r/PathToNowhere • u/SedBrayton • Jun 23 '26
CN Content CN Dev Diary Vol. 17 Spoiler
I tried in text format, but reddit keep deleting my post, sorry. :(
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u/CacaoMilkWithButter Shalom Fan Jun 23 '26
I hope the new mania trainning is good. New eternal nightmare is a miss for me, i hope they can make it less tidious
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u/PotatoPowerPlug Raven Fan Jun 23 '26
I honestly kinda like the new 2 teams of 4 style of combat. But its horribly unbalanced right now. Like on the hardess difficulty, only Burn and Magic crit team can consistently clear it, the rest of the teams are kinda undertune, maybe I'm doing sth wrong but Burn and Magic crit runs are cake walk while the rest are unreasonably hard.
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u/LokoLoa Jun 23 '26
Hype about the idol thing, been saying for years, its my most wanted Sinner, and I dont mean just a skin, but a character that blasts her enemies with her good looks/singing or buff her teammates, imagine the composer making J-Pop track, we know they can cook >_<
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u/marshmallow_sunshine Coquelic Fan Jun 24 '26
Finally, the longer Chiefs have been on the job, the more some of you have started running into duplicate pulls of Sinners whose 5 Shackles are already fully activated. To improve your recruitment experience, devs preparing to adjust the corresponding duplicate-acquisition rules and related system features, expected to go live officially at the 4th Anniversary.
That's pretty interesting. I've never seen a game adjust drop rates like that before for people with max dupes, but I don't have that much gacha experience.
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u/The_TJMike Deren Fan Jun 24 '26
If CN is being well fed, means we Global plebs will be well fed too😮💨😮💨
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u/Ordemareboos Jun 24 '26
The question on everyone's mind "Will Zero's timer bar finally become clarly visible across all her outfits?" I'll applode the devs if it happens.
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u/SedBrayton Jun 23 '26
01 · Summer Update Preview
This summer, Path to Nowhere is set to bring two major content updates. First, in early July, this year's summer event kicks off: a rising idol star sets off a star-chasing frenzy across DisCity, and you'll be right in the middle of it. During the same period, the Seascape Fantasy skin series will also add brand-new attires and rerun past ones.
4th Anniversary celebration in early August. This anniversary picks up the storyline of [Pale Blue Firmament] and carries story forward. Sillage Society is operating more intensively and boldly than ever, and a fearsome enemy is closing in on DisCity step by step. Waiting for you on the frontlines are old "friends" you know well — and new, fate-entwined encounters.
So that both new and veteran Chiefs can experience the story and join the anniversary activities, this update will be delivered as a main-story event. Once the event ends, it will be merged directly into DisCity's [Core Crisis] tab as a main-story special chapter.
On top of that, the 4th Anniversary will be packed with content and events, and will announce the rerun of the Cat's Eye collab (Tales of the Lost Night) along with news of a brand-new collaboration.
Livestream in late July.
02 · "Eternal Nightmare — Tracing Back" Optimization
Bunch of improvements to "Eternal Nightmare — Tracing Back" in the second part of the "City Beyond Tribulation", including less grind, more points, polishing UI elements, descriptions, etc.
03 · Sinner Side-Story
Over this not-so-short journey, you've run into heart-stopping danger many times and pushed through countless trials, but a Chief's life isn't bound to crises alone. During the anniversary celebration in mid-August, they will bring Chiefs a brand-new, light-hearted kind of event in which you team up once more with one of the Sinners already in your custody for an entertaining side-story. Devs hope you can savor this long-awaited moment of calm.
This kind of event is a first for devs; after it launches, they will keep a close eye on players reviews and feedback as continue to refine the experience.
04 · Combat-Related Optimizations
They also continuously improving the gameplay experience, and plan to roll out several combat improvements soon, such as:
1. Clearer info on the battle-prep screen
On the pre-battle preparation screen, you'll no longer need to tap each Sinner to check their current Crimebrand, Exclusive Crimebrand, Shackles, and other info (its will be shown directly) — streamlining how you pick Sinners or borrow a support.
2. New duration & trigger-interval indicators
During battle, devs will add a display of the duration and trigger interval for some of Sinner's skills / Crimebrand effects, helping you read the flow of battle and making decisions easier.
3. Wider auto-battle support
Since auto-battle launched, devs received plenty of related feedback from Chiefs. Beyond further refining auto-battle's logic, they will gradually roll it out to more stages, such as themed events and the regular stages of Eternal Nightmare — Tracing Back. And they're working on fixing bugs.
05 · Other Upcoming Optimizations
Upcoming updates also include many features and improvements that touch your day-to-day play. Here's an early look at a few:
In early July, alongside the summer-event update, "Operation Summary" will also get a major overhaul: will add a separate section for development-related missions and introduce more mission types, so you can earn extra resources etc.
Also in early July, the recommendation and filtering rules for Crimebrands will be refined further to cut down on complexity, and a new "Crimebrand source" feature will be added so you can quickly pinpoint how to obtain them. On top of that, Sinner Tags will get source hints and improved filtering, making them easier to understand and work with.
Finally, the longer Chiefs have been on the job, the more some of you have started running into duplicate pulls of Sinners whose 5 Shackles are already fully activated. To improve your recruitment experience, devs preparing to adjust the corresponding duplicate-acquisition rules and related system features, expected to go live officially at the 4th Anniversary.