What's up, everyone!
EA v1.3 has been updated!

Sanctuary is the last place to obtain the final Time Shade to operate the Clock Tower.
There are no lootable Secret Chests, Curses, or Soulstone, unlike the other stages.
However, you can upgrade your party members with new objects specifically designed for the Sanctuary.

The objects at Stage 4 have powerful features.
For example, you can learn another party member's skill or prevent an equipment from disappearing after your party is eliminated.

Also, bosses at Stage 4 are on another level compared to previous bosses, which will threaten you with powerful attack patterns.
Will you be able to defeat them?

Visuals and gameplay at Stage 4 are not complete in the current beta.


Visual improvement on Hein's skills: 'Tear Up', 'Mutilate', and 'Assault Slash'
Improved frame rate in the fields of Stage 2 and 3.

Boss - Sacred Karaela: Slightly reduced health, armor, and evade chance.
Oblivion Potion: 'Select 1 of 2 random skills and forget it.' -> 'Choose a skill. Forget that skill.'
Potion of Transformation : You can stun an enemy instead of polymorph.
Oblivion Potion, Potion of Transformation, Weakening Potion: Debuff success rate has increased significantly when you target an enemy.
Relic - Remnant of Madness: Now the bonus damage/healing has a limit of 50.
Relic - Magic Lamp: Phoenix's 'I'll Step Out!' will no longer be randomly cast.
Equipment - Token of Execution: The effect has changed.
Pressel - Holy Light: Slighly reduced the healing amount.
Charon - Soul Thurible: Now gains a charge for every 3 enemies defeated instead of 2.
Iron Heart - Shield Bash, Shock Wave: Base bonus damage with shield on has been removed.

We've found it difficult to structure basic mechanics on a new character that's in development. So we are working on another one instead. It'll take more time than we had expected to show our 'babies' to you. Thank you for your patience.

How to join the Beta
Steam Library -> Right Mouse Click on Chrono Ark -> Properties...

You can also join through the Beta tab!



by 오무라이스으 - Lucy


by An anonymous user - Hein and Sizz

Thank you so much for your fanart!

What's up, everyone.
We are now supporting Japanese and Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) from v1.22 patch.
If you find any problems or awkward wording while playing in Japanese or Chinese, please let us know via the Steam Community Discussion page!
We are still working on our next area as well as working hard to let you experience the beta version including the upcoming Stage 4 before the second week of April.




Thank you.

Mouse Move, Mouse Interaction

You can now left click to move and right click to interact.

Balance

• Joy's Protecting Gas, Healing Vapor healing increased.
  
• All harmful potions removed.
  
• Ungainly Scroll removed.
  
• Increasing Price of Item Identification in Store.
  
• Potion drop rate decreased.

Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that sometimes freezing when the cursed monster appeared

Mouse Move, Mouse Interaction

You can now left click to move and right click to interact.
This feature is still being tested.

Balance

• Joy's Protecting Gas, Healing Vapor healing increased.
  
• All harmful potions removed.
  
• Ungainly Scroll removed.
  
• Increasing Price of Item Identification in Store.
  
• Potion drop rate decreased.

right-click on the game from the library page and select "Properties". Among the available tabs will be the "BETAS" tab

What's up everyone!
We're happy to announce that Chrono Ark EA v1.2 has been released.
But first of all, we want to let you know why we're going through closed beta before the EA version update.
Us Chrono Ark devs don't speak English very well. Also, there are so many small bits here and there being added, modified, and removed in the same day.
For this reason, it is hard for us to make an official global closed beta in English. Sorry for that.

Now, let's dig into EA v1.2, shall we?
We have added and changed many elements including new skills, bosses, cursed monsters, and various equipment.
Let's look into it now!

This is a new boss of Stage 3, the White Graveyard!

Cursed monsters appear during combat!
Cursed monsters are very strong, but they leave bonus rewards after being defeated.
Also, you can remove their curse if you have a Lifting Scroll in your inventory during combat.

We added Lucy's Cat Outfit for players who are dedicating their effort and time in to our game!
You can purchase the skin from the vending machine at the Ark.

Now you can identify items at the store with a few gold.

Miss Chain

• Removed Skill: 'Into Pieces!'.
  
