DEMO UPDATE - Major Bug Fix Patch

MAJOR BUG FIX PATCH

First of all, I want to sincerely apologize for the rough demo launch and thank everyone who took the time to try the demo, report issues, and give feedback.

Over the last three days, I spent more than 52 hours working on fixes for the demo. As a solo developer, some of the more complex systems were not tested as thoroughly as they should have been before release, and that is fully on me. This launch taught me a lot, and I will make sure future releases go through much more testing before they go live.

A large patch is now available, fixing many of the issues reported since launch.

• Audio volume has been reduced and rebalanced.

• Fixed cases where the player could get stuck inside rooms.

• Fixed cases where the player could get stuck inside vents.

• Fixed vent interactions not working correctly.

• Fixed some batteries not being pickable despite the UI appearing.

• Added missing interaction UI to the second floor sleeping cabins.

• Improved tutorial UI.

• Added keybinding options in the settings for different keyboard layouts.

• Reworked the ending cutscene.

• Fixed an issue with the coded door.

• Fixed several scripted actions not triggering correctly.

• Fixed issues with the objective system.

• Fixed a creature vent kill bug.

• Reduced how easily physics objects alert the creature.

• Added footstep audio that changes depending on the floor material.

• Fixed several audio glitches.

Know Note

The creature kill animation system may still have rare issues in some cases. This system will receive a full rework for the full game.

Thank you again for sticking around and giving the demo a chance. I am doing everything I can to make The Dark Curiosity a strong horror experience, and this launch gave me a lot of important lessons for the future.

See you soon.