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Patch 2 | Improvements and Fixes

Forensics: Crime Scene Detective · published 56 days ago

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Improvements and Fixes

After the first patch and the progression issue under control we focused our work on the first batch of improvements and of course more bug fixes. The Biggest things are holograms of the locked cases to have an indicator what is to come. We also added a better zoom control for the DNA comparison.

This is just the first batch more is to come. Let's dive into the details:

🆕 New Features & Improvements

We improved the skybox in Shooting Mishap
Added Hologram Cases to drawer for locked cases to indicate how many there are
Scaling the DNA comparison profile now has its origin on the bottom left of the profile
Improved visibility of fingerprints when using the UV-light
Added in-world police posters procedure
Better Mail UI for clarification on what is read and what is unread

🛠️ Fixes

Fixed an issue where you would fall out of the world when picking a case
Fixed an issue with opening the system menu while in intro screen
Added case-solve console command to manually fix save games without wiping the score
Fixed wrong evidence amount in Tutorial 2 summary
Fixed text overflow in polish on case score UI
Fixed "Mousepad Maniac" achievement trigger
Fixed spawn location sometimes being in another place than expected on loading save file
Fixed a few cases of tools not being in their cases in loading and case retry
Fixed a Fingerprint collision preventing a foto in "Barrel Secrets"

Gameplay Changes

We reduce the "case closed " pop up time to avoid confusion when a case is solved
Spoiler Added more flavor texts to phones found in "Whisky and Gunfire"
Spoiler Removed Conclusions from Phone analysis and added them to response email for clarity in "Whisky and Gunfire"
Spoiler Added two new texts for the lost and found phones in "Whisky and Gunfire"
Changed Laptop decryption texts in "Blood ties at the Poolbar" for more suspense
Changed wording for tutorials case summaries to make them feel like part of the world
Projectile comparison precision is now factored into the case scoring
You can now use the tripod camera with the spray can in hand

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