Hello, this is the Vindictus team.
Below are the list of changes available after the version update of August 18th, 2026.
Table of Contents
1. New Character: Lumielle
Partholon Vanguard
Friendship System
Voice Emotes
Misc.
2. Option Window Revamp
Controls
Video
Post-Processing
Audio
3. Photo Mode
4. Wardrobe
5. Characters
All Characters
Delia
Lann
Evie
6. Content Adjustment
Hero's Path
Hero's Leap
7. Items
8. Battle
9. Party
10. Seal Shop
11. Weekly Raid Rewards
12. Server Optimization
13. Client Optimization
14. Client Optimization
15. Misc.
■ New Character: Lumielle
Added Lumielle, the 28th hero of Vindictus.
The new character Lumielle uses an Arc.
You can embark on the Hero's Path with the new character, Lumielle.
Added exclusive weapons for Lumielle.
Arc
Added exclusive equipment for Lumielle.
Sylvan Spring Set
Brilliant Blossom Set
Added Lumielle's exclusive equipment to Expertise.
Lumielle's Arc can be crafted using the Goldsmithing Expertise.
Lumielle's Sylvan Spring and Brilliant Blossom Sets can be crafted using the Tailoring Expertise.
The Uaithne Arc will be added to obtainable recipes when using the Weaponsmithing Recipe Scroll: Uaithne Weapon.
Characters who already used the Weaponsmithing Recipe Scroll: Uaithne Weapon will have already learned the recipe for the Uaithne Arc.
Other Arc and exclusive equipment are automatically acquired based on your Expertise Proficiency.
Partholon Vanguard
Added a Vanguard Mission that requires Lumielle's specialties.
Friendship System
Added a 28th ally named Lumielle.
She will appear in the Mercenary Lounge.
Speak with her to have her join in on missions.
Added friendship achievements for Lumielle.
You may happen to meet Lumielle in the town of Colhen.
Added short stories for Lumielle.
Short stories at the First Encounter and Acquaintance level are now available.
You can chitchat with Lumielle.
Voice Emotes
Added 35 emotes voiced by Lumielle.
You can preview Lumielle's voice in Emotes → Voice tab.
You can buy voice emotes with Friendship Seals from the Friendship Seal Shop.
Misc.
Added 1 default character slot.
New character highlighting is added to Lumielle in the character creation screen.
The Hero's Light effect that's applied to Lumielle at Shadow's Castle will be set to 0% immediately after the update.
With the release of a new character, the available Hero's Leap count per account will be adjusted to 2.
■ Option Window Revamp
The Option Window UI has been updated. Certain features have been consolidated and restructured for a more convenient experience.
The main changes are as follows.
Controls
Mouse Mode is no longer available as a separate option. It has been consolidated into the Keyboard + Mouse Control Preset.
The Attack Where Camera Faces option is only displayed when using the Keyboard + Mouse and Gamepad Control Presets.
The shortcut keys for Gamepad only display when Gamepad Mode is selected.
You may not enter a number outside of the 1-20 range when directly entering a Mouse Sensitivity value.
Casting Key settings are available in Battle when playing as Evie.
You can also set Gamepad controls in the Keyboard + Mouse and Keyboard presets.
Click the Enable Gamepad button from the Keyboard + Mouse and Keyboard presets to display Gamepad controls settings.
If at least one Gamepad control has been set, the Gamepad controls will appear as enabled.
If you disable the Gamepad while there is at least one Gamepad control set, a Gamepad Reset Warning pop-up will display.
You can right-click a control slot in Key Bindings to undo a shortcut.
When undoing a shortcut key, a pop-up will display to confirm your choice.
You can find informational text to the right of the Key Bindings options that says you can right-click a shortcut key to undo it.
The Print Screen button can only be assigned to the Take Screenshot shortcut.
Video
The maximum frame rate has been improved to display your monitor's maximum scan rate.
Full screen window mode has been removed. You can now choose between Full Screen and Window Mode.
The available resolutions you can select from will display in order of highest to lowest resolution.
UI size ratios have been adjusted based on resolution so that option windows do not exceed the screen in low-resolution environments.
When changing resolutions, the saved UI ratios will take effect in the new resolution.
