STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE Update Content(ver1.03)
2022.12.05
In order to improve the playability of the game, the following updates (ver1.03) will be made.
Update is scheduled for 7PM JST Thursday, December 8.
■Retention of equipment and accessories equipped by characters who leave the party
・Will be changed so that accessories which characters currently have equipped are not removed when they leave the party during story progression.
*Es'owa decks can still be changed while accessories are equipped.
■Ability to carry out DUMA scanning while moving (walking or dashing) *Excludes VA and gliding
・It will become possible to use the DUMA action “Scan” while moving.
■Adjustments to the frequency that allied characters use healing actions during battle
・The chances of Nina’s AI using a heal action will be greatly increased.
■Adjustments to specific battles
・The trigger conditions for factors such as “XX+YY% while waiting” will be tweaked to include “shift movement”*
(*Shifting refers to the slow walking movement while maintaining distance from a target unique to AI characters)
・The weaknesses of several enemies such as Sampati, the Holy Bird will be adjusted.
・Changes will be made made so that the Vatting gauge starts from the 90% mark at the beginning of the battle where Vatting is learned.
・The target lock display will be altered to make it easier to follow.
■Changes to UI and controls
・The following lists will be amended so that pages can be cycled using the left and right directions on the D pad.
Party screen: Used item list for when setting link combos, battle and active skills list, equipped weapons armour and accessories list.
Item screen: Items list
Item creation screen: Items list
Collection screen: Main story, side stories, enemies, dictionary, spaceships
Shop screen: Inventory list, Items to sell list
・Region names will be enlarged when the map is expanded on the map screen.
・The time that notices (e.g. messages about items obtained or consumed etc.) are displayed on the left-hand side of the screen will be extended
・Loop processing for selecting item quantities
■Bug fixes
・Partial fixes to the bugs currently occurring.
・Amendments to mouse sensitivity on the STEAM edition.
■Optimisation
・Optimisation of game behaviour on the various platforms.