Full description of the update Genshin Impact 2.4 (All that awaits us)

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31 December, 2021

Analysis of the update Genshin Impact version 2.4. All the news from the upcoming patch that unlocks Encanomia and the characters Shen He and Yun Jin!

Below you will find the official miHoYo word describing the Genshin Impact 2.4 version.

The technical work related to the update of the game will begin soon. This is necessary to provide you with the best Genshin Impact gaming experience.
You will be able to continue the game after installing the updated client. For a more comfortable download of update files, we recommend using Wi-Fi.
During maintenance, it will be impossible to enter the game. Please choose another time to enter the game. We thank all Travelers for their understanding. >

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Update time

Maintenance work will begin on 05.01.2022/01/00 5:XNUMX (Moscow time) and will last about XNUMX hours.

How to update the client

PC: Close the game, launch the Genshin Impact downloader and click Update.
iOS: Go to the App Store and update the game.
Android: Log into the game and follow the instructions on the pop-up window to complete the update.
PS5™ or PS4™: From the home screen, select Genshin Impact, press the OPTIONS button on your controller, then select Check for Updates.
If you are having difficulty updating the game, please contact support. We will try to help you as soon as possible.

Compensation

Maintenance Compensation: Source Stones ×300
(For each hour of maintenance, the compensation is 60 Source Stones. If the server opens earlier, the compensation amount will not change.)

Who will receive compensation

Maintenance Compensation: Adventurers who reach Adventure Rank 5 or higher before 05.01.2022/01/00 XNUMX:XNUMX AM (UTC).
Compensation must be received before the end of version 2.4.
Within 5 hours after the end of maintenance, you will receive an in-game email from the developers with compensation. The letter will be valid for 30 days. Don't forget to claim your rewards before the deadline.

Update Details

1. New characters
"Solitude of Excellence" Shen He (Cryo) 5★
◇ Eye of God: Cryo
◇ Weapon: Polearm
A student of the Adepts who has lost contact with the outside world. Years of reclusive life in the mountains of Li Yue made her as aloof and cold as the Adepts themselves.
"Grace on Stage" Yun Jin (Geo) 4★
◇ Eye of God: Geo
◇ Weapon: Polearm
Renowned opera singer Li Yue, who is skilled in both playwriting and singing. Her unique style, refined and gentle, is a reflection of the depths of her soul.

2. New region
Encanomy
Encanomia has awakened and is waiting for its hero. Beneath the still, stagnant waters lies a new world.
◇ In Update 2.4, a new Enkanomiya region will become available.

3. New events
Entry Reward "May Fortune Favor You"
Log in for 10 days to receive Intertwined Destinies ×XNUMX and more rewards!

▌ Event period
25.01.2022/04/00 09.02.2022:03 — 59/XNUMX/XNUMX XNUMX:XNUMX (server time)

▌ Participation conditions
Adventure Rank 5 or higher

▌ Description of the event

"Sparks of Time" - Gifts of the Sea Lantern Festival
During the event, log in to the game and receive Weak Resin, Intertwined Fates, and other rewards!
All letters can be received before the end of the event.

▌ Event period
09.02.2022/00/00 2.4:XNUMX until the end of version XNUMX (server time)

▌ Participation conditions
Adventure Rank 2 or higher

▌ Description of the event

Colors of Transience Event: Participate and get a Ning Guang costume and a 4★ Li Yue character of your choice as a gift!
During the event, complete all the requirements of Moon Shadows to receive Ning Guang's Orchid Fleur suit. Complete 4 themed challenges to earn Lucky Charms, Immaculate Charms, and Evil Downcast Charms. With them, you can invite a 4★ character from Li Yue with Happy Companion to choose from. In addition, talismans can be exchanged in the event store for the Crown of Insight, fireworks, and a blueprint for a special decor item for the Sea Lantern Festival.

▌ Event period

▌ Participation conditions
Adventure Rank 28 or higher
Complete the tasks of the Archons "Volume I. Chapter III: The Approach of a New Star" and "Intermediate Volume. Chapter I: The Wind Blows - The Cranes Return"

4. New Equipment
1. New weapons
Calm Down (Pole) 5★

5. New costumes
Ke Qing - "Bright Lightness"
◇ Ke Qing Festive Outfit. In the morning hours of the sea lantern festival, the threads, the result of hard work, are woven into a light magnificent image.
Ning Guang - Orchid Fleur
◇ Ning Guang's festive outfit. A long indigo dress emphasizes the elegant curves of the beauty, and butterfly wings at the ankles add a touch of grace to the outfit.

