Version 2.1 - Waves Sing, and the Cerulean Bird Calls

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Waves Sing, and the Cerulean Bird Calls
2.1
Release date	2025-02-13 11:00
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Waves Sing, and the Cerulean Bird Calls is the 7th version of Wuthering Waves that was released on 2025-2-13 11:00.

Compensation

• Maintenance Compensations:
  • Astrite ×300
  • Crystal Solvent ×2
• Bug Fixes Compensation:
  • Astrite ×300
• Compensation Eligibility: Create a character and unlock the Mail function before 2024-09-29 04:00 (UTC+8). The compensation is valid until the Version 2.2 update.
• The compensation mail will be sent within 6 hours after the maintenance is completed. The mail will remain valid for 30 days.
  • In the event that the maintenance is extended, the dev team will issue a follow-up notice and adjust the compensation accordingly.

Released Content

Resonators

• "Graceful Luminescence" Phoebe (5-star Spectro Rectifier)
• "Flamebound Compass" Brant (5-star Fusion Sword)

Weapons

• Luminous Hymn (5-star Rectifier)
• Unflickering Valor (5-star Sword)
• Ocean's Gift (4-star Rectifier)

Weapon Projections

• Projection: Ocean's Gift

Character Event Convenes

• With Hushed Whispers/2025-02-13
• Blaze Across the Deep/2025-03-06
• Vermillion's Ploy/2025-03-06

Weapon Event Convenes

• Absolute Pulsation: Luminous Hymn/2025-02-13
• Absolute Pulsation: Unflickering Valor/2025-03-06
• Absolute Pulsation: Blazing Brilliance/2025-03-06

Quests

Companion Stories

• Sail Day, Captain! (Brant)

Tutorial Quests

• Ocean Is a Soul's Rest

Exploration Quests

• Silent as a Falling Leaf

Locations

Rinascita

• Ragunna
  • Riccioli Islands
  • Vault Underground

Events

• Old Man and the Whale
• Tactical Simulacra III
• Apex Ragunna
• Infinite Battle Simulation II
• Beyond the Waves/2025-03-13
• Gifts of Blue Water

Echoes

• Rage Against the Statue (Elite Class, ).
• Hurriclaw (Elite Class, ).
• Aero Prism (Common Class, ).
• Golden Junrock (Common Class, ).
• Calcified Junrock (Common Class, ).

Phantom Echoes

• Phantom: Lorelei

Tactical Hologram

• Hecate

Adjustments and Optimizations

Resonators & Weapons

• Added the On/Off option for injury effects, accessible via Settings > Graphics > Custom.

Features

Echoes

• New Feature: Echo Suggestion
  • Access the Echo Suggestion feature through the character’s Echo Assembly interface to view recommended Echoes for the current character.
  • If multiple Sonata Effects are recommended, the usage percentage for each Resonance effect will be displayed separately.
  • From the Echo Suggestion interface, you can navigate to the Sonata Gallery to view more detailed information about Echo sets.
• New Feature: Mainstat & Substat Filtering
  • In the Echo Equipment details interface, you can now filter combinations of Mainstat and Substat attributes based on your needs.
• New Feature: Echo Preset
  • Access the Echo Preset feature by clicking the Echo Preset icon in the bottom-right corner of the character’s Echo Assembly interface.
  • Select the Current Setup column and use Save As Preset to save the equipped Echo lineup for the Resonator. After entering a preset name, it will be saved as an Echo Preset. Select any saved preset and use Apply to equip it to the current Resonator.
  • Expand the attribute comparison interface to directly compare the differences between the Current Setup and other Echo Presets.
  • Up to 20 Echo Preset configurations can be saved.
• Increased the storage limit for Backpack - Echoes to 3,000.

Camera Mode

• New Feature: Filter
  • In Camera mode, apply a filter (e.g. Vivid, Dystopian, Film, Noir) to your photos.
  • You can also adjust the intensity of said filters.
• New Feature: Idel Animation Poses
  • New poses are added for certain Resonators to offer you more options when taking photos.
    • More posing styles will be made available in future versions. Please stay tuned.
• Enhanced the image quality and adjusted the image dimensions in Camera mode.
  • Optimized the usability of the "Camera Position" function. Use it to move the camera up, down, left, or right for optimal angles.
  • Optimized the "Reset" function. Use it to restore the camera to its initial state.

