Hi everyone!
Excited to share that the new v0.2 demo is live now on Steam! Thank you for your patience :)
This patch includes a lot of exciting improvements based on your feedback, including hugely improved performance, a "summarize" toggle to make the guide less overwhelming/ text heavy, slider/filter controls when in fullscreen mode in SpectralAware, feedback for incorrect answers, completely rewritten dialogues and more!
Here's a full list of the improvements in the new demo -
Performance
Improved load times.
Improved framerate.
Reduced GPU load.
Reduced build size.
SpectralAware gameplay
Introduced a new "summarize" toggle for the guide to make reading it less overwhelming.
Added fullscreen mode UI.
Added short feedback after each wrong photo submission/answer.
Added reset all sliders button.
Reduced category ambiguity/overlap in guide.
Added false positives section for each category in guidebook.
Cleaned up photos to reduce false positives and unintended confusing elements.
Reworked 2b. World Inconsistencies category (now named Reality Glitches).
Removed redundant category 4b. Figures and Silhouettes.
Added 0.5x, 2x speed and loop toggle buttons for videos.
Story
Completely rewrote/polished all dialogues.
Visuals
Reduced god rays intensity and noise.
Improved NPC animation transitions.
Added a reticle for when exploring in first person.
Improved Eli's room's set dressing.
Sounds
Updated and added new music.
Reduced footstep sound effect.
Removed slider sound in SpectralAware.
Miscellaneous
Minor bug fixes and improvements.
Also ICYMI, Shutter Story is live now on Kickstarter! Read more about it here.
- Armaan