Star Ocean: The Divine Force Version 1.03 Update is Available Now

Square Enix released the version 1.03 update for Star Ocean: The Divine Force with numerous adjustments and bug fixes.

Patch notes for the Star Ocean: The Divine Force version 1.03 update are available below via Square Enix:

Version 1.03

• Retention of equipment and accessories equipped by characters who leave the party
  • It has been changed so that accessories which characters currently have equipped are not removed when they leave the party during story progression.
    • Es’owa decks can still be changed while accessories are equipped.
• Ability to carry out DUMA scanning while moving (walking or dashing) *Excludes VA and gliding
  • It is now possible to use the DUMA action “Scan” while moving.
• Adjustments to the frequency that allied characters use healing actions during battle
  • The chances of Nina’s AI using a heal action has been greatly increased.
• Adjustments to specific battles
  • The trigger conditions for factors such as “XX+YY% while waiting” have been tweaked to include “shift movement”*
    • *Shifting refers to the slow walking movement while maintaining distance from a target unique to AI characters
  • The weaknesses of several enemies such as Sampati, the Holy Bird have been adjusted.
  • Changes have been made so that the Vatting gauge starts from the 90% mark at the beginning of the battle where Vatting is learned.
  • The target lock display has been altered to make it easier to follow.
• Changes to UI and controls
• The following lists have been amended so that pages can be cycled using the left and right directions on the D pad.
  • Party screen: Used item list for when setting link combos, battle and active skills list, equipped weapons armor and accessories list.
    • Item screen: Items list
    • Item creation screen: Items list
  • Collection screen: Main story, side stories, enemies, dictionary, spaceships
  • Shop screen: Inventory list, Items to sell list
    • Region names have been enlarged when the map is expanded on the map screen.
    • The time that notices (e.g. messages about items obtained or consumed etc.) are displayed on the left-hand side of the screen has been extended
    • Loop processing for selecting item quantities
• Bug fixes
  • Partial fixes to the bugs currently occurring.
  • Amendments to mouse sensitivity on the Steam edition.
• Optimization
  • Optimization of game behavior on the various platforms.

Lastly, Star Ocean: The Divine Force is available now for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.