6. New stories

1. New task of the Archons
The Archons' Quest Intermediate Volume. Chapter I: "The wind blows - the cranes return"

2. New meetings
Meetings: Serie V
Meeting: Ning Guang. Act I "Guest of the Jade Palace"
Meeting: Yun Jin. Act I "The Sound of Music"

3. New World Quests
◆ New World Quests: In the Afterlife: Bronze Sparrow's Trail, In the Afterlife: All is Well, In the Afterlife: Return to the Mountains, Special Divination Tag, and more.

4. New errands
Intruders, Adventurer's Trial: Combat Tactics, Adventurer's Trial: Key to Success, Adventurer's Trial: Takeoff Method, Adventurer Anna!, Half-Lundra! Pirates Want to Grow Up!", "Worry Brought in the Waves", "Little Pirate Goes to Sea!", "Little Journey: Prepared Cure", "Little Journey: Recipes Learned", "Little Journey: Self-Defense Techniques", "Must Return" , "Back to Winter".
◆ These errand jobs can be started after certain jobs or criteria are met.

7. New enemies
Vishap of the Depths: Source, Vishap of the Depths: Frostbite, Vishap of the Depths: Thundermouth.
◇ Vishaps of the depths are predators lurking in pitch darkness. It seems that in the depths of the sea they have adapted to some unknown force and now own not only Hydro ...

Void Reader: Flame of the Abyss
◇ A monster of the Order of the Abyss that praises the dark flame with a quiet voice.

Cryo Ghost, Electro Ghost, Pyro Ghost
◇ The high concentration of elements has resulted in this floating creature.

8. Other innovations
1. New recipes: Dragon Beard Noodles, Heart Noodles, Cloud Wrapped Jade, Wealth and Prosperity.

2. A new set of achievements "Light of the Day", new achievements in the "Wonders of the World" and "Memories of the Heart" sets.

3. New named cards: Fluid Shades, Comb, Rhyme, Tokoyo.

4. New decor items: "Fast Rhythm", "Music of Nature: Melody in the Wind", "Music of Nature: Interweaving of Melodies", etc.

5. The ability to create a set has been added to the Kettle of Serenity. You can create and customize your own sets, add or remove pieces of furniture, and move and rotate them together as one.
Note: Custom kits will not be saved in the kits tab; the set will be canceled after all the furniture in it has been assembled.

6. New Creatures: Deep Sea Unagi (Catchable), Drifting Ray.

7. New fish: Divdinsky stingray, Fumarole stingray.

8. The maximum Sacred Sakura Favor level has been increased to 50. After the maximum number of offerings to the Sacred Sakura is made, the Netsuke no Gen store will open, where goods will be sold in exchange for Electro Seals.

9. New display of consumables for upgrading weapons on the forging page.

10. New mail function: Important mails such as birthday greetings will be automatically placed in favorite mails after attachments are collected.
Such emails will not disappear when they expire.

11. New shortcut wheel setting function. You can customize the shortcut wheel in Settings - Controls (this feature will be available after Adventure Rank 20 and above).

12. New controller compatibility function: press R3 to display and monitor the list of targets.

13. Added new tips on loading screens.

14. After completing the legends quest "What does Lupikal mean?" Rupture puppies will appear in Wolfendom and the surrounding area.

15. Twisted Abyss
The composition of monsters on the 11th-12th floors of the Twisted Abyss has been updated.

Earth artery anomaly changes on the 11th floor:
• Normal attack damage of all party members is increased by 50%.

Earth artery anomaly changes on the 12th floor:
• Some of the enemies in the test are under the influence of the Courage effect, which increases elemental resistance and physical. resistance by 10%. When enemies under the influence of Courage are hit by attacks whose damage is considered normal attack damage, their elemental resistance and physical. resistance is reduced by 3%, but not more than 30% in total. The resistance thus reduced is reset every 20 seconds.

After the first moon phase update in version 2.4, the three moon phases will be as follows:

First phase:
battle moon
Multiple hits by the active character with normal attacks, charged attacks, and falling attacks on enemies within 2 seconds. increase the damage of these attacks of this character by 5%. The effect lasts 8 seconds, stacks up to 15 times, and can occur once every 0,1 seconds. The effect disappears when the character dies or leaves the battlefield.

