Today’s maintenance will be replaced by a hotfix so all game modes except for rank will be available. The time is still the same and it will be scheduled to take place at 00:00 (UTC +8). See below for popular timezone conversions:
EST: 8:00 p.m. PST: 5: 00 p.m.
CST: 7:00 p.m BST: 1:00 a.m.
CEST: 2:00 a.m. KST/JST: 9:00 a.m.
[New Copycat Map]
[New Map: The Infamous Manor]
- Day-Night Cycle:
The new map includes a day-night cycle. Contestants can track the Free Action Phase by watching the manor’s grandfather clocks and lighting changes. When Detectives complete objectives at night, they receive double rewards. Copycats can also trigger special limited-time emergency events at different times of day. - Hiding Cabinet:
Hiding cabinets are placed throughout the map and can be used by all Copycats and Detectives in the Locksmith role. Copycats with instant elimination abilities can target a Contestant hiding in a cabinet to trigger an Instant Elimination]. Locksmiths can also lock a hiding cabinet, making it unusable for a period of time. - Secret Message:
Secret messages are hidden throughout the map and are visible only to Copycats. Copycats can visit these locations to leave or read secret messages.
- Hunter:
The Hunter, “Nightmare,” will appear on the map. Interacting with “Nightmare” lets you teleport via Ravens to a random location within the manor. - Chandelier:
Copycats can drop certain chandeliers in the scene to eliminate all Contestants in the affected area. - Emergency Event – Masquerade:
This event can be triggered at any time. All Contestants will take on the same masked appearance, making it impossible to tell them apart for the duration. The event ends automatically after a set time. - Emergency Event – Raise a Glass:
This event can be triggered at night. Contestants must go to the designated task location and complete the “Raise a Glass” task, or they will be unable to continue the objectives.
[Copycat Series Costumes]
Credit: Official IDV Bilibili.
A new round of “Copycats” is about to begin. Faced with misleading clues and conflicting testimonies, see through the layers of lies and deduce the hidden truth!
Complete designated tasks to earn points. Reach the required point thresholds to claim Graffiti and other rewards! Spend 688 Echoes to unlock the [A-rarity Costume] Weeping Clown – Mask of Lies, then gradually unlock Stickers, Universal Emote Unlock Cards, 100
Inspirations, and more.
Event Period: August 27, 2026 (after maintenance) – September 16, 2026, 23:59.
[“Ghost Festival” Event Begins]
Credit: Official IDV Bilibili.
Autumn sweeps the heavens clear, hungry ghost festival draws near. The “Ghost Festival” event begins! Complete event tasks to receive [Portrait] White-Robed, (Portrait] Black-Robed, [Portrait Frame] Fortune Upon Sight, [Portrait Frame] Peace Beneath Heaven, and more!
Event Period: August 27, 2026 (after maintenance) – September 16, 2026, 23:59.
[Character Music]
- Starting today, obtaining the Hunter – Wu Chang will also grant his exclusive character music “Nantai Rain”. It can be claimed and viewed through the Character – Character Music system.
[Shop]
Wu Chang’s “Soul Reapers” Package Now Available
• May fortune favor you and peace be with you. The [Soul Reapers] Package is available for a limited time at 31% off (Original Price: 3,956 Echoes | Discounted Price: 2,688 Echoes), and includes [S-rarity Costume] Hellwarden and [A-rarity Accessory] Wu Chang – Warding Tongbao.
[S-rarity Costume] Hellwarden is now available for 2,888 Echoes or 12,888 Fragments.
[A-rarity Accessory) Wu Chang – Warding Tongbao is now available for 1,068 Echoes or 3,888 Fragments.
Availability: August 27, 2026 (after maintenance) – September 23, 2026, 23:59.
[Event Shop]
Credit: IDV Fandom Wiki.
Starting today, the Violent Struggle Selection Pack includes (Portrait] Mask of Lies, [Portrait] Fatal Ember, [Portrait] Shadow Hunter, and [Graffiti] Heart for Heart. Visitors can obtain these returning items by purchasing the pack for 25 Spyglasses. The pack can be purchased multiple times.
[Intimacy Store]
- [Interactive Action] “Reunion – Journalist & Guard 26” and “Reunion – Guard 26 & Journalist” are now available for 50 Intimacy Points each.
Availability: After maintenance on August 27, 2026
[Combat]
“Herztier” is now available in Ranked Match.
- Slightly reduced “Herztier’s” Lunge speed and hitbox width, and increased its cooldown from 14 seconds to 15 seconds.
- Prevented “Herztier’s” Lunge from hitting Survivors hidden behind low obstacles, except windows.
- Reduced the Lunge cooldown granted by “Herztier’s” Scent of the Trail from 6 seconds to 4 seconds. Slightly reduced its action speed bonus and removed the Recovery Speed boost after a successful hit.
- Slightly reduced the maximum leap height of “Herztier’s” Charged Pounce.
- Slightly shortened the hit detection duration of “Herztier’s” Intercept. (The total action duration remains unchanged.)
- Optimized the hit detection of “Herztier’s” Special Intercept.
- Optimized the scene hit detection for “Herztier’s” Pounce attack.
- Added the Journalist’s Persistence bonus “Breaking News.” Journalists now earn additional points when an Illusion drops a pallet.
- Added the Journalist’s Persistence bonus “Shift Focus.” Journalists now earn additional points when an Illusion is knocked down by a Hunter.
- Added the Quick Message “There’s a __. (Item Name) here,” which now triggers when a dropped item is nearby.
