NARAKA: BLADEPOINT News

Dear players,
The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from 04/27/2022 23:00 (UTC) to 04/28/2022 03:00 (UTC). We suggest that you log out in advance and enter the game again after the maintenance.

The details for this update are as follows:

Brand-new content!
Ⅰ. Map Updates
1. Terrain Adjustment: Daylily Meadow
Added lots of haystacks located at the south of Sunwing's Rest. Enemies may hide among them.

2. Added a hidden cave waiting to be found.

Ⅱ. Time-limited Event: [Shadowjade Mine Exploration]
Event Time: 04/28/2022 update – 05/10/2022 20:00 (UTC).
Event Info:
1. During the preparation phase of any match mode except Bloodsport, players can gain event item Spades by smashing the boxes scattered in the scene within the time limit.
All Gear Treasures and Souljade Treasures contain Spades. Each player can gain up to 5 Spades in every match and 10 Spades per day.
2. The [Shadowjade Mine Exploration] page in Event Center is the map of Shadowjade Mine. Spades can be used to unlock random sites on the map.
3. The map is divided into 7 areas, in which there are altogether 39 sites waiting to be unlocked. Players will receive corresponding event rewards after unlocking all sites in an area.
4. Participation in the Naraka+ crossover event [Shadowjade Mine Treasure Fight] will grant Shovels, which can be used to unlock a selected site on the map.

Ⅲ. Time-limited Free Trial
Event Time: 04/29/2022 16:00 – 05/04/2022 16:00 (UTC).
Event Info:
1. During the event, users who haven’t purchased NARAKA: BLADEPOINT can also play the game for free.
2. During the event, 6 heroes (Viper Ning, Temulch, Matari, Tarka Ji, Kurumi, and Tianhai) plus several modes (The Herald’s Trial, Omni’s Nightmare and Bloodsport, etc.) are available. Trial players will be matched against each other first.
3. Trial players cannot participate in the Torchbearer event, recharge or speak on public channels. Nor can they receive gifts or use such items as treasures and rename cards. But all of the data generated during the trial will be saved permanently. Trial accounts can be upgraded to official ones at any time by purchasing the game to gain full access to game features and benefits of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT.
*You can log in to NARAKA: BLADEPOINT through such platforms as the game’s official website, Steam and Epic to start your free trial!


Hero Adjustments
Ⅰ. Temulch
1. Adjusted [Zephyr Prison] and all its variants to: Resist ranged attacks from enemies only. Besides, we distinguished the special effects of [Zephyr Prison] of all ultimate Talents between allies and enemies.
2. When hitting against [Zephyr Prison] from both allies and enemies, [Zephyr Wisp: Assault] will still bounce back. And if it hits the outside of [Zephyr Prison], enemies inside won’t be tracked.
//Dev Note: With the adjusted [Zephyr Prison], Temulch now can cooperate with allies’ ranged attacks, skills and even Grappling Hook more effectively. [Zephyr Prison] now is more helpful even in a solo fight.

Ⅱ. Justina Gu
1. Increased the initial skill Talent [Ice Core]’s CD from 25 sec to 28 sec.
2. Optimized the special effect of [Arctic Wraith·Frostwind]’s ice fog. Now the ice fog’s periphery is clearer.

Ⅲ. Matari
1. Reduced the max charging time of [Silent Flutter] from 1.5 sec to 1 sec.
2. Increased [Silent Flutter: Retrace Flash]’s CD from 25 sec to 30 sec.
3. Optimized the hit feel of [Silent Flutter] and all of its Talents. Now Matari can chain weapon strikes (including charged strikes) faster after teleporting, whether on the ground or in the air.
4. Adjusted her ultimate [Unseen Wings]. Now it can give all allies a stealth effect, with the duration reduced from 20 sec to 16 sec.
5. Adjusted her ultimate [Unseen Wings: Assassin]. Now it can give all allies a stealth effect, with the duration reduced from 15 sec to 14 sec. Besides, it now provides 50% Scale Rush buildup to all allies.
6. Changed her ultimate [Unseen Wings: Group Stealth] into [Unseen Wings: Smite]. Now it can give all allies a stealth effect lasting for 12 sec, and provide 50% Attack Healing to all allies.
//Dev Note: Due to Matari’s poor performance in a team fight, we hope to improve her team utility by making all of her ultimates team-effective. Meanwhile, we added the Talent "Attack Healing" to make Matari more aggressive. Adjustments to Matari’s skills could help her achieve this end too.

//Dev Note: We will continue to be concerned about the balance of other heroes and problems reported by most players and make appropriate adjustments in upcoming versions.

Weapon Adjustments
Ⅰ. Dagger
1. Increased the damage of Horizontal Strike [Soulbreak] of Dagger Dash from 188% to 249%.

Souljade Adjustments
Ⅰ. Nunchucks Souljade
Velocity Untold: Lengthened the start frame of the charged horizontal strike slightly.

In-Game Adjustments
Ⅰ. New Default Controller Settings
1. Optimized the default button layout of the controller.
2. Added three controller presets with different styles. Players now can choose their preferred preset and customize the button layout.
1) Default: The preset is similar to the original Default 2. Players can use two triggers (Xbox: LT/RT, PS: L2/R2) to attack.
2) Shooter: Based on the Default preset, Jump is assigned to the left bumpers (Xbox: LB, PS: L1), which is convenient for players to look around while moving fast.
3) Warrior: The preset is similar to the original Default 1. Players can use the right bumper and the right trigger (Xbox: RB/RT, PS: R1/R2) to attack, and the left bumper (Xbox: LB, PS: L1) to counter.
4) Swordsman: Players can use two buttons (Xbox: X/Y, PS: □/△) to attack, and the right trigger (Xbox: RT, PS: R2) to shoot and counter.
3. The "Quick Counter" feature can now be assigned to custom buttons.
4. The features "Ranged Shoot" and "Aim" now can be assigned to custom buttons.
5. Pressing "LS/RS" (Xbox) or "L3/R3" (PS) now can be assigned to custom buttons.
6. The features "Pick up/Use", "Swap", "Discard" and "Mark/Hint/Request" when opening the bag now can be assigned to custom buttons.
7. Players now can remap "skills" with a single button, but "ultimates" still require the combination.
8. Adjusted "Pick up/Use" when opening the bag to the round button (Xbox: A, PS: ×), and "Swap" to the round button (Xbox: X, PS: □).
9. Temporarily canceled the controller vibration during the second-stage charging of Bow, or when the counterstrike succeeds, or the Health bar turns red.
10. Adjusted the mechanism of customizable buttons: Now, changes made in any default preset will be saved to a new button layout preset named "Custom ". Due to the collision with the original mechanism (Default 1 and Default 2 can be changed into a new "Custom" preset respectively), the original custom presets will no longer be maintained.

