KF3:Update History

The history of Kemono Friends 3's release-day content and post-release updates.

Version 1.0.1_1.0
Version 1.0.1_1.0, released on September 24th 2019, was the first public release and initial launch of Kemono Friends 3. The first two regions of Story Mode were available to play, as well as all the unlockable content accessed by completing missions within those areas; only the mode "Arai-san's Diary" was unavailable to play (due to being unlocked in chapter 3). 5 total gacha pools were made available from the start: The following event challenges were also available, lasting until 9/30:
 * A special release-day gacha (リリース記念限定しょうたい), lasting until October 4th. Pulls from all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Friends in the game at release except for Crested Ibis and Bald Eagle; and all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Photos in the game except for Friend photos and photos awarded during the story. Performing a 10-pull from this banner awards a special ticket, which was used for the two banners immediately below. A 10-pull also guaranteed at least one Friend, and either a 3★ Friend or photo. In a normal single pull, 4★ Friends were 0.125% each at 1% overall. 3★ Friends were 0.571% each at 4% overall. 2★ Friends were 2.083% at 25% overall. 4★ photos were 0.666% each at 4% overall. 3★ photos were 0.857% each at 12% overall. 2★ photos were 2.347% at 54% overall. The 'guaranteed Friend' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★, a 4% chance at a 3★, and a 95% chance at a 2★ (7.916% each). The 'guaranteed 3★' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★ Friend, a 29% chance at a 3★ Friend (4.142% each), a 4% chance at a 4★ photo, and a 66% chance at a 3★ photo.
 * A 4★-only banner (★４フレンズすぺしゃるしょうたい) lasting until October 7th. For 10 tickets, players are guaranteed a single, random 4★ Friend (12.5% each). This also gave 60 High-Grade Japari Buns (All) as a bonus. This could only be done once.
 * A third special banner (すぺしゃるしょうたい) also lasting until October 7th. Costing 5 tickets for 1 pull, this banner offered a 40% chance for a 4★, 35% for 3★, and 25% for 2★ (5% each, 4.999% each and 2.083% each, respectively). This also gave 30 High-Grade Japari Buns (All) as a bonus.
 * The first of the normal banners (キラキラ便), which at the time of release was identical to the release-day special gacha in every respect (pool, chances, guarantees on 10-pull) apart from not providing any special tickets for 10-pulls.
 * The second of the normal banners (カツヤキポイント便), which costed 100 Friend points for 1 and 10-pulls from every photo in the game plus common-level materials and Japari Buns. The chances of individual items in this gacha are not listed.
 * Complete 3 battles in each region of Chapter 1. One challenge per region, awarding the following each: 2 Common Confetti Candies, 2 Common Clear Crystals, 2 Common Four-Leaf Clovers, 2 Common Old Compasses, 2 Common Cheerful Bouquets, 2 Common Handmade Necklaces, 2 Common Confetti Candies, 2 Common Clear Crystals, 3 Common Aqua Animal Ramunes, 3 Common Pink Animal Ramunes, 1 Uncommon Aqua Animal Ramune, and 1 Uncommon Pink Animal Ramune.
 * Complete 1 Wild Release for Plains Zebra. Awarded 10 KK.
 * Complete 1 Wild Release for Crested Ibis. Awarded 10 KK.
 * Pull 10 items from the Friend Point gacha. Awarded 1 20+ Stamina Drink.
 * Pull 20 items from the Friend Point gacha. Awarded 10 KK.
 * Complete all other event challenges. Awarded 1 3★ Invitation Ticket.

