#genshin interlude chapter II

[runawaymun]

Heey, can I ask about Beneath bondless sky ? Do you have plans on updating or any wip you would be willing to share ? Absolutly no pressure tho, take all the time you need and all the best for you

<3 Heyy!

I wish I had something I liked and also wasn't spoilery that I could share, but the next five chapters of Boundless Sky are all in a jumble and also tie up the next second act of the fic, more or less. I recently reworked my outline and I'm hoping to start sinking my teeth into it in a significant way soon! I know I've been saying I'll get back to it for ages but, fingers crossed, these next few months are nothing but regular routine and work, FINALLY, so in theory I will have the brain space to get back to it.

Literally its been killing me that I haven't been able to work on anything except some silly Genshin Impact stuff. Like don't get me wrong, I'm enjoying the Genshin related things ofc ofc & Baizhu really is just Elrond a little to the left with green hair, but Partake and Boundless Sky are standing there in the back of my brain just begging for work, but they're so plotty that I haven't been able to make much progress other than sorting out my outlines for both of them (and believe me, considering that I'm hitting some intense plot development coming up in both fics it's driving me crazy that I can't get there. Both fics are approaching the scenes/plot points which the fic/at least this part of the fic have been building to since...forever. So lol. I want to read it just as badly as I think the rest of you do, but the problem is I have to WRITE it. Ah the Curse.)

Well, Boundless Sky I only have outlined until the end of Act II + Interlude chapters. Partake I outlined all the way to the end of the fic but that fic tends to be a Plague(tm) when it comes to veering from my plans. But at least that's something lol.

Thank you for the ask!! <3 <3 <3

[alumi-san]

Genshin story in Naruto Shipuden openings

Hero's Come Back!!! - Mondstadt arc (all III acts), Liyue arc (all III acts).

Distance ‐ Prelude: Dainsleif, We Will Be Reunited.

Blue Bird - Inazuma arc (Prologue, all III acts), Interlude Chapter: Act I.

CLOSER - Requiem of the Echoing Depth, Interlude Chapter: Act II.

Hotaru no Hikari - Sumeru arc (act I-IV).

Sign - Sumeru arc (act V), Interlude Chapter Act III, Caribert.

Tōmei Datta Sekai - Fontaine arc (act I-III).

Diver - Fontaine arc (IV-V).

Lovers - Bedtime story, Natlan arc (act I-II)

To be continued...

[markooby]

The ENTIRE Genshin Impact Story So Far (Recap) - Natlan 5.0 | Markooby

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[reginrokkr]

→ Study 𝐈𝐗: Mysteries of the bed of the Chasm —Celestia’s nail—.

Perilous Trail —Interlude Chapter: Act II— introduced us to one of the most strangest phenomena in Genshin, arguably the most with the existence of the bed of the Chasm that can be accessed after the near clash between Yelan and Itto. What makes this phenomenon so characteristic that makes it worth mentioning? It’s a place that once you enter there is no escape (unless you can count with the Fantastic Compass and a human and a celestial being —adepti in this case— can make it work). It suspends anyone that is there in time where all notion of the same is lost and with it, so do one’s body needs such as food or sleep. As it happens, the physical body doesn’t matter as much here as it does one’s soul which is the one getting the grunt of the strange effects of this place.

In essence, the bed of the Chasm is a chaotic place where common logic cannot be applies, where time and space are bent, and probably the most dangerous phenomenon that occurs here is that mind reading is at a higher being’s disposition to toy with those who enter such place. Based on their feelings and memories, this chaotic space reacts accordingly. The space resembles what they remember, what one fears the most makes its presence evident as well as what one seeks the most, only to disappear at once. It’s the perfect torture for one’s mind in addition to the crude reality that there is no escape. Whatever force or entity is at fault here, its actions are deliberate.

One could argue that perhaps Ley Lines are at fault, as it was shown that the impression Bosacius left during his fight against the abyssal creatures that spawned as a result of Khaenri’ah’s Cataclysm was reproduced and that might be actually plausible. However, at a closer consideration there is something that doesn’t add up because Ley Lines reproduce events that happened in that same place where said memories are being reproduced. They don’t change the space nor create illusions, they may show the memories of the souls they carry.

So back to 500 years ago, what was sealed exactly in this place that required the sacrifice of so many soldiers as well as the ultimate sacrifice of one of Yelan’s ancestors alongside Bosacius? They were fighting against the consequences of the Cataclysm, their intentions were to get rid of these beasts so that they wouldn’t reach Liyue Harbor. For that to happen, they lured them to the bed of the Chasm where they realized that they can’t stand whatever energy the Nail emanates. If they wanted to terminate them, they would have to keep them and fight them for as long as they could there, thus sealing any form of escape these creatures could have to achieve that. Presumably, the exact same seal that was damaged and thus made the characters of this Archon Quest fall in the bed of the Chasm.

Something worth mentioning is that outside the space where the Nail is located, there was a peculiar gate sealing said space, which might be presumably the underground palace referred in the last letter and where the monsters seem to grow weaker if they entered the “palace”. And coincidentally, what caused the closing of the Chasm two years ago is the fact that some miners dug their way to this Crystal. While it would stand to reason that the heavenly energy that this Crystal exudes and thus it weakens these creatures, it has an important role in the Chasm overall. Not only because in the first place abyssal creatures shouldn’t exist given that they’ve been defeated 500 years ago, but because it has an additional effect in a larger area than just this underground palace area that comprises the Nail’s location.

As for why I say that this could be potentially connected to the reason why upon reaching the Chasm there were abyssal monsters left and right, it’s because it was being suppressed by the Abyss Order. If their reasoning to do this is as a means to guard themselves with these monsters while they were doing their own that has been seen in Requiem of the Echoing Depths or something beyond that, it remains to be seen.

What I’d like to bring a special focus on is a quest that was released in the 2.6 patch about Qi Ding, a miner who was freaking out looking for an expensive doll he bought for his little daughter. In said mission, not only we find said doll but we find the alleged daughter of this miner that is rather suspicious for various reasons. For one, she seems to be something in the variant of a ghost until we learn that actually, Qi Ding’s daughter is a grown up woman that is working for the Ministry of Civil Affairs. And the most turbulent is the incident of when a few rifthounds were “playing” with her and she claims to a concerned Paimon something along the lines that “there is nothing to worry, those rifthounds wouldn’t catch her”.

A ghost and what could suggest to be a force immune to that of the rifthounds, a sheet of paper that talks about blowing up a rock and Qi Ding’s later testimony saying that some Wish Granter was the cause of the sealing of the Chasm due to the insanity it caused to the miners that unearthed it… Sounds familiar? While in the end there might be no telling of what exactly is the source of the time and space bending, the mind reading and the projection of illusions, all of it seems to lead to one culprit: Celestia’s Nail.

