XSEED Games and Too Kyo Games have released the version 1.1.1 update for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy, which introduces the “Extreme & Despair” difficulty mode, several quality of life improvements, battle balance adjustments, and bug fixes.
Patch notes for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy update 1.1.1 can be read below, via the official website:
The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy Update 1.1.1 Patch Notes
Improvements
- Chapter Select
- Players can now start the game immediately before each decision making scene.
- The maximum display area of the Chapter Select menu has been expanded.
- Battle
- A new Battle Mode “Extreme & Despair” has been added.
- The auto-healing in Safety mode has been updated to occur at the end of the player’s turn.
- Battles that have been cleared before can now be skipped even if they are not similar to any other battles.
- “Redo Wave” has been updated to skip any events at the beginning of a wave.
- Field
- Added UI to show which direction characters are in hallways.
- The brightness of the flash from the monitor during the morning and nighttime chime scenes has been decreased.
- Gift-O-Matic
- The player is now able to go back after selecting a gift to create. Gift creation will only occur after the player has selected the recipient.
- The player can now filter gifts by hitting the “Name” button to open the Report Card and checking a character’s Preferred Items.
- Grades that will improve by spending time with someone or giving them a gift can now be confirmed on the Report Card menu.
- Exploration
- Some story-related Exploration sequences can now be skipped.
- Random battles will no longer occur based on player selections made during Exploration.
- Others
- Added a feature to toggle on/off the message window and controls during dialogue screens.
- The cursor position will now be retained when saving and loading the game.
Battle Balance Adjustments
- Tsubasa Kawana
- Decelerate: Area of effect has been expanded.
- Kurara Oosuzuki
- Craft Mounted Turret: Increased turrets’ ATK by 1.
- Craft Support Tower: Effect range of towers has been expanded.
- Ima Tsukumo
- Twin Wing Gale: Added an effect to heal Fatigue.
- Bloody Angel’s Fist: Attack area has been expanded.
- Kako Tsukumo
- Energy Sniper: “Inflicts Attack -3 on user” has been changed to “Inflicts Attack -2 on user.”
- Spirit Rain: “Inflicts Attack -3 on user” has been changed to “Inflicts Attack -2 on user.”
- Moko Mojiro
- Moko Dynamite: Armor +1 effect has been added.
- Ultra Moko Bomber: ATK area has been expanded.
- Battle Stages
- The game balance for some battles has been adjusted.
- Some boss behaviors and their skill effects have been adjusted.
Bug Fixes
- All versions
- Fixed an issue where the game crashes when selecting “Chapter09_A_aba_099” and “Chapter09_A_abb_099” in Chapter Select.
- Fixed an issue where unique battles can be skipped even though players have not cleared any similar battles.
- Fixed an issue where saving/loading during an exploration changes the player’s moving direction and square colors.
- Fixed an issue where audio volume cannot be adjusted.
- Fixed an issue where visual effects do not show up properly during battle.
- Other minor bug and text fixes.
- Steam
- Fixed an issue where the cursor keeps moving when using the touchpad with no mouse connected.
Moreover, Too Kyo Games will host a special 100-minute livestream for The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy on August 2 at 20:00 JST / 7:00 a.m. EDT. The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy developers Kazutaka Kodaka, Kotaro Uchikoshi, and Taihi Kimura will appear during the livestream to discuss the game and make some exciting announcements.
Before the game’s launch for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, Final Weapon reviewed The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy and gave it a 4 out of 5 score. Our review praises the RPG’s intriguing cast of characters, easy pick-up and play combat system, and compelling elements reminiscent of Kodaka’s Danganronpa franchise.
