Early Access v0.7.6 Release Notes
Updates
[p][/p][h2]Highlights[/h2][p] ● Dark Ratatan Invasion![/p][p] ○ Starting in Episode 2 (added in this update), Dark Ratatan will appear during your adventure.[/p][p] ○ Dark Ratatan will appear during Intervals, triggering various events. Some of them might even help the player.[/p][p] ○ As you progress through events, Dark Ratatan will begin appearing as bosses.[/p][p] ■ In this update, you can battle the following 4:[/p][p] ● Reek N. Roll (Skunk)[/p][p] ● Bork The Biter (Dog)[/p][p] ● Midnight Night (Bat)[/p][p] ● Funky Fang (Boar)[/p][p] ■ The remaining Dark Ratatan will become battleable in future updates.[/p][p] ○ By progressing through battles and events and collecting Key Items, you can reach the Episode 2 Clear Demo.[/p][p] ■ Key Items you obtain are not shown in your Inventory—check them at the Bonboya Gate in Rataport.[/p][p] ■ Episode progress is represented by items being slotted into the upper part of the Bonboya Gate.
[/p][p] ● Unlock Episode 2[/p][p] ○ From a save file that has cleared World 5, raise your Oath Level to 1 or higher to proceed to Episode 2.[/p][p] ○ In Episode 2, the story progresses around the Dark Ratatan, and scenarios advance by meeting specific conditions.[/p][p] ○ Your previous first playthrough is treated as Episode 1.[/p][p][/p][p] ● “Duo” Ratakaruta[/p][p] ○ By raising the Elemental Force of 2 or more elements to Lv2 or higher, Duo Ratakaruta become obtainable.[/p][p] ■ Once they become obtainable, they will appear when selecting Ratakaruta.[/p][p] ■ There are 12 Duo Ratakaruta total—2 for each Ratakaruta element (Fire, Water, etc.).[/p][p] ○ You can equip only 1 Duo Ratakaruta.[/p][p] ■ After you equip a Duo Ratakaruta, Duo Ratakaruta will stop appearing.[/p][p] Which Duo Ratakaruta you choose to obtain becomes a major part of the adventure.[/p][p][/p][p] ● “Goddess’ Anything Gachat”[/p][p] ○ A new facility has been added to Rataport![/p][p] ■ This facility is placed to the left of Craft in Rataport.[/p][p] ○ At Goddess’ Anything Gachat, you can offer unwanted weapons, accessories, materials, etc. to exchange them for other items.[/p][p] ○ There are also limited items obtainable only here, but it is designed as “a fun way to process leftovers.”[/p][p] ○ Please be careful not to get carried away and offer items you still need![/p][p][/p][p] ● Added “Mythic” Rarity[/p][p] ○ Mythic has been added as the highest rarity for weapons, etc.[/p][p] ○ Mythic weapons have even stronger parameters than Legendary weapons, include Decorune, and should make your adventure even more powerful.[/p][p] ○ Mythic weapons can be obtained at a low rate by winning battles against Dark Ratatan.[/p][p] ○ In this update, only Mythic weapon leveling is available; Limit Break cannot be performed.[/p][p] ■ The Limit Break feature is planned to be unlocked in a future update.[/p][p][/p][p] ● Legendary Accessories[/p][p] ○ Added Legendary accessories with random Decorune effects.[/p][p] ○ Try playing Episode 2 repeatedly and get yourself the perfect Legendary accessory.[/p][p][/p][p] ● Multiplayer Improvements[/p][p] ○ When selecting Random Match, you can now choose a specific room to enter.[/p][p] ○ Added a Refresh button to the room list.[/p][p]
[/p][h2]Gameplay[/h2][h3]Scenario[/h3][p] ● With the addition of Episode 2, an Episode selection feature has been added.[/p][p] ○ After clearing Episode 1, a UI for switching will appear above the Bonboya Gate in Rataport.[/p][p] ● Added many events with the 8 Dark Ratatan.[/p][p] ○ What kind of characters are they—and what is their purpose? Look forward to encountering them.[/p][p] ● After clearing Episode 2, added an ending for when you clear Episode 2.[/p][p] ● While a demo is playing, forced movement will no longer occur even if the time limit for a phase is exceeded.[/p][p] ○ In Multiplayer, waiting beyond the time limit may occur depending on each player’s demo progress.[/p][p][/p][h3]Stage Gimmicks[/h3][p] ● While progressing through a World, the following events can now occur:[/p][p] ○ Target Timer[/p][p] ■ An event where, as the battle starts, a cursor appears on a specific enemy and a time limit is displayed on-screen.[/p][p] By defeating the cursor-targeted enemy within the time limit, you can wipe out the remaining enemies and obtain the event reward.[/p][p] If you fail to defeat the target within the time limit, the battle continues as normal, but you can no longer obtain the event reward.[/p][p] ○ Boss Shortening[/p][p] ■ After this event occurs, the next boss you fight will have its HP reduced by a certain percentage.[/p][p] ■ Bosses here include Kashira (mid-bosses) and boss monsters (the monster fought at the end of each World, including Dark Ratatan).[/p][p] ○ Battle Skip[/p][p] ■ An event where, upon entering a battle area, all enemies in that battle are already defeated.[/p][p] You can immediately obtain the phase reward.[/p][p] ○ Altar Hall[/p][p] ■ An event where many different Altars are installed.[/p][p] You can receive blessings from various Altars, but the cost to use Altar functions still applies—use them wisely.[/p][p] ● Some events will only occur from Episode 2 onward.
