Once Human Version 1.4 Update Announcement
Dear Metas,
We're planning a server maintenance and update on January 15 at 8:00 PM (PT). The maintenance is expected to last about 2 hours. Please plan your gameplay accordingly for the best experience.
Since Once Human's official launch, we've been closely monitoring community feedback and working on fixes and optimizations.
Below are the details of this update.
New Content
Visional Wheel Goes Live!
- The Visional Wheel is a mysterious multidimensional Deviation. Its origin is unknown, and it cannot be secured. Once activated, it warps reality across all dimensions, triggering a range of anomalous phenomena in each scenario.
- Scenarios affected by the Visional Wheel are known as Visional Scenarios and feature unique rules that affect the Survival, Combat, and gameplay. These scenarios can be accessed via the sign-up system.
- Each Visional Wheel cycle lasts for approximately 3 months. At the end of each cycle, the Visional Wheel will spin again, generating new anomalies.
Visional Wheel S0 - Lunar Oracle
Tag Introduction: At dusk, a crimson moon will cast its anomalous light on the wilderness. Deviants will gain enhanced stats, while players will experience falling Sanity, which must be recovered by defeating enemies. Players also gain increased yield and special crate rewards when their HP is low!
'Lunar Oracle' Visional Scenarios for Manibus, Evolution's Call, Prismverse's Clash, and The Way of Winter will be available. They are marked by the corresponding tags under Season Tags at the Scenario screen.
Period: January 16–April 24
Key Update Schedule:
January 16: All Visional Scenarios are open for registration, Lunar Oracle goes live
February 13: S0 exclusive event Crimson Moon begins, don't miss the chance to get exclusive skins!
March 13: 'Lunar Oracle' gameplay is upgraded as a mysterious shadow appears.
Lunar Oracle Effects:
Lunacy
- When outside your territory, Lunacy causes you to steadily lose Sanity, down to a minimum of 20%. It also greatly reduces your Sanity recovery rate, requiring you to defeat enemies to recover Sanity. However, Lunacy also grants you a resource acquisition buff that grows stronger as your HP falls.
- During a Lunar Oracle, you can earn Lunar Whispers by defeating enemies and participating in various game modes. When you have Lunacy, the lower your HP, the more Lunar Whispers you will obtain. Lunar Whispers are time-limited and must be used before they expire.
- If you die, the crimson moon will grant you a blessing that protects you from Lunacy during the current Lunar Oracle. You will also lose a certain quantity of Lunar Whispers based on your Sanity level at the time of death. The lower your Sanity, the more Lunar Whispers you'll lose.
- When infected with Lunacy, you'll be able to see the world's true form, allowing you to discover hidden Oracle Crates in settlements and more deviated plants in the wilderness. However, gathering resources in the wilderness will carry the chance of triggering Deviant attacks.
Wilderness Changes
- During a Lunar Oracle, Deviants in the wilderness will go berserk, growing more aggressive and dealing increased damage. Unique Elite enemies will also appear in settlements.
- Oracle Crates will appear in settlements and can be unlocked using Lunar Whispers. These crates come in different grades, each requiring a different amount of Lunar Whispers to open. Inside, you'll find exclusive formulas that will significantly enhance your abilities. Oracle Crates also contain mods with the 'Lunar' suffix, Lunar animal skins, unique animals, and Lunar Oracle Morphed Deviations.
- In response to the threat posed by Lunar Oracle deviations, you can enhance your abilities by mixing and matching gear, mods, deviations, dishes and medicine of different Lunar Oracle genres.
- If The Prime War or Stronghold Conquest is started during a Lunar Oracle, the game mode will also be affected by the anomalous vision and Lunacy. If a Chaosweaver descends during a Lunar Oracle, the region will be affected by both the Lunar Oracle and the blizzard or volcanic storm.
- In response to the challenge posed by Lunar Oracle deviations, you can enhance your abilities by mixing and matching gear, mods, deviations, dishes and medicine of targeted genres.
*Visional Scenarios will go live after the January 16 update. Ordinary scenarios without Lunar Oracle will be available at the same time. Please select accordingly.
