NEOPLE has rolled out the first major update for The First Berserker: Khazan, bringing enhancements that target balance, user interface adjustments, and quality-of-life improvements. Players can expect significant changes in consumables management, NPC interactions, and various bug fixes that aim to refine the overall gameplay experience.
This update came on April 4th and notably improves how consumables are recharged. After using all available consumables, your inventory will automatically refill with stored items upon dying or reaching checkpoints. Significantly, this adjustment does not affect boss encounters; players shouldn’t worry about a more straightforward game as they navigate challenges.
Another noteworthy addition is the visibility of Soulstones; these will now be displayed prominently in yellow on the main menu once players have enough for a Soulstone Unleash. An alert will notify users when this ability becomes available while interacting with Daphrona. Furthermore, you can now reset your Soulstone Unleash if needed.
The developers didn’t overlook NPCs either; they’ve made conversation options more reliable by fixing issues where selections would reset during exchanges. In addition to this fix, some NPC dialogues have been expanded to offer varied lines depending on your playthrough choices.
Bugs were not left unaddressed either—issues like rotating lasers not appearing intermittently and problematic spaces blocking movement in missions have been fixed. However, it’s worth noting that there aren’t any major performance tweaks regarding traversal stutters, which may leave some players wanting more from an optimization perspective. On the upside, many PC systems can still comfortably run the game at high framerates.
The First Berserker: Khazan April 4th Patch Notes
1. Level of Acquired Gear
- The level of gear which can be acquired through Shop and Craft will now be based on accumulated experience and Lacrima rather than character level.
- Character level reset will no longer affect the gear level available in Shop or Craft, allowing usage of gear to match overall progression.
2. Bard Set Effects
- Fixed an issue where ‘High-Grade Item Drop Rate’ stats for the Bard Set were not properly applied to Epic and Legendary items in NG+.
3. Gear Health Recovery Options
- Fixed an issue where ‘Brutal Attack: Health Recovery’ option was not applied when using ‘Brutal Attack: Execution’ or ‘Brutal Attack: Descent’ skills.
- Fixed an issue where ‘Enemy Defeated: Health Recovery’ option was not triggered when defeating enemies with ‘Brutal Attack: Execution’ or ‘Brutal Attack: Descent’ skills.
Adjustment to Monster Weak Point Stats in Multiple Playthroughs
- Fixed an issue where monster ‘Shatter Durability’ and ‘Stamina Recovery Speed’ was not applied normally in NG+.
- Improved an issue where certain level ranges (excluding boss battles) may cause frustrating experiences rather than challenging ones.
Affected Missions:
- Main Missions: Mission 7 (Nadin), Mission 9 (Linon Mine), Mission 10 (Lake City Aldevir), Mission 11 (Rephalan Mountains), Mission 13 (Rovelion Imperial Theater)
- Side Missions: Mission 10 (Unrequited Love), Mission 13 (Centurial Order)
- NPC conversations will now remain active even during real-time sequences output.
- The display of real-time sequences during NPC conversations has been disabled for a more natural experience throughout gameplay.
Improvement Order of Attributes Available for Change:
- Changeable attributes are prioritized at the top followed by attributes that can appear then those that cannot appear at all.
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