Honkai Star Rail Update 2.600 Rolled Out for Version 2.6, and Here Are the Patch Notes

As a seasoned gamer with countless hours spent navigating through various virtual worlds, I must say that this latest update for “Luminary Wardance” has truly caught my attention. The fixes to gameplay issues, especially the one involving the abnormal behavior of certain storyline combat flows, is something that every player can appreciate.


Game developer mi-Ho-Yo has released update version 2.600, named “Annals of Pinecany’s Mappou Age,” for both consoles and PC in the latest 2.6 patch. This significant update brings new narrative content, introduces fresh characters, and offers additional features, as detailed below.

 Honkai Star Rail Update 2.600 Patch Notes and What’s New:

1. New Story

■ Trailblaze Continuance “Penacony — Banana Outrage: Battles Without Ninja and Humanity”

Laughter, song, and dance linger all day, and by twilight, we sleep and do not wake — this dream world is like an old banana peel, covered in dark stains, how intolerable! Seek the true path, and extinguish this Mappou Age of the Dharma!

Availability: Permanently available after the Version 2.6 update

Requirement: Trailblaze Level ≥ 21

In Version 2.6, you can get a sneak peek of this content using the Finality’s Vision feature.

It is suggested that pioneers proceed with this material following the completion of the “Penacony – Stranger in a Strange Land” Trailblaze Mission.

2. New Characters

■ 5-Star character Rappa (Erudition: Imaginary)

Character named Rappa specializes in dishing out damage to multiple foes, particularly when it comes to destroying their defense. Upon activating her ultimate skill, Rappa secures an additional turn and obtains a power that can lessen Toughness irrespective of any weaknesses she may or may not have. Furthermore, when enemies are already broken, they will experience increased damage from Break attacks by Rappa.

3. New Light Cones

■ 5-Star “Ninjutsu Inscription: Dazzling Evilbreaker (Erudition)”

Obtainable through the “Brilliant Fixation” Light Cone Event Warp.

■ 4-Star “Dream’s Montage (Abundance)”

Obtainable through the “Brilliant Fixation” Light Cone Event Warp.

■ 4-star Light Cone “Ninja Record: Sound Hunt (Destruction)”

Obtainable through the “Sound Hunt Ninjutsu Inscription” event.

4. New Areas

■ Penacony Paperfold University College

As a gamer, I hail from Penacony’s esteemed academy nestled in the Moment of Sol. This beacon of brilliance is where the most exceptional talents are forged, consistently radiating the warmth and illumination of wisdom not only within the Dreamscape but also beyond its borders.

5. New Events

■ Sound Hunt Ninjutsu Inscription

The upcoming great music event holds a hidden danger; the Radiant Stage-Conquering Ninja emerges – it’s time for the chase all over again! This concert is set to ignite with excitement!

Event Period: 2024/10/25 12:00:00 – 2024/12/02 03:59:00 (server time)

Requirement: Trailblaze Level ≥ 21

※ This content can be experienced in advance through the Finality’s Vision function.

It is suggested that pioneers proceed with this material following the completion of “Penacony — Battles Without Ninja and Humanity” in the Trailblaze Continuance.

■ Mr. Cold Feet’s Pop-Up Shop

It appears that Sampo might be gearing up for a fresh entrepreneurial endeavor in Belobog, which raises eyebrows. Yet, could there possibly be an opportunity here for you?

Event Period: 2024/10/31 12:00:00 – 2024/11/11 03:59:00 (server time)

Requirement: Trailblaze Level ≥ 21

※ This content can be experienced in advance through the Finality’s Vision function.

It’s suggested that pioneers proceed with this material following the accomplishment of the mission titled “Jarilo-VI — Silent Galaxy” in their Trailblaze journey.

■ Shadow of the Ranger

It appears you’re the one privy to the details; what’s the latest project that the researchers on the space station have taken up? The identity of a certain Galaxy Ranger and the nature of their mission remain shrouded in mystery, leaving everyone else bewildered.

Event Period: 2024/11/13 04:00:00 – 2024/12/02 03:59:00 (server time)

Requirement: Trailblaze Level ≥ 21

※ This content can be experienced in advance through the Finality’s Vision function.

“Battles Without Ninja and Humanity.”)

■ Gift of Odyssey

Make sure to log in daily throughout the entire event to collect your check-in prizes. After logging in for seven consecutive days, Trailblazers will receive ten Star Rail Special Passes!

