11 Yrs♥$✓#
AlenaChen
11 Yrs♥$✓#
2025 Weekly Update 4
Did some small things in all of the gacha games I'm playing. But the single big thing I did was farm for the Silvergale's Aria outfit in Infinity Nikki. Most of my progress was halted though because I got sick by the end of the week, ugh x_x.
Octopath Traveler
Didn't play. The week was too busy and I got sick.
Honkai: Star Rail
New Apocalyptic Shadow! Was a piece of cake again. I used my Firefly and Jing Yuan teams for the last stage.
Doing the new Hypogeum Enigma event! Lots of puzzles. Exactly what I was hoping for. The puzzles in Amphoreus are really fun. But damn, these were way too easy. But still fun! But it only took like half an hour to fully clear this event. The length was a bit disappointing.
Genshin Impact
Doing some random exploration and quests in the newest Natlan areas, I still need to get that exploration percentage up to at least 80!
She's the cutest. Riding one of these dino thingies for a quest.
(Quest) Sauro-Vet's Dilemma - we need to give some medicine to a Qucusaurus, but first we need to gain its trust as our little Saurian friend!
Next up I'll be doing Mavuika's Story Quest for the bonus reward that is still available. Xbalanque is returning! And we get to talk to everyone with Mavuika in tow since there's going to be another Pilgrimage.
Xbalanque's design is really great! Could we finally be getting small male characters? :D
I've unlocked the Repertoire of Myriad Melodies, the new music game mode. This one is so much fun! I only did the tutorial stuff for now, though.
Music mode!
Decided to pull for Baizhu on the Chronicled Wish. Got Tartaglia (now he's C2) at exactly 5 pity (my luck is persistent and I'm not complaining, loosing the 50/50 so early is almost like not loosing it at all!). Doing single pulls after that because this banner has its own pity and I don't want to spent a single Fate more than necessary on it. If I can get Baizhu and later Wrio... that's gonna be so awesome. I don't know when I'll even build all of these characters and I know that my account would profit a lot more from Furina cons, but I don't care! I want these men! xD
I got Baizhu at 47 pity, which is also really early.
It's time for the Lantern Rite! The first time I'll ever experience it. Can't wait to check this out next week.
Wuthering Waves
New Tower of Adversity. Right tower was easy with Camellya. For the middle and left I did a mix of Xiangli Yao and Jinhsi, basically, Jinhsi got the harder fights, but she's also favored by this ToA, so whatever xD. I think this is the first ToA I cleared so comfortably with each stage on the first try and with time to spare even. Camellya is the most surprising, since I use her with sub-par supports (A Baizhi without echoes and a barely build Sanhua.) I can't wait get better teammates for her.
The next semi-big update is here with new events and stuff and... Roccia! I need/want Roccia for my Camellya because I don't really like Sanhua. Also, Roccia's design is so good! I've been saving up for her, so hopefully I can get her and her weapon. Let's take a quick look at the numbers :). On the weapon banner I'm at 20 pity. On the character banner I'm currently at 0 pity, but guaranteed. So at the most I'll need 140 pulls to get both Roccia and her weapon. And I currently have... 120 saved up, not counting the ones I can get from Afterglow Corals. Let's go!
Roccia came very early at 35 pity. And her weapon came in at 69 pity! That leaves me with 30 pulls, but I still have all of the events and most of everything else left to do and the next character I'll be interested in is probably going to be Brant, so there's a lot of time.
The only thing that saddened me... I didn't get a single Youhu... but I did get Danjin 4 times xD.
I've put a few more pulls into Roccia's banner, hoping for an early copy and finally got myself Youhu.
Infinity Nikki
I got all of the neccessary insight for the Silvergale's Aria Outfit to 18000. Now all I need to unlock the corresponding nodes in the Heart of Infinity is more bling, luckily I still had some energy left to transform to bling. Now that that's done I can finally go farm for the Silvergale's Aria Outfit! I still need 165 boss materials for it, though. Taking a guesstimate... I'd say four more days of using my daily energy and I'll have those. So by the end of the week I should have the outfit unlocked.
I used the time it took me to farm for all of the materials I need to craft the outfit to explore some more, get more Whimstars, Dew of Inspiration and chests. And I also did some more mini games and random quests. The whole material farming process took me four days, though I wasn't rushing and only doing a little every day. Some of the materials needed can't be farmed in a single day anyway since there's only one on the entire map and they reset daily.
I decided to have a little interlude, crafting copies of all of the standard ability outfits to evolve them. They are pretty cheap and some of these recolors look really good! Plus, they are a breath of fresh air while farming. I can't evolve all of them yet, though, since I don't have enough of the weekly materials. But I'll continue to work on this, too!
I didn't realize 1.2 was coming this week! And there's a lot of new stuff. The compendium was updated. It looks so nice now and now includes Momo's cloaks. There are three free outfits in the store. Then there's some stuff available to buy for diamonds (which is just the premium currency you can farm for) and I'm getting all of those, too.
There's two new 5* gacha banners. The first one (Skyward Bouquets) I'm not really interested in. I don't particularly like the firework effect on the Stardust Flare dress. And Midnight Vigil isn't my style at all (uniforms, haha).
But the second banner (Fireworks Prelude) is pretty tempting. Dance till Dawn looks so playful and cool and I love the first two recolors. And Enduring Bond is also really cool. Well, I currently only have 82 Revelation Crystals, so unless I can get that up to 230 before the banner ends (for the second recolor, which is the one I like the most), I don't see myself pulling on it, since I really only want to pull for full outfits. But if I can manage to accumulate 230 pulls before the banner ends, I will get it. If not, I'll just wait for the next outfit I really like.