You can view Advanced Settings description by hovering your mouse over the tooltip icon.
DirectX Settings have been separated from Advanced Settings so you can now configure them regardless of Simple Settings.
The software DirectX level feature has been removed.
You can view descriptions for DirectX 11-1 and DirectX 11-2 options in the in-game tooltip.
The ratios 21:9 and 32:9 have been added as available aspect ratios.
Aspect ratio options you see will be based on your current computer system. If you're using a monitor that does not support certain aspect ratios, they may not appear.
Post-Processing
Post-processing settings have been added that allow you to adjust the screen's hue and atmosphere from the video options.
You can combine various post-processing effects through this feature to create the visuals you want.
The post-processing feature is available only in DirectX 11 environments.
You can save up to 9 presets. You can share presets with other players by sharing codes and apply them.
You can use the post-processing feature in Photo Mode as well.
You can quickly switch presets or enable/disable post-processing using shortcut keys (Shift + F1-F9).
The default shortcut keys (Shift + F1-F9) will apply to new characters. Existing characters can assign shortcut keys from the Option Window → Key Bindings → Post-Processing tab.
You can use the shortcut keys even during battle to switch presets.
You can find the enable/disable button and the shortcut keys informational text in the post-processing UI.
Developer's Note
We found an issue where some environmental elements like leaves, walls, visual effects, etc. in certain maps would appear abnormally when playing the game with the MXAO post-processing feature enabled. This issue has been identified as a conflict in how screen depth is recognized in environments with many translucent elements, such as leaves. As there were many affected maps, this issue was difficult to fix all at once. As a result, we need more time to find an effective solution.
We apologize for the inconvenience. Until the fixes are complete, we recommend disabling the MXAO High-Quality Calculations option temporarily in maps where you are experiencing gameplay issues.
Audio
A mute feature has been added to Sound Effects and Background Music.
Background Playback Settings have been added, where you can set whether audio plays in environments where the screen is out-of-focus or minimized.
The order of the Sound Quality option UI has changed to display Low → Medium → High.
Settings for Voice Chat have been removed.
Key Bindings for Voice Chat within Controls have also been removed.
Certain pop-up UI have been updated to match the Option Window revamp.
■ Photo Mode
The Screenshot Mode that was available in the Menu (T) has been revamped to be a Photo Mode.
In Photo Mode, you can adjust a variety of camera options like tilt, field of view (FOV), screen frame, character's point of view, emotes, and more.
You can create the visuals that you want using settings in Photo Mode like Slow Mode, Character Display Criteria, Hide Effects, and more.
Certain options like Slow Mode and Character Display Criteria may only be used in town.
Your camera options can be saved as presets and loaded when needed.
Screenshots taken in Photo Mode will be saved separately in the PhotoMode folder within the Vindictus screenshots folder.
The Photo Mode's capture shortcut uses the Screenshot shortcut from Key Bindings.
You cannot use Photo Mode while you're using the Display Stand.
You cannot use the Photo Mode's post-processing UI in DirectX 9 environments.
A pop-up message informing you that you cannot use post-processing in DirectX 9 environments will appear.
■ Wardrobe
Wardrobe Skills Added
New Wardrobe Skills were added.
2 new emotes have been added. (Emote: Pep Rally, Emote: Home Run)
9 new emblems have been added. (Emblem: Let's Go!, Emblem: Heheh, Emblem: Drunk, Emblem: Mwah, Emblem: Let's Go Everyone!, Emblem: Wiggle Wiggle Heheh, Emblem: Cheers!, Emblem: Mwah with Love!, Emblem: Arrows Pew Pew Pew)
3 new titles have been added. (Title: In My Prime, Title: I'm Unstoppable!, Title: My Perspective)
You can obtain 7 more Clone Outfit Crafting Boxes.
You can obtain 3 more Clone Back/Wings Crafting Boxes.
You can obtain 3 more Clone Tail Crafting Boxes.
You can obtain 3 more Clone Object Crafting Boxes.
1 Premium Outfit Dye Ampoule Quantity-increasing skill was added, and when you acquire all the skills, you can possess up to 13.
