Dear Ladies and Lords,

To provide you with a better gaming experience, all servers of Fate of the Empress will be under maintenance on 2023/11/28 (UTC+8). You will not be able to login to the game during the maintenance. The estimated maintenance duration is about 7 hours. And maintenance time may be adjusted according to the actual situation.

Update rewards will be sent by mail after the maintenance.

Players of SEA Servers may not be able to participate in Trivia Quiz (18:30) on 2023/11/28 due to the maintenance.

Players of EU Servers may not be able to participate in Trivia Quiz (12:00) and Noon · Wondrous Talents on 2023/11/28 due to the maintenance.

Corresponding compensation rewards will be sent to players of those servers after the maintenance.

This is a compulsory update. Your highness will have to download the latest game version (2.2.1) at App Store or Google Play before entering the game.

【Maintenance Duration】

SEA Servers: 11/28 14:00 - 21:00 (UTC+8)

NA Servers: 11/27 22:00 - 11/28 05:00 (UTC-8)

EU Servers: 11/28 07:00 - 14:00 (UTC+1)

【Servers】

All servers

【Updates】

New Version Ocean Realm will be available after the update.

1. Basic setting of Ocean Realm

(1). How to enter

After the update, all servers in Cirrus Ⅰ, Cirrus Ⅱ, Cirrus Ⅲ will automatically get the access to Ocean Realm. Other servers can enter Ocean Realm when the division level achieves Cirrus. Players need to promote to Office 7 and complete the pre-task before enter Ocean Realm.

(2). Role Status

There are two new role status: Health and Energy.

Health: You will lose part of health when you encounter patrols and engage in battles. When Health reduces to 0, you will automatically return to the birth point and recover Health to full. Health Pill can be used to recover Health.   

Energy: It consumes Energy to collect materials. The collection will stop when Energy reduces to 0. Energy can recover with time or recover by using Energy Pill.

(3). Main Task

The main task of Ocean Realm unlocks after entering Ocean Realm. Complete the main tasks to know the story of Ocean Realm.

(4). Fame

Fame points can be obtained from Event, Wonderful Myriads and Suburb Boss. Increase Fame level to unlock more functions and gameplay, like Collection, Energy Cap Lift, Wonderful Myriads, Water Ride, Guild Master, etc.

(5). Event

Complete events on the corresponding island every day to earn lots of Fame and EXP. Higher Fame brings more Fame Points in Event.

Boss Defeat: After the event starts, one of the three bosses, Zhou Liyang, Lan Yingqing, and Liu Dongyang, will be selected based on certain rules. Every week, they will take their subordinates to different islands( related to the unlocking progress of the server islands). Each island will open corresponding boss-related quests during specific time periods. Get Morale Points by completing quests in Preparation Stage during Monday 00:00 to Sunday 19:00. When the Morale Points reach 100%, the boss will appear on Sunday at 19:00 for 30 minutes for everyone to challenge!

(6). Promotion

The rank rewards have been adjusted in Ocean Realm. According to player’s historical highest rank, a compensation reward will be sent by mail when player first time enters Ocean Realm.

(7). Weather

New weather Stormy, Foggy and Blood Moon. Special weather is great for collecting materials.

2. New Function and Gameplay:

(1). Function-Companion Spirit

Unlock: Complete twin lands story quests to unlock side stories. Complete the side quest to unlock Companion Spirit.

Obtain: The owned Spirit can be turned into the Companion Spirit through Affix. Only 1 Companion Spirit obtained from Affix can be deployed for each Hero. The initial Companion Spirit can also be obtained through Mold. Cultivate it to Post Serenity to Reify and get one of Companion Spirits.

Deploy: Max 3 Companion Spirits can be deployed for each Hero. Effective proportions are different for different positions. The main position is unlocked by default. The other positions are unlocked based on Prospect level of the bound Companion Spirits.

Hydrophile: Each type of Companion Spirits has a corresponding Hydrophile level. A higher Hydrophile level means a higher Prospect level cap that can be lifted through Upgrade.

Cultivate: Prospect levels can be increased by using pills. Cultivation increases basic attributes of Companion Spirits. Based on Companion Spirit type, the upper limit of increased attributes and values after Upgrade are different.

