knight Lieutenant Yanqing's Flying Sword.
• Fixes an issue where characters won't engage in idle animations after certain actions are performed.
• Fixes abnormal effects for certain characters when they are idle.
• Fixes the issue where Dr. Ratio (The Hunt: Imaginary) would display abnormal expressions in specific situations during battles.
• Fixes an issue where some of the effects during Argenti (Erudition: Physical)'s "Merit Bestowed in 'My' Garden" Ultimate are abnormally missing when auto-battle is on.
• Fixes an issue with Ruan Mei (Harmony: Ice) where parts of the costume texture were missing in her model.
• Fixes the issue with Ruan Mei (Harmony: Ice) where her model is displayed abnormally when she sprints.
• Fixes an issue with Ruan Mei (Harmony: Ice) where there was slight clipping between the weapon and character model when performing Basic ATKs in the overworld.
• Fixes an issue with Welt (Nihility: Imaginary) where the special dimension created by his Technique did not reduce the movement speed of enemies.
• Fixes an issue in specific circumstances where Argenti (Erudition: Physical)'s Ultimate icon will still be displayed as inactive after activating the Ultimate.
• Fixes an error in Qingque (Erudition: Quantum)'s Eidolon 2 icon regarding the effect symbol in the bottom-right corner.
• Fixes the abnormal display of the sleeves in the Basic ATK preparation animation for Xueyi (Destruction: Quantum).
• Fixes the issue where Guinaifen (Nihility: Fire) couldn't break destructible objects with her Technique in certain situations.
• Fixes the issue where the audio loop for the sound effects after activating Luocha (Abundance: Imaginary)'s Ultimate was abnormal.
• Fixes the issue with Sushang (The Hunt: Physical) where her Ultimate effects were displaying abnormally on mobile devices.
• Fixes the issue where being attacked by the enemy Grunt: Field Personnel's "Clock In" ability did not cause the attacked character to regenerate Energy.
• Fixes the issue where the enemies "Guardian Shadow" and "The Ascended" could not attack characters under specific circumstances in the overworld.
• Fixes the issue where the icons for the "Vulnerability" debuff on some enemies were inconsistent.
• Fixes an issue where the display text "Debuff dispelled" appears in place of an enemy summon when the enemy Senior Staff: Team Leader (Bug) uses their "Worst Performer Is Fired" ability.
• Fixes an issue where the animations are abnormal when certain enemies attack Dr. Ratio (The Hunt: Imaginary)'s Technique-made Statue.

 Combat

• Fixes the issue where the ally and enemy order change prompt in the Action Order is incorrect when activating an Ultimate in certain circumstances. This fix does not affect the actual gameplay.
• Fixes an issue where some healing skills couldn't trigger the character's combat voice line "Health Recovery."
• Fixes an issue where Clara (Destruction: Physical) and the enemy Trotter of Destruction can trigger an abnormal number of Counters in certain circumstances.

System

• Fixes an inconsistency in Blade (Destruction: Wind)'s faction between his data bank entry and when filtering Messages.
• Fixes an issue where character models might display abnormal radiance in the team screen under certain circumstances.
• Fixes faulty wording in "Pure Fiction: Tales of a Tethered Bird."
• Fixes the issue where the speaker tag is missing in Huohuo (Abundance: Wind)'s interaction voice line "Added to Team With Xueyi" in the Data Bank.
• Fixes an issue where the achievement "The Hunter Games" couldn't be completed under specific circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where the Curio "Insect Web" was not counted toward the condition required for the achievement "King of Curses."

Environment Visuals

• Fixes an issue where enemy alert prompts are obscured by fog on certain maps.
• Fixes an issue where a character's phone is inconsistently affected by lighting effects when compared to the character's model when bringing up the Phone menu in in-door maps.
• Fixes an issue where specific characters on the team cannot be selected after being teleported in a map under certain circumstances.
• Fixes an issue where switching between tabs in the "Status Effect" screen multiple times caused the Technique Buff to display under the wrong tab. This fix does not affect the actual effects of character abilities.

Gameplay

• Fixes an issue where the gameplay interface might abnormally shake when applying Graffiti in the Critter Pick game mode on certain mobile devices.
• Fixes an issue where the ground of the map is displayed abnormally for certain maps when "Path Resonance: Elation" is used in the Simulated Universe.
• Fixes the issue where the Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears' weaken effect "During the boss fight in the Third Plane, the boss will be inflicted with specific Type Weakness" does not take effect for the enemies "Automaton Grizzly (Complete)" and "Automaton Direwolf (Complete)" under certain circumstances.
• Fixes the issue where the system interface displayed abnormally in specific situations when entering the Simulated Universe through the Interastral Peace Guide.
• Fixes an issue where an "Index Locked" prompt appeared abnormally when repairing a destroyed Curio in Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears.
• Fixes an issue where the special effects were abnormal when the Domain: Creation's effect gets triggered in Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears, causing the domain icon to change.
• Fixes an issue in Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears where the description of the buff effect "Baseline" of Dice Face's General Buff: Baseline lacked some information in the Real-Time Combat View interface. This fix does not affect the actual effects of the buff.
• Fixes an issue in Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears where Herta's avatar was not fully displayed in certain tutorial segments.
• Fixes an issue in some situations where selecting a Blessing in the Simulated Universe causes abnormal game progress.
• Fixed an issue where the Select Curio screen overlapped with the domain description screen in certain situations.
• Fixed an issue where the restored HP from the Blessing "Wreath of Interlaced Pipes" did not match the description.
• Fixes an issue with the background story of the Curio "Indecipherable Box" where the Curio's name was incorrect. This fix does not affect the effect of this Curio.
• Fixed an issue in the game mode "A Foxian Tale of the Haunted" where some NPC atmospheric voice lines were soundless in the mission "Percipient."
• Fixed an issue where after completing all reward conditions in the game mode "A Foxian Tale of the Haunted," its tab was still displayed as incomplete in Conventional Memoir under specific circumstances.
• Fixed an issue where the Energy regeneration effect of the martialism "Jumping Side Kick" in the game mode "Boulder Town Martial Exhibition" was not functioning correctly under specific circumstances.

