Update 1.0:

Fixes & Tweaks

Global issues

● Fixed floating ammo in lockers & boxes

● Fixed enemies still moving & making sounds after being killed

● Fixed out-of-bounds overlay triggering in places where it shouldn’t

● Added option in the menu to enable/disable inventory haptics

● Fixed instances of assets popping in/out in several chapters

● Fixed light bloom disappearing from specific distances & angles

● Reduced jitter on menu & intro texts

● Made melee takedowns slightly more lenient by allowing larger hit area

● Fixed gunshots sometimes having inverse spatialisation

● Fixed inventory rustle sfx sometimes having inverse spatialisation

● Fixed postcards outlines sometimes still being visible after pickup

● Fixed texture on bullets in magazines sometimes appearing incorrectly

● Fixed hand being offset when holding a gas mask filter

● Fixed distorted audio from Nosalis during trolley sections

● Fixed pink material on broken fluorescent lights

 

Content issues

● Added missing impact vfx to Nosalis being hit during Prologue

● Fixed snapping to the mounted gun when using Comfort locomotion in Prologue

● Fixed Tasia’s vo lines not coming from the radio when talking to Max in Chapter 01

● Fixed missing confirmation when completing the flashlight charging tutorial in Chapter 01

● Fixed a door instantly popping open after talking to Yana in Chapter 01

● Fixed an NPC spawning in view of the player after saving & loading in Chapter 01

● Fixed Max’s eyes when you first meet him in Chapter 01

● Fixed low performance around Max’s office in Chapter 01

● Fixed some snow appearing pixelated in Chapter 02

● Fixed scale of a fog volume in Chapter 02

● Fixed guard holding his gun incorrectly at the start of Chapter 03

● Fixed Max and his friend not always appearing at the tunnel entrance in Chapter 03

● Fixed players getting stuck when backing out of the tunnel before Max closes the entrance in Chapter 03

● Fixed combat music stopping during fight with slavers in Chapter 05

● Fixed medkit and its lid not properly aligning in Chapter 06

● Fixed Nosalis growls being audible after you killed them all in Chapter 07

● Fixed Tamir walking in place in Chapter 07

● Fixed the Worm Priest’s mouth not moving while speaking in Chapter 08

● Fixed distorted graphics briefly showing through a door in Chapter 07

● Fixed vo line from Oksana cutting short in Chapter 09

● Fixed players getting stuck when manually closing doors that Petya opens in Chapter 10

● Fixed Serdar still making whimpering noises after ghost area end in Chapter 11

● Fixed one cultist spawning in view of the player in Chapter 12

● Fixed incorrect music pacing when being chased out of Hell’s Mouth in Chapter 12

● Fixed gaps in the floor after the trolley explosion in Chapter 12

 

Hotfix Nov 27:

All Platforms

Fixes & Tweaks

● Made subtitles follow player gaze quicker

● Fixed subtitle orientation & positioning when moving physically or teleporting

● Fixed issue where player respawns at incorrect checkpoint

● Fixed issue where player respawns without any audio

● Fixed popping on tarps

● Fixed bulkhead lamps casting shadows of itself

● Fixed black border on worm paintings

● Fixed cobwebs casting shadows

● Fixed several broken textures

● Fixed Serdar referring to clips as magazines

● Fixed player sometimes spawning in incorrect location

● Fixed charger plugs sometimes missing

● Fixed jumpscare hunter sometimes running in place

 

PC

Fixes & Tweaks

● Ensured title is accessible on Steam in Offline Mode

● Ensured Low shadow quality takes max light distance into account

● Fixed some lights that were not casting dynamic shadows

● Fixed characters & mutants not having dynamic shadows

● Fixed some lights not casting dynamic shadows

 

Hotfix Nov 15:

Arachnophobia Mode: Added a new setting in the Menu to remove all spiders entirely

Added an option to swap locomotion controls to move with the right stick and rotate with the left stick.

Added support for Valve Index knuckles controllers finger tracking

Turned off spectator screen on first startup & added a warning screen when enabling the spectator screen to inform players about potential performance impacts

Adjusted anti-aliasing setting options ordering

Fixed an issue where two-handed weapons jittered while moving

Fixed a bug where players were sometimes put back at the start of a chapter after dying

Fixed an issue where sometimes all audio was lost after dying

Re-enabled the option to turn on/off tutorials

Renamed Fog menu setting to Post Processing

Enabled volumetric fog on Medium quality settings

 

Hotfix Nov 8:

Graphics Improvements

Render Scale Adjustment: We’ve reduced render scale max setting for players, which now automatically adjusts to help prevent crashes.

Texture Pool Size: Changed the size of the texture pool to allow for players to enable higher-resolution textures, enhancing visual fidelity across environments.

 

Gun Rotation Options

Adjusted the default gun angle and introduced a manual adjustment option.

 

Continuous Rotation Speed

Added an adjustable rotation speed option in the menu, giving more control over movement, and implemented in-game.

 

Day 0 Patch:

PC specific

● Removed Gaze check on the user data collection- and warning screens

● Fixed dynamic shadows often not being visible

● Fixed lens flares popping in/out of view

● Fixed hitches happening throughout the experience

● Fixed crash dumps file sizes being too large

● Fixed medium shadow settings causing the lights to fade in/out incorrectly

● Fixed standing mode height being too low for players using Quest link

 

General Fixes & Tweaks

● Fixed crash that sometimes happens when loading levels

● Fixed crash after resuming headset and interacting with universal menu during

gameplay

● Fixed crash when using grenades

● Fixed crash when fighting against spiders

● Fixed the achievement “Unresolved Business” not unlocking when going through the

metro cart too fast and made sure this achievement is unlocked for players that already

finished this chapter but didn’t get it unlocked.

●Fixed Hippocratic Oath achievement failing during an event that’s not in the players

control and made sure that players that already passed this point won’t fail the

achievement past this moment. Players that have already finished the game will receive

the achievement directly.

● Fixed switching between standing/seated mode not setting the correct player height

● Fixed unnatural bright spots being visible on walls, floors & ceilings

● Fixed parts of the level in chapter 5 disappearing when looking from a specific position &

angle

● Fixed parts of the level in chapter 6 disappearing when looking from a specific position &

angle

● Fixed black plane being visible in chapter 11

● Fixed enemies killing you from far away and behind walls in chapter 02

● Tweaked grabbing the gun from Max in chapter 01 to make it easier

● Fixed player rotation being re-centered after each transition during the dream sequence

in chapter 08

● Fixed several performance drops in chapter 12

● Tweaked Serdar’s voice volume to be more audible

● Fixed missing fallback fonts for Korean & Japan