Journey to the West News

Hello, everyone! Thank you for your support along this journey!

Starting from now, the Journey to the West weekly dev log will transition into monthly reports, as the official version has been released, and we will be focusing on the development of new DLC. Steam updates will still aim for a weekly schedule or every two weeks, and we will also provide regular progress reports on the DLC development.


[h2]Gameplay Optimization:[/h2]

• Lv. 3 Vanquisher of Evil now gains the Hell Power ability. Add the Hell Power card to Lv. 3 Vanquisher of Evil.
  
  
  
  
• Vampire's Hankerchief now increases maximum health when defeating enemies, without the need for self-attacks.
  
• Add player card plays and NPC intent records to the combat log, with highlighting.
  
• Greedy Pig trait now allows a maximum of 3/4/5 consumables per turn.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes:[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with Endless Universe where the As-You-Like-It World continued to function during sleep and stun.
  
• Fixed an issue where level stars wouldn't fade out when removing cards.
  
• Fixed an issue with Nine-Petal Mace where it couldn't trigger in event battles.
  
• Fixed a bug in turn display during timed battles.
  
• Fixed an issue with Crystal Dice where it could trigger twice under certain circumstances.
  
• Corrected a typo in the explanation of Goddess of the Moon.
  
• Optimized the attack effects of Vermilion Bird.
  
• Fixed an issue with the explanation of Tang Monk's Meditation Stone.
  
• Fixed a bug in Tiger Knight where the Thirty-Six Transformations couldn't correctly increase attack power.
  
• Fixed an issue with Yang Jian where enabling it in the Pokedex had special sound effects.
  
• Fixed a bug where Spiritual Money resurrected with 100% HP.
  
• Adjusted the order of Carrot's rabbit summons to ensure that the Thief Rabbit is first.
  
• Various localization bug fixes.
  

This week, Firefox's new skins have been implemented!





[h2]Major Optimizations[/h2]

• Added prompts for using charming consumables on teammates.
  
  
  
  
• The cards received from the Fate Devil’s Versatile will now go into your hand rather than the draw pile.
  
• The Scroll of Sky can now affect defenses gained from abilities, artifacts, and so on.
  
• The Enlistment Document will correctly summon all main character companions.
  
• The effect of Hellfire Scroll now can last across turns.
  
• The game will now save progress at the beginning of each chapter.
  
• Increased the likelihood of successfully identifying the True Goddess of Mercy in the True or False Goddess of Mercy event.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where flying units would temporarily disappear upon loading.
  
• Fixed a bug related to the English option in the Hundreds of Ghosts event.
  
• Addressed the issue of "Ready to Die" upgrade being ineffective.
  
• Resolved problems associated with the Infinity Compass when in possession.
  
• Fixed the bold font issue in endings.
  
• Corrected abnormalities in the Heaven Furnace's picture in wiki.
  
• Fixed a problem where the multiple guardian sword special effect was triggered by random events.
  
• Attempted to fix the issue where the White Dragon's battle ends after losing the Dragon Princess.
  

The new look for Sneaky Rabbit is now implemented this week!



[h2]Major Optimizations[/h2]

• The special starting relic options have changed to 5 out of 1, which enhances the efficiency of starting runs.
  
  
  
  
• Faithful Devil can now summon the highest and lowest-level fairies using the number keys 1-5 and Ctrl + number keys 1-5. This makes it much more convenient.
  
  
• Significantly increased the trigger probability of chain events, such as True and False Goddess, the battle against Master of Shadow and Light, and more.
  
  
• Tempting Lute has been changed to a special starting relic, making it easier to obtain at the beginning.
  
  
  
  
• The poet's "A War Song" can now last for multiple rounds.
  
  
• Small pork chop now summons 4 random mice.
  
  
  
  
• Carrots now summon 3 rabbits and have their rarity changed to rare. No need for SL Thief Rabbits anymore!
  
  
  
  
• Spider Egg now summons 3 spiders. A small enhancement, but not much.
  
  
  
  
• Probability adjustments have been made for late-game rarity, changing from 5:60:35 to 20:50:30, increasing the chances of obtaining key cards with common rarity in the late game, and making it easier to build an unbeatable deck!
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where card effects didn't follow the card when the screen shook.
  
• Fixed an issue with Peach Fairy where when upgrading a card to intrinsic at the start, the card wouldn't be drawn in the first round.
  
• Far Seer now works when there are changes to cards (e.g., using stomach acid).
  
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This week, we made some adjustments and fixed a couple of bugs. You can also try Journey to the West on iOS here in Apple Store!

[h2]Major Optimizations[/h2]

• White Dragon's Sword Formation now has 4 types of special effects prompts when activated.
  
  
  
  
• The game will automatically save after the Guanyin event.
  
  
• After upgrading to Fiery Dance, it will change from an inherent ability to a retained ability.
  
  
  
  
• Ice Dragon now learns Hail Storm at level 2, and at level 3, its cost is reduced by -1.Turn the Tide is now learned at level 3.
  
  
  
• Holy Monk’s talent of retaining Good and Evil no longer affects himself.
  
• Sacrifice consumables now cannot be used on a hero.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue with the description of the Fat Pig’s card.
  
• Adjusted the activation time of the Demonic Parasol to prevent Nine-Headed Phoenix from dying at the beginning of the combat.
  
• Now a minon’s minions will also avoid attacking protected hostages.
  
• Fixed the explanation of energy restoration.
  
• Fixed an issue where the copied "Effort Brings Rewards" did not record the current number of consumed cards.
  

On this Autumn Festival, both Fat Rabbit and Thief Rabbit have unveiled their brand new appearances! Let's wish everyone a happy Mid-Autumn Festival together!



Please note that Thief Rabbit's skin is now female, and the original rabbit character only appears during the combat with the Rabbit Fairy. Which rabbit is your favorite?

You can also try Journey to the West on iOS here in Apple Store!

[h2]Major Optimizations[/h2]

• The energy cost of Gaia’s Blessing is reduced from 3 to 2.
  
  
  
  
• Removed the mirror image feature from the NPCs summoned by Good Monk.
  
  
  
  
• The Ghost King's Event now allows White Dragon to exchange resurrection items for a chance to choose 1 out of 6 rare cards.
  
• The fourth option of the Event of Altar of Wind and Storm for White Dragon has been changed to allow you to exchange 10 maximum health for a chance to choose 1 out of 10 rare cards. This increases the White Dragon's speed of development.
  
• Optimized the explanation of the Seduction status.
  
• The Celestial of Wisdom now joins the last dialogue box with your previous choice.
  
• Yellow Brow Worship restores 30 HP to the entire team.
  
• The compass will no longer appear after the third chapter.
  

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]

• Fixed an issue where Good Monk's intent would change on the first turn of summoning NPCs.
  
• Fixed an issue where Water Spirit's defense reduction was incorrect.
  
• Fixed the explanation of protective intent.
  
• Fixed an issue where the main volume couldn't control the video volume.
  
• Fixed the rarity issue of relic given in the event of Three Celestials.