Chrono Ark Patch Notes — April 3, 2026
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Patch Notes
New Features
In Free Mode, certain cutscenes during the final boss can now be skipped.
Added a "Blood Mist Auto Trigger" option in Game Settings. When enabled, the Blood Mist UI will automatically pop up upon entering camp if you raised the Blood Mist level at the previous campfire.
Added a random character selection button to the character select screen.
Added a white border to debuffs that do not have any type.
Added a "Buy All" button to the gift item vending machine. Gift acquisition UI animations have been significantly sped up.
When acquiring a new skill with full skill slots, a default skill will be automatically removed based on role.
DPS: Prioritizes removing default heal
Healer: Prioritizes removing default attack
Tank: Removes default defend last
Improvements
Healing Circle: Shield scaling increased from 140% → 155% of healing power.
Optimized in-battle performance, reducing CPU usage.
Translations reviewed by Playism have been applied. English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese translations have been significantly improved!
Playism has been added to the ending credits.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where selecting a skill that was counting down in the skill selection screen would corrupt the original skill reference.
Fixed an issue where Countdown skills could have a negative countdown value.
Fixed Countdown skills to calculate correctly at the start of each turn.
Fixed an occasional soft-lock that could occur after an enemy's forced action.
Fixed an issue where skipping the story during the main story final boss after battling Inquisitor Judas could result in a black screen and soft-lock.
Shadow Pillar: Fixed buff damage calculation to accurately reflect actual remaining duration.
Uncontrollable Doll: Fixed an issue where the same effect could occasionally trigger twice.
Rain of Arrows: Fixed an issue where the damage display would sometimes not show correctly.
Fixed an occasional crash when entering Lucy's room after the loop sequence.
Fixed an issue where text dialogue boxes could remain on screen when starting or ending Story Replay.
Adjusted the maximum frame rate cap to 144 to prevent unlimited frame rates from being set.
Fixed an issue where new players could not create a new save file in certain environments.
Removed the possibility of an infinite loop with the Atomic Reactor.