The Way To Life
One Year Anniversary Patch
The Way To Life came out in January 2025 and to celebrate one year since launch we are releasing a patch with some nice updates to the game including bug fixes, a new lighting model, new interactables and more.
Patch notes below.
Added background music to the pause menu
Changed confirmation sound when exiting menu
Added compass pick-up item in starter cave
Added a save system
Added vertex painted lighting to the materials
Fixed starter cave letter aspect ratio
Updated candle flames FX material
Added new assets to the environment
Ruins
Trees
Fixed bug causing the Bread Monk to not disappear properly upon event completion
Fixed bug preventing footstep audio from playing when walking
Fixed bug causing dialogue to skip at Vanity Monk
Added coughing sound to Sick Monk
Fixed bug causing player movement to improperly set during dialogue with Cave Monk
Fixed bug causing player to freeze when passing through Pillar trigger volume
Fixed bug causing starter cave entrance collision to not correctly toggle on
Added sound attenuation settings to the camp fires
Added named Point Of Interest triggers on the map
Updated in-game pause widgets
Updated audio classes for in-game pause menu control
Added sinister laughing at Cave Monk encounter
Fixed bug where Vanity Monk mirror material wouldn’t toggle correctly
Added partial controller support
Added in-game pause menu gamepad controls page
Added numerous new interactables in the desert
Thank you so much for your support of Book 27 Games and our first game, The Way To Life.
Cheers!