Bandai Namco has released the version 1.20 update for Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, which includes the first in the Ancient Apostles story series “Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods” — as well as “Mutated Beast” quests and various additional improvements.
Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris is available now for PS4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.
VERSION 1.20 UPDATE
NEW ADDITIONAL CONTENT
■ Added free additional story update part #1 “Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods.” (This quest can be accepted after completing the main guest.)
USER INTERFACE
■ Fixed the marker of the main quest temporarily disappearing during quests.
■ Fixed the location of the Calamity Plants not immediately reflected on the mini-map when the main quest “The Three Keys” is in progress.
NEW ADDITIONAL CONTENT
■ Added free additional story update part #1 “Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods.” (This quest can be accepted after completing the main guest.)
- Kirito and Sinon must explore the haunted woods.
- Defeat the Boss named Fatal Scythe to obtain a new costume and weapon for Sinon.
- By defeating the boss, you will obtain items to upgrade your equipment.
USER INTERFACE
■ Fixed the marker of the main quest temporarily disappearing during quests.
■ Fixed the location of the Calamity Plants not immediately reflected on the mini-map when the main quest “The Three Keys” is in progress.
ONLINE MULTIPLAYER
■ Fixed the “Super Arts” and the “STUN gauge” not synchronizing properly during multiplayer mode.
■ Fixed the issue where unplugging the LAN cable while in the main menu may cause the player to be unable to proceed.
■ Fixed the battle unintentionally resetting on certain occasions during multiplayer mode.
SYSTEM
■ Fixed the effect of the personal arts code “Sturdy Body” not properly reflected on the status screen.
■ Fixed certain enemies not spawning while using the Anima “Cautious.”
■ Fixed the issue where the accuracy rate for enemies above Lv100 was applied to enemies below Lv100.
■ Fixed Tiese’s sub episode being unable to proceed on certain occasions.
BATTLE
■ Increased the level cap of the playable characters from 50 to 70. (The level cap will be upgradable after completing “Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods.”)
■ Increased the level of weapons from 5 to 10.
■ Changed the upper limit of the damage count from “999,999” to “99,999,999.”
■ Fixed the descriptions of the battle skills, passive skills and add-ons listed below not matching the actual buff / debuff effects.
OTHERS
■ Fixed other minor bugs and issues.
UPCOMING UPDATES
■ Ancient Apostles: The Knights of Contradictions story – Tiese receives a letter from her uncle. In the letter, he shares information that will help the human army. Thus, the group sets out to see him.
■ CUBE VOL.2 – Vol. 2 coming in patch version 1.20!
■ Daily quest, game balance adjustment, and level cap increase.
■ Ancient Apostles series – New story will be added every one-to-1.5 months.
■ Mutated Beast Quests – A quest where you can obtain items to upgrade your equipment. The harder the quest, the higher the chance of obtaining upgrade items.
■ Sword Art Online Game series original playable heroines – planned to be added before the release of downloadable content #1. Stay tuned for more info!
■ Fixed the “Super Arts” and the “STUN gauge” not synchronizing properly during multiplayer mode.
■ Fixed the issue where unplugging the LAN cable while in the main menu may cause the player to be unable to proceed.
■ Fixed the battle unintentionally resetting on certain occasions during multiplayer mode.
SYSTEM
■ Fixed the effect of the personal arts code “Sturdy Body” not properly reflected on the status screen.
■ Fixed certain enemies not spawning while using the Anima “Cautious.”
■ Fixed the issue where the accuracy rate for enemies above Lv100 was applied to enemies below Lv100.
■ Fixed Tiese’s sub episode being unable to proceed on certain occasions.
BATTLE
■ Increased the level cap of the playable characters from 50 to 70. (The level cap will be upgradable after completing “Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods.”)
■ Increased the level of weapons from 5 to 10.
■ Changed the upper limit of the damage count from “999,999” to “99,999,999.”
■ Fixed the descriptions of the battle skills, passive skills and add-ons listed below not matching the actual buff / debuff effects.
- Battle skills: Warrior of the Gods+ and Echoes of Madness+.
- Passive skills: Rain Incarnation, Guardian’s Stigmata, Mythic of Lurking, Mythic of Carnage, Blade Incarnation, Mythic of Ascension, Bloodblossom Stigmata, and Binary Star Sword God.
- Add-on: Sage’s Stigmata.
OTHERS
■ Fixed other minor bugs and issues.
UPCOMING UPDATES
■ CUBE VOL.2 – Vol. 2 coming in patch version 1.20!
■ Daily quest, game balance adjustment, and level cap increase.
■ Ancient Apostles series – New story will be added every one-to-1.5 months.
■ Mutated Beast Quests – A quest where you can obtain items to upgrade your equipment. The harder the quest, the higher the chance of obtaining upgrade items.
■ Sword Art Online Game series original playable heroines – planned to be added before the release of downloadable content #1. Stay tuned for more info!