Scenario Arrangement
- Since the current tags for Hard-difficulty scenarios offer a somewhat repetitive experience, the original Hard modes will be discontinued following the launch of Visional Scenarios.
- To cater to players who find Visional Scenarios too challenging, regular scenarios of each type will continue to be available. The schedule can be viewed in the sign-up system.
- For details on the Visional Scenario servers, refer to: January 16 Server Opening and Scenario Sign-Up Announcement （Link:https://www.oncehuman.game/news/update/20250107/40780\_1204947.html）
- To ensure that everyone can choose the game mode that is most suitable for them, we will remove the CD for Scenario Exit and give everyone a free Scenario Exit Card.
New Gear
1. New Weapons
Critical Pulse: Trigger consecutive Power Surges to generate Orb Lightning pulses!
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Primal Rage: Transform HP into ammunition!
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Hazardous Object: Make everything go boom with this explosive pistol!
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2. New Armors
Unique Armor: Overloaded Pants
Temporarily gain unlimited ammunition after dealing Power Surge DMG a number of times.
Unique Armor: Charmed Mag Top
When in Fast Gunner status, you have a chance of firing extra bullets per shot. The less ammunition in your current magazine, the higher the chance.
Unique Armor: Viper Mask
Greatly increases the range of Unstable Bomber, which also deals increased DMG proportional to its range.
Set: Treacherous Tides Set
1 piece: Weapon DMG reduction.
2 pieces: When your HP is below 70%, you gain a buff to Weapon and Status DMG.
3 pieces: Reduces the effect of Sanity on Max HP. Grants a buff to Weapon and Status DMG that increases as your Sanity goes down.
4 pieces: Gain a shield when your HP is low.
3. New Mods
Helmet Mods
Weapon Symphony: Weapon Symphony: After switching weapons, you receive a boost to Fire Rate and Weapon DMG. The effect weakens over time.
Quick Toss: After using a throwable, grants a Fire Rate buff and replenishes the magazine of the last weapon held.
Top Mods
Ardent Shield: When shielded, you gain additional DMG Reduction, and single instances of DMG will not penetrate the shield.
Pants Mods
Elemental Resonance: Grants the next magazine an Elemental DMG buff based on the amount of Elemental DMG dealt by the previous magazine.
Critical Surge: Gain a stackable Crit DMG buff upon reloading from an empty magazine.
Shoes Mods
Against All Odds: Gain a stackable Weapon and Status DMG buff upon receiving damage.
Power of Striving: Upon expending Stamina, gain a Weapon and Status DMG buff. The lower your Stamina, the stronger the buff.
Lunar Oracle Mod Suffix
In scenarios with the Blood Moon tag, you can find Lunar Oracle Crates containing mods with unique suffixes in the wilderness.
Applicable Mods: Helmet and Top
Suffix Effect: As your HP falls, you gain Crit DMG, Elemental DMG, Weapon DMG, and Status DMG buffs.
New Seasonal Cradle Effect
Combat Environment Tags
Combat Environment Tags are updated to: Void, Coherence, Phase:
- Void Deviants start with a shield that reduces most DMG effects.
Countermeasures: Cradle Override: Anti-Void, Unstable Bomber DMG, Power Surge DMG
- Coherence Deviants carry a Coherence device. While the device is intact, Coherence Deviants are invincible.
Countermeasures: Cradle Override: Anti-Coherence, Bounce DMG, DMG while in Fast Gunner state, DMG while in The Bull's Eye state
- Phase Deviants have high DMG Reduction.
Countermeasures: Cradle Override: Anti-Phase, Shrapnel DMG, DMG while in Fortress Warfare state
New Deviation [Wish Box]
Wish Box is a special Territory Deviation. By placing it in the Isolated Securement Unit, you can find it in the territory. Wish Box has a separate storage space that transforms any item placed inside into something else at every hour. See the wonders that the Wish Box can perform!
Wish Box can be purchased at the Stellar Planula Shop or obtained from Morphic - Crates.
Take note that only the owner can interact with the Wish Box. When the Wish Box is discarded, any item stored inside will be cleared.
Wish Machine Prize Pools
After the update on January 16, 2025, new Wish Machine prize pools will be available for 3 weeks:
Critical Power Surge: Includes the Legendary weapon blueprint 'Critical Pulse.'