Oh my... there's a lot on the event page, too. This is almost overwhelming. Pretty cool, though, for an update that's a little over 30 days long. I think this will keep me busy for a bit.
I'll just go from right to left on the event page...
Splendor Moments: this just includes the Dancing Fireworks web event. I'll get to it later.
Current Adventures: New Mira Crown and Return of the Sovereigns, which seem to be new style challenges?
New Horizons Day: This has a bunch of quests revolving around a Hot Air Balloon ride.
New Bloom Festival: New quests, mini games and tasks revolving around the New Years event.
Carnival of Fireworks: Even more stuff revolving around Fireworks! I think I'll start with this one.
Or so I thought, but of course the first character I'd need to talk to is busy with another quest, so lets just quickly do that first...
(Quest) Fly Farther - We help Kilo save a wounded bird. Now that the bird can fly again I can hopefully start with the event quest.
We are heading to the Firework Isles' Carnival of Fireworks! I've arrived on the isle, but haven't done anything there yet. I've decided to go through the current Mira Crown Pinnacle Contest first xD. Cleared it with 21/24. Not too bad. I also went back to the Mira Crown Wishfield: Styling Contest (the permanent one) and fully cleared that now with 45/45.
I've also finally wrapped up crafting the Silvergale's Aria outfit!
Outfit of the week! I wanted to style this dress in a cool way. I think I succeeded.
Daughter of the Lake, one of the recent 4* gacha outfits. Isn't it beautiful?
Whispers of the Waves, one of the 5* outfits from the standard banner. I think it's my favorite of the bunch, it looks so cool.
Did some small things in all of the gacha games I'm playing. But the single big thing I did was farm for the Silvergale's Aria outfit in Infinity Nikki. Most of my progress was halted though because I got sick by the end of the week, ugh x_x.
Currently Playing
(PC) Octopath Traveler (60:00 | no change)
Honkai: Star Rail
Genshin Impact
Wuthering Waves
Infinity Nikki
Octopath Traveler
Didn't play. The week was too busy and I got sick.
Honkai: Star Rail
New Apocalyptic Shadow! Was a piece of cake again. I used my Firefly and Jing Yuan teams for the last stage.
Doing the new Hypogeum Enigma event! Lots of puzzles. Exactly what I was hoping for. The puzzles in Amphoreus are really fun. But damn, these were way too easy. But still fun! But it only took like half an hour to fully clear this event. The length was a bit disappointing.
Genshin Impact
Doing some random exploration and quests in the newest Natlan areas, I still need to get that exploration percentage up to at least 80!
She's the cutest. Riding one of these dino thingies for a quest.
(Quest) Sauro-Vet's Dilemma - we need to give some medicine to a Qucusaurus, but first we need to gain its trust as our little Saurian friend!
Next up I'll be doing Mavuika's Story Quest for the bonus reward that is still available. Xbalanque is returning! And we get to talk to everyone with Mavuika in tow since there's going to be another Pilgrimage.
Xbalanque's design is really great! Could we finally be getting small male characters? :D
I've unlocked the Repertoire of Myriad Melodies, the new music game mode. This one is so much fun! I only did the tutorial stuff for now, though.
Music mode!
Decided to pull for Baizhu on the Chronicled Wish. Got Tartaglia (now he's C2) at exactly 5 pity (my luck is persistent and I'm not complaining, loosing the 50/50 so early is almost like not loosing it at all!). Doing single pulls after that because this banner has its own pity and I don't want to spent a single Fate more than necessary on it. If I can get Baizhu and later Wrio... that's gonna be so awesome. I don't know when I'll even build all of these characters and I know that my account would profit a lot more from Furina cons, but I don't care! I want these men! xD
I got Baizhu at 47 pity, which is also really early.
It's time for the Lantern Rite! The first time I'll ever experience it. Can't wait to check this out next week.
Wuthering Waves
New Tower of Adversity. Right tower was easy with Camellya. For the middle and left I did a mix of Xiangli Yao and Jinhsi, basically, Jinhsi got the harder fights, but she's also favored by this ToA, so whatever xD. I think this is the first ToA I cleared so comfortably with each stage on the first try and with time to spare even. Camellya is the most surprising, since I use her with sub-par supports (A Baizhi without echoes and a barely build Sanhua.) I can't wait get better teammates for her.
The next semi-big update is here with new events and stuff and... Roccia! I need/want Roccia for my Camellya because I don't really like Sanhua. Also, Roccia's design is so good! I've been saving up for her, so hopefully I can get her and her weapon. Let's take a quick look at the numbers :). On the weapon banner I'm at 20 pity. On the character banner I'm currently at 0 pity, but guaranteed. So at the most I'll need 140 pulls to get both Roccia and her weapon. And I currently have... 120 saved up, not counting the ones I can get from Afterglow Corals. Let's go!
Roccia came very early at 35 pity. And her weapon came in at 69 pity! That leaves me with 30 pulls, but I still have all of the events and most of everything else left to do and the next character I'll be interested in is probably going to be Brant, so there's a lot of time.
The only thing that saddened me... I didn't get a single Youhu... but I did get Danjin 4 times xD.
I've put a few more pulls into Roccia's banner, hoping for an early copy and finally got myself Youhu.
Infinity Nikki
I got all of the neccessary insight for the Silvergale's Aria Outfit to 18000. Now all I need to unlock the corresponding nodes in the Heart of Infinity is more bling, luckily I still had some energy left to transform to bling. Now that that's done I can finally go farm for the Silvergale's Aria Outfit! I still need 165 boss materials for it, though. Taking a guesstimate... I'd say four more days of using my daily energy and I'll have those. So by the end of the week I should have the outfit unlocked.
