Version 2.2.1

Summary	Valkyrie Pledge,  Violet Executer, and  Sakuno Rondo debut. Weapon type Crosses added. Chronicles Chapter Everlasting Memory. [Gluttony] theme added to the Infinity Abyss. Sakura Blossom, Nuwa, and 7th Sacred Relic buffs.  Yamabuki Armor nerf. Server time info added. [Friend Invitation] system added. Chinese voiceover for Character Interaction System added for Kiana.

Debut Info

GLB:

NA: 06:00, JUN 20, 2018

EU: 12:00, JUN 20, 2018

SEA: N/A

CN: N/A

JP: N/A

KR: N/A

TW/HK/MO: N/A

Summary:

•  Valkyrie Pledge,  Violet Executer, and  Sakuno Rondo debut.
• Weapon type Crosses added.
• Chronicles Chapter Everlasting Memory.
• [Gluttony] theme added to the Infinity Abyss.
• Sakura Blossom, Nuwa, and 7th Sacred Relic buffs.
•  Yamabuki Armor nerf.
• Server time info added.
• [Friend Invitation] system added.
• Chinese voiceover for Character Interaction System added for Kiana.

Update Log

Previous Update

Version 2.0

Next Update

Version 2.2.2

This summer, meet the world's cutest Valkyrie, Theresa! (つ・`ω´･)つ

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Welcome to v2.2.1 [Midsummer Beach Party]!

Update Content

※※※※※Story※※※※※

• Everlasting Memory

Born in a laboratory, what kind of memories and past does Theresa have to bear?

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※※※※※Battlesuits※※※※※

Sakuno Rondo

Valkyrie Pledge

Violet Executer

※※※※※Outfits※※※※※

Valkyrie Pledge

Violet Executer

Black Mamba

Blood Knight: Moonlight

Carrot and Beet Soup

Morning Sunshine

Pledge

School Swimsuit

Summer Dream

Sunny Beach

Vast Ocean

※※※※※Weapons※※※※※

AP Turret

Ai-chan's Candy

Balmung

Blood Embrace (Cross)

Brimstone

Cross

Fire Angel

Hailstone

Lightning Angel

Oath of Ice

Oath of Judah

Pledge of Sakura

Quantum Destroyer Type-II

Silver Reaper

The Dark Crusher

Xuanyuan Katana

※※※※※Stigmata※※※※※

Beach Party

Dracula

Naoe Kanetsugu

Otto Apocalypse (Stigmata)

Seele Vollerei (Stigmata)

Shigure Kira (Stigmata)

Summer Day

Theresa: Gluttony

Theresa: Origins

Yae Sakura: Hot Summer

※※※※※Events※※※※※

Game Adjustments & Optimizations

• Main Source(s):
  • Notice of Server Maintenance on June 20th, Honkai Impact 3 Official Site (Wayback Machine archive)
  • June 20th [Midsummer Beach Party] Version Update Details, Honkai Impact 3 Official Site (Wayback Machine archive)

Battlesuits

◆ Bronya

1. Fixed an issue where  Valkyrie Chariot and  Snowy Sniper's weapons would not display properly upon entering battle.

◆  Gyakushinn Miko

1. Fixed an issue that could cause problems with her Balde Reversal skill.

◆  Knight Moonbeam

1. Fixed an issue where  Knight Moonbeam's leader skill icon would be different in the preparation screen compared to the one shown in battle.

◆  Yamabuki Armor

1. Casting  Yamabuki Armor's ultimate skill will cancel her current attack (including cannons and lasers; if she is charging an attack with a cannon or missile launcher, the weapon will fire at its current charge state).

◆ Others

1. Changes were made to  Valkyrie Ranger &  Knight Moonbeam, all Yae Sakura and Himeko attack range, they now can properly hit monsters laying on the ground.