Ⅱ. New Feature for Ref Spectate
When in player’s view or the following view, tap C (Xbox: RB, PS: R1) to get sight of the Health Bar seen by the target you spectate in real-time.

Out-Game Adjustments
Ⅰ. Friends
1. Added mode and match duration checking features to Friend List.

Ⅱ. Rank
The growth of hero, survival and knockout points now is restricted by the rank points of the current mode only, instead of the higher one between the current mode and its corresponding Herald’s Trial.
//Dev Note: When points reach or exceed the rank points of corresponding modes, the growth rate will be significantly decreased.

Ⅲ. Settlement Page
Optimized the Settlement page and added a Stats Pentagon to assess the player’s performance from various dimensions in a match.

Ⅳ. Hero Stats
The performance evaluation of the Hero Stats in the last 12 matches will become more accurate.
(Due to the adjustment of the data structure, the rating of the Hero Stats will not be displayed after the update until the next day. We apologize for the inconvenience.)

Feature Optimization
Ⅰ. Client
1. Optimized the multi-threading logic of some textures to reduce picture stuttering and increase FPS.
2. Optimized the logic for loading some disk resources to reduce in-game stuttering caused by resource loading.
3. Optimized the preloading of some special effects to reduce the game lagging.

Ⅱ. In-game Adjustments
1. Optimized the performance of the target hit by [Switch: Bow].
2. Optimized the interaction between some Gestures and Shop, Soul Altars and Cairns.
3. Optimized the interaction with some buildings.
4. Optimized the hit feel of Spear when chaining other strikes after falling from a height.

Ⅲ. Out-game Adjustments
1. Optimized the light performance of some Backgrounds.

Store Updates
I. Added New Packs
1. Added the Matari exclusive pack [Astral Chaser]. Contains Matari legendary outfit [Xuan-Yuan Sword·Tuoba Yu'er] and legendary hairstyle [Yu'er]. Original price: 2,600 Gold. Current price: 1,850 Gold.

2. Added the Yueshan exclusive pack [Revered Blade]. Contains Yueshan legendary outfit [Xuan-Yuan Sword·Chen Jingchou] and legendary hairstyle [Jingchou]. Original price: 2,600 Gold. Current price: 1,850 Gold.
II. Discount Update
1. Katana legendary skin [Dragonforce Koi·Chrysanthemum] has returned to its original price of 1,500 Gold.
2. Spear legendary skin [Dragonforce Koi·Skywards] has returned to its original price of 1,500 Gold.
3. Longsword legendary skin [Dragonforce Koi·Green Bamboo] has returned to its original price of 1,500 Gold.
4. Grappling Hook legendary skin [Flying Squirrel] has returned to its original price of 4,200 Gold.
5. Wuchen legendary outfit [Incompletion Robe] has returned to its original price of 1,800 Gold.
6. Valda Cui legendary outfit [Tsunami] has returned to its original price of 1,800 Gold.
III. New Items
1. Added the new Xuan-Yuan Crossover - Longsword legendary skin [Xuan-Yuan Sword]. Original price: 1,500 Gold. Current price: 1,250 Gold.
2. Added Kurumi legendary Card-Pose [Omni’s Nightmare·Spooky!]. Original price: 800 Gold. Current price: 600 Gold.
3. Added Temulch legendary Accessory [Wolf Tail]. Original price: 900 Gold. Current price: 720 Gold.
4. Added Temulch legendary Accessory [Wolf Ears]. Original price: 1,200 Gold. Current price: 960 Gold.

Bug Fixes
Ⅰ. Weapon-related Bugs
1. Fixed an issue where using the feature [Coating] (press U) could interrupt countering and weapon repairing.
2. Fixed an issue where Valda Cui’s Tide Traps cannot bind Earthshaker.

1. What’s the plan for NARAKA Esport in 2022

In summary, our Esport plan includes 3 parts:
Scrims, regional tournaments, and the World championship.
The purpose of running official scrims regularly is to provide more chances for players and teams to practice for competitive tournaments. The scrims play under the same rules as the World Championship. So if you've got the confidence, and wish to go further in the World Championship, we'd suggest you play more scrims!
Regional tournaments like the Morus Cup, Shadowjades Cup, or Celestra Cup will also return this summer.
And most importantly, the World Championship will be held at the end of 2022. We will disclose more information about the tournament in the near, including the prize pool, where it will be held, and how to earn your ticket to it.

We are also working with the local communities to run more community tournaments. Be sure you are following our official Twitter & Facebook to get updated.

**You may notice that we were streaming the China Mainland Open finals. A Vietnamese team, SH, advanced to the finals with relatively high pings. (Let's show them some support!)


2. Why are there multiple Discord servers for scrims? What information could I get from them?

We are opening scrims Discords for our esport. Generally speaking, the scrims Discord servers are for people who want to join the matches or find a team to join. You will find members from our Esport team running and organizing matches there.

For more information, visit your region's respective esports Discord server:

SEA https://discord.gg/j592sXMMp9
JP: https://discord.gg/SYm5C3WmcM
NA: https://discord.com/invite/kHByhnaB2z
EU: https://discord.gg/cM5Td3E5Sy

3. What has the dev team been working on recently?

Mostly a new weapon, a new hero, and a new map, and you guessed it, console ports.
There is still quite a lot of polishing to do, and we are very excited to share more in the near future.

