Pixark 1.152 Lunar New Year Patch Notes

[h2]Steam 1.152 Lunar New Year Patch Notes[/h2]

[h3]New Boss：[/h3]

Mechanical Tiger

A huge, heavily armored mechanical tiger with a powerful electric charge attack. Perhaps its sudden appearance is again related to the Cobalt aliens. (Dragon Lantern and players carrying Dragon Lantern can significantly weaken the boss when it uses Furious Roar.)

It is not easy to challenge the great Mechanical Tiger, but they are afraid of Dragon Lanterns. Brave Explorers can take on the challenge by performing the traditional Chinese "Dragon Lantern Dance"
Players can obtain Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail by defeating Nian Beasts at Novice Grassland, Grassland, Dawn Island and Woodland.
Players can initiate the Bull Demon Challenge at the Dragon Lantern Stand.

Rules:

Players will need to raise different types of Dragon Lanterns in a “Head-Body-Tail” order to initiate the Challenge.
Only the player holding the Dragon Head Lantern can initiate the challenge.
The first and the final position have to be “Head” and “Tail” respectively. However, there can be up to 5 players holding “Body” in between.

Challenge Requirements:

At least lvl90 to initiate the challenge.
Challenge can be done once per day.
1 player holding “Head only” will allow a total of 3 players and 7 creatures into the challenge.
3 players holding “Head-Body-Tail” will allow a total of 5 players and 8 creatures into the challenge.
5 players holding “Head-Body-Body-Body-Tail” will allow a total of 8 players and 13 creatures into the challenge.
7 players holding “Head-Body-Body-Body-Body-Body-Tail” will allow a total of 12 players and 19 creatures into the challenge.

Loots:

Lantern Dragon (Single Seat) at 100% chance, and another one at a small chance.
Red Tassel Gold Lance at a small chance
50-100 Red Packets
Chainmail avatar pieces at a small chance.
Daeodon Food Recipe (can increase the effectiveness of the healing ability, and lower food consumption, doesn't work in boss arena)
2-4 Energy Parts - Type α at 100% chance.
1-3 Energy Parts - Type β at 100% chance.
1-2 Energy Parts - Type γ at 20% chance.
Mechanical Tiger Rocket Launcher at 5% chance.

Skills

Basic Attack: Claw swipe/Bite, dealing damage to enemy in front of it.
Shoulder Tackle：Slightly build up strength and slam its right shoulder against enemies in front of it, dealing a huge amount of damage.
Tail Snipe：Swinging its tail and launch the tip of the tail against its enemies, knocking back the target and slowing its speed for a short period of time.
Voltorb：Slightly lean back to build up strength, then open its mouth to shoot out a charged orb. Enemies hit by the orb will take damage and lower their speed.
Volt Beam：Crouching its body and launch a railgun beam against enemies in front of it. Dealing explosive damage and knocking back the enemies.
Furious Roar：Roaring to the sky and buff itself with electric bolts, dealing 30% additional damage and lowering incoming damage by 30%.

[h3]New Items:[/h3]
New Avatars Mechanical Tiger Armor Set - Can be exchanged at the New Year Goblin Trading Center.

Helmet：2 Energy Parts - Type α & 1 Energy Parts - Type β
Top：5 Energy Parts - Type α ; 3 Energy Parts - Type β; 2 Energy Parts - Type γ
Gloves: 3 Energy Parts - Type α & 2 Energy Parts - Type β
Bottom: 4 Energy Parts - Type α ; 3 Energy Parts - Type β; 1 Energy Parts - Type γ
Shoes： 4 Energy Parts - Type α ; 3 Energy Parts - Type β; 1 Energy Parts - Type γ

New Weapon： Mechanical Tiger - Rocket Launcher

Can be obtained from defeating Mechanical Tiger Boss at 5% chance
Can be exchanged with:
- 30 Energy Parts - Type α and
- 30 Energy Parts - Type β

at the New Year Goblin Trading Center.

Mechanical Tiger Doll:

Can be exchanged with:
- 15 Energy Parts - Type α and
- 10 Energy Parts - Type β

at the New Year Goblin Trading Center.

