Developer Level-5 has updated the surprise Nintendo Switch hit Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time to version 1.3.0, coinciding with the launch of the Switch 2. Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is a sequel to Fantasy Life, a 2012 Nintendo 3DS exclusive that was only available in Japan until its international release two years later. Despite dropping on May 21 nearly 13 years later, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time hit the ground running, quickly gaining popularity with fans of the life simulation RPG genre with its unique Lives system and gameplay variety.
Level-5 has put out a steady stream of major updates since the life sim’s release, including the addition of a multiplayer mode not long after its debut. A patch for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time released on May 28 brought a number of bug fixes and gameplay adjustments to all platforms, the biggest being a change to the game that made the Weird Pad’s Encyclopedia Screen available to players right at the start of its first chapter.
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Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Version 1.3.0 is out now for Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, along with patch notes for a future update promising fixes already made on the PlayStation, Xbox, and PC versions. The update boasts a number of adjustments to key gameplay features, including changes to the Hagram Build feature, God’s Touch, and an added automatic lock-on function, which should come in handy for some of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time’s boss fights. The update also includes an expansion of key configuration options for players using different gamepads to allow for further control customization.
Although the Switch 2 version of Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has already brought multiple quality upgrades to the life sim at launch, the new update includes even more graphics enhancements specifically for the new console, including improved shadows, reflection effects, and rendering distances. While the original Switch version will not receive the same enhancements, the update does add a depth of field post-processing setting. A number of quest and objective bugs have been fixed for both versions, including an issue that prevented Guild Quests from registering as complete and a glitch that caused some Treasure Grove routes not to generate correctly.
While the update doesn’t include much in the way of new playable content, Level-5 previously announced it would be releasing free DLC for Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time as thanks for the support its game has received since its launch. The DLC, titled “Update the World!,” promises new recipes, options for displaying gear in multiplayer, and combat encounters. Although Level-5 has not yet confirmed a release date for the DLC, the developer’s continued dedication to supporting Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time is a great sign for the life sim’s longevity.
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Update v1.3.0 Patch Notes
Feature Additions/Adjustments
Adjusted Lock-On
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Added a setting in the Options menu to select automatic lock-on to the nearest enemy when drawing a weapon.
- *To enable this feature, turn on “Auto-Select Target” in the settings.
Adjusted the Hagram Build
- Adjusted the Hagram Build feature so that after grabbing an object, pressing the cancel button will return it to its original position.
Adjusted God’s Touch
- Adjusted God’s Touch so it can be canceled by performing actions such as attacking or dodging.
- Adjusted the button used to activate God’s Touch when using a gamepad.
Expanded Key Configuration for Gamepads
- Expanded the range of keys that can be assigned to certain commands. You can now further customize your control layout, such as by swapping the attack and dodge buttons.
Added a Graphics Option
- Added a setting for “Depth of Field (Post-Processing).”
Only for Switch 2
Graphics Enhancements
- Improved shadows and reflection effects, and extended the distance at which objects are rendered for an overall enhancement in visual quality.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue in Treasure Groves where routes were not generated correctly, making it impossible to play normally.
- Fixed an issue where some treasure chests appeared open even though they had not been interacted with. *After the patch is applied, unopened chests (including those that contain items which can be collected multiple times) will be restored to a closed state.
- Fixed an issue where Guild Quests did not register as completed even after fulfilling the requirements.
- Fixed an issue where Guild Quests did not register as completed even after fulfilling the requirements.
- Fixed an issue where the remaining effect count of meals with Gathering or Crafting boost effects was not decreasing correctly after consumption.
- Fixed other minor bugs.
Planned fixes for v1.4.0
The following content, which was included in version 1.3.1 on PS5 / PS4 / Xbox / Steam, will be addressed on the Nintendo Switch 2 / Nintendo Switch in version 1.4.0.
- * Additional details on the contents of version 1.4.0 will be provided in the patch notes at a later date.
Feature Additions/Adjustments
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Adjusting the Camera
Normal
Keeps the same camera behavior as before.
Far
Allows the camera to view farther into the environment.
- Expanding the camera range on the field in the Past and Ginormosia, allowing players to see farther into the distance.
- Adding “Camera Operation (Normal / Far)” to the Options screen.
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Adjusting Flying with Skelegon
- Adjusting Flying with Skelegon so it can be used while jumping or swimming.
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Adjusting Life Songs
- Adding an option to re-listen to Life Songs, which play when reaching Master Rank for a Life, by speaking with the respective Life Master.
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Adjusted Farming Actions
- Updating controls so that “Water Plants” can now be performed with a different button from “SowSeeds” and “Harvest”.
- Adjusted “Sow Seeds” and “Water Plants” to target all tiles on the farm.
- Players will now automatically sheath their weapon when dashing during harvesting.
Bug Fixes
- Fixing an issue in Main Story Chapter 3, “Place the sign and furniture,” where in case the required sign or furniture is lost via gifting or selling, the item will be available for purchase at Marco’s Shop in the Base Camp’s Guild.
- Fixing an issue in Main Story Chapter 3, “Place the sign and furniture,” where progress could not be made if the required item was of Top quality.
- Fixing an issue where setting a skill that inflicts status effects on enemies could also apply the status to the player themselves.
- Fixing an issue where the no-mount zones were larger than intended on the Tropica Isles.