→ Bonus: Something else worth mentioning in a similar vein of having these hallucinations is the quest Valor’s Afterglow: Return by Sundown, when we find Zhiqiong. The fact that she was found in a mud of this abyssal ooze suggests that this could add to the hallucinations as well, which is a possibility as the Nail’s energy and the Abyss’ are two confronting powers that leave a grave effect behind. In this one in particular of Zhiqiong’s presumable hallucination, it might be the ooze or a mix of both in conjunction with the Crystal that could’ve been acting in response to whatever she wanted to know or what thinking profusely about. As a result, this left a rather jarring moment.

[yaemii]

Genshin Interlude Chapter II after the 2.7 delay:

[echoes-ofdawn]

I am Bosacius And my destiny Is to make the ultimate sacrifice

[s-b-party]

Crystalfly Lore

If you play Genshin long enough, you may come across flying creatures that look similar to butterflies called crystalflies, which drop crystal cores that can be used in crafting and such. The crystalflies look unassuming at first but their descriptions in the archives actually have some pretty interesting parallels to some characters/other creatures in the game.

Some spoilers ahead!

Anemo crystalflies

They say that the flapping of a butterfly’s wings has the power to whip up a storm.

The description speaks to how Venti has another side to him that seems different from how he is normally viewed. He may look like a simple bard or a tiny wind sprite to others, but he does has the power to split mountains with wind (Golden Archipelago 1.6).

The entire Golden Apple Archipelago, previously known as the Haar Islands according to Venti, was created when Venti sliced off the tops of Mondstadt’s mountains and they fell into the ocean landing upside down. It’s very impressive considering the fact that we only ever really see Venti/Barbatos as a wind sprite or a human bard, which look very harmless at first. There is clearly a lot more to Venti than what meets the eye.

Electro crystalflies

Could the flashing light in the dark might be the entrusted faith of a certain someone…

That “certain someone” in the description seems to to suggest that it’s about Makoto. After going through Ei’s stories, we see the important role that her twin sister played in her life. They were obviously close, so it would not be out of the question to say that Makoto trusted Ei. There are a number of times where we see Makoto entrusting various forms of her faith to Ei.

Military and warfare/physical protection of Inazuma when Makoto was alive, making Ei her kagemusha (Raiden Shogun’s Character Story 3)

The sword which would later be known as Musou Isshin and the future of Inazuma after the death of Makoto (Raiden Shogun’s Character Story 4)

Seed of Sacred Sakura (Imperatrix Umbrosa Chapter Act II - Transient Dreams: Radiant Sakura; the final part of Raiden Shogun’s story quest)

Sounds very poetic to think that in spite of Makoto being gone, her will and faith in Ei lives on through the lightning that blesses the skies of Inazuma as another form of eternity

Dendro crystalflies

They say that Dendro Crystalflies are the seeds of life. No matter how many times life withers, the earth will give birth to life anew, so long as the seeds do not die.

It mirrors what is discussed between Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Lesser Lord Kusanali at the end of the Archon Quest Chapter III: Act IV - Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises.

After going through the archon quest, it is revealed that Nahida is essentially Rukkhadevata in a new form. In order to heal the Irminsul, Rukkhadevata erases her existence from it, causing everybody except the Traveler to forget that she ever existed while changing history in Teyvat in the process. There is another instance of this concept of seeds giving birth to life in the Interlude Chapter: Inversion of Genesis.

After Scaramouche learned the truth behind what happened at Tatarasuna, he felt guilt and wanted to make things right by erasing his existence. The Traveler realizes that based on what Rukkhadevata said about erasing yourself from the Irminsul, Scaramouche still had to be present in the world in some form. Scaramouche at this point exists as Wanderer instead. Both Rukkhadevata and Scaramouche show that the reason they could erase themselves from history was because they had some form of reincarnation alive in the present time [Nahida for Rukkhadevata, Wanderer for Scaramouche]. Nahida and Wanderer are both considered to be the seeds from which life is born. They may have suffered in the past [metaphor for life withering], but with their new lives [as seeds], they have a chance to have a new start and happy endings.

Cryo crystalflies

Though it is fragile beyond compare, it still dances amidst the blizzard. It is completely harmless by itself, but it is also a portent of the descent of snow, which silences all life. 

Since the Tsaritsa and Snezhnaya have not been released yet, there is a lot of room for interpretation here. For me, it seems to imply that maybe the Tsaritsa is not as dangerous when she’s by herself. Could this mean that she is actually a figurehead for the real mastermind behind everything going on in Snezhnaya and among the Fatui? I’m not sure that this is the case though. Tartaglia describes her as being too gentle a soul in one of his voiceovers while also being a “true warrior” in his character story about his Delusion. Dainsleif called her “a god with no love left” in the Teyvat Chapter Storyline Preview. What I’m getting is that she actually cares and she feels it is necessary to be cold in order to rebel against the divine. Like the crystalfly enduring the harsh blizzard, perhaps it is describing the Tsaritsa who is enduring something difficult or something that she doesn’t want to do so that her rebellion against the divine will be successful. It reminds me of the description of the Shivada Jade Gemstone where there is an apology for having the reader “shoulder the grievances of the world.” It also describes a desire to burn away the old world which is also referenced in A Winter Night’s Lazzo by Pierro when he promises La Signora/Rosalyne that her final resting place will be “the entirety of the ‘Old World’.” One must wonder what exactly the Tsaritsa’s vision of the “New World” is like and how gathering all the Gnoses will help her attain that. I recall that Nahida had threatened in front of Dottore to call forth the heavenly principles by destroying what was Ei’s Gnosis.

Although Nahida later explained that she was bluffing, it doesn’t seem impossible that destroying a Gnosis would have consequences. Maybe destroying a single Gnosis doesn’t mean much, but what about all 7 of them? If the Tsaritsa’s intention is to wage war against the divine (Celestia), perhaps she plans to gather all the Gnoses and destroy them all together to incite war against Celestia as a way to say that the divine ruling over Teyvat is wrong or should not be allowed. 

Geo crystalflies

In antediluvian ages, even rocks could dream. They say that these crystallized flying butterflies are those very dreams the mountains had. 

This description sounds like the story of Azhdaha. He was originally just a rock that was deep inside of the mountains of Liyue with the ability to speak his emotions and thoughts. 

Azhdaha had never seen the world before and he wished to see it. Morax heard his voice and wish. He then granted the rock a pair of eyes to see the world and the form of a dragon. 

It is so interesting to see the power of wishes and dreams in the world of Teyvat, especially from normally inanimate objects. I know that we resealed him at the end of Historia Antiqua Chapter [Zhongli’s story quest] Act II: No Mere Stone and that Kun Jun, the part of Azhdaha that was not corrupted by erosion, disappeared, but I wonder if his resealed consciousness still dreams in the present time.

Coral butterflies/Sangacorexes

They were once destroyers of the old order, only capable of living while concealed in the Dark Sea. And there they would have stayed, had the serpent god not given them another opportunity. 

