Dear Visitors,
Welcome to Identity V!
To ensure smooth operation, Identity V will issue a hotfix on Thursday at 08:00 (UTC+8).
This week's maintenance will be replaced by a hotfix. The hotfix will begin on August 6, 2026, at 08:00 (UTC+8), during which most game modes and features will remain available, including but not limited to: Quick Match, Custom Mode, Events, and Logic Path. (Note: The entrance to Ranked Match will be closed during the hotfix. However, Ranked Matches already in progress will not be affected.)
After 10:30 (UTC+8), players will have to exit the game to receive the latest patch. All game modes will be back online once the latest patch is installed (may be postponed should there be any issues).
After 11:00 (UTC+8), players who haven't installed the latest patch will be forced out of the server, and they will be able to play again after restarting the game client (may be postponed should there be any issues).
Cryptic Notes
Hunter Mode
Cryptic Notes: Hunter Mode is now available!
Basic Rules
Enhanced Hunters in this mode with increased Stamina and Movement Speed.
Added more Antique Cabinets and increased the chance of obtaining higher‑value Classics from them.
Added default weapons for Hunters. Weapons are placed in the bottom item slot by default and can be swapped with other item slots, but cannot be removed from the item bar.
Adjusted the wind‑up time, attack range, and recovery duration of some Hunters' normal and Charged Attacks in this mode to maintain relative balance between characters.
Allowed all items except weapons to be purchased and used. Special Classics, such as "Cursed Sapphire" and "Ghost Seal," can also be used normally.
Added the new [Doppelganger].
In Hunter Mode, AI‑controlled Doppelgangers will appear on the map and compete for Classics. Defeating a Doppelganger will cause it to drop all Classics it carries.
Triggered Terror Shock when hitting a Doppelganger that is opening an Antique Cabinet or vaulting over a pallet, dealing additional damage.
Added trailing effects to Doppelgangers based on the quality of the Classics they possess. The higher the quality, the longer the trailing effect lasts.
Added a special effect that reveals a Doppelganger's position while it is opening an Antique Cabinet, and added special footprints after it opens one.
Allowed Cryptic Notes tasks to be completed normally in this mode.
Added separate control customization settings for this mode, which visitors can adjust as needed.
Only [Normal] and [Hard] difficulties are available for now.
Supports solo and co‑op play.
Abilities
In this mode, there's no need to choose a class. You can equip different character abilities. Currently, only the "Undead's" ability is available:
Active Ability: Use "Undead's" ability to dash forward in a straight line. Hitting a target deals damage. The dash ends when you hit an obstacle or reach maximum range.
Passive Ability 1: Encumbrance is less effective.
Passive Ability 2: Defeating an Anomaly recovers a certain amount of Health.
Added a new Active Trait mechanic that only takes effect in Hunter Mode.
In Hunter Mode, you can bring an additional Active Trait into the match.
There are 3 Active Traits to choose from:
- Assault: Throws a mysterious manuscript that damages and stuns any target it hits.
- Tracking: Detects and guides you to nearby Classics and Containers, while also revealing the outlines of nearby Anomalies within a small area.
- Reveal: Reveals the outlines of all Doppelgangers within 36 meters for 10 seconds.
How to Enter
Required completion of "The Bloody Night" in A Bringer of Doom to unlock Hunter Mode.
Granted 7 free Hunter Mode entries each week. Remaining entries reset every Monday at 00:00.
Spending different amounts of [Addendum] lets you enter Hunter Mode at different difficulty levels.
Added a new Classic: [Addendum].
A loose page pulled from a journal, its edges slightly frayed. The Siren's Song symbol on the paper reads like a candid statement. It belongs to no known story and exists only to offer an entirely new perspective.
Worth 10,000 Ink Trace, weighed 7 kg, and allowed up to 2 to be stacked in a single Classics slot during a match and up to 999 in Storage.
This Classic can be obtained in Survivor Mode.
First Batch of Available Hunters
Added Hell Ember, Smiley Face, Gamekeeper, The Ripper, Soul Weaver, Geisha, The Feaster, Wu Chang, Photographer, Mad Eyes, Dream Witch, Axe Boy, Evil Reptilian, and Bloody Queen as the first batch of available Hunters.
Moviebuff Treasure Hunt
Special Screening! Enjoy a limited‑time Summer Bonus with a 10x chance to win the grand prize. Spend Sealing Wax to participate in the Moviebuff Treasure Hunt. Each attempt costs 10 Sealing Wax, and the first 40 draws are half off. You are guaranteed to receive the final reward, [Select A‑rarity Costume Unlock Card], after 80 draws.
