Release Notes - 2023

• A new content category, Field Bosses, is now available.

  • Field Bosses are categorized by area, rather than the specific boss.

• Mythical Dungeons will now show dungeon-specific Insignias.

  • This feature only applies to current Mythical Dungeons, not past ones.

• Improved the class descriptions by streamlining the structure and adding a distinct paragraph for party buffs.

• Changed the way Rewards are displayed.

  • Loot tables for Mythical Dungeons, where each Stage is listed separately, will be collapsed.

  • Loot tables for Heroic Dungeons, Raids, and Solo Dungeons, where typically only 1-3 difficulties are available, will not be collapsed.

• Changed the way Bonus Rewards from Solo Dungeon's Dynamic Quests are displayed (where applicable).

• Changed the text NPC Rewards — [NPC Name] to Merchant Shop — [NPC Name] to more closely reflect the language used in the game world.

• Improved various boss screenshots.

Mythical Dungeons

• Twilight Forest: Added Twilight Forest to the list of Mythical Dungeons.

• Frostfire Foundry:

  • Improved the boss screenshots.

  • Added the location of the instance.

  • Added the item rewards from the daily quest.

• Chaos Avalanche Den: Fixed an issue where some rewards from the quest Yeti Again were missing.

• Skysong Isle: Fixed an issue where some rewards from the quest Isle of the Storm were missing.

Heroic Dungeons

• Tomb of the Exiles: Added Tomb of the Exiles to the list of Heroic Dungeons.

• Cold Storage:

  • Fixed an issue where Mallang was written instead of Mollang.

  • Changed the way the Merchant Shop items are displayed.

• Heaven's Mandate:

  • Fixed an issue where Mallang was written twice, instead of Mollang.

  • Changed the way the Merchant Shop items are displayed.

Raids

• The Steelbreaker:

  • Improved the boss screenshot of REV-A DEV-A, Surveillance Sentinel, and TPK 5000.

  • Fixed an issue where TPK 5000's description states that the boss has four legs, instead of three.

• Nightfall Sanctuary: Improved the screenshot of Gangshi; Tongshi, The Peacekeeper, The Shield Bearer, The Scorptamaton, and Grand Celestial Emperor.

• Temple of Eluvium: Added clips of the instance cutscenes, under the header Documentation. Note that this feature is still being tested and will for now only be available on this page.

• Midnight Skypetal Plains: Added Midnight Skypetal Plains to the list of Raids.

Challenge

• Improved various texts.

• Improved various screenshots of boss encounters.

• Revised the text used in the Locations section in instances.

  • Previous text: View of the location in the game environment.

  • Revised text: Outlook of the entrance

  • Previous text: Location on the World Map.

  • Revised text: Location of the instance

  • Previous text: Layout as seen from the World Map.

  • Revised text: Level design

• Reworked the design of Dynamic Quests for Mythical Dungeons.

  • The Dynamic Quest will now contain a hyperlink that redirects to a separate page.

  • The separate page contains a table listing each Stage's Dynamic Quest rewards.

  • Both the Completion and Bonus rewards will be listed in the table.

• Reworked the design of Dynamic Quests for Heroic Dungeons.

  • The Dynamic Quest will now list the Completion and Bonus Rewards, instead of only either.

  • The list will now be grouped by Completion and Bonus rewards, instead of difficulty.

  • The difficulty will instead be represented by increasing values, with each increased value representing each difficulty. For example:

  • 1/2/3 Supply Chest

• Added Health Point lists to some Mythical Dungeon bosses.

  • The Health Points text will now contain a hyperlink that redirects to a separate page.

  • The separate page contains a list containing each boss' Health Point for the various Stages.

  • The list includes only "major" stages. For instance, Stage 9-11 and 13-15 will not be displayed.

Classes

• Musician: Added a class introduction.

• Summoner: Improved the class introduction.

Dungeons, Raids, Solo Dungeons

• Heroic Dungeons: Updated the thumbnail for Sogun's Lament.

• Bloodshade Harbor: Added the dungeon's release date, rewards, and quests.

• Mushin's Tower - 20th Floor: Fixed an issue where outdated quest indicators were displayed.

• Mushin's Tower - 15th Floor: Fixed an issue where outdated quest indicators were displayed.

Useful Links

• Added Char Info (NA) and Char Info (EU) to the navigation menu, replacing BnS Life.

  • This change was made as BnS Life's main features appear to no longer be fully functional or maintained.

Home (and its subpages)

• Adjusted the Release Notes to now instantly redirect to the current year, while past years are hidden behind a collapsible menu.

Classes

• General changes:

  • Added each Class' commonly used abbreviations.

• Classes: Removed information not deemed relevant and added brief information about Breaker.

Dungeons, Raids & Solo Dungeons

• Adjusted the site's primary color from #963a3a to #a13c3c, creating a stronger red hue with higher intensity.

  • The adjusted primary color is visible in the navigation menu, headers (excluding articles with cover images), buttons, links, and other site contents.

• Removed information about Hongmoon Archives going on hiatus from various texts.

• Improved the accuracy of Unicode symbols in the navigation menu, indicating BnS Life and YAST as external sites.

  • Adjusted the link title from "BnS Life 🔗" to "BnS Life ⧉."

  • Adjusted the link title from "YAST 🔗" to "YAST ⧉."

• Replaced Arial with Gentium Basic as the font used in various tables to align with the site's typography.

