Dear Sword Art Online fans, thank you for playing SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris.
The latest patch “Ver.2.03” has been released to fix major / minor bugs and improve overall gameplay. Please see below for details.
System
✔️ Increased the maximum number of Network items players can keep from 310 to 1024 ✔️ An option to retry a battle has been added for certain event battles during the first major expansion DLC, Blooming of Forget-me-not. ✔️ Fixed the issue where it was not possible to gather items from particular Gathering Points in the map.
Other
✔️ Fixed other minor bugs and issues.
Thank you again for your continued support, patience, and feedback.
Ver 2.02 Patch Notes 📝
Dear Sword Art Online fans, thank you for playing SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris.
The latest patch “Ver.2.02” has been released to fix major / minor bugs and improve overall gameplay. Please see below for details.
System
✔️ An option to retry a battle has been added for the final battle of each chapter during the first major expansion DLC, Blooming of Forget-me-not. *Retrying allows players to challenge the enemy with a lower difficulty ✔️ On occasions where the Blooming of Forget-me-not scenario cannot be started, such as when the raid quest "Ancient Apostles" is in progress, a message will now be displayed at the start of the quest. ✔️ Fixed the issue where items would get sent to the storage, making the progression impossible in the Underground Water Labyrinth. ✔️ Fixed the issue which caused the user to lose progress when moving from the Lodell Desert to another map at certain occasions. ✔️ Fixed the issue where characters will get stuck in certain walls during the main story of Blooming of Forget-me-not. ✔️ Fixed the issue in which the newly added "Trial Statue Quest" for the Blooming of Forget-me-not DLC did not appear correctly in the quest list. ✔️ Fixed the issue where certain enemies would not appear in the Lodell Desert when the difficulty is set to normal. ✔️ Changed Battle Skills/Passive Skills on certain weapons and accessories. ✔️ Changed the skill for the bracelet accessory; XT Charm Bangle. *Changed the Passive Skill from “Enlightenment” to “Abandonment”. ✔️ Fixed the issue where several Hat costumes added to CUBE series 3 could be equipped regardless of gender. ✔️ Fixed the issue where incorrect icons had been displayed when using dyeing items added in CUBE series 3.
Other
✔️ Fixed other minor bugs and issues.
Thank you again for your continued support, patience, and feedback!
Major DLC #1 “Blooming of Forget-me-not” is out now! ⚔️
Continue to be transported by an intense story and battles with advanced features in the new first DLC of SWORD ART ONLINE ALICIZATION LYCORIS, Blooming of Forget-me-not available now.
After having a terrible dream of losing Eugeo during a fierce battle against the Administrator, Kirito is determined to seek for a second sword in order to protect his friends. In this story, fans will thus enjoy Kirito and Eugeo’s adventure as they travel to four new places searching for necessary resources to create the ultimate sword.
Blooming of Forget-me-not is a single player adventure offering a wealth a new content. A free new update has also been released which includes new costumes for Alphen and Shionne from Tales of Arise as well as for Mito from “Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night”.
Added new scenario
• “Blooming of Forget-me-not” will be accessible from the title menu for users who purchased DLC #1 or the Premium Pass and have completed the main story • The DLC is composed from multiple chapters • As the “Blooming of Forget-me-not” is a story of Kirito and Eugeo’s adventure, multiplayer will not be available to progress the story • When the story of the DLC is in progress, players will not be able to access the Memory Arena, Raid Dungeons and Raid quests *Completing each chapter will grant access to the multiplayer and each of the modes listed above • During the story there are restrictions on organizing party members, saving and fast travel • The recommended level for progressing the story for this DLC is 70 *If your character has not yet reached the above level, we recommend leveling up before challenging the scenario *Players who are confident in their skills can change the difficulty level and make the adventure more challenging
Added an option where players can raise their character/Sacred Arts level to level 70
* This option is for Friend list members, but not wayfarers * Players can always level up in North Centoria later
Dear Sword Art Online fans, thank you for playing SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris.
