New features coming in Genshin Impact 3.1.
Genshin Impact will only continue to become more open world en masse as updates are released. In 3.0, we have three full regions, plus half of the Sumeru region, which is huge. In addition to the land we can see on the main map, we have underground locations like Enkanomiya and The Chasm to explore. Not to mention the massive roster of characters and lists of items you can already gather or craft. With the upcoming Genshin Impact version 3.1, things will only grow even more.
So what can you expect to be added when 3.1 finally launches, and how much Sumeru will you have to explore?
New desert area coming in Genshin Impact 3.1
The Sumeru desert area will be released in 3.1 and currently looks larger than the area we are already exploring. Of course, with a new area comes new collectibles, possibly new enemies, and a ton of new characters to encounter. There may also be a heat meter, as seen in the Battle of Signora, which you will need to maintain to explore the area. In addition to this wasteland expansion, popular leakers have also stated that a bit more Sumeru will be released after 3.1, which means things are going to get even worse.
We already know that the update cycle has been reduced to five weeks until version 3.4 to maintain a continuous flow with the history of the region. If the release cycle goes like Inazuma's, a new Sumeru track should also be released in 3.2. We also know that new events will come in this version.
New characters released in Genshin Impact 3.1
There are three new characters that will be released during Genshin Impact version 3.1 Here are details about each of them:
- nilou: Five Star Hydro Sword User.
- cyno: Five-Star Electro Polearm User
- Candace: Four-star Hydro polearm user.
Nilou and Cyno were previously teased by HoYoverse, but Candace is a surprise addition. Surprisingly, both Cyno and Nilou seem to act as DPS or Sub-DPS in-game. Candace, on the other hand, acts as support and seems to play well with Nilou.
Additionally, Cyno and Nilou will debut with five-star weapons and, unlike Tighnari, will likely not appear on the standard banner. This makes them the first two real exclusives in the region. Aside from these characters, we don't know who will appear in the 3.1 story.
There will likely also be recast characters from Mondstadt on the banner as a festival called Harvest Festival is going to happen. We can see characters like Eula replay.
