While we may earn a small fortune from Primogems, Fates, free characters, and countless other goodies, some of the “smaller” tweaks and changes to come in Impact Genshin version 1.3 are just as welcome. Zhongli's long-awaited improvements and tweaks will debut in version 1.3 alongside the general change to Geo shields. Slimes shouldn't trigger Genshin Impact's fight music as often when they are hiding invisible, and Kaeya has a new inactive animation.
Below are the full release notes for Genshin Impact Version 1.3. All times shown are UTC + 8, unless otherwise noted. As a quick note for anyone reading this: Genshin Impact Version 1.3 will go into maintenance on February 2 at 14 p.m. PST, and miHoYo expects the servers to be down for about five hours. Sometimes the servers come back early, but in all likelihood Genshin Impact servers will restart around 19pm PST on the 2nd, hosting a freshly released version 1.3.
Genshin Impact Version 1.3 Release Notes
Genshin Impact Version 1.3 patch update schedule
Maintenance for the update begins on 02/02/2020 at 14:00 p.m. PST (06:00:00 (UTC + 8)) and is expected to take 5 hours.
(Note: The exact times are subject to change. Players may also experience disruption outside of this time.)
How to update the game client
PC: close the game, open Genshin impact launcher and click update.
iOS: Open the App Store and tap Update.
Android: open the game and follow the onscreen instructions. (You can also open Google Play and tap Update.)
PS4: Select Genshin Impact from the PS4 home screen and press the OPTIONS button> Check for updates.
Please do not hesitate to contact customer service if you have any problems installing the new version. We will do our best to resolve the issue promptly.
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Maintenance compensation: Primogems × 300
(60 Primogems for every hour of server downtime. No change in compensation amount if update is done early.)
Eligibility
All travelers who reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 03/02/2021 at 06:00:00 (UTC + 8)
Our developers will distribute compensation to travelers via email within 5 hours of completing update maintenance. Please log in and claim it before version 1.3 ends. Mail will expire after 30 days, so please remember to claim the attached compensation in time.
Update Details
(Every hour below depending on server time)
I. New character
5-star character "Vigilant Yaksha" Xiao (Anemo)
- Vision: Anémo
- Arms: pole arm
- A yaksha follower who defends Liyue. Also advertised as the “Conqueror of Demons” and “Watchful Yaksha”.
- Elemental Skill "Cycling of Lemniscatic Wings": Xiao instantly rushes forward, dealing DMG to enemies in his path. This maneuver can also be performed in flight.
- Elemental Blast "Scourge of All Evil": Xiao dons the mask of Yaksha, giving him improved abilities at the cost of draining his health: he inflicts more DMG, attacks are converted to Anemo DMG, and his jumping ability is greatly increased .
During the event wishes "Invitation to worldly life", after the version 1.3 update on 17/02/2021 at 15:59:59, the 5 star character exclusive to the "Vigilant Yaksha" event Xiao (Anemo) and the 4 star characters "Kätzlein Cocktail" Diona (Cryo), "Uncrown Lord of the Ocean" Beidou (Electro) and "Blazing Riff" Xinyan (Pyro) will have their wish drop rates significantly increased!
II. Improved characters
5-star character keqing "Driving Thunder" (electro)
- Vision: Electro
- Weapon: sword
- Liyue Qixing Yuheng. Keqing has a lot to say about Rex Lapis' one-sided approach to policymaking in Liyue - but in truth, the gods greatly admire skeptics like her.
During the event wish “Dance of Lanterns”, from 2021/02/17 18:00:00 - 2021/03/02 15:59:59, the 5 star character “Driving Thunder” Keqing (Electro) and the 4- The featured characters “Eclipsing Star” Ningguang (Geo), “Trial by Fire” Bennett (Pyro) and “Shining Idol” Barbara (Hydro) will see their wish drop rate significantly increased!
Other character events wish to follow during version 1.3.
III. New equipment
New Weapons: Primal Jade Cutter (5 Star Sword), Staff of Homa (5 Star Polearm), Lithic Spear (4 Star Polearm), and Lithic Blade (4 Star Claymore)
- During the event wish "Epitome Summon", after the version 1.3 update on 23/02/2021 at 15:59:59 PM, the 5-star event exclusive Primordial Jade Cutter sword and weapon 5-Star Primordial Jade Winged-Spear weapon will have dramatically increased their drop rate from Wish!