Upon reaching 20/40/60 draws, you will receive the following bonus rewards, respectively: [Emote Unlock Card], [B‑rarity Accessory Unlock Card], and 30 Sealing Wax.
The selectable A‑rarity costumes for the final reward [Select A‑rarity Costume Unlock Card] (Choose 1 of 10) in this Moviebuff Treasure Hunt are as follows:
[A‑rarity Costume] Puppeteer ‑ Striding Between Realms
[A‑rarity Costume] Cheerleader ‑ BISHOP‑f1
[A‑rarity Costume] Geisha ‑ Blood Fan
[A‑rarity Costume] Dancer ‑ Drifting Moonlight
[A‑rarity Costume] Gamekeeper ‑ Cernunnos
[A‑rarity Costume] Toy Merchant ‑ Hidden
[A‑rarity Costume] Cowboy ‑ Misfit
[A‑rarity Costume] Sculptor ‑ Animal Witch
[A‑rarity Costume] Professor ‑ Bard
[A‑rarity Costume] The Breaking Wheel ‑ Gelato
Event Period: August 6, 2026 (after maintenance) ‑ August 19, 2026, 23:59
Event Shop
[Emote Selection Package] Hunter ‑ Salute is now available for 50 Spyglasses. The package includes the "Salute" emote for select Hunters. Upon purchase, choose one Emote. The package can be purchased multiple times, but cannot be bought again if you already own all the included Emotes.
Availability: August 6, 2026 (after maintenance) ‑ September 2, 2026, 23:59
Combat
Adjusted the slide in Moon River Park, the swing rope in Darkwoods, and the passage in Kreiburg Racecourse so they no longer interrupt the Composer's Melody Calibration.
Tournament
REJECT EVERYTHING BUT VICTORY.
Congratulations to RC on becoming the 2026 IJL Summer Champions! All characters they used during the Finals will be available at a 25% Echoes discount for the next two weeks. This includes Survivors: Magician, First Officer, Enchantress, Perfumer, Archer, Grave Keeper, Puppeteer, Explorer, Embalmer, Mercenary, and Meteorologist; and Hunters: "Goatman," "Hullabaloo," and "Nightmare."
The 2025 IJL Summer Champion Team RC's exclusive Pet, [JEJE], will return for a limited time after maintenance on August 6!
Returning Period: August 6, 2026 (after maintenance) ‑ August 26, 2026, 23:59
Character Day
Jack's (The Ripper) Character Day (August 7) is here! Complete tasks to get exclusive Character Day rewards! Visitors who participated in Jack's Character Day last year will receive all‑new Character Day rewards this year after completing the event tasks. Past rewards can be redeemed in the Event Shop. Come and show your support for this beloved Character!
Event Period: August 7, 2026, 00:00 ‑ August 7, 2026, 23:59
Second Round: August 8, 2026, 00:00 ‑ August 9, 2026, 23:59
Bonbon's (Guard 26) Character Day (August 8) is here! Complete tasks to get exclusive Character Day rewards! Visitors who participated in Bonbon's Character Day last year will receive all‑new Character Day rewards this year after completing the event tasks. Past rewards can be redeemed in the Event Shop. Come and show your support for this beloved Character!
Event Period: August 8, 2026, 00:00 ‑ August 8, 2026, 23:59
Ann's ("Disciple") Character Day (August 11) is here! Complete tasks to get exclusive Character Day rewards! Visitors who participated in Ann's Character Day last year will receive all‑new Character Day rewards this year after completing the event tasks. Past rewards can be redeemed in the Event Shop. Come and show your support for this beloved Character!
Event Period: August 11, 2026, 00:00 ‑ August 11, 2026, 23:59
Second Round: August 14, 2026, 00:00 ‑ August 16, 2026, 23:59
Experience Improvements
Optimized permission management for the furniture "Floral Signature" by adding options to delete messages and prohibit new messages.
Updated the Clerk's accessory so its visual effects change after the Clerk enters the Judgment state.
Optimized the ranking browsing experience in Character Knowledge, EXP Ranking, Leaderboards, and Cryptic Notes by adding quick scrolling and buttons to jump to the top, bottom, and your own leaderboard position.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where Smiley Face's pallet‑breaking speed decreased after using Rocket Dash to destroy a simulated pallet created by the Mime Artist.
Fixed an issue where the "Dentist's" light beam could remain after scrubbing through replays.
Fixed an issue where the "Queen Bee's" Synergy State vaulting effects would remain on the field.
Fixed an issue where [Accessory] Fire Investigator ‑ Beanie's Charm could not be displayed correctly when paired with [Costume] Fire Investigator ‑ Caged Fire or [Costume] Fire Investigator ‑ Leo.
