NARAKA: BLADEPOINT News

Dear players,

The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from 11/30/2022 23:00 (UTC) to 12/01/2022 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. Limited-time Event: Clash League
1. Gameplay:
(1) Basic Rules: Same as the rules of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT official tournaments.
(2) Time: 01:00-03:00 (UTC) every day for NA Server during the dates when the Clash League tournament is open.
(3) Schedule:
·Start Time of Sign-up in Week 1: Nov 30th, 23:00 (UTC)
·Start Time of Tournament in Week 1: Dec 7th, 16:00 (UTC)
·Start Time of Sign-up in Week 2: Dec 14th, 17:00 (UTC)
·Start Time of Tournament in Week 2: Dec 18th, 16:00 (UTC)
(4) Battle Zone
·All Justice Chambers will be grouped into different battle zones according to their members' ranks. Players of different battle zones won't be matched.
·The battle zone of each Justice Chamber will be determined when the members first start a matchmaking, and will not be changed during the week.
·Rewards vary with different battle zones.
(5) Match Limit
·Each Justice Chamber can play 20 matches at most per week.
· Quitting the match during the preparation stage also consumes the available chances left.
(6) Matchmaking Rules:
·All members of Justice Chambers can participate in the match.
·With 1 team in a match, others in the same Justice Chamber cannot join another match.
(7) Member Adjustments
Once the Justice Chamber has started its first matchmaking, members cannot leave the chamber, rename the chamber/add restrictions, remove other players or change the team leader during the week. Other players are forbidden to join the chamber
2. Score Rules:
(1) Weekly Score
Scores of each Clash League match will be settled when it's finished. The Week Score is the sum of the 6 highest-scoring matches played by each Justice Chamber during the week.
(2) Score Rules of Each Match
Score of Each Match=Ranking Score + Eliminates by the Team*Ranking Multiplier
*Eliminates: A player being killed to Death (one's Cairn runs out of Health with or without Rebirth chance) is regarded as an Eliminate.
Ranking coefficient and ranking score according to different rankings are as follows (shown as ranking / ranking coefficient / ranking score):
#1 / 1.4 / 5
#2 / 1.4 / 3
#3 / 1.3 / 3
#4 / 1.3 / 2
#5 / 1.2 / 2
#6 / 1.2 / 1
#7 / 1.2 / 1
#8 / 1.1 / 1
#9 / 1.1 / 1
#10 / 1.1 / 0.5
#11 / 1.1 / 0.5
#12 / 1 / 0.5
#13 / 1 / 0.5
#14 / 1 / 0
#15 / 1 / 0
#16 / 1 / 0
3. Scoring Rules of the Clash League Leaderboard (Weekly)
(1) Week 1
The Clash League Leaderboard·Week 1 will be settled on 12/14/2022 16:00 (UTC).
The Weekly Leaderboard is ranked in a unit of Justice Chambers. After the settlement, if your Justice Chamber ranks top 100, you will obtain Avatars and item rewards.
The score of the Clash League Leaderboard·Week 1 is the sum of 6 highest-scoring matches played by each Justice Chamber during the week. When two Justice Chambers get the same scores, the Chamber that reaches those scores first will be ranked higher.
(2) Week 2
The Clash League Leaderboard·Week 2 will be settled on 12/25/2022 16:00 (UTC).
The Weekly Leaderboard is ranked in a unit of Justice Chambers. After the settlement, if your Justice Chamber ranks top 100, you will obtain Avatars and item rewards.
The score of the Clash League Leaderboard·Week 2 is the sum of 6 highest-scoring matches played by each Justice Chamber during the week. When two Justice Chambers get the same scores, the Chamber that reaches those scores first will be ranked higher.

II. Limited-time Event: Mysterious Mechanisms
Event time: 12/07/2022 20:00 (UTC) to 12/21/2022 20:00 (UTC)
Event Rules:
1. By completing Daily Quests, players can obtain Puzzle Shard of Feria Shen and have additional chance to obtain any one of Tae, Spectral Silk, Legendary Outfit and Legendary Accessory Gift at random.
2. The Puzzle has 16 pieces and four Sections, which can be unlocked randomly with the random Puzzle Shards or specifically by corresponding Puzzle Shards.
3. You can claim rewards by unlocking any of the four Sections. Some rewards will be available after the new version is released, so stay tuned.
4. Each day, you can help a player obtain a Puzzle Shard (by tapping the contact list, selecting a "Puzzle Shard of Feria Shen”, and confirming to share it). You won't consume your Puzzle Shards by doing so. However, each player will be given just one Puzzle Shard per day.
5. You can still claim unlocked rewards on the event page and unlock Puzzle Shards to obtain rewards anytime within the remaining time to claim rewards after the end of the event. But you can no longer complete Quests or send Puzzle Shards during that period. You can get 160 Tae for each Puzzle Shard destroyed at the Inventory after the end of the time period available to claim rewards (i.e., upon the expiration of the item).