Dear players,
The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from 04/13/2022 23:00 (UTC) to 04/14/2022 03:00 (UTC). We suggest that you log out in advance and enter the game again after the maintenance.
The details for this update are as follows:

Brand-new content!
I. Justina Gu’s third skill [Ice Core·Cold Wave] and ultimate [Arctic Wraith·Frostwind] are now available!
1. [Ice Core·Cold Wave]
Justina Gu calls upon icy energies to temporarily encase allies and herself within an icy aura. While in this state she recovers a set amount of armor at regular intervals and is able to resist all physical attacks, lasting for 3 sec.
2. [Arctic Wraith·Frostwind]
Justina Gu calls upon the icy energies deep within her soul and fires the icy sword energy in the aiming direction. The area of the sword energy will generate the icy fog that can [Freeze] enemies, lasting for 8 sec.

II. Koi of Fortune
Event Time: 04/14/2022 update, until April 27th, 20:00 (UTC).
Event Info:
1. Gain Koi Scales and event points by completing quests during the event.
2. During any mode's preparation phase (except Bloodsport), players must gather their efforts to collect 8 Koi Tokens within the time limit. If this is achieved, each player will receive 3 Koi Scales during that match's settlement stage and up to 6 Koi Scales per day.
3. Gain event points by blessing koi. Each blessing costs 1 Koi Scale and grants 10 points.
4. Gain 1 Gold Koi Gift by completing 10 blessings per day.
5. Players will receive rewards when enough event points are gained. Each player may gain up to 1,600 points as they will receive all the rewards then.

III. Wuxia Crossover Event
1. Limited-time Daily Check Event
Event Time 04/14/2022 update – 04/27/2022 20:00 (UTC).
Event Info: Players who sign in a total of 7 days while the event is running can receive limited-edition avatars, limited-edition bubbles, Echelon Treasures, and other Event Rewards:
1st Day Sign-in: Avatar - Sis Ling-er
2nd Day Sign-in: 500 Spectral Silk
3rd Day Sign-in: Bubble - Xiaoyao
4th Day Sign-in: Accessory - Calabash
5th Day Sign-in: Bubble - Ling'er
6th Day Sign-in: 1 Echelon Treasure
7th Day Sign-in: 3 Echelon Coins

Hero Adjustments
I. Justina Gu
1. Optimized the rules of [Arctic Wraith·Blizzard]:
1) Combined the descriptions and logics of Frostbite and Freeze into [Freeze];
2) Combined the descriptions and logics of Frostbite Immunity and Freeze Immunity into [Freeze Immunity];
2. [Ice Core] and [Ice Core·Blink] can now be interrupted: Justina Gu may dodge and jump to break the ice earlier (1.5 sec after casting her skill).

II. Tarka Ji
Optimized the overall hit feel of [Inner Fire: Gigaflame]. Tarka Ji now hangs in the air if he casts [Inner Fire: Gigaflame] while dropping down in the air.

III. Wuchen
Optimized the performance of Wuchen's ultimate [Tai Chi Rift] and [Tai Chi Rift·Switch] when teleporting multiple Cairns. The teleported Cairns will not be stacked together now.

Souljade Adjustments
I. Buffs
1. Added [Starfall]: Players will teleport to their target upon activating Grappling Hook again whilst grappling.
2. Added [Poison Splash]: Players will release poisonous gas around them 0.5 sec after death. Enemies affected will take damage over time.

II. Longsword
Removed [Assault·Longsword] and combined its effects into the new Souljade [Assault•Smolder].

III. Melee
Added [Assault·Smolder]: Burns enemies you hit with melee Grappling Strike, causing damage continuously.

IV. Bow
Added [Switch·Bow]: Players will pull away and shoot upon switching to Bow during a melee combo.

V. Cannon
Added [Switch·Cannon]: ▪Players will fire a projectile upon switching to Cannon during a melee combo and knock themselves airborne.
Match Adjustments
I. Omni's Nightmare Adjustments
1. Added the Ballista that needs to be unlocked with Dark Tide Coins, which will be usable after unlocking.
2. Added the new Soul Lantern gameplay: A certain number of Rattans are set surrounding each Soul Lantern. Evil-Ents can use Axes to destroy the Soul Lantern and the surrounding related Rattans. After Heroes have repaired the Soul Lantern, those Rattans will appear again and will be updated once all of them are picked up. The status of Soul Lanterns can be distinguished by icon colors on the map: purple ones are broken Soul Lanterns.
3. Adjusted the positions of some Soul Lanterns.
4. Optimized the move of Evil-Ents’ combo. Now they can throw Axes continuously through vertical strikes.
5. Expanded the default bag capacity to 12 slots. Removed the Bag Upgrades for items at Rift Dealer and Morus' Blessing.
6. The armor will be restored to full after heroes are revived.

II. Controller Adjustments
1. Radial Menu Optimization: Added Weaponry Chests to the item Radial Menu. Changed the weapon Radial Menu from 8 slots to 4 in The Survival modes to keep it consistent with the Weapon Bag.

III. Hero Selection
Added the feature 'Swap Hero with Ally': In The Herald's Trial, players can request to 'Swap Hero with Ally' on the hero selection page after both have selected their heroes.

IV. In-Game Optimization
1. Optimized the size of the special icon above protected targets during Bodyguard quests.
2. Optimized the performance of dead characters' Cairns and the looting time.
3. Optimized the pick-up and purchase: when the bag is full, Souljades III & IV will automatically replace their I & II counterparts.

V. Turned off the Team Info checking feature in the preparation phase
In The Herald's Trial, the Team Info checking feature in the preparation phase is turned off. However, players can still check it through the shortcut during the match.

