On the broadcast of “Development Stories” Genshin Impact: Towards Snezhnaya and the Future" officially announced the release date of the Cryo region — 12 August 2026 yearRumors about the absence of patch 6.8 turned out to be true, that is, after 6.7 version Update 7.0 will begin. Additionally, some details about the Ice Kingdom were revealed, and it was announced that many of its mechanics are built around the concept of "going beyond."
Plot and Culture
History will tell you why The Seven didn't really resist, giving up Hearts of God Harbingers. Just like DescendedTravelers will be able to experience "a completely new gameplay experience."
Snezhnaya The game is based on Eastern Europe and the regions surrounding the Arctic Circle. The developers draw parallels with the film "Snowpiercer" and the "Metro" game series. It will feature symphonic music and folk music from Slavic cultures (modernism and the magical melodies of Romanticism).
Mechanics and locations
Various regions have unveiled railways with trains that will go beyond the scope of conventional transportation. Apparently, you can even move around in the carriages.
It was revealed that the Cryo element retained an ancient, forbidden power that the Travelers would activate. The ice element would be able to destroy, shatter, and alter the battlefield's landscape, affecting enemy movement. It was mentioned that "some reactions would be given a new incarnation"—presumably referring to improving the SuperconductorPerhaps they will introduce a combination of Cryo and Dendro, as in Imaginarium Theater.
A miracle tool was mentioned that will allow each player to change the world around them and develop it in their own way. Judging by the bar above the hero's health, there is a frost mechanic in the ice kingdom, just like in dragon backbone, and this object increases the temperature in a certain area.
Enemies will act more cohesively, making battles more dynamic and offering interesting strategies for confrontation.
Characters and images
The broadcast showed winter concepts skins On the Travelers. Apparently, the final version was a gray-turquoise closed suit with a single earpiece.
The individuality of the characters in the game is emphasized. For example, the future heroine Water lily hums various melodies during gameplay. According to early insight from Itzpapa, the siren has Electro element, will be released in 7.0 and is played with Cryo The harbinger of SandroneBesides her, 4⭐ Cryo characters are expected in this version.
The characters will feature higher-quality graphics, but will retain the style of Genshin Impact. The developers won't rush the ending or drag out the plot, but with Snezhnaya, the narrative will pick up the pace.
At the end of the stream they gave out promo code, which is valid until Monday morning, April 27:
- Snezhnaya20260812 (click) — ×200 source stones.
You can watch the live broadcast recording on YouTube:
Has the Lumine stocking stink started yet? 😄 Although it's downright chaste here, especially if you remember the designs of Shilonen or Mavuiki.
It's not about being naked, but about the bitter cold. I think Natlan clothes are appropriate in their region. You'll find even worse things on our beaches. I haven't been to places similar to Natlan yet, but I've been to places like Snowy, and if you take off your gloves for even a minute, your fingers will hurt badly or even go numb. With that miniskirt and headset instead of a hat, Lumin won't last a minute at the train station. But that's the game. We had Eola from the very beginning. She feels at ease walking in the Dragon's Ridge and looks the same as if a Mualani were walking there. She probably has diamond thighs and ears.
Well, this is certainly not Mualani, but Varesa and Shilonen have already been on the ridge in their clothes.
Haha, well, I'm not worried about the varens, its volumes will withstand any extreme temperatures
Another one who doesn't like realistic female forms... well, a skinny guy like you only wants to stretch bird bones under himself))
What nonsense are you talking about? He was just making a non-negative joke about her slightly plump appearance.
What are Varesa's measurements? Have you even seen the model? She's slim, just a little wider than average models, especially in the hips. She has a perfectly flat stomach.
Did you see it yourself? She's definitely not SLIM, her stomach isn't perfectly flat, not even close.
The ass isn't covered. I've certainly seen girls like that walking around like that in the cold, but leggings would have looked better and more logical, while also looking quite shredding for Genshin wankers, who, according to the developers, are the peak of all donators (which, of course, isn't true, as the game is played by many women, who are more inclined to spend money on cosmetic extras).
Keep convincing yourself, but the developers know their main audience, and these are men or wankers, as you put it.
And whining about stockings from the female audience is expected, but it can’t influence anything.
What's that stink? They look like nice stockings. What's not to like?
"Unique mechanics," "miracle instrument"—these are unparalleled. I predict it will be another version of Lilupar or Sorush, controlling the weather, the landscape, and mechanisms.
He was lying under the table with the words, "We don't want money, we're following the example of the creators of the final game and Kojima." They don't want money, but they've tacked on unique quests for the new characters—if you want to complete them, you have to finish them.
They also made Millisandra because they don't want money :D. They're a truly innovative indie studio with a fresh perspective, willing to work for free just to show players their creation. By 2024, the total revenue of the mobile segment alone was 6.3 billion. Players, stop, we don't need money, you're making money! Damn, I'll have to take it, it won't transfer it back, but don't transfer it anymore! 😂
It's fair to say that if they wanted the money, they would have long ago released skins for the huge, well-designed wardrobe, from the original Archons to the awesome collab outfits. They wouldn't have kept characters in their basements for years until interest waned while they waited for releases and reruns. They would have reworked useless cons and useless signs, etc., and would have raked in the cash. Genshin developers aren't looking for money or easy ways; they follow the faith of every "I have a f***ing brilliant idea, I swear on my mother's cross," and any money is an inexplicable bonus on this godless path.
Seriously, I can't figure out what's going on in these drug addicts' heads. Why they haven't found a goldmine in the form of skins yet is a mystery. In Warframe, they even let players create skins, and the company makes a killing off them without doing anything. Even schoolkids would go broke for their favorites. But no... A samurai has no goal, only a path...