Equipment

◆ Armory Update

1. The new Cross weapon series is now available~ More powerful weapons are coming soon!
   1. New Weapons: Oath of Judah, Blood Embrace, Silver Cleaver, The Dark Crusher, Lightning Angel, Fire Angel, Cross Ice Bullets, Flame Bullets Launcher, Penetrating Bullets Launcher, Ice Oath, Ai-chan's Candy, Xuanyuan Katana, Cross, Pledge of Sakura, Quantum Destroyer Type-II, and Balmung.
   2. New Stigmata: Beach Party, Otto Apocalypse, Vampire Prince Set, Theresa: Gluttony, Shigure Kira, Naoe Kanetsugu, Theresa: Origins, Yae Sakura: Hot Summer, Seele Vollerei, and Summer Day.
2. Some new equipment will be available by exchanging in the shop, while some other equipment will be exclusively available via supply crates or events.

◆ Sakura Blossom

1. Increased the weapon's stats.
   1. Active Skill: Changed from adding a stack of Sakura Count to adding Sakura Brand, but can no longer be charged 2 times.
   2. Passive Skill: When the returning blade hits an enemy, the blade wave's cooldown will be immediately reset. Blade wave no longer requires Sakura Count or Sakura Brand to deal extra damage.

◆ Nuwa

1. The Stigma Nuwa (T) now has the following stat added: "When attacking an ignited target, all damage increased by 20%".

◆ 7th Sacred Relic

1. Active skill doesn't consume SP anymore. Maxed level passive skill Sacred Rule cooldown has been reduced from 12 seconds to 8 seconds, passive skill now has an increase crit rate effect.

◆ Rinaldo

1. Fixed an issue with Rinaldo (T) & Rinaldo (M) actual radius was 2.5 meters, but only 2 meters was shown.

◆ Others

1. All equipment and all character skills that reduce damage taken passively now share a limit up to a maximum of 85%. The immunity chance from DEF is not affected by damage reduction.
2. All laser weapons are now classified as rapid-fire weapons and characters with skills that affect lasers will also now affect rapid-fire weapons. (The actual effect doesn't change, it's just a change in name)
3. Improved some weapon models, skill icons, as well as weapon names and descriptions.

Gameplay

◆ Brand-New Extra Story - Everlasting Memory

1. Brand-new Extra Story [Everlasting Memory] now available, Captains can now experience Theresa's story and earn cool rewards~
2. [Everlasting Memory] has 4 Chapters in total to be opened from the version update: [Birth of Hatsume], [Regretless Guardianship], [Rebellious Lamentations] and [Intel Entry]. They are divided into 2 difficulties, normal and hard for Captains to explore.
3. Secret Shop: Clear Theresa's [Everlasting Memory], collect a certain number of emblems, and then access the [Secret Shop] in the [Shop] to exchange them for Theresa Character Fragment, Equipment, Upgrade Materials, etc. Clear [Everlasting Memory]'s [File] to be granted access to the [Secret Shop]
4. Captains can tap on [Attack] in the main menu, then enter [Everlasting Memory]'s battle map by accessing the [Extra Story] in the World Map. The first stage requires Captain Lv.20 and above to challenge.

◆ Abyss Theme Update

1. A new Infinity Abyss "Gluttony" theme has been added and will open for the first time on June 29th. This new theme will be on rotation with the normal abyss every two weeks, open from Monday to Sunday.

◆ Enemies

1. Changed the location of waves created by Titan enemies' smash,
2. Sickle Zombies behavior improved, they will no longer perform a strange backstep and hit nothing.
3. Supreme Modules hit by interruptible combos will not consistently fall back anymore.
4. Fixed an issue where Valkyries would be drawn towards Titan enemies' front side after they have used a charged smash attack.
5. Fixed Hasty Honkai Beasts' hitbox, they can now be attacked normally during some of their attack animation.

