ACCESSIBILITY MODE CHANGES
Thanks to Steven Spohn (Spawn), we got a lot of constructive criticism regarding the way we described the former accessibility mode. We wanted to address those issues right away and apologise to anyone who felt offended by it. Here is what we did:
- It is now called “Zen Mode”: It was pointed to us that accessibility could imply that everyone who needs accessibility options wants an easier game, and that is not true. We now call it Zen Mode because it is an overall more relaxing way to play the game and we think it is more descriptive that way.
- It has a new description: This was the major offender in this issue and, again, we are sorry by the way that description was phrased. It read like the game was judging or punishing you for turning that on, and that was far from our intention. Here is the new version of the description: “Zen Mode reduces the difficulty of the game by making you more resistant and tuning down time-related mechanics, allowing you to focus on having fun! Turn this on to have a less stressful experience or for any other reason you desire! Want to proceed?”
- It will no longer block any achievements: We were initially afraid that people would exploit this option to get the achievements fast. By the end of the day we figured that if that was the cost for allowing everyone to experience the entire content, it was totally worth it. The game is at its best when it is challenging (not impossible) for you and your teammates, so have that always in mind before when deciding to use the Zen mode.
- It can be turned on and off during matches: This was not possible because of the achievement limitations. Now they are gone, you are free to test them out on the fly! Note that this only works in local matches. We are studying ways to allow Zen Mode in online matches in the future, but it is not possible at the moment.
We’ve learned a lot today and we figured it would be interesting to share the reasons behind every change with you all. That way we can all keep working to have more accessible games in the future.
WORKAROUND FOR CHINESE PLAYERS
We added a warning to instruct players on how to deal with the “stuck at the menu” issue that is currently affecting players from China. This is sadly not a fix, because the issue is caused by corrupt data sent by Windows itself and the game needs that data in multiple moments to properly work. We’ll keep on searching for a more definitive fix, but in the meantime, we thought it would be better to instruct everyone facing this issue on how to work around it. If you missed the solution, you can find it at 可怕的秀逗's post:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/400080/discussions/0/3118147979136942861/
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我们添加了一条警告，指导玩家如何处理当前影响中国玩家的“卡在菜单上”问题。遗憾的是，这不是一个修复程序，因为该问题是由Windows本身发送的损坏的数据引起的，并且游戏需要在多个时刻正常工作该数据。我们将继续寻求更确定的解决方案，但与此同时，我们认为最好指导面对此问题的每个人如何解决它。如果您错过了解决方案，可以在可怕的秀逗的帖子中找到它：
https://steamcommunity.com/app/400080/discussions/0/3118147979136942861/