Chrono Ark News

Hello everyone. This is Hyung-Ju Lee, the director of Chrono Ark.


Chrono Ark has been updated from Early Access to version 1.0!




[h2]Added Ending[/h2]

The split ending has been added.
There is another path waiting for you in the main story.
What end awaits Lucy and the Investigators?

New Boss 'Shiranui'


A new boss 'Shiranui' has been added.
This boss requires you to defeat the Forgotten King at least 1 time to unlock. She is a boss that can replace Stage 2-1's Joker or Parade Tank.
Like Sir Dorchi, this boss requires you to visit a specific event object to encounter.
She is a challenging boss, so make sure you're well-prepared!

New Event Object 'Popcorn Stand'
By visiting the Stage 2-1 random event 'Popcorn Stand', you can meet the new Popcorn Girl!



Changelog

• Added 7 new Records
  
• When turning on 'No place for nerds' option, the standing CG for dialogue will also be replaced.
  
• Added a new option that reverts the battle BGM of a specific boss (vocals soundtrack) to the previous version.
  
• Added 'Colorblind Mode' to make it easier to discern which skills have Swiftness.
  
• Sizz - Added VFX for 'Incise'.
  
• Huz - Added VFX for 'Crack!'.
  
• Challenges - Removed 'Heals are Attacks, Attacks are Heals' Challenge. Added 'All Random' Challenge.
  
• Added Gamepad Option - To use Gamepad, you now need to turn on the Gamepad option in the Options menu. This was added because certain non-Gamepad users were softlocked due to the game registering Gamepad inputs for an unknown reason.
  
• [Japanese]
  Greatly improved story text.
  Shoutouts for yukinofu for proofreading!
  

Balance
[h3]Equipment[/h3]

• Crown of Thorns
  Healing Power 15% -> 20%
  Maximum Health 0 -> 5
  Faint Resist 22% -> 40%
  

• Light Priest's Clothing
  Removed.
  

[h3]Relics[/h3]

• Fresh Milk
  Reworked effect.
  

Azar : Reduced damage of Ultimate Blade Starfall.
Program Master : Now uses a special attack once when health is reduced by a certain amount. (Free Mode only)

[h3]Characters[/h3]
Pharos Leader

• Complete Obedience debuff : Added Evade -300%.
  

Huz

• Unlock condition reduced from 7000 Gold to 5000 Gold.
  

Pressel

• Guardian Angel
  Reworked effect.
  

Charon

• Soul Stigma
  Reworked effect.
  

Silverstein

• Overcharged Shot
  Upon cast, the stored damage is now halved instead of reset.
  

Huz

• Restrained Healing - Removed.
  
• Pain Equals Happiness! - Added Swiftness
  

Lucy

• Rampage - Cost 2->3
  

[h3]Bugfixes[/h3]

• Johan Lightning Shot - Fixed an issue where the displayed damage was different from the actual damage.
  
• Fixed an issue where casting VFX skills on multiple enemies would result in multiple character sprites appearing.
  
• Fixed an issue where enemies were rarely displayed as white images.
  
• Fixed an issue where you could see dead enemies' skills in the Casting List.
  
• Fixed an issue where 'instakill' skills could kill Trial enemies.
  
• Fixed an issue where Sun Shard, Moon shard's effect text was displayed wrong.
  
• Fixed an issue where Bomber Clown's unlock UI had no text.
  
• Fixed an issue where the main menu's camera would sometimes go up.
  

[h2]'Summer Twilight' DLC Store Page is now open![/h2]

Summer Twilight Store Page

The store page for the 'Summer Twilight' DLC is now open! It will be out along with May 3rd's Official Release.
Add it to your wishlist if you want to receive a notification on its release!




Here's what's included in Summer Twilight!

Hello everyone.

In accordance with Steam’s policy, we unfortunately had to reschedule the game’s release to offer a discount at the same time as the Official Release.

We’ve originally announced Chrono Ark’s release date to be April 26th, 2024, but as mentioned, we've decided to push back the release date by one week to accommodate the release discount, which means the game will be set to launch on May 3rd, 2024.

We apologize for going back on our previously announced schedule.
However, this delay is only for the official release, and the 1.0 update excluding the DLC will still be available on April 26th, 2024.

On May 3rd, Chrono Ark will officially release along with the new DLC ‘Summer Twilight’!

The 1.0 update on April 26th will add the following content.

[h2]New Boss ‘Shiranui’[/h2]


The new boss ‘Shiranui’ can be encountered through a new event object, similarly to ‘Sir Dorchi’.

This boss has a special mechanic where the boss-only party member ‘Stake of Protection’ temporarily participates in the battle!


The stake that temporarily participates as a party member

There is also a new relic that you are guaranteed to obtain upon defeating this boss.


This boss has two illustration versions.
As for the background of her development, Chrono Ark had went through a crowdfunding phase before its release, and one of the backer rewards was designing a boss according to how the backer wanted.
If you turn on the ‘Backer Content’ gameplay option, the boss’s appearance will be changed to the backer’s preferred design!
The Backer Content option can be turned on by anyone.
(The ‘Backer’ design version is a little suggestive, so we’ll post it as a link.)
https://x.com/ChronoArk_game/status/1777232966554624261


Additionally, if you purchase the ‘Summer Twilight’ content that will be released on May 3rd, you can view a short story where Lucy and her party enter the 'Twilight Beach' created by Shiranui.

(Sketches of the Story CG Illustrations)


[h2]DLC ‘Summer Twilight’[/h2]

The DLC ‘Summer Twilight’ includes the following content.

5 Investigator Skins
- Azar, Charon, Pressel, Trisha, Huz

Equipping the skins will change the existing skill VFX and add one new skill VFX.
Also, the illustrations will be changed for the skills whose VFX was changed or added.


Lucy and the Investigators’ ‘Twilight Beach’ Event

1 Lucy Skin

Gameplay-related content are as follows:

1 Lucy Skill that can replace ‘Accelerate’ upon equipping the skin

5 New Relics
5 New Lucy Draw Skills
5 New Lucy Rare Skills
7 New Equipment

We’ll provide more details upon the release of the DLC!


Thank you.

Sun Shard, Moon Shard : fixed freezing in battle
Fixed a bug that had twice the consumption of credit.
some small bugs fixed

Fixed an issue where the game would freeze upon entering the normal ending route.