These Sangacorexes have a story similar to the Enkanomiyans. The “old order” for the Enkanomiyans could be a reference to the reign of the Sunchildren and corrupt nobles, but the “destroyer” in this case seems more like Orobashi rather than the Enkanomiyans themselves. It is only when Orobashi arrived in Enkanomiya that the people were able to be free from the threat of the Sunchildren and the Bathysmal Vishaps. Soon Orobashi was able to bring the people up to the surface with corals that grew from its back. It might make more sense to take “old order” to refer to the old world that was ruled by the Seven Sovereigns who were defeated by the Primordial One and its Shining Shades, but then the “destroyers” would be the Primordial One and its Shining Shades. Perhaps the description is meant to combine the history of the Primordial One and the Enkanomiyans since they do have a connection to each other.

It seems that Orobashi also may have brought other organisms along with the Enkanomiyans and coral butterflies to the surface. I think it is interesting that the last paragraph in the description of the coral butterflies implies that Orobashi was giving an opportunity to them as if to say that the Enkanomiyans deserved another chance to live on the surface world. Considering that they were initially part of a civilization that lived on the surface world when a war between the Primordial One (with its Shining Shades) and the Second Who Came sent them falling down deep into the ocean, leaving them in what was initially Byakuyakoku & Tokoyokoku (later becoming Enkanomiya), it seemed nice of Orobashi to grant them that chance. It was clearly a god with much love and respect from the Enkanomiyans/people of Watatsumi Island. If there was something that I would have in the game if it could be done differently, I honestly would have loved to see Orobashi in the game and interacted with it as the Traveler since we don’t usually interact with large animal deities in the game.

Initially I hadn’t thought much about the crystalflies’ descriptions, but after reading through them and seeing parallels, I can’t wait to see what they plan for crystalflies of other elements/environmental aspects!

[anisette-blackwirth]

Children of the Stars (Masterlist)

Children of the Stars unite // Don’t you be afraid to share your light Together we can burn so bright // That we’ll chase the shadows from the world ~ "Children of the Stars", The Orion Experience

Summary: After being pulled into the world of Genshin Impact and confirming you're not in danger, you decide to push your luck and the boundaries of the game systems. Best to be prepared in case you have to break their reality to protect them from the writers. You've read plenty of other SAGAU fics, so this should be a cinch, right?

A collection of Self-Aware Genshin AU (SAGAU) fics, both SFW and NSFW, from someone who's delved entirely too deep into Genshin lore this past year. These are polyamorous, thinly-veiled excuses for self-indulgent, self-insert crack. Contain obvious bias towards my favorite characters and obvious bias against Celestia.

This is not a fic! This is a masterlist. Check below if you're interested in what I have planned for the series. If you want to be tagged in future works, either send an ask or say something in the notes!

Prologue: Pre-Arrival - Meeting Aether [Planned] - Meeting Childe [Planned] - Meeting Albedo [Planned]

Chapter I: Arrival in Mondstadt - [pending]

Chapter II: Liyue - Summoning Zhongli [Planned] - Meeting Scaramouche: His first attempt to understand you does not go as he intended.

Chapter III: Inazuma - [pending]

Interlude I: - Happy Birthday, Tartaglia (nsfw)

Interlude II: - Scaramouche Comfort: You had a bad day and want head pats from a scrunkly war criminal. - Meeting Kazuha: Kazuha's thoughts about you during the story - Summoning Kazuha [Planned] - Meeting Heizou: Heizou's thoughts about you during his hangout (she/her pronouns)

Chapter IV: Sumeru - Bruh I can't believe this will be here soon

I'll also post a masterlist sorting by character after I write a bit more. I plan to continue writing this alongside the storyline, but my hyperfocus could shift at any time.

[kocherry]

Repost: I accidentally deleted my ao3 fic which made me almost cry btw xD altho I haven't finished the entire fic just yet I'm still polishing Act, Interlude, and Epilogue. And I will post the entire fic in Tumblr once I'm finished <3

Click the title for the ao3 link :>

"This is a story after I died in the real world then getting isekai'd into Genshin Impact but why the fuck is the Director of the Harbingers is the one who greeted me instead of Paimon?!"

So far this is my progress:

Prologue ✔️

Act I: Masquerade ✔️

Act II: Music of the Night ✔️

Act III: The Phantom of the Opera ✔️

Act IV: All I Ask of You - ✔️

Act V: Point of No Return - TBA

Interlude + Epilogue - TBA

Aaaand I did base the chapter names from the musical play "Phantom of the Opera" but this isn't a song based fanfic, the titles do have something to do with each chapter. And the main reason is cuz Pierro with his reminded me so much of Phantom/Erik and his white mask .

Also I would like to note that I'm not a minor, I'm at the 20+ range :>

[genshin-impact-updates]

"Hidden Dreams in the Depths" Version 2.7 Update Notice

Dear Travelers,

To ensure all Travelers have the best-possible Genshin Impact experience, our developers will soon begin performing update maintenance. After this is complete, the game will update to a new version.

After Travelers install the new game client, they will be able to continue playing. It is recommended to install the update over a Wi-Fi connection owing to the large file size.

While the update maintenance is in progress, Travelers will be unable to log in to the game. Please take note of the update time and schedule your game time accordingly to avoid losing your progress. We hope Travelers will bear with us during the disruption. > <

〓Update Schedule〓

Update maintenance begins 2022/05/31 06:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours.

〓How to Update Game Client〓

PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.

iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.

Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.

PS5™ and PS4™: Highlight Genshin Impact from the Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button and select "Check for Update."

Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.

〓Compensation Details〓

Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300 (60 Primogems per hour the servers are down)

Dispatch Expedition Adjustment Compensation: Mora ×5,000, Lotus Head ×12, Matsutake ×12

〓Scope of Compensation〓

Dispatch Expedition Adjustment Compensation and Maintenance Compensation: Travelers who reach Adventure Rank 5 or above before 2022/05/31 06:00 (UTC+8).

Please claim before the end of Version 2.7.

Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the attached compensation in time.

〓Update Details〓

I. New Characters

5-Star Character "Valley Orchid" Yelan (Hydro)

◇ Vision: Hydro

◇ Weapon: Bow

◇A mysterious person who claims to work for the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but is a "non-entity" on the Ministry of Civil Affairs' list.

4-Star Character "Mender of Tribulations" Kuki Shinobu (Electro)

◇ Vision: Electro

◇ Weapon: Sword

◇ The capable and reliable deputy leader of the "Arataki Gang" - Please note: capable and reliable are not appellations for the "Arataki Gang," but for their deputy leader in specific.

II. New Equipment

Aqua Simulacra (Bow)

◇ This longbow's color is unpredictable. Under the light, it takes on a lustrous, watery blue.

