Update Information

Added "Signature" Feature for Crafted Items

• ● Players can now leave a "Signature" on any equipment they craft—be it weapons, shields, armor, or life tools.
  Added various Signature designs, and one can be selected at a workbench via the option "Choose a Signature."

Added "Controls" to Options Menu

• ● Added a menu to the Options that allows button remapping for certain actions.

Added "Go to Life Master" Feature

• ● Added a new feature to the Life Menu that allows moving to the location of each Life Master.

• *This feature will become available after completing the "Novice Challenge" of each Life.

Adjusted Crafting Settings to Remember Buddy Selection

• ● Adjusted the Crafting Settings window to save the selected Buddies when crafting items at a workbench. The next time an item is crafted, the screen will display the same Buddy selection as last time.

Organized Skill Information Display in Equipment Menu

• ● Organized the way Skill information is displayed in the details window on the right side of the Equipment Menu for improved clarity.

Adjusted Base Camp UI

• ● Adjusted how vegetable icons are displayed on the farm.
• ● Added name display for buildings placed in Base Camp.

Adjusted Base Camp Objects Making Them Easier to Grab

• ● Adjusted object placement in Base Camp to make objects easier to grab.

Adjusted Clear Condition Text in the Treasure Grove

• ● Adjusted the text for the floor clear condition "Obtain Eternian Fruit" to make it easier to understand which target drops the item.

Added/Adjusted Guide Contents

• ● The following contents were adjusted/added to the in-game Guide.

Adjusted Parameters Related to Main Story Progress

• ● Adjusted the parameters of certain enemies and gatherables to improve the gameplay experience during Main Story progression.
• ● Adjusted the parameters and requirements of certain Recipes to improve the gameplay experience during Main Story progression.

Adjusted Parameters Related to Area Challenges

• ● Eased the conditions required to achieve a Gold rating in Legendary Challenges.
• ● Eased the conditions for achieving a Gold rating in Legendary Challenges involving item delivery.

• ● Fixed an issue that caused the objective indicator for the Main Story/Life Challenges/Personal Requests to not work properly.

• ● Fixed an issue that prevented progress if the player character was incapacitated in the interval between starting the game and reaching Eternia Village.

• ● Fixed an issue related to the acquisition of certain items in Chapter 5 of the Main Story.

• ● Fixed an issue where enemies and follower NPCs would not properly navigate the terrain in Ginormosia.

• ● Fixed an issue where Phantom characters' stats would not change in accordance to the Area Rank.

• ● Fixed an issue where EXP would not be shared after collecting EXP drops or completing Crafting Mini-Games while a Phantom character is in the party.

• ● Fixed an issue that prevented the acquisition of certain Recipes as quest completion rewards, in case the Tailor or Artist Novice Challenges were skipped.

  • *Upon application of this patch, Recipes that were not received will be automatically given to players that meet the appropriate conditions.

• ● Fixed an issue where NPCs would become invisible when skipping the Novice Challenge for certain Lives.

• ● Fixed an issue where the target gatherable in a Buddy Request would not be registered in the Encyclopedia upon completion of the quest.

• ● Fixed an issue that caused the game to become unresponsive when using the "Request" option to craft items over the carry limit and not selecting a Buddy.

• ● Fixed an issue that prevented Objects from being placed on third-level ground in Base Camp.

• ● Fixed an issue that prevented the completion of the Guild Quest "Receive the highest review score for your art gallery" at the Base Camp Bulletin Board.

• ● Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented items buried at the Aging Altar from being dug up.

• ● Fixed an issue where an Aged weapon's "Years Aged" stat would not be displayed to the receiving player if given as a Gift.

• ● Fixed an issue that caused unintended behavior in the Remodel Menu.

• ● Fixed an issue that caused button controls to become unresponsive at the end of tutorials.

• ● Fixed various issues that arose in certain quests.

• ● Fixed various issues related to Multiplayer.