※ Please refer to future announcements for information on other events.

6. New Gameplay

■ Simulated Universe: Unknowable Domain

Herta and the others have added another extrapolation branch to the expansion module in the form of an unknowable domain. Scholars, geniuses, and Rupert II’s legacy will draw all into a maelstrom…

Availability: After the Version 2.6 update

Unlock Conditions: Clear Simulated Universe: World 5

7. Others

■ Enemies

The Assistant from Banacademic Office, the Financial Advisor from Banacademic Office, the Dreamweaver Advisor from Banacademic Office, the Charminar Advisor from Banacademic Office, the Team at Banacademic Office in Wonder Forest, and the Conductor with a Cacophony of Sounds from Banacademic Office.

■ Gameplay Updates

Treasures Lightward: Modes such as Apocalypse Shadow, Pure Fiction, and Forgotten Hall: Memory of Chaos will rotate periodically, offering a fresh experience each time. For further information, please refer to the following details:

Apocalyptic Shadow: Sovereign Control

2024/10/28 04:00:00 – 2024/12/09 03:59:00 (server time)

If an adversary equipped with Unwavering Shield is Vulnerable Striked, restore Skill Points for all friendly characters and trigger their Final Moves.

Boosts the damage that all enemies take from Weakness Break by 20%, and also amplifies their Follow-up Attack damage by 20%.

Pure Fiction: Rumor Mill

2024/11/11 04:00:00 – 2024/12/23 03:59:00 (server time)

The damage over time (DoT) inflicted on enemy targets increases by 35%.

Memory of Chaos: Dancing with the Dreams

2024/11/25 04:00:00 – 2025/01/06 03:59:00 (server time)

When adversary vulnerabilities are shattered, Memory Turbulence gains an additional strike per action. If the opponent is an elite or higher-ranked adversary, it also adds one more strike, with a maximum of fifteen strikes accumulating.

In the beginning of each cycle, a single instance of damage will be dealt to a randomly chosen opponent by any Memory Turbulence hit, and this action does not cause the number of hits per action to reset.

Stage

Stagnant Shadow: Shape of Timbre

Cavern of Corrosion: Path of Uncertainty

Relics

Cavern Relic “Sacerdos’ Relived Ordeal”

Cavern Relic “Scholar Lost in Erudition”

System

In an update to the Relic Switch user interface, you’ll find a new feature that allows you to see different ways to obtain the Relics. Furthermore, within the Relic acquisition interface, there is now a quick-access button labeled “Relic Synthesis.

After obtaining a new avatar, a red dot notification will appear in “Phone — Avatar” segment.

Others

Enhances by incorporating fresh content like readable documents, database records, accomplishments, loading screen messages, and game disks.

On March 7th’s room, some new photos have been posted on the photo wall. Once you finish the related Trailblaze Missions, Trailblazers are invited to take a look at them.

Introduce “New Light Cones: ‘Before the Tutorial Mission Starts (Nihility)’, ‘Hey, Over Here (Abundance)’, and ‘For Tomorrow’s Journey (Harmony)'”, along with their respective Superimposition materials, to Herta’s Store prior to the tutorial mission.

Displays an additional button for viewing maximum-level Trace details while previewing character information on the Warp and Ability Exhibition event screens.

Some iOS devices now have the ability to switch to a 120 frames per second rate within the Graphics settings, found under Settings.

Adjustments and Optimizations

■ Characters and Enemies

Adjusts the order of the recommended upgrade for the character “Firefly (Destruction: Fire)”‘s Traces.

Changes the impact of certain enemies’ abilities when they’re in a stealth mode. When these stealth-mode enemies are engaged in combat, they won’t conceal their vulnerabilities upon entering the fight.

Improves the concise summary of a character’s skills, ensuring it remains efficient without altering the true impact of the skill.

Combat

Adjusts the visual effects of certain ability effects and map effects.

System

Optimizes the default scheme names when building a new Filter Scheme.

Optimizes the order of the main stats in the Relic Filter Scheme interface.

Streamlines the process of selecting items from the Relic filter, with a focus on enhancing efficiency in the selection of head and hand slots, by minimizing unnecessary options.

Audio

Find a suitable replacement for “Flamewheel Forge” in the dialogue voice lines during the mission “Swords to Plowshares,” while keeping the English voice language, that sounds more natural and easy to understand:

Optimizes some dialogue voice lines during the mission flow of Trailblaze Continuance “The Xianzhou Luofu — Inquisition to Rectitude,” “The Quieting of Quillons,” and “By Words of Many” when the voice language is set to English.