Fading Twilight (Bow)

◇A precious bow made of platinum, inlaid with an orb that shimmers with the light of eventide.

III. New Events

During the event, go to The Chasm and investigate the mysteries of the depths. Complete various challenges in the event to obtain rewards like Primogems, Crown of Insight, Weapon Ascension Materials, Talent Level-Up Materials, Mystic Enhancement Ore, Hero's Wit, and Mora. Complete specific "Realms of Guile and War" to obtain the event-exclusive weapon "Fading Twilight" (Bow) and its Refinement Material.

〓Event Duration〓

〓Eligibility〓

Reach Adventure Rank 28 or above

Complete the Archon Quest "A New Star Approaches" and World Quest "Wherefore Did the Spiritstone Descend?"

Complete Arataki Itto's Story Quest "Taurus Iracundus Chapter: Act I," Raiden Shogun's Story Quest "Imperatrix Umbrosa Chapter: Act II," and World Quest "A Teapot to Call Home: Part I" to enhance your experience.

*If you have not completed Arataki Itto's Story Quest, Raiden Shogun's Story Quest, and World Quest "A Teapot to Call Home: Part I," you can enter the event through "Quick Start" in the event page.

*During the event, Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act II will unlock with the event phases of "Perilous Trail." A new phase will be unlocked each day in the first 3 days of the event. Reach the corresponding Adventure Rank and complete the prerequisite quests to enjoy the story of the Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act II "Perilous Trail" in the event.

IV. New Main Story

1. New Archon Quest

Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act II - "Perilous Trail"

2. New Story Quest

Yelan's Story Quest "Umbrabilis Orchis Chapter: Act I - Calculated Gambit"

3. New Hangout Event

Hangout Event: Kuki Shinobu - Act I "The Gang's Daily Deeds"

4. New World Quests

"On the Stage, Behind the Stage," "The Tales Behind the Fan," and more.

V. Other Additions

1. New Recipes: Dew-Dipped Shrimp, Omurice Waltz

2. New Achievements added to the "Wonders of the World" and "Memories of the Heart" categories

3. New Namecards: "Yelan: Throw," "Kuki Shinobu: Net," and "Travel Notes: Divine Will."

4. New Furnishing: Leisure Device: Confused Confuzzlement

5. Added "Challenge Features" descriptions to Domains of Blessing, Forgery, and Mastery with a high Recommended Party Level.

6. The gadget "Floral Zither" can now be purchased from the NPC Granny Shan in Liyue Harbor.

7. Added Sets 7–14 of Genshin Impact "Paimon's Paintings" chat emojis.

8. Added Character level-up guides: Travelers can check Characters' Talent recommendations and Artifact Main Attribute references.

9. Spiral Abyss

Floor 11 Ley Line Disorder changed to:

• DMG dealt by claymore-wielding characters increased by 75%.

Updated the monster lineup on Floors 11 – 12 of the Spiral Abyss.

Starting from the first time that the Lunar Phase refreshes after updating to Version 2.7, the three Lunar Phases will be as follows:

Phase I:

Closing Moon

After the active character uses an Elemental Skill, >Normal Attack DMG is increased by 16% for 8s. Max 3 stacks. Stacks are counted independently.

Phase II:

Matched Moon

After a character's Elemental Skill hits an opponent, that opponent's Physical and All Elemental RES will be decreased by 12% for 8s. Max 3 stacks. Stacks are counted independently.

Phase III:

Steelsunder Moon

After the active character uses an Elemental Skill, that character's next Normal Attack that hits an opponent will unleash a shockwave at that opponent's position, dealing DMG. This effect can occur once every 1.2s.

〓Adjustments & Optimizations〓

● Quests

1. Reduces the difficulty of Daily Commission "The Thundering Wilds" in Narukami Island by replacing some of the opponents.

2. Reduces the difficulty of Daily Commission "For The Harbingers!" in Narukami Island by weakening the lineup of opponents.

3. Reduces the difficulty of Daily Commission "Full Speed Ahead" in Yashiori Island by replacing some of the opponents and removing barriers along the way.

4. Reduces the difficulty of Daily Commission "A Crackling Crisis" in Yashiori Island by weakening the lineup of opponents and extending the challenge time.

5. Reduces the difficulty of Daily Commission "A Gentleman Strikes in Broad Daylight" in Yashiori Island and Seirai Island by extending the time that patrolling opponents pause at the stationing points.

6. Reduces the difficulty of Daily Commission "Dangerous Haul" in Narukami Island, Yashiori Island, and Seirai Island by reducing the Movement SPD of the Slime Balloon and cutting down the number of opponents along the way.

● System

1. Optimizes "Weekly Missions" in Battle Pass: for "Weekly Missions" completed in the week of a version update, the progress of that week's "Weekly Missions" will be carried over to the updated version's BP.

2. In "Dispatched Expeditions", the rewards of exploring Dihua Marsh, Liyue is adjusted to "Horsetail" and "Snapdragon," while the rewards of exploring Guili Plains, Liyue is adjusted to "Mora." After the version update, we will issue Travelers Mora ×5,000, Lotus Head ×12, Matsutake ×12 as compensation.

3. Optimizes the sorting rules of the Character Selection page: for characters at the same level, ascended characters will be placed in front of the rest.

4. Optimizes the display of information: when prompts appear on the center of the screen, the info list on the left, such as quests and challenges, will turn translucent.

5. Optimizes the UI style of item sources in the Inventory: when an item source is unavailable, it will appear as white text on a dark background.

6. Optimizes the control experience of the controller in "Settings": as long as the left tab is not switched, re-enter the option list on the right and the list will remember the position previously selected.

7. Optimizes the description list of characters' Talents when cooking, crafting, forging, dispatching, and furnishing creating: the height of the list is self-adaptive.

8. Optimizes the indicative effect of Oculi detectors on the World Map: visual effects are added to the marked scope.

9. Optimizes the presentation of dialogue window in Co-Op Mode: Party Chat is set by default after entering Co-Op Mode and opening the chat list.

● Characters

1. Optimizes the animation performance of some characters after being launched.

● Audio

1. Optimizes the sound effects of some objects.

2. Adjusts the Japanese voice-over for some Story Quests and certain bosses.

3. Optimizes and adjusts the Korean voice-over for some characters and NPCs.

4. Optimizes the mechanism when idle voice-over is interrupted by the character's Elemental Skill.

● Other

1. Reduces combat difficulty for some opponents at World Level 3–6 (including "Oceanid," "Geo Hypostasis," "Cryo Hypostasis," "Maguu Kenki," "Thunder Manifestation," "Golden Wolflord," "Stormterror," and "Azhdaha").

2. When the characters Jean, Amber, Rosaria, and Mona are obtained, they will be wearing their Alternate Outfits by default.

3. In the "Test Run" events, the appearances of the characters Jean, Amber, Rosaria, and Mona will be adjusted to the Alternate Outfits.

