GUANGZHOU, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 18, 2024 - Prepare to uncover the secrets of The Black Shores as Kuro Games sets to debut version 1.3 of its open-world action RPG Wuthering Waves on September 28 (PT), September 29 (UTC). As you begin your journey through version 1.3 the Rover arrives in a brand new area - the Black Shores - where they’ll encounter new friends, foes, and challenges unlike anything they’ve faced yet.
Watch the new Wuthering Waves The Shores End video HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WICRCIc9l4
The new update features an incredible amount of new content and optimizations, including:
NEW AREA: The Black Shores
In Version 1.3, the Rover has completed the trials of Mt. Firmament, yet the future remains unknown and the past is concealed beneath the veil of the waves. All clues point to a rumored island hidden in the sea - the Black Shores.
The Black Shores consist of two main areas:
- The Black Shores Archipelago (upper level) Shrouded in mystery and turmoil, the Archipelago is fraught with danger … and opportunity. No one knows how to lift the suffocating fog, allowing this coast to once again take up its mission of connecting the world.
- Tethys’ Deep (lower level) - A place where discordant notes drift across the night sky. The torches that once illuminated the stars now burn them, producing crimson flames of destruction. One must listen closely to hear the true lament hidden beneath the walls of despair, and face it with fearless courage, for new hope will eventually be reborn.
NEW STORY QUESTS:
With a new story the scene is set, but the future remains unknown. After passing through Mt. Firmament, all clues now point to an island hidden beneath the waves. You received a message from Yangyang, saying that at Guixu Port, it’s still possible to find the Zhihua (Flower Keeper) who is stationed in Jinzhou.
In Jinzhou city players will encounter the vacationing Encore, who extends a mysterious invitation to join her and Small Wooly on an adventure…
NEW FEATURE: Portal Puzzles
Players will explore vast underground areas dotted with mysterious portals. With the help of a small robot named Kukoko, Rovers can fire energy pulses into “Data Overwrite Zones”, which activate the portals, allowing teleportation between isolated locales. Check out images of the portal system HERE.
NEW FEATURE: Aetherfin
Aetherfin is the creature of Remnant Energy, a life form unique to the Black Shores. In version 1.3, Rover can surf to collect stray Aetherfins on the sea and steer them to their homeland to earn rewards!
NEW ECHO: Fallacy of No Return
Additionally, Version 1.3 introduces a new Echo, Fallacy of No Return, that patrols the boundary between the real and data spaces. The action modules for both the Boss and Echo of Fallacy of No Return can be found HERE. The Phantom: Gulpuff and Phantom: Lumiscale Construct, as new Echoes, will come to the game in 1.3.
NEW RESONATORS: The Shorekeeper and Youhu
The Shorekeeper, a five-star Resonator, will also be introduced in Version 1.3. The Shorekeeper is the guardian of the Black Shores with a combat style of survival healing, pull / attraction, and damage amplification.
Players will also meet Youhu, a quick-witted and mischievous four-star Resonator , with a knack for words and appraising treasure. She can effortlessly create amusing rhymes, turning her treasure appraisals into captivating tales and ensuring her ancient relics find their way to those who truly appreciate them. With a stall on the streets to offer her appraisal services, Youhu features a combat style of survival healing, resonance skill damage, resonance destruction and coordinated attack damage amplification.
NEW WEAPONS
- The Rectifier, a new five-star weapon, available via weapon banner
- Endless Collapse (Broadblade) four-star weapon
- Waning Redshift (Sword) four-star weapon
- Relativistic Jet (Pistol) four-star weapon
- Celestial Spiral (Gauntlets) four-star weapon
- Fusion Accretion (Rectifier) four-star weapon
For more information on the update tune into the Wuthering Waves Version 1.3 Black Shores livestream on Friday, September 20 at 4am (PT). The livestream will demonstrate new Version 1.3 features including the new map, new characters, bosses and echoes and events. Livestream viewers will also have the opportunity to snag codes for in game items.
Wuthering Waves is a free-to-play, cross-platform, open-world action RPG that emphasizes dynamic movement and freedom of exploration on a mysterious, post-cataclysmic, sci-fi planet. Engage in fast-paced PVE combat that focuses on special dodge, parry, and counter mechanics. Wuthering Waves hosts a deep storyline, breathtaking art and atmosphere, and addictive action-RPG combat that is suitable for novice and veteran RPG players alike. Wuthering Waves features plenty of fierce opponents and captivating quests that unfold in the game’s vast world.
Version 1.3 will be available on September 28 (PT), September 29 (UTC). Download Wuthering Waves today on the Wuthering Waves official website, on the App Store, Google Play, and PC via The Epic Games Store. For more information on Wuthering Waves, news and updates, join the community on Discord, and follow on X / Twitter, YouTube, Facebook and the game’s official website.
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ABOUT KURO GAMES
Founded in 2014, Kuro Games main focus is to create high quality, original games that push the boundaries. For over a decade Kuro Games has strived to bring more diverse, innovative, and enjoyable services to its players.
Kuro Games independently developed "Punishing: Gray Raven”, which was well received with warm response from players around the world. With over 30 million downloads worldwide, its recently released new open-world ARPG "Wuthering Waves" is receiving the same public reception.