- Allowed the Explorer to earn the “Hunted” bonus while shrunk.
- Added the Bloody Queen’s Deceit bonus “Always Behind.” Bloody Queens now earn additional points when a Mirror Image is created and a moving Survivor is nearby at close range.
- Increased the “Dentist’s” Deceit bonus “Mire” from 25 to 50.
- Increased the “Dentist’s” Deceit bonus “Dissolution” from 25 to 50.
- Increased the Night Watch’s Deceit bonus “Lightfooted” from 25 to 50.
- Increased the Night Watch’s Deceit bonus “Blitz” from 50 to 100.
[Cryptic Notes]
Experience Improvements
- Allowed [A Bringer of Doom) on Nightmare difficulty to trigger the following Narrative Techniques after this update: Linear Narrative, Condensed Narrative, Open Narrative, Monologue Narrative, and Surging Narrative.
- Adjusted [Monologue Narrative) so all Anomalies will only be replaced by “Clumsy Bandits”
- after this update.
- After defeating A Bringer of Doom, opening the container “A Bringer of Doom” will no longer drop [Silver Nightingale Candlestick).
- Reduced the damage of A Bringer of Doom’s Smash attack against the (Echoes of the Past] shield.
- Adjusted the “Not Watching Performance” detection window for (Reader’s Speculation).The “Not Watching Performance” judgment will now only trigger if the visitor is not looking at [Reader’s Speculation] during its “Performance Phase.”Also shortened the performance duration of [Reader’s Speculation].
- Added a “Performance About to Begin” special effect prompt for [Reader’s Speculation).
- Adjusted the deceleration effect of [Reader’s Speculation] from a 50% movement speed reduction (down to a maximum of 50% base movement speed) to a fixed reduction down to 70% of base movement speed. The duration remains unchanged.
- Increased the upper and lower limits of the dormancy period for (Reader’s Review]. From now on, [Reader’s Review] will have a longer dormancy period.
- Optimized the mechanic of [Gleaning Puppet] returning supplies. After this update, all supplies gifted to [Gleaning Puppet] have a certain probability of being returned to the Explorer (Items will not trigger a return). Since supply return is a probabilistic event, Explorers should carefully consider whether to gift supplies to [Gleaning Puppet].
- Optimized the refresh logic of Crumbling Bookshelves to prevent multiple Crumbling
Bookshelves from appearing too close to each other.
- Optimized the issue where Anomalies could refresh too close to players.
- Added the [Replace] feature when Backpack is full, allowing visitors to replace lower-value supplies in the Backpack with higher-value supplies on the ground with one click.
- Added the [Quest Item Icon] feature. Items required for out-of-match quests now display a special corner marker for easier identification and submission.
- Optimized the display logic of the Anomaly Codex under the Default sorting option.
- Added status bar icons while holding hands.
- Allowed the “Seal of Respite” to be purchased into the Storage after selecting A Bringer of Doom] on Nightmare difficulty.
- Improved the performance of item-jumping actions in Hunter Mode.
- Added the transformation ability of [Bottled Wisp] to Hunter Mode.
[Scribbled Notes]
- [Landing Optimization):
Improved character landing behavior for Toy Merchant and Meteorologist. They now try to avoid [Destroy Cube/Cylinder] components when landing mid-air and at the edge of the ground. - [Search] Improvements:
Improved the [Search] feature to support searching by map name, creator, room, and more.
Added [Search History] and [Recommended] suggestions to help visitors find content more quickly. - [New Materials]:
Added four new materials: Flowing Water 1, Flowing Water 2, Seawater, and Tiles. The new water-type materials feature clear, flowing water effects. - [Point Light] and [Point Shadow] Optimizations:
Optimized [Point Light] and [Point Shadow] components so they now support non-uniform scaling and can be adjusted into elliptical shapes.
[Tournament]
Identity V 2026 NA-EU IVC has officially entered Stage 3, the Quarterfinals. The eight teams advancing to the Quarterfinals will be divided into Groups A and B for a single round-robin tournament. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Finals. This stage will run from September 3 to September 6, with three matches played each day. The schedule is as follows:
Group Standings
Group A: DM, BIN, RV, Omni
Group B: B4U, YCM, MST, AMEY
During the tournament, completing the match-day viewing tasks will reward you with [B-rarity Costume] Archer – “Predator.”
By making predictions for the Group Stage and Grand Finals, Visitors can earn the exclusive:
- 2026 IVC Portrait Frame and Graffiti. Each correctly predicted team ranking will also grant 600 Golden Apples. Incorrect predictions will still grant a guaranteed reward of 200 Golden Apples.
Group Stage Prediction Period (UTC-4): August 27, 2026, 00:00 to September 3, 2026, 16:59
[Experience Improvements]
- Tapping “Play Again” after a match will no longer trigger the prompt to switch factions due to too many players in the current faction.
- Added a grid display for Ranked Match maps on the Map Information interface in Custom Mode.
- Added [Randomized Outfit]: Each time you enter the match preparation screen, one item is randomly chosen from up to 20 selected items per category. (Supports Quick Match, Ranked Match, and select Casual Modes.)
How to Enable: View Notebook (Browse Character) → Character → Character Costume → Combos → Multi-Select Random - The Mix-and-Match Costumes feature now supports up to 5 combos.
[Next Week’s Preview]
- Ivory Tower Series costumes will return to the Shop for a limited time.
- The Ivory Tower event, “Celebration Gone Awry,” will begin soon. Participate to earn rewards such as Portraits, Graffiti, and Posters.