4. Adjusts bitrate for cutscenes of previous Versions on mobile to 25,000 kbps to streamline client size.

5. Support for the Chroma feature on Razer devices is temporarily disabled due to game crashes. This feature will be restored as soon as the issue is resolved.

*For details on other bug fixes, please see the Version Update Details notice to be posted at 2022/05/31 07:00 (UTC+8).

*This is a work of fiction and is not related to any actual people, events, groups, or organizations.

"PlayStation", "PS5", "PS4", "DualSense", "DUALSHOCK" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.

[bananaapplewaffle]

Waffle Plays Genshin Ramblelist

I talk too much about this game to not have a ramble-list

A lot of this is not in order!

Archon Quests

Chapter II: Act IV: Requiem of Echoing Depths

Chapter III: Act I: Through Mists of Smoke and Forests Dark

Chapter III: Act II: The Morn a Thousand Roses Bring: Denouement (y'all got robbed on this reaction)

Interlude Chapter: Act III: Inversion of Genesis

Chapter III: Act IV: Caribert

Story Quests

World Quests

Aranyaka: Parts I and IV

Pulls

Fischl Main Since Day One

First Came Ayato

Then Ayaka

LOOK AT WHO DECIDED TO COME HOME

YES *seconds later* FUCK

Ayo new Jean Main?

HONEY IS HOME

Fs in the Scryglass

Bless this post! *minutes later* I GOT HIM!

YAS BITCH I GOT HER

Everyone, I got him

The weapon banner continues to be a scam

Triple Crowned

Calvary Captain, Kaeya Alberich

Spindrift Knight, Eula Lawrence

Prinzessin der Verurteilung, Fischl

Arataki "The One and Oni" Itto

One By Many Names and Titles, Vega

Theories

Khaeni'ah Keeps Me Up At Night

Unspoken Yet Not Hidden

The Imaginary Tree

Random Rambles

Green Wings

Reblog to save a Wanderer/Collei haver

AQUA KINGDOM HEARTS

Not today Genshin

ARATAKI "AT THE GAME AWARDS" ITTO (2021)

The Rapper of DICKZ

Hydro Archon? More like Gun Archon

Eula is so strong

[streetlights-was-taken]

💭: fairytales and demons

one of my goals when writing long live the long life was to incorporate a fairy tale-like writing style. specifically, I wanted to write the plot as if it's a fairy tale happening in present time. the goal is to have a story happen such that, thousands of years from the present, people will talk about the events as if they happened in a legend or a fairy tale. the characters and stories will be remembered, though the details might be distorted in favor of fiction.

to do this, I've decided three things to do for my fic.

⚠️ I'm writing this while I'm in the middle of planning/writing the first interlude, but this will have major spoilers for the whole fic

#1: create an artifact set

writing a fairy tale ties in with the way genshin writes itself as well. so to double down on this, I wanted to write a fic such that you can summarize the events of it in an artifact set. I even have ideas of whose stories fit into each artifact, which the devs themselves mentioned are based on the tarot.

flower (wands / life): lumine, symbolized by her inteyvat flower

plume (swords / death): aether, symbolized by his feather earring

sands (pentacles / time or eon): venti, already associated with wind and time

goblet (cup / space or eonothem): scaramouche, who later in act iii will gain dominion over teyvat. so I think he fits eonothem the most. in act iii, once the purpose of celestia in the fic is revealed, I plan on using an hourglass to symbolize the looping system. if you cut an hourglass in half, you would have two cups. :)

crown (dealer / reason or logos): albedo. still thinking of his "item" but he fits logos the best because he's the character who "sees" the truth by the end of act ii (albeit incompletely). chronologically, he and dorian will become sort of "guardians" for the new age so it's reasonable to end the story of the artifact set with them

side note i: interestingly, the lost offerings of the chasm follow the same pattern of an artifact set

so yes, I'm planning to write my own artifact set for the epilogue! I think it'll be fun to do. I'm actually using this artifact set as a guide to tie all the main characters together and give each of them an important role in the fairy tale that I am weaving.

when I first conceived the idea for long live the long life, I was only planning to write three chapters (lol). one chapter focused on lumine, one on albedo, and a final chapter that will now serve as the fic's epilogue. in the epilogue, I wanted to evoke the fairy tale writing and the passage of time as much as I can. our main characters are gods and their stories will become legends, even if for most of the fic we see them act the same as humans regardless of their godhood status

side note ii: although this won't be written into the story explicitly, I noticed that as I'm writing, I might be creating a pattern where the side characters are becoming thematic parallels of our main characters. in my eyes, what I see is:

lumine / klee

aether / cyno?

venti / xingqiu

scaramouche / dorian

albedo / mona

#2: reference real world myths

I wanted to use real world fairy tales and myths as parallels to the events that happen in the plot. I ended up referencing common greek myths since these stories are most likely already familiar to readers while also regarded as fictional enough that it wouldn't step on anyone's toes when it comes to religious beliefs.

this serves two reasons: to build on the theme of stories as guidance (since these stories will guide the characters in the plot), and to circle back to it by having the characters star in their own fairy tale in the epilogue.

we see this in action first thing in the prologue when alice tells venti about wishing on shooting stars so the gods can perceive his desires. inspired by this, venti makes a wish himself and that is how lumine finds him.

in act i, I mentioned the story of pandora to illustrate the nuances of the value of hope. my guiding theme for act i was essentially the question of the freedom and hopelessness of hope (venti) vs the burden and empowerment of duty (lumine), and how both can be chains or keys to personal freedom.

this also foreshadows future events as well. heru is the story's pandora, whose curiosity triggers the chain of events that we see in act ii. albedo is also another pandora. from the story that lumine provided, the moral that albedo walks away with is that, "pandora looked into the box twice." so even if curiosity leads to bad things (such as when pandora released evil into the world by opening the box), one must continue on beyond that, because there at the end lies hope. or, as another saying puts it: curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. albedo was gambling on satisfaction to save himself.

in act ii, we also see xingqiu reading about the story of icarus, whose ambitions led to his downfall. this is, again, a parallel to albedo's story in act ii with his ambition to pursue the truth and his own "wings" (eye and arm) clipped off as a result. this can also apply to aether in act iii if you squint

for scaramouche, I plan on using the myth of sisyphus to illustrate his character. when I was first brainstorming this fic, I wanted to make scaramouche an absurdist hero. tbh he was supposed to be a side character and there wasn't supposed to be an act iii, but uh. obviously that's not happening anymore lol. anyway, the myth of sisyphus (the essay) is albert camus's whole thesis for absurdism.

the secret of teyvat is that it's a puppet world built as an eternal recurrence machine (referencing nietzsche's thought experiment) with celestia as its little palace. everyone is sisyphus rolling the boulder upwards until it rolls back down. the world resets over and over. scaramouche's search for a subjective meaning in a world that doesn't provide an answer is exactly the point of absurdism as written by camus.

with act iii and aether, I will be using the myth of prometheus. I've characterized aether as a "cheerful scholar" who genuinely wants the progression of humanity through knowledge and technology. in the play prometheus bound, prometheus's two great gifts to humanity are hope (helps us in our struggle for a better future) and fire (the source of technology that makes our hopes a reality).

