If you happen to have been anticipating to move to Snezhnaya in Genshin Influence’s subsequent replace, you is likely to be a little bit dissatisfied. We have now to take a sidetrip first… or, a few them, really. At this time, HoYoverse dropped the Particular Program for Tune of the Welkin Moon VIII: Sunny Summer season Fontanalia. And, because the subtitle suggests, we’re headed again to Fontaine for one more summer season movie competition occasion.
This occasion solutions one query that a few of us positively had following the occasions of the prophesied flood. “What occurred to that ship of Wriothsley’s?” A variety of time, effort, and Mora went into constructing that factor; certainly, he wasn’t going to let it sit and decay.
Seems, he’s not. As a substitute, it appears they’ve determined to show it right into a floating aquarium and are at the moment letting it’s used to movie a film that acquainted faces from throughout Teyvat are collaborating in. Columbina, Citlali, and Charlotte all have elements. We’ll additionally run into Sandrone on the ship, however it looks like she’s simply staying there slightly than taking part within the enjoyable.
Along with the movie portion of the (everlasting) Sunny Summer season Fontanalia occasion, there will likely be a secondary occasion on board the ship that requires Vacationers to do a little bit of underwater fishing and assist enhance the aquarium. Finishing this occasion will earn gamers Charlotte and the detective costume she’s carrying in the course of the occasion without cost. Citlali can be getting a brand new outfit, however that one gamers should pay for.
So, what in regards to the second detour? Nicely, the free-to-play motion RPG is getting a brand new zone. And evidently, as that is the final model of the Tune of the Welkin Moon, it solely is sensible that will probably be the moon. Sure, we’re getting the moon as a playable map. Columbina’s apparently been performing some work up there, however one thing’s not proper, and he or she’ll want our assist to kind it out.
It seems that the dragons had plans for the moon. It is sensible, they did create it and its sisters in any case. There are mysterious dragon ruins, and the stays of one thing referred to as “Venture Moongazer”. Gamers will be capable of discover a big portion of the moon, together with the darkish aspect, and even depart the moon to go to a close-by defunct house station. Whereas on the moon, gamers will be capable of use a mixture of the already low gravity and one thing referred to as Archaeolune Power, which manipulates gravity, of their exploration.
As for brand new characters, the truth that Sandrone is simply chilling on the Wingalet ought to clue you in that she has lastly arrived. She comes with a brand new conduct mechanic, Stellar-Conduct, which transforms the close by space right into a “Polestar Area” with the polestar being on the middle. This enables her to buff Cryo and Electro characters throughout the power, in addition to Stellar-Conduct power.
Talking of Stellar-Conduct, the Hexenzirkel is at it once more. Mage B has appeared in Fontaine and is providing readings to sure characters. After finishing these readings, the characters in query will obtain a lift to their talents, together with talents associated to Stellar-Conduct reactions. There are seven characters getting their readings finished: Qigi, Mizuki, Yae Miko, Wriothesley, Cyno, Beidou, and Diona. That makes for a fairly strong workforce to associate with Sandrone. If you happen to’re lacking any of these characters, a few of them will likely be featured within the Lightrace Want Banner.
Except for Sanrone, the replace’s banners may also embrace a rerun of Citlali. The second banner of Luna VIII will characteristic Columbina and Raiden Shogun.
On a further observe, for the cutscene skippers amongst you, HoYo has launched a brand new quality-of-life enchancment. With the arrival of Luna VIII, gamers will be capable of progress the dialogue at their very own tempo – more often than not – slightly than being compelled to attend.
In fact, the HoYo shared just a few codes in the course of the livestream: Marionette, TotheMoon, & TeaPartyTime. You’ll want to use them as quickly as potential.
Oh, sure, and one different factor. On the very finish of the stream, they gave us one other teaser for Snezhnaya that exhibits off the area and among the issues that stay there. If you happen to don’t need to sit by way of the entire stream or skim by way of it, we included it individually beneath.
