ASTRA: Knights of Veda News

Masters of the Book,


Delve into the “Journey in Memory" event and engage in thrilling battles on specially designed stages. Team up with the valiant Knights of Veda as trial characters and seize the chance to earn a plethora of rewards.

■ Event Period
- 4/18 After the maintenance ~ 5/16 Before the maintenance


■ Event Details
- Unlock the adventure by completing Chapter 1, Stage 2, and then join through the "Guidance of the Book" event tab.

■ Event Highlights
- Trial characters come with predetermined levels, gear, and artifacts, ensuring a seamless battle experience.
- The composition of your party and the equipment or artifacts of your characters are set for the trial stages and cannot be altered.
- Replay the trial stages as many times as you like. However, trial stage rewards can only be claimed once.
- Certain features will be restricted during the trial stages.

■ Participation Rewards



■ Notes
- After clearing the stage, you must click the [Claim Reward] button to receive the rewards.
- The rewards received will be directly credited to your in-game inventory.
- Rewards not claimed within the event period will be lost.
- For more detailed event precautions, refer to the <Event Policy>


Thank you!

Masters of the Book,

As previously mentioned in the separate notice released April 12, 2024, the development and operations teams of ASTRA: Knights of Veda have been conducting a concentrated monitoring period of accounts engaging in gameplay through abnormal means.

As a result, we have confirmed numerous violations of our terms of service, such as unauthorized programs or data manipulation, through accounts that are not utilizing official clients of the game.

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.

Moving forward, we are committed to ongoing data analysis and monitoring to ensure that all Masters of the Book can enjoy the game content fairly.

■ Notice of Restricted Accounts
- Reason for restrictions Data manipulation·hacking (View terms of service)
- Duration of account restriction: Permanent game access restrictions
- April 3~4: 21 accounts
- April 5: 25 accounts
- April 9: 277 accounts
- April 11: 176 accounts
- April 12: 381 accounts
- April 15: 519 accounts
- April 16: 2023 accounts
- April 17: 1612 accounts
※ 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.

We will continue to address abnormal game behavior, and kindly ask for understanding in the lengthy process required to ensure that these restrictions do not affect innocent accounts.

Thank you

Masters of the Book,

We would like to inform you about the server maintenance scheduled for April 18th.

This update will bring the “Gifted Doctor” Veleno, the Special Material Transport Mission event and a whole variety of other content and system improvements. We hope that you look forward to all the additions that are going to be added.

[h3]■ 4/18 Maintenance [/h3]
- Period:
4/18 06:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC
4/17 11:00 PM - 4/18 04:00 AM PDT
* For more details about the update, please check the patch notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2484250/view/4208126261050271719?l=english

[h3]■ Maintenance Rewards[/h3]
- Item: 300 Starstones
- Distribution Period:
April 18, 2024 after the maintenance - April 19, 2024 14:59 (UTC)
April 18, 2024 after the maintenance - April 19, 2024 07:59 (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!

The “Gifted Doctor” Veleno is here! After the Day of Tragedy, Veleno has been sacrificing everything in order to find a cure for the Undead, and bring life back to the lands. But what has she been doing? What has been going on between her and the Spoiled Princess Atterisee? Explore the caves where danger lurks, and explore their ties.

In addition to the Special Material Transport Mission, where you transport materials to predetermined goals to earn rewards, we’ve prepared other improvements to assist you on your Adventures!

Let’s take a look at what is coming in the 4/18 update!


- A new 5★ Knight of Veda, ‘Veleno’ appears.

"If you can understand the cause, then you can change the outcome"

Born with the qualities of a great doctor, she is willing to make personal sacrifices to aid others. Even in the face of the events of the Day of the Tragedy, Veleno holds a belief that she falls short because she has not yet found a cure for the undead. She will tirelessly delve into the study of poisons, subjecting herself to constant anguish, until she discovers a means to heal the wandering souls in Darkness...

• “Veleno” is a ranged Poison DPS who wields a small bow, and releases multiple arrows with concentrated poison at her enemies.
  With her Normal Skill "Great Doctor's Poison Fog," Veleno swiftly evades backwards while releasing an area attack that deals poison damage to enemies. Veleno's Signature Skill, "Metastases of Poisoning" inflicts "Lethal Poison" to enemies pierced by her arrows, metastasizing poison to all foes nearby. All her attacks for a certain period will inflict poisoning, maximizing damage.
  Join the new missions and content introduced along with the “Gifted Doctor” Veleno to test her skills.
  

• New hero missions, “The Green Doctor and the Spoiled Princess” will be added.
  The Master of the Book encounters a stubborn child in a cave where danger lurks. Behind their confident demeanor, an intriguing mystery dwells. As they unravel the mystery, perilous situations occur. At the end of it all, deeply buried secrets begin to reveal…
  
  
• Through the mission “The Green Doctor and the Stubborn Princess,” you can progress through the story of the newest Knight of Veda, “Veleno.”
  