III. Limited-time Event: Clash League Roll Call
Event Time: Update – 12/21/2022 20:00 (UTC)
Event Info: Players who sign in a total of 7 days during the event can receive limited-edition Bubbles, Regular Treasure Choice Gift, Spring Lantern·Ji, and other event rewards.

IV. Limited-time Event: Victory Reforged
Event time: From 11/30/2022 20:00 (UTC) to 12/21/2022 23:00 (UTC)
Event Details:
There are four different events that Victory Reforged involves, where players can redeem for a great many rewards.
Event 1: Fire Sparkles
You may join the event using 1200 Spectral Silk. Complete 5 Daily Quests during the event, and you could draw prizes announced once the NBWC 2022 Champion is named! Prizes include 1200 Spectral Silk (guaranteed) and also a chance to win other great rewards!
Event 2: Willpower
Players may complete the Quests for "Volition Emblems", and use "Volition Emblems" to redeem exclusive event rewards.
Event 3: Monument
Exclusive cosmetics and customized items of NBWC 2021 return! All exclusive cosmetics share the same time-limited discount of 40%. Players may use Gold to buy those cosmetics or consume "Volition Emblems" to redeem for other customized items. With certain numbers of cosmetics or other customized items collected, you could redeem for more "Volition Emblems".
Event 4: Popularity Poll
Head to the official tournament website to join the NBWC 2022 Popularity Poll event. Gain "Volition Emblems" that can be used to redeem loads of valuable rewards.

Hero Adjustments
I. Takeda
[Demonic Strike] under [Demonic Aid] now no longer charges but instead consumes 25% of Rage. [Demonic Strike] no longer gets more times of use upon Souljades or Hero skills. (Only related to the Rage)

Weapon Adjustments
I. Staff
1. Optimized the performance of Staff strikes.
2. Optimized the sound effect of Staff strikes.
3. Optimized the pre-input of [Heaven Uproar] and the performance of enemies hit by it while standing. Slightly reduced the airborne height of enemies hit by it.

Souljade Adjustments
I. Staff Souljade
Slightly reduced the airborne height of enemies hit by [Merciless Havoc].

Showdown Adjustments
I. Omen Adjustments
1. When Omens appear, players will have more Luck which can increase the chance of obtaining rare Souljades. The more challenging the Omen is, the more Luck you will have.
2. Decreased the accumulating speed of [Spirit Erosion] and increased the fading speed of the accumulated [Spirit Erosion].

II. Combat Adjustments
1. Optimized the start-up motion of Omnius·Hell Scorch, Omnius·Rock, Mountain Ghost, Stone Monster and Fiery Monster.
2. Reduced the performance of Axe Evil-Ent and Wyrmling's strikes when blocking ranged attacks.
3. Reduced the hit range of Hammer Evil-Ent's downward smash.
4. Optimized the motion of [Defuse·Solve] of Greatsword.
2. Optimized the combat move of Stone Monster

III. Out-game Adjustments
1. Now players can select network nodes in different regions in Showdown.
2. Now players can change Showdown Souljades during the preparation phase.
3. Optimized how the Souljades are dragged to be equipped and replaced.

In-game Adjustments
I. Movement Adjustments
In order to bring the players a more healthy, stable, and positive game environment, we've made some changes as follow. Besides the art resources, we have also adjusted the use of non-compliant words and English letters in the game upon request.
1. Outfit
We've done optimization to the performance of inertial motion of characters' chests as well as adjustments to the following outfits:
Valda Cui's Outfits of [Cloth Attire] Collection, Valda Cui's Legendary Outfit [Dragon Will·Unchained],
Yoto Hime's Legendary Outfit [Sakura Dance], [Onmyoji Arena·Ocean Coral] and her Default Outfit,
Matari's Extreme Outfit [Flawless Elegance].
2. Adjustments on Hero Info of Yoto Hime, Justina Gu and Kurumi
3. Other Cosmetics Adjustments
(1) Bubbles
[Awaiting rescue], [Evil-Ent·You're hooked], [Greet], [Pew pew!], [I'm the best], [Tianhai·Aim], [Boo!], [Yueshan·Unstoppable Might]
(2) Naming Adjustments:
Changes in the description of Souljade, Outfit, Accessory, Weapon, names of Accessory, Weapon, Bubble, Background and Pose.
We truly appreciate the love and passion you have given to the characters and apologize for these adjustments. We will soon make more optimizations to the design of these outfits and offer refund service through in-game Customer Service. Thank you for your support to NARAKA: BLADEPOINT as always.

