If you missed it, Genshin Impact developer miHoYo had earlier revealed that he would add a brand new kind of story quest called “Hangout Events” to the title when the upcoming version 1.4 update, “Invitation of Windblume”, appears on March 17th. Prior to the release of the major update, the developer has now provided more details on what to expect from the Hangout events when they arrive in a few short days.
With the Hangout opportunities, players can spend some time with specific characters – Barbara, Noelle, Bennett and Chongyun – and have multiple endings. To access these opportunities, players must use Story Keys to unlock each one, complete ‘Song of the Dragon and Freedom’, and be Adventure Rank 26 or higher. Different dialogue choices in the Hangout events affect the direction of the story, and a heartbeat value will affect whether the event continues or if players fail the quest.
Version 1.4 “Invitation from Windblume”: New system
As the version update approaches, travelers should definitely become curious about what the new version may contain. So today let’s take a look at a new system that will be available in this update – Hangout Events.#GenshinImpact pic.twitter.com/Ms6u5yfCUo
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Players can try to replay the various Hangout opportunities without using further story keys, and there’s a quest progress map that allows people to jump into specific parts of the quest – which seems fair to assume that it only unlocked when initially experienced. The above different endings are required to complete if players want to collect the various available awards.
Genshin Impact is currently available for free for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, PC and mobile devices. The video game will also eventually be released for the Nintendo Switch. The version 1.4 update, “Invitation of Windblume”, will be released on March 17. You can see all our previous coverage of the popular free play title here.
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