I used the time it took me to farm for all of the materials I need to craft the outfit to explore some more, get more Whimstars, Dew of Inspiration and chests. And I also did some more mini games and random quests. The whole material farming process took me four days, though I wasn't rushing and only doing a little every day. Some of the materials needed can't be farmed in a single day anyway since there's only one on the entire map and they reset daily.
I decided to have a little interlude, crafting copies of all of the standard ability outfits to evolve them. They are pretty cheap and some of these recolors look really good! Plus, they are a breath of fresh air while farming. I can't evolve all of them yet, though, since I don't have enough of the weekly materials. But I'll continue to work on this, too!
I didn't realize 1.2 was coming this week! And there's a lot of new stuff. The compendium was updated. It looks so nice now and now includes Momo's cloaks. There are three free outfits in the store. Then there's some stuff available to buy for diamonds (which is just the premium currency you can farm for) and I'm getting all of those, too.
There's two new 5* gacha banners. The first one (Skyward Bouquets) I'm not really interested in. I don't particularly like the firework effect on the Stardust Flare dress. And Midnight Vigil isn't my style at all (uniforms, haha).
But the second banner (Fireworks Prelude) is pretty tempting. Dance till Dawn looks so playful and cool and I love the first two recolors. And Enduring Bond is also really cool. Well, I currently only have 82 Revelation Crystals, so unless I can get that up to 230 before the banner ends (for the second recolor, which is the one I like the most), I don't see myself pulling on it, since I really only want to pull for full outfits. But if I can manage to accumulate 230 pulls before the banner ends, I will get it. If not, I'll just wait for the next outfit I really like.
Oh my... there's a lot on the event page, too. This is almost overwhelming. Pretty cool, though, for an update that's a little over 30 days long. I think this will keep me busy for a bit.
I'll just go from right to left on the event page...
Splendor Moments: this just includes the Dancing Fireworks web event. I'll get to it later.
Current Adventures: New Mira Crown and Return of the Sovereigns, which seem to be new style challenges?
New Horizons Day: This has a bunch of quests revolving around a Hot Air Balloon ride.
New Bloom Festival: New quests, mini games and tasks revolving around the New Years event.
Carnival of Fireworks: Even more stuff revolving around Fireworks! I think I'll start with this one.
Or so I thought, but of course the first character I'd need to talk to is busy with another quest, so lets just quickly do that first...
(Quest) Fly Farther - We help Kilo save a wounded bird. Now that the bird can fly again I can hopefully start with the event quest.
We are heading to the Firework Isles' Carnival of Fireworks! I've arrived on the isle, but haven't done anything there yet. I've decided to go through the current Mira Crown Pinnacle Contest first xD. Cleared it with 21/24. Not too bad. I also went back to the Mira Crown Wishfield: Styling Contest (the permanent one) and fully cleared that now with 45/45.
I've also finally wrapped up crafting the Silvergale's Aria outfit!
Outfit of the week! I wanted to style this dress in a cool way. I think I succeeded.
Daughter of the Lake, one of the recent 4* gacha outfits. Isn't it beautiful?
Whispers of the Waves, one of the 5* outfits from the standard banner. I think it's my favorite of the bunch, it looks so cool.
Plan for the next week
There's a lot of stuff for me next week and hopefully I'll have some more time than this week. All of these games had big updates recently and I really want to get to more of these things! Hopefully I wont be as busy as this week!
I'd also like to check out Maquette on Game Pass, since its leaving the service and looks interesting.
11 Yrs♥$✓#
AlenaChen11 Yrs♥$✓#
2025 Weekly Update 5
As expected, I was sick for the most part of the week. At least I didn't have to work and I used my free time to get through a lot of the current events.
Octopath Traveler
No progress.
Honkai: Star Rail
(Event) Illia Travelogue - Just wrapped it up. There wasn't much more to do, except for riding a dromas! This whole event was just extra rewards for doing stuff around Amphoreus.
Star Rail needs more content. All of the other games have so much limited content and then Star Rail is just sitting there, being done with 30 minutes of gameplay every week, even if there is a new event ._. ...
Riding a Dromas!
Genshin Impact
Starting with the Lantern Rite quest! So far I've done the introduction quest. Then I tried Immortal Combat. Fun little mini game! I completed all of the stages. It was like Dr. Mario or something of the sort.
I also just got a copy of Mona from the standard banner at 7 pity, making her C3.
Next I did the Character Trials. Arlecchino and Clorinde are both really fun, but I'm set on going for Wrio. Lan Yan does also seem pretty fun! Luckily a copy of her is being given out for free (I'm definitely chosing her from the selector).
Moving on to Drills by Lamplight. This is a combat event. I cleared most of the stages with 2/3 stars. I think that's good enough.
And last but not least! The Custom Gift Envelope event. I liked this one. Meeting all of these characters. And Paimon was the cutest!
I've completed the first part of the Lantern Rite quest. I'm very excited to see where this is going!
Lantern Rite!
Wuthering Waves
(Event) Although Colors Have No Form - Completed all stages easily in Solo Mode. I tried stage VII in co-op and it went horribly. I still have a day left, so I might try again, but I'm not too hung up on loosing those rewards if I don't.
I moved from trying to get Roccia S1 to trying to get Jinhsi S1, unfortunately I lost my 50/50 to Calcharo at 69 pity. And then I got Jinhsi S1 at 4 pity. That is all. I hope my good luck never leaves me and keeps giving me characters early from time to time <3.
