ASTRA: Knights of Veda News

Masters of the Book,

We would like to inform you about the server maintenance scheduled for May 16.

[h3]■ 5/16 Maintenance[/h3]
- Period:
· 5/16 03:00 AM - 08:00 AM UTC
· 5/15 08:00 PM - 5/16 01:00 AM PDT
- Details:
· The update will add the new Knight of Veda, Ellen Farrell, as well as a Hero Mission and other system improvements.
* For more details about the update, please check the patch notes:
👉 Link

[h3]■ Maintenance Rewards[/h3]
- Item: 300 Starstones
- Distribution Period:
· May 16, 2024 after the maintenance - May 17, 2024 03:00 PM (UTC)
· May 16, 2024 after the maintenance - May 17, 2024 08:00 AM (PDT)
- How to get: Belle Menu → Mail → Receive Items
* The mail and items will expire within 7 days.
* Make sure to log in to the game during the distribution period in order to obtain the rewards
* If you cannot find the rewards in your mail, please restart the game.

[h3]■ Notes[/h3]
- During the maintenance, both PC and Mobile versions will be inaccessible, and the Coupon page will also be unavailable.
- Maintenance time may be changed depending on the circumstances.
Any changes will be announced in this notice.
- To ensure that your game data remains safe, please make sure to close the game before maintenance begins.

Once the maintenance has been completed, further information will be provided through this notice.

Thank you

Masters of the Book,

A new update to ASTRA: Knights of Veda will be released on May 16, 2024! Read below to find out more about what this update will bring to the game.

[h2]■ Update[/h2]

• New 5★ Knight of Veda, ‘Ellen Farrell’ will be available.
  

[h3]"I am responsible for lives"[/h3]

A boy who had learned the weight of life at a young age hated his weakness. Not wanting to lose innocent lives in vain, all he could do was try. As always, he will continue to put his all into betterment, however slight. After all, even the weak can become strong and protect those weaker than themselves…

• "Ellen Farrell" is a Water-type melee DPS with a greatsword. He uses his long reach and attacks to gain the "Wave" buff and consumes stacks of "Wave" for powerful attacks. His Normal Skill, "Training Sword of Life", allows him to leap at enemies and bring down his greatsword, then unleash a fan-shaped blast of water energy to keep both melee and ranged enemies at bay. His Signature Skill, "Sword of Waves", unleashes accumulated "Wave" stacks at once for a devastating DMG
  
  
• A new Hero’s Mission, ‘Tangled Secrets’ has been added.
  
  An unexplained kidnapping case has occurred in Todburg. Suspecting the beast "Aurora" as the culprit, self-proclaimed detective Belle sets out with the Master of the Book to investigate.
  
  In a desolate mine, haunted by a strange howling. The crime scene is filled with a strange energy. Just then, a completely unexpected truth unfolds before the Master of the Book...
  
  
• The new Hero Mission, ‘Tangled Secrets’, will allow Masters of the Book to progress through the story of the Knight of Veda, ‘Aurora’.
  - ‘Tangled Secrets’ can be obtained through Lionel after clearing Adventure Stage 5-6, and completing the Forgotten Mine World Mission.
  
  
• New features will be added for co-op mode.
  - A ‘Quick Invite’ feature will be added, which will allow players to quickly invite their previous team mates to another co-op adventure.
  - A matchmaking feature will be added, allowing players to quickly join other Masters of the Book for battle.
  
  
• The ability to break down higher-level Skill and Ascension materials into lower-grade materials will be added.
  - You can choose to disassemble items in the inventory, making it easier to secure the desired materials.
  
  
• A double item drop event will be added to the game.
  - Stages that fall under the ‘Adventure’ tab in the Adventure Guide will have double rewards (up to a certain limit).
  - This event will run until May 30th, 2024 before the regular maintenance.
  
  
• For a limited time, the ‘Drink Cool Lime with Belle Snow’ event will run, which includes new recipes to create.
  - Everyone can participate in the ‘Drink Cool Lime with Belle Snow’ event as there are no Master of the Book level requirements.
  - During the event, you can create ‘Cool Lime Smoothie’ and ‘Cool Lime Ade’ by using ‘Herbs’, ‘Water,’ and ‘Sugar’ obtained through stages, and ‘Lime’ which is available from the cooking shop in limited quantities.
  - The ‘Drink Cool Lime with Belle Snow’ event will run until June 13, 2024 regular maintenance.
  