Out-Game Adjustments
I. Cultivation Quests
1. Adjusted all the quests “Attain victory in The Survival modes 3 times” to “Attain TOP 5 in The Survival modes 3 times” at [Yin Yang Mastery] stage.
2. Adjusted Justina Gu’s Cultivation quest “Freeze 3 enemies with a single Arctic Wraith” to “Achieve a Victory Blow” at [Deific Presence] stage.
3. Adjusted Justina Gu’s quest of Heroic Tales Chapter 2, from “Freeze yourself with Ice Core100 times” to “Use Ice Core 100 times”.

II. Omni's Nightmare Custom Lobby
Added the Omni's Nightmare mode to Custom Lobbies, with more adjustable settings coming soon.

III. Omni's Nightmare Season Stats
Added the display of season stats of Omni's Nightmare.

IV. Voice Info on Hero Menu
Added the name of the voice actor/actress under the hero name.

V. Ref Spectate
Controller is now supported in Ref Spectate.

VI. Narakapedia
Added the descriptions of Counterstrikes and Focus Strikes.

VII. Collection Interface Adjustments
1. Adjusted [Gesture—Gesture] and [Gesture—Emote] to [Emotes—Gesture] and [Emotes—Bubble].
2. Adjusted [Card—Gesture] to [Card—Pose].
3. Improved the icon of [Card—Pose].

VIII. Out-Game Optimization
Optimized the Customization system: When saving the new set data on the face-editing page, the new face data will be applied to the current selected set automatically.

Store Updates
I. Added New Packs
1. Added the Justina Gu exclusive pack [Pearl Deity]. Contains the legendary Justina Gu outfit [Sword and Fairy·Zhao Ling'er] and legendary Justina Gu hairstyle [Ling'er]. Original price: 2,600 Gold. Current price: 1,850 Gold.
2. Added the Wuchen exclusive pack [Vigorous Youth]. Contains the legendary Wuchen outfit [Sword and Fairy·Li Xiaoyao] and legendary Wuchen hairstyle [Xiaoyao]. Original price: 2,600 Gold. Current price: 1,850 Gold.
II. Discount Update
1. Greatsword legendary skin [Dragonforce Koi·Scorch] has returned to its original price of 1,500 Gold.
2. Katana legendary skin [Dragonforce Koi·Blossoms] has returned to its original price of 1,500 Gold.
3. Greatsword legendary skin [Evil Bane] has returned to its original price of 1,800 Gold.
4. Repeating Crossbow legendary skin [Shuriken Spitter] has returned to its original price of 1,800 Gold.
5. Tarka Ji’s legendary outfit [Ill Omen] has returned to its original price of 1,800 Gold.
III. New Items
1. Added [Surmount Card·Echelon] to the store. Only 1 may be purchased per player for just 1,800 Gold, raising your Echelon Hidden Treasure by 30 levels when used.
2. Added the 2021 Koi Cup champion legendary Katana skin [Dragonforce Koi·Chrysanthemum]. Original price: 1,500 Gold. Current price: 1,250 Gold.
3. Added the 2021 Koi Cup champion legendary Spear skin [Dragonforce Koi·Skywards]. Original price: 1,500 Gold. Current price: 1,250 Gold.
4. Added the 2021 Koi Cup champion legendary Longsword skin [Dragonforce Koi·Green Bamboo]. Original price: 1,500 Gold. Current price: 1,250 Gold.

Bug Fixes
I. Hero-related Bugs
1. Fixed an issue with the freezing effects of Justina Gu's [Arctic Wraith] on Yueshan and Tianhai while in their ultimate forms.
2. Fixed an issue where the scene would sometimes disappear when Wuchen hit his target with [Spirit Blades·Blast].
3. Fixed an issue where Tarka Ji in his ultimate form would not be affected by Wuchen's ultimate and stagger.
4. Fixed an issue where Wuchen's ultimate would sometimes mistakenly teleport him to the previous registered teleport point.
5. Fixed an issue where the Cairns would be trapped in the terrain and cannot be rescued when Wuchen teleports the them.

II. Weapon-related Bugs
1. Fixed an issue where vertical strikes launched in the air would sometime not deal the second stage damage.

Dear players,
The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from 03/30/2022 23:00 (UTC) to 03/31/2022 03:00 (UTC). We suggest that you log out in advance and enter the game again after the maintenance.

The details for this update are as follows:
Brand-new content!
I. Map Updates
1. New Structure: Trifid Junction
Added tunnels between Shipwreck Expanse and Celestra with destructible windows, a new means to flank the enemy.


2. Terrain Adjustment: Windwail Gorge
Added a large, semi-open pavilion structure located at the Shipwreck Expanse Suspended Wreckage exit. Watch out for flaming cages when the weather's dry.


II. Time-limited Event [Spring Herald]
Event Time: 03/30/2022 update – 04/13/2022 20:00 (UTC)
Rewards claimable until 04/18/2022 20:00 (UTC).
The event rules are as follows:
1. Completing Weekly Quests, opening Troves and destroying breakables in-game grants Willow Branches exchangeable for limited-time event rewards! Up to 15 Willow Branches can be gained from Troves per match, up to a max of 40 per day.
2. Each week, some players will be assigned as Spring Heralds: play\ in a match with a Spring Herald to get Spring Herald's Blessings (regardless of whether you're in their party)!
[Spring Herald's Blessing]:
1) Increases the max number of Willow Branches available from Troves and breakables to 20.
2) Green or golden Troves will be available in the match, and players will have a chance to get Spring Chests. Only 1 Spring Chest can be gained per match, and up to 2 per day.
3. Players who become Spring Heralds gain Happy Spring Cards each day, which are used to send others blessings in the form of Qingtuan. Qingtuan are redeemable for limited-time event rewards (but can only be gifted to players while they're online).

III. Preparation Phase
Opening Time: 03/30/2022 update – 04/13/2022 19:59
We've prepared loads of kites for you during the Spring Herald event! They can be flown during match preparation phases. Embrace the spring breeze!

