QANGA Update - Patch Notes v0.0.19a

This update mainly focuses on bug fixes, technical improvements, and overall stability, with several quality-of-life adjustments across the game.

Gameplay Improvements

• Adjusted hovercraft behavior:

  • The backward input now triggers strong braking while the vehicle is still moving forward.

  • Reverse only engages once the vehicle speed has dropped sufficiently.

• Added visual and audio feedback when the inventory is full.

• Notifications and dialogue widgets now display the player’s actual keybinds.

• Improved HUD readability with smoother, more fluid animations.

• Invisible or conditional objectives are now correctly handled by the quest tracker.

Graphics & Performance Improvements

• Full update of upscaling, frame generation, and anti-lag technologies:

  • XeSS 2.3

  • DLSS 4.5 (January 19 release, reduced artifacts)

  • FSR 4.0.3

• Added XeFG (XeSS Frame Generation), compatible with all GPUs.

• General stability and performance optimizations related to rendering.

• Recalibrated atmosphere and directional lighting for improved horizon visuals.

• Optimized ship smoke trail effects.

• Adjusted ship audio.

Bug Fixes

General Stability

• Fixed multiple memory leaks causing crashes during level transitions.

• Fixed a multiplayer crash when joining a server, related to player identifier resolution.

• Secured level transitions to prevent cross-session data corruption.

Quests & Progression

• Complete rework of the quest save system to ensure reliable persistence of quests and their states between sessions.

• Added global flags to the quest system for more reliable saving of player progression and states.

• Fixed an issue where quest states could be lost when joining a game from another session.

• Updated the quest system with:

  • new conditions leveraging the new flags,

  • improvements to existing conditions.

• Optimized the first-cycle quest flow, with improved timing and additional polish.

• Fixed automatic assignment of story quests and notification display after completing the tutorial.

Physics & Simulation

• Fixed jittering issues on ragdolls and corpses.

• Fixed gravity application on cables.

• Improved cable physics:

  • corrected interaction distance,

  • cables no longer intersect with themselves,

  • resolved socket conflicts when connecting cables.

Vehicles

• Fixed brake lights remaining enabled by default or not reacting correctly.

• Corrected braking visual effects triggering based on physical inputs.

• Improved vehicle realism:

  • directional brake light handling,

  • reactive reverse lights based on player inputs.

UI & UX

• Fixed the “typewriter” effect on dialogue text.

• Fixed HUD animation issues when completing objectives.

• Removed incorrect hardcoded keyboard key references from hints and dialogue.

• Complete rework of the death screen, featuring:

  • new visuals,

  • additional information and player statistics.

• HUD refactor with smoother animations and colors aligned with the game’s art direction.

• Improved input feedback: notifications now display the player’s actual keybinds.

Missions & Content

• Removed outdated or broken missions while keeping the related NPCs in place.

• Removed obsolete missions in the Sky Tower.

• Fixed seating points in certain missions.

• Removed seating points from the tutorial.

• Fixed the tram number displayed in the tutorial mission.

• Fixed the motorcycle mission: the Sablone map is now correctly awarded at the end of the mission.

Known Issues

• Missing ground foliage

  • In some cases, ground foliage may not appear correctly. Reloading the game or restarting the session should resolve the issue.

• Quest giver scan trackers

  • Scan trackers targeting quest givers may remain visible even after the quest has been completed.

• Lumen performance in Cinematic quality

  • Using Lumen in Cinematic quality can have a severe impact on performance, especially on mid-range or GPU-limited systems. We recommend lowering this setting if you experience performance drops.

• Blurry image / soft rendering

  • If the game appears blurry, please check that your Render Scale is set to 100% in the graphics settings.

• GPU-bound performance and DLSS

  • Players with strong CPUs but GPU-limited setups may benefit significantly from the updated DLSS. The new version offers noticeably improved image quality, and using the Balanced mode can provide a good compromise between performance and visual fidelity.

Thank you for your continued feedback and support.

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