Level-5's Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has received its ver. 2.1.0 update on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The patch introduces a new high-difficulty boss battle, additional Dream Quests, fresh items and a wide range of balance adjustments and bug fixes. The update is available to download now for both systems.
Overview
The 2.1.0 update expands endgame content and polishes systems across the board. New challenges aim to test veteran players, while quality-of-life and stability improvements address issues reported since launch. The update is compatible with both Switch and Switch 2, including platform-specific performance tweaks.
Full Patch Notes — ver. 2.1.0
New Content
- Added a new high-difficulty boss battle intended for endgame players. The encounter features enhanced mechanics and rewards designed to challenge well-prepared parties.
- Introduced several bonus Dream Quests. These short, repeatable missions provide additional objectives and grant exclusive rewards on completion.
- Added multiple new items, including weapons, armour pieces, crafting materials and vanity items. New inventory entries expand build variety and crafting options.
Balance Adjustments
- Class and job adjustments: Several Life classes received tuning to improve balance and viability in both solo and co-op play. Attack and skill power were adjusted where certain abilities were outperforming alternatives.
- Enemy balancing: Difficulty and behaviour of select monsters were tweaked to better match intended challenge curves, particularly in areas with new Dream Quests and the new boss.
- Crafting and drop rates: Modest changes to material drop rates and crafting success probabilities to smooth progression and reduce grind at key checkpoints.
- Economy and reward scaling: Adjustments to some quest rewards and shop prices to better reflect late-game costs and player progression.
Bug Fixes and Stability
- Fixed multiple crashes that could occur during specific boss encounters and scripted events.
- Resolved issues that could prevent Dream Quest completion under certain conditions.
- Addressed UI bugs, including incorrect text displays and localisation errors in a number of menus.
- Fixed intermittent issues with online co-op matching and session stability to reduce disconnects.
- Corrected various animation and collision bugs affecting both player characters and NPCs.
- Performance optimisations applied for Switch 2 hardware and general stability improvements for Switch.
Quality of Life
- Improved inventory management features, including clearer item descriptions and categorisation for newly added equipment.
- Adjusted checkpointing and respawn behaviour in several dungeons to reduce frustrating backtracking.
- Minor convenience updates to menu navigation and controller input handling.
Other Changes
- Various localisation fixes and text clarifications across multiple languages.
- Miscellaneous minor fixes and tweaks not individually listed.
Availability
The ver. 2.1.0 patch is available now on both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. Access to new content requires installing the update; players must have the latest version to join sessions where the new boss or updated Dream Quests are active.
For a complete, itemised list of every change, consult official Level-5 channels or the game’s in-client patch information.