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Honkai Star Rail Version 1.6 is here with tons of new additions including three new playable characters in Dr. Ratio, Ruan Mei, and Xueyi, reworking the Battle Pass, and other Quality of Life changes. Here are all the biggest changes in Honkai Star Rail Version 1.6.
What's New in Honkai Star Rail 1.6
Honkai Star Rail 1.6 adds three new playable characters, and overhaul of the Daily Missions and the Battle Pass, a new game mode in the Simulated Universe, and fresh post-game content similar to the Memory of Chaos among its long list of changes. Check out what's new in Honkai Star Rail Version 1.6 here.
New Character – Ruan Mei
“Want some pastry? The plums used in this recipe are freshly macerated, and I waited in line a long time for them.”
“A sweet-tempered and elegant scholar. Member #81 of the Genius Society. An expert in the biological sciences.
She earned Nous' attention with her talent and terrifying perseverance, and began her research on the origin of life in a secret corner of the universe.
For that, she was invited by Herta to collaborate with Screwllum and Stephen to develop the Simulated Universe.
Secretly, she greatly enjoys traditional theater and desserts, and she is also very interested in embroidery.”
Ruan Mei is a 5-star Ice character on the Path of Harmony. Her Skill can increase the SPD and Weakness Break Efficiency of all of her allies while her Ultimate can buff All-Type RES PEN and inflict a unique debuff. Her Talent is straightforward – buffing her allies' DMG passively and deal more damage against Weakness Broken enemies.
Ruan Mei will be fresh in the minds of many as she's a prominent character in the Simulated Universe in many forms. She often talks through her avatar, similar to how her fellow Genius Society members and Simulated Universe developers Screwllum and Herta.
New Character – Dr. Ratio
“A candid and self-centered Intelligentsia Guild member, who often conceals his appearance with a strange plaster sculpture.
He demonstrated unparalleled intelligence and talent since his youth, but now refers to himself as a ‘Mundanite.’
He firmly believes that intellect and creativity are not confined to geniuses. He seeks to distribute knowledge to the entire universe to cure the persistent disease named ignorance.”
Dr. Ratio is a 5-star Imaginary character on the Path of The Hunt. He has a Single Target-focused kit that also has some follow-up attacks weaved into it thanks to his Talent. His Talent also gives him a random buff that increases his offensive stats.
New Character – Xueyi
“You are talking to a puppet. The Commission gifted me this body.”
Xueyi is a 4-star Quantum character on the Path of Destruction. As such, she is a damage-focused unit. Her Ultimate has a unique aspect – it can ignore Weakness Types and can instantly deplete the target's Toughness. Like many Honkai Star Rail units, Xueyi has a stacking mechanic on her Talent wherein she gains “Karma” stacks when an enemy's Toughness is depleted. When she has enough stacks, she will inflict a follow-up attack.
New Area – Seclusion Zone
This was once a zone frequently crossed by shuttles during bustling periods but was sealed due to unknown anomalies, quietly becoming one of the few rare spots on the space station not open to the public.
This new area in the Herta Space Station is the stage for the Trailblaze Continuance and is home to the new Echo of War (Weekly Boss).
New Echo of War – Borehole Planet's Old Crater
Echo of War: Borehole Planet's Old Crater
Unlock Requirements: Complete the Trailblaze Continuance “The Blue — When the Stars of Ingenuity Shine”
Location: Herta Space Station – Seclusion Zone
Stage Description: Clear the stage to obtain the Advanced Trace level-up material “Past Evils of the Borehole Planet Disaster,” Lucent Afterglow, credits, and other rewards.
Early Access to Farm Materials for Characters
Temporary Early Access of Calyxes (Crimson) and Stagnant Shadows is now supported. During the Event Warp and until one week after the end of the Event Warp, the stages required for the Ascension or Trace materials used by the limited 5-star character, Light Cone, and any 4-star characters added to the Warp for the first time will become temporarily accessible. Trailblazers who have not unlocked the corresponding stages can enter them through the Interastral Peace Guide during the event.
Nameless Honor (Battle Pass) and Daily Training Rework
Adjusts Nameless Honor and removed Today's Missions. This Week's Missions will get the new “Consume Trailblaze Power” missions. Trailblazers can earn up to 4,900 Nameless EXP through these missions every week. Additionally, This Period's Missions will have “Pure Fiction” related missions added, and these can be cleared for 1,400 Nameless EXP. Finally, the Nameless EXP for “Forgotten Hall” related missions in This Period's Missions will now net up to 1,400.
The number of active missions in Interastral Peace Guide — Daily Training will be increased to 8, and its refreshment logic will be optimized.
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Honkai Star Rail Version 1.6 – Full Patch Notes
New Light Cone – Past Self In Mirror (5-star Harmony)
Increases CRIT DMG for the wearer by 20/23/26/28/32%. Deals an additional 6/7/8/9/10% CRIT DMG to the enemy target for each debuff sustained, up to a maximum of 3 stacks. Grants Debate effect when attacking the target with an Ultimate, increasing DMG dealt by 36/42/48/54/60% while follow-up attacks ignore 16/18/20/22/24% of the target's DEF. This effect lasts for 2 turns.
