Team up with new playable characters Madam Ruan Mei, Xueyi, and the complimentary 5-star Dr. Ratio to rediscover the Herta Space Station
December 15, 2023
[This unedited press release is made available courtesy of Game Developer and its partnership with notable game PR-related resource Games Press]
HoYoverse :
SINGAPORE, December 15, 2023 – Global interactive entertainment brand HoYoverse today announced that Honkai: Star Rail's Version 1.6, “Crown of the Mundane and Divine”, will arrive on December 27. The forthcoming update will unveil a fresh area: the Herta Space Station's Seclusion Zone, previously inaccessible until Madam Ruan Mei, one of the members of the Genius Society, initiated her groundbreaking biological science experiments within its confines. Accompanying this expansion are new playable characters: Madam Ruan Mei, Dr. Ratio, and Xueyi, along with the reunion of two old friends, Blade and Kafka. More importantly, once version 1.6's "Panta Rhei" event warp starts, every trailblazer who has unlocked the mail feature shall receive one limited five-star character Dr. Ratio.
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After helping out with the Paranormal crisis on Fyxestroll Garden, the Trailblazer will return to Herta Space Station and encounter Madam Ruan Mei for the first time. In the process of clone cultivation, Madam Ruan Mei did encounter a certain anomaly, which showed up in the form of a Swarm King prototype and a fierce Swarm Disaster entity. Due to an incident during the experiment, this "Borehole Planet's Old Crater" came into being in the Seclusion Zone of Herta Space Station, where Trailblazer will be stuck in a tough fight.
In addition, version 1.6 will embrace a brand-new DLC of the Simulated Universe: Gold and Gears, where Ruan Mei has developed a simulated Nous and frozen space-time just before the demise of member 27 — Emperor Rubert. This latest update adds the Path of Erudition and daringly experiments with separating dice from paths. The dice come with six slots for equipping various Dice Face effects. By collecting Trailblaze Secrets, the Trailblazer can unlock even more Dice Face effects while facing different challenges.
To accelerate research developments aboard the space station, the Trailblazer has been entrusted with a vital mission: fostering and tending to the newly arrived small and cute lifeforms. Through the Critter Pick Scavenging event, the Trailblazer can select nurturing objectives outlined in the manual and acquire cultivation techniques to raise an assortment of charming little creatures! Furthermore, version 1.6 will introduce numerous gameplay improvements, including the incorporation of Pure Fiction, additional stages in the Forgotten Hall, and various other user-friendly updates.
Three new characters will join the player’s roster to facilitate the grand space expedition, including Madam Ruan Mei, Dr. Ratio, and Xueyi. To start with, Madam Ruan Mei is a 5-star Ice-Type character following the Path of Harmony, and member 81 of the Genius Society. From the very beginning, her research has focused on biological science. Despite being one of the founders of the Simulated Universe, she seldom steps up to the plate. Her Skill, Strings Sing in Slow Twirls, can increase damage and Weakness Break’s efficiency of all allies. Ruan Mei has a knack for exploiting an enemy's Weakness and great support for the Break Effect dealt by allies.
Another scholar called Dr. Ratio will also make his debut. He is a 5-star Imaginary-Type character following the Path of the Hunt, belonging to a different Nous-worshiping organization — the Intelligentsia Guild. As a rigorous academic researcher, Dr. Ratio pays close attention to his enemies' debuffs during battle. The more debuffs the enemy has, the higher the chance of him launching a follow-up attack.
The last new character is Xueyi, a 4-star Quantum-Type character following the Path of Destruction, whose original body was replaced long ago with a permanent puppet system. This system was constructed for Xueyi on behalf of the Ten-Lords Commission. The Commission agreed that for every culprit Xueyi apprehended, she would be rewarded with a half day's wakespan. Like her sister Hanya, Xueyi is a formidable presence on the battlefield. Her Ultimate, Divine Castigation, can deal Quantum DMG to a single target and Toughness depletion that ignores Weakness Types. The more Toughness depleted, the greater the DMG!
Honkai: Star Rail is now available on PC, iOS, Android, Epic Games Store, and PS5. It recently won Apple’s App Store Game of the Year, Google Play’s Best Game, and BEST MOBILE GAME by The Game Awards. The game has been rated Teen by ESRB and 12 by PEGI. For more details and updates, please visit https://hoyo.link/18zDCBAd and follow @HonkaiStarRail on Twitter(X), Instagram, and Facebook.
About Honkai: Star Rail
Honkai: Star Rail is a space fantasy RPG title with a journey through immense worlds of the unknown. The player takes on the role of “Trailblazer,” a courageous individual implanted with a powerful artifact, Stellaron, and bearing the determination to unravel the mysteries surrounding the fabled “Cancer of All Worlds” and Aeons. The game features fantasy elements with myths and legends integrated into the space sci-fi story. Combined with the intuitive turn-based combat system, diverse and distinctive companions, and immersive storylines that together compose an interstellar melody filled with captivating worlds, each brimming with unique cultures, awe-inspiring landscapes, and mythical wonders to explore.
About HoYoverse
At HoYoverse, we are committed to creating immersive virtual world experiences for players around the world. In addition to game products such as Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd, Tears of Themis, Honkai: Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero, HoYoverse also launched the dynamic desktop software N0va Desktop, the community product HoYoLAB, and created a variety of products such as animations, comics, music, novels, and merchandise around our original creative concepts. Adhering to our mission of Tech Otakus Save the World, we have always been committed to research and development, exploring cutting-edge technologies and accumulating world-leading technical capabilities in cartoon rendering, artificial intelligence, cloud gaming technology, and other fields. HoYoverse is actively engaged in globalization, with offices in Singapore, Montreal, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Seoul, and other areas.
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