List of Photos added in Version 1.0.1_1.0

 * Captaaain! ★★★★
 * Cat Punch ★★★★
 * Charismatic Hairdresser Suri Alpaca ★★★★
 * Going To The Ocean ★★★★
 * Myamyamya Miracle! ★★★★
 * Today's Homework Is Doubled! ★★★★
 * African Bush Elephant (Photo) ★★★
 * Asian Small-Clawed Otter (Photo) ★★★
 * Bald Eagle (Photo) ★★★
 * Black Rhinoceros (Photo) ★★★
 * Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Photo) ★★★
 * Black Wildebeest (Photo) ★★★
 * Blue Wildebeest (Photo) ★★★
 * Big Jump ★★★
 * California Sea Lion (Photo) ★★★
 * Chapman's Zebra (Photo) ★★★
 * Common Ostrich (Photo) ★★★
 * Crested Ibis (Photo) ★★★
 * Dhole (Photo) ★★★
 * Everyone, Go! ★★★
 * Fennec Fox (Photo) ★★★
 * Full Of Happiness ★★★
 * Future Sight ★★★
 * Giant Armadillo (Photo) ★★★
 * Greater Flamingo (Photo) ★★★
 * Greater Rhea (Photo) ★★★
 * Jaguar (Photo) ★★★
 * Japari Bun Photo 3☆ ★★★
 * Justice Duo ★★★
 * Ka-shing! ★★★
 * Malayan Tapir (Photo) ★★★
 * March! ★★★
 * Meerkat (Photo) ★★★
 * Mountain Tapir (Photo) ★★★
 * North American Beaver (Photo) ★★★
 * Paopao Together ★★★
 * Plains Zebra (Photo) ★★★
 * Playing Dress-Up ★★★
 * Raccoon (Photo) ★★★
 * Royal Penguin (Photo) ★★★
 * Sand Cat (Photo) ★★★
 * Silver Fox (Photo) ★★★
 * Sour Grapes ★★★
 * Southern Sea Otter (Photo) ★★★
 * Southern Tamandua (Photo) ★★★
 * Staring Contest ★★★
 * Suri Alpaca (Photo) ★★★
 * Take A Look! ★★★
 * The Egg's Guidance ★★★
 * The First Photo! ★★★
 * Travelers ★★★
 * Tsuchinoko (Photo) ★★★
 * Who Are You? ★★★
 * White Rhinoceros (Photo) ★★★
 * We're The Police! ★★★
 * Batter Number 4 - Brown Bear ★★
 * An'in Ferry Terminal ★★
 * Animals Ahead! ★★
 * Bathtime! ★★
 * Café Time ★★
 * Caretaker Changeroom ★★
 * Demonstration! ★★
 * Dream Dance Studio! ★★
 * Expedition Diary ★★
 * Favorite Shady Spot ★★
 * Guide Map ★★
 * Japari Bun Steamer ★★
 * Look Behind You! ★★
 * Lucky Beast Setup ★★
 * Mmm... ★★
 * Park Staff ID ★★
 * Precious Glasses ★★
 * Purr ★★
 * Sample Collection ★★
 * Staff Car No. 3 ★★
 * Staff Pass ★★
 * Sensei! Please Get it for Me ★★
 * R-Really Li-Li-Like Y... ★★
 * Crescent ★
 * Fang Cell ★
 * Paramecium ★
 * Peridinium ★
 * Sphere ★
 * Tail Cell ★
 * Volvox ★

