Zenless Zone Zero 1.2 Release Date, Characters, & Banners Info

Ahead of the second major update for , the 1.2 «Tour de Inferno» patch, most of the update's new additions have been teased in a comprehensive livestream, including new story, areas, characters, and when the patch will release., similarly to other HoYoverse gacha games like and, has so far maintained the relatively short patch cycle that's now typical of the studio's games, aiming to put out a new update once approximately every six weeks, with few deviations

Compared to and especially , is still relatively new as a live-service title, and as a result, the game's 1.2 update will be aiming to make a number of quality-of-life changes alongside its added content. These will include several additions to help streamline the exploration-focused «TV sections» of the game, with sped-up animations, the ability to automatically gain certain rewards when replaying missions, and the ability to skip certain events and animations altogether. Additionally, features like a stamina overflow system, preset teams, and a faster Hollow Zero mode will be added as well.

's 1.2 update, Tour de Inferno, is set to be released on September 25, 2024, bringing with it new story missions, a new area in the Outer Ring, and four new limited banners spread across the two «halves» of the patch. Additionally, after the side story introduced in the previous update, 1.2 will mark the first update to the game's main story, as the Phaethon siblings journey to the Outer Ring and get wrapped up in the titular Tour de Inferno — a massive competition between the area's biker gangs to decide the next Overlord.

One upcoming Zenless Zone Zero banner character is revealed to have a tragic backstory that's much darker than players had imagined.

Also coming in 1.2 are two new Disc Drive Sets, Chaos Jazz and Proto Punk, which focus on Fire/Electric Anomaly and shielding, respectively, as well as several new enemies, including a new weekly Notorious Hunt, a new minigame in the Godfinger Arcade, and several new