Modify certain speech lines within the course of the Trailblaze Mission “Jarilo-VI — To Rot or to Burn”, specifically for when the selected language is English.

Enhances specific voice dialogues for the character “Jiaoqiu (Nihility: Fire)” within the sequel “Xianzhou Luofu — Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue,” to ensure an improved and immersive gaming experience.

Modify Yunli’s dialogue voices during her visit to the Astral Express, ensuring they are suitable for Japanese-speaking players.

Modify certain dialogue voices within the Adventure Mission “Funeral Mercenary, Sword-Bearing Novice” during gameplay, particularly when the in-game language option is selected as Japanese.

Modify certain dialogue voice lines within the storyline progression of “Trailblaze Continuance: The Xianzhou Luofu – A Fugue From Beyond”, specifically for Japanese voiceovers during gameplay.

Optimizes some dialogue voice lines during the mission flow of Trailblaze Continuance “The Xianzhou Luofu — Last Stand of a Lone Wolf” when the voice language is set to Japanese.

Modify certain dialogue from NPC Chunfen in the Central Starskiff Haven map, ensuring smooth conversation when the game’s language option is set to Japanese.

Improves certain dialogue lines spoken by NPC Mada in The Skysplitter map, ensuring they are understandable when the game’s voice language is set to Korean.

Others

As an enthusiastic user, I’ll ensure to tweak the initial functioning of my PC version of Honkai: Star Rail, a change that prevents me from running more than one instance of this captivating game at a time.

Bug Fixes

■ Characters and Enemies

Addresses a problem where, in specific situations, the special effects associated with the character “Jiaoqiu (Nihility: Fire)” skill may appear inconsistently or incorrectly.

As a gamer, I’ve noticed an issue with Yunli (Destruction: Physical)’s Intuit: Slash ability where it doesn’t align perfectly with the action order under specific circumstances. To clarify, I’ll be addressing this inconsistency in the game mechanics. Essentially, I’m ensuring that after the fix, when Yunli uses her Intuit: Slash ability, it will match its description accurately.

Improves the problem that occurred when Ruan Mei’s (Harmony: Ice) Technique effect failed to activate properly during specific combat situations.

Fixes the issue where the effect description for the character “March 7th (The Hunt: Imaginary)” appeared abnormally in certain interfaces. This issue does not affect the actual effect of the skill.

Improves the situation in which, upon activating brief character descriptions, the primary ability of the character “Boothill (The Hunt: Physical)” previously didn’t include a comprehensive description of the “delay in action” feature.

As an avid gamer, I’ve noticed that under specific conditions, some characters’ special abilities may experience unexpected reductions in their effect durations. However, I’m pleased to say that this problem has been addressed and should no longer be a concern!

Fixes issues with certain character models, visual effects, and movement animations.

Addresses an issue that arises when, under specific conditions, the enemy unit “Memory Zone Meme ‘Something In The Mirror'” transforms into different enemy units; it then experiences an unusual decrease in durability or toughness.

Combat

Fixes the issue where there is a chance for the target selected by the character “Feixiao (The Hunt: Wind)”‘s and “March 7th (The Hunt: Imaginary)”‘s Follow-up ATK to be incorrect when fighting in specific team lineups.

Addresses an anomaly that occurs under specific conditions, causing the probability display for Dr. Ratio (The Hunt: Imaginary) character’s Follow-up ATK against enemies to show incorrectly.

Resolves a problem that causes the game screen to turn black following a battle when a support character is utilized under specific circumstances.

In a fight against “Harmonious Choir” The Great Septimus, the shield “Walk in the Light” on the character Moze (The Hunt: Lightning) might show an incorrect remaining shield value in the Real-Time Combat View screen after the shield has run out. However, this error doesn’t influence the actual shield functionality.

Resolves a problem where specific camera effects seemed unusual during fights against “The Great Septimus” in battle scenes.

Missions

Addresses a problem encountered in the Trailblaze Continuance “The Xianzhou Luofu” – “Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue: Part I,” where transitioning to a specific location from Yunli’s perspective may prevent the mission from advancing properly.

Resolves a problem encountered in the “Winter Soldiers’ March” Adventure Mission, where, under specific circumstances, employing a character’s Technique to engage enemies and initiate combat might lead to unusual game advancement.

