Trails in the Sky Legacy Patch Renames Quartz and the Four Towers in Version 1.07
The Legacy Patch for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter went live early on August 18 as part of the Ver. 1.07 update, rewriting a long list of English terms and re-recording voice lines so the remake lines up with the rest of the Trails series. It is out now on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and Steam, and it arrives a month before Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter lands on September 17, 2026.
This is a localisation patch, not a content update. GungHo and Nihon Falcom describe it as a continuity pass: terms that appear again in later games were changed to match those games, while names invented for the Sky trilogy were mostly left alone.
What the Trails in the Sky Legacy Patch actually changes
The most visible edits are to quartz. Five orbment names were swapped outright, and one of them collides with an old category label, so the categories moved too.
- Arts Defense is now Shield
- Sweet Aroma is now Scent
- Heat Haze is now Haze
- Hidden Leaf is now Cloak
- Heavenly Insight is now Revelation
Because Shield is now a quartz, the old "Shield-Type" quartz category has been renamed "Guard-Type" to stop the two reading as the same thing. Separately, "Blade-Type" quartz have been renamed after the status ailments they inflict, matching how later entries label them.
The Tetracyclic Towers were renamed on purpose
The four towers get new names, and the studio singled this one out as a deliberate exception to its "leave Sky-only names alone" rule, because the towers matter to the plot of 2nd Chapter. Jade Tower becomes Esmelas Tower, Amber Tower becomes Amberl Tower, Crimson Tower becomes Carnelia Tower, and Azure Tower becomes Sapphirl Tower. In-game graphic assets were updated to match.
Several smaller terms moved as well: Orbal Golem is now Archaism, Hundred Day War is now Hundred Days War, Exposure quartz is now Photo-quartz, and Grand Charine is now Grand Chardonnay. Four fish were renamed too, with Orosho becoming Tiger Rockfish and Samona becoming Salmon.
Voice lines were re-recorded, but not all of them
Seven proper nouns had their English pronunciations changed and re-recorded: Liberl, Calvard, Zin, Loewe, Hamel, Auslese and Zemuria. Those same pronunciations will carry into 2nd Chapter. The studio has said outright that a small number of affected lines could not be revised and will ship as they are, so expect some inconsistency if you are listening closely.
French and German text got a lighter pass. In French, "golem orbal" becomes "archétype" and "la grand-route d'Elise" becomes "la grand-route d'Elize"; in German, "Elise-Hauptstraße" becomes "Elize-Hauptstraße".
How to keep the old script on Steam
If you are mid-playthrough and would rather not have terms shift under you, the Steam version has an escape hatch. A 1.06.3 branch has been created that keeps the previous build, and you can select it from the game's properties in your Steam library. That rollback is Steam-only — there is no equivalent on PS5, Switch or Switch 2, where the update applies and stays applied.
Ver. 1.07 also carries bug fixes. One crash caused by insufficient memory has been fixed, along with crashes tied to certain operations and an assortment of text errors. Patch-day fixes landing alongside bigger changes is a familiar pattern this month, much like Silent Hill 2's own patch 1.07 on PS5 and PS5 Pro and the quest and FSR fixes in Crimson Desert update 1.18.
Should you install it before 2nd Chapter
If you have not started the remake yet, take the patch. The whole point is that the vocabulary you learn in 1st Chapter will be the vocabulary 2nd Chapter uses on September 17. If you are deep into a save and reading a guide written against the old names, the Steam branch buys you time to finish.
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter launched on September 19, 2025 across PS5, Switch, Switch 2 and Steam, with a $1 upgrade pack moving Switch owners to the Switch 2 edition. It sits in a busy stretch for RPGs on Nintendo's new hardware — see our breakdown of the 61.5GB Oblivion Remastered download on Switch 2 — and a busy year for the genre generally, with Kingdom Hearts 4 now dated for late 2027.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Trails in the Sky Legacy Patch change?
Ver. 1.07 is a localisation update. It renames five quartz (Arts Defense to Shield, Sweet Aroma to Scent, Heat Haze to Haze, Hidden Leaf to Cloak, Heavenly Insight to Revelation), renames the four Tetracyclic Towers, adjusts a handful of other terms and fish names, and re-records seven English pronunciations. It also fixes several crashes.
Which platforms get the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter 1.07 update?
PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam all receive Ver. 1.07. The update is live on all four as of August 18, 2026.
Can I play without the Legacy Patch?
Only on Steam. A 1.06.3 branch containing the previous version of the game was created alongside the patch, and you can switch to it from the game's properties in your Steam library. There is no rollback option on PS5, Switch or Switch 2.
What are the Tetracyclic Towers called now?
Jade Tower is Esmelas Tower, Amber Tower is Amberl Tower, Crimson Tower is Carnelia Tower and Azure Tower is Sapphirl Tower. These four were changed deliberately because they play a significant role in Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter.
When does Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter release?
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter launches on September 17, 2026. The Legacy Patch exists to align the first game's English terminology and pronunciations with that sequel so players moving straight from one to the other are not relearning names.