They do everything in the most clumsy way possible. Certainly not for the sake of art. The very essence of gacha is to sell characters, and the world and story are simply to make the characters interesting and give them a place to run around in. Games like these aren't made for the love of gaming, but for the sake of money.
No, they do everything masterfully, not clumsily, and precisely for the sake of art. You're talking nonsense.
The mechanics of trains will be successful if 1) there is a top-down view of how the train travels from point A to B
2) if it is possible to set up a “skip” of animations and travel
3) Outside the train and residential areas, points of interest, the cold will oppress us. But there will be a "portable fire" tool that will shut it off.
4) Teleports will not appear in nature near a tree stump or on a random flat spot, but only in buildings and at railway stations.
Otherwise, it'll be the bus to Fontaine. You only ride it once or twice throughout the entire game. They're being ridiculous, building aquabus routes that are broken and destroyed. So they cleverly dodged the "Well, we made the mechanics, but according to the story, all their routes are already broken, only one remains. It's not us being lazy, it's the story."
I'd love to see a view from inside the train. Like that vibe you get when you're riding on a train, with savory landscapes outside the window and a hot cup of tea in a metal cup holder on the table.
It's unlikely they'll do that, of course; they've already compared it to trips to Fontaine. So, presumably, the view will be from above or from the side, outside the train.
I'm so sick of comments not being posted right away, with some kind of delay, and then I accidentally click "leave a comment," or notice a mistake at the last minute, or misspell something, and then have no way to correct it because the comment isn't there, and by the time it appears, it's too late. What is this?
I'd like to see a view from inside the train*
…outside the train, as shown in the footage.*
Lol, what are you talking about, man? You can edit comments, it's been that way for a long time. True, it rarely doesn't let you, but usually it does. Wait until the comment appears (refresh the page and click Edit, where the Reply button usually is).
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Thanks for letting me know that comments are edited.
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There's a variant here where there'll be a train without mirrors, like a separate dungeon. You enter it and can't see anything from the outside. Plus, the location is small, so even with a relatively fast train, you won't see any particular views. Or, on the contrary, it's painfully slow, as usual, and you'll get so bored after just one visit that you won't go back.
No, it's unlikely there will be a side or outside view of the train. ESPECIALLY if you compare it to the Fontaine rides. In my opinion, it would be better if it were like the Fontaine ride—the same ride, but you admire the snowy landscapes. A side or top view from outside the train takes away the opportunity to enjoy the ride.
Yes, I remember, during the first trip to the capital of Fontaine, it was said that one of the stations was broken, I thought they would fix it according to the story (as soon as new parts of the region are added), but it seems like only one route remained
In my opinion, a view from inside the train would be the best solution, since from above it's just a metal worm crawling along, but from inside you can admire the views. The lack of teleporters in random natural locations is a downside, though, since even if you take a bus, it will only go along one route and won't stop until it reaches a station, and your destination will be roughly halfway along that route. You simply won't be able to get off the train until it arrives at the station, and you'll have to run out of the city for about five minutes without these teleporters, so no, let the teleporters remain. The ability to skip ride animations would only ruin the entire mechanics of riding a bus, since technically it would be no different from teleportation points, except that to teleport, you'd need to walk to the nearest train teleporter, like in The Witcher, which is a terrible idea. Plus, transport is needed to move around the world, not skip animations or teleport, which is what teleporters are for.
If you're looking at the interior and admiring the views, then that means long journeys and animations. You definitely need the "Skip" button for that. No one uses the Aquabus in Fontaine after completing the story. It's not hard to place train stops all over the place. We were shown a map of Snezhnaya and its islands. Covering the area with frequent train stops isn't hard, so why make them less frequent than teleports? They need to be just as frequent. I was talking about teleports not being tied to random locations in the middle of nowhere, but to infrastructure, to train stops with heating and a hotel.
You can run from Mond to Sumeru in 5 minutes, what are you talking about? Teleports have been equidistant for a long time now, not like in the first regions.
I liked everything I saw. I won't speculate on what new additions or improvements they'll make; I'll be waiting for the stream and the patch itself. I hope the characters don't disappoint and are a joy to behold.
And it just started to bother me that each character has some kind of feature
Since I control my appetites and pack building, I can skip less significant ones, but I will say this: if I didn’t have Ineffa, I would be triggered by these bolts from Open World, which cannot be handed in or exchanged if there is no character on the account
Or take the Horse, I have one, I got the teleport for level 6 friendship - I can put it indefinitely (even though it is interchangeable with itself), but I don’t need to spend resources like for a regular one
In Linnea, this side kv is not just with mora, but with primogems for their delivery - yes, not ten spins, but an eyebrow is raised
For me, this is a minus, although I perfectly understand why someone would like it, because if the character is a favorite, you want individuality, but still, this fomo starts to irritate, and if the character disappears from the banner and is not an eyesore, then all sorts of NPCs/kv/details that react only to him begin to irritate (hello, animals with the sign of the deer)
What's most annoying is that the same horse comes with a multi-use teleport bonus, the pink one has a quest with gems, while the doe just gets a "respect and respect" bonus with a one-time micro-heal for the local deer, or a lore-based ghost horror for Kiryukha. Unique features, okay, but they could have at least included something equivalent, not this.
Aino can handle bolts, and a 4* light bearer can do the same as Kiryukha. But Olenikha seems to have no equal.
It seems that animals also react to Columbine as they do to Lauma.