Gameplay

Addresses a problem occurring in the “Apocalyptic Shadow” game setting, where infusing enemies with a “Weakness Type” might on rare occasions lead to unusual outcomes.

Addresses a problem that may arise during particular functions, where acquiring the Curio “Rubert Empire Difference Machine” or specific other Curios via the event “Flea Market” on occasion leads to unexpected game development.

As a gamer, I’ve tackled an anomaly where specific actions within my Simulated Universe would cause the main screen to act erratically. Now, it’s all smooth sailing!

Alters a problem within the Multiverse Divergence, ensuring that the “Mausoleum of Scars” and “City Restorer” equations are recognized as damaging actions instead of being disregarded in combat scenarios.

Addresses a problem in the Pure Fiction game mode where specific levels might exceed 40,000 points.

Resolves a problem occurring within the game ‘Luminary Wardance,’ specifically with certain storyline battles that may act strangely under particular situations.

■ Environment Visuals

Addresses an anomaly that causes the enemy unit Warp Trotter to unexpectedly vanish on the Scalegorge Waterscape map under specific conditions.

System

Addresses a problem that occurs when choosing a “Trailblazer” character from a friend’s list as a support character for your team. This issue may cause the character’s name to appear incorrectly in the Real-Time Battle Interface during gameplay.

Resolves an issue occurring on certain mobile devices, where unintentionally touching or interacting with empty spots in the Team Lineup user interface may lead to the interface closing unexpectedly.

Resolves a problem encountered during gameplay on PlayStation 5®, where, under specific conditions, the effect that gradually makes models disappear as the perspective changes may malfunction or behave incorrectly.

Audio

Fixes certain incorrect English dialogue voice lines during the Trailblaze Continuance “The Xianzhou Luofu” — “By Words of Many.”

Adjusts a problem that causes certain English voiceovers to be unusual in the gameplay mode of “Saga of Primaveral Blade.

Addresses a problem that occurs during the Trailblaze Continuance “The Xianzhou Luofu — A Fugue From Beyond” mission, where some dialogue voice lines become irregular when the game’s language is set to Korean.

Others

Addresses a problem where, if the number of specific relics, items, or resources in your inventory surpasses the set maximum, it might prevent certain levels or stages from being played.

The in-game text has been revised, improved, and corrected for 13 different languages. These updates don’t alter the game’s actual effects. Players are free to change the game language by navigating to “Settings” under “Phone”, then selecting their preferred language, where they can observe the new adjustments reflected in the announcements.

Improvements and enhancements in English do not affect the real in-game outcomes:

Enhance the skill and talent descriptions for the character “Feixiao (The Wind Hunt)”‘s Skill and Talent, “Fu Xuan (Quantum Preservation)”‘s Skill, “Dr. Ratio (Imaginary Hunt)”‘s Ultimate, and both “Yanqing (Ice Hunt)”‘s and “Bailu (Lightning Abundance)”‘s Talents, as well as the quick ability descriptions for “Jade (Quantum Erudition)”‘s Skill, “Dr. Ratio (Imaginary Hunt)”‘s and “Robin (Physical Harmony)”‘s Ultimates, “Herta (Ice Erudition)”‘s Talent, and “Feixiao (Wind Hunt)”‘s Technique in a natural and easy-to-understand manner.

Enhances the ability descriptions for the characters “Feixiao (The Hunt: Wind)” Eidolon Level 4 and “Lingsha (Abundance: Fire)” Eidolon Level 6.

Enhances the description of the Light Cone’s “I Shall Be My Own Sword (Destruction)” ability: This ability is streamlined to inflict maximum damage.

Optimizes certain character voice over subtitle text for “Huohuo (Abundance: Wind).”

Optimizes the descriptions to achieve the “Time to Hunt” Achievement.

As a dedicated fan, I’ve fine-tuned my gameplay strategy by modifying phrases such as “Follow-up Attack,” “My teammates,” “The character I control,” “All the units on my side,” “Target ally,” “Character of my alliance,” and “Extra Damage.” These tweaks have significantly improved my gaming experience, making it more immersive and easier to understand.

Revises and fine-tunes multiple text types, such as dialogue for storylines, descriptions of items and usable objects, user-friendly text, gameplay messages, database entries, information from Relic sources, tutorials, system instructions, blessings in the Simulated Universe, and explanations for status effects.

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