#3: reference scientific demons

this is an idea that I only started considering literally today, and is the whole reason I'm writing this post lmao. so this section will be more rambly and less definite than the previous two, with a lot of me throwing ideas around. but I really love this idea so much and I think it will fit with act iii and aether. it's also my way of doing a callback to how genshin names its archons with the names of ars goetia demons. in this fic, however, scaraventher in act iii will try to overcome the demons named after the thought experiments of our real world scientists.

⚠️ disclaimer: I'm not a scientist nor am I a philosopher (obviously). since this is something that I just started ideating on literally a few hours ago, I haven't done the deep work of checking if I understood all the scientific/philosophical principles here correctly. so uh, if there's a correction to be made here re: science demons, let me know!

okay so act iii is about determining your reality and your future. aether's little palace holds knowledge systems, in contrast to lumine's little palace which holds memories. to tie with the prometheus myth mentioned above: lumine already covers the gift of "hope" so I want aether to cover the gift of "technology" and what better way to illustrate this in a fairy tale fic than by overcoming "science" demons?

so far, I have four demons in mind that are relevant to the themes of act iii.

the first is descarte's demon, the trickster of reality. descarte's demon can install an alternate reality to fool you into thinking that it's real. this is basically the same as the matrix, or the brain in a vat. how do you know if you live in a fake world made to fool your senses? how do you know if you're real? descarte's answer to this is to think of things that the demon couldn't touch a.k.a. logic or axioms that must be true in any reality. the only thing descartes cannot doubt is that he is a thinking being i.e. cogito ergo sum. in the fic, the dream world in act iii (not in act ii; yes, there will be two dream worlds and yes, they are separate. bear with me!) is an illustration of this demon, which venti must confront and wake up from in order to return to reality.

the second and third demons are laplace's demon and nietzsche's demon, the gods of determinism. I already touched upon nietzsche's demon in the previous section. the demon is the one that reveals to you that you live in an eternal recurrence, a life that loops where you will do the same things and meet the same fate over and over in every iteration. this is what leads nietzche to his amor fati idea. we already know teyvat works as a loop, though we (or at least I, seeing as I haven't done the sumeru quests yet) don't know the details yet in-game. but in this fic, teyvat is a literal eternal recurrence machine. it's like that machine wilhelm controls in the the end of xenosaga iii that allows him to reset the universe over and over. scaramouche will find this very absurd.

laplace's demon is an argument for causal determinism. a demon who knows the current precise state of the universe, and has perfect knowledge of all laws of the universe, must be able to calculate all known future states of the universe. whether or not causal determinism is true in the real world is, of course, irrelevant to the fic. I want to use laplace's demon as an allegory for the those who can become the master of the ley lines. in the fic, we have three candidates: aether, heru, and albedo. all of them fail, of course, but aether is probably the closest to succeeding into becoming such a demon. heru dies in her attempt, albedo loses an eye and an arm, while aether basically survives through his journey in the ley lines and tries (fails) to exhibit control by taking over celestia.

side note iii: originally, I wanted to reference the akasha records for the ley lines. the leylines are like teyvat's database, a storage of energy, memories, and information. I wanted albedo to go to a domain alone and try to access the truth by accessing the ley lines in its most pure form, and have that experience be similar to how one reads the akasha records. HOWEVER when 3.0 came out and I saw that hoyoverse already used that idea for sumeru's akasha system, I basically had to remove this idea altogether lol. so now I'm replacing my inspiration from the akasha records with laplace's demon instead.

the last demon is maxwell's demon, the infinite brain. the demon can hypothetically violate the second law of thermodynamics, which demands that, statistically, entropy of a system cannot decrease. I won't go through the specifics of the thought experiment here, although it's very important to understand and it's probably the most technical thought experiment of the four I've mentioned (the other three being more philosophical in nature). if you're interested, the first half of this video has a good explanation. anyway, the important thing to note is that for maxwell's demon to exist, it must be able to store infinite information. (fun fact: in the real world, AFAIK, the densest storage of information known to man is a black hole)

maxwell's demon has a similar starting point to laplace's demon. both are infinite beings with perfect knowledge of a given system. the difference is what they do with it. whereas laplace's demon is concerned with the predictability of the system, maxwell's demon is concerned with the transformation of a system without expending energy.

as I was making this observation, I realize that teyvat in this fic, as a puppet world, is an entirely closed system with a near-infinite information database system (the leylines). every time it "loops" teyvat, it brings it to a state of seemingly less entropy, a state where civilizations die and start over, and where human progress is reset. although technically landauer's principle still follows since the decrease in information in teyvat just means that information is stored back in the leylines; entropy is therefore conserved. so I guess celestia is not a true maxwell demon, but it is an attempt at one.

I think I can probably tie all of these together with the twins' backstory. the twins were an attempt to create laplace's demon, while celestia was an attempt at creating maxwell's. if you can perfectly create both (for the record, all attempts to make either have failes), what would stop you from becoming a truly omniscient and omnipotent god over the world you have dominion over? (assuming that such a world is a closed system)

anyway, I'm not completely sure how much I'll sprinkle this into the fic since I don't want it to become too reliant on people knowing what the heck these science demons are about, and I still want "fairy tales" to be the main inspiration of the fic. and especially since I'm already working on another fic (time is a vinyl record) that has scifi elements where this kind of inspiration is called for (albedo is literally a rocket scientist there and is thinking about the EPR paradox day and night and I'm planning to drop the line "plays dice with the cosmos" in the summary... like that fic is just literally me writing fiction about the random science stuff I like to search about). but they're useful for ideating and fleshing out the story for myself as I continue to write, so they're still useful nonetheless. and they're just plain fun to think about lol.

[genshinimpacton]

XIAO is Back Cutscene | Archon Quest Interlude Chapter Act II Perilous Trail Genshin Impact Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act II Perilous Trail Genshin Impact Xiao is Back join the gang Cutscene Triple Screen Genshin ... via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrnX99zNpQg

[echoes-ofdawn]

Summary:

“And I almost lost you again when you foolishly but bravely sacrificed yourself. What if I hadn’t been there, I would have lost you forever. I do not think I could live with the guilt and regret if you hadn’t come back home.”

“Master I-” He looked at Zhongli’s bright eyes as he took in the heartfelt confession, he didn’t know what to say.

