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Maintenance Content for March 28

2024-03-28
Dear visitors,

Welcome to Identity V!

Identity V will undergo maintenance on March 28, 2024, at 08:00 (UTC+8), which will take approximately 120 minutes to complete. During this time, players will be unable to log in to servers. We ask for your understanding and patience during maintenance.

- The server opening time will be postponed if maintenance is not completed within the estimated time. We thank you for your understanding.
 
March 28 Update Overview
 
[Shop]

- After a week of voting, 10 costumes have come out on top. The chosen costumes and their Accessories/Pets/Emotes will return to the Shop for a limited time.

The limited-time returning costumes include:

[S-rarity Costume] Prisoner - Paranormal Detective & [S-rarity Accessory] Prisoner - Crystal Palace.

[S-rarity Costume] "Little Girl" - Eurydice & [A-rarity Accessory] "Little Girl" - Melody.

[S-rarity Costume] Barmaid - Sea Salt Mocktail & [A-rarity Accessory] Barmaid - Beach Spectacles.

[S-rarity Costume] Perfumer - Tonight or Never & [S-rarity Accessory] Perfumer - Beneath the Rose.

[S-rarity Costume] Bloody Queen - Lady Bella & [S-rarity Accessory] Bloody Queen - Perfect Marionette.

[A-rarity Costume] Geisha - Manchurian Crane & [Pet] Geisha - Man in the Mirror.

The returning A-rarity costumes from Essences include:

[A-rarity Costume] Priestess - Divine Light.

[A-rarity Costume] Magician - Blue Aladdin.

Additional returning costumes include:

[S-rarity Costume] Doctor - Blossom of Rebirth & [A-rarity Accessory] Doctor - Restrained Heart.

[S-rarity Costume] Wu Chang - Frost & [A-rarity Accessory] Wu Chang - Frozen Core.

Availability: March 28, 2024 (after maintenance) - April 24, 2024, 23:59

[Backdrift Series Costumes Return]

- Various Backdrift series costumes have returned for a limited time, including [A-rarity Costume] The Ripper - "Good Child," Grave Keeper - Epitaph, First Officer - Departure Date, Violinist - Demon's Symphony, Doctor - Recovery, Geisha - Chintz, Photographer - Hangover, Embalmer - "Blindspot," Mechanic - Fine-Tuning, Mad Eyes - Measurer, and Bloody Queen - Promised Day. The costumes above will be sold for 1,388 Echoes and come with the costumes' Exclusive Label (the Exclusive Label will not be available via gifting).

Availability: March 28, 2024 (after maintenance) - April 24, 2024, 23:59

[Ivory Tower Series Costumes Return]

- The Ivory Tower series [B-rarity Costume] Doctor - Model Student, Perfumer - "Regal Maiden," Gardener - Budding Flower, Coordinator - "Lady," Mercenary - "Black Sheep," Batter - Bail, The Mind's Eye - "Encyclopedia," Lawyer - "Big Shot," "Prisoner" - Eccentric, Mechanic - Chamfer, Painter - Turpentine, Dancer - "Swan" are back in the Shop for a limited time. The costumes above will be sold for 60 Echoes at a special offer and can only be purchased with Echoes.

Availability: March 28, 2024 (after maintenance) - April 24, 2024, 23:59

- She initially presented herself as a psychoanalyst in her impeccably pressed and spotless work attire. But most importantly, no one could remember her face. The costume package "The Shadow - Dream Giver" is available in the Shop for a limited time at 20% off the original price (1,176 Echoes) with 938 Echoes. The package includes: [B-rarity Costume] The Shadow - Dream Giver and the new Hunter-The Shadow.

Availability: March 28, 2024 (after maintenance) - April 10, 2024, 23:59

- The new Hunter "The Shadow" is now permanently available. It can be purchased with 858 Echoes or 4,508 Clues.

- The Shadow's B-rarity Costume "Dream Giver" is now available and can be purchased with 318 Echoes or 1,188 Fragments.

