HoYoverse launched various new tools to help Honkai: Star Rail players throughout their journey in version 1.1. Honkai: Star Rail shares similar features with Genshin Impact, which HoYoverse also supports with new events and playable characters every month.Honkai: Star Rail launched on April 26 and quickly became one of the biggest games of 2023 with over 20 million downloads. HoYoverse promised long-term support for the space fantasy RPG and unveiled the contents of Honkai: Star Rail version 1.1 just a month later. Silver Wolf, one of the new playable characters in version 1.1, quickly won over fans on social media through a hacker-inspired online event. Players around the world now have access to version 1.1, and new tools may help them decide how to approach certain content in the game.HoYoverse recently launched new HoYoLab tools designed to aid player progression in Honkai: Star Rail version 1.1 and beyond. These helpful new tools include Battle Records and Leveling Calculator, which may be accessed by visiting HoYoLab with a HoYoverse account linked to Honkai: Star Rail. Battle Records allows players to track their Trailblazer Power recovery status, Achievements, treasures opened, character leveling progress, and Forgotten Hall clearance records. These stats are updated in real-time, so Honkai: Star Rail players may watch these statistics change in a separate tab while playing the game. This feature helps players analyze their combat data and decide how to improve their party going forward.
The new Leveling Calculator HoYoLab tool lets Honkai: Star Rail players check required materials for character and Light Cone ascension. This tool may be helpful for deciding upgrade plans and characters to invest resources into according to HoYoverse. Leveling Calculator is accessible from mobile and desktop browsers, so the tool may be used while actively playing Honkai: Star Rail. Additionally, a separate Trailblaze Monthly Calculator tool will be available starting June 16. Trailblaze Monthly Calculator tracks and records valuable items that a player has earned each month, including Stellar Jade and free Star Rail Passes.
These new tools may be a boon to players wanting to optimize their time in Honkai: Star Rail and decide which characters to focus on next. HoYoLab is readily available to anyone following HoYoverse's official channels since the company regularly shares updates on the platform. HoYoverse will likely reveal more tools and features once the developers are ready to reveal Honkai: Star Rail version 1.2.
Alongside new tools, version 1.1 also brought a helpful adjustment to Honkai: Star Rail's gameplay and more quality-of-life changes. A future update is expected to bring in-game Friend Chat, a feature that already exists in Genshin Impact.
Honkai: Star Rail is available now for Android, iOS, and PC. PS4 and PS5 versions are in development with no confirmed release date.