Contradictory Shrapnel: Includes the Legendary weapon blueprint 'Conflicting Memories.'
Overload Power Surge: Includes Legendary gear blueprints: 'Overloaded Pants,' 'Blackstone Pants,' 'Blackstone Gloves,' and 'Blackstone Mask.'
On January 30, 2025 afternoon, new Wish Machine prize pools will be available for 3 weeks:
Raging Barrel: Includes the Legendary weapon blueprint 'Primal Rage.'
Tranquil Frost: Includes the Legendary weapon blueprint 'Silent Anabasis.'
Magic Gunslinger: Includes Legendary gear blueprints: 'Charmed Mag Tops,' 'Treacherous Tides Helmet,' 'Treacherous Tides Pants,' and 'Treacherous Tides Shoes.'
Gender Conversion
Build a Floor Mirror in your territory and interact with it. Enter the character selection screen and choose other genders in the top left corner. Add item Metamorphosis Token for the change to take effect. Metamorphosis Tokens are available in the Shop at 1 Energy Link.
New Shop Arrivals
Spring Festival Carnival! Get ready for many surprises, including Lightforge Gem rate up and 20% higher draw probability!
- New Functional Items:
Gender change item 'Metamorphosis Token' is now available under Other Items in the Shop. You can purchase one at the price of 1 Energy Link. This redemption is limited to once per account. Alternatively, you can get more 'Metamorphosis Token' using Crystgins.
- Lightforge Loot Crate: Frostshade (available from January 17, 10:00 AM server time)
"The crimson moon... the serpent lies in wait!"
Lightforge Loot Crate: Time-limited Frostshade Legendary Collection Vehicle Skin 'Tidal Hunt,' Legendary Character Set 'Cambrian Nightfall Set,' Legendary Weapon Skin 'Nightbreaker - MG4,' Legendary Furniture 'Starry Cloud Bed,' Legendary Territory Collectibles 'Abyssal Teardrop,' and Epic Collection Theme Pack 'Sea & Butterfly'.
*Crazy limited Spring Festival Loot Crate promotion! Get Lightforge Gem rate up and 20% higher draw probability for Lightforge Loot Crates!
*Lightforge Loot Crate: Hype Dino will be removed from sale on January 16, 6:00 AM server time.
- Lightforge Loot Crate: Pyro Glide (returns from January 27, 10:00 AM server time)
"Embrace the eternal flames and soar to freedom."
Lightforge Loot Crate: Pyro Glide makes limited return with Legendary Vehicle Skin 'Pyro Glide,' Legendary Character Set 'Psychedelic Skull Set,' Epic Weapon Skin 'Primordial Flame - KAM,' Epic Collection Weapon Skin 'Primordial Flame - Heavy Weapon,' and Epic Collection Territory Collectibles 'Constellation Light.'
*Crazy limited Spring Festival Loot Crate promotion! Lightforge Loot Crate returns with Lightforge Gem rate up and 20% higher draw probability!
New Shop Arrivals
Epic Territory Pack 'Rocky Fun Collection' and Fine Fashion Set 'Gale Bolt' are available after the January 16 version update. There are many other Spring Festival themed items for you to choose!
2) Next week (January 23), Epic Collection Fashion Set 'Party Icon,' Epic Collection Theme Pack 'Wild Feast,' Epic Material Pack 'Florivox Cabin,' and Epic Weapon Skin Bundle 'Injection Attack' will be available. Find more information on skin releases at the Shop.
3) Subsequently (January 30), Epic Fashion Set 'Snowbound Chic,' Epic Theme Pack 'Overlimit,' Epic Furniture Pack 'Sunlit Bliss Bedroom,' and Fine Facility Skin Bundle 'Loamy Soil: Spring Soil' will be available. Find more information on skin releases at the Shop.
4) Subsequently (February 6), Epic Fashion Set 'Heat Storm,' Epic Theme Pack 'Fiery Youth,' Fine Wallpaper Pack 'Dreamland Wallpaper Bundle,' Fine Facility Skin Bundle 'Weapon Rack - Trend Collection,' and Epic Weapon Skin Bundle 'Injection Attack' will be available. Find more information on skin releases at the Shop.
