NEWS

Version 3.0.0 Patch Notes

■New School Year

New main art and group Costumes
To reflect the development of the game's characters and their feelings over the course of the story thus far, all six groups are getting brand new main art, including new group Costumes for the five groups other than VIRTUAL SINGER.

" Brand new group Costumes for each SEKAI's first VIRTUAL SINGERS!
" All players will automatically receive the new group Costumes directly when they log in after the update.
What's more, characters' casual outfits and the way they wear their school uniforms are also changing. Keep an eye out for everyone's new looks when you see them in stories or wandering around the home screen!

New stages and songs for each group
Each of the six groups will have a new group song, each specially commissioned for the game, along with a new 3D music video stage.
The first of these is I'm Mine, created by halyosy for the VIRTUAL SINGER group. This will be added to the game as part of the JP 3rd Anniversary New Music Campaign.
The remaining group songs are set to be announced and added once per month.

New 2★ Characters for characters with new artwork
The new Characters will appear in Gacha from September 30 onward.

Updated Character Profiles

Characters' profiles, including their self-introductions, will update to reflect the new school year. You will still be able to see the old profiles and self-intros on our website.

New one-panel manga
The one-panel manga seen on loading screens will be replaced by new ones reflecting the new school year. You will still be able to see the old manga on our website.

New Area Conversations
Look forward to over 180 brand new Area Conversations reflecting the characters' life changes in the new school year.

Revisit old Area Conversations with Memory Fragment

The Memory Fragment makes Area Conversations from the previous school year available for players who want to revisit them. Find it on the home screen when choosing which area to visit.

Updated "Senior High Student" Titles
The Titles "1st Year Senior High Student" and "2nd Year Senior High Student" will be replaced by the new Titles "2nd Year Senior High Student" and "3rd Year Senior High Student". The original Titles will still be available to unlock with the same criteria.

Other new school year updates
- New voice lines for the login bonus screen, Training and other situations
- New Custom Profile materials
*Be aware that materials and layouts in your existing Custom Profiles may be altered by this update.

■3D Graphics Update

We are implementing sweeping updates to 3D graphics throughout the game, such as character models and music video VFX.
While some functionality improvements will apply to all 3D music videos, the graphic updates will largely be restricted to new videos released from the JP 3rd Anniversary celebrations onward.

Character model improvements
Model outlines will become smoother thanks to anti-aliasing* and other methods. Characters' pupils will move around, and hair covering eyes will be translucent.
- Character models

- Eyes visible through hair

*Anti-aliasing will be applied to music videos in the Music Video Viewer, but not in the rhythm game.

Improved VFX
In addition to more realistic lighting, improved shading and blurring will allow for greater expressive range.
- Lighting

- Shading

- Blur

*Effects may not display correctly on some devices.
*Some effects will be applied to music videos in the Music Video Viewer, but not in the rhythm game.

Five updated 3D music videos
We are updating the 3D music videos for the following five existing songs:
- Tale of the Deep-sea Lily
- IF
- Cinema
- Tondemo-Wonderz
- IDSMILE

Revised system requirements
In preparation for this update, we have repeatedly tested and fine-tuned the app in the hope of maintaining the current minimum system requirements.
However, it was found that the rhythm game and other parts of the app did not run correctly on some 6th generation iPads.
As a result, the 6th generation iPad will no longer be considered within minimum system requirements for the app following the update, and will be replaced by the 7th generation iPad.
We apologize for the sudden announcement and ask for your understanding.

■Revamped App

Brand new user interface

As the game has evolved and gained more and more features, in-game menus have come to display increasing amounts of information and become complex. In response to this, we are implementing a massive update to interfaces throughout the entire app, including a new system font.
- Menus moved to the right-hand side of the screen.
- Pop-up dialog boxes can be closed by tapping outside the window.
- Main, Event and Side Stories have been streamlined into one menu.
- Option to browse Side Stories that a character appears in as a side character.
- Cover art and search bar added to Song Select screen.
- New options for filtering and sorting songs.
- Option to swap around Characters when editing a group for a show.
- Bonus Energy usage can be adjusted before a show begins or during matchmaking.
- Skill activation and "On Fire!" will now display outside the lanes.
- Hairstyles display alongside Costumes when setting up the Music Video Viewer.
- Items do not display if you own zero of them.
These are just some of the many improvements coming to the game. But don't take our word for it--try them out for yourself after the update!