II. Feature Optimizations
1. While viewing through walls, the camera will no longer zoom in. And the transparency of the walls was improved.
2. After Heroes such as Tianhai, Valda Cui and Yoto Hime cast their Ultimates, the camera will no longer be stuck at the ceiling.
3. Energy Bar will turn red when it's insufficient to parry.

III. Gameplay Adjustments
When Heroes turn into Cairns with Vermillion Bird's Might, they will yield Rebirth Blossom Spirits.

Out-game Adjustments
I. Justice Chamber
1. Added the Weekly Activeness
(1) Members can increase the Activeness of their Justice Chambers by playing the match. When the weekly Activeness reaches stated goals, members will get Justice Coins correspondingly, which can be used to redeem various rewards in the Justice Store.
(2) Play any mode for 1 minute to increase 2 Activeness points, up to 2500 per person per week. Partying up with the members of the Justice Chamber will receive a 1.5x Activeness Bonus.
2. Added Justice Chamber label in friend list, where player’s Justice Chamber will be shown.
3. Added the Justice Store
Justice Coins can be redeemed for rewards. The Justice Store will be updated from time to time.

II. Videos Playing Adjustments
1. Adjusted demo videos of Weapon Advantages, which will now play after clicking.
2. Adjusted demo videos of Hero Skills and Ultimates, which will now play after clicking.

III. Custom Room
If the target weapon is banned, it cannot be obtained through Crafting Hammer.

Settings
I. Ref Spectate
Go "Setting-Gameplay-Ref Spectate” to use the newly added feature “See-through under Free Roam”. After enabled, the Ref Spectate will be added a see-through effect to the objects in front of the camera at a certain distance.

Client Optimization
Adjusted the special effect, sound effect loaded by grades to ensure a more fluent combat.
Store Updates
I. Added New Discounts
1. Added Ziping Yin Legendary Outfit [Melted Snow]. Standard price: 1,800 Gold; Now: 1,500 Gold.
2. Added Yueshan Legendary Outfit [Laudation·Blaze The Thorn]. Standard price: 2,000 Gold; Now: 1,800 Gold.
3. Added Greatsword Legendary Skin [Exalting Leap]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,250 Gold.
4. Viper Ning Legendary Accessory [Leopard Ears]. Standard price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 1,000 Gold.
5. Viper Ning Legendary Accessory [Leopard Tail]. Standard price: 900 Gold; Now: 750 Gold.

II. Discounts End
1. Kurumi Legendary Outfit [Sundo Miko] has returned to its standard price of 1,800 Gold.
2. Staff Legendary Skin [Immortal's Mountain] has returned to its standard price of 1,500 Gold.
3. Valda Cui Legendary Accessory [Merfolk Tail] has returned to its standard price of 900 Gold.
4. Valda Cui Legendary Hairstyle [Scarlet Wave] has returned to its standard price of 900 Gold.
5. Viper Ning Legendary Outfit [Maple Snowfall] has returned to its standard price of 1,800 Gold.
6. Katana Legendary Skin [Soulbloom Gem] has returned to its standard price of 1,500 Gold.

III. Spectral Silk Store Updates
Added the Takeda Legendary Accessory [Stag Antler] with the price of 12,000 Spectral Silk.

IV. BATTLEPASS Optimizations
Added recommended collocation, where the matched rewards in the Hidden Treasure will be recommended as a combination.
Ⅴ. Gifting Adjustments
Only Gold that are gained by purchasing can be sent to others as gift.
Bug Fixes
I. Bugs in the Realm of Yang
1. Fixed a bug where one may accidentally fall from the Realm of Yang on some special occasions.
2. Fixed a bug where one may lose the immunity to the damage of Moonbane Charm 5 sec after getting teleported from the Realm of Yang.
3. Fixed a bug where Mortal Defiance and Ziping Yin's [Sedate Soul] cannot be triggered before Yang Depletion coming to an end.

II. Hero-related Bugs
Fixed a bug when under certain strikes or motions when being hit, one may parry [Twilight Crimson] and all other skills' determination from Viper Ning.

III. Weapon-related Bugs
1. Fixed a bug where Gold Focus Strikes of [Merciless Havoc] will get into a clash with Blue and Purple Focus Strikes.
2. Fixed a bug where the final stage of [Abyssal Aura]'s damage could be parried.
3. Fixed a bug where the special effect appears earlier than the model when entering combat or viewing the weapon page.

IV. Battle-related Bugs
1. Fixed a bug where Crafting Hammer is not available in some circumstances.
2. Fixed a bug where Quick Counter failed when landing by jumping after taking the weapon back.

V. Showdown Bugs
1. Fixed a bug where the health of Omnius·Rock will be locked when it casts ground shocking and grabbing skills for the second time under the Nightscream difficulty.
2. Fixed a bug where Valda Cui shows a wrong expression after using [Summer Party·Teashades].
3. Fixed a bug where rank may be disordered when players have completed Doom·Racing with the same time of duration.
4. Fixed a bug where Omnius·Rock strikes with no startup frame after a Counterstrike.

