ASTRA: Knights of Veda News

Masters of the Book,

The first ASTRA: Knights of Veda patch notes. This update will focus on improving gameplay inconveniences that our Masters of the book are experiencing, before we look ahead to adding more gameplay features. Once this update is completed, we’ll be ready to unveil some of the new content that we have in store, so look forward to that!

[h2]■ Improvements[/h2]
- The maximum number of shoes will be increased to 160, and their recharge time will be reduced to 8 minutes, allowing for more dungeon clears and rewards.
- Will add the ability to skip sections of the tutorial, so you only need to go through the sections that you feel are relevant to you.
- Difficulty of the tutorial will be adjusted to make it more enjoyable.
- The 5★ Knight of Veda ‘Eliyar’ will use her Signature Skill in auto-battle, a setting that was previously available for manual play.
- During auto-battle, it will be modified to automatically move to the statue of Veda after the battle is over. You will be able to quickly obtain rewards after the battle ends.
- The amount of Crowns of Victory earned in the arena will be adjusted, so aim for higher ranks through fierce Arena battles.
The number of Crowns obtained upon winning/losing in the arena will be doubled.
The range of ranks that provide Crowns upon defeat will be increased from Trainee Knight 3 to Knight 4.
- The rule in which matchmaking was based off the Master of the Book level will be improved to match based on the level of the Knights of Veda and equipped gear. We plan to provide a more refined and intense arena experience.

[h2]■ Bug Fixes[/h2]
- The issue/error where Knights of Veda worked differently than intended will be fixed.
👉More Details: https://astra.hybeim.com/en/news/notice/266
- The issue where the visual effects for Marthel’s “Blessing of Lightning” did not show correctly will be fixed.
- An issue where Sarka’s Signature Skills ground effect would inflict 100% interruption regardless of the target’s state will be rectified.
- Orlik - The “down” effect applied to enemies hit by “Earth Smash” will be reduced from 4 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
- An issue where the Knight of Veda “Ardor” had pierce on his first attack will be fixed.
- The error where Knight of Veda 'Albert’s' signature skill causes 100% stagger to the target regardless of their state will be corrected.
- The issue with Knight of Veda 'Albert's' signature skill, where hitting a target within the teleport range causes 100% interruption regardless of the target's state, will be corrected.
- The issue will be corrected so that the buff from Knight of Veda ‘Ardor’s’ signature skill maintains its duration normally even when transformed into another Knight of Veda.
- Andrei’s 4★ weapon, Masterpiece of the House skill effect has been fixed. [Added]


We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the Knights of Veda acting irregularly, and will be sending all Masters of the Book Starstones x200 after the 4/11 maintenance.


- You will be able to kick offline members from a Guild.
- The issue where you could be asked to co-op in Nightmare and Sealed Dungeons, even with the “Allow Co-op Mode Invitation Search” turned to “Do not allow” will be remedied
- The issue where the remaining rubies are not automatically refreshed after recharging shoes will be fixed.
- The issue where the ‘What's the mission on vibrant Tuesday?’ quest in the Reward Decree would not count will be fixed.
- An issue will be fixed where the following achievements would not track progress correctly:
“We’re Not Alone”, “Ride Away, Knight”, “Novice Relic Researcher”, “Ancient Relic Collector”.
- The problem where the outline of a summon remains after the summon dies in Arena will be fixed.
- The issue where the system language and game language are displayed differently will be fixed.
- An issue will be fixed where the score in Arena would not be shown on the victory screen if the game language is set to Japanese.
- The issue where the description of the number of times for the Call of the Stars bonus rewards is incorrectly displayed when the game language is set to English will be corrected.
- An issue where the login authentication would be released if the login session expired will be fixed.
- The issue where canceling the age verification process when purchasing items with a Japanese national account prevents the purchase will be corrected.
- The issue where further enhancements do not proceed in certain situations after completing the Knight of Veda enhancement tutorial will be corrected.
- An issue that prevented normal game progression after expanding the formation page during the 'Beyond the Nightmare' tutorial will be fixed
- An issue where tapping the screen on the mobile reward acquisition result screen would not skip the animation will be fixed.
- An issue where selecting the 'Exit' button from the Belle menu would log the user out will be fixed.
- An issue where the camera would not operate correctly if the game was forcibly closed during the playback of the 'Day of Tragedy' video will be fixed.
- An adjustment will be made so that attempting to download additional files when there is no space on the device will not work.
- The visibility of remaining purchase days for monthly/weekly items within the in-game store will be removed.

