This version centers around laying the groundwork for the Qi Condensation realm, as well as rebalancing, fixing bugs, and adding a number of quality of life features. See below for full changelog.

New Features

• Added a 'Challenge' interaction to Aei Ma that lets you seek out a tough foe to fight together.
• Added a 'Teach' interaction to Pi Lip that lets you teach him a crafting action on demand, replacing the random encounter.
• Added a new 'neutral' birth option, that has no changes from the base stat distribution.
• Added a combat speed option in the settings.

Changes

• Improved app startup time. It should now show a loading window quickly, instead of a long pause displaying no window at all.
• Improved clothing, cauldron, and flame tooltips. They now highlight the stat changes more prominently.
• Improved artefact tooltips. It now displays the techniques and the stance the artefact will use more prominently.
• Improved display of breakthroughs, they should have a lot more colour to hightlight the relevant information.
• Gifts now help companions more, meaning they will break through faster.
• Added a lot more loot to Shiao Gian when beaten. You should now receive the majority of his equipment.
• Compendium no longer shows names of monsters you haven't beaten yet.
• Herb Field planter now has double the capacity, allowing you to queue up almost a year of crops.
• Inventory and pill selection performance when holding a large number of items improved.
• Reputation requirements halved. Each tier is now 5 reputation instead of 10, reducing the grind required to reach those thresholds.
• Rewards for missions and requests are now less uniform.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed crit chance. Equipment, buffs, and pills that increase crit chance now actually work.
• Prevented Pi Lip testing his Automated Combants on the player if the player is a realm weaker. That did feel rather mean of him.
• Fix Shiao Gian dropping loot when beaten during his breakthrough encounter.

Balance Changes

• Rebalanced mount speeds. The numbers now scale properly through the realms.
• The Body Forging realm is now slightly easier, both combat and crafting.
• The Meridian Opening realm is now slightly harder, both combat and crafting.
• Talismans
  • Improved Flow Talisman+ (I).
  • Nerfed Fragrant Blossom Talisman (II).
• Techniques
  • Razor blossom and Iron Blossom are now slightly weaker.
  • Metal Fragment buffed. It now keeps any overflow beyond 3 when converting, instead of consuming it all.
• Monsters
  • Shadow Infested (Blossom) is now stronger.
  • The Shadow Disciple is now stronger.
• Mastery
  • Crit Barrier mastery nerfed.