Pairings: Xiao | Alatus & Zhongli (Genshin Impact)

Tags: Hurt/Comfort, Soft Zhongli (Genshin Impact), Forehead Kisses, Xiao | Alatus Needs a Hug (Genshin Impact), he doesnt get a hug this time BUT BUTTTT, HE GETS A FOREHEAD KISSSSS, Post-Interlude Chapter Act II: Perilous Trail (Genshin Impact), Not Beta Read, all mistakes are mine and mine alone bc i refuse to look at this fic once its done, not the best thing to do but hey can you blame me, (you can but shhh), Zhongli Acting as Xiao | Alatus's Parental Figure (Genshin Impact), im not sure if this counts or can be seen as just friends, but i want you to know that man sees xiao as his son, he just doesnt know it yet

[genshin-impact-updates]

"Fleeting Colors in Flight" Version 2.4 Update Notice

Dear Travelers,

To ensure all Travelers have the best-possible Genshin Impact experience, our developers will soon begin performing update maintenance. After this is complete, the game will update to a new version.

After Travelers install the new game client, they will be able to continue playing. It is recommended to install the update over a Wi-Fi connection owing to the large file size.

While the update maintenance is in progress, Travelers will be unable to log in to the game. Please take note of the update time and schedule your game time accordingly to avoid losing your progress. We hope Travelers will bear with us during the disruption. > <

〓Update Schedule〓

Update maintenance begins 2022/01/05 06:00 (UTC+8) and is estimated to take 5 hours.

PC: Close the game, open the Genshin Impact Launcher, and click Update.

iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.

Android: Open the game and follow the directions on-screen.

PS5™ and PS4™: Highlight Genshin Impact from the PS4 Home Screen, press the OPTIONS button and select "Check for Update."

Please do not hesitate to contact Customer Service if you encounter any issues installing the new version. We will do our very best to resolve the issue.

〓Compensation Details〓

Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300

(60 Primogems for every hour the servers are down. No change to compensation amount if the update is completed early.)

〓Scope of Compensation〓

Maintenance Compensation: Travelers who reach Adventure Rank 5 or above before 2022/01/05 06:00 (UTC+8).

Please claim before the end of Version 2.4.

Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don't forget to claim the attached compensation in time.

〓Update Details〓

I. New Characters

5-Star Character "Lonesome Transcendence" Shenhe (Cryo)

◇ Vision: Cryo

◇ Weapon: Polearm

◇ An adepti disciple with a most unusual air about her. Having spent much time cultivating in isolation in Liyue's mountains, she has become every bit as cool and distant as the adepti themselves.

4-Star Character "Stage Lucida" Yun Jin (Geo)

◇ Vision: Geo

◇ Weapon: Polearm

◇ A renowned Liyue opera singer who is skilled in both playwriting and singing. Her style is one-of-a-kind, exquisite and delicate, much like the person herself.

II. New Area

Enkanomiya

The now-awakened Enkanomiya calls out to a hero. Beneath the still waters lies a new realm.

◇ After the Version 2.4 update, Enkanomiya in the Inazuma region will be available.

III. New Events

"May Fortune Find You" Daily Login Event

During the event, log in on 7 days in total to receive Intertwined Fate ×10 and other rewards!

▌Event Duration

2022/01/25 04:00 – 2022/02/09 03:59

▌Eligibility

Reach Adventure Rank 5 or above

▌Event Details

"Flowing Lights and Colors" - Lantern Rite Gifts

During the event, log in to the game to receive Fragile Resin, Intertwined Fate, and other rewards!

Each email can be collected until the end of the event.

▌Event Duration

2022/02/09 00:00 until the end of Version 2.4

▌Eligibility

Reach Adventure Rank 2 or above

▌Event Details

"Fleeting Colors in Flight" Event: Take part to obtain Ningguang's outfit and a 4-star character from Liyue of your choice

During the event, complete all the conditions for "The Moon's Comely Brow" to obtain Ningguang's outfit "Orchid's Evening Gown." Complete four themed challenge quests to obtain Affluence Talismans, Immaculate Talismans, and Conquest Talismans. You can exchange them at "Prosperous Partnerships" to obtain a 4-star Liyue character of your choice or they can be exchanged at the Event Shop for rewards such as Crown of Insight, Fireworks, or the event-exclusive Lantern Rite Furnishing Blueprints.

▌Event Duration

▌Eligibility

Reach Adventure Rank 28 or above

Complete the Archon Quest "Chapter I: Act III - A New Star Approaches" and Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act I - "The Crane Returns on the Wind"

IV. New Equipment

1. New Weapon

Calamity Queller (5-Star Polearm)

V. New Outfits

Keqing - "Opulent Splendor"

◇ Keqing's formal wear. Amidst the beautiful dawn of the Lantern Rite, the threads weaved by days of hard work intertwine into a light yet magnificent appearance.

Ningguang - "Orchid's Evening Gown"

◇ Ningguang's formal wear. The long cyan skirt traces her elegant curves, and the butterfly wings at her ankles lend the outfit a touch of light grace.

VI. New Main Story

1. New Archon Quest

Archon Quest Interlude Chapter: Act I - "The Crane Returns on the Wind"

2. New Hangout Events

Hangout Events: Series V

Hangout Event: Ningguang - Act I "The Jade Chamber's Returning Guest"

Hangout Event: Yun Jin - Act I "A Song That Knows Grace"

3. New World Quests

◆ New World Quests: "Hereafter: The Trail of Pervases," "Hereafter: All is Well," "Hereafter: Return to the Mountains," and "The Very Special Fortune Slip," and more.

4. New Commission Quests

"Uninvited Guests," "Adventurer Exam: Battle Tactics," "Adventurer Exam: The Art of Adventure," "Adventurer Exam: Taking Flight," "Anna the Adventurer!," "Ahoy! A Pirate's Growth for Ye!," "Troubles Traveling Through Tributaries," "The Little Pirate Goes Out to Sea," "The Littlest Journey: Medicine On-Hand," "The Littlest Journey: Non-Emergency Food," "The Littlest Journey: Means of Self-Defense?," "Owe Mora, Pay Mora," and "Return to Days of Winter."

◆ After completing specific quests or fulfilling certain criteria, the above commission quests may be triggered.

VII. New Enemies

"Primordial Bathysmal Vishap," "Rimebiter Bathysmal Vishap," and "Bolteater Bathysmal Vishap"

◇ A predator that lies in wait within the pitch-dark watery depths. It appears to have adapted to some unknown power out in the deep seas such that it can use elements other than Hydro...

"Abyss Lector: Fathomless Flames"

◇ A monster of the Abyss Order who sings of the warmth of the dark flames.

"Cryo Specter," "Electro Specter," and "Pyro Specter"

◇ High elemental concentrations have resulted in the creation of this floating creature.

VIII. Other Additions

1. New Recipes: "Dragon Beard Noodles," "Heartstring Noodles," "Cloud-Shrouded Jade," and "Bountiful Year."

2. New Achievement categories such as "The Light of Day," and additions to the "Wonders of the World" and "Memories of the Heart" categories.

