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31 May 2026Developer post
UPDATE | 0.613
This is a massive update , including many fixes, optimizations & improvements from Experimental builds #5 through #9 . Over 400+ player-reports from 0.612 have been solved, in addition to a major engine upgrade and new features, changes and visual improvements. INTERACTIVE CH
This is a massive update, including many fixes, optimizations & improvements from Experimental builds #5 through #9. Over 400+ player-reports from 0.612 have been solved, in addition to a major engine upgrade and new features, changes and visual improvements.

[color=#00FFFF]INTERACTIVE CHANGELOG[/color]

Please check the [color=#00FFFF]NEW INTERACTIVE CHANGELOG[/color] and bookmark it!
It makes it much easier to view and search all the player-reports fixed and implemented suggestions!

[color=#00FFFF]HIGHLIGHTS[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Unity 6[/color]: The game has moved to the latest Unity 6 to stay future-proof and keep console support stable.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2 - New Beginning[/color]: A significant rework of the opening of Chapter 2.
[color=#00FFFF]Smarter Shooting Cameras[/color]: Cameras now aim intelligently around cover and at peeking limbs.
[color=#00FFFF]UV Flashlight rework[/color]: New visuals and a much nicer hidden-text reveal.
[color=#00FFFF]Performance[/color]: Major CPU optimizations (skybox, cutscenes, typewriter text and more), especially on low-end PCs.
[color=#00FFFF]Consoles[/color]: Demo now has Performance 120 FPS or Quality 60 FPS modes in Graphics options - only visible if your TV supports 120hz - hidden if not compatible, using Quality 60 FPS instead

[color=#00FFFF]DISCORD[/color]

Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!

[color=#00FFFF]ENGINE | UNITY 6[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Unity 6[/color]: The game has been upgraded to the latest Unity 6. Following recent changes in how Unity delivers and maintains versions, moving up now keeps the game stable for the future and keeps console support acceptable.
[color=#00FFFF]DirectX 11[/color]: DirectX 11 is now the default on Windows. You can still force DirectX 12 to compare performance with the launch option -force-d3d12.
[color=#00FFFF]Windows 10 required[/color]: DirectX 10 has been fully removed from Unity, so the game now requires at least Windows 10 to run.

[color=#00FFFF]NEW[/color]
Below are all the new elements added in this update.
[color=#00FFFF]Cameras[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Cameras[/color]: A Camera's main external texture and internal light now turn orange while it is actively detecting the player.
[color=#00FFFF]Shooting Cameras - Smarter Aiming[/color]: Shooting Cameras now have a smarter targeting system. They aim higher (player head) or lower (player lower body) based on what is most likely to hit you depending on which parts are currently hidden by cover. They also aim more left/right when you peek out of corners, to hit an exposed limb (arm/shoulder) instead of the cover itself. This is a major change that was hard to keep optimized, but should not impact performance.

[color=#00FFFF]Visual Effects[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Lasers[/color]: Improved visual effects with a slight pulse and a fade on turn on/off. Their effects are also no longer in sync, so they feel like individual lasers. Laser Fields received a similar overhaul.
[color=#00FFFF]Laser Fields[/color]: The new full Laser Field effects were a bit too bright and too white. Their brightness has been lowered and the effects improved.
[color=#00FFFF]Mines[/color]: The effect inside the Mines' beams was changed to match the new Lasers above. The Mines' center is now orange instead of red (a temporary fix for consistency, will be improved later).
[color=#00FFFF]White Vent Grids[/color]: Vent grids below Recordings or other lore items are now a new white variant instead of cyan, to avoid confusing them with energy/health pack respawn points.
[color=#00FFFF]Taser[/color]: Shot impacts on walls and surfaces now have a new smoke visual effect. Only present with Particles enabled, and disabled in Performance Mode (intended).
[color=#00FFFF]Smoke VFX[/color]: Smoke effects in lifts and all other areas now have slightly varied animations so they're no longer perfectly in sync, for a more realistic look.

[color=#00FFFF]UV Flashlight[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Visuals[/color]: Reworked with more final visuals. It was never meant to look like a regular flashlight - you'll see, it's changed quite a bit.
[color=#00FFFF]Hidden Text Reveal[/color]: Hidden texts now reveal much more nicely - a gradual fade as you approach or move away, plus glow and scanline effects. Instead of showing the whole text while roughly looking at it, only the characters actually lit by the UV beam are revealed.
[color=#00FFFF]FoV Scaling[/color]: The UV light size now adjusts based on your current FoV, so it covers a similar surface area at all FoV values. It's meant to reveal hidden elements within a narrow area, so it is intended to feel small at high FoV.

[color=#00FFFF]Gameplay[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Physics[/color]: Significant changes to pushing non-interactive objects (small crates, cardboard, pipe debris, ceiling tiles). This prevents strafing from pushing them much faster (player-report 323789368959297) and makes them push at a consistent speed across all framerates (some objects couldn't be pushed at 15 FPS but could at 60 FPS - now consistent). Pushing these objects also feels much smoother. A dangerous change that may introduce new issues, but should be better overall - please report anything odd.
[color=#00FFFF]Taser Energy Packs[/color]: Standing on a not-yet-respawned energy pack now auto-reloads the Taser (or auto-adds to the Backpack) the moment it respawns, instead of requiring you to step out and back in. Shooting while standing on an ammo pack also instantly picks it up (intended).

[color=#00FFFF]Interface[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Headbob[/color]: New slider to adjust headbob intensity in Options | Accessibility (value 1 is default, 0 is no headbob).
[color=#00FFFF]Tutorials[/color]: Now auto-hide when entering any Terminal.
[color=#00FFFF]Pause[/color]: Pausing with ESC still defaults to hiding the cursor and highlighting Resume for fast keyboard navigation, but the mouse movement needed to switch to mouse input is now much smaller, so the Pause menu feels more reactive when you reach for the mouse right after pausing.
[color=#00FFFF]Hover[/color]: The "Taser Energy required" hover hint now shows every 20s (was 10s), and only every 60s if the Taser is toggled ON.

[color=#00FFFF]Chapters[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color]: The red platform's center surface is now illuminated red instead of nearly black. Pandora is slightly illuminated red when placed on it, and gradually returns to darkness after the platform is pressed down.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: The Taser's Math Code door has a surprise change for New Game+! This is NOT A BUG.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: Fixed a wild softlock reported by Chris - Cubes locked inside the explosive pipe corridor will now respawn if the player has no Dodge and the vent to access it is locked. This also lets you reach the upper floor to grab a potentially lost Power Core, so it all works out.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2 - New Beginning[/color]: Significant rework of the beginning of Chapter 2. Please play it in New Game first, as most of it is skippable in New Game+ (intended)
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2 - Jetpackless[/color]: The Big Room crossing was reworked to keep a similar difficulty, but a fan was added to more easily reach the Big Room screen to walk on. The left side of the tower still has a couple of vents to climb, but fewer than before.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2 - Jetpackless[/color]: Various fans were removed so the Big Room is no longer skippable through the Fragile Wall above it unless Jetpack is acquired. It's now a mandatory room for the Jetpackless Achievement, which should be far more reasonable now without exploits.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color]: Added basic rails to the moving platforms in the new first room (to be improved later).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color]: The timer switch that must be shot through the wall hole (just before Leaf) now requires Jetpack or Jump to be shot (it's higher than before) and has Cardboard Boxes in the way, to enhance both the fun and the annoyance.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color]: The Cube now initializes over a very short time (you may briefly see it happen) instead of the 1-second freeze introduced by the Unity 6 upgrade.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color]: Added an emergency exit in the pizza oven (before the Processing Center) to prevent softlock 3050665858115718. This area will be reworked in a future update.

[color=#00FFFF]Optimization[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Skybox[/color]: Major CPU-side optimization for the far-away planets in the skybox. They aren't just a skybox and run various small effects, which always made them heavier than ideal - drawing them is now virtually free. On low-end PCs, areas that hit ~55 FPS may now hold a stable 60. The result is visually identical. A dangerous change - please report any bugs during cutscenes.
[color=#00FFFF]Menu Hidden[/color]: Optimized the game while the menu is hidden (unpaused), saving a non-negligible amount of CPU and helping low-end PCs during play.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter Sessions[/color]: Fixed a bug where starting a new chapter session used slightly more CPU until the next Last Checkpoint or Quick Load. Only felt on older CPUs, but a worthwhile gain.
[color=#00FFFF]Cutscenes[/color]: Overall cutscene performance improved by roughly 15% less CPU usage, mostly felt on low-end PCs. A dangerous change - please report any new visual bugs.

[color=#00FFFF]CHANGES[/color]
Below are all the changes made in this update.
[color=#00FFFF]Rendering & Visuals[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Tonemapping[/color]: In all previous versions, combining Maximum Tonemapping with Dynamic Reflections actually displayed colors closer to Medium - an intended fallback to avoid visual bugs. Those bugs are now fixed, so Maximum Tonemapping now truly uses full Maximum HDR colors even with Dynamic Reflections. With default Brightness, the game is now "as dark as intended" when using Dynamic Reflections + Maximum Tonemapping.
[color=#00FFFF]Tonemapping[/color]: Maximum Tonemapping is unchanged, but Medium has been significantly improved to look closer to Maximum - the difference in brightness, color and contrast is now smaller. Maximum still has less color banding in dark areas; Medium still performs better. The game now looks slightly darker than before when using Medium.
[color=#00FFFF]Bloom[/color]: Slightly stronger in Medium Tonemapping with default Brightness settings.
[color=#00FFFF]Screen[/color]: The 3D in-game screens were showing too much saturation for green, red and cyan text. Restored to more readable, brighter, less saturated colors. Some may remain - please report them.
[color=#00FFFF]Loading Images[/color]: Updated to reflect the latest Chapter versions and the game's current (much darker, more realistic) lighting. The old images dated back to 0.603 and looked far too bright compared to the current version.

[color=#00FFFF]Typewriter Effect[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Typewriter Effect (UI)[/color]: Significantly optimized. This has always been an expensive effect (to the point it was fully removed from PE and consoles) and could lower FPS on low-end PCs. It now uses about 90x less CPU per text, so your PC should struggle far less while these gradually appear. A dangerous change, but the display result should be identical.
[color=#00FFFF]Typewriter Effect (UI)[/color]: Removed from the Options / Main Menu Options entirely, except for window titles and popups. Also removed from the Shortest Distance intro text.
[color=#00FFFF]Typewriter Effect (In-Game)[/color]: Most in-game wall screens with indications like "Go Left" now use a typewriter-style reveal, so more of these screens stay blank until you approach (intended). Focus was on Chapters 1 & 2; the others will be adjusted gradually. Performance impact should be negligible.
[color=#00FFFF]IG Diaries / Insights / Info Tablets[/color]: Main text is now hidden by default (by design, not a bug). You can no longer read them in advance - they now reveal with a nice typewriter effect once picked up at least once.
[color=#00FFFF]IG Diaries[/color]: Once picked up in New Game, the text stays visible even after quick load or exiting the game. In New Game+, if the text is different, it is hidden again until picked up at least once in New Game+ - this helps you tell an unread Diary from one you've already read. All of this resets on New Game or Reset Save (but persists for New Game+ / Chapters page).
[color=#00FFFF]Insights[/color]: Now follow the same text-reveal rules as IG Diaries, except they are New Game+ only by design.
[color=#00FFFF]Information Tablets[/color]: Now follow the same text-reveal rules, except their text is hidden every time you exit the game or restart the Chapter, so the typewriter effect plays again next session.

[color=#00FFFF]Interface & Controls[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Navigation Bar[/color]: Now has a nice animation when it hides, to match the one when it appears.
[color=#00FFFF]Screenshot Mode[/color]: Default shortcut changed to the INSERT key (no longer needs SHIFT).
[color=#00FFFF]Scope[/color]: Now fully consistent with the mouse - one scroll up = roughly 50% zoom, scroll again = maximum zoom. This logic now applies correctly to keyboard bindings too, and zoom-out behaves identically (it used to require more inputs). The zoom in/out animation is also faster while still smooth.
[color=#00FFFF]User Interface[/color]: Checkboxes, buttons and options in menus feel more reactive - the state changes instantly as Enter is pressed, even when navigating very fast (player-report 2777212341116). This may cause new UI bugs - please keep an eye out.
[color=#00FFFF]Controls Remapping[/color]: You can now leave the page with only a Secondary binding set. The game will show the Secondary binding in the UI if Primary is empty, and prioritize Primary when set. Various other remapping fixes were made.
[color=#00FFFF]Terminals & Keypads[/color]: Both now show the mouse cursor by default, even if you weren't moving the mouse when activating them.
[color=#00FFFF]Jump Tutorial[/color]: No longer shows [None] for an unset secondary binding. It shows the secondary binding if only that is set, or both if both are set. (Not yet done for the Zero-G Movement tutorial.)
[color=#00FFFF]Crouch Tutorial[/color]: Same improvement as above, and now correctly shows HOLD or PRESS depending on the Crouch type (Toggle or Hold).
[color=#00FFFF]Auto-Pause[/color]: Out-of-focus auto-pause now also hides the Navigation Bar during keypads, and hides all in-game UI (intended).

[color=#00FFFF]Audio[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Audio Options[/color]: Changing the Music volume slider while paused now previews the final in-game volume. It correctly drops back to the "lower music while paused" level if you switch tabs or exit Options.
[color=#00FFFF]UI Audio[/color]: The same UI sound effect can no longer play twice at the exact same time (simultaneous notifications, tutorials, etc.). In rare cases a UI sound may be skipped - this is intended, to avoid messy double-sounds.
[color=#00FFFF]Relocation[/color]: The "relocation cancelled" sound (when you step back into the allowed area before the timer runs out) felt too much like an actual relocation. It's now a calmer, smaller sound.
[color=#00FFFF]Hover[/color]: The "Taser Energy required for Hover" notification now appears when you try to Hover with zero ammo (at most every 10s), including when enabling the Hover module mid-air with zero ammo. Enabling the Hover module also resets this 10s timer.

[color=#00FFFF]Gameplay[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Moving Platforms[/color]: When moving downwards, they now try to push the player out of the way more often. You'll still be killed if fully squashed, but you'll be pushed clear more often (intended, to reduce player-report 418782591952081). A dangerous change that may need more tuning.
[color=#00FFFF]Quick Save[/color]: Now prevented and unavailable when the player is condemned to die (any Mine triggered in the Cube Cauldron), to avoid player-report 317791040351788.
[color=#00FFFF]Quick Save[/color]: Reworked cancellation when saving just before the final fade-out to the next Chapter. Any Quick Save interrupted by passing the "end of Chapter" point is now correctly cancelled and discarded, and quick saving beyond the last lift of Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 is prevented (intended). A dangerous save-system change - please report any new issues.
[color=#00FFFF]Death[/color]: The player can now die during the in-game button-activation cutscenes (the short glass-box-and-lever animation). The player used to be invulnerable here, causing player-report 1587613373210. Other cutscenes still keep the player invulnerable for fairness.
[color=#00FFFF]Death[/color]: The player can now also die while actively on the Cubic Cauldron's Upgrade Terminal interface (also caused player-report 1587613373210). Only this Terminal allows death, by design, due to how this Bonus Room is built - all other Upgrade Terminals keep you safe.
[color=#00FFFF]Cube Jump Exploit[/color]: You can no longer instantly jump off a Cube you picked up just 1 frame ago (player-report 171472592758).
[color=#00FFFF]Reinitialize Cube[/color]: The "Reinitialize Cube" buttons now show a new Cube Reinitialized notification instead of "Cube Respawned".
[color=#00FFFF]Fans[/color]: Physics collisions are slightly simplified so small objects like Tablets can't incorrectly sink through the grid. They can still pass through the grid bars (intended, for fun collisions), which also fixes player-report 4123520389866. Shots still pass through to temporarily disable the rotor.
[color=#00FFFF]Vents[/color]: All (or most) vent doors now open at the same distance from both sides. Without upgrades and with Speedrun Mode off, they shouldn't slow you down. This may cause some doors to open slightly early - please report any you find.
[color=#00FFFF]Fragile Windows[/color]: Broken glass shards now stay around much longer and clip through walls and windows far less often. If the performance impact is too high, this may become a future Graphics option or be reverted.
[color=#00FFFF]Restart Chapter[/color]: Any restart request (UI or hotkey) now forces the player to stop, and further interaction requests are ignored (intended).

[color=#00FFFF]Chapters[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color]: The Background Load option and Restart Chapter buttons are no longer available mid-cutscene after dropping Pandora, to prevent unfixable bugs. Change Background Load or restart the Chapter before dropping Pandora on the Pressure Plate.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: The "Exit" button in the "Laser Cages for Cubes" room (after the 6984 keypad, which only appears once you have the Taser) now stays usable multiple times. You can no longer softlock yourself by opening it and then getting back in via the ceiling.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: You can no longer softlock yourself in the Lockdown / Pablo Room. If you leave the Cubes on the upper floor and fall down, the Cubes are automatically respawned (only if Dodge isn't acquired, since with Dodge it's no longer a softlock).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: The Exit Door of the very first Camera room is now a Hyper-Door - slightly harder to skip with Hyper-Speed, but still doable.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: First Power Core Area - the first Power Core now respawns if you don't have Dodge yet but managed to place it somewhere unreachable (player-report 384944379568142). A Relocation was also added (only if Dodge isn't acquired) to prevent rare edge-case softlocks.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: Some vents with smoke particles in the Lifts weren't rendering smoke. All Lifts now render as intended.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: Lockdown Room after returning with the Taser - in New Game or New Game+ without Dodge, the relocation limit is now smaller to prevent backtracking to the Bridge area (softlock prevention). In New Game+ with Dodge, you can freely backtrack to the Bridge area and re-enter via the Fragile Window.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1 - Pablo[/color]: Now respawned out of the way if you activate a manual button that triggers the manual switch cinematic.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color]: The Terminal is now in Lockdown while a Camera is actively detecting the player or in WARNING state. It's only accessible while CLEARED.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color]: The player will no longer be actively shot at by Cameras while interacting with a Terminal. This should never normally happen - it's a safety measure.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color]: The Bridge Minigame now respects the Performance Mode state and your custom Brightness Calibration (when Performance Mode is off).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color]: New geometry added to prevent a softlock if you dropped down the exterior of the lift without Dodge.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color]: Restored the musical hacking minigame to NOT auto-fail and reset on the first mistake by default. It only fails on the first mistake if Hard of Hearing is ON.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color]: For optimization, the lights for the small vent doors inside the first glass tubes (just after the Tunnel) now turn on only as you approach them and when relevant (intended).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color]: The Solar Panel combination hints have moved slightly. The UV message discovery dialogs ("F is red, OK", etc.) now play only 1s after the message is clearly visible, instead of instantly, so they don't trigger when you're just swiping past without paying attention.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color]: After the Train, in the Progress Room, the large Laser Field below the Color Sequencer Room is now ON directly and no longer has solid grounds blocking it.

[color=#00FFFF]BUGFIXES[/color]
Below are all the bugfixes in this update.
[color=#00FFFF]Engine & System[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Language Change[/color]: Fixed a Game Error when changing language, and fixed the font being reverted to a simpler font whenever the language was changed.
[color=#00FFFF]Statistics[/color]: Changing language after viewing the Statistics page at least once no longer incorrectly keeps the stats in the previous language.
[color=#00FFFF]Save System[/color]: Fixed an extremely rare case where saving could cause an error. A safety change that shouldn't affect performance (if anything, slightly less CPU when starting to save). A dangerous change - hopefully all good.
[color=#00FFFF]Save System / Checkpoint[/color]: Fixed a major bug caused by simultaneous Last Checkpoint + Restart Chapter shortcut requests. A dangerous fix that still needs testing - similar cases may remain.
[color=#00FFFF]Text[/color]: Fixed a Unity 6 bug causing some text symbols to display as squares (e.g. the Taser infinite-ammo symbol).
[color=#00FFFF]Lighting[/color]: Fixed many small lighting issues and light bleeding through some doors, vents and walls that regressed after the Unity 6 migration.
[color=#00FFFF]ESC[/color]: Fixed a fairly random ~30% bug where ESC pause requests could rarely be ignored if you'd just used the mouse before pressing ESC (the "spam ESC three times to pause" bug). Watch for any mouse/keyboard switching issues.
[color=#00FFFF]Skybox[/color]: Fixed flickering planets after the skybox optimizations.
[color=#00FFFF]End of Pre-Alpha[/color]: Fixed a bug that could cause Chapter 4 music to keep playing in the Main Menu (blind fix, to be tested) and cases of an "Invalid Time" speedrun counter. The fade-out to the Main Menu on completing the Pre-Alpha is also cleaner - the brief glimpse of the skybox is now gone.

[color=#00FFFF]Interface[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Keypads[/color]: Clicking Resume from the Pause menu no longer leaves the next Keypad interface without a mouse cursor.
[color=#00FFFF]Menu[/color]: Fixed various unresponsive or odd Menu behavior after rapidly spamming EXIT and the NO button in popups.
[color=#00FFFF]Objectives[/color]: Fixed minor visual glitches that could appear for a single frame.
[color=#00FFFF]Bug Reporting[/color]: Bug report screenshots now display correctly again.
[color=#00FFFF]Bug Reporting[/color]: Pressing ALT+B while an Imminent Termination or Relocation timer is running now pauses that timer while the Bug Report window is open, and resumes it on exit.

[color=#00FFFF]Gameplay[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Dodge[/color]: Fixed rare cases of a micro-jump instead of a regular jump when jumping within 1s of a downward vertical dodge while blocked by ground.
[color=#00FFFF]Upgrade Terminals[/color]: Re-usable Upgrade Terminals should no longer ever show a RED light instead of CYAN before the second upgrade. Please report any remaining cases, with the affected Terminal shown while it is incorrectly red.
[color=#00FFFF]Upgrade Terminals[/color]: Fixed a bug where skipping the upgrade-acquiring animation very quickly after clicking wouldn't fire some important Chapter events (player-report 496249338272).
[color=#00FFFF]Lasers[/color]: Fixed OFF lasers having their lights incorrectly ON when switching to Maximum Dynamic Lighting, or when toggling Performance Mode off under Maximum Dynamic Lighting.
[color=#00FFFF]Laser Fields[/color]: Fixed a bug causing some Laser Fields to stop respawning Cubes for those that were meant to.
[color=#00FFFF]Locking Devices[/color]: Fixed a rare bug where Chests' or Vents' Locking Devices could be "lock disabled" yet still show their locking bars.
[color=#00FFFF]Portable Mirrors[/color]: Shooting the back side now also pushes them as expected (previously only the reflective front side worked).
[color=#00FFFF]Generators[/color]: Fixed Generator glass in Zero-G that could still be broken via Dodge - now fully removed as intended.
[color=#00FFFF]Power Cores[/color]: Fixed an extremely rare bug that could place a Power Core or Encryption Key in the wrong position on Quick Load when it was meant to be inserted into a Slot.
[color=#00FFFF]Cubes[/color]: Silenced the water splash sound that played on Quick Load when a Cube was placed in water.
[color=#00FFFF]Glass Shards[/color]: Improved the rendering of glass shards while submerged underwater - they used to ignore water and now look properly submerged.
[color=#00FFFF]Taser[/color]: Fixed a rare offset on the Taser aiming laser when dodging and rotating the camera at the same time - it now always matches the muzzle perfectly.
[color=#00FFFF]Flares[/color]: Fixed offset flares while dodging with a Tablet in hand, and while dodging while aiming the Taser (flares are now off during that time, intended).
[color=#00FFFF]Flashlight[/color]: Fixed the player seeing the Flashlight at the previous Iteration's position while respawning or moving quickly to catch up with the respawn position.
[color=#00FFFF]Relocation[/color]: Fixed the relocation sound playing when relocation was cancelled at the very last moment or interrupted by a Quick Load.
[color=#00FFFF]Death[/color]: Fixed the screen sometimes not turning red when the player died.
[color=#00FFFF]Performance Mode[/color]: Returning to the Main Menu now correctly fully disables Performance Mode (fixing player-report 39539694411332), and Chapter 0 to Chapter 1 transitions now keep it fully enabled as intended. Previously some elements (particles, lens flares and more) weren't disabled, so chapter transitions didn't keep "full" Performance Mode until you toggled it off and on again.

[color=#00FFFF]Chapters[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: Fixed an additional softlock case in the first dual pressure plates room.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1 - New Ending[/color]: Both vents that can be opened by buttons in the last room now only work once, so you can't lock yourself in the left/right corridor parts (fixing player-reports 425411795071153 and 362481645221061).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1 - New Ending[/color]: Pausing the game during the epic elevator music while going back down after the explosion now correctly pauses the elevator music too.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color]: Fixed broken top-down viewing angles on some Room Control interfaces.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2 - New Beginning[/color]: Fixed a falling ceiling tile that stayed in place (right corner, on a pillar) when it should have fallen, which let you skip in New Game where you'd normally need a Cube.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color]: Fixed a breakable physics light in the Don't Look Down area that could fall in advance.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color]: Fixed a case of triggering a Checkpoint too early, which broke Last Checkpoint.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color]: Fixed a softlock if you Quick Saved before taking Hyper-Speed at the Terminal, then Quick Loaded after acquiring it. Also fixed a similar situation when taking another upgrade from this Terminal in End Game mode.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color]: Fixed several more vent gaps, and many cases of the player falling into vent slopes instead of walking down them.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color]: In the Progress Room with 3 cameras, you can now hear the "start being spotted" sounds - you were previously too far from the cameras.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color]: The Fast-Shooting Camera area no longer incorrectly keeps the "Camera Detection" music playing after you complete it and cross the door.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color]: The Processing Center no longer pushes the player vertically upward while pushing them toward the walls to be crushed (only happened at low FPS).

[color=#00FFFF]370+ SOLVED REPORTS SINCE 0.612[/color]

Please check the [color=#00FFFF]NEW INTERACTIVE CHANGELOG[/color] and bookmark it!
It makes it much easier to view and search all the player-reports fixed and implemented suggestions!
Original post
02 Sep 2025Developer post
UPDATE | 0.612
DISCORD Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find! CHAPTER 1 | NEW ENDING Finally , the New Ending for Chapter 1 is complete and functional! Thank you to the Experimental Testers that helped finding many bugs in Experimental (EXP) builds
[color=#00FFFF]DISCORD[/color]

Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!

[color=#00FFFF]CHAPTER 1 | NEW ENDING[/color]
Finally, the [color=#00FFFF]New Ending for Chapter 1[/color] is complete and functional! Thank you to the Experimental Testers that helped finding many bugs in Experimental (EXP) builds!
No spoilers here - just [color=#00FFFF]play a New Game from scratch[/color] and enjoy the new changes!

[color=#00FFFF]NEW[/color]
Below are the main new elements since 0.611 (were added in various EXPerimental builds first)

[color=#00FFFF]Bug Reporting[/color]: Improved bug report interface visuals, colors, and added new icons! Discord reports will also soon use these icons per bug category.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: First outside area: Relocation adjusted to make it harder / impossible to climb around the large wall and pillars. You can, still, but now it will not last for long, so fixing visual bugs behind the wall is not needed. It should be now impossible to trigger major bugs (like 83611451642664 comments) related to this. The wall’s width on the left side has also been increased to discourage new players from trying it.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: A few more of Chapter 1 dialogs were re-recorded and improved for better acting. They are better than the older versions. Some of the additional “too long pauses” were fixed. There used to still be a couple NG+ dialogs that were silent. Now, every single Chapter 1 dialog in NG and NG+ are recorded.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: One new Curiosity was added. Progression stats should be OK even without a save reset, but if any “over 100%” issue or similar occurs, please ignore it and report as bug only if it still occurs after Reset Save.
[color=#FF6666]Chapter 2[/color]: First room has not yet been adjusted to match Chapter 1 New Ending, no need to report inconsistency with the new Chapter 1 ending - it will be done in a future EXP build cycle ;)
[color=#FF6666]Chapter 2[/color]: For consistency, Chapter 2 old mobile dialogs have been removed from the first few rooms. Chapter 2’s first rooms are now silent - this is not a bug. There will be new dialogs when a story / voice over recording pass is done on Chapter 2 later on. The rest of Chapter 2 rooms still have the old mobile dialogs, but they will all be replaced in the future.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color]: Don’t Look Down area now has a new saw in the room + a new small cosmetic addition :wink:.
[color=#00FFFF]Interactions Limitations[/color]: Objects and Buttons can no longer be interacted with, when they are “behind the player’s back”. This prevents bugs 36620953703446 and 4493148898827. It was too tolerant, and allowed to pickup Cubes “from behind you”, and interact with Buttons while looking mostly 180° away from them (especially noticeable with high FoV). This new change is not a bug, but an intended limitation as it feels weird and too easy to pick up Cubes while they are “behind your back”.
Note that when very close / standing on objects, you are allowed to pickup / interact even if the object is slightly behind you - to ensure it is not too annoying when trying to interact with the object you are standing on (intended)

[color=#00FFFF]Calibration[/color]: Flashlight Intensity slider no longer allows 0 value. Minimum is 1, resulting in very low intensity flashlight (intended to be barely noticeable). Maximum value is 10. Default value is 5.