• ‘Green Doctor and the Spoiled Princess’ can be picked up after clearing Adventure Stage 3-10, and can be collected from Demona.
  
• Special Supply Delivery Operation has been added.
  - The new event, “Special Supply Delivery Operation” involves escorting materials from various regions. - Select your knights based on their elements to get the most out of the mission.
  - Each stage consists of 3 rounds, and you gain buffs by completing rounds 1 and 2.
  - Escort the wagon to its destination to obtain rewards.
  - The “Special Supply Delivery Operation” will end after the May 16 Maintenance.
  
  
• Journey in Memory, Veleno Experience, will be added.
  - In this event, you can experience the newest Knight of Veda, Veleno(5★), along with Liam (4★), Marthel (4★), and Rani (4★).
  - ‘Journey in Memory (Veleno Experience)’ will end after the May 16 Maintenance.
  

• A new Auto-mode will be added that will utilize all Knights of Veda in a team.
  - Auto-Battle will be divided into Full and Semi automatic modes.
  - FULL Mode will automatically trigger the Overflowing Power of the Stars, and will switch your Knights of Veda to make full use of skills (Priority is given in Team Order).
  - For players who prefer to manually switch knights based on their own judgment, the SEMI mode allows them to engage in automatic combat as before.
  - You can toggle through the available auto-modes by pressing the Auto-battle multiple times. (OFF → FULL → SEMI → OFF)
  
• The attribute icons will be changed to make it easier to identify an enemy's attribute.
  
• The filter for Relics will be improved so that it will filter for all Relics, and not just the current Relic slot.
  
• Viewing cutscenes in the log collection will be improved. Whereas previously it was divided into multiple small sections, the cutscenes will now play continuously, allowing you to immerse yourself in the story.
  
• In the Adventure Guide, the number of current Hero’s Shoes will be displayed, and an icon to check which blessings are currently active in Tower of Trials will also be added.
  
• The number of daily shoe charges will increase from 8 times to 10 times, and the cost to charge shoes after 8 times does not increase. (Added 4/18 05:03 UTC)
  

• The intermittent targeting issue with the Knight of Veda 'Albert's' normal skill will be fixed.
  
• The damage of Knight of Veda 'Xanthia's' normal skill will increase from 7.4% to 9.44%.
  
• The activation time for Knight of Veda 'Atterisee's' normal skill will decrease from 0.27 seconds to 0.15 seconds.
  
• The throwing angle of Knight of Veda 'Atterisee's' normal attack will be lowered, reducing the time it takes to reach the target and increasing the likelihood of getting closer targets.
  
• The damage of Knight of Veda 'Capecchi' normal skill will be reduced. (From 24.72% to 12.32%, and for Fate Level 2 from 30.88% to 15.44%)
  - Adjustments have been made after confirming that the existing hit count criteria was incorrectly set, resulting in higher than expected damage.
  
• An error where activating the fourth Fate level of the Knight of Veda 'Capecchi' incorrectly increased the duration of his Signature Skill has been identified and will be fixed.
  
• The Ignore DEF Rate (%) value applied to all items will be halved
  - The Ignore DEF Rate option has abnormally high expected damage output compared to other options.
  - This change will apply to all item stats including equipment, relics, gems, and enchantments (skill-applied stats will not be changed).
  
• Restrictions based on the Master of the Book's level will now be applied to the list of Knights of Veda available through the Support Knight system.
  - Previously: No level restrictions for friend and guild support.
  - Changed: For friend and guild support, the supported Knights are limited to those whose Masters of the Book's levels are within a range of -5 to +2 of the player’s level.
  
• The issue where the dialogue gets cut off if you move ahead of Lionel during 'Lionel's Guide' will be fixed.
  
• In Chapter 4, Stage 12, and Chapter 5, Stage 12, the problem with the NPCs' bodies disappearing immediately upon death during combat will be fixed.
  
• The issue where the 'Awakened Knight' quest in Chapter 5, Stage 2 cannot be completed normally when progressing in auto co-op mode will be fixed.
  
• The problem in Chapter 7, Stage 6, where players get stuck in trap sections during auto-battle and cannot progress, will be fixed.
  
• The issue where the mid-boss in Chapter 5 of Veda's Nightmare does not attack when approached will be fixed.
  
• The issue where navigation does not appear for items only listed in the substitution list in the inventory will be fixed.
  
• An issue where in certain circumstances an error message would appear when enhancing relics will be fixed.
  
• An issue where the guild chat window displayed the earliest entered chat message when checking the chat again will be fixed.
  
• An issue where clicking a World Mission, with other sub-missions active would cause missions to reorganize themselves will be fixed.
  