New Gacha animation

With new-and-improved graphics now available, the 3D animation played when pulling from Gacha has been updated.

Character stats removed
Currently, each Character has three stats--Performance, Technique and Stamina. However, these are not part of any feature of the game, and there are no plans to add such a feature. For this reason, we are removing stats from the game.
"Talent" is currently the total of the three stats, but this will now be a standalone value. Any menus that currently refer to it as a "total" of three stats will update to reflect this.

Group Ranks removed
We removed unlock conditions from the Main Stories in the version 2.6.0 update, rendering the Group Rank feature irrelevant. We are now removing the feature entirely.
To reflect this, the unlock requirement for the "Fan of All" Title is changing as follows:
Old: Increase the Group Rank of all groups to 20.
New: View each group's Main Story without skipping or fast forwarding.

■Rhythm Game Updates

New difficulty: Append

Introducing Append, the new multi-digit difficulty option that requires at least three fingers to play. Append overlaps with the existing Expert and Master difficulties and ranges from Levels 23 to 38.
Append will be available for the following 12 songs beginning September 30.
New Append songs:
- Tell Your World
- NEO
- HIBANA -Reloaded-
- Stella
- MORE! JUMP! MORE!
- The Vampire
- Cinema
- Pheles
- Tondemo-Wonderz
- Telecaster b boy
- I am you
- Gehenna
*Make sure to disable any functions on your device that use three or more fingers (e.g., gestures on iOS).
*The difficulty level shown when Append is enabled represents the song's difficulty as an Append song, and so will feel different from Expert or Master.
*Append is intended to range in difficulty from levels 23 to 38. However, those numbers are based not on the range of difficulties at the time that the above songs were released, but rather on how the range of difficulties is expected to change moving forward.

In Ranked Matches, Append songs do not apply for unlock criteria and will not be selected when determining players' Starting Rank. However, they will appear for Diamond Rank and above.
We plan to continue adding Append options for new and existing songs on a regular basis.

New note type: Trace

New Trace notes do not assess your accuracy when you begin and end a note. Just keep your finger down for the duration of the note.

Customizable note skins and SFX

We are adding the option to choose between the classic skin and sound effect and a new set of these.

■Balance Changes

New to Character Missions: EX Missions

What are EX Missions?
- EX Missions are unlocked when you first reach the progress cap on a Character Mission.
- You can toggle between regular and EX Missions at any time.
- You can transfer excess progress from regular missions to EX Missions.
The following missions are affected:
"Perform as Leader"
- Do shows with as the Leader.
500 → 500 → 500 → 600 → 600 → 600 → 700 → 700 → 700 → 800 → 800 → 800 → 900 → 900 → 900 → 1,000 → 1,000 → 1,000 → 1,100 → 1,100 → 1,100 → 1,200 → 1,200 → 1,200 → 1,300 → 1,300 → 1,300 → 1,400 → 1,400 → 1,400 → 1,500 (and 1,500 thereafter)
Rewards:
- 500 - 1,400: Character Rank EXP +1
- 1,500 and above: Wish Piece x100
"Visit Green Room"
- Have in the Green Room times.
20 → 20 → 20 → 23 → 23 → 23 → 26 → 26 → 26 → 29 → 29 → 29 → 32 → 32 → 32 → 35 → 35 → 35 → 38 → 38 → 38 → 41 → 41 → 41 → 44 → 44 → 44 → 47 → 47 → 47 → 50 (and 50 thereafter)
Rewards:
- 20 - 47: Character Rank EXP +1
- 50 and above: Wish Piece x100