The latest patch “Ver.2.01” has been released to fix major / minor bugs and improve overall gameplay. Please see below for details.
New Additional Contents
✔️ Increased the level cap of the playable characters from 100 to 110. *The level cap will be upgradable after updating the game to Ver2.00 ✔️ Increased the level cap of the SYSTEM CONTROL AUTHORITY level from 50 to 110. *The level cap will be upgradable after updating the game to Ver2.01 ✔️ Increased the level of weapons from 25 to 30. *In order to level up, the player must complete Mutated Beast Quest to obtain the required resources ✔️ Added new costumes and avatar parts. • Added avatar parts and costumes of “Mito” from Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night • Added avatar parts and costumes of “Alphen” and “Shionne” from Tales of Arise *Costumes will be automatically added to the character create and visualize attire after updating the game to Ver2.01 ✔️ Added new weapons in “Memory Exchange” ✔️ Added new feature; “Gear Synthesis” • Using the “Memory Coin” allows players to transfer the Enhance level of one equipment to another. *Equipment that has an Enhance level below +5 cannot be used in the Gear Synthesis. *Unique equipment such as the “Night-Sky Blade” cannot be used as resources for the Gear Synthesis. *Equipment that has been used as material for Gear Synthesis will be consumed and lost. *After completing the free additional story update part #4 “Ancient Apostles”: The Blue-Eyed Demon”, players can access Memory Exchange from the raid dungeon access points. ✔️ Added the Mutated Beast Quest Lv300 in each empire ✔️ Added Evolved Raid Bosses *Once the existing raid bosses reaches Lv200, they will evolve. Evolved Raid Bosses have different looks and attacks. Defeating these more powerful Raid Bosses will grant even grander rewards to the players. ✔️ Added new Equipment
Battle
✔️ The limit on the number of days players can participate in the Mutated Beast Quest and the Memory Arena has been removed. Players will be able to challenge the quests of each content at any time. *Internet connection is required in order to challenge these quests. ✔️ Changed the max level for below quests; • Raid Quest Reaper Reborn: Changed the max level from 200 to 400 • Raid Quests Knight Reborn, King Reborn, Demon Reborn: Changed the max level from 199 to 400 ✔️ Increased overall Sacred Art Power ✔️ Activating an attack by Sacred Arts after a sword skill while the target is available for chain will now trigger a “Sacred Art Chain Burst” ✔️ Adjusted the Spear sword skill as below: • Decreased the Attack level of Double Helix from 6 to 5 • Decreased the active debuff time of Dimension Stampede for from 15 seconds to 10 seconds
System
✔️ Characters “Strea” and “Philia” can now use the Visualize Attire ✔️ Adjusted the ACC against enemies of a higher level than the player during battle ✔️ Adjusted the learning rate of unlearned personal arts codes so that they no longer decrease when they are replaced ✔️ Added new item drop specifications ✔️ Defeating enemies added from Ver2.01 will have a chance to drop accessories
Other
Fixed other minor bugs and issues.
Thank you again for your continued support, patience, and feedback!
Blooming of Forget-Me-Not, the first major DLC will be released later this year.
To all players of "SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris,
We have been diligently working on the first part of the major DLC part 1, Blooming of Forget-me-not, and the second major DLC part 2.
The first major expansion DLC part1, Blooming of Forget-me-not, will be released by the end of 2021, and the second major DLC part 2 will be released by spring of 2022.
The development staff will continue to work hard to ensure that everyone can play the game in the best quality we can provide.
When the specific release date is fixed, we will make an official announcement to notify the fans. Thank you very much for your understanding and patience.
General Producer Futami
Producer Minami
Ver 1.50 Patch Notes 📝
Dear Sword Art Online fans, thank you for playing SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris.
The latest patch “Ver.1.50” has been released to fix major / minor bugs and improve overall gameplay. Please see below for details.
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New Additional Contents:
✔️ Added free additional story update part #4 “Ancient Apostles”: The Blue-Eyed Demon.” *This quest can be accepted after completing “Ancient Apostles: The Bruised King.” *If the “Ancient Apostles: The Blue-Eyed Demon” does not start even if the “Ancient Apostles: The Bruised King” is complete, please try below.
