Preparing for the future
Since the arrival of Trails In The Sky 1st Chapter last year, Nihon Falcom has released multiple updates for the game, enhancing the overall experience across all platforms.
The latest update Version 1.0.7 has now officially arrived, and it’s a “Legacy Patch”. Ahead of the 2nd Chapter’s release this September, this update “aligns key terminology with other entries in the Trails series”.
It also aims to ease the transition between the 1st chapter and the later Trails titles:
“To achieve this, we prioritized updates to English terminology and pronunciations of terms based on how much they impacted continuity across the series.
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“We felt this was an important step in our goal to honor the expansive world-building of Trails and make Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter an accessible starting point for the series.”
Here’s the rundown of the Legacy patch, via the official game page:
- Updated certain English voice and text to reflect legacy terminology
- Updated certain English voice to reflect legacy pronunciations
- Updated English UI and system text to reflect legacy terminology
- Updated French and German text for increased accuracy and consistency
- Updated certain voice and text lines to fix grammatical errors and improve dialogue flow
Adjusted English Terminology
Several major terms have been adjusted to align with terminology used in later titles in the series. Our overall goal with these updates was to align key in-game terminology and pronunciations with other titles in the Trails series. However, with the upcoming release of 2nd Chapter, we also felt it was important to preserve the experience of players who started the series with Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter as much as possible. With that goal in mind, terminology and character names exclusive to the Trails in the Sky games have been largely left unchanged.
A notable exception is the names of the Tetracyclic Towers, as these locations play a pivotal role in the story of 2nd Chapter, and thus have been adjusted to match the original games.
Quartz
| Old | New |
|---|---|
| Arts Defense | Shield |
| Sweet Aroma | Scent |
| Heat Haze | Haze |
| Hidden Leaf | Cloak |
| Heavenly Insight | Revelation |
Tetracyclic Towers
| Old | New |
|---|---|
| Jade Tower | Esmelas Tower |
| Amber Tower | Amberl Tower |
| Crimson Tower | Carnelia Tower |
| Azure Tower | Sapphirl Tower |
Fish
| Old | New |
|---|---|
| Orosho | Tiger Rockfish |
| Rainbow | Rainbow Trout |
| Samona | Salmon |
| Silver Smelt | Kasagin |
Additional Legacy Terms
| Old | New |
|---|---|
| Orbal golem | Archaism |
| Hundred Day War | Hundred Days War |
| Lord of the lake | Guardian of the lake |
| Exposure quartz | Photo-quartz |
| Bitter Tomato | Acerbic Tomato |
| Grand Charine | Grand Chardonnay |
Certain in-game graphic assets have also been updated to reflect the above changes.
Adjusted English Voice Pronunciations
The following pronunciations have been adjusted:
- Liberl
- Calvard
- Zin
- Loewe
- Hamel
- Auslese
- Zemuria
The above changes will also be reflected in Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
Please note that while we have updated most of the affected voice lines, a small number could not be revised and will remain as they are. We appreciate your understanding.
Other Adjusted English Terminology
- “Blade-Type” quartz names have been renamed to use the names of the status ailments they inflict, matching later entries in the series.
- “Shield-Type” quartz names have been renamed to “Guard-Type” quartz to avoid confusion with the quartz Shield (formerly Arts Defense).
Adjusted French and German Terminology
Minor adjustments were made to French and German for consistency and accuracy. Updated terminology is as follows:
French
| Old | New |
|---|---|
| golem orbal | archétype |
| la grand-route d’Elise | la grand-route d’Elize |
German
| Old | New |
|---|---|
| Elise-Hauptstraße | Elize-Hauptstraße |
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue in which the game would sometimes crash due to insufficient memory.
- Fixed issues in which the game would crash during certain operations.
- Fixed miscellaneous text errors.
- Fixed other miscellaneous bugs.
As we look ahead to the release of 2nd Chapter, we would again like to thank all our players: long-time fans, newcomers to the world of Trails, and everyone in between.
We are sincerely grateful for your support and passion for the series, and we can’t wait to welcome you back to Liberl in Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
