Over the weekend, HoYoverse delivered some massive information for Honkai: Star Rail enjoyers. The world affairs particular program livestream spells all of the beans on the sport’s subsequent replace, model 3.5. Dubbed Earlier than Their Deaths, the replace kicks off the second half of the Amphoreus Journey story, and it goes dwell on August 13.
In fact, it wouldn’t be an enormous new HSR replace with out new characters, and this one is further particular.
Probably the most-anticipated points of Honkai: Star Rail’s model 3.5 is the arrival of Hysilens and Cerydra as playable characters. The 2 received’t be obtainable directly, and their launch will as a substitute happen over two phases.
Hysilens, a 5-star / Bodily / Nihility character goes first with the replace’s arrival. The second part kicks off on September 3, which is when Cerydra (5-star/ Wind / Concord) can be obtainable.
Hysilens is an effective complement to damage-over-time characters. The zone created by her Final multiplies the harm accomplished by DoT assaults from different characters. Cerydra, alternatively, can buff her allies to spice up their assault energy and permit them to deal further harm. This buff grows the upper her Army Benefit goes up in fight.
Model 3.5 additionally brings again two 5-star characters and widespread members of the Stellaron Hunter faction, Kafka, and Silver Wolf, who will each be obtainable for a restricted time. Kafka can be a part of part one alongside Hysilens, whereas Silver Wolf will arrive with Cerydra within the second part.
The brand new story chapter continues from the place issues left off, with you tagging together with Cyrene as they enterprise again by way of time, and into one other cycle of Everlasting Recurrence. They discover themselves within the historic metropolis of Okhema, a time when it was dominated by Imperator Cerydra.
Past the narrative content material, there’s going to be a brand new map set in Styxia, the place you’ll have a struggle towards the shape-shifting Lygus. You may depend on new occasions, too, such because the Chrysos Maze Grand Restaurant, which is a restaurant managing mini-game. There’s additionally Previous Brews & New Pals, which is a cocktail-mixing, bar-managing mini-game.
Lastly, model 3.5 is including an choice to toggle voice traces between the in-game dub and the unique licensed voices. That is solely obtainable for collaboration characters, nevertheless, such because the at the moment ongoing Fate/stay night collaboration.