Z1 Changelog

The Anniversary update (functionally Z2) has its own pastebin: https://pastebin.com/24SXFL2H

Z Monster Flow:
1st Week: Zenith Daimyo Hermitaur, Khezu, Espinas and Hypnoc
3rd Week: Zenaserisu
7th Week: Gore Magala
10th Week: Zenith Blangonga
11th Week: Zenith Rathalos

13th Week: 1st Content Update
14th Week: Keoaruboru
16th Week: Zenith Akura
18th Week: Blinking Narga Musou (Slay)
19th Week: Blinking Narga Musou (Repel)
20th Week: Zenith Tigrex

24th Week: Second Content Update, Shagaru Magala
25th Week: Zenith Hyujikiki
30th Week: Zenith Giaorugu

35th Week: 10th Anniversary Thing (5th July, functionally Z2)


Z Monsters:
Zenith Daimyo Hermitaur
Zenith Khezu
Zenith Espinas
Zenith Hypnoc
Zenaserisu
Gore Magala
Zenith Blangonga
Zenith Rathalos
Zenith Tigrex
Zenith Akura Vashimu
Keoaruboru

Z Changes:
Quick Party function to find a party based on entered parameters
Menus show extra skills such as those on armour or weapons
Menus show N Points
No more exotic quest deteroriation
Zenith monster quests added ranging from GR200 to GR800

Z Partners, Rastas, Partnyaas:
New Legendary added for Swaxe (Chloe)
Partners can use Swaxe from PR120
Zenith equipment can be equipped on partners (Weapons only give Parts are easier to break effect)

Z Status Effects:
High Poison, Strong Sleep, Extreme Waterblight, Extreme Thunderblight

Z Skills:
Evasion Boost: Evasion+2 and Evade Distance Up
Zenith Modifiers: Zenith armours have modifiers to existing skills on them, buffing them. E.g. an extra level of earplugs from equipping hearing protection up

Z Skill Rebalance:
Evade Distance: 10 points for activation down from 20
Caring: +2 and +3 are 15 and 25 points down from 25 and 45
Vamprism: Buffs your attack up to a max of +80 while you leech health.
Shiragari: Less time in quest for higher attack buffs.
Vigorous: A higher attack multiplier at 100+ HP (1.15x)
Reflect: Can no longer knockdown party members
Incitement: Buffs your attack while the monster is focused on you (+40)
Fencing+2: Extra hit's 'stickyness' adjusted
Drawing Arts: 15 points for +2 down from 20 and also grants Weapon Handling
Absolute Defense: A 0.8x attack debuff replaces the defense debuff while you recharge after you take a hit

Z Pugi Changes:
Pugis can get Zenith Cuffs that have skill modifiers like Zenith Armours or Weapons

Z Weapon Balance
SnS: motion values buffed
SnS: guard damage down
SnS: larger motion evade timing window
SnS: Storm style has less hit delay with fencing+2
DS: increased sharpness recovery on quick sharpen
DS: evade timing on motions up
GS: evade during charges
GS: super armour on R2 instead of R1+R2
GS: guard damage down
GS: larger motion evade timing window
LS: motion values buffed
LS: iframes on attacks with them increased
LS: fencing+2 has less hit stop
LS: evade timing on motions up
Hammer: Charges have knockback negation
Hammer: Evade timing on motions up
HH: New songs (Status Up, Stun Up, Sharp Sword) and new song combinations (Attack Lg on most note combos)
HH: fencing+2 has less hit stopLance: motion values buffed
Lance: guard damage down
Lance: guard recovery to attacking is faster
Lance: evade timing on motions up
Gunlance: Wyvern fire uses less sharpness
Gunlance: guard damage down
Gunlance: guard stamina use down
Gunlance: guard recovery to attacking is faster
Gunlance: evade timing on motions up
Swaxe: Charges have knockback negation
Swaxe: guard damage down
Tonfa: Jump evasion iframes lowered, aerial stun and motion values lowered (0.7x on average)
Tonfa: Short mode damage output lowered (flat 0.8x final multiplier)
Tonfa: Two aerial evades
Tonfa: Longer flight time
Tonfa: Consumption Slayer uses less sharpness
Tonfa: Obscurity attack buff increased
Tonfa: Stylish Assault window increased with Earth Style
Tonfa: Ice Age level increase rate heightened
Tonfa: Thunder Clad increases faster with attacks and evasions
Tonfa: Status Pursuit additional damage increased
LBG: Just Shot gauge widened
LBG: Evade timing on motions up
HBG: Pierce Lv1 through Lv3 shot values buffed
HBG: Evade timing on motions up
Bow: Narrow arc shot has more projectiles, Explosive arc shot does more stun
Bow: Can carry additional combination items
Bow: Evade timing on motions up

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First Content Update:
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Monsters:
Keoaruboru
Zenith Akura Vashimu
Zenith Tigrex

New Skill:
Rush: Successful attacks and guard actions gradually increases attack. When you reach the cap stamina usage will decrease and running with weapons unsheathed will not consume any stamina. The effect is dispelled when you use any items or sheathe your weapon. Buff is two step, +50 Attack for step one and +130 for step two.

Box:
+1 Equipment page and +1 Box Page at GR500.

Weapon Changes:
All: Length Up Sigils no longer reduce true raw by 6-8% but instead make you lose a flat 25 true raw. Standard weapons used late game all have at least 500 True Raw making this a practically global buff.
LS: Can cancel thurst attacks
HH: Weakness Value Up songs have longer duration
Lance: Attack Up buff from repeated guarding lasts longer (1 minute > 3 minutes)
Swaxe: Extreme Style starts with 50% gauge at beginning of quests instead of 0%

Zenith Skills:
Bullet Saver Up, Guard Up, Adaptation Up, Encourage Up

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Second Content Update
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Monsters:
Shagaru Magala
Zenith Hyujikiki
Zenith Giaorugu

Zenith Skills:
Stylish Up, Reflect Up

Hunter Guide:
Added a bunch of extra GR level things to make progression less jarring.

Refine:
HR5 has storm style unlocked by default
GR1 for unlocking Extreme Styles
GR100 for unlocking G Rank Exotics
Able to instantly buy materials which are GCP, NP or Zeny buyable while looking at materials on upgrades
Able to mass remove and insert decorations from pieces