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The Darkest FilesNewsVersion 1.0.6
Game update

Version 1.0.6

The Darkest Files · published 16 Apr 2025, 10:57 UTC · build 18121439

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Hello, dear prosecutors!

Today, we've got a new patch for you. This patch contains improvements to the notebook and adds a certain detail in a document to make things a little more consistent.
We’ve also fixed all the most urgent and some more minor bugs and issues that you all have reported to us on the forums, our discord server, or the in-game bug report tool which can be opened via F5.
Thank you very much to everyone who has been reporting issues in the game to us. Your reports enable us to improve the experience for everyone. We are still supporting this game with fixes and always look at every new bug report coming in, so if you find any issue in the game, we’d be grateful if you could press F5 and write a quick note describing the issue.

Thanks again for all the continued support,
See you in court!

Changes

  • Made certain documents more consistent in the Insurgent Case. (Thanks, Staiy!)
  • Various updates to the notebook related to font sizes, spacing, etc
  • Updated some notebook glossary entries, changed the layout to be one entry per page instead of three per page.
  • Changed the UI font size setting names to be more in line with what they actually are (from Small, Medium, Big to Default, Big, Huge (experimental).
  • Did a leveling pass to make sure Paula is always loud enough to understand her properly.
  • Made controller stick scrolling faster in the dialogue log.
  • Updated petition to add one backer name.
  • Updated 3D magazine textures, so the fashion, sport & people magazines look distinct.

Fixes

  • Fixed the game breaking in unexpected ways when opening the steam overlay.
  • Fixed an issue where a letter would not be translated inside the document detail view in French and German.
  • Fixed a bug which prevents the game from being auto saved before leaving for court.
  • Fixed an issue which could lead to showing not yet obtained documents using a controller.
  • Fixed an issue which could lead to not being able to add labels to paragraphs while playing in Story Mode.
  • Fixed certain objects not being highlighted in some of the memory sequences in the Looter Case.
  • Fixed an issue where character pages in the notebook were duplicated.
  • Fixed a bug which prevents the game from being auto saved, before leaving for court.
  • Fixed an issue where a dialogue on the following day would not continue if you choose to search Heidi.
  • Fixed wrongly displayed interrogation max count in the case summary.
  • Fixed text display issue in french version in personal information by making the text field bigger.
  • Various fixes related to texts in the game across all supported languages.
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