Greetings, gumshoes!
It’s been a while since our last update, owing to the fact that we’ve been working on the most requested feature from you, our players.
During the past few months, we have been building and implementing free saving within the game – allowing players to save almost whenever and wherever during the game, and being able to pickup where they left off.
On top of that, we’ve also finally implemented Brazilian Portuguese localisation – something a lot of you folks have been waiting for.
But do note, we have decided to release this version as a public Beta version first (accessible by all players), before releasing it as the default version.
The reason we do this is despite having tested the build thoroughly in the past month, we want to make absolutely sure we don't miss a crucial issue or bug before we release it as the new default build. By making this a Beta, we ensure that only Players who want to actively participate in testing the new feature will do so, while those who want to wait for a more stable and tested build can stick to the current default build.
Accessing this Beta build is quite simple.
Simply open your Steam Library and go to the Chinatown Detective Agency page.
Click on the little cog icon (Settings) and click on “Properties”. Click on the “BETA” tab and select openbeta.
You’ll now be playing version 1.1.05-beta every time you launch the game. If you want to go back to playing the default build, simply select ‘None’ in the same drop down menu.
Here’s the full patch notes for this version:
- Added a new Manual Save function that allows Players to save at any point in the game (EXCEPT when in the middle of a conversation, during a puzzle or timed puzzle and when in a flight).
- Added Brazilian Portuguese localisation.
- Multiple localisation corrections.
- Added new audio (voice-over, music and SFX). Also made corrections in some existing audio files.
- Fixed SFX from certain locations persisting through whole game.
- Fixed wrong employee name showing up in some missions.
- Fixed multiple soundbank issues.
We will be opening a new pinned topic on our discussion boards dedicated to this build, and our producer will be checking in regularly, so please do report any issues or errors you encounter when playing this build.
We hope to move this new build out of beta and into default within a week or so, and we're really counting on your support through your feedback and bug reports.
We hope you enjoy the new version, and good luck out there in Chinatown!
The CDA Team