In terms of Sequences, who I'd be interested in now would be Xiangli Yao S1-S3 and Shorekeeper S1+S2. If for whatever miraculous reason Brant is going to be good for XY, I'll so save up for his Sequences xD. This game is making it so hard for me to get good at the gameplay that I really feel like vertical investment is the way to go for me. And Jinhsi and XY are my favorite characters to play.
(Event) Pincer Maneuver Warriors IV - It's not particularly fun anymore. But it's a quick and easy combat event with good rewards, so I'm not complaining. Cleared it fully with Camellya and Xiangli Yao teams. First time using Roccia, too. Still a bit chaotic, I need to look into rotations and stuff again.
(Event) Tactical Hologram: Phantom Pain - I cleared 4 of the 6 stages for both Fallacy and the Sentry Construct. Stage 5 is already too painful, I just can't do it T_T.
(Event) John Wicktorio: No Debts for Old Men - Another fast and easy combat event. Nothing much to it.
(Event) Lollo Campaign: Comeback - more free stuff aka extra rewards for doing daily activities! I was done in three days. 5 Lustrous Tides was pretty nice. Brings me closer to that last 5* standard weapon I'm still missing.
(Event) Traces of Tides - points of interest in Rinascita. Just some picture taking. I've liked this one in the past and it was good again.
I also finally did some exploration in Rinascita, but not too much. Just a bit of random walking around and doing puzzles/challenges. I especially like the canvas/color change puzzle!
Just some random in-battle screenshots.
Infinity Nikki
I've unlocked the first evolution of the Wishful Aurosa outfit (it takes 7 weeks for each evolution due to the weekly boss drop needed, but there's a double drop event going on right now.). I like the first evolution more than the original. But the last one... that's the most beautiful. Only 14 weeks to go!
Wishful Aurosa, I especially like the shoes.
I've returned to the Firework Isles. First thing I did was a bit of free exploration. Decided to complete the 'Drifting Whim' event, which is just some extra rewards for collecting 32 Whim Balloons, of which the isles have 56. Once I was done with that I felt like I had explored enough for now and went on to continue doing the quests on the isles.
I've completed the Dance Till Dawn outfit in 162 pulls. Since the first recolor/evolution is only 18 pulls away now, I'll definitely go for that one. I'll probably skip on the second evolution (for now), even though it's my favorite recolor of the outfit, since there are great 4* banners coming up. The first recolor is my second favorite, so that'll have to do! And that hair. It's so gorgeous!
I've also gotten the entire Enduring Bond set + the evolution.
There's so many new outfits all the time that it feels like a new favorite is always just around the corner xD. At least Dance Till Dawn is a gliding outfit, so I'll be seeing it for a while!
I love the hair from Dance Till Dawn. My new favorite for sure! Maybe I do have to go for the second evolution after all...
I'm doing the main quest for the Firework Isles. The Fireworks Outfit looks so amazing! I even collected enough Dew to obtain the item needed to evolve it right away! The story was fun and there's even a little boss fight that's not too bad. I also loved the last "stage" up in the clouds. Overall I loved the quest for the Firework Isles!
I also crafted some more outfits from sketches:
Far And Away - very cute, festive look. I love the dress, but wish the white and red part were separate.
Starlit Celebration - This was the birthday outfit. I'm surprised that I had all of the materials to craft a copy. I can't evolve it yet, though, since I'm missing some of the weekly materials needed. But once I can... the recolor is truly gorgeous, can't wait!
Refined Grace - An office outfit. I especially like the hair and watch. Not too bad!
I also crafted some Rare Pieces: Unruly Plaid (Very nice skirt), Blossom's Wish (Such a cute summer hat), Slepless Aria (Nice bag, though I'm not a fan of how most look when worn), Traveler's Shoes (Just plain shoes), Fingerless Gloves (Simple, but I like the design), Snowfall Boots (IDK why they are named that way xD), Academy Tribute (Plain, school uniform style top), Patchwork Pants (Don't really like them), Tangy Sweetness (Very cute earrings!), Zephyr Bracelet (Also very cute), Undersea Encounter (OMG, shark earrings!!) and Wish Hanbook (Another cute summer hat).
I've obtained the first evolution for Dance till Dawn now. 50 pulls would be needed for the second evolution, but as I've already said, I doubt I'll go for it.
I've completed all of the Firework Styling Challenges. I only had to upgrade an outfit for the last challenge, so they really weren't that hard to complete. As a nice little side effect that was also the push I needed to complete the current Mira Crown Contest with a full 24/24 score after all.
I've also completed all stages of Explosive Evasion. Which was just a bit of fun platforming.
Next I did the Whim Tanagram. Just four stages was definitely not enough! This is such a fun mini game.
Cute outfit with some of the new items!
As expected, I was sick for the most part of the week. At least I didn't have to work and I used my free time to get through a lot of the current events.
Currently Playing
(PC) Octopath Traveler (60:00 | no progress)
Honkai: Star Rail
Genshin Impact
Wuthering Waves
Infinity Nikki
Octopath Traveler
No progress.
Honkai: Star Rail
(Event) Illia Travelogue - Just wrapped it up. There wasn't much more to do, except for riding a dromas! This whole event was just extra rewards for doing stuff around Amphoreus.
Star Rail needs more content. All of the other games have so much limited content and then Star Rail is just sitting there, being done with 30 minutes of gameplay every week, even if there is a new event ._. ...
Riding a Dromas!