• New Skill: 'Fire Ground'
  
• New Skill: 'Playing with Fire'
  
• All other skills for Miss Chain have changed slightly.

We changed Miss Chain's skill set to have better synergy with the team and to protect them.

Hein

• Removed Skill: 'Endure'
  
• New Skill: 'Blood Reflux'
  
• New Skill: 'Merciless Explosion'
  
• All other skills for Hein have changed slightly.

Hein was a very simple character.
He was strong in general combat and weak against bosses.
Now you will find Hein inflicting lots of damage to bosses and surviving more incoming attacks.

Iron Heart

• Removed Skill: 'Double Armor'
  
• New Skill: 'Innocent Armor'

Sizz

• 'Help, Eve!': now has a more offensive effect.
  
• 'Incise': Damage from additional attacks has reduced.
  
• 'Guard, Eve!': Keyword 'Chain Heal' has been added. Healing amount has increased.

Joey

• Passive Skill: Now Joey obtains a potion with a random beneficial effect when he levels up.
  
• 'Chemical Weapon': Effect now remains until the end of the stage (next campfire).
  
• Amount of overall party healing has reduced.

Silverstein

• Base attack power has increased.

New Keyword

• Tracking: Missed attacks inflict half of the damage to the target(s).
  
• Chain Heal: Heal an ally with the lowest health if this skill heals more than the target's healing gauge.

Expert Difficulty Only - 'Fixed Ability Cooldown' Feature
You cannot use a fixed ability for 2 turns after using it.

Improvements
- Added 22 new items.
- Reduced the difficulty of Golem and The Witch for difficulties easier than 'Normal'.
- Added 'Low Quality Mode'.
- Added extra visual effects for 'Secret Wreath'.
- Improved user experience.
- Now Identification Scrolls identify properly for difficulties easier than Normal.
- Adjusted effects for common healing skills.

Bug Fixes
- Fixed 20+ bugs.

English Translation
Thanks to 'TohoTaku' from the Steam community, we could improve our game so much!
We really do appreciate your precious time and effort!

Fanart!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1982646201
Thank you, everyone! Greatly appreciated!
To do List/b]

We are currently translating the game into Chinese and Japanese. They will be added soon!
Also, we have set a goal for the v1.3 patch.

• Add Stage 4, Sanctuary.
  
• Add Mouse mode.
  
• Add more NPCs to the Ark.
  
• 2 New Characters?

We will mainly focus on Stage 4! Stay tuned!


This is a concept sketch of the next two characters.

Thanks for all of your support!
We will continue to improve and keep the game fun for everyone!
Patch v1.2 will be updated soon. Thank you!

bug fix

• Fixed bug with Taunt Debuff.
  
• Fixed an issue where Phoenix would not run away when alone.
  
• Fixed an issue where the buff would not be applied immediately after receiving the same buff effect.
  
• Fixed a bug that caused strange paths in random map generation.
  
• Fixed a bug where Trisha's passive did not work with a fixed ability.
  
• Remnant of Madness - Fixed the random target effect not being applied.

balance

• Charon - Encroach Debuff Damage Reduction 33%-> 25%
  
• Karsaga, the Holy Sword-Item effect changed.

Here’s a list of things we are working on until Chrono Ark's official launch date.

We will continue to work on balancing the game as well as potentially adding new features if any interesting ideas emerge.

To Do list will be updated with each update!






https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1966659522
Thank you so much!

What's up, everybody!
EA version 1.1 has been updated.
We’ve been working on balancing the game for V1.1.
Many characters have been polished and improved as well as one of the bosses has been completely redone.
We also adjusted Expert difficulty so that it is less dependable on RNG. This means your proficiency and ability is more important in this difficulty.
As for the English translation, we’ve entirely updated and fixed any errors thanks to your feedback!

Improvements

• Overall text has improved
  
• English translation has improved
  
• Save files are now automatically backed up

General

• After reaching level 6, extra Soulstones are required to level up.
  
• If a target dies with a Recast skill, it will transfer to another target.
  
• Reduced item randomization in Expert difficulty. This difficulty is now based on a player’s proficiency instead of luck.
  