At NetEase games and 24 Entertainment, we are creating an ever-evolving combat experience that's dedicated to you, our players. From a huge new map to two increasingly expansive chapters in the showdown campaign, new weapons, and heroes, we are committed to crafting the best possible experience.

That’s why we’re asking for your support; and to please nominate NARAKA: BLADEPOINT for the ‘Labor of Love’ award at the 2022 steam awards.

Nominate us Here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1203220/NARAKA_BLADEPOINT/

Dear players,

The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from 11/16/2022 23:00 (UTC) to 11/17/2022 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. Brand-new System: Congeneric Weapon System
1. New Weapon: Staff

Heavy raindrops hit autumn leaves. The universe is set in Immortal's Mountain.
In the new version, we will bring you "the origin of all melee weapons" - Staff. Come and try it out for yourself!

2. Congeneric Weapons
One produces two; two produce three; three produce all.
The new weapon "Staff" and "Spear", which you're already familiar with both belong to the category of "Long-handle Weapon", and are called as Congeneric Weapons. Though trying to lower the starting difficulty of the new weapon as much as possible, we will still bring you a brand-new combat experience and the fun of the game.
(1) Congeneric Strike: Staff has the same horizontal and vertical strike combos as Spear.
(2) Congeneric Souljade: [Spear Sap] is renamed as [Long-handle Weapon Sap] and is now a shared Souljade for Staff and Spear together with [Dual Ring].

3. New Item: Crafting Hammer
Like martial arts itself, weapons are diversified as well.
Added a new in-game item named [Crafting Hammer], which can be used to switch Congeneric Weapons.
(1) Item Effect: players can use it to switch between Congeneric Weapons, while maintaining the same quality and fully restoring the durability.
(2) How to obtain: it can be obtained from the Rift Dealer or Morus' Blessing.

II. Area Updates
1. Brand-new Main Area: Yushan Ruins
Yushan Ruins has been covered in ice for a thousand years. Now it has come out again. Is it a blessing? Or a curse?

2. As the ice melts, coralline tree in the center of the oasis reappears, bringing endless vitality to the place.

III. Brand-new Mechanism: Enigmatic Rift
1. Interaction with Enigmatic Rift will teleport players to the indicated location, with a CD of 18 sec (independently counted for each player).
2. The location of Enigmatic Rift may vary in different matches, but it can be known when players choose their spawn points.
3. Enigmatic Rift only appears in Yushan Ruins.

IV. Brand-new Weather
1. Added a brand-new weather to Holoroth: Starry Night (in place of Night).
2. In Starry Night, players will encounter a new weather event: Meteor Rain.
During the Meteor Rain, numerous meteors will fall from the sky, causing damage within an area. Where the meteor crashed, a stardust will remain for a while. Attacking the stardust helps to restore a certain amount of Rage for all units within range. And new Troves will appear in the area of Meteor Rain and disappear after it ends.

V. Realm of Yang Now is Available in the Herald's Trial
Modes: Ranked Mode, Quick Match and BOT Mode.
How to play:
1. There are 2 rounds in each match, with the 1st round having 3 Realms of Yang and the 2nd round only 1.
2. Winner: The winner will obtain Morus' Blessing, details of which are as follows:
(1) Solo Mode
i. Morus' Blessing rewards for the winner of the 1st round: Vermillion Bird's Might or Mystic Might, as well as other equipment and items from Morus' Blessing of the current round.
ii. Morus' Blessing rewards for the winner of the 2nd round: Mystic Might, as well as other equipment and items from Morus' Blessing of the current round.
(2) Duos and Trios Modes:
i. Morus' Blessing rewards for the winner of the 1st round: any one of Draco Storm, Vermillion Bird's Might and Mystic Might, as well as other equipment and items from Morus' Blessing of the current round.
ii. Morus' Blessing rewards for the winner of the 2nd round: Draco Storm or Mystic Might, as well as other equipment and items from Morus' Blessing of the current round.

VI. Limited-time Event: Moonbane's Illumination
As the ice sheets in Yushan Ruins thin and fade, an ancient temple is revealed to the world once more.
Bathed in Moonbane's cool flame, mysterious writings start to appear on a long-lost scroll...
Event time: From 11/16/2022 20:00 (UTC) to 12/01/2022 00:00 (UTC)
Event Info:
1. Complete daily quests to earn Moonbane Candles and Serpent Rings. Serpent Rings can be redeemed for exclusive event rewards.
2. Moonbane Candles are used to light up Yushan Scrolls for random quests. Complete these to earn plentiful rewards, including Dawn Treasures.
3. All players share the same scroll quests and once you've completed a certain one, it will not appear again for the second time.
*It's been whispered that there have been sightings of Yushan treasures in the world following the melting of the Yushan glaciers.

