we heard you, gathered your feedback, and developed a bunch of improvements for the demo! Internally, we call this update the "PDA glow-up" patch. :-)
The update includes the following changes:
- Major usability and visual upgrades to the PDA
- Reworked Network Area pattern puzzle
- Integrated more player feedback, e.g. better tutorial controls
- Added some new random encounters
User Interfaces
PDA UI
- Simplified & standardized layouts, sizes etc. across all tabs
- Universally prettier UI sprites, consistent color scheme, new tab icons
- Merged Journal tab into Cases tab
- Massively simplified Evidence tab
- Improved Messages tab layout
- Fixed mouse scrolling (click & drag, mouse wheel) on map
- Corrected mixed up clue texts
Other UI
- Advancing tutorial no longer requires hold to press
- Added LMB to advance tutorials and disclaimers
- Major visual improvement to "show evidence" UI
- Added dpad support for scroll bars
- Fixed settings toggles not (always) being saved & loaded
- Reduced & simplified tutorials
Content
- Completely reworked pattern puzzle & related texts of Intruder case
- Replaced blackscreen during opening monolog with cinematic Zephyr shot
- Changed dialog in William's bunk
- Added Sergeants briefing prior to Intruder case
- Added Chichi (Stella's pet)
- Added interaction with Erik & Elliot
- Added interaction with Bodo & Yahya
- Changed Luis dialog
Misc improvements
- Added sign posts & animated screens to hallway floors
- Scan ability is now disabled until introduced
Other fixes
- Fixed a bug where dialogues could erroneously be started again
- Speculative fix for "stuck in elevator" bug
- Fixed rare stairs overshooting bug
- Added dpad support for lane switch controls
- Sitting characters no longer turn around when addressed
- Fixed rare camera jumps at scene start
- Fixed interaction UI (not) (dis)appearing at the wrong time
- Fixed placement of "ping scan" effect on all elevators
- Countless additional small fixes & tweaks
Here's a thread in the discussion boards, where we'll add all subsequent changes we're adding in the future: https://steamcommunity.com/app/1921980/discussions/0/7336985071466927854/
Furthermore, we decided to move the release of Between Horizons further into the future.
We want to make sure that we can deliver the quality you deserve and expect from us.
Happy investigating and don't forget to wishlist!
Yours,
DigiTales
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1921980/Between_Horizons/