[color=#00FFFF]CHANGES[/color]
Below are the main changes since 0.611 (were modified in various EXPerimental builds first)

[color=#FF6666]Criss-Cross Lasers[/color]: Now officially renamed as X-Lasers in the game. Tutorial has been shortened and simplified to ensure it is read by most players. Translators might want to double-check cell with ID: CROSSED_LASERS_Layer_PC.
[color=#FF6666]Chapter 2: First Shooting Camera cutscene[/color]: Used to “play only once per cycle”, because it used to be unskippable. Now that it’s been skippable for a while, it will be like every other cutscene: Will play every time. This may cause new major bugs with this area, that was already quite dangerous due to many events / saving in between. To be tested.
[color=#00FFFF]Crouch[/color]: Fixed a few issues with the game allowing you to stand up again while there was in fact not enough space to stand up properly (causing twerking, hehe :smile: and visual rendering bugs “inside the ceiling”). Note that it means that on slopes and such, you may be able to start walking upwards, but no longer stand up again after crouching at that location. This is intended, not a bug, and acceptable because you can “start squeezing” somewhere but then can’t stand up safely anymore. Please report any major issues this may bring (should be overall OK).
[color=#00FFFF]Stand-Up[/color]: In addition to the Crouch changes above, various other technical changes were made to strongly reduce the chances of the “head clipping through ceiling” bug, causing objects to blink. Likely still possible, but now more rare from EXP3 / 0.612.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: The first Dual Pressure Plate room (lockdown room) no longer allows walking on its entrance Door upper collisions.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: First lift: Some vent grids no longer have smoke particles. Basically, only the ones directly fit onto exterior walls have smoke. If there is an interior behind, no smoke is present (so all the vent grids on the side where the vent door is present, no longer have smoke), but the vent still remains for visual symmetry, as it looks strange to fully remove them. Vent grids without smoke particles, also don’t have the associated cyan light planes, as they are not active. Same applied to other lifts. After discussion with Chris :wink:.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1 - Cubic Cauldron[/color]: If you trigger the Mines and somehow manage to get out of the room with Upgrade Terminal, you will no longer be able to enter it, ever (lockdown), and all 4 Pressure Plates will become unavailable. This is intended to ensure you can’t get stuck inside it (if you’re inside, you die with the mines), but can get locked out of it. If this happens (intentionally trigger mines and get out), then you’ll have to load Last Checkpoint if you want the upgrade, and avoid mines properly (intended). But you can’t be softlocked inside it anymore.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: Various relocation changes.
[color=#00FFFF]Restart[/color]: Made a change for fixing bug 1961435941010563 when Restarting Chapter during New Game, to fix some inconsistencies with red / cyan lights for Upgrade Terminals. This might break things regarding the restart loop from scratch in NG. This could have unforeseen consequences… Keep an eye out :wink:.
[color=#00FFFF]Relocation[/color]: While Speedrun Mode is ON, the nice short fade-out and fade-in is disabled. This is simply to make things feel faster/instant for Speedrunners.

[color=#00FFFF]BUGFIXES[/color]
Below are the main bugfixes since EXP 4:

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color]: Fixed a case in which music would go silent after dropping the box on the Pressure Plate, if it was the second CH0 playthrough in the session.
[color=#00FFFF]FoV[/color]: Fixed a bug that could cause FoV to be reset to default 70° even though player had selected any other FoV value.
[color=#00FFFF]Music[/color]: Fixed a case that could cause Menu music to continue playing, over the current Chapter soundtrack. This bug only happened if you were to resume a Checkpoint from Main Menu, in which the game had saved while player was detected (Camera Chase music overlapped with Menu music incorrectly), and some other specific cases (where player was recently detected, then Cleared).
Below are the main bugfixes since 0.611 (were added in various EXPerimental builds first)

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: Relocation after picking up Taser, could trigger slightly earlier than the ground that allows Curio / Tablet pickup - A few additional small changes were made to ensure you can’t easily get stuck in NG on the pillars below the “Agile as a cat” platform.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: Should no longer be possible to bypass the trigger preventing non-Cauldron Cubes from entering Cauldron Bonus Room.
[color=#00FFFF]Upgrade Terminals[/color]: Table now changes correctly to RED color instantly after selecting an Upgrade. Used to previously only become red after only the next Last Checkpoint or Quick Load (not intended).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color]: Harder to use low FPS / ALT+TAB skip of both full laser fields in the “First Cube ever” area (and first Dual Cube area). Still possible, but likely harder. Proper fixes / solutions for that might be needed later.
[color=#00FFFF]Audio[/color]: Lifts + Moving Platforms could sometimes not play their “travelling” loop sound after being activated at least once (for ex, after Quick Load shortly after activating the lift, then re-activating it again). This should now be fixed and should always play as intended.
[color=#00FFFF]Lifts[/color]: They should still provide a jump boost when moving fast in Speedrun Mode, but should no longer be as OP as it used to be (should not result in sticking to the ceiling for a few seconds, might still happen slightly but more acceptable).
[color=#00FFFF]Recordings[/color]: Couldn’t be played from the PAUSE menu anymore. Fixed.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color]: Fixed potential camera clipping during flood cinematic.
[color=#00FFFF]Moving Platforms[/color]: Various fixes to "moving sound" of moving platforms after quick load / quick saves.
[color=#00FFFF]Healthbar[/color]: Fixed cases of healthbar displaying as fully empty when player has just 1 HP.

[color=#00FFFF]3 SOLVED REPORTS SINCE EXP4[/color]
Below are the solved issues reported in EXP 4, fixed only from 0.612:

[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 2918631400917 - The player's field of view (FOV) resets to default despite being set to 110 after a save reset, requiring a specific sequence of actions to reproduce the issue.
[color=#96a5ff]AUDIO BUG[/color] | 9752588111344 - The music disappears after lowering the volume post-save reset and starting chapter 0.
[color=#96a5ff]AUDIO BUG[/color] | 429896340112 - Main menu music continues to play in the background when continuing a chapter from the main menu.

[color=#00FFFF]134 SOLVED REPORTS SINCE 0.611[/color]
Below are the solved issues reported in 0.611 and EXP builds, fixed in both EXP 4 and from 0.612:

[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 11932918402920 - A player can reach the end of a chapter without a required item, causing an inability to finish due to a fragile pipe.
[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 29986392771419 - A trick involving Dodge makes a gameplay sequence consistently reproducible, with video evidence provided.
[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 15688149961715979 - Players can exploit a method to access the first camera room, leading to a softlock and visibility of ghost structures.
[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 139571851774337 - A game-breaking bug prevents progress for new players, as reported by a speedrunner.
[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 300585015586528 - A relocation-related bug allows players to either progress normally or encounter a softlock depending on their actions.
[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 490331441571898 - The game incorrectly sets player health to 100 regardless of upgrades, negatively impacting gameplay experience.
[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 439595465658704 - A timing exploit in speedrun mode can block progress in chapter 0.
[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 75191560912704 - A player experienced a softlock by improperly managing a cube during gameplay.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 2290111707373 - A box can be manipulated in a way that allows it to attach while positioned behind a wall.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 14224931693176 - Jumping on a fast-moving elevator allows players to gain excessive height due to momentum after the elevator stops.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 2309224814428 - Entering a laser while in hyperspeed and using a specific key combination results in entering hyper-slow mode upon respawn.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 1142021862373 - Throwing power cores into relocation can lead to a softlock situation.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 27875884093372 - Jumping down a lift shaft after sending it down causes dialogue and persistent music to play incorrectly.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 75091100343047 - The Safe Landing level incorrectly labels as "Hazard" even when flying safely on the ground.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 36559780211448 - An infinite space bug occurs in performance mode, disrupting relocation mechanics in a specific area.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 454481999581617 - Players can access Ch4's first bonus room without using hyper-shot by following a specific sequence of actions.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 450571067172434 - A softlock occurs when the upgrade terminal becomes unusable after crossing a fragile window, and the Mines switch changes to Lockdown.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 259551313533035 - Lasers are not activating as expected, indicating a potential bug.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 292608058799333 - Dodging into a skip area disrupts objectives by making "Find an alternative route" the primary goal.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 12291216927821112 - Dodging up near certain fragile walls, like the cauldron, can result in being blocked by glass.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 292242268482609 - Two issues arise: players can escape the Kojima room by dodging, and a perfect trigger prevents the upgrade room from loading.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 357934064564082 - Players can dodge into the old ending elevator from the sky puzzle, leading to different outcomes based on the entry point.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 291294991759104 - A random relocation issue has been observed in the game.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 83611451642664 - Getting behind a specific pillar leads to various visual bugs.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 4775447112411141 - The relocation system is problematic, particularly on top of the lift, where large relocation boxes invade rooms.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 15776687481299 - Crouching under cables and standing up causes the player character to perform an unintended animation.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 3093643707773 - A small ledge causes two platforms to become desynced, complicating navigation between them.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 350301316822326 - Using hyper-speed allows players to phase through a platform instead of being crushed by it.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 2167776753313585 - A door remains closed after being used for the third time, which is unexpected behavior.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 43814002347318 - Standing in a specific location causes the player character to perform an unintended twerking animation.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 61041156491434 - Random relocation occurs in Bonus Room 3 after returning from NE.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 482871383301724 - Using hover and dodge allows breaking free from NE, leading to potential issues with unloaded content.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 3197764010813 - A trick can be performed on the Leap of Faith by activating the switch just before the door closes and dodging upwards.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 19546098219553 - A specific vent can cause unexpected behavior for the cube, though it's unclear if this affects other vents.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 386692340294133 - Tablet surfing between rooms can skip the "Find the code" objective, causing confusion with locked paths and objectives.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 54851220844279 - Objects briefly disappear during a specific jump, creating a strange visual effect.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 4802935178610334 - There are two leaks present, one at the bottom of a wall and another on the right side in a specific area.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 38187823873110 - The screen for Platform 1 is not dynamic, leading to visual issues.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 46733834033181 - The screen for Vent 2 is also not dynamic, causing similar visual problems.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 325719950113 - Player's hands are not visible while swimming after a flooding scene, possibly due to a high FOV issue.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 41678350207916 - Lights are leaking from the frame of a specific door, creating a bright effect outside.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 41955973501651 - Unusual shadows appear when jumping onto hanging ground pieces and navigating outside, with similar issues in other areas.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 1971643838336 - The flashlight initially uses default brightness settings upon first use after launching the game, regardless of previous settings.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 2210474264592 - A reflection appears to show the previous room, creating an unusual visual effect.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 16481639531298 - A red pillar is missing from a specific perspective in the final part of CH3, disappearing at certain angles.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 295975123613921 - A specific light remains visible when a retractable wall is removed.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 36100499281134 - Noticeable incorrect reflections appear on the ceiling.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 2555571437513 - Brightness settings do not reset until the menu is accessed.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 23401559873654 - This bug is humorously described as the best one.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 18951602353740 - A playful reference to feeling like a "Rep God."
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 4937596106110056 - Falling into a specific hole reveals disappearing level geometry due to the far clip plane.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 37347911811875 - Incorrect screen colors on 'Flames 3' due to a confusing switch setup.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 35882247781125109 - Glass is incorrectly rendered over fog, causing visibility issues.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 25686287136129795 - A bonus room becomes visible through a window after unloading.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 244642348912230 - Shooting a switch before falling down a tube causes all objects in the tube to despawn.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 333502976582937 - A cross on a moving platform flickers in level 2.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 4221014131340 - A cyan cross on a platform is not lit when viewed from below.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 3462826020859 - The bloom effect from a keypad is only visible briefly as it appears.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 10946864421450 - An inquiry about the absence of electricity on water.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 445243331765912 - Climbing a wall in the "whoopsy" area creates a visual bug.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 295041059443357 - A visual bug related to a specific area in NE has been identified.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 1480833623910629 - A major visual bug in the Bonus Room is causing typical Unity collision issues.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 171283964025073 - A specific sequence of actions can lead to the disappearance of ACs in a room.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 25070387701084 - Flashlight brightness does not update correctly upon first activation after changing settings.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 450641416254546 - A switch appears incorrectly colored when viewed from a specific angle near the vent's grating.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 259572591708495 - Dynamic lighting issues cause flickering effects and inconsistent lighting in certain areas.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 1855025344283 - A cutscene camera can clip out and reveal unintended areas of the game.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 215561202961489 - A lamp is missing in a specific location.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 3304666798 - An unexplained blue light appears in chapter 1.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 462284551428305 - Light from a laser field is leaking into an adjacent room.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 414134455028133 - Subtitles freeze when interacting with recordings under specific conditions.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 17627654091150 - ACs do not spawn correctly if the player falls beneath a certain area before a door is opened.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 2711954723013300 - Health is unexpectedly restored over time without any action taken by the player.
[color=#96a5ff]AUDIO BUG[/color] | 277231993563450 - Original lift dialogue can be triggered under specific conditions in speedrun mode.
[color=#96a5ff]AUDIO BUG[/color] | 2174437991310930 - A sound issue with the "travel sound" persists despite being marked as fixed in the changelog.
[color=#96a5ff]AUDIO BUG[/color] | 2681827736473 - A dialogue unexpectedly plays when destroying a fragile wall in Chapter 4, despite having previously destroyed several in earlier chapters.
[color=#96a5ff]AUDIO BUG[/color] | 302932631310415 - Menu recordings are not functioning properly.
[color=#96a5ff]AUDIO BUG[/color] | 236253414154389 - Dialogues can be activated even when the player is dead, as experienced in NG 6984.
[color=#96a5ff]AUDIO BUG[/color] | 195522560536258 - The sound for platform travel stops if a quick-save is made while the sound is off and then loaded.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 2930658138351 - Propose adding an option to keep the timer visible in speedrun mode instead of hiding it.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 496693000182769 - The area feels empty after the removal of the "You're Curious!" sign.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 7878330021116 - Suggest applying the same design treatment to a specific room.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 150061633175896 - Question whether it is intended that Pressure Plates in Cubic Cauldron do not accept respawned cubes after being activated.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 38776117078517893 - Suggest making the "PRESS V" prompt timed to disappear after a few seconds instead of remaining on screen indefinitely.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 23248485481542 - Request to revert flashlight minimum brightness back to 0.1 and display it correctly, as the current setting causes confusion.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 1529619621095 - Suggest either spawning a button or removing a sign to improve the area’s design.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 1049765897911645 - Current signs in the game do not fit the context and should be replaced with more relevant messages.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 47603876561488 - Suggest removing a comma for a cleaner appearance in the text.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 30673619158 - Water drop effects on the screen appear to turn into cubes, especially noticeable with text behind them.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 406701488152534 - The platform with the color pack appears abruptly without the expected dissolve effect when the door opens.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 196421969273856 - A tablet from a previous area assisted in escaping a room using only one cube.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 43115981411650 - The power core at the checkpoint dissolves visually before it should be seen.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 21660531851458 - After obtaining a taser, a lamp despawns when backtracking to the taser room.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 38111567772640 - Shooting a ceiling lamp in a lift causes a minor visual camera shake when standing on it.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 4582110054233 - Questions arise about surviving laser hits in NG mode, suggesting adjustments to laser placement.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 367236187110628 - A small leak becomes more noticeable later in the game.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 289718896868463 - The lift's right and left borders appear misaligned.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 125229254928796 - Standing on certain surfaces prevents falling, suggesting they should be sloped instead.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 25656197042908 - Power cores protrude through walls when placed in sockets, recommending covering boxes for aesthetics.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 16512598311497 - The "exit" screen displays in an unusual green color.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 326741209674702 - Distant structures remain visible in the Return area.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 11334704512236 - A platform sticks to nearby cables until pushed in the opposite direction.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 469865774375176 - An invisible force appears to hold the player’s legs while clinging to a pipe.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 366386318905715 - Crouching allows standing in a specific spot, enabling a strategy to reach the top of a building with a cube.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 46924352353848 - A vent has a Cube Respawn trigger around it but not inside, raising questions about its functionality.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 1961435941010563 - The light color appears incorrect after restarting the chapter, possibly due to a previous interaction with the terminal.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 373012731117862 - Dropping the power core near an invisible collider causes it to be pushed outwards rapidly and can get stuck.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 38448807462 - Rapidly pressing the TAB button during a transition causes misleading loading screen messages.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 4493148898827 - The interaction sound of a switch loops continuously when turning away from it while standing close.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 36620953703446 - The interaction sound of a switch intermittently plays from certain angles, creating confusion about its interactability.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 353887686364 - Players can avoid dying from lasers if they time their movements correctly.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 9463701931981 - A green wire suggests that the power core is connected, despite being a minor detail.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 15332916192558 - A screen is completely blank, lacking any text or labels.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 447511149373184 - The Safe Landing level 2 does not display water correctly, only showing particles.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 41223458471236 - A wall is activated by default but incorrectly shows a red color.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 64074928964071 - Shooting a switch causes the lamp to disappear entirely.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 2793745611620 - Using a specific strategy to reach a puzzle results in the area being completely dark without lights.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 286757402326 - A pillar is humorously noted as a good resting spot.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 39181290256230135 - A vent that is missing can be seen from a distance in the northeast direction.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 452971228551394 - A tube with unusual collision properties is humorously described as "magic."
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 3983543579613824 - The block needs to be shortened to improve its appearance.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 153236997363 - A small piece of geometry is unintentionally intruding into the bonus zone.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 19182958355253 - A door flickers when falling down with dodge.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 183172385956094 - There is a physics-related issue.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 4308028390503 - Light leaks from an adjacent room if you arrive before picking up the taser.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 3749060195410630 - The light turns off before the door closes if approached carefully, which may be a bug.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 25812962251323 - Dodging reveals the impressive unloaded Power Core Intro.
[color=#d75fff]LOCALIZATION[/color] | 116522819784 - The term "brecha" in the subtitles should be replaced with "el espacio" or "el hueco" for better accuracy.
[color=#d75fff]LOCALIZATION[/color] | 35950381741048 - The pronoun used by IG should be changed to feminine to match the character's gender.
[color=#d75fff]LOCALIZATION[/color] | 497822525258542 - The explanation for using the hyper shot contains a typo, stating "mantem" instead of "mantén."
[color=#d75fff]LOCALIZATION[/color] | 4484745380513934 - A minor localization bug involves a single untranslated letter in a hidden area.
[color=#d75fff]LOCALIZATION[/color] | 453561071402002 - The Spanish translation of "1... 2... SLICE!" sounds awkward and could be improved.
[color=#d75fff]LOCALIZATION[/color] | 2419845722773 - A major localization error in Spanish misrepresents dialogue at the start of CH4.
[color=#d75fff]LOCALIZATION[/color] | 743022693678 - This entry has not been translated at all.
Original post
03 Jul 2025Developer post
UPDATE | 0.611
DISCORD Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find! NEW Chapter 1 Dialogs : Some of the first Chapter’s dialogs have been re-written and re-recorded , others have simply been re-recorded , with the goal to make them more natural / slightly
[color=#00FFFF]DISCORD[/color]

Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!

[color=#00FFFF]NEW[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1 Dialogs[/color]: Some of the first Chapter’s dialogs have been re-written and re-recorded, others have simply been re-recorded, with the goal to make them more natural / slightly better acting. A few more improvements like this are planned for next EXP builds and future updates.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color]: Final Maze area + Final Room: It is now possible to bring the two Cubes from the areas below the orange Maze area, in order to use them as well for the final puzzle with glass tubes. This might provoke new bugs - to be tested. They are no longer “smaller cubes than usual”, as the area was reworked to be acceptable with regular-sized Cubes. Various changes to reduce chances of accidentally triggering the Mines towards the last room.

[color=#00FFFF]CHANGES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Healthbar[/color]: Healthbar no longer has the 4 segments separation to avoid confusion. We’ll see if that’s better or not.
[color=#00FFFF]Healthbar[/color]: Healthbar now becomes red, when extremely low Health, even if Hyper-Speed has not been acquired yet.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color]: First fast-blinking lasers requiring Hyper-Speed, should no longer be skippable in any way, until Hyper-Speed is acquired. Was already very difficult, but some last remaining exploits could allow to skip them.

[color=#00FFFF]BUGFIXES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]ALT+F4 Safety[/color]: ALT+F4 while saving, will now show “Please Wait” and exit the game safely as intended, instead of throwing a Steam error.
[color=#00FFFF]Restart Shortcut[/color]: Pressing simultaneously Last Checkpoint (F10) and Restart shortcut (HOME) will no longer result in weird bugs (unable to Pause, unable to report bugs, unable to save at next Checkpoints), after restarting current Chapter.
[color=#00FFFF]Healthbar[/color]: Fixed cases where healthbar would remain incorrectly red.
[color=#00FFFF]Audio[/color]: Low Health heartbeat sounds would not be played, if the player Quick Loaded or Last Checkpoint into a save that had health below the “Low Health” threshold.

[color=#00FFFF]21 SOLVED REPORTS[/color]

[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 2155924995924 - A bug occurs when restarting a chapter and checkpoint simultaneously, causing a save issue that requires touching another checkpoint to resolve.
[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 234012229124026 - A potential bug related to quick-saving/loading during relocation causes the screen to go black, but gameplay continues normally after pressing ESC.
[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 1508602511232 - While using Hyper-Speed and pressing alt+b, the player dies from damage-over-time but skips the loading screen and experiences unintended Moon Gravity effects.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 81248510154 - The saving bug can still be triggered by hitting a checkpoint and restarting the chapter, leading to a critical game error if quitting with alt+F4.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 305321245132457 - An issue with the health bar not displaying correctly occurs, as it remains visually split and misleading despite health upgrades.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 405612248744343 - Players can bypass lasers and miss the Hyper-Speed upgrade in certain areas, which is problematic for gameplay progression.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 15792829436572 - Players can skip the giant Fan without hitting it, but hitting it will recharge dodge despite being unnecessary for falling through unharmed.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 358211702083004 - Using hover near the new chapter 1 ending causes everything in that area to disappear.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 287991228852448 - Flames damage while Hyper-Speed is active incorrectly turns the health bar red, even after picking up health packs.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 168443770238009 - One side of a smasher is dark while the other is lit, creating inconsistency in lighting that seems illogical given the proximity of a lamp.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 45404772501406 - Touching an invisible trigger while going back causes the lasers on the right to despawn without affecting anything else in the area.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 4337024628444 - Hiding behind certain boxes causes the floor to disappear, possibly due to optimization issues.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 2005322419415 - Restarting a chapter while loading a new objective carries over the objective to the new iteration.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 26353821121479 - A method to unload the first part of chapter 1 involves jumping on a button, enabling Hyper-Speed, and dodging through fragile windows.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 162512669385136 - A suggestion is made to increase the fan's speed to ensure players cannot bypass fast-blinking lasers without Hyper-Speed.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 2405725381511 - Loading bars visually reset to 0 before completing their loading process.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 31572966345922 - A shadow from a sign remains visible when falling from the power core area.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 117522684461 - Generator explosions do not consistently damage players at close range, with damage occurring only at specific angles.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 424242190595404 - Moving the mouse inside a terminal causes the UV flashlight tutorial to loop indefinitely until the terminal is left alone.
[color=#d75fff]LOCALIZATION[/color] | 347711935103512 - The word "byegnac" should be corrected to "biegnac" and improved to "biec".
[color=#d75fff]LOCALIZATION[/color] | 4283016033297 - The word "recylcled" contains a typo and should be corrected to "recycled".
Original post
25 Jun 2025Developer post
UPDATE | 0.610
DISCORD Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find! NEW ALT+F4 : Major rework of save system while exiting the game with ALT+F4 . It used to be unsafe , and could result in broken Checkpoint saved data if you were to force-exit the game wi
[color=#00FFFF]DISCORD[/color]

Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!

[color=#00FFFF]NEW[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]ALT+F4[/color]: Major rework of save system while exiting the game with ALT+F4. It used to be unsafe, and could result in broken Checkpoint saved data if you were to force-exit the game with ALT+F4 while the game was saving. Note that his is the case for most games out there. The only safe exit was using the proper Exit button of the game (or Main Menu, then Exit). It has now been changed to delay the ALT+F4 for a short time (‘Please Wait’ visible), in order to allow the game to complete the ongoing save (if any). It should now be equally safe to force-exit at anytime with ALT+F4, or use the proper Exit red button. Of course, I shouldn’t encourage you to exit any game with ALT+F4, but if you are ready to test this (maybe backup your save first), you can try to use ALT+F4 while passing checkpoints: [previewyoutube=w4XSanVp6m0;full][/previewyoutube]
[color=#00FFFF]Relocation[/color]: Added very short & fast fade-out effect when Relocating to make it feel less abrupt.
[color=#00FFFF]Room Control Terminals[/color]: You can now use direct mouse clicks also on the objects themselves from the Map of Room Control Terminals, in addition to using the regular left-side buttons. It’s intended that this doesn’t work with gamepads or keyboard navigation - it just wouldn’t be practical. It does not work with moving objects (moving lasers etc), so a static general area to click is used for those instead (better this way, easier than having to chase moving objects): [previewyoutube=ARPDd_91t60;full][/previewyoutube]
[color=#00FFFF]Room Control Terminals[/color]: In addition to ESC, Tab will now also leave Terminals.
[color=#00FFFF]Optimizations[/color]: Most particles effects have been optimized further - the performance hit of having them enabled is still present, but reduced, and average framerate with them enabled is improved. Many other small effects have been further optimized. Low-end CPUs should benefit at least a bit from that.
[color=#FFA500]Optimizations[/color]: Major, dangerous optimizations were made to all Post-Process effects and input system. These might introduce new major bugs!
[color=#FFA500]Lens Flares[/color]: When setting is set to Partial, all static lights’ flares will be disabled, and only collectable objects and dynamic/blinking lights will have Lens Flares. It was meant to work like this, but wasn’t 100% working as intended. This allows to slightly increase performance on lower-end CPUs while still having Lens Flares for important elements (Taser shots impacts, collectable items, important lights, etc.): [previewyoutube=vYzwTstHWGg;full][/previewyoutube]
[color=#FFA500]Dynamic Lighting[/color]: The setting will now impact the game’s small dynamic lights much more than before to help improve performance on older PCs, with and without Performance Mode:

Low: Most objects (IG Diaries / Insights, Cubes, Health/Ammo Packs) will no longer have small dynamic lights. This will significantly help low-end CPUs.
Medium: Similar to Low, but some important objects objects (Collectables, Cubes, Power Cores, Encryption Keys) will have small dynamic lights.
Maximum: All items (including IG Diaries, Moving Lasers, etc), will have small dynamic lights (just like previous versions).

[color=#00FFFF]Performance Mode[/color]: While Performance Mode is ON, it now switches to Low Dynamic Lighting setting described above to increase performance further than previous versions. This may now cause a more noticeable stutter when toggling Performance Mode ON/OFF. If this is significant, please report as nitpick, and I’ll look into optimizing the Performance Mode toggling in the future (not urgent, though).

[color=#00FFFF]CHANGES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Camera Smoothing[/color]: Now back to ON by default. It was off by default in recent updates, because of various issues with it, that have now been fixed. You can still disable if you prefer no smoothing at all.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color]: Enabling Screenshot Mode in Chapter 0 used to not work at all. It will now work as intended.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color]: To avoid potential bugs like Bug 3272615566312, the game will no longer save while the cutscene to show the first shooting Camera starts. It will now only save after the cutscene is completed. If the player starts playing it, exits the game while it is running, then the player won’t see it again when they resume. That’s fine - and more acceptable than having save bugs related to exiting while the game is saving during the cutscene :wink: It’s possible that in the future, that cutscene will play every time you reach this point, as it may not be too annoying, since you can now skip it (this was made a once-per-game-ever cutscene, because at the time, it was unskippable).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color]: Checkpoint in front of glass structures area (just after exiting Tunnel), will now respawn just below Zero-Gravity toggle button (just like Relocation), in case player has saved Checkpoint with Zero-G disabled (now safer). In addition, the Zero-Gravity toggle button, will only be usable once the player has reached closer to the space structure to make Checkpoints safer here. Finally, going down too much or falling, is now replaced by Imminent Termination here, because most cases of that are mistakenly falling to your death with Zero-G disabled, thus avoiding wait time, and ensures respawn will be valid using Checkpoint instead of Relocation.
[color=#00FFFF]Upgrades[/color]: UV Flashlight Level 2 has been removed from the Pre-Alpha - Only Level 1 remains. This is to ensure the All Upgrades count is correct and Achievement too, considering it has no effect for now. It should no longer appear in available upgrades during End Game either. In future updates (when Chapter 5 is added), UV Flashlight Level 2 will be back.

[color=#00FFFF]BUGFIXES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Tooltips[/color]: Fixed a delay that could cause tooltips to take 0.5s to disappear. Will now disappear instantly as buttons are unhovered / moved away from using keyboard/gamepad navigation. Likely also fixed issue where tooltip would remain persistently visible during active gameplay.
[color=#00FFFF]Safe Landing[/color]: Performing a Dodge while it was displayed, would cause it to hide temporarily. Should now be fixed and remain displayed while Dodging.
[color=#00FFFF]Pause[/color]: Fixed various mouse/keyboard navigation switches when leaving Main Menu and Exit popups, which could lead keyboard navigation to no longer react until next switch to a new page.