Fixed an issue where "Queen Bee's" costume, Faded Memory, had abnormal walking animations in the Room.
Fixed an issue where the Photographer's animations could display abnormally when using the Spirit Descent emote.
Fixed an issue where the Puppeteer's animations could display abnormally when using the Spirit Descent emote while equipped with [Costume] KING‑h1.
Fixed an issue where the background music played when a Hunter knocked down a Survivor was not affected by the Hunter Background Music volume setting.
Fixed an issue where Presence was calculated incorrectly when certain Hunter abilities hit a Cowboy carrying another Survivor.
Fixed an issue where the Entomologist could not control the Swarm of Insects back into the map in Duo Hunters after assembling a swarm outside the Exit Gate at Kreiburg Racecourse.
Fixed an issue where the Toy Merchant's crouching animation could change to standing when placing a Catapult under certain circumstances.
Fixed an issue where Survivors might not have their locations revealed after passing through the "Goatman" cage multiple times.
Fixed an issue where the Character's position would be displayed incorrectly after the player switched between walking, running, and crouching and then sent the app to the background.
Fixed an issue where using Freeze‑Frame when Decoding Calibration appeared for the Lanternist would immediately cause the Calibration to be judged as failed.
Fixed an issue where, after the "Psychologist" Du Yanta enabled the hidden tradesman’s hat and was rescued by the First Officer, the "Psychologist" had abnormal outline rendering from other Survivors’ perspectives.
Fixed an issue where the Wildling's Bump would be judged abnormally when passing through the "Dentist's" light curtain under certain circumstances.
Fixed an issue where a Photographer hypnotized by the First Officer could see the real‑world First Officer's body in the Camera World.
Fixed an issue where the animation might behave abnormally when the "Psychologist" uses Subjective Anchor for the first time in a match.
Fixed an issue where, under certain circumstances, the "Dentist's" irradiation area effects would not properly align with obstacles after moving.
Fixed an issue in Duo Hunters where, after the "Faro Lady" used another Item, the Aromatherapy Cane’s model would display abnormally when used in a hidden state.
Fixed an issue where the Quick Message window in Duo Hunters mode was positioned incorrectly.
Fixed an issue where the Puppeteer would receive abnormal Undaunted bonus when a "Cueist" Cue Ball was present on the field.
Fixed an issue in Scribbled Ideas where some areas of maps with more than 10,000 components could generate abnormal waypoints.
Fixed an issue where Geisha would become unable to move after using her dash skill under certain circumstances.
Fixed an issue where the Dancer’s Music Box could not be destroyed when overlapping with the Mime Artist’s simulated Wall.
Fixed an issue where the Cowboy's Lasso might fail to hit a Survivor on a Rocket Chair under certain circumstances.
Fixed an issue where the announcement text would be incorrect when obtaining the "Cursed Sapphire" Classics under certain circumstances.
Fixed an issue where Anomalies could spawn inside the sealed piano room.
Fixed an issue where the voice and receiver button descriptions on the Cryptic Notes desktop emulator settings Interface were incorrect.
Fixed an issue in Cryptic Notes mode where players could heal each other across rooms.
Fixed an issue where, in some cases, after "Dentist" used Light Screen to remove the blocking effect of obstacles, the appearance of the spores did not match the actual damage hitbox location.
Next Week's Preview
Wave 3 of the Summer Essence rewards is here. Log in to claim [Season 43 Essence 3] x10.
Season 43 Essence 3 will be released soon, featuring [S‑rarity Costume] "Herztier" ‑ Fianna, [A‑rarity Costume] Perfumer ‑ Sinann, and [A‑rarity Costume] Composer ‑ Uaithne.
Qixi costumes will soon be available in the Shop: [S‑rarity Costume] "Knight" ‑ Wordless Exile, [S‑rarity Costume] Night Watch ‑ Voiceless Rift, and [S‑rarity Costume] Soul Weaver ‑ Nameless Pursuer.
The world is swept up in a grand and tender encounter. People embrace, whisper, and see each other reflected in their eyes, yet three figures are nowhere to be found. In one corner, someone waits for a light that will never linger for her. Behind a windowsill, someone watches coldly as this play of love and lies unfolds. In the night breeze, someone slips past the fractures left behind by the past and by memory. On this night, unnamed flowers quietly appear, like a gift given with no thought of return, upholding a silent promise. The "Vow of Silence" event will soon begin.
The "Ten Days of Memories" event will soon return. Join the event to earn rewards, including [Emote] Blown Kiss, Event Graffiti, Clues, Fragments, and more.
The Qixi Public Map "Dream Invitation" will soon return for a limited time.
New Furniture Collection items and Summer furniture sets will be available soon.