Hero Adjustments
I. Yueshan
1. Shortened the recovery frames of the second stage of his Horizontal and Vertical Strikes under the General's state.
2. Target hit by [Rampage] will not be knocked airborne by common attacks.
3. [Rampage: Formation] will not lose its effect before and after the transform of [Troop Decimation: Formation]. When [Troop Decimation: Formation] is active, Yueshan will cast [Rampage: Formation] simultaneously.
4. Decreased the duration of [Rampage: Formation] from 5s to 4s, and increased its CD from 20s to 25s.
5. Adjusting the [Line Breaker: Ambition]'s effect of reducing enemies' attack to 40%, but it no longer boosts allies' attack. 6. Increased the duration of [Troop Decimation], [Troop Decimation: Heaven's Descent] and [Troop Decimation: Formation] from 25s to 30s.

II. Takeda Nobutada
[Demonic Strike] and [Demonic Strike·Havoc] will no longer cause a stagger effect to Yueshan in the General state (when charging or casting skills) and Tianhai in the Vajra state.

Weapon Adjustments
I. General Adjustments for Ranged Weapons
Aiming with the right mouse button was added to all ranged weapons.

II. Longsword
1. Slightly reduced the stagger time caused by launching horizontal strikes while sprinting to enemies on the ground with Longsword.
2. Increased the attack range of crouch horizontal strike with the Longsword.

III. Dual Blades
Slightly increased the stagger time of the standing enemies caused by [Severance]’s forepart strike, to ensure that the enemies have no chance to parry its posterior strike.

IV. Dagger
Slightly reduced the attack and Focus duration of [Uppercut Rush].

V. Spear
Optimized the motion of the Upward Strike.

VI. Nunchucks
Optimized the motion of vertical charging while sprinting.

Showdown Adjustments
I. Combat Adjustments
1. Adjustments to Damage Multipliers of Omnius·Rock's grabbing attack:
(1) Damage Multipliers of Omnius·Rock's ranged grabbing attack were decreased from 2 to 0.5;
(2) Damage Multipliers of Omnius·Rock's airborne grabbing attack were increased from 0.28 to 0.5.
2. Reduced the smashing damage when Omnius·Rock has multiple players in hand.
(1) Damage Multipliers of Omnius·Rock's smashing attack when he grabbed multiple players in hand were decreased from 12 to 9;
(2) Damage Multipliers to the players on the ground when Omnius·Rock smashes the in-hand players were decreased from 3 to 1.
3. Adjusted the attack of Ominus In Nightscream level:
(1) Attack of Omnius·Hell Scorch was decreased by 22%.
(2) Attack of Omnius·Rock was decreased by 27%.
4. In the Hard level, increase the probability of Omnius·Hell Scorch's blue Focus strike.
5. Added the special-effect prompt of Omnius·Rock's grabbing attack.
6. Reduced the tracking performance of Omnius·Rock's dashing attack.

II. Sense Level Adjustments
1. Adjusted the maximum Sense Level of Souljades dropped in different levels:
Maximum Sense Level of Souljades dropped in different levels were increased according to difficulty. Now players can get Showdown Souljades with the Sense Level higher than what is recommended in next difficulty level.
2. When the player’s Sense Level is higher than the recommended one, monsters’ damage to whom is highly decreased.

III. Omen Adjustments
Adjusted the affected area of the Forbidden Seal in [Omnius Descent]. It now only covers about half of the battlefield.

Ⅳ. Optimization
1. Optimized the motion of Omnius·Rock
2. Optimized the combat move of monsters in Desert Tribulations.

In-game Adjustments
I. Temporarily Unavailable Casual Modes
"Bloodsport" and "Omni's Nightmare" are temporarily unavailable. "Shadow Surge" and "Through the Fire" will open at a certain time every day. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

II. Adjustments to Holoroth
1. Map Adjustments
(1) Added two new collapsed areas to the walls of the City of Tang.
(2) Adjusted the structure of Boomerang Cliff. A new spot and an entry route were added.
2. Mechanism Adjustments
Added Firefly Cages to the Starry Night weather in Holoroth.

III. Adjustments to Herald's Trial Mode
1. Number of Morus' Blessings for the first and second round was reduced from 2 to 1.
2. Rebirth Charms in Rift Dealer was increased from 2 to 3.

IV. AI Opponents Adjustments
1. Optimized the behaviors of AI opponents in Easy level.

V. Movement Adjustments
Optimized the hit feeling when a player runs between the left and right wall.

VI. In-game Optimization
1. Sound Effect Optimization
Optimized the sound effect of the Grappling Hook. Players can now tell the difference between the sound of an enemy's and an ally's Grappling Hook by the sound effects.
2. Special Effect Optimization
(1) Optimized the special effect of burning.
(2) Optimized the special effect when rescuing (default).
(3) Optimized the special effect of kill announcement (default).