[color=#00FFFF]26 SOLVED REPORTS[/color]

[color=#FF6666]MAJOR BUG[/color] | 342911326342219 - The code lock in the 7216 area becomes unresponsive after using the F10 key to return to the last checkpoint, preventing further progress.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 296804391948222 - The interface is unresponsive, making it impossible to click anything, possibly due to an issue with the terminal message not displaying.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 3804451486210126 - The player is unable to click anything despite button responses, and pressing Esc does not resolve the issue.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 3272615566312 - After resetting the save and reaching a checkpoint in Chapter 2, a cinematic did not play, leaving walls activated and rendering the camera ineffective.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 277422634604663 - There is an audio glitch in the vents where the player hears a falling sound continuously while descending a ramp.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 1330857757912206 - After completing Chapter 4 normally, a preview camera gets stuck in the main menu without any cheats or exploits being used.
[color=#FFA500]GAMEPLAY BUG[/color] | 263251189612930 - The player can access infinite space without using debug mode, leading to an issue where a relocation countdown disappears after mispressing a button.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 269291254102109 - In a bonus room, the cable connecting a switch and two mines is missing, leaving only its shadow visible.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 75551205824929 - The glass windows in a specific area appear as low-transparency metal walls, failing to meet quality standards.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 464716841123 - The screenshot mode does not function properly in Chapter 0, and keybind settings revert after relaunching the game.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 159925507106 - A notification related to difficulty is untranslated in the game.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 4829316109560 - Using Win+P to extend the screen causes issues with windowed mode, where the game incorrectly displays as borderless despite being windowed.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 399242082354623 - When hyper speed and zero gravity are active, jetpack particle effects outpace the player during sprinting.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 41982457581335 - A brightness tooltip appears outside of the brightness options, which could distract players and seems to be a new bug in this version.
[color=#00FFFF]VISUAL BUG[/color] | 30255471151383 - A similar brightness tooltip issue occurs in the pause menu.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 1367012941400 - A feature to manually enable/disable items by clicking on their screen locations would enhance interactivity.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 3904455853620900 - Adding the ability to click map icons to toggle them and allowing TAB to exit terminal screens would improve usability.
[color=#00FF00]SUGGESTION[/color] | 209268815427 - Lowering the chapter 1 speedrun threshold to 1:29 could make it easier to break the current record.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 309082399352262 - There is a visible seam in the ceiling.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 1360029338498 - A light is missing a plane in a specific area of chapter 1, which is a significant issue.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 308561074792 - There is a long delay when launching FS on Linux, causing a 30-second waiting spike.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 12344717822251 - A cube is experiencing double-spawning, which may require further investigation.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 8051899592886 - Platforms can crush players, which is a recurring issue worth addressing individually.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 3154938814955 - A small power-up generator is incorrectly positioned.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 9552551381649 - A switch sound issue persists, and platforms visually disappear when about to crush the player, preventing harm.
[color=#fff82c]NITPICK[/color] | 36522116501788 - Getting behind a specific terminal at the end of chapter 2 with zero gravity launches the player upward.
Original post
14 May 2025Developer post
UPDATE | 0.609
DISCORD Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find! TEASER | VIDEO Below is a short video with a few elements from latest 0.609 ! NEW Safe Landing - Level 1 visuals have been reworked to take less space , be less noticeable , and simplifie
[color=#00FFFF]DISCORD[/color]
Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!
[color=#00FFFF]TEASER | VIDEO[/color]
Below is a short video with a few elements from latest 0.609! [previewyoutube=y5AS9tAYG_I;full][/previewyoutube]
[color=#00FFFF]NEW[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Safe Landing[/color] - Level 1 visuals have been reworked to take less space, be less noticeable, and simplified:
[color=#FFA500]Safe Landing[/color] - Level 2 visuals have been reworked to allow a larger preview monitor. Now a simple, lightweight square. It’s possible that it now feels too big? We’ll see. In the future you’ll be able to disable it (but not yet, please use it and test it 🙂):
[color=#FFA500]Scanner[/color] - From Scanner Upgrade Level 2, distance to the detected items will now be displayed!
[color=#FFA500]Chapter 1[/color] - More backtracking allowed – only affects NG+: After getting the Taser, then entering Lockdown room, the Relocations which prevented some amount of backtracking now allow to go back to nearly the Taser pickup area, to grab Curiosities / Recordings on the roofs or play the Bonus Room with the Taser. This is now allowed. To check for new bugs with this now-legal backtracking 😉

[color=#00FFFF]CHANGES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Various changes to first Power Core Slot area to avoid hard-to-provoke softlock 17023803181460 and other variants. Some Relocation changes: now relocates inside 3600 after it's been entered once, instead of in front of the Power Core Slot.
[color=#FFA500]Chapter 1[/color] - Cubic Cauldron entrance to Many Mines Room has changed, shouldn’t be able to perform bug 429842663099747 anymore. The exit of this room has changed too!
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - The checkpoint before the Heads-up lift will now save even if the player skips without deploying the Bridge.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - Fixed Imminent Termination bypassing when dropping down the first room. Worst case scenario, you'll now get a Relocation instead.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - “Do names exist for you?” dialog has been removed. Will be slightly different later on PC and removed for technical reasons.
[color=#00FFFF]Keypads[/color] - Keypad buttons will now react instantly when left mouse button is pressed down (instead of On Click). Same as Room Control Terminals, now more reactive for Speedrunners. Could potentially break minigame buttons with keyboard/gamepad – please test these too 😉.
[color=#00FFFF]UI Navigation[/color] - Pressing any keyboard key no longer switches UI navigation from Mouse to Keyboard. Only Arrow Keys, TAB, and SHIFT+TAB will do this. May break navigation in some pages – keep an eye on it 😉.
[color=#FFA500]Quick Save & Relocations[/color] - Entering a Relocation while a Quick Save is being written now cancels the save and shows Quick Save Cancelled. Previously only worked on first frame – now reliable, fixing bug 1628818152340.
[color=#00FFFF]Quick Save / Quick Load[/color] - Anti-spam delay reduced by half, still present to prevent spam abuse.
[color=#FFA500]Screenshot Mode[/color] - No longer requires holding the key! Now uses SHIFT + F7 by default. If remapped, SHIFT is no longer required. Warning Notification and 2s delay now only show once per Save Reset. Shortcut is disabled in DEBUG mode.
[color=#FFA500]Achievements[/color] - Shoot 20 Mines → Shoot 20 different Mines, Explode 50 Mines → Explode 50 different Mines. Prevents Quick Load farming. New unique Mines destroyed/shot stats added to the Statistics page.

[color=#00FFFF]BUGFIXES[/color]

[color=#FFA500]Bug Reporting[/color] - Fixed various edge cases in which the game could break when requesting to report a bug during pause transitions. The game no longer allows reporting bugs during these transitions.
[color=#00FFFF]Calibration[/color] - Brightness and other calibration settings were not correctly applied to Cutscenes in some cases. Should now be working properly.
[color=#00FFFF]Water[/color] - There were still cases in which LOW quality water appeared washed-out / gray / white instead of the intended blue-ish color. Should now be fully fixed and LOW quality water should look correct.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Fixed Relocation loop softlock if player skips the door that closes in front of them in the red room with saws (before the first Bridge outside), then explores that room again after going outside (by Dodging back inside from below).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Fixed Relocation loop softlock if player shoots the Platforms button that helps reaching the Taser, after having already picked up the Taser and backtracked from the Lockdown room.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - If you explore the roof of the first room (even though it’s not fully supported yet), while the Smasher is active, it will no longer appear to go through the ceiling, as it’s now aligned with a hole in the ceiling.
[color=#00FFFF]Pre-Alpha / Demo[/color] - When automatically returning to Main Menu (CH1 end in Demo, or CH4 in Pre-Alpha), it is no longer possible to Pause the game during the final fade-out. This is to prevent various possible exploits, and is intended. Does not affect other Chapter transitions (intended).
[color=#FFA500]Reset Save[/color] - If you used Reset Save and didn’t restart the game before launching a New Game, some Statistics page entries could be incorrectly loaded from the previous save state instead of being reset. This is now fixed.

[color=#00FFFF]32 SOLVED REPORTS[/color]

1) MAJOR BUG | 17023803181460 - A video is provided to explain a major bug without further details.
2) MAJOR BUG | 1628818152340 - A specific sequence of actions can lead to a black and white screen indicating a bug.
3) MAJOR BUG | 429842663099747 - Encountered a confusing situation where a terminal appears usable but is not interactable, leading to a potential softlock.
4) MAJOR BUG | 3788946166857 - A sequence of actions in New Game+ results in a softlock after interacting with a relocation zone.
5) MAJOR BUG | 33767161467681 - Flamethrowers in Chapter 4 do not disable after completing challenges, preventing level progression.
6) GAMEPLAY BUG | 335833928366918 - Players can exploit a pillar to climb over a wall.
7) GAMEPLAY BUG | 640730451581 - Quick saving inside a relocation zone can bypass the timer.
8) GAMEPLAY BUG | 1456625220470 - A specific sequence of pausing and pressing Alt+B can trigger an unintended effect.
9) GAMEPLAY BUG | 3267712733256 - Pressing Alt+B during the pause menu can lead to an unintended frozen state in the game.
10) GAMEPLAY BUG | 18453757432530 - Achievements can be easily obtained through quick-saving and loading, which may undermine their intended challenge.
11) GAMEPLAY BUG | 3015335970310276 - A vent in Chapter 3 spawns open, which may not be the intended behavior.
12) GAMEPLAY BUG | 1445417584613 - Dying on a lift causes respawn at an earlier checkpoint, raising concerns about checkpoint functionality.
13) GAMEPLAY BUG | 438052500304316 - Players can access a room through a vent, which may not be intended.
14) GAMEPLAY BUG | 386302714974710 - It is possible to survive contact with one of the Criss-Cross lasers by quickly stepping away.
15) GAMEPLAY BUG | 64363966726917 - A humorous remark about recurring bugs suggests they keep returning despite fixes.
16) GAMEPLAY BUG | 358871719993090 - The player can become stuck in a vent or be phased through a wall when interacting with it.
17) VISUAL BUG | 416767822911992 - A bridge is protruding unexpectedly.
18) VISUAL BUG | 3248026216882 - The left-hand animation fails to play when interacting with a specific switch, unlike other switches.
19) VISUAL BUG | 333022656254623 - Jumping after loading a room from outside causes a visual glitch.
20) VISUAL BUG | 381325160532 - Activating and deactivating Hyper-Speed results in a bluish tint on the screen until the game is paused and unpaused.
21) VISUAL BUG | 36681394562495 - Brightness settings in cutscenes revert to previous levels after being changed.
22) VISUAL BUG | 1388915450516 - The screen remains gray after going out of bounds.
23) VISUAL BUG | 23246608621520 - A cutscene appears pitch black while gameplay is significantly brighter, highlighting inconsistency.
24) VISUAL BUG | 361862132567578 - The dodge icon remains visible under certain conditions, and the upgrade counter displays incorrect values after restarting the chapter.
25) SUGGESTION | 433602727014067 - A suggestion to enhance the Hyper-Speed effect with visual elements to improve player experience.
26) NITPICK | 3727365747910078 - Aesthetic concerns regarding the elegance of a certain visual element.
27) NITPICK | 28748395931380 - A lamp inside a vent is illuminating the floor inappropriately, causing visual inconsistencies.
28) NITPICK | 409391169464267 - Noted a leak in the vent area.
29) NITPICK | 38983813051415 - Walls on either side are protruding slightly.
30) NITPICK | 2611616122536 - Green light rapidly turns off when moving the camera, possibly indicating a GPU issue.
31) PERFORMANCE | 32901745072576 - Input lag when clicking numbers and cursor auto-centering issues on keypads may be related to low FPS.
32) LOCALIZATION | 25361814931404 - The curiosity of the laser is not translated into Brazilian Portuguese.
Original post
21 Apr 2025Developer post
UPDATE | 0.608
PLEASE RESET SAVE! Please reset your save with the Reset Save button in the Main Menu , as this update has many significant changes that will require a fresh new save for Lore tablets to be counted properly, some new statistics and Achievements to work, etc. In addition, you can
[color=#FF6666]PLEASE RESET SAVE![/color]

Please reset your save with the Reset Save button in the Main Menu, as this update has many significant changes that will require a fresh new save for Lore tablets to be counted properly, some new statistics and Achievements to work, etc.

In addition, you can now reset Achievements (recommended too for this update, as many were removed / changed / implemented)

[color=#00FFFF]DISCORD[/color]
Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!
[color=#00FFFF]TEASER | VIDEO[/color]
Below is a short video with a few elements from latest 0.608! [previewyoutube=kqQV5UxutC0;full][/previewyoutube]
[color=#00FFFF]NEW[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - All instant-death from void falls have been removed. Now replaced by either Relocations or Imminent Terminations, depending on the situation. May introduce new bugs — to be tested! Overall now more consistent with the new logic of Chapter 1 and Chapter 3.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - Now has mostly no more sudden death when falling into the void. Most of these cases are now replaced by Relocations, with only one Imminent Termination remaining. This makes Chapter 3 more consistent with Chapter 1’s new logic of no sudden death by void. To be tested — this could provoke new bugs or exploits.
[color=#00FFFF]Brightness Calibration[/color] - Now also affects Taser rendering:
[color=#00FFFF]Flashlight Intensity[/color] - You can now adjust Flashlight Intensity in Brightness Calibration:
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - Added 4 new Achievements, related to Mines, along with new entries in the Statistics page!
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - Removed unobtainable Achievements, and adjusted all others to allow 100% completion based on current content. As more Lore items and Terminals are added, these Achievements will be updated accordingly. Might be worth resetting your save and Achievements for this update to fully test them again.
[color=#00FFFF]Performance Mode[/color] - You can now toggle it ON / OFF with a gamepad! It may become remappable in the future, but not yet. For now, press Dpad UP while holding Flashlight input (default: Right Stick pressed down).

[color=#00FFFF]CHANGES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Dual Cubes with Cages Room: Softlock is now prevented by allowing the Reinitialize Cube button to respawn both Cubes instead of only one. Picking up either Cube will enable the button again.
[color=#00FFFF]Hyper-Speed[/color] - The view distortion effect while active now also affects Taser rendering, and the distortion has been significantly reduced.
[color=#00FFFF]Hyper-Speed[/color] - While active, the screen is now less saturated (intended). Previously it was more saturated while active. Feedback will determine whether to revert this change or not.
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - Due to the major changes removing instant-death from void falls (now replaced by Relocations or Imminent Terminations), the Lost in Space Achievement has been removed. It became very hard or impossible to obtain or guess correctly. If suggested, it might be re-added later for the few remaining Imminent Termination cases — but undecided for now.
[color=#00FFFF]Camera Smoothing[/color] - This option is now disabled by default. This might be reverted in the future to be ON by default. We’ll see how new players feel about this change – as having it on does feel overall smoother for most.

[color=#00FFFF]BUGFIXES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Quick Save / Quick Load[/color] - A new system was added to make Checkpoints safer. A very rare bug could cause incorrect object states after loading a Checkpoint or using Quick Load. Most likely fixes bugs 210733402855813 and 248371210802147. Should now be fully fixed and safer than ever before 🙂
[color=#00FFFF]Pause[/color] - Fixed undesired invincibility frames exploit for 0.5s after unpausing the game.
[color=#00FFFF]Cameras[/color] - Fixed a bug that caused Cameras to detect the player even while the game was paused.
[color=#00FFFF]Brightness Calibration[/color] - Entering the Calibration screen while Hyper-Speed or Relocation is active will now disable all current visual alterations temporarily. Correct effects (grayscale, desaturation, etc.) are restored upon resuming gameplay.
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - Fixed delayed progress and unlocks. Also fixed Fragile Windows and Generators Destroyed counting bugs. Should now be fully functional.
[color=#00FFFF]Reported Bugs[/color] - Many reports have been resolved — please check the summary of solved reports below!

[color=#00FFFF]64 SOLVED | REPORTS[/color]
Below are all the player-reported bug reports and suggestions now solved:

1) MAJOR BUG | 2943934397647 - A checkpoint can cause a door to disappear, leading to a softlock if the player falls through the floor.
2) MAJOR BUG | 210733402855813 - A platform fails to move after loading from a checkpoint, potentially causing a softlock for some players.
3) MAJOR BUG | 2959971661212391 - Achievements are triggering at incorrect times, similar to a previously reported issue.
4) MAJOR BUG | 384882700114593 - Dropping the highest cube out of reach results in a softlock, as it cannot be retrieved.
5) MAJOR BUG | 101491334065481 - A significant visual bug in Chapter 3 has been discovered, which was previously unnoticed.
6) MAJOR BUG | 429842663099747 - Encountering a terminal that appears usable but is not interactable leads to confusion and potential softlock.
7) MAJOR BUG | 384173059255377 - Pausing during the Chapter 4 end transition prevents unpausing and exiting the options menu.
8) GAMEPLAY BUG | 1103740192891 - The "Blow up generator" achievement can be unlocked by destroying a mini generator, which is unintended.
9) GAMEPLAY BUG | 12262800741700 - A wall in the game causes instant death upon contact, as demonstrated in a video.
10) GAMEPLAY BUG | 1816634603112485 - A cutscene only plays once when entering a room, preventing players from experiencing it again and potentially leading to a softlock.
11) GAMEPLAY BUG | 462461100431919 - The camera can still detect players while paused, causing inconsistencies with the camera light indicators.
12) GAMEPLAY BUG | 3217932791011745 - Dodging after falling can result in an unintended relocation to a different area, bypassing significant gameplay sections.
13) GAMEPLAY BUG | 95542003637785 - Lasers are functioning as death barriers despite not being properly configured.
14) GAMEPLAY BUG | 590871865620517 - A door fails to open, causing confusion during gameplay.
15) GAMEPLAY BUG | 5333514402090 - Quick-loading in a specific scenario misaligns a mirror, complicating its retrieval and connection without using rotation controls.
16) GAMEPLAY BUG | 302024784084696 - The cube experienced phasing issues when moving right, which resolved after reinitialization.
17) GAMEPLAY BUG | 480511002002382 - The user was unable to move after reporting a bug, highlighting a potential interface issue.
18) GAMEPLAY BUG | 2721417855320 - The new F11 bind prevents upgrading the hover feature.
19) GAMEPLAY BUG | 36135988051704 - Perfect pause timing allows players to phase through the laser wall and access a de-loaded area.
20) VISUAL BUG | 1085846403947 - A camera movement in CH0 causes a strange screen effect that can be resolved by enabling PM.
21) VISUAL BUG | 418221294493625 - Clipping issues occur with the bridge and hyper-door against the pillars, which may mislead players.
22) VISUAL BUG | 234384836648566 - A door and part of a wall flicker on and off when moving back and forth in a specific location.
23) VISUAL BUG | 2710723608275 - The label is displayed above its intended border.
24) VISUAL BUG | 185222389524407 - Completing only the upgrade terminal in a bonus room incorrectly shows the completion percentage as 33% instead of 50%.
25) VISUAL BUG | 417901426984098 - The top part of a lamp is clipping into a pillar.
26) VISUAL BUG | 263412259044176 - Zooming in on an information tablet displays a TAB icon despite no secondary text being present.
27) VISUAL BUG | 260693524196274 - Using "always visible timers" hides the timers when entering a keypad or terminal until TAB is pressed again.
28) VISUAL BUG | 34556109152918815 - The screen appears bugged with a 4:3 aspect ratio and black boxes on the sides, along with oversized text and visibility issues for the third camera.
29) VISUAL BUG | 4391881409822752 - The "always-on timers" option does not consistently function, causing timers to disappear unexpectedly.
30) VISUAL BUG | 3017929593310914 - Pausing just as the player's hand touches a lever causes the lever to move during the pause screen.
31) VISUAL BUG | 672662723518121 - A blue wall and upper laser emitters are observed, despite settings being on maximum and no UV flashlight enabled.
32) VISUAL BUG | 324941666386357 - Holding the tab key while dying seems to trigger an interesting visual effect.
33) VISUAL BUG | 43022325893940 - The tip remains red even when saturation is set to zero.
34) VISUAL BUG | 280371397312963 - The taser does not appear in black and white filter as expected.
35) VISUAL BUG | 48000975802300 - Saturation settings do not affect lens flares, which may lead to misleading reports.
36) VISUAL BUG | 1498533757594 - Adjusting brightness settings in a relocation zone removes the grayscale filter.
37) VISUAL BUG | 1243730035785 - The Speedrun Mode interface appears during loading screens due to key spamming, causing visibility issues.
38) VISUAL BUG | 1173593722033 - Visual elements appear to "despawn" at the last second of relocation.
39) AUDIO BUG | 4000760190217489 - A dialogue plays unexpectedly when shooting a fragile wall from outside.
40) SUGGESTION | 1671371328120340 - Debris in tight spaces causes damage, suggesting fragile walls and glass shards should have no player collision in Speedrun Mode.
41) SUGGESTION | 2443572808220735 - Fragile wall debris can be frustrating for normal players, indicating a need for consideration in design.
42) SUGGESTION | 2069822966846 - A checkpoint is needed inside a room to avoid long backtracking after dying to lasers.
43) SUGGESTION | 299391028713816 - An arrow indicator is suggested for better navigation in a specific area.
44) SUGGESTION | 92413941303711 - Flashlight brightness and range should adjust with brightness changes to improve visibility.
45) SUGGESTION | 22987544291899 - A report is made regarding the need for imminent death warnings in certain areas for better player awareness.
46) SUGGESTION | 1555121460926 - Suggestion for a new achievement titled "Mine, oh mine" for getting killed by a Mine.
47) NITPICK | 1445967769311723 - A collision issue allows players to phase through an object with orange lights when using the smasher.
48) NITPICK | 4142829513910438 - Falling from the edge of the jetpack platform still grants the "Bridge" achievement, which may not be intended.
49) NITPICK | 2504847236912263 - A previously reported bug was noted as fixed, but it may not be completely resolved.
50) NITPICK | 269233357811985 - A collision issue prevents shooting certain fans, which are not affected by taser shots as expected.
51) NITPICK | 808915327615 - The mirror is respawning incorrectly below the Relocation trigger, which should not happen.
52) NITPICK | 3980013446236 - Auto-aim malfunctions when multiple mines are placed too close together.
53) NITPICK | 45115837131464 - Walls in the game are misaligned or offset.
54) NITPICK | 15128732231272 - Two windows are experiencing z-fighting issues.
55) NITPICK | 16834833732906 - A smasher visually passes through a pillar, which looks unrealistic during gameplay.
56) NITPICK | 10819556862443 - Electric sparks appear too high above the water and disappear inconsistently when pausing the game.
57) NITPICK | 41882389922924 - Using Hyper-Speed allows players to see an ammo pack's lens flare before it has spawned.
58) NITPICK | 187381423785278 - Light from the electrified water room is visible through the walls.
59) NITPICK | 23509423751741 - A sound issue occurs when respawning, with inconsistent audio feedback when dying to lasers.
60) NITPICK | 466073737866402 - Sliders in the game are overlapping each other.
61) NITPICK | 88529902245 - The sprint pending icon appears in the menu but not on loading screens, and there is a potential fix for the post-CH1 chapter music issue.
62) NITPICK | 42667131769522720 - There is a misalignment issue with Charles in Chapter 1's bonus room.
63) NITPICK | 47504840584 - The taser impact does not register correctly with the camera as expected.
64) LOCALIZATION | 19923110338784 - The Czech localization incorrectly translates "Extreme" as "Ekstremni" instead of the correct term used in the pop-up menu.
Original post
02 Apr 2025Developer post
UPDATE | 0.607
PLEASE RESET SAVE! Please reset your save with the Reset Save button in the Main Menu , as this update has many significant changes that will require a fresh new save for Lore tablets to be counted properly, some new statistics and Achievements to work, etc. In addition, you can
[color=#FF6666]PLEASE RESET SAVE![/color]

Please reset your save with the Reset Save button in the Main Menu, as this update has many significant changes that will require a fresh new save for Lore tablets to be counted properly, some new statistics and Achievements to work, etc.

In addition, you can now reset Achievements (recommended too for this update, as many were removed / changed / implemented)

[color=#00FFFF]DISCORD[/color]
Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!
[color=#00FFFF]TEASER | VIDEO[/color]
Below is a short video with a few elements from latest 0.607 and 0.604-0.606 update cycles! [previewyoutube=m08ut_grMEM;full][/previewyoutube]
[color=#00FFFF]SAFE LANDING | VISUALS[/color]
A few visual improvements for Safe Landing upgrade.
[color=#00FFFF]Safe Landing – Level 1[/color]

Now much smaller vertically than before. It used to be the same size as Level 2, even though it doesn’t display a preview monitor.
[color=#00FFFF]Safe Landing – Level 2[/color]

The preview monitor is now less saturated (may become fully black & white or more saturated later, depending on feedback), uses a black background (was previously transparent, which was confusing), and now features scan lines to make it feel more like a monitor and less distracting than previous versions.
The triangle arrow/icon is hidden to obstruct less of the preview.
The distance moved display has been moved to the upper right of the Safe Lander to avoid blocking the preview.
Also slightly smaller vertically:

[color=#00FFFF]SAFE LANDING | BEHAVIOR[/color]
It is now intended that display conditions are NOT consistent between Level 1 and Level 2—this is not a bug. Each level serves different goals.
[color=#FFA500]WARNING:[/color] In the future, you’ll be able to disable Safe Landing. Speedrunners will prefer it OFF—as they don’t need it. However, it exists mostly to help more casual players, especially on consoles (or PC with gamepad). When testing and providing feedback, please try to put yourself in the shoes of a new player, and use a gamepad if possible (as fast mouse movement to check below is not possible).

[color=#00FFFF]SAFE LANDING | LEVEL 1[/color]

Helps you know if it’s safe to land again directly below.
Only appears when a hazard was detected at least once below the player while airborne, or when the player has been flying over empty space and is now above safe ground again.
Shown rarely, since it does not include a preview camera.
May show some (not all) lower limits (Relocations / Imminent Deaths) slightly in advance.

[color=#00FFFF]SAFE LANDING | LEVEL 2[/color]

Same as Level 1, but with added functionality: Helps adjust landing more precisely on safe ground.
Will not display immediately when jetpacking or jumping over already-safe ground, to avoid constant blinking in interiors or safe areas.
Only appears when the player is in mid-air AND flew over void (unsafe) OR hazard.
Remains displayed until the player lands again, since the preview monitor helps you adjust your landing without needing to look down.
Now detects Healthpacks and Energy Packs separately from general Hazard / Ground.
Example: Lets you land on a Healthpack while still looking upward to aim and shoot at a button—no need to look down with a slow joystick while using a gamepad.

[color=#00FFFF]NEW[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Dodge & Windows[/color] - Improved Dodging through Fragile Windows to break them even more easily, and ensure that vertical Dodging (upwards and downwards) into a Fragile Window works smoothly again as it did in 0.603. 😉 It should now feel even better than before.
[color=#00FFFF]Brightness Calibration[/color] - New page in Graphics Options to calibrate your screen with separate controls for Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, and Bloom Intensity:

Default values match 0.603 for optimal experience on most TVs and monitors.
Disabled when Performance Mode is ON (intended).
Switching between Medium and Maximum Tonemapping requires readjustment—identical values cannot produce the same results (SDR vs HDR).
Instead of showing an image (which is usually inaccurate), the game now previews the current in-game view (while paused) or the Main Menu background to provide more accurate adjustments:

[color=#FFA500]Tonemapping:[/color] Now a required feature and always ON, with Medium or Maximum as selectable options:

Brightness Calibration requires at least Medium Tonemapping, and all lighting is designed around it.
To fully disable Tonemapping, you must enable Performance Mode (F2).
For the darkest visual experience, use Maximum Tonemapping.

[color=#00FFFF]Extreme[/color] - Quick Save / Quick Load is now disabled in Extreme difficulty unless Debug Mode is enabled (for bug reproduction/testing). 😉
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0 → 1 Transition[/color] - Background loading has been significantly optimized:

The massive 10s stutter when dropping the Box on the Pressure Plate should no longer happen on 90% of PCs.
Low-end CPUs may still experience stutters, but they should now be acceptable compared to versions 0.604–0.606.

[color=#00FFFF]Loading[/color] - In general, loading times across Chapters should now be slightly faster.
[color=#00FFFF]Room Control[/color] - Clicking interface buttons very quickly could cause misclicks. This has now been fixed and is more reactive—no misclicks should occur even when speedrunning. 😉
[color=#FFA500]Chapter 1 Relocations:[/color] Chapter 1 no longer uses death by falling into void or Imminent Terminations. All such situations are now handled with Relocations:

Void falls: Now uses a short 1s Relocation instead of waiting 3s for death.
Bypassing horizontal limits: Uses a longer 3s Relocation to allow backtracking.
Sky limits: Mostly removed, but if encountered, use a 5s Relocation (non-dangerous exits).
Relocations now support different delays and different behaviors for each direction (lower, upper, side), including whether to play “limit” dialogs or not.

[color=#00FFFF]Healing Animation[/color] - The left-hand animation is now much faster in Speedrun Mode, to better match instant healing behavior in that mode.
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements Reset[/color] - With many changes to Achievements, you can now reset all Achievements and Steam Stats via a new checkbox. Just tick Reset Achievements in the Reset Save confirmation popup to test the new system.
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - Me First! Achievement is now implemented (in theory).
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - New Pablo Achievement! It must remain easy, so it's only about destroying Pablo 🙂 – either with a Smasher, or by falling into the void.
[color=#FFA500]Dynamic Soundtrack[/color] - Further optimizations were made, which may delay the start of the Chapter 1 soundtrack when transitioning from Chapter 0 or starting Chapter 1. This delay shouldn’t cause sync issues, and is designed to reduce load on low-end CPUs. It is unnoticeable on mid/high-end systems.
[color=#FFA500]Dialogs[/color] - Similar optimization made for audio dialogs. Please report if you notice significant stutters or delays when dialogs play.
[color=#00FFFF]Fragile Windows[/color] - Significantly increased texture quality, now look more realistic:
[color=#00FFFF]F11[/color] - Now toggles between Borderless and Windowed display types without needing to access options. It will not toggle Fullscreen (use Options for that). Screenshot Mode has been moved to F7 by default, and now requires a 1s hold.
[color=#FFA500]Tablets[/color] - Regular and Lore Tablets now respawn if they fall into the void or get crushed. This may cause new bugs—please test! Helps prevent losing them by accident before reading.
[color=#FFA500]Speedrun Mode[/color] - Retractable Walls now move faster while in Speedrun Mode. Please report any cases where this breaks gameplay!
[color=#00FFFF]Always-On Timers[/color] - New option in ACCESSIBILITY tab: If enabled, Speedrun Timers will remain visible at all times during gameplay—except during Room Control and minigames, to avoid UI obstruction:
[color=#00FFFF]Auto-Pause[/color] - New option in ACCESSIBILITY tab: If disabled, auto-pausing when the game loses focus is turned OFF. [color=#FFA500]WARNING:[/color] Speedrun Timers will still run—so keep this option enabled to ensure ALT+TAB doesn’t affect runs (default: ON).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color] - It’s now raining in Chapter 0! Includes physically-based rain drops, on-screen droplets, and different rain sounds when near the Box, Pressure Plate, or water areas:
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - The new NG+ slopes that appear the first time you reach the outside now only appear after an NG+ button interaction, to prevent them from floating into view prematurely.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Check out Pablo in NG+ or in NG with Speedrun Mode ON 😉 He will now be destroyed if squashed by a Smasher and is easier to move around by shooting him—for added fun!
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - Approaching the Cube now triggers a dialog (currently silent) noticing that the sun is moving.
[color=#FFA500]Chapter 4[/color] - The many flames area near the Processing Center was updated: Now longer flame exposure and more intense damage over time makes it clear that you must disable the flames to survive (intended).