- The Spyglasses Mega Package is available for a limited time in the Shop at the cost of 588 Echoes. It contains 200 Spyglasses, 388 Clues, and 388 Fragments.

Availability: March 28, 2024 (after maintenance) - April 24, 2024, 23:59

[Furniture Limited-Time Return]

- The A-rarity Furniture, Darts Cabinet, will be available for a limited time and can be purchased with 1,188 Echoes or 4,188 Clues.

Availability: March 28, 2024 (after maintenance) - April 24, 2024, 23:59
 
[Events]

[Pre-departure Preparation]

- A new mission leads the Detective's attention to a shipwreck accident 25 years ago. In order to investigate the truth of that year, the Detective decides to participate in a special sailing event. But before the departure day, there are still many preparations to be done.

- Participate in the event, complete daily check-ins, and help Mr. Inference with his preparations to receive event rewards such as event portraits, Clues, and Fragments.

Event Period: March 28, 2024 (after maintenance) - April 24, 2024, 23:59

Retro Check-in Period: April 18, 2024, 00:00 - April 24, 2024, 23:59
 
[Event Shop]

- [B-rarity Costume] The Mind's Eye - Spring Outing, [B-rarity Costume] Wildling - Fish Soup Feast, [B-rarity Costume] Photographer - "Enigma" are now available in the Event Shop for a limited time. They can be purchased with 100 Spyglasses.

- [B-rarity Accessory] Doctor - Compass and [B-rarity Accessory] Survivor - Little Red Fish are now available in the Event Shop for a limited time. They can be purchased with 80 Spyglasses each.

- [Emote] Wildling - Soothe, [Emote] Photographer - Drinking Soup, [Emote] Wu Chang - Snap, [Emote] Survivor - Snap (Male), [Emote] Survivor - Snap (Female) are now available in the Event Shop for a limited time. They can be purchased with 100 Spyglasses each.

- [A-rarity Furniture] Reversi Board is now available in the Event Shop for a limited time and can be purchased for 400 Spyglasses.

Availability: March 28, 2024 (after maintenance) - April 24, 2024, 23:59
 
[Character Day]

- Orpheus' (Novelist/Nightmare) character day (April 2) is here and the annual Orpheus Character Day Event has officially begun. Participate in the event and complete quests to acquire Character Day exclusive rewards! Players who received rewards from the previous year's Character Day event will be able to claim rewards for the next year's event after completing this event quest. Come and show your support for your favorite character!

Event Period: April 2, 2024, 00:00 - April 2, 2024, 23:59

Second Round: April 5, 2024, 00:00 - April 7, 2024, 23:59

- Grace's (Naiad) Character Day (April 2) is here and the annual Grace Character Day Event has officially begun. Participate in the event and complete quests to get exclusive Character Day rewards! Players who participated in the Character Day event last year will receive all-new Character Day rewards for this year after completing the event quest. Come and show your support for this beloved character!

Event Period: April 2, 2024, 00:00 - April 2, 2024, 23:59

Second Round: April 5, 2024, 00:00 - April 7, 2024, 23:59

- Qi Shiyi's (Antiquarian) birthday (April 2) is here and the annual Qi Shiyi birthday event has officially begun. Participate in the event and complete quests to get exclusive birthday rewards! Come and show your support for your favorite character!

Event Period: April 2, 2024, 00:00 - April 2, 2024, 23:59

Second Round: April 5, 2024, 00:00 - April 7, 2024, 23:59

- Martha's (Coordinator) birthday (April 3) is here, and her annual Birthday Party has officially begun. Participate in the event and complete quests to get exclusive birthday rewards! Players who participated in Martha's birthday event last year will receive all-new birthday rewards for this year after completing the event quest. Come and show your support for this beloved character!

Event Period: April 3, 2024, 00:00 - April 3, 2024, 23:59

Second Round: April 5, 2024, 00:00 - April 7, 2024, 23:59
 
[Total Logins]

- Detectives completing 2,000 logins will receive the following rewards: [Emote] Survivor - 2,000 Wishes, 888 Inspirations, and 888 Clues.
 