Genshin Impact
Starting with the Lantern Rite quest! So far I've done the introduction quest. Then I tried Immortal Combat. Fun little mini game! I completed all of the stages. It was like Dr. Mario or something of the sort.
I also just got a copy of Mona from the standard banner at 7 pity, making her C3.
Next I did the Character Trials. Arlecchino and Clorinde are both really fun, but I'm set on going for Wrio. Lan Yan does also seem pretty fun! Luckily a copy of her is being given out for free (I'm definitely chosing her from the selector).
Moving on to Drills by Lamplight. This is a combat event. I cleared most of the stages with 2/3 stars. I think that's good enough.
And last but not least! The Custom Gift Envelope event. I liked this one. Meeting all of these characters. And Paimon was the cutest!
I've completed the first part of the Lantern Rite quest. I'm very excited to see where this is going!
Lantern Rite!
Wuthering Waves
(Event) Although Colors Have No Form - Completed all stages easily in Solo Mode. I tried stage VII in co-op and it went horribly. I still have a day left, so I might try again, but I'm not too hung up on loosing those rewards if I don't.
I moved from trying to get Roccia S1 to trying to get Jinhsi S1, unfortunately I lost my 50/50 to Calcharo at 69 pity. And then I got Jinhsi S1 at 4 pity. That is all. I hope my good luck never leaves me and keeps giving me characters early from time to time <3.
In terms of Sequences, who I'd be interested in now would be Xiangli Yao S1-S3 and Shorekeeper S1+S2. If for whatever miraculous reason Brant is going to be good for XY, I'll so save up for his Sequences xD. This game is making it so hard for me to get good at the gameplay that I really feel like vertical investment is the way to go for me. And Jinhsi and XY are my favorite characters to play.
(Event) Pincer Maneuver Warriors IV - It's not particularly fun anymore. But it's a quick and easy combat event with good rewards, so I'm not complaining. Cleared it fully with Camellya and Xiangli Yao teams. First time using Roccia, too. Still a bit chaotic, I need to look into rotations and stuff again.
(Event) Tactical Hologram: Phantom Pain - I cleared 4 of the 6 stages for both Fallacy and the Sentry Construct. Stage 5 is already too painful, I just can't do it T_T.
(Event) John Wicktorio: No Debts for Old Men - Another fast and easy combat event. Nothing much to it.
(Event) Lollo Campaign: Comeback - more free stuff aka extra rewards for doing daily activities! I was done in three days. 5 Lustrous Tides was pretty nice. Brings me closer to that last 5* standard weapon I'm still missing.
(Event) Traces of Tides - points of interest in Rinascita. Just some picture taking. I've liked this one in the past and it was good again.
I also finally did some exploration in Rinascita, but not too much. Just a bit of random walking around and doing puzzles/challenges. I especially like the canvas/color change puzzle!
Just some random in-battle screenshots.
Infinity Nikki
I've unlocked the first evolution of the Wishful Aurosa outfit (it takes 7 weeks for each evolution due to the weekly boss drop needed, but there's a double drop event going on right now.). I like the first evolution more than the original. But the last one... that's the most beautiful. Only 14 weeks to go!
Wishful Aurosa, I especially like the shoes.
I've returned to the Firework Isles. First thing I did was a bit of free exploration. Decided to complete the 'Drifting Whim' event, which is just some extra rewards for collecting 32 Whim Balloons, of which the isles have 56. Once I was done with that I felt like I had explored enough for now and went on to continue doing the quests on the isles.
I've completed the Dance Till Dawn outfit in 162 pulls. Since the first recolor/evolution is only 18 pulls away now, I'll definitely go for that one. I'll probably skip on the second evolution (for now), even though it's my favorite recolor of the outfit, since there are great 4* banners coming up. The first recolor is my second favorite, so that'll have to do! And that hair. It's so gorgeous!
I've also gotten the entire Enduring Bond set + the evolution.
There's so many new outfits all the time that it feels like a new favorite is always just around the corner xD. At least Dance Till Dawn is a gliding outfit, so I'll be seeing it for a while!
I love the hair from Dance Till Dawn. My new favorite for sure! Maybe I do have to go for the second evolution after all...
I'm doing the main quest for the Firework Isles. The Fireworks Outfit looks so amazing! I even collected enough Dew to obtain the item needed to evolve it right away! The story was fun and there's even a little boss fight that's not too bad. I also loved the last "stage" up in the clouds. Overall I loved the quest for the Firework Isles!
I also crafted some more outfits from sketches:
Far And Away - very cute, festive look. I love the dress, but wish the white and red part were separate.
Starlit Celebration - This was the birthday outfit. I'm surprised that I had all of the materials to craft a copy. I can't evolve it yet, though, since I'm missing some of the weekly materials needed. But once I can... the recolor is truly gorgeous, can't wait!
Refined Grace - An office outfit. I especially like the hair and watch. Not too bad!
I also crafted some Rare Pieces: Unruly Plaid (Very nice skirt), Blossom's Wish (Such a cute summer hat), Slepless Aria (Nice bag, though I'm not a fan of how most look when worn), Traveler's Shoes (Just plain shoes), Fingerless Gloves (Simple, but I like the design), Snowfall Boots (IDK why they are named that way xD), Academy Tribute (Plain, school uniform style top), Patchwork Pants (Don't really like them), Tangy Sweetness (Very cute earrings!), Zephyr Bracelet (Also very cute), Undersea Encounter (OMG, shark earrings!!) and Wish Hanbook (Another cute summer hat).
