Chrono Ark Story: Fate Hello, fellow Arkers! We have made a lot of progress on the storyline.
The storyline of Chrono Ark Story: Fate is carried out in a way that two of the main characters ‘Lucy’ and ‘Azar’ develop their own stories. The Chrono Ark Story: Fate update will feature ‘Azar’’s story.
We’ve been brainstorming many ideas regarding the storyline since the early development of Chrono Ark, which has consisted of many sleepless nights spent planning how each character would play out in accordance with the main storyline. We drew inspiration from 'Danganronpa' and have learned a lot from its unique story-oriented gameplay. You may find some resemblances to it along your Chrono Ark journey. However, we focused on developing our own vibe into the game since Chrono Ark has more dynamic features.
There will be around 10 episodes including the Prologue in Chrono Ark Story: Fate. This update will only include the Prologue. We also have polished the previous storyline to make it more interesting. Due to this decision, all storyline progress will be reset.
The Meaning Behind Chrono Ark’s Story We are aiming to develop Chrono Ark as a game worth purchasing for its storyline. Many of the added features, including Hope Mode, were intended to lower any difficulties so that players could instead focus on the storyline. Don’t worry, the storyline will not interfere with the immersiveness of Chrono Ark’s roguelike features. We still deeply believe that Chrono Ark is a roguelike video game.
About Roguelike There will be new playable characters, addition and improvement of building type objects, new stages, and challenges once the storyline is added to the game. This update has been delayed due to creating a completely new system for Chrono Ark Story: Fate, as well as new illustrations of many characters. Now that the foundation is complete to some extent, we are expecting to work more efficiently regarding following updates.
Scenario "Linuj" has joined our team as a scenario writer.
New Character Teasers Characters will be released next Monday, Wednesday and Friday before the update!
Hello, Fellow Arkers! Chrono Ark EA Patch 1.56 has arrived!
Update Log Sir Dorchi’s final quest has been added. A new Investigation Team NPC has been added to the Ark. Line of Rerin, a researcher in front of the research lab, has been changed. New Relic: Spiny Puffer has been added. The Training Ground has been added to the Ark. Nothing else has been added other than talking with other Investigation Team members, but we are planning to allow you to practice your character’s mechanics.
Localization - Azar: Hollowed Sword has been changed to Illusion Sword. Description for Ascending Slice and Thirst has been improved. - Charon: Description for Dark Barrier has been improved. - Helia: Black Sun has been changed to Dark Sun. - Huzz: Description for Give and Take has been improved. - Narhan: Description for Trauma has been improved. - Selena: Description for Flame Eruption has been improved. - Description for the Keyword ‘Tracking’ has been improved.
Hello, Fellow Arkers! Chrono Ark EA v1.55 has arrived!
New Investigation Team Members
Selena & Helia
Johan
Three new faces have officially joined the Investigation Team!
New Boss
Bomb Clown
New mode 'Hope mode'
Casual difficulty has been removed and Hope mode has been added.
'Hope Mode' is a new mode that allows you to enjoy the Chrono Ark less stressful. To put it simply, even if the party is completely destroyed, your progress will not be lost. In the hope mode, after your party is wiped out, the 'hope level' increases and your party member's stat increases significantly depending on the character level. Annihilation makes your party stronger, and it makes much easier to clear game.
Changes from the Beta
Selena, Helia, Johan, and Bomb Clown must be unlocked in game to encounter. Quest NPC 'Sir Dorchi' was added.
Skill Illustrations, Effects, and Achievements of the new Investigation Team Members have been added.
Unlockable items for the new Investigation Team Members, Alice’s Gift, Sun Shard, and Moon Shard have been added.
All character lines have been translated.
Some UI improvements have been made.
Bug Fixes Fixed a bug where a save file disappears after the Quicksave with Selena and Helia. Helia: Bugs for 'Black sun' have been fixed Other minor bugs fixed
Improvements Added the backup feature for the save files. Now Chrono Ark’s save data will be saved by the hourly time frame! There is a bug where some save data is removed due to an unidentified reason. The bug happens extremely rarely, and we couldn’t fix it yet since we had a hard time collecting detailed enough feedback about how this bug exactly takes place. We decided to make the game save the user data temporarily until we fix this bug completely.
