The Definitive Demo Update - Patch Notes

Hi Legends!

Steam Next Fest is around the corner, starting June 15th — and yes, we’ll be there!

So we figured it was time to give the Demo a little glow-up before welcoming more of you in. This update brings a revamped Perks screen, new UI and audio improvements, more languages, better performance, and Bob. Yes, Bob.

As always, thank you so much for your support, feedback and suggestions. Big shoutout to our community on Discord helping us keep improving the game.

Also, important heads-up before you jump back in: old Demo save files won’t work with this update. But this is for the greater good: saves created from this version of the Demo will be compatible with the full release, so you won’t have to replay everything later.

Check out the full changes below, and see you on Corel!

BOB

Bob is HERE! Meet Bob for the first time!

• Test out your perks on him

• Play around with the systemic elements (Bob will respawn as a new element each time)

• Don’t worry about killing him, he will come back every time

SAVE SYSTEM

• All old save files will no longer work

• Save file compatibility for the full release of the game - no need to replay!

PERKS SCREEN

• Overhaul of entire screen, removing all placeholder visuals

• Clearer connection between islands and perks

• Each perk now has it’s own unique icon and video preview

• Understand archetypes better, with a colour coded system

GAMEPLAY

• Vault kicks won’t send you off cliffs anymore - show gravity who’s boss

• Added further control over dash direction

• Statues in the Volcano

LOCALISATION

• Brazilian Portuguese is now available! Experience the whole game with both voice acting and subtitles

• Updated text on all languages - thanks to everyone who has provided us with feedback!

• New languages available for subtitles

  • Traditional Chinese

  • Simplified Chinese

  • Japanese

  • Korean

UI

• Clean up of enemy + player health bars

  • Take up less space on the screen

  • Updated visuals that are easier to differentiate

• Updated font to make information clearer

  • Potions

  • Enemy Introductions

  • Island/Reality Introductions

• Lava core is now yellow instead of red

• Radio visuals are now larger and stronger contrast

• Accessibility for subtitles - 3 different sizes now available

• New loading screens, highlighting different characters

AUDIO

• Music changes based on the context, such as higher intensity and pace during combat

• Removed ringing when holding a core in water form

• Different sounds for small, medium and large chests

CUTSCENES

• Updated timing of subtitles to match the audio

• All sounds and music have been refined and balanced

• Cutscene 3 has been changed to better explain the story

OPTIMISATION

• Imposters for all islands to highlight visual quality with better performance

• Grid rendering improvements for AMD graphics cards.

• Shorter loading times in portals

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