New Character Mission progress caps
We are raising the progress caps for the following Character Missions:
- Obtain different Characters.
62 → 64 → 66 → 68 → 70 → 72 → 74 → 76 (8 new milestones)
- Get Costumes for .
460 → 470 → 480 → 490 → 500 → 510 → 520 (7 new milestones)
- Obtain of 's Cover songs.
21 → 22 → 23 → 24 → 25 (5 new milestones)
- Do shows with as the Leader.
22,000 → 22,500 → 23,000 → 23,500 → 24,000 → 24,500 → 25,000 → 25,500 → 26,000 → 26,500 → 27,000 → 27,500 → 28,000 → 28,500 → 29,000 → 29,500 → 30,000 (17 new milestones)
- Have in the Green Room times.
480 → 500 → 520 → 540 → 560 → 580 → 600 → 620 → 640 → 660 → 680 → 700 (12 new milestones)
- View Part 1 of different Side Stories.
36 → 37 → 38 → 39 → 40 → 41 → 42 → 43 → 44 → 45 → 46 → 47 → 48 → 49 → 50 (15 new milestones)
- View Part 2 of different Side Stories.
36 → 37 → 38 → 39 → 40 → 41 → 42 → 43 → 44 → 45 → 46 → 47 → 48 → 49 → 50 (15 new milestones)

Character Rank cap increase
The Character Rank cap will increase from 110 to 135.

Trust Rank cap increase
The Trust Rank cap will increase from 55 to 75.
Also, brand new Trust Rank Stamps will be available as rewards for reaching certain ranks.
*Trust Rank Stamps count toward the total of Stamps you own for each of the two characters in their Character Missions.
*Please be aware that any Trust Rank EXP you gained for a maxed out pair of characters before the cap raise will not be counted.

Player Rank cap increase
The Player Rank cap will increase from 500 to 600.
*Rank Up Rewards from Rank 500 onward are the same as those from Rank 400 onward.

New "Old Skool" Title
While the current top Old Skool achievement rewards players who log in for 1,095 days total, a new tier will reward 1,460 days.

Total over 7 days: Crystals x350, Wish Piece x105
In line with this change, the maximum number of trades for Virtual Coins x300 in the Wish Piece Exchange will increase from 10 to 15.

Fan Message & Virtual Item price adjustments
We are lowering the cost of Fan Messages and Virtual Items. Virtual Coin prices will be around one third of their original price, and Crystal prices will be reduced to around one ninth.
In addition, there will now be the option for a 64-character message.
Fan Message changes
- 8 Chars.
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x100-999
　→ Virtual Coins: x100-999; Crystals: x100-299
- 16 Chars.
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x1,000-4,999
　→ Virtual Coins: x1,000-2,999; Crystals: x300-999
- 24 Chars.
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x5,000-9,999
　→ Virtual Coins: x3,000-4,999; Crystals: x1,000-1,999
- 32 Chars.
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x10,000-50,000
　→ Virtual Coins: x5,000-9,999; Crystals: x2,000-2,999
New:
- 64 Chars.: Virtual Coins x10,000-50,000; Crystals x3,000-50,000

Virtual Items changes:
- Cracker
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x100
　→ Virtual Coins: x30; Crystals: x10
- Rocket, Balloon
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x30
　→ Virtual Coins: x90; Crystals: x30
- Fan, Heart
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x500
　→ Virtual Coins: x150; Crystals: x50
- Character Items
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x1,000
　→ Virtual Coins: x300; Crystals: x100
- Group items, event items, Laser
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x1,500
　→ Virtual Coins: x300; Crystals: x100
- Birthday/Anniversary items, Snow
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x3,000
　→ Virtual Coins: x900; Crystals: x300
- SEKAI
　　Virtual Coins or Crystals x10,000
　→ Virtual Coins: x3,000; Crystals: x1,000