Spring Festival Event
The Spring Festival is just around the corner, bringing many events and gifts! Unlock over ten cosmetic and furniture items, two exclusive Deviations, and three Spring Festival recipes—all for free! There are also more than 10,000 Starchroms waiting to be earned! Gather your friends and embark on the Lucky Moonlit Journey!
Event Period: January 16 (after update) – February 23
Highlights:
- Go to Spring's Invitation: Log in every week to earn cosmetics! Unlock Spring Festival dishes to bring you good luck on your journeys!
- Wild Wish Party: Wish Land Party Island has a festive new look for the Spring Festival. Eternaland Carnival Crates are back, plus a new and challenging carnival parkour event!
- Wacky Racing: Spring is a season for laughter and travel! Under the influence of the Lunar Oracle, vehicles in the event seem to move even faster. Gather your friends and embark on an open-world racing spree!
- Lunar Oracle Dungeon Challenge: Get a quick taster of combat under the influence of the Lunar Oracle!
- Spring Festival Lucky Painting: Collect Spring Festival-themed outfits to unlock the New Year's Painting! Decorate your home and get a Spring Festival Lucky Bag!
- Daily Gifts: Starting on the first day of the Spring Festival, a new gift unlocks each day, leading up to a grand gift on the day of the Lantern Festival. Invite your friends to join and claim them together!
Optimizations
Balance Adjustments
| Previous | Now | |
|---|---|---|
| Bounce | / | Fixed an issue where Bounce attacks would target friendly units by default. |
| Tactical Combat Boots | / | Changed the ammunition replenishment rate to 1 bullet per second. |
| Kumawink | 25% chance to trigger AoE Bounce on hit, bouncing to up to 3 targets. Bounce hits always trigger a rebound, dealing 100% Bounce DMG; after rebounding, it doesn't continue to bounce. After reloading, Bounces +1 for 6s. Effect is removed after switching weapons. Bounce DMG +30%. | Corrected description: Bounce DMG +75%. |
| Precision Bounce | After triggering Bounce 6 times, the next bullet's Bounce DMG +50%. | Corrected description: After triggering Bounce 6 times, the next bullet's Bounce DMG +125%. |
| Pyro Dino | Explosion DMG +300%. | Explosion DMG +240%. NOTE: Deviations' Attack is determined by the player's Psi Intensity. The DMG of Pyro Dino Lv. 5 is 1200% Psi Intensity. |
| Brahminy | 60% chance to trigger Bounce on hit. Deal 35% Bounce DMG to players.60% chance to trigger Bounce on hit. Deal 35% Bounce DMG to players. Bounces +2. Hitting the environment can also trigger Bounce; damage decreases by 30% (95% against players). Bounce Weakspot Priority +100%. | 75% chance to trigger Bounce on hit. Deal 35% Bounce DMG to players. Bounces +2. Hitting the environment can also trigger Bounce; damage decreases by 30% (95% against players). Bounce Weakspot Priority +100%. |
| Little Jaws | Unstable Bomber is guaranteed to trigger on hit; cooldown: 0.9s. Unstable Bomber deals 40% less damage to you. Unstable Bomber delay +0.2s. Each hit on an enemy with an Unstable Bomber increases that Unstable Bomber's final damage by 20%. For every 0.1s increase in Unstable Bomber delay, Unstable Bomber DMG +10%. | Unstable Bomber is guaranteed to trigger on hit; cooldown: 0.9s. Unstable Bomber deals 40% less damage to you. Unstable Bomber delay +0.2s. Each hit on an enemy with an Unstable Bomber increases that Unstable Bomber's final damage by 20%. For every 0.1s increase in Unstable Bomber delay, Unstable Bomber DMG +15%. |
| Predator | 40% chance to trigger Fast Gunner on hit. Whenever the number of Fast Gunner stacks reaches a multiple of 5, gain Unlimited Ammo for 0.5s. Hitting the same target consecutively grants Weapon DMG +2% per hit, up to +40%. Effect resets when switching targets. When the remaining bullets are more than 50% of the magazine size, Attack +40%. | Whenever the number of Fast Gunner stacks reaches a multiple of 5, gain Unlimited Ammo for 0.5s. Hitting the same target consecutively grants Weapon DMG +2% per hit, up to +60%. Stacks are halved when the target is changed. When the remaining bullets are more than 50% of the magazine size, Attack +40%. |
| Conflicting Memories | Triggers Shrapnel after 12 hits. For every 40 magazine size, Shrapnel trigger parts +1, up to +4. When magazine capacity exceeds 90 bullets, every extra 15 bullets increases Shrapnel DMG by 10%. Magazine size +40 | Trigger Shrapnel every 12 hits. Shrapnel DMG -30% against players. For every 32 magazine size, Shrapnel trigger parts +1, up to +5. When magazine capacity exceeds 90 bullets, every extra 15 bullets increases Shrapnel DMG by 10%. Magazine size +40 |
Movement Speed Adjustments
1. Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where eating Stardust Ratatouille would let players exceed the maximum Movement Speed.