Version 1.0.1_1.1
Version 1.0.1_1.1 was released on 9/30. The game underwent maintenance between 2 and 4 PM JST to implement it. A new event "Black Jaguar Park Under Construction!" (ブラックジャガガーパーク建設中！) was released, lasting from 9/30 until 10/9. A special set of event quests were made available, with the regions being progressively made available across the duration of the event: new Main Story stages were added each day until 4/10, new Hard versions of these stages on 2/4 and 4/4 and an Extra Quest line was unlocked on 4/4. Each battle dropped amounts of two event-specific currencies (Ride Tickets and Free Passes) which could be redeemed for various items in the event's special shop. 4 gacha pools were made available; notable differences are in bold: The following challenges were also available, lasting until 10/7:
 * The first half of the main gacha, ブラックジャガガーパーク建設中！しょうたい（前半）, lasting until 10/4. Pulls from all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Friends in the game at release except for Crested Ibis and Bald Eagle, plus Black Jaguar; and all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Photos in the game except for Friend photos and photos awarded during the story. Performing a 10-pull from this banner awards an Ultra Invitation Ticket, which was used for the two banners immediately below. A 10-pull also guaranteed at least one Friend, and either a 3★ Friend or photo. In a normal single pull, 4★ Friends were 1% overall; Black Jaguar was 0.8%, the rest were 0.025% each. 3★ Friends were 0.571% each at 4% overall. 2★ Friends were 2.083% at 25% overall. 4★ photos were 4% overall; "This Is My Power!" was 2.8%, the rest (including the new "Blooming Flowers") were 0.171%. 3★ photos were 12% overall; "Reading Time" was 3.999%, the rest were 0.571% each. 2★ photos were 2.347% at 54% overall. The 'guaranteed Friend' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★ (same Black Jaguar bias), a 4% chance at a 3★, and a 95% chance at a 2★ (7.916% each). The 'guaranteed 3★' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★ Friend (same Black Jaguar bias), a 29% chance at a 3★ Friend (4.142% each), a 4% chance at a 4★ photo (same biases), and a 66% chance at a 3★ photo ("Reading Time" at 21.999%, the rest at 3.142% including "Blooming Flowers").
 * The second half of the main gacha, lasting until 10/9. This was identical to the first half, except with the chances of "Blooming Flowers" and "This Is My Power!" swapped.
 * A 4★-only banner (ブラックジャガガーパーク建設中！★４フレンズすぺしゃるしょうたい（前半）), lasting until October 7th. For 10 Ultra Invitation Tickets, players are guaranteed either Black Jaguar (60%) or "This Is My Power!" (40%). This also gave 120 Green Augites (Blank) as a bonus.
 * A third special banner (ブラックジャガガーパーク建設中！うるとらしょうたい（前半）), also lasting until October 7th. For 3 Ultra Invitation Tickets, this banner offered a 20% chance for Black Jaguar, 15% for a 3★ Friend and 25% for a 2★ Friend (2.142% and 2.083% each, respectively). It also offered a 10% chance for a 4★ photo ("This is My Power!" at 7%, the rest at 0.428% including "Blooming Flowers") and a 30% chance for a 3★ photo ("Reading Time" at 9.999%, the rest at 1.428%). This also gave 30 Green Augites (Blank) as a bonus.
 * The second half of the above special banner, lasting until 10/12. This was identical to the first half, except with the chances of "Blooming Flowers" and "This Is My Power!" swapped.
 * Complete all battles in the first event region. Awards, in order: 3 Common Red Animal Ramunes, 3 Common Blue Animal Ramunes, 3 Common Green Animal Ramunes.
 * Complete all battles in the second event region. Awards, in order: 3 Japari Chips, 3 Japari Chips, 3 Common Pink Animal Ramunes.
 * Complete all battles in the third event region. Awards, in order: 3 Common Aqua Animal Ramunes, 3 Common Lime Animal Ramunes, 3 Japari Chips.
 * Complete all battles in the fourth event region. Awards 3 Japari Chips for all battles.
 * Complete all battles in the fifth event region. Awards 3 Japari Chips for all battles.
 * Complete the final battle in the event's Hard mode. Awards 1 Japari Bread.
 * Acquire the following amounts of Ride Tickets: 10, 30, 150, 300, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 2500, 3500, 5000. Awards, in order: 1 Ultra Invitation Ticket, then 2 Lucky Medals for every challenge onwards.
 * Acquire the following amounts of Free Passes: 10, 30, 150, 300, 1000, 2000, 3500, 5000, 7000, 10000. Awards, in order: 1 Ultra Invitation Ticket, then 2 Lucky Medals from then onwards.

A special one-day gacha banner was active on 10/5/19. It pulled from all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Friends and photos in the game at release except for Crested Ibis, Bald Eagle, Black Jaguar and all 3 photos added during the Black Jaguar event above. This banner did not award any bonuses for a 10-pull; it did, however, guarantee at least one Friend and either a 3★ Friend or photo. In a normal single pull, 4★ Friends were 2% overall; Jaguar was 1.5%, the rest were 0.071% each. 3★ Friends were 0.571% each at 4% overall. 2★ Friends were 2.083% at 25% overall. 4★ photos were 0.499% each at 3% overall. 3★ photos were 0.857% each at 12% overall. 2★ photos were 2.347% at 54% overall. The 'guaranteed Friend' slot had a 2% chance at a 4★, a 4% chance at a 3★, and a 94% chance at a 2★ (7.833% each). The 'guaranteed 3★' slot had a 2% chance at a 4★ Friend, a 29% chance at a 3★ Friend, a 3% chance at a 4★ photo, and a 66% chance at a 3★ photo.