We appreciate the support that you have shown for ASTRA: Knights of Veda, and we hope that the warming weather helps spur you on through the lands of Planis.

Thank you

Masters of the Book,
This is the development team of ASTRA: Knights of Veda. We have discovered unintended errors in some Knights of Veda that were not intended by the development team and have proceeded with corrections. We sincerely apologize for not catching these issues before launch and would like to inform you about the corrections made:

• The issue where the signature skill effect of Knight of Veda ‘Marthel’ was not displayed has been corrected.
  
• The error in Knight of Veda ‘Sarka’s’ signature skill, which caused 100% interruption regardless of the target’s condition due to ground effects, has been corrected.
  
• The down time for enemies hit by Knight of Veda ‘Orlik’s’ signature skill has been balanced from 4 seconds to 2.5 seconds.
  
• The error where Knight of Veda ‘Ardor’ had an incorrect number of primary pierces set to 1 has been corrected.
  
• The issue with Knight of Veda ‘Albert’s’ signature skill causing 100% interruption to targets regardless of their condition has been corrected.
  

In ASTRA: Knights of Veda's action system, interruption (reaction) occurs when the [Tenacity ATK] determined by weapon type * skill depletes all of a mob or Knight of Veda’s [Tenacity]. This [Tenacity ATK] and [Tenacity] are finely tuned, and the action taken also affects the [Tenacity] damage from [Tenacity ATK].

The problem with 'Sarka' and 'Albert' signature skills causing 100% interruption was due to a [forced interruption] feature intended for boss patterns, which was not properly normalized after being set for testing purposes on Knights of Veda, and was overlooked during testing and discovered post-service launch. If left as is, it could seriously affect PvP by canceling the opponent player's signature skills, necessitating an urgent correction.

Additionally, a balance adjustment has been made regarding 'Ardor’s' first normal attack arrow mistakenly set to pierce, diverging from the common specification that all ranged Knights' first hits do not pierce, and 'Orlik’s' signature skill causing a longer down time than intended in PvP when all hits connect.

We consider it a promise and principle to our players that the Knights of Veda designed at the time of the update operate as intended, preserving the value of all Knights. However, adjustments will be made as soon as possible if the following conditions apply:

For clear unintended setting errors, we will actively share information and make corrections.

For balance issues that could cause inconvenience or unfairness to many players, immediate adjustments will be made for serious matters with sufficient consensus, while for other issues, we will engage in ample discussion with players through appropriate communication channels, and adjustments will be made after a certain period of notice.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused by the Knights of Veda not functioning correctly. As a token of our apology, we will be sending 200 Starstones to all Masters of the Book after the maintenance on 4/11.

You have until Wednesday, 4/17 7:59 AM (PDT)/ 02:59 PM (UTC) to collect the rewards

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Hello, Masters of the Book,
This is the development team of "ASTRA: Knights of Veda."

On April 4th, we shared our first set of update patch notes and opened up a space on our Discord official community for your invaluable opinions.

We're deeply thankful to see so many Masters of the Book engaging with us, offering a wealth of perspectives. In light of your enthusiastic responses, we've formulated replies to the numerous points raised.

Beyond these responses, we're keenly listening to all you have to say and encourage your ongoing dialogue with us. We're committed to diligently assessing the scope of work and proposed changes to methodically implement enhancements.

