Genshin Impact 4.0 Special Program: All About Fontaine

Special Program Genshin Impact 4.0 was just held last Friday and finally officially discussed everything related to the new region, namely Fontaine.

Fontaine will be the 5th area that Travelers will be able to explore, have adventures, and of course find out more secrets regarding the relationship between Teyvat and the missing MC twin brother.

The author is very enthusiastic about seeing what Fontaine will present as a country that has advanced technology during the update on August 16, 2023.

Therefore, we will summarize what was discussed in the Genshin Impact Special Program regarding all the features presented in the 4.0 update.

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Genshin Impact 4.0 Special Program

Archon Quest Fontaine

For fans lore story Genshin Impact, this 4.0 update will really satisfy your curiosity regarding the mysteries of the Archons and all regions in Teyvat.

Archon Quest will be presented divided into several parts from update 4.0 to update 4.2 later.

Traveler will solve the mystery regarding Fontaine who is predicted to sink and only Hydro Archon will remain.

The unique "Justice" and "Judgment" system in the eyes of Furina, Hydro Archon, will be the main problem that Traveler will finish until the end of the Archon Quest story.

Various new characters such as Neuvillette, Clorinde, Navia, and Furnia herself will play an important role in the story Archon Quest.

Don't forget familiar characters like Childe will also be present in the update Fontaine this.

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Arkhe Mechanism

Arkhe is a new attack mechanism that will be presented with the 4.0 update later.

If you pay attention to the Trailer, various Fontaine characters will have different shapes of places or their respective Vision frameworks.

Each Genshin Impact region has a different frame shape where Vision is located, for example Liyue is square, Sumeru is in the form of a leaf, and so on.

At Fontaine it will be divided into 2 forms related to the Arkhe mechanism.

Arkhe is the energy that is divided into Ousia and Pneuma. This energy can be used to weaken enemies, open puzzles, or open other mechanisms.

Ousia and Pneuma are opposing energies. This means that if you use a character with Ousia to open a Pneuma puzzle, the energy dissipates the Pneuma energy so the puzzle can be opened.

This also applies to enemies. For example, the enemy Clockwork Meka has Ousia energy, which is symbolized by purple smoke on the shoulder and can create shields.

When you attack with a Pneuma character, the enemy will be stunned and unable to make shields.

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Fontaine Exploration Mechanisms and Diving in Water

One of the main highlights of this 4.0 update is that Genshin Impact presents a deep underwater diving system.

The Fontaine area will later have an underwater area that is as large as the land area so that the exploration mechanism will mostly use diving.

When you dive later you will be able to change characters. However, there will be no stamina or oxygen bars like walking in general and only in Fontaine when swimming does not use stamina.

The stamina bar will be replaced to increase swimming speed and can be refilled using a school of fish. 

Apart from that, you will be able to use the whirlpool to accelerate your swimming speed like the Wind Circle in Mondstadt. 

During dives, the combat system will be replaced with new mechanics. You will absorb the abilities of creatures called Fontemer Abberants to use their abilities in combat, use shields, and more.

The screen camera system will be replaced with a zoom out version or a smaller magnification with the character always looking forward like a Charged Attack using a Bow.

This is done so that players don't get dizzy, nauseous. and feel motion sickness due to changing camera angles. Another interesting thing is that there will be a bus that you can use to explore the Fontaine map.

The bus, named Aquabus, will unite various areas in Fontaine like ordinary public transportation. You will be able to enjoy the beauty of the scenery while using this Aquabus.

For those of you who haven't unlocked the Sumeru desert area, a Teleport Waypoint near the Realm of Farakhert will automatically open if you have completed the Archon Quest "Song of the Dragon and Freedom".

Genshin Impact 4.0 Character Banners

It's not complete discussing updates without discussing character releases. In this banner update 4.0, Genshin Impact will immediately release 3 characters, namely: Lyney, Lynette, and Freminet.

Lyney is a 5 Star Bow character with a Pyro element. Her younger sister, Lynette, is a 4-star Anemo Sword, and the youngest sister, Freminet, will become a 4-star Claymore user with the Cryo element.

You can get these three siblings in limited banners in phase 1 and phase 2. Phase 1 will be filled by Lyney and Lynette as well as Yelan's banner rerun.

When you reach AR25, you will get Lynette for free via the event page.

In accordance with the character banner predictions Furthermore, you can get Freminet along with the Zhongli and Tartaglia 'Child' banner reruns in the second phase of the banner.

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New Weapons, Artifacts, World Boss

In this update, Genshin Impact also released a variety of new weapons that you can forge or get through the Battle Pass.

Apart from that, The First Great Magic is an exclusive bow for Lyney which you can get through the limited weapon banner. You will also be able to get Fleuve Cendre Ferryman's sword from fishing. 

You can get the new Marechaussee Hunter and Golden Troupe artifact sets from a new Domain called the Denouement of Sin.

Fontaine will also present new World Bosses, namely Icewind Suite in the form of a pair of dancing robots and The Emperor of Iron and Fire in the form of a crab that lives in an underwater area.

Game System Optimization

In the 4.0 update, Genshin Impact will provide 3 updates to the game system that will make it easier for players to do quests and play.

Multi-Layered Maps finally presented after previously promising HoYoVerse in the last few updates.

When you enter an underground area, the Mini Map will automatically focus on the area in the underground area and the floor of the Map area will also see a clearer separation.

Genshin Impact also adds new animations for characters when entering and leaving a party. The background at the time of the party is also added to variations depending on the location when you set the party.

The last thing added is the Observer mode in TCG Invocation where you can observe the matches of fellow Travelers who are doing duels.

That's a recap of the Genshin Impact Special Program for the version 4.0 update. Top up Genesis Crystal at VCGamers Marketplace and get the Fontaine character you want!