Second phase:
bloom moon
When the active character hits an enemy with an attack that counts as normal attack damage, there is a 50% chance to release a shockwave at the location of the hit enemy, dealing true area of effect damage. Similarly, shockwaves can be triggered once every 0,3 seconds.

Third phase:
awakening moon
Multiple hits by the active character with normal attacks, charged attacks, and falling attacks on enemies within 2 seconds. bestows one level of the Manifest effect for 8 sec. It can activate once every 0,1 seconds. The effect disappears when the character is defeated or leaves the battlefield. Upon reaching 15 levels, Manifestation will disappear and unleash a shockwave that deals true damage to surrounding enemies. Within 10 sec. after calling such a shock wave, the damage dealt by all members of the squad will increase by 25%.

Other changes:
(a) Adjusted the height of the central panel on floors 9-12 of the Coiled Abyss;
(b) you can view enemy details on the squad setup page as you continue your journey through the Twisted Abyss;
(c) during the passage of the Twisted Abyss, if there are missing Abyss Stars, the tooltip text on the left side will be greyed out.

Changes and improvements

● Characters
1. Adjusted the attack animation of some polearm wielding characters to avoid motion overlap.
2. Adjusted the animation of some characters wielding a two-handed weapon while holding a weapon.

● Enemies
1. When enemies are downed, they will no longer be locked as targets, and their bodies will not block attacks from bows or some catalysts.
2. Optimized collisions with hit enemies.

● Audio
1. Optimized the audio for some quests and characters in English and some characters in Japanese.
2. The English voice actor for Huai An in Mona's Legends Crimson Dawn is now David Goldstein.
3. Diona in her meeting task is again voiced by Dina Sherman (in the previous version, she was temporarily replaced by Jackie Lastra).

● Other
1. Optimized the sorting pages in the alchemy and forging menus.
2. Optimized map usage.
3. Adjusted the rules for purchasing the Pearl Anthem on different platforms. The rules are as follows:
(a) if you purchase the Pearl Anthem on PC or mobile, you will not be able to claim its rewards through PlayStation™Network. Conversely, Pearl Anthem rewards will not be available on PC or mobile if purchased from the PlayStation™Store;
(b) if you purchase the Pearl Choir on PC or mobile, you will not be able to claim its rewards through PlayStation™Network. Conversely, Pearl Choir rewards will not be available on PC or mobile if purchased from the PlayStation™Store;
(c) If you purchase the Pearl Anthem on PC or mobile and then upgrade to the Pearl Chorus from the PlayStation™Store, you will be able to claim its rewards on PC, mobile or the PlayStation™ network. Likewise, if you purchase a Pearl Anthem from the PlayStation™Store and then upgrade to the Pearl Choir on PC or mobile, you will be able to claim its rewards on PC, mobile or PlayStation™Network.
4. After navigating to the corresponding dungeon from the "Where to Find" section of Weapon Ascension Materials or Talent Up Materials, the dungeon with the specified materials will be automatically selected upon entry.
5. Optimized the UI style of some buttons and menus.
6. Added lip sync for Japanese, Korean, and English voiceovers in the Encounters: Series I event.
7. In connection with the addition of new world tasks, the positions of some enemy camps and objects near the teleportation point in the outskirts of Lisha in Li Yue have been changed.
8. The difficulty of the battle of the world quest "Watatsumi's Fang" has been reduced: the time required to protect the monolith of the arteries of the earth has been reduced.
9. Optimized gamepad button handling when long pressing Skip.
10. January 5, 2022 06:00 (UTC+8) the game will be updated to version 2.4. There will also be a replacement of the application provider in Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store. After technical work, COGNOSPHERE PTE will be in charge of releasing Genshin Impact on Google Play and Samsung Galaxy Store. Ltd. The Genshin Impact vendor in the Apple App Store will also be changed to COGNOSPHERE PTE. Ltd. soon. Please rest assured that the new publisher will not affect the quality of the game and its services, so you can download/update and play with complete peace of mind.
* The remaining fixes will be detailed on 05.01.2022/02/00 XNUMX:XNUMX (UTC) in the description of the new version.
* All events described in the game are fictitious. Any resemblance to real people, organizations and groups is purely coincidental.