Challenges, Puzzles, & Events

• Added prompts to indicate when certain gameplay features are unavailable.
• When you are in the middle of completing a quest or engaging with a gameplay feature, other features or challenges may become temporarily unavailable. You can check the Map to see if a specific feature or challenge is available by looking at the corresponding icon.
• Adjusted the accessibility of certain gameplay features in the Rinascita - Fagaceae Peninsula area.
• After the Version 2.1 update, you will no longer be able to access the "Dream Patrol: Knight in a Storm" and "Nightmare: Tempest Mephis" challenges in this area during the Exploration Quest "Where Wind Returns to Celestial Realms." These challenges will become available again once you complete the Exploration Quest.
• Adjusted the accessibility of Utility in certain Tacet Fields.
• Utility: Flight will be unavailable during Tacet Field challenges in Rinascita after the Version 2.1 update.
• Optimized the visuals when entering a Fagaceae Peninsula or Penitent's End Tacet Field.
• Optimized the visuals on Mobile when using Utility: Flight.
• Optimized the description for Echo Challenge: Flight.
• Optimized the overall gameplay experience during the quest "Echo Challenge: Illusion - Fly alongside Lorelei."
• Adjusted the conditions for triggering the Trophy "The Sea of Flowers Needs a Shore." In Co-op mode, only the host (1P Rover) can trigger this Trophy after the Version 2.1 update.

Controls

• Adjusted the cursor speed in Controller mode under different frame rates.

UI

• Adjusted the layout of the Quests menu.

Graphics & Performance

• Added the [120fps] option for devices equipped with specific graphics cards. Users with NVIDIA RTX 50 Series graphics cards can enable this option via Settings > Graphics > Frame Rate.
• Added Ray Tracing for devices with NVIDIA RTX 40 Series graphics cards. Choose "Low," "Medium," or "High" in Settings > Graphics > Ray Tracing, or select specific effects like "Ray-Traced Reflections" or "Ray-Traced Global Illumination."
• Added DLSS Frame Generation for devices with NVIDIA RTX 40 Series graphics cards. Access this feature via Settings > Graphics > Advanced > Frame Generation. Enable this option to generate additional frames.
  • After enabling Frame Generation, ensure that the "Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling" option is enabled in "Settings > System > Display > Graphics Settings" on Windows before rebooting your PC. If you encounter performance issues such as FPS drops or stuttering, verify that the "Hardware-Accelerated GPU Scheduling" option is enabled. If the issue persists, contact Customer Support for assistance.
• Upgraded NVIDIA DLSS to Version 3.7, offering improved Super Resolution and Frame Generation effects when enabled. The "Settings > Graphics > Super Resolution" option has been reset to "Auto."
  • The development team is committed to ongoing optimization efforts to expand support for these features to additional graphics cards (including other NVIDIA RTX Series and AMD models). Please stay tuned for official announcements regarding the availability of these features for other graphics cards.

Others

• Adjusted the maximum amount of Monnaie that can be stored in a single slot in the Valuables menu.
• Optimized the display of the names of certain NPCs.
• Optimized the descriptions of certain in-game settings and functions.

Bug Fixes

Resonators & Weapons

• Fixed an issue that might prevent Death Knell from being cast after Resonator Carlotta cast Resonance Liberation "Era of New Wave."
• Fixed an issue in Ideal Animation where certain movements of Resonator Carlotta's character model appeared defective.
• Fixed an issue where the crystallization visual effect on Resonator Carlotta's hair sometimes failed to disappear when Twilight Tango ended.
• Fixed an issue that might cause Carlotta and Roccia's character models to behave abnormally when they entered the scene.
• Fixed the discrepancy between the actual duration of Execution Mode, triggered when Resonator Yinlin casts Resonance Skill "Magnetic Roar," and the length of time specified in the skill description.
• Fixed an issue that caused the strings connecting Resonator Yinlin and her puppet Zapstring to disappear when the Resonator cast a skill under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue in Controller mode where Resonators Jiyan, Jianxin, Camellya, Roccia, Sanhua, and Youhu performed multiple Heavy Attacks when the Heavy Attack button combination was pressed.
• Fixed an issue that might prevent the effects of Counterattack from being triggered in combat or cause the visual effects to appear defective.
• Fixed an issue where switching Resonators might cause the incoming Resonator's character model to behave abnormally.

