Greetings Swordsmen! We hope you are enjoying the The Southern Chronicles update so far! In this small update, we've fixed several known bugs and optimized some parts of the game based on your feedback! Here are the specific details of this update: [h2]Bug Fixes[/h2] [list] [*] Temporarily closed the Five Balances Sutra challenge. [*] Fixed the bug where loading old saves would display the difficulty as Easy. [*] Fixed the issue in Hard mode where martial arts and hidden weapons couldn't execute flank or rear attacks. [*] Fixed the problem where [spoiler] you could still receive the quest to recruit the Duan siblings after Bai Wei Yi's death [/spoiler]. [*] Corrected the issue with supreme forged equipment having incorrect attribute values. [*] Fixed the problem where you could still hand over the Myriad Shots quest to Tang Tong after returning to the Pili School. [*] Locked skills that cannot be unlocked in the heritage library: Unbounded Golden Wheel, Baidi Sword Spirit, Hellish Spearplay, Bone-Breaking Spear. [*] Added victory drops to the Battle with the Beggars' Sect: Dragonish Palm Strike, Wuluo Smoke. [*] Locked manuals that cannot be unlocked in the heritage library: Qingmu Dance, Airsplitting Palm, Iron Palm Strike, Beggars' Cultivation Method, Wudang Cultivation Method, Guiyuan Cultivation Method, Sky Feather Steps, Condor Leap, Herbal Saint's Compendium. [*] Fixed the character ID error in the dialogue for the [SIDE QUEST] Revisit Pili School. [*] Completed the unlockable skills in the heritage library: Star Absorption Force, Herbal Saint's Compendium, Demon Cultivation Method, Great Mountain Cultivation Method, Five Immortals' Swordplay, Vibrant Cloud Swordplay, Poison Dragon Sword, Coral Snake Sword, Qi Dissipation Technique, Snakeform Swordplay, Whispering Viper, Thirteen Spectral Swordplay, Nine Manifestations, Elusive Aura. [*] Completed the unlockable manuals in the heritage library: Poison Dragon Sword, Invigorating Swordplay, Whirlwind Swordplay, Lotus Palm, Necrotoxin, Timberfall Saberplay, Minor Quintfade Saberplay, Birthless Pinnacle, Grand Quintfade Saberplay, Hoarfrost Saberplay, Plague Blister Strike, Tri-Form Meridian Block, Thunderwake Finger Strike, Birthless Severance, Foxform Steps, Chenghuang Windrider. [*] Fixed the duplicate reward issue with the [SIDE QUEST] Revisit Pili School and Tong An. [*] Added prerequisites for quests: "Soulwrecking Song - Overture", "Troupe History", "Truth Revealed", "Battle with the Beggars' Sect", "Bird out of the Cage", "Soulwrecking Bird's Decision", "Traveling in Western Liang", "The Misty Sword" - must enter the main storyline in New South Border and reach Jinglong before they can be accepted. [*] Fixed the bug where the levels of Yan Wei Huan's Heart Method, Herbal Saint's Compendium, and the Four Gates and Twelve Origins would reset after completing the quest. [*] Corrected the description error for Thirteen Spectral Swordplay and Nine Manifestations, indicating Sword Mastery where it was incorrect. [*] Fixed the issue where you could still talk to Shang Ting Nuo about three questions after the meeting in Jinglong had ended. [*] Fixed the problem where obtaining the Golden Snake Sword still wouldn't kill Long Sangjie. [*] Fixed the issue where favor wasn't correctly added during the [MAIN STORY] Battle in Five Days dialogue with Nao Wu. [*] Fixed the bug in the [SIDE QUEST] Mowen's Preference where giving the Tea Bag deducted the White Light Sword. [*] Addressed the issue of unique equipment remaining when team members leave. [*] Corrected Duan Zhaochen's initial weapon bug. [*] Fixed the dialogue NPC error after giving gifts in the [SIDE QUEST] Confronting Bureau Guards. [*] Fixed the bug where completing the [SIDE QUEST] Sweet and Bitter Springs would prevent accepting the Exotic Golden Scorpion and Venom Vendor quests. [*] Corrected the erroneous appearance of Qing Xu after completing the Wudang Forbidden Area and advancing to become the Zhenwu Hall Chief Disciple. [*] Fixed the battlefield error in the [SIDE QUEST] Battle with the Beggars' Sect. [*] Addressed the bug requiring martial arts points to reset meridians in Easy and Normal modes. [*] Added usage restrictions to Mowen's Dustless Sword and Jiang Yin Feng's Longyuan Sword to prevent issues where players couldn't unequip them due to plot departures. [/list] [h2]Optimizations[/h2] [list] [*] Optimized the CG for Shang Ting Nuo treating Leng Wuqing in the Bamboo Sea cottage. [*] Improved Shang Ting Nuo's alchemy and herb gathering levels. [*] After Lv Xian'er's [SIDE QUEST] Husband Material starts, add a new prompt when entering Gusu. [*] [SIDE QUEST] The Past is the Past: Adds an auto-save after triggering dialogue upon entering Shaolin. [*] Increased the internal skill of the nameless character in Extremely Hard difficulty within Villain Valley. [*] Upon first encountering Jue Wuxin in Pingkang City, added a drop for Master's Notes and a Three-Time Refined Breath Pill. [*] Added a chest in the Cave of Tribulations containing 1 Lamprey. [*] Added an auto-save before choosing how many people will go to battle in the big fight with Bai Wei Yi in New South Border. [*] Added Grandmaster's Holograph, Emerald, and Amethyst drops for winning the second battle where Yan Weihuan covers the retreat. [*] During the valley chase after Bai Wei Yi, plot forces teammates Ye Fei, Yan Weihuan, and Dishui Monk to join with full health status. [*] Optimized rewards for player victory in fail-able battles in the New South Border storyline. [*] Cancelled the initial meridian distribution for Mowen, Ouyang Xue, Yao Ji, and Jiang Xiaotong, allowing players to decide on meridian points allocation themselves. [/list] [h2]Game Balancing Changes[/h2] [list] [*] Weakened the combat attributes of Lian Xin and Duan Lu Shuang during the Pili School side quest period, Duan Lu Shuang's internal power of Spring Age Endless Mystery was removed [*] Added martial arts points for mid to late game party members: Ye Fei, Li Yuanxing, Yan Wei, Frosty Condor, Di Zui, Leng Wuqing, Jiang Xiaotong, Yao Ji, Ouyang Xue, Mowen [*] The Cloud-Patterned Tai Chi Diagram has removed the effect of gaining one layer of Tai Chi and reducing damage by 10% each round. It has been modified to increase defense upon being hit and regenerate health every round. [*] Deleted the effect of adding one layer of Tai Chi upon entering the battlefield from the Cloud Tai Chi Internal Method. 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