• Anvil – Increase item's gold consumption based on rarity.
  
• Overpowered equipment has been nerfed.

Time Eater

• The boss has been reworked.

The Witch

• The encounter is now easier in Normal difficulty

Ruby and Sapphire

• The bosses now use Blow of Harmony slightly earlier.
  
• The bosses now use one less Cleanse in Expert difficulty.

Changed the effect of Scratch

• Can be cast regardless of hunger level.
  If hungry, cast this again (50% chance). Extra chance to cast on an ally (25%).

Changed the effect of Blazing Regeneration

• Draw a skill and inflict 5 damage to its owner.
  This attack ignores healing gauge protection.
  All ally healing gauges are restored.

• Drawn when the battle starts.
  Cannot be targeted or use fixed abilities this turn. Remove all skills. Recover from hunger.

Passive - Hollowed Sword
A character that uses attack skills will gain Hollowed Sword. A character with multiple attack skills has a higher chance to gain additional Hollowed Sword skills.

• Fantasy: Fantasy drawn by Fantasy will not apply its effect.
  
• Hollowed Sword buffs: Now has 5% increased Accuracy.
  
• Ascending Slice: Now has Ignore Taunt.

Extra effect of Blade Starfall

• Cast all Hollowed Sword in hand. Targets all enemies.
  If facing one enemy, Hollowed Sword will critical strike.

• Chemical Weapon: Now Joey’s intoxication stack limit is 3.
  
• Weakening Smog: Damage has slightly reduced and increases all resist reduction to the target.

• Base accuracy has increased.
  
• Extra effect of Tear Up: Damage is increased by 30% if facing one enemy.
  
• Extra effect of Assault Slash: Increase this skill's accuracy and damage if it targets one enemy.

• Passive - Doll Eve: Eve can now attack at the start of turn.
  
• Help, Eve!: Barrier rate has decreased from 65% to 60%.
  
• Incise: Attack buff rate has decreased from 60% to 40%, buff duration has increased from 2 turns to 3.
  
• Healing Wave: Healing rate has increased from 75% to 88%.
  
• Sacrifice: Success rate of debuff to make Eve unavailable has decreased from 300% to 66%.

Time to Move! allows Eve to heal twice costing 1 and gain a buff to counter attack.

Passive - S.P.O.R.T.S.

• Name has changed from Hit That One Point Four.
  
• Additional attacks from passive skills will not shoot if no enemy is present.
  
• Created Skill -> Cannot activate S.P.O.R.T.S. with skills created by other characters.
  
• Additional shot rate has decreased from 35% to 25%.

• Double Armor: Now a target who is affected by Double Armor cannot receive Double Armor's effect for 2 turns.
  
• Shield Bash: Damage rate by armor has decreased from 165% to 160%.
  
• Duel: Enemies who are in Duel now cannot target anyone besides Ironheart.
  
• Weapon Breaker: Modified to be used easier.
  
• Not in My Sight: Increased the cost to 2.
  
• Protective Shield: Changed the cost to 3, now has Once Only.

• Come at Me!: Now taunts an enemy and creates skills equal to the number of enemies.
  
• Protect Ally: If Lian's healing gauge is protected, the target gains protection too.

• Bazzuum!: Now has Focus.
  
• Engine Burner: Maximum stack limit of Burnt and Calming Touch has decreased.

• Encroach Debuff: Maximum stack has increased from 3 to 5. Now if a target dies with Encroach, pass it on to a random ally.

• Rash - Attack power has decreased. Debuff success rate has decreased.
  
• Rate of multiple healing skills has decreased

Thank you so much!

Enhancements

• Added description of revealing effects of Curse and Purification Scroll
  
• Phoenix - Burning Wing: Modified skill description
  
• Emphasized that characters cannot be unlocked by playing the game in Casual difficulty.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed UI not being removed properly
  
• Fixed black screen after game is over
  
• Fixed a bug where identical items could be equipped at the same time
  
• Fixed screen freezing when you parry an additional attack of Reaper's Death Sentence and kill it.
  
• Relic - Remnant of Madness: Fixed frame drop issues during battles when the relic is activated.

Balance Patch

• Reaper's evade has slightly reduced.