The required points for the new Wardrobe Skills are as follows.
Wardrobe Skills
Type of Required Points
Value
Emote: Pep Rally
Total Wardrobe Points
12,520
Emote: Home Run
Total Wardrobe Points
13,150
Emblem: Let's Go!
Total Wardrobe Points
7,700
Emblem: Heheh
Total Wardrobe Points
9,360
Emblem: Drunk
Total Wardrobe Points
10,450
Emblem: Mwah
Total Wardrobe Points
10,900
Emblem: Let's Go Everyone!
Total Wardrobe Points
11,350
Emblem: Wiggle Wiggle Heheh
Total Wardrobe Points
11,800
Emblem: Cheers!
Total Wardrobe Points
12,250
Emblem: Mwah with Love!
Total Wardrobe Points
12,700
Emblem: Arrows Pew Pew Pew
Total Wardrobe Points
13,000
Title: In My Prime
Total Wardrobe Points
9,200
Title: I'm Unstoppable!
Total Wardrobe Points
9,950
Title: My Perspective
Total Wardrobe Points
10,700
Obtain Clone Outfit Crafting Box [51]
Total Wardrobe Points
9,730
Obtain Clone Outfit Crafting Box [52]
Total Wardrobe Points
9,930
Obtain Clone Outfit Crafting Box [53]
Total Wardrobe Points
10,125
Obtain Clone Outfit Crafting Box [54]
Total Wardrobe Points
10,325
Obtain Clone Outfit Crafting Box [55]
Total Wardrobe Points
10,520
Obtain Clone Outfit Crafting Box [56]
Total Wardrobe Points
10,720
Obtain Clone Outfit Crafting Box [57]
Total Wardrobe Points
10,915
Increase in Premium Outfit Dye Ampoule Quantity [11]
Total Wardrobe Points
14,500
Obtain Clone Back/Wings Crafting Box [12]
Total Back/Wings Points
1,243
Obtain Clone Back/Wings Crafting Box [13]
Total Back/Wings Points
1,388
Obtain Clone Back/Wings Crafting Box [14]
Total Back/Wings Points
1,533
Obtain Clone Tail Crafting Box [09]
Total Tail Points
657
Obtain Clone Tail Crafting Box [10]
Total Tail Points
699
Obtain Clone Tail Crafting Box [11]
Total Tail Points
742
Obtain Clone Object Crafting Box [11]
Total Object Points
1,527
Obtain Clone Object Crafting Box [12]
Total Object Points
1,737
Obtain Clone Object Crafting Box [13]
Total Object Points
1,947
■ Characters
All Characters
The following high-cost skills (in terms of cooldown, SP, or other resources) have been adjusted due to their excessive aggro values relative to their animation duration.
Aggro Value
Character
Skill
Reduced by 20% - 29%
Karok - Battle Pillar
Active: Earthquake
Reduced by 30% - 39%
Dan-Ah
Active: Ritual of Ending
Reduced by 40% - 49%
Evie - Staff
Active: Rage Conductor
Reduced by 40% - 49%
Kai - Bow
Bee Stinger
Magnum
Reduced by 40% - 49%
Karok - Cestus
Active: Hurricane (Normal State)
Reduced by 40% - 49%
Tessa
Active: Enstatite
Reduced by 40% - 49%
Grimden
Active: Million Daggers
Reduced by 40% - 49%
Kael
Active: Demos Uprising
Reduced by 50% - 59%
Evie - Battle Scythe
Spirit Bind
Life Drain
Mark of Death
Bloody Thread
Reduced by 50% - 59%
Eira
Active: Quantum Ruin
Reduced by 50% - 59%
Karok - Cestus
Active: Hurricane (Overheat State)
Reduced by 50% - 59%
Vella - Twin Chainblades
Active: Glacial Strike
Reduced by 50% - 59%
Calia
Active: Breaching Edge
Reduced by 50% - 59%
Arisha - Spellsword
Active: Ruin Blade
Reduced by 50% - 59%
Lynn - Glaive
Swift Assassin
Zhen Swift Assassin
Full Bloom
Zhen Swift Assassin's Mark
Reduced by 60% - 69%
Lynn - Battleshade
Active: Paranormal Parasol
Reduced by 70% - 79%
Letty
Active: Letty Bomba
Reduced by 70% - 79%
Charon
Active: Singularity
Developer's Note
Certain strong attack skills that consume resources like cooldowns or SP generated an excessive amount of aggro in comparison to the actual time (in animation frames) it took to use them. We used the frame-to-aggro ratio of Lann - Twin Swords' Active: Fury No. 7 skill as a baseline and adjusted skills that had noticeably higher ratios. Note that while Lann's Fury No. 7 was used as a reference, no changes were made to that specific skill.