Thank you for your unwavering support and thoughtful feedback.


[h3]1. Shortening the Recharge Time and Increasing the Max Number of Adventurer's Shoes [/h3]

We noticed that many shared concerns about the shortage of Adventurer's Shoes. We empathize with this issue and have been closely monitoring it while seeking directions for improvement in various aspects.

To quickly provide improvements in response to the overwhelming feedback, we plan to accelerate the recharge rate of Adventurer's Shoes from 9 minutes to 8 minutes in the April 11th update. Additionally, we will increase the maximum quantity that can be automatically recharged from 120 to 160.

As Adventurer's Shoes are a fundamental economic unit in ASTRA: Knights of Veda, excessive changes could lead to unintended consequences for the game's economy, so we will make these decisions and adjustments with great care.


[h3]2. Kicking Guild Member Changes[/h3]
The inability to kick guild members is an issue that the development team overlooked, and for that we are incredibly sorry.

This issue is scheduled to be fixed through the April 11th update, and we will do our best to prevent similar occurrences happening in the future.

[h3]3. Reward Decree “Knights of Arena” Change[/h3]
We’ve discovered a sizable portion of players feel compelled to participate in the arena due to the Reward Decree, even if they are not interested in PvP content. We empathize with the sentiment, which is why starting from the next Reward Decree season, missions requiring mandatory participation in the arena will be excluded.

[h3]4. Balancing for Knights of Veda in Arena[/h3]
We have reviewed various opinions shared regarding the balance between melee and ranged Knights of Veda in Arena content.

In the upcoming 4/18 update, we plan to introduce a feature that will switch between Knights of Veda automatically during Auto-play. Since melee characters perform better in auto situations than ranged, we need to take a multifaceted approach to balance. We’re reviewing the data as we get it, and plan adjustments to the balance with fairness in mind, ensuring that the individuality of Knights is maintained.

[h3]5. Increasing the Quantity of Arena Crowns of Victory Earned[/h3]
Considering the perspective of Masters of the Book who may not favor Arena content, we initially set a higher difficulty for obtaining rewards from the Arena to address concerns about the rapid progression of Knights of Veda through Arena rewards being potentially unfair.

However, based on your feedback, we acknowledge that the current quantity of Crowns of Victory awarded may be too low, making it challenging to achieve progression rewards. Therefore, in the upcoming April 11th update, we will double the amount of Crowns of Victory earned and will closely monitor the situation going forward.

[h3]6. Streamlining the Call of the Stars screen[/h3]
We are going to improve the Call of the Star’s screen to allow Masters of the Book to quickly review the results, enhancing the overall efficiency of the process.

[h3]7. Improving the readability of Poison Attribute Damage[/h3]
We will improve the visual clarity of Poison attribute damage to make it easier to distinguish the effect on monsters.

[h3]8. Improvements to the Description of Reward Decree Missions[/h3]
We have also noted feedback that the description of Reward Decree Missions is not intuitive or user-friendly. We will review the content to ensure it's easier for all Masters of the Book to understand and will continue to make improvements.

[h3]9. Weapon Refinement tool tips[/h3]
We are going to take a closer look at the current UI, and make the section easier to read.

[h3]10. Steam Deck Support [/h3]
Steam Deck support is on our update schedule, and we’ll let you know when it’s ready.

[h3]11. Add a button to exit a stage without consuming shoes when doing co-op[/h3]
To put this into context, a user expressed that they were unintentionally consuming shoes while helping friends, guild members and other Masters of the Book when doing co-op mode.

While you can currently exit the stage without consuming Adventurer’s Shoes, by pressing the escape button on the top, we understand that as a force of habit, you’ll hit the Veda’s Return.

For added convenience, we are currently considering adding a button which will allow you to exit a stage without consuming shoes.