[color=#00FFFF]CHANGES[/color]

[color=#FFA500]Chapter 0[/color] - In efforts to make the Pandora drop on Pressure Plate safer, it will now only activate the Pressure Plate if the Box is moving slowly:

If it “passes by too fast”, it will not activate it (intended).
In addition, when it does activate the Pressure Plate, the Box will be force-stopped.
Not realistic, but fine for safety and avoids bug 1717590139. To be tested—it may create new bugs.

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color] - It now also requires the Box to be more centered inside the Pressure Plate for it to be pressed down.
[color=#00FFFF]Speed-o-meter[/color] - Now moved higher on screen to avoid interfering with Safe Landing display.
[color=#FFA500]Upgrades[/color] - Upgrades count in PAUSE menu was not updated by Debug Mode changes:

Now it is—whether adding or removing upgrades in Debug Mode.
It still won’t unlock Achievements via Debug.
This avoids players reporting invalid bugs about upgrades counter.

[color=#FFA500]Healthbar in Speedrun Mode[/color] - Progressive Healthbar animations are now removed in Speedrun Mode:

Previously, animations created a 0.2s delay between real health and shown health.
Speedrunners now get accurate instant display of health.
Additionally, Healthbar appears faster when taking damage/healing.
A 0.1s delay remains only if Healthbar was hidden and needs to appear with updated value.

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Platforms before Taser Room (and the third one to return) are now twice as fast in Speedrun Mode.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Taser Room: The softlock prevention system for Cubes only activates if Dodge is not unlocked, since Dodge allows recovery.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Cannot bring all 4 Cubes from the Cubic Cauldron Bonus Room into the rest of the level anymore.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - After the Leaf Bridge, the “bigger on the inside” corridor now has the mini-generator placed in front of the button. This helps Speedrunners interact faster while still preventing door pre-opening before entering.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - If player uses a previous Power Core to open the Cube’s Crypto-Locator Door:

Will instantly show the next objective
Skip the Cutscene since it’s already accomplished
Objective won’t re-show when entering the center

[color=#00FFFF]FPS Counter[/color] - Now updates every second instead of every frame, for more accurate average FPS tracking.
[color=#FF4444]Screenshot Mode[/color] - Due to many players not understanding the activation notification, Screenshot Mode now requires the key to be held for 1 second to activate:

Activation delay reduced from 4s to 2s.
Now set to F7 by default as F11 is used to toggle display modes (Fullscreen/Borderless/Windowed).

[color=#00FFFF]Manual Switches[/color] - The new manual switches interaction cutscene now has updated behavior:

Cubes or Tablets blocking the animation will be force-respawned to prevent bugs.
Audio will now pause correctly when the game is paused.
Sound is now accelerated in Speedrun Mode.

[color=#FFA500]Saws[/color] - The “small size to full size” animation when activating Saws is disabled on PC (still present on Pocket Edition):

Report any “pop-in” saws seen on PC.
A better PC-exclusive animation is planned for a future update.

[color=#FF4444]Chapter 1[/color] - First outside area:

Slopes now only appear upon NG+ interaction.
Falling in the void now triggers Relocation instead of Imminent Death or invisible death zones.
No relocation dialog plays (intended) as this is typically a passive fall prevention.

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Cubic Cauldron Bonus Room – Mines Room updates:

All mines will now explode if any mine is triggered (no more edge cases).
Exit vent and Upgrade Terminal lock when a mine is triggered.
Entrance door locks as well to ensure no escape.
One new mine added requiring a mandatory jump 😉

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - After lockdown in the exploding walls room:

The “Deploy Bridge” button no longer reopens the door if you go outside again.
You’ll need to re-enter through the Fragile Window (intended).

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - The new skip through Fragile Wall above the Dual Moving Platforms will now be blocked by a full Laser Field once the room is completed. It is intended that this one cannot be seen through.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - In the Cube area with the Encryption Key and Crypto-Locator:

If the Encryption Key is respawned, it will re-activate the “Get Encryption Key” objective and show its marker.
A second relocation point is now available (after reaching the Cube center once) closer to the center.

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - The first Hyper-Speed Lasers are now criss-cross lasers, even when Hyper-Speed is enabled 😉
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color] - First room lasers are now also criss-cross lasers. You’ll need to solve the puzzle properly 😉
[color=#00FFFF]Retractable Walls[/color] - Being crushed is now more accurate, and results in an instant black screen (intended).
[color=#FF4444]Quick Save[/color] - Now enforces a minimum 2s delay between Quick Save / Quick Load. Quick Saving while Dodging is no longer allowed.

[color=#00FFFF]BUG FIXES[/color]

[color=#FF4444]Zero-Gravity[/color] - Fixed a major bug that could cause (not 100%) Zero-Gravity movement and swimming in CH0 to have incorrect controls:

When affected, movement directions were incorrect (e.g. forward/left inputs moved you wrongly).
“True” camera rotation would be visible when pausing the game.
Caused by Unity internal physics bug — workaround implemented without upgrading to Unity 6 to avoid new risks.

[color=#FF4444]Camera Shaking[/color] - Fixed bug causing extreme shaking of the Camera when Camera Smoothing was enabled. Mostly affected underwater in Chapter 0 and Zero-G sequences.
[color=#FF4444]Chapter 0[/color] - Since 0.604–0.606, dropping Pandora on the Pressure Plate caused massive 5–10s slowdowns/freezes during the cutscene:

Now significantly improved, closer to performance of 0.603.
Might still have minor slowdown, but much better than 0.604–0.606.

[color=#00FFFF]Relocations[/color] - Fixed a bug that could allow players to skip Relocation triggers in specific Chapter 1 area.
[color=#FF4444]Cube Phasing[/color] - It should now be much harder or impossible to phase Cubes through walls or objects. Might still happen, but hopefully rare enough to consider this fixed.
[color=#00FFFF]Cameras[/color] - Fixed bug that caused Disabled Cameras (via Room Control or room progression) to be re-enabled on Quick Load under specific conditions. May introduce new bugs — testing recommended.
[color=#00FFFF]Cameras[/color] - Fixed minor inconsistencies with Quick Save/Load and Cameras. All Cameras were modified — please test their activation/states thoroughly 😉
[color=#00FFFF]ESC[/color] - Pressing ESC during menu navigation would hide the cursor until mouse moved — now fixed 😉
[color=#00FFFF]Remapping[/color] - Pressing ESC to cancel key remapping while navigating by keyboard would not correctly re-select the previous remap item. Now fixed — no more needing to exit and reopen the page 😉
[color=#00FFFF]Performance Mode[/color] - Fixed unintended explosions when toggling Performance Mode ON/OFF affecting: Destroyed Cameras, Destroyed Generators
[color=#00FFFF]Statistics Page[/color] - Fixed various stat bugs, such as already-inserted Power Cores being incorrectly counted.
[color=#00FFFF]Power Cores[/color] - Fixed inserted Power Cores showing as Green at Chapter start instead of Cyan until reloaded.
[color=#FF4444]Exploit[/color] - Fixed hard-to-find exploit that allowed cheating time records. Now patched — not revealing how it worked 😉
[color=#00FFFF]Statistics Page[/color] - In the future, Stats page will be fully cumulative, and even Upgrades / Upgrade Terminals / Curiosities etc. might accumulate even after using New Game instead of New Game+. For now, this is true for all stats, except those tied to progression. Currently, New Game will reset Upgrades / Terminals / Lore items counts in the Statistics page.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color] - Fixed a bug that allowed moving faster if BACKWARDS key was held down with Cutscenes disabled.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color] - Fixed a rendering bug that caused Water to appear very bright/white when LOW Water setting was selected before starting Chapter 0. Will now render as expected at low quality.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 0[/color] - Restarting Chapter 0 after enabling Speedrun Mode while already inside Chapter 0 will no longer load Chapter 1, and will correctly restart Chapter 0. Also, the Speedrun Mode velocity meter is now hidden in Chapter 0 (intended).
[color=#FF4444]Instant Restart[/color] - Shortcut for instant restart of current Chapter has been made safer, especially if pressing it again while already restarting. Please report any remaining cases where it hangs or doesn’t work as expected.
[color=#00FFFF]Safe Landing[/color] - Fixed various bugs causing it to temporarily hide when Hover was engaged or disengaged.
[color=#00FFFF]Pablo[/color] - Will now properly ride on moving platforms and lifts (used to fall through or be unmoved).
[color=#00FFFF]Audio[/color] - Fixed electrified water sounds being muted after pausing/unpausing the game.
[color=#00FFFF]Localization[/color] - Fixed various Localization issues.
[color=#00FFFF]Bug Reporting[/color] - Requesting to fully EXIT the game while a Bug Report is uploading will now wait for upload to complete before exiting.
[color=#00FFFF]Ukrainian[/color] - Many mistakes in UI and Menus for both PC and PE were fixed: Use of capital letters where they shouldn't appear, missing commas, and overly long words were replaced with shorter ones.

[color=#00FFFF]SOLVED | REPORTS[/color]
Below are all the player-reported bug reports and suggestions now solved:
Original post
09 Feb 2025Developer post
HOTFIX | 0.606
This is a second hotfix update to fix more issues from the latest Major Update 0.604 —a follow-up to Hotfix 0.605 , which already fixed a few major issues . NEW Scanner - Added a Level 3 Scanner upgrade icon . Chapter 2 - Added Jetpackless Achievement ( unlocks when the secondary
This is a second hotfix update to fix more issues from the latest Major Update 0.604 —a follow-up to Hotfix 0.605, which already fixed a few major issues.
[color=#00FFFF]NEW[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Scanner[/color] - Added a Level 3 Scanner upgrade icon.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - Added Jetpackless Achievement (unlocks when the secondary Jetpack is picked up).
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - Veteran Medic should now unlock properly.
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - Ultimate Taser should now unlock properly.
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - Latest Firmware should now unlock properly.

[color=#00FFFF]CHANGES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - During a Jetpackless run, you will no longer be able to use Zero-G Boost until you pick up the Jetpack at the end of Chapter 2. This is intended as Zero-G Boost requires the Jetpack. The Jetpack Fuel gauge will also no longer be displayed in Zero-G in this case. The associated Zero-G Boost tutorial will not display if you haven’t picked up the Jetpack yet. 😉

[color=#00FFFF]BUG FIXES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Audio[/color] - Fixed a bug where Chapter 1’s new background dynamic music would play simultaneously with other Chapters’ soundtracks.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter Statistics[/color] - Fixed bugs with Chapter completion statistics and Upgrade Terminals / Bonus Rooms statistics. Some issues may still remain—please check with ESC in NG+ to verify completion stats and report any bugs!
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - The first light after exiting the water area was no longer turning ON—now fixed.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Fixed a Laser Field with larger-than-intended collision for players and Taser shots.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Activating the final lift button will now stop the Speedrun Timer instantly, as in previous versions.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - Fixed some localization bugs where $PLAYER_NAME$ was incorrectly displayed on some Lore Tablets.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - Fixed cases where Dodge tutorials and Zero-G tutorials could overlap.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color] - Exiting the Sun Control room while actively controlling the Sun would cause the player to continue controlling it (regression from 0.603).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color] - Fixed an invisible wall that was physically present but not rendered.
[color=#00FFFF]Curiosities[/color] - Clicking New Game would still prevent previously picked-up Curiosities from respawning in a New Game run—now fixed.
[color=#00FFFF]Localization[/color] - Fixed various localization issues.
Original post
09 Feb 2025Developer post
HOTFIX | 0.605
First hotfix patch released a few hours after Major Update 0.604 , to fix a first set of new bugs introduced by the latest update! Some major issues still remain and will be addressed in 0.606 as soon as possible, but these fixes were important enough to release now: Flashlight -
First hotfix patch released a few hours after Major Update 0.604, to fix a first set of new bugs introduced by the latest update! Some major issues still remain and will be addressed in 0.606 as soon as possible, but these fixes were important enough to release now:

[color=#00FFFF]Flashlight[/color] - A new bug caused the Flashlight to stop working if coming from Chapter 0 (but worked fine when starting from the Chapters page). The Flashlight would only restore after returning to the Main Menu and clicking Resume. This is now fixed!
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Could incorrectly reload Chapter 1 instead of loading Chapter 2 upon completion if Speedrun Mode was ON.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Fixed a Chest containing a Lore item that could appear floating in mid-air if viewed too early in the Chapter.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - Fixed a bug where the auto-closing Door in the Lockdown area (where the two walls and pipes explode) would prevent re-entry when using Hyper-Speed. - Now, this skip is possible again.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - The secondary Jetpack (for Jetpackless runs) was incorrectly present at the end lift of Chapter 2, even if the player had already picked up the Jetpack earlier. This is now fixed.
[color=#00FFFF]Upgrades[/color] - Fixed a localization bug for Scanner Level 3.
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - The Find all Curiosities Achievement and similar new Achievements should no longer be unlocked prematurely upon collecting them all in Chapter 1.- They will now remain unobtainable until all required conditions are met.
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07 Feb 2025Developer post
MAJOR UPDATE | 0.604
PLEASE RESET SAVE! Please reset your save with the Reset Save button in the Main Menu , as this update has many significant changes that will require a fresh new save for Lore tablets to be counted properly, some new statistics and Achievements to work, etc. DISCORD Join us on th
[color=#FF6666]PLEASE RESET SAVE![/color]

Please reset your save with the Reset Save button in the Main Menu, as this update has many significant changes that will require a fresh new save for Lore tablets to be counted properly, some new statistics and Achievements to work, etc.

[color=#00FFFF]DISCORD[/color]
Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!
[color=#00FFFF]HOTFIX 0.605[/color]

Hotfix 0.605 was released shortly after this update, to address a few newly introduced bugs by this update

[color=#00FFFF]NEW[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]CHAPTER 1 | NEW SOUNDTRACK + DYNAMIC MUSIC[/color]
This is a significant change, and long-time players might have a hard time adjusting to it - but we hope you'll like it!

The goal is to get Chapter 1's music more consistent with the style of Chapter 0, which better matches the direction of the PC version.
Depending on the area, room intensity, and outside / inside, the soundtrack will now change dynamically.
This should offer more consistency and variety across Chapter 1.
It's not "simply" a switch between 2 music files, and uses dynamic layers. Since it's a complex system, it's prone to have bugs and issues in this first version. If you encounter any bugs, please be patient and report them :)
A lot of optimization was done to this system already - but as this is more resource-intensive, it's possible that on low-end CPUs, you may experience audio de-syncs or other bugs. Please report them too, they'll need to be fixed.
Currently, the "chase" music while detected by Cameras is still the same old music. It will be replaced too in the near future.
[color=#FFA500]NOTE:[/color] Currently, only Chapter 1 has this new dynamic music system. All other Chapters will have a new soundtrack later on, and use this new system too.
[color=#00FFFF]DIFFICULTY LEVELS[/color]
First prototype versions of Difficulty settings have been added! :) HARD:

Most traps deal more damage.
Ammo Packs and Health Packs never respawn.
Health Backpack does not auto-consume from inventory for death prevention (manual request required, but still auto-consumes when requesting to use Hyper-Speed without enough Health, but Healthpack available, or when reaching “Health Too Low” point while it is active).
EXTREME:

Same as HARD, but all traps are instant-kill, with the exception of small damage events like Generator explosions (newly added in 0.604) which deal the same increased x2 damage compared to Normal (same as in Hard).
[color=#FFA500]WARNING:[/color] From HARD difficulty and above: Softlocks are possible if you are not careful with Health for Hyper-Speed and Taser Energy. These are intended in these difficulty settings, please don't report as a bug, but maybe as a suggestion if you think an area should be modified to prevent them. For that reason, only Normal difficulty will be available on the first New Game run upon release, and higher difficulties will be unlocked when completing the game.
[color=#00FFFF]OTHER NEW ADDITIONS[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Manual Interaction[/color] - A new in-game interaction cutscene system has been added, allowing some buttons to be only interacted with manually while disallowing Taser shots. Some buttons already behaved this way (Taser shots had no effect), but it was unclear, leading to potential ammo waste. This should now be clearer. In Speedrun Mode, the animation is played 2x faster to prevent slowdown.
[color=#00FFFF]Textures Quality Settings[/color] - Setting Textures to LOW no longer reduces static lighting and shadow quality. Previously, this caused visible “dark lines” between walls. Now, LOW textures can be used without affecting static shadows. However, this change slightly increases RAM & VRAM usage, so if crashes occur, consider lowering the new Shadowmaps setting.
[color=#00FFFF]New Option: Shadowmaps[/color] - A new Shadowmaps option now controls static lighting and shadows separately from Textures. Lowering this setting may cause black lines between walls, which are not bugs but expected behavior for low settings. Reduce only if experiencing performance issues or crashes:
[color=#00FFFF]New Lore System[/color] - Many new lore items have been added in Chapter 1 with a new interface to read them. More will be introduced in future chapters.
[color=#00FFFF]Statistics[/color] - A new UI page now tracks various player statistics:
[color=#00FFFF]Fragile Walls[/color] - Debris from Fragile Walls will no longer prevent interactions. You can now interact with Buttons, Cubes, and Power Cores directly through debris. This is unrealistic but improves Quality of Life and reduces frustration :) https://youtu.be/AsReaX5KwC4
[color=#00FFFF]Fragile Walls[/color] - Now easier to walk through after being destroyed by a Hyper-Shot. While they are now less obstructive, bricks will still take time to clear (intended). Dodging remains the fastest method for Speedrunning: https://youtu.be/xHwD2s5vMCg
[color=#00FFFF]Fragile Walls[/color] - In Zero-G, after being Hyper-Shot at least once, they can now be moved through. Previously, most debris would block movement entirely, even when using Dodge. Now, Dodge will work without needing extra Taser shots.
[color=#00FFFF]Lasers[/color] - New Tutorials added to make it clear that diagonally-placed (cross-shaped) Lasers will always kill you. Similar tutorials have been added for Laser Fields. These tutorials will appear only once, but can appear at different diagonal lasers or Laser Fields in Chapter 1, depending on which one is approached first. Not all of them trigger it, as it depends on whether it makes sense at that moment. This is a rule in the game that must be clear and consistent across all Chapters. If you find any instant-kill lasers that don’t have diagonal lasers, please report as gameplay bugs or suggestions. If needed, upcoming updates may add reminder tutorials in later Chapters, if players still do not understand or forget about it.
[color=#00FFFF]Lasers Consistency[/color] - Related to the Tutorials above, many instances of regular lasers being instant-kill have been removed or replaced with either diagonally-crossed lasers or Laser Fields, depending on the situation. Some lasers are also simply no longer instant-kill, so you might now be able to pass through lasers that previously killed instantly if they are not using the crisscross pattern. Please report any inconsistencies with this new setup: https://youtu.be/i-gIkLR_mo0
[color=#00FFFF]Explosive Pipes[/color] - A new explosive pipes system has been added, similar to the exploding walls & pipes of Chapter 1 upon returning with the Taser. In this Chapter 1 room, they explode automatically due to design reasons and because the player has no Taser ammo. However, these new explosive pipes (which will be used in various areas, including the future new ending of Chapter 1) require a shot from the Taser to explode. Currently, only one has been added in Chapter 3, but more will come later :)
[color=#00FFFF]Physics Objects[/color] - New physics objects / debris were added in preparation for the future new Chapter 1 ending. They are used in one or two places in Chapter 1.
[color=#00FFFF]Steam[/color] - Steam is now required to be running before starting the game in order to report bugs. However, you can still play without it. This requirement ensures security and prevents certain players’ bug reports from being posted on Discord. (I’ll still receive them, and they will be posted in a private channel for moderators). Additionally, some players' Leaderboard Scores are now blocked from being uploaded.
[color=#00FFFF]Steam Cloud[/color] - Fixed Steam Cloud sync issues that could cause saved game data to not properly sync between Windows, Mac & Linux versions. All saved data should now sync correctly across all platforms, allowing you to resume progress on any of the three platforms :)
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - Clicking the Achievements button will now display the Steam Overlay on the Achievements page! This will show many Achievements that are not yet completeable. Please ignore them and do not report them as bugs, as they are not yet implemented :)
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - More Achievements were added for the new Lore System. Some might not be unlockable yet, as there are not enough lore entries available yet. This is intentional and not a bug. Additionally, some Achievements were removed and replaced with incremental Achievements due to the maximum number of Achievements Steam allows.
[color=#00FFFF]Achievements[/color] - The following Achievements should now be implemented: Killed by Camera, Killed by Flames, First Room Control.
[color=#00FFFF]Leaderboards[/color] - Every newly uploaded score from 0.604 will now also show the date when the score was achieved. This is timezone-adjusted to always be accurate for the player viewing the Leaderboard.
[color=#00FFFF]Scanner[/color] - Can now be upgraded to Level 3 to help find not-yet-found new lore items added in this update (only in Chapter 1 for now). In addition, sound effects have been added when the scanner detects or loses something nearby.
[color=#00FFFF]Tablets[/color] - Tablets collectibles are now split into two distinct categories, with different progression counters on the Chapters Page and Pause Menu (NG+ only). This change is intended to improve clarity. Additionally, regular "Information" Tablets are now the only ones with the "Information" title header, and they do not count toward progression at all :)
[color=#00FFFF]Generators[/color] - Now turn orange after the first shot to indicate that a second shot may be required to break them and that the first shot was successful. They also now have a small screen displaying the generator's status.
[color=#00FFFF]Safe Landing[/color] - Safe Landing Level 2 Upgrade will now show a preview of what is below the player’s feet. This can be useful, once you get used to it, to avoid needing to look down while jetpacking or jumping, as the preview helps ensure a safe landing.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1 | Escapism Room[/color] - The button to open Cage 1 (where the button is located) can no longer be shot from a distance and now requires manual interaction.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - The door button after the Leaf Bridge has been modified to be protected, ensuring the player understands why it cannot be shot from a distance. However, once the protection is removed, it can now be shot by the Taser. This change should not cause bugs.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - The initializeRoom.cpp button now has a (silent for now) dialog to help players understand that it’s not a bug that this button has strange text (intended).
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3 | Bonus Room 7[/color] - The broken pipes through which the player must shoot the switch now have flames as you enter and will require a player action to explode. This is to provide a hint on where to look, as many players did not notice the crack through the pipes (suggested by Chris).
[color=#00FFFF]Cameras[/color] - Cameras will now look fully “turned off” while stunned. This should make it more visible when a successful shot stuns the Camera. The camera will appear dark while stunned, but that should be acceptable.
[color=#00FFFF]Cameras[/color] - Destroyed Cameras are now in a red color state. We’ll see if this is better than keeping them in the default blue state :)
[color=#00FFFF]Cameras[/color] - Shooting Camera projectiles will now create sparks & particles when shots hit objects, surfaces, or the player.
[color=#00FFFF]Audio[/color] - Cardboard boxes will now have an associated sound effect when burning due to colliding with Lasers or Laser Fields.
[color=#00FFFF]Exit System[/color] - Returning to the Main Menu and Exiting the game now requires a confirmation popup. You can now Exit the game from the Pause Menu using the red EXIT button. ALWAYS USE THE EXIT BUTTON to avoid saved data corruption. Never exit the game with ALT+F4 or other methods, as it may corrupt your saved data if you do so while the game is saving (like in any other game). [color=#FFA500]WARNING:[/color] If not careful, 100% of pre-alpha players will now exit the game by mistake instead of returning to the menu! 😂
[color=#00FFFF]Ultrawide Support[/color] - Many visual bug fixes & improvements in the user interface for Ultrawide and Super-Ultrawide display aspect ratios.
[color=#00FFFF]Safe Area[/color] - Now supports Ultrawide & Super-Ultrawide monitor aspect ratios, allowing the main UI to be centered like on a regular 16:9 monitor. Holding the keys down now modifies the safe area faster. It now affects more UI elements, including the menu's bottom navigation bar, Main Menu buttons/windows placements, etc., to ensure everything looks OK on Ultrawide / Super-Ultrawide displays.
[color=#00FFFF]Instant Restart[/color] - The HOME key (by default) will now instantly restart the current Chapter from the beginning when Speedrun Mode is ENABLED, without any confirmation required. This shortcut can be customized: https://youtu.be/wqIbC9FQ6OA
[color=#00FFFF]Tablets[/color] - Information Tablets that change from a New Game to New Game+ will now allow you to toggle between the original New Game text and the New Game+ version by pressing TAB (or D-Pad Down) while zooming in with Right Click (or Right Stick Button).
[color=#00FFFF]Tablets[/color] - Tablet and Encryption Key screens now jitter and appear buggy while underwater. They also react to Taser shots with a temporary buggy screen effect.
[color=#00FFFF]Achievement[/color] - A new Achievement has been added for getting past the very first blinking Hyper-Speed Lasers in Chapter 3 without using Hyper-Speed (only possible after acquiring Hyper-Speed, though - intended).
[color=#00FFFF]Bug Reporting[/color] - Reworked the Bug Reporting system to be much faster when displaying reports on Discord. Now, after everything is uploaded, the bug report will appear on Discord nearly instantly instead of having a 5-10 minute delay. Additionally, if no errors are shown, the system should now have a 100% success rate when publishing to Discord (previously, some rare reports could be lost in the void, though they would still reach me).
[color=#00FFFF]Bug Reporting[/color] - Please have the Discord app running in the background and signed in with your main Discord account before launching the game. This ensures that bug reports are linked to your Discord account. If you do not wish to have the Discord app installed or running in the background, please contact me on fractal-space-chat or via DM. A new method is now available to link your Discord account manually without requiring the Discord app to be running.
[color=#00FFFF]Background Loading[/color] - By default, the Chapter 0 to Chapter 1 transition lasts only 2-5 seconds on most PCs, thanks to a background loading system (only used for the CH0 to CH1 transition). However, in rare cases on older PCs, this may cause a crash or infinite loading after drowning. If you experience this crash, please disable Background Loading in Options | Accessibility: [color=#FFA500]NOTE:[/color] If you are not experiencing these issues, it is not recommended to disable background loading, as it will only increase the loading time for the CH0 to CH1 transition.