I've obtained the first evolution for Dance till Dawn now. 50 pulls would be needed for the second evolution, but as I've already said, I doubt I'll go for it.
I've completed all of the Firework Styling Challenges. I only had to upgrade an outfit for the last challenge, so they really weren't that hard to complete. As a nice little side effect that was also the push I needed to complete the current Mira Crown Contest with a full 24/24 score after all.
I've also completed all stages of Explosive Evasion. Which was just a bit of fun platforming.
Next I did the Whim Tanagram. Just four stages was definitely not enough! This is such a fun mini game.
Cute outfit with some of the new items!
Plan for the next week
Wrap up Lantern Rite in Genshin Impact and the time-limited stuff I haven't done yet in Infinity Nikki.
There might be more stuff coming, too, I haven't really looked into it.
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2025 Weekly Update 6
I've put Octopath Traveler back on hold, since I didn't get to it in the past three or so (?) weeks.
Overall I didn't have a lot of time this week, so I didn't really get to a lot.
Honkai: Star Rail
A new Pure Fiction is here. I cleared the last stage with Jing Yuan on the first and Clara on the second team. I feel like I should really start building some better Pure Fiction characters, though. Maybe Argenti or Himeko would really help me out sometimes.
The second event warp phase is here. I'm not interested in Aglaea, but Robin has a rerun and I think I'll try for her Eidolons (I currently have her E3). I have 170 pulls saved up. For now I'll try to go for the 50/50, if I loose it I'll have to think some more.
Hah... I ended up going all in. I got three copies of her with the pulls I had saved up. Didn't loose a single 50/50, got her at 60, 75 and 76 pity. I really want to focus on the teams I currently use. Maybe I'll just go for Sunday and Ratio Eidolons next and ignore the whole Remembrance stuff. I did say I was interested in Tribbie and Anaxa, but really, it depends on if they'll be useful for any of the teams I use, I suppose.
(Event) Enscrolled Crepusculum - I hope that there'll be more combat events again in the future! I've always liked these to use and test some trial characters.
Genshin Impact
I actually missed the rest of the Lantern Rite quests :(. I did the first last week, started the second this week, but didn't have the time to finish it before it was gone. Oh well.
Wuthering Waves
A new ToA reset. I cleared the middle comfortably with Jinhsi. Left tower I did with Camellya, which was also easy. Then the right tower I did with Xiangli Yao. Clearing both comfortably despite the buffed elements not matching was pretty good.
I've completed all 7 of the Echo Flight Challenges. Those were so much fun! I hope they'll have a flying event sometime with more of these.
Flying is so much fun!
Next I went for all of the Overflowing Palettes. For these I also hope they'll do an event! I really enjoy the puzzles in Rinascita.
I've wrapped up Phase 9 of the Milestones and upped my exploration in all of the regions in Rinascita to at least 40%.
Infinity Nikki
I've evolved the Starlit Celebration Outfit. The hairstyle in blue is so cute.
I've wrapped up all the stages of Balloon Hopper. Some of these were really tight! Especially the last one. That took me several attempts.
I've put Octopath Traveler back on hold, since I didn't get to it in the past three or so (?) weeks.
Overall I didn't have a lot of time this week, so I didn't really get to a lot.
Currently Playing
Honkai: Star Rail
Genshin Impact
Wuthering Waves
Infinity Nikki
Honkai: Star Rail
A new Pure Fiction is here. I cleared the last stage with Jing Yuan on the first and Clara on the second team. I feel like I should really start building some better Pure Fiction characters, though. Maybe Argenti or Himeko would really help me out sometimes.
The second event warp phase is here. I'm not interested in Aglaea, but Robin has a rerun and I think I'll try for her Eidolons (I currently have her E3). I have 170 pulls saved up. For now I'll try to go for the 50/50, if I loose it I'll have to think some more.
Hah... I ended up going all in. I got three copies of her with the pulls I had saved up. Didn't loose a single 50/50, got her at 60, 75 and 76 pity. I really want to focus on the teams I currently use. Maybe I'll just go for Sunday and Ratio Eidolons next and ignore the whole Remembrance stuff. I did say I was interested in Tribbie and Anaxa, but really, it depends on if they'll be useful for any of the teams I use, I suppose.
(Event) Enscrolled Crepusculum - I hope that there'll be more combat events again in the future! I've always liked these to use and test some trial characters.
Genshin Impact
I actually missed the rest of the Lantern Rite quests :(. I did the first last week, started the second this week, but didn't have the time to finish it before it was gone. Oh well.
Wuthering Waves
A new ToA reset. I cleared the middle comfortably with Jinhsi. Left tower I did with Camellya, which was also easy. Then the right tower I did with Xiangli Yao. Clearing both comfortably despite the buffed elements not matching was pretty good.
I've completed all 7 of the Echo Flight Challenges. Those were so much fun! I hope they'll have a flying event sometime with more of these.
Flying is so much fun!
Next I went for all of the Overflowing Palettes. For these I also hope they'll do an event! I really enjoy the puzzles in Rinascita.
I've wrapped up Phase 9 of the Milestones and upped my exploration in all of the regions in Rinascita to at least 40%.
Infinity Nikki
I've evolved the Starlit Celebration Outfit. The hairstyle in blue is so cute.
I've wrapped up all the stages of Balloon Hopper. Some of these were really tight! Especially the last one. That took me several attempts.
Plan for the next week
No plan really. I'm not sure how much time I'll have.