New COLORFUL+ bonuses
Certain Fan Messages and Virtual Items will now be available for free unlimited use as part of COLORFUL+ subscriptions.
COLORFUL+ Basic:
- Fan Messages up to 8 characters
- Virtual Item: Cracker
COLORFUL+ Standard:
- Fan Messages up to 8 characters
- Virtual Item: Cracker, Rocket and Balloon
COLORFUL+ Deluxe:
- Fan Messages up to 8 characters
- Virtual Items: Cracker, Rocket, Balloon, Fan and Heart
*Please note that you will not earn Fan Points or Wish Pieces when you use your COLORFUL+ subscription for Fan Messages or Virtual Items.
*Although these Fan Messages and Virtual Items can be used as many times as you like, there is a limit on quick successive uses to prevent spamming.

Event Ranking and story reward changes
We are making adjustments to Ranking Rewards and rewards for watching all episodes of an event story.
- Event Story completion rewards:
- Crystals x100 (Increased from x50)
- Wish Piece x50 (New)　
- Music Card x2
- Memorial Title

- Ranking Reward changes
- 4th-10th Places:
The Top 10 Title will be replaced by a Title for each ranking.
- 1,000th-3,000th Places:
The New Titles "Top 1,500" and "Top 2,500" divide this portion of the rankings into four groups of 500 (1,001st-1,500th Places, 1,501st-2,000th Places, 2,001st-2,500th Places, 2,501st-3,000th Places).

- 11th-200,000th Places:
Increased Skill Up Scores.
　11th-10,000th Places: +1 Skill Up Score (Advanced)
　10,001st-50,000th Places: Skill Up Score (Intermediate) x3 → Skill Up Score (Advanced) x1
　50,001st-200,000th Places: +1 Skill Up Score (Intermediate)
- 50,001st-300,000th Places:
Crystals increased to x300 (increase of 50-150).
- 300,000th Place onward:
As of this update, these rankings will be neither displayed nor rewarded.
*Will come into effect as of the JP 3rd Anniversary.

Event Bonuses changes
The Event Bonus provided by a 4★, Birthday or Anniversary Character based on its Mastery Rank will increase.
4★ Characters
- Master Rank 0: 0.0% → 10.0%
- Master Rank 1: 10.0% → 12.5%
- Master Rank 2: 11.0% → 15.0%
- Master Rank 3: 12.0% → 17.5%
- Master Rank 4: 13.0% → 20.0%
- Master Rank 5: 15.0% → 25.0%

Birthday/Anniversary Characters
- Master Rank 0: 0.0% → 5.0%
- Master Rank 1: 5.0% → 7.0%
- Master Rank 2: 6.0% → 9.0%
- Master Rank 3: 7.0% → 11.0%
- Master Rank 4: 8.0% → 13.0%
- Master Rank 5: 10.0% → 15.0%
*Will come into effect as of the JP 3rd Anniversary.

Relaxed account transfer limit
In the interests of fairness, account transfer limits are currently placed on any players who, "after 24 hours have passed from the beginning of an event, rank in the top 1,000 even briefly". We are now relaxing this to the top 300.
*There is no change to the maximum number of transfers for players on whom the limit is placed.
*Will come into effect as of the JP 3rd Anniversary.

Event Exchange lineup changes
To make it easier for new players to amass Gems and Charms needed for Training, we are tweaking the Event Exchange lineup.
Gems:
Number per trade: x1 → x10
Max trades: x200 → x20
Event Token cost per trade: x100 → x500
Total Event Token cost: x20,000 → x10,000
Charms:
Number per trade: x10 → x100
Max trades: x100 → x10
Event Token cost per trade: x100 → x500
Total Event Token cost: x10,000 → x5,000
*Will come into effect as of the JP 3rd Anniversary.

