Achievements, Refinements & Bugfixes

A medium-sized trove of updates.

Hi everyone! Thanks for everyone who's picked up the game so far, and for everyone who's left reviews! This update fixes a few things that weren't quite working right, optimizes a few things for a smoother experience, and brings the initial set of Steam Achievements live.

This update affects both the PC & Mac versions.

Quality

• There are now over two dozen Steam Achievements to unlock!

• If you're mid-game, Steam achievements related to game progress should retroactively unlock!

• Optimized some of the objects in-game to be less resource intensive. This should provide a smoother gameplay experience in the later levels (26-40).

• Made some Mac-specific optimizations to help the game run smoother, even with Performance Mode turned off.

• Adjusted some geometry colliders in a few levels.

• Added a sound effect to the bouncy propulsion pads.

• Reworked some environmental details that didn't affect gameplay, but look nicer.

• Made visual improvements to Performance Mode in some spots.

• Fixed a few areas where props were missing or not rendering correctly.

• Reworked some of the hologram effects to be less dramatic and easier to see.

• Fixed some audio balancing.

Accessibility

• Updated the mouse cursor to have a slight drop-shadow, making it easier to see against some of the backgrounds (especially in the First Act).

• Fixed some issues with inverting the aiming with the hotkey.

• Made Harlow's projected aiming line brighter, making it a bit easier to see in some cases.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where party data would sometimes appear to spawn onboard the R1-Humanity if you returned from a level without collecting any.

• Level 15 now has its music active.

• Manifesto can no longer hard-lock Harlow mid-conversation.

• Fixed an issue with Harlow's jump lights.

• Fixed an issue where the end of a level sometimes wouldn't trigger.

• Fixed a bug related to very rapid mouse clicks.

• Level success screens should no longer allow many rapid "Continue" button presses (lol sorry GiantBomb team!)

• The rolling key in Level 2 now more reliably triggers the key-port, and no longer needs an extra "hit".

• Fixed a few typos here and there.

• Fixed an issue where Harlow's smiling face and the "No Jumps" hourglass would overlap.

• Fixed an issue related to Harlow's "aiming" animation.

• Fixed a few areas where you could sneak out of the level geometry.

• Fixed many bugs related to the glowing launched discs.

• Some cliff areas now appropriately destroy Harlow if you fall off.

• The large hanging platforms, spinning platforms, and suspended beams now recharge your jumps and are much more sturdy.

• A few places where your jumps wouldn't recharge have been fixed to appropriately recharge your jumps.

Thanks for playing Harlow! There's more planned for the future, so stay tuned :) All the best, Arman