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AlenaChen11 Yrs♥$✓#
2025 Weekly Update 7
Slow week, but I did get to a few more things than last week at least.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
This game is so cute and cozy! I'm not too far into it yet, just done a bunch of quests, but I'm enjoying it so far. It's a lot like Animal Crossing and I love it. I'm just not happy about daily log in rewards and daily quests, makes it feel like a mobile game. I mean, overall it really does have this mobile-game kinda vibe, but it's still fun.
So far I've gotten my own cabin and opened up another area of the island. And I've completed some random quests, but not a lot yet.
Honkai: Star Rail
Just dailies, weeklies, the usual stuff.
Genshin Impact
I got my overall exploration for the three newest Natlan regions to 60% for the temporary bonus reward. There are 100 more primogems to get it to 80%, but I wont have the time to do that on time anymore, since the reward runs out in 18 hours as of writing this.
Version 5.4 is here. I haven't really looked into it before hand (aside from whose banners are coming). I think Sigewinne is really cute and I wouldn't mind pulling for her. But I really want those Furina Constellations in the second phase. At least I'm not interested in Mizuki at all, her design just doesn't speak to me. At the beginning of 5.4 I have exactly 100 Fates. Maybe... I'll go for Furina's C2 after all. I know i really want Wrio. But there's not much point in having a unit just to have it collect dust for a long time. By the time he reruns next in 2 years or so (lol) I might have the resources to build him xD. I have so many units on the back burner... I should really focus on my main two teams for now and get those build properly before getting any more. I mean, my Alhaitham team is doing pretty good. But my Neuvillette team still needs a lot of work. Slowly but surely, slowly but surely.
I did the character trials, and neither Mizuki nor Sigewinne really convinced me, which is good.
I did some of the new Anecdotes! Interesting that some are just a character saying a sentence or two, while others are quite lengthy.
For the very first time ever I have done Spiral Abyss Floors 9 to, well, 11 of 12... I'm missing one star in floor 11 and I can't do floor 12 at all yet, but I'm getting there, I suppose?
Wuthering Waves
2.1 is here! I did 30 pulls on Phoebe's banner. She didn't want to come super early, but at least I got my final copy of Chixia and at least another copy of Lumi. And now I will keep my pity for Brant who's coming in 20 days. I'll want him and his weapon and maybe even Changli's weapon. I don't know how much of it will be doable as I have 40 pulls right now and need up to 250, probably. Well, just Brant will be fine. Everything else will be a bonus <3. (I also still have 40 pulls from Afterglow Corals saved up, but I really want to keep those for a copy of some character...)
I've also finished leveling up Roccia. Her weapon and Forte are all maxed out. Of course her Echoes could use some work (as with all of my characters...), but she's really fun to play with already! I can't wait for the next ToA reset.
I think I'll work on Changli next. She's already level 90. And I can use Emerald of Genesis as her weapon (maybe I'll skip her sig and just use EoG, I'm not sure yet), but her Fortes need a lot of work. Interestingly, I have a lot of her needed upgrade materials already (probably from some event or so, idk). I'm just missing the boss drops.
I just did the character trials. Maybe it's a good thing that I didn't get Phoebe. She's really cute, but her trial didn't convince me of her playstyle. Plus, she really wants Spectro Rover and I don't want to add another character I need to level up and build xD.
I also did the new Tactical Hologram for Hecate. I only managed to do level 1-4 of 6, just like the other ones, but I'm okay with that.
(Quest) Silent as a Falling Leaf - This is the new and recommended exploration quest that should be done before the current event. This new area looks soo good. And there's more of Zani... and Phoebe... she's so cute. I wanna hug and squish her T.T. She even blushes! I really enjoyed that quest. From the exploration to the characters... really great. And the voice acting was so good! Rover also talks a lot more now, which is great.
(Event) Old Man and the Whale - Now that the (optional) prerequisite quest is done, I'll start with this event. The event itself is permanent, but of course there are time-limited rewards. I almost forgot that there are two new areas with this patch! Riccioli Islands look really stunning.
In any case, it's fishing time! The mini game and everything reminds me a lot of Dredge, but in a good way! I'm not too far into it yet, though.
Infinity Nikki
(Quest) Listening to Echoes of the Past - This was the New Bloom Festival main quest. I think it was nice! Now I can do all of the New Bloom Chronicles and Fun Encounters next.
A new update is here. There's new progress rewards under the New Horizons Day event tab and two new 4* outfits to pull for: Verdant Melodies and Whispers of Bliss. I think they are both cute. Verdant Melodies takes at most 40 pulls and Whispers of Bliss 45. I currently have 53. I like the extra items on Whispers of Bliss a lot, especially the little to-go cup you get at 25 pulls... and the Evolution for Whispers of Bliss has such a great color. For Verdant Melodies I don't particular like the Evolution. I really like the hair on this one, though! But pulling for just the hair wouldn't be smart. I guess I'll go for Whispers of Bliss + the Evolution. I still have a lot of content to complete, so getting both should be easily doable.
Mira Crown also reset, so I'm doing that first before pulling. I couldn't clear stage 7 with a perfect rating, because I don't have 5 Elegant Ballroom items. I'll have to live with my 23/24 stars xD.
Well, at least now I have 69 pulls, so lets get to it. Whispers of Bliss and it's evolution! I got the full outfit within 40 pulls. I farmed for a few more pulls... and finally got the evolution at a total of 72 pulls. Now I'm all out of pulls. I'll definitely have to skip the next 5* banners to have enough time to farm for more pulls.
Slow week, but I did get to a few more things than last week at least.
