Dear Ladies and Lords,

To provide you with a better gaming experience, all servers of Fate of the Empress will be under maintenance on 2023/4/25 (UTC+8). You will not be able to login to the game during the maintenance. The estimated maintenance duration is about 4 hours. And maintenance time may be adjusted according to the actual situation.

Update rewards will be sent by mail after the maintenance.

This update will be contained in a patch, which will be detected and loaded when you log in to the game after the maintenance.

【Maintenance Duration】

SEA Servers: 4/25 14:00 - 18:00 (UTC+8)

NA Servers: 4/24 23:00 - 4/25 03:00 (UTC-7)

EU Servers: 4/25 08:00 - 12:00 (UTC+2)

【Servers】

All servers

【Updates】

1. New Function: Trigram，Exquisite Shop

(1) Trigram

Trigram is available at Lv. 85. Trigrams can be unlocked by consuming Trigram Book of the same title. When unlocked and enabled, Trigrams provide bonus attributes for the whole team, as well as countering bonuses during battles. Max 6 Banners can be equipped on a Trigram to improve attributes for Heroes of the corresponding positions. There are countering effects among Trigrams. DMG of the whole countered team will be decreased. DMG of the whole countering team will be increased.   

Level Up & Advance

A Trigram can be leveled up and can be advanced at certain levels. Advance increase the number of Banner that can be equipped.

Disassemble & Merge

Disassemble Trigram Books grants Trigram shards. Trigram shards can be merged into random Trigram Books.

Banner & Banner Merge

There are 5 types of Banners: Peak Banner, Tiger Banner, Flame Banner, Eagle Banner and River Banner. Banners of lower levels can be merged into Banners of higher levels. Different Banners provides buffs for different attributes, the higher levels of the Banner, the more and better buffs.  

(2) Exquisite Shop

Reach Lv. 30 to unlock Exquisite Shop. Rare items can be purchased with Exquisite Coins. Items in Exquisite Shop are refreshed at 00:00 on Mondays. The limited items server-wide can be obtained after the application is approved. Exquisite Coins are available from Fond Dream - Endless Nightmares, Peak Rivals Ranking Rewards, Star Coin shop, Skin shop and Scenic Area shop.

2. New Gameplay: Illusory Towers, Fond Dream - Endless Nightmares

(1) Illusory Towers

New gameplay-Illusory Towers is available in Daily events. There are two types of trails-Morning Tower and Gloom Tower. Clear one stage to unlock the next. Before the challenge, your highness can change the Trigram equipped on the enemy team based on the Trigrams you owned. There is a chance of getting the Trigram Books of the enemies by challenging the cleared stages.

Condition: Main Character achieves Lv. 85.

Unlock Time: All Day

(2) Illusory Towers Ranking

The Illusory Towers Ranking will be launched at the same time after the Illusory Towers is online. The ranking duration is two months. The ranking will be based on the number of stages cleared, the more stage cleared, the better ranking and ranking rewards. If the same number of stages are cleared, the player who clears the stage earlier will be ranked better.

Settlement Time: 2023/06/26 00:00:00

Ranking Rewards: This ranking is available for all servers’ players. After the countdown is over, the ranking rewards will be sent by mail.

(3) Fond Dream - Endless Nightmares

Endless Nightmares with new difficulty level is available in Fond Dream. During the event, your highness can decide the order to challenge 8 opponents. Clear the stages to win great chest rewards including Exquisite Coins!

Condition: Main Character achieves Lv. 100 and Server Day 30

Unlock Time: Tue-Sun 00:00~23:59

3. New Spirit Pet: Chenghuang

Gift: 20-180   

Personality: Timid

Skill: (The better the gift, the higher the quality and more skills owned by the pet)

Enchanted Lullaby(exclusive): Chant the lullaby to all enemies at the beginning of the first 3 rounds, with a chance to daze max 2 enemies. Daze: Decrease DEF, unable to move and be awakened when attacked, lasting 1 round.

