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Steam News9 May 20261mo ago

Early Access Patch 1.0.4

Improved consistency of objectives spawning correctly with higher player counts Improved behavior of scent trails Lifetime after exiting Scent Mode increased Scent trail movement speed increased Raised scent trail heigh

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What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • Balance
  • Performance
  • Fixes
changedImproved consistency of objectives spawning correctly with higher player counts
changedImproved behavior of scent trails Lifetime after exiting Scent Mode increased Scent trail movement speed increased Raised scent trail height to mitigate issue of spawning underground Trails now spawn ahead of the dog's nose instead of at the root bone
changedMassively optimized Alpine's textures and meshes for better performance
changedImproved the robot dog's pathing Collision of storage bag disabled for more consistent navigation
changedIncreased Fetch time limit to 45 minutes (previously 40 minutes)
fixedFixed bug where crouch breaks occasionally if not using Toggle Crouch

The Good Dog: Chasing Shadows changes

changedImproved consistency of objectives spawning correctly with higher player counts
changedImproved behavior of scent trails Lifetime after exiting Scent Mode increased Scent trail movement speed increased Raised scent trail height to mitigate issue of spawning underground Trails now spawn ahead of the dog's nose instead of at the root bone
changedMassively optimized Alpine's textures and meshes for better performance
changedImproved the robot dog's pathing Collision of storage bag disabled for more consistent navigation
changedIncreased Fetch time limit to 45 minutes (previously 40 minutes)

  • Improved consistency of objectives spawning correctly with higher player counts

  • Improved behavior of scent trails

    • Lifetime after exiting Scent Mode increased

    • Scent trail movement speed increased

    • Raised scent trail height to mitigate issue of spawning underground

    • Trails now spawn ahead of the dog's nose instead of at the root bone

  • Massively optimized Alpine's textures and meshes for better performance

  • Improved the robot dog's pathing

    • Collision of storage bag disabled for more consistent navigation

  • Increased Fetch time limit to 45 minutes (previously 40 minutes)

  • Fixed bug where crouch breaks occasionally if not using Toggle Crouch

  • Fixed bug where sprinting could be activated while sniffing when using Toggle Sniff

  • Improved lobby menu reliability after restarting or returning to the lobby

  • Tweaked some tutorial text

Source

Steam News / 9 May 2026

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