VII. Optimization of the settlements in the Survival Modes
1. The top 2 teams can choose whether to fight till the end or quit the game, without reputation score loss.
2. Settlement interface will show stats of all players in the top 2 teams.

Out-game Adjustments
I. Adjustments to the Reset Time of Weekly Rotation Modes
The reset time of weekly rotation modes is changed to 20:00 (UTC) on every Wednesday. This change involves Casual Modes, Weekly Reward, Showdown, which is in accordance with the refresh of Weekly Battle Pass Quests and our other general updates.

II. Justice Chamber
1. The Justice Chamber feature was thoroughly upgraded. Previous Justice Chambers will be disbanded.
2. New features such as naming and announcement were added. Players can join others' Justice Chamber or use Tae/Gold to create one and without purchasing the Advanced Hidden Treasure.
3. Justice Chamber will play a primary role in the upcoming major events, and more exclusive Justice Chamber features will be available soon. Please stay tuned!

III. Free Training Adjustments
1. Adjusted the initial positions of players, Rift Dealer and most training opponents in free training mode.
2. Fixed an issue where training opponents occasionally could not attack with blue Focus during counter practice.

IV. Hero Badge
1. Added new grades to Hero Badge [Cotton Finery], [Formidable Cache], [War Lust].
2. Added more Hero Badges.
3. Hero Badge Profile will show in more interfaces.

V. Weapons
Optimized the design of the weapon interface. The category of the congeneric weapon was added to the melee weapon.

VI. Narakapedia
1. Optimized the interface of Souljades in Narakapedia. Players now can easily distinguish the shared Souljades of congeneric weapons.
2. Adjusted demo videos of Narakapedia, which will now play after tapping.

VII. Friends
Added messages of Extreme skin looting in friend status notifications.

VIII. Adjustments to Talent Tab
Talent is now moved in the Hero interface.

Client Optimization
1. Fixed an issue where running a game for an extended time could cause a memory leak when DLSS was enabled on NVIDIA.

Store Updates
I. BATTLEPASS Updates
[Spark] BATTLEPASS is now available, which includes a variety of valuable items and skins! Players can obtain more rewards through unlocking Hidden Treasure!

II. Regular Treasure in Pavilion: Lotus Treasure is now available
The price of Lotus Treasure is 240 Gold each. Open it you're likely to get Tianhai Extreme Outfit [Illuminated Lotus], Valda Cui Extreme Outfit [Merfolk Finery], Nunchucks Extreme Skin [Dragons' Duet], Longsword Extreme Skin [Magmata] and more.
Minimum Guarantee:
1. Loop Guarantee: On top of the basic drop rate, players are guaranteed to receive at least 1 Purple (Epic) or better reward during the process of opening at most 10 Treasures. This can be triggered multiple times.
2. Special Guarantee: On top of the basic drop rate, players are guaranteed to receive at least 1 Red (Extreme) reward during the process of opening the first 100 Treasures. This cannot be triggered repeatedly.
3. Red (Extreme) rewards will not be repeated until all of them have been obtained.

Ⅲ. Added Hero Badge Store
The rainbow silhouettes a sky glowing with crimson and purple.
[Hero Badge] store is now available. Use your Hero Badge Points to upgrade it and unlock Lotus Treasures and amazing cosmetics!

IV. Added New Discounts
1. Newly added Kurumi Legendary Outfit [Sundo Miko]. Standard price: 1,800 Gold; Now: 1,500 Gold.
2. Newly added Staff Legendary Skin [Immortal's Mountain]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,250 Gold.
3. Newly added Valda Cui Legendary Accessory [Merfolk Tail]. Standard price: 900 Gold; Now: 750 Gold.
4. Newly added Valda Cui Legendary Hairstyle [Scarlet Wave]. Standard price: 900 Gold; Now: 750 Gold.
5. Viper Ning’s Legendary Outfit [Maple Snowfall]. Standard price: 1,800 Gold; Now: 1,500 Gold.
6. Katana Legendary Skin [Soulbloom Gem]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,250 Gold.

V. Discounts End
1. Justina Gu Legendary Accessory [Winter Hare] has returned to its standard price of 1,200 Gold.
2. Grappling Hook Legendary Skin [Flying Squirrel] has returned to its standard price of 4,200 Gold.
3. Wuchen Legendary Outfit [Incompletion Robe] has returned to its standard price of 1,800 Gold.
4. Longsword Legendary Skin [Winter's Savor] has returned to its standard price of 1,500 Gold.

Bug Fixes
I. Hero-related Bugs
Fixed an issue where the bullets of ranged skills released by certain heroes when they were under attack would not take effect upon hitting enemies.