Event Story unlock condition changes
We are rebalancing the unlock requirements for event story episodes to make the increments between each episode less skewed.
Episode unlock requirements (increments in parentheses):
Episode 2: 6,000 Pts (6,000 Pts) → 12,000 Pts (12,000 Pts)
Episode 3: 13,000 Pts (7,000 Pts) → 32,000 Pts (20,000 Pts)
Episode 4: 30,000 Pts (17,000 Pts) → 52,000 Pts (20,000 Pts)
Episode 5: 60,000 Pts (30,000 Pts) → 76,000 Pts (24,000 Pts)
Episode 6: 90,000 Pts (30,000 Pts) → 100,000 Pts (24,000 Pts)
Episode 7: 120,000 Pts (30,000 Pts) → 125,000 Pts (25,000 Pts)
Episode 8: 150,000 Pts (30,000 Pts) → 150,000 Pts (25,000 Pts)
*Will come into effect as of the JP 3rd Anniversary.

Greatly reduced penalty for 0 Life in Co-op/Cheerful Shows
Currently in Co-op/Cheerful Shows, a player's score is reduced to 10% (90% reduction) if their Life falls to zero. It will now be reduced to 70% (30% reduction).
*Will come into effect as of the JP 3rd Anniversary.

New post-tutorial rewards
The rewards that new players receive for finishing the tutorial will change starting from September 30.
Post-tutorial rewards after the update:
- Music Card x100 (New)
- Coins x100,000 (New)
- x100 of each Gem type (New)
- Miracle Gem x50 (New)
- Practice Score (Intermediate) x50 (New)
- Bonus Energy Drink (L) x3
- Crystals x3,000
- 3★ or Higher Guaranteed Ticket
- Magic Cloth x300
- Magic Thread x30
- Costume: Sonic Style
- Song: Miku
*If you have already completed the tutorial, the new rewards will be sent to your Gift Box after the update.

Normal Missions combined into brand new Beginner's Debut Missions
The existing Normal Missions will be combined with the Beginner's Debut Missions for a new and improved version of the Beginner's Debut Missions.
This change applies to players who start the game from September 30 onward. Existing players will continue to attempt the classic Normal Missions and Beginner's Debut Missions.

■Beginner's Debut Missions

Mission Content:
- Clear 3 shows.
- Clear a Co-op Show or a Cheerful Show.
- Get a song from the Music Shop.
- Create a Costume at the Costume Shop.
- Change a character's Costume.
- Level up a Character on the Practice menu.
- Watch both parts of a Character's Side Story.
- Get a Decoration from the Decoration Shop.
- Participate in a Virtual Show.
- Use a Virtual Item in a Virtual Show.
- Watch a video in the Music Video Viewer.
- Set 3 titles on your profile.
- Clear a Challenge Show.
- Add someone to your Friends List.
- Link an account.
- View the Leo/need opening.
- View the MORE MORE JUMP! opening.
- View the Vivid BAD SQUAD opening.
- View the Wonderlands×Showtime opening.
- View the Nightcord at 25:00 opening.
- View the VIRTUAL SINGER story.
- Clear all Beginner's Debut Missions.
Total Rewards:
- Music Cards x100
- Crystals x5,000
*There will be no compensation gifts following these changes.

■Other Changes

Rhythm game: prerelease of frame rate and VSync settings

We are adding options to increase the maximum frame rate to 120 FPS and enable VSync, a technology that stabilizes framerate, for an even greater gameplay experience.
The default settings following this update will be 60 FPS with VSync enabled. These can be changed on the options menu.
Please note that this is a tentative prerelease, and that these features continue to be tested. If you do encounter any issues with the rhythm game, please reset your settings to the defaults.
*While we recommend enabling VSync, we suggest disabling it if you have stability issues at 120 FPS.
*Please be aware that these features may not be available for certain devices that do not support 120 FPS.

New SEKAI VIRTUAL SINGER Costumes
The SEKAI versions of VIRTUAL SINGERS will now have their own Costumes that can only be worn by them.
This applies to the 18 SEKAI VIRTUAL SINGERS who were not in the game at release and have never had a 4★ Character with a Costume.
You can earn each of these Costumes by watching every episode of the story in which the relevant VIRTUAL SINGER makes their first significant appearance.
The affected VIRTUAL SINGERs and the Event Stories that must be viewed to unlock their new Costumes are listed below.
*If you have already read some or all of these stories, you will receive the relevant Costume(s) automatically when you log in after the update.