[color=#00FFFF]CHANGES[/color]

[color=#00FFFF]Reset Save[/color] - Now has a confirmation popup.
[color=#00FFFF]Hover[/color] - Now requires Taser Ammo to be engaged. If Ammo is depleted while using Hover, it will automatically disengage. Hover will not engage when aiming if Ammo is at zero.
[color=#00FFFF]Framerate Counter[/color] - Changed from SHIFT+F to ALT+SHIFT+F to prevent accidental activation (can cause a temporary mini-freeze when toggled).
[color=#00FFFF]Save System[/color] - Whenever an important level change happens during a Checkpoint Save or Quick Save, the game now performs a re-save as a safety measure. Previously, this re-save process could not be interrupted, making saving take much longer when triggered frequently. Now, if a re-save is required, it will interrupt the current ongoing save, making most Checkpoint saves faster than before with less risk of requiring an extra re-save. - Generally, auto-save should now be safer, with less risk of incorrect saved states. - Checkpoint saving is now slightly faster overall. - Please report if you experience a strong hiccup or freeze while checkpoint saving (this could affect older CPUs).
[color=#00FFFF]New Game[/color] - Selecting New Game will now reset all picked-up Recordings and Color Packs as well.
[color=#00FFFF]Screenshot Mode[/color] - Pressing F11 to Enable Screenshot Mode will now display a Notification for 3 seconds, showing the shortcut to disable it before engaging. This should help players who mistakenly thought it was a bug when their UI disappeared.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - The final room’s first Camera patrol angles have been adjusted slightly to be more forgiving when standing next to the Door from which the player enters the room.
[color=#00FFFF]Bonus Rooms[/color] - Completion state of Bonus Room screen panels (incomplete vs. complete) has been migrated to a completion percentage system. When a Bonus Room only has an Upgrade Terminal, it will be 100% completed after acquiring the Upgrade. If there are Tablets, Recordings, or Color Packs to find, the completion percentage will adjust until reaching 100%. This change needs testing, as many things can go wrong :)
[color=#00FFFF]Doors[/color] - Many regular Doors in the game were not being slowed down by Hyper-Speed. Only Hyper-Doors should be immune to Hyper-Speed’s time dilation, except for some specific cases where regular Doors must close faster (but not open faster) with Hyper-Speed ON to prevent softlocks or for practicality. This is now more consistent across all Chapters. However, this change may have introduced new softlocks that will need to be fixed—testing required.
[color=#00FFFF]Flames[/color] - Damage over time from Flames and other objects did not show red screen edges while taking damage. Now, the red screen effect will be displayed while being burned, and hurting sounds will now play every 1.5s while burning (intended).
[color=#00FFFF]Flames[/color] - An additional flesh-burning sound has been added while being burned by flames.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1[/color] - The dialog “clumsy running around with Cubes” now only triggers if you actually have a Cube in your hands.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1 | Speedrunner[/color] - Threshold reduced to 1:28! 🎉
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 1 | Whoopsie Area[/color] - Falling into the void now displays an “Imminent Death” warning. If you attempt to skip past the walls, you will now experience the intended Relocation instead, depending on how far down you fell.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - In the first Zero-G scene with 2 Cubes and the second Zero-G scene with a Power Core, rare cases could cause both Cubes and/or the Power Core to “go back downwards” after enabling Zero-G. Adjustments ensure these important objects are now stabilized and remain motionless after Zero-G activation.
[color=#00FFFF]Taser[/color] - When reloading, ejected batteries are now thrown at a slower speed, making them more noticeable, especially in Zero-G.
[color=#00FFFF]Low Fuel[/color] - Now only shows the LOW FUEL notification once per session within a Chapter to prevent spam. The “low fuel” sound still plays every time—this is intended and not a bug.
[color=#00FFFF]Depth of Field[/color] - Depth of field is now disabled when aiming at transparent Windows and Fragile Windows. This ensures that you can always see the window properly, as well as the contents behind the window. Previously, this sometimes caused blurry windows or blurry content behind them.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3 | Entrance to Vertical Room[/color] - Lasers are no longer force-enabled behind you as you approach the entrance of the Vertical Room (where you reach the large vertical moving platform). - You can still go back outside by dropping between the lasers below. - Now, only the “entrance lasers” controlled by the Timer are instant-kill diagonal lasers. - More freedom: Upon approaching the large vertical moving platform inside the Vertical Room, it no longer locks the door behind you. This allows you to backtrack more easily if you haven’t explored the Bonus Room at the top yet (outside) and are curious to explore outside more. No bugs should be present.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - The first two lore tablets, located right after exiting the first room and entering the secret area, now have small traps in the room. Difficulty may be increased in the future.
[color=#00FFFF]Cameras[/color] - Live preview screens for Cameras in Chapter 1 are now higher quality, and the “censored” effect on the player is now more visible. Feel free to suggest other Camera feeds that should have improved preview quality (only where relevant).
[color=#00FFFF]Imminent Termination[/color] - No longer triggers any dialogs—only Relocations do.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color] - Fixed various softlocks.
[color=#00FFFF]Fragile Walls[/color] - Fragile wall rubble pieces will now be more easily movable by shooting at them. Previously, rubble on the ground would often refuse to move when shot. While this may still happen occasionally, it has been significantly minimized—most shots should now push rubble objects out of the way: - The most effective method is firing a Hyper-Shot, as it will move more pieces away in a single shot and push them farther - The same change was applied to broken glass https://youtu.be/zHqHj1Xd9fc
[color=#00FFFF]Tablets[/color] - Can now be pushed by walking toward them.
[color=#00FFFF]Audio[/color] - The slow heartbeat sound (low health) and fast heartbeat sound (low health while Hyper-Speed is ON) are now significantly louder. Previously, they were barely audible. Let us know if they are now too loud.
[color=#00FFFF]Mines[/color] - The center part of mines, which looks like a Laser, will now rotate with the mine casing (intended).
[color=#00FFFF]Screens[/color] - The “buggy screen” animation when shot at has been slightly improved.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - You can now take the Cube from the Roof of the Big Room toward the dual-moving-platforms-with-pressure-plates area :). If lost or dropped, it will respawn correctly in the dual pressure plate room. - Players should no longer be able to softlock themselves below in the Roof area using Hyper-Speed.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2 | New Achievement[/color] - Added a new Achievement for completing Chapter 2 without using the Jetpack :)
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2 | Jetpackless Run[/color] - Major reworks were made to allow a Jetpackless Chapter 2 in an officially supported way! - This is only possible in New Game+, requiring at least Dodge / Hover. - Most areas now feature new small platforms or objects to stand on to make it more achievable. - Two new optional Skips were added in Chapter 2 to allow faster completion and to make the Jetpackless Achievement slightly easier.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2 | New Skip Path 1[/color] - Players can now skip directly inside the dual-pressure-plates section in the vertical-moving-platforms area, bypassing the Big Room. - Only available in New Game+. - This Skip is designed to help with Jetpackless runs, as it allows players to climb to the top area above the Big Room using new pipes. - When reaching this room through the Skip, both Cubes...
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2 | New Skip Path 2[/color] - After passing the first Shooting Cameras, players can now skip directly outside of the very first electrical water area. - This is recommended for Jetpackless Chapter 2 runs and Speedrunners! - The outside vent is now a locked vent, based on the locked status of the vent that is partially underwater. - It will remain locked unless opened via the Room Control terminal. - This is intended to prevent softlocks when attempting a Jetpackless Chapter 2 run.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 2[/color] - You will be forced to pick up a secondary Jetpack at the end of Chapter 2 if you complete Jetpackless Chapter 2, as it will be mandatory to continue.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 3[/color] - The first Hyper-Speed lasers: The objective “Use Hyper-Speed to get past lasers” will now only be marked as complete if the player actually used Hyper-Speed. Otherwise, the objective will be red and canceled instead.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color] - The very first pillar towards Solar Station now has a short cutscene to show it appearing, as some players didn’t notice it.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color] - The Sequence Room with colors: Poppy has been changed to Tomato, as too many players were unaware of what a poppy is 😢. Additionally, these hints are now correctly localized.
[color=#00FFFF]Chapter 4[/color] - Added a new Checkpoint just after starting the Train Ride. This should reduce the chances of a respawn making you fall into the void if the Train Ride had already started while the previous Checkpoint was still saving (edge case due to save system limitations).
[color=#00FFFF]Options[/color] - Resolution now displays a suffix of the aspect ratio.

[color=#00FFFF]BUG FIXES[/color]
[color=#FFA500]NOTE:[/color] Only a few fixed bugs are mentioned here, as I can't write a description for every single reported bug that was fixed. The bot summary will contain more details about fixed bugs. 😉

[color=#00FFFF]Relocation[/color] - Player Relocation could be interrupted by pausing the game, causing major bugs… 😆
Original post
06 Jun 2023Developer post
Update 0.603 is LIVE!
DISCORD Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find! UPDATE Hello, dear Fractal Space players! New PC Pre-Alpha update 0.603 is available on Windows , Mac & Linux! IMPORTANT: RESTART CURRENT CHAPTER If you were playing before this updat
DISCORD
Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!
UPDATE
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! New PC Pre-Alpha update 0.603 is available on Windows, Mac & Linux!
[h5]IMPORTANT: RESTART CURRENT CHAPTER[/h5] If you were playing before this update and do not wish to start a new game / reset your save, please restart current Chapter from the beginning to avoid bugs, prevent invalid softlocks, and ensure the new bugfixes are correctly applied.
If you encounter a major blocking bug that prevents you from finishing the game, please report in-game as MAJOR Bug with ALT+B. Thank you for testing and reporting bugs!
CHAPTER | FIXES

Chapter 0: Objectives accomplished / new objectives were silent in CH0 intentionally, to not be too disturbing to the atmosphere. An additional change is now to only have 1 objective: “Investigate the Red Platform”, instead of first “Reach” then “Investigate”. This is to avoid disturbance too. Please let me know if you think it should be reverted or if it’s better like this ;)
Chapter 1: When coming from Chapter 0 to Chapter 1, some objects, like moving platforms, some doors, vents, and other objects, could be significantly darker than expected. A restart of Chapter 1 was required to fix it. It should now be fixed and be correct, even when coming from Chapter 0 to Chapter 1.
Chapter 1: Cannot use cables to skip the dual laser cages with 2 cubes anymore
Chapter 1: Added “Reinitialize Cube” button in the dual laser cages/cubes area, in order to prevent a potential softlock. This may be making this part too easy, so maybe it will be removed, if enough players suggest its removal. But maybe it will remain if we see it does indeed prevent the softlock, and doesn’t add any confusion. I prefer this rather than an auto-respawn in this case, as the auto-respawn might respawn the cube by mistake / when not necessarily desired.
Chapter 2: First room: Vertical moving platform above the space gap will now crush you if you stand in between the void and the ground. It will still not crush you if you have no ground below your feet (intended), but will do if you get squashed between the platform edge and the ground. There is still some tolerance, if you are far away enough from the gap’s edge, you will still be pushed back instead of crushed (intended)
Chapter 2: Fixed visual rendering bug with windows that caused a window to be rendered on top of another window.
Chapter 2: Fixed a bug that caused Power Core to indefinitely respawn in a loop showing Power Core Respawned, after reaching the first Zero-Gravity room.
Chapter 3: Fixed a bug that could cause infinite relocation just after the first Hyper-Speed blinking lasers.
Chapter 3: Fixed a visual bug at the very end, that could cause some “white lines” due to the blinking lights in the corridor, when looked at from outside / above.
Chapter 4: Fixed a rare bug that could cause the Secret Passage to be in an inverted state, blocking the player.
Chapter 4: Fixed Hyper-Speed Suppressor sometimes not showing the “red cross” above Healthbar, meant to show that Hyper-Speed is currently unavailable.

BUG | FIXES

Taser: Fixed an exploit that allowed you to control the direction of a pushed Cube by rotating the camera very fast just after a Hyper-Shot.
Cameras: Destroying them right as they detect you, will ensure the shield is disabled (to avoid camera football)
Moving Saws: Fixed a rare case in which Saws would rotate incorrectly sideways when not needed.
Moving Saws: Moving saws, which need to rotate sideways, could sometimes not be perfectly aligned with their moving direction. They should now always be aligned in a straight line with their moving direction.
Moving Lasers: Fixed remaining edge cases with Moving Lasers, which could become de-synced from their intended pattern. There should not be any remaining cases of Laser movement de-syncs anymore. To be tested, though, as this fix might have broken other specific cases of Moving Lasers.
Flashlight: When triggering a cutscene with Flashlight currently ON, the flashlight will no longer move along with the cutscene camera during the transition (it will remain where it is, as intended). In addition, some cutscenes will now force Flashlight state OFF during the cutscene, and restore it after the cutscene (intended). Please report as a visual bug, if you see cutscenes in which the flashlight should be forced-off to avoid various visual bugs or strange-looking situations.
Bug Reporting: Should no longer be possible to interact with objects or other actions while the Bug Reporting page is displayed.
Bug Reporting: Video URL field could sometimes be resized to be taller than intended. Shouldn’t happen anymore.
Jetpack Notifications: Low Fuel sound and text notification system have changed. It now is as follows:
- Low Fuel Sound: Played when going from "normal fuel" to "low fuel" state, with a minimum allowed interval of 3s. This prevents it being spammed when you are letting it recharge slightly, then using Jetpack again (avoids spamming the low fuel beep sound)
- Low Fuel Text Notification: "Low Fuel" text notification when going from "normal fuel" to "low fuel" state, is now shown only once per game session. This allows new players to see it the first time they use the Jetpack and reach Low Fuel. Then, only the sound plays. Every time you restart the game, you'll see it once, just as a reminder of associating the notification to the sound. Then, only the sound is played. This change is to avoid having "Low Fuel" notification appearing too often on the screen.
Encryption Keys: Approaching a Formatting Terminal, with a Power Core or Cube, would play the dialog and show Incompatible Device Notification, whereas this was meant to only happen when approaching them with an information Tablet. Also, it used to only appear once. It will now always appear if the player approaches a Formatting Terminal with an information Tablet instead of an Encryption Key.
Custom Resolution: The -allowCustomResolution argument to allow custom resolution, to use with -screen-width and -screen-height was working correctly for most PC configurations. However, it should now also work for more specific setups and Windows versions. If you still experience resolution resets, please try also by adding the new -noForcedRefreshRate (but only as last resort, as it should not be needed, in theory)
Leaderboards: Potential fix for Cycle leaderboard, which would always incorrectly round legitimate scores milliseconds to 0. It should now send the correct entire game duration value, with correct milliseconds. To be tested if properly fixed, though. To test this, make sure you never enable Debug Mode in your run.

ADDITIONAL HOTFIX 0.603

Game install size on disk increased, because of a test using a different type of compression
The change should significantly speed up loading times on older PCs
The change should not change anything for modern/powerful PCs - it should feel the same
Performance in general should be better on older PCs, same on modern PCs
Chances of crashes during loading times should be reduced on older PCs
This is a test, if too many players are affected negatively regarding level loading times / performance, let us know, it might be reverted
Screenshot Mode: Default shortcut changed from F3 to F11 to reduce chances of mistakenly activating it
Original post
30 Apr 2023Developer post
Update 0.601 is LIVE!
DISCORD Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find! UPDATE Hello, dear Fractal Space players! New PC Pre-Alpha update 0.601 is available on Windows , Mac & Linux! IMPORTANT: RESTART CURRENT CHAPTER If you were playing before this updat
DISCORD
Join us on the official Discord server to talk about the game and the bugs you find!
UPDATE
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! New PC Pre-Alpha update 0.601 is available on Windows, Mac & Linux!
[h5]IMPORTANT: RESTART CURRENT CHAPTER[/h5] If you were playing before this update and do not wish to start a new game / reset your save, please restart current Chapter from the beginning to avoid bugs, prevent invalid softlocks, and ensure the new bugfixes are correctly applied.
If you encounter a major blocking bug that prevents you from finishing the game, please report in-game as MAJOR Bug with ALT+B. Thank you for testing and reporting bugs!
BUG | FIXES

Audio: Hopefully, sometimes hearing electricity sounds in the background, should be solved. Maybe not yet fixed for 100% of cases and 100% of hardware combinations? To be tested.
Audio: Hopefully, sometimes hearing electricity sounds for 0.1-0.5s upon respawning, should be solved. Maybe not yet fixed for 100% of cases and 100% of hardware combinations? To be tested.
Taser: Could fire Hyper-Shot through walls, if a piece of broken glass or breakable window was the first object to be hit by the Hyper-Shot.
Taser Ammo: Fixed a bug which could cause you to have the wrong amount of maximum Taser Clip ammo after Upgrading Capacity. Starting from Chapters page should always start the Chapter with a full clip (at current max ammo value). Transitioning from a Chapter to another should continue to keep the amount of ammo of the previous Chapter.
Power Cores: Fixed a hard crash, if you were to quick load shortly after it entered “Unauthorized Object” state, and various other textures-related bugs along with it for this situation.
Power Cores: Fixed a bug that could cause Power Core to be invisible / inexistant, after a Quick Load performed just after it was “Unauthorized Object”.
Power Cores: Could remove Power Cores from Slots, from a specific angle that was undesired.
Power Cores: Should now be possible to insert through broken pieces of glass (could prevent it previously).
Cube / Tablet Surfing: Recent fixes to prevent Cube Surfing / Tablet Surfing was not working as intended for Tablets. Should now be harder to exploit Cube Surfing / Tablet Surfing, even with Hyper-Speed enabled. It’s still somewhat feasible, the idea is just to make it harder to break the game by making it not easy and less efficient.
Chapter 1: If you skip the door that closes in front of you using Hyper-Speed (red saws area just after the first lift), then enter with a Dodge from below to return back inside this room, the button to open the door will now be unavailable (intended). This makes it hard to come back out, but it’s also not intended that you re-do this from inside, once you have been past it already.
Chapter 1: First Cube ever area: Could somehow skip the door closure, get back outside, and climb the wall and skip many parts. Shouldn’t be possible anymore.
Chapter 2: Fixed illegal skip from roof of very first room using Hover.
Chapter 2: Fixed some visual bugs when backtracking just before meant to enter the Zero-G Room.
Chapter 2: Fixed being able to remain in-air during the trapped lift with saws.
Chapter 2: Fixed various gaps and visual bugs.
Chapter 3: It should be possible to use previous Power Cores to open the Crypto-Locator door - it used to Destroy them as you approached the Power Core Slot.
Chapter 3: Mysterious “saws rotated the wrong way”: Unsure if fixed, as I cannot reproduce it, but maybe it is fixed? To be tested.
Chapter 3: Fixed case where backtracking inside the newly re-designed room, after Crows cutscene, would cause it to re-save the checkpoint inside.
Chapter 3: Fixed incorrect default insertion position of Power Core protected by Camera (for the first Electrified Water area)
Chapter 3: Bonus Room accessible around the Sequencer Room area, could sometimes have the Cube misplaced, not on the desired button to keep the vent open, resulting in a closed vent. Should now be fixed.
Chapter 3: Various visual bug fixes, including some disappearing objects, etc.
Chapter 3: Fixed seeing noticeable missing switches when going through the Bonus Rooms and looking through the window towards the platform/cube puzzle before the electrified water.
Chapter 4: Train Ride: After passing the final saws, you **cannot backtrack anymore** *(Imminent Termination)*.
Chapter 4: Train Ride: Prevented softlock if player goes on left, then right side of the laser fields
Mines: Mines explosion should be louder and heard better (they used to be mostly silent)
TAA: Enabled could cause some blurriness like “motion blur through walls”
Custom Resolution: More small changes were made, hopefully should help avoiding reset resolutions. However, having multiple monitors connected, might be the source of the issues experienced. I think it should work fine with a single monitor, maybe having a second one and rendering on a different monitor will cause issues? To be tested.
Error: Fixed a possible game error when very quickly requesting to restart the current Chapter, just as the game is currently auto-saving. To be tested.
Original post
19 Apr 2023Developer post
Update 0.600 is LIVE!
0.600 Hotfix This post was originally written for 0.599 update . We have since then released a 0.600 hotfix, which adds the following important fixes over original 0.599 post below: Steam Integration Fixed: Leaderboards, Achievements should be working as intended again Chapter 2:
0.600 Hotfix
This post was originally written for 0.599 update. We have since then released a 0.600 hotfix, which adds the following important fixes over original 0.599 post below:

Steam Integration Fixed: Leaderboards, Achievements should be working as intended again
Chapter 2: A level bug was causing a wall to remain present, blocking the player
Hello dear Fractal Space players! It's been a while - we've been focusing quite a bit on Pocket Edition updates recently, and there were many bugs reported in latest 0.598, so it was a lot of work to get this 0.599 update ready! The goal of this update is mainly to reach a stable point for Chapter 1 in order to update Steam Demo and Demo on other platforms, about a week after this update is live for the Pre-Alpha PC players. Let's talk about the major new changes in this post! If you encounter a major blocking bug that prevents you from finishing the game, please report in-game with ALT+B ;) Thank you for testing and reporting bugs!
IMPORTANT: RESTART CURRENT CHAPTER: If you were playing before this update and do not wish to start a new game / reset your save, please restart current Chapter from the beginning to avoid bugs, prevent softlocks, and ensure the new bugfixes are correctly applied.

NEW
The major new changes are discussed here.
CHAPTER 3 | Re-Design
The first room of Chapter 3 has been completely re-designed and re-worked with new rooms:
You should no longer be able to skip past the first Crows cutscene.
There is now also new optional/secret area here, but we will let you find it for yourself :)
You can no longer simply Jetpack to the first platform when getting out of the first room, in NG with Jetpack Level 1 - you’ll need to deploy additional platforms.
These platforms are optional from Jetpack Level 2, or from Jetpack Level 1 + Sprint (intended).

CHAPTER 2 | Even More Freedom
Update 0.598 introduced more freedom for the player to explore the outside of the station, after going out from the first electrified water vent. It has now been improved even more, by giving that same freedom, from the moment the player acquires the Jetpack!
"With more freedom, comes a great chance of introducing game-breaking bugs. To be tested!"

SAW | Sparks
Saws now have new particle effects to show sparks! They also have physics collisions.
INTERACTION | Fixes
After the major interaction rework, that was then added to Pocket Edition as well, interactions were more precise and most bugs related to them were fixed. In addition, interaction with a specific object when multiple ones were present, was made much easier and more intuitive. However, a consequence was that interacting required the player to look more precisely at objects, even when there was only 1 interactive object available. Some precision is still required when there are multiple interactions available, but most cases will now be much more tolerant of where the player is looking at, than the previous update (more radial interaction): In addition, the new interaction changes had broken a previous system: preventing picking up / dropping Cubes or Power Cores through Laser Fields and vent grids, etc. This made some previously-impossible softlocks possible again in 0.598. It should now be working as intended again, with some Laser Fields / Vent grids / small bars in vents, now preventing you from dropping/picking up “through them” again (as it was, prior to 0.598).
LEADERBOARDS | Improved
This update required a FULL RESET of all Leaderboards. This is because new features to leaderboards were added, which made them not retro-compatible. Further changes should not require Leaderboards reset anymore. Not only does leaderboards now fully support MILLISECONDS (even though they are not displayed in-game to avoid distraction of fast ms change), but you can now hover any Leaderboard entry to get more statistics about the player’s run! Stats are per-Chapter for this run, except for Cycle, in which it’s the accumulated for the entire Cycle: Obviously, this is a new feature, and requires some testing to validate all stats are correct (we have tested, they seem OK :) ) Navigation has also been improved on Leaderboards page. In addition to being able to navigate the Leaderboards Page with keyboard / gamepad, you can now also browse through entries / scroll using keyboard arrows to see more info about other player’s scores. Mouse scroll wheel also works. If you are using a keyboard or gamepad, when changing Chapters, while looking at Top 50 / Top 100, it will automatically select ranks 10 and 50 respectively after loading the scores. This is to avoid scrolling down the first 10/50 scores when looking at Top 50 / Top 100, because these first 10/50 can already be seen in Top 10 / Top 50 respectively.
BUG REPORTING | Improvements
Various improvements were made to the bug reporting system. It's possible that the first bug reports you send will not appear on the Discord server just yet, because there were changes to the syntax and how they are sent, that will require some changes from the Discord server's side. However, we should be receiving all bug reports correctly even if they do not appear on Discord just yet. We also made these changes in order to ensure that we would still receive all bug reports even if the Unity side of the system would fail, like it did during approximately 2 months when 0.598 was released. Here's an overview of the new changes to the bug reporting system:
Categories: Many new categories were added. This will make it much easier for us to filter / prioritize bugs and ensure Nitpicks don't slow down the development's process by requiring to be fixed now as they were same priority as "Gameplay Bugs". Please make sure you select the appropriate category for each reported bug. Thank you!
Video Link: A new field for Video link was added! Bug reports are always much better with video links if possible :) Whenever you have a video available, please copy/paste the link in the video field, it will make it much easier for us to access it instead of having it directly in the description. Thank you!
More details: The bug reporting system will now provide more details to the Discord server. Once the Discord server code has been updated to receive the new bug report information, it will be possible to show a few more stats on the bug report entries on the server.
Longer storage: We used to only have 2 months to fix a reported bug. This was really impractical, because many minor bugs or nitpicks could wait for a future update instead - but if we did wait, we would lose all the data from this bug. We will now be able to keep them for much longer in order to push back minor bugs to future updates.
More stable: Various edge cases that caused bug reports to fail to upload were fixed. You will still have failures in some cases but the retry should be OK. If after 3 or 4 retries you still can't upload a bug, please temporarily disable your firewall and antivirus and try again.
Reporting a bug will still take time, and the Discord upload will look like it froze on 0% for a while. This is normal. We are planning to change the Discord screenshot upload server in a future update, to greatly increase the speed of this step in the near future.

SAVE BACKUPS
The game now makes backups of the save game regularly, mostly every time the game is paused. If later on, the saved data file gets corrupted or deleted, the player will now be informed when starting the game. A popup will now allow to either start a fresh new save, or use the latest backup (if available): This is different from save game compatibility after a major game update. There will be a separate system to warn players about their potential saved games incompatibility in the future, encouraging them to restart the current Chapter, if it was affected.
This is only for data corruption of the main save file. If a level checkpoint auto-save or quick-save is corrupted, it should result in automatically restart the Chapter from start. But in case of main save file corruption, this backup popup window system should at least allow players to resume their last checkpoint (if last checkpoint file itself is not corrupted), or resume from the beginning of the Chapter they had reached (which is still better than starting from Chapter 0)

CUSTOM | RESOLUTION

This is only for very specific edge-cases in which players need to use a specific, non-standard resolution, that is not listed in the resolution options list.
If you wish to use a different resolution than the one officially supported by your monitor, you now can make sure it works by using -allowCustomResolution launch parameter on Steam. If you use this, please make sure you add new add this new -allowCustomResolution as well, when using -screen-height and -screen-width to force a specific resolution. This new parameter will disable all resolution fallbacks and resetting of the game, to avoid overriding your custom resolution, even when requesting to change graphics options.
This means the Resolution popup list will be completely ignored when using this argument!

CHANGES
Below are described the important changes from this version:
Dodge: Upgrades were a bit overpowered. Slightly modified the Dodge upgrades. Level 3 is no longer 0.5 seconds, but now 0.8s recharge time.
Respawn Spam Protection: Increased the respawn spam protection delay to 0.8s. This means that, if you die, with a Quick Save available, the game will ignore SPACE / LMB for 0.8s to prevent reloading the last checkpoint, in case you in fact wish to use F9 to load your Quick Save instead.
Chests: The newly added chests in 0.598, will now unlock faster after shooting the associated generators. The bug in which they remained in locked state after destroying their generators, could not be reproduced, though. Please keep an eye on it, and report with a video for more specific steps on how to reproduce this bug. Thank you!
Interaction: New interaction rework made it sometimes hard to pick up / interact with objects if a piece of broken glass was in the way. Broken glass pieces should no longer be a problem for interaction with objects, nor with picking up objects ;) This may have introduced new bugs, to be tested.
Chapter 3 Double Cubes / Timed Boxes: At the beginning of Chapter 3, once you had placed both Cubes on the Pressure Plates to open the horizontally-placed door by taking Cubes from the Timer Boxes, it used to lock the Pressure Plates to Red state, and the door you come down from would close:

This was originally designed to avoid various bugs in earlier versions of the game. It has now been changed to not do any of these things. You can then continue having fun opening the door / timed boxes as much as you want, before activating the platform with the far-away large button, and no bugs should occur. There will later on be an achievement planned here for some fun action to do, but it’s not implemented yet. This change should be tested for bugs :)
Chapter 3 Large Button / Fast Platform: The big button to shoot for the fast Transport platform, just after the area mentioned above, has now been changed for you to be able to return to it after reaching the other side of the Transport. It will no longer relocate you. There is no purpose in backtracking here at this time, but this change was simply made to allow curious players to return there safely without encountering weird bugs ;) In addition, there is no longer a relocation if you fall from the transport platform - death is upon you in this case (intended). If you jetpack out of the level bounds, you will no longer relocate at the end of the Transport platform path (it was a skip). If you miss the Transport platform path (by jumping off it), you will need to reach the other side using the Jetpack (it’s possible by landing on the pipes on the wall in front). You cannot backtrack to that area again, once you have approached the Tower area (intended, like before)
Chapter 3 Musical Hack - Hard of Hearing: In case some players might have missed that in an earlier changelog, or if I forgot to mention it: This puzzle was too hard for most players, and couldn’t find the combination once it was changed to not fail on every mistake (it was only doing so with Hard of Hearing enabled). So, it was changed back to always fail on the first mistake. This was changed because of too many reports of players not finding the solution. It will maybe be re-introduced later, but only if the player selects a harder difficulty setting. Then, the Hard of Hearing option, will override this specific puzzle to keep current behavior even on Hard difficulty (and other potential / future audio puzzles will be adjusted too). So, it means that currently, Hard of Hearing option no longer has any effect (intended).
Jetpack Balancing: Jetpack regular cooldown before recharging fuel has increased from 0.3s to 0.5s. If Jetpack fuel becomes empty, penalty Jetpack cooldown before recharging has increased from 1s to 1.2s. This is to compensate for the fact that from recent updates, Jetpack is now much faster to provide the first 3s rise - so it became much easier to exploit it and remain for a very long time in-air, without having to worry about Fuel. Zero-G boost remains unaffected by these changes and is faster to recharge, and has no empty penalty cooldown (intended). If this change breaks too many speedrun strats, please report a suggestion with a video of the strat, we’ll see if we can fine tune it to still keep it.
Relocation: It is fully intended that you cannot drop your current object, or pickup any other item, while the Relocation is active. This is to make the game safer, and avoid the player dropping important objects inside a non-reachable area. It also prevents the player from picking up items that should not be obtainable at this moment in the game. However, trying to pickup an object during relocation would display “Cannot Drop Here”. It now shows the appropriate message.
Dropping Objects: Changed to have higher velocity from the player, when dropping objects while moving. This reduces the chances to “bump” into the Tablet / Power Core dropped while moving forward. However, when you are moving slowly, or stopped actively requesting movement, velocity transferred is now reduced, to avoid “throwing the dropped object forward” while you are currently stopping (could be irritating). You can still do so if you request to drop while still requesting movement, and stop requesting movement just after the drop request. But this is acceptable, as you are, in fact, moving, so it is natural that the object is “thrown forward”. It simply happens less frequently by mistake.
Power Cores: Now held a bit further away from the player. This is to avoid bumping too much into it when dropping it while moving. You may still bump it while high-velocity sprints, but that’s acceptable.
Power Core Slots: Power Cores are now inserted “further away inside” Power Core Slots. This is intended to ensure they don’t “stick out” too much from the front. They are now less problematic to the player, as they will no longer “push the player backwards” when inserting them while being very close to the Power Core Slot. Or when it still happens, it’s only “slightly” (while in Zero-G) and acceptable. In addition, this now makes it harder to “climb on them” while inserted (intended):

Thresholds: Chapter 2 leaderboard threshold is now 3:00
Destructible Walls: Broken pieces of Destructible Walls had very fully-black edges & borders. They should now look more normal and react more normally to lighting changes.