IV. Limited-time event: [The Unspoken]
[The Unspoken IV]
Event Time: 03/31/2022 20:00 (UTC) – 04/03/2022 20:00 (UTC).
Rewards claimable until 04/04/2022 20:00 (UTC).
[The Unspoken V]
Event Time: 04/07/2022 20:00 (UTC) – 04/10/2022 20:00 (UTC).
Rewards claimable until 04/11/2022 20:00 (UTC).
Event Rules: Gain [Rattan Cores] by completing quests during the event (items in different event periods are independent). [Rattan Cores] can be redeemed for rare rewards such as the hero outfit [Dusk Silk] and accessory [Gilded Mirror].

V. Limited-time Daily Check Event
Event Time: 04/01/2022 20:00 (UTC) – 04/10/2022 20:00 (UTC).
Event Info: Players who sign in a total of 5 days while the event is running can receive limited-edition hairstyles, limited-edition avatars, and other event rewards.
1st Day Sign-in: Avatar·Qingming Willow
2nd Day Sign-in: Male Hairstyle
3rd Day Sign-in: Willow Branch x20
4th Day Sign-in: Female Hairstyle
5th Day Sign-in: 800 Tae

Hero Adjustments
I. Yueshan's Ultimate
1. Reduced the first stage of horizontal strikes' damage while in the Almighty General state from 156% to 102%. Increased the second stage's damage while in this state from 156% to 190%.
2. Reduced [Leaping Slash] damage while in the Almighty General state from 38% + 190% * 2 to 34% + 166% * 2.

II. Justina Gu
1. Adjusted the amount of armor restored by [Ice Core] and its duration. Whereas it previously recovered 125 armor 5 times throughout its duration, it now restores 300 armor 2 times instead.
2. Adjusted the usage times of [Shadowswipes] gained from [Arctic Wraith]: now it can be used 3 times in Solo modes.
3. Optimized the icons for Justina Gu's Talents and skills.

III. Tianhai
Improved the visual effects shown when exiting the Vajra state.

IV. Wuchen
Optimized the Talent and skill icons for Wuchen's ultimate, [Tai Chi Rift·Portal].

Weapon Adjustments
I. Ranged Weapon Close-range Damage Falloff
1. Pistol
Added close-range damage falloff: 40% damage falloff at 0-6m and 20% falloff at 6-12m.

2. Repeating Crossbows, Swarms Bows, Muskets
Adjusted damage falloff from 40% less damage at 0-6m and 20% less at 6-12m, to 40% less at 0-9m and 20% less at 9-18m.

II. Greatsword
1. Optimized the hit of charged third-stage horizontal strikes of Greatsword.
2. Optimized some of the hit performance of [Earthshaker].

III. Spear
Slightly shortened the startup frame of charged vertical strikes made with Spears.

Souljade Adjustments
I. Bow Souljades
1. Adjusted [Target Lock] effects to "Landing a shot on an enemy with your Bow leaves them unable to sprint or dodge for 3 sec. Attacks on the same enemy can only trigger this once per 15 sec.".
2. Reduced the damage of [Fire Arrows]’s single burning from 80 to 50.

II. Pistol
Added the new legendary Souljade [Spring Thunder]: reduces Pistol’s damage and removes the ability to charge shots, but launches 5 explosive rounds with each shot.
(Available only in the [Eternal Blazes] and [Shadow Surge] modes.)

III. Repeating Crossbow
Added the legendary Souljade [Incendiary Quiver]. This Souljade makes your Repeating Crossbow a single-fire weapon, but shots explode on impact with enemies.
(Available only in the [Eternal Blazes] and [Shadow Surge] modes.)

Match Adjustments
I. Omni's Nightmare
1. The Evil-Ent Lord and Evil-Ent leveling system has been overhauled. Evil-Ent Lords and Evil-Ents now gain single-match EXP upon defeating enemies or extinguishing Soul Sparks, while granting other Evil-Ent Lords and Evil-Ents a certain amount of shareable EXP too. Gaining EXP levels them up and increases their max health, Attack buff (percentile) and Embers damage resistance.
2. Added random match-wide effects that trigger when lighting Soul Sparks: ① Two extra Morus' Blessings. ② 60-second Rift Dealer discounts. ③ 60-second Rage build boosts.
3. Added random effects that trigger to affect all heroes in range when Soul Sparks are extinguished: ① Skills Banned ② Grappling Hooks banned ③ Blind.
4. Evil-Ent Lords can distinguish between chat channels, and are able to send messages in the Hero and Evil-Ent channels as they wish.
5. Heroes no longer drop armor and weapons upon death.
6. Added a Scout Bell in the center of the map.
7. If bound by a fake Rattan, players can now tap the interaction button to reduce the duration they're caught in its clutches.
8. Improved the logic of matchmaking, Factions, and role assignment. Parties that enter the mode while in a party will usually be assigned to the same Faction. Faction auto-balance is now improved. You're increasingly likely to be assigned to the Faction you didn't play as in your previous match.
9. Improved Evil-Ents' attack animations, reducing their sprint attacks' recovery frames and distance. Enhanced performance for Upward Strikes.
10. The Heroes’ remaining Rebirths will be deducted 600 sec after the match starts.

II. Eternal Blazes
Increased the respawn waiting time by 3s in Eternal Blazes.

III. Rich Resource Area Adjustments
Rich Resource Areas now appear only within starting safe zones, at random.

IV. Soul Run
Formerly, the match would end if only one team remained; even if those on other teams still had Rebirths left. This has been changed: as long as there's others with Rebirths left, the game will continue even if only one team remains alive. All enemy players must be defeated and have no Rebirths remaining in order for it to end. The number of players currently in Rebirth status is shown in the top-left corner.

V. Mechanics
Increased the max number of Forbidden Seals that can appear in a match.

VI. Controllers
1. Optimized Bag slot selection. Now, the right stick can be used to select Bag slots.
2. You now move the map cursor with the right stick, instead of the left stick. Also improved cursor movement and zooming out.
3. You can now delete map markers by tapping Y on an Xbox controller or △ on a Playstation controller.

VII. Movements
Optimized the movements when falling and rolling from a height, as well as those when sprinting after Sprint Dodge's second stage.