* The staff of Homa (Polearm), Lithic Spear (Polearm) and Lithic Blade (Claymore) will appear in future event wishes.
IV. New events
Take part in version 1.3's flagship event, Lantern Rite, for the chance to get a free 4-star Liyue character of your choice!
- Duration of the game: 2021/02/10 10:00:00 - 2021/02/28 03:59
- Event Rules: No original resin is required to participate. During the event, travelers can claim a 4-star Liyue character of their choice in “Stand by Me”. Complete challenges in "Theater Mechanicus" to obtain Talismans of Peace, which can be spent in the Xiao Market for rewards, including Crown of Insight and a new style of "Celebration: Lantern-Light" business card.
Everything that shines
Remaining time:
: 2021/02/10 10:00:00 – 2021/02/28 03:59:59
: 2021/02/14 04:00:00 – 2021/02/28 03:59:59
: 2021/02/18 04:00:00 – 2021/02/28 03:59:59
Tales of the Lantern Rite
Unlock the criteria:
- Lantern Rite Tales I: Complete "The Origin of Lanterns" to unlock.
- Lantern Rite Tales II: Reach the Festive Fever stage "Guests Flock From Away", complete the questline "Currents Deep Beneath the Lanterns" and complete all requests in "Lantern Rite Tales I" to unlock.
- Lantern Rite Tales III: Reach the Festive Fever "Glow of a Thousand Lanterns" stage, complete the "Light Upon the Sea" questline and complete all "Lantern Rite Tales II" queries to unlock.
Complete the requests in "Lantern Rite Tales" to earn Primogems and increase the festive fever. Increase Festive Fever to progress through the Rite of the Lantern in Genshin Impact Version 1.3.
- After the event play ends on 2021/02/28 03:59:59, requests will no longer be available.
Mechanicus Theater
Unlock criteria and details:
- Complete the "Origin of the Lanterns" and "Liyue: Theater Mechanicus" quests to unlock
- Each attempt at Theater Mechanicus costs 1 Xiao Lantern (regardless of whether the challenge is successful or not). Xiao Lanterns can be crafted at a Crafting Bench, and the required crafting materials can be obtained by gathering Plants and Ore, or by defeating specified enemies.
- Progressing through the stages of Festive Fever unlocks new maps, new mechanics, higher upgrade levels, and increased difficulty levels.
- Progressing through the stages of Festive Fever unlocks new Theater Mechanicus challenges. Complete them to earn Peace Talismans.
- Theater Mechanicus challenges can only be completed in single player mode or in a two-player co-op session.
Xiao Market
Remaining time:
- Stage I: 2021/02/10 10:00:00 - 2021/03/07 03:59:59
- Stage II: 2021/02/14 04:00:00 - 2021/03/07 03:59:59
- Stage III: 2021/02/18 04:00:00 - 2021/03/07 03:59:59
Spend Peace Talismans in Xiao Market to purchase items such as Hero's Wit, Mystic Enhancement Ore, Character Level Up Materials, Talent Level-Up Materials, the Crown of Insight, and the "Celebration: Business Card Style" Lantern-Light ”.
Support me
- Durée: 2021/02/10 10:00:00 – 2021/03/07 03:59:59
Reach the "Glow of a Thousand Lanterns" Festive Fever stage and spend 1000 Peace Talismans in "Stand by Me" to receive one of the following 4-star characters: "Exquisite Delicacy" Xiangling (Pyro), "Blazing Riff" Xinyan (Pyro)), “The Uncrowned Lord of the Ocean” Beidou (Electro), “Eclipsing Star” Ningguang (Geo), “Juvenile Galant” Xingqiu (Hydro) or “Frozen Ardor” Chongyun (Cryo). You can only claim one Genshin Impact character this way during the version 1.3 “Stand By Me” event.
Genshin Impact Version 1.3 Login Event "May Fortune Find You": Login 7 days, receive intertwined fate × 10
- Event duration: 2021/02/11 04:00:00 - 2021/02/26 03:59:59
During the event, log in for a total of 7 days to receive Intertwined Fate × 10 and other rewards!
- Total number of days logged in and rewards
- 1 day: intertwined fate × 1
- 2 days: Mora × 80
- 3 days: intertwined fate × 2
- 4 days: Mystic Enhancement Ore × 18
- 5 days: intertwined fate × 2
- 6 days: the hero's spirit × 8
- 7 days: intertwined fate × 5
Five puffs of fortune
- Duration of the event: after the version 1.3 update to 2021/02/10 03:59:59
- (Please note that this event will start from 03/02/2020 at 04:00:00 on Euro and America Server.)
