The Effervescent Silence
“The Effervescent Silence” is the final expansion of A Series of Dusks.
The Effervescent Silence builds upon the base game mode by introducing new endings alongside the “Decisions” and “Tolls” mechanics, which require Timekeepers to make meaningful choices when selecting an area.
Additionally, a new type of artifact, “Counteractive”, has been added to counterbalance the effects of Tolls.
New Ending
Accessing the new ending does not require installing the expansion, but players must complete the ending “Wish Granted” first.
Craftmaster’s Favors
With the update, Craftmaster’s Favors will be introduced and do not require the expansion to be installed. At the end of an exploration, depending on the number of cleared areas (1/2/3/4/5), 2/3/4/6/8 Craftmaster’s Favors will be automatically consumed, granting the same number of Keepsakes.
”Decisions” and “Tolls”
With the expansion installed, area selection will show Decision Effects and Toll artifacts.
Each Decision Effect applies only to its respective area and disappears once you leave.
When making a Decision selection, Timekeepers may refresh once to reroll the available Decision effect and the Toll artefacts.
Upon entering an area, Timekeepers must select and obtain one of three pre-revealed Toll artefacts and bear its Toll.
Upon leaving the area, one of the remaining two Toll artefacts must also be chosen and obtained. Multiple Toll effects will continue to accumulate, even if they are the same effect.
By toggling the Toll display option in the top right, Timekeepers can switch between viewing an artefact’s base effects and the details of the Tolls.
While selecting a Toll artefact, refresh attempts can be used to change the artefact’s Toll effect—but not the artefact itself.
Toll effects
| Toll Name | Description |
|---|---|
| <Frontline Breach> | Ally #1 gets [Vanguard's Wane] .Vanguard's Wane Neg Status DMG Taken Reduction -30% (undispellable). |
| <Incantation Interference> | Whenever actively casting an incantation, get 1 stack of [Incantation Interference] for 1 round.Incantation Interference Neg Status DMG Bonus -20% (undispellable). |
| <Cascading Interference> | Whenever performing an extra action, get 1 stack of [Cascading Interference] .Cascading Interference Neg Status DMG Bonus -10% for 2 rounds (stacks up to 4 times, undispellable). |
| <Empowered Masses> | Enemies gain DMG Bonus +15% to their mass skills. |
| <Type Constraint> | Whenever casting an Incantation #1/Incantation #2/ultimate, get [Entropy Degradation I] /Entropy Degradation I Neg Status When Incantation #1 deals damage, DMG Bonus -20%. [Entropy Degradation II] /Entropy Degradation II Neg Status When Incantation #2 deals damage, DMG Bonus -20%. [Entropy Degradation Ultimate] . Whenever casting an incantation of a different type, lose 1 stack of the damage down effect on the other types of incantations.Entropy Degradation Ultimate Neg Status When the ultimate deals damage, DMG Bonus -20%. |
| <Merge Suppression> | When casting a rank 1 incantation, DMG Bonus -10%; when merging incantations, rank gained -1. |
| <Unexpected Clamor> | After completing a battle event, obtain 1 unremovable Clamor in the layout. |
| <Deprived Fate> | Outside of battles, Goldfinch Coins gained -50%. |
| <Strained Recovery> | Healing Taken -30%. |
| <Collector’s Bane> | For each type of artefact tag held in the layout, all allies get 1 stack of [Omnipotent Shackles] .Omnipotent Shackles Stats Down DMG Taken Reduction -5% (undispellable). |
| <Excessive Spendings> | Can’t receive discounts in Shopping Time, and 4 random items get a 30% increase in price. |
| No Negative Effects | — |
Fewer Path Nodes
When the expansion is installed, certain areas will feature fewer path nodes, reducing the number of battle encounters.
New Artefacts
The expansion introduces Counteractive artefacts, which can be obtained during a playthrough.
View list of Counteractive artefacts >Additionally, more characters will receive their own Acoustica artefacts. For more information related to Acoustica artefacts, install the Fugue of Reflections expansion to explore their full potential.