[Hide and Seek Mode]

- New Map - Chinatown is now available.

- New "Monster" Active Trait - Umbrella: Hold to toss the Umbrella forward and teleport to it. Enhanced: Reduced cooldown.

- New "Monster" Active Trait - Tempest: Generates a downward circular tempest that slightly weakens the Naughty Child's jumping ability within the tempest. Enhanced: Naughty Child cannot jump within the tempest.

- Weakened the "Monster" Active Trait - Tentacle: Tentacles generated by the trait will now disappear faster. The enhanced Tentacle will trigger once every 30 seconds instead of once every 20 seconds.
- "Monster" Active Trait - Tentacle has been changed to Default. Players can choose to carry one from the Controller, Umbrella, or Tempest.

- Mud Balls now have a small area-of-effect splash. All components within a small area of the hit location will be affected by its effects.

- New Active Trait for Naughty Child - Mist: Blocks the Monster's vision and conceals players' trail for 8 seconds.

- Enhanced the Naughty Child's Active Trait - Substitute: Within 5 seconds of using the Substitute, players can swap models and positions with the Substitute object.

- Players can only choose one of the Naughty Child's Active Traits - Substitute and Mist.

- Added a new medkit item, Scaled Skin. Monster attacks pass through the player and getting hit by a Mud Ball does not undo Transform for 3 seconds.

- Added a new medkit item, Wildling Partner. Wildling Partner's Howl affects the Patroller's judgment for 10 seconds. The Patroller experiences a small deviation in angle when pointing at the player from afar and cannot point at the player from close range.
 
[Hide and Seek]

-Watch out! The "Monster" is here! Your favorite Hide and Seek mode has been given a major update! Complete Battle Quests to receive the [Hide and Seek] Portrait, Clues, A-rarity Costume Trial Cards, and more (If you already own the Portrait, you will receive Costume Remnant instead)!

Event Period: March 28, 2024 (after maintenance) - April 17, 2024, 23:59
 
[Battle]

- Active Trait "Warp" is now available in Ranked Matches and Five-Player Mode.

- The Darkwoods map is now available for area selection in Custom Mode.

- Slightly moved a component near the entrance pallet on the first floor of the big house in Leo's Memory map.

- Increased the recovery time of Intensity after swinging on a rope in Darkwoods from 30 seconds to 35 seconds.
 
[Experience Improvements]

- Optimized the usage of Interactive Actions. Players can now toggle the modes they want to enable in [Settings - Social]. By default, Ranked and Five-Player modes are disabled.

- Added the option to hide costume entrance animations in the Character Profile. Players can set it in [Settings - Social].

- Added the option to adjust tapping sensitivity for Active Trait "Warp."

- Added player nicknames on the heads of Dream Witch's followers when spectating.
 
[Bug Fixes]

- Fixed an issue in the Tarot - Crystal Ball Mode where the description of the number of drinks for the Barmaid was inaccurate.

- Fixed an issue in the Blackjack Mode where the description of round time in the Tutorials was incorrect.

- Fixed the incorrect description of the sensitivity adjustment for the Hermit's ability in Settings - Controls.

- Fixed an issue where the camera angle may not correctly switch to the doll when Mechanic's doll destroys the Corrupted Ostracon of The Shadow.

- Fixed an issue where the progress of Wind Force storage for the Night Watch would not be displayed in Blackjack Mode.

Fixed an issue in a match with The Shadow, when the Survivor's Corruption reached 100 while dropping a pallet, they might pass through the pallet.

- Fixed an issue where the Hunter's position would be abnormal after using the Teleport to Target command during the Warp ability in Duo Training Mode.

- Fixed an issue where the Opera Singer's Shadow Leap skill cooldown may be abnormal after using the Warp ability while in Sneak mode.

Fixed an issue where the Corrupted Ostracon of The Shadow might not be able to be teleported using the Interdimensional Travel ability in some spawn points.

- Fixed an issue in PC version with extra keys for Webbing in Soul Weaver's key settings.