This adjustment does not affect the damage output of these skills. The objective was to ease situations where aggro would accumulate rapidly and unnecessarily when using powerful skills.
Fixed an issue where characters capable of mobile attacks would get hit in Super Armor state while making a mobile attack and would then be unable to attack or use skills.
Fixed an issue where the rod-shaped object did not appear in the character's hand when performing the Firework emote as characters with certain body types.
Delia
Improved Active: Zenith so that it can be used while attacking.
Fixed an issue where the Rose's Revenge status effect would disappear even when Rising Comet and Falling Comet attacks were not successful.
Fixed an issue where the additional damage effect from the Vigor status effect would not apply upon using Falling Comet.
Lann
Fixed an issue where Active: Slashing High and Active: Berserker Spirit could not be used while moving when all Stamina was depleted.
Fixed an issue where the status effect would not apply to party members when using the Berserker Spirit skill.
Evie
The texture of the character's neck area has been fixed to look more natural.
■ Content Adjustment
Hero's Path
Fixed an issue where the final damage adjustment effect that's applied to the first boss in Hero's Path Seasons 2 and 3 was applied as the previous season's effect.
Fixed an issue where the Active: Mana Tracer skill video would play in missions where Active: Inspiration is used while playing Hero's Path as Arisha with a Spellwhip.
Updated the mailbox guide image that displays during Hero's Path.
Fixed the title acquired message so that it does not appear during Hero's Path.
Fixed an issue where, in the process of obtaining the final completion reward for Hero's Path and removing transferred items, the final completion reward could not be properly distributed because the transferred items were locked and could not be removed.
Hero's Leap
Fixed an issue where you could occasionally claim rewards even when you hadn't completed certain missions during Hero's Leap.
Fixed an issue where the Tuning Tickets earned from Hero's Leap that couldn't be sold at NPC Shops would still display a price.
Fixed an issue where the Mailbox image from before the revamp would display in the Warm Welcome Shop purchasing guide during Hero's Leap town missions.
Fixed an issue where certain mission text would not display properly for Hero's Leap challenges.
■ Items
The following items can now be destroyed.
Item
+13 Enhancement Rune (Orna Weapon, Armor)
+14 Enhancement Rune (Orna Weapon, Armor)
Fixed a typo in the Special All Curves/Special Red Rosetta Set item description tooltip.
Updated the notes within the Name Change Coupon item tooltip.
Updated the notes on the Name Change Coupon product detail UI at the Supply Depot.
■ Battle
Fixed certain terrain issues that occur in the Golden Tree Hill battle region.
Fixed an issue where the Active: Lightning Bolt attack used by Evie with a Staff wasn't effective in certain locations at the Golden Tree Hill battle region.
Fixed an issue where the center of the battle region would display abnormal textures upon changing the Texture Detail option at the Golden Tree Hill battle region.
Fixed an issue where the status effect would not apply when switching over to a cutscene while using the Campfire at the Golden Tree Hill battle region.
Esras' battle patterns in Golden Tree Hill battles have been adjusted as follows.
Removed the pull effect from the sequence in which Esras kicks her spear after making 3 consecutive attacks.
Slightly increased the starting animation duration of the consecutive attack patterns.
Reduced the forward movement distance when attacking during consecutive attack patterns.
Slightly increased the cooldown for the sequence in which she sticks the spear in the ground and uses a scissor kick, then comes down while hanging on the spear. Significantly reduced the pattern's frequency.
Increased the minimum activation distance of the sequence in which she charges forward and made adjustments so that this sequence won't activate while in close quarters.