During the event, travelers can claim a Kurious Kamera from Ji Tong. Equip the Kamera and take pictures of specific targets to get pictures of different colors. Collect photos in five different colors and exchange them for a makeshift treasure to get Primogems, Hero's Wit, Mystic Enhancement Ore, and other rewards!
V. New quests
1. New story quests
- After the version 1.3 update, Xiao's story quest “Alatus Chapter” will be available.
2. New world quests
- A total of 26 Festive World Quests will be available during the Lantern Rite event, accessible from “Lantern Rite Tales” in the Events menu.
- Another world quest "Bough Keeper: Dainsleif" will also be added.
VI. Other new content
gameplay
- New monsters: Geovishap, Primo Geovishap
- New gadgets:
- Parametric Transformer: Upgrade Materials can be converted to Character EXP, Higher Level Character Materials, and Weapon Ascension Materials by placing them in the Parametric Transformer to undergo transmutation.
- New achievement "Transmutation Nuclide"
- New consumable: Dust of Azoth can convert elemental type of character ascension materials.
- New Recipes: Full Moon Egg, Vegetarian Abalone & Stone Harbor Delights
System
- Added “Living Beings” Archive: Records information about defeated enemies and living beings captured or discovered. Travelers can check out the Living Beings section of the archive to see how many times they've defeated different enemies and also check out tutorials for certain enemies.
- New Convert Function on the Crafting Bench: Combining certain Character Ascension materials with Azoth Dust on a Crafting Bench allows you to convert their item type.
- Traveler profile pages now include achievement progress and a character showcase.
- Controller support added for devices running iOS 14 or higher. Currently the following controllers are supported: Xbox Wireless Controller (Bluetooth version), Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2, PlayStation DualShock 4 Wireless Controller, some other Bluetooth wireless controllers designed for iOS.
- On the weapon upgrade screen, holding the material selected will quickly add it.
- A quick delete feature has been added to the mailbox. Does not delete unread emails or emails with unclaimed attachments.
- New photography method added for PS4 version. Take a photo and save it to the local storage of the PS4 in one action.
VII. Adjustments and optimizations
Characters
Adjustments to Zhongli:
- Adjusts the effect of maintaining Zhongli's elementary competence "Dominus Lapidis":
- Original effect:
- Explodes nearby Geo energy, causing the following effects:
- Create a jade shield. The shield's DMG absorption is based on Zhongli's HP Max and absorbs Geo DMG 250% more efficiently.
- AoE Geo DMG offers.
- If there are nearby targets with the Geo element, it will drain a large amount of Geo element from a maximum of 2 of those targets. This effect does not cause DMG.
- Post-adjustment effect:
- Explodes nearby Geo energy, causing the following effects:
- If their maximum number has not been reached, create a stone stele.
- Create a jade shield. The shield's DMG absorption scales are based on Zhongli's max HP. Has 150% DMG absorption against all elemental and physical DMGs.
- Characters protected by the Jade Shield will reduce opponents' Elemental RES and Physical RES by 20% in a small area. This effect cannot be stacked.
- AoE Geo DMG offers.
- If there are nearby targets with the Geo element, it will drain a large amount of Geo element from a maximum of 2 of those targets. This effect does not cause DMG.
- Original effect:
- Adjusts the effect of Zhongli's second Ascension talent "Earth Dominance":
- Original effect:
- Planet Befall grants additional DMG equal to 33% of Zhongli's max health.
- Post-adjustment effect:
- Zhongli offers bonus DMG based on his max HP.
- Normal Attack, Charged Attack, and Plunging Attack DMG increased by 1,39% of Max HP.
- Dominus Lapidis' stone stele, resonance, and hold are increased by 1,9% of max health.
- Planet Befall's DMG is increased by 33% of max HP.
- Original effect:
Other character adjustments in Genshin Impact Version 1.3.
- Optimizes Mona's talent "Illusory Torrent": When Mona is hit, she can use Illusory Torrent faster, as is the case with sprinting for other characters.
- Adds a new inactive animation for Kaeya.
- Optimizes Zhongli's animation under "Weapons" on the character screen.
- Addresses issues with aiming mode for bow-wielding characters when obstacles are present nearby, such as character shaking and off-center fire.
- Optimizes accuracy when shooting at moving targets.