LEVEL FIXES
Below are mentioned the important level bug fixes:
Chapter 1: Fixed “pure black” borders on obstacle crates in the Camera room at the end of the Chapter.
Chapter 1: Fixed OOB when being pushed towards the wall using the moving platform in the room with the very first Camera ever. It should now be harder to get pushed through the wall, and if it happens, the player will die (intended, appropriately squashed).
Chapter 1: Fixed some “purely black” moving platforms, and some platforms that were being rendered incorrectly and too dark.
Chapter 2: Fixed a few pipe collisions with the new “Cozy Den” area of the first electrified water room.
Chapter 2: Fixed various bugs related to the “more freedom” approach of Chapter 2, which included missing objects and not-yet active traps.
Chapter 2: Fixed a possible trigger skip in the first Shooting Cameras room, when entering, that could cause multiple other bugs. Should not be skippable anymore by “hugging the wall”.
Chapter 2: “Roof” slow inoffensive smasher will now close down much faster, to prevent you from squeezing through while it’s closing. It will also now only close behind you a bit later, as you get past the second laser field.
Chapter 2: Fixed OOB by backtracking and seeing the door still open if you skipped a trigger, where you press the initializeRoom.cpp button (thanks Latte).
Chapter 4: Fixed some cases in which the “Set all Solar Panels in Sunlight” would not accomplish correctly even if the puzzle was completed.
Chapter 4: Fixed some misplaced buttons in some vents
Chapter 4: Fixed some missing mines towards the end, that seemed to have been triggered by a ghost :)
Chapter 4: Fixed a bug when you were standing on a retractable, you could get pushed through the ceiling of the vent. Player character should now be killed, as intended.
Chapter 4: Some optimizations were made to texts in all Chapters in 0.598. This broke some Timers screens in Chapter 4 that were now displayed too big.
Chapter 4: Train area: fixed a bug that caused a Power Core to be respawned when removed or re-inserted in the Power Core Slot.
Chapter 4: Fixed various visual glitches (blinking walls, blinking vent entrances, etc.)
Chapter 4: Fixed various softlocks in the very last room. Laser Fields in the last room now respawns Power Cores to prevent softlocks.
Chapter 4: The Processing Center could have strange, deadly respawn points for some checkpoints in specific cases. Should now be fixed.
Chapter 4: Processing Center giant crushers should now kill the player more often, when squashed against vents, like the one towards generators / maintenance, etc. In addition, lower FPS now has much less chances to push the player to clip into the Bonus area / outside (will die more often instead)

BUG FIXES
Below are described the important general bug fixes (many more in the full changelog below):
Buttons: Fixed a rare bug that could cause button states to become invalid and break some areas, thanks to Latte’s discovery
Pressure Plates: Fixed a Game Error when dropping Power Cores / Tablets on Pressure Plates
Pressure Plates (Player Activated): Will now correctly push up / down the objects dropped on them, as they move up and down (objects used to clip through them).
Cameras: A new bug allowed Cameras to revive after being destroyed. This was fun, honestly, should probably have remained - but should be fixed :D
Vibration: Many fixes were done to gamepad vibration: sudden vibrations stop while using jetpack should now be fixed, and Sprint vibration should now resume correctly after jetpacking. In addition, sprint vibration should be paused while jumping and resume when on the ground again (intended)
Heal / Damage Effects: Fixed a bug that caused them not to be displayed correctly during Chapter 1, after coming from Chapter 0.
Hover: Fixed a new bug with latest changes, that caused to fall down rapidly for 1s, if you were to engage Hover instantly after requesting a vertically-upwards Dodge (without prior Jump / Jetpack in the sequence). Hover engagement should feel smooth and working as expected in all combinations.
Sprint: Fixed bugs that allowed Sprinting in mid-air, if the key was sprint was pending before falling while in crouched stance, or if key was held while jumping in place from a crouched stance.
Bug Reporting: Fixed a bug that caused the bug reporting window to not react to user input, when reporting a bug in Chapter 1, after coming from Chapter 0.
Propellers: Fans could be bugged after quick load / quick save and could be incorrectly stopped / turned on when they shouldn’t be after loading. Audio could sometimes continue when they were off.
Encryption Keys: Changing language should now properly update the Encryption Key’s language instantly.
Dodge: Fixed exploit which allowed to have infinite Dodge when trigger cutscenes after Dodging (while still in-air). To be tested for potential new bugs related to this fix.
Mines: A new bug from 0.598 was causing Mines to react as if you had detonated them by direct contact, when you pushed a Power Core to the Mine Beam. This bug could cause you to be damaged from very far away when pushing Power Cores into the beam from a distance. Should now work as intended again.
Power Cores / Cubes: A new bug allowed the player to drop and pick up Cubes / Power Cores behind areas that shouldn’t allow it (through Laser Fields, vent grids, small gaps, etc). It should now work as intended.
Power Core Slots: New interaction rework changes introduced a new bug that allowed the insertion of Power Cores / Tablets through walls** and windows. Should now be fixed.
Power Cores: Inserting in Zero-G could provoke Power Cores to flip 180 degrees visually before inserting. This should now be fixed in 99% of cases. It could still happen, but if you manage to, please report the repro steps as visual bug, as it should now be rare and considered minor or nitpick, and would need precise reproduction steps to be fixed. Thanks!
Saws: Most of the time, Cubes and Power Cores are pushed away correctly by Saws. Only very fast moving saws, while Hyper-Speed is disabled, can cause strange bugs when pushing them. From now on, some very-fast moving saws will selectively respawn Cubes and Power Cores, when Hyper-Speed is disabled.
Damage: Lasers and Saws will now have the same delay between hits, when Hyper-Speed is ON or OFF. It used to allow longer invincibility time between hits in Hyper-Speed.
Terminals: Will now react and glitch when shot at with the Taser :)
Timers: Fixed an exploit that could reset speedrun timers to 0 when quick loading during the final end of chapter fade-out.
Power Cores: They should no longer go through windows when thrown fast vertically from above (using Hyper-Speed + Dodge downwards, kinda Latte’s trick :) )
Screenshot Mode: Enabling Screenshot Mode with either the Options menu or F4 Shortcut, will now hide the FPS counter, and display it again it was meant to be ON originally
Screenshot Mode: Its state is now saved when using the Shortcut, to be kept in sync with the checkbox in the Options
Audio: A new bug could cause undesired sound effects to be played upon respawning (electrified water sound, for example).
Audio: Colored Pressure Plate won’t make the “pressed down” sound if you walk on it multiple times while it’s already being pressed down with Hyper-Speed enabled (thanks Latte & ChrisLP!)
Audio: Fixed a bug that could cause music to play, when music volume was set to 0. This might still occur in some remaining rare cases. Please report as Audio bug, if it occurs again, with as much info as possible on what happened previously, as these are generally very specific.
Screens: Fixed various bugs with signs / screens, which could cause some screens to not show their associated texts after quickload sometimes, or vice-versa, showing them when they should be OFF. Keep an eye out for new bugs with them, though ;)
Taser: Fixed a bug that showed “Switch” on the Taser screen, while in fact, aiming at a regular non-interactive Laser.
Taser: Shooting at buttons would make the shot’s shadows show some incorrect shadowing (lighting was “going through the button”). It is now more accurate. It can still happen in some angles, but it’s now much more rare.
Menu: Fixed a “tiny crack” in the Main Menu area
Cables: Collision bugs with the new hanging cables prevented you from shooting through them. Now fixed and working as intended ;)
Return to Menu: Quick loading while the game is returning to the main menu (after completing Chapter 4) is no longer possible.
Performance Guide: Button now correctly localized
Reported Bugs: Many more in-game reported bugs and suggestions implemented.
Thank you for testing! We'll continue working on the various remaining bugs, and re-update over the next few weeks for the next bugs ;)
Original post
28 Nov 2022Developer post
Update 0.598 is LIVE!
Hello, dear players! The new update 0.598 is now LIVE on Steam for Pre-Alpha testers! It includes over 100 reported bug fixes , many gameplay and Quality of Life improvements , and a full Lighting & Static Reflections rework! Once it has been tested for major issues in Chapte
Hello, dear players! The new update 0.598 is now LIVE on Steam for Pre-Alpha testers! It includes over 100 reported bug fixes, many gameplay and Quality of Life improvements, and a full Lighting & Static Reflections rework! Once it has been tested for major issues in Chapter 1 New Game, we will update the Steam Demo. If there are only minor bugs, or major bugs exclusive to New Game+, or later Chapters than Chapter 1, a hotfix update will be made in 1 or 2 weeks, but the Demo will still be updated before that (if these issues do not impact Chapter 1 New Game). In this post, we'll talk about the major changes that were done for this 0.598 update!
The reason why players awaiting for Steam keys have still not yet received them, is because we have run out of Steam keys and have reached the authorized limit. We will be migrating the game to the Steam Playtest system to override this limit. This will likely change the way you access the Pre-Alpha, even for existing Pre-Alpha testers. We will keep you updated on when and how this migration will take place.

Once this update is stabilized for the first major bugs in Chapter 1 New Game, and the Demo is safely updated on Steam to 0.598, we will take some time to work on a maintenance update for the Pocket Edition. It will include many bug fixes and some first visual improvements. We'll keep you posted on that, but you can expect a BETA very soon!

NEW
First, we'll highlight below the most important new elements from this update.
LIGHTING | Rework
One of the major changes for this update, that took a long time to implement, is a full rework of the lighting system. The impact may not be noticeable to all players, but the decision to rework this came from the following reasons:
G.Round Playtest was very positive, but the most frequent complaint was that the "Flashlight was too bright and hurt the eyes"
Some areas had lights with too strong intensities, which could be a strain on the eyes as well
As a result, in general, the following changes can be noticed:
All shaders and textures of the game have been modified, in order to less exaggerate the "lighting highlights" from objects, and have a more neutral rendering. This was the main source of the issue, as having a light source next to an object or flashlight would result in very strong metallic highlights, that could be a strain on the eyes
Every single light in the game has been manually re-balanced to avoid being too bright
All textures and shaders are now slightly darker, which means that in general, the game feels darker in many areas (lighting highlights are no longer / much less exaggerated). Many more lights were added to counter-act this in some areas.
Extremely bright/white metallic highlights are greatly reduced to avoid strain on the eyes (door frames, cube frames, vent walls, etc.). They still remain, to give a metallic feel, but are less exaggerated.
Grounds and ceiling tiles are now slightly darker, which adds contrast, and reduces the over-bright lighting in many areas.
White pipes (ones attached to various fans) are now much less reflecting white/bright colors, meaning they will have less situations in which their lighting is "too bright” because of a nearby light. They also now feel more metallic with a real-time light source nearby.
Below are a few screenshots to illustrate these differences mentioned above
Door / Vent Frames | OLD: 0.597: Door and Vent frames were often very white when lit by any lights, especially the flashlight Door / Vent Frames | NEW: 0.598: Door frame is now still metallic, but is no longer purely white even with flashlight. Bloom is less intense. Cube Borders | OLD: 0.597: Cube borders / edges were reflecting extremely bright white light Cube Borders | NEW: 0.598: Cube borders are still highlighted, but more realistically, less exaggeratedly white even with flashlight active Inside Vents | OLD: 0.597: Vent walls were reflecting a lot of white lighting - could be blinding Inside Vents | NEW: 0.598: Vent walls are reacting more realistically to reflected light, and less blinding. You can actually see the light source. In addition to the lighting system rework, here are a few new changes worth noting related to it:
Shooting a dynamic light (not static lights) with Hyper-Shot will now completely turn it off forever. Later on, a light destruction effect will be added (not yet implemented). In addition, regular shots and Hyper-Shot will now also reduce the associated reflections to make the area significantly darker (as it should, because less light present means less visible reflections).
Bloom has been reworked to be less intense than before, to avoid overbright areas with some lights. In addition, many lights in all Chapters were changed to be less intense, in order to avoid overbright areas next to them.
Now that the game is less blinding, and more realistic, we will likely add a few more highlights in the future, but they will remain less intense and not on large surfaces.

WHITE REFLECTION CIRCLES
Another major improvement which the Lighting Rework allowed to achieve, is to significantly reduce the presence of the white reflection circles, that you may have noticed on the grounds and ceilings. In reality, these need to be somewhat present, to be accurate and provide a metallic feel to surfaces. However, before this update, they were extremely strong, very large, and present in every single area of the game, and on every object. This could be too disturbing and a strain on the eyes as well. From this update, the white reflection circles are now:
No longer present on all surfaces:
Some grounds/ceilings do not have them, when they are too distracting
When present, they are significantly smaller than before and less distracting
They are less intense, which avoids the strain on the eyes
They have a grain/stained effect, instead of a perfectly white circle
They are no longer present on many other object types
The flashlight’s light reflection (or any other light source), will no longer result in a big white circle when reflected in the windows and other objects. It is now a more diffused, larger reflection highlight from the light source across the window, avoiding to be a “too bright white reflection circle”.
Below are a few example comparisons from 0.597 / 0.598 to see the differences with these light circles
OLD: 0.597: Large white reflection circle on the ground NEW: 0.598: White reflection circle not visible in this area (fully disabled) OLD: 0.597: Windows reflected light as a concentrated white circle, very strongly NEW: 0.598: Window reflects light in a more subtle, diffuse manner, and the ground circle is no longer distracting OLD: 0.597: White reflection circles for 2 lights on the ground in this room, ceiling light reflection is very strong NEW: 0.598: White reflection circles are not visible anymore, and the ceiling light reflection is less intense OLD: 0.597: There were 2 strong white reflection circles on the grounds NEW: 0.598: Here, the 2 reflection circles are intentionally kept, but you can notice they are much less distracting, and have a dirtiness effect instead of a perfect circle, which looks more realistic
STATIC REFLECTIONS | Rework
You may have noticed that in various Chapters, quite often, Static Reflections could be greatly distorted: 0.597: Example of some inaccurate reflections This was the result of many optimizations. For this update, all static reflections of all Chapters have been significantly improved, in order to reduce the noticeable inaccuracies, and reduce distortion. They will now, most of the time, have less visible inaccuracies: 0.598: More subtle, and significantly more accurate reflections on the ground. White reflection circles are also much less distracting (but intentionally still present). Here's another example of an area with distorted / inaccurate reflections: 0.597: The ground has distorted, inaccurate reflections, and the walls as well NEW: 0.598: More accurate reflections on the ground, no distortion on the walls It's important to note that some distortion and inaccuracies are still present, as is the limitation of those static reflections, which are very optimized and can run smoothly even on integrated GPUs. If you search and analyze, you'll always find inaccuracies / distortions - and that's okay, because they are now considered "good enough" for most areas. Some areas cannot have good Static Reflections, and cannot be solved - these areas now have less visible Static Reflections, or no static reflections at all. The only way to have better reflections from this point in these problematic areas, is to use Dynamic Reflections mode. Please report areas in which even these new Static Reflections are way too distracting, and they will either be improved or made less visible.
LENS FLARES | Rework
Another major visual improvement in 0.598 is the lights' lens flares rework. Many of the existing lights were using a simple "star shape" lens flare effect, which didn't always look good. All light lens flares have been reworked, then adjusted individually. These new lens flares now add a visual effect on most lights, of "horizontal line lens flare". The further you are from the light, the more visible the effect is: They all have been adjusted to avoid being too strong / blinding, but you might still find some that are too intense. Up close, they might still look like “small stars”, which isn’t great, but they still look significantly better than the previous light flares, which were simple circular spherical points. In addition, it’s now more consistent, as all lights have the same effect (previously, many lights were missing them) - even though it's now more or less visible based on light intensity and light “importance”.
NEW OPTION | Lens Flares
Since the addition and rework of the new Lens Flares - which are now present on all lights - you can now also select adjust how many of them you want:
None: Will disable all lens flare effects (select this if you don't like them!)
Partial: Only Dynamic Lights and important objects will have them (Color Packs, Ammo Packs, Lasers, blinking lights, lights which change colors, and some other important lights)
Full: Every light has the new reworked Lens Flare effect

NEW OPTION | Monitor
You can now click on the new Monitor option to change on which monitor the game should be rendered. Doing so will apply any pending graphics options changes, and instantly change display and update the available resolutions accordingly. It will always default to maximum resolution after switching. This option is unavailable if you have a single monitor attached: 0.598: New Monitor option
The game will now show less options in resolutions. This is normal, as previously it could list resolutions that your monitor couldn’t handle at the regular refresh rate. This helps reduce the chances of selecting a resolution that would result in lower framerate. Now, only the resolutions that your screen supports at maximum refresh rate are displayed.

INTERACTION | Rework
This update includes major changes to the object pickup / interaction system. This will very likely provoke new bugs with certain objects, so it is to be tested! This rework was done to finally solve some old problems that were considered minor, but are welcome additions. Most importantly, it solves the following issues:
Pickup transition of objects is now smoother than before
Picking up a Cube or Power Core would make the object rotate a lot during pickup, and often rotate the wrong direction (not taking shortest path for rotation). If you drop a cube, then pick it up from the opposite side, it would rotate 180-360° during the pickup transition. This won’t happen anymore. Well, to be precise, it can still happen in some specific cases of Power Cores, but it's much more rare, and will be finalized later.
Cubes can now be picked up from any of the 4 sides! This helps a lot with the issue above. It will now only significantly rotate if it’s placed on its sides or is upside down, as it should still always require to be standing upright while in your hands (intended)
Power Cores can now be picked up from any of the 2 sides - they won’t rotate 180° to be picked up anymore!
Cube Stacking: Does not take longer anymore to decide to stack while Hyper-Speed is enabled
Cube Stacking: Requesting to crouch while holding a Cube above another one (stacking), no longer creates a Cube vertical jitter glitch
Crouched Drop: The Cube is now held a bit higher than before while crouched, to allow to still drop the Cubes on Pressure Plates while crouched (would previously clip through the Pressure Plate and would not allow to drop). Maybe some Pressure Plates will need to be adjusted for this to work everywhere as expected - to be tested.
Crouch: Tablets are now also held slightly lower when crouched and in Zero-G
You can see examples of this new interaction rework in this video: [previewyoutube=kxpbGzVluRM;full][/previewyoutube]0.598: New Interaction System Rework Examples
DODGE | Improvements
A few important improvements were made to Dodge and some bug fixes as well. Requesting to Dodge downwards vertically while standing on a breakable window, or while in mid-air, was functional. However, doing the same when trying to get down a horizontally-placed vent, or Dodging down from a Ledge, would always result in a horizontal Dodge if you were on the gound. This has now changed, in order to allow you to more easily Dodge down vents or from ledges, without the need to jump beforehand. Dodging while looking downwards, while standing close to a ledge or next to a horizontally-placed vent, will now Dodge vertically downwards - This should make Dodging down through vents below you much easier during Speedruns.
Please note that you must request either no movement, or forward-only movement, otherwise you will Dodge horizontally in the requested lateral directions as usual (intended). Please also note that this new behavior only works when close to a ledge/gap, and while looking downwards (intended), to avoid unintended downwards dodges in all other situations.
You can see an illustration of these new Dodge changes in this video: [previewyoutube=effZRGD26K8;full][/previewyoutube]0.598: Dodge improvements examples This new change now also works with Destructible Windows and Destructible Walls ;) In addition:
Initiating a horizontal-only Dodge while standing on a horizontally-placed Fragile Window will no longer break it - you need to Dodge downwards towards it (intended)
Dodging over a horizontally-placed Fragile Window will no longer break it - you need to Dodge downwards towards it (intended)
Dodge can now be upgraded up to Level 3!

CHAPTER 2 | More Freedom
Chapter 2: From this moment, the player has more freedom and less relocations Significant changes were made to Chapter 2, in order to add much more freedom once the Jetpack is acquired:
As you get out of the vertical vent just after the very first electrified water room, you will now be allowed to drop down to get the Upgrade Terminal if you missed it and noticed it from here.
You will now also be able to go further back to grab other Health / Ammo Packs. Before this update, Relocations would prevent you from doing so (it was intended). These changes should not create new bugs if you go there (to be tested!).
The first Electrified Water Room has a few small changes: electricity pylons coming down from the pipes, and cables are powering up the water electricity.
In addition, a new Tablet has been added in Chapter 2. We’ll let you find it :)
NEW: Some tablets are now "enclosed". You’ll see ;) There will be various ways to unlock them in the future.

CUBE SURFING | Reduced
The previous update already introduced a first version of the Cube-Surfing / Tablet-Surfing prevention system - but it was not working as intended. It now should. This system should make it much harder to perform Tablet / Cube jumps while the object is in freefall. It should now push the objects downwards instead of allowing you to jump from them (this push is only done if the Cube is not too close to the ground already). In addition, it should be harder to pick them up while in the air to chain drop-walk on top of them. You should be able to do this once, then, you probably won’t have the object anymore. This change might create various new bugs, so it is to be tested.
IMPORTANT: Cube-Surfing prevention system is automatically disabled when Hyper-Speed is enabled. This is considered acceptable, as no Cube-Surfing tricks should allow you to reach/skip anything that you wouldn’t be able to do with Dodge/Hover/Jetpack in NG+ anyways. Please report any cube-surfing which seems illegal, i.e. areas that couldn’t be reached with Dodge/Hover/Jetpack in NG+, and that is reachable thanks to Cube-Surfing only. If that situation creates a major issue, then Cube-Surfing might be prevented at all times. But the idea is that Cube-Surfing is only an issue in NG in early Chapters (before Jetpack), so I would like to still allow you to have fun with Cube / Tablet-Surfing in NG+ using Hyper-Speed, if it does not break the game ;)

FLASHLIGHT | Improvements
Flashlight intensity has been reduced. Its radius is now smaller (less spread out across the screen): 0.598: Smaller radius of Flashlight, and more realistic intensity This is primarily because if it was turned on in not-so-dark areas, it would overly brighten up the scene to a point where reflections of lighting would be painful to the eyes. This is based on various G.Round players reporting flashlight is way too bright. It is meant to be used in dark areas, in which case it lights up enough - but obviously, it’s now much harder to notice in bright areas (now intended). In addition to that, the Flashlight system was reworked to:
Have small sideways movements as you walk, instead of always being perfectly centered
Now animated for a small, slow flashlight movement when standing still
Slightly more noticeable latency as player looks around / moves arounds / crouches for a “less robotic” feel of the flashlight movements

TOOLTIPS | Added
A first version of Tooltips for all the options that are not self-explanatory have been added!
They should also work with a keyboard or gamepad, with a slightly longer delay. Translators might want to take a look at the sheet to localize them - Thank you! ;)

FRAMERATE OPTION | Removed
After a lot of additional work that was made on supporting more refresh rates and framerates, it was decided to remove the Framerate option. The reason behind this, is that now that the screen has a proper support for changing the active display, there are various combinations which could result in problematic settings, and many of them could cause screen tearing or other unwanted bugs. Some other edge cases could cause inaccurate physics / framerate calculations if you were to define specific frame rates. The best way to handle this, is to allow the game to select the appropriate framerate (always the maximum possible framerate based on your system’s connected monitors). With these changes, you should now be able to safely play on any monitor, with any resolution, in borderless/fullscreen/window - without any screen tearing, even if you are duplicating your screen or playing on screen set to be a secondary monitor.
CHAPTERS | Cycle Button
You can now start a New Game+ Cycle directly from the Chapters Page. This also allows to quickly view the Cycle Leaderboard directly from the Chapters Page, and stats for the Entire Game: 0.598: New Cycle Button in the Chapters page
OTHER | NEW FEATURES
A few additional new features worth noting here:
Screens: Screens will now react to Taser shot and jitter a few moments. Maybe later Hyper-Shot will fully destroy them, just like lights? We’ll see!
Generators: They will now damage the player if they explode while the player is close to them.
Cables: Some parts of Chapter 1 have new small hanging cables here and there.
Screenshot Mode: The F4 key (only while Debug Mode is DISABLED) is now a new default hotkey to toggle Interface ON/OFF to allow easy screenshots without any user interface. This hotkey and Interface option will only be available if the game was completed at least once, in the final release.
Currently, the F4 hotkey for Screenshot Mode is always available in the Pre-Alpha (but not in the public Demo). Just like Performance Mode, it’s customizable ;) Changing via F4 hotkey should not be saved when the game is closed (in contrast to going to enable / disable Interface in the Options). It’s possible later on the Screenshot Mode will pause the game and allow custom camera placement (but this is for later).

CHANGES
Below are listed the major changes in the game, which are worth noting:
Switches: Slightly improved required precision to shoot Switches. You could previously shoot slightly next to them, and it would be registered as a successful shot. Collision detection for Switches is now more precise. Please report a Suggestion if you now think it’s too hard to shoot at them, or if this change is annoying / problematic.
Cubes Pushing Player: It was intended (not a bug) that moving Cubes in mid-air push the character when they collide with him. This was to prevent various bugs, and add a feel of weight to the Cubes. This has now changed, and the player will no longer be pushed around by Cubes that are in mid-air. The player will either block the Cube’s movement, or push them slightly depending on current player velocity. This may create new bugs, but should remove the strange feeling of being “bullied by Cubes” :)
Cubes Forced Physics Clipping: Pushing Cubes through walls should now be near impossible / very hard to achieve.
Chapter 1: Restarting Chapter 1, only skipped the “Shortest Distance” text and wake-up cutscene if Speedrun Mode was enabled, or if Cutscenes were disabled. It will now always skip it when Restarting the Chapter. This might be reverted later on, to be still played when restarting Chapter 1, but only when this cutscene is made skippable. The issue with it is that it’s not skippable currently, so that why it may be annoying for testers.
Chapter 1: The rooms just after the 6984 Code are now taller, which allows for jumping without touching the ceiling, to make it more comfortable while playing. Various changes were made on the way to the Taser Room vent / Bridge button path with big saws (removed the first slope next to the window, new edge that requires a jump on the roof, etc.)
Chapter 1: The Lasers Cage Room for Cubes after 6984 Code, has changed to make the laser cages look more dangerous (more lasers, crossed lasers, and lasers pillar added), to discourage trying to squeeze through individual lasers without activating the switch. You will no longer survive trying to do so. Added screens, and wires as hints to find the vent, as quite a few new G.Round players were unable to find the vent below to invert the laser's state. The lower-part of the left-side cage (when entering) allows to go through if you block the lasers with a Cube (like previously), but the upper part doesn’t allow to go through (intended).
Chapter 1: The Orange Structure, that appears only on your way back after acquiring the Taser, will disappear as you will go outside after the “Cracker Room”. This is intended, for both performance and consistency with the fact that this structure strangely appeared out of nowhere and disappeared as well (intended).
Chapter 1: “Chapter 1” 3D text title is now placed next to the first door in front of the player, when Speedrun Mode is enabled or Cutscenes are disabled. In normal situations, it’s still on the right-side wall. This is to ensure it’s visible in all configurations.
Chapter 1: The optional area for Recording pickup, behind the breakable window next to 3600 code, is no longer requiring you to complete the deployable platforms puzzle to get back up in New Game+, in case you dodge up trying to skip it (authorized in NG+). In New Game, however, solving this puzzle manually to get back up remains mandatory.
Chapter 2: First Room with platforms / lasers / crushers: A gap was added between the vertical moving platform (activated by Pressure Plate surrounded by 2 saws) and the top ground towards the Bridge. This gap does not require you to jump (you can simply walk over it). However, if you do so, you will be damaged because of the new laser. In addition, the entire room was made slightly taller, to allow jumping without being stopped by the ceiling, to make it more comfortable (this room was designed a long time ago, when jump was not as high as it is today). There is now a glass window to allow picking up the Taser Ammo from only one direction (intended).

This post is too long and exceeds Steam's character limit. Please check the full list of Changes and Bugfixes on the update changelog on our Official Website.
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11 May 2022Developer post
Update 0.597 is LIVE!
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! The latest update 0.597 is now ready for testing , and fixes many of the in-game reported bugs . However, there were many reported bugs , so only around 40% of them are fixed . We will gradually work through them all and fix over the next few up
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! The latest update 0.597 is now ready for testing, and fixes many of the in-game reported bugs. However, there were many reported bugs, so only around 40% of them are fixed. We will gradually work through them all and fix over the next few updates. We focused mostly on the important major bugs for this update.
CHANGES
Here are a couple of changes in this update:
Power Cores: Interaction ranges to remove / insert Power Cores has been slightly reduced, as you could remove them from very far away.
Cutscenes: Black top/bottom cutscene bands now remain visible when the game is paused (but behind the menu)

BUG FIXES
Here's a short list of most important fixes in this update (many more in-game reported bug are will be mentioned on the Discord server):
Chapter 1: Fixed “Tablet Destroyed” in Chapter 1 after the “I’m not your shrink” lasers room.
Infinite Jump: Fixed a bug that could sometimes cause the Player to be able to indefinitely continue jumping from the air, after repeatedly jumping from Moving Platforms / Lift buttons surface. Thanks Latte, Chris & Aidan for the videos ;) The infinite flying / jetpack bug is separate than this though, so fixing this bug doesn’t mean the other cases are solved as well yet.
Power Cores: Latest update that improved Power Core physics collisions, also made it much harder to insert them into Power Core Slots while in Zero-Gravity. This has now been fixed, and it’s easier, as it was before 0.596
Object Respawns: Latest 0.596 update made many/all respawn systems areas for Power Cores / Cubes to be non-functional. This has been fixed, so respawn areas should be functional correctly again.
Pressure Plates: When multiple Cubes are placed on a pressed down Pressure Plate, removing 1 of them would deactivate and reactivate the Pressure Plate within 1s. Should now no longer react this way and remain pressed down, when another Cube is already actively pressing the Pressure Plate down, and the other second one is removed.
Pressure Plates: Fixed a new bug with Pressure Plates, introduced in 0.596, that could cause Cubes to be ejected / catapulted fast from Pressure Plates upon deactivation (return to unpressed red state). Should now behave normally, pushing them gently upwards instead of sending them off flying in the air.
Zero-G Boost: Fixed a bug that could cause being able to Zero-G boost indefinitely, after a Last Checkpoint load with Speedrun Mode disabled.
Crouching: Fixed a rare bug that could cause crouch/standing up transition to provoke the Player to die on some moving platforms / lifts.
Saving: Dying while reloading Taser, and while a save is happening, wouldn’t always save the Taser as full upon loading the save later on. Should now work as expected.
Reported Bugs: Hundreds more in-game reported bugs and suggestions implemented.
Thank you for testing! We'll continue working on the various remaining bugs, and re-update over the next few weeks for the next bugs ;)
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05 May 2022Developer post
Update 0.596 is LIVE!
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! We have worked on a new 0.596 update for Fractal Space on Steam , in order to fix most of the remaining bugs reported by players in 0.595! Now that this update is live, the Demos will be updated on both Steam & Xbox within the next 7 days ,
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! We have worked on a new 0.596 update for Fractal Space on Steam, in order to fix most of the remaining bugs reported by players in 0.595! Now that this update is live, the Demos will be updated on both Steam & Xbox within the next 7 days, except if players find new major bugs in Chapter 0 or Chapter 1 in New Game. We'll also finally be sending more keys to players that were still waiting for them! Various balancing changes and dangerous changes were made, so it's a good idea to re-test a few core mechanics that we'll discuss here. If you encounter a major blocking bug that prevents you from finishing the game, please report in-game with ALT+B ;) Thank you for testing and reporting bugs!
Since the Demos will be updated soon to 0.596, if you don't have much time to test, you may focus on New Game only, in Chapter 0 & Chapter 1, as the Demo content is limited to this.