3. New Namecards: "Travel Notes: Flowing Hues," "Shenhe: Comb," "Yun Jin: Rhyme," and "Inazuma: Tokoyo."

4. New Furnishings: Leisure Device: "Speedy Rhythm," "Euphonium Unbound: Soaring," "Euphonium Unbound: Winding," and more.

5. New feature in Serenitea Pot for creating sets. Travelers can create and customize their own sets, add or remove Furnishings from those sets, and move and rotate them together as one.

Note: Custom sets will not be saved to the Sets tab. The set will be canceled after all the Furnishings within it are stored.

6. New Wildlife: Deep Sea Unagi (Capturable) and Floating Ray.

7. New Fishes: Divda Ray and Formalo Ray.

8. The Sacred Sakura's Favor level has been increased to 50. After the Sacred Sakura's Favor level reaches its maximum, Electro Sigils can be exchanged at Netsuke no Gen Crafts Shop.

9. New display of consumable materials for Weapon Enhancement Materials on the Forging page.

10. New Mail Box function: some important mail such as birthday wishes will be automatically transferred into the Gift Mail Box after you have collected the rewards.

Mail within this Box will not expire over time.

11. New shortcut wheel customization function. You can customize the shortcut wheel's system function access on "Settings > Controls" (This feature will be available after you reach Adventure Rank 20 or higher).

12. New controller compatibility function: press R3 to display a list of tracked objectives.

13. Adds some prompts for loading screens.

14. After completing the Story Quest "Lupus Minor Chapter: Act I," Rifthound Whelps will appear in Mondstadt's Wolvendom and its vicinity.

15. Spiral Abyss

Updated the monster lineup on Floors 11 – 12 of the Spiral Abyss.

Floor 11 Ley Line Disorders changed to:

• All party members' Normal Attack DMG increased by 50%.

Floor 12 Ley Line Disorders changed to:

• Certain opponents in this challenge possess the Honed Spirit effect, which grants them 10% Physical and All Elemental RES. When opponents with Honed Spirit take hits from attacks that are considered Normal Attack DMG, they will lose 3% Physical and All Elemental RES. A maximum of 30% of each may be lost this way. The RES lost this way will be reset every 20s.

Starting from the first time that the Lunar Phase refreshes after updating to Version 2.4, the three Lunar Phases will be as follows：

Phase I:

Blade-Flourish Moon

When the active character's Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attacks hit opponents multiple times within 2s, that character's Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attack DMG is increased by 5% for 8s. Max 15 stacks. This effect can be triggered once every 0.1s and will be cleared if the character goes down or leaves the field.

Phase II:

Blooming Moon

When the active character hits opponents with attacks that are considered Normal Attack DMG, there is a 50% chance of unleashing a shockwave at the hit opponent's position, dealing AoE True DMG. One shockwave can be released in this way every 0.3s.

Phase III:

Awakening Moon

When the active character's Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attacks hit opponents multiple times within 2s, the character gains a stack of Emergence for 8s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.1s. Emergence will be cleared when the character goes down or leaves the field. When the character gains 15 Emergence stacks, the stacks will be cleared and a shockwave will be unleashed that deals True DMG to nearby opponents. After a shockwave is unleashed in this way, all party members will deal 25% increased DMG for 10s.

Other Adjustments:

(a). Adjusts the height of the central stage disc in all levels on Floors 9 – 12 of the Spiral Abyss.

(b). You can view enemy details on the Party Setup page while continuing your way through the Spiral Abyss.

(c). When challenging the Spiral Abyss, if there is an Abyssal Star that has not been obtained, the hint text on the left will be grayed out.

〓Adjustments & Optimizations〓

● Characters

1. Adjusts animations when some polearm-wielding characters take hits, to reduce interspersed movements.

2. Adjusts the animation of some claymore-wielding characters when holding their weapons.

● Enemies

1. Enemies will no longer be regarded as targets when they are defeated and thus will not block attacks from bows or some catalysts.

2. Optimizes the impact effect of fallen enemies.

● Audio

1. Optimizes some quest and NPC voice-overs in English, and some character voice-overs in Japanese.

2. In Mona's Story Quest, "Astrolabos Chapter," the English voice actor for the NPC Huai'an is changed to David Goldstein.

3. In Diona's Hangout Event, her English voice actor will be Dina Sherman once again (in previous versions, the voice of Diona in English was temporarily provided by Jackie Lastra).

● Others

1. Optimizes the sorting displays for Crafting and Forging menus.

2. Optimizes some operating experiences for using the World Map.

3. Adjusts the claiming rules for the purchase of Gnostic Hymn on different platforms. The rules are as follows:

(a). If you purchase Gnostic Hymn on PC or mobile only, you will not be able to claim the rewards for this season's Battle Pass via "PlayStation™Network" and vice versa: if you purchase it on "PlayStation™Store" only, you will not be able to claim rewards on mobile or PC.

(b). If you purchase Gnostic Chorus on PC or mobile only, you will not be able to claim the rewards for this season's Battle Pass via "PlayStation™Network" and vice versa: if you purchase it on "PlayStation™Store" only, you will not be able to claim rewards on mobile or PC.

(c). If you purchase Gnostic Hymn on PC or mobile, then upgrade it to Gnostic Chorus on the "PlayStation™Store," you can claim the rewards for this season's Battle Pass on "PlayStation™Network," PC, or mobile. Likewise, if you purchase Gnostic Hymn on the "PlayStation™Store," then upgrade it to Gnostic Chorus on PC or mobile, you can claim rewards on "PlayStation™Network," PC, or mobile.

4. After being redirected to the corresponding Domain from the Source section of Weapon Ascension Materials or Talent Level-Up Materials, the Domain for said materials will automatically be selected after entering.

5. Optimizes the UI style of some buttons and interfaces.

6. Adds synchronized lip movement for Japanese, Korean, and English voice-over for "Hangout Events: Series I."

7. Due to the addition of new World Quests, the position of some enemy camps and scene objects near the Teleport Waypoint near Liyue's Lisha area have been adjusted.

8. Reduces the combat difficulty of the World Quest "Fang of Watatsumi": decreases the total time required to defend the Ley Line Monolith.

9. Optimizes button control experience of the controller when holding down a button to skip.

10. The Version 2.4 update will start on 2022/1/5 06:00 (GMT+8). At the same time, we will make changes to the application providers of Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store. After this system maintenance, COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. will be responsible for the release of Genshin Impact on the Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store platforms. The application provider of Genshin Impact in the Apple App Store will also be changed to COGNOSPHERE PTE. LTD. in the near future.

Please rest assured that the new publisher will not affect the quality of the game and its services, so you may download/update and play the game with peace of mind.

*For details on other bug fixes, please see the Version Update Details notice to be posted at 2022/01/05 07:00 (UTC+8).

*This is a work of fiction and is not related to any actual people, events, groups, or organizations.