# Where Winds Meet 1.8 Version Patch Notes: Optimizations and Bug Fixes (July 2, 2026)

- Product: Where Winds Meet (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/where-winds-meet)
- Vendor: Everstone Studio
- Date: 2026-07-02
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3564740/view/717908846920600942
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/where-winds-meet/releases/2026-07-02-1.8-version-patch-notes-optimizations-and-bug-fix

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- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where certain Familiar Faces NPCs could not be interacted with normally
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where character models displayed incorrectly on mobile devices
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the compensation mail for the Half-Anniversary event could not be claimed
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Wishblossom exchange page was stuck on a loading screen, preventing exchanges from being completed
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Training Terrace interface incorrectly displayed a matchmaking status
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Wanderer's home region server was not selected by default when choosing Arena servers
- **changed** — Arena matchmaking system will be improved so that Wanderers selecting their home region server will only be matched against opponents on that server, and those selecting a different server will be open to challenges from that server
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the weekly purchase limit for the Mystic Skill Breakthrough Box in the Season Shop was not resetting correctly
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Arena interface incorrectly displayed a matchmaking status when no match had been queued
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Guild Hero's Realm Ravening Banes challenge could not be started
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where purchasing Duckweed from the Homestead Shop caused incorrect item inventory counts
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Porcelain Kiln interface in the Homestead occasionally displayed as blank
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where certain event option text in Young Master's Routine displayed incorrectly
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Homestead quest to place a Personal House could not be completed
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the Arena leaderboard displayed as blank
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the launcher would get stuck on the progress bar for some players after the update, preventing them from logging in
- **fixed** — Fixed an incorrect display of the character limit when naming a Companion
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where some emotes and poses were unexpectedly missing from the Emote interface
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where some players incorrectly received a resource not downloaded prompt in the Imperial Palace area
- **fixed** — Fixed an issue where the event item Epic Martial Spirit Custom Chest was incorrectly displayed as expired

**July 2, 2026 Fixes and Optimizations**

1. [Dreamscape: Blissful Retreat] Entry Point Adjustment: The entry point for Dreamscape: Blissful Retreat has been adjusted. Wanderers who have begun rebuilding Blissful Retreat can now find the legendary blade at the Tomb of Yidao, located to the lower left of the Path of Void Boundary Stone on the Qinghe map, to enter Dreamscape: Blissful Retreat. Wanderers who have not yet begun rebuilding Blissful Retreat can still find the keepsake beneath the great tree at the base of Sweetwine Tower.
2. Fixed an issue where certain Familiar Faces NPCs could not be interacted with normally.
3. Fixed an issue where character models displayed incorrectly on mobile devices.
4. Fixed an issue where the compensation mail for the Half-Anniversary event could not be claimed.
5. Fixed an issue where the Wishblossom exchange page was stuck on a loading screen, preventing exchanges from being completed.
6. Fixed an issue where the Training Terrace interface incorrectly displayed a matchmaking status.
7. Fixed an issue where the Wanderer's home region server was not selected by default when choosing Arena servers. We are continuing to improve the Arena matchmaking system. Once the optimization is complete, Wanderers who select their home region server will only be matched against opponents on that server. Wanderers who select a different server will be open to challenges from Wanderers on that server. This update is expected to go live within the current week. Please stay tuned for further announcements.
8. Fixed an issue where the weekly purchase limit for the Mystic Skill Breakthrough Box in the Season Shop was not resetting correctly.
9. Fixed an issue where the Arena interface incorrectly displayed a matchmaking status when no match had been queued.
10. Fixed an issue where the Guild Hero's Realm Ravening Banes challenge could not be started.
11. Fixed an issue where purchasing Duckweed from the Homestead Shop caused incorrect item inventory counts.
12. Fixed an issue where the Porcelain Kiln interface in the Homestead occasionally displayed as blank.
13. Fixed an issue where certain event option text in Young Master's Routine displayed incorrectly.
14. Fixed an issue where the Homestead quest to place a Personal House could not be completed.
15. Fixed an issue where the Arena leaderboard displayed as blank.

**June 25, 2026 Fixes and Optimizations Ⅱ**

1. Fixed an issue where the launcher would get stuck on the progress bar for some players after the update, preventing them from logging in.
2. Fixed an incorrect mechanics description for the \ difficulty in the [Skyward Bond] mode.
3. Fixed an incorrect display of the character limit when naming a Companion.
4. Fixed an issue where some emotes and poses were unexpectedly missing from the Emote interface.
5. Fixed an issue where some \ mode locations were not correctly displayed on the world map.
6. Fixed an issue where the \ gameplay mechanics were not functioning correctly.
7. Fixed an issue where some tutorial quests in the \ system were missing.
8. Fixed an issue where some players incorrectly received a [resource not downloaded] prompt in the [Imperial Palace] area.
9. Fixed an issue where the event item [Epic Martial Spirit Custom Chest] was incorrectly displayed as expired.

**June 25, 2026 Fixes and Optimizations Ⅰ**

**[Path Balance Adjustments]**

These path experience and balance improvements are based on real-time data and player feedback. While ensuring the stability of the path experience, we have focused our adjustments on paths whose data performance fell short of expectations and where gameplay experience still had room for improvement. At the same time, we have targeted core pain points that Wanderers heavily reported as significantly affecting the experience, alongside adjusting the balance of certain gameplay modes.

We invite you to keep sharing your thoughts with us. We are listening closely and will continue to refine the develop

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