[PSA] Update v.1.20 Patch Notes

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The offical patch note has been released, check it out here.
Note: The offical patch note didn't state clearly the changes made to the Gifts like in the blog posts, but the rest I think they covered it well.


Because English isn't my strong suit, some of these infos might be wrong. Feel free to correct me if you find anything incorrect or add anything I might've missed. I'll be editing this post a lot to fix typos and mistakes, before the offical patch notes comes in, that is.

Source:
https://www.code-vein.com/blog/?p=1408
https://www.code-vein.com/blog/?p=1390

Notice for Update v1.20 on December 19, 2019 (PS4, XBox One, Steam)

NEW CONTENTS:
- New character sliders: Additional height slider, body type (in case of a female's character, it's your breast size) and head size has been added.
- Photo Mode (Opened by using the Field Menu): Allows you to stop time during your time in Home Base or in exploration to take pictures, also comes with camera, effects, frames etc adjustments.
NOTE: You can bind a button to enter Photo Mode quickly. Change it in the Control settings. However, as of right now, whenever you quit the game, the button you bind won't be saved and you'll have to bind it again everytime you launch the game, for me at least, so there's that to note.
- Added Face Paint "Young Gangan 15th Anniversary Collaboration" (To get it, simply go to the table near Io's bed (the one surrounded by the couches), there should be an item on it, the "Enthralling Magazine" for you to pick up.)
- Added Chrismas-themed accessories.
- Added Happy Holiday Blood Veils. (Available in Murasame's store, comes in all 4 Drain types, basically a recolor of the "Night" Veils.)
- Added a lot of new Gestures. (There're a lot, I promise)

BALANCES:
- Adjusted the performances of some Gifts for balancing purposes.
+ Final Journey: The effect time has been reduced to 1 minute (previously 3 minutes), and the dodge increase effect has been changed to one level increase. (What they mean is if you had Normal dodge, using Final Journey will now change to Quick, but if you had Slow dodge, instead of going to Quick it will change to Normal. (Previously always Quick)
+ Flame/Ice/Lightning/Blood Barrage: Reduced power, made harder to stagger enemies.
+ Rage of Perkunas, Baba Yaga's Gaze, Walpurgis Fire, Vodnik Mass, Draconic Stake: Increased power, made easier to stagger enemies.
+ Fusillade Rondo: Increased power.
+ Bloody Impact, Shock Web: Made easier to stagger enemies.
+ Now when playing NG+, your ally's defense will be adjusted, providing that you chose to increase the difficulty. (Most likely increased so that the ally won't get one-shotted.)
+ When using Regeneration, you can now cancel it by using Guard or roll before the effect occurs.

TOWER OF TRIAL:
The bread and butter of this update. If you're like me and want to fight the Bosses without having to play through the story again, this is the one for you.

Defeat various Bosses and Enemies which you've battled throughout the story.
The goal is to get to the Mistle and the bottom level.
How to get to the Tower: After defeating the Gaol of the Stagnant Blood boss, head back to Home Base and on Louis' desk, there should be an item for you to pick up. It's a depth map, called Trial Tower.
Talk to Davis and select the map from the Depths selection menu.
Enemies are waiting for you at each level, defeat everything to advance to the next level.
The enemies appearing are different from each towers, there're 3 towers in total.
IMPORTANT NOTE: ALL ENEMIES ARE 1 LEVEL HIGHER THAN THE ENEMIES YOU'VE FOUGHT DURING THE STORY, FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOU FINISHED THE GAME IN NG, THE ENEMIES WILL BE IN NG+, IF YOU FINISHED THE GAME IN NG+, THEY'LL BE NG+2, SO ON AND SO FORTH.
There will be NO mistles to rest during the time you're advancing the tower, so it is recommended that you're prepared for the ordeal.
When you complete a level, you might occasionally find a "Mark of Honor", in Multiplayer however, you will ALWAYS get a "Mark of Honor".
Additionally, Trial Tower online matchmaking will only match people who's also in the Trial Tower, so if you want to play online, move to the tower before sending/receiving signals. (Good news for people looking to get the Reputation Level 30 achievement, whether you're an Online or Offline player.)

