Waven Update Patch Notes on April 3, 2024

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• Patch Title: Version 0.16.0
• Patch Release Date: April 3, 2024

The developer of Waven has released a new update for the game on April 3, 2024. Here are the new things that you should expect to see or change on this new update. This information was curated directly from the official announcement on Steam. 

1. WHAT’S NEW

* A brand-new destination is in the works, and can be played in a sneak peek in the new game mode called **Krosmic Mode.**  
      * More information will be coming (very) soon: [**click here**](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2343650?emclan=103582791473570552&emgid=4110169801318960173).  

 

2. GENERAL

* Chapters three and four of WAKFU Season have been added.  
      * Each chapter comes with a season fight in the Time Portal and its own Battle Pass:      
            * Chapter 3 will start on Tuesday, April 9 and end on Tuesday, May 7.  
* Chapter 4 will start on Tuesday, May 7 and end on Tuesday, June 4.  

 

3. CLASSES & HEROES

3.1. MULTI-CLASS SPELLS

* **Albueran Magic**    
      * The spell damage boost is now limited to +100%.  

 

3.2. CRA

Blunderbust

Blunderbust was able to loop infinitely with certain spells. We’ve modified how Blunderbust Restraint works as a result.

• Ether Spell
  • Blunderbust Restraint
    • New Effect
      • Your hero consumes a maximum of one DART AURA per release until the end of the turn.

 

3.3. IOP

Stalaktoss Glaive

The main change concerns Stalaktoss Vigor, given that this skill had become nearly indispensable in decks. Its effect has now been transferred to the hero’s base passive.

• Base Passive
  • Dephasing no longer lowers your hero’s attack.
• Skills
  • Stalaktoss Armor
    • New Effect
      • Your hero consumes a maximum of one DART AURA per release until the end of the turn.
  • Percentage of ATTACK as ARMOR: 25%
  • Stalaktoss Vigor has been replaced by Stalaktoss Cloning.
    • When your hero ends a move:
      • Summons one Ice Clone on their original position.
    • Limit: 3 times per turn.
    • Ice Clone
      • DEPHASING, DEPHASING MASTERY
      • SPAWN: Gains 20% of your hero’s ATTACK.
      • END OF TURN: Self-destructs.

 

Spectral Armabladegeddon

* **Skill** 
      * **Spectralization**     
            * Now limited to 1 time per turn.  

 

4. EQUIPMENT

4.1. ARMBANDS

Oiled Armband

* **New Effect**    
      * +10% ATTACK to your companions.  

 

5. COMPANIONS

Dark Vlad

* **New Effect**    
      * **ATTACK:** +25% **ATTACK** while in play.  

 

Delta, Nugget, Tika and Yaki

* **Flying**    
      * **New Effect**      
            * Cannot ATTACK or be ATTACKED by an opponent.  

 

6. PVE

6.1. IOP

Stalaktoss Glaive

Ether Spell

* **Dephased Glaive**   
      * The target can now be any of your characters, and not just your hero.  

 

7. PVP

7.1. CRA

Spells

* **Blast** 
      * Does 21 **DAMAGE.**  

• Draw 1 spell.
• Exploding Arrow
  • Damage: 29 → 34
  • Fire Gauges: 2 → 1
  • Reserve AP: 0 → 1
• Oiled Arrow
  • AP Cost: 3 → 2
  • Damage: 19 → 5
  • Fire Gauges: 0 → 1
• Biting Arrow
  • AP Cost: 2 → 3
  • Damage: 3 → 13

 

Blunderbust

* **Attack Damage:** 25 → 23  

 

7.2. ENIRIPSA

Tamashi Amber

* **Nocturian** 
      * **New Effect**      
            * While in play: +21% **ATTACK** to your hero.  

 

7.3. XELOR

Spell

* **Exactitude**    
      * **New Effect**      
            * -1 **ACTION POINT** to the cost of this spell per spell in your hand.  
* Confers **SHIELD** on your hero and +1 Reserve **ACTION POINT.**  

• AP Cost: 7 → 8
• Ether Gauges: 1 → 0

 

7.4. COMPANIONS

Cadence

* **Health:** 60 → 82  

• Attack Damage: 10 → 15
• ASCENSION (8) and SPAWN: Plays 2 times per turn.

 

8. ERGONOMICS

* The keys associated with default shortcuts have been changed: 
      * Deck editor → [ i ]  

• Quest logbook → [ A ]
• Story mode → [ Q ]
• The shortcuts used to open interfaces can now also be used to close them.
• In combat, clicking on a spell then on another properly selects the second spell, instead of putting the first back in the hand without selecting the second.

 

8.1. MOBILE

* It is now possible to cast a spell or summon a companion in combat by "clicking" on the element, in addition to dragging and dropping.  

• The end-of-combat interface is now bigger.

 

9. SYSTEM

* Next-level real values are now shown in the item upgrade interface.  

• The game automatically checks its data integrity when first launched after an update.

 

9.1. MOBILE

* If the connection is lost while downloading game data, it is now possible to retry the download without having to relaunch the application.  

 

10. BUG FIXES

10.1. GENERAL

* Some effect descriptions are now displayed as percentages.  

• The customization tutorial no longer points to the Dialog section.
  • This change solves a soft lock issue.

 

10.2. CLASSES AND HEROES

* **Tamashi Opportunity**   
      * Correctly summons Nocturians, even if the target dies from the attack.  

 

10.3. EQUIPMENT

* **Flaming Crossing, Lightning Crossing, Rainy Crossing and Rocky Crossing**   
      * The crossing spells are now treated as applicators.  

 

10.4. COMPANIONS

Percedal

* **Percedal's Fury**   
      * Can no longer select a cell occupied by a mechanism to teleport the target there.  

 

Justice

* The Orb of Justice properly prevents opponents from using their reserve.  

 

10.5. PVE

* **Brutal Rebound**    
      * The Critical Effect skill now works properly.  

• Surokan Push
  • The spell is now treated as a CONSPIRACY spell.
• Mounted Dogsbody
  • Rage no longer does damage to all mechanisms and characters besides the target.

 

10.6. PVP

* **Temporal Catalyst Sinistro**    
      * The description now shows the correct REBOUND value.  

• Julith
  • The AP reduction works properly.
• Arcone Mortis
  • The heal effect’s trigger is no longer activated improperly.

 

10.7. STORY MODE

* Chapter 8 (Ogrest) no longer improperly blocks progress in Story Mode.  

 

10.8. QUESTS

* **Princess Princess Piggy** and **Bworks Afoot!** 
      * These quests can no longer have challenges.  

• A Tall Order
  • The customers’ voices have been fixed.

 

10.9. SYSTEMS & IMPROVEMENTS

* The description of the Health Steal effect has been changed.  

• Ghosts no longer trigger affinities.

 

10.10. ACHIEVEMENTS

* The achievement "Endure 50 putrid spells" has been fixed.  

 

10.11. MISCELLANEOUS

* Some prisms are now accessible.  

• The cutscenes can now be skipped by holding down the Escape key.

11. KNOWN ISSUES

The maximum bonus assigned to the following rings is not correct:

• O’Waysis Ring
• Hoblong Ring
• Off-Ended Ring
• O’Pera Ring

To learn more about this new update, check the official source mentioned above.