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Honkai: Star Railhas revealed a major change coming to its release timeline for the Version 1.4 update, confirmed to be one week shorter than usual. The Version 1.4 Special Program brought plenty of news about the next update toHonkai: Star Railwith multiple new characters and events on the way.The update will debut Topaz, Jingliu, and Guinaifen as its newest characters with the broadcast showing off unique events like “Aetherium Wars,” putting players in control of the game’s enemies. Now,Star Railhas confirmed another significant change for Version 1.4.
A shortened release cycle forHonkai: Star Railwould not be the first time HoYoverse has experimented with condensed updates.Genshin Impactwould shorten its patches to five-week periods for several updates following the release of the Sumeru region, in response to an extended delay of an earlier patch.Star Railhas so far kept to a similar release cycle toGenshin Impact’s standard length, with new updates to the game releasing every six weeks. Now, however, HoYoverse is looking to shorten that content gap.
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As part of the reveals forHonkai: Star Rail’s Version 1.4 Special Program, the developer would reveal the shortened cycle for the patch. According to an official update,Star Rail’s Version 1.5 will only last five weeks with a planned end date of November 15. The tightened schedule would be the first time since the game’s release in April thatStar Railhas experimented with a shorter update cycle. No official reason was given forthe shortened release schedule, nor whether the change would be permanent or exclusive to Version 1.4.
Version 1.4’s Special Program showed off a plethora of content coming to the game. Alongside the previously mentioned Aetherium Wars event and new characters,Star Rail’s newest update will introduce another Simulated Universe-focused event with “Planar Infinity,” introducing an endless gauntlet-style challenge to the game mode. The update is also set to feature the return of both the “Planar Fissure” and “Realm of the Strange” events, featuring double rewards for Planar Ornaments and Relics, as well asa new login rewards campaign.Honkai: Star Rail’s Version 1.4 will launch on October 11.
Even asHonkai: Star Rail’s Version 1.4 gears up for its launch, HoYoverse is already getting players excited about the RPG’s following update.Star Railrecently revealedVersion 1.5’s featured characters with Huohuoand Argenti as the game’s next five-star characters and Hanya as a new four-star unit. The developer also rolled out a surprise rewards campaign this week, with bonuses totaling at 800 Stellar Jades for logging into the game during the last days of Version 1.3.Star Raillooks to have plenty on the horizon for fans and a shortened schedule will bring more content even faster.
Honkai: Star Railis available now for PC and mobile devices, with a PS5 version releasing on October 11th.