Energy Parts:

Can be obtained from defeating Mechanical Tiger Boss.
Can be exchanged at the New Year Goblin Trading Center:
- 2 Energy Parts - Type α = 1 Energy Part - Type β
- Energy Parts - Type α + 10 Energy Parts - Type β = 1 Energy Part - Type γ

[h3]Old Items ARE BACK![/h3]
New Year Goblin Trading Center
Can be obtained from defeating goblins wearing God of Wealth hat or at event supply drops

New Year Avatar Set - Chainmail
Can be exchanged for at New Year Goblin Trading Center with red packets.

Hat: 300 Red Packets
Top: 200 Red Packets
Bottom:150 Red Packets
Gloves: 150 Red Packets
Shoes: 150 Red Packets

Red Tassel Lance
Copper quality
Can be exchanged at New Year Goblin Trading Center with 200 red packets

Red Tassel Gold Lance
Iron quality
Can be obtained from defeating the Mechanical Tiger Boss at a low chance.

Dragon Lantern Stand:
Can be used to start the Mechanical Tiger Boss Challenge with:

Dragon Head Lantern
Dragon Body Lantern
Dragon Tail Lantern

Can be exchanged for at New Year Goblin Trading Center with 300 Red Packets..

Dragon Head/Body/Tail Lantern

Defeating Nian Beast will drop Dragon Lantern parts (Head/Body/Tail) at 20% chance.
Dragon Head Lantern: Players can raise the Dragon Head Lantern to deal damage to the Mechanical Tiger. (Expires in 6 hours)
Dragon Body Lantern: Players can raise the Dragon Body Lantern to shield themselves. (Expires in 3 hours)
Dragon Tail Lantern: Players can raise the Dragon Tail lantern to remove all buffs on Mechanical Tiger. (Expires in 3 hours)

Mount: Lantern Dragon
In China, lanterns are indispensable objects for festivals, and the flying Kong Ming lanterns are a symbol of people's aspiration for a better life. Now for the first time in Pixark, players can build their Lantern Dragon with lanterns and enjoy a ride with friends!

Lantern Dragon can have up to 5 seats as you put more parts in!

Lantern Dragon（Single seat): can be obtained from defeating the Mechanical Tiger at a small chance.
Lantern Dragon（Double seat): can be obtained from combining two Lantern Dragon（Single seat）at tailor’s workbench.
Lantern Dragon（Triple seat): can be obtained from combining two Lantern Dragon（Double seat）at tailor’s workbench.
Lantern Dragon（Quadra seat): can be obtained from combining two Lantern Dragon（Triple seat）at tailor’s workbench.
Lantern Dragon（Penta seat): can be obtained from combining two Lantern Dragon（Quadra seat）at tailor’s workbench.

[h3]Old Lunar New Year Events Are Back![/h3]
Boss: Flame Demon
Spawn rate is 50% at the Death Lord Altar in PixARK map and 50% at the Burial Ground Altar in Skyward map.
Rewards: Gargoyle Skin (5% drop rate)

Lunar New Year Supply Drop
Supply Beacon will change its shape to a Chinese Lucky Bag, containing our Lunar New Year gift for explorers.
Rewards: Spring Festival dishes (restores Food and HP), Spring Festival Fireworks, New Year Goblin Trading Center, Red Packets.

Lunar New Year Reunion Party
Placing different Lunar New Year dishes on the table will grant different buffs to the player, along with new year greetings.

God of Wealth Hat
Players can obtain God of Wealth Hat at a small chance by defeating creatures that wearing it (Cosmetic for tamed creatures)

Nian Beasts are Back!
Nian Beasts will be spawning in Novice Grassland, Grassland, Dawn Island and Woodland.
Can only be defeated by the Firecrackers players crafted.
Rewards: Lunar New Year Dishes, Spring Festival Decors and blueprints, Red Packets.

[h3]Double Harvest Rates on Mining!

Double Exp Rates![/h3]

[h3]Optimization[/h3]

Tek Storage Box slots increase from 300 to 550.
You can now enable mating without creatures being in wandering mode.
Tek grenade can now be damaged by auto turret.

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