VIII. Performance Improvements
Optimized the performance in Omni's Nightmare.
Ⅸ. AI BOT
Optimized the behavior patterns of the AI BOT enemies.

Out-Game Adjustments
I. New Ref Spectate Features
1. Refs can now select Rift Dealers/Morus' Blessings on the map, and tap I to show the preview interface.
2. Refs can now tap O to show a player's Souljade info.
3. Raised the display priority of Rift Dealers and Morus' Blessings shown on the map in Ref Spectate, making them easier to select.

II. Custom Lobby Adjustments
Spawn Zones can now be named automatically when set.

III. Gestures
Optimized the display of some gestures and emotes in the outer-match interfaces.

IV. New Controller Mode Settings
1. Split the View Sensitivity setting into Vertical/Horizontal Sensitivity.
2. Added "Turning Boost ", "Outer Threshold", and " Turning Ramp-up Time". 
1）"Turning Boost ": Applies when pushing the stick to the greatest extent in a direction.
2）"Outer Threshold": Adjusts response bounds when pushing the stick to the greatest extent, the range can be reduced up to 30%.
3）"Turning Ramp-up Time": The duration in which "Turning Boost" steadily increases while pushing the stick to the greatest extent.
3. Added the " Deadzone": Helps avoid stick misinputs that would otherwise shift the camera. Lower values offer increased accuracy.
4. Your original settings have been carried over to "Horizontal View Sensitivity" and "Horizontal View Sensitivity (ADS)". Other settings remain at their default values.
5. Players can now change these settings through Esc – Button Layout - Controller Mode - View Sensitivity.

V. Free Training Mode Adjustments
1. It's now possible to try out locked skills and ultimate variants in Free Training.
2. It's now possible to try out locked outfits in Free Training (having chosen a hero, select non-owned outfits in the Outfits menu, tap ‘Tiral’).

VI. Interaction Optimization of Closet
1. You will be sent straight back to the Closet interface when you return, having navigated to other menus.
2. Cancelled the red-point prompts in the Closet interface.
3. Optimized some of the Weapon icons so as to fit the in-game performance better.

VII. New Store Feature: New Items
Players are now able to browse the newest content in the current (or previous) version from the Store's 'New' page.

Store Updates
I. New Cosmetics
1. Added the new legendary Wuchen outfit [Incompletion Robe]. Original price: 1,800 Gold. Current price: 1,500 Gold.
2. Added the new legendary Grappling Hook skin [Flying Squirrel]. Original price: 4,200 Gold. Current price: 3,000 Gold.
3. Added the 2021 Koi Cup Champion legendary Greatsword skin [Dragonforce Koi·Scorch]. Original price: 1,500 Gold. Current price: 1,250 Gold.
4. Added the 2020 Koi Cup champion legendary Katana skin [Dragonforce Koi·Blossoms]. Original price: 1,500 Gold. Current price: 1,250 Gold.

II. Discount Info
1. Valda Cui's legendary exclusive outfit [Tsunami] is now available at a discount price of 1,500 Gold. Original price: 1,800 Gold.
2. Tarka Ji's legendary exclusive outfit [Ill Omen] is now available at a discount price of 1,500 Gold. Original price: 1,800 Gold.
3. Justina Gu's legendary exclusive Team Stats base [Idyll•Wild Deer] has returned to its original price of 1,200 Gold.
4. Justina Gu's legendary exclusive Team Stats background [Idyll•Firefly] has returned to its original price of 600 Gold.
5. Kurumi's legendary exclusive outfit [Silky Leisure] is now back to its original price of 1,800 Gold.
6. The legendary Longsword skin [Light Bane] is now back to its original price of 1,500 Gold.

Bug Fixes
I. Hero-related Bugs
1. Fixed an issue where, in certain circumstances, Wuchen couldn't teleport with [Tai Chi Rift] if he was stunned or grabbed.
2. Fixed a timing issue that would occur when Justina Gu followed her ultimate with [Shadowswipe] or [Shadowswipe·Blizzard].

II. Weapon-related Bugs
Fixed an issue where sword energy would sometimes fail to stagger enemies.

III. Combat-related Bugs
Fixed an issue where you couldn't jump, dodge or crouch to interrupt the recovery frames after reviving a teammate with a Rebirth Charm.

IV. Controller-related Bugs
Fixed an issue where nearby item prompts shown when opening your Bag would show the wrong interact button, even after customizing the button in settings.

V. Hero Stats
Fixed an error that would cause inaccuracies in the Top 5 Rate data shown for your last 12 matches.

VI. Omni's Nightmare
1. Fixed an issue where Evil-Ent Lords couldn't use their ultimates while under attack.
2. Fixed an issue where, if an Evil-Ent had voice chat turned on before they died, it'd default back to off upon respawning.
3. Fixed an issue where there was no damage reduction applied between Evil-Ent Lords and Evil-Ents.

Dear players,
The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from 03/11/2022 23:00 (UTC) to 03/12/2022 03:00 (UTC). We suggest that you log out in advance and enter the game again after the maintenance.
The details for this update are as follows:

Brand-new content!
I. New Hero: Winter's Grace - Justina Gu
Born of high standing, she's spent the better half of her life on the run.
Noble princess of the empire; leader of the Pluvial Pavilion; an assassin with a heart colder than her blade.
Justina Gu cares not for these titles. All she cares for is revenge, and finding her mother once more.

(Justina Gu's third skill variant and ultimate are not open in current version. In the upcoming updates, players will be able to unlock them through completing Cultivation quests.)

II. New Mode: Omni's Nightmare

Description: Faction Versus Mode; Asymmetric Survival Mode.
Players: 30
Matchmaking: Players can enter the match through Solo, Duo or Trios, but will be assigned to a random faction and play individually upon starting Omni's Nightmare (in the future versions, the mode will also be available in Custom Lobby).