- Addresses shaky clothing / movement issues when certain characters perform actions such as walking, attacking, throwing skills, and sitting.
Monsters
- Adjust combat logic for Dendro Slimes: When a Dendro Slime is hiding relatively far from your location, you will not enter combat mode.
System changes in version 1.3.
Spiral abyss
- Updates the monster lineup on the 12th floor of the Spiral Abyss.
- Ley Line Disorders on stage 12 are adjusted for:
- For this floor only, the ley line flow will be normal
- No ley line disorder
- From the first moon phase update after updating to version 1.3, the three moon phases will be as follows:
- Phase I:
- When the active character's HP is below 70%, ATK is increased by 20% and ATK SPD is increased by 15%.
- When the active character's HP is below 35% and he is under shield protection, the CRIT Rate is increased by 20% and the CRIT DMG is increased by 40%.
- Phase II:
- A charge builds up every 10 seconds, with a maximum of three at a time. If the active character's HP is less than 50%, he will consume a Charge when he hits an opponent to create an Orb of Unstable Energy at the opponent's position. This orb will explode after 1s, and only one of them can be created every 2s.
- Phase III:
- When the active character's HP is below 50%, he gains a 2% bonus to DMG for 10s after hitting an opponent. This effect can stack up to 10 times, and each character in the party will have their own independent stacks and durations. Whenever the number of stacks or the duration of this effect resets, there is a 50% chance to unleash an energy blast. An energy blast can be triggered once every 10 seconds.
- Phase I:
Other system changes in Genshin Impact Version 1.3.
- Deleted discussions will not appear in the discussion list.
- Optimize the display order of the discussion column: after entering the team configuration in cooperative mode, the discussion column will automatically switch to the team column.
- Optimizes the display hierarchy when there are multiple overlapping icons on the map.
- Optimizes user interface transparency on mobile devices when entering aiming mode in the Spiral Abyss.
- Optimizes the Kamera gadget for the PS4 version: when equipped, using the Kamera directly stores a screenshot with the user interface hidden in local storage.
- From version 1.3, additional fragile resin rewards will be included in the BP system:
- From BP level 5, Sojourner's Battle Pass and Gnostic Anthem provide Fragile Resin × 1 every 10 BP levels. The original Mystic Enhancement Ore rewards provided at those BP levels will be added to rewards from other BP levels instead, and the total amount of Mystic Enhancement Ore that can be obtained from the BP system will not change.
- Removes the Remove button from the Portable Waypoint interface from the open world map.
- Optimizes the size of the Wind Glider on the Locker Room screen for certain characters.
- When using a controller, improves refresh rate when switching between tabs in the Paimon's Bargains section of the store.
- Optimizes the experience of moving the reticle in aim mode when the frame rate is low.
the audio
- Voice over optimization:
- Adds a reverb effect to the internal voiceover of the monologue in quests.
- The character combat voiceover can interrupt the inactive voiceover.
- The Chinese voice artist for Amber will be changed and this adjustment will take effect in version 1.4.
- Adds a Chinese voice over for some characters.
- Adds a Japanese voiceover for some characters.
- Adjusts the audio effects of some voiceovers on mobile and PC versions.
Other
- Adjustment of the geo-elemental resonance "Enduring Rock":
- Original effect:
- Increases resistance to interruption. While protected by a shield, increases Attack DMG by 15%.
- Post-adjustment effect:
- Increases shield strength by 15%. In addition, characters protected by a shield will have the following special characteristics: DMG inflicted increased by 15%, inflicting DMG on enemies will decrease their Geo RES by 20% for 15s.
- Original effect:
- Geo Shield Balance Adjustments:
- Geo Shields are adjusted from “250% Geo DMG absorption” to “150% physical DMG and elemental DMG absorption”.
- This adjustment affects the following:
- The Geo Shield produced by Zhongli's Elemental Skill
- The Geo Shield produced by Noelle's Elemental Skill
- The Geo Shield produced during the recovery of a Geo Crystal dropped by a young Geovishap
- Changes the tab of the standard wish "Summon Wanderlust". * Only the tab has been modified. The content and rules of Wish remain unchanged.
- Optimize item source descriptions for Mist Grass Pollen, Mist Grass, and Mist Grass Wick.
- Adjust the descriptions of the Fragile Bone Shard, Sturdy Bone Shard, and Fossilized Bone Shard materials and add their sources.
- Adds a description of the Elemental Orb drops rules in the "Test Run" event (actual game mechanics are not affected by this change).