Fixed the horizontal slash/forward movement attack sequence so that it does not pierce your character in Hero+ battles.
Esras' consecutive melee attacks in Golden Tree Hill battles for normal and Hero+ difficulties have been adjusted as follows.
Slightly increased the cooldown for 6-consecutive attack patterns and 8-consecutive attack patterns, reducing their frequency.
Slightly increased the animation duration in the middle of the 6-consecutive attack patterns and 8-consecutive attack patterns.
Fixed an issue where destroying a part of Esras in a Golden Tree Hill battle and then attacking her again with the partial destruction skill would replay the same animation.
Improved battle field of vision by removing or making transparent certain plant objects placed on the ground of Golden Tree Hill battle regions.
Fixed an issue where it was possible to use Clash against Black Hammer in Shadow's Castle battles.
■ Party
Expanded the maximum character limit for Limit Extra Damage to 5 digits when creating a party.
The same limit is applied when creating a party from the Battle Circuit menu.
You can now input a value for Restrict Destruction in battles other than Space Time Distortion upon creating a party.
The same limit is applied when creating a party from the Battle Circuit menu.
Fixed the Insufficient Stats pop-up and Circuit Party UI text according to the changes above.
■ Seal Shop
Tradable items at the Seal of Bravery Exchange Shop have been adjusted as follows.
Items purchased at the Seal of Bravery Exchange Shop will be bound to your character, and you cannot dismantle Uaithne Fragments and Uaithne Crystals.
Existing tradable items not included in the list below can be traded as usual.
Change
Item
Quantity Obtained
Seal Cost
Purchase Limit
Added
Tarian Steel (Binding)
1
90
5x a week per Character
Added
Sealed Power: Fragment
15
20
5x a week per Character
Added
Inherited Power: Fragment
50
10
10x a week per Character
Added
Uaithne Fragment: Weapon
1
80
Unlimited
Added
Uaithne Fragment: Head Armor
1
80
Unlimited
Added
Uaithne Fragment: Leg Armor
1
80
Unlimited
Added
Uaithne Fragment: Chest Armor
1
80
Unlimited
Added
Uaithne Fragment: Hand Armor
1
80
Unlimited
Added
Uaithne Fragment: Feet Armor
1
80
Unlimited
Added
Keen Uaithne Crystal
1
60
Unlimited
Added
Lightweight Uaithne Crystal
1
60
Unlimited
Added
Stable Uaithne Crystal
1
60
Unlimited
Added
Perfect Uaithne Crystal
1
60
Unlimited
Added
Solid Uaithne Crystal
1
20
Unlimited
Added
Smooth Uaithne Crystal
1
20
Unlimited
Added
Robust Uaithne Crystal
1
20
Unlimited
Added
Unrelenting Uaithne Crystal
1
20
Unlimited
Updated
Jardin Steel (Binding)
1
1
Unlimited
Removed
Damascus Steel (Binding)
-
-
-
■ Weekly Raid Rewards
Changed the raid names in the text of the following missions found in Weekly Raid Rewards.
'Complete an Orna Raid Battle 10 times'
'Complete an Uaithne Raid Battle 10 times'
■ Server Optimization
Fixed an issue where players would intermittently fail to depart for battle in Royal Army Battles and Shadow's Castle Battles after a 'Connection to relay server failed' error message appeared.
Developer's Note
There have been instances where players would fail to depart for Royal Army and Shadow's Castle Battles along with a message that says, 'Connection to relay server failed.' Upon investigation, we found that this issue occurred when some players departed for Shadow's Castle while other players simultaneously departed for Royal Army at the exact time that Shadow's Castle becomes available to play. Therefore, the related code has been fixed.
Improved the processing method for quests and progress data that occurs when playing Hero's Path to reduce server load.
Improved mission processing methods for characters starting Hero's Leap with high progress to reduce server load.
Fixed an issue where the client would very intermittently crash when an Evie with a Staff activated Mana Amber in certain situations.
■ Client Optimization
Fixed an issue where the audio would loop when the client was unresponsive.
■ Outfits
Bug Fix
Fixed an issue where the graphics on the upper body and buttocks area would look distorted when wearing the Special All Curves Laura Set.