If Cardinal is set as one of the party members, please remove her from the party.
If the player is in a village or a town, such as Rulid village, please exit from the dungeon, a village, or a town.
✔️ Increased the level cap of the playable characters from 90 to 100. *The level cap will be upgradable after updating the game to Ver1.50 *The limit of the SYSTEM CONTROL AUTHORITY will stay at 50.
✔️ Increased the level of weapons from 20 to 25. *Strengthening Materials can be obtained after completing “Mutated Beast Quest.”
✔️ Added original characters “Strea” and “Philia”
“Strea” and “Philia” will each have their own Personal Arts Code.
“Strea” and “Philia” will join your party after completing quests that would be unlocked by completing the main story and transporting to North Centoria. Players then will be able to accept each quest from the ACTF.
*Once the quest has started, the player will not be able to play multiplayer mode until the quest is complete.
✔️ Added new weapon type: Spear. Added new skill tree for Spear. *This weapon can be used in any situation and is easy for beginners to handle. *Players can achieve the weapon by completing certain raid dungeons, buying at a shop in Central Capital Centoria, or using materials that can be earned from defeating divine beasts. *Currently the Spear can only be equipped by Kirito.
✔️Added the Adventure Base. *This new base will allow players to have easier access to certain facilities and features listed below.
Character creation, Encyclopedia, Recollections, View Tutorials, Change Difficulty
Cook, Craft, Strengthen gear, Dye item
Weapons Dealer, Armor Vendor, Tools Vendor, Food Vendor, Material Vendor
Rest at bonfire
Access to Raid Quests and other special content.
*The player can travel to the Adventure Base from the beginning of Chapter 2. *The player can travel to the Adventure Base from the world map.
✔️ Added “Memory Exchange” *The player can buy various items using Memory Coin, which is a reward that can be achieved in the Memory Arena. * After completing the free additional story update part #4 “Ancient Apostles”: The Blue-Eyed Demon”, players can access Memory Exchange from the raid dungeon access points, which are located in North Centoria or the adventure base. *Memory Exchange will still be accessible when the Memory Arena is not held.
✔️ Added new bosses in Memory Arena.
✔️ Added the Mutated Beast Quest Lv200 in each empire
✔️ Added a stronger boss to Raid Quest: Reaper Reborn *Raid boss “The Fatal Scythe” evolves when it levels up 200. Evolved Raid Bosses have different looks and attacks.
Battle:
✔️ Increased overall Sacred Art Power
✔️ Adjusted behaviors of Sacred Art Power
Adjusted heat element Lv3 “Flame Tornado” to stay in place instead of moving forward.
*” Flame Tornado” used by enemies will still move forward.
Dark element Lv3” Dazzling Aura” will now damage enemies.
✔️ The following Raid quests will no longer require players to wait until the quest is retry-able and can be challenged immediately after completing each quest.
Raid Quest: Reaper Reborn
Raid Quest: Knight Reborn
Raid Quest: King Reborn
Raid Quest: Demon Reborn
✔️ Changed the max level of the following Raid Quests.
Raid Quest: Reaper Reborn: max level of the raid quest changed from 150 to 200.
Raid Quest: Knight Reborn & Raid Quest: King Reborn: max level of the raid quest changed from 150 to 199.
System:
✔️ Added new sort options to item list.
✔️ Added new sort options to skill list.
✔️ Fixed the issue where strengthening can be performed without consuming CUBE materials.
✔️ Fixed the issue in which crafting with a single "CUBE" material would use the normal material at the same time.
✔️ Fixed the issue where the main quest "There is something I need to ask you" may cause the player to be unable to proceed under certain occasions.
✔️ Fixed a problem in which a gimmick could be activated in Wesdarath's raid dungeon “The Silent Icegaol (Difficulty: Extreme) " without following the intended procedure.