School SEKAI:
- Kagamine Rin: Unnamed Harmony
- Kagamine Len: Putting Feelings Into Words
- MEIKO: Don't Let Doubts Hold You Back
- KAITO: A Bright Future!!
Stage SEKAI:
- Kagamine Len: Happy Lovely Everyday!
- Megurine Luka: My Color!
- MEIKO: You deserve it! Break Time!
- KAITO: MORE MORE Making Xmas
Street SEKAI:
- Megurine Luka: Same Dreams, Same Colors
- KAITO: STRAY BAD DOG
Wonderland SEKAI:
- Kagamine Rin: Musical Twilight Parade
- Megurine Luka: Doll Festival at the Tenma's
- MEIKO: On This Holy Night, I Sing
Empty SEKAI:
- Kagamine Rin: Insatiable Pale Color
- Kagamine Len: What Lies Beyond Guiding a Lost Child
- Megurine Luka: Carnation Recollection
- MEIKO: Secret Distance
- KAITO: Immiscible Discord

Crystal Shop lineup changes
Certain Crystal Shop products are being discontinued or replaced with revamped versions. (Dates and times are in Pacific.)
Discontinued as of Sep. 29, 2024 11:59 p.m.:
- SEKAI Variety Bundle (Paid Crystals x1,500)
Discontinuations and revamps:
- Discontinued as of Sep. 30, 2024 11:59 p.m.:
- Sewing Bundle (Paid Crystals x1,500)
- Music Card Bundle (Paid Crystals x300)
- Stamp Voucher Bundle (Paid Crystals x300)
- Coin Bundle (Paid Crystals x1,500)
- Revamped as of October 1, 2024 12:00 a.m.:
- Beginner's Bundle (Revamped) ($39.99; two purchases per player)
　┗ Beginner's 1 Guaranteed 4★ Character 10x Gacha Ticket x1
　┗ Practice Score (Advanced) ×50
　┗ Miracle Gem ×250 (Bonus)
　┗ Each type of Gem ×500 (Bonus)
　┗ Magical Seed x30 (Bonus)
　┗ Coins x300,000 (Bonus)
- Sewing & Stamp Bundle (Paid Crystals x3,000; one purchase per month)
　┗ Gacha Ticket x10
　┗ Stamp Voucher ×3 (Bonus)
　┗ Magic Cloth ×600 (Bonus)
　┗ Magic Thread ×60 (Bonus)
- Music Card Bundle (Paid Crystals x1,500; two purchases per month)
　┗ Gacha Ticket ×5
　┗ Music Card ×50 (Bonus)
- Coin Bundle (Paid Crystals x3,000; one purchase per month)
　┗ Gacha Ticket x10
　┗ Coins x300,000 (Bonus)

■Known Issues

- When choosing a group for the Music Video Viewer, swapping between groups 1-5 and 6-10 makes it impossible to start the video.
- Music videos in the Music Video Viewer sometimes fail to reflect the selected characters or order of characters.
- High scores sometimes fail to display as intended on the song selection screen and show results screen.
　→ The option to sort by high score sometimes does not work as intended.
- Some content displays incorrectly after sorting stories if there are Bookmarks in the Main Stories.
- The Note Skin displayed on the Options menu is sometimes different from the one selected.
　→ This issue only applies to the Options menu. The correct Note Skin will appear when you play the rhythm game.
- VSync sometimes defaults to being disabled.
- Certain characters' hair or particular Hairstyles do not behave as intended.
We are currently looking into these issues and working to resolve them as quickly as possible, but some may take time to resolve. We apologize for the inconvenience and ask for your patience.

■Issue Fixes and Updates

- Fixes to resolve other minor issues.

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