Fixed an issue where the lower chest area would look distorted when wearing the Special All Curves Shaman Top/Bottom.
Fixed an issue where the chest area movement would be abnormal when wearing the Special Cichol Top.
Fixed an issue where the graphics for the top would look distorted when wearing the Special Moonlight Shirt.
Fixed an issue where the graphics for the hair would look distorted when wearing the Exquisite Agony Hair together with a hat.
Fixed an issue where wearing the Wedding Dress Hair Ornament would display the shoes.
Fixed an issue where the graphics on the back of the head would look distorted when wearing the Special All Curves/Special Red Rosetta Hair & Ribbons as Vella.
Fixed an issue where the graphics on the calf area would look distorted when wearing the Special All Curves Low-Rise Crush Bottom together with another outfit.
Fixed an issue where the graphics on the armpit area would look distorted when wearing the Special All Curves Low-Rise Crush Set as Lethor.
Dye Channel Changes
Restructured the Dyeing Channels for the Special All Curves/Special Blanc Valkyrie outfits.
The existing effects and glow from Color Part 4 for Special All Curves/Special Blanc Valkyrie Armor have been separated and applied to Color Part 5.
The default color of Color Part 5 for Special All Curves/Special Blanc Valkyrie Armor will now be the same color as Color Part 3.
The existing effects and glow from Color Part 4 for Special All Curves/Special Blanc Valkyrie Skirt and Arm Gear have been separated and applied to Color Part 5.
Due to the changes to the Special All Curves/Special Blanc Valkyrie outfit's Dyeing Channels, Resenlian's Outfit Dye Ampoule (Gift) will be distributed if the conditions below apply.
If your Color Part 5 for Special All Curves/Special Blanc Valkyrie Armor is different from the default color immediately before the maintenance, you'll get Resenlian's Outfit Dye Ampoule (Gift) x1.
If your Color Part 4 for the affected outfit parts above is different from the default color immediately before the maintenance, you'll get Resenlian's Outfit Dye Ampoule (Gift) x1 per single outfit part.
This mail has been sent to the character mailbox of characters who already owned this outfit during the August 18th (Tue) maintenance. Please check your mailbox and claim your items.
Example 1) Dyed Color Part 4 of Special Blanc Valkyrie Armor → Receive Resenlian's Outfit Dye Ampoule (Gift) x1
Example 2) Dyed Color Part 5 of Special Blanc Valkyrie Armor → Receive Resenlian's Outfit Dye Ampoule (Gift) x1
Example 3) Dyed Color Parts 4 and 5 of Special Blanc Valkyrie Armor → Receive Resenlian's Outfit Dye Ampoule (Gift) x2
Example 4) Dyed Color Part 4 of both Special Blanc Valkyrie Skirt and Special Blanc Valkyrie Arm Gear → Receive Resenlian's Outfit Dye Ampoule (Gift) x2
Example 5) Dyed Color Part 4 of Special Blanc Valkyrie Armor and then used the Clone Outfit Crafting Box to duplicate it → Receive Resenlian's Outfit Dye Ampoule (Gift) x2
Resenlian's Outfit Dye Ampoule (Gift) will only be distributed if you met the compensation distribution conditions before August 13th, 1:40 UTC, when the Error Notice was released. You will not receive compensation rewards if the dyeing occurred after the notice was published.
If you meet the standards for compensation but did not receive it after the maintenance, please contact Player Support.
You can find more details in the Error Notice.
■ Misc.
Fixed an issue where, upon using the Marionette emote, the object's shadow would not appear from another character's point of view.
Revised the UI text for entering your requested amount with C.O.D. mail to sound more natural.
Fixed the following in the Help section for Ein Lacher → Battle Rank.
Only the content within Help has been revised. Ranking calculation methods and records have not changed.
Revised Help: Decimals are recorded up to two decimal places, but scores are displayed rounded down to the nearest whole number.
Fixed an issue where the Notification pop-up text does not display properly when server response is delayed while opening certain box items.
Fixed typos that occur during dialogue in the Season 4 Episode 15 story 'Mortal Thorn.'
We will always strive to do our best and provide you with the best Vindictus experience that we can.
Thank you!