Prospect: Each upgrade of Prospect increases attributes, and when it comes to an important Upgrade phase, cultivation attribute cap will be lifted.

Echo: Echo Skills can be bound to Heroes’ Active or Rage skills to improve skill effects.

Fortify: At specific Prospect level, Immortal Dust can be used to level up Fortify skills to increase attributes for Companion Spirits.

(2). Function-Soul Artifacts

Craft: Designs and materials corresponding to the tier and the part are needed to craft Soul Artifacts.  

Equip: There are Soul Artifacts for 5 parts. 1 Soul Artifact for each part can be equipped on each Hero. The higher tier of Soul Artifact, the better basic and additional attributes.

Enhance&Refine: Enhance and Refine increase basic attributes of Soul Artifacts. The cap of Enhance and Refine level are decided by Soul Artifact Tier.

Soulite Inlay: The number of Soulites that can be inlaid on a Soul Artifact is decided by the quality of the artifact.

Additional Attribute: Additional attributes are obtained when the Soul Artifact is obtained. The values of additional attributes are decided by Soul Artifact Tier and quality. Additional attributes of other Soul Artifacts can be fused in Craft,

(3). Function-Guild Master

There are two kinds of masters, Pharmacists and Armorers. Guild masters with different attributes and temperaments have different capacity caps and skill tendencies.

Guild can train owned Guild Masters, including Appeal level-up and perceiving skills, which can greatly improve their crafting capability.

Guild Masters can be discorded by other guilds, if masters are not protected well, they will enter Bonanza Attic for auction or leave when Loyalty is too low.

Bonanza Attic: Every three days, masters come Bonanza Attic for skill exchanges. Pick the one you want and pay honor.

Bonanza Attic Auction: Only guilds ranked top 3 in Guild Master Discord can, together with the master’s original guild, bid for the guild master.

The guild whose Discord Points register 70% or more of the total number can have the final showdown with the master’s original guild, other guilds.

Auction starts in Bonanza Attic at 19:00 daily, lasting for 1 hour each time. After placing the initial bid, each guild can make one additional bid, with the amounts kept secret from one another. The guild that has invested the highest amount wins.

(4). Function-Water Ride

Water Ride unlocks after entering Ocean Realm. Water Rides with Water superscripts allow you to ride on waters. There are two types of Water Rides: Native Water Rides and Evolved Water Rides. The former ones can be obtained in events. The latter ones need to be evolved with Evolve Cards first.

(5). Function-Craft

Collect materials in Ocean Realm and craft Pills in Life Skill-Craft.

(6). Gameplay-Twin Temple

Players can team up to participate in the Twin Temple, complete tasks and challenge elite bosses to get rich rewards including Soul Artifact Design, Soul Artifact Craft Material and Ocean Coin.

(7). Function-Wonderful Myriads

There are two major classifications of Wonderful Myriads, namely Flora and Object. Both can be collected through collection and daily drops. Collect a certain number of an item and it will be activated in Wonderful Myriads. Rewards can be obtained when certain progress of an activated item is achieved.

(8). New Gameplay: Ocean Elites

Team up with cross-server players that meet the conditions for challenges.

3. New Hero: Shen Yuanzhi

-Active Skill: Phoenix Roar(Lv.1)

Deal DMG of 200% ATK to 2 enemies in succession, steal 20 Rage from every target, recover HP of 20% DMG dealt, and store the same amount. If the targets are the same, decrease the DMG by 50%.

-Rage Skill: Flame Song(Lv.1)

Deal DMG of 400% ATK to 3 enemies and additional DMG of 100% stored value to every target. Stored value is reset after release.

-Passive Skill: Sun Flare(Lv 0)

When an ally is attacked, 10% chance to trigger her counterattack, dealing DMG of 80% ATK (max 3 times per round) and storing the counterattack DMG.

DMG taken is reduced by 20% and the reduced DMG is stored.

Max stored value is 200% of her HP. When stored value reaches 10% max HP, deal DMG of 30% stored value to the enemies with the lowest HP. Stored value is not reset.

-Bond Skill: Joined Forces(Lv 0)

Trigger when deployed with Shen Chuyin.

When Shen Yuanzhi is affected by Control effect, transfer the Control effect to Shen Chuyin (can trigger Shen Chuyin’s Control Immunity effect).