✔️ Fixed the issue where "Chain: Flow Shoot" does not activate when a “group attack” is performed with certain weapon types.
Other:
✔️ Fixed other minor bugs and issues.
Thank you again for your continued support, patience, and feedback!
Ver 1.41 Patch Notes 📝
Dear Sword Art Online fans, thank you for playing SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris.
The latest patch “Ver1.41” has been released to fix major / minor bugs and improve overall gameplay. Please see below for details.
✔️ Fixed “The Bruised King" raid quest being unavailable when the “Knight Reborn" or "Reaper Reborn" raid quests are retry-able. ✔️ Fixed issues where Alice was not able to return to the party after leaving, with multiplayer mode also being unavailable. ✔️ Fixed other minor bugs and issues
Thank you again for your continued support, patience, and feedback.
Ver 1.40 Notification
Dear Sword Art Online fans, thank you for playing SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris.
We have identified an issue that the quest will not progress under certain conditions in the latest update, "The Ancient Apostles: The Bruised King".
The identified issues are as follows:
Under certain conditions during the “The Bruised King" raid quest, if the “Knight Reborn" or "Reaper Reborn" raid quests becomes retry-able, “The Bruised King" raid quest will become unavailable.
Due to the above issue, Alice will not be able to return to the party after leaving, with multiplayer mode also being unavailable.
How to avoid the issue:
After completing the "Knight Reborn", please avoid challenging the "The Bruised King" quest until "Knight Reborn" is ready to be retried.
Please avoid completing “Knight Reborn" or "Reaper Reborn" while "The Bruised King" is in progress.
Above issues will be fixed in the Ver 1.41 patch, which is planned to be released on Mid-April.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, and ask for your patience while we investigate the cause.
Ver 1.40 Patch Notes 📝
Dear Sword Art Online fans,
Thank you for playing SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris.
The latest patch “Ver 1.40” has been released to fix major/minor bugs and improve overall gameplay. Please see below for details.
New Additional Content
✔️ Added free additional story update part #3 “Ancient Apostles: The Bruised King”
*This quest can be accepted after completing “Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods” *If the “Ancient Apostles: The Knight of Contradictions” does not start even if the “Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods” is complete, please try below. • If Cardinal is set as one of the party members, please remove her from the party. • If the player is in a dungeon, a village or a town, such as the Southern Corridor and Rulid Village, please exit from the dungeon, village, or town
✔️ Added “Memory Arena”
*This mode is only playable as Kirito *Player must first complete “Ancient Apostles: The Bruised King” to unlock the Memory Arena *The Memory Arena is held every Friday through Sunday *Internet connection is required to play the Memory Arena *The “Memory Coins” which can be obtained by completing each quest in the Memory Arena can be exchanged for items in the "Arena Shop" that will be implemented in the future.
Battle
✔️ Increased the level cap of playable characters from 80 to 90 *The level cap will be upgradable after updating the game to Ver1.40 *The limit of the SYSTEM CONTROL AUTHORITY will stay at 50 ✔️ Max level of enemies has been increased from 300 to 500 ✔️ Increased the level of weapons from 15 to 20 *In order to level up, the player must complete Mutated Beast Quest to obtain the required resources ✔️ Increased normal attacks and sword skill speed ✔️ Shortened the end lag for overall battle skills ✔️ Increased the range of buffs given to the surrounding area when activating the sword skills for the One-Handed Sword listed below: → Mjolnir Hammer, Heart Strike, Affinity Rain, and Variable Blow ✔️ The attack range of the Whip sword skills are now visible *This does not include normal attacks
System
✔️ The quest icon can now be selected from the map menu to set as quest markers ✔️ Adjusted the location of the icon to make it easier to select North Centoria on the world map ✔️ The detailed map of North Centoria can now be opened with one button from the map menu ✔️ Added “Open Detailed Map” in the Sub Menu ✔️ Adjusted the sort types for the item sorting option ✔️ Adjusted the cursor to hover over the strengthened armor when the armor is strengthened ✔️ Adjusted to make it easier to gain fishing proficiency ✔️ The stamina gauge for swimming now decreases slower ✔️ Players can now skip event scenes for raid dungeons that have already been completed ✔️ An icon will appear when approaching an enemy that is to be defeated ✔️ Reduced the number of points lost when removing an unlearned anima/persona from an NPC
Others
✔️ Fixed other minor bugs and issues
Thank you again for your continued support, patience, and feedback.