[/p][h3]Balance Adjustments[/h3][p] ● Added one additional Interval phase from World 2 onward.
[/p][h3]Ratakaruta[/h3][p] ● Added Ratakaruta Duo[/p][p] ○ Tingletorch Boost (Fire/Thunder)[/p][p] ■ While nearby enemies are Burned or Shocked, recover 10% of Ratatan’s HP and MP every 2 seconds.[/p][p] ○ Toxic Blazeball (Fire/Poison)[/p][p] ■ Each time you Poison an enemy, Blazeball’s power increases.[/p][p] ■ On successful command, Blazeball flies forward and explodes, dealing additional damage.[/p][p] ○ Boiling Bubble (Water/Fire)[/p][p] ■ On successful Attack or Hustle Tech commands, fire 4 bouncing water orbs from Ratatan.[/p][p] ■ Damage changes based on the amount of Barrier you have.[/p][p] ○ Glacial Cure (Water/Ice)[/p][p] ■ While you have a Barrier, Cobun HP continuously recovers by 10 per second.[/p][p] ■ Cobun HP recovery increases depending on your Barrier value.[/p][p] ○ Coldbolt Shoulder (Ice/Thunder)[/p][p] ■ Shortens Kachinkoroll’s spawn wait time, and adds 100% of Max HP to its damage.[/p][p] ■ Each time your side Freezes an enemy, Ratatan’s Max HP +5 (max +500).[/p][p] ○ Ice Blight (Ice/Poison)[/p][p] ■ When Freeze is removed, non-boss enemies have a 50% chance to die.[/p][p] ■ For bosses, deal damage equal to 25% of current HP.[/p][p] ○ Blightwind Slash (Poison/Wind)[/p][p] ■ Your side’s attacks against Poisoned enemies are guaranteed to Crit.[/p][p] ■ Each time your side’s attack Crits, gain 1 Token.[/p][p] ○ Plaguewater Drop (Poison/Water)[/p][p] ■ On successful command, fire 3 Dokkun Drops and create a poison puddle at the landing spot for a set time.[/p][p] ■ Each time you Poison an enemy, Dokkun Drop power increases.[/p][p] ○ Aquabolt Boomer (Thunder/Water)[/p][p] ■ When it drops, electric shocks run left and right, dealing damage and applying Shock.[/p][p] ■ When you inflict Shock, apply a “takes increased damage” debuff to the enemy.[/p][p] ○ Golden Gale (Thunder/Wind)[/p][p] ■ Each time you use a Hustle Tech, Max MP +1 (max +200).[/p][p] ■ Hustle Tech power increases based on the amount of Tokens you hold.[/p][p] ○ Pyronado (Wind/Fire)[/p][p] ■ Your tornado becomes a fire tornado and triggers on every successful command.[/p][p] ■ The fire tornado deals damage equal to 50% of Ratatan’s Max HP and applies Burn.[/p][p] ○ Frostwind Favor (Wind/Ice)[/p][p] ■ Cobun HP recovers by 10% of the Critical damage you deal.[/p][p] ■ Shops always appear with 5 slots, and 1–3 free items appear.[/p][h3]Out-of-Game[/h3][p] ● Added enhancement elements for Ratatability.[/p][p] ○ Obtain and upgrade them by completing Dark Ratatan-related quests on the Quest Board.[/p][p] ○ Harigittan[/p][p] ■ Damage reduction during Guard commands can be enhanced from 15% up to 20%.[/p][p] ○ Nyandola[/p][p] ■ Move Speed and Wisdom can be enhanced from +10% up to +15%.[/p][p] ○ Mimizukyun[/p][p] ■ Squad Skill damage on Just can be enhanced from +10% up to +15%.[/p][p] ○ Keroronpa[/p][p] ■ Cobun HP on revival can be enhanced from +20% up to +30%.[/p][p] ○ Pyokorappa[/p][p] ■ Normal Attack damage on Just can be enhanced from +10% up to +15%.[/p][p] ○ Kamonelo[/p][p] ■ Cobun HP recovery on Fall In can be enhanced from 5% up to 7%.[/p][p] ○ Buttonda[/p][p] ■ Knockback power and Knockback resistance can be enhanced from +30% up to +60%.[/p][p] ○ Mashuma[/p][p] ■ Damage dealt by status ailments can be enhanced from +50% up to +75%.