II. Battle-related Bugs
1. Optimized an issue where monsters in Showdown were prone to reset their attack motion during network fluctuation.
2. Fixed a bug where players couldn't turn charging to counter after getting up from the ground.
3. Fixed a bug where the Wyrmling would not take damage while being hit by golden Focus.

Dear players,

The servers of NARAKA: BLADEPOINT will be suspended for maintenance from 11/02/2022 23:00 (UTC) to 11/03/2022 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. Limited-time Event: Icebound Yushan
As of late, the most bizarre omens have appeared across the Yushan Ruins. Now traces of the Yushan Whisperers themselves have arisen.
Event time: 11/11/2022 20:00 (UTC) to 11/17/2022 20:00 (UTC)
Event Info:
1. Log in each day of the event and click the Mask of Immortality on event page to sign in and claim your reward: an Icebound Yushan Random Gift
2. Gain Yushan Emblems by completing quests during the event. You will have a chance to get Yushan Emblems while opening Troves during the match. Up to 15 Emblems can be obtained per day. Yushan Emblems can be redeemed for great event rewards.
3. Click the Beacon to read the secret Yushan letter.

II. Limited-time Event: Autumn Sale
Event Time:
11/03/2022 update – 11/18/2022 00:00 (UTC)
Event Info:
During the event, 4 kinds of vouchers are available on the event page. They are: Legendary Outfit 30% discount voucher, Legendary Weapon 30% discount voucher, Legendary Accessory 30% discount voucher, and other Legendary Item 30% discount voucher. For each type, there are 2 vouchers to claim. Use this voucher for a 30% discount when purchasing Legendary Cosmetics with Gold. Vouchers are valid for a limited time only and are only eligible for certain purchases. For details, please check the description of each voucher item.

In-game Adjustments
Ⅰ. Map Adjustments
1. Adjusted the structure of some buildings and resource distribution of Plumed Castle and Mehtaab in Holoroth to further improve players' fighting experience.
2. Added the night environment to Holoroth.

Ⅱ. Combat Adjustments
Optimized the Quick Counter after casting skills and ultimates.

III. Omni's Nightmare
Temporarily banned Ziping Yin in Omni's Nightmare

Ⅳ. Matchmaking System
When the matchmaking takes too long among players below Platinum, some Bots will be added to the game, in order to speed up the matchmaking.

Showdown Adjustments
This time, Showdown is no longer a trial version. All progress will be reserved.
Ⅰ. Level Adjustments
1. Eventide Ember:
Strongholds with different sizes now have different colors. Gold means large strongholds while blue stands for small ones.
2. Immovable:
(1) Optimized the performance of the map by marking the monster refresh points in a more obvious way;
(2) Added 4 Scout Bells, which can help players find monsters;
(3) Fixed the issue that monsters sometimes stand still. And increased their tendency to attack Soul Altar·Immutable Wood.
3. Toppled Mountains:
Adjusted the skill AI of Omnius·Rock in Hard and Nightscream levels.

Ⅱ. Omens Adjustments
1. Hellhole:
Lowered the density of the Hellholes when Hellhole Omen is activated in all levels.
2. Death Spores
(1) Optimized the model of Toxishrooms of Death Spores Omen in Omnius Descent and Toppled Mountains modes to make them more distinguished.
(2) Toxishrooms can now influence Kurumi's circle. The circle that has been influenced can cause an extra toxic effect on monsters.

III. Showdown Souljades
1. Optimized Storage Interface.
2. Newly added feature to quickly unequip the Showdown Souljades.
3. Adjusted the damage multiplier of Souljade [Stormstride] from 2.85 to 1.95.

Ⅳ. Others
1. In Doom·Racing, the Sense Level of the Hero you chose will be fixed at 300 even when the level exceeds 300.
2. Newly added some in-game dialogues.
3. Now players will see a countdown page when players complete the level.
4. Added a subtitle that states the core mission to the title animation when players enter some levels; optimized the descriptions of some quests.
5. Optimized the special effect of [Defuse·Solve].

Out-game Adjustments
Ⅰ. Names of Modes Adjustments
For better understanding, the original name, "The Herald's Trial", was changed to "Ranked Mode-The Herald's Trial", and the "Quick Match" was changed to "Quick Match-The Herald's Trial".

Ⅱ. Free Training Adjustments
1. Added the "Combos Training" to help players practice and test various combos;
2. Increased the attacking frequency of AI opponents in the Counter Training;
3. Fixed the issue where AI opponents often hit walls in the Aim Training.

III. Hero Badge Adjustments
1. Newly added the Hero Badge for Showdown Racing Leaderboard.
2. Optimized Profile Display

Ⅳ. Game Settings
In Settings-Assist Settings, newly added Auto Pick up for Mouse&Keyboard and Controller. After enabling this feature, you'll automatically pick up another item nearby.