New Light Cone – Baptism of Pure Thought (5-star The Hunt)
Increases CRIT DMG for the wearer by 20/23/26/28/32%. Deals an additional 6/7/8/9/10% CRIT DMG to the enemy target for each debuff sustained, up to a maximum of 3 stacks. Grants Debate effect when attacking the target with an Ultimate, increasing DMG dealt by 36/42/48/54/60% while follow-up attacks ignore 16/18/20/22/24% of the target's DEF. This effect lasts for 2 turns.
New Story – Trailblaze Continuance “The Blue – Crown of the Mundane and Divine”
The space station has been bustling with activity lately. With the latest update to the Simulated Universe and the gathering of prominent figures from the Genius Society, everyone seems to have their own agenda. You can't help but feel that there might be some unexpected events on the horizon.
Availability: Permanently open after the Version 1.6 update
Unlock Conditions: Complete the Trailblaze Mission “Jarilo-VI — Silent Galaxy.”
Gameplay Updates
Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears
- Herta and the others have added a new algorithmic branch to the Expansion Module. This time, they have simulated Nous and selected the time before the demise of #27, Emperor Rubert…
- Availability: Permanently open after the Version 1.6 update
- Unlock Conditions: Complete Simulated Universe: World 5
Pure Fiction
- Mr. Xiyan suddenly contacted you and said that he got a miraculous new pet, and that “you will definitely like it!” Go to Spare Time Book Shop and have a look. Maybe that pet will bring you an unexpected surprise.
- Availability: Permanently available after 2024/01/08 04:00:00(server time)
- Unlock Conditions:
- Complete the Trailblaze Mission “Xianzhou Luofu — Demise of Immortality, Finale of Calamity,” be at Equilibrium Level 3 or higher, and read specific Messages.
- Clear Pure Fiction stage 2 during any phase to unlock the 4-star character “Lynx (Abundance: Quantum)”
Adjustments and Optimizations
Characters and Enemies
- Adjusts the text tags from “Impair” to “Single Target ATK/AoE ATK” for certain abilities. This adjustment does not affect the actual effects of the abilities.
- Adjusts the logic behind how Argenti (Erudition: Physical)'s Ultimate “Merit Bestowed in ‘My' Garden” selects enemy targets when dealing damage, resolving the issue where this ability deals abnormal damage against random single enemies. The corresponding visual indications have also been adjusted.
- Adjusts some colors shown on the character Argenti and enemy Argenti models when in shadow.
- Optimizes the logic of using abilities when auto-battle is on for Pela (Nihility: Ice).
- Optimizes certain ability and Eidolon icon display effects in some interfaces for Argenti (Erudition: Physical)
- Optimizes the Enemy Info displayed outside of battle, allowing better viewing of enemy details, abilities, and more.
- Optimizes the content in the prompts shown when failing to pass stages such as Calyx (Crimson), Stagnant Shadow, and others.
- Optimizes the cooldown for Numby to attract Trotters again when Topaz & Numby (The Hunt: Fire) uses their Technique while Numby is in the process of attracting Trotters.
Missions
- Adjusts the required levels of some Trailblaze Missions and Adventure Missions, as well as the difficulty of some missions and stages.
Gameplay
- Tales of the Fantastic
- Availability: The former Limited-Time Event will be moved to Conventional Memoir permanently after the Version 1.6 update.
- Prerequisite: Complete the Trailblaze Mission “Xianzhou Luofu — Obsequies Performed, A Long Road Ahead.”
- After “Tales of the Fantastic” becomes a permanent game mode, the previous event challenge progress, points, and reward claim status will be retained. Trailblazers who haven't completed all the event content or missions can continue to challenge them. Trailblazers who have fully participated in the event and claimed all rewards cannot replay the challenges to receive additional rewards.
- Availability: The former Limited-Time Event will be moved to Conventional Memoir permanently after the Version 1.6 update.
- The name of the random Occurrence will now be displayed in the Simulated Universe's open world.
- After the update, Simulated Universe Points will be calculated and points rewards granted when you complete Simulated Universe Expansion modes such as Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears and Simulated Universe: Swarm Disaster.
System
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Increases the limit for the number of saved teams in the Team Setup screen, supporting up to 9 teams.
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Optimizes the smoothness of the transition frames out of the Real-Time Combat View.
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Optimizes the special effects for characters' standby modes and abilities when characters are riding lifts in the open world.
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Adjusts the style of the icon in the upper left corner of the interface in the Forgotten Hall: Memory of Chaos page.
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Optimizes how the UI interface is deployed during Ultimate animations. You can call up the UI interface during the Ultimate animation when using buttons aside from ASCII now.
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The number of active missions in Interastral Peace Guide — Daily Training will be increased to 8, and its refreshment logic will be optimized.
The long list of bug fixes in Honkai Star Rail Version 1.6 can be found on the official HoYoLAB post for the update.