  
• A new Reward Decree begins.
  - The new reward decree will begin immediately after the May 16 Update, and will conclude until 06:00 UTC on June 25.
  
  
• ‘Journey in Memory(Ellen Farell Experience)’ event will be available.
  - In this event, you can experience the newest Knight of Veda, 5★ Ellen Farell, along with 4★ Yanko and 4★ Rani.
  
  
• The ‘Warm May’ attendance reward event will begin.
  - Login over 7 days and you will receive various rewards.
  - The ‘Warm May’ attendance event will run until May 30th, 2024 maintenance.
  
  
• The special mission event, ‘Adventure with Luck’ will begin.
  - Over 7 days, you’ll be given special missions to earn various rewards
  - The ‘Adventure with Luck’ event will run until the May 30th, 2024 regular maintenance.
  

[h2] ■ Improvements [/h2]

• 'Elemental RES' will now affect 'Reflected Damage'
  - When your opponent's Resistance is activated, Reflected Damage rate will be decreased so you will take less reflected damage.
  - The 'Reflected Damage' you take will be affected by your 'Elemental RES'
  - Reflected Damage' will now be counted as Elemental Damage, and together will affect 'Resistance' activation.
  - When 'Resistance' is active, it will no longer reflect 'Reflected Damage' back to the opponent.
  - After 'Resistance' has been activated, 'Damage Reflection' effect will not activate for 1 sec.
  - The in-game balance will be adjusted as follows:
  
  - When the Signature Skill of the Knight of Veda Albert, 'The Roar of the Golden Lion' has been activated, the 'Lion’s Blessing' Damage reflection rate of the summoned Lion Statue will increase from 50% to 100%. (100% to 200% at 6 fate level)
  
  - Damage Reflection rate of the Relic set Sculptor of Despair(4-set effect), will increase from 120% to 250%.
  
  
• The ‘Goddess’ Arrangement’ and ‘Challenge Prayers’ on floors 7 and 8 of the Tower of Trials will have their cooldown times changed.
  
  - On the 7th Floor of the Tower of Trials, the Goddess’s Arrangement will change from “Hitting an enemy increases ATK by +10% and Decreases DEF by 10%” with a 10 second cooldown, to “Hitting an enemy increases ATK by +10% and Decreases DEF by 10%” with a 20 second cooldown.
  
  - On the 8th Floor of the Tower of Trials, the Goddess’s Arrangement will change from “Additionally increases CRIT Chance +15% for 15 sec upon using a Signature Skill. (This effect can be triggered once every 15 sec)” to “Additionally increases CRIT Chance +15% for 15 sec upon using a Signature Skill. (This effect can be triggered once every 30 sec).
  
  - The “Challenge Prayer” buff will change from “Increasing damage on Dodge for 15 seconds with a cooldown of 20 seconds, to a cooldown of 35 seconds.
  
  
• For effects with a duration, such as Relic 4-set effects and Weapon effects, the duration will now be included in the ‘cooldown time’.
  
• The cooldown time of certain Relic 4-set effects will be removed or adjusted.
  
  Cooldown Time Removed
  - Eternal Graveyard Set
  - Swift Messenger Set
  - Legendary Oceanographer Set
  - Last Royal of Stormhold Set
  - Silent Slave Set
  
  Cooldown Time Adjusted
  - Wanderer of Repentance Set
  The cooldown time of the 4 second duration buff effect will be adjusted from 8 seconds to 9 seconds (due to improvements in the cooldown mechanics, the actual duration will decrease from 12 seconds to 9 seconds.)
  
  
• The reset times for certain in-game content will be changed. Please refer to the separate notice for more details. (link)
• To enhance the readability of attribute images, each attribute icon will be resized.
  
• The most recent login platform will now be more easily recognizable when you login.
  

[h2]■ Bug Fixes[/h2]

• An issue will be fixed where the Knight of Veda ‘Eliyar’ had her signature skill, “Reindeer Strong Bow’s” damage and bleed damage scale on her basic attack level and not her Signature Skill Level.
  
