Honkai: Star Railsecretly added a new chat feature after its latest update. The game is currently in Version 1.1, which features Silver Wolf as the current five-star banner character, and a museum management mini-game within theEverwinter City Museum Event, among many others.
Before the release of Version 1.1,Honkai: Star Railhosted a special stream to showcase the new features and quality of life updates that will be made. One of the highly anticipated features was the in-game Friends Chat, which would allow players to interact with online friends or leave offline messages. Unfortunately,Honkai: Star Rail’s chat feature was delayedto a later date, leaving some fans disappointed when they didn’t find it in the latest update.
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A week after the launch of Version 1.1, many players discovered that the Friends Chat was already available in the game. A player named Sanuicay also shared a screenshot of the chat UI on theHonkai: Star Railsubreddit. This came as a surprise to some as HoYoverse didn’t make any public announcement on its social media platforms about the chat feature being up and running after a quick patch update. Players can access this feature by clicking on the lower left icon, which will let them initiate a conversation with anyone on their friends list.
In the Reddit comments, manyHonkai: Star Railplayers were thrilled to see the chat feature finally out, saying that they wanted to personally thank fellow players for lending characters like Jing Yuan and Yanqing as Supports. Meanwhile, some pointed out that HoYoverse should have added emotes in the chat, like the adorable Pom-Pom emotes that the Trailblazer uses while texting. It’s possible that emotes could be added in a future update, but that has not been confirmed at the time of this writing.
HoYoverse seems to have a knack for quietly installing certain updates inHonkai: Star Rail. Previously, one fan pointed out that the enemies near the Bud of Harmony Calyx were now turned around, so they won’t ambush players while trying to farm materials. Thesequality of life updates inHonkai: Star Railensure that players would have a seamless experience while grinding through missions and challenges.
WhileHonkai: Star Railis still in the middle of Version 1.1, there have already been leaks and rumors on what to expect on Version 1.2 in July. These include the first look atfive-star banner characters Kafka and Blade, and the amount of Star Rail Special Passes that players could receive if they log in for a week. As always, these should be taken with a grain of salt as HoYoverse might change things around at the last minute.
Honkai: Star Railis now available on Mobile and PC. A PlayStation version is in development.
