Hey all,
After investigating a couple issues that were raised, I found a pretty nasty issue regarding loading saved games. When loading a saved game, events would happen that shouldn't at that time, audio wouldn't play, and a bunch of other nasty stuff.
I found the issue, and fixed it.
A new addition to The Night Shift is that it now defaults to the same language as your steam client by default, as long as it is supported by the game (you can check what languages are supported in-game or on the store page).
Amongst other things, I have added a volume slider for mannequins specifically - whether you want to turn them up twice as much, or have silent mannequins stalking you, the choice is yours!
Now I know I said I would add a seasonal toggle in the new year, but I was doing other stuff in those areas and well... I added a drop down for seasons. There are a couple options here:
- No Seasons - Disables all seasonal content throughout the game until you change the setting.
- Seasonal - Enables themed content around the real life dates of those seasons (selected by default).
- Christmas - Enables Christmas themed content all the time, and allows you to get those pesky Christmas achievements even when the Christmas event is over.
Read the changelog below.
Changes
- On the very first launch or if no saves are found, the game will default to the same language as the player's Steam client (if the language is supported, otherwise will default to English).
- Updated the demo loading to the main menu if attempting to load a level not included in the demo.
- Added option to change seasonal theme. These take into effect when loading into the next level.
- Added a Mannequin volume slider (only effects mannequin audio).
Bug Fixes
- Fixed some dropdown menus missing the previously saved setting when opening the settings for the first time when the game is launched.
- Fixed triggers and radio audio not triggering correctly when loading into a saved game.
- Fixed the keycard and various other items being blurry when inspecting them.
- Fixed a gap in the floor in the maintenance area and near the warehouse door.
- Fixed losing reticule if placing a fire extinguisher by hand.
- Fixed "playing" status for Steam Timeline not appearing correctly.
- Various performance and optimization improvements.
Report any bugs or issues on the Steam Discussion board, the Discord, or the website.
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Chat soon!
Marty