Honkai: Star Rail 2.0 - Release Date, Penacony, New Characters, Banners

The 2.0 livestream has occurred, revealing more details about the Version’s release date, information about Penacony, and highlights on some of the upcoming playable characters. Version 2.0 is set to kick off a new year of content for the popular turn-based RPG, taking Trailblazers beyond the reach of Jarilo-VI and the Xianzhou Luofu, now off to the colorful and long-mentioned planet of Penacony. This move will accompany a set of new main story quests, which will see the Astral Express dealing with the repercussions of defying Duke Inferno and his Ever-Flame Mansion.

The first encounter with this new villain occurred in Version 1.6 in a story mission involving Ruan Mei and Dr. Ratio in . Duke Inferno posed a temporary threat to Herta Space Station, but was subdued before his plans could go any further. Despite this, it was enough to set up the encounter in the future. HoYoverse had already announced some of the new characters arriving with Version 2.0 but has also revealed some gameplay details about them with the special event. Luckily, it should not take long to start experiencing this new adventure with new heroes.

Revealed during the special livestream held on the official channel on YouTube, Version 2.0 is bound to arrive on all platforms on February 6. This is in line with the game’s regular six-week schedule for every update and indicates that, despite the massive new load of content being added with the patch, there were likely no internal delays. With the official confirmation of a date, it is unlikely the update will be postponed at this point.

The most significant part of the update is the introduction of Penacony, a completely new destination for the Trailblazers that is known as the Planet of Festivities. The place is controlled by The Family, which extends an invitation to the Astral Express crew so that they may attend the Charmony Festival. This place follows the Path of the Harmony, which is reflected in its acceptance and ideal search for peace. In