Genshin Impact 4.8 livestream summary: New banners, region, events, codes, and more

The Genshin Impact 4.8 livestream was broadcast recently across various social media channels of HoYoverse. As anticipated, a lot of exciting new information has been announced in the broadcast. Aside from a glimpse into Natlan, the livestream also officially introduced the character Emilie, an upcoming 5-Star Dendro unit from Fontaine. The new temporary region called Simulanka that players will get to experience in version 4.8 was also revealed.

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Genshin Impact 4.8 Livestream Overview

New character: Emilie

Emilie has been announced (Image via HoYoverse)

Emilie and her weapon have now been officially introduced in the Genshin Impact 4.8 livestream. She will be the last 5-star Fontaine unit for quite some time. Emilie is a Dendro polearm character using the tall female model, making her the only tall female Dendro polearm user among the current Genshin Impact characters.

New weapon: Lumidouce Elegy

Emilie's weapon Lumidouce Elegy (Image via HoYoverse)

Emilie's signature weapon is a polearm called Lumidouce Elegy, which will be featured in the Weapon Banner along with her character banner.

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Event Wishes

Genshin Impact version 4.8 will feature the following characters and weapons over two phases:

First Phase (July 17-Aug 6)

Phase 1 event wishes for Genshin Impact 4.8 (Image via HoYoverse)

• Navia (5-Star Geo) + Verdict (Signature Weapon: 5-Star Claymore )
• Nilou (5-Star Hydro) + Key of Khaj-Nisut (Signature Weapon: 5-Star Sword)

Second Phase (Aug 6-Aug 27)

Phase 2 of event wishes for Genshin Impact 4.8 (Image via HoYoverse)

• [NEW] Emilie (5-Star Dendro) + Lumidouce Elegy (Signature Weapon: 5-Star Polearm)
• Yelan (5-Star Hydro) + Aqua Simulacra (Signature Weapon: 5-Star Bow)

The first phase of the event wishes will last from July 17-Aug 6, while the second will last from Aug 6-Aug 27.

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New region: Simulanka

New area Simulanka which will be released in Genshin Impact version 4.8 (Image via HoYoverse)

The Genshin Impact 4.8 livestream revealed the new map for the next version of Genshin Impact. Similar to most maps released in the last patch of each region, this one will be a temporary map as well. Called Simulanka, this new region will feature a quest with characters from various areas such as Wanderer, Navia, Nilou, and Kirara.

The main focus of the quest will be on some tiny origami creatures, who the traveler will have to help revitalize the forest, and thus the entire map. The scenery is gorgeous, and players who like exploration will have a great time in this vast new area.

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New events

All the upcoming events in Genshin Impact version 4.8 (Image via HoYoverse)

Version 4.8 of Genshin Impact will bring the following new events:

• Summertide Scales and Tales
• Envisaged Echoes
• Bing-Bang Finchball
• Outside the Canvas, Inside the Lens: Dew-Kissed Chapter
• Energy Amplifier: Lemma

The main event of version 4.8, Summertide Scales and Tales will give away a free copy of Kirara after its completion. Envisaged Echoes is a new Imaginarium Theater-based event, where players will be able to unlock character echo cosmetics after finishing the event.

Events such as Bing-Bang Finchball, Outside the Canvas Inside the Lens, and Energy Amplifier will make their reruns in Genshin Impact version 4.8. There will be certain modifications in these new reruns, which players will have to experience for themselves.

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Natlan Teaser

A glimpse of Natlan as shown in the Genshin Impact 4.8 livestream (Image via HoYoverse)

A brief teaser for the upcoming new region Natlan, which will be released in version 5.0 of Genshin Impact, was also revealed in the Genshin Impact 4.8 livestream. This teaser is meant to whet players' appetites for the upcoming clip featuring Natlan, which will be released next week.

New characters revealed in the Natlan teaser (Image via HoYoverse)

The Natlan teaser showcased in the Genshin Impact 4.8 livestream also revealed three new characters, along with certain visuals from its various areas.

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Nilou and Kirara new outfits

Both Nilou and Kirara will be getting new outfits in version 4.8. The former's outfit is a paid cosmetic, while Kirara's outfit will be a free 4-star one that players can get after completing the main 4.8 event Summertide Scales and Tales.

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Livestream Codes

Here are all the redemption codes shared during the Genshin Impact 4.8 livestream:

• YS2WHUHFNQ5M (100 primogems + 10 Mystical Enhancement Ores)
• 5TJWHDHX7R59 (100 primogems + 5 Hero's Wits)
• PTKXYUGW7R6D (100 primogems + 50000 Mora)

These codes expire on July 6 so claim them on time.

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QOL optimizations

QOL updates are always very welcome, as all players look forward to these changes. Here are a few of the QOL updates that will be introduced in Genshin Impact version 4.8.

1) Bosses now respawn faster

All bosses will now respawn after a 10-second duration. The only exception to this is Lupus Boreas, Dominator of Wolves. This will make farming for boss materials a lot quicker.

2) Encounter points can be stored

Players can now store encounter points starting from Genshin Impact version 4.8 (Image via HoYoverse)

A very big QOL addition that many players had been asking for — encounter points can now be stored for long-term use. Any encounter points that overflow the daily encounter point cap will be converted to "long-term encounter" points and stored. These long-term encounter points can be converted into standard ones by spending resin normally.

3) Option to hide UI

Players will now have the option to hide the UI (Image via HoYoverse)

After the 4.8 update, players will have the option of hiding the dialogue UI as well as the map, party, and other UI elements on-screen. Those who like taking photographs will enjoy this QOL update.

4) Difficulty level of certain Mondstadt and Liyue domains has been adjusted

Difficulty levels of certain domains have been adjusted (Image via HoYoverse)

Version 4.8 of Genshin Impact will lower the difficulty level of certain Mondstadt domains such as Cecilia Garden, Hidden Palace of Zhou Formula, Forsaken Rift, Hidden Palace of Lianshan Formula, and Domain of Guyun. The Ley Line disorders in these domains will be adjusted to be less challenging.

5) Dialogue can now be reviewed

Players can now pause and review past dialogue (Image via HoYoverse)

Genshin Impact 4.8 livestream announced the introduction of the new dialogue review feature, which will let players look at their dialogue history in any conversation. This will be extremely helpful for anyone who may have missed an earlier interaction or wishes to go through all the previous dialogue one more time.

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Check out this article to learn who will be voicing Emilie in version 4.8 of Genshin Impact.