Audio

• Fixes the issue in the English voice over where parts of Sampo (Nihility: Wind)'s voice were inconsistent.
• Fixes the issue in the English voice over where Dr. Ratio (The Hunt: Imaginary)'s "About Ruan Mei" audio is incorrect.
• Fixes certain incorrect English dialogue voice lines for the NPC March 7th during the Trailblaze Continuance "Jarilo-VI — Future Market."
• Fixes an issue where certain sound effects are missing when selecting and equipping Relics.
• Fixes some audio issues that occur when playing on iOS devices.
• Fixes an issue where some system interface sound effects were missing when using a controller.

 Missions

• Fixes an issue where the NPC Asta is abnormally missing at a specific mission segment if players switch their mission navigation to the Adventure Mission "Spirit Traces" after beginning Trailblaze Continuance "The Blue — Mundane Troubles."
• Fixes an issue where Trailblaze Continuance "Jarilo-VI" — "Future Market (II)" required restarting the game to complete under specific circumstances.

Others

• Fixes an issue where the icons for the Light Cones "Patience Is All You Need (Nihility)" and "The Unreachable Side (Destruction)" are blurry in the data bank on PS5™ devices.
• Fixes the abnormal lowering of in-game graphical quality when setting graphics to Very High on certain Android devices.
• In-game texts for the 13 languages have been adjusted, optimized, and fixed. These changes do not affect the actual effects. Trailblazers can switch the game language through "Phone — Settings — Language" and view the corresponding changes in the announcement.
• Fixes and optimizations in English include the following (they have no impact on the actual in-game effects):
• Optimizes the effect description of March 7th (Preservation: Ice)'s Eidolon 6 and the description and brief description of Dr. Ratio (The Hunt: Imaginary)'s Technique.
• Optimizes some of the text in the character stories for Silver Wolf (Nihility: Quantum), Hanya (Harmony: Physical), and Argenti (Erudition: Physical), as well as updates the subtitles for certain voice lines for Dr. Ratio (The Hunt: Imaginary).
• Optimizes the description of the ability effects for the Light Cone "Baptism of Pure Thought (The Hunt)."
• Optimizes the descriptions to achieve the "Meta-Guardians of the Galaxy" Achievement.
• Optimizes the name of the NPC "Teach Xianzhou culture."
• Optimizes the expression of "DMG Mitigation" and "Weakness Protected."
• Optimizes certain descriptions within the gameplay mode "A Foxian Tale of the Haunted."
• Optimizes some of the text in various parts, including rule explanations, item descriptions, record names, readables, Anchor explanations, messages, Trailblaze Missions, Adventure Mission guides, story dialogues, tutorials and instructions, and data bank descriptions.

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Honkai Star Rail

Honkai Star Rail is an exciting role-playing game developed by miHoYo, the same team behind the hugely popular Genshin Impact. In this game, players take on the role of the "Trailblazer," venturing across different worlds to tackle crises caused by the mysterious "Stellaron." The game had its closed beta test in October 2021 and was officially released worldwide in April 2023 for Windows and mobile platforms, with a PlayStation 5 version following in October 2023. While there's anticipation for a PlayStation 4 release, it's yet to be confirmed.

What's intriguing about Honkai Star Rail is its connection to the broader Honkai series, incorporating characters from Honkai Impact 3rd and gameplay elements from Genshin Impact, although with some significant changes to both. It's worth noting that this game marks miHoYo's first foray into turn-based gameplay.

Thanks to the success of Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail had high expectations even before its release. It received nominations and awards, including the Most Wanted Game Award at the Golden Joystick Awards in 2022 and the Best Popularity Award at the World Science Fiction Game Annual Awards in 2023. Overall, it's a highly anticipated game that brings together elements from miHoYo's previous successes while introducing new gameplay mechanics and an engaging storyline.

Honkai Star Rail Gameplay

Honkai Star Rail offers gameplay reminiscent of classic Japanese role-playing games. Players assemble a team of characters, with up to four in battle at once, engaging in turn-based combat. Each character comes with unique stats influencing their prowess, alongside elemental affinities dictating the type of damage they deal. Further adding depth, characters are assigned to specific Paths, defining their roles in combat, and possess distinct abilities called Traces for strategic use.

To augment their strength, characters wield Light Cones, special weapons with various effects that synergize with their assigned Paths. Additionally, players can equip Relics, similar to Genshin Impact's Artifacts, to further enhance character capabilities.

Beyond combat, the game offers elements of exploration within open-world environments and dungeons. It retains the gacha system from miHoYo's previous hit, Genshin Impact, allowing players to spend in-game currency earned through gameplay or purchased with real money to unlock new characters and weapons.

Honkai Star Rail promises a blend of strategic combat, character customization, and exploration, drawing inspiration from classic RPGs while incorporating familiar mechanics from miHoYo's acclaimed titles

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