Ⅴ. Shop Overview
Adjusted the order of Items presented in Shop Overview.
Client Optimization
1. Optimized the instantiation method of outfits, weapons, accessories, and other cosmetics, to improve the fluency when characters spawn.
2. Optimized the multi-threaded rendering architecture to improve FPS and fluency of the game on mid to low-end PCs.

Store Updates
I. New Packs
Added the new Yoto Hime Exclusive Pack [Retribution Light], which includes Yoto Hime Legendary outfits [Onmyoji Arena·Retribution Light], Greatsword Legendary skin [Onmyoji Arena·Retribution Blade]. The standard price of the pack: 4,200 Gold; Now: 2,880 Gold.

II. Added New Discounts
1. Newly added Justina Gu Legendary Accessory [Winter Hare]. Standard price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 900 Gold.
2. Grappling Hook Legendary Skin [Flying Squirrel]. Standard price: 4,200 Gold; Now: 3,000 Gold.
3. Wuchen Legendary Outfit [Incompletion Robe]. Standard price: 1,800 Gold; Now: 1,500 Gold.
4. Longsword Legendary Skin [Winter's Savor]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,250 Gold.

Ⅲ. Spectral Silk Store Updates
1. Added Justina Gu Legendary Pose [Skip], with the price of 9,000 Spectral Silk.
2. Added Yueshan Epic Outfit [Grand General], with the price of 6,000 Spectral Silk.
3. Added Temulch Rare Outfit [Canis], with the price of 2,400 Spectral Silk.
4. Added Greatsword Epic Skin [Cedary Flow], with the price of 5,000 Spectral Silk.
5. Added Musket Rare Skin [Patterned Bronze], with the price of 2,000 Spectral Silk.
6. Added Yueshan Epic Accessory [Tiger Seal], with the price of 3,000 Spectral Silk.
7. Added Kurumi Rare Accessory [Pink Hibiscus], with the price of 1,200 Spectral Silk.
8. Added Rare Avatar [Firefly], with the price of 800 Spectral Silk.
9. Added Rare Avatar [Prickly Pear], with the price of 800 Spectral Silk.
10. Added Viper Ning Epic Base [Argenti Wings], with the price of 4,000 Spectral Silk.
11. Added Yoto Hime Rare Pose [Swordsmanship], with the price of 1,200 Spectral Silk.
12. Added Tarka Ji Rare Background [Dark Haze], with the price of 800 Spectral Silk.

Ⅳ. Discounts End
1. Tarka Ji Legendary Accessory [Zhurong's Jadeball] has returned to its standard price of 4,600 Gold.
2. Takeda Legendary Outfit [Spring Blossom] has returned to its standard price of 1,800 Gold.
3. Takeda Legendary Pose [Fast Blade] has returned to its standard price of 800 Gold.
4. Ziping Yin Legendary Pose [Shivering] has returned to its standard price of 800 Gold.
5. Dagger Legendary Skin [The Breaker·Myriad Edge] has returned to its standard price of 1,500 Gold.

Bug Fixes
1. Fixed the bug where players could use Grappling Hook to interrupt the action of being injured after getting an airborne attack.
2. Fixed the bug where the recovery frame of blue Focus strikes could be interrupted by Grappling Hook.
3. Fixed the bug where the effect of Showdown Souljade [Warrior] is triggered by Clash, successful Counter or Defuse.
4. When the Souljade effect [Soul Release] is triggered during [Demonic Aid], Takeda Nobutada will recover 25% Rage. The issue that skills were refreshed but Rage was insufficient was fixed.

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[h2]Prepare Your Sweet Tooth[/h2]

The spooky season is upon us! We set up some decorations in our spawn area, with big jack-o’-lanterns and other spooky festive decorations for players to see and interact with during the preparation phase.




Prep your Halloween costume by interacting with the friendly ghosts in the preparation phase and dress up as one of them!




Trick or Treat! Go trove to trove and collect some candy while you loot, and get even more by countering other players in every match.



Don't eat it! Sacrifice your candies and redeem some exclusive Halloween headwear and other accessories!



[h2]Limited-time Event: Autumn Chill Schedule[/h2]

Unlock event-exclusive items by collecting and redeeming [Candy] from troves and parrying enemies. You can complete event quests to get more [Candy] and [Candy Bucket].




[h3]First Round[/h3] 2022 Oct 25 4:00 PM - Nov 2 4:00 PM UTC
[h3]Second Round[/h3] 2022 Nov 2 4:00 PM- Nov 10 4:00 PM UTC


Rewards include:
Headwear [Chilly Wind] & Headwear [Eerie Fire]
Base [Jack O'Lantern] & Background [Bones of Sunwing]
Dual Blades Skin [Wind Cut] and more!




You can also get two new gestures from the store with Gold! Don’t miss out!



We hope you enjoy our first ever in-game Halloween celebration.
Now get out there, and collect some candy!