What changed
1 fix5 additions2 changes0 removals
- Gameplay
- Performance
- UI and audio
addedNew Content:New Exhibit: The Maquoketa Formation! This is the first Ordovician-aged exhibit to open in SHADOWBOX, clocking in at around 445 million years old. On display here are fossils of Ampyxina bellatula , a blind trilobite!
addedNew Content:New Exhibit: The Winnica Formation! Hailing from the Silurian of Poland, this exhibit displays fossils of the oldest known vascular land plant species, Cooksonia pertoni ! Paleobotany fans will enjoy examining these 432 million-year-old ancestors to all trees, shrubs, flowers, grass, and more.
addedNew Content:New Exhibit: The Onondaga Limestone! A new addition to the Devonian crypt, this exhibit features fossils from New York that are around 380 million years old. This includes Dalmanites , a trilobite with prominent compound eyes; the coral genera Synaptophyllum and Heterophrentis ; and finally, two beautiful Paraspirifer shells.
addedNew Content:New Exhibit: The Kerch Basin! The final new exhibit in this batch is significantly younger than the rest, and represents our first Miocene exhibit. It displays ~10 million year old fossils of the seal Monachopsis pontica , discovered in the Crimean Peninsula of eastern Europe.
changedEnhanced Features:Texture streaming has been significantly improved in this update, which should lead to overall better performance across hardware configurations! In particular, look for gains in FPS, loading times, and hopefully a stark reduction in VRAM-related crashes.
fixedBug fixes:One loading screen fun fact typo was corrected.
SHADOWBOX: Mausoleum of Natural History changes
addedNew Exhibit: The Maquoketa Formation! This is the first Ordovician-aged exhibit to open in SHADOWBOX, clocking in at around 445 million years old. On display here are fossils of Ampyxina bellatula , a blind trilobite!
addedNew Exhibit: The Winnica Formation! Hailing from the Silurian of Poland, this exhibit displays fossils of the oldest known vascular land plant species, Cooksonia pertoni ! Paleobotany fans will enjoy examining these 432 million-year-old ancestors to all trees, shrubs, flowers, grass, and more.
addedNew Exhibit: The Onondaga Limestone! A new addition to the Devonian crypt, this exhibit features fossils from New York that are around 380 million years old. This includes Dalmanites , a trilobite with prominent compound eyes; the coral genera Synaptophyllum and Heterophrentis ; and finally, two beautiful Paraspirifer shells.
addedNew Exhibit: The Kerch Basin! The final new exhibit in this batch is significantly younger than the rest, and represents our first Miocene exhibit. It displays ~10 million year old fossils of the seal Monachopsis pontica , discovered in the Crimean Peninsula of eastern Europe.
changedTexture streaming has been significantly improved in this update, which should lead to overall better performance across hardware configurations! In particular, look for gains in FPS, loading times, and hopefully a stark reduction in VRAM-related crashes.
SHADOWBOX Windows Beta 2.3.0 Patch Notes
New Content:
New Exhibit: The Maquoketa Formation! This is the first Ordovician-aged exhibit to open in SHADOWBOX, clocking in at around 445 million years old. On display here are fossils of Ampyxina bellatula, a blind trilobite!
New Exhibit: The Winnica Formation! Hailing from the Silurian of Poland, this exhibit displays fossils of the oldest known vascular land plant species, Cooksonia pertoni! Paleobotany fans will enjoy examining these 432 million-year-old ancestors to all trees, shrubs, flowers, grass, and more.
New Exhibit: The Onondaga Limestone! A new addition to the Devonian crypt, this exhibit features fossils from New York that are around 380 million years old. This includes Dalmanites, a trilobite with prominent compound eyes; the coral genera Synaptophyllum and Heterophrentis; and finally, two beautiful Paraspirifer shells.
New Exhibit: The Kerch Basin! The final new exhibit in this batch is significantly younger than the rest, and represents our first Miocene exhibit. It displays ~10 million year old fossils of the seal Monachopsis pontica, discovered in the Crimean Peninsula of eastern Europe.
Enhanced Features:
-Texture streaming has been significantly improved in this update, which should lead to overall better performance across hardware configurations! In particular, look for gains in FPS, loading times, and hopefully a stark reduction in VRAM-related crashes.
Bug fixes:
-One loading screen fun fact typo was corrected.
Final thoughts:
This is a belated birthday update, and one that I and the rest of the team are celebrating as hopefully a big step forward in improving accessibility of SHADOWBOX for those with older and budget hardware. Game performance is as much an accessibility issue as anything else, so I encourage anyone who has tried the game at least once before to load it up again and see if 2.3.0 has improved the game on your end!
If you are experiencing any new issues as a result of this update, please head over to the Steam Community Forum and let us know!
