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SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 1.3.1.0)

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SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Ver. 1.3.1.0

  • Release date: April 23rd/24th 2025
  • Patch notes:

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Ver. 1.3.0.0

  • Release date: April 2nd/3rd 2025
  • Patch notes:
  • Known issues:

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Ver. 1.2.2.0

  • Release date: February 12th/13th 2025
  • Patch notes:
  • Additional notes: none
  • Source: Bandai-Namco

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Ver. 1.2.1.0

  • Release date: January 21st/22nd 2025
  • Patch notes:
New Additions
  • Special accessory drops have been added to Extreme Boss Raid SBC Trommel Zwei.
Adjustments
  • Strea’s movement speed has been increased.
Fixes
  • Fixed an issue preventing players from switching lock-on targets when a boss raid roar animation coincides with the final moments of an Ultimate.
  • Fixed an issue where items were not displaying correctly when hovered over on the Season 1 tab in the store.
  • Fixed an issue with Character Select during Free Roam.
  • Fixed an issue with server connectivity while enhancing multiple items in succession.

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Ver. 1.2.0.0

  • Release date: January 8th/9th 2025
  • Patch notes:
New
  • Fuuka will join as an unlockable playable character in season 2(Clear the Main Story Quest)
  • 3 Additional Stories.
  • Maximum Player Rank limit is raised to 130.
  • The Fatal Scythe and Dorz’l the Chaos Drake Origin will be added to Free Roam.
  • A new Extreme Boss Raid, the SBC Trommel Zwei.
  • Earn Player Rank EXP by clearing new Daily and Weekly Challenges.
  • World Tier 4 Co-Op Quests / Boss Raids added (Start with 2 Healing Crystals).
  • World Tier 4 Co-Op Quest, Poisoned Facility, Ghospet Abyss Zone boss added.
  • World Tier 4 Free Roam quests added (recommended rank of 100+).
  • Replay story quests with other characters (after clearing Time to Be Brave).
  • Tower of Determination Layers 11 to 15 added.
  • Weapons added. Players can now obtain all-element weapons.
  • New Item Rank UP feature. Use Upgrade Material Z to match equipment ranks.
  • New option to turn equipment Legendary Special Effects to Effect Spheres.
  • KPF 2024 stamps and player card backgrounds added.
  • New Bundles added to the Store.
Adjustments
  • Equipment obtained by clearing quests may be as high as Player Rank +5.
    (This cannot exceed the Dropped Equipment Max. Rank).
  • Daily and Weekly Challenges adjusted.
  • After unlocking World Tier 4, item creation always gives EX elements.
  • World Tier 3 Dropped Equipment Max. Rank now exceeds Rank 100.
  • Black Silver Sword ATK adjusted upwards.
  • Col inventory cap increased from 7 to 8 digits.
  • Adjustments made to Stats and Skills of player characters.
  • Adjustments made to equipment special effects.
    (See the official homepage and social media channels for details).
Fixes
  • Fixed a rare issue in Main Quest 3-4 “Maze” where players were unable to progress after an NPC initiates a mission in the “3-4_Stage” trap room.
  • Fixed an issue in Main Quest 5-4 “Fuuka’s Record” where the invisible wall used to limit player movement were broken in certain places.
  • Fixed an issue where a character currently ‘switched’ to ADS controls was not switched back when that character became an NPC.
  • Fixed an issue where on specific path on the Co-Op Quest “Woods of Recollection” Cardinal can be pushed by enemies and the quest does not progress.
  • Fixed an issue where Lisbeth’s Unique Skill gauge would not reset if she was downed and revived while it was activated in Multiplayer Quests.
  • Fixed an issue where a Skill’s effect would not display if that Skill initiated a cutscene when used to attack certain enemies.
  • Fixed an issue where when a lot of visual appears on screen, Basic Skills that are activated by holding down a button to activate basic skill does not work.
  • Fixed an issue where Passive Skills and Special Effects with the chance to apply Status Effects on Advanced Skill hits were applied to Asuna’s “Midair Heavy Attack”
  • Fixed a rare issue where a single-shot gun would not fire when a player switched to ADS controls while wielding one.
  • Fixed an issue where the aim-assist and auto-aim functions for Yui’s “Satellite Orb” would not activate near the character.
  • The font for rapid-fire weapons has been reduced in size.
  • Fixed a rare issue where the auto-aim function doesn’t work when aiming at the body parts of some Raid Bosses.
  • Fixed a rare issue where players couldn’t progress if another user begins a quests while a Free Roam Quest or an Aid Request quest is about to begin.
  • Fixed a rare issue where players would occasionally not have invincibility when joining Aid Requests.
  • Fixed an issue where the camera could not be adjusted if players joined an Aid Request at the same time it changed into the Boss Phase.
  • Fixed a rare issue where players would be warped to a dark space when joining an Aid Request.
  • Fixed an issue where Basic Skills would sometimes not active when holding down the assigned button when the processing load was momentarily increased.
  • Fixed a rare issue where some of LLENN’s Advanced Skills or Ultimate would be canceled if the Internet lag was too great.
  • Other small issues, adjustments, and other unintentional issues were fixed.
  • Known issues:

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Ver. 1.1.3.0

  • Release date: November 20th/21st 2024
  • Patch notes:
Adjustment items
  • Adjustments relating to cameras and Lock-on
    • The option for Camera Distance Setting has been changed from three levels to five levels.
    •  Added the Lock-On Priority option, allowing users to choose between Balance and Close Range Priority, in line with existing settings.
    • Added Lock on enemies off camera to the options and added ON/OFF switching.
  • Advance entry to terminal access for tower missions is now possible
  • Added Maximum Drop Rank to each quest.
    • Previously, Equipment Limit was equal to Maximum Drop Rank. However, they have now been separated, allowing players to obtain higher-rank equipment.
    • *During the quest, equipment of a rank exceeding the Equipment Limit will have a status equivalent to the Equipment Limit.
  • Player Rank Experience and Col have also been adjusted so that they now correspond to the player rank instead of being based on the quest.
  • Adjustments to the level design of the Co-Op quest Ruins of Truth and Lies:
    • Adjusted travel distances, mission leads and terminal mission difficulty.
  • World Tier 2 Boss Raid has been changed to a daily rotation.
Modification items
  • Fixed a problem in which items were occasionally buried under rocks when opening the data cell in Main Quest 2-2 ‘Discomfort’.
  • Fixed a problem in which enemies repeatedly appeared and disappeared at high speed in Main Quest 2-5 ‘Cardinal’.
  • Fixed an issue where certain combinations were unintentionally triggering PASSIVE permanently.
  • Fixed an issue where the number of hits for Alice‘s ultimate skill decreased when exceeding a certain frame rate.
  • Fixed an issue where the boss model would become invisible when participating in the Boss Raid Kraken: The Abyss Lord via a rescue request.
  • Fixed an issue where, during online multiplayer, Strea‘s character expression appeared unnatural during the quest start cutscene.
  • Resolved an issue in Co-Op quest “Ruins of Reality” where characters became unable to move from certain locations.
  • Other minor modifications
Issues identified in Ver. 1.1.3.0.
  • In the World Tier 2 Boss Raid “Dolzel the Chaos Drake,” the boss level is incorrectly displayed as “1.” This is just a display issue, and there are no abnormalities in the status or other aspects.

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Ver. 1.1.2.0

  • Release date: October 23rd 2024 (North America) / October 24th 2024 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
Adjustment
  • Drop Rate Adjustments: Increased the drop rate of Epic and Legendary Weapons
  • Changed the level design for the ”Ruins of Truth and Lies”: Adjusted the number of flying enemies and the missions that appear throughout the map
  • Eased the conditions for defeating enemies in Free Roam: Changed the damage dealt when landing the last attack, making it count as an additional 25% damage.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed the issue preventing the game from loading past the “CUSTOMIZE” screen when playing the “Story Mode” in the “Easy” difficulty and choosing the Tower of Determination.
  • Fixed the bug causing players to lose the “Weapons” and “Accessories” carried over from the ONT when a quest cannot be completed properly due to an error or other external factors.
  • Fixed the bug causing humanoid enemies to remain on screen during the “Skull Reaper” Boss Raid.
  • Fixed the bug preventing the total number of obtained Col from displaying properly in the Battle Records.
  • Fixed the bug occasionally preventing items from displaying properly when engaging in aid requests.
  • Partially improved upon the rare issue causing items to disappear from the results screen.
  • Fixed other minor bugs.
  • Fixed some of the texts.
Others
  • Distributed items (Lucky Charm x3) to compensate players for the emergency maintenance implemented on October 10th.

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Maintenance Update

  • Release date: October 16th 2024 (North America) / October 17th 2024 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
  • Adjustments to daily mission contents
  • Addition of the Super Lucky Charm to the STORE tab
  • Preparation for Character Rank Exp Bonus event for Strea
  • Fix for server related errors

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Maintenance Update

  • Release date: October 9th 2024 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
Server Errors
  • The frequency of server errors that caused rewards to be incorrectly received after completing quests is expected to decrease.
Missions
  • In order to adress an issue where progress in the Weekly Challenges was not counted, steps have been taken to prevent the duplicate Challenges to be assigned to Daily and Weekly Challenges.
Other
  • The two players using unreleased characters have seen their account restricted from accessing online multiplayer for an indefinite amount of time.

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Ver. ???

  • Release date: October 3rd 2024 (Japan) / October 4th 2024 (North America, Europe)
  • Patch notes:

No patch notes available. This update brings the following to the game:

  • Co-Op Quest Boss: The Gleam Eyes Crimson
  • Subquest and Premium Shop will open!

SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream – Ver. ???

  • Release date: October 2nd 2024 (North America, Europe, Japan)
  • Patch notes:
  • Minor fixes.

How to download updates for SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for SWORD ART ONLINE Fractured Daydream, you have three options:

  • let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

  • try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

  • select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.

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