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【Update Announcement】Primestone Route Chapter 1 English Release

NCH: Chronos Rebirth · published 25 May 2026, 11:02 UTC

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Dear Directors,

We’ve recently released a major update for the game. Below are the full details of this update:

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🛠️ Core Updates & Improvements

* English Text for “Primestone Route” Chapter 1 Now Available

> To improve the quality of the English text, we invited a friend with experience living in the UK and a background in professional writing to help with localization.

> That said, we are still not a native English-speaking team, so there may still be imperfections in translation and expression. We sincerely welcome your feedback and suggestions to help us improve further.

* Major Performance & Stutter Optimization

We have significantly improved the game’s underlying performance and smoothness.

Even players who previously experienced stable performance should notice much faster save/load speeds after this update.

* New QTE Gameplay Added to the Post-Banquet Battle

We’ve added a simple QTE (Quick Time Event) mechanic to the “bug battle” sequence after the banquet.

This is intended to:

- Increase player engagement during combat;

- Enhance tension and pacing;

- Make certain story outcomes feel more readable and predictable.

* “AI-Forge” Illustration Officially Implemented

This illustration was commissioned from the artist over half a year ago, and we’re finally happy to share it with everyone.

We hope you’ll enjoy it.

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📢 Future Plans

* The 【Branch Navigation】 feature is planned to arrive in the next major update.

* The game is currently planned for release in 2027. We’ll share the exact timing once we’re confident enough to announce it.

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