• ● Fixed various minor bugs.

The following content, which was included in version 1.1.1 on PS5® / PS4® / Xbox / Steam as well as in versions 1.1.2, 1.1.3, and 1.1.4 on PS5® / PS4® / Steam, has also been addressed on the Nintendo Switch in version 1.2.1, released on May 29 JST.

• *For more details on version 1.2.1, please refer to the “Announcement of Version 1.2.1 Release.”

Feature Additions/Adjustments

• ● Adjusting the UI of the Quests Screen

  • ・Adjusting the UI in the "Life Challenges" tab of the Quests screen to make it clearer that a Life can be selected.
  • ・Adjusting the UI for the "Life Challenges" tab on the Quests screen, making it clearer when you can report to a Life Master, even if it's not your currently selected Life.

• ● Adjusting Multiplayer

  • ・Adjusting multiplayer so that progress can be made on accepted quests even during multiplayer sessions.
  • ・Adjusting quest completion notifications to display during multiplayer.
  • ・Adjusting the Quest screen to be viewable during multiplayer.
    * Some features on the Quest screen are not available during multiplayer.
  • ・Adjusting the Quest progress count to work correctly during multiplayer.

• ● Adding "Instant Help"

  • ・Adding a new feature called "Instant Help" to support players as they progress through their adventure.

• ● Adjusting The Number of Items Craftable at Once

  • ・Increasing the amount of items that can be crafted at once for "Plant," "Fence" and "Streetlamp" Recipes.

• ● Adjusting The Map Screen

  • ・Adding icons to the Map Screen and Minimap to make it easier to understand the location of a dungeon's entrance and access points to upper/lower floors.

• ● Adjusting Recording-restricted Segments

  • ・Adjusting the restricted segments for the device's built-in video recording feature.

Bug Fixes

• ● Fixing an issue where progressing through the Novice Life Challenge during Chapter 5 of the Main Story, "Reach the cave's center," could prevent the player from saving or flying with Skelegon, making further progress impossible.

• ● Fixing an issue where clearing a shrine in Ginormosia during Chapter 6 of the Main Story, "Go to the Cave of Trials," could cause the player to become unable to enter the cave, making further progress impossible.

• ● Fixing an issue where completing the Bulletin Board quests at the Base Camp did not properly count as completed, preventing Island Rating from increasing.

• ● Fixing an issue where using a Guild Office Relocation Kit after triggering the Guild Office expansion event scene, while carrying the kit, would result in two Guild Offices appearing.

• ● Addressing an issue where the required recipe in Novice Life Challenges for Crafting Lives were difficult to locate
  The required recipe will now be displayed at the top of the ”Quests" tab.

• ● Fixing an issue where players were unable to draw their weapon during the first battle tutorial, preventing progression.

• ● Fixing an issue where the "!" icon on the Quests menu would not disappear.

• ● Fixing an issue that prevented progress if the items to be received from the Collection Box at the Guild Office would exceed the player's inventory limit.

• ● Fixing an issue which occurred in the Evershop related to the acquisition of items.

• ● Fixing an issue where equipment obtained from treasure chests would sometimes have incorrect parameters.

  • *Upon application of this patch, parameters will be corrected automatically.

• ● Fixing an issue that prevented progress upon restarting the game, after editing and saving Stickers/Emotes/Quick Texts in the Greetings tab of the Options while inside a Treasure Grove or a Shrine in Ginormosia.

  • *Upon application of this patch, save data in which progress had become impossible will be restored to a working state.

• ● Fixing an issue occurring on certain cutscenes, where pausing the game while the "Auto" setting is enabled caused all inputs except for "Skip" to become unresponsive.

• ● Fixing an issue related to working with Trip (2P Family Co-op), where Trip's pinning effect would target the incorrect enemy.

• ● Fixing a number of Japanese and translated texts.

• ● Fixing other minor bugs.

Important Notice Regarding the
Nintendo Switch / Xbox Versions