• The issue where the Wanderer of Repentance Relic 4-set effect “100% reduction in Veda’s Energy Consumption” was activating without the prerequisite “After using the Signature Skill” will be fixed.
  
• The issue where the Skill Cut-ins would still display in stages even after they were turned off in the Settings > Other > Activate Display of Signature Skill cut-in(s) will be fixed.
  
• The issue where when switching channels, the screen moving forward to Himmith will be fixed.
  
• The intermittent issue where Relic set images were not displayed in the Relic filter will be fixed.
  
• An issue will be fixed where the Story dungeon for Chapter 5 stages 1 and 2 were outputting as normal dungeons to party members.
  
• An issue will be fixed where certain item information popups were truncated on certain mobile devices.
  
• An issue will be fixed where the UI would disappear when entering and exiting the store via item navigation.
  
• An issue will be fixed where when registering and unregistering a leveled up Relic would continue to show the EXP gained by consuming the Relic.
  
• The issue where achievement completion notifications would be displayed even after completing all achievements in a category will be fixed.
  
• Fixed an issue with Nayan's Signature Skill, "Calling Spirits!" where Fate Level 3 was not applying correctly to the third hit of the skill.
  
• Fixed an issue with Veleno's "Metastases of Poisoning" where Fate Level 3 was not applying correctly to the third hit of the skill.

Thank you for continuing to show your support for ASTRA: Knights of Veda.

Masters of the Book,
This is Youngmo Kim, director of ASTRA: Knights of Veda

I would like to start by thanking all of you for playing ASTRA: Knights of Veda, and being so passionate about the game since it’s released.

As promised in a previous notice, we would like to introduce to you the 2024 Content Roadmap.

Many users have incredibly high expectations for new content.

You may therefore feel that today’s update schedule is a bit slower than expected, but I thoroughly believe that providing more enjoyable and meaningful content is important, and even if that takes longer than anticipated, it is a priority. I ask for your understanding in the timelines, and I will strive to present the anticipated content as best it can be.

In addition to the new content, we will continue to work on improving the inconveniences that you may experience. I also promise to put more consideration into character balancing, and prepare this in a direction that is more convincing.

I will briefly outline the content planned from May onwards, and more detailed information about the content will be announced at the time of the update.

[Link to the Roadmap]

Thank You
Youngmo Kim.

Masters of the Book,

As you know, we are constantly monitoring accounts that are playing ASTRA: Knights of Veda in ways that are abnormal.

In order to protect the integrity of the gameplay experience, we have taken measures to restrict access to the game in accordance with our operational policy.

[h2]■ Notice of Restricted Accounts[/h2]
- Restriction Date: May 13, 2024
- Reasons for Restrictions: Exploiting Payment Services
- Restriction Period: Temporary game access restrictions until unfair gains are recovered.
- Affected Accounts: A total of 284 accounts

- Investigation Period: May 8, 2024 - May 14, 2024
- Reasons for Restriction: Data Manipulation / Hacking
- Restriction Period: Permanent game access restrictions
- Affected Accounts: A total of 59 accounts.

※ For more detailed information on our operational policies, Click Here
※ Game access restrictions are applied to the account. When permanent game access restrictions are applied, access to the game on all servers is permanently restricted.
※ Appeals can be submitted to customer service 1:1 Inquiry within 15 days of the restrictions being placed.

Thank you

Masters of the Book,

After the upcoming maintenance on May 16, we plan to change the reset times for the store and various different contents.

The content with reset time changes include Tower of Trials, Arena, Call of the Stars and certain events. So please make sure to check the notice below.


[h3]■ Implementation Date[/h3]
- After the May 16 Maintenance

[h3]■ Content subject to time changes[/h3]




[h3]■ Non-targeted Content[/h3]
The following content will maintain their current reset times (6:00 AM UTC).
- NPC stores (Weapon Store, Sundries Store, Cooking Store)
- Knights Missions
- Guild Progression
- Reward Decree (Daily/Weekly/Season Quests, Seasonal Rewards)
- Belle’s Gifts (Belle’s Gift, Belle’s Exciting Gift)
- Event (Login Event)


We apologize for the necessary adjustment of times to ensure that our system operations remain stable, and we kindly ask for your understanding. If there are any changes to the information provided, we will notify you through this notice.

Thank You .