# Vindictus Ver. 3.39 Update Note - Product: Vindictus (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/vindictus) - Vendor: NEXON - Date: 2026-08-18 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/212160/view/197747627751639606 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/vindictus/releases/2026-08-18-ver.-3.39-update-note What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Added Lumielle as the 28th playable hero character who uses an Arc weapon - **added** — Added exclusive equipment sets for Lumielle including Sylvan Spring Set and Brilliant Blossom Set - **added** — Added Lumielle's Arc to obtainable recipes when using Weaponsmithing Recipe Scroll: Uaithne Weapon - **added** — Added Lumielle as a 28th ally in the Friendship System with appearance in Mercenary Lounge and short stories - **added** — Added 35 voice emotes for Lumielle purchasable with Friendship Seals - **added** — Added Vanguard Mission requiring Lumielle's specialties - **added** — Added 1 default character slot - **added** — Added new character highlighting to Lumielle in character creation screen - **added** — Added post-processing settings to adjust screen hue and atmosphere with ability to save up to 9 presets - **added** — Added 21:9 and 32:9 aspect ratios as available options - **added** — Added ability to right-click control slots in Key Bindings to undo shortcuts - **changed** — Option Window UI has been updated with consolidated and restructured features - **changed** — Mouse Mode is no longer available as separate option and consolidated into Keyboard + Mouse Control Preset - **changed** — Maximum frame rate improved to display monitor's maximum scan rate - **changed** — Full screen window mode removed with choice between Full Screen and Window Mode only - **changed** — DirectX Settings separated from Advanced Settings for independent configuration - **changed** — Available hero's Leap count per account adjusted to 2 with release of new character - **removed** — Removed software DirectX level feature - **removed** — Removed Mouse Mode as separate option Hello, this is the Vindictus team. Below are the list of changes available after the version update of August 18th, 2026. **Table of Contents** [table equalcells="1" colwidth=""] 1. New Character: Lumielle - Partholon Vanguard - Friendship System - Voice Emotes - Misc. 2. Option Window Revamp - Controls - Video - Post-Processing - Audio 3. Photo Mode 4. Wardrobe 5. Characters - All Characters - Delia - Lann - Evie 6. Content Adjustment - Hero's Path - Hero's Leap 7. Items 8. Battle 9. Party 10. Seal Shop 11. Weekly Raid Rewards 12. Server Optimization 13. Client Optimization 14. Client Optimization 15. Misc. **■ New Character: Lumielle** --- - Added Lumielle, the 28th hero of Vindictus. - The new character Lumielle uses an Arc. - You can embark on the Hero's Path with the new character, Lumielle. - Added exclusive weapons for Lumielle. - Arc - Added exclusive equipment for Lumielle. - Sylvan Spring Set - Brilliant Blossom Set - Added Lumielle's exclusive equipment to Expertise. - Lumielle's Arc can be crafted using the Goldsmithing Expertise. - Lumielle's Sylvan Spring and Brilliant Blossom Sets can be crafted using the Tailoring Expertise. - The Uaithne Arc will be added to obtainable recipes when using the Weaponsmithing Recipe Scroll: Uaithne Weapon. - Characters who already used the Weaponsmithing Recipe Scroll: Uaithne Weapon will have already learned the recipe for the Uaithne Arc. - Other Arc and exclusive equipment are automatically acquired based on your Expertise Proficiency. **Partholon Vanguard** - Added a Vanguard Mission that requires Lumielle's specialties. **Friendship System** - Added a 28th ally named Lumielle. - She will appear in the Mercenary Lounge. - Speak with her to have her join in on missions. - Added friendship achievements for Lumielle. - You may happen to meet Lumielle in the town of Colhen. - Added short stories for Lumielle. - Short stories at the First Encounter and Acquaintance level are now available. - You can chitchat with Lumielle. **Voice Emotes** - Added 35 emotes voiced by Lumielle. - You can preview Lumielle's voice in Emotes → Voice tab. - You can buy voice emotes with Friendship Seals from the Friendship Seal Shop. **Misc.** - Added 1 default character slot. - New character highlighting is added to Lumielle in the character creation screen. - The Hero's Light effect that's applied to Lumielle at Shadow's Castle will be set to 0% immediately after the update. - With the release of a new character, the available Hero's Leap count per account will be adjusted to 2. **■ Option Window Revamp** --- - The Option Window UI has been updated. Certain features have been consolidated and restructured for a more convenient experience. - The main changes are as follows. **Controls** - Mouse Mode is no longer available as a separate option. It has been consolidated into the Keyboard + Mouse Control Preset. - The Attack Where Camera Faces option is only displayed when using the Keyboard + Mouse and Gamepad Control Presets. - The shortcut keys for Gamepad only display when Gamepad Mode is selected. - You may not enter a number outside of the 1-20 range when directly entering a Mouse Sensitivity value. - Casting Key settings are available in Battle when playing as Evie. - You can also set Gamepad controls in the Keyboard + Mouse and Keyboard presets. - Click the Enable Gamepad button from the Keyboard + Mouse and Keyboard presets to display Gamepad controls settings. - If at least one Gamepad control has been set, the Gamepad controls will appear as enabled. - If you disable the Gamepad while there is at least one Gamepad control set, a Gamepad Reset Warning pop-up will display. - You can right-click a control slot in Key Bindings to undo a shortcut. - When undoing a shortcut key, a pop-up will display to confirm your choice. - You can find informational text to the right of the Key Bindings options that says you can _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/212160/view/197747627751639606]_