- Other minor bug fixes.

And that's it, again if I've missed anything or any information is incorrect, feel free to correct me.
Happy Holidays.

[sazuki0]

The Last Journey changes affect evasion up by 1 level. I think heavy -> roll and roll -> step.

[10個、光]

Originally posted by sazuki0:

The Last Journey changes affect evasion up by 1 level. I think heavy -> roll and roll -> step.

Thank you, I've also got a confirmation for this. Now if you have a Slow Mobility build, using Final Journey won't get you to Quick Mobility but instead Normal Mobility. Before it was always Quick, regardless of your original Mobility.

[Vuradux]

So how long does Final Journey last for now? As a Queenslayer Blood Code main that's kinda important info for me.

[UnlimitedNC]

I hope there 's a better reward in the tower. Marks of Honor not needed for a long time.

[10個、光]

Originally posted by Vuradux:

So how long does Final Journey last for now? As a Queenslayer Blood Code main that's kinda important info for me.

I haven't the time to look into it. But I believe it's somewhere around 1 minute or 1 minutes 30 seconds if you have Gift Extension.

[HeavensGates]

How do the height sliders work, i dont see the option anywhere in character customization...? do i need to go and make a new character???

[Vuradux]

Originally posted by apsara Glacia:

Originally posted by Vuradux:

So how long does Final Journey last for now? As a Queenslayer Blood Code main that's kinda important info for me.

I haven't the time to look into it. But I believe it's somewhere around 1 minute or 1 minutes 30 seconds if you have Gift Extension.

So they made it pointless to use now?

[10個、光]

Originally posted by HeavensGates:

How do the height sliders work, i dont see the option anywhere in character customization...? do i need to go and make a new character???

Yes. You will need to create a new character in new game to get the new sliders. A tip for you though, you can save your already existed character using the "Save/Delete Appearance" option, when asked to create character in new game, simply load your saved appearance, and then change whatever you want, save it again, go back to Main Menu (DO NOT start a new game) and load your save game. Use the mirror in Home Base to load the character you changed, by doing that you won't have to play the game again, and can change character whenever you want with all customizable options available.

[10個、光]

Originally posted by Vuradux:

So they made it pointless to use now?

It depends on how you look at it. Final Journey before was arguably one of the strongest, if not one of the most overpowered Gifts in the game, paired with Gift Extension, you get 4.5 minutes, which is more than enough to kill every Bosses in the game.
The nerf was necessary, since personally I don't think Final Journey should be a Boss-kill set up Gift (activates before a Boss fight and then forget about it), but rather a last ditch effort Gift.
Imagine you're so close to killing the Boss, but you're all out of Regenerations and you have so little health left. Final Journey should be like a last ditch effort, what you need for the final assault.
In other words, the nerf to Final Journey makes it so that players would have to be more methodical of when to use it, I can't tell for everyone if the nerf is too much or not, I'll leave that for other players to debate.

[julius kaiser]

it will be nice if you can change you apearence anytime and not star all over again -_-

[julius kaiser]

Originally posted by HeavensGates:

How do the height sliders work, i dont see the option anywhere in character customization...? do i need to go and make a new character???

you need to star all over again, the otions only apear when you create a character at the begining, is BS if you ask me what is the point of it if you have to lose all you time spent in the game.

[HeavensGates]

;-;

[Lorska]

Originally posted by Julius Kaiser:

it will be nice if you can change you apearence anytime and not star all over again -_-

You never had to lose any progress... Simply click new game and save your preset and then continue and load that preset. You might have to save your current look first.

[HeavensGates]

Originally posted by Lorska:

Originally posted by Julius Kaiser:

it will be nice if you can change you apearence anytime and not star all over again -_-

You never had to lose any progress... Simply click new game and save your preset and then continue and load that preset. You might have to save your current look first.

Oh thanks thats really helpful :o

[Lorska]

I am very curious about those barrage changes because those spells made for a very combat caster feel.
Most other spells are these long range slow wind up projectiles you throw at people which kinda defeat the point of a fast paced combat style. Especially when you have to stay far away from everything...