Kuro Games has set a date for the next chapter of Wuthering Waves. Version 3.8, titled Lilies in a Dying Dream, arrives on November 12 on every platform the free-to-play open-world action RPG supports: PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC (through the standalone launcher, Steam, the Epic Games Store and the Microsoft Store), iOS and Android. The update brings a new main story act, a new Resonator named Lily with her own signature weapon, a choose-your-own-target banner, and a set of quality-of-life changes. For console players, the biggest change is a long-requested choice between performance and quality graphics modes.
A new story act and a new Resonator
On the story side, 3.8 continues the main quest with Chapter IV, Act V, titled A Bouquet for Tomorrow. Kuro has not detailed the plot ahead of launch, but the version title and key art lean heavily on lilies, butterflies and a dreamlike, violet palette, a clear hint at where the act is headed.
The headline character is Lily, the new Resonator joining the roster, alongside a new weapon called Lullaby. Both get featured Convene banners in the first phase of the update. The first phase also brings back three featured Resonator banners, Bloom of Yesterday's Dreamsoil, When the Runes Glitter and Wanderer Knows No Far and Near, and the weapon rotation pairs Lullaby with Solsworn Ciphers and Emerald Sentence. Phase II changes the line-up to Voices on Azure Feathers, Blessings From Dewy Winds and Thousand Futures Mirrored in Snow on the character side, with Azure Oat, Firstlight's Herald and Frostburn on the weapon side.
Pick-your-own 5-Star banners return
Version 3.8 also runs a second round of the Reverb Convene, which lets players pick their own target. Starpath Reverbs II lets you choose any eligible 5-Star Resonator as the featured pull, and Tideforge Reverbs II does the same for 5-Star weapons. You can change your selection at any time while the banners run, so players who missed a character the first time can go after them without waiting for a scheduled rerun.
Performance and Quality modes come to consoles
The most practical change for many players is in the graphics menu. On supported consoles, Graphics Quality now offers a Performance option and a Quality option. Kuro adds an important caveat: the setting is not available on the base PlayStation 5 or on Xbox Series S. That puts it on PS5 Pro and Xbox Series X for now. On PS5 Pro, players can also turn on PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), Sony's upscaler, to reach resolutions of up to 4K.
PC players get options of their own, although Kuro describes them as a limited test that is still rolling out. The PC launcher will offer a choice between Full Resources and Basic Resources at install, and an upgraded Resource Cleanup tool will help reclaim disk space. That matters for a live-service game whose install has grown with every version. Kuro says more details will follow in its official announcements.
Smaller fixes that add up
Several of the other optimizations target long-standing friction. Rover's Resonance Conversion screen gets a redesigned interface, and switching Rover's attribute now automatically equips the Echo set saved for that attribute. Each attribute can hold its own Echo loadout, so switching no longer means rebuilding the setup by hand.
The Guidebook and the Resonator Ascension Planner both gain a Material Locator button. It teleports you straight to an unlocked challenge that drops the materials you need, or starts that challenge immediately. After clearing a material challenge, a new Blitz Mode option on the rewards screen lets you restart it without a reload. Farming sessions should be noticeably shorter as a result.
Kuro has also reworked Resonator animations, focusing on turning in place, movement transitions and hit reactions in combat. The goal is smoother control and cleaner motion.
Events, cosmetics and a new challenge
The update adds a new endgame-style fight, Tactical Hologram: Calamity Effigy. Several limited-time events run alongside it:
- Second Coming of Solaris: Unwritten Dreams – leisure event
- Lahai-Roi Blocks: Turnabout – leisure event
- Lollo Campaign: Groundwork – featured commission event
- Dreamfield Odyssey – combat event
- Gifts of Bygone Dreams – seven-day login event
- Whither the Wind – limited-time login event
For cosmetics, 3.8 adds a new deluxe outfit, Lune Noire, and a Flaming Sakura accessory for Hiyuki.
When to play
Version 3.8 goes live on November 12. As with previous versions, expect a short maintenance window before the servers reopen, and a download before you can play. On PC, the new Basic Resources option may keep that download smaller for players in the test. Kuro has published an official trailer and a preview special broadcast for the update on the game's YouTube channel.