Fixed an issue where the actual Roll Speed bonus of Golden Wool was between 30% and 100%, causing players' Roll Speed to become too fast. We have also increased the Roll Speed bonus of Golden Wool to between 10% to 25%.
2. Effect Adjustments
Fixed an issue where Stardust Corn Ale's Movement Speed buff only affected jump height. It now grants Sprint Speed +20%.
Changed the effects of Snow Trekking Gear and Enhanced Snow Trekking Gear to no longer stack.
3. Stat Display and Maximum Adjustments
Added the display of Sprint Speed and Roll Speed bonuses to the Stats panel.
Increased the maximum Movement Speed bonus from 20% to 30%. Increased the maximum Sprint Speed bonus from 20% to 40%. Reduced the maximum Roll Speed bonus from 100% to 60%.
Movement Speed Guide: Movement Speed bonuses apply to all movement states. Sprint Speed bonuses apply when sprinting. Rolling speed is partly based on your current Movement Speed. Roll Speed increases your initial speed when rolling.
4. Aero Leap Adjustments
Fixed an issue where Movement Speed would become too fast after dashing with Aero Leap due to the frame rate.
You can now hold the Roll button to increase Aero Leap's dash distance by expending Stamina.
Developer Notes:
- We have heard your concerns on longstanding issues that have yet to be resolved. We take your feedback seriously and have conducted an internal review. Moving forward, we will fix combat-related bugs more promptly and ensure timely communication with players through regular announcements. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.
Previously, due to our development schedule and processes, we required some time to address issues reported by players, and we only made announcements after issues had been resolved. We acknowledge that this may have caused communication delays. From now on, we will include information about identified and confirmed issues in our regular announcements, even if they have not yet been fixed.
- We have also heard your concerns about spending time and resources on certain items, only for them to get nerfed. We understand and appreciate the effort you have put into your builds. Moving forward, we will exercise greater caution with balance adjustments, especially for items that require significant time investment. Your responses to the recent Co-Dev Update showed us how much you care about balance adjustments. In the future, we will communicate more actively with players to share the logic and reasoning behind any adjustments made.
Teleportation
- Teleporting back to a campsite, your territory, or a teammate's territory now share a unified cooldown timer.
- Added a new item: Anti-Blockage Capsule. When used, it resets the cooldown for teleporting back to a campsite, your territory, or a teammate's territory, allowing for immediate teleportation. This item has a chance of being found in Medicine Boxes in the wilderness.
- The cooldown for teleporting back to a campsite, your territory, or a teammate's territory will now be reset after taking part in Public Crisis Events, including Where Does Disco Go?, The Dark Side, Dig to Hell, Paradise Lost, Operation Chiron, Fatal Signal, Battleship Blockade, Fishing, and Close Encounter: Dakini.
- Added a prompt for when the player gets stuck in the foundation due to network or loading issues after teleporting back to their territory. The player's position will also automatically be corrected once the loading is complete.
Social Feature Optimized
- Enabled chat between strangers.
- Added a trade message filter to the World chat channel. Enable the filter to collapse all trade messages and keep your chat box distraction-free.
Cosmetics
- Optimized the soft-body physics of fashion items.
