Patch Notes: Hotfix 1.5.1
Attention Expeditioners! The 1.5.1 hotfix has officially arrived. Thanks to your detailed feedback and reports, we have implemented a series of vital corrections and quality-of-life adjustments to enhance your journey.
Gameplay Fixes
- Weapon Acquisition: Resolved a bug where Monoco’s “Cannaro” weapon failed to drop from Chromatic Machinapieds.
- Note: Players who have already cleared this encounter will find the weapon in their inventory automatically, provided they haven’t progressed into a New Game+ cycle since the victory.
- Status Mechanics: Fixed an issue where Esquim’s “Mark” would not apply to the entire enemy group if a skill resulted in 0 hits.
- Targeting Logic: Addressed a targeting glitch caused by using a Recoat item immediately followed by a “Retry Battle,” which previously prevented players from selecting specific characters or enemies.
- Save System: Eliminated a soft-lock that occurred when trying to load a save while backup files were visible without hovering over a specific slot.
- Weapon Balancing: Patched an exploit that allowed weapons to be upgraded to level 34 via rapid input.
- Adjustment: Any weapons accidentally boosted to level 34 have been restored to the intended cap of level 33.
- UI Integrity: Corrected a glitch where players could bypass equipment restrictions and use weapons intended for other characters by switching tabs quickly.
Environment & World
- Difficulty Tuning: Repositioned the notorious “red lifebuoy” boss in Verso’s Drafts to facilitate smoother quest completion.
- General Polish: Fixed numerous environmental bugs, including collision errors, floating assets, and inconsistent footstep sound effects throughout the World Map and Verso’s Drafts.
Audio & Music Enhancements
- Atmospheric Immersion: Upgraded the spatial audio and environmental soundscapes in Verso’s Drafts for a more realistic experience.
- Combat Audio: Refined the audio mixing for specific character abilities, combo sequences, and finishers.
- Bug Fixes:
- Restored missing music tracks following boss battles in the Endless Tower.
- Fixed a missing subtitle line for Sciel during new cinematic sequences.
- Added missing sound effects for the second stack of the Barbapapa status effect.
- Resolved audio gaps for Licorne enemies and Paint Cage explosions in Verso’s Drafts.
Localization & Text
We have addressed several language-specific issues to improve clarity:
- Readability: Extended the duration of subtitles in the “Root Of All Evil” cinematics to prevent them from vanishing too quickly.
- Visual Layout: Fixed overlapping text within the Pictos and Luminas menus.
- Language Logic: Corrected swapped dialogue options in the LATAM Spanish version and fixed incorrect quest text in the Vietnamese translation of the Flying Manor.
- Technical Syntax: Removed visible HTML code from Verso’s “Phantom Stars” skill description in the Vietnamese version.
We appreciate your continued support and for reporting bugs through our official channels.
Windows 11 Startup Issue: We are currently investigating reports of the game failing to launch on certain Windows 11 systems due to “Smart App Control.” While disabling this feature may resolve the issue, we recommend against it as it is a permanent system change. We are working diligently on a fix and suggest waiting for our next update.
Until then, the expedition continues!
— The Expedition 33 Team