Basic Rules:
1. Each Hero can revive one time. Evil-Ent Lords will revive as Evil-Ents after being defeated. Evil-Ents are able to respawn without limit.
2. Heroes steadily lose Health while in the Shadow Corruption, but recover Health while in the Embers or Soul Lantern areas. Evil-Ents lose lots of Health while within the Embers.
3. Heroes have to submit Rattans to Soul Sparks until they're lit. After this, they start counting down until they go out. In the meanwhile, the Heroes are strengthened by varying amounts.
4. Each time when the Soul Spark is lit or the Evil-Ent Lord is defeated, the match duration will be extended.
5. Heroes receive varying amounts of Dark Tide Coins upon submitting Rattans or defeating Evil-Ents/Evil-Ent Lords. Dark Tide Coins can be used to buy equipment and items from Rift Dealers.
6. Soul Sparks can be extinguished by Evil-Ent Lords. Once being extinguished, Soul Sparks will enter a protection period during which they cannot be extinguished again.
7. While there are still Evil-Ent Lords left alive, Heroes can attack each other. There will be a penalty for defeating a hero by mistake. Once all Evil-Ent Lords have been eliminated, the remaining Heroes are considered of the same faction.
8. If the total Soul Spark progress amounts to 240% or more (300% counting as full completion), it will enter overtime when the countdown ends. During the overtime, the countdown will stop when Heroes submit Rattans and the duration will be largely increased when the submission succeeds.

How to Win:
Heroes: Light 3 Soul Sparks./Have no Evil-Ents left alive on the battlefield.
Evil-Ents: When the countdown ends, not all Soul Sparks are lit./Have no Heroes left alive on the battlefield.

Factions Info:
You're automatically assigned into either the Evil-Ents, Evil-Ent Lords or Heroes:
·Heroes:
1. Heroes who have picked up fake Rattan will be bound. However, Heroes are also able to free other bound Heroes.
2. Heroes can place and cancel marks on each other, identifying the target as suspicious (double-tap a Hero to target them, and double-tap an empty space to cancel). Heroes' vulnerability increases as the number of marks placed on them rises. These markers will be reset when a hero is defeated by mistake or an Evil-Ent Lord is defeated. There will be a penalty for defeating a hero by mistake.
·Evil-Ents:
1. Rattans will drop when Evil-Ents are defeated.
2. Evil-Ents can see Evil-Ent Lords' icons and their messages.
3. Evil-Ents increase their level by defeating Heroes. Evil-Ents of higher levels gain a greater resistance against the Embers (up to Lv. 5).
Skill: They can enter Stealth for brief periods, becoming visible again when launching attacks.
Ultimate: Planting fake Rattans.
·Evil-Ent Lords:
1. Rattans will drop after Evil-Ent Lords are defeated.
2. Evil-Ent Lords are visible to one another, and their markers are visible to all Evil-Ents.
3. While disguised as Heroes, Evil-Ent Lords can submit Rattans to extinguish Soul Sparks and nullify nearby Embers, so that the Rattans cannot be submitted to Soul Sparks then.
Skill in the Hero form: Same as the Heroes’ skill.
Ultimate in the Hero form: Transform to an Evil-Ent
(Evil-Ent Lords' ultimate in the Hero form will take effects after 120 sec. And before that time, Evil-Ent Lords can use their ultimate manually at any time.).
Skill in the Evil-Ent form: Same as the Evil-Ents’ skill.
Ultimate in the Evil-Ent form: Disguise as a Hero.

Chat:
Evil-Ents and Heroes may only communicate with nearby members of their faction, while Evil-Ent Lords can hear and be heard by all. (while 'Always-on mic' is enabled).

New Rift Dealer Items:
1. Firefly: Takes effect once bought. Grants a large Rage boost in a short period of time.
2. Pain Relief: Takes effect once bought. Resist damage for 30 sec, but will lose 200 health once the effects ends.

III. Limited-time event: Night of Snow
Event time: 03/12/2022 update – 03/20/2022 20:00 (UTC)
Rewards claimable until 03/25/2022 20:00 (UTC).
Event Rules: Gain [Swan Feathers] by completing quests during the event. [Swan Feathers] can be redeemed for great event rewards such as [Echelon Treasure] and [Justina Gu's Card-Emote·Skip].

IV. Time-limited Event [The Unspoken]
[The Unspoken I]
Event time: 03/12/2022 update – 03/14/2022 20:00 (UTC)
Rewards claimable until 03/15/2022 20:00 (UTC).

[The Unspoken II]
Event time: 03/17/2022 20:00 (UTC) – 03/20/2022 20:00 (UTC)
Rewards claimable until 03/21/2022, 20:00 (UTC).

[The Unspoken III]
Event time: 03/24/2022 update – 03/27/2022, 20:00 (UTC)
Rewards claimable until 03/28/2022, 20:00 (UTC).

Event Rule: During the event, complete quests to get the item [Rattan Core] (only usable in the corresponding event round). Consume [Rattan Core] to redeem for Accessory [Ent Axe], Card-Emote [Omni's Nightmare·Rigor Mortis], Accessory [Daoist Headwrap] and other great rewards!

Hero Adjustments
I. Kurumi
For [Binding Prayer] skill and all the variants, Teleportation will no longer be interrupted by gold Focus melee strikes.
II. Yoto Hime
1. Increased the attack range of the [Spirit Slash] skill and the demonic blade's flight speed. Optimized the feel of Spirit Slash.
2. For [Spirit Slash] and all the variants, the gold Focus skills will no longer be interrupted by gold Focus melee strikes.
III. Valda Cui
The [Haze: Teleport] skill will no longer be interrupted by gold Focus melee strikes.
IV. Wuchen
1. Yin Yang Orbs set by the [Tai Chi Rift] ultimate will no longer be destroyed by enemies. Before the teleporting, enemies cannot see Yin Yang Orbs.
2. When casting the ultimate [Tai Chi Rift], Yin Yang Orbs will be marked automatically, in order to inform the party members of the location and distance of the Yin Yang Orbs.
3. Shortened the stiff duration when Wuchen and enemies switch the location in the ultimate [Tai Chi Rift·Switch]. Adjusted the enemies’ stiff duration from 1 sec to 0.5 sec, and appropriately decreased the transporting dagger of Wuchen. Adjusted the value of [Vulnerable] effect from 20% to 10%.
// Dev Note: Wuchen’s ultimate [Tai Chi Rift·Switch] was too profitable when combined with some other hero skills. Thus, we have raised the threshold for cooperation with Wuchen and decreased the effect of [Vulnerable].