- Changed the standing pose of female characters on the Character screen and in the wilderness.
- Changed the appearance and physics of the basic female character model's chest.
- Optimized characters' standing poses and some interactive animations in the territory.
- Changed character lighting in the wilderness, including indoor, outdoor, and low-light environments, to improve character appearance.
- Stocking fashion items (Nighttime Rose, Sailor's Spirit, Star of Tomorrow, Combat Medic, Frosty Glory) now cover the feet when the character is barefoot or wearing footwear that partially reveals the feet.
- Optimized the preview images of stickers and decals in the Shop and Lightforge Loot Crate interfaces.
Combat
- Optimized the appearance of the quick Switch Ammo function.
- Optimized the display of the Stats screen. Stats of the same category are now grouped under descriptive subheadings, making it easier to understand what each stat does.
Wilderness
- Optimized the display quality of some areas.
- Increased the DMG of the Laser Gun's laser beam.
- Added turn signs to some roads.
- Optimized some paths in Wish Land – West.
- Optimized the lighting effects on the player character in the wilderness.
- Optimized the frequency of weather change alerts in each scenario. Players can also manually set the alert frequency in the Settings.
- Adjusted the Chaosweaver's drop mechanics. Drops can now be collected by moving within 50 meters after they appear.
Scenario
- Optimized the server selection process.
- Optimized the scenario recommendations for returning players.
- The player sign-up limit for each server will now be lifted after a certain number of days.
- Due to Evolution's Call (Novice) being too challenging for new players, and Manibus (Novice) being more suitable and showcasing the game's unique features better, we will discontinue the Evolution's Call (Novice) scenario starting January 16.
Dungeons
Added a hidden loot crate to Securement Silos that can be opened with Controllers. Inside a Securement Silo, mysterious Deviations will keep spawning. Defeat them all to reveal a hidden loot crate containing mods, weapons, Energy Links, or Stardust Source.
Storage
Optimized the item transfer process. When depositing items into the Vault or Spacetime Backpack, items with the lowest value will be replaced first.
Other
- Adjusted the appearance of the Shadow Hound's Shadow in the Main Story Task.
- Players can now check Deviation trait details in the Backpack.
- Increased the drops of temperature-affecting facilities.
- The Glide key can now be customized separately.
- Optimized the Download Center screen.
- Changed the location for using redemption codes to Settings > Account > Redeem Code.
Bug Fixes
Public Crisis Event
- Fixed an issue where the player would fall underground when teleporting to the Public Crisis Event – Dig to Hell.
- Fixed an issue where the Seed of Life would get stuck on some terrain types during Cargo Conquest.
- Fixed an issue where the Public Crisis Event – Surge of Fish would sometimes appear outside the scenario map in Prismverse's Clash.
Cosmetics
- Fixed an issue where high-heeled shoes would sometimes become distorted and cause the character's sitting pose to float in the air.
Shop
- Fixed an issue where some items in the Romantic Misty Purple Street building panel pack were displayed incorrectly in the Shop.
Ranching Gameplay
- Fixed an issue with lag when viewing ranched animals.
Territory
- Fixed an issue with the load-bearing calculations when placing a Water Pump.
- Fixed an issue where ceilings would sometimes leak water.
- Changed the permissions for Fish Tank interactions. Only friends with the Storage permission can interact with the Fish Tank.
Boss Dungeons / Securement Silos
- Fixed an issue where after clearing a Monolith, its map icon would not change.
Other
- Fixed an issue causing visual effect errors.
- Fixed an issue where the player could become stuck on Sulfur outcrops when inputting certain controls.
Controller
- Fixed an issue where a tip saying the building does not exist would appear when using a controller to apply a home decor cosmetic and pressing X.
- Fixed an issue where the Claim All and Back buttons would overlap when using a controller to interact with territory facilities.
Deviation
- Fixed an issue with incorrect Deviation spawn descriptions in the Manibus scenario.
Enemy
- Fixed an issue where Morphic Loot Crates would not drop loot crates after death.
Vehicle
- Fixed an issue where vehicles would suddenly explode.
- Fixed an issue where vehicles could not be dismounted after getting stuck on a rock or wall, causing the game to jam.
Once Human Development Team