NEW
Let's talk about a few new additions in this update.
ACHIEVEMENTS
This update now adds a few new Achievements for:
Death by electrified water
Destroy first Camera
Destroy 10 different Cameras
Stun first Camera
Stun 10 different Cameras
Enable Zero-Gravity the first time
Some of these new achievements are currently missing icons, but that’s OK for now ;)
CHAPTER 0
First, the Red Platform now uses an animated red volumetric light beam, and is now taller than before. It also now gradually disappears (intended) when the box is placed. Here's an image of the new red volumetric light beam in Chapter 0: Then, a few additional improvements:
The word "presents" is now more readable in the introduction sequence
Fixed some potential softlocks in which the player could get stuck in corners. Some might still remain.

PRESSURE | Plates
Pressure Plates have been reworked in order to make them more accurate:
The slightly higher edges are now taken into account in the Cube’s collisions, and they now need to be placed more to the center to be considered valid:
They remain tolerant, as to not be frustrating, but a small part on the corner, or too much on the outside, will no longer activate it:
This change, behind the scenes, is a big change: as a precaution, all pressure plates should be tested after this change.
JUMP | Improvements
The game already has many systems to ensure jumps are reactive and never ignored (height tolerances, jumps from ledges have tolerance, higher jumps when moving upwards on slopes, etc). However, a new security system has been added that could be the root cause of some ignored jumps: When the player requests a jump up to 0.15s too early (while in air, just before touching the ground), the game will now still jump as soon as the character touches the ground. This should fix all the remaining “why didn’t I jump when I asked for it?” situations - except, obviously, if you miscalculate your timing and request to jump too early (0.15s timing precision required from the player, instead of previously frame-perfect).
CUBE SURFING | Props Flying
Prop Flying & Cube Surfing: Still possible, but made much harder to achieve with Power Cores and Cubes. You’ll be allowed to jump from an airborne Cube / Power Core only once in most cases, as it will be pushed downwards properly (this was added 0.594 but wasn’t always working as expected). They can act as a single-use temporary platform instead of a chain-cube-surfing exploit. In addition, simply walking on Cubes in-air by repeatedly dropping and grabbing it should be much harder to exploit, as it should now try to prevent you from doing so.
CHANGES
This update includes quite a few notable changes that should be tested too:
Chapter 0: Show HUD no longer plays any sound (whether the first Objective will be shown or not). This is now intended.
Chapter 0: Current upgrades display on Pause Menu is now fully hidden in Chapter 0, even if you have started from Chapters page - they should remain hidden in that sequence. They will be restored when you reach Chapter 1.
Chapter 1: Added a new Checkpoint, when the first Taser Battery is retrieved in the Lockdown room. If you die before retrieving it, it is intended and normal that you see the “wall explosion” moment again. This new Checkpoint is to be tested!

Chapter 3: Musical hacking minigame is now too hard for some players, as new players are unable to get past it and report “bugs”. This puzzle is now reverted back to the previous logic, that fails upon any mistakes in the code. Later on, when the difficulty system will be implemented, the 0.595 logic for this puzzle (fail only on first mistake), will be used when Puzzles Difficulty is set to Hard.
Chapter 4: Flames corridor before Processing Center: Now damages significantly more, as it should not be survived in most cases of NG. You’ll now need at least 1 Healthpack in your Backpack + Sprint + Dodge + Speed Level 3 + Health Level 3 to survive it consistently. Missing any of the last 2 mentioned upgrades is still theoretically possible (especially at low framerate), but harder to do consistently (not recommended), and will still require you to Sprint + Dodge.
Power Cores: Fixed inaccurate collisions between Power Cores and pillars in the game. They should now be greatly improved, and collide properly with walls and pillars. This is a dangerous change, though - Power Cores functionality should be tested:

Switches: Reduced manual interaction range slightly, for all switches in the game. To be tested if any issues occur in specific cases.

Mines: It was possible to stand on Mines. It’s no longer possible - they will now explode.
Recordings: Listening to a Recording from the Recordings page will now pause the Menu or Chapter music, and resume it correctly when finished.
LEVEL FIXES
Chapter 2: Fixed visual black shadow bug on an Exit vent.
Chapter 4: Fixed Solar Panels distorted texture. These Solar Panels will be reworked in the future to look better. This is just a temporary fix.
Chapter 4: Fixed various Power Core related softlocks and issues with being able to pick them up from too far away
BUG FIXES
Most of the in-game reported bugs have been fixed, and some suggestions have been implemented:
Taser: Fixed a case that would result in reloading an invisible Taser, if you were to reload after / while using Scope.
Taser: Pausing the game while holding the Aim button, would remove the Taser, and quickly show it again upon resume.
Taser: Pausing the game while Hyper-Shot is currently charging, would continue the charging animation while paused.
Taser: Pausing the game while charging Hyper-Shot would reset the Hyper-Shot charging to zero.
Taser: Fixed a case that would cause Module Management to not work properly after using Scope.
Laser-Equipped Cameras: Depending on your framerate, many hits from the shooting cameras would not properly register. This has been significantly improved, and you should now be more accurately damaged when hit by the Camera’s shots.
Breakable Walls: Aiming exactly between small bricks of the wall, would not register the shot to destroy it. In addition, the screen will no longer show it’s a breakable wall, once it has been damaged at least once. In addition, remaining flying wall pieces should now happen much less frequently than before.
Zero-Gravity: Fixed a bug that could cause indefinitely keeping “upwards gravity”, if a Quick Load occurred to load a Zero-G state save, while the game was already transitioning from Normal Gravity to Zero-Gravity. To be tested if this doesn’t provoke new bugs with checkpoints in Zero-G, etc.
Quick Load: Fixed an exploit that could allow to spam Jump during Quick Load, and resulting in an additional (illegal) jump even while in the air. To be tested, and to verify if this doesn’t introduce new bugs with Quick Load in normal conditions.
Game Saves: Switching from a Chapter to another would sometimes keep previous run’s quick save and checkpoint autosaves. All these cases should be fixed, and saved data should be cleared properly, thus preventing various exploits.
Taser Batteries: Saving the game after picking up a Taser Battery, then exiting to main menu, and resuming again, would result in the Taser Battery being respawned and present instantly. It will now correctly not be present, and will only respawn after the intended delay.
Reported Bugs: Hundreds more in-game reported bugs and suggestions implemented.
Thank you for testing! We'll continue working on the various remaining bugs, and re-update over the next few weeks for the next bugs ;)
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21 Apr 2022Developer post
Update 0.595 is LIVE!
Hello dear Fractal Space players! The new 0.595 update is now ready to be tested, and focuses on stabilizing the new changes introduced by 0.594 . In the next few days , we will be sending Steam keys to the players waiting to access the Pre-Alpha up to Chapter 4. We are still not
Hello dear Fractal Space players! The new 0.595 update is now ready to be tested, and focuses on stabilizing the new changes introduced by 0.594. In the next few days, we will be sending Steam keys to the players waiting to access the Pre-Alpha up to Chapter 4. We are still not showing / detailing much the newly added Chapter 0 introduction scene, as it was only limited to Pre-Alpha testers. This 0.595 update will also be set live for the Steam Demo and Xbox One Demo, provided we do not receive major bug reports in fresh New Game runs in Chapter 1 (bugs in next Chapters, or in New Game+ only, do not impact the Demos). All players will be able to see the new introduction in the Demo by the end of next week. Let's take a look at the new changes & improvements of this update!
NEW
What's new in this latest update?
CHAPTER 0 | Improvements
A few improvements were made to Chapter 0. If you haven't seen it yet in 0.584, do not read this yet.
First of all, some players were confused about the child’s voice in the introduction, and thought it was only IG speaking. It is not only IG. It’s a conversation between IG and a different voice (a child). It is now a bit clearer in both audio and subtitles.
Animated volumetric fog has now been added to Chapter 0! Having fog was always planned in Chapter 0, but considering both performance and complexity, it wasn't ready yet. It should be well optimized already, but is still a heavy addition for some older machines with integrated GPUs.
Performance Mode keeps the fog enabled, but since Performance Mode is now more effective in Chapter 0 from this update, it should allow older machines to run smoother in this scene. Later on, an option for Fog Quality will be added to reduce its performance impact.
The volume of the waves is now increased. You should now hear them more on other shores.

CHAPTER 1 | Dialogs
The update 0.594 introduced all-new re-written and re-recorded dialogs for Chapter 1. One major change is that we wanted to try a more feminine voice for IG, and make it feel like her voice was coming through speakers. However, we understand IG's voice may have been a bit too high-pitched and could feel irritating. We have adjusted them all in order to try and reduce this effect, but still keep a mild "coming from speaker" sensation. Hopefully, the irritating aspect of her voice should be now reduced. We'll continue working on that to improve it. In addition, some of the new dialogs are planned to be re-recorded, because even though, we feel most of them are better than their older versions, some still aren't good enough - so you can expect them to be improved across the next few updates (In this update, already a few of them were re-recorded, but not as much as we hoped).
SHOOTING | Lights
The previous update added the ability to shoot at blinking lights to temporarily disable them (small visual enhancement). From this update, shooting at dynamic lights that do not blink (most of the time, the ones that can change color, for example lights for buttons, Power Core Slots, etc.), would not react. They now will, just like other blinking lights. Static lights do not (and never will) react, as those need to remain on at all times, for optimization purposes.
SPEED | Upgrade
Speed upgrade was already affecting crouched movement speed. However, this update now allows the player to crawl faster than it used to, after upgrading Speed.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Achievements were added for acquiring Hyper-Speed, and breaking walls with Hyper-Shot.
You’ll need to reset your save for Breakable Walls related achievements to work!

CHANGES
What was changed in this update?
CHAPTER 0 | Changes
A few changes were made to Chapter 0. If you haven't seen it yet in 0.584, do not read this yet.
White light next to the Red Platform has been removed to make it darker and more mysterious. If it’s too dark and hard to get there, it will be restored. Let us know if you want it back ;)
Water visual edges are now less noticeable than before - they can still be noticed, but should be significantly better.
Interface option, is now ignored during Chapter 0, and will be applied when reaching Chapter 1 (intended)
Changes to reduce CPU usage after dropping the box on the red platform. This could help older machines with low-end CPUs during this cutscene, but might also result in longer transition time to Chapter 1. Most players won’t feel any difference.
Performance Mode should now much further increase performance in Chapter 0, as the lighthouse light will now be disabled as well.

OTHER | Changes
Health Packs: Standing on a Health Pack, will now pick it up properly even if you don't “move out from it”, if you get injured while still standing on it - or if you now have available space in your Health Backpack (use one from Backpack while currently standing still on it).
If you are full health, standing on a Health Pack, and then enable Hyper-Speed, it will NOT pick it up instantly (intended, to avoid wasting it to heal just 1 HP). It will instead wait for you to disable Hyper-Speed, or be injured externally, to pick it up. These improvements are not applied to Taser Batteries. It will be done for them in the future (less urgent).
Chapter 3: Shorter relocation to make less visible a visual bug when trying to go around / above the “bigger on the inside door”, just after the Leaf sequence.
Chapter 3: Optimizations for the area with the musical Hacking minigame have been done (still an expensive area to render, optimizations not finished).
Chapter 4: The first jetpack path with retractable pillars, will no longer kill the player if he falls slightly lower than the building. It will now relocate instead. In addition, if you try to enter from below, when the laser field isn’t present yet (if you didn’t go through the vent to the bonus area below), it will activate to prevent you from reaching it from outside (as you are meant to use the ground vent from inside).
Power Core Slots: Slightly improved the self-shadows for those.
All Chapters: Various optimizations for first-time use of most shaders - should prevent some mini-freezes while playing on older GPUs. If you still have mini-freezes on first usage of game features, it is most likely linked to first audio loadings, on older CPUs.
LEVEL FIXES

Chapter 0: A bug was causing water to be very bright and white, when Chapter 0 was started with Water quality set to Low. Should now be fixed with proper Low quality water.
Chapter 0: The Beach music would not properly loop and have small “skips” in some cases. Should now be solved and play perfectly.
Chapter 1: If the box from Chapter 0 was placed too far away from the center of the red platform, it will now fallback closer to the center to avoid having it too close to the player as he wakes up in Chapter 1.
Chapter 1: Power Core was not always respawned properly when dropped in the Laser Field in front of the time-related keypad for the vent.
Chapter 2: Recent changes to the Bridge area introduced a new Last Checkpoint softlock when dying on the Bridge (locked in between the double doors). Now fixed.
Chapter 2: Various static reflections improvements / bugfixes after the “Heads Up” lift, and Bridge areas.
Chapter 4: Added security system for ending the Sun Control sequence: it should make sure you cannot move the sun at the very last frame when it’s in the correct angle. You could potentially end up with the Power Beam enabled and not all Solar Panels in the sun without this security. To be tested.
BUG FIXES
Mouse / Gamepad Rotation: Looking around with mouse or gamepad had a bug that caused it to be framerate dependent. The speed of looking around with gamepad and mouse, should now be fully independent from framerate. Having a mini-freeze can still cause some jittering, but this is hard to fully solve (should be reduced now).
Camera Smoothing: The smoothing of looking around (enabled by default) is now slightly smoother.
Mouse / Gamepad Rotation: In addition, when Camera Smoothing is disabled, the camera rotation movement should now feel more reactive and more instantaneous (less input lag), especially at 144+ FPS.
Moving Platforms: There was still a case in which jump reception on a moving platform could push you a bit too far for 1 frame, offsetting you from the platform at every jump landing on said platform. Should now be fully solved (to be tested with different machines and framerates, though)
Aim Stabilizer: The automatic movement to aim at the stabilized object, was also framerate dependent, due to a bug. Now fully framerate independent.
Leaderboards: Exiting Leaderboards page while the active tab was Cycle, and coming back, would result in an in-game critical error. Now fixed.
Tablets: Current tablet held in hand would become invisible when a cutscene started, but the text would remain in the air, flying. They are meant to be fully hidden during cutscenes, and should now be fully invisible as intended.
Tablets: A bug would allow picking up the same tablets in NG+ in order to incorrectly increase the completion of the Chapter (Tablets found).
Crosshair: After or during a cutscene, the crosshair could sometimes be visible again, even if the player currently had an object in his hands (should be hidden in this case)
Graphics: Changing Graphics Options during a cutscene would provoke unintended flying lights above the player’s hands, and for other various lights in the game during that specific cutscene.
Chapter 1: Fixed various small lighting and reflections bugs that were reported.
Catwalk Achievement: Could sometimes be unlocked even if the player walked in water in the first room. Now fixed.
Reset Save: Improved this system to clearly explain in case the game is not allowed to delete its own save files (antiviruses usually do this). In addition, ensuring that requesting this while the game was already saving, would still successfully reset the save.
Forced Pause: Fixed a case in which out-of-focus forced PAUSE overlay would remain visible when returning to the Main Menu.
Film Grain: Could sometimes remain enabled even if it was requested to be disabled. Should now be fixed, but to be tested as there may be edge cases.
Reported Bugs & Suggestions: Many additional in-game reported bugs have been fixed, and various suggestions have been implemented or planned for future update.
Thank you for testing! We'll continue working on the various remaining bugs, and re-update over the next few weeks for the next bugs ;)
Original post
06 Apr 2022Developer post
Update 0.594 is LIVE!
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! After a large amount of work and time , the latest major update 0.594 for Fractal Space is now live on Steam! This update brings a crazy amount of bugfixes , improvements and new changes , and a completely new introduction sequence to the game!
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! After a large amount of work and time, the latest major update 0.594 for Fractal Space is now live on Steam! This update brings a crazy amount of bugfixes, improvements and new changes, and a completely new introduction sequence to the game! Currently, this update is only for Pre-Alpha players. The Public Demo on Steam and Xbox will only be updated in a couple of weeks - after the major issues have been fixed in the new changes and the new intro. Players awaiting for a Steam Key: You will receive within 1 or 2 weeks, most likely after the next update is live, once major issues with this update are fixed.
Please click the !Reset Save! button in the Main Menu to reset your save and avoid various bugs with the new changes - At least, starting a New Game is strongly recommended.

CHAPTER 0 | Introduction
The new introduction for Fractal Space on PC is now finally ready! Even though it feels like a short introduction, it was a significant amount of work to have this first functional version.
IMPORTANT | Notes
Please start a fresh New Game without Speedrun Mode and Cutscenes enabled, to see the new intro!
None of your Abilities are available during the introduction (intended)
Debug Mode is not allowed in Introduction (intended)
Custom FoV is ignored and NOT applied throughout the introduction sequence. This is intended, and will not change. It is only then correctly applied to desired value after the intro is finished.
There are no checkpoints in the introduction scene (intended, it’s very short)
There is a point in the introduction sequence, from which the “Restart” chapter button is temporarily unavailable (greyed out). This is intended, and it is restored again after the intro is finished.
It is intended that it’s not played when starting a New Game+, and start directly in Chapter 1.
Chapter 0 is entirely skipped in Speedrun Mode (because it does not impact Leaderboards, and contains 1 unskippable cutscene)

CHAPTER 1 | New Dialogs
This update contains many changes to Chapter 1's dialogs:
Most of the dialogs of Chapter 1 have been re-recorded from scratch, many were entirely re-written too. They are now of much higher audio quality, with better audio equipment.
IG’s voice now feels more like it is coming out of a speaker in the room, or a communication device (intended).
In general, the acting is also improved for most lines - some are still not good though, and we’ll improve them over time.
Many more dialogs are now different in New Game+. Since most of them are not played in Speedrun Mode, it’s recommended to play at least once NG and NG+ with Speedrun Mode disabled in CH1 (no changes in later Chapters yet) to hear them / check for bugs / subtitles issues.
Note of a story change: the character (you) is meant to “remember more” in NG+ compared to previous versions and Pocket Edition, this is also intended.
The last rooms of Chapter 1 (after the second lift) still have older dialogs, and some that are silent, please ignore those, because we didn’t have time to work on them yet - and there are planned changes at the end, that aren’t done yet.
Next Chapters’ dialogs will come later, as they will all also be re-written and re-recorded.
NEW
Let's talk about the new features and options that were added in this update.
LEADERBOARDS | In-Game Page
Finally! The game now has full support for in-game Leaderboards page! You can now check your Rank, Top 10, Top 50 and Top 100 of each Chapter, and the entire Cycle! In addition, gamepad navigation is fully supported on this new page. When this new page has been tested and all potential bugs on this new system are fixed, there will be a Leaderboard reset for all Chapters, and anti-cheat systems to avoid uploading scores from older versions of the game, and more - but this isn't the priority for this update.
CHAPTER 1 | Recordings & Tablets
Picked-up Recordings for the first Chapter have been re-recorded for better quality and acting as well. There are now also 3 new Recordings to pick up in Chapter 1! New Tablets were added in the first Chapter as well. We'll let you find them :)
Some Tablets now have a different text in New Game+, so it might be worth to revisit them!

CHAPTER 1 | Accessible Rooftop
The rooftop above the Taser Room is now meant to be fully accessible (only in New Game+), when going to pick up the Taser, and when returning back from it. No buggy / forced skips should be possible: Future updates will add more challenge to reach the item up there.
CHAPTER 1 | Lockdown Area
After getting the Taser, the room where you get the first Taser Ammo Pack ever has changed slightly, when you return to it on your way back (the lockdown moment). You’ll see ;)
In addition, IG will now react to activating the button manually instead of shooting at it (it's intended to be possible, but not the main path)

WATER | Option & Optimization
A new Water Quality option has been added. Default is Maximum, which enables dynamic reflections on Water. Setting it to Low disables the water reflections and other effects: This allows you to disable environment dynamic reflections by setting Reflections to Medium (Static reflections only) or “Disabled”, but keeping dynamic reflections on Water by keeping Water option to Maximum separately. Maximum setting is quite expensive, but much less expensive than general Dynamic environment Reflections settings (as there are less water areas regular reflective areas). In addition, dynamic water reflections (Water setting at Maximum) have been significantly optimized compared to previous versions of the game. Various rendering artifacts causing objects to blink / disappear in water reflections were fixed as well.
240 FPS SUPPORT | Framerate Options
This update adds official support for 60+ Hz monitors, and a Framerate Option, which can allow to disable V-Sync.
240 Hz Screens
The game now supports all monitor refresh rates! If you have a 75, 144, 240 Hz monitor, and a gaming GPU that can run the game above 60 FPS, you should feel the difference: Monitor maximum refresh rate is automatically detected and the monitor’s refresh rate is used when starting the game.
Note: It is recommended to keep Reflections to Medium, Decals at Low / Medium to reach higher framerates (Dynamic reflections is the most expensive setting)

Framerate Option & V-Sync
You can now cap your framerate to a lower value than your monitor refresh rate: In which case would you do that? If you have an older PC, and rarely hit 60 FPS on a 60 Hz monitor, it might be a good idea to limit it to 50 FPS, for example. This will avoid substantial changes in framerate, and will automatically disable Vsync, which will slightly increase performance - so it might help to try and keep this framerate. Since the framerate is capped to that selected value, you will not experience screen tearing even without Vsync. Vsync is always enabled if you select your monitor’s refresh rate as a framerate cap (max value). Otherwise, you are bound to experience screen tearing if you ever reach 61 FPS, which is bad for everyone's experience. Unlimited framerate is not an option, as it will not have any advantages to go higher than your monitor’s refresh rate for this game, and will only introduce screen tearing and various other issues, and could result in potential exploits.
If you wish to simply disable V-Sync while still targeting max framerate, simply select the second-to-last maximum framerate option - it will disable V-Sync and sure no screen tearing will happen (best of both worlds), as the game will remain 1 FPS below than your monitor's refresh rate.

DYNAMIC REFLECTIONS | Rework
The Dynamic option for environment Reflections has been completely reworked in order to improve their overall visual quality, reduce the blur and associated jittering: They also are now greatly optimized compared to the previous versions. Even with these optimizations, it’s still the most expensive option in the game, and is built for dedicated gaming GPUs, so do not expect to play smoothly on an old PC, or non-gaming laptop with integrated graphics. They still cannot be perfect in all situations and have some artifacts in some angles; but it’s much better than previous implementations ;)
Note: They are now meant not to be present on all surfaces. It is normal that you’ll find various areas where you cannot see any Dynamic Reflections (intended for either performance reasons, or because they have not been implemented in this room yet, and sometimes because they would simply be too distracting).

VENT FANS & DYNAMIC LIGHTS
Shooting a dynamic light (blinking / color changing ones) will provoke it to flicker a bit temporarily (not the fully static ones, and this is intended. It’s acceptable as this is only a small cosmetic detail)
Vent Fans: Shooting vent fans will provoke them to stop spinning / jitter temporarily

ACHIEVEMENTS
A few new Achievements were added in this update:
New Achievement added for the very first room, only possible in New Game+. Won’t be detailed here to avoid spoilers, but you can see it after playing the new introduction, on the game’s page on Steam / Achievements.
New Achievement added for completing Chapter 1 while shooting only 1 Switch (the mandatory one during the Tutorial). Only possible in NG+ with upgrades (to my knowledge!).
New Achievements added for finding Tablets. They cannot be all completed yet, because not all Tablets are in the game yet (intended).
Stats: Current Chapter stats in New Game+, and Chapters page, now display Tablets found, and are taken into account for Chapter Completion %.

LIGHTING | Improvements
Most “light band highlights” on walls and grounds (blue, red, etc), now emit a faint (non-dynamic) light to surrounding objects: It remains mostly visible in dark areas and corners, and adds a bit to the atmosphere and feels more realistic:
CHANGES
This update contains various changes - we'll list the most important ones here.
LOCALIZATION | Update Shortcut
Localization: Dynamic update of Localization has now been changed to Left Shift + L key combination
LEVEL | Changes
A non-exhaustive of various Chapters changes:
Chapter 2: ‘Don’t look down’ laser fall: Last blinking lasers are no longer instant-kill, meaning you can now survive them if you have enough health. This might be reverted in the future, but if so, it will have many more lasers to make it understandable that you cannot survive them.
Chapter 3: Terminal Override (musical hacking): Since the latest change (that made it harder by only failing when all 5 notes have been pressed), too many first-time players are stuck here. Piano notes sound quality and accuracy has been greatly improved to help with this. In addition, the first note now always fails instantly if it is wrong, to at least give away the first base note.
Chapter 4: Train Ride: Many of the challenges no longer allow you to simply fall below to skip them - it made it too easy, especially while speedrunning:
The ones in which you still can simply fly below, are still allowed, but most now require you to play then normally even while speedrunning - which makes it harder (intended). In addition, a few new changes were made to the Train Ride rooms. If you resume your saved game from the previous update without restarting Chapter 4 entirely, you will have various invalid bugs - please restart Chapter 4 from the start if you are not starting a New Game or not resetting your save.
Chapter 4: The Secret Passage area is now a fully enclosed, darker area (as intended).
JETPACK | Balancing
The latest update introduced smoother jetpack movement. However, it was a known issue that the first few seconds of jetpack rise were too powerful. It has now been reduced, in order to both feel smoother and prevent exploiting to jetpack almost indefinitely (as the jetpack rise of the first few seconds was too powerful, you could chain the jetpack and fly for much longer than intended).
PROP FLYING
Tablet Surfing / Cube Surfing / Prop Flying exploit (not really a bug per-say) has been present for a while, as it’s a complex one to solve. Finally, it has now been drastically reduced. The idea behind this change is that Cube Surfing / Prop Flying should no longer be easy to perform to skip mandatory puzzles / challenges in New Game for a new player. A Cube below your feet will still slow down your fall (intended), but won’t allow you to jump higher from it anymore. In addition, whenever you try to perform it (or successfully manage to), the Cube will now be properly pushed downwards (as it should, because you are in fact, “kicking it down”), thus preventing you from chaining it easily. This change should prevent many illegitimate skips in New Game.
Note: You can still perform it ‘easily’ if the cube currently has an upwards vertical velocity (intended).