• When exchanging for gold in the “Exchange Memories of the Stars”, the issue where the exchange did not correctly update
  
• The issue where clicking on a locked adventure level in the Adventure Guide displays incorrect text will be fixed.
  
• An issue where changing the language in Nightmares caused all owned missions to be displayed as “View Profile” will be fixed.
  
• The issue where pressing the ESC key repeatedly before entering the Call of the Stars tutorial prevents progression will be fixed.
  
• In the Forgotten Mine, a problem where supporting with the same Knight of Veda that is already in the current team does not remove the duplicated Knight will be fixed.
  
• The issue where the game UI displays abnormally when network disconnection occurs on mobile devices during an Adventure Stage will be fixed.
  
• The problem where progression is not possible due to network disconnection on mobile devices during the loading screen after 3:3 Arena matching will be fixed.
  
• The issue where the crown indicating the player appears dimmed during 2:2 and 3:3 Arena matches will be fixed.
  
• The issue where Crown of Victory points were not displayed on the Arena ranking page will be fixed.
  
• The issue with the meaningless notification (exclamation mark) on the top left of the World Map will be fixed.
  The 4-set effect of the Relic [Sculptor of Despair](★3, ★4, ★5) will have some restrictions on its functionality. (Added April 17, 2024 5:44 PM)
  (Previously) When blocking an attack, the stamina consumed was reduced by 40%, and 120% of the damage received was reflected.
  (Now) When blocking an attack, the stamina consumed is reduced by 40%. Additionally, within 1 second after guarding, 120% of the damage received is reflected. [Added 4/17 08:58 UTC]
• An issue where Arena’s Crown of Victory reset time was not updating properly has been identified and will be fixed. [Added 4/17 10:34 UTC]
  
• An error will be fixed where if an 'Apostle' monster appeared in a stage, it would always appear in additional attempts triggered by using Hero's Shoes, or if it did not appear, it would never appear in additional attempts. Now, the appearance probability will be properly reflected in additional attempts. (Added April 17, 2024 7:01 AM PDT, 02:01 PM UTC)
  
  

• 「Adventurer's Ascent」 Knights of Veda Enhancement Package name and purchase conditions changes
  - Adventurer's Ascent」 Knights of Veda Enhancement Package will be changed to 'Adventurer's Package.'
  - 「Adventurer's Ascent」 The purchase conditions will be revised to allow purchases once every two weeks.
  

Thank you

Masters of the Book,

We have identified an issue where players receive more rewards than intended when claiming rewards using Hero's Shoes after clearing dungeons in co-op play.
This issue was addressed without downtime through a patch implemented on 4/16 at 12:11 AM (PDT)/4/16 07:11 AM (UTC). Given the urgency, we proceeded with the fix as quickly as possible.

Here's what happened:

[h3]Detailed Information:[/h3]
- When clearing dungeons in co-op play, rewards were recognized as dropped for each party member, and using Hero's Shoes in this state resulted in receiving additional rewards proportional to the number of party members.
- This issue occurred only after clearing in co-op play and using Hero's Shoes.
- Only 'drop rewards' were affected; 'clear rewards' were not.

[h3]Example:[/h3]
- If two players cleared a dungeon in co-op and then used Hero's Shoes, each player received an additional reward based on 'rewards for two people.'
- If three players did so, each player received additional rewards based on 'rewards for three people.'

We apologize for the oversight and the inconvenience caused. Recognizing that no compensation can fully rectify the experience, yet we believe it is fair to equalize the opportunity without causing disappointment.
Therefore, we consider it most reasonable to provide Hero's Shoes to those who did not use them during co-op play.

- We will compensate those who played solo, rather than in co-op, by providing them with Hero’s Shoes, to offset any potential disadvantage from not participating in co-op play.
- Those who used Hero's Shoes in solo sessions instead of co-op will be compensated as if they had played solo.
- For users who participated in both solo and co-op, we will adjust the compensation by deducting co-op plays from solo session rewards.

Lastly, to express our apologies, we will give 10 Crystals of Fate to all affected users.

We sincerely regret any inconvenience or dissatisfaction caused by this issue and will announce the detailed compensation and distribution dates as soon as data extraction is complete.




We would like to provide additional clarification regarding the compensation for co-op play that we previously discussed.

We plan to compensate all Masters of the Book, regardless of whether you participated in co-op play, by calculating any potential losses and awarding Hero's Shoes as compensation. Thus, compensation will be given not only for those who used Hero's Shoes but also for those who used regular shoes, regardless of whether you played in co-op or solo mode.

I apologize for any confusion caused by our previous explanations.
We will swiftly determine the exact number of instances and the level of compensation and provide further updates soon.

Once again, we apologize for any sense of loss or inconvenience caused by the game error.

Thank you for your understanding.