Echoes & Enemies

• Fixed an issue where the Echo Dragon of Dirge's Echo Skill effective range was abnormal.
• Fixed an issue that prevented players from being launched into the air as a Hoartoise after transforming into one through Echo Skill.
• Fixed an issue where enemies near certain bodies of water became abnormally difficult to target or could wade deeper into the water.
• Fixed an issue where the visual effects for certain skills of the enemy Chest Mimic appeared defective.
• Fixed an issue where certain enemy models in the Rinascita - Fagaceae Peninsula area behaved abnormally while in motion.

Features

• Fixed an issue in Co-op mode where P2 or P3 player's character might become invisible.
• Fixed an issue in Controller mode where certain button combinations sometimes failed to function.
• Fixed an issue where using Switch Appearance for the first time caused Rover's Ascension voicelines to be marked as locked.
• Fixed an issue in Huanglong's Tactical Hologram where the Trial Store appeared when you tried to visit the Points Shop.
• Fixed an issue where the icons corresponding to certain collectible items in Rinascita did not appear as expected.
• Fixed an issue where certain tasks or challenges were not marked as completed on the Mini Map upon their completion.
• Corrected textual errors in the descriptions of the items "Molded Echo- Crimson Curtain Call I" and "Molded Echo- Crimson Curtain Call II."
• Fixed an issue where the loading screen abnormally appeared and the loading process could not be completed.
• Fixed an issue where the momentary black-screen effect did not cover the entire screen on certain devices when exiting the Map.
• Fixed an issue where the character models might behave abnormally when using Camera to take photos.

Challenges, Puzzles, & Events

• Fixed an issue in Echo Challenge: Clear Cloud where the Supply Chests in certain Rinascita - Nimbus Sanctum areas could be obtained even when the Nightmare Clouds had not been completely absorbed.
• Fixed an issue in Echo Challenge: Clear Cloud that might cause the visual effects for Nightmare Cloud to appear defective.
• Fixed an issue in Echo Challenge: Unfinished Book where, in certain Rinascita - Nimbus Sanctum areas, transformations into Lottie Lost became ineffective under certain circumstances.
• Fixed an issue where a Points Circle appeared at the location of Echo Challenge: Flight III even when this challenge had not yet been activated.
• Fixed an issue in Tactical Hologram: Vitreum Dancer where activating Camera might cause glitches in the gameplay.
• Fixed an issue in Difficulty VI of Tactical Hologram: Mourning Aix where certain debuffs to the enemy Mourning Aix did not take effect.
• Fixed an issue that might cause a Resonator's character model to behave abnormally upon landing after using Flight.
• Fixed an issue in Dream Patrol: Lord of the Windmill where the model for the enemy "Chop Chop" appeared defective.
• Fixed an issue in Dream Patrol: Plushies' Parade where the Plushie Squad might not be able to separate after coming together to perform an attack.
• Fixed an issue in certain events or challenges where visual cues did not disappear after the Resonator moved outside the effective area.
• Fixed an issue where the Somnium Labyrinth Limited-time Event rewards were abnormally obtained under certain circumstances.

Quests

• Fixed an issue in Companion Story "Forking Paths Among the Stars" where Resonator Camellya's character model might behave abnormally in certain cutscenes.
• Fixed an issue in "Shape-shift into Inferno Rider" during Exploration Quest "We Promise, We Deliver" where jumping over the gap in the broken bridge might not be possible, preventing quest progression.
• Fixed an issue where multiple Bells of Resonance were obtained upon completion of Side Quest "Restore Plushie Village."
• Fixed an issue in Side Quest "Restore Plushie Village II" where the apprentice (NPC) became invisible under certain Graphics settings.

Environment

• Fixed an issue where the same NPCs appeared in different settings.
• Fixed an issue where certain NPC models behaved abnormally.
• Resolved known instances of objects or NPCs floating in mid-air.
• Fixed an issue that caused a character model, while in a sitting position, to overlap an NPC model.