One of the shops devoted to the event also saw the introduction of a special photo, Japari Bun Photo 3★, a photo intended solely for feeding to other photos for XP gain.

List of Photos added in Version 1.0.1_1.1

 * This Is My Power! ★★★★
 * Blooming Flowers ★★★★
 * Reading Time ★★★
 * Black Jaguar (Photo) ★★★

Version 1.0.1_1.2
Version 1.0.1_1.2 was released on 10/9. This update centred around the implementation of the third story chapter, along with a limited-time event and gacha banner. Until 10/17, all stages in Chapter 3 would drop Sun Stones which could be used in a special shop. The photos "Charismatic Hairdresser Suri Alpaca", "Cat Punch" and "Paopao Together" contributed a bonus towards Sun Stone drops when equipped in-battle. A new photo, "I Can Make It Myself!", was also added to the game as a reward for completing the 3rd chapter, and also contributed a Sun Stone bonus. As a result of the third chapter being unlocked, Arai-san's Diary was consequently available after completing the chapter. 4 gacha pools were made available; notable differences are in bold:
 * The main gacha (新章公開記念しょうたい), lasting until October 17th. Pulls from all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Friends in the game at release except for Crested Ibis, Bald Eagle and Short-Beaked Common Dolphin; and all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Photos in the game except for Friend photos, photos awarded during the story, and Black Jaguar event photos. Performing a 10-pull from this banner awards a special ticket, which was used for the banner immediately below. A 10-pull also guaranteed at least one Friend, and either a 3★ Friend or photo. In a normal single pull, 4★ Friends were 1% overall; Blue Whale was 0.8%, the rest were 0.025% each.. 3★ Friends were 0.571% each at 4% overall. 2★ Friends were 2.083% at 25% overall. 4★ photos were 0.666% each at 4% overall. 3★ photos were 0.857% each at 12% overall. 2★ photos were 2.347% at 54% overall. The 'guaranteed Friend' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★, a 4% chance at a 3★, and a 95% chance at a 2★ (7.916% each). The 'guaranteed 3★' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★ Friend (same Blue Whale bias), a 29% chance at a 3★ Friend (4.142% each), a 4% chance at a 4★ photo, and a 66% chance at a 3★ photo.
 * A special banner (新章公開記念ＳＰしょうたい), lasting until October 21st. For 3 tickets, this banner offered a 20% chance for Blue Whale, 15% for a 3★ Friend and 25% for a 2★ Friend (2.142% and 2.083% each, respectively). It also offered a 10% chance for a 4★ photo at 1.666% each, and a 30% chance for a 3★ photo at 2.142% each. This also gave a grab bag containing 10 High-Grade Japari Buns (All) and 5 +50 Stamina Drinks as a bonus.

The following challenges were also available, lasting until 10/17:
 * Complete the following battles in chapter 3: 1-1, 1-3, 2-3, 3-2, 4-3, 5-3, 6-2, 7-4, 8-3, 9-3, 10-4, 11-4, 12-2. Awards the following, in order: 100 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 75 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 75 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 100 Sun Stones.
 * Complete the following battles in Arai-san's Diary, chapter 1: 1-1, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3. Awards the following, in order: 100 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 30 Sun Stones, 100 Sun Stones.