Currently Playing
Hello Kitty Island Adventure (2:37 | new)
Honkai: Star Rail
Genshin Impact
Wuthering Waves
Infinity Nikki
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
This game is so cute and cozy! I'm not too far into it yet, just done a bunch of quests, but I'm enjoying it so far. It's a lot like Animal Crossing and I love it. I'm just not happy about daily log in rewards and daily quests, makes it feel like a mobile game. I mean, overall it really does have this mobile-game kinda vibe, but it's still fun.
So far I've gotten my own cabin and opened up another area of the island. And I've completed some random quests, but not a lot yet.
Honkai: Star Rail
Just dailies, weeklies, the usual stuff.
Genshin Impact
I got my overall exploration for the three newest Natlan regions to 60% for the temporary bonus reward. There are 100 more primogems to get it to 80%, but I wont have the time to do that on time anymore, since the reward runs out in 18 hours as of writing this.
Version 5.4 is here. I haven't really looked into it before hand (aside from whose banners are coming). I think Sigewinne is really cute and I wouldn't mind pulling for her. But I really want those Furina Constellations in the second phase. At least I'm not interested in Mizuki at all, her design just doesn't speak to me. At the beginning of 5.4 I have exactly 100 Fates. Maybe... I'll go for Furina's C2 after all. I know i really want Wrio. But there's not much point in having a unit just to have it collect dust for a long time. By the time he reruns next in 2 years or so (lol) I might have the resources to build him xD. I have so many units on the back burner... I should really focus on my main two teams for now and get those build properly before getting any more. I mean, my Alhaitham team is doing pretty good. But my Neuvillette team still needs a lot of work. Slowly but surely, slowly but surely.
I did the character trials, and neither Mizuki nor Sigewinne really convinced me, which is good.
I did some of the new Anecdotes! Interesting that some are just a character saying a sentence or two, while others are quite lengthy.
For the very first time ever I have done Spiral Abyss Floors 9 to, well, 11 of 12... I'm missing one star in floor 11 and I can't do floor 12 at all yet, but I'm getting there, I suppose?
Wuthering Waves
2.1 is here! I did 30 pulls on Phoebe's banner. She didn't want to come super early, but at least I got my final copy of Chixia and at least another copy of Lumi. And now I will keep my pity for Brant who's coming in 20 days. I'll want him and his weapon and maybe even Changli's weapon. I don't know how much of it will be doable as I have 40 pulls right now and need up to 250, probably. Well, just Brant will be fine. Everything else will be a bonus <3. (I also still have 40 pulls from Afterglow Corals saved up, but I really want to keep those for a copy of some character...)
I've also finished leveling up Roccia. Her weapon and Forte are all maxed out. Of course her Echoes could use some work (as with all of my characters...), but she's really fun to play with already! I can't wait for the next ToA reset.
I think I'll work on Changli next. She's already level 90. And I can use Emerald of Genesis as her weapon (maybe I'll skip her sig and just use EoG, I'm not sure yet), but her Fortes need a lot of work. Interestingly, I have a lot of her needed upgrade materials already (probably from some event or so, idk). I'm just missing the boss drops.
I just did the character trials. Maybe it's a good thing that I didn't get Phoebe. She's really cute, but her trial didn't convince me of her playstyle. Plus, she really wants Spectro Rover and I don't want to add another character I need to level up and build xD.
I also did the new Tactical Hologram for Hecate. I only managed to do level 1-4 of 6, just like the other ones, but I'm okay with that.
(Quest) Silent as a Falling Leaf - This is the new and recommended exploration quest that should be done before the current event. This new area looks soo good. And there's more of Zani... and Phoebe... she's so cute. I wanna hug and squish her T.T. She even blushes! I really enjoyed that quest. From the exploration to the characters... really great. And the voice acting was so good! Rover also talks a lot more now, which is great.
(Event) Old Man and the Whale - Now that the (optional) prerequisite quest is done, I'll start with this event. The event itself is permanent, but of course there are time-limited rewards. I almost forgot that there are two new areas with this patch! Riccioli Islands look really stunning.
In any case, it's fishing time! The mini game and everything reminds me a lot of Dredge, but in a good way! I'm not too far into it yet, though.
Infinity Nikki
(Quest) Listening to Echoes of the Past - This was the New Bloom Festival main quest. I think it was nice! Now I can do all of the New Bloom Chronicles and Fun Encounters next.
A new update is here. There's new progress rewards under the New Horizons Day event tab and two new 4* outfits to pull for: Verdant Melodies and Whispers of Bliss. I think they are both cute. Verdant Melodies takes at most 40 pulls and Whispers of Bliss 45. I currently have 53. I like the extra items on Whispers of Bliss a lot, especially the little to-go cup you get at 25 pulls... and the Evolution for Whispers of Bliss has such a great color. For Verdant Melodies I don't particular like the Evolution. I really like the hair on this one, though! But pulling for just the hair wouldn't be smart. I guess I'll go for Whispers of Bliss + the Evolution. I still have a lot of content to complete, so getting both should be easily doable.
Mira Crown also reset, so I'm doing that first before pulling. I couldn't clear stage 7 with a perfect rating, because I don't have 5 Elegant Ballroom items. I'll have to live with my 23/24 stars xD.
Well, at least now I have 69 pulls, so lets get to it. Whispers of Bliss and it's evolution! I got the full outfit within 40 pulls. I farmed for a few more pulls... and finally got the evolution at a total of 72 pulls. Now I'm all out of pulls. I'll definitely have to skip the next 5* banners to have enough time to farm for more pulls.
Plan for the next week
Get to those time-limited quests in Genshin Impact and Infinity Nikki and progress through the fishing event in Wuthering Waves, because that one is really good!