• Added disclaimers regarding outdated information to archived pages still accessible from public search engines.

Home (and its subpages)

• Home: Clarified the purpose of Hongmoon Archives in the Home section.

  • The revised text in the Home section serves as the site's new meta description.

  • Previous text: Learn to stand defiant against your foes with the help of Hongmoon Archives—an independent community site.

  • Revised text: Explore challenging instances, intricate systems, and thrilling stories with Hongmoon Archives—an extensive fan-made resource for Blade & Soul.

• About

  • Restructured and expanded the About section to include more information on site updates, issues, and contact details.

  • Updated the contact details for Discord (due to Discord's username changes).

• Known Issues: Improved the language and formatting of the Known Issues section.

Attributes

• Removed Attributes.

• Removed Hongmoon Points.

• Removed Skill Enhancement.

• Removed Bonus Attributes.

• Removed Augmentation.

• Removed Unity.

• Removed Compound.

• Removed Insignia.

Equipment

• Removed Equipment.

• Removed Accessories.

• Removed Soul Shields.

Dungeons, Raids & Solo Dungeons

• General changes

  • Shortened and made the introduction text of Dungeons, Raids, and Solo Dungeons more concise.

  • Streamlined the naming of headings.

    • Adjusted "Available Dungeons" to "Dungeon Catalog."

    • Adjusted "Retired Dungeons" to "Catalog of Obsolete Dungeons."

    • Adjusted "Available Raids" to "Raid Catalog."

    • Adjusted "List of Solo Dungeons" to "Solo Dungeon Catalog."

  • Revised the introduction text of all dungeons, raids, and solo dungeons to include additional lore and better storytelling.

    • Excemptions: Naryu Sanctum, Cathedra Cliffs, Brood Chamber.

  • Revised some boss descriptions.

  • Fixed an issue where some boss encounters did not display the boss' title.

  • Streamlined boss naming when multiple bosses are involved. (e.g., "Amasa & Amayun" revised to "Amasa; Amayun")

  • Improved boss naming when the boss has both a title and a name (e.g., "Master of Ceremonies Maximon" revised to "Maximon — "Master of Ceremonies"").

  • Improved the formatting of boss stats.

    • Emboldened Health Points, Condition Bars and Enrage Timer to separate them from the amount.

    • Adjusted how the amount of Condition Bars are presented ("x1" revised to "1x").

  • Reduced the spacing between Difficulty Adjustment listings.

  • Improved the formatting and naming of the title preceding alternative instance names and the difficulty range.

    • "Alternative title" revised to "Name Variations".

    • "Available Difficulties" revised to "Difficulty Levels".

  • Improved the formatting of the list for an instance's name variations (e.g., "Doll House / Puppet's Rest" revised to "Doll House; Puppet's Rest".

  • Revised the standard text applied to instances where instance-specific achievements are only available in Korea, not NA/EU.

    • Previous text: [DUNGEON] achievements are, as of the [DATE MONTH YEAR], not implemented into Blade & Soul. The achievements below are extracted from Korea's client.

    • Revised text: The achievements for this dungeon have not been implemented into Blade & Soul as of [MONTH DATE, YEAR]. The following achievements are extracted from the Korean client.

  • Fixed an issue where the capitalization of the heading Easy/Normal/Hard Difficulty Rewards was inconsistent.

  • Removed the Effects section (also referred to as mechanics or gimmicks) from Mythical Dungeons.

  • Removed boss mechanic sections, as they were too brief to fully comprehend.

  • Updated various rewards.

• Dungeons

  • Revised the terminology and language to focus on creating an adventurous tone.

  • Adjusted the stage range for Mythical Dungeons to 1 - 20, instead of 1 - 80.

• Raids

  • Revised the language to focus on presenting a more immersive tone.

  • Expanded on the description of raids.

  • Improved the clarity of when and how to join an alliance.

  • Improved the explanation of Raid IDs and their impact on progression.

  • Expanded on the idea of major raids & light raids.

• Solo Dungeons

  • Revised the structure of the introduction text.

  • Improved the description of solo dungeons.

  • Expanded on the difficulty and complexity of Solo Dungeons.

• Chaos Avalanche Den: Added the Chaos Avalanche Den dungeon, which can be found under the Dungeons section.

• Skysong Isle: Added the Skysong Isle dungeon, which can be found under the Dungeons section.

• Abyssal Throne: Added the Abyssal Throne dungeon, which can be found under the Dungeons section.

• Chimera Lab: Fixed an issue where the encounter Starling & Myna did not feature a boss description.

• Heaven's Mandate:

  • Updated layout for the Rewards section.

  • Added NPC rewards.

  • Updated Daily Quest and Dynamic Quest rewards.

World

• General changes:

  • Revised the introduction text of Realms and Story and added a new cover image to both sections.

  • Added a table of contents on top of the cover image on Realms and Story.

• Realms

  • Improved the length and level of detail of the introduction text, providing greater description of the world.

  • Revised the tone and language.

  • Improved the interface to better separate each Realm and zone using collapsible text blocks.

• Story

  • Added Act XII — The Northern Continent.

  • Adjusted the naming of the heading "Detailed Quest Journals" to "Story Catalog."

  • Updated some Story Act thumbnails.

Challenge

• Merged Challenge and List of Challenges into one section: Challenges.

• Rewritten the introduction text of the Challenges section.

• Updated the Daily Challenge and Weekly Challenge quests.

• Improved the layout for better readability.

Useful Links