Tekken 8 Update 1.012.001 Brings New Shop Items and More
Tekken 8 update 1.012.001 has begun distribution, as Bandai takes the servers down for maintance in order to bring some new shop items, adjustments, options, and more.
New Tekken 8 Update Adds Maid Outfit, Amongst Other Things
#Application Date and Time
[JST] From around 11:00 on Wednesday, January 15th, applied sequentially
[CET] From around 3:00 on Wednesday, January 15th, applied sequentially
[PST] From around 18:00 on Tuesday, January 14th, applied sequentially
#Maintenance Date and Time
[JST] Wednesday, January 15th, 10:30 – 14:00
[CET] Wednesday, January 15th, 2:30 – 6:00
[PST] Tuesday, January 14th, 17:30 – 21:00
# “TEKKEN SHOP”
* “TEKKEN FIGHT PASS – SPECIAL ROUND -” Added
– Added a special FIGHT PASS commemorating the 30th anniversary of the Tekken series
Note: About “TEKKEN FIGHT PASS”
– Complete missions within the period to level up and earn various items
– Available in both free “FREE” and paid “PREMIUM” versions, with “PREMIUM” offering more items
– “FREE” allows you to earn up to 100 “TEKKEN COINS”
– “PREMIUM” allows you to earn up to 300 additional “TEKKEN COINS” on top of the 100 from “FREE,” for a total of 400 “TEKKEN COINS”
* “Maid Outfit Pack” Added
– A shared costume pack containing the following items:
– Maid Outfit (Upper Body)
– Maid Shoes (Knee-High Socks) (Shoes)
– Maid Headdress (Accessory)
– Heart Eyes (Eyes)
* “TEKKEN SPECIAL DEAL” Available
– Selected items available at special prices during the event period.
# “TEKKEN FIGHT LOUNGE”
* 5 Special Ghosts Appear with Obtainable Character Panels
– Talk to and defeat them to obtain one character panel each
– Character panels are fan art works collected from the “TEKKEN FANDOM Campaign”
– Special ghosts will appear in the lobby until the next update scheduled for March
– These special ghosts will be replaced with different ones in the next update
* Standardization of NPC Interaction Features Across All Areas
– Features available when interacting with NPCs (staff) in the lounge (such as replay and customization) have been standardized to ensure consistent functionality across all areas
# “OPTIONS”
* Tournament Settings Feature Expansion
– When “Game Options Settings” > “Tournament Settings” is set to “ON,” individual settings can be customized from “Tournament Settings Content ”
– If you don’t want to set items individually, selecting “Preset” from bulk settings in “Tournament Settings Content” will apply the same settings as “Tournament Settings” > “ON” in v1.11.00 and earlier
Note:
Since turning “Tournament Settings” to “ON” alone does not enable each function, please either configure individual items from “Tournament Settings Content” or select “Preset” from bulk settings
* Configurable Items
– “Fixed Rule” (First to 3 rounds, 60 seconds)
– “Disable Pause Menu” set to “ON” (Disables pause menu activation)
– “Disable Pause Menu” set to “Hold” (Long press required to open pause menu)
– “Show Confirmation Pop-Up for Rematches” (Shows a confirmation dialog when selecting “Rematch” to prevent accidental rematches from button mashing)
– “Hide Win Streak”
– “Disable Intro/Outro Skipping”
– “Rematch with Random Stage” (Option to “Rematch with Random Stage” becomes available on the result screen)
– “Hide Button Help During Matches” (Button help becomes hidden during matches and on the result screen)
# “RANKED MATCH”
* Matchmaking System Adjustments
– Adjusted to reduce the likelihood of consecutive matches with players where the previous match failed to establish
#“PLAYABLE CHARACTERS”
* Regarding Future Character Move Behavior Fixes and Balance Adjustments
– Balance adjustments in v1.12.01 have been postponed in consideration of major official tournaments scheduled for late February in Europe and Japan.
– Additionally, as we plan to release “Season 2” update with extensive balance adjustments this spring, we will not implement any balance adjustments in v1.13 (scheduled for mid-March) which precedes this update.
– Information about the “Season 2” launch timing, general direction of balance adjustments and ranked match changes, next DLC character, and more will be announced during “TEKKEN Talk Live” events scheduled for February and March. The February “TEKKEN Talk Live” will be held on the following date:
# “TEKKEN Talk Live Season 2 Special”
– YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/xmik3NHJGjI
– Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/tekken
[JST] From around 12:00 on Tuesday, 2/25
[CET] From around 4:00 on Tuesday, 2/25
[PST] From around 19:00 on Monday, 2/25
Thank you for your continued support of “TEKKEN 8”.
Source: [Tekken]
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