When one of them recovers HP, the other recovers the same amount.

4. New Spirit: Rosy Star

Rosy Star

Passive Skill: Sunken Stars (Lv.5)

Increase the carrier’s DMG Buff by 39% at the beginning of the round. (Upgrade to [Mid Blossom Ⅰ]）

5. New Relic: Royal Coral (Divine)

Royal Coral

I The level cap of Divine Relic is 100

I Attributes(Lv 0): 

Team HP: 36000

Team ATK: 1800

Team DEF: 1800

Team RES: 1872 (Unlock at 4-star Lv. 70)

l Feng Shui Effect (7-star):

Increase HP of Relic Reverb Slot 5 by 70%. Every time rewards are obtained from Elite Trail challenges, increase Team AGI by 10(0/10000).(Unlock at 7-star Lv. 100)

l Increase level and star level to increase attributes added. Sublime is available for the relic.

Active Skill: Destiny Seal (Lv.1)

Deal DMG of 5% max HP(not exceeding 120% of the character’s ATK) to 3 random enemies. If the target is under Control effect, cast Confine on the targets for 1 round. (Confine: Unable to release skill or receive healing effects.)

Rage Skill: Angry Waves (Lv.1)

Deal DMG of 5% ATK (not exceeding 150% of the character’s ATK) to 4 random enemies. If the target is under Control effect, decrease target DEF by 10% and DMG Res by 20%, lasting 2 rounds.

Passive Skill: Loyal Follower (Lv.1)

Share 35% DMG when allies are being attacked.

l Obtain from Events.

6. New Ride: Spirit Fox, Floral Flute; Luster Appearance: Purity Glow, Waning Void

(1) Spirit Fox

Attributes:

Team DEF: 290

Team HP: 4500

Obtain from Events.

(2) Floral Flute

Attributes:

Team DEF: 135

Team HP: 2000

Obtain from Events.

(3) Purity Glow

Luster Appearance of Spirit Fox

Attributes:

Team ATK: 30

Team HP: 550

Obtain from Events.

(4) Waning Void

Luster Appearance of Peacock Ode

Attributes:

Team ATK: 30

Team HP: 550

Obtain from Events.

7. New Costume: Porcelain Grace, Southwest Charm, Tune of Rice

Various new costumes for character are coming! Participate in the events and get your preferred ones!

8. Other Optimizations:  

(1). Pet catching: all kinds of pets can be caught by Pet Bait(include fabled spirit pets and godly spirit pets). It has a higher possibility to catch Spirit Pets by using new item Advanced Pet Bait.

(2). Less experience is required for each level above Lv.80. And the unlock level of some functions has been adjusted. After this update, most players will have different levels of improvement, the level ceiling of 220 will remain unchanged, and the spilled experience will be stored to the experience pool.

(3). After update, some functions need to be unlocked when the division level and character level achieve a certain level. Players who have unlocked those functions are not affected.

(4). Gameplay:

Wondrous Talents: After entering Ocean Realm, Dusk·Wondrous will be removed.

Loop Quest: After entering Ocean Realm, Loop Quest will be removed.

Silk Road: The unlock level of Silk Road has been adjusted to 85. Memento Design will be removed from rewards. Advanced Pet Bait and Fabled Pet Shard will be added to rewards.

(5). New World Elites Meng Jiusi and Shen Yuanzhi will be available after update.

(6). New Layer Peont Garden Ⅴ and Centrum Terrace Layer Ⅴ will be available after update.

(7). Quick Improve and Quick Complete will be available for Ride Root, Palace Roam and Illusory Towers.

(8). Pet Breed Partner: You can filter pet kind and pet gift in Find Partner.

(9). New items are added in shop.  

(10). Other function and event optimizations.

【Tips】

1. There will be a 5-minute maintenance countdown before the maintenance starts, during which you can not do anything in the game. As soon as the maintenance starts, you will not be able to log in the game. Please arrange your time in advance.

2. Please take note of your account, password as well as your server name before the maintenance.

3. Please pay attention to the time of your Banquets and prearrange them in case of any unnecessary losses.

4. Thanks for your understanding and support. Please do not hesitate to contact us as following if you have any problems.

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