Genshin Impact to add new flying vehicle and underwater mechanic before Fontaine patch, according to new leaks

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There have been a few Genshin Impact leaks talking about Fontaine's underwater mechanics and a flying vehicle. Both concepts are rather foreign to Travelers since there isn't anything quite like them at the moment. There are Waveriders (a vehicle that players can use to travel on water) in the game, but the new leaks seem to suggest that one of the new boats is capable of flight.

Similarly, Enkanomiya doesn't have any features related to underwater diving, even though the island is technically underwater. Thus, the new content shown in these leaks is very different from their closest counterparts.

Unfortunately, there are no gameplay screenshots or footage to show off these new features, so readers can only rely on text leaks from reliable leakers right now.

The first major leak relevant to this topic is the Sorush. It's apparently a vehicle, and it appears to be a ship of some kind. On a related note, Fontaine has a lot of water-themed mechanics, including the supposed ability to dive underwater. Its connection with the Sorush is currently unknown.

However, there are two notable things known about the Sorush based on recent leaks:

In some of the leaks, it's called a vehicle rather than a boat, making the full details on the Sorush rather muddy at the moment. Nonetheless, the ability to have a flying vehicle is something Genshin Impact has never done before.

The game already has Waveriders that players can use to sail the seas, but an aircraft isn't currently in the game. Most interestingly, this new vehicle will be introduced in one of Sumeru's desert expansions.

For reference, the 3.6 section shown in the above map is the new region that will come out in Genshin Impact 3.6. If the Sorush is introduced in this update, then it