A special two-day gacha banner was active on 10/12, focused around Raccoon in celebration of the Arai-san's Diary mode becoming available to play. It pulled from all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Friends and photos in the game at release except for: Crested Ibis, Bald Eagle, Black Jaguar, Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, all story/friend photos, and Black Jaguar event photos. This banner did not award any bonuses for a 10-pull; it did, however, guarantee at least one Friend and either a 3★ Friend or photo. In a normal single pull, 4★ Friends were 2% overall; Raccoon was 1.5%, the rest were 0.062% each. 3★ Friends were 0.571% each at 4% overall. 2★ Friends were 2.083% at 25% overall. 4★ photos were 0.499% each at 3% overall. 3★ photos were 0.857% each at 12% overall. 2★ photos were 2.347% at 54% overall. The 'guaranteed Friend' slot had a 2% chance at a 4★, a 4% chance at a 3★, and a 94% chance at a 2★ (7.833% each). The 'guaranteed 3★' slot had a 2% chance at a 4★ Friend, a 29% chance at a 3★ Friend, a 3% chance at a 4★ photo, and a 66% chance at a 3★ photo.

List of Photos added in Version 1.0.1_1.2

 * I Can Make It All By Myself! ★★★
 * Short-Beaked Common Dolphin (Photo) ★★★
 * Blue Whale (Photo) ★★★

Version 1.0.1_1.3
Version 1.0.1_1.3 was released on 10/17. The game underwent maintenance between 2 and 4 PM JST to implement it. A new event "Fitness Test, Brown Bear Arc" (体力測定記録) was released, lasting from 10/17 until 10/24. A special set of event quests were made available, with three distinct regions that had more battles added to them over the course of the event. Each battle dropped an event-specific currency (Fitness Test Results) which could be redeemed for various items in the event's special shop. 3 gacha pools were made available; notable differences are in bold:
 * The main gacha, 10月体力測定しょうたい, lasting until 10/24. Pulls from all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Friends in the game at release except for Crested Ibis, Bald Eagle, Black Jaguar and Short-Beaked Common Dolphin; and all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Photos in the game except for Friend photos, photos awarded during the story, and Black Jaguar event photos. Performing a 10-pull from this banner awards an Special Invitation Ticket, which was used for the two banners immediately below. A 10-pull also guaranteed at least one Friend, and either a 3★ Friend or photo. In a normal single pull, 4★ Friends were 1% overall; Brown Bear was 0.8%, the rest were 0.022% each. 3★ Friends were 0.571% each at 4% overall. 2★ Friends were 2.083% at 25% overall. 4★ photos were 4% overall; "Because I'm The Strongest!" was 2.8%, the rest were 0.199%. 3★ photos were 12% overall; "I-Intimidation Pose!" was 3.999%, the rest were 0.571% each. 2★ photos were 2.347% at 54% overall. The 'guaranteed Friend' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★ (same Brown Bear bias), a 4% chance at a 3★, and a 95% chance at a 2★ (7.916% each). The 'guaranteed 3★' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★ Friend (same Brown Bear bias), a 29% chance at a 3★ Friend (4.142% each), a 4% chance at a 4★ photo (same biases), and a 66% chance at a 3★ photo ("I-Intimidation Pose!" at 21.999%, the rest at 3.142%).
 * A 4★-only banner ( 10月体力測定☆4SPしょうたい), lasting until October 28th. For 10 Special Invitation Tickets, players are guaranteed either Brown Bear (60%) or "Because I'm The Strongest!" (40%). This also gave a grab bag containing 5 SR Rainbow Animal Ramunes and 1 SSR Rainbow Animal Ramune as a bonus.
 * A third special banner ( 10月体力測定SPしょうたい), also lasting until October 28th. For 3 Special Invitation Tickets, this banner offered a 20% chance for Brown Bear, 15% for a 3★ Friend and 25% for a 2★ Friend (2.142% and 2.083% each, respectively). It also offered a 10% chance for a 4★ photo ("This is My Power!" at 7%, the rest at 0.499%) and a 30% chance for a 3★ photo ("Reading Time" at 9.999%, the rest at 1.428%). This also gave 2 SR Rainbow Animal Ramunes as a bonus.

