Tekken 8 Update 1.006.001 Released for Version 1.06 Lidia Early Access This July 22

Bandai Namco has released Tekken 8 update 1.006.001 this July 22 on all platforms, and this is to usher in the early access for new fighter Lidia (non-early access release is July 25), alongside a bunch of changes, Note that there are no balance adjustments for fighters in this title update, which is called version 1.06 by the developers.

Tekken 8 Update 1.006.001 Patch Notes for July 22:

Update: Here’s the patch notes for what Bandai Namco calls Tekken 8 update 1.06.01!

Update Contents

* New playable character ‘Lidia Sobieska’ added
* New battle stage ‘SEASIDE RESORT’ added
* New feature ‘PHOTO MODE’ added
* New items added to the TEKKEN SHOP
* Feature improvements and bug fixes
* Properties and/or behavior for select moves of select characters were adjusted

Update Details

* New playable character ‘Lidia Sobieska’ added
* 72-hour early access made available to owners of the Playable Character Year 1 Pass. Playable Character Year 1 Pass is included in the following:
‘TEKKEN 8 Deluxe Edition Upgrade Pack’
‘TEKKEN 8 Ultimate Edition’
‘TEKKEN 8 Deluxe Edition’

New battle stage ‘SEASIDE RESORT’ added
– A beachside resort-themed battle stage will be added for free.

New feature ‘PHOTO MODE’ added
– New features will be added to capture battle moments more attractively, including free angle control, various functions, and filters.

New items added to the TEKKEN SHOP
– New battle pass ‘TEKKEN Fight Pass -Round 2-‘
* During the specified period, players can increase their level by completing daily and weekly missions in online matches, allowing them to obtain various items.
* In “ROUND 2”, missions will be added to make leveling up easier even for players who do not frequently engage in online battles.
* In “ROUND 2”, leveling up in “FREE” grants “100 TEKKEN COINS”.
* By obtaining “PREMIUM”, which allows you to acquire more items than “FREE”, and leveling up, you can earn up to “600 TEKKEN COINS” from “PREMIUM” in addition to the “100 TEKKEN COINS” from “FREE”, for a total of “700 TEKKEN COINS”.
* The “TEKKEN COINS” you have earned can be exchanged for various items in the “TEKKEN SHOP”.

New costume packs ‘Celebrity Pack’ and ‘Vacation Pack’ will be available for each playable characters.
– Avatar Skin ‘Lidia Sobieska’
– One free avatar customization item
– ‘300 TEKKEN COINS’
* In addition to the previously available TEKKEN COINS ‘5500’, ‘3210’, ‘2120’, ‘1050’, and ‘500’, ‘300’ has been added.

Feature improvements and bug fixes
– Improved ‘TEKKEN BALL’ to allow practice of TEKKEN BALL while waiting for online matching.
– Changed the ball return behavior in ‘TEKKEN BALL’ when using item techniques.
– Improved ‘Special Style’ to allow execution of ‘Specialty Move’ and ‘Air Combo’ from a crouching position.
– In ‘MY REPLAY & TIPS’, modified so that the countdown timer does not count down while the round timer is stopped due to actions like Rage Arts when the character is controllable.
– Other miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes were implemented.

* Properties and/or behavior for select moves of select characters were adjusted.

Bandai Namco hasn’t released the official patch notes just yet, but here are the confirmed changes incoming via the latest Tekken Talk episode.

• Seaside Resort stage will be added to the game, features day of time change as the match goes
• Photo Mode officially being added as well, has various settings, filters and adjustment options for taking pictures
• Starting from July 26th and until the end of October, there will be a social media campaign for people to try and share their coolest and best pictures. Just like fanart, some of these might appear on official Tekken broadcasts and TWT events
• Specials and Air combos will now be usable from ws via Special Style
• Tekken Ball will now be available while matchmaking instead of training mode
• Summer cosmetics are confirmed for (seemingly) every character. Ones that were shown on stream are Lidia, Lars, Nina, Eddy, Hwo, Alisa
• New battle pass is confirmed. Free track will grant everybody up to 100 Tekken coins. Missions have been made easier to complete just by logging in and playing matches consistently
• New 300 Coins pack will be added to the Tekken shop

Once the complete patch notes are available, we’ll be sure to update the article,

In other Tekken 8 news, Bandai Namco just unveiled that Heihachi is coming to the game later this year! Check out the trailer as well as info on the Tekken World Tour Finals.

Update: Complete patch notes have been added.

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