Hello, Fellow Arkers! We’re here to announce that Chrono Ark EA v1.55 Beta has finally arrived!
New Investigation Team members, ‘Johan’, ‘Helia’, and ‘Selena’ have been added.
Johan Johan utilizes his fixed ability to constantly deal damage to enemies. Johan is an attack-oriented Investigation Team member who becomes stronger with more skills in hand.
Selena & Helia Selena and Helia are twins who each use the magic of Moon and Sun. They cannot be recruited alone, but only recruited at the start of the game when you select your first Investigation Team party. Since they are characters who are always together, most of their skills include chain effects that are linked with each other.
New Boss, ‘Bomb Clown’ has been added.
Bomb Clown is a new boss of Stage 2. Bomb Clown will always appear at Stage 2-2 during Beta.
Big Changes
New Boss BGM for the Witch from Stage 1-2 has been added. Background image of the main menu has slightly changed. User interface for conversation and equipment acquisition has changed. Equipment: Demon Hunter - its effect has been reworked.
Balancing
Narhan Trojan Horse: Base damage increased. Trauma: Effect has been improved. The Mentalist: Barrier now lasts for 2 turns.
Silverstein Passive: Now has increased additional attack damage but no longer activates his passive as a fixed ability. Enhanced Mark: Cost reduced from 1 to 0 and its effect has changed. Blind Fire: Cost has reduced from 2 to 1. Overcharged Shot: Base damage increased from 100% to 110%.
Trisha Backstab: Damage amount and critical strike chance increased. Illusion Strike: Damage amount increased from 100% to 110%. Blink Stab: Damage amount decreased from 40% to 35%. Shadow Slash: Accuracy increased by 5%. Shadow Dance: 'Shadow Illusion' no longer disappears when Trisha casts Shadow Dance while she has the buff.
Azar Hollowed Flash: Base damage amount increased.
Ironheart Frontline Cover: Now creates a party barrier equal to half of maximum health. Shield Charge: Base damage amount increased.
Sizz Passive: Eve’s damage has increased from 45% to 50%. Patch Up: Base healing amount increased. Incise: Damage amount increased from 88% to 100%.
Huzz Base Attack has been increased slightly. Punish: Base damage increased. Give and Take: The condition to trigger the additional effect is now easier to meet. This Might Sting!: Damage to ally has been reduced by half.
Lian Base Attack has been reduced slightly. Preparation: No longer remains throughout stages.
Storyline Progress We are continuing to add the last touches to the story. We thought solely working on the story might delay keeping the game up to date, so we decided to add new content to the game first. We now have 17 playable Investigation Team members up from 14!
It’s time to learn about each character’s past. We have developed the main storyline which includes at least 5 hours of gameplay. The story does not feature the current roguelike style gameplay. We have decided to pre-release some characters from the main storyline.
“I am Silverstein, the executive officer of Wild Cain, a multi-industry company.” “Explain more so that I can understand!!” “Huh!? There’s no way I trust your unreliable words!!”
“Do you believe in God?” “It is my mission to lead a lost little lamb.” *smile* “We are the only ones around here. There is no way out.”
“A-… aren’t we friends?” “I- I didn’t do anything wrong. It’s all their fault...” “I don’t- don’t wanna die… I don’t wanna die.”
“As for me, I'm the legendary bird, Phoenix!” “Who’s the rat hiding their true identity?” *chuckle* “I’m helping you! Don’t you trust me?”
Chrono Ark Storyline OST - The Legendary Phoenix
Chrono Ark Storyline OST OST - Broken World
Visualization of the Clock Tower
User Interface Sample
Improvements on Conversation Production
We are working hard to develop Chrono Ark! Please wait a little longer for the new features!
Hello, fellow Arkers! We have set a goal of making Chrono Ark to a bigger scale and this was possible because of your unbelievable support. We are surely and officially planning on launching Chrono Ark in 2021. Thank you so much for loving Chrono Ark. May the New Year bless you with health, wealth, and happiness.
