The first major update for VV: Ultimatum has arrived, bringing new race abilities, organization bases, skill essences, combat improvements, progression adjustments, quality-of-life changes, and numerous balance fixes.
Players can also redeem the code UPDATE1 for free rewards.
VV Ultimatum Update 1 Guide – Codes, New Race, Skills
New Race Abilities
Three new race abilities have been added:
- Praying Mantis (Arrancar)
- Demon Light (Shinigami)
- The Iron (Quincy)
The Iron includes six different variants.
Organizations Update
Organisations have received a major expansion with the introduction of customizable bases.
New Features
- Organisation bases can now be purchased through the organisation upgrade menu.
- Leaders can choose a base name.
- Base names now appear in the teleport interface.
- Multiple base locations and appearances are available.
- Purchase decorations and props using organisation funds.
- Customise prop colours and materials.
- Place props freely within your base.
- Organization rank management is now available by default without requiring an upgrade.
Additional Changes
- Organization UI button moved to the top-left corner.
- Level requirement to create an organization reduced from 35 to 20.
New Skill Essences
Two new raid-exclusive skill essences have been added:
- Hakuda Skill Essence
- Speed Skill Essence
Players can obtain both from raid rewards.
Visual Updates
Emotes and Spawn Animations
- New visual effects for the Malevolence spawn animation.
- New emote: Day Three.
- New emote: Bye Bye.
Models
- New Goryutenmetsu dragon model.
- New shark model.
- New water puddle model.
Combat Changes
Several combat systems have been adjusted to improve responsiveness and consistency.
Improvements
- Player M1 hitboxes have been improved.
- NPC yellow attacks and zone attacks are now displayed in orange.
- Orange attacks indicate unblockable, undodgeable, and uncounterable attacks.
- Dash invulnerability frames have been slightly increased.
Progression Changes
The early-game experience has been adjusted to help new players level faster.
Giant Dragonfly Changes
- Overall stats reduced.
- Dragonflies spawn later during encounters.
- Danger effect timing adjusted.
- Grab attack should now be easier to avoid.
Quality of Life Changes
Numerous quality-of-life improvements have been added:
- Equipment tooltips now compare stats with currently equipped gear.
- New photo sensitivity setting added.
- Reset build description corrected.
- Vasto Guard Break animation fixed.
- Cero Absorption description updated.
- Thunderbolt aura effects reduced when using Hakuda.
- Taking damage while viewing the skill tree now closes the menu.
- Psycho Crash now properly displays damage and posture damage values.
- Players who are knocked down three times consecutively now die instantly.
- Unused Ascension Shards are no longer lost when using APR or SPR.
- New icon added for opening the Organization menu.
- Ascension EXP increased from 12.5% to 15%.
Balance Changes
Ability Fixes
- Superstar revive passive fixed.
- Superstar guard break passive fixed.
Thunderbolt Adjustments
- M1 damage reduced.
- Posture damage reduced.
Additional Combat Adjustments
- Landing M1 attacks now generates a small amount of Heat.
- Luminosity M1 synchronization improved.
Redeem Code
UPDATE1
Redeem this code before it expires to claim the update rewards.
Update 1 focuses heavily on organization features, early-game progression improvements, and combat refinements. The addition of customizable guild bases, new race abilities, raid-exclusive essences, and multiple balance adjustments makes this one of the largest updates VV: Ultimatum has received so far.