Hello everyone!
This patch includes a new Free Solo Mode, as well as a few new accompanying achievements and bugfixes.
New Mode : Free Solo
Test your sanity as your try to conquer all peaks without using ropes, chalk, coffee or smoking pipe in Free Solo.
Below is a list of what this mode entails.
- Available after unlocking the true ending (Summit all peaks in normal mode).
- Ropes, chalk, coffee and pipe are disabled.
- Crampons and Ice Axes are unlocked as you progress like normally.
- If you fall, you die. (Permadeath)
- An icon next the YFYD icon is added to indicate being in Free Solo Mode.
- Unlock new elusive achievements for summitting Fundamentals, Advanced, and Expert categories, as well as summiting all peaks in this mode.
This mode is affected by permadeath, which means there are noteworthy changes and updates listed below.
Changes and Updates to You Fall You Die
- Harness is no longer available in YFYD.
- Restart Map (menu and hotkey) is now no longer available in YFYD. The In Game Menu won't be accessible while falling either. This is the same for Free Solo Mode.
- Rope collected from NPC encounters will now be available without having to talk to them first (Rope-giving NPC encounters have been disabled). These ropes will be located around where the ropes were given usually.
- You can now die if you fall too far while still attached to a rope.
- Added a skull icon to the top right corner of the screen to indicate being in YFYD mode.
Bugfixes
- Fixed some collision issues on Great Crevice.
- Fixed issues with inconsistency of the dithering intensity.
- Fixed an issue with boulders knocking you down while in paused / in the In Game Menu. (Note, you cannot cheese boulders by pausing quickly before getting hit).
- Fixed a bug with the return to cabin backpack interactable not saving properly.
- Added a hold on Hangman's Leap and Great Gaol so both are more balanced when free-soloing.
Thanks again everyone for your input and bug notes as usual. Your support keeps me going!