Weapon Adjustments
I. Spears
Optimized the sound effects (SFX) for some Scale Rush moves.

Souljade Adjustments
I. Items and Buffs
Changed [Stormstride] effects to: Calls down a strike of lightning at your previous location 0.5 sec after dodging. This only takes effect within 15 sec of attacking, or being attacked.

Match Adjustments
I. Spirit Quests
Removed the [Spirit Walker] quest.

II. Scout Bell Adjustments
1. Increased the scout radius to 100m, and enemies behind the blindage will be visible. (Stealth and other special statuses are not shown.)
2. In the new mode, Omni's Nightmare, the scout radius will be increased to 135m, and enemies behind the blindage will be visible. (Stealth and other special statuses are not shown.)

III. Quick Match Adjustments
[Soulbloom Essence] will also be dropped in Quick Matches. They restore the same amount as in [The Herald's Trial].

IV. Dark Tide Coins Dropping Adjustment
Decreased the amount of Dark Tide Coins dropped from breakables in Artisan's Grove.

V. Gaming Optimization
Optimized the mechanics of some special effects, improved the frame rate and the lagging. These will be optimized continuously in the upcoming versions.

Out-Game Adjustments
I. Custom Lobbies
1. Added the option to customize spawn areas in The Herald's Trial Custom Lobbies.
2. Added new features to Ref Spectate:
(1) Refs can tap R while spectating to toggle Cairn player names.
(2) Refs can tap “[“ or “]” while spectating to adjust the range within which players' Health bar or names are shown.
(3) Added kill counts for each team member, shown below their Health bar in Team Info at the bottom-left corner.
(4) Added more Ref positions to Custom Lobbies.

II. Added Hero Stats
Players can now view their The Herald's Trial Hero Stats in the Profile - Hero Stats page.

III. Added Heroic Tales
Added Viper Ning's Heroic Tales Chapter 4. Complete the Chapter 3 challenges to unlock.

IV. Added Cosmetic Sets
1. Create your own Cosmetic sets, able to be quickly swapped between on the hero selection page.
2. The button to swap weapons shown above heroes' heads on the Home page now is on the heroes’ Collection-Match page. Here, you can choose what weapons will be displayed for each hero when they're on the Home page.

V. Controller Settings Optimization
When using controllers, adjusted the default setting of [Adjust Attack Direction] from [Attack from camera direction] to [Attack from stick direction].
(This adjustment will not influence the current players’ setting, while this will only be applied for the new characters’ default settings. Players can adjust manually in “ESC-Button Layout-Controller-Adjust Attack Direction”.

VI. Added First Bound Reward
Players will get [Immortal Treasure*1] as reward after binding their Steam Guard for the first time.

Store Updates
I. Season Exclusive: Echelon Treasure is now available
Echelon Treasure sells for 360 Gold. When opening it, you will have a chance to get Justina Gu’s Extreme outfit [Glacial Cascade], Katana Extreme skin [Kitsune Edge] and other rewards.
Minimum Guarantee
1. Players are guaranteed to receive at least 1 Red (Extreme) reward during the process of opening at most 100 Treasures. This can be triggered multiple times.​
2. Red (Extreme) rewards will not be repeated until all of them have been obtained.

II. Store Updates
Added many Justina Gu’s outfits.

III. Added New Pack
Added Justina Gu’s Exclusive pack [Winter's Grace Pack], which contains Justina Gu’s Legendary outfit [Aegis Embroidery] and the Longsword Legendary skin [Winter's Savor]. Original price: 3,300 Gold; Now: 2,350 Gold.

IV. Discount Info
1. Added New Discounts
(1) Added the new Justina Gu’s Exclusive Legendary base [Idyll•Wild Deer]. Original price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 1,000 Gold.
(2) Added the new Justina Gu’s Exclusive Legendary background [Idyll•Firefly]. Original price: 600 Gold; Now: 500 Gold.
(3) Kurumi Exclusive Legendary outfit [Silky Leisure] now is on sale. Original price: 1,800 Gold; Now: 1,500 Gold.
(4) Longsword Legendary skin [Light Bane] now is on sale. Original price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,250 Gold.
2. Discounts End
(1) Valda Cui Legendary outfit [Dragon Will·Unchained] is now back to its original price of 2,400 Gold.
(2) Temulch Legendary outfit [Dragon Shadow·Tiger's Fury] is now back to its original price of 2,400 Gold.
(3) Matari Legendary outfit [Dragon Will·Truth] is now back to its original price of 2,400 Gold.
(4) Viper Ning Legendary outfit [Dragon Will·Awareness] is now back to its original price of 2,400 Gold.

V. Spectral Silk Store Updates
1. Added the new Yueshan Legendary Head Ornament [Sunwing Relics·Military Feather], which sells for 12,000 Spectral Silk.
2. Added the Echelon Treasure, which sells for 3,600 Spectral Silk (purchase limitation: 6 at most)

Bug Fixes
I. Hero-related Bugs
1. Fixed the issue that players would be affected by teammate Temulch's [Buffeted] ultimate effects after reviving.
2. Fixed the issue that the determination range would be wrong due to the fast camera rotation in Valda Cui [Nether Nightmare].
3. Restore the transparency of Valda Cui's Tide Traps, and optimized the texture performance of Matari’s outfit Misty Gauze when it is in the Tide Traps.
II. Combat-related Bugs
1. Fixed the issue that you couldn't move after operation when being hit by Thunderstrike.
2. Fixed the issue that BOT opponents would also lose Melee Aim Assist after the player has disabled it in settings.
III. Cosmetics-related Bugs
Fixed the issue that the texture effect of [Scale Finery] and [Seafarer Scales] might be blurred.