A special two-day gacha banner was active on 10/19, focused around Fennec Fox. It pulled from all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Friends and photos in the game at release except for: Crested Ibis, Bald Eagle, Black Jaguar, Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, all story/friend photos, and Black Jaguar event photos. This banner did not award any bonuses for a 10-pull; it did, however, guarantee at least one Friend and either a 3★ Friend or photo. In a normal single pull, 4★ Friends were 2% overall; Fennec Fox was 1.5%, the rest were 0.062% each. 3★ Friends were 0.571% each at 4% overall. 2★ Friends were 2.083% at 25% overall. On the same day, Southern Tamandua's rarity cap was increased from 5 to 6.

List of Photos added in Version 1.0.1_1.2

 * Because I'm The Strongest! ★★★★
 * Brown Bear (Photo) ★★★
 * I-Intimidation Pose! ★★★

Version 1.0.1_1.5
Version 1.0.1_1.3 was released on 10/17. The game underwent maintenance between 2 and 4 PM JST to implement it. A new event "Cellien Cleanup" (セルリアン大掃除) was released, lasting from 10/24 until 10/31. A special set of event quests were made available, with the regions being progressively made available across the duration of the event: the Early Game stages were available from the start, the Mid Game stages upon completing the Early Game, and the End Game stages on 10/26 and after beating all other stages. Each battle gave special gacha tickets upon completing any battle with all 3 challenge flags, which in total could be used for up to 9 10-pulls in the fourth banner listed below. 4 gacha pools were made available; notable differences are in bold:
 * The main gacha (ぷれみあむぴっくあっぷ) lasting until 10/31. Pulls from all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Friends in the game at release except for Crested Ibis, Bald Eagle, Black Jaguar, Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, Brown Bear and Sheep; and all 4★, 3★ and 2★ Photos in the game except for Friend photos, photos awarded during the story, and Black Jaguar/Brown Bear event photos. Performing a 10-pull from this banner awards an October Premium SP Pickup Ticket, which was used for the two banners immediately below. A 10-pull also guaranteed at least one Friend, and either a 3★ Friend or photo. In a normal single pull, 4★ Friends were 1% overall; Grey Wolf was 0.8%, the rest were 0.022% each. 3★ Friends were 0.571% each at 4% overall. 2★ Friends were 2.083% at 25% overall. 4★ photos were 0.666% each at 4% overall; 3★ photos were 0.857% at 12% overall; 2★ photos were 2.347% each at 54% overall. The 'guaranteed Friend' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★ (same Grey Wolf bias), a 4% chance at a 3★, and a 95% chance at a 2★ (7.916% each). The 'guaranteed 3★' slot had a 1% chance at a 4★ Friend (same Grey Wolf bias), a 29% chance at a 3★ Friend (4.142% each), a 4% chance at a 4★ photo (same biases), and a 66% chance at a 3★ photo ("I-Intimidation Pose!" at 21.999%, the rest at 3.142%).
 * A 4★-only banner (ぷれみあむ☆4SPぴっくあっぷ), lasting until October 28th. For 10 October Premium SP Pickup Tickets, players can get either Grey Wolf (50%) or any of the usual 4★ Friends (5.555% each). This also gave 120 Green Augites (Blank)''' as a bonus.
 * A third special banner (ぷれみあむSPぴっくあっぷ), also lasting until October 28th. For 3 October Premium SP Pickup Tickets, this banner offered a 20% chance for a 4★ Friend (10% for Grey Wolf, 1.111% each for others) , 15% for a 3★ Friend and 25% for a 2★ Friend (2.142% and 2.083% each, respectively). It also offered a 10% chance for a 4★ photo and a 30% chance for a 3★ photo (1.666% and 2.142% each, respectively). This also gave 30 Green Augites (Blank) as a bonus.
 * A fourth gacha (おそうじしょうたい) for use with the tickets gained from completing the event battles. Costing 5 for a single pull and 50 for a 10-pull, this gacha was similar to the Friend Point gacha except with some much rarer materials in the pool: Purple Augites for Dhole, Meerkat, Short-Beaked Common Dolphin, Bald Eagle and Crested Ibis; and SR/SSR Rainbow Ramunes.

List of Photos added in Version 1.0.1_1.2

 * Grey Wolf (Photo) ★★★
 * Sheep (Photo) ★★★