TUTORIALS
All tutorial visual skins have changed for better readability.
Movement and Look Around tutorials are now present only in the intro, and only displayed if the player has not looked around or moved after a few seconds upon taking control in the intro. It is not a bug that they are no longer displayed in Chapter 1, and intended that they are never seen if the player knows how to move / look around on his own (the case of most players).
OTHER | Changes
Flames: Flames now push Cubes that are in the way (intended)
Crosshair: Center crosshair is now hidden when the player is carrying any object (intended)
Respawn: Cycle and Iteration now displayed at every death, even if cutscenes are disabled / Speedrun Mode is enabled
Speedrun Mode: Speed is now correctly updated while in Zero-Gravity
Skip Cutscenes: The “Skip” button has been moved to the top-right corner of the screen, to avoid interfering with subtitles readability. It is now also automatically hidden after 5 seconds.
Terminals: Upgrade Terminals and Room Control Terminals now show Sign in instead of Activate when looking at them.
Heal / Reload: Request to reload Taser / Heal while nothing left in the Backpack and Health / Ammo already full,, will now show “No healthpack” / “No Batteries” instead of “Health Full / Ammo full” (intended)
Health / Taser Backpacks: Moving naturally from a Chapter to another, will keep the current items from the previous Chapter (Health/Taser backpack count), but will properly be emptied if starting any Chapter from Chapters Page, or starting New Game / New Game+ (intended)
Performance Mode: Enabling Performance Mode now also reduces the quality of Dynamic Lighting on Recordings.
Code Changes: There has been many code changes to ensure many time-based events / User Interface animations / tutorial, etc are now fully independent from the time slowdown provoked by Hyper-Speed. For example, before this update, enabling Hyper-Speed while a Tutorial was displayed, could cause it to remain displayed for 30 seconds instead of 3 seconds. This was considered minor, but could cause other bugs that could end up being major. Most, if not all, important code is now independent from Hyper-Speed time slowdown (as intended).
BUG | Fixes
A large amount of bugs were fixed in this update - more than what will be listed here, but here's the list of the most important ones. Note that most in-game reported bugs should now be fixed as well.
LEVEL | Fixes
Here are the major bugs fixed in specific Chapters:
Chapter 1: Various relocation fixes have been made. The relocations for Taser Room have been modified to avoid certain skip/exploit situations (could sometimes relocate next to “first 2 cubes & laser cages room” instead of inside Taser Room, etc). Should now be fixed for all Taser Room relocations.
Chapter 2: Bridge Puzzle: If you were to instantly request Last Checkpoint within 1s after solving it, you would remain stuck in the Bridge Puzzle interface. Good find! It used to be a bug that could happen “often” and was fixed, to only be possible in that small timing window. Now it should be fully fixed!
Chapter 3: Various vents now open faster & earlier, to avoid getting slowed down by them while speedrunning.
Chapter 4: Train Ride: Various visual bugs (missing objects when backtracking) have been fixed. Maybe some still remain, to be tested. Various collision bugs were also fixed.
Chapter 4: Progress Room: If you were to go through the window of Progress Room (as intended), then went back up outside to the roof, you could then drop down into the Cameras room too early (not intended), and be stuck without the Hyper-Speed Suppressor Generator present. Should now be solved:
GAMEPLAY | Fixes
And now, here is the list of most important gameplay bug fixes:
Terminals: Fixed a bug that provoked Terminals to only be usable once, if the player had acquired every single upgrade in the game
Keypads: Fixed a bug that could cause a softlock on Keypad interfaces, in case you spammed keys while it is hiding / showing.
Gamepad: Fixed a bug that could cause gamepad right stick to not work to look around in some rare combinations of ALT+Tab and playing on keyboard/mouse while a gamepad is attached (not used).
Mouse Look: Fixed a bug that could cause mouse movement to not rotate the camera properly (only vertical or horizontal look movement was working). This happened with a complex combination of ALT+Tab and playing on keyboard/mouse while a gamepad is attached (not used).
Gamepad: Fixed a bug that could cause wrong control icons when often switching between keyboard/mouse and gamepad.
Performance Mode: Fixed a bug when Enabling, then Disabling Performance Mode during a cutscene, could cause it to be re-enabled when the cutscene was finished, but with the game considering Performance Mode to currently be OFF.
Room Control: Map labels for objects “Camera 1”, “Door 2”, etc. were not properly localized. Now fixed.
Room Control: Visual gauge to represent current Available Power has been reworked to ensure the “0” state is represented correctly with the bar placed fully at the left. Now becomes red when at 0.
Bridges: If the player is on a Bridge’s deployment animation path, he will now be pushed correctly by the deploying Bridge (bug also known as ‘Bugge’ for Bug + Bridge). You might be teleported above or below the Bridge (intended).
Tutorials: Changing resolution or Safe Area position while a Tutorial was displayed, could cause the tutorial to not be fully visible. It may now take 1s to update, but should ensure to adjust tutorial position to be fully visible, after changing resolution. This could mostly be noticed on 4:3 screens, rather than 16:9 / 16:10 screens.
Crouching: Crouch / Standing Up transition could be faster when running at higher FPS, and slower when running at lower FPS. This has now been fixed.
Flames: Fixed a bug that could cause flames to sometimes be ON or OFF incorrectly, while sometimes doing damage or not - they should now always be in sync properly with the desired state.
Cutscenes: Disabling Cutscenes option while a cutscene was playing, but was just already requested to be skipped right before pausing, could cause various strange bugs. Should now be fixed.
Moving Platforms: The rare, mysterious bug in which the player could “slide” while standing on a moving platform, should now be fixed. It was rare, because it could only happen if you were to play on a PC with a 144hz monitor and was actively running the game at 144 FPS. Official support for 144 FPS should now fix this issue.
Moving Platforms: Fixed a bug that caused a slight “player push” upon reception on an actively moving platform. Repeating jumps on moving platforms would gradually move you towards the edges of the moving platform, if the reception happened while it was still moving. Should now be perfect.
Headbob: Fixed a bug that could cause sudden camera mini-bump shortly after reception on a moving platform. Recentering (headbob stop) upon stopping requesting movement, is now smoother as well.
Aim Stabilizer: Fixed a bug that could cause it to aim next to the object instead of directly aiming at it. It should now be solved, but could create new ones - to be tested!
Physics: Some players could feel like the physics movement of objects, especially in Zero-G, could “feel laggy”. This was mostly noticeable when running the game above 60 FPS. It should now be greatly improved, as physics system is now update more often to result in smoother movement, based on the actively selected framerate in Options.
Pause Menu: Fixed visual bug that could cause the current Chapter Stats and Upgrades Stats text to sometimes overflow their box container visuals in some languages.
Pause: Pausing the game or ALT+Tabbing while on a moving platform could cause the player to be moved slightly forward/back in the moving platform’s movement direction. Should now be fully solved.
Lighting: Fixed unintended self-shadowing on some grounds (floors), that would show “black shadow bands” for no apparent reason.
Save System: Rare cases of saving during cutscenes that modified the environment (disabled Flames, lasers, opened doors, etc), could result in corrupted level state (lasers remaining ON when they should be OFF after a last checkpoint load, for example).

KNOWN | Issues
A short list of the known bugs or issues that aren't 100% sure to be fully fixed:
Bug 7482773931343 about somehow having a non-unlimited ammo during the Taser tutorial of Chapter 1 could not be reproduced, thus might still be active. If you find steps on how to reproduce, please report again with more information. Thank you!
Bug 231132669394050 about a probably incorrect relocation in Chapter 4 could not be reproduced, thus might still be active. If you find steps on how to reproduce, please report again with more information. Thank you!
Bug 4212816279831 involving an incorrect moving platform / switch state synchronization in Chapter 1 could not be reproduced, thus might still be active. If you find steps on how to reproduce, please report again with more information. Thank you!
The new “Chapter X” 3D display will not adjust localized language correctly if the language is changed while already displayed. This will be solved later. It is currently only used in CH0 / CH1.
Even though most cases of players unable to rotate the camera horizontally or vertically using the mouse, have now been fixed (happens after ALT+Tab out and back), there could still be rare cases of this happening. If it happens, please report with details of steps to reproduce. When it happens, simply moving your mouse significantly or Alt+Tab again should fix it.

THANKS | For Playing
Thank you again to all dear players for testing! We'll continue working to fix the new reported major bugs from this update, in order to update the Steam and Xbox One Demo, over the next week or two ;) When the Demos are updated within the next 1-2 weeks, we will send out new Steam Keys to players currently waiting. Have a great day, and happy gaming!
Original post
02 Sep 2021Developer post
Update 0.593 is LIVE!
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! The PC Pre-Alpha Version 0.593 is now available on Steam ! After recent update 0.592 , we have been working on various bugfixes & improvements for 0.593 , which are now ready to test! We're hoping most major bugs are now fixed , but we'll se
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! The PC Pre-Alpha Version 0.593 is now available on Steam! After recent update 0.592, we have been working on various bugfixes & improvements for 0.593, which are now ready to test! We're hoping most major bugs are now fixed, but we'll see about that once our testers get their hands on it :) Alright, let's take a look at the new changes and fixes!
NEW
Here's a list of a few new features that are worth mentioning first.
SWITCH PRO CONTROLLER
This update adds official support for Nintendo Switch Pro Controller! It will now show the correct gamepad icons (was previously showing the Xbox One button icons):
Please note it will only work perfectly while connected wirelessly via Bluetooth. If you are playing with Nintendo Switch Controller via USB cable, please follow this guide.

USER INTERFACE | Improvements
This update includes a few user interface improvements:
Many UI elements are now sharper (less blurry).
Note: This may not be noticeable at low resolutions
Jetpack/Hover Gauges: Some unintended lines could be visible next to them. Should now be fixed
Mouse: Button Icons: Mouse side Next/Previous buttons on a gaming mouse should now show side click buttons correctly instead of “ButtonX”.
Health Bar: Improved visual indicator for Hyper Speed / Health Backpack counter above health bar. Health backpack and Taser backpack battery counters are now greyed out if empty:

Room Control Interface: Buttons are now less blurry:

CHAPTER 2
First of all, in the first room of Chapter 2, you will now be required to shoot a button for the Bridge 1 to deploy (similar to the Pocket Edition): In addition, a button is now also required to deploy Bridge 2 to exit this room. This was added for the following reasons:
It is a preparation to later allow the player to drop down to access a Bonus Room (roof of the Room you are getting out of). This change makes this future secret area easier to see and access.
Currently, there is no way to actually reach the roof anymore; but this is intended, as there is not yet any content here
Moreover, more optimizations for triggers were done in Chapter 2, similarly to Chapter 1 (still work in progress).
LAST CHECKPOINT
The Checkpoint button now displays how much gameplay time has elapsed since it was saved: The goal of this is to allow a player to estimate roughly how much gameplay time would be lost if he uses the Checkpoint button to restart from the last Checkpoint, or if he wants to exit the game. Please note that:
It intentionally does not change the elapsed time if the game is paused or out of focus
This is to avoid wrongly thinking the last checkpoint was “10 minutes ago” whereas the game was in fact paused for 10 minutes.
It is reset to 0 when loading the last checkpoint or after death, to avoid thinking the last checkpoint was “a long time ago” after multiple deaths, whereas it is, in fact, a very recent save, and no (or very little) progress would be lost.
In future updates, the Last Checkpoint and Exit confirmation popups will state this duration.
LOCALIZATION
Good news for translators! From this update, when you are done making a pass of changes to the Localization Kit online sheet, and would like to test them, simply let us know at [email protected] and we will update the game's database (it's in a different dedicated sheet, for security reasons) Then, you can automatically update the localization of your local version of the game, without needing to wait for a next Steam update! This runtime localization update can be performed by:
Pause the game (or if already on the Main Menu)
Press Left Shift + R
Note: This will be changed to Left Shift + L in next 0.594 update, to avoid potential conflicts
Wait 5 to 15 seconds for the notification to appear
And that's it - The game's localization will be updated to the latest version!
If after 15s, no notification appears, it means you already have the latest localization version. The next update will notify you that you are already up-to-date.

CHANGES
Below is the list of main changes in this update.
CHAPTER 1

Chapter 1: Last Room Camera: You can no longer avoid the Camera by standing/jumping on the crates with a Healthpack on them. It is intended, though, that the Camera cannot see you on the 3-stacked Crates if you go there with Dodge (NG+ only).
CHAPTER 2
Chapter 2: Bridges 1 and 2 in the first Room now require a button interaction to be deployed.
Chapter 2: Corridor before “Don’t Look Down” screen: You can’t stand above the Lasers anymore
Chapter 2: Double-Saw horizontal door replaced by Hyper-Door. The saw can be seen and climbed on from the outside, but that’s acceptable.
CHAPTER 3
Chapter 3: First bridge and first room now uses “Imminent Death” instead of instant-death
Chapter 3: Crows and Leaf cutscenes will now teleport the Player to the correct end of cutscene position
Chapter 3: Added a checkpoint if you enter the Bonus vent to reach the Recording, after the first possible Breakable Wall.
Chapter 3: Entering the Sequence Room will now make the ground below the Laser Field disappear
CHAPTER 4
Chapter 4: You can now shoot through the pipes of Chapter 4 to destroy the Hyper-Speed Suppressor below you. You can still either open the door or shoot through (now a player choice).
Chapter 4: You can now shoot through pipes in the Vent 3, returning to the Door 1 after opening it (the Vent with a Generator to Destroy, and small retractable walls)
LEVEL FIXES
Here's a list of the various level-related bug fixes:
Chapter 1: Light next to the moving platforms after the dual Laser Cages was too bright.
Chapter 2: When speedrunning, the London Bridge area where you pickup the jetpack would require you to stand still or move backwards for relocation & lasers in front to be properly disabled / activated if you were to skip the Bridge puzzle. Should now be fixed an allow fast playthrough to skip the London Bridge.
Chapter 2: Fixed exploit that could allow you to go through the Roof large smasher and skip a big part of the level. You will now be crushed appropriately.
Chapter 3: Fixed a bug if you entered then exited rapidly the “bigger on the inside” door, after the leaf scene. All bugs of this door should now be fixed.
Chapter 3: Various collision bugfixes in electrified water area, below the Initialization Room
Chapter 4: Opening the Secret Passage protection of the Beam Receiver, with the Beam already directed correctly, would cause a magic “free camera” bug. Should now be fixed!
Chapter 4: Fixed keyboard going through the ceiling of the last Room Control area (hopefully)
Chapter 4: Last Room checkpoint could incorrectly save the state of lasers that protect the Power Core, and the Generator. Should now be fixed
Chapter 4: The first Mines intro cutscene could sometimes not be played. Should now be fixed (to be tested).
All Chapters: Removed player collisions on various lights to avoid interference with gameplay
BUG FIXES
Finally, here's a list of the most important bug fixes for this update:
Black Screen: When restarting a Chapter or loading the next Chapter, it could happen that the game would remain a black screen. If this happens, please use ALT+Tab to fix it. At least 1 occurrence of this bug has been fixed - so it should happen much less often. Though there may still be some cases, please report if it happens again with as much details as you can about what preceded the occurrence of the bug (ALT+Tab, bug report uploaded recently, etc.). Thank you!
Terminals: Pressing ESC or back button on the gamepad will now properly remove the Upgrades or End Game tutorials.
Objective Markers: Enabling Objective Markers in the middle of a level, while having played without them, would cause older objective marker arrows to remain.
Pressure Plates: When disabling Zero-G, the Pressure Plate would sometimes become green, but not activate the corresponding objects. This could likely happen for the last door of Chapter 2. Should now be fully fixed.
Sequencer: Fixed bug that could cause the Sequencer light LEDs to be all off after resuming the game from the Main Menu, even though it should show the currently required color to press.
Encryption Keys: When inserted into Key Readers, the Encryption Key could sometimes change to an incorrect color
Objective Markers: Changing language while playing will now correctly update language of objective markers.
Tutorials: Would sometimes still play appear/disappear sound even though these tutorials would not be visible to the player (already seen, for example)
Taser: A bug could cause the Taser to hide even with Aiming button held down, when a Cube/Tablet/Power Core was respawned
Doors: Sometimes, doors could finish their close animation abruptly, skipping the “small bump upon closing” part of the animation and instantly close. Should now be fixed.
Generators: Fixed a bug that could cause Generators to be saved as Exploded, when the associated objects would still be ON. This could happen if the game was saved during a Generator Explosion. It could result in an impossible situation if Quick Load / Restart from Last Checkpoint. Should now be fixed.
Start Screen: If a gamepad is connected, it will now display correctly both gamepad button AND Tab icons instead of “Action4”
Restart: Upon restarting or loading to the next chapter, “Last Checkpoint” respawn hint, crosshair and other interface elements could be visible. Should now be fixed (at least improved)
Cube: Unauthorized Object cube disappearing animation could keep the Cube’s visual effects while the cube was no longer visible, for quite a while if it happened with Hyper-Speed active.
Thank you for testing! We'll continue working on the various remaining bugs.
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Update 0.592 is LIVE!
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! A new update is now live on Steam! Version 0.592 is available! This version includes hundreds more bug fixes , reported by our dearest fans , which we would like to thank before we continue :) We will be sending hundreds of keys to the many play
Hello, dear Fractal Space players! A new update is now live on Steam! Version 0.592 is available! This version includes hundreds more bug fixes, reported by our dearest fans, which we would like to thank before we continue :) We will be sending hundreds of keys to the many players who requested them since previous 0.591 was live. Get ready! Alright then, what's new?
NEW
We have a few new elements or major changes to discuss in this update.
JETPACK | Customization
You can now customize your Jetpack Color in Taser Customization page! The Jetpack fuel bar will now adjust its color based on this custom color as well:
JETPACK | Physics Improvements
Jetpack physics have been improved to feel smoother. It might take you some time to get used to it. New bugs expected with this change as well. The goals of this change are to:
Make the vertical compensation of initiating the Jetpack during a fall, feel much smoother
Eliminate all "abrupt stops" while using the Jetpack
Create a smoother Jetpack momentum feel

HYPER-SHOT | Improvements
Many improvements were made to the newly introduced Hyper-Shot system:
Hyper-Shot sounds have been added
Sound fixes when starting to charge Hyper-Shot
Hyper-Shot Level 2 now charges significantly faster than Level 1
Various bugfixes linked to Hyper-Shot mechanic

FRAGILE | Windows
In most situations, Dodging while on the ground will never dodge downwards (but Dodging downwards works if you are in the air). From this update, you can now directly Dodge vertically down (towards your feet) when standing on a breakable window to break through it!
VISUAL | Improvements
This update includes some visual improvements - let's take a look at a few of them!
Crates
Simple static crates that block the player (not interactable) have been visually improved. The older version is still used in some areas to vary:
Lights
Improved lights source visuals and texture. Lights now have the center neon of the correct color instead of simply white. In addition, when the light color changes (green to red, for example), neon center and surrounding “light beam” around it also changes to the appropriate color. It’s good to check them out, because there might be some incorrect color selected by the system in some edge cases:
OTHER | New Additions
A short list of the most important new additions:
Smashers: Death by being crushed by moving platforms or Smashers will now instantly fade-to-black
Taser-Gun: The character will now still squeeze his finger even if there is no more ammo remaining, as he tries to shoot.
Terminals: Textures of Terminals and locks have been slightly improved. White lighting is present on them (especially sides/back), as it was always intended.
Power Cores Now have gradual appear visual effect when respawned, like Cubes.
Chapter 1: Triggers / Spawning / Despawning optimizations have been applied to Chapter 1 only. As these optimizations may create new bugs, it was only applied to this Chapter (and a bit in Chapter 3). Let us know if new bugs appear. This optimization should result in slightly less mini-freezes as you make progress through the level, but will potentially take longer to save Checkpoints in some areas on low-end PCs.
Chapter 1: Added a new button to open / close Door 1 and Door 2 in the first Camera Room, in case you lock yourself in with the vertical moving platform. If you are detected, they remain unusable until Camera is Cleared (intended).
Chapter 1: First Camera Room: There is now a Laser Field that will kill you below the vertical moving platform, as you should not be able to exit through here. There is now a visible gap between vertical moving platform and walls, so you can clearly guess that there is a trap below (light goes through the edges)
Chapter 1: Picking up the Taser with a Cube in hands, will now automatically drop the Cube to ensure you see the Taser.
Chapter 2: You can now skip the corridor that leads to the Big Room in New Game+, by using Hyper-Speed + Dodge
Chapter 2: Door to the final lift of the Chapter, now uses a Pressure Plate instead of a switch - requires you to disable Zero-G
Chapter 3: Initialization Room now has more lasers protecting the first Generator to destroy - this is to make it more clear you won’t survive trying to go through. In addition, there are now static lasers, requiring you to either crouch or jetpack above them to reach the Generator. New static lasers when entering this area as well, to force you to be more careful after moving the Platform 1.
Chapter 4: Processing Center Atomizer destructible floors now look “cracked” to have a more fragile appearance. The Protection Grid also now looks stronger.
Quick Save: Requesting a Quick Save while the game is already saving a Checkpoint, will now force the Checkpoint save to finish instantly, to avoid you having to wait a few seconds for it to finish, before the Quick Save can finally be performed. This may result in a mini-freeze when requesting a Quick Save while the game is already busy saving your checkpoint - but should avoid you having to wait. If this mini-freeze is too much on low-end machines, let me know and this will be reverted.

CHANGES
In addition, we have some changes that are worth noting here.
Optimization: Various Triggers and other events in Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 have been optimized. These optimizations will over the next few updates be applied to other Chapters, and be improved. The goal for them is to reduce mini-freezes while making progress.
Jetpack Color: Default Jetpack flames color is now changed from Yellow to Cyan (Arctic)
Headbob: Headbob movement while walking has been changed slightly to feel smoother and more natural. It may feel weird at first - or maybe you won’t even notice :)
Dodge: Requesting to Jump while already Dodging used to continue the Dodge, and perform a Jump at the end of the Dodge. This could be a few seconds later. This has now been changed to start jumping instantly - interrupting the Dodge but still providing you with higher momentum for the Jump.
Chapter 1: First Cameras room (last room of the Chapter): You can now see better the Camera 3D Models, as there is better lighting next to them. First Camera is now behind a window that clearly shows the rest of the station outside (intended):

Saws: Now have a more precise damage collision system. Should improve cases where player’s head is “inside the saw without being damaged”. Good idea to check if some saws no longer work correctly after this change.
Chapter 1: Changed the first Cube room: the Respawn button has been removed. The Cube will now automatically be respawned in front of the exit door, if it’s placed where you would be softlocked, once the player touches the ground. This makes it more discrete, and still handles the potential softlock. This auto respawn system is disabled in NG+ if you have Dodge, as it’s not required.
Chapter 1: First Power Core will only respawn in front of the fist Power Core Slot if you had reached that area with the Power Core in your hands.
Chapter 2: Vertical Room large moving platforms are now made of 4 (now red) moving platforms instead of one large one. When opening the Exit, the light of the moving platform that stops becomes white, in order to make it clear that it is not an active danger of falling anymore:

Chapter 2: First shooting cameras room: If you use the Override Door button, the saved Checkpoint will now respawn you force-crouched behind the boxes (intended), to ensure you will not be softlocked in an “imminent death” checkpoint save, if a projectile was currently heading towards you at the time you interacted with the Door Override button.
Chapter 2: Very last room, the breakable window to get out of the optional Upgrade Terminal, now has many more lasers to make it clear you cannot survive entering it without first disabling the lasers, or going through the vent instead.
Chapter 3: Various lighting improvements, including the Sequence Room
Chapter 3: From Cold to Warm hint text in the Tunnel, is now white instead of cyan to avoid confusion in the order / hints
Chapter 4: The Sun Control Room is now accessed from below, instead of on the right (when looking at it).
Chapter 4: The Train Ride: Imminent Death system now displayed correctly. Has been changed to make it harder to be skipped in New Game (only 2s before death). If you are in Speedrun Mode or in New Game+, “Imminent Death” limit is now moved to be lower than normal, allowing you to continue performing your previous speedrun skips.
Chapter 4: Various lighting improvements

CHAPTER | Fixes
Here's a list of the most important bugfixes which are directly related to Chapters:
Chapter 3 and Chapter 4: All lights re-adjusted to avoid the “too bright” intensities of lights when Bloom is enabled. Some are still intentionally brighter than others - but If you still find some that are way too bright (blinding) or way too dark, please report them as visual bug.
Chapter 1: Pandora’s Box at the beginning of the level, was using the old visuals. Now updated.
Chapter 1: Various collision bug fixes in the very first lift when using Dodge (could stand where you shouldn’t)
Chapter 1: Various collisions bug fixes with Cubes on the ledge to exit the “Prison of Lasers for Cubes” room
Chapter 1: Fixed door appearing as you stepped in for the Lift just after the dual smashers area.
Chapter 1: Fixed 2 infinite Relocations when trying to go through unintended paths
Chapter 2: A bug could cause Relocation from beginning to Jetpack area (!) is now fixed.
Chapter 2: Fixed exploit in which you could skip from the roof of the dual Cameras Room, directly to the Bridge (not intended).
Chapter 2: Fixed exploit in which Dodging through a laser field that would kill you, would save at the next checkpoint, allowing you to skip a room (and creating bugs along the way)
Chapter 3: Entering The Cube (after using the first mandatory Encryption Key) could sometimes cause missing objects before the Tunnel entrance. Lasers by the entrance vent will no longer be disable as you move forward.
Chapter 3: Many various visual bugs have been fixed
Chapter 3: In rare cases, very fast smashers in the Red area could be out of sync. Should not happen anymore.
Chapter 3: The musical Hacking in Chapter 3 to access Room Control, could sometimes not play the sounds correctly for some players. Should now be fully fixed.
Chapter 4: It was possible to complete the Sun Orientation puzzle with only B as a deployed wall. Should not be possible, and should now be fixed.
Chapter 4: Various screens were displaying multiple times “Door 1” when incorrect (upgrade before fast-shooting Camera)
Chapter 4: Now impossible to enter the UV-color-Sequence room by entering from below, just after breaking the Breakable Window of the Sequence Room (laser field will now be active if you try)
Chapter 4: In the room just before the fast shooting Camera, the bottom laser field of the moving dual-laser-field could sometimes be missing.
Chapter 4: When entering the flames area (just before Processing Center), you could drop down rapidly through the closing vent and be locked out, and you could see the world being de-spawned. Now fixed.
Chapter 4: Processing Center large crushers now change color (blue/red) appropriately when moving.
All Chapters: Various collision bug fixes with some pillars throughout levels.

BUG | Fixes
Destructible Walls: Borders of destructible wall pieces no longer have the strange buggy colors before they are broken
Save System: Rare bug with Save System could cause the rooms to be in an incorrect state (missing objects, lasers OFF instead of ON, etc.). I could not reproduce those, as it seems to be machine-specific depending on how fast the save process is, based on hard drive speed, etc. Many changes were made to the save system to make this more robust, hopefully solving all these rare cases of incorrect saved data. This is a dangerous change; to be tested if there are any new bugs linked to saving / dying rapidly while the game is saving a Checkpoint, etc.
Relocation: “Imminent Death” message for “relocation” that kills the player character, were not being shown correctly and would display “Relocation” instead. Should now be properly fixed.
Ceiling Clipping: In some cases, when very close to the ceiling - an object below you forcing you to touch the ceiling, for example - you would see through the ceiling (clipping bug). Should now be fixed.
Jump Exploit: At low FPS, your character could jump slightly higher. That was enough to reach unintended areas. This should now be drastically improved, and it will be much harder to manage to reach unintended places at low FPS.
Cube Exploit: It should no longer be possible (or much harder) to get Cubes stuck in between vertical pillars, preventing various exploits.
Smasher Exploit: Fixed an exploit that would allow players to sometimes go through smashers, especially easier at lower FPS. If this happens, the player character will now be killed appropriately.
Dodge Exploit: Fixed a bug that could allow to jump at the same time as starting Dodge, resulting in being able to Dodge twice without touching the ground.
Fan Exploit: Mitigated (or fully fixed), an exploit in which the player could go through a full-speed fan even without Hyper-Speed in Chapter 3. Maybe other fans have the same bug, to be checked.
Speedrun Mode: A bug was causing Laser collisions to not be correctly enabled/disabled when Speedrun Mode state was changed while in a level. This only applies for the lasers which should have collisions in Speedrun Mode.
Hyper-Speed: Pausing the game with Hyper-Speed active, would then continue to be active (intended) when game is resumed, but without the Hyper-Speed visual effects (unintended). Hyper-Speed visual effects are now properly re-applied when the game is resumed.
Quick Load: Fixed various gameplay bugs that could happen if requested to Quick Load exactly while shooting a button - could cause the player to not be able to jump for a few seconds.
Jump: Fixed a bug that could prevent the player from Jumping after a Quick Load in which the Quick Saved player position was on a slope instead of flat ground
Disable Cutscenes: Fixed a bug that could cause skipped cutscenes to not react to the next activation (from a button, or any other type of trigger for the cutscene), if a quick load was performed just after interacting with it
Upgrades: Hyper-Shot upgrade icon was not showing
Terminals: Now easier to interact with terminals when crouched, or in Zero-G and slightly lower height than the Terminal screen
Footsteps: Sometimes, the first footstep sound when starting to move would not be played. Now fixed.
Tablets & Power Cores: Fixed blinking blue/red tablets and power cores at low FPS.
Retractable Walls: Made potential improvement for retractable walls/platforms which can sometimes be visually deployed when they should not (and usually, not fully deployed when this bug happens). It’s a blind fix, meaning I couldn’t reproduce the actual bug on my machine, so I’m not sure if this is fixed. But here's hoping it’s improved ;)
Screens: Fixed some screens which were not displaying their text correctly after recent optimizations of 3D texts (Chapter 4 Generator screens, Chapter 2 Special Thanks title, and more). Please report any other screen that seems to not display its text correctly.
Overlapping Cutscenes: A very rare bug could cause 2 cutscenes to play at the same time. This should no longer happen. In the event that you manage to make 2 cutscenes play at the same time (very rare), it should now correctly play them one after the other in a sequence.
Tablets: Removing a Cube that is below another Cube (stacked) was no longer provoking flying cubes anymore from the latest update. However, this could still occur with Tablets. Should now be solved.
Cubes: Quick-Saving while a Cube was falling in the void, would then result in the Cube never being respawned if you were to Quick-Load to that save with the Cube falling in the air. Could also happen if you were to simply push the cube off the ledge, instead of picking up then dropping the Cube.
Red Pillars: Could have a “hole”, missing face on the red pillars. Fixed in most cases (some remain).
Dodge: Various bugs were fixed if the player requested to Jump just after a Dodge was initiated, including various exploits
Vents: If you placed Power Cores / Cubes in the middle of an open Vent Door, Quick Saved, then closed the vent, and then Quick Load to the save with the Vent Door open, it would provoke the Cubes/Power Cores to fly a bit. Now it should be fully solved and keep the object’s precise positions.
Objectives: Playing with Objectives disabled would still play Objective sounds when an objective was accomplished. Now fixed.
Module Management: Fixed a bug in which Module Management could be displayed over Pause menu, if it was being shown while the Taser was Toggled ON.
Taser Ammo Indicator: Reduced unintended flickering of the Ammo display on the Taser-Gun, after the Train Ride in Chapter 4.
Death: Requesting Quick Load or Last Checkpoint after Death, will no longer cancel the fade-to-black (which allowed you to see for a short amount of time after death)
Death: Pausing the game while dead will keep a black background, to prevent you from seeing the world while being dead
Taser: Fixed a bug that prevented aiming laser from turning on correctly, if insta-reload was meant to be done instead of reloading animation (ex: picking up healthpack at the same time as reloading)
Taser: Fixed many bugs related to playing both reload & heal animation at the same time (not intended, the first one requested should play, the second one should be instant)
Keypads: Using keyboard to interact with keypad buttons should now play the sound, just like using the mouse cursor
Cubes: Fixed a rare bug that could cause Cubes to be non-interactable, after a quick sequence of Quick-Save/Quick Loads while the Cube is being respawned
Thank you for testing! We'll continue working on the various remaining bugs, and re-update over the next few weeks for next bugs ;)
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