SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris – Ver. 1.09 Patch

Dear Sword Art Online fans,

Thank you for playing SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris.

The latest patch “Ver1.09” will be released to fix major / minor bugs and improve overall gameplay. Please see below for details.

Release date of patch Ver1.09: 19th September 2020, 4:00pm (GMT+8)

New Additional Contents

• Added Finish Arts to Wayfarer ReoNa
• Added “Raid Dungeon Extreme”
• Added “Semi-auto mode”
  *This mode is for players who want to focus on the main story and play the game with simplified combat.
• Added “Lightplay mode”
  *In this mode, the player can play through to the start of Chapter 2 while cruising through the story. This is for players who have seen the anime or read the books and want to reach the game-original content faster.
• Added “Semi-auto mode” and “Lightplay mode” in the options menu
  *This mode can be switched ON/OFF during gameplay
  *Lightplay mode can be selected when starting a new game
• Added an option to skip battle in the central cathedral in Chapter 1
  *This battle will be skipped automatically when Lightplay mode is ON.
• Added an option to adjust the speed of the cursor during Concentration
• Added an option to fix the camera position
• Added an option to reduce particle effects during battle
• Added an option to display details during battle
• Added an option to adjust text speed
• Added tutorials for the additional features

Adjustments

System

• Super Arts can now be triggered whenever the Arts Gauge is more than zero.
  *Only when Semi-auto mode is OFF.
• Reduced the speed of Arts Gauge decreasing during Super Arts
• Reduced the amount of Arts Gauge needed to use Ally Skills
• Switched the Finish Arts and Super Arts buttons
• World Map can now be zoomed in and out with the d-pad
• Multiple items can now be selected when selling at a shop
• [STEAM] Fixed the issue where the Bond Conversations end with the camera placed further than intended when playing in a certain resolution
• [STEAM] Keyboard controls can now be selected

Map

[Xbox One] Adjusted number of objects displayed on screen, and texture resolution

Battle

• Adjusted the battle difficulty of the Integrity Knights in Chapter 1
• The player will recover HP when succeeding in landing an Ally Skill
• Adjusted the movements when using an Ally Skill when enemy parts are targeted
• Adjusted the movements when using Renly’s certain sword skills
• Adjusted the particle effects when using the sword skill “Photon Eraser”
• Adjusted balance of certain sword skills
  Dual-wielding sword skill: Moment Bite, Bow sword skill: Fix Peer, Skill: At Wit’s End

UI

• Route Guidance can now be switched to guide the player to the pinned location, main quest or Sub quests
• Route Guidance will now have different colors based on the selected destination
  Pinned location = green, Sub quests = yellow, and main quest = blue

Multi-play

• Players can now receive multiple CUBE tickets at once

Other

• Adjusted camera movements during battle

Thank you for your continued support, patience, and feedback.