System

1. All-new character interaction system is here! Captains can initially choose Chinese and interact with Kiana via the text bubble. In following optimizations after the update, the Japanese voiceovers will also be added and Captains will be able to interact with more and more of their favorite characters.
2. The friend invitation system is now online. Captains can invite new friends to play the game together from the [Friends] menu. There will be new rewards for recruiting new friends!
3. Captains may now view our official Facebook and Discord links by tapping on the Ai-chan icon on the bottom right of the main game screen. Join our communities to make some Captain friends!
4. Would you like to know the current server time? Simply tap your Captain info on the upper left of the main game screen to view the current server time!
5. New special effects as well as damage number settings have been added. Please check out the "Settings"--"Other" menu to adjust these new features.
6. Standard Supply Optimization: After the game updates to version 2.2, all Captains will be guaranteed to receive a random S-rank Valkyrie after opening 33 Standard Supply Crates (regardless of when you started playing the game). This guaranteed droprate function is designed to improve the game experience for new players and is not related to Standard Supply's 1.5% droprate for S-rank Valkyrie characters.
7. Some ★3 and ★2 crosses (Theresa's weapons) will be added to Focused Supply, including: Dark Crusher, Lightning Angel, Fire Angel, Hailstone, Brimstone, AP Turret, and Ice Oath.
8. Some characters have been adjusted and bug have been fixed.
9. Special Effects
   1. Some in-battle special effects have been adjusted. Settings for these new effects as well as the option for turning off the damage numbers display can be changed under "Settings"--"Other."
10. Shop Upgrades
    1. Character fragments will now enter the discount pool in the Logistics Terminal, and will be also added to the basic materials purchase area.
    2. Various purchase limits in the shop have been uniformly increased.
    3. Common EXP materials and 1-star upgrade materials can now be purchased with  Coins.
    4. The option for quick select has been added for Armada Commissions, Base construction, and equipment upgrades. If you don't have sufficient materials, there will be an option to jump to the corresponding shop and the item needed will be automatically selected.
11. Mission Upgrades
    1. Added daily login mission.
    2. Stage completion missions added for Captains Lv.15 and below.
    3. Stamina missions have been adjusted to activate at Lv.10 rather than Lv.20.
    4. The level limits for 100 and 150 duty accumulation have been removed.
    5. A second round of missions will be added every week and the rewards will be increased.
    6. Captains Lv.20 and below now have Armada Commission, item purchase, and coin exchange missions. There are more available daily missions, making it easier to reach and complete the daily duty rewards.
12. Battle Upgrades
    1. Valkyries dispatched for Base Adventures can now be used in battle and are no longer restricted from entering battle stages.
    2. There is no longer a  Frenzy Chip restriction for being above the recommended level.
    3. The amount of EXP Captains Lv.30 and below receive for clearing a stage has been increased by 100%.
13. Armada Updates
    1. Dark Xuanyuan has been removed from the Armada bosses.
    2. Armada Matrix Exploration level has been adjusted to Lv.22.
    3. Challenge entries has been reduced from 5 to 3. Boss HP amounts have been reduced by 60%.
    4. Armada bosses were originally available from 18:00 ~ 24:00 and have been adjusted to 19:00 ~ 21:00.
14. New Player Experience
    1. Droprates of common upgrade materials have been increased.
    2. Speed-up cards will now be given to lower level players.
    3. Added a new notification to use EXP cards for lower level Captains.
15. Storyline Updates
    1. Increased the droprates of  SS Imaginon and  AE Imaginon.
    2. On hard difficulty, the droprate for  Honkai Pieces has been increased.
    3. Droprates of A-rank and B-rank character fragments have been increased. Clearing a Hard stage 3 times is guaranteed to drop 1 A-rank character fragment, and clearing a Supreme stage 2 times guarantees a A-rank character fragment.
16. Other Updates
    1. The challenge missions to equip the Desert Eagle and Hannah stigma have been changed to equipping weapons and stigmata of any rarity.
    2. The challenge missions to upgrade the Desert Eagle and Hannah stigma can be still collected now even when the items are upgraded past the mission objective requirements.
    3. Fixed an issue in Sakura Samsara where the bonus damage dealt from a stealth attack would alert surrounding enemies.
    4. Fixed an issue where incorrect materials would be gained from salvaging Warning stage weapons.

Trivia

• Going by .apk file names, this version was called [Version 2.2.1] despite being referenced as [2.2] in the patch notes. Following that format, the July 20 update that added  Sakuno Rondo was known as [Version 2.2.1.5] by Captains and was technically the shortest patch--lasting only 19 days.