LEVEL-5 has revealed patch notes for Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road update 1.2.4, which is available now for the game’s PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (Steam) versions. The update adjusts training goals in Story Mode Chapter 9, added a feature to switch characters on the Abilearn Board and Equipment Menu, and applies various bug fixes.
Update 1.2.4 will come to the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road at a later date, so stay tuned.
Read up on the patch notes for update 1.2.4 below, via the game’s official website:
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Version 1.2.4 Update Patch Notes
Feature Additions/Adjustments
- Added a Feature to Switch Characters on the Abilearn Board
- Added a feature that allows players to switch to other characters in the same Team Dock directly from the Abilearn Board.
- Added a Feature to Switch Characters on the Equipment Menu
- Added a feature that allows players to switch to other characters in the same Team Dock directly from the Equipment Menu.
Balance Adjustments
- Adjusted Training Goals in Story Mode Chapter 9
- Adjusted the training goals in Chapter 9 of Story Mode.
- When playing on another platform via Cross-Save, training goals may appear higher due to differences between versions.
- Adjusted the training goals in Chapter 9 of Story Mode.
- Adjusted Experience Requirements for Leveling Up
- Adjusted the amount of experience required for all characters to level up.
- Added Level Sync for Avatars in Story Mode
- When using an Avatar in Story Mode matches, any Avatar at level 51 or above will now be adjusted down to level 50.
- Retrying a Story Match Will Now Carry Over the Score
- Adjusted Story Mode matches so that if you lose and retry from mid-match, the score up to that point will now be carried over.
- Adjusted Experience Gains for Lower-Level Characters
- Adjusted the system so that up to five lower-level characters among the sixteen members in the Team Dock will receive a post-match experience bonus. The bonus scales based on the level gap between each of the lowest five characters and the team’s average level.
- Countermeasures for Idling in Ranked Matches
- Implemented the following measures:
- In the case of defeat, rewards will only be granted if the match was played through to the end.
- Experience earned upon defeat has been reduced to one quarter.
- Conceding a match will no longer grant rewards.
- Implemented the following measures:
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue in the Spirit Exchange where used Spirits would not decrease even after being spent.
- Fixed an issue where Ranked Match points were still awarded even if the connection was canceled during a Ranked Match.
- Fixed an issue in the Special Training Gatling Kraken Trap that prevented it from being cleared when played at a high frame rate.
- Fixed an issue in BB Stadium where, after selecting “Continue from save” to resume Campaign Mode and winning a match, the game would sometimes fail to progress when attempting to start the next one.
- Fixed an issue in Story Mode Chapter 6 where the game would sometimes fail to progress after winning the skill showdown.
- Fixed an issue in the Story Mode Chapter 8 match against Royal Academy where the screen effect of a Special Tactic could sometimes remain on screen.
- Fixed an issue in the Story Mode Chapter 8 match against Royal Academy where the same Special Tactic could be used twice in a row during the second half.
- Fixed an issue in Story Mode where the number of abilities owned was displayed incorrectly due to referencing items from other modes.
- Fixed an issue in Story Mode Chapter 9 where, when controlling Darian Moonward, players could fast travel to South Cirrus Junior High but were unable to return to Raimon, preventing further progression.
- Fixed an issue in Story Mode where opening the map exactly as the player touched the red dashed line marking an impassable area could cause the game to become unresponsive.
- Fixed other minor bugs.
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road is available now for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.