Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris update (version 3.0.1) released, patch notes

A new version update has been released for Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, bringing the game up to version 3.0.1. The update includes a new playable character, Eydis, as well as additional story updates, weapons and accessories, and some minor bug fixes.

Full details below:

New Additional Contents

• Added free additional story update part #5 “Ancient Apostles: the Bound Angel”, #6 “Ancient Apostles: The Dark Piscine”, #7 “Ancient Apostles: The Corpse of Demise”, and #8 “Ancient Apostles: The Clown of Confusion”
  • *Each Ancient Apostles would be accessible by completing the previous Ancient Apostles story.
  • *If the Ancient Apostles contents does not start, please try below.
    • If Cardinal is set as one of the party members, please remove her from the party.
    • If the player is in a village or a town, such as Rulid village, please exit from the dungeon, a village, or a town.
  • *Note that once an Ancient Apostles quest is activated, players would not be able to play “Blooming of Forget-me-not”, “Memory Arena”, “Arcane Arsenal”, multiplayer mode, and retrying the fight with Administrator.
• Increased the level cap of the playable characters from 120 to 199.

*The level cap will be upgradable after updating the game to Ver. 3.01.

• Increased the level cap of the SYSTEM CONTROL AUTHORITY level from 120 to 199.

*The level cap will be upgradable after updating the game to Ver. 3.01.

• Increased the level of weapons from 50 to 99.

*In order to level up, the player must complete Mutated Beast Quest to obtain the required resources.
*For equipment with low basic parameters, there are occasions where the parameters will not change when strengthening after +50.

• Increased the level cap of enemies from 780 to 999.
• Five new Series Equipment has been added
• Series equipment activates a passive skill that greatly increases your status by equipping three different types of equipment of the same series.
• Added new weapon: “Shield & Axe”
• Added new skill tree for Shield & Axe

*This weapon combines the tank-like role of gathering enemy attention and preventing attacks with the attacker’s role of overwhelming the enemy with firepower.
*Can be obtained from stores, crafting, and treasure chests when completing raid dungeons.
*Currently the weapon can only be equipped by Kirito and Rogu, who will join Kirito’s party in the Blooming of Matricaria update.

• Added new Equipment
• Added playable character: Eydis

*Eydis will be added to the Friend List after the main scenario is completed.

• Added “Ultimate Kirito” to the Memory Arena.
• Added three new SP weapons that can be exchanged at the Memory Exchange.
  • You can exchange it for an eligible weapon of the same name, enhanced to +99.

*SP Weapons that has been added to the Memory Exchange cannot be strengthened.

*Exchangeable weapons will be unique weapons whereenhancement values cannot be transferred to other weapons.

 

• Added more options for using “Exchange Tickets”.
  • “Exchange Tickets” in the SAO SHOP can be exchanged for “CUBE Tickets” or “Incarnation Shard Tickets”.
  • CUBE Tickets can be exchanged in the SAO Shop.
  • You can now trade in Incarnation Shard Tickets for Incarnation Shards by speaking to the Enigma Brokerat North Centoria.
• Added new Attachments.
  • Attachments that remove the negative effects from the current Attachments with negative effects have been implemented.
• Elimination of “Recommended Level” and change of notation to “Enemy Lv.”
• The ‘Recommended Level’ in each quest has been changed to ‘Enemy Level’
• Changed the benefits when controlling party members other than Kirito.
  • When usingother the other squads led by characters such as Asuna or Bercouli,buff effects such as increased EXP have been added.
  • When controlling Bercouli’s party, treasure chests have been improvedto contain more valuable items.
• Added Incarnation Shards exchange system
  • Incarnation Shards can now be exchanged with a different sized shard of the same color peaking to the Enigma Broker at North Centoria.
• Added new items in “Memory Exchange”
  • New accessory: Recollection Jewel
  • 100 Incarnation Shards L

*Players can exchange above items for “Memory Badge” which can be obtained by defeating “Ultimate Kirito” in the Memory Arena.

*The newly added accessory is an exclusive equipment for Kirito.

Battle

• Raid Quest Reborn series: Changed the max level from 500 to 999.
• Special rewards will be awarded for the first defeat of a level 999 boss.
• Partial adjustment of quest rewards for the “Reborn” series up to level 500.

System

• Added the ability to preferentially update Play Avatars.
• The ability to “reserve update” for Play Avatars that have already been added to your friends list and are locked.

*Only one avatar can be reserved at a time, and the reservation will be cancelled when the avatar is updated.

• The number of items required to strengthen equipment +6 to +50 has been adjusted.

Other

• Fixed other minor bugs and issues.

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