Ver 1.30 Patch Notes 📝
Dear Sword Art Online fans,
Thank you for playing SWORD ART ONLINE Alicization Lycoris.
The latest patch “Ver 1.30” has been released to fix major / minor bugs and improve overall gameplay. Please see below for details.
New Additional Contents
✔️ Added free additional story update part #2 “Ancient Apostles: The Knight of Contradictions”
New Tiese reward costume & Finish Arts
Newly added boss
*This quest can be accepted after completing “Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods” *If the “Ancient Apostles: The Knight of Contradictions” does not start even if the “Ancient Apostles: The Reaper of the Woods” is complete, please try below.
If Cardinal is set as one of the party members, please remove her from the party.
If the player is in a dungeon, a village or a town, such as the Southern Corridor and Rulid village, please exit from the dungeon, village or town
Online Multiplayer
✔️ Fixed several issues that occur when the connection is lost with the host
System
✔️ The days of the week in which the player can challenge the Mutated Beast Quest have been adjusted as follows:
Monday: Norlangarth Empire
Tuesday: Sothercrois Empire
Wednesday: Wesdarath Empire
Thursday: Eastavarieth Empire
Friday: Norlangarth Empire and Sothercrois Empire
Saturday: Wesdarath Empire and Eastavarieth Empire
Sunday: All empires
✔️ Added LV150 to the Mutated Beast Quest ✔️ Fixed the issue where players are unable to proceed during the "Massive Bird" quest if the quest “Back to Rest” is accepted at the same time ✔️ Increased the default proficiency to 150 for all weapon types when starting a new game *Only applied to main characters and default Wayfarers *The weapon proficiency will be increased to 150 even when selecting Continue with a save data with a weapon proficiency under 150 *The weapon proficiency will not change when selecting Continue with a save data with a weapon proficiency over 150 *No change will be applied for the sword skill proficiency ✔️ Increased the chance of upgrading the weapon proficiency ✔️ Changed the color of the shop clerks’ icon, name, and calling to make it easier to distinguish from general NPCs ✔️ Unlocked Raid quests that are incomplete will now be shown in the results when searched from “Search by Quest” ✔️ Added a “Custom” icon to customized equipment ✔️ Fixed the issue where the details of a different arts code would be displayed on certain occasions ✔️ Fixed the issue where certain menu screens were unable to scroll using mouse and keyboard ✔️ Fixed the issue where text cannot be entered in full screen mode
Battle
✔️ The max level of the raid quest “Reaper Reborn” has been increased from 100 to 125 ✔️ Increased the level cap of the playable characters from 70 to 80 *The level cap will be upgradable after updating the game to Ver1.30 *The limit of the SYSTEM CONTROL AUTHORITY will stay at 50 ✔️ Increased the level of weapons from 10 to 15 *In order to level up to LV15, player must complete Mutated Beast Quest LV150 and obtain the required resources
✔️ The button indications for Blade lock will now stay in a fixed position of the screen ✔️ Players can now take an emergency dodge when launched into the air by an enemies’ attack using SP *The amount of SP used will differ depending on the situation *This move is different from the battle skill “emergency dodge” ✔️ Increased the damage of the normal attack driven by the weapon types and characters listed below Weapons: One-Handed Sword, Rapier, Dagger, Mace, Whip, Katana, Two-Handed Sword, Bow, Dual-wielding Characters: Eugeo, Alice, Renly ✔️ Decreased the HP of certain enemies
Others
✔️ Fixed other minor bugs and issues
Updates
✔️ Ancient Apostles #3 will be part of the upcoming update, so please stay tuned for more information!
Thank you again for your continued support, patience, and feedback.