[/p][p] ● Added new upgrades to Ratatan Dock: Free Fresh Start & Bargain Fresh Start[/p][p] ○ You can make a certain number of rerolls free, or discount reroll costs.[/p][p] ● Unlocked Limit Break stages up to 3 (Lv90) for up to Legendary weapons.[/p][p] ● Added 6 new accessories.[/p][p] ● Added 8 new weapons.[/p][p] ● In Goddess’ Game, you can now set Oath Level to 6.[/p][p] ○ For players who want to challenge higher-difficulty battles for more rewards.[/p][p] ● In Multiplayer, when ownership is transferred in Rataport, a dialog will now be displayed.[/p][h3]UI/UX[/h3][p] ● In the Goddess’ Game menu, you can now view the reward list by Oath Level.[/p][p] ○ In the Goddess’ Game menu, press the L key (Y button on controller).[/p][p] ● When updating, if an old Suspend Save exists, the suspended state will be discarded and the game will start from Rataport.[/p][p] ○ As with normal “Give Up,” you can bring back results up to the point you suspended.[/p][h3]Sound / Presentation[/h3][p] ● Added BGM, voices, and many other SFX for Dark Ratatan.[/p][p][/p]
Bug Fixes
[p] ● Fixed an issue in Goddess’ Game where the explanatory text for Oath Level-based rewards did not display.[/p][p] ● Fixed an issue in Goddess’ Game where fast cursor movement did not work.[/p][p] ● Fixed an issue where pressing the confirm key in Random Match with zero rooms would cause an error.[/p][p] ● Fixed an issue where an error could occur in Random Match after a player leaves.[/p][p] ● Fixed an issue where Suspend Save while holding Fire Elemental Force could cause an error upon resuming.[/p][p][/p][h2]Known Issues[/h2][p] These are issues currently confirmed. We plan to address them in a near-future patch, or will continue investigating the cause.[/p][p][/p][p] ● In some demo scenes, character graphics may not display.[/p][p] ● When a player joins Multiplayer mid-session, Episode and Oath Level displays may not sync with the owner (visual only; in-game uses the owner’s settings).[/p][p] ● Returning from the Random Match room list screen and then opening the room list again may cause an error.[/p][p] ● In the ending demo scene, the player may become able to move.[/p][p] ● Some effects may display unintentionally.[/p][p] ● For some Cobun weapon “Sickle,” the display position may be misaligned.[/p][p] ● During multi-hit attacks, Critical checks may not be performed per hit.[/p][p] ● Multiplayer may desync between players.[/p][p] ● In Multiplayer, after switching selection, some players’ doors may not open, blocking progress.[/p][p] ● After resuming from a Suspend Save, boss defeat SFX may play.[/p][p] ● Repeated use of an Altar may cause rendering issues.[/p][p] ● “Son Jammer” clones may move through doors.[/p][p] ● If you open the Info screen at certain timings, it may become unclosable.[/p][p] ● When defeating the last enemy with Ratakaruta “Big Booms”, the battle may not end.[/p][p] ● After pausing for a long time during the tutorial, resuming may cause the boss to stop moving.[/p][p] ● Altar text may be cut off.[/p][p] ● Ratatability / Decorune effects may not apply to Shock caused by Chain Lightning.[/p][p] ● If you change keys in key config and they overlap with a non-existent key, controls may stop working.[/p][p] ● If another screen appears over Rataport during an event, you may not be able to close that screen.[/p][p][/p]