[h3]12. Adding the amount of Gold and Starstone information to the item information windows[/h3]
For those who need context, currently when looking at the Gold and Starstone tooltips, they currently do not display the total amount of these resources that you have. A suggestion came through to include this information, similar to other item tooltips.

This was an excellent suggestion, and we’ll be looking to implement it as soon as possible.

[h3]13. Improving Skill Cooldown features for Knights[/h3]
We’ve seen quite a few comments regarding skill cooldowns, and the desire to have something to showcase that the skills are ready to be used again. We’re exploring options to improve this feature.

[h3]14. Adding the Ability to Preset Equipment[/h3]
It seems that there have been discussions regarding the inconvenience of equipping gear while enhancing multiple Knights of Veda. In response, just like the formation presets for Knights of Veda, we will develop a preset feature that allows you to save and load equipment sets, including Relics.

[h3]15. Call of the Stars/ Arena History Review Feature[/h3]
We will review our current plans, and make space to add this to an update. We’ll let you know once it is added.

[h3]16. Improving Skill Descriptions[/h3]
We will thoroughly review and improve skill descriptions with each update.

[h3]17. Improving the Reward Screen Animation[/h3]
A feature to quickly skip the reward animation when pressed will be added on April 11th. We’ll continue to check other inconvenient aspects.

[h3]18. Improving Controller Support[/h3]
We fully understand the inconvenience of having to use the mouse alongside a controller as expressed in feedback.

Originally, we planned to enable the game to be fully controlled through a controller, including UI elements, but unfortunately this could not be implemented for launch.

However we plan to address this issue, and make the game fully controller supported in future updates. These changes will be announced on our website when they are ready.

[h3]19. Adding a Feature to Keep Current Co-Op Team[/h3]

This is something that the development team have also found quite inconvenient, and we will work to improve it as soon as possible.

[h3]20. Introduction of Arena Co-Op and Friendly Matches[/h3]
We have noted numerous requests from users who wish to enjoy Arena content with friends. We fully recognize the need and will incorporate this into future development.

Additionally there have been numerous opinions regarding the readability of the UI, as well as improved options for chat and alert window notifications.
We promise to promptly address any areas that Masters of the Book may find inconvenient, while balancing their importance and the time required for the implementation of these changes. These will then be reflected in our update schedule.

Furthermore, we will not let this affect our planned new content and event updates, which aim to deliver various forms of enjoyment.

The immense interest and support Masters of the Book have conveyed are a great source of motivation for the entire development team. We sincerely appreciate your valuable opinions and are committed to doing our best to reciprocate with improved services in the future.

Thank you.

Masters of the Book,

We would like to inform you about the server maintenance scheduled for April 11th.

We will be taking down the ASTRA: Knights of Veda servers to apply the 4/11 update to the game. During this time you will be unable to access the game.

We are committed to completing the update to ensure your stable adventure in the continent of Planis.

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[h2]■ 4/11 Maintenance [/h2]
- Period:
4/11 06:00 AM - 11:00 AM UTC
4/10 11:00 PM - 4/11 04:00 AM PDT

- Details: Apply the 4/11 update to the game
Click here to see the 4/11 Patch Notes Preview

[h2]■ Maintenance Rewards[/h2]
- Item: 100 Starstones, 5 Wanderer’s Records
- Distribution Period:
After the maintenance on April 11th until April 12th, 02:59 PM (UTC)
After the maintenance on April 11th until April 12th, 07:59 AM (UTC)
- 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.

[h2]■ Notes[/h2]
- 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.
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Once the maintenance has been completed, further information will be provided through this notice.

Thank You

Masters of the Book,

To make your week more enjoyable, "ASTRA: Knights of Veda" has prepared on-time login rewards for you.

Starting from 4/8 (Monday), if you log in to the game within the times provided below, you can receive a gift every day. Don't miss the chance to receive a daily login gift once a day for a week!

For more details on the times and rewards:
👉https://astra.hybeim.com/en/news/event/250

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Thank you!