Drowsy Dream(unlock at T2 Condense): Chant the lullaby to all enemies at the beginning of the first 3 rounds, with a chance to daze max 2 enemies. Daze: Decrease DEF, unable to move and be awakened when attacked, lasting 1 round. Decrease DMG dealt and healing effect for 1 round after the unit under Daze and Slumber effects is awakened.

Dual Croon(unlock at T5 Condense): Chant the lullaby to all enemies at the beginning of the first 3 rounds, with a chance to daze max 2 enemies. Daze: Decrease DEF, unable to move and be awakened when attacked, lasting 1 round. A dazed target can be dazed again into Slumber state. Slumber: Decrease DEF, unable to move and be awakened by DMG lower than a percentage of the unit’s max HP. Decrease DMG dealt and healing effect for 1 round after the unit under Daze and Slumber effects is awakened.

Sleepy Notes(unlock at T9 Condense): Chant the lullaby to all enemies at the beginning of the first 3 rounds, with a chance to daze max 2 enemies. Daze: Decrease DEF, unable to move and be awakened when attacked, lasting 1 round. A dazed target can be dazed again into Slumber state. Slumber: Decrease DEF, unable to move and be awakened by DMG lower than a percentage of the unit’s max HP for 1 round. Later the unit under Daze and Slumber effects enters a deep sleep and cannot be awakened when HP is higher than a certain number. Decrease DMG dealt and healing effect for 1 round after the unit under Daze and Slumber effects is awakened.

Hide: Increase Pet DEF

Bold: Increase a certain percentage of Pet HP

Tear: Increase a certain percentage of Pet BEF

Lick Wound: Increase Pet DMG RES

Swiftness: Increase AGI

4. New Skin: Literati Urbanity

New skin for Fu Yunqi

Active Skill: Vernal Creek (Lv.1)

Deal DMG of 125% ATK to 3 enemies and obtain 3 imprints. If the target’s HP is higher than 50%, the target receives 25% more DMG. Before releasing a minor skill, consume 2 random imprints and obtain bonus effects according to consumed imprints.

Sum Imprint: Increase DMG of the attack by 45%.(Prior Use)

Spring Imprint: Recover HP 20% of the DMG dealt this time.

Blaze Imprint: Recover 20 extra points of Rage.

Rage Skill: Autumn Blossom (Lv.1)

Deal DMG of 280% ATK to all enemies. Half of the Imprints will be consumed with the skill. Increase DMG by 26% for every Imprint consumed and ignore 10% of the target’s DEF.

Passive Skill: Canyon Winds (Lv.0)

Obtain 2 Sun Imprints, 2 Spring Imprints, and 2 Blaze Imprints at the beginning of the battle. Max 10 Imprints can be obtained.

Obtain 2 random Imprints at the beginning of each round.

Obtain 1 Imprint when attacked for the first time for each round.

Obtain 2 Imprints every time when defeating an enemy.

Each Imprint increases ATK by 3%.

Consume 1 Imprint to get Control Immunity when chosen as a Control target, max twice per round.

5. New Relic: Whirlwind Blade(Immortal)

I Attributes(Lv 0): 

Team HP: 5063

Team ATK: 675

Team DEF: 338

l Feng Shui Effect (5-star):

For every sign-in or catch-up, increase ATK for the whole team by 100.(0/15000).

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

l Obtain from Events.

6. New Ride: Gracious Tint

Luster Appearance of Cyanbird

Attributes:

Team HP: 550

Team ATK: 30

Speed Buff: 35%

Obtain from Events.

7. New Costume: Peachy Dream, Phantom Apricot, Erudite Tune, Homesick Kite, Heir Costume: Snowy Reflection

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

8. Other Optimizations:  

(1) Exquisite Coins will be available in Star Coin shop, Skin shop and Scenic Area.

【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.

Customer Service Email: fswqg_service@friendtimes.net