# Where Winds Meet Summary of Fixes and Optimizations on January 12

- Product: Where Winds Meet (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/where-winds-meet)
- Vendor: Everstone Studio
- Date: 2026-01-13
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3564740/view/494965447846791171
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- **added** — Introduced exploration in Online Mode, enabling players to collect Treasure Chests and Oddities and experience puzzle gameplay with synced rewards and completion progress with Solo Mode
- **added** — Introduced Quest Replay for the Qinghe and Kaifeng Main Chapters as well as some Lost Chapters
- **added** — Added ability to customize Martial Art Effects for individual skills through Appearance → Extras → Martial Arts Effects
- **changed** — Refreshed Painted Boat with Towering Masters available during Mirage Boat, with Boat Owner Customization feature to follow
- **added** — Added VIP Shop and Must-Haves List to Monthly Fund, offering exclusive goods and rights when activated
- **added** — Added Dreamtint Kit and Transformation Pill purchasable with Echo Jade in VIP Shop with 30-day validity
- **changed** — Outfit Dye Plan capacity can now be expanded using Dreamtint Kit
- **added** — Players who registered between server launch and January 9, 2026 04:50 and logged in before that time receive 2 Dreamtint Kits with 30-day validity
- **changed** — Optimized Bag sorting with Favorite button for retroactive gear and Gear Retrieval button in Compendium interface
- **changed** — Split Bag Items interface into Common Items and Development Materials with new Filter options
- **added** — Added Arena Practice to Wandering Paths - Arena including free practice, deflection, defense-breaking mystic skills, golden skills, control breaking, and mystic skill coordination
- **changed** — Improved Inner Way Conversion user experience by automatically locking Inner Way Notes after conversion to prevent accidental recycling
- **changed** — Enhanced Execution Skill of the Boss to give players more time to react
- **changed** — Adjusted defeat experience of Sufferer challenge in Midnight Blades Sect Rules – Midnight Judgment to lose 10 points upon defeat
- **changed** — Optimized Sufferer tracking interaction in Midnight Blades Sect Rules – Midnight Judgment with online players prioritized and increased member limit for Sect Sufferer
- **changed** — Enhanced team invitation experience in Hero's Realm to support differentiation between Wandering Paths Hero's Realm and Guild Hero's Realm invitations
- **added** — Added quick chip exchange feature to Wandering Paths Leisure – Mahjong Maestro through Commerce Coins Exchange button
- **changed** — Improved chat functionality for Wandering Paths Leisure – Madiao Cards enabling players to chat while spectating
- **changed** — Improved open-world level progression with region-capped monster levels and non-boss monsters aligned with solo player's progress within that region
- **changed** — Optimized Gear Bag experience allowing gear with basic starting affixes to be recycled into stackable items corresponding to gear tier

Introduced exploration in the [Online Mode], enabling players to collect Treasure Chests and Oddities, as well as experience certain puzzle gameplay. Rewards and completion progress are synced with the [Solo Mode].

Introduced [Quest Replay] for the Qinghe and Kaifeng Main Chapters, as well as some Lost Chapters.

Customize the Martial Art Effect

**• **Starting January 9, 2026, players can visit "Appearance → Extras → Martial Arts Effects" to customize **• **Martial Art Effects for individual skills—showcasing their unique style with every strike.

Painted Boat Cruise Update

**• **"Painted Boat" gets a refresh! "Towering Masters" is available during "Mirage Boat". The "Boat Owner    Customization" feature will follow soon, enhancing shared adventures.

Monthly Fund Upgrade

**• **Starting January 9, 2026, the "Monthly Fund" receives a major upgrade:

**• **"VIP Shop" and "Must-Haves List" are added, offering exclusive goods and rights when the "Monthly Fund" is activated.

**• **"VIP Shop": New arrivals—[Dreamtint Kit] and [Transformation Pill], purchasable with [Echo Jade], valid for 30 days. Stock refreshes with each "Monthly Fund" cycle (for example, every 30 days during continuous subscription). [Dreamtint Kit] can be used to increase "Dye Plan" capacity.

**• **"Must-Haves List": Bookmark time-limited "Shop" items to create your personal "Shopping List"—buy in batches with one tap, never miss a favorite!

Dye Update

**• **The number of "Outfit → Dye Plan" can now be expanded using [Dreamtint Kit].

**• **After the update, players who registered between server launch and January 9, 2026, 04:50 and have logged in before January 9, 2026, 04:50 will receive 2 [Dreamtint Kit] (30-day validity), each unlocking one "Outfit → Dye Plan" slot for \ and \.

Bag Optimization

**• **More optimizations for Bag sorting.

**• **Retroactive gear now has a "Favorite" button, and for retroactive gear that's already been retrieved, the "Compendium" interface has added an "Gear Retrieval" button.

**• **The "Bag→ Items" interface is now split into "Common Items" and "Development Materials", with new "Filter" options.

Arena Practice

**• **"Arena Practice" is added to Wandering Paths - Arena, including free practice, deflection, defense-breaking mystic skills, golden skills, control breaking, and mystic skill coordination. Players can familiarize themselves with the "Arena" combat rules. Free combo practice is also supported.

**• **Improved the user experience for [Inner Way Conversion]. After completing the conversion, the [Inner Way Notes] will be automatically locked to prevent accidental recycling.

**• **Enhanced the Execution Skill of the Boss \, giving players more time to react.

**• **Improved the defeat experience of the Sufferer challenge in the [Midnight Blades Sect Rules – Midnight Judgment]: players will now lose 10 points upon defeat.

**• **Optimized the tracking interaction for the Sufferer in [Midnight Blades Sect Rules – Midnight Judgment]. Online players are prioritized in the display, and the member limit for the [Sect – Sufferer] has been increased.

**• **Enhanced the team invitation experience in [Hero's Realm], now supporting differentiation between [Wandering Paths Hero's Realm] and [Guild Hero's Realm] invitations.

**• **Added a quick chip exchange feature to the Wandering Paths [Leisure – Mahjong Maestro]. Players can now go to the [Gold Leaf Game Chip] item interface and quickly exchange via the [Commerce Coins Exchange] button.

**• **Improved chat functionality for the Wandering Paths [Leisure – Madiao Cards], enabling players to chat while spectating.

**• **Optimized the control feel for the character's \.

**• **Added controller operation hints for the character's \.

**• **Refined the [Multi-player Action and Emote] initiation process for both parties.

**• **Optimized interaction in the \ feature, allowing interactive buttons to be shown directly within the \ area.

**• **Optimized the settlement notif

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