- Fixed an issue where the Gamekeeper's attack recovery speed was abnormal in some cases.

- Fixed an issue in the Frenzy Rhapsody Mode where it was possible to hear voice chats from the opposing faction.

- Fixed an issue where The Shadow could still acquire Survivor's outline information after possessing the Little Girl.

- Fixed an issue where the duration of Survivor's flight after touching cobwebs in Cocoon Death state was abnormal.

- Fixed an issue where The shadow could see the "Prisoner" connecting to the Cipher Machine effect in some operations.

- Fixed an issue with Wu Chang where some special effects of the Umbrella were missing after throwing it.

- Fixed an issue where the Hell Ember's attack would not correctly knock back the Scale Hardening Survivor.

- Fixed an issue where The Shadow - Yithian couldn't see the progress of the Cipher Machine.

- Fixed an issue where The Shadow could see the Enchantress' Guard effect in some operations.

- Fixed an issue where the Gamekeeper's Chain Hook could pull obstacles towards walls and cause them to fall to the other side of the wall.

- Fixed an issue where The Shadow's Revelation ability could interrupt Survivors on certain vehicles.

- Fixed an issue where The Shadow's sound effects could not be played properly when using the Revelation ability during other actions.

- Fixed an issue where the Novelist could not gain bonus points when using Metaphor on the Hunter.

- Fixed an issue where Yithian could not turn the viewpoint while The Shadow switch control objects multiple times when being repulsed or attracted by the Prospector's Magnet.

- Fixed an issue where The Shadow could still see the Toy Merchant's location after the Toy Merchant ended the glide.

- Fixed an issue where the cooldown effect would not apply to other Followers when Dream Witch's Follower used the Active Trait Warp.
 
[Next Week's Preview]

- Prediction for Group Stages of COA VII Global Finals is now open.

- The Identity V x Junji Ito Collection crossover event is about to return. [S-rarity Costume] Dream Witch - Kawakami Tomie, [A-rarity Costume] Lucky Guy - Souichi, Wu Chang - The Intersection Bishounen, [A-rarity Pet] Jean Pierre, [B-rarity Accessory] Lucky Guy - Voodoo Doll, Straw Eyeball, [Package] Junji Ito Collection Crossover Package will be back in the Shop for a limited time.

- Backdrift series [A-rarity Costume] Hermit - Orientation Day will be available in the Shop for a limited time.

- Ivory Tower series [B-rarity Costume] Magician - Rabbit's Foot will be available for purchase in the Shop for a limited time.

- Crossover with the Filler Anime [S-rarity Costume] Gardener - "Stage Host" is permanently available in the Shop.

- [The Voyage of Oceanus] Event Starts: The Detective, disguised as a new identity, boards the rebuilt research vessel "Isembard." He must proceed with caution, concealing his true identity while investigating the truth of the past as much as possible. What kind of events were concealed by the rumors from 25 years ago, and what new clues will this sailing event bring? Everything awaits the Detective's revelation. Participate in the event to advance the storyline, complete check-ins, and play minigames to receive abundant rewards, including B-rarity event costumes, portrait frames, furniture for the room, action unlock cards, and B-rarity costume unlock cards.

- The "Voyage Work Plan" event is now available: Follow the "Isembard" and complete the work tasks during the voyage to receive fantastic rewards, including A-rarity Costume Unlock Cards, dynamic graffiti, and Rank Cards.

- Marine Exploration Vessel Public Map will be available for a limited time.

- Tier rewards for Recharge Accumulation Gift will receive an update.
 
Penalties for Violations

It has recently come to our attention that a small number of players have violated our code of conduct through delaying tactics, malicious group battling (for delays), intentionally losing, idling, playing negatively, using cheats, cheating in Blackjack mode, and hindering matchmaking for top-ranked matches, all of which significantly affect the experience of other players. We have started punishing these violations in order to provide a healthy gaming environment for everyone. We also encourage you to use the in-game reporting system when encountering the behaviors above. Let us work together to maintain order and integrity in the Manor.