Hey everyone!
Here is our first major hotfix for Chapter 02! We have been having an absolute blast watching your playthroughs, reading your reviews, and hanging out in the discussion boards over the last couple of days. Based on the amazing feedback you have provided, we immediately got to work addressing the biggest pain points, fixing bugs, and making level adjustments to ensure your time in Site-113 is as smooth and terrifying as possible.
There are plenty more updates on the way, but here is what we have fixed in this first round!
Bug Fixes and Improvements
Crashes and Stability:
Fixed several new crashes reported during the Chapter 02 launch window.
Optimized asset loading during cutscenes to make them much less prone to crashing.
Adjusted level streaming to ensure areas spawn in much more consistently (most notably in the West Wing).
Gameplay and Interactions:
Fixed a major sequence skip found using the Wrist Device (the "Super Skip™").
Fixed several soft locks throughout the level.
Improved the SCP-049 quest with better hints and item placement based on player feedback.
Massively buffed the reward for completing SCP-049’s quest.
Fixed the logic issue preventing the Hume Crystal from being used on the SRA if it was actively equipped in the artifact slot.
Fixed an issue preventing players from receiving a skill point if their inventory was full.
Fixed a bug where the Skill Tree would randomly disappear from the UI.
Fixed an issue where UV flares were failing to respawn in the timeloop.
AI and Entities:
SCP-966 is now briefly and faintly visible to give players a better chance at tracking it.
Fixed several audio glitches tied to the A-34 Androids.
Anomalies can now be scanned multiple times for players who want to re-read their lore entries on the fly.
Dev Note: We know you love reading about the anomalies you scan! We will be officially adding these anomaly entries to your permanent Codex in a future update.
World Polish and UI
Environment Detailing:
Added a brand new "Birthday Room" area for players to discover.
Fixed various collision issues in the Retail Space.
Adjusted the lighting in specific sections to make critical forward paths stand out much better.
Updated in-game screens with a new color to provide clearer visual guidance.
Cleaned up the environment by removing extraneous, misaligned MTF symbols and unintended text from dumpsters.
Removed random floating props found in the West Wing and Overseers Office.
UI and Accessibility:
Added new tutorial prompts to act as mechanical refreshers for returning players.
Added a much clearer description for Hard Mode.
Adjusted the formatting of the text logs in the timeloop to make them much easier to skim.
Fixed various spelling mistakes found in the Museum area.
Added subtitles for Seven, SCP-049 and the Amanda/Player ending sequence.
What We Are Working On Next
We are already heads-down on the next update. Here is a sneak peek at what we are currently adding and fixing for the near future:
Performance & Optimization: Working diligently on reducing stuttering and further optimizing asset loading to ensure a much smoother overall experience.
More Dialogue: Implementing additional voice lines for SCP-049.
Audio Polish: Adding more ambient audio and sound effects to the ending areas.
Club Fixes: Fixing the club music so it syncs up perfectly.
Thank you all so much for your incredible support and for helping us refine this chapter. Please keep the feedback, bug reports, and gameplay videos coming! Just like before, if you have a bug to report you can do it in the Discussion board or you can join our Discord and report it to us directly: https://discord.gg/3eBHnru We are so grateful for all the feedback we have gotten and hope you continue to have a blast in Site-113!