OUT NOW! & 1.1.0 Release Notes

OUT NOW

Originally intended to release on the 19th May, we were delayed due to a multitude of reasons on both our end and on Steam's end. This is rather unorthodox of us to release as such, but these are unorthodox times.

Faceless has had a tumultuous history so far, its development has been immensely difficult. This is why we originally refocused our efforts onto something smaller, something originally intended as a mere tech demo. Over the course of time, it grew into something much bigger and ultimately became a "Short Story" for Faceless.

The Sorrowvirus follows the story of Wyatt Heyll, a young man stricken with a multitude of cancers and illnesses from a very young age. His parents, both world leaders in the secretive and widely unknown field of paranormal research, expose Wyatt to the Sorrowvirus. The Sorrowvirus is a substance that contaminates the human soul, preventing it from passing onto the afterlife when the person has perished. Instead, the human soul falls to Purgatory, a semi-physical realm in which the visitor can heal most of their ailments due to Purgatory's mysterious properties. Wyatt, having visited Purgatory since he was a mere child, simply wants nothing more than to be free from his everlasting torment. With four endings to find, you must set Wyatt free.

We, Watchmaker, are a tiny team comprised of five people at this time, and this is our first game. We have done our best to ensure that it lives up to the standards of Steam and worth its presence on Steam also. A larger video on the history of Faceless will be created shortly, but any and all questions relating to its history will happily be answered on our community hub and/or Discord server.

We hope you enjoy The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story and we would love to hear your thoughts as we return to developing the multiplayer portion of Faceless with the skills we have learned from our time on The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story.

Thank you.

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VERSION 1.1.0 RELEASE NOTES

The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story originally released in February 2019 in which it was made free for a limited time during our crowdfunding campaign. Our last version was 1.0.4, as a result, 1.1.0 comes with a great number of fixes, updates, improvements and more.

• Partial Level Design Overhaul

• New & Extended Music Tracks

• Localisation Support Added

• New Sound Effects

• Major Lighting Optimisation

• All Of 8-BitRyan's Lines Added For Wyatt

• Steam Achievements

• Overhauled Options Menu

• Refined In-Game Hints & Messages

• Cooldown Time On Flashlight Drastically Reduced

• Fixed: Areas Where Player Could Get Stuck

• Fixed: Issues Where Candles Would Not Light Up Properly

• Added: Instance Selector To Main Menu

• Added: Collectable Wristwatch After Instance 1

• Added: Narration To Secret Corridor

• Added: Narration To Church On True Ending

• Fixed: Rotation Lag In Player Camera

• Fixed: Padlock Dials Would Not Reset Their Position Correctly

• Added: Flashlight Lights Warning

• Added: Clue To Cassandra Noble Padlock

• AdjustedAddedUpdated Narration On First Clock

• Fixed: UI Priority Order

• Reduced Frequency Of Background Noises

• Removed IndieGoGo Prompts

• Updated: Clean Title Logo

• Updated: Main Menu & Other UIs Tidied Up

• Updated: Waking Up Animation

• Updated: Compass Clue Now Highlights Directions

• Improved Ivy Meshes/Materials

• Added: Further Gamepad Support

• Updated: Credits Data Table

• Fixed: Ending Cut-Scene Unusually Lit On Certain Endings

• Added: Camera Aiming Component To First Clock & Doll

• Added: Volume Sliders

• Updated: Church Reveal

• Adjusted Inventory Icon Textures & Size

• Updated: Startup Video

• Updated: Transition Effect Colour

• AdjustedUpdatedImproved Footsteps

• Added: The Gallery

• Removed: Non-Essential Symbols That Confused Players About A Particular Padlock

• Fixed: Doll Music Sound

• Updated: First Dolls On Fourth Instance

• Fixed: Subtitles Not Showing Up On Remnant Ending

• AddedFixedVertical Occlusion Added To Some Sounds

• Fixed: Attenuation For Some Sounds

• AddedAddedCorrosion Sound Added To Tendrils

• Added: Ghost Mannequin Sounds

• Added: Whispering Sounds

• Added: Door Knocking Sounds

• Added: Raven Sounds

• Refined Look At Triggers

• Fixed: Wyatt's Doll Sound Now Fades on Pick-Up & After Ritual

• Added: Achievement Sound

• Added: Moving Tiles Sounds

• Fixed: Doll Material On Ending Cut-Scene

• Removed: White Light from Church Ending

• Fixed: Typos In Subtitles And Notes

• AddedAddedNew Materials
• RemovedAddedLighter Is Now Removed After Motel Ritual Zone Where Player Must Find A Replacement
• RemovedAddedLighter Is Now Removed After Ritual Zone
• RemovedFixedFlashlight Is Now Removed From Inventory After Cave
• AddedAddedNew Checkpoints

• Added: Grey Grandfather Clocks (Keeps Track Of Time, Not A Checkpoint)

• Many Other Minor Changes, Fixes, Additions And Improvements.